Wizard's Journey

Chapter 253 Mysterious Metal

This is at the foot of an unassuming volcano.

As the great catastrophe of this world arrives, the volcanoes that once constantly spewed thick black smoke have now been replaced by golden lava, forming lava streams and lava lakes.

On the surface of this lava lake, sparks of fire occasionally appear, resembling moths in the shape of flames, fluttering their wings and flying slowly.

And those specks of green light, seemingly some kind of strange microorganisms, sometimes gathered into a halo of light and sometimes scattered into specks of sand as the flame moths chased them.

Whoosh!

A lava fish leaped out of the lava lake, bit the fire moth, and fell back down.

"Gah gah, young master, it's over here. I can already vaguely sense it." The myna bird jumped on Green's shoulder and said.

Green nodded, but did not act immediately. Instead, he stood quietly at the edge of the lava lake, gazing at the ecosystem as if he were studying and observing it.

Demon hunters, by their very nature, are wizards who specialize in combat; in essence, they are still wizards.

Demon hunter wizards, dragon-training warriors, arcane wizards, black wizards, light wizards, dark wizards... No matter how they are classified, or even some rare and unique wizards, their most fundamental common characteristic is that they are all scholars.

Using wisdom to learn is a common characteristic of all wizards.

At this moment, Green was suddenly drawn to the seemingly ordinary ecosystem before him, and even became slightly captivated.

According to the wizard's theory, the ecosystem of a region is inherently self-balancing. The length of time and the vastness of space will suppress some advanced creatures that affect the ecological balance.

Similarly, in a short period of time, some unbalanced organisms will inevitably emerge in a local ecosystem, which is the process of biological evolution.

However, the creatures that had proliferated explosively in this fiery world adapted remarkably well after the cataclysm. In just a few years, they established a new ecosystem that appeared to be extremely balanced.

Thus, Green recalled the epistemological arguments he had stumbled upon in a book in the Library of the Tree of Life in the Wizarding World.

It mentions that the soul and will of living beings are divided into two types: latent will and conscious will.

Self-will is the fundamental source of life upheld by some sorcerers who judge life and death based on the theory of cell soul, and it is in conflict with the theory of cell evolution; that is, the subjective thinking of organisms.

The book mentions that the latent will, in the early stages of any organism's life before it has a will of its own, is the latent will that governs its survival instinct. This latent will is inherited from the ancestors of the organism after generations of accumulated survival will.

In this way, it also perfectly aligns with the theory of body-refining wizards, which emphasizes the development of one's wild instincts and the stimulation of one's self-potential.

Rather than saying that every genetically existing being in the endless world must have a ancestor of life form at level seven or above, it would be more accurate to say that every life form at level seven or above can modify a new race as a continuation of their will.

Today, this ecosystem is perfectly balanced...

Does this prove that these creatures already possess this concept of balance in their underlying will? Just like a human infant instinctively seeking out breast milk.

As he pondered and speculated, Green remained silent, the cruelty and indifference of a dark wizard gradually fading from his eyes, replaced by wisdom.

The existence of a potential balance of wills suggests that the ancestors of these creatures had such experiences and imprinted some of those experiences on their souls, passing them down to their descendants.

But how could such a situation be possible...?

wrong!

Green was suddenly startled to realize that he had only been viewing the history of this world through the eyes of a lower being.

Who knows if countless cataclysms had already occurred before the two major cataclysms recorded in the history of this world, namely, the alternation of the red sun and the shadow?

"If I could become a true spirit wizard and look at the world from the perspective of looking down at laboratory glass bottles, perhaps everything would be different."

Green thought to himself.

"Perhaps I should collect more biological specimens here and study some knowledge about the latent will of the soul. I always have a feeling that my ability to break through the first level of savage instinct is closely related to my research into the code of life."

My thoughts returned from the silence to reality.

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind. In the real world, it was only a few breaths. In the eyes of the myna bird, it seemed that Green had only been stunned for a moment.

Mobilizing the power of nature, Green flew forward, searching for the Great Migration Lava Twin-Headed Serpent that he had accidentally discovered during a previous mission.

……

A day later, in a harsh environment where water and fire met due to high temperatures and steam, Green discovered a two-headed lava snake.

The Lava Two-Headed Serpent has one main head and one secondary head.

The main head controls the power of lava and flames, while the secondary head controls the ability to petrify the body. They can freely transform their bodies between liquids and solid rocks, and their vitality is extremely tenacious. They are creatures in the upper-middle tier of the food chain in the Fire Domain.

