Absolutely sensible!

There is no panic, no fear, and no uneasiness, only rational analysis and processing.

Carl slowly propped himself up and looked at the shattered fragments of Addison's soul, his eyes without any emotion.

Addison was indeed very strong, but what appeared in the fragment of the divine realm was only a part of his original soul.

His strength was also weakened to the level of a first-ring wizard, and he did not cast a single second-ring spell from beginning to end.

Without staffs, potions, enchanted items, or inherited magical weapons, the less mental power one has to use, the better.

The fragments of the divine domain are Carl's home ground. Under the continuous bombardment of various means, even the gray-robed wizard will kneel.

If it were any other wizard apprentice who had just entered the wizarding realm, they would definitely be unable to resist Addison's invasion.

I can only say that he chose the wrong person!

“It’s a mess!”

Look around.

The entire fragment of the divine domain was like a chaotic ruin, with all kinds of things scattered all over the ground.

Shattered glassware, broken magic props, opened witchcraft potions...

Addison's final suicidal counterattack did not really injure Carl, but it destroyed his arrangements in the fragments of the divine domain.

It also consumed many of the magic items that had been stockpiled over the years.

loss,

At least thousands of magic stones! "Compared to the loss of these things, the memory of a second-ring wizard is obviously more valuable."

Carl whispered as tentacles emerged from his body and grabbed the soul fragments in the field.

Innate witchcraft - Devour! Unlike before when he could only devour life force, now he can even devour the memories in soul fragments.

After advancing to the first-level wizard, the degree of fusion of the abyss bloodline reaches a certain level, and the innate abilities gradually awaken.

Abyssal Bloodline: Devour (Unlocked)

Fear Aura (Unlocked)

Secondary Psychic Immunity (Unlocked) Dream Walking (Unlocked)

Whisper of the Abyss (Unlocked)

Unlike what Carl guessed, the giant squid is not a second-level creature, but a third-level abyss creature.

Actually, this is normal.

As a larva, it is a second-level creature. After it grows up and becomes stronger, it will definitely be promoted to the next level.

However, what Carl got was the corpse of a larva, and currently he can only be promoted to the second level by relying on his bloodline.

To reach the third level, you need a certain opportunity.

“What a pleasant surprise!”

“Although I can’t directly advance to the third level, I have the foundation of the third level, so I will be much stronger than ordinary people. Moreover, the third level is still too far away from me now, so I don’t need to consider it for the time being.”

"Um!"

The large amount of memories that poured into Carl's sea of ​​consciousness made him feel as if he was hit on the head by a heavy hammer, and he couldn't help but groan.

a long time.

"call……"

After taking a long breath, Carl's eyes gradually returned to calm.

The ability to withstand the shock of consciousness so quickly is due to the absolute rationality of the fragments of the divine realm and the powerful adaptability of the abyss bloodline.

"No wonder Marian brought me to the Enchanted Forest instead of the Kalim Continent. It turned out to be Addison's idea."

"He placed all his inherited magic tools and treasures in the Kingdom of Gondor. After he takes over my body, he will go back and take them out. This way, he will be able to quickly restore his original strength."

"If we go to Kalim Continent, it will be troublesome to come back."

"snort!"

"What a good plan!"

"So Addison doesn't actually trust Marian, and he has to hide the inherited magic weapon himself."

"It seems that no matter if a man or woman is a licker, the ending is the same. They will never be rewarded with true love!"

Rubbing his forehead, Carl slowly walked to the center of the divine domain fragment and sat down on the huge stone chair.

With a wave of hand.

The data panel appeared before my eyes.

Name: Carl

Constitution: 5.8 Mental Strength: 6.5 Essence: 0 Level: Legendary Knight, First Ring Wizard

Abyss blood fusion degree: 30%. Both physical fitness and mental strength have been slightly improved, and the blood fusion degree has also crossed the 30% dividing line.

Judging from the data, the improvement is not significant.

But Carl knew very well that he was not as good as he was a few hours ago. It could even be said that there was a world of difference between them.

