The Wizard of Truth: Starting with Analyzing All Things

Inside the "Stargazer" eco-pod, soft white light illuminated the solemn and resolute faces of the four individuals. On the holographic projection, an energy scan representing the Darkmoon Academy region was shockingly visible—a massive, writhing vortex of darkness, like a festering wound, was devouring the former core of the academy, countless tiny points of light (life signals) flickering and disappearing at the edge of the darkness. Two of the brighter points of light, rapidly being eroded by the darkness, were specially marked by the star core: frequency matching the descendant of the Star Speakers (Annie) and the Order faction of the Discipline Tower (Anderson).

"Coordinates locked, severe energy interference, estimated landing deviation radius of 500 meters. Teleportation preparation to start, countdown: ten, nine, eight..." The cold electronic voice of the star core echoed.

Lowe took a deep breath, feeling the surging, far purer and more powerful stellar energy within him, and the warm key emblem in his palm, seemingly resonating with the entire starship. Barton stretched his limbs, the newly generated battle aura, imbued with the heat of stars, subtly flowing across his body, his greatsword humming. Lilith examined the dazzling array of newly crafted potions and alchemical artifacts on her belt, her eyes sharp. Lina, meanwhile, closed her eyes, trying to penetrate the starship's barrier and capture the "life rhythm" of the distant dark area, her face slightly pale.

"Three, two, one! Teleportation initiated!"

A strong sense of spatial tearing came, but unlike the previous passive teleportation, this time, the Key of Star Language emitted a soft light, forming a stable shield that greatly reduced the discomfort. The scene before my eyes blurred and distorted for a moment, then abruptly froze!

With my feet firmly planted on the ground, the thick stench of blood, burnt flesh, and the nauseating abyssal corrosiveness assaulted my senses! In the distance, I could hear the sounds of collapsing buildings, energy explosions, and some inhuman, malicious roars!

They found themselves amidst ruins. Beneath their feet lay charred rubble and congealed dark red blood; all around were crumbling walls, the once-familiar buildings reduced to twisted skeletons. The sky was shrouded in ominous, dark red clouds, and visible remnants of abyssal energy, like black, wispy particles, lingered in the air. This place, once the edge of the academy's central plaza, had now become a hellish battlefield.

"Starfield Perception!" Luo Wei immediately expanded his perception. The energy flow within a radius of several hundred meters was chaotic, and the aura of the shadow creatures was like a leech, permeating everywhere. Further away, the enormous vortex of dark energy exuded a chilling pressure, pulsating slowly as if it were alive.

"Found it! Three hundred meters to the northeast, beneath the ruins of the tower with its shattered energy barrier, there are two strong life signals, being besieged by shadow creatures! One of them... sounds a lot like Annie's natural concealment spell fluctuations!" Lina suddenly opened her eyes and pointed in a direction. Her natural senses were greatly suppressed in this environment, but they were still sharper than others.

"Barton forward, I'll provide support, Lilith, cover, Lina, lead the way! Let's go!" Rowe gave the order without hesitation. The four of them shot off like arrows towards their target location.

Along the way, low-level shadow monsters (shadow worms, howling banshees, etc.) kept emerging from the ruins, but the four, whose strength had greatly increased, dealt with them much more easily. Barton wielded his greatsword, his blazing battle aura like a fiery storm, causing the shadow monsters to scatter wherever it passed. Rowe's fingertips flashed with starlight, his "Starlight Ray" precisely eliminating any that slipped through the net with high efficiency. Lilith's alchemical bombs and corrosive potions cleared a safe passage, while Lina constantly kept watch for sneak attacks from the shadows.

They quickly arrived at the ruins of their target tower. At the base of a half-collapsed secondary tower, a pale green, cracked natural shield teetered precariously. Inside, Annie, pale-faced and bleeding from the corner of her mouth, knelt, her hands pressed to the ground to maintain her spell. Beside her, Elder Anderson leaned against the broken wall, his magnificent Discipline Elder robes badly tattered, a gruesome wound on his chest oozing black energy. His aura was weak, but his eyes remained sharp, and he clutched a Codex of Laws emitting a faint golden light, barely managing to fend off the frenzied attacks of three Shadow Terrors (near-wizard level) outside the shield!

"Annie! Hold on!" Lowe shouted, and the starlight ray shot out like lightning, instantly piercing the head of a Shadow Terror! Barton roared and charged forward, his greatsword slashing down on another with tremendous force! Lilith's potent purification potion exploded in the air, and the holy light scorched the Shadow Terror, causing it to let out a shrill scream.

