Wizard's Journey

Chapter 127 The Battleground?

call out!call out!

In the dim sky, a pale golden ray of light had just disappeared from sight like a meteorite streaking across the horizon when, in the next moment, a blazing sun "advanced" and "pursued" it with an unstoppable momentum, like a giant sea monster chasing after a snack that could only fill its teeth.

The wizarding apprentices scattered throughout District Twelve couldn't help but look up in awe, their mouths agape and their eyes wide with horror, until the dazzling light completely disappeared from their sight.

Millie and Mina stopped.

"Sister, this is..." Mina seemed to have thought of something, her face pale as she felt that familiar fluctuation and inexplicable attraction.

Millie nodded slightly, her face pale and weak, and said bitterly, "This... is the true path of the ancient wizards that Father spoke of. Exploring the mysteries and truths, the path of those powerful ancient wizards who braved the stars and moon, cut through thorns and brambles, and endured wind and dew, to unveil all the veils that concealed them!"

Mina lowered her head, murmuring sadly, "What does the body reborn from fire mean to you?"

Millie stroked the fiery red hair of her younger sister, who had been spoiled by their father and had been willful, arrogant, and domineering since childhood, and said softly, "For him, who is following the path of the ancient wizards, so-called talent... is just a step towards a higher peak, a cornerstone of the towering wizard tower, and a beautiful memory in the endless river of life."

In just a moment, the two beams of light completely pierced the sky and disappeared in Millie and Mina's eyes.

At this moment, the two of them seemed to become mere foils to a period of time and a place, highlighting the brilliance of the protagonist.

With her sister's comforting words, Mina raised her head and forced a smile: "Hmph, Pale Mask Grin, as expected of the wizard apprentice chosen by my Son of the Sun. Indeed... my judgment was always right! It's just that fate arranged for me to meet you a little later than that Raffi from Black Sota..."

Millie chuckled and shook her head.

I fear that without your father's care and the fiery body you have been born from, you would no longer be the son of the sun.

All of this is an objective reality, not fate.

…………

At the same time, above a stone pillar in the very center of all the Holy Tower Qualification Battle stone pillar areas on the Wizarding Continent, after an invisible spatial ripple, one after another alien creature appeared in various secret realms.

These creatures actually possess the strength of the academy's guardians!

"Obtain 10,000 points and survive to the end on the arena, and you will end your tragic fate and gain freedom and a new life." A brief voice traveled through the souls of every creature from another world.

free……

newborn……

All the otherworldly creatures trembled, their eyes blazing with boundless desire, and they rushed toward any wizard apprentice they sensed, each bearing a pirate skull mark on their forehead.

…………

After flying at high speed for the time it takes to pierce an hourglass, the two beams of light traversed District Twelve and then flew to District Thirteen.

Beneath his pale mask, Grimm replenished his magic power with a magic stone while gritting his teeth and saying, "These Wings of Light are indeed incredibly profound. With this kind of flight speed alone, if I didn't constantly use spatial power to distort and flicker, I wouldn't even be able to keep up. And it seems there are other techniques involved..."

snort!

Although Green knew that the chances of catching up with his opponent and forcing him to leave the secret realm were slim, since he had already swept through the five domains and had no other opponents, Green decided to give it a real and thorough try.

call out!call out!

Wherever Grimm passed, the nearby wizard apprentices all looked up in horror until Grimm quickly disappeared into the horizon. As for Yekda, the Wings of Light, he was automatically ignored by everyone.

After Green swept through Districts 13 and 14 in two hourglasses, he chased after Yekda to District 11.

At this moment, even though Green was a little tired and Yekda ahead was obviously not as fast as before, Green had no chance because there were only a few hourglasses left before the final battle of the Holy Tower qualifiers.

Ok?

Suddenly, Green's gaze shifted, drawn to a clear area of ​​large-scale battle traces on the ground. After glancing one last time at Yekda, who was still fleeing through the air, he sighed helplessly and gave up the chase, rushing towards the area on the ground where the aftershocks of the great battle had passed.

"Ah! It's that alien wizard apprentice target!" A wizard apprentice on the ground shouted the moment he saw Green.

At the same time, several disheveled wizard apprentices crushed their badges without hesitation, and the marks on Green's forehead rapidly increased.

Green remained unmoved, narrowed his eyes slightly, and charged directly at a corpse in the center of a giant crater seven or eight meters in diameter.

After Green landed, apart from those who left the secret realm directly, the surrounding wizard apprentices who were in a disheveled state scattered and fled in terror. Green ignored them and focused his gaze on the female alien creature with a bird's head and a human body who was only about 1.5 meters tall.

