Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 364 [364] Flesh and Soul: Illusion and Reality: Overt and Covert Strategies

[Target: Nature Wizard]

[Preliminary analysis results: This target's extraordinary fluctuations are incredibly powerful. The particle energy within its body is unobservable, and cannot be correlated with either the illusory or the real world, exhibiting a deeper reaction under dual characteristics. Using 'Red Frost Wizard' as a unit of measurement, this target possesses at least approximately 20,000 units. Its physical body possesses unique characteristics; at its current stage, it is a perfect wizard's body without any flaws, capable of bearing that powerful active particle energy. Its bio-field is extremely pure and powerful, serving as the source of the particle energy.]

[Note: According to database comparison, the target's particle energy can cover an area of ​​100,000 meters and produce effects, with a focus on the real world. It can also forcibly alter real matter and influence the illusory soul level through bio-fields and extraordinary mental power.]

This is the data that Wang Ya obtained from the nature wizard through the Eye of Truth. Compared to the physical body's values, the strength of his biological energy, including the particle energy within his body, is at the level of a third-level Radiant Moon Wizard, but he is still lacking in the spiritual aspect.

Dark wizards possess exceptionally strong power at the illusory level of the soul and spirit. By distorting reality and altering matter, they achieve feats that only natural wizards can accomplish. In terms of the physical body, they are incredibly weak, even relying on themselves to condense a physical form.

Is it possible that there is a problem with the breakthrough of the two level-three Kaguya wizards, that their souls and spirits are illusory while their physical energy is real? Wang Ya's gaze was fixed on the Dark Wizard, and he noticed a meaningful smile on his face.

Then that smile grew infinitely larger, even reaching a point of smug arrogance, "Gunas, don't you understand yet? The method for you to break through to the third level of the Radiant Moon Wizard was given to you by me."

The nature wizard felt a surge of emotion, his face expressionless, but the killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger.

"It seems you've truly forgotten, or do you think I'm lying? The wizard's relics from thousands of years ago—I personally handed that wizard's parchment to you." The Dark Wizard spoke of a shocking secret as if no one else was there. He didn't even try to hide it from the official wizards watching, ensuring everyone heard it.

The assembled wizards looked shocked and listened intently to this big secret that everyone was concerned about.

Wang Ya frowned slightly; this behavior was even more unfamiliar to her.

The Dark Wizard wouldn't act this way; in his mind, Dark Wizards were ruthless and decisive. A being who schemed so deeply wouldn't relax or act recklessly until they achieved their goals.

But the Dark Wizard of today is indeed a Dark Wizard, without any difference. Even their aura is exactly the same. The Eye of Truth has also scanned them, and there has been no change at the soul level.

There was no sign of possession, and the conditions for possession were simply not met to become a Level 3 Radiant Moon Wizard. Wang Ya was filled with doubt and suspicion. What exactly happened to the Dark Wizard? Had it been hidden all along?

A person's habits, personality, and even thoughts can subtly shape them into a complete individual. These things are difficult to hide, and they will at least clearly alter how others perceive them, no matter how subtle!

The nature wizard remained silent, and the atmosphere in the surrounding area grew increasingly tense. Layers of space were stained with emerald green, vaguely transforming into countless ferocious green worms roaring in dense numbers, their bodies surprisingly enormous.

Each green worm possessed the aura of a Star Wizard, which was simply unbelievable and utterly unreasonable. The green worms were devouring the void, even swallowing the black spatial storms.

Its structure is extremely unique, existing between life and energy magic, and it seems to be immune to a certain degree of supernatural mental pressure.

Isn't this a bit too exaggerated? Wang Ya's eyes widened. He saw that the green worm could even devour the bio-field of the Dark Wizard, and everything in its path turned emerald green, transforming into the area controlled by the Nature Wizard.

He looked at the golden lamp in his hand; the third stage of its power could only be used once with his particle energy.

Can he handle the overwhelming onslaught of these green insects?

It seems the nature wizard hasn't used his full power yet; at most, it's just a simple level three ascended spell.

Sure enough, they're not even in the same league.

