Wizard's Journey

Chapter 532 Heart of the Netherworld

They regrouped and left the Six Rings Holy Tower's defensive shield, flying towards the Netherheart Wizarding Academy.

The rolling hills and basins are lush with vegetation. After crossing a rushing river, the vast grasslands gradually transition into rugged mountain peaks.

The Netherworld Heart Wizard Academy is situated atop these towering peaks, where the massive figures of the soul slaves left behind by a group of third-level archmages have attracted the secret attention of many wizard apprentices.

Within the secret realm of the Heart of the Netherworld.

High above, the withered old man held a black crescent-shaped magic staff in his hand. His black wizard robe clung to his thin body. A faint "thump-thump-thump" melody echoed in the vast hall, the beating of the Heart of the Underworld.

The Dark Heart Saint Mark Wizard's eyes, as dark as the moon, swept over everyone present, a satisfied smile appearing on his wrinkled lips.

"Hehehehe, they're all here."

The nine-headed wrathful holy scar wizard master uncle, the second uncle Dadaron, Peranos, and the fourth uncle Wutong all rose from their seats and bowed respectfully to the Heart of the Netherworld.

"tutor……"

The role of a mentor does not represent the status of a wizard's strength, but rather the respect for knowledge. Even if a wizard surpasses his mentor in the future, he must still respect the knowledge and teachings that his mentor selflessly imparted to him.

Behind the four stood third-generation and even fourth-generation disciples and students of the Netherworld Heart lineage.

The face stitched up by my second uncle, Daddaron, has been repaired, seemingly using the method of repulsion and attraction given by Grimm in the world of Shadow Mystery.

The blood-red metal armor was surrounded by wisps of crimson energy, and beneath his flowing black hair was a stern face with focused eyes that seemed to pierce through people.

Behind him stood six disciples of different levels. The most senior female disciple, a level three student, had brought along a fourth-generation disciple who was already a formal wizard.

Peranos changed into a brand new black wizard's robe, his face covered with stitches and scars. He leaned on his magic wand and smiled. Gahei squatted beside him, his eerie green pupils captivating. His teacher, Alice, followed by him.

Varo, Green, and Vivian followed behind.

Uncle Wu Tong, dressed in a pure white wizard's robe, had a face full of stitched scars that lacked the ferocious wisdom of his mentor Peranos, but instead showed a more cheerful and straightforward nature.

Behind Uncle Wu Tong stood three disciples: two level-two wizards and one level-one wizard. The level-one wizard was none other than Cameron, a pure wild body-refining wizard.

What left a deep impression on Green was that Cameron once had a daughter named Barbara, but unfortunately she was unable to follow the path of wizardry and became a fleeting memory.

At this moment, besides Grandmaster Netherworld Heart, the person Green cared about most in the hall was Grandmaster Uncle Nine-Headed Wrath.

Upon first seeing Master Uncle Nine-Headed Wrath, four words naturally popped into Green's mind: unrestrained and wild.

The loose white wizard's robe on him looked less like a wizard's robe and more like a loose overcoat, revealing two hard pectoral muscles and clearly showing the thick chest hair on his chest. His two large, strong hands were tucked behind his back from under the loose sleeves.

Beneath his short black hair, his high cheekbones and the rough, stitched skin accentuated his wild and untamed spirit.

This is the Nine-Headed Wrathful Master Uncle who has advanced to the Saint Mark Wizard level.

Although he was a fourth-level Grand Wizard without the support of a source of magic, he was far inferior to his master, Netherworld Heart, who was also a Saintly Mark Wizard.

Behind the Nine-Headed Wrathful Master Uncle were a total of nine third-generation disciples and several fourth-generation disciples.

"Heh heh, quite a few new faces."

A streak of light flashed from the crescent-shaped magic staff in the hand of the Netherworld Heart Ancestor, and after scanning the surroundings, the dark eyes landed on Vivian.

The oppressive aura of the Stigmata Wizard had already suffocated Vivian, who was a wizard apprentice. It was only thanks to Grin's protection that Vivian did not show any abnormalities.

In the end, the Netherworld Heart Ancestor didn't say anything to Vivian, but glanced at Green a few more times.

