Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

The red-haired wizard of the Crimson Flame Oath's eyes flashed rapidly, and the syllables he uttered were obscure and sharp, as if he were rubbing his vocal cords with a red-hot iron rod.

The spiritual power surged like a burst dam, wave after wave crashing against the void.

In the lava pool, the enormous creature finally revealed its full form.

Breaking through layers of solid ice, the crimson bull's horns pierced through the steam, and thick, magma-like tears flowed from its dark, hole-like eye sockets.

"Alida! Zan!"

The red-haired wizard roared out the last syllable, raising his crystal staff high as if demanding authority from the gods.

The brilliant red light did not spread, but instead collapsed inward to a single point, which then ignited the fire element in the air.

"Boom!"

The ice shattered, and cracks appeared in the white world that had tried to freeze everything.

A giant bear, powerful enough to shake mountains, tore through the bright yellow mist, roaring to the sky with the weight of the earth's pulse.

The sound waves visibly pushed through the air, shattering the falling snowflakes.

Faced with this devastating double attack, Dago's expression remained as still as a stagnant pool.

"Freeze!"

Dago's Edict.

In an instant, the boiling lava, the roaring trolls, the charging bears, and even the sparks flying in the air all froze in place.

Space was forcibly "flattened" by some higher-dimensional force, turning into a still, fragile, and bizarre mirror.

This is his desecration and reconstruction of the rules of space.

The next second, Dargo smashed the mirror with his own hands.

"【The Broken Winter Mirror】!"

Dago clenched his fist loosely, and a crisp cracking sound resounded through the sky, as if the world itself had made a crisp sound.

"Click—"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only the lament of broken rules.

The smooth and exquisite "mirror" peeled off, revealing the pitch-black void beneath.

Spatial misalignment.

The lava troll's massive body was cut and displaced by countless spatial rifts.

The head was on the left, the torso on the right, and the flames and magma, having lost their vessel, were quickly annihilated in the turbulent flow of the void.

The red-haired wizard's fanaticism froze instantly.

His elemental creations, which he was so proud of, were as fragile as a joke under the attack of higher-level rules.

The backlash struck, and he bled from all seven orifices, staggering backward.

Just then, a hand silently reached out from the void.

The five fingers gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen, and azure flames clung to them like maggots clinging to bones.

The palm tore through the mental field, pierced through three layers of elemental shields, and cut into the butter like a hot knife, heading straight for the red-haired wizard's face.

The red-haired wizard's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and the chill of death shot straight to the top of his head.

He had nowhere to hide.

Just as the decisive moment arrived, a huge, heavy shadow suddenly descended from the sky.

That was gravity, that was mountains, that was the combination of pure physical mass and psionic energy.

"roar!"

The giant bear stood upright, its heavy paws, enveloped in a dark yellow halo, slamming down hard on Dago's side.

This is not a case of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao".

Dago caught a glimpse of that yellow afterimage out of the corner of his eye, but had no time to pay it any attention.

"Boom! Bang!"

When air is compressed to its limit, it explodes, creating a shock wave visible to the naked eye.

A figure was thrown into the air by the immense force, like a cannonball.

It wasn't Dago, it was that red-haired wizard.

At the singularity where the two terrifying powers converged, he was thrown away like a fragile piece of porcelain.

He flew off the platform, tracing a tragic parabola like a kite with a broken string.

"boom!"

The stone pillar trembled, and fragments of stone flew everywhere.

The red-haired wizard was deeply embedded in the hard stone pillar, forming a breathtaking "大" (big) shape.

He still held the staff tightly with both hands, it was the wizard's last instinct, and his last act of defiance.

On his pale face, extreme horror was frozen in the lines of his muscles.

His mouth was slightly open, as if he had a thousand words to say and a thousand regrets, but the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

His head drooped limply as he was banished from the Isidore Grand Stage.

The red-haired wizard is eliminated.

At this moment, the smoke and dust dissipated on the platform where frost and cooled lava were interspersed.

Evaqui returned to human form, standing expressionless and cold.

His animal-skin robe fluttered in the wind, and the primitive, savage aura emanating from him grew even stronger, making him seem like a ferocious beast draped in human skin.

He didn't even glance at the eliminated comrade, not even sparing him a glance.

Where his gaze fell, there was a figure kneeling, supporting himself with one hand on the ground.

Her long, black hair spread out in large swaths, obscuring her face and revealing only a pale, strong chin.

It was desolate and magnificent, yet it contained a suppressed energy like a volcano about to erupt.

"call--"

He exhaled a breath of stale air, and white mist shot out like swords, shooting three feet into the air.

Dago slowly rose from the ground, his movements slow yet precise and mechanical.

A noticeable indentation was bulging out at a visible speed in his chest area.

"Click-clack—"

A series of teeth-grinding, bone-grinding sounds rang out.

Broken ribs are being repaired, collapsed muscles are being filled, and the power of despair within is frantically mending the damage.

Dago looked up.

In those bewitching, fiery eyes, there was no pain, only a burning fighting spirit.

Tiny black electric sparks shot up from beneath the titanium-gold skin, like tiny black snakes writhing, creating a kind of energy loop on the skin's surface.

Her long hair moved wildly behind her without any wind, dancing wildly like a swarm of snakes.

