Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 603 Is this the Overlord Demon-Transforming Plant?!
Sera the Witch raised the wizard's sword in her hand. The wizard's sword was not a luxury magic weapon worth millions, but a relatively good one bought for two hundred thousand magic stones. However, in this competition, it was considered a relatively ordinary magic weapon.

However, this wizard's sword was wreathed in endless flames and possessed extraordinary power. The disturbance caused by its magical pressure even distorted the surrounding air. Many wizard apprentices who had accompanied their teachers to watch the competition began to sweat and became physically weak under the magical pressure.

Meanwhile, Sera the Witch's Flamebird clones, like patrolling firebirds, constantly followed Locke and launched attacks.

However, Locke managed to dodge both attacks using his Grass Boots.

Sera the Witch unleashed three consecutive sword strikes, frowning as she then used the power contained within her true blood.

Bloodline Arts Common First-Order Spell: Blood Boil!
Her speed suddenly increased, and she stomped her foot on the ground, causing a flame to appear in the opposite direction.

That was blood flame.

Bloodline-based universal first-level spell: Flame Stomp!

Using the recoil of blood flames to provide a momentary acceleration during combat, this is a high-level combat spell that bloodline wizards can only learn after in-depth research into the blood flame magic system.

Locke only saw the witch Sera rush in front of him for a moment before she raised her flaming wizard's sword and slashed at him.

Locke lightly pushed off with his foot and dodged.

Sera the Witch frowned. 'Those shoes seem to have a reaction force acting on the ground, thus increasing Locke's movement speed.'

'But that's not the crux of the problem. I've already used Flame Step magic to increase my speed, but I still can't keep up. This doesn't make sense; the magical pressure of those plant-based wizard shoes shouldn't be able to support such a fast reaction speed.'

No matter how the abilities of magical plants change, they must always follow the general laws of botany and the general laws of magic.

If the magical pressure is insufficient, then it is insufficient.

The base panel cannot be too high.

Even though the opponent's pure magical plant wizard shoes had really good overall stats, they were actually able to help wizards of their level in this kind of battle.

'Is it that special area?' Sera the Witch tried to slash at Locke again, while simultaneously using her third drop of true blood skill, Berserk.

He used his bloodline power again to strengthen his physique, and then the speed at which he swung his sword became even faster.

Locke's expression changed slightly.

But they still narrowly avoided it.

Suddenly, the witch Sera swung her sword backhand and chanted a spell. The flames wrapped around the wizard's sword suddenly increased by three feet, like a fire sword spinning in all directions.

The first-level universal bloodline spell – Whirlwind Sword.

The wizard's sword swung towards Locke's neck.

Locke suddenly pushed off the ground, leaping three feet into the air and dodging the attack.

The witch Sera thought to herself, 'As expected, he sensed my intention to attack him beforehand. It's that Overlord's Domain that's constantly suppressing my magical power. That's why he senses every magical attack I unleash.'

'Because that invisible domain is trying to suppress my magical power.'

'However, I think this isn't the plant's inherent function. Because to detect such subtle changes in magical pressure requires incredible magical sensitivity. Locke possesses this special ability. This is a mechanism that only a few wizards, including him, can utilize.'

The series of exchanges between offense and defense amazed the wizards watching from below the stage.

Both second-circle wizards from the Tower of Transformation were stunned.

They originally thought Locke would choose to confront Sera head-on, and the Peach Arch Thorn Arrow magic did indeed have the confidence to do so.

But who would have thought that this wizard named Augustine would choose a path that avoids direct confrontation?

However, so far, he has no intention of retaliating.

He was simply dodging and weaving amidst the combined attacks of the Flame Sparrow and the Sera Witch.

The second-circle wizard of the Tower of Transmutation looked at Locke's wizard shoes. "What kind of wizard shoes are those? Let me check if any of the various shop alliances have the same style. I haven't seen them before. Could it be a new brand?"

