In the following period, bad news came one after another.

Hundreds of magical creatures appeared on the outskirts of the residential area, broke into more than a dozen houses, and caused a commotion.

And this is just the beginning.

Soon after, legendary creatures appeared, killing dozens of people.

Yunmu Hill, one of the three hills owned by the tower, was also hit by the beast tide, and the residents at the foot of the mountain suffered heavy losses.

…

With the help of his mentor Bella, Omar acquires Green Potion and Silence Potion, and tries to reach the level of a formal wizard.

These two medicines are very valuable and need to be returned.

If the breakthrough is successful, it will not be difficult for a formal wizard to repay the debt, but if it is not successful...

Same trouble!

…

Half a month later.

The second-level creature appeared at the Leipzig market. After eating some people, it did not leave, but built a nest not far away to rest.

It obviously regarded this place as its hunting ground, after all, there was so much "food" in front of it.

The knight's meat is chewy and the wizard's apprentice's meat has a unique taste, and they are both great tonics for high-level creatures.

…

A few months later.

High tower.

"There are hundreds of thousands of residents in the market, and there are also many official wizards and legendary knights. If they can unite, they can resist the beast tide even without second-ring wizards."

"That's what I said, but without the Capet family, who can unite so many people?"

"We have the prestige in the tower, but we have too few people, and... our strength is also a little insufficient. It's ok to protect our own people, but protecting others will inevitably result in casualties. Do you think everyone wants to do this?"

"Both second-ring wizards of the Capet family are dead?"

"Yes! He's confirmed dead!"

Today is the day when the star gate opens. Everyone gathers inside the tower again, and voices rise and fall one after another.

Compared to the tense situation outside, they don't need to worry about their own safety as they are protected by the tower.

This is also one of the benefits of joining a big force.

“Karl!”

Nancy, who had been away for a long time, raised her hand and waved: "This way!"

"Long time no see. I heard that Omar is trying to reach the level of a formal wizard?"

"Yeah." Carl nodded: "You should be almost there too, right?"

Nancy also possesses the talent of a second-level wizard, and was promoted to a senior wizard apprentice earlier than Omar.

Theoretically, the foundation should be sufficient.

"...soon." Nancy's smile was a little stiff:

“Let’s give it a try next year.”

"Are you thinking about it?" Karl glanced at her and said, "Hodgson's matter is over. You don't have to take it to heart. The important thing is to practice well."

"...Yes." Nancy sighed, turned around and said, "The wizards are here."

She was obviously unwilling to say more on the subject.

A group of people walked into the tower.

Daniel, Archie, Bella, Marian... and three other wizards that I have never seen before.

The tower has been operating in the Magic Forest for who knows how many years, it is impossible that there are only four wizards.

As far as Carl knows.

Including those wizards who don't like to show up and hide themselves, the number of official wizards should be more than ten.

If placed in the Eastern Kingdom continent, it would be enough to subvert the entire Black Swamp.

These are just the people within the Tower. For hundreds of years, the Tower has had complex connections in the Magic Forest, and many official wizards have close ties with the Tower. Otherwise, it would not be considered a major force.

Behind the wizards were wizard apprentices carrying packages, and Charlie was one of them.

Follow the rules.

The continent of Kalim sends a group of people here every ten years, and these people go back after thirty years, and the rotation continues.

certainly.

If you can become a formal wizard within thirty years, you can also apply to go back early.

Charlie stood in the returning team, waving towards Carl with a complicated look in his eyes.

Thirty years! When he came here thirty years ago, he was at the best age for a man, in his prime.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years have passed.

His body was hunched, his back was difficult to straighten, he had more white hair on his head, and his eyes were cloudy.

Magic forest!

Charlie opened his mouth, tears welled up in his eyes, then he sighed silently and walked up the stairs.

"Let's go!"

Accompanied by their companions' emotional sighs, the group stepped into the halo emitted by the star gate one after another.

“Buzz…”

After seeing off the returning disciples, the halo of the Star Gate suddenly grew brighter, and ten more figures appeared in the field.

People sent from Kalim Continent.

One of them was tall and burly, like a black bear. He swept his eyes over everyone in the field, and his invisible mental pressure made everyone bow their heads.

"Senior Vulkan!"

"Dear Second Ring Wizard, Vulcan, the Controller of the Earth, the Magic Forest welcomes you."

“…”

Because of the "beast tide", the six-ring tower directly sent a two-ring wizard over this time.

It is said that

This second-ring wizard is extremely powerful, possessing the strength to topple mountains and the potential to be promoted to the third ring.