In terms of power, only witchcraft exceeding two hundred degrees can be considered level three sublimated witchcraft.

Wang Ya fell silent. His most powerful methods at the moment were nothing more than the 160-degree Nightmare Annihilation Spell and the special magical body state enhanced by fusion atomic state.

In terms of physical strength, only by demonstrating power can the [Heavenly Origin Strike] have the potential to reach a destructive level of 170 degrees.

A difference of thirty degrees is often the difference between heaven and earth.

The Dark Wizard also made his move. From each part of the dark sky, distorted faces and figures emerged, their bodies brimming with soul power, coalescing into human form. Under the influence of the distorted soul power on reality, they unleashed a series of powerful sorceries.

"The Rhine Wizard!!"

Wang Ya stared at one of the many distorted figures. Its body shape and face were exactly the same as the Rhine Wizard's. There was no mistake. Even the magic it used was the Rhine Heritage Magic.

The Rhine Wizard's soul consciousness appeared in the dark sky, clearly indicating that he was being controlled by the Dark Wizard.

Do not!

It should be that after being devoured, it becomes a puppet to be manipulated.

The current situation is so similar to the infinite black core of Harak, with its many forms of black soul existence.

However, these twisted souls seem to lack self-awareness, possessing only the most basic fighting instincts. Controlled by the Dark Wizard, they can unleash the power of their original magic, but like the Dark Wizard puppets controlled by Wang Ya, they can only release level two sublimation magic. If they were to actually fight a level two Star Wizard, they would easily be caught out and defeated.

"That's the Heavenly Witch. Wasn't he dead, his body completely destroyed, even his soul and consciousness erased by the enemy? Yet he's reappeared."

"And the Rhine Wizards, I went to see them myself, and conducted a thorough investigation, but I didn't find any soul consciousness. I just assumed that the souls were obliterated in the Rhine Explosion. I never imagined that it was the Dark Wizards who were behind it all." A formal wizard from the Dark Lands said in a hoarse voice, his face filled with anger, "So it was all the Dark Wizards who were plotting this."

The Bone Wizard's expression was equally grim. The core of the Dark Land's condensation was the rules, and the Dark Wizard had directly violated and even attacked the Dark Land's own wizards.

"So many familiar faces are in that dark sky, that bastard Lan Xihai!!" The Machine God Wizard's face was ferocious, and his eyes were cold as he looked at the Dark Wizard on the battlefield.

The expressions of the assembled wizards also changed drastically, filled with horror. When part of the truth was revealed, it was so bloody and hard to accept.

Diana and the other official wizards of the Natural Ring Tower were equally furious. In the dark sky, they saw many familiar faces, all of whom were their former wizard companions who had died in the Mountain and Sea War.

"We must trust the Nature Wizard; he will lead us to ascension and defeat all powerful enemies."

They have no say in the current battle and can only wait for the final outcome.

Polaris's eyes widened, and she completely lost her composure. The turmoil in her heart was no less than that of any other formal wizard.

The Dark Wizard has been plotting all along, and even the Battle of the Mountains and Seas was part of his plan. He thought he could influence so many people, and yet the plan hasn't been exposed. What role does the Light Wizard play in all of this? Does the teacher know about this or not, or has she also discovered a problem? So far, she hasn't detected the Light Wizard's presence; only the Dark Wizard has appeared.

A sense of unease inexplicably arose in Polaris's heart; his mind was no longer on the battlefield, not even on the future of the Dark Lands.

She began to intentionally search for the presence and traces of the Ghostlight Wizard.

Just as she was about to leave the search, a wild and triumphant laugh echoed across the sky.

"Hahaha, Gunas, you need a war to obtain enough flesh and blood life energy, and I also need a large-scale war to collect enough soul consciousness."

"You've achieved your goal, and I've achieved mine. You haven't let me down. Very good!"

Supported by abundant particle energy, waves of sublimation magic swept across the erosion path of the emerald worms like a tidal wave. One green worm after another was killed, but more were born. Devouring space, energy, matter, and even consciousness, some green worms broke through the overwhelming blockade of the magic energy tide, approached some twisted souls, and swallowed them whole.

