A noun entry: Wizard

Anders believed he had taken Russell seriously enough, which was why he used the Earth Elemental Cannon.

To his surprise, his confident attack was blocked by the opponent!

"Aside from those few monsters, no wizard apprentice should be able to withstand this attack!"

Anders roared somewhat out of control, completely unable to believe what he was seeing.

In particular, Russell was only a second-level wizarding apprentice!

"How could this be? He's clearly just a backward person from a remote area!"

With a wave of his hand, Anders caused several earth spikes to suddenly condense and pierce out from the ground.

"You've taught me a lesson, showing me that I can't underestimate any wizard apprentice."

Russell raised the staff he had taken from his storage artifact. "Goodbye, Anders. Perhaps I will never forget you in this lifetime."

A blade of wind shot out with a whoosh.

He held nothing back.

The tenfold boost from the essence of the soul, the spell damage bonus from the affix sequence, and the amplification from the staff—this is an instant-cast wind blade cast with all its might.

This is the greatest respect we can show to our opponent, Anders.

Looking at the wind blades before him, whose power even surpassed that of the Earth Elemental Cannon, Anders' eyes revealed only bewilderment.

Then came a deep fear, and... a touch of fanaticism?

"This is spells that are close to the level of a full-fledged wizard! No wonder he's a wizarding seed on whom both wizard masters have placed such high hopes!"

Anders did not take any defensive measures because he knew that such actions would be futile.

Faced with such magic, all Anders could do was wait to die.

"brush!"

The wind blade effortlessly severed Anders' body and flew into the distance.

"I almost forgot the principle that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, but thankfully you reminded me, Anders."

Bertrand Russell was somewhat moved.

Upon encountering the earth elemental cannon, Russell instinctively unleashed a wind barrier that was not at its strongest level.

That's when it was blasted apart by the earth element cannon.

Otherwise, a single wind barrier would be enough to block the earth elemental cannon.

"If you pretend to be a pig for too long, you'll actually become a pig."

"There is a difference between temporary hibernation and playing dumb; this is a point that must be kept in mind."

After a moment of self-reflection, Russell discovered that Anders was already dead.

After storing the "heavy" burden that Anders was carrying into his storage artifact, he turned to look at the instrument on the ground.

The instrument continued to emit purple beams of light towards the sky.

As if tireless... well, instruments are indeed tireless, but that's just a metaphor.

"What should we do next? Just wait here until Willis and Schilling's business is over?"

But at that moment, accompanied by a deafening roar, Russell instantly sensed an incredibly dense concentration of water elements.

It is deeper and more vast than the ocean!

He looked towards Panlong Mountain and saw a blue beam of light, many times more magnificent than the purple beam, shooting into the sky.

As the blue beam of light rose, a strange sound suddenly rang out from Russell's body.

"Damn it!"

Russell's expression changed, and he pulled the small conch shell out of his clothes.

This thing has special properties and cannot be put into a storage artifact. In addition, it is very small and will not take up much space.

Russell always carried it with him.

"Is this blue beam of light what Shilin has been plotting for five hundred years, and what Willis has also wanted?"

"The ability to attract conch shells and produce sounds is probably related to marine life."

"If I stay here, I might attract the attention of a formal wizard-level Sea Spirit. It would be better to go and check out the blue pillar of light."

"Even if a Tier 1 Sea Being attacks, Shilling and Willis will help me defend against it."

"After all, this blue beam of light is related to Hai Si, so it's normal for it to attract Hai Si here."

"However, before that..."

Russell glanced back at the instrument that was still emitting purple beams of light.

He crouched down, examined it briefly, then turned off the purple beam and put it back into the storage artifact.

Only then did they rush towards the direction of the blue beam of light.

……

It's a little earlier.

The top floor of the Shillien Wizard Tower.

Willis and Schilling sat facing each other, each holding a cup of red tea.

At this time, the wizard tower was opened with huge floor-to-ceiling windows, providing excellent views and allowing one to see clearly in all directions.

"Lord Shilling, are you still expecting something that can't possibly happen?" Willis said with a smile.

"In your plan, the time should be almost up, so why hasn't anything happened?"

Willis still had a smile on his face. "Naturally, it was my men who took care of them all."

"It is already an impossible thing for you to absorb a large amount of the spiritual power of wizard apprentices to activate the second wizard array."

"call!"

A beam of purple light shot into the sky.

Schilling glanced at the direction of the beam of light and remained silent.

"This is the location of that little guy with the aptitude for arcane magic. Hmm, let me think, his name is Russell, right?"

Willis continued, "I spared him the only one, hoping he would accept my offer and join my ranks."

"Willis, you know what? I never expected the second witchcraft formation to succeed."

"What I've always wanted is only their souls!"

"As for Russell, he's a clever little guy with quite a few secrets. He's always on guard against me, and he'll disconnect from my mind to protect himself if anything goes wrong."

"The rise of the purple beam proves that my guess was correct."

Schilling wore an expression that suggested he had everything under control.

"It seems you and your disciple don't have a good relationship. Perhaps I can easily recruit him," Willis said with a smile.

"He's a smart man, so after I've sorted everything out, Russell will make the right move."

Schilling smiled gently and said, "That means, continuing to be my dog."

"I'll take care of you before that."

Willis put down his teacup and suddenly reached out to grab Shilling.

"You dare to be so arrogant in my wizard tower? Well then, I'll play with you for a bit, Lord Willis."

Shilling chuckled, and the moment Willis made his move, the ground of the Wizard Tower rippled like water, causing him to sink into it.

Willis uttered a few syllables, and with each syllable he uttered, a stream of light would flash and bless him.

"A near-instantaneous casting speed, and the power of chanting, such a convenient chanting method."

"The changes over five hundred years are truly not to be underestimated."

Shillien sank completely into the next level of the wizard tower.

"Give it to me, stay here!"

Willis crouched down, raised his right arm high, and then brought his fist down.

The wizard tower suddenly emitted a terrifyingly loud bang, almost like an explosion, and even gave the illusion of a slight tremor!

The ground on this level also shattered, revealing Shilin, who was using a lightning barrier for protection.

"Tsk, what a reckless body-training brute." Xi Lin couldn't help but click his tongue.

"A bunch of reckless brutes who only know how to bombard with elements, we're all the same."

Willis chuckled, pushed off with his foot, creating a deep crater in the wizard tower as he charged toward Shillien.