Chapter 752 - 746: The Wizard Appears
“Could it be…”
Qin Feng looked at the person with a magic wand in one hand and a crystal ball in the other, muttering spells and casting a curse, and his spirit suddenly stirred as he guessed the other’s identity, “Could this guy be a wizard?”
There was a reason for his guess!
Had the person held only a magic wand without the crystal ball, it would have been another matter altogether. In this Star Domain, whether among mages or arcane mages, among All Gods or demons, those who favor magic over close combat typically prefer to wield a magic wand.
Furthermore, some beings of high status create splendid scepters to showcase their prestige, but those scepters often possess special powers and even laws within them.
Comparatively, the use of a crystal ball was quite rare!
Or rather, it wasn’t that rare but, aside from one particular group, it was seldom seen in other professions.
And that group was the wizards!
The thought that the person might be a wizard made Qin Feng’s heart skip a beat.
If that was indeed the case, then it spelled trouble!
Wizards were not just a mysterious group; they were backed by immense force!
Even to some extent, wizards’ notoriety in many worlds was more terrifying than the Abyss!
Originally, the old ancestors of the Five Domains Alliance convened to discuss the conquest of Ten Thousand Worlds and had traveled through the Void, gaining much insight into this Star Domain.
This Star Domain was not only extensive but also harbored a vastly large cluster of worlds, containing countless Small Worlds and even six Great Worlds.
Among the six Great Worlds, those associated with darkness were the Abyss, Hell, and the Demon Realm!
On the other side, the Great Worlds related to light included the Light God Realm, the Natural Divine Realm, and also the Wizard Great World!
Indeed, the world of wizards was also one of the Great Worlds and the last one that had not yet interacted with the Cultivation World.
Unlike the Light God Realm and Natural Divine Realm, which the Beast Taming Sect had already contacted, although not in direct confrontation, the Sect’s high-ranking members had slain more than one or two angels from the Light God Clan and spirits from the Natural Element!
Each Great World was a formidable presence that commanded respect across the Star Domain and deterred the Ten Thousand Worlds, and the Wizard Great World was no exception. However, the Wizard Great World was relatively further from Biluo, lying at the other end of this Star Domain, which explained the lack of interaction. Qin Feng never expected to encounter a wizard here!
Could it be that the reach of wizards extended this far?
Qin Feng’s mood grew heavy.
Although Biluo had only recently started its expedition and the Cultivation World was only beginning to show signs of prosperity, there was still a long way to go for a full flowering. At this stage, it was inappropriate to compete with a Great World, as it would lead to heavy losses for both sides!
Moreover, the various worlds always described wizards as mysterious and terrifying. Although the Wizard Great World was relatively less chaotic than the three dark system worlds, and many wizard abilities seemed similar to the Nature God System’s magic, wizards were definitely not benevolent.
They were entirely different from the divine beings!
Divine beings require faith and often provide their followers with hope, guiding their devotees towards a better life.
But wizards are different; they have never needed followers nor the Power of Faith!
They pursue truth, skilled at dissecting the essence of all forces in the world, regarding the Power of Faith as an external influence disregarded by wizards.
Even the so-called divine beings, in the eyes of wizards, are merely subjects for dissection.
In the pursuit of truth, the Wizard Clan had reached the extremities.
That extremity made wizards a presence even more terrifying than demons in the eyes of many beings in various worlds.
Of course, demons were also among the subjects dissected and studied by wizards!
Each wizard has their own interpretation of truth, giving rise to countless bizarre witchcraft.
For wizards, who are resolute in their quest for truth, deciphering the mysteries of time holds an immense allure—thus, the mysterious and enigmatic Curse Power was naturally a primary research focus for them.
To some extent, wizards and cultivators are similar because both can rationally utilize all resources in the world and are adept at studying all types of power, efficient in applying various power attributes.
The difference is that cultivators focus on enlightenment, while wizards excel at analysis.
One uses the brain, the other, hands; cultivators seek sudden enlightenment that can lead to rapid progression, while wizards prefer years of experiments, slowly unraveling the nature of things to master corresponding powers.
Neither can be considered superior nor inferior to the other, but it is undeniable that wizards, with their strong pursuit of all knowledge, are decidedly the last opponents cultivators in this Star Domain want to encounter.
Although the Light God Clan was domineering, their power was singular, and not without weaknesses.
Even though the gods of the Natural Divine Realm were powerful, the cultivators of the Cultivation World were least worried about the gods of the Natural Element, because the powers they mastered, albeit strong, belonged to the more commonly seen power attributes. Be it earth, water, fire, wind, or even time and space, and other natural forces, the cultivators could confront these forces head-on. A mere glance was enough to assure them, without any fear.