Its entire body is covered in stiff, green feathers, and its claws are adorned with several distinctive floral wreaths, clearly indicating that it is an intelligent creature from another world.

Looking up, Green glanced around at the signs of battle and muttered, "I suppose this is the trap that the wizard apprentice from District 11 prepared for me? But it's obvious that this creature accidentally wandered in, and after a fierce battle, all the traps were destroyed, and then I flew back."

"That explains why those wizard apprentices seemed to recognize me and were so afraid." Green gradually pieced together what had happened.

Looking down, Green glanced at the corpse of the otherworldly creature.

"But what about this otherworldly creature? Since it's the Holy Tower Qualification Battle, and this secret realm has hosted countless Holy Tower Qualification Battles, located in a world fragment surrounding the Wizarding World, it's impossible for an otherworldly creature to have broken in. So... it's very likely that it was deliberately arranged by the Holy Tower Qualification Battle."

Frowning, Green guessed, "Could this be a gift prepared by the Holy Tower specifically for wizard apprentices, allowing them to study this otherworldly creature during the qualifying battle?"

"The Holy Tower Qualifying Tournament actually has this kind of reward!" Green's eyes lit up, and he actually picked up the corpse of this otherworldly creature and flew quickly towards District Twelve.

Hopefully, the rewards from District 12 haven't been claimed yet!

At this moment, Green's way of thinking has gradually begun to deviate from that of ordinary wizard apprentices. What are otherworldly creatures that are nothing short of a disaster for other wizard apprentices have become a "reward" for those high and mighty Holy Towers in Green's eyes.

Filled with immense excitement, Green rushed towards District 12.

Time was running out, and Green wasn't sure if he could make it in time to receive this special reward, or even if he could receive it a second time.

Three hourglasses later.

Grimm gazed at the otherworldly creature chasing after the Winter's Soul Cosmos, and said with slight disappointment, "Are all the rewards the same?"

However, since it is a creature from another world, perhaps Senior Brother Varo would be willing to pay a high price to collect it.

Thinking this, Green charged toward the otherworldly creature without hesitation. The spherical Winter Ice Soul Crimson's pupils contracted, and the hand holding the thick chain of the meteor hammer trembled slightly.

……

After one hourglass period.

call……

Grimm waved his hand, scattering the Gluttonous Giant and the Bloodthirsty Child, and said, slightly out of breath, "Although its methods are far fewer than those of a legendary-level wizard apprentice, its thick-skinned body and terrifying strength actually suppressed me. However... it seems that the Pale Mask's defensive shield is enhanced when encountering this kind of otherworldly creature. Although these enhancements are not very meaningful to me now, what's going on? And... after killing this otherworldly creature, I actually gained more than 4,500 points?"

"The Pale Mask's all-around defensive shield seems to possess some special alchemical knowledge," Green said, frowning.

(This early plot hole is about to be cleared up. Many people may not have noticed that the defensive shield, which has a somewhat "prominent" function, does not have any energy attribute characteristics and can provide all-around defense.)

Perfect timing, I need to discreetly return to Black Tower to complete those two tasks.

One of them is to acquire the alchemical knowledge related to this Pale Mask.

However, now you need to think carefully about the price you are willing to pay for knowledge. Wizards have always regarded knowledge as one of the most valuable things, and there is absolutely no way to obtain it without paying the corresponding price.

However, the knowledge of how to create the Pale Mask was very important to him, after all, it was the original prototype of confronting the truth.

……

Half an hourglass time later.

As Green was examining his "trophies," he suddenly shuddered, a faint soul fluctuation emanating from the stone pillar beside him and entering his soul.

"All wizard apprentices participating in the Holy Tower Qualification Battle. Besides the top two hundred apprentices who will receive the qualification to become prospective Demon Hunter Wizards, each Holy Tower also offers a Peak Reward to one prospective wizard apprentice within each faction. And this Peak Reward is… the absolute guarantee of becoming a full-fledged wizard! Children of the wizarding world, the arena is filled with the powerful otherworldly creatures you have previously encountered. Kill them, and you will obtain all the points plundered from them. This will be your last chance to compete for the Peak Reward. The future and hope of the wizarding world rest on your shoulders. Fight! You only need to stand atop any of the stone pillars and perform a 150-degree attack to be teleported to the arena!"

In the giant crater created by the exploding flame magic, Grimm slowly raised his head, his eyes burning with a dazzling light.

The last chance to compete for the top spot?

These otherworldly creatures weren't actually rewards set up for the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle?

So...

Almost without hesitation, Green picked up the two alien creature bodies he had obtained and flew to the top of the stone pillar next to him, bringing his axe down.

(The alien creature's body is too large to fit into this low-level, disposable space pocket.)

(End of this chapter)