The Wizard: From Zero-Ring Wizard to Almighty Lord.

Chapter 289 Mad Civilization, Destroying a City with a Single Finger

Chapter 289

At this moment, the face of the city lord's will in the mechanical city was so gloomy that it was almost ashen, and even the sea of ​​metal fell silent.

He recognized it.

He had clearly discerned the source of the surging, corrosive, and polluting aura of evil god emanating from Ser.

What alarmed him even more was that he also knew what Sel was relying on at this moment.

That was the implantation of some ancient, distorted, and higher-dimensional civilizational power!

The endless planes of existence are vast and boundless, and no one knows their end, nor can anyone fathom their truth.

The numerous civilizations, large and small, that emerged during this period are as numerous as stars, colliding, merging, destroying, and being reborn...

Even powerful systems like the Wizarding World and the Civilization of Gods, which are considered "top-tier," are nothing more than a drop of water or a wisp of dust in the boundless ocean of planes.

In the long and persistent history of the wizarding civilization's exploration of outer realms, they encountered far more powerful civilizations than just the civilization of gods.

Those top-tier civilizations, some of which gave birth to beings that could rival or even surpass the Radiant Moon, and others possessed power structures different from the wizarding system, inspiring awe and reverence.

Some showed goodwill, some were hostile, and some had no intention of paying any attention to the wizarding world's visits and observations.

But in the course of countless civilizations crossing paths, the existence of one civilization deeply shocked and horrified the entire Wizard Council.

That was an extremely distorted civilization.

A system that has been corrupted by madness and chaos at the level of rules, structure and even the genes of civilization.

Their language is disordered, their knowledge is corrupted, their gods are weeping, and their radiant moon is roaring.

Even the most powerful beings in this civilization were completely distorted by "madness".

They are illogical, disregard communication, and disbelieve in contracts; they whisper prayers in the ancient abyss, sacrificing their entire civilization to some indescribable, terrifying being.

In that first contact between civilizations, a Radiant Moon King from a wizarding civilization personally went to attempt to establish communication... but ultimately "fell" there.

He never returned.

His soul fire became chaotic and distorted, and from the fragments of his soul that had been teleported back, syllables that had never appeared in the wizarding language kept murmuring...

Since then, the Wizard Council has strictly marked that terrifying top-level civilization as a "Level One Forbidden Civilization," prohibiting all contact and exploration.

Every Morning Star wizard in the wizarding world is repeatedly told this when they enter the Council for promotion training.

"If any signs of suspected influence or contamination are found during the exploration of the plane, do not hesitate, do not attempt to make contact, and do not try to analyze them."

The mission should be immediately halted, a complete lockdown implemented, and the matter handed over entirely to Parliament.

This is the terrifying extent of that civilization. It is an abyss from which even the Radiant Moon could fall.

This is the existence that the wizarding civilization fears most, is most wary of, and keeps most secret.

After all, even the civilization of gods has its own rules; it's just that it's hostile to the civilization of wizards, nothing more.

But that civilization was not...

And now, at this moment, he clearly and without a doubt sensed that familiar, chilling aura from within Sel's body, from the depths of that churning black tide.

That was the pollution of that civilization, the whispers it left in its rules, the mark it left behind when it took away the Crown of the Moon!
No explanation needed. No verification needed.

In an instant, the city lord of the mechanical city understood.

Sel has been contaminated.

It's not just about pollution...

His entire rule-based origins have probably been "formatted and reconstructed" by that civilization, and he is no longer a wizard in the "pure sense".

He is an apostle of that insane system.

That sea of ​​rules, boiling with a thick, black liquid, was no longer an extension of the rules of darkness, but a projection of some kind of mad outer god.

"Damn it! What terrible luck!"

Deep within the sea of ​​metal, the torrent of rules symbolizing the will of the city lord of the mechanical capital surged ceaselessly, reflecting his near-rage at this moment.

His emotions could no longer be simply described as "anger" or "unease".

It was a complex emotion, a mixture of deep regret, anxiety, and fear, almost overflowing from the very source of this metallic law.

He knew very well that, facing Sel in his current state, that monster that was completely corrupted and no longer “human,” he wouldn’t have needed to worry at all decades ago.

He might even secretly rejoice and applaud.

After all, as long as he sends a message to His Majesty the Radiant Moon, who is stationed in the Nightmare Rift Valley, the other party will naturally take action.