"Peranos, after the Ghost Spring, you've cultivated another fine disciple. He actually earned a first-class honor medal during his time as a first-class demon hunter wizard. Hehehehe, not bad, not bad."

Peranos was extremely pleased, having already anticipated that Green's appearance would bring him praise.

"This is my third disciple, Green. He is exceptionally intelligent and has studied elemental magic and the path of body refinement. He once advanced to become a formal wizard in the Heart of the World by ranking first in the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle."

"Um."

The Holy Mark Wizard of the Netherworld Heart nodded, then sighed, "It's a pity his level is too low. If he were a Level 3 Grand Wizard like Youquan, things would be much easier."

Green lowered his head and remained silent, naturally understanding what his master, the Heart of the Underworld, meant.

When the wizard academy and wizard tower of the Nine-Headed Wrathful Master were first built, the population was not large enough to support them. Therefore, there were not enough wizards to gather the source of magic inside the wizard tower, making the wizard tower unstable.

The Wizard Tower was initially built and was protected by the Holy Tower Rules for five hundred years.

Once the protection period expires, if the Wizard Tower has not yet formed a source of magic, it will be considered a failure to advance!

However, the difficulties faced by Master Uncle Nine-Headed Wrath are not limited to this. There is also the hostility from the Shadow Thousand-Eyed Saint Mark Wizard after the protection period of the Holy Tower rules, and even the possible academy war!

Master Uncle Nine-Headed Wrath, however, did not seem worried at all.

"Master, there's no need to worry. In recent years, a number of arcane wizards have begun to emerge in my territory, and there are still 150 years until the Holy Tower's protection period ends. With the assistance of my three junior brothers in the formation of the source of magic, it shouldn't be a problem. As for Shadow Thousand Eyes, if Youquan still hasn't returned by then, I've already asked a friend to help me find a powerful level three archmage from the second-ring Holy Tower to guard the academy."

The greatest chaos within the Wizarding Continent is the Academy Wars.

The reason why third-level wizards are called great wizards is because of the various benefits provided by the rules of the Holy Tower, as well as their important position during the Academy Wars.

With a level 3 Grand Wizard having half the mental strength of a level 2 Grand Wizard, plus the ability to travel halfway through time, the difference in combat power, while not as huge as that between a level 1 Wizard and a level 2 Wizard, is still quite obvious. Often, it takes several level 2 Wizards to hold off a single level 3 Grand Wizard.

"Um."

Every wizard has their own path to becoming a wizard.

After nodding, the Holy Mark Wizard of the Netherworld Heart took out a notebook.

"This is a new breakthrough in my research on mixed poison body refinement during my travels in other worlds over the past few hundred years, titled 'Male Poison Body Refinement,' which will be the reward for this assessment."

All the third and fourth generation wizards gasped, their eyes fixed on the "Poisonous Body Refinement" in the hands of the Netherworld Heart Saint Mark Wizard.

"One, two, three, four, five, six... twenty-nine. A total of twenty-nine descendants have arrived. So, the topic of this assessment will be human reproduction. One hundred and fifty years have passed since the Nine-Headed Wrath Wizard Academy's population migration. The first batch of cities has appeared within the academy's territory. Your task is for each of you to govern a city as its lord for fifty years. Then, the reward will be distributed according to the population growth rate."

Clearly, the Netherworld Heart Ancestor included his disciples and students from all four generations in his calculations.

The newly built Wizard Tower was mostly populated by outsiders who migrated from the central area in accordance with the Holy Tower's policies for the first two hundred years.

The population growth within the Wizard Tower's territory will then determine the number of wizards, and consequently, whether the source of magic can be gathered after the five-hundred-year protection period of the Holy Tower.

Population is the fundamental wealth of a Saintly Wizard.

"Grandmaster, Vivian is not suitable to participate in this assessment. I hope she can be by my side during this assessment."

Green stepped forward and said in a low voice.

The Heart of the Underworld and the other wizards all looked at Grimm and Vivian. After a moment, the Heart of the Underworld nodded, acquiescing to Grimm's request.

What followed was a dinner where everyone got to know each other better...

(End of this chapter)