Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

After emerging from the Trial Grounds, Marfa seemed to have gained superpowers, making rapid progress in the following years.

The inheritance she gained from those trials allowed her to master a vast amount of ancient knowledge and new soul-based magical structures.

This made her soul core more stable than others of the same level, and her efficiency in mental energy utilization also began to significantly surpass those of others of the same level.

Her rapid progress aroused a sense of crisis among her opponents, who wanted to suppress her before she could rise to prominence.

The adversaries united and set a trap.

But Malfa was no pushover. Using her accumulated connections and spies, she learned of the situation in advance and took action first.

By the time those adversaries have completely deviated from their expectations, it is too late to salvage the situation.

Then... came the Great Purge.

Those who obey me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish!

After Marfa dealt with the last group of opponents, those who remained were all willing to surrender to her.

She began to consciously observe those people.

Some of them are skilled in combat, some are skilled in research, and some have accumulated knowledge through intelligence channels.

Some people may not be very strong, but they use unorthodox methods that can be more effective than direct confrontation in certain situations.

She used these people to build her own little power base, and later they entered various departments of the academy.

This made her cultivation path much smoother.

Later, as time went by, Malfa gradually approached the edge of the Stigmata.

The Holy Mark—this is a realm that countless wizards dream of, and there are only a handful in the entire academy.

However, the biggest challenge in advancing to the next level is comprehending the rules.

Comprehending the rules is not an easy task, but fortunately she still had the "Soul Rule Carrier" she obtained during her previous adventure in the trial grounds.

The complete soul rules inside saved her time.

She secluded herself for nearly two years without leaving the house. When she emerged, the Soul Mark had already been fully formed.

The academy attached great importance to her as a newly promoted Saint Mark and held a grand promotion ceremony.

When the original mentor learned of the news, he simply sent a letter with only a few lines on it.

Her apprentice had entered the Sacred Mark realm before her, which made her, as the mentor, feel somewhat embarrassed.

Marfa put the letter away, neither replying nor going to see that person again.

The master-disciple relationship between the two has ended, and now she has her own path to walk.

The soul rule carrier formed by the stone token shattered into powder after she completed her advancement, revealing a hidden token inside.

The token was entirely silver-white, with a white mist symbol engraved on the front and a line of small characters on the back.

Marfa spent some time deciphering the writing and confirmed that it was an ancient trial token.

The holder can use it to enter a specific place of inheritance and acquire knowledge of the soul.

Unfortunately, that place of inheritance no longer exists. After reviewing multiple records within the academy, she confirmed that its entrance had collapsed hundreds of years ago, leaving only the token itself in circulation.

After stabilizing her initial Saint Mark realm, she received a transfer order.

As a newly acquired Stigmata, she was assigned to the pioneering sequence and sent to carry out missions in several unmarked worlds that the Bone Spire was advancing on.

Her first mission was to suppress a medium-sized wizarding stronghold.

The stronghold was jointly guarded by several small and medium-sized forces, and there was no Saint-level being stationed there.

Upon her arrival, she did not immediately make a move, but merely revealed her Saint-level strength and her identity as a member of the Bone Spire Academy.

Those who were stationed there chose to withdraw without further resistance.

Resistance is futile; ordinary wizards are no different from ordinary people in front of the Holy Mark, and can be wiped out with a wave of their hand.

Marfa participated in several similar missions in the following years.

Some target resource worlds controlled by other academies, while others involve unclaimed worlds that are still developing.

She gained more battlefield experience in those operations and also encountered some veteran Stigmata who had been promoted earlier than her.

Her approach remained consistent with the habits she had developed at the academy—keeping quiet, maintaining a position where she could observe the overall situation, and only taking action when necessary, while trying not to expose her trump cards to too many people.

During that period, she directly or indirectly participated in numerous conquest missions, resulting in many killings and encountering countless dangers.

Once, when facing a veteran Saint Mark, she was no match for him and her body was smashed to pieces. She barely escaped by relying on the trump card she had left behind.

This time, she completely gave up the idea of ​​going out to fight for her life and only wanted to stay in the stable rear area.

She applied to the college to become a mentor, to train more apprentices for the college, and the college agreed.

Marfa also became a proud spiritual mentor.

Since then, she has become quieter and no longer displays her full strength in public.

She no longer easily reveals her hand; for matters requiring deep involvement, she begins to handle them through intermediaries, rarely touching them directly herself.

Besides striving to improve herself, her focus was on gathering resources, building influence, and gaining greater say within the academy.

As time went by, she naturally became the chief instructor of the Soul Department, becoming one of the few in the academy.

The two only crossed paths when Lynn enrolled and was choosing a tutor.

Lynn found the passage about the chase during his apprenticeship.

She didn't hesitate for long when she saw the news that Lynn was going out. She assessed both the risks and the benefits and confirmed that it was worth a try.

If my "advanced soul talent" is this powerful, what will Lynn's "top-tier soul talent" be like?

If it were to be refined into a ghost, it would certainly be a good tool.

Marfa did not personally carry out the operation, but instead sent a few junior apprentices to assist Morpheus.

Even if the academy investigates, it will only be the apprentices' personal actions and have nothing to do with her.

Marfa didn't invest many resources in that operation: a few apprentices to provide support and a single-use magical artifact.

The operation later failed, and all the apprentices she sent died.

Marfa didn't care.

That incident didn't take up much space in her subsequent plans; it was categorized as a failed attempt and has been crossed out.

She was slightly surprised when she saw the news that Lynn had been promoted to a full-fledged wizard at an extremely fast pace.

But seeing that Morpheus already had a plan to deal with Lynn, she stopped interfering.

It wasn't until Morpheus's death that Malfa truly took this opponent seriously, but she didn't pay him much attention.

But without the Holy Mark, one is ultimately just an ant.

It wasn't until the news of Lynn's advancement to the Stigmata reached her that she truly felt a sense of crisis.

This kid's promotion speed is way too fast!