Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 742 Bloodline Science Universal Spell: Burnout!
The Sith wizard stood on the mahogany tree boat, looking at the Celtic leader who had followed, and Locke in his guise as the Shepherd Dragon, and frowned slightly.

At this moment, they were chasing closely behind the witch Esther, surrounded by a swarm of dragons that blotted out the sky.

Locke even raised his head and saw a floating fortress above the dragon horde, floating above the Dragon Mountain Range. It had long since lost its power. Unlike the cities built by human wizards, the floating fortress was filled with an ancient atmosphere and had a gate made of ruins, which looked like the Gate of Giants.

Locke felt a chill run down his spine. That must be the legendary "Ancient Aerial Ruins" that only appear in the chasm-like lands.

It is said that even the current wizarding civilization has been lost, and there are no records of who created these ancient ruins.

Unexpectedly, this pursuit into the Heavenly Barrier Land has led to the discovery of such ancient ruins on its outskirts.

However, when he was still a first-ring wizard, he naturally had no intention of entering such a forbidden place to seek death.

If I didn't have a mission to complete, I would have been tempted to go inside the ruins and take a closer look.

Those ancient ruins are also a valuable resource.

The Sith wizard asked the Celtic leader, "Celtic wizard, didn't you deal with that troublesome Sun-Shepherd Dragon?"

The Celtic team leader hesitated, unsure how to explain.

His face turned bright red. As a second-ring wizard, he was incredibly embarrassed that he couldn't defeat a second-ring dragon in such a long time.

The Celtic leader said, "I'm sorry, Lord Sith, that dragon is very cunning. It pretended to be unable to move and was uncoordinated, which made me careless. Who knew that it would suddenly become agile later on."

"They ambushed me while I was off guard!"

"I'll take care of it right now!"

The Sith wizard, standing on the canoe, glanced back in the direction of Locke and then said, "Never mind, it's alright."

"The reason is that even if we go to great lengths to get rid of that dragon, there will be no positive benefits. Look... that giant dragon."

The Celtic wizard's eyes widened as he saw a giant dragon, the size of a small mountain, with a magical pressure at the Sun Ring level, appear among the flock of dragons.

That dragon was a wonder of the world, its size comparable to a super mountain range, and the details of its scales were even clearly visible.

That's... the Death Dragon.

A particularly powerful individual among the dragon race.

It is said that they will bring death to their enemies, leaving them with absolutely no chance of survival.

When a wizard sees it, he should be wary, because the Death Dragon has an extremely high aggression and hates anyone who has the power to resist it.

It will try to kill any powerful individuals around it.

At this moment, the Death Dragon swept its cold gaze over them, its eyes finally settling on Mu Rilong.

Then, the Death Dragon quickly shifted its gaze away from Locke, seemingly uninterested. What it was truly interested in were the Sith Wizard and Esther the Witch!

The Death Dragon will attempt to kill anything around it that might resist its power.

Similarly, because of the existence of the Death Dragon, hunting a Sun Dragon at this moment is meaningless.

Since there is another dragon king here, even if Mu Ri Long disappears, the dragon calamity will definitely not stop.

The most terrifying aspect of the Dragon Plague is that it is a continuous stream of powerful dragon creatures that will emerge.

Locke was startled when he saw the Death Dragon. His body was already enormous, like a building with more than ten floors, but in front of the Death Dragon, he looked like a miniature toy dragon.

The Death Dragon was moving across the sky like a continent, with numerous natural magical patterns on each scale. Its scales themselves were the best defensive magical artifacts!

The dragon of death swept across the sky and crashed directly into the ruins. Instantly, the ruins collapsed and began to crumble, with countless buildings and treasures falling from the sky and crashing down towards the Dragon Mountain Range.

The ancient aerial ruins were actually smashed into pieces by the Death Dragon and fell to the ground.

'Roar~'

The Death Dragon roared, seemingly wanting to kill all the wizards it saw, and chased after Esther, who was running in the lead.

When Locke saw this, he was suddenly alarmed. Oh no, Esther had been targeted by that Death Dragon.

The Death Dragon, like a shadow beneath death, displayed its power as a Sun Ring-class dragon, its massive shadow engulfing Esther.