The Dark Wizard also permanently lost this part of his soul power; all the twisted souls were merged and controlled by him, which was equivalent to his own existence.

However, the Dark Wizard still wore a wild smile, like someone who had been in a dark room for many years and was now finally seeing the light of day.

"Lanxihai, what exactly is your purpose?"

The nature wizard frowned; judging from the current situation, he had the upper hand.

As long as the particle energy within his body remains, the Mihawk worm can condense as much as he wants.

As time goes by, the opponent's power and soul essence will continuously decrease, which also means that their strength will continue to weaken.

In the end, he will definitely win.

The Dark Wizard's words may be true, and they may have revealed some of his true feelings.

However, becoming a Level 3 Radiant Moon grants one the right to disregard conspiracies and schemes.

That is absolute power, suppressing everything.

His fighting spirit and mentality were not affected in any way.

The outcome will only be known at the very end.

The auras of the two Moonlit Wizards were terrifying; their initial collision shattered the space into countless fragments, even distorting the dream world.

What appears to be within the realm of reality is not actually so. Every spatial layer, even the gaps in shadows, the gaps in dreams, and the passages to the elemental worlds, is a place where two opposing forces intertwine. In those special spatial layers, the magical energy that erupts is far more terrifying than in reality.

Wang Ya was also affected, caught between the two. Although he wasn't the main target of the attack, he was still affected by both the sorcery of the soul entity and the feeding of the green insects.

The golden fire armor on his body shrank from a range of 500 meters to about 100 meters. Finally, he could no longer hold back and completely unleashed his power, directly using the third stage of his strength.

Wang Ya felt as if the oil lamp he was holding weighed millions of pounds. The cascading arc of the lamp oil poured out perfectly, each drop of oil being golden and gleaming. Unaffected by gravity, it transformed into streaks of golden light, shooting towards the Dark Wizard.

Wang Ya made his choice and prepared to completely annihilate the Dark Wizard.

The pressure, hidden dangers, and even feelings he brought to Wang Ya were greater than those of the nature shaman.

Even the seemingly natural wizard's breakthrough to the third level of Radiant Moon was part of his plan.

"Good!" The nature wizard was also delighted, his eyes shining brightly. He didn't let go of this great opportunity and cooperated with Wang Ya to fully unleash his power.

In that instant, it seemed as if the entire sky and earth were about to be overturned, and the power belonging to the Radiant Moon Wizard broke through the limitations of countless spatial layers and acted upon reality.

"The world has changed!"

An elderly wizard gazed at the sky, his pupils reflecting the overwhelming, oppressive emerald canopy. The sky had never seemed so close, with terrifying shockwaves and wind pressure covering an area of ​​hundreds of thousands of meters.

This one tactic was enough to destroy most of the Dark Lands headquarters.

As the golden lamp oil shot out, it constantly changed, its light shining at its maximum at this moment, forming dazzling golden flames that burned away the space in its path. Strange, grotesque void creatures, brought here by the deep distortion and disorder in the spatial layers, were caught in the aftershocks of the golden flames and instantly annihilated into nothingness.

Like golden meteors, they trailed astonishing flames; the ultra-high temperature radiation not only affected reality but also obliterated the realm of illusion.

The sorcery released by numerous soul consciousnesses had no effect on the golden meteor; it vanished the moment it touched it.

Like a sharp sword, it pierced fiercely towards the center of the dark sky, the location of the Dark Wizard.

The nature wizard was suppressing all the power of the dark wizard with all its might, and the mihawk insects were frantically devouring it, completely disregarding the threat posed by the defensive magic.

boom!

As the heavenly fire fell, everything turned to nothingness. A violent crashing sound accompanied the expanding energy field, and various disordered particle pulses spread to a more distant area. The fierce wind caused many formal wizards to raise particle energy shields and use the cuffs of their right sleeves to cover some remaining debris and dust.

They squinted, adjusting to the blinding light and heat emanating from the endless stream, eager to see the results inside as quickly as possible.

