Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 368 [368] The Wizarding Galaxy Cluster's Cannons Are Aimed at Andersen

The river water was gray, and what flowed out were dried-up bones. Even the white color on the bones was fading, turning gray and decaying, losing all vitality and nutrients. The natural erosion process had accelerated, which was extremely abnormal.

The vegetation on the bank had long since withered, leaving only a few roots. All the nutrients and life in the soil had vanished, and even the smallest creatures could not escape this influence, as if some force was taking everything away.

Large numbers of biological skeletons lay scattered in the muddy forests, and rows of skeletons also lined the plains.

The stench of the swamp was overwhelming, and the sheer number of creatures floating on its surface was staggering. This was happening throughout the entire Underdark, and the sky was gradually turning gray—an unprecedented catastrophe was brewing.

If an extraordinary being were to float in the sky and look down upon the land below, they would discover that the natural energy tides of most of the mountain and sea lands are converging towards the core area of ​​the Dark Land.

If one's mental strength is sufficient, one might even see a phantom face appear on the surface of the earth, greedily devouring energy from all directions.

"More, I need more life, more energy. I need to break the rules, open the Void Cube. This wretched wizarding world is full of their spies."

"Perhaps I shouldn't worry so much. It's only been a day; they might not even notice me."

Hans Christian Andersen thought this way, trying to think in a positive direction.

"Why did the Purge Council disappear? Are all those old guys dead?"

This was his biggest source of distress; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so passive upon his return, having to hide and conceal himself. If he had one or two familiar wizard friends, he wouldn't have had to go through all this.

If his enemies from his past life are in the World Star Council, then things are in trouble; they could very well plunge him back into the abyss.

Even that terrifying Deep Blue Wizard, he couldn't be sure if he was really dead. Perhaps something went wrong, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to seize the opportunity and escape.

Regardless, we must rescue the original body as soon as possible, leave this dangerous place, hide for a while, and make further plans after recovering all our strength.

Another terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.

In that unprecedented war, the side they represented lost, and the winners were the Deep Blue side.

If that's the case, he will never have the possibility of being resurrected.

This is also where his doubts began.

As for Wang Ya, who caused this situation, he will not forget it either. Once he recovers his strength, he will personally kill this promising junior.

"Run, run! I'll give you plenty of time to escape. See if you can find a place I can't find. I'm looking forward to it."

A cold smile crept across Andersen's face.

Buzz!

A tremendous rumbling sound accompanied the changing clouds in the sky, creating powerful gusts of wind that tore through the dark clouds, allowing the sunlight from the heavens to shine upon the earth.

The radiation rays from the stars, now unimpeded, reached the earth.

The most obvious signs are the rising temperature and the subtle unease that even living beings can sense, as if the world is about to face an unprecedented disaster.

The Machine God Wizard watched as the 'special accessory' transformed into a bright white light and, under some kind of pulling force, disappeared into the void.

A simple, honest smile appeared on his lips; with that, his work was considered complete.

I looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had never been so close, and another moon was also rising in broad daylight.

According to the Nightmare Wizard, the Deep Blue Realm is itself a spherical world, revolving around the wizarding world's home planet, and it is autobiographical. There are many, many more planetary worlds like this, and the sun and moon are also manifestations of characteristics of certain planetary worlds. Perhaps there are dozens, or even hundreds, of planetary worlds similar to the sun and moon.

The ecological balance of the wizarding world is based on the balance of the entire planet, galaxy clusters, and even further afield, encompassing areas influenced by the power of the wizarding legend civilization. As for the number of galaxies, only the truly elite wizards know, and the balance they maintain is limited to the area surrounding the wizarding world's home planet; far beyond, there are corresponding wizarding worlds with their own stations.

The outer space is defined as the group of systems not under the control of the wizarding world, and the Ninety-Nine Tribulations Locking Void Array probably seals off all areas under the control and influence of the wizarding world.

"This secret realm will also be swallowed up by the wizarding world. What a pity." The Machine God Wizard revealed a cold smile and looked into the depths of the sky. "The malice of the world's will has begun to manifest. I never thought that I, the Machine God, would one day be able to complete the feat of invading another world under the leadership of the Nightmare Wizard."

"However, no matter how much malice you unleash, or how much technological breakthroughs and power you bring to the life forms in this world, it will be of no use. Your potential is insufficient, and your fate is already sealed."

boom!

A tremendous explosion occurred within the territory of the Bald Eagle Federation, and the flying warship turned into a fireball and fell from the sky, completely disintegrating into fragments before hitting the ground.

Beneath the magnificent flames, the ethereal wizard, clad in a black robe, was enveloped in a faint energy shield.

Looking at the fighter jets that had surrounded her in the airspace, as well as the particle-charged cannons with subtle supernatural fluctuations, she frowned slightly, but showed no fear. She was just worried that it would delay the task assigned by the Nightmare Wizard.

Since these troublesome ants have already emerged, let's deal with them all at once to avoid disrupting the process of breaking the seal.