Although His Majesty the Moon is a very high-ranking being, he never easily interferes with the power shifts and conflicts within the wizarding world, but that is only in relation to the struggles between internal forces.

But the current Sel no longer belongs to the "inside" of the wizarding world.

He has become an invading entity of external polluted civilization, a complete "outsider"!
From a legal and regulatory standpoint, Her Majesty the Moon has every legitimate reason to eliminate him.

As long as that great being is still in charge of the Rift Valley, then no matter how arrogant Sel is now, he can be reduced to nothingness with just one palm strike!

But unfortunately, Her Majesty the Radiant Moon is not in the Nightmare Rift Valley right now!

What made him feel most bitter and want to strangle himself was that when that person left the Rift Valley, he, as the city lord of the Mechanical City, was actually the one who was the most overjoyed!

Because during the time when the Radiant Moon Lord guarded the Nightmare Rift Valley, the ownership of all ten cities belonged to her.

When His Majesty the Moon departed, he generously allocated the "autonomy rights" of the ten cities to their respective city lords with a stroke of his pen!
This was nothing short of an immense opportunity and blessing for them!

The one who benefited the most was none other than him, the lord of the mechanical city.

In that hunt for the avatar of the Goddess of the Magic Network, he gave it his all, even at the cost of reconstructing his own soul core, all for the reward from His Majesty the Radiant Moon!

That "reward" is control over the entire mechanical city!

This is what he has always dreamed of!

For mechanical wizards, the value of this mechanical city is no less than a baptism of ultimate sublimation. The resources consumed by this mechanical city, which is so prosperous that words cannot describe it, are truly terrifying.

Even a level six Morning Star Wizard would have to exhaust all their life savings and fortune to build a simplified version of the "Mechanical Fortress"!
The "Mechanical Capital" before us is a masterpiece personally forged, tested, and repeatedly adjusted and enhanced by His Majesty the Radiant Moon over the long years!
Throughout the long history of the Moon Goddess, it has always occupied an extremely important position.

Because it carries a certain extremely important "research operation" of that Radiant Moon Lord.

For this reason, His Majesty the Moon Goddess visited the City of Machinery many times to reinforce and reconstruct it layer by layer.

He integrated countless incredible mechanical devices and arrays of laws into the depths of the city, making the entire city, in a sense, an extension of his own will.

To wizards of other schools, this city may simply be a dangerous and massive experimental subject.

But for a mechanical wizard, this mechanical city, which can instantly disintegrate into an ocean of billions of metal parts and then reassemble into a multidimensional structure, is almost as valuable as an opportunity to break through the limits!
The feeling was like the bloodline of a bloodline wizard suddenly surging and awakening at a certain moment, breaking free from its original shackles and evolving towards the "top bloodline origin".

That was a complete transformation!

Unfortunately, despite participating in that interdimensional expedition, he ultimately failed to complete the task entrusted to him by His Majesty the Moon, and thus failed to gain control of the city ahead of schedule.

However, that expedition ultimately came to an end due to the intervention and sabotage of the dark goddess Shar.

It was precisely because Shar's surprise attack disrupted the entire plan that His Majesty the Moon did not hold those who carried out the plan accountable.

Otherwise, given His Majesty Huiyue's consistent style of doing things, he would at least be forced to step down from his position as city lord, if not die on the spot.

He had thought that he would probably never have the chance to visit that "sacred city" he had always dreamed of.

But just over a decade ago, the wheel of fate suddenly turned.

A secret message from the "Forge Stone" quietly entered Nightmare Rift.

It was an invitation, inviting Her Majesty the Radiant Moon of Nightmare Rift to the Forgestone.

Legend has it that His Majesty the Moon was invited and there he finally obtained the item he had been searching for for countless years!

When Her Majesty the Radiant Moon returned to the Rift Valley, her excitement was so great that it caused the laws of the entire Rift Valley to tremble!

What followed was astonishing: without hesitation, he handed over control of the ten major cities to the city lords who had followed him on his expeditions.

It was precisely because of this that the city lord of the Mechanical City seized the opportunity to gain control of the Mechanical City.

It is said that after leaving the Great Rift Valley, His Majesty the Moon went directly to the Wizard Council headquarters to have in-depth private talks with other His Majesties the Moon.