All that could be vaguely seen was the Dark Wizard's body turning into charcoal and ashes in the golden flames. His powerful soul consciousness was also being consumed, and painful roars came from within, growing weaker and weaker. The Dark Wizard's aura was becoming increasingly faint.

Their faces were filled with shock as they discovered the cause of the matter: the green threadworms released by the nature wizard were opening their hideous mouthparts and constantly devouring and absorbing the dark wizard's soul power, dividing up everything he had.

The most important factor was the heavenly fire, which fell like a meteorite, shattering the defenses of the dark sky and creating such an opportunity for the nature wizard.

They still couldn't quite believe it; were they really going to witness the fall of a level three Moonlit Wizard today?

Tick ​​tock!

Sweat dripped down my wrists and then down my fingertips.

With heavy breathing and his chest heaving, Wang Ya's face was somewhat pale. The power of the third stage was not easy to unleash, and even mastering it was incredibly difficult. After all, his strength was essentially still only that of a first-level wizard. Being able to use the power of the third stage once only came at the cost of consuming 90% of his particle energy and 70% of his mental power. His dream power was already at its limit.

It could be used a second time, but Wang Ya couldn't afford the consequences.

The lamp oil in the Sunlight Lamp has been used up to a thin layer.

It barely emitted a faint golden flame, pushing aside the emerald green contaminant, freeing up a portion of the area it controlled.

Looking at the nature wizard who had already devoured all the soul power and was flying towards him step by step, Wang Ya's lips curled into a helpless smile.

The entire sky above the Dark Land was filled with the opponent's aura.

It has become more powerful, and at an extremely fast pace, as if the flaws have been filled.

"It seems this is your last resort, a level three sublimated witch artifact imbued with some of the aura of rules and power."

The nature wizard revealed a smile that sent chills down Wang Ya's spine. "Now that you've used that troublesome power, you've lost all threat."

Most importantly, he had only seen that smile on the face of the Dark Wizard earlier.

It gave Wang Ya a very strange feeling, as if it were a combination of a dark wizard and a nature wizard, and also carried another unfamiliar aura.

It could be a dark wizard or a nature wizard, but it's impossible to be sure it's them.

Wang Ya was almost confused by the sensations brought about by his keen perception.

That's so weird.

The feedback from the Eye of Truth happened to be them.

"The Dark Wizard has truly fallen; the victor is the Nature Wizard."

The many official wizards belonging to the Natural Ring Tower showed expressions of ecstasy, which meant that only one voice would remain in the land of mountains and seas.

That was the sound of the natural ring tower.

"You're not a nature wizard, so who are you?" Wang Ya narrowed his eyes, his aura gradually receding, and the Sun Lamp was raised again.

"Why am I not a nature wizard?" Gunas retorted. "I will lead the Nature Ring Tower into the inner area, fulfilling the lifelong dream of a nature wizard, to see a wider world. Why am I not a nature wizard?"

"I am the nature wizard Gunas."

"You are the nature wizard Gunas," Wang Ya said.

"No, I am Lanxihai, I am the Dark Wizard."

Wang Ya fell silent.

A third voice rang out, "He will be a complete Level 3 Moonlit Wizard, with a perfect balance between illusion and reality, the two becoming one."

A figure in a black robe gradually emerged from the void; it was the water and fire wizard "Ace," a strange smile appearing on his face.

Wang Ya stared at him, and seemed to understand something. "You're the mastermind behind it all."

"Your physical body and soul power are mismatched; they are extremely ancient."

"The aura on you... you're the one who secretly watched me in the Dream Forest." Wang Ya's eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

The Nature Wizard turned to face the entire Underdark, his voice echoing throughout the land: "I now declare that the Underdark will be merged into the Nature Ring Tower, without distinction between you and me. Who agrees, who disagrees?"

The water and fire wizard's hoarse voice echoed, a smile on his face, "Since you've guessed so much, I don't need to explain it to you in detail, right?"

"It seems that the Deep Blue Secret Realm is just a temporary experimental site that guy casually abandoned. There's nothing of value there, only an oil lamp for lighting."