The Radiant Wizard raised her right hand, her fingers long, delicate, and beautiful. With just a gentle wave, the powerful mental energy belonging to the Radiant Moon Wizard swept over, filling the entire kilometer-wide airspace with her mental energy.

More fireworks lit up the sky, explosions rang out one after another, and they vanished like falling meteors.

Other legitimate wizards were in similar situations, all of whom were attacked by local forces, the indigenous people.

Given the absolute disparity in strength, deploying any kind of technological superpower would be utterly ineffective.

The absolute difference in strength predetermined the outcome.

The Deep Blue Secret Realm may still pose a significant and deadly threat to ultimate wizard apprentices, but for formal wizards, given enough time, they can destroy all resistance forces on the surface.

For them, divine punishment weapons and heavenly fire weapons are just slightly troublesome minor tricks.

Time passed slowly, and the components were unsealed one by one, turning into white light and entering the void, appearing at the bottom of the deep sea. The assembly and fusion process of the conquest fortress was progressing very smoothly. Wang Ya was dealing with one thing, which was to retrieve the power of rules from the fragments of the Book of Myriad Phenomena.

Due to the outcome of the superpower competition, the power of the rules was too dispersed, and a large number of human vessels carried weak power of the rules. Wang Ya needs this power of the rules as the research target for his "Preparation Plan for Breakthrough to Level 4 Wizard".

Only by understanding and being familiar with the rules can one master them, implement them, and create new rules.

Wang Ya was then relieved. The power of the rules would return to the Book of All Things after the container was damaged, no matter how large or small the rule fragments were.

Night slowly fell.

There were only about ten hours left in the day.

Chi Chi!

Deep in the ocean, ancient underwater structures, submerged for countless years, began to tremble, emitting an incredibly bright white light that illuminated the darkness of the underwater world. Vast amounts of silt and turbulent mud spread out in all directions, and huge cracks extended along the seabed until volcanic eruptions erupted, and lava overflowed. The cold seawater neutralized the eruptions, causing the temperature to rise rapidly.

"It moved! It really moved! This thing is incredible! I feel like I'm about to witness the grandeur of the legendary era." The Machine God Wizard's face was filled with fervor and excitement as he stared mesmerized at the constantly surging energy pulses inside, which were transmitted through the flesh and blood tubes in the walls, and the ceiling lights were brighter than ever before.

A group of formal wizards stood in the main control area, their faces bathed in crimson light, their expressions filled with shock.

This is the legendary era of the Wizarding World, the most renowned fortress of conquest.

The projected images displayed the situation in various areas inside the fortress, while the voice of the "Hanging King" rang out, filled with unprecedented excitement.

"Reporting to Master, the Conquest Fortress is activating. Initiating damage assessment for each area: Conquest Treasury System: 2% damage; Engine Energy System: 5% damage; Witch Array Integration System: 3% damage; Conquest Weapon System: 4% damage; Spatial Overlap Balancing System: 5% damage; Spatial Jump Teleportation System: No damage."

As the voice continued to broadcast, the conquest fortress was fully restored, energy flowed through the transmission lines, illuminating every area and activating all systems.

Click!

The cracks in the seabed widened, seemingly extending deep into the Earth's core, causing tremendous changes to the entire world. As it trembled, every continental stratum of the Earth's crust also trembled. At the same time, rivers and mountains on the continents began to flow backward, volcanoes began to erupt, dark clouds rolled in, thunder roared, and the sun shone even more intensely. Strange, abnormal, and inexplicable phenomena all occurred.

The indigenous people emerged from their houses, their faces filled with terror, not only because of the change in environment, but also with a deep sense of sorrow, as if something most important was about to leave them.

At this moment, the ecological balance of the world's experimental field was broken.

The radiation from the cosmos is growing increasingly intense. The radiance emanating from the sun and moon will, within just a few days, annihilate all life, vitality, and traces of civilization on the surface. Of course, the sun and moon planets outside the Deep Blue Secret Realm are merely projections of the power of the sun and moon stars revolving around the wizarding world's mother planet, their light refracted and manifested.

On the home planet of the Wizarding World, the sun and moon can be seen. In all planetary environments within the influence of the Wizarding World, the sun and moon can be seen.

"Is this the end of the world?!"

A native human stood atop a high-rise rooftop. Gazing at the ever-growing sun in the distant sky, its scorching rays almost melting his eyes. News broadcasts from around the world blared in his ears: volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and colossal waves crashing against the outskirts of continents. These breaking news reports, coupled with the sun's anomalies, forced him to accept one fact: the world had truly changed.

Even the most powerful superhumans, given the existence of natural disasters, could not achieve this.

He wasn't the only one with this thought; more and more people began to panic. Then came arson, murder, looting, and chaos, and order was completely destroyed.

Boom!

The giant wave was swept up by a force, rising thousands of meters, even tens of thousands of meters high, crashing against the glacier that had never melted for thousands of years, creating an astonishing crack.