"drink!"

With masterful manipulation, the Green Python Thread sealed the secondary head of the three-meter-long lava two-headed serpent, keeping its lava-lithified body intact, its hands covered in black scales gripping the necks of the two heads tightly.

hiss……

The Wizard's Shield completely defended against the fiery power spewed by the two-headed snake, showing no reaction whatsoever. At the same time, a golden pupil slowly opened on Green's forehead.

In just a few moments, the lava two-headed serpent was successfully preserved as a complete specimen and stored in the dimensional gap.

"Cough cough cough, I'm choking to death! This wretched place is really not suitable for a noble creature like our great Steel Emblem Myna to live in." The myna stood on Green's shoulder, covered its mouth with its wings, and looked at the rising steam.

Having lost his magic wand, Green, as a dark wizard, had gradually adapted after five years of demon-hunting missions.

"Alright, we've finally found the habitat of these lava two-headed serpents. Sensing it, see if you can detect that mysterious object that can communicate with mystical forces."

The myna bird closed its eyes, then opened them, pointing its wings to the left front and saying, "It's over there."

"Um."

With a whoosh, drawing upon the power of nature, Green flew swiftly in the direction indicated by the myna bird. A moment later, a massive figure appeared before Green's eyes.

"Huh? It's so big? Is that it?"

Looking down from above, beneath Green, a two-headed lava serpent over twenty meters long was coiling and tumbling in the boiling mud, already at the level of a first-level creature.

This lava two-headed snake has clearly undergone a mutation.

"That's it."

"I'm sure," the myna bird said, looking at the lava two-headed snake with feigned pity and sympathy, its expression wicked, as if to say, "You're doomed."

"Revered...respected wizard, how can I help you?" The voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating that the lava two-headed serpent sensed something was wrong.

This lava two-headed serpent not only gained intelligence, but also learned wizarding language in a short period of time. Green was astonished and confirmed that it was indeed communicating with him through sound.

Today, every intelligent being in this world knows how terrifying wizards are. Compared to the creatures of the Fire Domain, wizards are nothing short of monsters from a nightmare.

Green looked slightly serious. A level-one being capable of communicating with mysterious forces and possessing high intelligence should be somewhat troublesome.

However, after only a fleeting thought, Green still said with a cold expression, "Yes, I need... your body specimen."

As a demon hunter wizard specializing in combat, especially a dark wizard, Grimm has no fear of fighting any creature of the same level from another world!

Boom! Boom! Boom...

A great battle was about to break out, but only a short while later, the roar of the giant of malevolent flames, formed by the fusion of golden and black flames, shattered the liquefied body of the lava two-headed serpent, and a lava greatsword severed off the secondary head.

Even after being severed, the secondary head continued to roll and writhe, gradually approaching the body as if trying to reconnect with itself.

The Lava Two-Headed Serpent's formidable vitality is undeniable.

"So weak?"

Grimm, transformed into a blazing ball of light, seemed to be the all-powerful ruler in the sky, staring at the lava twin-headed serpent as he spoke.

"Huh? No! Young Master, the thing that can communicate with mysterious power isn't this guy, but inside this guy's body!"

Ok?

After a moment of surprise, Green roared, "First level of Wild Instinct, activate!"

In the blink of an eye, a layer of dark scales exuding a black aura appeared on Grimm's body, and even the Wizard's Gauntlet began to show signs of turning dark black. Beneath the Face of Truth, his eyes were calm and cold, and his body turned into a blur as he pressed down.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

This massive, two-headed lava serpent was being relentlessly battered and pounded by the tiny creature, Green. Often, a single punch or kick would send it flying more than ten meters before it fell to the ground, only to be met with another attack.

This process repeated itself, and the lava two-headed serpent not only did not die, but the secondary head that had been cut off by the Flame Giant reattached to its body. Although it was powerless to fight back, it seemed unafraid of Grin's attacks.

Gradually, Green's surprise turned into a growing impatience.

Roar!

With a roar, the Flame Giant merged its lava greatsword into its body, and its two giant hands gripped the body of the lava twin-headed serpent tightly. Grimm actually charged directly into the body through the giant mouth of the lava twin-headed serpent.

"Ugh! No, it stinks..." the myna bird cried out.

puff!

In the blink of an eye, Green burst out of the lava serpent's body again, clutching a decaying, irregularly shaped metallic object in his hand. He asked in bewilderment, "What's this?"

(End of this chapter)