Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 744 If you kill me, who will pay you back!

Momoyama collided with the wind that swirled the roses.

The rose petals, like swirling snowflakes in the wind, danced and swayed, creating a powerful collision with the magic inherent in Peach Mountain.

As a Sun-Shepherd Dragon, Locke's only advantage over the wizard was his naturally powerful dragon body. He could barely open one of his dragon eyes to observe what was happening over there.

Even the Death Dragon, whose entire body was pitch black and resembled a moving mountain range, felt a life-or-death threat and thus took the initiative to move away from this area.

'Is this their ultimate magic?'

Locke pondered, 'No, this isn't ultimate magic, it's third-circle magic. These spells... contain dimensional power.'

Even the most powerful magic will not contain dimensional power.

The clash between Momoyama and the Rose Wind is essentially a conflict between two different planes of reasoning.

If Locke weren't a second-ring wizard who could see the changes in dimensional power with his naked eye, he probably wouldn't have noticed this at all.

Once this is discovered, one can feel the absolute and enormous difference between a second-circle wizard and a third-circle wizard.

This is like two worlds colliding!

Moreover, the scale of the collision far exceeded the collision between the Disc World and the Silent Dimension that he had witnessed during the Silent Holy Grail War.

In other words, it's like the end of the world is happening here!
Everyone felt a [doomsday] level magical pressure conflict above their heads. That destructive power was guiding all the surrounding power toward a [destructive state].

So here, the stone is cracking on its own, the magical tide is becoming extreme, and the dragon power within Locke is constantly shifting towards destruction...

At the same time, Locke let out an uncontrollable dragon roar.

The Celtic team leader was startled, turned around, and shouted loudly.

"It wasn't a Sun-Shepherd Dragon at all. What was it then?"

The second-circle wizards of Mount Golden Crown and the Rose Council immediately looked over and saw that one after another magic runes had appeared beside Locke. Those black and purple magic runes were crawling on his body, like an aura of destruction, possessing some kind of terrifying destructive power.

In the face of the apocalypse, and within the body of the second-ringed dragon, the dragon bloodline hidden within Locke's body stirred restlessly, seemingly intent on further perfecting itself.

Locke was astonished. 'After becoming a second-ring wizard, my Three-Eyed Tiger Cat bloodline also advanced to the second ring, but my Dragon bloodline remained unchanged.'

"At the time, I guessed it was because the dragon bloodline within me was incomplete. Even if I became a second-ring wizard and broke through the limits of my soul, this dragon bloodline wouldn't automatically be restored."

'I was also planning to use archaeological magic to find an opportunity to complete my dragon bloodline and reach the second ring level. Unexpectedly, this transformation into the Shepherd Dragon inadvertently gave the dragon bloodline within me an opportunity.'

At this moment, the dragon bloodline within his body was attempting to replenish itself.

Locke speculated that there were probably three conditions that needed to be met to trigger this self-completion process.

First, if one is a second-circle wizard, one's soul essence must be second-circle; otherwise, this situation should never occur.

Second, there must be an apocalyptic scenario.

Third, one must possess a second-ring level dragon bloodline within their body for devouring.

At this moment, a phantom of a Sun-Shepherd Dragon appeared behind Locke. The Sun-Shepherd Dragon phantom seemed to want to make a last-ditch effort, raising its head and roaring. But the next moment, a dragon claw descended from the sky and stepped on its head, then crushed the entire dragon under its foot.

The next moment, the three-headed demonic dragon phantom roared.

Then, one of the phantom's dragon heads greedily sucked up the apocalyptic aura in the air, while the other two dragon heads lowered down and kept biting at Mu Rilong's body. With each bite, they devoured a portion of Mu Rilong's power.

Meanwhile, the essence of the Shepherd Dragon's bloodline within Locke's body was transforming into the essence of the World-Destroying Demon Dragon's bloodline, replenishing the Demon Dragon's bloodline essence.

'I never imagined that the wondrous creature from this world, the dragon-devouring beast, would bring me to this point.'

Locke was stunned.

It can only be described as a world wonder; it truly lives up to its name.

The dragon bloodline, which had stopped advancing due to its incomplete bloodline and lack of prospects, is now developing towards the second ring stage because of the apocalyptic aura emanating from the battle between the two third-ring wizards and the absorption of the complete bloodline of the Shepherd Dragon.