The sudden arrival of fresh troops instantly reversed the tide of battle. With the four working in perfect harmony, the remaining two Shadow Terrors were quickly eliminated.

"Love...it's you guys..." Annie's eyes flashed with surprise when she saw Love, but she collapsed from exhaustion. Lina quickly stepped forward to support her and used natural healing magic to stabilize her injuries.

Elder Anderson looked at Luo Wei and the other three, especially at the pure yet unfamiliar stellar power emanating from Luo Wei. A look of extreme shock and complex emotion flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and said in a deep voice, "You shouldn't have come back! This place is finished! That monster... is trying to fully open the 'door'!"

"Door? What door?" Luo Wei asked urgently, keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

"The ancient passage beneath the Tower of Slumber... the rift connecting to the abyss!" Annie explained weakly, "Elena and Kasper's insane ritual, combined with the negative emotions and soul energy accumulated by the Discipline Tower over the years, completely corrupted and activated that ancient seal! The Shadow Demon is merely the vanguard; it's attempting to widen the rift, allowing the true Abyss Lord's projection to descend!"

Just then, the entire earth trembled violently! From the center of the dark vortex in the distance, a terrifying roar filled with greed and destructive desire echoed! A thick pillar of light, composed entirely of pure abyssal energy, shot into the sky and slammed into the dark red clouds! A gap was torn in the clouds, and behind it, a gigantic, twisted dark portal, filled with countless faces of agony, was slowly taking shape! The oppressive force emanating from the portal sent chills down everyone's spines!

"There's no time to say more! We must stop it! Or... escape this plane immediately!" Elder Anderson struggled to his feet, a resolute look on his face. "I have one last bit of power left; I can try to temporarily seal the rift, but it will take time! You..."

His words came to an abrupt halt. Everyone felt a chilling, malevolent force, far surpassing even the Shadow Terror, surging in from all directions and locking onto them!

"Oh? A few lucky little mice who managed to escape actually came back on their own? And they even brought... an interesting little gift?" A hoarse, metallic voice rang out. The leader of the "Scavenger" assassins who had previously hunted down Rowe, along with two other men in black who also exuded death aura of formal wizard level, emerged like ghosts from the shadows of the ruins, forming a triangular formation around them. The assassin leader's gaze was greedily fixed on the Star Key in Rowe's palm.

"Hand over the key, and perhaps I can grant you a quick death," the assassin leader said coldly, licking the blood from his short sword.

The gates to the abyss are about to open ahead, and powerful enemies lurk behind! The situation is extremely critical!

Lowe's mind raced. The odds of fighting three full-fledged wizard-level assassins head-on were extremely low, not to mention the Abyss Gate, which was nearing completion. Elder Anderson's sealing plan needed time, and the assassins would never give them that opportunity.

The only chance of survival may lie in... the Key to Star Language and the "Stargazer"!

He took a deep breath and secretly transmitted his urgent request for help and information sharing to the Star Core through the Star Language Key. At the same time, he stepped forward, shielding Annie and Anderson behind him, and coldly looked at the assassin leader: "The key is right here. If you have the guts, come and get it yourself."

"You're courting death!" The assassin leader sneered, and the three of them simultaneously unleashed their death aura, transforming into three black streaks that rushed forward! Barton roared as he met them head-on, and Lilith and Lina also went all out, and the battle erupted instantly!

However, the difference in strength was too great! Barton fought the assassin leader alone, displaying incredible bravery, but the gap in their cultivation levels quickly put him at a disadvantage, forcing him to barely hold on. Lilith and Lina, working together against an assassin, faced numerous perilous situations, relying entirely on Lilith's endless stream of alchemical artifacts and Lina's early warnings to maneuver. The last assassin, grinning sinisterly, charged straight at Rowe! Elder Anderson desperately tried to stop him with his last bit of power, but was easily knocked away, his injuries compounded!

Just as the assassin's dagger was about to pierce Luo Wei's throat, a resolute glint flashed in Luo Wei's eyes! He didn't defend himself, but instead frantically poured all his star power, along with his resonance with the Key of Star Language, into the ground beneath his feet! At the same time, he roared in his mind: "Star Core! Maximum Power! Fixed-Point Spatial Vibration!"

Om-! ! !

Centered on Lowe, the space within a hundred meters suddenly began to distort and vibrate violently! This was not an attack, but interference! It was the strongest spatial coordinate signal ever sent to the "Stargazer," requesting remote spatial intervention!

The assassin was momentarily stunned by the sudden spatial tremor. And in that instant, the "Stargazer" responded!

