Lord of Spells from Faerûn

"Interesting," the invisible Imrik couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the monk breaking open the prison, "he actually practiced the power of shadow and sunfire at the same time."

The voice of the broken magic crystal sounded in the mage's mind: "That is the power of the Sun Soul Sect and the Shadow Sect. It is indeed very rare for this monk to have cultivated the Qi of two incompatible sects."

The Sun Soul Sect and the Shadow Sect are two schools of monks that control the power of elements. The Sun Soul Sect focuses on the energy of light and heat, while the Shadow Sect focuses on the energy of shadow and darkness. Most of the monks of the Shadow Sect are biased towards the evil camp. , while the Sun Soul Sect is completely the opposite.

The legendary old monk Imrik once met was a powerful Sun Soul Sect monk. He had practiced to the extreme. They could even shoot an explosion that rivaled [Sun Flame Explosion] at will. It was really a hand-made nuclear bomb.

At this time, the monk put his hands together and recited a scripture in his mouth. As the scriptures were recited, the golden light around his body became more intense, even engulfing the shadows on the other side, as if he were a blazing sun. Then, he suddenly rushed forward, aiming directly at the Shadow Dragon's chest.

At this moment, the monk unleashes his power. That force was so powerful and hot that it seemed to be able to penetrate all obstacles. He guided this force and rushed toward the Shadow Dragon like a cheetah pounces on its prey. His actions were quick and decisive, without any hesitation or flinching.

When his body came into contact with the shadow dragon's chest, a powerful impact came from inside his body.

"boom!!!"

Dazzling golden light filled the cave, and huge golden flames erupted from the monk's palm, colliding with the shadow power around the shadow dragon, forming a violent explosion. The impact caused his body to roll several times in the air. circle, and then fell heavily to the ground.

"Roar!!" The shadow dragon howled in the golden flames, and an explosion equivalent to the power of a [Sunfire Explosion] exploded in front of its eyes. The shadow dragon, which was already weak in fire and light, felt as if it had fallen into The oil pan generally burns.

The monk did not stop. He struggled to stand up, and while the Shadow Dragon was unable to resist, he rushed towards the opponent again. He knew that the key to this battle was whether he could break the shadow power of the Shadow Dragon. He took a deep breath, and then directed all his energy towards the shadow dragon's chest.

This time, he did not hit the shadow dragon's chest directly, but used his energy to form a blazing blade, which passed through the shadow dragon's chest.

"Zizzizi."

That was the sound of the energy of the sun and the shadow power of the shadow dragon rubbing against each other. It was the sound of destruction and rebirth.

"No!!! Goddess! Help me!!"

The body of the shadow dragon has begun to collapse, the black dragon scales have fallen off, and the dragon wings have begun to break. Finally, it let out a final mournful cry, and then its body turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared into the air.

With the death of the shadow dragon, the weak black fog gradually dissipated, and the adventurers who recovered their strength quickly eliminated the remaining lycanthropes.

Al looked at the monk in shock. He had a panoramic view of the battle just now. The monk's powerful strength really opened his eyes. He looked down at his heavy sword and couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

Even if he can't compare with the caster, he is also a warrior, so why does the painting style of the monk look so much more gorgeous than him?

The shadow dragon had at least reached the stage of a mature dragon. Such a powerful dark dragon was actually solved by a monk alone. The remaining three in the group of four couldn't help but look at each other, tacitly identifying the monk as their biggest competitor for the final reward.

The adventurers stopped to rest for a while, and then walked non-stop towards the depths again. The attacks by lycanthropes and shadow dragons once again reduced their number by more than forty people, but the huge casualties did not make them lose their enthusiasm at all. On the contrary, The reason why they dare not take more rest is because they are afraid that others will secretly move on while they are resting.

After they left, Imric walked to the place where the Shadow Dragon died, and a black crystal fell to the ground. This is the only body left after the death of a semi-energy creature like the Shadow Dragon.

The nine-ring magic - [Complete Resurrection]!

Rolling mana poured out from Imrik's hand, turning into a miracle that blurred the boundary between life and death. Under the action of [Complete Resurrection], the dazzling white light enveloped the black crystal. Soon, the shadow power that emerged out of nothing was once again outlined. The outline of a shadow dragon appears.

It comes to life.

"Ahem, I...I'm resurrected? Goddess, did you save me?" The still confused Shadow Dragon shook its head. It thought that the goddess heard its cry for help, and spent all its strength to pull itself out of the underworld. Pulled back.

But soon, it realized that the mage staring at it was the one who could save it.

"A priest? No, a mage? Did you save me?" Shadow Dragon said unexpectedly, its eyes full of vigilance, "Why did you spend precious treasures to save me?"

[Complete Resurrection] is a divine spell. The mage in front of him must have used a precious treasure to use this divine spell to save himself. This made the Shadow Dragon even more confused.

Imrik chuckled and said, "The secret of shadow."

As early as when the Shadow Dragon released [Prisoner of the Night], Imrik used the Black Staff's [Copy Spell] to learn this shadow secret technique. From the explanation of the broken magic crystal, we learned that the so-called [Shadow Secret Technique] is a spell that belongs exclusively to Shar's servants. All Shadow Secret Techniques are not cast through the magic network, but follow the instructions hidden deep in the shadows. [Shadow Demon Network].

Shar, the God of Darkness, has long been extremely coveted for the powerful power of Mystra. She has been studying the magic network, spreading her own power to some remote corners of the world for experiments, and finally understood how the magic network works and how it works. How to use your own dark power to achieve similar effects, this is the Shadow Magic Network.

The Shadow Web is a twisted dark copy of the real Magic Web. Shar has absolute control over it. All shadow magic, enchantment, necromancy and illusion magic can obtain very powerful gains through the Shadow Web. Success, of course, will be relatively weakened in the transformation and evocation systems.

The Shadow Secret Technique is a special spell specially developed based on the power of the Shadow Demonic Network.

The Mysteries of Shadow are subtle and obscure, involving two fundamental principles of mystical power.

1. Sympathy

Similar things are related. If the caster controls something similar or related to the target, the caster controls the target itself. Spellcasters from some cultures have exploited this principle to gain an advantage by using dolls that resemble a specific person or by stealing locks of a target's hair or pieces of clothing. Secrets of Shadow takes this concept one step further, building on the biggest advantages of regular empathy. By manipulating an individual's shadow, the caster can control their mind, their soul and even their physical form.

2. Reflect

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This reflection is not visible in most forms of magic. The mage hurls fireballs at his foes, neither seeing nor caring about the vanishing sliver of flame from the elemental plane of fire that powers the spell. As for the priest who hopes to save a dying friend, even if he knows that his god has such power, he will hardly notice the energy drawn from the god. Shadow magic does not hide these effects, but harnesses them, creating power from weakness, matter from emptiness, and darkness from light.

For this reason, the biggest difference between shadow secret arts and normal spells is that they steal power from nothing. Most casters who use shadow secret arts firmly believe that in order to make the concept of nothing appear, there must be energy in the process. In consumption, nothingness means existence, but existence is not nothingness.

The secrets of the true Shadow Arcane are difficult to learn, and only a rare and guarded few possess them. Of course, a spellcaster can always seek the secrets of shadow from a cleric of Shar, provided he is not afraid of death.

The shadow dragon in front of him is the best source for Imric to understand the secrets of shadow. Before this, Imric knew very little about this unique mysterious magic school, and even the broken magic crystal did not have the ability to teach them. Knowledge.