Its magic pressure panel is incredible.

Esther was enveloped in its shadow, and suddenly her skin turned ashen, and her magic power began to decline.

The shadow of the Death Dragon can steal the life and soul of others.

Therefore, wherever the shadow of the Death Dragon covers an area, both animals and plants will die in large numbers, and their souls will turn into spirits and converge towards the outstretched wings of the Death Dragon.

Therefore, the Death Dragon is considered one of the most dangerous beings in the land of the natural barrier.

It wasn't because the Death Dragon possessed unparalleled combat power, but rather because its abilities made it so easy to slaughter, and it was so eager to kill powerful beings.

Seeing Esther's body stiffen, a look of joy flashed in the Sith wizard's eyes. He then drew his peach bow, intending to shoot an arrow at the witch Esther to completely destroy her fighting power, seal her away, and take her back to Mount Golden Crown for the witch Catherine to deal with.

At least it hasn't gotten too out of hand yet, so there's still room for things to calm down.

Esther's eyes flashed with panic. She hadn't expected to be targeted by a Death Dragon, a creature that could bring death to any Sun Ring Wizard!

At the same time, Locke was also shocked to see this.

For a fleeting moment, he realized that it was indeed too difficult for an ordinary wizard like himself to help a Sun Ring escape, even with someone secretly helping him.

But at this crucial moment, unfortunately for him, the Celtic leader probably felt emboldened because he had the wizards of Mount Golden Crown by his side.

So he succeeded again!
He actually turned around and faced himself, once again unleashing Tranquil Plains. However, this time it wasn't a major spell based on [Vegetarian Assault Storm], but rather a second-circle spell enhanced with major magic, and he used a second-circle spell he had infused with major runes, [Vegetarian Spear Array]!
Each vetiver blade transformed into a spear, which was raised towards Locke and then attacked him like javelins thrown by a battle formation of ten thousand soldiers.

At that moment, Locke thought to himself, 'Chief Celt, as expected, is the best wizard to me besides my teacher at Golden Crown Mountain.'

'I still owe him magic stones and haven't returned them.'

'Now that he's attacking me directly, I can find an opportunity to help the Witch Esther. The Death Dragon may be powerful, but as a second-circle wizard, I can easily distract it!'

At this moment, Locke's entire body was engulfed in flames, the exploding flames scattering like sparks. He was burning all the dragon blood within him, transforming it into dragon power. Only after Locke used the World's Wonder to become a true dragon did he understand how bloodline wizards viewed the bloodline power of magical creatures, and how they combined that bloodline power with their spell models and magical abilities.

The key is in the [burning]!

Thinking about it carefully, I realized that during the first stage, I used the [Scorpion Woman's Ring] and [True Blood] that I obtained in the Six Towers Land to use quite a few bloodline-based general spells. However, to use those bloodline-based spells, I needed to consume the bloodline power within my body.

But in reality, this consumption is a flawed understanding based on the assumption that one is a wizard.

It doesn't consume magic power/bloodline power, but rather burns one's own bloodline power to exchange for corresponding power.

Now that Locke understood how a true dragon used its power, he knew how to combine the bloodline magic model with this Sun-Shepherd Dragon.

At this moment, although he could not use most of his spells, and could only use the ultimate magic and the permanent defensive force field of his own power essence, there was still one thing he could use.

Those are the three true bloods residing deep within one's own bloodline essence!

Even if he were to transform into a dragon, these three drops of true blood would at most be equivalent to the flow of one bloodline essence into another.

Therefore, I can still use these three streams of true blood.

However, first-circle spells could not help him at this moment. But he was a second-circle wizard, and he had been studying these three drops of true blood for a long time. In order to use them better, he had also learned some bloodline spells here and there.

It's not entirely without foundation.

Moreover, as a second-ring wizard and a second-ring dragon, he has a profound understanding of bloodline theory and possesses his own unique insights.

Furthermore, having now grasped that the key to bloodline magic lies in [burning], he had a sudden inspiration. Relying on his instinctive perception and a sudden burst of inspiration, he strengthened the merging of three drops of true blood into one drop. During this process, the models of the three first-level bloodline universal spells would be indirectly combined, and he slightly modified the three spell models.

