650 Magic Pattern (1/2)

After each successful cast, the magic pattern would darken visibly, and another one would light up instead.

This was the Dark Elves' casting cooldown. Only after the cooldown was over could the magic patterns could be used again.

Only by deepening their understanding of the spells could they reduce that cooldown. And some Low Tier Spells hardly had any cooldown.

This was like how humans normally needed time to cast spells but could instant-cast them after gaining a sufficient understanding of them. They could eventually even instant-cast dozens of Low Tier Spells at once.

Dark Elves inherently didn't need any time to cast their spells because they were blessed with magic patterns, allowing them to learn any spells. Some Low Tier Spells could even be cast continuously. If they had enough mana, they could even cast for half an hour without stopping, and by relying on Low Tier Spells, they could achieve what others could only do with High Tier Spells.

Especially since as their understanding of spells deepened, not only would their cooldown decrease, but the spells would also become more and more powerful. Once the understanding of a spell reached its limits, the magic pattern would turn into an ultimate magic pattern and the spell would become an Ultimate Spell.

Although most of the spells released by the Dark Elves had been Low Tier Spells, a majority of them had either reached the level of Ultimate Spells or were close to it. A 1st Rank Wind Blade in the hands of these Dark Elves almost had the power of a 3rd Rank Spell!

And casting Wind Blades was effortless for those Dark Elves. In one second, they could cast eight Wind Blades, each of which was a rank stronger, while some were comparable to an Ultimate Spell!

This was also why Enderfa and Lin Yun's expressions weren't good after finding out that their enemies were Dark Elves.

The fighting power of Dark Elves wasn't based on ranks, but rather on their magic patterns. As long as a few Dark Elves had mastered 6th Tier Spells and had turned them into ultimate magic patterns, they would be in huge trouble.

Ultimate magic patterns were the greatest assets of Dark Elves.

Lin Yun's Sage Chapter had only stored 4th Tier Spells until now while promoting them to the 6th Rank by turning them into Ultimate Spells. Since he obtained the Sage Chapter, the Ultimate Spells had been a great help to Lin Yun, but the Sage Chapter couldn't keep up with his rapid increase in power.

Thus, the Sage Chapter could only remain shelved for the time being.

It could be said that the Dark Elves had their own weakened version of the Sage Chapter's ability. Every spell cast through the magic pattern was a bit more powerful than ordinary spells, and furthermore, every spell had the possibility of being strengthened to its limit.

In the decaying library, Lin Yun had once seen some notes... At the peak of Noscent while conquering many planes, the Cloud Tower once discovered a Dark Elven settlement in a new plane.

This was a settlement of only a few hundred Dark Elves, and the most powerful one was at most comparable to a 9th Rank Archmage. Only a dozen of them were at the Archmage realm.

In that era, Archmages were as common as dogs. It was an era filled with ordinary Heaven Mages. Besides being surprising, the Cloud Tower didn't feel that they were very important.

Because their team was led by a 5th Rank Heaven Mage, two 3rd Rank Heaven Mages and over thirty 9th Rank Archmages that were just a step away from the Heaven realm.

This kind of formidable force made them plan without scruples at the start, discussing whether they should catch a few Dark Elves to bring back for study, totally unafraid of the Dark Elves' resistance.

But reality was a huge slap to their face, making the Cloud Tower suffer their most depressing defeat.

A 5th Rank Heaven Mage, two 3rd Rank Heaven Mages, and a few dozen 9th Rank Archmages died.

A Dark Elf comparable to a 9th Rank Archmage dealt with them all with one move...

Later, the infuriated Cloud Tower dispatched top-notch Heaven Mages to discover what had happened.

That 9th Rank Archmage Dark Elf was the greatest genius in the Dark Elven history. Her magic comprehension had already exceeded the innate gift of the Dark Elves and displayed unfathomable power when coupled with that innate gift.

As a 9th Rank Archmage, she had reached incredible levels, comprehending an 8th Tier Spell to its limits and forming an ultimate magic pattern for it.

Normally, the strongest spell that Archmages could successfully cast were 8th Tier Spells but would need preparation to cast such a spell.

It would require a long and tedious incantation that might include hand gestures or staff movements... Only then could they successfully cast an 8th Tier Spell.

In a battle against an evenly matched opponent, no Archmage would have the leisure to cast an 8th Tier Spell. In battle, chanting a 7th Tier Spell was already the limit.