Luckily, Lin Li's reaction was fast enough. Just casting Hastening Spell, he already felt a surge of heat coming from his back. Lin Li did not panic, though. He just raised his Aether Staff and cast a Delaying Spell on the Hellfire. While making use of this chance, Lin Li managed to cast a Levitation Spell when it was almost too late, flying past the Hellfire's head.
While already being in the air, Lin Li did not stop. There was a hasty recitation coming from the sky, and then there was a bone-chilling magical wave, tearing apart the scorching air in an instant.
"Ice… Thousand Miles of Ice!" The thousands of mages seated at the spectators' area had seemingly been affected by the Group Fixation Spell. They all were in a daze simultaneously, and all of their gazes were fixed on the area above the Aurora Square, staring at the young mage that was levitating.
