I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 441 Ricardo's Abnormality

Fairy Forest, Casper Valley,

Li Si, who had just defeated a golden-level dark blue giant, looked at the elemental core the size of a human head on the giant's chest with some surprise. This time, the pitch-black power of the abyss flowed in the elemental core as if it were real.

Just by taking a glance, one can feel the heart-pounding chill and indescribable terror contained in that power, as if it can distort all order and is eager to destroy all beautiful existence.

Li Si had personally felt the power of the abyss when the Demon Gate of Bingfeng City was opened, so he was extremely sure of this judgment.

Why does the power of the abyss appear here?
Li Si was a little frightened. No matter what the situation was, the power of the abyss had already spread deeply into the Casper Valley, and even disturbed the earth elemental giant of such a large scale.

This is a very unusual thing.

Others may not be clear about it, but how could Li Si, who had experienced the bloody battle of [Scars of the World] in his previous life, not be unclear about it?

Although the chaotic power possessed by the bottomless abyss and the devil is so strange and powerful, the main world of Gaia is the core of the universe after all, and the power of order it represents is extremely stable and difficult to shake.

Even for the power of the abyss, it is extremely difficult to invade the main world of Gaia. This is why every time the abyss demons invade the main world of Gaia, they must first open the Demon Gate. Otherwise, the power of the abyss will be corrected by the world power of Gaia like rootless water.

So the power of the abyss actually exists in the elemental core of the earth elemental giant, which is a very abnormal situation.

If it is near the gate of the abyss, or in an area polluted by the power of the abyss, there are indeed such extraordinary monsters that are infected by the power of the abyss and thus have some breath of the abyss.

If one is severely infected by the power of the abyss, he or she may even master a certain amount of the power of the abyss.

However, at the same time, the minds of monsters infected by the power of the abyss will also be polluted and corrupted by the power of the abyss, and begin to lean towards darkness and madness.

So for many people, being infected by the power of the abyss is not a good thing.

However, the power of the abyss in the elemental core of the giants before them was only the simplest infection, so there seemed to be nothing abnormal on the surface of these earth elemental giants.

This is also why the other members of the elf team did not discover the existence of the power of the abyss during the battle with the earth elemental giant.

Li Si also discovered it by accident.

After taking the elemental core out of the chest of the dark blue giant, Li Si noticed that seemingly because of the death of the dark blue giant, the abyss power in the elemental core was dissipating in the air at a relatively slow speed.

Keeping this discovery in mind, Li Si didn't bother to stay any longer and rushed towards the direction of the elf team.

Even if the existence of the power of the abyss is discovered, it cannot change the situation faced by the elf team.

It would be impossible to purify the abyss power in the bodies of so many earth elemental giants even with the presence of a legendary priest.

Putting the earth element core back into the storage ring, Li Si dodged the attacks of other earth element giants.

Not long after, Li Si rushed back to the team. Although many elves were still facing the attacks of the earth elemental giants, they still felt refreshed when they saw Li Si coming back.

Li Si's strength won the respect of all the elves present. He killed the golden-level dark blue giant in a short time. Even Lord Ricardo would find it difficult to do so, right?

With Li Si around, the elves in the team felt much more confident.

Ricardo, who was in front of the team, also noticed Li Si's actions, and his respect for Li Si increased even more.

Ricardo, who lived a long life, naturally knew the strength shown by Li Si.

In his opinion, Li Si's strength is quite good in the gold level, and above that is the level of mastering the extraordinary realm.

As a strong man who has mastered the extraordinary field, although Ricardo has no possibility to continue climbing up, he is now considered a top strong man in the gold level.

Even so, he had no confidence that he could defeat the dark blue giant in a short period of time.

It seems that there is no problem with the decision to invite Li Si to the Elf King's Court. Maybe Li Si can really provide some help in the difficulties faced by the Elf King's Court.

This thought only flashed through Ricardo's mind, but was quickly suppressed.

As the commander of the entire team, Ricardo is now facing considerable pressure.

