Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 272: Blood, Flesh and Soul Fusion Ritual

Is Mr. Scorching Lord nearing the end of his life? How is that possible?

He is the current first chief of the Federation, a powerful spellcaster who was promoted to legend just fifty years ago!

Harvey vaguely remembered that when he was first learning magic, the family magic teacher he hired brought him the first book on general magic theory. The book was compiled and edited by the legendary chief Kemo Salas based on the basics of ancient magic. The cover of the thick magic book also had a silhouette of his profile engraved on it, making him look both wise and mysterious.

When he took over the important task of Chief, he should not be more than one hundred years old. After all, his teacher, the founder and first Chief of the Spellcasters' Union, the mysterious legend whose name and origin were inexplicably hidden in the history of magic, also lived for more than two hundred years.

For high-level spellcasters, the extraordinary power they gain from knowledge will also elevate their life level. Although they will not directly cross the species dimension from short-lived species to stand shoulder to shoulder with dragons and giants, at least they will not age rapidly like ordinary mortals in less than a hundred years and be buried in the soil.

Three hundred years of lifespan is the limit for short-lived species, but high-level spellcasters and beings who have been promoted to the legendary rank can barely touch the threshold of this life limit.

Harvey made a rough calculation and found that Mr. Burning Lord should be less than 150 years old this year. When he went to Alayeh in person, he had communicated with him in person. Although he could not see his specific figure and face clearly, judging from his condition, he was definitely not old. At least in that adventure in the magic network and the spatial rift, his combat effectiveness and magic power far exceeded those of the other two high-level spellcasters.

But as long as they do not possess divinity like dragons and giants, whether they are short-lived species like humans, elves, dwarves, and demons, or immortal species like Asdalen and the inner demon with a lifespan of 500 years or more, they will inevitably gradually move towards the end of their lives over the long river of time.

Even sub-dragon creatures with a trace of dragon blood will turn into a pile of dry bones after their vitality is exhausted, just like the colorful sub-dragon remains that Harvey encountered when he explored the dragon cave of the magic net.

This is even more obvious for human spellcasters. Once they reach half their lifespan and have no hope of advancing to a higher level, their bodies will inevitably age and weaken. Even if they use up any other secret magic potions to prolong their lifespan, they can only barely survive for a few more decades. During this time, they must endure the pain and emptiness of their own magic power disappearing and their mental strength being exhausted.

Death is always the most feared outcome for any life, especially for higher-level life forms with wisdom.

Even for a spellcaster with extraordinary powers, the ultimate goal of pursuing knowledge in the way of magic is actually just to pursue a leap in the level of life.

Thinking of this, Harvey couldn't help but sigh silently. No matter what kind of accident Mr. Scorching Lord had encountered that led to the end of his life, as a mid-level wizard with low ability, he was probably powerless to do anything.

"Mr. Scorching Lord, the other two chiefs need to know your current situation, so after I find you, I must return to the real world to contact them and tell them the truth about what happened here... Besides that, what else can I do for you?"

Harvey still has great respect for this legendary wizard who was one of the first to join his forum and has always been friendly to him.

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of warm silver-white light suddenly appeared in front of Harvey, completely illuminating the dark passage space.

Not far in front of him, several evil spirits were circling around a figure floating in the air, and that figure was the source of the light. It was the real flesh and blood body of Mr. Burning Lord. He really succeeded in breaking through the space barrier and directly entered the magic net in a physical way.

But what terrified Harvey was that the other party's glowing body was connected to a series of dark, capillary-like tubes extending from the barrier of the dark passage. From a distance, it looked like a terrifying humanoid centipede suspended in mid-air. The dense network of tentacles and tubes expanded and contracted in sync with the Scorching Lord's renewed speech, slowly wriggling as if possessed of life.

"Mr. Kel'Thuzad... I'm sorry to meet you again in this way..."

Mr. Burning Lord saw Harvey's appearance clearly, and his mind seemed to have temporarily regained stability. His voice became much more solid, and there were no longer obvious pauses or overlaps in his voice.

"You've seen my current state... Even if the other two chief ministers were to come in person, they wouldn't be able to do anything."

While he was still lucid, Harvey quickly asked, "Is this the flesh-soul fusion ritual you just mentioned? Can it really extend your lifespan? Then why didn't you return to the real world after completing the ritual?"

The Scorching Overlord gave a wry laugh and muttered, "Ever since I learned of this ancient, mysterious ritual, I've been repeatedly researching it. It wasn't until recently, when my... symptoms became somewhat unstable, that I finally decided to begin... But I forgot one crucial thing: if the ritual is truly safe and effective, why didn't my teacher... perform it himself?"

He paused, as if trying hard to maintain his sanity, and then continued, "I used the method my teacher left me and successfully found the entrance to this hidden passage. The ritual went very smoothly, and I almost completely reshaped my sea of consciousness and magic veins, reversing them to a new state... But then I found that I could no longer leave here."

"My body has been assimilated to the magic network space due to the ritual. I must constantly absorb vast and pure magical energy to maintain consumption. Once I leave the dark passage in the magic network space where the magic energy is most violent and abundant, I will immediately dry up and die in a few minutes, just like a fish out of water..."

These words stunned Harvey. He had never expected that the price Mr. Scorching Lord paid for his rebirth was so tragic. This was probably the main reason why he was trapped here and unable to send messages to the outside world to warn or ask for help.

According to what he said, if he returned to the real world, he would not be able to use his flesh and blood body to cross space and absorb enough magic energy from the magic network to maintain the needs of his current mutated body.

This level of magic power cannot be satisfied by meditation and absorbing magic stone energy alone. Based on Harvey's perception of the magic power in this dark passage, he believes that in the real world, Mr. Burning Lord would need to connect to more than three giant planetary energy gathering arrays at the same time to barely avoid death from magic power exhaustion.

Wait! Planetary-level energy gathering array!
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed through Harvey's mind, and an idea that even he himself found incredible emerged.

If we connect Mr. Scorching Lord to several planetary energy-gathering arrays like a ventilator, and run them continuously at the highest power, continuously drawing pure magic energy from the magic network to supply his body's needs, can we successfully transfer him back to the real world?

"Mr. Burning Master! I may have a way to help you get out of here!" Harvey said in a deep voice, trying his best to control his excitement.

"However, we need to seek the help of Mr. Turing and Mr. Neumann. I can mediate this matter. After all, the Federation and the Spellcaster Forum still have a good cooperative relationship. I believe they will not sit idly by."

(End of this chapter)