Although the Demon Realm was strong, the various races were in chaos, constantly fighting each other. As long as they couldn’t unify their front, a single Demon King posed no significant threat to Biluo.
Hell was also an incredibly domineering Great World, but the devils living there were cunning by nature, fond of scheming. Their internal deceit and complete dishonesty externally, although making them excellent at conspiracy, meant that these devils were no longer proficient in large-scale direct combat due to their frequent reliance on trickery.
Even the Abyss, which Biluo’s elders dreaded the most, wasn’t a concern as the lords of the Abyss rarely invaded other worlds.
Only the Wizard World was different; these folks were, to some extent, even more obsessed with the pursuit of Dao than the cultivators because of their excessive zeal for knowledge, which led them to ruthlessly invade other worlds, using every means possible to validate their own witchcraft, thus leaving behind terrifying legends across all worlds!
After Qin Feng guessed the identity of the other party, he immediately withdrew his head, not looking directly, but carefully scanning with the corner of his eye.
This time he had learned his lesson and did not release his Divine Sense, and thus the powerful and sharp wizard did not detect his presence, or perhaps the wizard was too busy casting a curse to pay attention to anything else.
As the wizard’s chanting of spells grew louder, when the last syllable fell, the soul of the monster in front of him was extracted by the crystal ball and transformed into the power for casting the curse.
With a loud thump, the dry corpse of the monster, as if it had been dried by the wind for a thousand years, fell to the ground, silent and utterly dead.
With the death of that monster, the Curse Power grew even stronger, and from the mouth of the nearby Plant God came increasingly desperate screams.
Not only was this deity terrified beyond measure, but even another deity present seemed at a loss.
These gods had never seen such a bizarre situation before; during the battle, they faced inexplicable attacks from nowhere that targeted their souls, leaving these inexperienced gods uncertain how to react.
Just as another deity decided to step forward and use its Divine Power to drive away the beast and save its companion, it suddenly felt its spirit tighten, and Divine Light flickered on the leaves around it, enveloping itself in layers of powerful Defensive Magic.
“Boom…”
With a loud sound, a massive Fireball hit its Defensive Magic, breaking through dozens of layers before its power finally diminished.
Such a violent attack startled this god, who promptly used all its power to defend itself, firmly protecting itself behind its Protective Shield.
However, it did not face any more magical attacks but heard a miserable scream.
Lifting its eyes, it saw a figure clad in a black robe amid the group of monsters.
This figure, having cast some spell, suddenly split the cursed Divine Tree in two while letting out a sinister laugh, “I’ve always wanted a divine being as an experimental subject, but that old guy always stopped us from making a move.
Hehe… things are different now, what can happen if we kill you? It’s still uncertain whether you fools can handle this inter-world war, who would care about the casualties of one or two gods!”
During this speech, he lifted the crystal ball in his hand, and a cryptic chanting of spells echoed again. Strange runes flew out of the crystal ball and landed on the severely damaged body of the Divine Tree, attempting to seal it.
As the runes fell on the tree body, the originally huge tree slowly shrank and finally turned into a palm-sized segment, which the wizard then sealed into the crystal ball.
The wizard, looking at the frantically struggling Divine Tree inside the crystal ball, continued to let out strange laughs. His gaze then landed on another deity, only to realize that the creature had already fled swiftly out of sight!
With one deity sealed and another escaped, the remaining Plant Spirits knew better than to stay and fight the monsters.
If it were just these monsters, they might have overwhelmed them with their numbers if not for the limited terrain and battlefield space.
But with both deities defeated, where would they find the courage to stay and fight?
“Trash!”
The wizard was somewhat annoyed, “You’re divine beings, after all. If you counterattacked now, you might have had a chance to save your comrade!”
But, having these materials for experiments seemed to be enough!
Moments later, the wizard commanded the monsters to clean up the battlefield, then tied all the severely injured plants unable to escape onto the backs of the monsters, turning to walk deeper into the valley.
With so many fresh materials, the wizard was eager to start a new experiment.
Previously having to rely on the disregarded monsters for experiments had grown tiresome; now, having long coveted the bodies of these divine beings and so many Plant Spirits, he was, of course, ecstatic, his mind already adrift in thoughts of experimenting, too indifferent to chase after the fleeing Tree Demons and gods.
In fact, if it weren’t for the fact that the truth-bearing wizard was somewhat wary of this world’s top-level deity, they would have already recklessly targeted the various Plant Spirits.
In the distance, atop a mountain peak, Qin Feng squinted as he watched the wizard leaving with the monsters. After pondering for a moment, he chose not to return and report this matter yet.
With a flick of his body, he followed at a distance, intending to see where the wizard was headed and covertly learn more about him!