Wizard's Journey

Chapter 742 The Exiles (Part 7)

The Phantom Lotus grew increasingly mysterious and ethereal, as if it were about to become completely transparent. A strange and mysterious alien rule permeated the Seven-Colored Rooster Cave.

Green remained unmoved as he continued his experimental research, never leaving the cave. The seven-colored rooster, anxious but helpless, was both captivated by the Phantom Lotus and wary of Green.

There was no written contract between the two; it was just a verbal agreement.

"These strange phenomena are quite interesting. Is this plant a treasure of your world?"

At this moment, the illusory lotus petals transformed into phantoms of the monsters that had recently died in the Pangu La Abyss, drifting in mid-air. Occasionally, some materialized objects that could disturb the mind rushed towards Xiao Ba, Green, and the Seven-Colored Rooster, but they had no harmful effect, as if a cold wind was blowing on their backs.

The vast majority of these monsters were creatures that were killed after challenging the throne of the King of the Grim Abyss. They were twisted and ferocious, but as a learned and knowledgeable elemental wizard, Grim was naturally not fooled by these appearances.

"Hmph, speaking of which, I have to thank your Wizarding World for this. If it weren't for the Wizarding World's invasion, how could a single lotus seed of the Phantom Lotus, a symbol of the Shadow Demon King's authority, have ended up in my hands?"

Although the words spoken were words of gratitude, the hatred and anger in his tone were undisguised.

"The Gale Fox has already told me the value of the Phantom Lotus: communicating with the power of the Dark Shadow?"

Green stared at the colorful rooster, smiling knowingly.

The seven-colored rooster suddenly stiffened and remained silent for a long time, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere in the cave. After a while, Little Eight's mocking laughter suddenly rang out: "Gaga gaga gaga, I'm dying of laughter, you ignorant fool! Do you think the power my young master seeks can compare to your phantom lotus?"

Amidst the slightly embarrassed, stiff vigilance of the seven-colored rooster, Green suddenly extended a finger. With a "whoosh," a source of darkness appeared, pitch black, mercilessly swallowing all light that shone upon it. It was very similar to the power of the Phantom Lotus, but even more so!

It was fleeting; due to the backlash of magic, Grimm could only maintain this source of darkness for such a short time.

The seven-colored rooster stared blankly at the spot where the source of darkness had appeared at Green's fingertips, in disbelief.

"Speaking of which, I obtained the power of the Dark Shadow by chance many years ago. However, because this dark power is too sublime, it has reached the point of mystical backlash, so I can't really control or apply it. The appearance of this Phantom Lotus has provided me with a pretty good way to get started."

In his previous research on the backlash of magic, Grimm made another incredible and astonishing discovery about the power of annihilation.

Ancient wizards' research on the power of annihilation was limited to the fact that opposing energies could generate the power of annihilation.

However, with Green's unexpected discovery of the Thunder Jar of the World Garment Rules, he has achieved the unprecedented mastery and application of the power of annihilation, completing one of the conditions for advancing to the Saint Mark Wizard level: the qualitative change in energy.

During his time lying low in the city of Bisel on the East Coral Island, Grimm went to the void to perform a sacrificial descent spell. After returning to the wizarding world, he unexpectedly discovered that the annihilation power generated by the mutual annihilation of void power and material power, when used, produced an effect completely different from the annihilation power generated by the clash of water and fire elements.

The annihilation power generated under different conditions will have different effects!

This astonishing discovery, in the field of knowledge about the power of annihilation, is no less significant than the first elemental wizard's discovery of altering the structure of elements to leverage the rules!

Although Green didn't have much time for systematic research due to the backlash of magic, he still immediately started making connections.

Water and fire, or rather ice and flame, clashing with each other produce a destructive force of annihilation with the purest power of annihilation. Meanwhile, the clash between the power of matter and the power of the void produces an immense and unbelievable source of energy, which is also the direction of Green's planned development for his future career as a body-training wizard with a surge in elemental power.

So, what kind of annihilating force will the relative energy clash between light and darkness produce?

Naturally, Green thought of his source of darkness, a mysterious and advanced power that had broken away from the endless world's power system, only to find, to his dismay, that he had no equivalent high-level light energy to match it...

It took the seven-colored rooster a long time to come to its senses. Looking at the increasingly mysterious and unfathomable Green, it felt as if it were a cricket being teased in a tray, thinking it was using the other party, but little did it know that it was just a link in the other party's pursuit of its goal.

"The aura of death can more effectively promote the ripening of the Welcome Lotus. Otherwise, the Shadow Demon would not hold blood feasts regularly, which would lead to the invasion of the wizarding world. This Phantom Lotus would not have ripened eight years ahead of schedule because of your rampant killing over the years."

The minimum age required for maturity is one thousand years, and the environmental requirements are extremely harsh. Therefore, possessing lotus seeds does not equate to possessing the Phantom Lotus.

Green nodded silently, forcing a harmless, indifferent smile, then stood up and said, "As agreed, I want three out of the seven lotus seeds."

After saying that, Green turned and left the cave with Little Eight.

Rather than obtaining clues about the ruins of the Formless Ancient Demon through the Seven-Colored Rooster, and thus unlocking knowledge in the field of genetic evolution and the code of life, Green naturally understood the choice between a mere mature Phantom Lotus.

three days later.

As the eerie and illusory fluctuations of the Phantom Lotus reached their peak, seemingly rippling across the entire Abyss Canyon, the power suddenly vanished mysteriously.

Green, outside the cave, turned his head and quietly looked into the dark depths of the hidden cave.

After a while, Green sniffed the air and suddenly smiled mysteriously, saying lightly, "To divide one's own power into two parts, shadow and main body, or rather, to make a part of one's flesh and blood into shadow, while possessing the power to absorb the power of death, is quite interesting."

Inside the cave, the seven-colored rooster slowly emerged, casting no shadow beneath it. As one wing extended, three black lotus seeds with swirling phantoms flew towards Grimm. Staring intently at Grimm, it said incredulously, "You're different from those wizards. You're far more terrifying than them!"

A movement occurred in the shadow beneath Green's feet, revealing the shadow of a seven-colored rooster. After a further movement, the shadow returned to the feet of the seven-colored rooster.

Green knew that the seven-colored rooster was referring to those body-refining wizards.

The elemental wizards' terrifying insight and learning abilities, given enough time, will become a source of fear for all living beings.

After accepting the three Phantom Lotus seeds, Green said calmly, "Then, let's set off!"

(End of this chapter)