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In this case, a barrier that could block the attack of the Divine Sword of Light was probably an unimaginably powerful being that was rare even in legends. Unless the gods come to the world, who could cast such a divine spell? And there were not many Great Archmages in a small country like the Skadi Kingdom, let alone gods protecting them. Even they had never seen the great and holy God of Light.

At this moment, the five Great Archmages, who were originally confident in the Divine Sword of Light released by the compound forbidden spell, were motionless like dead people. But now, if not for their fluttering eyes, people would almost think that they were five wax statues.

As Great Archmages who had personally cast the compound forbidden spell, the five of them naturally knew what was going on better than the soldiers. The final attack of the compound forbidden spell that they had prepared for a long time was actually blocked by the temporary barrier that they had treated as a joke not long ago. At the same time, it removed all its power! At this moment, the Divine Sword of Light was at best equivalent to an ordinary iron sword. It was no threat to the fortress of the Skadi Kingdom at all.

“How… How is this possible!? What kind of magic is this?!” Diluk’s eyes were wide. He had taunted the Skadi Kingdom and looked down on their efforts.

However, the reality before him almost shattered his understanding. A temporary barrier had actually forced the Divine Sword of Light to a standstill! On the other hand, Kaia, who looked down on the Skadi Kingdom the most, was livid. He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn’t say anything. The current situation was like a slap in Kaia’s face. He, who was powerful and had never failed, had never encountered such a situation.

“This is what happens when you underestimate your enemy!” Bals said angrily. Even so, even Bals did not expect the Divine Sword of Light to be blocked by a mere temporary barrier.

Not to mention them, no one could imagine what kind of terrifying defensive magic could withstand an attack from a compound forbidden spell. Adams tried his best to rub his eyes. With his powerful mental strength, he sensed that a transparent wall had suddenly appeared. It was the protective magic that had been secretly cast on the Skadi Kingdom’s fortress not long ago!

The moment the Divine Sword of Light touched the transparent barrier, its power did not manifest itself. It was as if all its power had been removed. According to Adams’ estimation, even if the Divine Sword of Light increased its power by 10 times, it would not be able to penetrate the transparent barrier! Looking at the Divine Sword of Light that was actually blocked outside the fortress of the Skadi Kingdom, his hands could not help but tremble, and even his breathing seemed to stop!

“That’s a compound forbidden spell-level attack…” Adams muttered, trembling. “No one in this world has ever been able to resist a compound forbidden spell.”

Adams was born into a noble family and had exhibited extremely high magical talent since he was young. He had traveled to the various advanced magic academies and the Central Church, so he had seen countless experts and terrifying magic. However, he had never encountered a situation that made him feel so incredulous and afraid. There had never been a record of anyone in the Azure Continent who could withstand a compound forbidden spell! It did not even exist in the legends!

Adams even wondered if he was hallucinating because of the intense fluctuations in the Light magic. Adams and the other four had been prepared to go home. After all, the power revealed by the Divine Sword of Light was unstoppable. Even the fortress barrier that the Skadi Kingdom had nurtured and paid a huge price for was shattered by the Divine Sword of Light.

In their eyes, there was no variable at all at that time. As for the barrier that suddenly appeared, they treated it as a joke and did not take it seriously at all. How could a barrier that was used in a futile struggle be able to withstand the attacks of the five Great Archmages who had conjured a long-standing compound forbidden spell? If word got out, they would be treated as lunatics.

However, the truth was that the Divine Sword of Light, which was personally blessed by the God of Divine Light, was actually easily blocked by a temporary defensive barrier! This fact was like a shocking thunderclap that struck the minds of the five Archmages present!

“That’s not right!”

At this moment, the five Great Archmages of the Temple of Light suddenly thought of something.

“Only a Saint Mage could possibly defend against a compound forbidden spell,” Adams said suddenly. “But there could never be a Saint Mage in Skadi.”

“That’s right,” Mal agreed now. “If the Skadi Kingdom had a Saint Mage casting a defensive spell, how could we not have sensed it?”

“I suppose we’re worrying too much,” Kaia agreed. “It must be the failure of our compound forbidden spell.”

“They’re lucky this time!” Diluk said bitterly at this moment. “I’m afraid that dimension summoning array was also a ruse Klent used to scare people!”

Listening to the words of Diluk and the others, Adams thought about it again and again. In the end, he also thought that it should be the failure of the release of the compound forbidden spell that allowed the Skadi Kingdom to escape. The attack of the compound forbidden spell could only be defended by the legendary Saint Mage. The last Saint Mage recorded in the legends of the Azure Continent had long disappeared a thousand years ago. Since then, there were no more legends of Saint Mages on the Azure Continent.

Adams, of course, didn’t think that the little Skadi kingdom could have a legendary Saint Mage. Even if it had, Adams would have sensed the magic fluctuations when it released its defensive magic to resist the compound forbidden spell. But Adams had never sensed the magic fluctuations that he also found powerful and terrifying. So he finally attributed it to the fact that the preparation time for the compound forbidden spell was too short, causing the magic to dissipate and eventually fail after breaking the Skadi kingdom’s fortress barrier. It wasn’t blocked by the sudden appearance of the Skadi’s magic barrier.

“But why is there a trace of extremely pure aura of light on the Skadi side?” Adams was thinking of something else now.

The moment the barrier of the Skadi fortress was shattered by the Divine Sword of Light, Adams suddenly sensed a very pure aura of light coming from the Skadi side.

This wisp of aura was extremely similar to the Temple of Light’s blessing that Adams had once felt from the God of the Temple of Light, except that there were other auras vaguely interspersed between this pure aura of light. However, Adams couldn’t be completely sure if this was an illusion caused by his short-term magic consumption. In the end, Adams decided that it was his illusion, because other than the Light God, it was impossible for such a powerful being to have such a pure aura of light! Not even a powerhouse from another dimension!

This was because the most powerful beings that the Dimension Summoning Formation could summon were the Seraphim and the Abyssal Demon, but even they could not withstand the attack of a compound forbidden spell! Adams thought that although Klent was slightly stronger than he was, he could not be strong enough to use the Dimension Summoning Formation to summon a divine being.

At this thought, Adams finally relaxed. Then he said to Diluk and the others, “Recover your magic as soon as possible and prepare for a second attack. Prevent the remaining heretics of the Skadi Kingdom from taking advantage of this opportunity to counterattack!

The Skadi Kingdom just got lucky. Next time it might not be so.

The Skadi Kingdom is no more than an autumn leech now. It won’t be able to bounce around for long.”

Diluk and the others did not think that the Skadi Kingdom could raise any more waves. They thought that the Skadi Kingdom had dodged a bullet. It had only been lucky because the compound forbidden spell had failed to be cast.