Wizard Immortal

Chapter 497 The Fall

"A mere secret manual contains a full three hundred and twenty errors. Kaidoze... you really think highly of me..."

Standing still, quietly sensing the content transmitted from the chip in his mind, Adir shook his head slightly, somewhat speechless.

He had never trusted these ancient kings, so when he obtained the secret manual, he used a chip to test it and check for any errors or omissions.

The test results were terrible.

Just as Adir had thought, Kaidozer hadn't tampered with anything in the content before the fourth level of the Secret Codex; everything seemed normal.

However, after reaching Level 4, some errors and omissions gradually appeared. The first half of Level 4 was okay; although there were errors and omissions, they were not many and were still within the normal range.

However, in the latter half of the fourth level, the errors and omissions became so numerous that they became intolerable.

Moreover, most of these errors and omissions are very subtle. Unless one is very familiar with the Bloodline Secret Manual, one cannot see the errors and omissions mentioned above.

This time, the secret manual that Kaidoze gave to Adir was also full of errors and omissions. More than 300 errors were detected, which shows how terrifying it was.

If Adir had truly believed Kaidoze and directly practiced according to this secret manual, the final outcome might have been very different.

"To be able to manipulate so many things in a mere secret manual, these ancient kings are truly no good. We must be extra careful when we go to ambush and kill the Crimson King this time..."

Standing there, thinking about Kaidoze's invitation, Adir frowned and gradually fell into deep thought.

After a long while, his furrowed brows finally relaxed, and he turned around to look at a fragment of an island behind him.

The original island of Chaos was already shattered into countless pieces by the aftershocks of the battle between the three ancient kings.

Standing on the island, Lera and his two companions were resting against a tree on one of the fastest fragments.

The next moment, Adir appeared beside the three of them, his gaze fixed on his three students.

Beside a large tree on the island, Lera and his two companions stood there, covered in blood, their faces resolute, their bodies radiating an indomitable, iron-blooded aura.

This is the spirit and energy honed through real bloody battles and repeated engagements.

In the preceding half-day, in order to annihilate the remaining members of the Chaos royal family, the three of them had hardly rested for a single day. Every day was spent in a series of battles, and their bodies were covered with countless torn wounds.

Having survived countless bloody battles, those who survive will undergo a dramatic transformation, evolving into true knights.

Looking at the three of them, Adir's gaze gradually shifted and landed on Chimu.

"You've been promoted to Glory?"

He was somewhat surprised to see Qi Mu in front of him.

The three of them, Lera and his companions, were taken in as his students at almost the same time. They all had the Knight Seed implanted in them by Adir, so in terms of their background and experience, they should be roughly the same.

However, Lera started his knight training much earlier than the other two, so Adir originally thought that Lera would be the first of the three to advance to the Radiant level.

But to his surprise, he was wrong.

"teacher."

Upon hearing the sound, the three realized that Adir had arrived. They quickly stood up and lined up in front of Adir.

Qi Mu's face was resolute. He was not wearing any clothes on his upper body. His muscles, which looked as if they were cast in gold and iron, were covered with dozens of dense wounds of various sizes, some of which were still bleeding.

Despite this, his overall condition was better than ever before, and his aura was almost at the peak of his life, full of iron will and sharpness.

What surprised Adir even more was that a faint power of will had condensed on Chimu, surrounding him and making him seem like a completely different person.

"Teacher, this is the head of King Chaos."

Under Adir's gaze, Chim remained calm, simply reaching behind him to pull out a blood-red head.

The descendants of the ancient kings are far beyond ordinary people. This head was cut off a few days ago, but it is still full of vitality. The flesh on it is exactly the same as when it was alive, with no sign of decay.

Looking at the head, Adir raised his head and continued to gaze at Qimu before him, his eyes filled with admiration.

In Qi Mu's eyes, a gaze far more resolute than before, filled with enlightenment, was shining forth, like that of a traveler who had found his own beliefs and had finally embarked on his journey home.

Deep within his heart, in Adir's perception, a powerful, unwavering, and indestructible belief had been formed, making his mind stronger than ever before, even drawing Adir's attention.

Undoubtedly, this state is extremely rare and will be of great help in the future.

