Chapter 253 Learning and improving from each other

Su Chen frowned slightly: "This is not the place for you to act wild, go back."

Night Crow laughed: "Since I'm here, I don't plan to return empty-handed." After that, he waved his hand suddenly, and a black energy attacked Su Chen.

Su Chen waved his hand quickly, and a blue barrier blocked the attack. The two then started a fierce duel in the air. Night Crow's dark magic and Su Chen's light magic intertwined, and the sky was full of lightning and roars.

Under Su Chen's command, the mages of Kamar-Taj quickly set up a defensive formation, but the power of Night Crow was far beyond imagination, and the defensive formation was once in danger. At this time, Su Chen felt that the magic power in his body was rapidly depleting, and he knew that he had to end this battle as soon as possible.

"Looks like I have to use that." Su Chen thought. He closed his eyes and silently recited the forbidden spell that Master Gu Yi had taught him. As he recited the spell, the energy around him became more violent, and a blazing light burst out from his body.

Night Crow felt this powerful force and his expression changed slightly: "As expected of a great wizard, you have such a profound background. However, this makes me want to defeat you even more!"

Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes, put his hands together, and powerful energy gathered into a beam of light, heading straight for Night Crow. Night Crow fought back, but was eventually hit by the beam of light, his body was blown to pieces, and dissipated in the air.

After the battle, Su Chen slowly descended from the sky, exhausted and almost unable to stand. The mages of Kamar-Taj rushed forward to support him and took him back to the house to rest.

The next day, when Su Chen woke up, he found himself wrapped in a warm blanket, with several of his close disciples standing beside him - Xiaolian, Aliang and Tianxiang.

"Master, are you okay?" Xiaolian asked with concern.

Su Chen smiled slightly: "I'm fine, I just need to rest."

A Liang handed over a bowl of hot soup: "Master, this is what we prepared for you, drink some."

Su Chen took the bowl of soup and felt the disciples' concern, which made him feel warm. He drank a few sips of the hot soup and felt his body gradually regain some strength.

Tianxiang said seriously: "Master, last night's battle made us realize our shortcomings. We need to be stronger so that we can help at the critical moment."

Su Chen nodded: "You are right, there is no end to the road of cultivation, we need to keep improving. Starting today, I will teach you some more advanced magic, but you must also be mentally prepared, the training will be more difficult."

The disciples expressed their willingness to accept the challenge. So Su Chen began to train them more strictly. He taught them how to use elemental magic, how to react quickly in battle, and how to stay calm in times of crisis.

In the following months, under Su Chen's guidance, the strength of Kamar-Taj's mages improved rapidly. Not only did they learn many new spells and magic, but they also improved their teamwork ability through continuous combat drills.

However, the good times did not last long, and a new crisis came again. This time, the enemy was an organization called the Shadow Council. This organization was composed of a group of powerful dark wizards, and their goal was to control the entire magic world. The leader of the Shadow Council, Black Dragon, possessed terrifying power and wisdom, and he carefully planned an attack on Kamar-Taj.

On a stormy night, the alarm sounded again in Kamar-Taj. Su Chen immediately summoned all the mages to set up a defensive formation. Black Dragon led his men to sneak into Kamar-Taj quietly. Their goal was to destroy the defensive formation and then break through Kamar-Taj in one fell swoop.

"Black Dragon, you despicable guy, don't even think about succeeding!" Su Chen shouted, waved his hand to summon a fire dragon, and pounced towards the Black Dragon.

The black dragon sneered and waved his hand gently. The fire dragon was instantly annihilated by a dark force: "Su Chen, your power is indeed extraordinary, but today is destined to be your doomsday."

The two then started a world-shaking battle. Su Chen used various magics to continuously attack the black dragon, but the black dragon's dark power was unfathomable. He seemed to be able to foresee every attack of Su Chen and could always easily resolve it.

Just when Su Chen was gradually losing his strength, Xiaolian, Aliang and Tianxiang came to support him. Together, they launched a fierce attack on the black dragon. Xiaolian used frost magic to freeze the black dragon's movements; Aliang used lightning magic to hit the black dragon's weak point; Tianxiang used wind magic to disrupt the black dragon's vision.

Although their attack was effective for a time, the black dragon was too powerful and soon broke free of his restraints, forcing Su Chen and his disciples into a desperate situation. At this moment, a golden light suddenly fell from the sky and blocked the black dragon's attack.

"Who is it?" the black dragon roared angrily.

A figure walked out of the golden light. It was the soul of Ancient One, the former great wizard of Kamar-Taj. "Su Chen, you will not fight alone today."

The soul of Gu Yi joined the battle, and the morale of Su Chen and his disciples was greatly boosted. They regrouped and cooperated with the soul of Gu Yi to launch a more fierce attack on the black dragon. Under the guidance of Gu Yi, Su Chen cast a powerful barrier to trap the black dragon. Within the barrier, the power of the black dragon was gradually suppressed and finally completely sealed.

After the battle, Kamar-Taj returned to peace. Although Su Chen and his disciples were exhausted, they were filled with the joy of victory. The soul of Ancient One gradually dissipated in the air. Before leaving, he said to Su Chen: "Remember, the real strength comes from the tenacity and faith in your heart. Keep going, and you will become stronger."

Su Chen bowed deeply and thanked Gu Yi for his help. He turned to his disciples and said, "Today's battle has taught us that unity and faith are the most powerful weapons. The road ahead is still long, and we must work harder, not only for ourselves, but also to protect those people and things we cherish."

In the following days, Su Chen and his disciples continued to train hard and explore new magical knowledge. Su Chen began to study how to combine magic of different elements to create more powerful spells. He also established connections with other magicians to share knowledge and experience, learn from each other and improve.

After receiving the letter, Su Chen made some preparations and set out on a journey to find the ruins with Xiaolian, Aliang and Tianxiang. They crossed dense forests, climbed over towering mountains, and finally came to the entrance of the ruins described in the letter. It was an ancient stone gate covered with mysterious runes.

"Xiao Lian, can you decipher these runes?" Su Chen asked, pointing at the runes on the stone gate.

Xiaolian walked forward, observed carefully for a while, and nodded: "These runes may seem complicated, but they are actually an ancient protective spell. I can try to remove it."