Wizard's Journey

Chapter 423 The War to Annihilate the Dark Empire (Part 15)

"what……"

As if repelling something foreign, Grimm's Wizard's Shield was squeezed by two completely different forces—ice and flames and the madness of the source of darkness—in this unfamiliar space, and the "Wu Flame Curse" actually lost its function of guiding the source of darkness to protect Grimm.

Is it because he is not of the Locust People bloodline and does not possess the aura of Flame Soul Power within him?

In Green's perception, the source of darkness wanted to crush him because he lacked the corresponding power of the Flame Soul, while the Ice Flame wanted to completely freeze him because of his aura from another world.

As Green roared in pain, he felt as if countless large hands were squeezing him from all directions, as if trying to mold him into a lump of dough.

On the ancient throne of the altar in front of him, what sat frozen in the ice was not the body of a locust-man, but a towering and majestic mountain!

At this moment, the entire unknown dark space seemed to be in a dormant state, but it was gradually awakening with the arrival of Green. Although it only mobilized a negligible amount of power to squeeze Green out of instinct, it had already pushed Green to his limit.

The pressure on Green is increasing rapidly!

Bang!

The Wizard's Shield shattered instantly, proving that it had exceeded its limit in withstanding attacks.

"Ah... first level of wild instinct, activate!"

Its skeleton was elongated, exuding a lithe and wild agility. Dense, dark scales sprouted from its skin, and its body seemed to be filled with explosive power. Every cell seemed to have been awakened with an ancient memory, radiating the vitality of a wild predator.

Even so, Green's pain did not lessen at all. He let out a muffled "ooh" as his shroud vanished at a visible speed.

Should we leave this place and give up any potential opportunities?

Layers of ice crystals began to form on Grimm's Face of Truth, on his eyes, his dark scales, his wizard's robes, and even on his demon hunter armor. This was the prelude to Grimm being completely frozen, and it seemed that even his consciousness was beginning to freeze.

Compared to the freezing effect of the azure ice flames, the pressure from the vast source of darkness was much stronger, causing Green to naturally curl up.

The source of all darkness was the frozen locust-man figure on the altar throne in front of Grimm.

No need to say more.

Green immediately guessed that this locust-man body was probably that of a fallen world lord of the Flame Soul World, the Flame God Wu Shi Yan.

And perhaps, if it were that young locust-man who came here, he might have immediately obtained some great opportunity and thus possess unlimited potential.

But what I would say at this moment...

Green still refused to give up, after all, this was the legacy of a world ruler!

With a muffled roar, Green's body began to swell and bulge, and at the same time, a layer of grayish-white bone armor and bone spikes began to emerge from the already dimmed Mipan Sand Robe, its shape ferocious and terrifying, full of a violent sense of power.

"Wild Instinct Level Two, activate!"

With a "hum," an invisible stream of air spread out in all directions. Green's body, which had transformed into a three-meter-tall bone spur monster, began to straighten up, seemingly able to barely withstand the pressure from the source of darkness and temporarily avoid being completely frozen.

Ok?

wrong!

It wasn't because I had become stronger enough to barely withstand the pressure from the source of darkness, but because the pressure from the source of darkness had begun to subside, or rather, become gentler!

Grimm, caught off guard, was unaware of the specifics because the power he possessed after activating the second level of his Wild Instinct had far exceeded his ability to fully control his energy.

The bone spike monster struggled to twist its neck, amidst the sounds of large ice crystals shattering and reforming, as it looked behind it at the bone spikes that were about twenty centimeters long.

That's it!

Under the guise of truth, Green's pupils contracted, and he understood.

Surprisingly, the aura of the Dark Flame God swirling around the grayish-white bone spurs reacted with the source of darkness, seemingly because the aura itself was a deep application of the power of the Flame Soul.

Should we give up?

Or continue?

Green and Xiao Ba's talent for connecting with time and space means that, as long as they are not sealed at the same time and their levels are not too different, they can get rid of any sealing ability except for the time-space sealing technique.

Although the ice was massive in scale, it was not actively controlled by any consciousness, so it was no problem for Green to break free.

But all of this is predicated on Green having a clear mind and actively using witchcraft.

However, if Green were to be completely frozen, including his own consciousness, he would lose control of his consciousness and thus be unable to perform witchcraft.

Layers of azure ice crystals began to cover Green's entire body again. Just as Green sighed and was about to use his talent of being connected with Xiao Ba to escape the ice, he suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity from the source of darkness.

This is……

Green discovered that this vast source of darkness was no longer crushing him as it had before, but was now unusually kind to him, as if it was just waiting for a trigger, and he would feel the true power of this mysterious rule in the next moment.

The "Wu Shi Yan Curse" in Wu Shi Yan's cultivation notes mentions that by cultivating the power of the Flame Soul to the deepest level according to the "Wu Shi Yan Curse" and advancing to the Lord of the World, one will have the opportunity to communicate with a mysterious power.

The mysterious power that Wu Shiyan once communicated with was clearly this rule of the source of darkness!

After the fall of the Flame God Wu Shi, his body was transported back to the ancient underground sealing array that was once the capital of the Flame God, and also the capital that was destroyed at that time. The mysterious power of the source of darkness that he possessed has evolved into a part of the rules of the underground space of the Flame Soul World.

Now, Green has obtained the key to unlock the shackles of this mysterious power, the "Wu Flame Curse," the only thing missing is the catalyst!

And this catalyst is obviously the power of the Flame Soul, which is also the crystal core that remains in the body of each locust man after death!

Beneath the mask of truth, Grimm's eyes flickered with ghostly fire as he rapidly analyzed his situation.

Even if I resist with all my might, I will be completely frozen in three minutes at most. In those three minutes, I will use the hidden energy generated during the second transformation of my wild instincts to condense a Flame Soul Power Crystal Core.

"This is simply an impossible task... um? No, wait!"

After being startled, Grimm's two-colored eyes beneath the Mask of Truth suddenly flashed with inspiration, realizing another possibility: the Flame Giant!

The Fiery Giant, whose origins are the blood of the Dark God of Flame, possesses a dark, annihilating aura of black flames, similar to the dark aura of Grimm's second Wild Transformation. It is a deep application of the power of the Flame Soul, which Grimm once named Greedy Flame.

Meanwhile, another catalyst for the Flame Giant is an ancient lava giant crystal core in the Shadow Mystery world!

The power of the Flame Soul is a combination of fire and soul, and it grows through devouring souls and gaining insights from the Locust People.

If he could perfectly fuse the black flames and golden flames of the Fiery Giant into that crystal core, wouldn't it become a fragrant death aura crystal core representing the power of the Flame Soul, something every Locustman possesses?

(End of this chapter)