As the Source Sea Meditation Method was practiced, strands of astral energy flowed into the inner sea of ​​the mind through the fragments of the divine realm.

Although the data has not changed, I can feel the increase in mental strength.

This increase was extremely exaggerated! When he cast the same magic, the power of his spell this time was twice as strong as before.

Witchcraft resistance, physical immunity, and mental reaction have all been significantly enhanced.

The current Carl can easily deal with several of his former selves.

also……

"It is very difficult for ordinary wizards to sense the astral realm, and drawing energy from the astral realm to strengthen themselves is an extremely slow process."

"I'm different!"

Carl's eyes flickered:

"The fragment of the divine domain is located deep in the astral realm. It can easily draw energy from the astral realm and increase spiritual power more quickly."

"If we want to discuss it..."

"Other wizards have talents equivalent to level three or level four among wizard apprentices, but I have level two or even level one talents."

"That is to say, I have also become a genius in cultivation!"

Closing his eyes, the knowledge about first-ring wizards in the gray-robed wizard Addison's memory emerged in his mind one by one.

"The practice of a first-ring wizard is to use the energy of the astral world to strengthen the mental power and slowly transform the body so that the body can adapt to the environment of the astral world."

"Um?"

Carl's eyebrows moved slightly:

"So, it seems that the wizard's practice is the process of adapting to the astral world. First-ring wizards come into contact with the astral world, second-ring wizards adapt to the astral world, and third-ring wizards can survive in the astral world to a certain extent."

"Astral world?"

"What exactly is the Astral Realm?"

Carl has already realized that the astral realm and source matter seem to hide the most fundamental secrets of the world.

but……

Before that, there is one more thing that needs to be addressed.

Or,

one person!

Carl opened his eyes, his eyes were cold.

…………

Cloudwood Hills.

A black cloud swept across the sky and landed on the deserted hillside, revealing Marianne's figure.

The wizard's body has evolved into an inhuman trend, and the higher the level of cultivation, the more obvious this phenomenon is.

When people fly in the air at a very fast speed, they will inevitably feel air resistance and their speed will be affected.

But wizards are different.

The wizard's body has been washed by the astral energy and, to some extent, has become semi-energized.

To a certain extent, air resistance and earth's gravity can be ignored.

same.

A body filled with astral energy greatly increases resistance to witchcraft, and low-level witchcraft has almost no effect on the wizard.

A cold wind blew across the ground.

Leaves are falling.

Marian reached out and caught a yellow fallen leaf, her eyes flickering slightly as she looked up at the top of the mountain.

"The snow melted and the fallen leaves underneath were exposed. After so long... Karl still hasn't made a breakthrough?"

It's been three months.

Advancement is a very short process. Even if you take into account the preparation time and subsequent consolidation, it usually only takes one or two months.

Three months, not nothing, but very little.

Marianne would come over every few days, and her frequency and concern attracted a lot of teasing.

But she doesn't care.

"Not only do I care about Carl, I'm also going to marry him in the future, so what's the point of teasing?"

"But the Carl at that time was not the 'Carl' you know, but my mentor!"

Squinting at the stone door in front of her for a moment, and seeing that there was still no movement as usual, Marian turned around and prepared to leave.

Come back in two days! "Crack!"

Hmm? The strange noise behind her made Marian raise her eyebrows subconsciously, and then she heard the sound of the stone door opening.

“Buzz…”

The voice was not loud, but it made Marian look ecstatic. She turned around, stepped through the stone door and went into the secret room inside.

The secret room of over a hundred square meters was empty, except for the strange patterns on the ground and the figure sitting cross-legged in the middle.

Carl slowly stood up and stretched his muscles, indifferent to Marianne who was coming towards him.

His movements were very slow, like an old man who didn't move often.

"Director..." Marian opened her mouth with a complicated expression, but there was still a hint of doubt in her eyes.

She changed the subject and asked tentatively:

"Karl, have you made a breakthrough?"

"Yeah." Karl nodded slowly, smiled, and waved to Marian with a kind attitude:

"Wendy, thank you for your hard work."