"Hmm? Arthas has them, and they're selling pretty well. The first one in the Augustus series of wizard shoes? Could this be a wizard shoe that kid produced himself?"

"It seems to be true." Out of curiosity, the second-circle wizard of the Tower of Transformation placed an order for a pair.

Judging from Locke's performance just now, such a pair of pure magic plant wizard shoes costing 20,000 magic stones is indeed great value for money and has a very high cost-performance ratio.

Of course, he wouldn't realize that the reason why the Tyrant Hummingbird Pineapple Shoes performed so well was not only because the panel was indeed good, but also because of Locke's own mental sensitivity, which had been increased to an extremely exaggerated level due to continuous use of Eye Demon drugs.

It was able to detect changes in magical pressure within the Overlord's Domain. Through this method, it forcibly transformed the original magical domain, which was based on the principle of co-evolution, into its own radar.

It's like forcibly adding a function to these wizard shoes.

Many first-ring wizards present saw second-ring wizards buying the Tower of Transmutation shoes, and many of them were wizards who were going to participate in various competitions. At this moment, they all subconsciously bought the wizard shoes.

After all, a good pair of wizard shoes is very useful in any competition.

"Perfect timing, I'm participating in the second round of the 100-meter Elemental Track Sprint Competition this afternoon. These Wizard Shoes look pretty good from the description, and upon closer inspection, the data is so excellent that they stand out even among similar Wizard Shoes."

"Indeed, this wizard is quite right. These wizard shoes greatly enhance a wizard's mobility. It's hard to believe that a pair of pure magical plant wizard shoes could achieve this. Wait... could it be that while other wizards are fighting on the arena, he's not only fighting, but also transporting his own goods?"

At that time, many wizards had already noticed this direction.

After all, it was a highly anticipated magic combat tournament, and it was the No. 1 arena, which had the highest level of attention.

A breeder using the Ganoderma lucidum plant interface noticed the entry for the "Number 2 Overlord Element Cultivation Method." "I know. Isn't this wizard the culprit who caused the Overlord Cultivation Method's stock price to plummet a few days ago?"

"He's here for the competition too! These wizard shoes look pretty good, I'll buy some and try them out."

"The method for cultivating the Overlord Essence No. 2? That's quite novel. This technology has only just emerged, and I didn't expect it to be so well-developed."

At this moment, more and more breeders are gathering here.

Because many breeders have heard that Locke used Tyrant Element No. 2 to create the Tyrant Magic Plant.

Rogge, a second-circle wizard from the Rose Council who came to watch the match, walked toward Arena 1 with a grim expression.

The thing he was most worried about finally happened.

A few days ago, he lost a grant because of the article on No. 2 tylosin published on Qingcao Yunze. Now that No. 2 tylosin is in the spotlight again, how many more grants will his research group lose?
But when Rogge thought about how Empress Catherine had taken the blame for this, and how several related third-ring wizards had jointly issued a statement expressing their support for the No. 2 Overlord Element, he could only swallow his anger.

This matter has already been discussed among the various third-ring wizards by His Majesty the Throne, and even that researcher from Mount Golden Crown might not know the specific details.

But all the trouble has been cleared up.

If anyone still has objections, it's those three-ring wizards. Whoever they are, they will be the ones who suffer the most severe blows.

Roger whispered, “It’s so good to have a good teacher. Why didn’t I have a teacher like that when I was young?”

On the arena, Locke saw that a large number of breeders had gathered around, and he realized that the witch Sera had gradually figured out the performance of her wizard shoes and was gradually concealing her magic, making it difficult for him to use the subtle changes in magical pressure within the Overlord's Domain to detect her attack trajectory. Locke knew that he had to get serious.

Otherwise, the witch Sera will eventually find herself stabbing herself in the back.

Bloodline wizards possess formidable melee combat abilities, and their universal bloodline spell, the Whirlwind Sword, is renowned for its ability to sweep away enemies from all directions, cleaving them in two with a single strike. It is an extremely profound spell within the realm of bloodline magic.

