“But we’re inside this mirror world right now. Your attacks won’t be able to reach the outside, will they?”
After hearing Isabella’s words, Starlight poured cold water on everyone’s hopes.
It was true. Even if Isabella’s battle qi possessed immense destructive power, she couldn’t break through this space to directly affect the outside world.
Yet, the moment Yserazor deactivated the Spatial Displacement, the black tide lurking just inches away wouldn't give them a single chance to escape.
Now, Isabella found herself in a bind. It seemed the current situation had become an unsolvable dead end for them.
“Is there... really no other way?” Moen, cradled in Starlight’s arms, gently gripped his sleeve and whispered her question.
At that moment, Yserazor’s gaze swept over the group, finally settling on Starlight. He spoke slowly, “Hmm... perhaps... there is one way.”
“What way?” Starlight was slightly taken aback to see the other staring so intently at him.
“Kid, judging by your magic earlier, your spatial affinity is quite high, isn't it?”
“It should be... decent enough. Is there a problem?” Starlight answered with a hint of confusion, not quite understanding where this was going.
Seeing Starlight nod, Yserazor didn't waste words and immediately said, “Now, I will teach you the Spatial Displacement technique. If you can learn it within these few minutes, we still have a chance to escape!”
“Fine. What do I need to do?” Starlight was startled for a moment but immediately nodded in agreement.
“Heh... You kid, are you really that confident?” A smile squeezed onto Yserazor’s round face as he gave a slight nod. “It would be far too much trouble to explain the theory from scratch. Come here!”
He leaned down slightly and reached out a sausage-like, pudgy finger, lightly tapping Starlight’s forehead.
In an instant, Starlight felt a chill seep from between his brows into his brain.
Just as he began to find it somewhat comfortable, that chill suddenly transformed into a bout of bone-piercing pain.
He felt as if countless words and images were flashing through his mind, sweeping through his consciousness like a tsunami.
Starlight understood that Yserazor’s method was similar to the Element Mark on his wrist. The only difference was that, after Noah’s processing, the experience and power within the Element Mark were meant to be understood gradually and step-by-step.
In such a critical moment, there was naturally no time for such a gentle approach. Therefore, Yserazor chose to cram the knowledge of Spatial Displacement into his mind all at once.
Even though it was just a single spell, this crude method still made Starlight crouch down and clutch his head, cold sweat instantly drenching his forehead.
In truth, Yserazor was also taking a gamble. If he were alone, he could easily tear through space to escape this hellhole. But the presence of Little Gold and the Dragon Ancestor's Legacy Scale forced him onto this more troublesome path.
He had also seen Starlight’s brilliant performance in the previous battle, which made him very curious about this seemingly weak human youth.
Possessing affinity for multiple elements, control that was not at all inferior to veteran powerhouses, and even the mental power necessary for multi-casting—this youth lacked none of it.
Even some members of the Dragon Race who specialized in magic paled in comparison to Starlight.
The combination of all these traits led Yserazor to think of a constitution that existed almost exclusively in legends—the Radiant Elemental Body. In fact, his guess was not wrong.
However, what he didn't know was that even a legendary Radiant Elemental Body couldn't easily accept such a crude transmission.
If it weren't for Noah’s soul being closely linked to Starlight’s and sharing much of the impact, Starlight’s brain would have been at risk of overloading when that knowledge exploded.
For anyone else, the best-case scenario would have been turning into an idiot, losing the ability to think forever.
But now, despite the splitting headache, Starlight gritted his teeth and persevered.
His hands clutched his head tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. Veins bulged on his forehead, and sweat rolled down his cheeks like small streams.
“Starlight!” Moen’s pale face was filled with worry. She wanted to step forward to support him, but Po Kong held her back.
“Don’t go over. Little Star needs to concentrate right now,” Po Kong said calmly, shaking his head.
“Hmm... impressive indeed!” Yserazor praised while staring intently at Starlight, who was trembling from the intense pain. “The longer you hold out, the more hope we have!”
Minutes and seconds ticked by, though they felt agonizingly slow.
Starlight continued to struggle to organize the knowledge in his mind. He knew this might be their only hope, and he absolutely could not fail.
“I... I can do this!”
As the chaotic images and words in his mind began to arrange themselves in an orderly fashion, the principles of Spatial Displacement, the structure of the incantation, and the flow of power all became clear within his consciousness.
This spell was completely different from all the space magic he had mastered before. It wasn't simple compression or refinement, nor was it the sensation of becoming part of space like instant movement.
The principle of this move was to use oneself as the center to pull the surrounding space into a mirror world that was the opposite of the original space, thereby avoiding all damage.
While the theory sounded simple, the actual execution was terrifyingly difficult.
This was because the spell placed extremely high demands on the caster’s spatial affinity and mental power. Even the slightest mistake could result in the caster being torn apart by fractured space.
Furthermore, maintaining the stability of the mirror world was an incredibly complex problem.
Even the Rift Dragon King Yserazor himself had spent a considerable amount of time researching this spell.
“I did it!” Clutching his head, Starlight slowly stood up, his eyes shining with the light of joy.
Although he couldn't yet create a reversed space over ten meters wide like the Rift Dragon King, covering one or two people was no longer a problem.
Moreover, as that knowledge flowed through his mind, he had grasped Yserazor’s true intention.
Since Yserazor currently needed to maintain the integrity of their existing space, he was unable to perform any other actions.
What Starlight needed to do was to invert the space before them once more, briefly sending Isabella—who had the power to break formations—back to the outside world to launch a critical attack on those arrays.
After sorting all this out, Starlight immediately turned to Isabella and said solemnly, “Miss Isabella, I can now briefly teleport your body back to the original world. But if I’m to pull you back in time, you’ll only have about half a second of reaction time to attack those magic formations. Is that okay?”
Isabella looked down at the weakly breathing Sui Yun in her arms, a hint of resolve entering her eyes. “Half a second? That’s enough! I just need to gather my strength here beforehand. How much time do you need to prepare?”
“This is my first time trying this, so I can't say for sure. I might need your cooperation, but we can start right now.”
Upon hearing this, Isabella nodded slightly. She gently placed Sui Yun on the ground and walked alone to the edge of the mirror world.
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