Wizard's Journey

Chapter 1677 The Wizarding World War (18)

To gain is to lose.

At some point, Green had become completely accustomed to the analytical, perceptual, insightful changes brought about by the face of truth.

Accustomed to viewing the world from the void as a mere page in a book, accustomed to predicting future trends through layers of data and energy, accustomed to life being composed of billions of changing attributes, accustomed to defining relationships based on the most subtle data changes between people, accustomed to breaking down witchcraft, techniques, creatures, and specimens into combinations of energy, matter, and mystical power…

Because he was used to these things, Green had even begun to gradually forget everything that was real, as if it were just a hazy memory from his childhood when he was breastfed.

Green has always felt that the Face of Truth, a magical artifact he designed during his apprenticeship as a wizard inspired by the Pale Mask, has accompanied him throughout his growth. Although it has acquired various incredible insightful abilities, from the True Spirit Ruler to the wizard apprentice, anyone who lives with this artifact is almost equivalent to having the ability to analyze the true essence of all things. Whether it is for growth, learning, or combat, it has countless incredible uses. However, no matter how much the Face of Truth evolves, it is still one step short.

This step is equivalent to the ultimate return to simplicity for the Fighting Knight, the supreme overlord.

Moving from appearances to truth, from simplicity to complexity, this has been the consistent pursuit of the Twenty-Phase Project in the Face of Truth.

However, Green knew that if he did not find the right direction for evolution, even if the Face of Truth were to be added to Project Forty, it would only amount to nothing more, and there would be almost no fundamental change.

At this moment, when Green removed the mask of truth and looked at the world with his ordinary eyes, he felt a strange fear deep in his heart.

Whether it was the three-star True Spirit Wizard, the ultimate form of the Human Ancestor Asura, or the bewildered and terrified first-round True Spirit Wizard, or the chaotic elemental vortex in the sky, or the water vapor and mist on the ravines and land, or even himself who was in the process of opening his self-sealing spell... everything was too real, so real that it made Green feel fear!

"Is it the power of that Truth Balance Magic Staff in his hand? First round, your Metal Flame was sealed by him? Why did he take off his mask? What kind of power did that magic staff just use?!"

The ultimate form of the Human Ancestor, Asura, endured the endless and boundless onslaught of the curse of the ocean while standing amidst the surging waves unleashed by Grin's self-sealing technique.

The changes are happening so fast!

First, a True Spirit Wizard boasted that he could take on two opponents at once, but then he was replaced by the Annihilation Wizard, Green, who also boasted that he could take on two opponents at once. He himself became a supporting character who was trying to balance the scales between the two.

"This magic staff is called the Balance of Truth? It does match the Lever of Fate."

The True Spirit Wizard suppressed the raging storm in his heart and redefined his position after losing the Metal Flame.

Throughout his long life spanning countless epochs, he had witnessed far too many incredible things, and even Green was just one of them.

"In terms of the rules, the Staff of Truth Balance in his hand should have at least two attributes. The first is the balance of life equivalence, which should be a perspective from a higher dimension. Even the most powerful ruler is of the same value as the lowest-level creature, and the Staff of Truth Balance in his hand can achieve the same life and death between the two. I experienced it once when he was on his expedition to the first layer of the ley lines."

After a pause, the True Spirit Wizard's eyes twitched, and he took a deep breath and said, "The second attribute should be the equivalent balance within this dimension. That is to say, according to the rules within this dimension, the Metal Fire Seed should have the same mass as his Mask of Truth. After the two are equivalently balanced, sealing his mask is equivalent to sealing my Metal Fire Seed."

For some reason, despite clearly seeing the impending defeat, a sense of relief arose deep within me during the explanation by the True Spirit Wizard.

This Annihilation Wizard's target is the Wizard King, the unifier of absolute power across eras in the wizarding world. Even if he is unfortunately defeated, as long as he submits to the Wizard King's will, the Metal Spark will eventually be returned to him, and he will not lose anything as a result.

"He actually has such an ability! Doesn't that make him invincible in this dimension?!"

Ashura exclaimed in surprise, his mouth tasted bitter.

"Invincible?"

A True Spirit Wizard sneered, "Hmph, your lifespan is still too short. Leaving aside the vastness of the Endless World, there is never true invincibility on the path of pursuing truth and mystery; it's merely a struggle to gain a clearer understanding of this endless world. However, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you've become one of the ultimate life forms in this dimensional world, otherwise you wouldn't have initiated the Wizard King Project!"

Unbeknownst to them, the three-star True Spirit Wizard and the one-round True Spirit Wizard had already stood together.

Judging from the situation on the ground, it is indeed necessary for the two to combine their efforts, making it two against one!

Ashura gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "His self-sealing has erupted. We just need to hold out until we get through his eruption phase."

"Easy for you to say! His power has doubled since then, and you still have to resist the ocean curse. Hmph, these old bones of mine don't have much of the Omnipotent Soul to squander. I still want to see the day when the wizarding world returns!"

Leaving aside the oppressive force felt by Samsung and Yilun, the reason why Green, who was extremely uncomfortable due to the temporary loss of the Face of Truth, did not go all out during the self-sealing spell's outburst was because he made a new discovery during this first time opening the self-sealing spell after advancing to the True Spirit Wizard level.

A wisp of darkness, carrying its own lingering memories of its earliest days as a wizard apprentice, led Green to keenly observe that "it" would occasionally exhibit unusual behavior, inexplicably pulling nearby energy matter into an unknown and eerie void.

This change is very similar to the strange occurrence that occurred during the War of Civilizations when Grin inscribed the dimensional gap runes within the secret realm of the Tower of Oblivion!

At that time, many howling cockroaches were dragged into nothingness in this bizarre and terrifying way.

Since the dead cannot be brought back to life, Green, who had already gained some understanding of the essence of life, was certainly not naive enough to believe that this was Raffi's will. It was more likely due to some coincidence that he had unintentionally obtained a medium in some extremely deep and illusory space-time.

And this illusory space-time...

Using the instinctive senses of a true spirit wizard to carefully perceive the sensations, Green gradually began to feel a sense of palpitations.

"The Other Shore, the Realm of the Dead!"

According to the secrets among the top wizards in the wizarding world, in order to reach the other side of the underworld and experience the mysteries of life and death, apart from a first-ring True Spirit Wizard using the infinite spacetime lever of fate to try to pry open a third-ring True Spirit Wizard's attempt, only a "dead" life can step into it. This is also the reason why wizards are prevented from exploring this legendary deep illusion.

Could it be that, because of his self-sealing technique during his wonderful time with Raffi, he became the third wizard, after the Black Witch King and the Soul Wedding Dress, to obtain the medium of this world?

He was deeply shaken by this absurd space-time of life and death, comparable to a dimensional gap, and yearned for the unknown truths and mysteries. However, what lay before Grimm was the battle to become the Wizard King, and the exploration of these truths and mysteries had to be postponed.

Temporarily suppressing his longing for that new and vast world, Green, at the center of the dark vortex, quietly waved his Staff of Truth and Balance, causing a milky white halo to spread across the sky and the earth.

"Hey! Watch out! He's coming!"

The first-round True Spirit Wizard, who was in the boundless source of darkness, was on high alert. Sensing the wave of elemental energy, he issued a warning to the three-star True Spirit Wizard.

(End of this chapter)