That's enough for me.

The next moment, Sera the Witch suddenly kicked off, and blood flames shot out like a rocket. "Locke, be careful. We're all white wizards who like to hunt down dark wizards, so I gave you a break earlier."

"That'll make it easier for you to sell your goods. But now I'm getting serious." A glint of fire magic flashed in the eyes of the witch Sera, and in the next moment, she unleashed several advanced first-level bloodline spells carried within her true blood.

First-level Bloodline Spell - Second Boil!

Boil three times!

Become mad once, be mad twice!

A beast's body, a diamond body, a blood beast's body!
Sera the Witch became truly serious, and in a very short period of time, she caused her bloodline to boil three times, raising her magical pressure activity to an incredible level and making her bloodline activation reach a height that was previously impossible.

The fiery sparrow behind her became increasingly realistic, and the flames rose ever higher.

The scorching flames were even distorting the Overlord Domain, affecting its suppressive effect, and threatening to burn through it completely.

At the same time, she went berserk twice, and then she used advanced bloodline enhancement magic, from beast body to diamond body, and then to blood beast body.

At this moment, she swung her sword at Locke like a small, blood-red giant, and her speed had reached an incredible level, almost the fastest speed in the first stage.

This speed is beyond Locke's ability to dodge using his previous cleverness.

The flames swirling around the wizard's sword resembled a fiery blade, engulfing Locke's body.

Everyone instinctively looked towards the spot next to Yun Tao's arena, assuming that Locke had been cut down by a sword.

But on the arena, amidst the burning flames, Locke suddenly leaped out, his magical pressure scattering the Flamebird Fire.

At the same time, Locke held the Tyrant Sea Gold Sand, which transformed into a fern spear and stabbed at the witch Sera, but she blocked it with her wizard's sword.

Many wizards present were unaware of what had just happened, and why Locke was able to dodge Sera's sword strike.

But the witch Sera knew what had just happened. She looked at Locke's slightly red skin, his reddened eyes, and the wild features that had appeared on his face.

Slightly surprised.

"Two berserk states, boiling blood, a beastly body, and the Bloodflame Enchantment..."

Sera the Witch looked at the Botanical Magic Golden Fern Spear in Locke's hand.

'Did he use a universal bloodline spell to enhance his physical abilities the instant I struck him, thus dodging my fatal blow?'

'What surprised me was not only that he possessed a complete system of magical artifacts related to bloodlines, but also the spiritual reactions of true blood within him. Rather, it was that he actually possessed the bloodline power to simultaneously use so many universal bloodline spells…'

Even if a typical wizard can use a set of magical artifacts to learn so many bloodline spells, they are prone to exhausting themselves in one go because their bloodline power is insufficient.

The fact that Locke can wield so many bloodline spells demonstrates just how powerful his bloodline power is.

The witch Sera snapped her fingers, signaling the Flame Sparrow to attack Locke, while she watched from the sidelines, looking for an opening. 'He's only been in the Institute of True Knowledge for six months, hasn't he? I didn't expect him to be able to fight a witch like me, who's been there for four years, for so long.'

'Furthermore, they have extensive combat experience.'

Sera the Witch frowned.

The wizards' war is a war of information, and she doesn't want to use her full strength the next day unless absolutely necessary.

However, the wizard before him possessed two powerful magical plants that exuded immense magical pressure.

Locke's magic pressure and her magic pressure are both 9999.

With both sides having similar stats, it comes down to the efficiency of spell damage conversion.

However, Locke's various overlord magical plants do indeed have a very high amplification rate for magical pressure, which is also a characteristic of overlord magical plants.

Just as Sera was momentarily stunned, an arrow fired by the Peach Arch Thorn Arrow spell forced back the Flame Sparrow, while another arrow fell toward Sera's face.

Sera the Witch remained unmoved. She was using bloodline magic continuously, and her physical abilities had reached an incredible level. With just one sword strike, she cut the Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow that was shot at her in half.

