Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

Deep within the distant rift, the final shriek of the mother nest still echoed.

As the cracks disappeared, the Zerg units abandoned by the hive floated in the void, their compound eyes vacant and their carapaces dull.

In its final escape, the Hive contracted its body, abandoning all the Zerg, in order to concentrate its energy in its core and tear through the void to flee.

These abandoned Zerg, now unclaimed wanderers, soon died.

"Talin, activate capture mode." Ian turned and returned to the control room, calmly issuing the order.

On the surface of the Eternal Tower, the light from the thirty-six secondary cannons changed from crimson to silver-white.

Soft beams of light shot out, precisely enveloping the floating Zerg. The spatial rules within the tower activated, compressing and sealing the Zerg, dragging them into the tower's demiplane.

The capture process lasted for several hours, and the Zerg remains in the void were completely cleared away, not even the fragments of their broken carapaces were spared.

The tower spirit's report rang out:

"Reporting to the master, the capture is complete. 5896 level 4 units and 1827485 level 2 and 3 combat units have been harvested. The mother nest and remaining biological tissues have been fully recovered."

Without a Level 1 drone, these Level 1 units cannot survive in the Void.

Ian nodded slightly, and with a thought, his consciousness sank into the demiplane inside the tower.

A "rain of insects" fell over the Zerg plains.

Kerrigan's massive body trembled slightly as she stared intently at the sky.

Zerg units, compressed to the size of fists, rained down from the sky, landing precisely in the recovery pool in the center of the plain.

The pool was already filled with a specially made biomass dissolving solution.

As the Zerg units fell into the pool, their carapaces rapidly softened, and their flesh and tissues decomposed, transforming into the purest life energy and genetic fragments.

"Master...Master!" Kerrigan's thoughts trembled wildly within Ian's consciousness. "So many...so many evolutionary materials!"

These recovered brood tissues contain genetic templates from some level 5 brood tissues.

Although it was just a fragment, to her, it was the key to a higher level of evolution.

And the remains of those Tier 4 Zerg, their wing structures, spatial awareness organs, speed burst mechanisms...

Every detail was rapidly analyzed and archived within Kerrigan's biological factory consciousness.

"Quiet," Ian said, calming Kerrigan's agitation.

"Prioritize analyzing the gene fragments of the mother nest and level 4 units to improve your combat unit system."

"Yes, Master!"

Kerrigan nodded vigorously, her whiskers swaying rapidly, as she began to plan the absorption sequence in her mind.

She was well aware of the value of these resources; the fragments of a level 5 mother hive and the core Zerg were genetically optimized far beyond that of an ordinary Zerg hive.

If she can fully digest it, her Zerg army's combat power will increase by at least tenfold.

Ian's consciousness exited the demiplane and returned to the control room.

The void battlefield has been cleared, and even the energy aftershocks have been completely smoothed out by the purification aura.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you would never believe that a thrilling battle had just taken place here.

He took out a silver token from his dimensional ring, inside which was sealed a wisp of Azshara's will.

He probed the token with his mental energy, inputting information such as the details of the battle, the level of the mother hive, and the final escape, and then activated the communication runes inside the token.

The token's surface glowed with a faint emerald light, and an invisible stream of information traversed the void, flying towards the direction of Silver Moon Highlands.

After the message was sent, Ian put away the token, and the Tower Spirit's notification sound suddenly rang out.

"Master, the wizard tower from before has been detected approaching. Should we attack?"

Ian's eyes flickered as he looked at the screen. The dilapidated wizard tower was wobbling and leaping toward them, leaving a pale blue trail in the air.

"Don't attack yet, just stay alert." Ian's eyes flickered slightly; perhaps he could glean some information.

The Eternal Tower's weapon system entered standby mode, but did not reveal any intention to attack.

The dilapidated wizard tower flew for about ten minutes before finally stopping 30,000 kilometers away from the Tower of Eternity.

This distance is already on the edge of the warning line for a level four wizard tower, which can be considered as indicating a stance that there is no hostility.

An encrypted soul fluctuation came from the direction of the dilapidated wizard tower.

"Thank you for saving my life." His voice was weak and filled with relief at surviving a close call.

"I am Antonio, the Morning Star Wizard, the guardian of the world of Zavara."

"May I ask your honorable name and which world you come from?"

Ian pondered for a moment, then responded with a wave of his soul, his voice calm and still.

"My name is Eternal Sun, and I come from the Central Continent of the Wizarding Alliance."

He did not mention the Silvermoon Council, nor did he reveal his specific whereabouts.

"So you are a wizard from the Wizarding Continent!"

Antonio's emotions surged with excitement, accompanied by a sense of relief, as if he had "found his people."

"I tried to send a distress signal to the wizarding alliance of this community while I was on the run, but the distance was too far and the signal was interfered with by the void turbulence."

"If it weren't for your timely intervention, I'm afraid I would be in trouble today..." The fluctuation paused for a moment, clearly indicating intense emotional turmoil.

Ian didn't respond, waiting for the other person to calm down.

A few seconds later, Antonio's fluctuations returned, this time much more stable.