"Turn right and keep going!"

"Sikaer, go and lure away the golden earth elemental giant in front of you on the right!"

"Shabana, you step down first, Ibra, you take her place!"

Not only should you try to break through in the direction where the earth elemental giant group is weaker, but you should also use spells to resist the attacks of other giants, command other elves to rescue the injured elves in time and arrange for others to fill the vacancies.

At this time, Li Si, who was at the back of the team, was not under much pressure.

Most of the bronze and silver-level earth elemental giants were stopped by the elves, and only Li Si would take action against the stronger silver-level or even gold-level giants.

For Li Si, who possesses many recovery expertise, the consumption is not great. For him, who has balanced and comprehensive attributes, although these earth elemental giants are powerful, it is difficult for them to pose any threat to him.

In the subsequent advance, Li Si successively killed more than a dozen silver-level giants and three gold-level giants.

The most critical incident happened once when a five-meter-tall silver-level earth elemental giant was thrown into the elf team out of thin air by a gold-level giant as a projectile.

Li Si, who had been paying attention to the surrounding situation, reacted quickly, jumped into the air and knocked the giant directly away.

Compared with the giant's huge body, Li Si's size is quite small, but despite such a huge gap, Li Si won in the instantaneous strength competition.

You know, this is intercepting a giant in mid-air!

This is even more terrifying than having strength surpassing that of a giant on the ground!
For a moment, even the most elite elven warriors of the Elf Royal Court looked at Li Si with some fear in their eyes.

They have always lived in the forest of elves and have rarely seen anyone with such terrifying power.

While observing the surrounding battlefield environment, Li Si was also paying attention to the situation of Elder Ricardo in front of him.

As a gold-level elven wizard, Ricardo's long life allowed him to master a large number of spells, and he was also quite skilled in the timing and selection of spells.

For mages, knowledge is the basis of all power.

Riccardo embodies this perfectly.

At the same time, Ricardo also masters the power of the extraordinary field. According to Li Si's observation, Ricardo should have mastered the power of two extraordinary fields.

One is [Supernatural Realm·Forest], and the other is [Supernatural Realm·Sun].

The blazing bright white flames on the weapons of the elven soldiers should be the power of [Supernatural Realm·Sun], which allows the weapons to break through the defenses of the giants more easily.

The thick vines and trees that emerged from the ground should be the power driven by the [Supernatural Realm·Forest], which are frantically trying to stop the giants from advancing.

Yes, as a sun elf, it is normal for him to master this extraordinary field.

Moreover, Li Si could see that Ricardo had mastered the supernatural realm for a long time and was quite skilled in controlling the power of the supernatural realm.

Although the power brought by the extraordinary realm is strong, the consumption on the user is also quite exaggerated.

Not only does it consume a large amount of magic power, but it also requires continuous consumption of one's own mental energy.

For Li Si, who now has a lot of blood and a lot of land, these consumptions are not a big deal, but it is obvious that Ricardo does not have the same conditions as Li Si. However, he relies on his extraordinary control ability to carefully control the power of each extraordinary domain, and calculates carefully to achieve the best effect possible.

It is also because of Ricardo's operation that he now looks so comfortable.

However, Li Si also noticed it.

Some of the earth elemental giants on the battlefield were restrained and hindered by an illusory breeze, which slowed them down by just a few breaths, but they could no longer catch up with the speed of the elf team.

Although it was not obvious, it effectively alleviated the pressure faced by the entire team.

Was this the elf legend's secret move?

Li Si saw it all but remained calm.

The Elf Forest is the home of the elves, where the power of the legendary elves can be fully exerted.

Although the target is the [New Sprout of World Tree] born on the ruins of the Elf King's Court, Li Si has no intention of confronting the elves head-on.

Even teacher Stephens of [Flame of Judgment] couldn't do that.

I have performed very well in this battle, so I will leave the rest to others.

The fact was just as Li Si had thought. Although the process of crossing the Casper Valley was full of twists and turns, the entire team finally successfully broke through the group of earth elemental giants.