Even in the continent of Kalim, a second-ring wizard is considered a strong person.

Three rings,

He is one of the top masters among the top forces.

Four rings,

Even the six-ring tower only has a few visible ones.

As for the five rings,

This is an existence that can be compared to gods. There has been no trace of a five-ring wizard in the continent of Kalim for more than two hundred years.

"Um."

Vulkan was more than two meters tall, with arms thicker than an average person's thighs. He stretched his muscles and asked, "Which ones are from the Eastern Kingdom?"

"Since I went there three hundred years ago, I haven't seen anyone there for hundreds of years."

"..." Daniel looked up with an awkward expression, then pointed at Carl and Nancy: "They are the two, and there is also a little girl named Oma, who is trying to reach the realm of a formal wizard."

"oh!"

Vulkan raised his eyebrows slightly: "It seems that they have only been here for more than a year, and some of them have already started to challenge official wizards?"

“What a talent!”

“These two…”

“That’s great too!”

His eyes fell on the two of them, and he nodded repeatedly, with praise in his voice:

"Although the Eastern Kingdom continent is barren and few people are born with wizard talent, their talent is usually high."

"good!"

"good!"

"Only the three of them?"

"This..." Daniel looked embarrassed. In his mind, the other people in Black Swamp had been abandoned by the Tower. He paused before speaking in a low voice: "Something went wrong with the others."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, and it was unknown what he did, but Vulkan's expression gradually became serious.

"snort!"

He snorted coldly: "Loan?"

"People who don't know themselves will never achieve anything. I don't need to meet those people."

"Walk!"

Having said that, he walked upstairs.

Not long after, Marianne and the others came downstairs and told everyone not to wander around, as the tower would make some arrangements soon.

Judging from the situation, it is estimated that they will help the market to resist the beast tide, and all the disciples in the tower will have to contribute at that time.

Karl's eyes flickered, and he quickly came to Marian:

"Senior, I would like to apply for a secret room for training. I plan to make a breakthrough to the wizard realm during this period of time."

"Um?"

"ah!"

His words startled the people around him.

Marianne looked puzzled at first, then ecstatic:

"You have complete control over your inner sea of ​​spirit?"

“Yes.” Carl nodded, and slightly released his mental strength, revealing a mental range of around 5:00: “I feel like it’s about right.”

"Okay!" Marian said excitedly, "I know... you will have no problem!"

"Karl." Nancy frowned. "It's not a small matter to reach the level of a formal wizard. It's best to stabilize for a while before trying again."

"What do you know?" said Marianne.

"Karl must be fine. You think everyone is like you, with a submissive personality."

"When practicing, sometimes you should be more courageous!"

“Karl!”

She hesitated for a moment and said, "To reach the wizard realm, one must guard against strange beings in the astral realm. One cannot break through in the wizard tower."

"You can go to Yunmu Hill. A wizard apprentice successfully advanced there more than a decade ago. It is also close to where I live. If any problems arise, I can help in time."

"yes."

Karl agreed, and once again felt strongly uncomfortable with Marianne’s enthusiastic attitude. He paused and said:

"Then what happens next..."

"Don't worry about it." Marian waved her hand domineeringly:

"Focus on your training and strive to become a formal wizard. Others will do what the tower tells them to do."

Nancy on the side seemed to be hesitant to speak.

How could we rush to attack the wizards? Besides, Carl was only in his thirties, so even if he was a year or two late, it would not matter, and his chances would be even greater.

But looking at the excited Marianne and the calm Karl, she opened her mouth but said nothing in the end.

Others were surprised at how fast Carl's progress in cultivation was, considering that he clearly did not have a high talent for cultivation.

"The market was destroyed and many people died, but some people also became rich and gained some fortunes because of it."

Someone spoke up: "Karl, that should be the case."

Everyone suddenly realized, and then their expressions became complicated.

Envy, disdain, fear...

The chaos of that day led to the destruction of the Leipzig fair, but also created many rich people.

Those who dared to take action on that day and gained something were all ruthless people without exception.

He must have found something good, so his cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds.

Carl naturally had no idea what others were thinking, he only knew that there would be enough time to rest.

As for the beast tide,

It has nothing to do with me!

* * * To be a formal wizard, one needs to sense the astral realm and use his inner sea of ​​spirit to draw its energy for his own use.

But,

When breaking through, one must try to hide one's mental fluctuations as much as possible to avoid attracting certain beings in the astral realm.

If one cannot sense the star realm, a failed breakthrough will at most lead to a great loss of mental energy and regression in cultivation, but the consequences are not too serious.