However, those contents were too profound for the Lord of the Mechanical City to understand.

Furthermore, he had no time to speculate on what His Majesty the Moon was doing.

After acquiring the Mechanical City, his strength skyrocketed, and he broke through to the level of a sixth-level Morning Star Wizard in a very short time!
And this is just the beginning.

With the help of this "Supreme City" personally built by His Majesty the Radiant Moon, he actually climbed to the peak level of the sixth-level Morning Star in just a few years, faintly touching the edge of the Radiant Moon Path!
It is important to know that among the many wizarding systems, the mechanical wizards are deeply dependent on "external objects," but the rewards they receive are also the most astonishing.

Just like him now, thanks to this great city, he has already stepped into the gates of Huiyue!

I've obtained the mechanical city I've always dreamed of, and I've successfully broken through to the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard, directly reaching the pinnacle of the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard level...

Two good things should have happened at once, and this city lord should have been blessed with even more joyous occasions...

At this moment, the city lord of the mechanical capital, deep within the sea of ​​metal, felt a weight in his heart that was almost indescribable.

That insane civilization, originating from the depths of endless planes and capable of causing the Radiant Moon to fall... now, its corrupting aura has appeared on Sel!
"This is absolutely awful... I've really had the worst luck ever!"

He cursed under his breath.

That top civilization, listed as "the highest level of taboo" by the Wizard Council, is not simply mad.

It exists on the edge of chaos and distortion. Even beings at the level of the Radiant Moon risk perishing if they descend upon its core plane without going all out and being extremely careful!
Even more terrifying is that even the most advanced wizarding civilizations have never successfully "transferred" the corrupting power of that insane civilization.

Each attempt only leads to a reverse invasion of pollution, triggering immeasurable disasters.

Therefore, that civilization is the source of the three taboos: "untransferable," "unstudiable," and "untouchable."

But now, that forbidden aura is firmly entrenched in Sel's body, showing no signs of getting out of control!
"How exactly did he obtain that level of pollution sources?"

The city lord pondered in disbelief, "That should be at least at the Radiant Moon level... or at least a contaminant that is infinitely close to the Radiant Moon level!"

Logically speaking, even a slight contamination should cause one to fall into complete madness and lose oneself.

But Ser is still calm, even displaying a strange attitude of being in control of the whole situation.

"...Those infected by the Outer God will eventually descend into madness."

This conclusion was reached by the Wizarding Council through repeated experiments and practical experience.

But the Serel in front of us is clearly challenging this ironclad rule!

“If he goes insane, the corrupting power within him will surely go out of control, and the council will definitely detect the disturbance immediately… But now…”

Beyond the endless waves of metal, an ocean formed from viscous dark matter floats silently.

And in the heart of that ocean, a chilling figure stood atop the dark tides—it was Sel.

A chilling smirk played on his lips; it wasn't maniacal laughter or hysteria, but rather a confident, brooding composure tinged with the satisfaction of a premeditated triumph.

He slowly waved the black sleeves of his robe, the cuffs covered with wriggling insects, like swarms of lice hiding among them, constantly churning and emitting an aura that made one intensely uneasy.

Then, suddenly, a profound wave spread out from the black ocean behind him!
Ten major cities!

The ten cities that should have existed inside the Nightmare Rift Valley were now appearing one after another on the surface of the dark sea.

As if reflected from the depths of a nightmare into reality, it transformed into a pitch-black body, slowly revolving around Sel, forming an extremely eerie "black crown".

then!

As Sel pointed his right finger, a city collapsed like viscous mud, turning into endless black liquid that crashed into the abyss!
On the other side of the sea of ​​metal, the city lord's will trembled violently. He recognized the city that had turned into viscous matter.

That's the city of bloodlines!
The City of Bloodlines is similar to the City of Machines, except that it is not the City of Machines where mechanical wizards are the majority, but the City of Bloodlines where they are the majority.

But what does Selby's action signify?
Then, Sel spoke slowly, his voice soft, yet it seemed to whisper into the depths of everyone's soul:
"City of Bloodline, Extinction."

"From this day forward, the Nightmare Rift Valley should no longer consist of ten cities, but nine."

Upon hearing this, all the Morning Star Wizards around felt a chill, whether they were from the Mechanical City, the Spirit Eye Wizard, or Lynn himself, who was far away!
(End of this chapter)