Chapter 009: Combined Magic

But looking at Du Fan, who was still asleep… Was this what it meant to be blessed by the gods?
Moreover, he wasn’t even wearing any underwear…
According to orders, the remaining court mages should have fought desperately to kill him at this moment. But for some reason, looking at Du Fan, who was merely asleep, these mages all felt an inexplicable sense that they absolutely couldn’t resist him… If not for their extensive combat experience and strong willpower, most of them would likely have fled in terror by now.
“Damn you! Damn you!”
The court mage who had fallen to the ground finally stood up. His right hand hung limply, clearly severely injured and unable to move. Yet he gritted his teeth, stood up, walked into the room, leaned against the wall, and panted, “What are you still waiting for? Have you forgotten the master’s and the prince’s orders? If we don’t kill him now, do you not understand what will happen to us? Attack him all at once… Use your ultimate spells! I don’t believe this guy can still hold back!”
The court mages exchanged glances and realized their leader was right. If they failed to complete this task, they too would face a terrible fate!
Since death was inevitable anyway, why not go all out?
Immediately, the mages raised their hands, and spells began to form before them—violent winds, flashing lightning, and roaring flames—all demonstrating their extraordinary power!
Now that their spells had been summoned, they couldn’t resist unleashing them. In an instant, several powerful spells rushed toward Du Fan.
With a loud “boom,” the wooden bed where Du Fan lay turned to dust, and the ground was left with a deep crater… But when those spells reached Du Fan, they seemed to lose their effect—neither the winds nor the ice shards, neither the lightning nor the flames…
In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace…
It was as if the spells had instantly lost their power, or as if they had all been absorbed…
The faces of the court mages turned extremely grim.
Each of them had used their strongest spell, giving it their all…

But this Du Fan still acted as if nothing had happened…
After all, the leader’s court mage had extraordinary insight. After thinking for a moment, he was shocked: “Magic immunity! It’s the legendary magic immunity!”
At that point, he shook his head violently and muttered to himself, “Impossible… Impossible… Invulnerability and magic immunity… Although His Highness is called the Son of the Gods, he doesn’t possess such powers… How is he possible!? Right, there must be some powerful magical artifact on him—definitely that!”
After shouting this half-hearted explanation, the court mage’s gaze fell on the pendant hanging around Du Fan’s neck—the one Lingsound had taken off and hung there earlier.
The other court mages seemed to accept this explanation as well, their eyes also fixed on the pendant… Yet each of them was puzzled: Could it really be the effect of that pendant?
Just then, Du Fan, who had fallen among the ruins, struggled to turn over and slowly sat up. His head was still dizzy, and he couldn’t immediately figure out where he was. After glancing around, he frowned and said, “Hm? Who woke me up?”
The court mages were startled. The one in charge snapped, “No matter what’s going on! We must not let him get away! Listen carefully! Use a combined spell!”
The court mages showed determined expressions, and soon they nodded and dispersed in all directions around Du Fan, instantly forming a magic array-like structure.
Although Du Fan wasn’t fully clear-headed, he instinctively grunted upon seeing this and said, “Oh? Not only did you disturb this young master’s sleep, but now you’re acting so desperate. Are you all so impatient to live?”
The lead mage snorted coldly. Though he was still a bit afraid of Du Fan, the combined spell they used pooled the magic of several court mages together. Although it would cause unimaginable damage to them after use, its power was immense—even a holy-tier warrior would back down in the face of such a spell, let alone Du Fan!
At that moment, an idea flashed through his mind: Who cares! As long as we kill Du Fan, everything will be fine!

With that, they saw the court mage raise his hands, and the rings in his hands flew out one after another, landing in front of him. The other court mages did the same, and soon dozens of rings were in the air. Then, the leading court mage shouted loudly, and with a few gestures in the air, all those rings exploded into powder! Immediately afterward, a powerful magical wave appeared in the air, and the purest magical energy enveloped the court mages. A faint white glow appeared around each of them, connecting them all together. Chenchen, who was hiding aside, suddenly let out a soft “Huh” and said, “I didn’t expect them to use this trick.” Ringtone asked in a low voice, “Is this trick very powerful? Should we intervene?” Chenchen nodded and said, “It is indeed very powerful. It’s a combined magic called ‘Union Technique,’ a magic originally used by the demons… I didn’t expect these court mages to know it too.” Ringtone was stunned and asked, “Demons?” Chenchen replied impatiently, “Ah, I’ll explain that later. Anyway… this trick is extremely powerful. Its strength lies in the ability to gather all the magic power of those using it into one person. This combined magic was used by the demons to fight against saints… You see, even saints, despite being at a higher level, are still human. One person below the saint level might not be their match, and even a hundred such people might not be enough… But what if all 100 people combine their strength?” Ringtone frowned and asked, “What do you mean?” After thinking for a moment, Chenchen said, “It’s like this… For example, if one person tries to knock down a wall with their fist but fails, and 100 people each hit it once still can’t knock it down, but if all 100 people combine their strength into one punch, then there’s a chance of knocking down the wall! Do you understand what I mean?” “I understand… But in that case… isn’t Du Fan in danger?” Chenchen sighed and said, “Ah, if it’s really dangerous, we can always intervene later. We spent so much effort last night—how can we not test to see how far he’s progressed?” While the two were talking, the leading court mage raised his hand, and a huge lightning bolt shot toward Du Fan with a loud crack…

With this move, the court mage also began to calculate. Under this combined spell, even a saint-level expert might not be able to withstand it. Whether you’re truly immune to weapons and magic or relying on magical artifacts, I’ll still crush you to pieces. Before Du Fan could even react, he saw a loud “boom” as the massive lightning strike landed on his shoulder… This time, the magic was no longer ineffective; the moment it hit his shoulder, it spread instantly throughout his body. Hit by this move, Du Fan seemed to feel something as well. He could no longer stand steadily and his body began to sway… sway… The move, conjured by combining the power of several mages and one that even forced a saint-level expert to back down, only managed to make Du Fan sway… The lead court mage was stunned, his mouth wide open, his chin almost dropping to the ground. Such an outcome was beyond his imagination. Du Fan, still dazed from the shock, clearly hadn’t fully awakened. It seemed he still didn’t understand what had just happened, staring blankly ahead before reaching out to rub the corner of his eye—there was a large clump of eye discharge. In fact, though Du Fan’s body was strong at that moment, it wasn’t invulnerable. Attacks from those not at the saint level simply couldn’t hurt him at all. The combined spell created by these court mages was powerful in terms of quantity, but not in terms of quality. Although its strength could compare to that of a saint-level warrior, fundamentally, the two types of attacks were completely different. Though powerful, this move fell far short of breaking through the “rules,” so how could it possibly harm Du Fan’s body, which was even tougher than that of a dragon?