If someone is targeted by something in the star realm, they may suffer insanity at best, or die at worst.

There shouldn't be too many examples like this.

Fragments of the divine domain.

Name: Carl

Constitution: 5.5 Mental Strength: 6.2 Essence: 0 Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyss blood fusion degree: 29%. After several months of hard training, Carl's mental strength and blood fusion degree have reached the limit. One more step will make him a formal wizard.

"According to my guess, the location of the God's Domain Fragment should be in the Star Realm. I have been in and out of the God's Domain Fragment so many times, but I have never encountered any Star Realm creatures. This shows that the God's Domain Fragment has the function of blocking other beings from entering."

"Breaking through here means I can easily sense the astral realm without having to worry about being disturbed. Isn't this much better than the so-called secret room?"

"Fragments of the Divine Realm..."

"It is in the sea of ​​consciousness and also in the void!"

After Carl took full control of his inner sea of ​​​​spirituality, a diamond-shaped crystal suddenly appeared in his perception.

Fragments of the divine realm!

It was like a piece of broken glass, deeply embedded in his inner sea of ​​spirit, hidden beneath the fluctuations of consciousness.

Only by fully controlling the inner sea of ​​the mind can one discover its existence.

It is in the sea of ​​consciousness,

Also in another place.

This feeling was very strange, but Carl, as the lord of the divine realm, understood it as a matter of course.

"I don't know if this thing belonged to the original owner, or if I brought it here when I traveled through time, or if it's a combination of the two."

Carl muttered quietly: "No matter what, it has now completely merged with the inner sea of ​​spirit and is inseparable."

"When I die, the fragments of the divine realm collapse, and vice versa."

After putting away the data panel, Carl did not rush to take the potion to break through, but looked up at the sky above the fragment of the divine domain.

Dimensional cage!

"The complexity of the astral world is beyond imagination. From other people's experience, most of the things attracted by the breakthrough have no entity, similar to the human soul."

"The dimensional cage should be able to do the trick."

Although we are in a fragment of the divine realm and should not attract other beings, it is better to be safe than sorry.

It's never wrong to be careful.

As the thought turned, the dimensional cage above also changed.

As Carl's mental power increases, the complexity of the maze increases and its scope becomes wider and wider.

a long time.

"That should be enough!"

Carl took a deep breath and rubbed his tired forehead: "With the support of those mathematical formulas from my previous life, this level of dimensional cage should be no less complex than that of a formal wizard."

"Next..."

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"rest!"

This sleep lasted for a whole day and a night.

Carl, full of energy, came to the fragment of the divine domain again and took several bottles of recovery potions one by one.

Sedative potion!

Sanity Potion!

…

No matter whether it works or not, just take it first.

These are the potions prepared by the Six-Ring Tower for disciples, and each person has two chances to receive them in his lifetime.

The key is, it’s free!

Close your eyes tightly and wait for the medicine to take effect.

About half an hour later.

Carl took out the Green Potion and the Silence Potion, pondered for a moment, then raised his head and drank the two bottles of potion one by one.

moment.

"Um!"

Carl groaned and his body trembled slightly.

Under the stimulation of the medicine, the originally calm inner sea of ​​the mind suddenly began to become restless, and the consciousness was like being sucked into a large millstone, being squeezed and ground constantly, and the impurities were squeezed out bit by bit.

The body was also squirming wildly under the stimulation of the potion, and the value of the blood fusion degree kept flashing.

Until...

With the blessing of spirit and body, a certain boundary was forcibly broken, and a ray of light appeared in perception.

"boom!"

The sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently.

The restless mental power turned into a sharp thorn, piercing into the void and bordering an indescribable existence.

Star realm!

With a mental strength of 6.2, he was already comparable to many official wizards, so a breakthrough seemed natural.

“Wow…”

Carl's eyes lit up.

A colorful, vast and endless "world" came into perception, and countless strange auras roamed around.

Hmm? This is different from what the tower said.

The tower records the breakthroughs of other apprentices, and the astral realm they sensed was a void and a mess.

If there really were so many strange auras nearby, my soul would have been devoured long ago.

Karl frowned slightly, then came to his senses and lowered his head to look down at himself.

Go deep into the fragments!

Now I am a fragment of the divine realm, and I am observing this starry realm through the fragments of the divine realm.

The astral plane is far higher in dimension than the real world and can be compared to the cosmic void in the memories of previous lives.

The advancement of ordinary wizard apprentices would only occur in the near-space area, but he was now in the depths of the universe.

What you see and feel will naturally be different.

"The divine object conceals itself!"