Although Adir couldn't see the path ahead clearly at the fourth level, through this battle with the two ancient kings, he could now see the path at the fourth level clearly, which was related to his own mind and will.

To advance to the fourth level, one must condense everything within oneself—spirit, body, bloodline, memories, experiences—to give birth to the very first spark of origin.

After the origin is born, the progress after level four is the continuous growth of the origin. After the origin grows through various means, it drives itself to become stronger.

Once the source power reaches a certain threshold, one must concentrate one's mind and will, integrating one's own will into the source power, so that will is power, and with a single thought, the full power of the source power will erupt.

According to Adir's prediction and the comparison in the Gudora Codex, once this step is reached, it will be the peak of level four, and only one step away from advancing to level five.

It is precisely because of this that those with strong willpower have enormous potential for the future. As long as they can overcome the initial hurdles, their future potential will inevitably surpass that of others.

Thinking of this, Adir looked at Lera in front of him, and a transcendent, extraordinary yet indifferent light flickered in his eyes.

"What did you understand?"

A faint, cold voice brushed past his ear. Hearing the voice, Qi Mu paused, then looked up without hesitation: "Weak!"

Adir didn't speak, but his eyes and expression encouraged him to continue.

"These past few days, amidst the fighting, I've been thinking about one question."

He pointed to the island before him, and the countless corpses on it: "Are the people on this island wrong?"

Without waiting for a reply, he continued, pointing to the ruins of the palace in the distance: "Were the Chaos royals at fault for the corpses in this palace?"

"And what about our world? Is there anything wrong with that?"

"...Neither of them is wrong."

"The only mistake was being weak!"

His eyes were resolute, and his words were unwavering: "Because they are weak, all the people on this island must die, because to the ancient king who reigns supreme, they are nothing but food!"

"Because we are weak, our world must be destroyed, because to this world, he is also food!"

"Order can only be maintained by the strong; all truths of the world are wrong if they cannot empower people!"

Beside them, looking at Chim, whose face was flushed red as if he were angry, Lera and Slim remained silent.

The principle that Qi Mu spoke of was not unusual; it had been mentioned more than once in the past. However, no matter how many times it had been mentioned, it had never felt as profound as it did now.

"Is strength the only truth in this world?"

Standing there, listening to Qimu's continuous talking, Adir finally smiled.

He didn't have a deep understanding of the principles Qi Mu spoke of, and he might not even agree with them.

However, as a teacher, he still felt happy and joyful for his students.

After experiencing so much, the three of them, Lera and his companions, have undoubtedly changed a lot.

From a personal perspective, these experiences were extremely painful for them. However, they will be of great benefit to their future.

At least, as far as Adir could foresee, if the three people in front of him had the opportunity to advance to the fourth level, they would undoubtedly have a much easier time in the future when they were merging their original will with their own.

Thinking of this, Adir shook his head, smiled at his three students, and said, "Let's go."

"After being away for so long, it's time to go back."

As soon as he finished speaking, pale blue blood turned into raindrops and fell continuously. Then, Adir and the others disappeared from their original positions and rushed in another direction.

Compared to when he came, Adir left much faster this time.

It took a full half month to get here, but less than ten days to get back.

Having just returned to his palace and before he could even begin to study and digest what he had gained, a cacophony of sounds suddenly erupted in his ears.

"Your Highness!"

A burst of noise came from beside me.

Hearing the sound, Adir opened his eyes and saw Lu Xiu, dressed in a crimson robe, walking anxiously towards Adir from the steps below the palace.

Seeing the other person's anxious and busy figure, Adir asked with some confusion, "What's the rush?"

"Have the southern kingdoms rebelled again, or have envoys from the Kaidoze Empire arrived?"

He rubbed his forehead and realized he had guessed wrong.

"Not these..."

Approaching Adir, after bowing, Lucius wore a bitter smile, tinged with bewilderment and anxiety: "Your Highness, a messenger just brought news that His Majesty Kurid has died!"

"What?" Upon hearing this news, Adi was stunned and stopped rubbing his head.

King Kurid, the ruler of the Calad Empire, is, in terms of status, the father of Adir's body.

In the Calradic Empire, apart from Adir, this one was considered the strongest. With a level three strength, he could practically roam freely before the Ancient King was resurrected.

(End of this chapter)