Another impact caused the glacier to crack completely, like a mighty giant falling and sinking into the ocean, stirring up even greater waves.

All of this was simply because the fortress was unsealed.

The conquest fortress rose straight up from the icy depths of the sea at a depth of 30,000 meters.

It revealed its full form, measuring approximately 10,000 meters in length. As it broke through the sea, sunlight shone on its streamlined metal shell, making it appear like an elliptical cylinder.

The front end is slightly sharp, while the rear end is perfectly rounded. Small cannons can extend from all sides, and the structure can be unsealed and transformed to highlight the functions of each part of the battle fortress.

The fortress's 10,000-meter size is the result of the spatial folding and compression system. Without this function, its size would be at least ten times larger. It is the culmination of the life's work of a powerful wizard from the legendary era.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that at the sharp edge of the fortress's front section, there are dark, menacing cannon muzzles. Even without any energy injection or extraordinary fluctuations, just seeing those cannon muzzles is enough to instill a sense of dread—a fear that comes from the depths of one's soul.

If a powerful superhuman were present, they would notice that the tail of the machine contains numerous illusory mechanical tentacles that extend far and wide, as if they have plunged into the void, continuously drawing upon the power of the entire world.

"King Hanged, tell me, is the energy sufficient? Can we use the World Destroyer Meteorite Main Cannon?"

"Reporting to Master, the current core energy of the engine is 5%. After absorbing the energy of the entire world's crust and core, it will reach 42%. According to Master's request, within one day, the core energy of the engine can only reach about 11% at most, which is barely enough to use the main cannon. However, this will cause some damage to the machine's functions, and insufficient energy will prevent the conquest fortress from performing other functions, and its power will also be greatly reduced."

Wang Ya frowned.

The expressions of the others present also turned grave. If they couldn't use the World-Destroying Meteor Cannon, how could they kill Andersen? He had absorbed an unknown amount of energy, and time was of the essence. If he were given even a little more time to manipulate the power of the rules, things would be disastrous.

Wang Ya seemed to have thought of something and fell into a state of hesitation and contemplation.

Finally, he made up his mind, his eyes regained their firmness, and his killing intent was revealed.

The strangled king also received a message from the soul imprint.

"Master, are you sure you want to do this? The price is too high. It will be difficult to find a suitable opportunity in a short period of time. A suitable target will indeed cause the core energy to be full. Using the full-power World Destroyer Meteor Cannon will also cause a significant impact."

Wang Ya's eyes were calm. "Everything you do comes at a price, and I can bear that price."

"As for the impact," Wang Ya thought, "if the wizard plan in my mind is implemented, this impact can be avoided and will not cause him too much trouble."

In the headquarters of the Underdark, all the buildings seemed to have been corroded by the passage of time, becoming dilapidated and gloomy, with large amounts of dead ashes and bones scattered throughout the ruins.

Some of the buildings that remain intact reveal their former glory, while the earth is ravaged. Within the huge pits and fissures lies the true form of a dark elemental being with a gaping maw. It has lost its human form and instead takes the shape of a bizarre object that absorbs energy from its surroundings and even from the depths of the earth.

"That's not enough, I need more, I need more energy!!"

Hans Christian Andersen stood beneath the strange object, his expression bordering on madness. He was indeed on the verge of madness, but it was his anxiety that triggered this extreme state of mind caused by the seal that had lasted for millions of years.

The longer the delay, the greater the chance of him being exposed, and the greater the danger.

He was worried about the pressure from the World Star Council.

The more this happened, the clearer Wang Ya's image became in his mind, and the more intense his killing intent and hatred grew.

If it weren't for that ant, it wouldn't be in its current state.

Even the wisest person can make a mistake.

Hans Christian Andersen deeply regretted his actions. If he had the chance to do it all over again, he would have killed King Ahalaq earlier to prevent future troubles.

The ethereal cube was above him, and chains made of various metal fragments connected to the void, piercing through countless spatial layers.

"Five hours, just give me five more hours. The people at the World Star Conference couldn't possibly have discovered this so quickly. It's just a remote corner, as remote as can be."

Hans Christian Andersen kept emphasizing this, which was also a way of giving himself confidence.

His rapid breathing and flushed face betrayed a deeper truth than his words suggested.

The main soul and the custom-made physical body bear the path of a wizard and welcome back the power of the previous life. If any accident occurs, it is unknown how many tens of thousands of years it will take for the divided soul to return and restore itself to the level of the previous life.

"Damn ants, run, run! One day I'll find you and crush you!"

Hans Christian Andersen clenched his fists and paced back and forth.

However, he did not notice that in the far upper airspace, in a place almost invisible to the naked eye, a massive, dark cannon muzzle had begun to extend and was constantly condensing from the void.

The terrifying, restrained energy was enough to obliterate a Star Wizard in an instant. The energy level was extremely high, to an unbelievable degree, and it also carried a deeper level of power—the power of rules, a power of rules related to the direction of destruction.

(End of this chapter)