"The fragments of the divine domain really have the ability to conceal mental fluctuations. My breakthrough did not attract anything else. I should have left the Silence Potion behind earlier."

"Oh……"

Carl chuckled. There was no point in talking after the fact. However, the excitement of advancing successfully made his mind active and he rarely joked.

Hmm? "What's going on?"

A strange feeling suddenly came to his mind, and Carl's face changed drastically: "Something appeared in my inner sea of ​​​​spirituality. The fragments of the divine domain didn't work. When did the astral life form come here?"

“Swish!”

As soon as he collected the thought, he instantly returned to the fragment of the divine realm.

A black smoke appeared in the scene at some point, and as if it had consciousness, it kept twisting and squirming.

Carl's face was solemn. With a slight wave of his hand, the dimensional cage covered the black smoke.

The strong aura revealed by the black smoke prevented him from acting rashly, but instead he took out everything he might need.

This is his inner sea of ​​spirit and the fragment of divine domain. Even if he wants to hide, he cannot. He can only fight hard. Fortunately, this is his home court, so he doesn't need to be too nervous.

“Hmm…”

It was like a person who had been sleeping for a hundred years had just woken up. The black smoke spread out in all directions and slowly turned into a human figure.

This is a skinny old man in a gray robe. He has an ordinary appearance, but his eyes are deep and vast.

"It's you!"

Carl's eyes twitched, and many thoughts flashed through his mind:

"Gray wizard Addison!"

The skinny old man who appeared in the fragments of the divine realm was not some so-called celestial creature, but the founder of the Black Swamp, the second-ring legendary wizard who sacrificed his life to open the star gate - the gray-robed wizard Addison.

“I feel like I slept for a long time.”

Addison touched his forehead, stretched out one hand gently, and a staff shaped like a crutch appeared in his palm.

Holding the staff, he looked into the darkness ahead, a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Is this... the dimensional cage of that little guy Stele?"

"good!"

Carl's voice came from the darkness: "Gray-robed wizard Addison, it turns out you are not dead. Did you tamper with the Green potion I took?"

"You asked Marianne to give me the Green Potion on purpose, and your soul was hidden in it. You took advantage of me taking the potion to become a formal wizard to enter my inner sea of ​​spirit, and finally took away my body?"

Before entering the fragment of the divine realm, Carl checked the things needed for breakthrough again and again, and there would be no problem.

Silencing potions won't be a problem either.

Firstly, the silencing potion came from the Capet family; secondly, Marian had already brought him to the Enchanted Forest at that time, and she must have done whatever she wanted to do. The only possibility was the Grimm Potion obtained in the Black Swamp.

“No wonder!”

"No wonder Marianne's attitude towards me is so strange. She is abnormally enthusiastic but rarely sees me."

Karl continued, "What she cares about is not me, but my body, or you who will replace me in the future!"

"Gray wizard Addison!"

In this way, many abnormalities can be explained.

"Hmm..." Addison raised his head and stared into the darkness ahead, a smile on his wrinkled face: "You are very smart."

"I have been in a deep sleep for these years and I don't know what happened, but I think your guess is roughly correct."

He paused for a moment with the staff in his hand, and spoke slowly, "The long years have not worn away my thirst for life. I... don't want to die yet."

"It's a pity that due to the indifference of the Lord of Dawn, the Star Gate cannot be opened without my sacrifice."

"well!"

Addison sighed softly: "I want to see the Kalim Continent recorded in the book, and see the world from the perspective of a third- and fourth-ring wizard, so..."

"Friend Karl, can you give me your body?"

What the hell do you want!

Carl cursed in his heart, but his face remained calm, and his hands were quickly arranging various things.

In order to guard against attacks from celestial creatures, he bought a lot of magical items that could target souls.

"How did you do that?"

Carl asked, stalling for time and thinking about tactics: "You sacrificed yourself to open the star gate. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. Your soul should have been destroyed, right?"

"It's very simple." Addison didn't rush to act, but spoke slowly: "Life Box Splitting Technique!"

"This is a sorcery that can split the soul and seal part of the soul in a life box. Once the main body dies, the soul will be resurrected with the help of the life box. Although it will weaken the body's strength, it can save the life. It is said that this is the sorcery of the lich."

"The phylactery splitting technique I obtained is not complete, and I am not a three-ring wizard whose body and soul can be separated at will. I can only integrate my consciousness into the Green Potion and wait for someone to take it and then occupy his body."

"Why did you choose me?" Carl continued to ask: "When I first met you, I was just an inconspicuous wizard apprentice."

