A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 338 Goddess of the Magic Network

"That's it? It's just so-so. Weren't you so impressive just now?"

Inside the main hall, Jiang Shuzhou and Mystra were still locked in battle, but the situation had changed somewhat. Jiang Shuzhou had found an opportunity amidst Mystra's fierce attacks.

By using the momentum, he allowed Mystra to knock him away, thus creating distance between himself and Mystra and returning to Jiang Shuzhou's area of ​​expertise.

That is magic.

When Mystra didn't use her divine power, as an ordinary mage, her close combat ability was no match for Jiang Shuzhou, and she was completely defeated by Jiang Shuzhou.

However, when He used His divine power, although His melee combat was still terrible, His unparalleled stats made up for it.

A series of simple and unadorned thrusts made Jiang Shuzhou break out in a sweat.

That's just how numbers are; no matter how well you manipulate them, it's useless.

Mystra can make countless mistakes, but if Jiang Shuzhou makes just one mistake, he will be seriously injured.

Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, Jiang Shuzhou's strength will decline, and he will surely die.

Now, the situation has reversed again. Jiang Shuzhou has access to the magic network and can use spells infinitely.

As long as they create distance, Jiang Shuzhou's torrent of magic will engulf everything.

Jiang Shuzhou is doing the same thing now.

"I'm telling you, sis, you still need to practice!"

Jiang Shuzhou continuously unleashed spells, each one shooting mercilessly at Mystra, determined to make Him pay the price.

Mystra stopped uttering strange words and could only focus on casting spells and exchanging attacks with Jiang Shuzhou.

But he was clearly at a disadvantage. Jiang Shuzhou knew the old saying that the left side of a wave loses, so he moved to the right side and took advantage of the favorable position from a feng shui perspective.

As Mystra repeatedly failed, more and more spells bombarded Him. At this point, He also felt like asking that question.

Where are his teammates? Why aren't they coming to his rescue?

Unfortunately, Heim had already fled, and the remaining clergy were engaged in a fierce battle with the mages outside.

To be honest, Mystra was already having some regrets. Why did He have to choose this guy of all people, and why did He even have to enter the dream?

Why not just use a regular illusion?

I used the Dream Intrusion technique to turn Jiang Shuzhou into an undercover agent, rewrite his memories, and make him my ideal woman.

And what was the result? He gained nothing and even lost the knowledge of the magic network for nothing.

This can be described as a huge loss.

Furthermore, He absolutely could not allow Jiang Shuzhou to live.

Because Jiang Shuzhou possesses the secrets of the Magic Network and also has knowledge of it.

Theoretically speaking, if he wanted to, he could completely replace Mystra and become the new God of the Magic Network.

And Mystra knew that he would definitely do it, even if not now, he would definitely become a legend in the future.

Therefore, killing Jiang Shuzhou has become something Mystra has to do.

Mystra knew, of course, that Jiang Shuzhou could be resurrected. Given how much mages valued their lives, they wouldn't have come here without a resurrection coin.

However, He has plenty of ways. After killing Jiang Shuzhou here, He can track Jiang Shuzhou through the wisp of soul energy that has not yet dissipated.

As long as Mystra knows Jiang Shuzhou's whereabouts, he has a way to kill him, whether it's hiring someone to kill him, offering a high reward on the black market, or directly having someone launch a strong attack. Even if it costs Mystra his own life, he will kill Jiang Shuzhou.

It doesn't matter if He loses one life; He has countless resurrection coins and can be resurrected at any time. As long as there is enough time and the magic network remains intact, He will not die.

The magic network cannot be destroyed; the gods need it, and they will not stand idly by.

However, the situation has changed now. Jiang Shuzhou is clearly not without the ability to resist. Even if He used divine power, He could only barely suppress him.

Now, Jiang Shuzhou has even reversed the situation and suppressed Him.

Bang bang bang.

Spells bombarded Mystra's mage armor, the transparent barrier withstanding the spells' onslaught, blocking them while simultaneously bursting with dazzling, colorful sparks.

"Look at you! As the Goddess of the Magic Network, you've been suppressed by me! How dare you still call yourself the Goddess of the Magic Network!"

Mystra's magic was becoming increasingly ineffective against Jiang Shuzhou's torrent of spells; He was missing more and more spells, and if this continued, He would be doomed sooner or later.

Mystra's eyes turned cold; perhaps, He was about to use that.

"Jiang Shuzhou, I'll remember you."

After uttering this nonsensical sentence, Mystra seemed to have broken through some barrier, and the pressure around her body rose to another level.

"You are the first high-level mage to push me to this point."

Mystra shone with an incomparably bright golden light, and His body began to be reshaped.

"Look directly at me, look directly at your monarch; this is the glory I bestow upon you."

"Remember my face, remember the face of your monarch, for it will be your nightmare from now on."

Mystra shouted, as countless spells bombarded His still-unreconstructed body, yet not a ripple was created.

Once the spells approached, they melted away like ice and snow, as if Mystra truly was a king, and that mortal spells could not touch him.

This might be what is meant by being unaffected by any law.

There are three stages to this? Is this even a fight a human could do?

There's another phase after each one, could there be a fourth phase?

Jiang Shuzhou was initially quite relaxed, after all, the rules of the Storm Sea were what they were, and no matter how powerful Mystra was, he was at most the number one person below the Saint Realm. Even if he became stronger, Jiang Shuzhou was confident that he could rely on the authority of the magic network to hold out until the mages' reinforcements arrived.

However, with a barely audible sound, Jiang Shuzhou could sense that the restrictions on the Storm Sea had been broken at this moment, here and now.

The golden light emanating from Mystra flashed and dimmed considerably in an instant, clearly indicating that she had paid a heavy price for it.

But then, the golden light emanating from Him shone brightly once more.

Immediately afterwards, the golden light ceased to envelop His entire body, and Mystra's body came into view.

She was a tall woman with hair that shone like gold, dazzling and radiant. Her face was incredibly beautiful, and Jiang Shuzhou could see all the beauty he had ever imagined in her.

She was slender and wore a robe woven with countless colors, representing countless spells and the magic network.

He wore a small crown on his head, inlaid with three jewels and covered with countless complex and intricate runes. Even Jiang Shuzhou could not decipher most of their meanings, only that the three jewels represented spiritual will and soul respectively.

This is Mystra's third stage, or rather, His true god form. The previous one was merely empowered by divine power; this form is His true form.