Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 155 The Difficult Geed, the New Generation of the Shadow Empire (4k)

A girl named Jade walks down the street, having been ordered to find her brother.

However, her older brother was acting strangely and irrationally.

Find him yourself, let him accept the power of the Shadow, and return to the Shadow Empire and his father.

As a result, that guy rushed up while shouting things like "love," "friendship," and "bonds," transformed, and unleashed a powerful burst of light. He also inexplicably declared that he was mortal enemies with darkness.

What is all this about?

Jade didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from beating up her brother.

Compared to her biological brother whom she had never met, she preferred her eldest brother Chuck, second brother Scott, third sister Beth, and fourth brother Max.

At least they won't act crazy and start hitting people for no reason. The most outrageous thing is that they can't even beat themselves.

"Oh dear, this is really difficult. How am I going to explain this to my father?"

Jade pouted and squatted by the roadside. Then, at the corner, he saw Asakura Riku with bandages on his legs, shopping with Toba Raiyo and Aizaki Moa.

"Even with my legs broken, you can still go out and play with people. That's amazing! Is this what the older brothers and sisters mean by the bond with Earthlings? That's incredible."

Jade shook his head helplessly. It seemed that bringing his older brother back was still a long and arduous task...

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The Shadow Empire.

After 30,000 years of vigorous development, the Shadow Empire has now become the most powerful empire in the entire universe.

At the same time, their foundation also increased, and Ornn and Teton forged more and more artifacts. Not only did the generals obtain their own artifacts, but even some generals with great military achievements also gained the recognition of the artifacts after trials and became the wielders of the artifacts.

After receiving the powerful artifact, the final gap between the Shadow Empire and the Land of Light was eliminated.

In the present day, the rapidly developing Shadow Empire society has evolved a peculiar mechanism—the seat system.

With the joint efforts of the Academy of Science and Technology, the Academy of Magic and the Imperial University, there are 12-24 seats in each year. Only the 24 strongest geniuses in their year can sit on the throne of the top!

The seating system originated from the generation of Dieter Manster and Lanster Friner.

Their generation had twenty geniuses, and the academy retained this system, selecting the strongest each generation, and it was a matter of quality over quantity, not replacing unqualified or less capable individuals with those who were absent.

Currently, there are only 6 of the strongest individuals in this generation.

The six seats, from first to sixth, are: Xerath, Radiant Light and Darkness, Radiant Haze and Light and Darkness, Xerath Free, Azir Ryan, and Thousand Blades Star Eater.

X was naturally the baby with headphones that Tregear brought back. During the learning process, he unconsciously developed a sense of identity and joined the Empire.

However, he still couldn't forget why he came to the Shadow Empire, so he had a strong obsession and spent all his time in the Science and Technology Bureau, unwilling to fight.

Radiant Light and Dark Light, and Radiant Haze and Dark Light, were the two experimental subjects that Belial brought to the test. As soon as the brother and sister returned, they defeated the last three and became the second and third seats, but they were narrowly defeated by X.

The fourth seat belongs to a descendant of the Frey family, a grandson personally trained by Lanster, whose generation is unknown.

This Xerath invented spirit magic, which allows him to directly mobilize high-dimensional energy, convert it, and integrate it into his own body. He is also a special genius.

The fifth seat, however, belongs to an alien who has recently joined the Empire and whose family has no ancestors.

Their civilization worships the sun and draws magic from it. Each generation can perform a so-called "ascension ritual" by drawing power from the sun.

However, the Shadow Empire's investigation revealed that this was merely a method of naturally strengthening the body, which would enhance and solidify their genes, transforming them into a "perfect" form that conformed to nature.

This ascension magic was categorized as natural magic by the Shadow Empire, and some civilizations that later joined the empire would also choose this magic when they needed power.

However, most people would never try it, because it would change and solidify their altered genes, causing them to lose their growth potential and remain forever at the level they were at after ascension.

For the near-immortal Shadow Empire people, having no visible changes is nothing short of torture!

But Azir Ryan is a genius, and an ambitious one at that.

He was determined to modify and upgrade Ascension Magic, making it a better and stronger magic system!

It was precisely because of his obsession with research that he was slightly inferior to Xerath in combat points, thus temporarily ranking fifth.

The sixth person is a newcomer who arrived not long ago, a year after the return of the Light and Dark siblings.

His points are not high enough to challenge him, so he is currently in sixth place.

His identity is very special. He comes from the Zerg and is another Zerg core besides the Zerg Queen!

It is called Thousand Blades because it has a huge body and a thousand arms!

He is a combination of insectoid and dwarf blood, but he exhibited an unusual atavism, bringing a new bloodline to the Empire—the giants!

At the same time, it has a huge mouth on its abdomen, which can be opened to devour a planet!

His body was constantly growing, and if it weren't for the insect queen supplying him with energy, he might have starved to death!

But his potential is undeniable. He is a potential powerhouse at the peak of a super-galaxy level, a special being capable of self-reproduction.

These six are the strongest in the Shadow Empire this generation. The oldest, X, has been enhanced after joining the Shadow Empire and is now at the peak of the initial stage of the super-large galaxy level!

The other five are now at the peak of the galaxy level, only half a step away from the super galaxy level, and can break through at any time!

They may not be as strong as the top experts from various universes in the Land of Light, but given time, everything will be fine!

"Why were we suddenly gathered together?"

At this very moment, six contemporary geniuses of the Shadow Empire were gathered in a secret meeting room at the Imperial University.

Even Qianren, who possessed Zerg blood, felt somewhat uncomfortable in this dim environment.

"I don't know, it seems like there's some kind of secret mission to be assigned," Xerath said.

"But I don't want to fight," X sighed.