"Oh..." Addison shook his head slightly:

"My dear Karl, you underestimate yourself too much. After just a few years in the wizarding world, you have become an intermediate wizard apprentice and a great knight. This kind of progress is definitely not comparable to talent."

"So, you must have something very special, so special that your cultivation progress is faster than that of people with second-level wizard talent!"

Carl's methods could deceive a formal wizard, but not a second-ring wizard.

He smiled and continued:

"When you become a formal wizard, you will understand that wizard talent is just a stepping stone. What really allows a wizard to go further is the desire for knowledge, the pursuit of life, and other things."

Whoosh! In the spiritual world, there is no real sound, but Addison could feel the murderous intent coming towards him.

Before his voice could be heard, a figure in the darkness came straight at him with a spear in hand.

Great Knight! The murderous intent of pure will can also cause damage to the spiritual body.

at the same time.

Dozens of arcs of electricity appeared out of thin air and struck towards his body.

Nestu Thunder! The power of thunder has always been the nemesis of Yin life, and it can severely damage the consciousness and soul.

Addison's expression remained unchanged as he gently raised the staff in his hand.

A ring of witchcraft - secret magic aura! Wow! A faint halo rippled in the field, seemingly soft and slow, but it made the falling lightning disappear.

The figure rushing over was also blown away.

Addison reached out again.

First Ring of Witchcraft - Death and Decay! The dark rays streaked across the void and landed on the figure. The pure destructive power directly disintegrated the figure.

In just a blink of an eye, it turned into nothingness.

"It's no use."

Addison shook his head slightly: "Even if only a small part of my soul remains, I can still deal with a wizard who has just advanced..."

"Um?"

He was about to finish his words when he suddenly stopped and looked upwards with a puzzled look on his face.

Dimensional cage,

Still here!

How could this be? If the subject of consciousness is destroyed, then the witchcraft will also disappear.

"I was really sleepy."

Addison narrowed his eyes, and the nonchalance on his face quietly disappeared. He muttered softly, "The face of that figure just now was blurry. It was not my friend. It means that there are other consciousnesses in your spiritual sea. It's strange."

"call……"

A strong wind suddenly blew in the darkness.

If you look closely, you can see that it is not wind, but a cloud of gray mist composed of countless tiny flying insects.

"Magic creature?"

"It seems that Brother Carl has earned a lot of magic stones in recent years, and he actually has so many tricks."

More than just gray fog and strong winds.

Dark tentacles, spell lights, energy torrents, all kinds of means came swarming in like swarms.

"clatter!"

Addison paused the staff in his hand, and layers of visible ripples surged in all directions.

Wherever it passed, all attacks were annihilated.

First-level magic—weakening ether! After casting three first-level magics in succession, Addison couldn't help but take a deep breath, and a look of fatigue appeared in his eyes. However, he knew that he had no way out at this time. Without a physical body, his mental power could not be replenished after being consumed, and would only become weaker and weaker. Then his eyes widened and he growled.

First-level witchcraft - Life resonance! Although this witchcraft is a first-level witchcraft, its power will increase with the user's mental strength.

After consuming a certain percentage of mental power, a ball of dazzling spiritual light exploded on the spot and rushed into the surrounding darkness.

“Crack!”

“Crack…”

The maze created by the dimensional cage was forcibly broken through by this force, revealing cracks.

Addison's body flashed and he jumped out from a crack.

Immediately following.

Extreme fear surfaced in my consciousness.

Second-level witchcraft - Fear Aura! After Carl advanced to a wizard and his bloodline fusion reached 30%, the grade of the Fear Aura also increased.

Especially here, with the absolute rationality blessing of the fragments of the divine realm, the power of the innate witchcraft of the abyss bloodline will not be weakened due to insufficient mental strength.

An aura of fear descended upon Addison's soul and body froze.

at the same time.

Vines covered with thorns appeared out of nowhere and tightly wrapped Addison's soul.

Zero Ring Witchcraft——Sinful Thorns! "Die!"

What Addison perceived was not his beloved friend Carl, but a gigantic squid.

The squid stretched out a dozen tentacles covered with suckers and eyes, each tentacle wrapped with a broadsword.

Every broadsword demonstrates a certain combat skill.

Combat Skills - Divine Sanction! More than ten sword lights smashed into the fragments of the divine domain, slashing into Addison's consciousness body one after another, and the violent power exploded.

Carl was still worried that the other party would not die, so he stretched out his tentacles forward, resisted the urge to cut with the sword, and activated his innate witchcraft.

Swallow!

"boom!"

A ball of bright light exploded in the fragments of the divine domain, and also blew Carl away.

(End of this chapter)