By the time they climbed up the rock wall on the other side of Casper Valley, almost everyone collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

The elves, who always loved cleanliness, were now covered in dust. Although the mages could resist the earth elemental spells used by the giants, they had no time to stop the dust that was raised.

Elder Ricardo's face was also pale, and it was obvious that he was in a state of excessive consumption of magic power and mental energy.

But he still forced himself to stay awake, and after arranging for everyone to camp and rest on the spot, he sat aside to meditate and recover his energy.

Li Si handed the kettle to Cecil and said with a smile:

"How do you feel? Are you okay?"

Cecil looked at Li Si, smiled bitterly, took the kettle and said:

"Lord Li Si, you are really..."

"I am now very glad that I asked you to protect me along the way in Nelin City. I can't imagine that you are so strong that you would accept commissions from the Mercenary Guild."

"When traveling, you always have to find something to do."

Li Si waved his hands. He couldn't say now that he accepted the commission just because of Cecil's identity, right?

Since he had nothing to do now, Li Si took out the earth element core from the storage ring.

The earth element core, which is the size of a human head, is different from the giant's rugged appearance. Under the influence of magic, it becomes a regular and round sphere.

After Li Si took it out, the pitch-black abyss power that was originally flowing on the surface of the element core almost completely dissipated, leaving only a few black lines faintly visible in it.

The other elves saw this and didn't care.

Li Si was just looking at his spoils of war; there was nothing special about them.

Even Cecil only looked at it for a few times before looking away. Although she did not fight the earth elemental giant head-on during the breakthrough, her constant casting of spells also consumed most of her magic power.

At this moment, after using the magic recovery potion, she began to meditate.

Her father said that even with Lord Li Si around, she had to keep herself in good condition despite the dangers along the way.

Li Si looked at the elemental core in his hand and touched his chin.

To be honest, although he was certain that the power in the elemental core before him came from the Abyss, he was not sure whether it was the work of the demon prince Demogorgon.

However, being so close to the Elven King's Court, it was almost as if the operation was clearly Demogorgon's.

Since their team successfully passed through the group of earth elemental giants without anything too dangerous happening, this meant that the appearance of the earth elemental giants in Casper Valley was not intended to stop them.

Could it be that the emergence of this abyss power escaped from somewhere else?
Li Si was a little unsure. If the scattered power alone was enough to affect such a large number of earth elemental giants, how exaggerated was Demogorgon's real plan and arrangement?
The thought of it made Li Si feel a little frightened. After hesitating for a moment, he stood up and walked towards Elder Ricardo.

At this moment, many elves were preparing tents for tonight's camp, and Ricardo was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on a moss-covered rock.

Li Si played with the khaki elemental core in his hand and walked in front of Ricardo.

The elf warriors guarding nearby saw that it was Li Si coming over. Although they did not let down their guard, they still nodded to Li Si as a sign of respect.

Li Si's performance on the battlefield far exceeded their expectations. His strength was almost the same as that of Elder Ricardo, and he won their respect.

Not to mention that Li Si also has the protection of the elven goddess Fenriya. The milestone [Best Friend of the Elves] makes the elves' initial favorability towards Li Si be at the friendly level.

With so many factors influencing him at the same time, Li Si's favorability among this elf team is almost bursting.

Even the young sun elves greeted Li Si in a friendly manner when they saw him.

Li Si smiled and nodded. Why not increase the favorability at the same time?

However, Li Si now has something to test Ricardo.

As if noticing someone approaching, Ricardo woke up from his meditation.

Seeing that the person coming was Li Si, Ricardo smiled and said:

"Thank you very much for your help this time, Mr. Li Si."

"If it weren't for you, these children might not be injured now."

"When we arrive at the Elven King's Court, our Ilissair family will express our sincerest gratitude."

"As I should. After all, I am also a member of the team."

Li Si shook his head and consciously placed the elemental core in front of him.

It was at this time that Ricardo noticed the ochre-colored elemental crystal in Li Si's hand.