"If you were willing to fight, you would have already broken through to the mid-stage of the super-galaxy level. What is it that makes you so resistant?" Azir looked at X, not quite understanding X's mentality.

In his view, if Ax had worked a little harder, he would have become a benchmark of this era, another legend, and the next great general!

Even the question about ascension magic that had troubled Asar for so long could be easily solved if he were willing to study it.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, X gave up all of this on his own initiative.

In Azir's view, Ax, who spent all his time in the Science and Technology Bureau researching basic theories, was like a good-for-nothing who had given up his talents.

It's both regrettable and infuriating.

"You don't understand... Sigh, never mind, I don't want to say any more." X waved his hand, unwilling to explain further on this issue.

"Have they all arrived?"

Just then, a voice rang out from behind them.

The six people present were startled and abruptly turned around and stood up.

Because none of them felt that someone was behind them; it was as if this person had appeared out of thin air!

Just as they stood up and turned to look, the figure suddenly disappeared and then appeared in front of them, sitting down at the head of the conference table.

"It's still too slow. Your perception needs to be improved. If you're still like this, you'll die on the battlefield."

The man clasped his hands together, smiled gently, and then said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Edward, the former Prime Minister of the Empire, and the current Minister of the Shadow Strategy Department of the Empire, as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Empire."

"I am the one who summoned you here, but this is His Majesty's decree. His Majesty has a task for you to do. I will be responsible for formulating the plan and telling you how to execute it."

"I originally thought you wouldn't disappoint your positions and would possess a certain level of combat capability, but now it seems you don't have enough combat ability and experience."

"Hmm, I'm starting to have some doubts about whether you're capable of handling this mission."

"Perception isn't everything, sir," Xerath said with dissatisfaction.

Edward nodded. "Perception isn't everything, but it's a mage's most basic ability."

"If your perception is not strong enough, you will not be able to grasp the magic of nature."

Edward suddenly intervened, reducing the surrounding magic to almost zero.

He deliberately left a portion of his magic power in a spot not too far from the group, but that slight difference in distance nearly caused the six geniuses to suffocate!

The Shadow Empire people, who have achieved gigantification and energy transformation, do not need to constantly replenish their energy to survive like the people of the Land of Light, but they still cannot live without magic.

They need magic, just as humans need oxygen.

Suddenly draining their magic power will weaken their connection with nature, causing their magic power to stagnate.

After losing their sense of magic, they will fall into an uncontrollable state of magic addiction known as "oxygen deficiency".

In this state, the Shadow Empire people will uncontrollably fall into a convulsive frenzy.

Only when their magic is restored can they regain control of themselves.

Edward withdrew his magic and said again, "If your perception isn't strong enough, you won't be able to sense changes in magic in advance!"

The geniuses, who had just recovered from the "oxygen deprivation" caused by the loss of magic, once again sensed the changes in the magic around them, but by the time they realized it, it was too late!

As Edward spoke, he suddenly opened his hand, and endless magic surged out instantly, engulfing all six people present in that pure magic.

Even the six geniuses felt the fear of suffocation and death!

Pure magic is like pure oxygen; even creatures that live on oxygen cannot survive in highly pure oxygen.

Similarly, the magicians of the Shadow Empire, who also live off magic, are unable to move or survive in the ultimate pure magic!

Pure magic will assimilate them, completely transforming their bodies into purer energy that cannot maintain its form!

Edward then withdrew the magic he had cast once again.

Then, before the six could react, he added, "If your perception isn't strong enough, you won't even be able to receive the signals that magic naturally transmits to you in the first instance!"

His hand opened and closed simultaneously, as he experienced both oxygen deprivation and extremely pure oxygen!

The sudden change even caused them to lose control, falling into a bizarre state of convulsions and frenzy!

Edward taught them the importance of perception through his words and actions.

Edward smiled as he looked at the six people who were panting heavily; it had to be said that this was a kind of perverse sense of humor.

"Do you understand the importance of perception now? If you hadn't perceived it in advance and prepared accordingly, this is the fate that awaits you."

"You must always remember that it's not just us studying our enemies; our enemies are studying us all the time!"

"Sometimes, they know our characteristics even better than we do ourselves! You must be extremely vigilant to deal with any unexpected situations that may arise at any time."

"Do you understand?"

"clear."

The six men took a deep breath, stood up, and bowed to Edward.

The pride of a genius has been shattered.

They can't say they're afraid of Edward, but they certainly have the respect they deserve.

"Very good. Next, I will conduct a six-month special training for you. After you have completed your preparations there, you will go to a brand new universe to carry out a special mission."

"As for what the mission is, I will explain it to you in detail later. Before that, you must complete the test and have the ability to deal with various special environments."

"If you fail, I will eliminate you at any time. You will not lose your seats, but I believe that those who are eliminated from here will not be honored."

"Everyone, get ready. Our test is about to begin."

Edward clapped his hands as he spoke, and then more than a dozen mechanical Ultramen emerged from the shadows.

"This is your first test. Let me see if you have the ability to unite and cooperate to defeat this group of mechanical Ultramen and prove yourself to me."

As soon as Edward finished speaking, more than a dozen mechanical Ultramen, who had been standing still, suddenly transformed into lightning bolts and rushed towards the six people.

The six hurriedly defended themselves, but were overturned by the mechanical Ultraman who was extremely skilled in close combat!

But geniuses have their pride. Even when knocked to the ground, they quickly get up and retaliate against the mechanical Ultraman.

But the result was that they were thrown out again!

These mechanical Ultraman are all specially made. Their true strength may not be at the level of a super galaxy, but because of their special materials, they can withstand attacks from what is roughly the initial stage of a super galaxy.

With more than a dozen mechanical Ultramen attacking them simultaneously, they suffered greatly.

After being thrown into the air once again, they finally learned to cooperate...

(End of this chapter)