Wendy was Marianne's nickname, and no more than three people knew this name.

Marianne covered her mouth with her hands, tears welled up in her eyes, and she staggered towards Karl, her voice choked with sobs:

"tutor!"

"Is it really you?"

"Has the snow melted outside?" Karl ignored Marian's question and looked outside:

"I remember it was also this season when I picked you up."

"In the freezing season, the earth is covered with silvery white clothes. The spring breeze blows gently, and the snow elves gradually feel the warmth. The melting snow drips, like the notes of a movement, gently tapping the strings of the earth and awakening the sleeping creatures. At that time, you were wrapped in animal skins and thrown into a haystack, dying but with your eyes wide open."

"I looked at those eyes and suddenly fell in love with you, so I picked you up and brought you back to my residence to raise you."

Carl turned to look at her and reached out to stroke her hair.

“Teacher!” Marian burst into tears, her knees softened, and she knelt down in front of Karl: “Without you, Teacher, there would be no me. You are finally alive, I…”

"puff!"

A tentacle stretched out from Carl's fingertips, like a fast-moving drill, and instantly pierced Marian's head.

“Swish!”

The tentacle slid downward.

The sharp force instantly split Marian's body into two halves, splitting it into the left and right halves.

Karl took a step back, his expression turned cold and stern, and his wrist couldn't help but tremble.

Different from the fragments of the divine domain.

At this time, he did not have absolute rationality, but had to perform the deep affection of the gray-robed wizard Addison, which was a great test of his acting skills.

Fortunately, Marianne was so moved that she didn't notice the stiffness of Carl's acting and was caught off guard and killed.

"call……"

Carl let out a long breath:

“That was a close call!”

Marian is not just Addison's soul fragment from the divine realm, but a real and formal wizard.

He has all the magic weapons, witchcraft, and other tricks at his disposal. If he fights head-on, he won't stand a chance at all.

Fortunately,

This woman is so stupid!

"Lord of the Source!"

"The King of All Aspects!"

"The Lord of Fear!"

"Taiwei Jade Emperor!"

"I would like to offer this fresh dead body to you as a sacrifice to express the highest respect of the believers to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pattern on the ground lit up, wrapped up Marianne and sent her to the fragment of the divine realm.

He could actually bring the corpse directly with him, but that would only mean the corpse without the soul.

And sacrifice.

Including the soul! After a person dies, the soul does not dissipate immediately, but there is a certain time and process.

The wizard's methods are strange and unpredictable. It would be troublesome if someone found out through her soul that he was the one who killed Marian.

By doing this, the corpse and its soul can be transferred to the fragments of the divine realm, making it safer to destroy the corpse and all traces.

and,

The memory of a wizard is also a precious legacy.

* * * Nancy walked out of the room, looked around carefully, and after confirming that there was no one there, she ran out quickly.

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Because of the beast tide, there has been no plan to cut down trees recently, and the dense forests on the mountain are empty.

No! There is another person.

"Nancy!"

The dusty Hodgson hid behind the bushes and waved at her gently: "This way!"

"Hodgson." Nancy walked quickly to Hodgson and looked at her former lover with complicated eyes:

"Why are you here?"

"Do you know how many people are out there looking for you? Once they find you... you're dead!"

"I..." Hodgson struggled:

"I really have nowhere to go, and in my current condition, what would happen if I went somewhere else?"

“Isn’t it still a dead end?”

"..." Nancy opened her mouth, her eyes panicked, then she gritted her teeth, took out her staff and handed it over:

"This is the staff my mentor gave me. It's made from a second-level magic plant trunk. Although it's not a high-level magic item, it's worth a lot of magic stones. Take it and exchange it for some magic stones."

This was the only valuable thing she had.

In order to raise magic stones for Hodgson's shop, Nancy also borrowed a large loan. In order to repay the loan, she almost used up all her belongings, leaving only the life-saving staff, which she took out now.

"Nancy!" Hodgson was touched. "I knew you were the best to me. The failure of this business was not my fault. It was just bad luck."

"Just give me one more chance, I...I will definitely succeed!"