Then, his blood began to boil.

He essentially modified three long-stable first-level spell models on a whim. If this were botanical magic, it would be utter nonsense, but it was bloodline magic.

Unlike botany, bloodline studies do indeed rely heavily on intuition and instinct.

At this moment, Locke felt as if his blood was burning; his entire body was ablaze.

'Oh no, it seems I went too far with the changes. The three spell models repel each other yet combine, barely managing to function. But... their power is constantly increasing.'

His actions were tantamount to experimenting on himself, but given Esther's critical condition, he had no choice but to try anything.

Secondly, since this life's health bar is separate from the original body's health bar, and it can only be used for one day, there's no harm in doing it.

'Power is surging up; at least I've grasped the most important aspect of bloodline science: combustion. It's not about using and consuming magical pressure, but about burning it, exchanging magical pressure for power, hence the explosive force is extremely powerful.'

Locke named a spell model he forcibly created using his dragon physique and wizard's inspiration as the second-circle spell, Burnout.

The next moment, a burst of fire erupted from his chest, as if the flames were about to burst his body apart.

Locke opened his dragon mouth and breathed out a dragon breath towards the Tranquil Grassland - Great Magic. In just an instant, the blazing dragon breath, under the effect of the Bloodline Science Universal Spell - Burning Away, was amplified many times over and highly condensed into a bright beam of light.

Cutting through the sky

Dividing the world.

Then, a beam of light pierced through the tranquil grassland, grazing the face of the Celtic leader. The powerful dragon flames condensed into a beam of light as thin as a chopstick, almost scaring him half to death as it grazed his face.

The beam of light bypassed him and attacked the Death Dragon directly.

'Boom~'

The beam of light struck the Death Dragon's back, instantly refracting the fire. The Death Dragon's back, like mirror scales, reflected Locke's dragon breath, sending it flying in all directions.

Death Dragon turned its head angrily and roared at Locke, as if to say, "You better aim!"

As he turned around, the reflected dragon breath beam shot upwards, slicing towards the Sith wizard like a cutting laser.

Although the Sith wizard was not afraid of attacks of this level, he was still distracted, stopped firing the Peach Bow Thorn Arrow, and cast a defensive spell to block the dragon's breath.

The Sith wizard turned and glanced at Locke and the Celtic wizard, exclaiming in surprise, "That dragon's breath is so powerful?!"

"He was considered powerful among his own kind."

At the same time, the Death Dragon temporarily changed its target, no longer attacking Esther, but instead extending its dragon claws towards the Sith wizard.

Esther released the dragon king that had been parasitized by dodder. Under the pressure of the Death Dragon, the dragon king had become useless and could hardly move.

But at this moment, in the air above the insurmountable barrier in front of Esther, a small void spacecraft floated silently, bearing the emblem of the Rose Academy.

Esther's eyes lit up with joy. 'Excellent! I've finally fulfilled His Majesty's request and arrived here.'

Esther turned around and called out to everyone behind her, "Everyone at Golden Crown Mountain, I'm just resigning normally, what's the problem? I joined Golden Crown Mountain for a working relationship, not by signing a contract to sell myself. Golden Crown Mountain can give me a promotion or leave, why can't I resign and switch jobs?"

"I was originally just a temporary worker at Jinmian Mountain!"

Esther flew quickly toward the small aircraft.

“Previously, Empress Catherine clearly had a spot available for me as the leading wizard mentor of Mount Golden Crown.”

"Only by becoming a Leading Wizard Mentor can I escape the pressure of being a temporary worker. But she rejected my offer and gave the contract to another Sun Ring Wizard. In that case, isn't it perfectly normal for me to find another job?"

The Sith wizard's face was grim.

"quibble."

"You actually betrayed His Majesty the Throne just for a teaching position?"

Esther's eyes were filled with mockery.

"Just a teaching position?"

"But it's for this thing that we've fought tooth and nail, day and night. I'm not very big-minded; I can only see this much. If you won't give it to me, am I not allowed to go find it myself?"

(End of this chapter)