Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

The phantom of the golden lion slowly dissipated, and Dago stood in the center of the gathering energy tide. At this moment, he became the focus of countless eyes in the world, but his entire mind was almost entirely concentrated on the armlet he wore on his right arm.

"Buzzing—"

The Archon's armlet from Isidore vibrated incessantly.

With his eyes closed, Dago focused his mind on the vast "starry sky" within the arm ring space, where the core runes, resembling those of a planet, were glowing at the very center.

Every detail of the texture is illuminated, as if it is gradually awakening from its "slumber".

It responded to Dago with overwhelming enthusiasm, conveying a sense of joy at finally finding belonging after countless years.

"I should have thought of that sooner."

Dago murmured softly.

How could a great and legendary figure like Isidore not leave behind his own "will of inheritance" in his legacy?

If the "Golden Kingdom" in "Melville's Gold Eater" represents a pure and brilliant dream.

So Isidore's lineage of "Law Master" represents his ambition to rule over all laws!

Isidore was too proud.

He possessed unparalleled ambition; he wanted to become the true King of Law!

He was arrogant and disdainful of everyone; he tried to be above all wizards!

He anticipates a constant stream of opponents to help him comprehend and collect all the laws of nature.

Isidore spent his entire life in battle, and the vast array of runes within his arm ring were his best medals and proof of his honor.

He is the ultimate battle mage among battle mages!

This "pride"—unyielding, galaxy-swallowing, utterly disdainful, and regarding all opponents as resources—

That is the key to gaining the recognition of the Isidore lineage!

This is also the real reason why he ultimately decided to return to the Silver Ring at this time and confront the Astral School wizards!

At this moment, Dago felt that his consciousness was undergoing some kind of wonderful transformation, and his soul was rapidly receiving some kind of miraculous cleansing.

Within the arm ring space, the enormous, planet-like mysterious rune finally revealed its full form to Dago.

Seven figures, as blazing as the sun, slowly descended from the sky. The leader, Frant, had a strange expression on his face, staring intently at the young figure before him with his eyes closed, seemingly in a delicate state.

"I've heard that a once-in-a-millennium genius has emerged in the southern wizarding world, and I've always been curious and wanted to see for myself."

Frant walked toward the figure, and as he was speaking, he suddenly saw the figure standing still in his field of vision slowly extend a finger toward him.

In an instant, all seven miracle wizards of the Astral School, including Frant, felt a chill run down their spines for no apparent reason.

The next second, the celestial phenomena changed drastically.

Endless free energy particles in the universe surged in like a whale swallowing a tsunami, converging at a single point.

Where the young man's shadow finger pointed, a point of extremely deep blackness quietly emerged, and then quickly grew larger.

Countless dark bolts of lightning rolled down from the sky, yet eerily, they made no sound. The bright light was completely swallowed up, and the void, as thin as paper, suddenly collapsed into one place.

A dense aura, belonging to the forbidden realm, continuously spread and grew in the void.

The seven members of Frant's group had drastically changed their expressions, and they roared silently, each of them radiating powerful magical light belonging to the Miracle Rank.

However, all this light appeared so dim and lifeless beneath that ever-expanding black hole, which resembled a twisted black sun.

This world seemed to have suddenly lost all light, plunging into absolute darkness.

When all the commotion subsided, this place returned to normal.

When Frant and the others reappeared, each of their faces was filled with an expression of extreme shock that was almost indescribable.

The group looked up in disbelief and were astonished to find that the young wizard who had previously pointed a finger at them had now opened his eyes.

In those deep blue, almost purple eyes, Frant and the others seemed to see a microcosm of the entire vast starry sky, and faintly, there seemed to be a complex and mysterious rune that they had never seen before, constantly floating around.

"Now, do you see it?"

The young wizard calmly gazed at Frant and said calmly, "If I had been born ten years earlier, you would all be buried under silver."

Upon hearing this, the seven men of Frant froze, their expressions shifting rapidly, but for a long time, none of them uttered a sound in response.

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In the quiet room with bookshelves on all four sides, soft light streamed in, and Dargo sat quietly at the long wooden table.

Watching a group of tiny gray figures, no bigger than a finger and with transparent wings on their backs, running around noisily, as if they were celebrating a holiday.

The dust elf girl he named Arrietty was embracing tightly with two dust elves who looked like a middle-aged couple, tears streaming down her face.

Even though it's only been less than six months since I last left this attic space, it feels like a long time has passed.

This feeling intensified after witnessing Arrietty's reunion with her dust elf relatives.

Beyond the dust sprites, Dago's gaze fell upon the wood grain of the long tabletop as he pondered quietly.

At this moment, he only needs to close his eyes slightly, and an extremely profound and complex rune pattern will be clearly reflected in his mind.

This rune is the core rune within Isidore's Armlet of Protection, and its name is—[Protection].

The effect of runes is simple: to maximize the amplification of energy-based spells.

Dago estimated that by using the Magic Armband, he could increase the power of his [Endless Vortex of the Sea of ​​Despair] spell by about a hundred times.

By using the armband, he can gather a hundred times more free energy particles than normal when casting energy spells, thus transforming the spell [Endless Vortex of the Sea of ​​Despair] into [Miracle Black Hole]!

A simple, pure, yet incredibly terrifying amplification effect!

Although the cost was a bit high.

Using it once will drain Dago's mental energy, which is currently a hundred times greater than that of a normal late-stage third-ring wizard, in an instant. Even with the blessing of [Winter's Silence], it will take a considerable amount of time to fully recover.

This situation felt like a return to when he was an apprentice, just after he had comprehended the extraordinary domain of [Despair River].

The world seems to be a strange cycle.

"Having completely 'tamed' the Magic Armlet, I finally possess a trump card of magic that I can freely unleash, reaching the realm of miracles."

However, this trump card is entirely linked to the Magic Armlet. Once Dago loses this legendary magical artifact, he will immediately revert to his original form.

I don't know if it's because of my continuous practice of "Elemental Resonance Technique," or the difficult experience I had during my apprenticeship—

Dargo has always believed in the idea that "all great power comes from within" and has extreme distrust of "power" obtained through external means.

This is also a major reason why he never relies on magical artifacts or equipment when facing enemies.

"Servants will decay and die, magical implements will break, and potions will run out. Only the power that originates from the body, will, and soul is the power that truly belongs to oneself."

So Dago's current thought is—

Is it possible to use this [Arcane] rune as one's own soul seal and inscribe it within the soul crystal?