Impressionistic Villain: Achieving Wizarding Supremacy Through Experimentation

"Congratulations, sir, on becoming a formal wizard!"

When the apprentices at the gate saw Hick emerge from the pass, they immediately bowed and paid their respects, their voices filled with awe and excitement.

Hick nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd: "How are our people faring?"

An apprentice rushed forward, his voice trembling with excitement:

"Reporting, sir! This hunting season has lived up to expectations, with a very bountiful harvest! We have already slaughtered over a hundred lambs!"

"casualties?"

"Very negligible! Our people have all undergone the adult's shamanic transformation, making them incredibly powerful. Only a few suffered minor losses due to negligence, but the main force is completely unharmed."

A look of satisfaction flashed across Hick's eyes. These were the foundations of his future, so the less he lost, the better.

"Pass down the order," his voice turned cold, laced with undeniable killing intent, "target the apprentices of the Eternal Tower! Especially the key figures—the more powerful the connections, the better!"

"Yes, sir! I will arrange it immediately!" The apprentice accepted the order and quickly withdrew.

Hick's gaze turned towards the direction of Sori City, a cold smile playing on his lips, as he whispered as the wind:

"Mentor... the mission will be completed soon. I hope you... can bear the consequences."

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Where Sori and his group were, watching the witchcraft rush away, Sori and the others all revealed cruel smiles.

These newly emerged apprentices could not withstand such a fierce magical attack.

"Sorry, the master told us to leave that red-haired brat alive so that person could kill him. With all this witchcraft, will he even have a whole corpse left?"

Sean looked at the black-robed man standing behind Sorey and asked with some concern.

Sori smiled indifferently and said nonchalantly:

"Our witchcraft can at most severely injure these lambs; it's unlikely we can kill them all. However, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the unlucky ones die—that's just their bad luck!"

Just as Hick's men were basking in their triumph, confident of victory, as they looked at their masterpiece...

Seeing everyone around him, Leo stepped forward.

Suddenly, he raised his right hand, and on his wrist, a seemingly ordinary bracelet made of dark red metal suddenly burst forth with a dazzling, molten, crimson-gold light!

An ancient, majestic, and terrifying aura, seemingly capable of incinerating everything in the world, suddenly erupted like a dormant volcano!

"This farce—it's time to end!"

Leo's voice was like a divine oracle, carrying a destructive intent.

"You damned black rats, use your lives and souls to pay for my companions' deaths! The dignity of the Tower of Eternity cannot be desecrated!"

Not far away, Sori watched the light bursting from Leo's wrist and felt the terrifying pressure that burned his soul. For the first time, his usually cold and playful face showed a violent fluctuation, even a trace of... horror!

"Eternal Holy Flame?! Damn it! How could he possibly have the authority to use it..." Sori exclaimed in shock.

At that critical moment, when all hope seemed lost—the crimson-gold light on Leo's wrist burst forth like a supernova explosion!

"In the name of the Eternal Tower!" Leo's voice boomed like thunder, filled with a majesty unlike his previous unruly demeanor!

"Holy Flame - Judgment!!!"

boom--!!!

It wasn't an explosion, but a purification and incineration at a higher level, seemingly at the level of laws!

A pure, indescribable pillar of crimson-gold fire, composed of countless intricate sacred runes, suddenly shot into the sky from Leo's center!

It expanded instantly, transforming into a fiery barrier connecting heaven and earth!

The dark sphere of "Energy Invasion," which Sorena was so proud of and which was close to the power of a formal wizard, was instantly evaporated and purified without a trace the moment it came into contact with the red-gold flame barrier, just like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

Following closely behind were Bone Piercing, Shadow Spear, and Breath of Death...

All dark magic, upon touching the barrier of holy flame, is like snowflakes thrown into a furnace, hissing and disintegrating rapidly!

The energy beams spewed out by the undead were like mud oxen entering the sea, failing to even make a ripple!

This crimson-gold wall of flames seems to possess its own will!

It not only blocked all attacks, but also expanded and swept in all directions with an overwhelming and domineering attitude!

"No--!!!"

"This is impossible!!!"

Sore and Sean's terrified screams were drowned out by the roar of the holy flames!

Those elite black wizards who launched the attack and were closest to the target were the first to be hit!

Their defensive magic and protective artifacts were as fragile as paper before the holy flames that purified everything!

The agonizing screams lasted less than half a second before the black mist, bone armor, and shadow creatures on their bodies were reduced to ashes in the crimson-gold flames! Not even a trace of their souls remained!

Sean tried in terror to slip back into the shadows, but the holy flame seemed to pierce through space!

The undead army he controlled was instantly ignited and purified like a pile of dry grass set ablaze, and he himself was also swept away by a wisp of escaping flame!

He let out inhuman screams as his body twisted and burned violently in the clash between the milky white substance and the golden flames, as if he would be burned to death by the flames at any moment!

The sealing array also emitted a piercing cracking sound, and the viscous energy mist and flowing runes rapidly collapsed and dissipated under the scorching of the holy flames!

In just a few breaths!

Just moments ago, the Black Wizards' side, who had been like a hellish force with an absolute advantage, along with those terrifying undead, were reduced to ashes by Leo's earth-shattering attack!

The crimson flames slowly subsided, eventually turning into specks of light that disappeared into the bracelet on Leo's wrist.

The field was a scene of devastation and scorched earth, leaving only a dozen or so white wizard apprentices, centered around Leo and protected by the Holy Flame Barrier, staring in disbelief and frozen in place.

Sunlight streamed down again, illuminating Leo's pale but resolute face and the dark red bracelet in his hand, which had regained its antique simplicity.

He slowly lowered his arm, his gaze sweeping over his surviving, still-shaken companions, finally settling on the spot where Sori had stood, now only a scorched earth remained. His voice, though weary, was unwavering:

"Now, tell me..."

"Who... is the lamb?"

The scene fell silent, as if everything had returned to how it was before. The sky was still so blue, and the scenery was still so beautiful, only the companions who had been laughing and joking along the way were gone, and the land in front of them seemed to have been burned to the ground.

"Leo, cough cough... I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve, hehe cough cough... I underestimated you."

In the place that had been plowed by the Eternal Holy Flame, a dark shadow slowly emerged and gradually coalesced into a human figure—it was Sori!