'Did the teacher calculate this in advance?'

Locke realized that this might not be a coincidence.

I had previously read many of Catherine the Witch's past articles. Of course, since I was a first-level wizard before, I couldn't access more advanced articles, so I only read some of her first-level articles.

Those articles contain numerous theories about feeding magical creatures with magical plants to allow them to evolve.

From the perspective of her Great Magic: Beast Tide Ecology, there is a lot of content related to plant feed science. She herself devoted a large part of her energy to this field during the first stage.

Therefore, the other party certainly knew how to help him complete the second-ring Demon Dragon bloodline.

On the other side, a rose witch with a loli-like appearance stepped out of the small flying vehicle. She lifted the brim of her wizard hat and let out a soft "hmm".

"Hmm? There are always strange dragons like this in the Dragon Mountains. Poor thing, that Shepherd Dragon has the bloodline of the World-Destroying Demon Dragon in its body. Under the power of you, Katya and me, it can't even maintain its original appearance. The demon dragon bloodline in its body is absorbing the aura of the end of the world and growing stronger. Three heads... and the level is not low."

"How pathetic."

The Rose Witch looked to the other side, where Esther, the witch, gritted her teeth and bore all the pressure under the weight of two third-circle spells.

"Just as pathetic as you, Esther."

"They're all kids who don't even know who they are."

The Rose Witch was dismissive of Locke's existence, since the World Wonders were from the New Horizons, and the Rose Council had little interest in them.

Therefore, she was unaware of the existence of the Dragon-Eating Beast.

Secondly, the Atlas Mountains, located in the eastern boundary, form a natural barrier between many wizarding lands.

Dragons migrate along the Dragon Mountains, often following the mountains to another wizarding land, causing immense damage to various wizarding lands.

The Rose Witch said, "Before the six Towers of Faith in the Land of Six Towers become the crucial nodes for suppressing the Dragon Mountains, the Dragon Plague can spread through the Atlas Mountains to a third of the Eastern Frontier. That is, until the White Wizard Association votes to agree to build the Six Towers to suppress the Dragon Plague."

"Therefore, it is not surprising that there are many dragon-like creatures in the Dragon Mountains, and there is a Shepherd Dragon with the bloodline of a demon dragon. Of course, it would be really strange if four demon dragons, or even the extremely rare five demon dragons, appeared in such a remote area."

The Rose Witch looked at one of Catherine the Witch's clones in the sky and said, "I've heard that there are still witches in the Land of the Six Towers. The danger of the Dragon Disaster has receded, but the descendants of the Dragon Tamers in the Land of the Six Towers are still maintaining their duties."

"It's truly...moving." "The entire Six Towers region was carved out from the three surrounding wizarding lands (Spiral Basin, Lijiang Plain, and Ten Thousand Mountains). In particular, the only fertile normal plain area was taken from the Spiral Basin, which has led to the Spiral Basin's poverty to this day. In order to become powerful, that region had to maintain an ambiguous and unclear relationship with the black wizards, which has resulted in its infamous reputation."

Catherine the Witch remained silent, looking at the Rose Witch in quiet contemplation.

She couldn't speak, lest the Rose Witch discover that the Sun Dragon was actually a wizard from Golden Crown Mountain, and that she was using the Rose Witch's confrontation with her to allow Locke to obtain the dragon bloodline.

However, it's actually still a little lacking; something is missing.

As for what's missing, Locke will have to work on it himself to make up for it.

At this moment, the dragon bloodline within Locke's body was constantly transforming into the body of the Shepherd Dragon, turning towards the form of a dragon. His dragon bloodline was growing stronger every moment, but it was just a little short.

Locke did the math.

'No, even if we follow the plan and completely utilize the essence of Mu Rilong's bloodline to repair the flaws in the Demonic Dragon bloodline by absorbing the aura of doomsday, it's still lacking something. That one small difference is what prevents the Demonic Dragon bloodline from reaching the second ring.'

"What is it?"

Locke's expression changed slightly.

Because a failed bloodline upgrade means that the dragon bloodline will fall back to the first-level crystallization stage, which will lead to two major consequences.

First, he would be unable to maintain his dragon form, which would be equivalent to prematurely exhausting the power of the World Wonder, and reverting to human form in full view of everyone.

