Wizard Immortal

Chapter 374 Return and Transformation

"I almost didn't make it back."

In the quiet laboratory, Adir's figure appeared silently. He sat on the stone platform, muttering to himself as he thought about the previous scene.

That scene was indeed very urgent.

Herama recklessly detonated the Seed of Origin within his body, even drawing upon a portion of Turing Emperor's power to erupt together—but that was manageable.

As a level three wizard, Adir was confident that he could survive this self-destruction, even if he was seriously injured. As long as he didn't die outright, he would have a chance to start over.

What's truly fatal is the world's rejection of them.

That world constantly rejected Adir, reaching its peak at the moment of Horama's fall, directly breaking through Adir's soul defenses and causing terrifying consequences.

So, in the moment before Horama fell, Adir made a decisive move and immediately retreated from that world back to his lair.

"Six years have passed, and only half a year has gone by here?"

After casually activating the magic array and sensing the feedback from it, Adir finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he knew beforehand that time flowed differently in the two worlds, it was still his first time trying this, and he was a little apprehensive.

Only after returning to the Mason area did his initial anxiety subside, and he felt much more relaxed in an instant.

Standing still, he then looked at his attribute panel.

Having witnessed Heramar's self-destruction, Adir's elemental energy increased once more, this time jumping directly to nine thousand.

The power of the Nine Thousand Realms.

This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money. Even if part of it needs to be given to Solar, the rest is enough to ensure that Adir won't have to worry about energy for a long time.

Having figured this out, even Adir, with his personality, couldn't help but smile.

He gained a lot from this trip into the world of knights.

In addition to gaining access to boundary energy and various rare resources, he also acquired a wealth of knowledge about the knight system and even successfully advanced to the third-level wizard, achieving in a short period of time what many people could not accomplish in a lifetime.

A level three wizard is among the very best in the entire Maison region, capable of influencing the rise and fall of a race.

In addition to being promoted to a third-level wizard, Adir is also an Origin Knight. With the combined power of the two, his combat strength is probably no weaker than that of his teacher, Kural.

If we also consider the Moon King's Sword, a magical artifact exclusive to the Moon Elves, Adir is confident that he can defeat even the elven high priest, Kular, right now.

After all, compared to him, Kural is already old and doesn't have much life left, so it's hard to say how much power he can retain.

"Although I have only just been promoted, in terms of pure combat power, I am already no less than a senior level three. If we also consider the Moon King Sword, a magical weapon, the power I can unleash is second only to a peak level three."

Standing still, Adir pondered silently.

He has many advantages.

Level 3 Wizard, Origin Knight, Moon Elf Bloodline, Moon King's Sword...

Each of these items, taken individually, is comparable to a level three wizard. If taken together, they would make Adir's combat power reach a terrifying level.

"It's time to get out of here."

He raised his head, sensing the operation of the surrounding magic array, and muttered to himself before walking outside.

Not long after they stepped out of the laboratory, someone sensed their presence from afar and was rushing over.

Sensing all this, Adir stood quietly in place, waiting silently.

Before long, a stunningly beautiful elven woman appeared in the distance, wearing a long silver robe and holding the hand of a little girl who looked about five or six years old.

"Are you out?"

Holding Solana's hand, Edith looked at Adir, who was standing in the distance with a pale face, and smiled.

"Yes, it's finally over." Adir smiled and looked at Edith in front of him, nodding slightly.

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"It seems you've gained a lot this time."

In the spacious, bright, quiet room, sitting at the top, Kural smiled.

"I've gained a lot," Adir readily admitted, nodding slightly.

Edith and Solana sat quietly beside him.

Since their return, Adir and Edith's relationship seems to have progressed further. Now, they are inseparable, always together wherever they go.

This is not surprising.

Between the two, looking at Kural, who had white hair and beard and looked like a kind old man, Solana seemed very restless, fidgeting from time to time, and making small movements behind Adir and Edith's cover.

The others present didn't pay much attention to her little actions, and just smiled.

"How have things been over the last four weeks?"

After sitting quietly for a while, looking at Kural in front of him, Adir asked.

Half a year had passed, and Kural's appearance had changed noticeably. His aura seemed somewhat weak, causing Adir to frown inwardly.

"It's chaotic." Kural shook his head, looking like an ordinary old man at this moment: "There is unrest everywhere, and underground creatures are constantly emerging, causing many deaths and injuries to elves in various places."

Looking at Adir before him, he began to recount the recent situation in the Maison region.

The situation in the Maison area is terrible.

The barrier separating the underground world from the surface world began to weaken, and many underground creatures appeared in various places, causing constant unrest.

The Silver Mist Forest fared relatively well, as it was located in a remote area with sparse population, and each region was protected by well-established witch formations. Therefore, although it suffered heavy losses, it was still able to hold its basic positions.

But the situation is much worse elsewhere. In the central part of the Maison region, several top wizarding organizations have collapsed, wiped out by a combined attack from underground creatures.

Hearing this news, Adir sighed softly.

"I'm going to hold a ceremony to witness your advancement." Looking at Adir, Kural said, "The news of your advancement to a second-level wizard hasn't been fully announced yet, so this is the perfect opportunity to do so."

"There has been too much bad news lately, and we need some good news to balance things out and prevent the nobles from losing confidence."

"I have no objection." Adir nodded slightly, indicating his agreement.

"Also, those things you asked me to find out before, we've made some progress now." Looking at Adir, Kural continued, "The members of the Yar family have been found, and some of them have been taken to the capital and temporarily settled."

"Someone sent word that their chieftain wishes to meet you."

Upon hearing this, Adir fell silent for a moment.

The Yar family—that's a very distant term.

When Adir was studying at the Uraldo Academy, he had a teacher who helped him a lot when he was weak.