A thin yet extremely refined silver beam of light, ignoring spatial distance, seemed to pierce through the void and precisely struck the assassin who attacked Luo Wei!

"Ah!" The assassin let out a shrill scream as his body, under the impact of the pure astral energy, instantly vaporized halfway, like ice melting away! He collapsed to the ground, severely injured!

This sudden turn of events startled the other two assassins, causing them to halt their attack.

"Now! Elder Anderson!" Rowe shouted hoarsely.

Although Elder Anderson did not know where the silver pillar of light came from, he seized this precious opportunity and suddenly threw the Codex of Laws in his hand into the air, chanting ancient and solemn incantations! The vast power of order transformed into countless golden chains, shooting towards the abyss gate that was taking shape in the distance, attempting to bind and seal it!

"Stop him!" The assassin leader was both shocked and furious. He abandoned Barton and rushed towards Anderson.

"Your opponent is me!" Barton, covered in blood, burst forth with astonishing fighting spirit, relentlessly entangled with the assassin leader.

On the other side, Lilith and Lina were also doing their best to hold off another assassin.

However, the power of the Abyss Gate was beyond imagination! Elder Anderson's Law Chains were corroded and snapped by the dense dark energy as they approached the gate! He himself coughed up blood and swayed precariously! The seal had failed!

"Foolish resistance! Everything is futile before the will of the abyss!" The assassin leader laughed wildly.

Just then, another unexpected event occurred!

The assassin, who had been severely wounded and fallen by the silver beam of light, suddenly convulsed violently. Thick, black liquid gushed from his wounds, and an aura far more evil and ancient than before awakened within him! His eyes turned pure darkness, and he let out a roar that was not human:

"Those annoying...bugs...must...die!"

Abyssal Corruption! In the instant the assassin was severely damaged by the starship's energy, his soul defenses collapsed, and he was completely corrupted and controlled by the nearby abyssal will!

"Demonic transformation!" The assassin leader and another assassin's expressions changed drastically, clearly not expecting this situation.

The demonized assassin's power surged wildly, briefly reaching the level of a second-tier wizard! It abandoned Rowe, transforming into a streak of black light, and rushed straight at Elder Anderson, who was suffering from a spell backlash! Its speed far exceeded its previous speed!

"No!" Anne exclaimed in shock.

Seeing Elder Anderson on the verge of death, Lowe was filled with rage, but it was too late to save him!

At the critical moment, another unexpected event occurred! Third place!

A dazzling arrow, composed purely of starlight, seemed to traverse time and space, shooting from an extremely distant heaven, striking the demonized assassin in the back with perfect accuracy!

puff!

The demonized assassin froze abruptly, staring incredulously at the arrow tip made of pure star power protruding from his chest. He let out a final, unwilling roar before his body exploded into ashes!

This arrow was executed with the utmost precision in timing, angle, and power! It far surpassed any attack that Rowe had ever seen before!

Everyone was stunned, including the two surviving assassins!

Luo Wei jerked his head up, looking in the direction from which the starlight arrow had come—a direction far from the academy, deep in the mountains! Was it… the direction of the Stargazer's Ruins? No! The direction was slightly off! Was it… Master Elena? Or… another Star Speaker?!

"Retreat!" The assassin leader made a decisive decision; the turn of events was completely unexpected. He glanced deeply at Luo Wei (or rather, the key in his hand), and without hesitation, he and another assassin used a secret technique, transforming into two wisps of black smoke and disappearing underground.

The crisis was temporarily averted, but a greater mystery lingered in everyone's minds. Who fired that arrow of starlight from outer space? Was it friend or foe?

Elder Anderson, having survived the ordeal, looked at Rowe with incredibly complex emotions: "The spatial tremor and that starlight just now... were you responsible? What... exactly did you gain?"

Luo Wei didn't answer. His gaze was fixed on the increasingly clear abyss gate in the distance, and the suffocatingly terrifying aura emanating from behind it. The opening of the gate was irreversible; the real crisis had only just begun. And what kind of changes would that mysterious starlight arrow bring?

"There's no time to explain! We must leave immediately!" Rowe helped Elder Anderson to his feet and said to the others. The Abyss Lord's projection was about to descend; this place was now a death trap.

However, just as they were about to set off, Lina suddenly pointed in the direction of the Abyss Gate, her voice trembling, "That...that gate...it seems...something is about to come out!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a blurry, huge black shadow covered in tentacles slowly emerging from the center of the enormous dark portal... The terrifying pressure made the world lose its color!