Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Meanwhile, Lynn continued to inscribe a giant magic circle around the Alchemy City.

The chaotic dragon folded its wings and landed beside him, occasionally spewing out chaotic dragon breath to fill the rune array with energy.

As the four armies continued their advance and slaughter, Lynn could feel the oppressive force of the world's will weakening, and the weight pressing down on him had thinned considerably.

Soon, I'll be "unlocked" soon!

And his "masterpiece" was about to be completed!

Once the resistance of the world's will had weakened to a certain extent, Lynn decisively ordered Wanxiang to take action, eroding the world's rules and vying for control of the world.

Even if it cannot devour, it must prevent the world's will from having the means to suppress it.

Lynn landed on the scorched earth, the light of the Myriad Manifestations Saint Mark seeping into the ground through his palm, spreading deeper along the patterns of the world's rules.

The boundaries of the world's will are being eroded; it is shrinking, relinquishing control of the rules on the periphery, and concentrating its power in the core area.

The myriad phenomena within Lynn's body were also simultaneously accelerating their penetration, albeit at an unusually slow pace.

Lynn wasn't in a hurry. It was fine to go slowly, as long as he could successfully devour it, since the world's will was constantly being weakened anyway.

Soon, I will be able to advance to the intermediate level of the Saint Mark!

...

Inside the secret chamber of the Alchemy City, Aldrick sensed the first warning signal at the center of the alchemy array.

The fluctuations of the world's will travel up the array patterns on the soles of his feet, like a needle piercing his consciousness.

The fluctuation carried a clear meaning; it wasn't the vague warning he had sensed before, but a signal forced out after being pushed to its limit.

This startled him.

The will of the world is issuing a warning? This is unprecedented... Could it be...?

Aldrick was forced to interrupt his meditation and immediately extended his consciousness outward to see what had happened.

He sensed that Casper's aura had disappeared, as had the auras of the other alchemists.

The auras of the alchemists responsible for maintaining the city's defenses were also dissipating in large numbers, as if... something drastic had happened.

Aldrick sensed the fall of the city and the rapid advance of the allied forces from the small world.

There is also a mysterious force vying for control of the world, and even... devouring the world's will!

The boundaries of global will are now shrinking, with the abandonment of peripheral areas already controlled by the coalition forces.

The contraction was very strong, like a tentacle retracting, pulling its power back into the core defensive perimeter.

Even so, without external intervention, it's only a matter of time before the world's will is devoured.

Aldrick opened his eyes, his gaze filled with shock and anger.

Why... why did such a drastic change have to happen at the most crucial moment?!

However... he looked down at the alchemical array patterns still operating on the ground, the light still flowing along fixed tracks.

He had sat in the formation long enough that his injuries had healed and he was beginning to adapt to the new rules.

The problem now is time.

He needs two or three more days to fully stabilize his realm, but the outside world may not last that long.

Aldrick sighed, preparing to go out and solve the problem before returning to seclusion.

Just as he was about to get up, a new power surged up from below the array patterns.

This is... the power of the world's will?!

Clearly, the world's will also knows that he is at a critical moment, and if he makes a move now, he is probably no match for the enemy.

If we don't act now, we might never have another chance.

Therefore, they spared no expense in expending the world's resources to accelerate Aldric's stabilization process.

Aldrick was overjoyed.

The world's will is actively channeling its power into him!

The power seeped into his body along the alchemical array patterns beneath his feet, and when it came into contact with the fragments of rules that were not yet fully integrated, it directly enveloped them and pushed them into the cycle of rules within his body.

He felt his speed of comprehending the new rules begin to skyrocket!

The change in speed did not seem to be the result of any kind of prompting or guidance, but rather an accelerating process that he could clearly perceive himself.

This process is like an irreversible reshaping; the rules are actively moving towards him, no longer requiring him to exert effort to understand them.

If Lynn were here, he would surely sigh.

"Harmony between man and nature!"

If Aldrick continues at this level, he will likely become a true "Alchemy Sage" when he emerges from seclusion!

Aldrick didn't stop; he closed his eyes and continued to absorb the surging power, stabilizing himself.

The world's will is using his body as a conduit to pour in its last strength.

He must not let the process be interrupted before it is completely solidified.

...

On the other side of the battlefield, Lynn was still setting up the final stage.

And all things continue to devour the will of the world.

At this moment, Lynn stopped what he was doing and looked up in the direction of the world's core.

He sensed that fluctuation; it seemed that the world's will was concentrating and channeling power in a certain direction!

As for who it is inputting, it doesn't seem hard to guess.

Is this treating Aldrick as the final savior, the "Son of the World"?

Lynn stood silently on the rocky peak for a while, then lowered his head again, the light at his fingertips shining once more as he continued to carve a rune.

The speed was a little faster than before.

This is a race against time; whoever achieves the goal first will win in the end!

The chaotic dragon lay beside him, its eyelids slightly closed, and the mist peeking out from the edges of its scales continued to spread across the stone surface, merging with the patterns that were taking shape.

The wind surged up from below the rocky peak, blowing past Lynn's robes and the dragon's slightly parted scales.

Lynn focused on the carving knife in his hand, and the array pattern slowly extended forward on the surface of the rock, gradually merging with the previous patterns to form a complete structure that was slowly closing.

The array patterns ran straight, without interruption or deviation, directly facing the city where the world's core was being infused.

Half a day later, Lynn finally put down his carving knife.

The final rune closed on the surface of the rock peak, merging with the patterns in front to form a complete ring structure.

The light at the edge of the array pattern flashed for a moment, then dimmed and sank into the depths of the rock.

The entire witchcraft array is now complete, with gray and white patterns covering the entire area.

Extending from the top of the rocky peak to the bottom of the hillside, following the undulating terrain, across wasteland and gravel, it stretches all the way to the base of the walls of the alchemical capital city at the edge of the horizon.

The chaotic dragon rose from the edge of the rocky peak, its wings slightly spread, and let out a low cry.

Lynn stood in the center of the array pattern, bent down and placed his right hand on the closed array pattern on the surface of the rock peak.

The light of the Myriad Manifestations Sacred Mark surged from his palm, spreading outwards along the direction of the array patterns.

The array patterns lit up, and a grayish-white light flowed rapidly along those patterns, spreading from the center to the edges.

The entire area lit up at the same time, like a lamp being lit, with flames rising simultaneously from every surface of the wick.

The Chaos Realm has been activated!

This place... will eventually be reduced to nothingness by chaos!