Some time later, the Uraldo Academy was relocated, and Adir's teacher also moved away with the academy; his current whereabouts are unknown.

Before parting, Adir made a promise that once he arrived in the Maison region, he would search for the Yar family and take care of them.

Adir never forgot this promise, and whether in the Emerald Hand or the Dark Wizarding Alliance, he offered a high reward for finding this family.

Later, after entering the Silvermist Forest, he mobilized the power of the elven race to search for the family's whereabouts throughout the entire Maison region.

Over the years, Adir had thought that the family had completely disappeared, but he never expected to hear this news again.

"They lived a very bad life. The entire family had almost been reduced to ordinary people, living in poverty in a village. Apart from a few apprentices, they looked no different from other ordinary families."

Looking at Adir, Kural said, "They seem to have offended someone, so the entire family doesn't dare to go out casually and has been living in seclusion in that small town until we found them now."

"Is that so?" After a moment of silence, Adir spoke, his voice tinged with emotion, as if he were thinking of his former teacher.

"These people are currently settled in the royal city. You can go see them later if you have time," Kural continued. "Besides, the matter you asked me to negotiate with the Black Wizard Alliance is now showing some progress."

"Natasha has agreed to give us the Emerald Stone."

"Really?" Upon hearing this news, Adir was somewhat moved and excited.

"It's not the entire jade stone, just a fragment." Seeing Adir's expression, Kural smiled, radiating a gentle aura. "I've already had that fragment delivered to your residence; you'll see it when you return later."

"Thank you for your trouble, teacher." Looking at Kural, Adir expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

This is the advantage of having a powerful backer.

As long as you have a high enough position, whether it's finding resources or doing other things, someone will do it for you, even much faster than if you did it yourself.

Upon hearing news of the Emerald Stone, Adir couldn't contain his excitement and soon left Kural's residence to return to his manor.

As soon as I stepped into the manor's basement, a familiar thrill surged through me, accompanied by a deep longing from the depths of my soul.

A unique aura wafted from not far away, slowly emanating an alluring fragrance that even made Adir somewhat intoxicated.

Following the scent, he opened the basement door and went inside.

A pale blue glow entered my eyes.

In the center of the basement, a jade-like fragment lay quietly, slowly emitting bursts of jade-colored light.

Near this fragment, arrays of magical formations enveloped the surroundings, completely covering the jade stone fragment and preventing it from revealing its aura.

"very beautiful."

Looking at the fragment before him, Adir was agitated and could not calm down for a long time.

After a while, once he had calmed down, he strode forward, followed the feeling in his heart, and gently placed his hand on the jade-colored fragment.

As my arm came into contact with the shards, a cool sensation came from my palm, which was very faint at first, but quickly became strong.

At that moment, a warm current seemed to surge in his heart, causing a deep throbbing sensation in the depths of his soul.

Feeling this sensation, Adir looked at his attribute panel and watched as the section belonging to Boundary Energy continued to increase.

Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand...

In just a few minutes, Adir's elemental energy quickly reached 50,000, and then the rate of increase began to slow down considerably.

Along with all this, the emerald fragment before Adir's eyes began to fade, the emerald color on it disappearing and gradually becoming transparent.

The process was quick; just over ten minutes later, the fragments in front of them completely changed. The emerald color on them disappeared, and they looked like an ordinary transparent crystal, devoid of any power.

Meanwhile, the boundary energy on Adir's body was also rapidly increasing, and with the complete disappearance of the fragmented power, it had now increased to 40,000.

"Just this one fragment has given me more than 30,000 points of boundary energy."

Gently lowering his arm, Adir looked at the increased boundary energy on his body with a mixture of amazement and delight.

This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

In the world of knights, he spent six years trying to contact the chosen one, even risking the world's backlash several times, and in the end, he only managed to collect a few thousand units of world energy.

Upon arriving here, even a mere ordinary fragment of the World Stone brought him tens of thousands of points of World Energy.

The difference was so stark that even Adir couldn't help but sigh, and for a moment felt that his previous adventures were not worthwhile.

"If I had known that it was possible to obtain boundary energy so safely, why would I have taken the risk in the first place?"

Thinking about everything that had happened in the world of knights, Adir shook his head, somewhat speechless.

"However, with this bit of boundary energy, we should have enough energy for the next evolution of the time travel ability."

Looking at the boundary energy on his body and feeling the throbbing deep in his soul, Adir murmured to himself.

Deep within his soul, a purple core was flickering, as if sensing something. A primal desire emanated from it, which Adir could clearly perceive.

"Give it a try." Feeling the longing deep within his heart, Adir frowned slightly and thought to himself.

Having made up his mind, he slowly closed his eyes, immersing himself completely in the depths of his soul.

Deep within his soul, a purple core was flickering, and upon sensing his intent, it began to shine brightly.

Strands of purple power surged into it and were absorbed.

On Adir's attribute panel, the amount of Boundary Energy began to decrease at a visible rate, dropping from the original 40,000. The speed of the decline was so fast that Adir felt a pang of heartache.

At this critical moment, he could no longer care about feeling sorry for himself, because a violent pain came from the depths of his soul, instantly exhausting all his mental energy.

This pain is extremely intense, affecting the soul, and its intensity is far greater than that of physical pain.

While suffering, a strange change is also taking place.

Deep within Adir's soul, tiny wisps of purple power began to emerge, converging towards the core of his soul, seemingly causing some unique transformation.

A strange feeling began to well up in my heart, like the joy of a traveler on the verge of dying of thirst in the desert finding an oasis, which rekindled my strong vitality and brought me an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

Along with this unique feeling, a purple crystal emerged from the depths of the soul, quietly residing there, radiating a spiritual glow.

(End of this chapter)