Wizard: Stronger through Marriage Chapter 923 - 417: Shuili’s Battle

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Previously on Wizard: Stronger through Marriage...
The Endless Sea Wizard Alliance launched a surprise attack on the Chaos Realm, leading to a fierce battle on a small island. Despite the initial clashes, the fight stalemated until Salos, a six-ring mage, unleashed a powerful attack. However, Shuili, a newly ascended six-ring mage of the Chaos Realm, intervened, trapping Salos's forces with her Water Cage magic, much to Salos's shock and anger.

"Sea Fury!" Shuili whispered, her voice resonating with the authority of the Sea God, causing the ocean’s surface to churn violently.

Instantly, colossal waves rose as though the entire world was convulsing under this immense power.

The Wizards and Warriors of the Endless Sea, ensnared by the "Water Cage," felt an unprecedented sense of peril.

The gargantuan waves roared like a ravenous beast, assaulting them with ferocious intensity, each impact causing the barrier of the "Water Cage" to quiver, threatening to shatter at any moment.

Salos observed this spectacle, his visage darkening further.

He had not anticipated Shuili’s magic to possess such potency, overpowering even his dark enchantments with relative ease.

Yet, as a Six-Ring Grand Mage, he was not one to yield readily.

"Dark Storm!" Salos invoked the spell once more, his hands moving with fierce abandon, conjuring a swirling vortex of blackness around him that lunged towards Shuili with destructive force.

Shuili perceived the encroaching power of the dark storm, her countenance growing grave.

This was more than a mere clash of spells; it was a duel between two mights, two deeply held convictions.

"Water Curtain Celestial Splendor!" Shuili reacted swiftly, her hands weaving intricate seals before her chest, manifesting a shimmering curtain of water that sprang into existence like a colossal shield, repelling the dark storm.

The collision between the dark storm and the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor ignited a brilliant flash and a thunderous roar.

The entirety of the small island seemed to shudder, and the turbulent seas outside grew even more tempestuous, agitated by the backlash of this power.

Salos and Shuili locked gazes, their eyes burning with resolute determination and unyielding ruthlessness.

"Your magic is formidable, I concede, but it is insufficient to vanquish me!" Salos bellowed, channeling more dark magic, seeking to breach Shuili’s defenses.

Shuili, however, showed no inclination to retreat.

She drew a deep breath, gathering the magical essence within her to its absolute limit.

"Roar of the Sea!"

Shuili’s voice issued a low, resonant cry, and it was as if the ocean itself answered her summons. An enormous wave, of a scale never before witnessed, surged from the distance, carrying with it the potential to obliterate all in its path.

Salos’s expression contorted in shock; he had underestimated Shuili’s ultimate trump card.

But time had run out for evasion. He could only pour all his remaining strength into his dark magic, attempting to withstand the oncoming deluge.

However, the sheer force of the Roar of the Sea surpassed his wildest estimations.

The wave struck his dark magic like a collapsing mountain, dismantling it with terrifying speed.

It surged onward, slamming with catastrophic force against the "Water Cage."

"Boom!"

With a deafening explosion, the entire "Water Cage" disintegrated under the wave's onslaught.

The Wizards and Warriors of the Endless Sea were violently flung outwards by the concussive force, plunging into the churning abyss.

Salos himself was driven back repeatedly by the shockwave, his face draining of color.

He could scarcely believe he had found himself at such a disadvantage in this confrontation.

Yet, Shuili did not press her advantage.

Her gaze fell upon the scattered figures of the Endless Sea’s forces succumbing to the waves, a complex tapestry of emotions flickering across her features.

She recognized that this conflict had already exacted a heavy toll in lives and destruction; further engagement would only inflict greater suffering upon the innocent.

"Salos, cease this foolishness," Shuili implored gently. "The Chaos Realm and the Endless Sea are capable of peaceful coexistence; must we shed so much innocent blood merely for the sake of resource disputes?"

At these words, Salos’s eyes flared with indignant defiance, an unyielding spark igniting within them.

"Peaceful coexistence? How utterly naive, Shuili. This world operates under the law of the strong devouring the weak; only the powerful endure! Today, Salos shall ensure, even if I am reduced to dust, that the will of the Chaos Realm is not lightly defied!"

He gestured forcefully, and the very air around him seemed to congeal, dark energies converging with alarming speed to forge a colossal hand of shadow, exuding an oppressive, suffocating aura, which lunged towards Shuili.

Her expression turning serious, Shuili rapidly executed a sealing technique, causing the sea’s surface to boil anew. Countless droplets of water coalesced, forming an immense Water Dragon that roared defiantly as it charged at the encroaching dark hand.

The Water Dragon met the dark hand in a spectacular aerial collision, their powers clashing in a fierce stalemate that erupted in blinding light and potent energy waves.

In that precise moment, Salos vanished from his position. He reappeared behind Shuili in the blink of an eye, a dark dagger, glinting with malevolent intent, held firmly in his grasp and aimed directly at her back.

Anticipating his move, Shuili executed a graceful pivot, effortlessly evading the thrust. Simultaneously, she unleashed a sweeping counter-attack, a razor-sharp Water Blade slicing through the air as it hurtled towards Salos.

With a swift sidestep, Salos evaded the Water Blade, which narrowly missed the edge of his clothes. The engagement between the two escalated, their battle growing fiercer. Shuili commanded the waters, summoning relentless waves, Water Dragons, and other assaults, while Salos countered with his advanced dark magic, unleashing diverse, peculiar magical assaults as he sought an opening in Shuili's defenses. Their intense struggle transformed the small island into their personal arena, evidenced by the monstrous waves crashing upon the sea and the ominous dark clouds gathering overhead, punctuated by strikes of lightning. Each powerful strike, accompanied by earth-shattering roars, sent tremors through the surrounding space. Suddenly, a sharp glint appeared in Salos's eyes. With a guttural roar, his entire being seethed with dark elements, coalescing into a colossal dark vortex that fully engulfed him.