However, the wizard's sword in her hand, which cost two hundred thousand magic stones, also had a large chipped off.

She glanced down at the wizard's sword, and as soon as she looked up, she saw another small golden jujube tree, shot out by the Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow magic, hurtling towards her face.

"No problem." The witch Sera dodged the arrow thanks to her quick reflexes.

The next moment, she looked up and saw Locke holding the Golden Fern Spear, thrusting it toward her chest.

'Boom~'

With a loud bang, Locke was astonished to see blue lines appear on the surface of the Sera witch's body.

Despite using his Golden Fern Spear, all his magical pressure, and the amplification from the Overlord Sea Sand, he could only force her to retreat to the edge of the arena.

Locke instinctively used all his abyssal energy to enhance the Golden Fern Spear, but it couldn't penetrate even a fraction of an inch, only causing the Sera Witch to fall off the stage.

Locke recognized it; it was the strongest bloodline spell of the first ring—Magic Body, a magic that converts all bloodline energy and magical pressure into the body's defense, creating an extremely strong defensive body.

However, this magic is extremely complex, and ordinary bloodline wizards simply cannot learn it.

Who knew that the witch Sera before them could control it?

Well, what can you expect when there are so many super geniuses at Golden Crown Mountain!

The next moment, the peach-blossom arrow that had missed its target suddenly circled in mid-air and ran back to Sera the witch. Sera the witch instinctively used her wizard's sword to block it, but the wizard's sword shattered with a crash.

She herself was also knocked off the stage by the force of the impact.

The referee wizard immediately announced the results: "Locke Augustine wins, one point added. Sera Ritchie loses, three points deducted."

Sera the Witch glanced up at Locke, a flash of regret crossing her mind. 'I should have been more attentive.'

But she quickly suppressed her regret. 'No. It's only the second day of the sports festival. And this wizard's magic pressure is 9999, his spells include Peach Arch Thorn Arrow, and two powerful Overlord Magic Plants.'

'I could defeat him, but that would require using all my skills and revealing my true strength. After careful consideration, I've decided it's better to sacrifice these three points. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to fight those three third-generation masters. Some of my techniques can only be used to kill on the first encounter.'

The witch Sera bowed to Locke in a dueling salute. "Locke, you have won well. Congratulations. You have defeated an old researcher from the Institute of Truth."

"Fighting with you, I have felt joy for the first time in a long time."

"If any dark wizards need to be eliminated in the future, you can come to me."

Sera the Witch turned and left.

On the arena, Locke watched the direction she left in, his thoughts sinking slightly. 'Although I won, I've already pushed my normal magical pressure to its limit. I need even higher magical pressure… While the numerical value of my magical pressure can only be 9999, I can still increase the breadth, or the total amount, of my normal magical pressure.'

'Although I retained the total magical pressure of the Forest Sanctuary, the beast panel, and my archaeological and potion-making skills, this battle was still hard-won. More importantly, because of her magical body, Sera Richie was actually uninjured…'

'If this weren't a competition, but a life-or-death battle, then I could use the power of Myster, employing either the Brilliant Fern Spear or the Overlord Fern Spear, to break through its defenses.'

'But in a competition, my current level isn't enough. I need even greater power, even more powerful offensive magic! Offensive magic that allows me to deal higher damage! Think carefully, with my current power system, are there any techniques I can quickly develop to enhance my power in a short time?'

'If I were to draw a seeded player from Mount Golden Crown again, my strength would be on another level, and I would be absolutely certain of victory!'

Locke suddenly realized the significance of this competition. 'In the first stage, I focused on developing defensive magic, so my strongest techniques are all based on the Permanent Defense Field. But second-stage ultimate magic requires developing offensive magic, and the greatest significance of this competition is to examine my research into offensive magic.'

'My research is still insufficient, so naturally I feel extremely anxious. Regardless of the outcome of this competition, it will deepen my understanding of offensive magic. This is what the founders of the Spellfighting Tournament wanted to tell me!'

(End of this chapter)