His tall and slender body grew taller and taller, and his muscle fibers proliferated wildly under the stimulation of magic.

In the blink of an eye, a ferocious demonic body, over two meters tall with long, flowing hair, once again stood between heaven and earth.

Dago looked at Evaque in front of him and gently twisted his neck.

A crisp "crack" sound came from my cervical spine.

A deep, hoarse voice echoed in the deathly silent arena.

"Again."

In the blink of an eye, it was as swift as a rabbit leaping and as fast as a falcon swooping down.

The audience members even forgot to blink.

That suffocating feeling that changed in an instant made every low-level wizard feel as if their heart was being tightly gripped by a large hand.

It wasn't until the shout of "Again!" rang out that the crowd seemed to come alive.

Gasps of shock rose and fell, the sound waves exploding like a tidal wave.

"The genius of the Crimson Oath has fallen so quickly? Damn it, this was a battle of one against two!"

"Dago Heca's strength is simply too monstrous. Despite being two minor realms below him, he managed to swiftly defeat the Crimson Oath genius even when the two of them were attacking him together!!"

"Is this the monster chosen by the will of Isidore?"

Many people were moved by Dago's strength and fighting talent, finding it incredible, but others calmly pointed out the key factors behind it.

Amidst gasps of amazement, several high-ranking wizards, with their profound gazes, discerned the underlying meaning.

"No, it's not that simple."

"Dago Heca already possessed the overwhelming strength to crush ordinary late-stage third-ring wizards, so it's normal that the wizards of the Crimson Oath are not as strong as him. But the most important thing is that Evaque didn't go all out."

An old wizard said in a deep voice, the crystal ball in his hand reflecting Evaqui's indifferent face.

"Evaque held back, or rather, his pride wouldn't allow him to attack from both sides."

"Every genius with the ability to compete for the top spot has their own pride. I guess Evaque is deliberately creating this one-on-one situation. He doesn't care about teaming up with anyone."

"Otherwise, if we had attacked with all our might while Dago was defeating the Crimson Oath Wizard, Dago shouldn't have only suffered this insignificant minor injury..."

"That's the arrogance of the strong."

This view is widely accepted, and the elimination of the Crimson Oath Wizard did not have a significant impact on the outcome of the first round of the bloody battle.

Whether Dago survives depends on his upcoming battle against Evaque in his prime.

Before the discussions had subsided, the battlefield erupted once again.

"boom!"

There was no probing, no wandering.

The two figures collided violently in the center of the platform, like two comets.

Visible ripples spread through the space, and the protective array's light membrane trembled violently, as if it might collapse at any moment.

Dago transforms into an ancient demon, bathed in pure black lightning of despair.

Each punch was accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air; it was a combination of pure physical force and the laws of ice.

Evaque's form is unpredictable.

Sometimes it transforms into a majestic eagle entwined with thunder, its wings like knives, cutting through the void with ghostly speed.

Sometimes it transforms into a giant bear that weighs down the earth, its paws like hammers, shaking the foundations with a force as heavy as a mountain.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The blows landed squarely, the resounding crashes like the beating of war drums.

With each exchange of blows, the two were forced backward, carving deep furrows into the hard ground.

In his state of utter despair, Dago's face is contorted in a grotesque expression.

His mind was in a state of extreme division and extreme unity.

The stillness of winter allowed him to be absolutely rational, calculating every angle, every bit of energy loss, and the optimal solution for every action.

The blazing sun made his blood boil, squeezing every inch of his muscles and unleashing every drop of fighting spirit.

Like magma rolling beneath ice, he dances between destruction and calmness; his fighting spirit burns like fire, yet his mind remains as clear as ice.

Evaque's fighting style is unique; his offensive methods are not bound by any conventional forms of magic.

With the form of an eagle controlling thunder and the form of a giant bear grasping the earth, if it were merely a physical confrontation, Dago would be no match for him.

In fact, he only used a small portion of his Despair Power, which was enough to suppress Evaque's giant bear form, which was skilled in close combat.

However, Evaque's attack was very strange.

Whether in eagle form or bear form, his attacks on Dago always have a mysterious force that directly affects Dago's soul.

The excruciating pain that emanated from the depths of his soul was hundreds or thousands of times greater than that of his physical body, even causing a momentary lapse in his control over his body.

The offensive rhythm was disrupted, and the previously perfect defense developed loopholes.

He had no good way to defend against or counterattack, so he could only choose to tough it out time and time again.

After the collision, Dago staggered back several steps, took a deep breath, and his gaze pierced the void like a long sword burning red with heat.

Since we can't defend against the soul, let's crush it with a stronger body!

Since we can't avoid pain, let pain become fuel!

In the world of wizards, there is never a way back, only forward, treading through thorns and overcoming life and death.

"roar!"

A low growl, not just a vibration of the vocal cords, but a roar of awakening from the depths of the bloodline.

Suddenly, dense, dragon-scale-like patterns appeared on Dago's despairing body surface.

His pupils suddenly contracted, turning into two cold vertical lines.

The last one percent of the bloodline belonging to the Desperate Winter Dragon Beheilite was completely ignited at this moment.

Evaque's previously indifferent eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion, the instinctive alertness of a wild beast facing its predator.

"dragon?"