Although he was no longer sure whether the situation was under Catherine the Witch's control, it was best to keep his promise.

Secondly, one will also be severely injured if the bloodline upgrade fails.

Because this is equivalent to breaking through the second ring from the first.

If the breakthrough fails, he will suffer a severe backlash. Of course, with his life essence as a second-circle wizard, he should not be in mortal danger, but he will be weak for a long time and may even have some kind of lingering illness.

'Or perhaps we could devour the surrounding dragons now to replenish the demonic dragon's bloodline, and use them as firewood?'

Locke's heart stirred. At this moment, the bloodline of the Earth Demon Bear in his body had already been filled with the bloodline of the Demon Dragon at the first stage.

'No. The dragons aren't strong enough. Eating them won't help. If all else fails, I'll have to take a bite out of the Death Dragon! But the Death Dragon is incredibly powerful; one bite and it'll break my teeth!'

Locke pondered.

'So what should we do now?'

Fortunately, all the wizards' attention was currently drawn to the magical pressure clash between the third-ring wizards, so no one would attack him at this moment...

Locke's dragon eyes darted around. Good heavens, the Celtic leader was under the pressure of the Third Ring Magic Pressure conflict, trying to get closer to him, seemingly wanting to do something.

damn it.

The Celtic leader stared at the Sun Dragon, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light and a desire for revenge.

“He once whipped me away with his tail in front of everyone, making me lose face.”

“I’m utterly humiliated right now. If I can take advantage of this moment to ambush it and hunt down this wretched dragon, I can not only save face and avenge myself, but also give the Throne Lord an explanation. If it weren’t for this stupid dragon causing the dragon calamity, Esther would never have been able to escape here.”

"Besides, although this silly dragon is a bit silly, it's a treasure from head to toe."

"If I can successfully hunt it down, all the treasures on its body will be mine."

Behind the Celtic leader, a tranquil grassland unfolded. He casually plucked a vetiver from the grassland, then recited half a spell. Instantly, the second-circle spell [Divine Weapon of Grass and Trees], imbued with immense magical runes, enveloped the vetiver, transforming it into a divine weapon.

To be honest, this spell is the best proof that he wasted a spell slot on his immense magical power.

When the Celtic leader was working in the original wizarding organization, Tranquil Gardens, he gave a spell slot of a powerful magic to [Grass and Wood Divine Weapon], and he thought he got a good deal.

This is a spell comparable to the second-level magical artifact, the Wizard's Sword.

When he arrived at Jinmian Mountain, he was dumbfounded.

Because the Wizard Sword can be purchased, and he actually wasted a spell slot just to give his magical plant the function of the Wizard Sword.

This is purely an inefficient behavior.

The Celtic leader had always wanted to replace the plant and wood divine weapon, but each replacement of the major magic runes required a large amount of resources and time, as well as the ability to withstand a certain amount of magical impact, so he had never been able to find the time to do it.

Holding a divine weapon made of plant and wood, the Celtic leader, braving the chaotic magical pressure, walked towards Locke.

On the other side, Locke's pupils suddenly shrank.

Depend on.

This joke has gone too far.

My blood vessels are currently in disarray, and my ability to resist is limited.

Unless he immediately reveals his identity, he'll be in big trouble if the Celtic leader attacks.

But if I do that, my identity will be exposed.

The Celtic leader thrust his sword directly at the dragon scales. The vetiver transformed into a divine sword, indestructible, leaving a spark as it pierced through one of the scales, causing dragon blood to gush out.

Locke retreated hastily, trying to unleash a powerful spell, only to find that the magical chaos caused by the dragon bloodline prevented him from using it.

The Celtic leader's eyes gleamed with excitement; he was about to successfully hunt down a rare dragon!

Normally, he wouldn't dare venture so deep into the Dragon Mountain Range on his own. If he were to attract the attention of a being like the Death Dragon, he would have a hard time escaping.

For an ordinary second-circle wizard, the name Death Dragon is not a scientific name or a metaphor, but a description of reality.

Locke was speechless.

If you kill me, who will pay you back?

Do you even understand? You're my creditor! As my creditor, how dare you use magic to stab my heart!
The vetiver weapon is penetrating deeper into Locke's chest, solidifying his power, and is about to pierce his dragon heart with a single strike!
The Celtic leader burst into laughter. "Hahahaha..."

(End of this chapter)