"Would it be convenient for you... to express my gratitude in person?"

His tone was tentative, but also tinged with anticipation.

Encountering a fellow human in the void, especially one who has just saved your life, is an extremely rare opportunity.

Ian thought for a moment, then slowly nodded. "Come here."

A beam of silver light shot out from the Tower of Eternity, creating a temporary spatial passage in the void.

This is a common and secure connection method between wizard towers, allowing both sides to monitor the channel status and prevent sneak attacks.

A moment later, a figure emerged from the passage and stepped into the control room of the Eternal Tower.

Antonio looks to be about forty years old, but he is probably thousands of years old in reality.

He was dressed in a dark wizard's robe, his face as pale as paper, but his eyes were still bright.

Upon entering the control room, Antonio's pupils contracted slightly.

He sensed the vast energy fluctuations within the wizard tower, as well as the intricately operating array of runes.

Sure enough, this was no ordinary level four wizard tower.

"Your Excellency Eternal Sun." Antonio bowed slightly, performing a standard wizard's salute.

"Antonio will always remember this life-saving grace, and the world of Zavara will do everything in its power to help him should he ever need it in the future."

Ian calmly returned the greeting, his gaze sweeping over the other man's pale face.

How badly are you injured?

"It's all fine now," Antonio said with a wry smile. "It's just that the Wizard Tower is badly damaged and needs major repairs."

He paused, a hint of lingering fear flashing in his eyes, "That level-five mother nest... it's been chasing me for three days."

"Where did you encounter it?" Ian's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I guess I'm just unlucky," Antonio said in a low voice as he began to recount his story.

About four months ago, the monitoring array in the world of Savara detected an extremely faint abnormal fluctuation.

The fluctuations were faint and intermittent, appearing and disappearing intermittently, like a message sent into the void by some kind of being.

As the guardian of the world, Antonio naturally had to investigate thoroughly, so he piloted the Wizard Tower into the void and followed the traces of the fluctuations.

But strangely, the fluctuations were always unpredictable; every time he thought he was about to find it, it would suddenly disappear.

Until three days ago, he suddenly stumbled upon the mother nest in a desolate star field on the edge of the world cluster.

Antonio took a deep breath as he finished speaking.

"It was hovering in orbit over a dead planet, as if waiting for something. I wanted to quietly retreat and report to the Alliance, but it spotted me."

"Then came the escape; it chased me for three whole worlds."

Ian listened quietly, his mind racing as he analyzed what the Mother Nest was waiting for in the desolate star field.

The coordinates of the Purple Mist World are not near that star field. Is it really just a coincidence?

Are you sure it's waiting, or not devouring the planet?

"Ian asked.

"I spotted it and it ran away, so I wasn't sure," Antonio said somewhat embarrassed.

"But that planet is already dead, devoid of any life energy. The Mother Nest doesn't seem interested in it; it's just hovering there, probably... waiting?"

Ian was speechless, but he understood the other party's actions.

A typical Morningstar Wizard might fare somewhat better against a Level 5 enemy from another civilization, but encountering a Void Mother Nest would be extremely dangerous.

Because the Mother Nest has an instinctive control over void fluctuations, even the Wizard Tower's frequent spatial jumps cannot shake them off.

This mother hive has sneaked into the wizarding civilization's world cluster, and its behavior is so abnormal; hopefully, it's not a collective action.

Ian became wary and asked, "Where are you planning to go next?"

"First, return to the world of Zavara, repair the Wizard Tower, and then formally report to the Alliance," Antonio said with a wry smile.

"This experience made me realize that I, as a single guardian, cannot deal with a threat of this level."

He looked at Ian, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"Would you be willing to accompany me? Although the world of Savara is remote, it has many unique resources..."

"I have a mission to complete," Ian said calmly, without explaining the specifics of his mission.

A flicker of disappointment crossed Antonio's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"I understand, I understand. A powerful person like you naturally has more important matters to attend to."

He bowed again solemnly: "Thank you again for saving my life. Antonio will never forget this kindness."

Ian nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

After a brief exchange on some precautions for void travel, Antonio took his leave.

After returning to his wizard tower through the spatial portal, the dilapidated tower slowly turned around and flew towards the coordinates of the world of Zavara.

The speed is still slow, but much more stable than before.

Ian watched the wizard's tower disappear into the depths of the void, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

The information provided by Antonio added another layer of mystery to the Mother Nest.

It's unlikely that a level 5 mother nest was lurking nearby.

But his private territory is also in this community. If a large-scale war breaks out with the Void Zerg, will this world still exist?

"Tower Spirit, reset flight path, target Purple Mist World, maintain highest alert level, all detection arrays operate at full power."

He decided to develop the rare resources of the Purple Mist World as soon as possible, and avoid it if a major war were to break out.

"Yes, Master! The flight path is being adjusted... Estimated arrival time: 19 days and 7 hours."

The Tower of Eternity once again transformed into a stream of dark silver light, silently disappearing into the void. The blind spot rune array was fully activated, and even the energy fluctuations were brought to their extreme.

The nineteen-day voyage passed peacefully.