"I have been observing you and also being wary of you, Wang Yahalak. There are too many unknowns about you. The more than ten years since the disappearance of the Deep Blue Secret Realm, and the ominous aura I sensed from you that did not belong to the outer area, or even the inner area."

"I'm so scared, so worried, so scared that I don't even dare to affect or touch the people close to you." The water and fire wizard's expression was strange and complicated, and he was talking to himself, his emotions seemed very wrong.

"The aura of misfortune that once enveloped you has vanished. Having observed you for decades, I am now certain of the opportunities you gained in the Deep Blue Secret Realm. The only thing that can pose a threat to me is this small oil lamp."

"Now, even you, the last variable, are under my control." The water and fire wizard calmed down, his expression filled with emotion. He sighed, "Hundreds of thousands, millions of years have passed, and I, Andersen, can finally return."

The spear of the underworld pierced his heart, and the force of the impact sent the water and fire wizard flying, pinning him to a green worm. The terrifying ultra-high temperature radiation annihilated him into nothingness, while the Nightmare Annihilation Fire burned his soul and consciousness. One could see an old, decaying soul and consciousness filled with twilight gradually being burned into nothingness.

"Enough with the nonsense." Wang Ya exhaled a long breath, his face pale. Using the Spear of the Underworld under such conditions was ultimately too much of a strain.

He was certain that the changes in the Dark Wizard and the strange unfamiliarity of the Nature Wizard were both influenced by the Water and Fire Wizards.

Including his endless ramblings, his penchant for elaboration, his inexplicable desire to share, and his extremely unstable emotional state, Wang Ya thought of another method that could have caused the current situation: psychological suggestion and the distortion of consciousness.

The power of the mind is immense. When you accept something to a certain degree, that thing will truly happen and truly exist.

The more powerful and extraordinary an existence is, the more likely it is to achieve such belief and recognition.

There are many powerful wizards who fall into a deep sleep, and in their dreams, their thoughts create life, or even a world.

If a dark wizard's perception is distorted, and some fallacies are added to their thoughts, causing them to believe that they are part of another person and lose their sense of self, then that person can be reborn in the dark wizard's body.

Of course, this is difficult to do, as there are too many factors to consider. The power and ego of a level three Moonlit Wizard make it very difficult to implement this method.

Unless Wang Ya frowned and thought of a possibility, the land of mountains and seas simply could not support the existence of two Radiant Moon Wizards, and the two seemed to be complementing each other. Wang Ya looked at the Nature Wizard and found that he seemed to have forgotten his own existence. He did not react to the appearance of the Water and Fire Wizards or his actions, but was just carrying out the demands in his mind.

That is to bring the Natural Ring Tower to the inner area, allowing the wizarding forces to develop better and eliminating all threats.

Now that their strength meets the requirements of a level three Moonlit Wizard, only the merger of the two major wizarding factions remains.

This is indeed the most beneficial thing about entering the inner area.

Wang Ya also discovered the commonalities between the nature wizards and the dark wizards: they were both ambitious, had lofty aspirations, and were patient, willing to spend many years, and even resort to unscrupulous means, to achieve their goals.

These two people are similar, and even their demands largely overlap.

All that remains is the final step of merging the two major wizarding factions.

Wang Ya felt a sense of dread. Such methods were incomprehensible. Could it be that after fulfilling his request, this special "Level 3 Radiant Moon Wizard" would transform into a completely different person?

This is the ultimate goal of the seemingly ancient and unknown entity, 'Andersen'.

Even if you kill his physical body, his soul and will will be of no use.

He will be reborn in the body of the current nature wizard.

"We absolutely cannot allow him to complete the merger of the two great wizarding factions. We must seal him away!"

This was the only thought that surfaced in Wang Ya's mind.

This is a conspiracy.

A fully-fledged Level 3 Moonlit Wizard will be even more powerful than the previous Dark Wizard and Nature Wizard.

Hans Christian Andersen had calculated everything, including the trump cards Wang Ya possessed.

But I forgot he had one more!

(End of this chapter)