"I believe you." Nancy looked at him, her eyes struggling, a mixture of inexplicable grief and pity: "But now you've lost, and you owe so many thousands of magic stones outside, you... can't even pay it back!"

"Also?" Hodgson's eyes flickered.

"I don't have to pay it back!"

He grabbed Nancy's arm and said in a deep voice, "I used the shop as collateral to borrow the magic stones, and the shares I transferred to other people. I didn't take out any loans myself."

"It's not that there is nothing, but... it's not guaranteed by the gods, so it's okay if I don't pay it back."

"Ah!" Nancy opened her mouth wide: "Is that so..."

"That's right!" Hodgson nodded heavily:

"Nancy, don't you know me? I am very cautious in everything I do and I will never leave any handle for others."

"This business failed because I was unlucky. If you give me another chance, I will definitely succeed!"

"But...but you have no money left?" Nancy frowned. "As long as you are discovered, you will be caught. You will never be able to pay back all the magic stones in your lifetime."

"So we can't let anyone find out." Hodgson grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard, gritting his teeth and saying, "Nancy!"

"Give me a final amount of magic stones, and I'll start over somewhere else. When I make money, I'll pay them back, and we can still be together then."

"Magic Stone?" Nancy said bitterly, "I don't have any magic stone."

In order to repay the loan of several thousand magic stones, she signed a long-term agreement with Marian that was made twenty years ago.

Now I only have money for food, and I don’t even have many necessities for practice.

"You have!"

Hodgson narrowed his eyes: "You have."

"How could I have that?" Nancy frowned, looking puzzled: "Why didn't I know I had that?"

"You forgot." Hodgson lowered his voice:

"The wizard tower on the top of the mountain..."

"You're crazy!" Nancy's face turned pale, and she struggled to get rid of Hodgson's grip, retreating again and again:

"That's the instructor's stuff!"

"Yes." Hodgson narrowed his eyes.

"But you can go in, can't you?"

"Marian, this woman, has accumulated a lot of magic stones and good things. If you help me take out a few of them, it will be enough for me to do business."

"Impossible!" Nancy shook her head frantically, "I can't help you get your mentor's things!"

"Nancy, if it was yours, would you give it to me?" Hodgson grabbed her and asked:

"Will you give it to me?"

"..." Looking at the lover in front of her, the bloodshot eyes and tortured body, Nancy opened her mouth: "Yes."

"So...if Marianne dies, shouldn't you inherit her things?" Hodgson continued, "Since the things will belong to you sooner or later, if I take a few things now, isn't it equivalent to you giving them to me?"

"This..." Nancy shook her head. After all, she was not stupid: "It's different, it's different!"

"What's the difference?" Hodgson growled:

"Are you unwilling to give it to me? Are you going to watch me die? I just want a chance now."

"And the opportunity..."

"It's in your hands!"

"Nancy, my love, you are the only one who is willing to help me now, and you are the only one who has the ability to help me!"

Nancy's body froze, her expression struggling.

Not long after.

Two figures walked towards the top of the mountain along the deserted mountain road.

"Be careful."

Nancy said in a dull voice:

"This wizard tower was rebuilt by the mentor based on the methods left by the gray-robed wizard Addison."

"We have only laid the foundation. There are many witchcraft traps around. If you fall into one, you will be dead."

"I know." Hodgson nodded repeatedly:

"We don't know when Marianne will be back. Let's go quickly so as not to be caught by her."

"...Yes." Nancy nodded and reminded:

"Remember, just take two unimportant things when you go in, and don't touch anything else."

"Otherwise, the mentor will never let me go."

"I know, I know." Hodgson urged in a low voice:

“Hurry up and go!”

Not long after walking forward, a low, simple two-story wizard tower came into view, with obvious signs of construction.

“Swish!”

Hodgson rushed out impatiently, but stopped when he got close to the wizard tower.

"Nancy, are there no witch traps here?"

“No more.”

Nancy shook her head:

"The wizard tower is still under construction. Placing traps at this time will affect..."

"well?"