Ian spends most of his time in the Rules Meditation Room, where the six rules intertwine around him to form a dazzling cocoon of light.

Part of his consciousness was immersed in cultivation, while another part was deducing the possible situations in the Purple Mist World.

Kerrigan frantically absorbed the captured Zerg resources on the Zerg plains.

Her body shape underwent a subtle change, and the color of her carapace changed from light gold to dark gold, with fine star patterns appearing on the surface.

This is the evolutionary performance after absorbing the level 5 mother nest.

The fifteen level-four guardian insects were also enhanced, their bodies slightly swelled, their carapaces became thicker, and their compound eyes gained a touch of intelligence.

As for the second and third-level units, they were recycled in bulk by Kerrigan and converted into biomass reserves.

Her internal biological factory was operating at full speed, disassembling, analyzing, and recombining the gene fragments of the Level 5 maternal nest bit by bit.

Each successful recombination advances her evolutionary progress by a tiny bit.

On the evening of the nineteenth day, the Tower Spirit's notification sounded precisely in the control room of the Eternal Tower.

"Master, we are about to reach the target coordinates. A high concentration of unknown energy mist has been detected ahead, hindering conventional detection."

Ian opened his eyes and appeared in front of the crystal wall in a flash. Through the tower, he saw the scene in front of him.

A swirling, purple mist shrouded a planet with a diameter of approximately 50,000 kilometers.

The thickness of the mist was immeasurable, and the energy waves emitted by the detection array of the Tower of Eternity disappeared as soon as they entered the purple mist.

It cannot even complete the most basic contour scanning.

Even more strangely, Ian could not sense any fluctuations in the world's will on this planet.

He was certain that the planet's will was not dead; otherwise, the planet would have collapsed rapidly, its rules would have disintegrated, and its energy would have been lost.

The purple mist planet before them remained stable, with normal gravity and an intact structure, but there was no fluctuation of will.

Like a living corpse, it has vital signs but no soul.

"Tower Spirit, attempt soul perception penetration."

"Yes! Master... Soul perception is blocked. The purple mist has an extremely strong soul shielding effect, and the depth of perception penetration is less than 10,000 meters."

Ian frowned, surprised by the strong barrier effect, which far exceeded his expectations.

Even with his soul perception amplified a hundredfold by the Wizard Tower, he could only penetrate ten thousand meters. The density and characteristics of this mist were somewhat unusual.

"Scan the components of the fog."

"Scanning... Composition analysis: 87% unknown energy particles, 9% void dust, 3% regular fragments, and 1% others."

"Master, the unknown energy particles are highly reactive and will actively absorb and assimilate the energy they come into contact with. No similar comparison images were found in the Alliance database."

Ian's eyes narrowed. Brand new energy particles? Actively absorbing and assimilating energy?

This fog... is alive!

Or rather, it is an energy body with "collective consciousness".

He stared at the churning purple mist ahead, quickly weighing his options.

The anomalies in the Purple Mist World far exceeded expectations.

A level-five mother nest appeared nearby, surrounded by an active mist that could shield soul perception, and the will of the world within had vanished...

All of this points to one conclusion: this world holds great secrets, but also carries enormous risks.

The unknown often means danger.

Ian was silent for a moment, a resolute glint in his eyes.

Come here.

Having spent two years building the Wizard Tower and traversing dozens of days of void travel, how could they possibly back down at the gate?

"Tower Spirit, shrink the Wizard Tower to a height of ten meters, activate the blind spot rune array at full power, and minimize all energy fluctuations. Prepare to enter the purple mist."

"Yes, Master!"

The tower began to collapse inward; this was not a simple compression of volume, but rather the ultimate application of spatial rules.

As the tower shrinks, the star and moon patterns on its surface light up, perfectly locking away the dissipated energy inside.

Ten seconds later, the kilometer-long tower transformed into a miniature tower only ten meters high.

The tower was still dark silver, but now it was surrounded by a hazy glow, a sign that the blind spot runes were operating at their maximum potential.

At this moment, the Wizard Tower's presence has diminished to almost nothingness, like a floating speck of dust, which even he himself would instinctively ignore.

Ian took a deep breath, controlled the miniature wizard tower, and slowly flew towards the churning purple mist ahead.

The distance is getting closer and closer.

As the tower touched the edge of the purple mist, Ian felt a strange resistance, a kind of repulsion from the level of rules.

Unknown energy particles in the purple mist began to surge toward the tower as if they were alive, attempting to absorb and penetrate it.

However, the blind spot rune array came in handy.

When those energy particles touch the faint light on the surface of the tower, they pause slightly and then slip away.

The wizard tower silently disappeared into the purple mist.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed; it was no longer a deep void, but a rich purple expanse.

All around, in all directions, was swirling purple mist, completely obscuring vision and compressing the soul's perception to a radius of a thousand meters around the tower.

A kilometer away, all was chaos.

Ian controlled the wizard tower, slowly advancing into the depths of the purple mist.

He didn't know what lay ahead, how thick the purple mist was, or what the interior of this world looked like.

But there was no fear in his eyes, only anticipation to explore the unknown.

My world, here I come.

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