Before she finished her words, Hodgson rushed into the wizard tower, followed by some chaotic noises.

"Don't!"

Nancy's face changed drastically, and she rushed in hastily: "Don't touch the teacher's things!"

"That thing won't work..."

"lay down!"

"oops!"

Nancy's tone was panicked, but she couldn't stop Hodgson's search, and he actually had a rare storage space item in his hand.

Seeing the magic items she visited disappear one by one, she had to rush forward and tear them apart desperately.

"Honey."

Hodgson said sincerely, "Can you just consider this as your last help to me? If I succeed this time, I will never forget you."

"Nancy, my love!"

Nancy froze in her tracks.

Looking at Hodgson with sweat on his forehead and a look of fear on his face, the tenderness in my heart surged up again.

Hodgson noticed that her strength had loosened and he was overjoyed. He continued to stuff things into the space pendant one by one.

"Wait a moment!"

"What's wrong?" Hodgson clenched his hands, his eyes showing a hint of impatience and murderous intent.

"Someone is coming."

Nancy looked flustered:

"Hurry up and find a place to hide."

"Ah!" Hodgson broke out in a cold sweat. Before he found a place to hide, he heard a familiar voice coming from outside.

"Nancy, are you in there?"

Hmm? Hodgson narrowed his eyes, and the murderous intent in his heart suddenly increased.

It's him!

"It's Carl!" Nancy looked puzzled: "Why is he here?"

"Nancy." Carl smiled and approached the wizard tower: "Is Senior Marian here? I have good news for her."

"No..., the mentor is not here." Nancy hurried out of the wizard tower, wiped the sweat from her temples, and said with a forced smile: "I'm busy cleaning. Look at how sweaty I am."

"No wonder Senior Marian entrusted the Wizard Tower to you. You are so attentive, Nancy." Carl praised her and asked casually:

"Is the senior not here?"

"I seemed to hear some voices talking inside just now?"

"That... that was me talking to myself." Nancy's expression changed slightly, and she waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "When I'm alone and bored, I like to talk to myself, just to relieve my boredom."

“That’s it!” Karl nodded, his eyes twinkling: “Since Senior Marian is not here, I’ll come next time.”

Turning around, he was about to leave, but at this moment, several beams of magical light shot out from the wizard tower and headed straight for Carl's back.

“Go to hell!”

Hodgson had a ferocious look on his face and rushed out with a staff in his hand, unleashing several powerful and lethal spells one after another.

He had no grudge against Carl.

But I just don't like it.

Now that he was trying to escape from the Leipzig market, and the other party was right in front of him, he might as well take the opportunity to kill him and get a few more magic items.

He attacked from behind and used magic items, so even a high-level wizard apprentice would be killed.

Seeing that the witchcraft light was about to tear the figure in front of him into pieces, a cruel sense of satisfaction made Hodgson grin.

"No!" Nancy screamed: "Carl, be careful!"

"Um?"

Carl raised his eyebrows, and the secondary spell field of zero-ring witchcraft was instantly activated, and vast energy surged in the void.

The incoming witchcraft aura suddenly stagnated.

Carl turned and waved his arm.

Zero-ring witchcraft—chain water arrows! Three-foot-long water arrows appeared out of thin air, shot out with lightning, and pierced Hodgson like a hornet's nest.

Hodgson, die! As a formal wizard, even if he casts ordinary witchcraft, his power is much stronger than that of a wizard apprentice.

Carl looked indifferent.

He searched Marianne's memory in the fragments of the divine domain, and after knowing that she had placed all her good things in the wizard tower, he hurried here, intending to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Unexpectedly.

There are two more people in the wizard tower.

Hodgson doesn't care, he can solve it easily. Nancy has a good relationship with him and they won't go to the extent of killing people and stealing treasures.

After thinking it over again and again, Carl originally planned to leave temporarily and deal with Hodgson halfway, but he didn't expect that the other party couldn't even wait this little time.

"Is it him?"

As if he had just discovered that the person who assassinated him was Hodgson, Carl looked surprised and then shook his head slightly:

"Notify the tower!"

(End of this chapter)