Wizard's Journey

Chapter 968 Taro Man

hiss……

Green suddenly felt a burning pain on his face, yet also an indescribable sense of pleasure.

Beneath the Mask of Truth, two eyes gazed into the distance, revealing a purified, pure energy of the soul attribute, nourishing its own sacred soul through the lip print left by the Soul-Devouring Kiss Saint Wizard on the Mask of Truth.

Oh……

Since Green's soul essence was inside Hachi, Hachi let out a comfortable groan and swayed as if he were drunk.

"Damn, this soul-nourishing effect is so amazing..."

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ba plunged headfirst into the dimensional gap.

"Has the Soul-Devouring Kiss Saint Mark Wizard descended upon Bojudu City and begun a large-scale collection of souls?!"

Green vaguely sensed the direction of the city of Bojudu.

The arrival of a level six Saint Mark Wizard would be a devastating disaster even in this vast city of plant-dwelling people, let alone a Saint Mark Wizard who is adept at devouring souls.

Crackling sounds!

The sound of electric arcs exploding continuously was heard. This Arc Thundercloud Saint Mark Wizard was considered an extremely powerful existence among the fifth-level Saint Marks, yet he was unable to destroy these seaweeds in a short time.

"What exactly are the shackles of the Sea of ​​Life?"

Puzzled, Green led the Taro Man and plunged into the Lake of Life with a "plop." The surrounding area was full of shimmering green algae, and Green swam deeper into the lake.

Occasionally, one or two electric currents would flash across the chaotic seawater.

The insignificant kiss mark on Grimm's face of truth, like a guiding sign, received the immense soul energy emanating from the city of Bojudu and followed Grimm as he dived into the bottom of the Lake of Life.

Glug glug...

In the churning, boiling lake water, numerous bubbles carrying green energy converged toward the center of the Lake of Life. Clearly, the blood flowing within this kelp monster was not the blood of parasitic spores.

"This is a descendant of the original algae of the parasitic spore world. However, because it was once dominated by parent ferns, it relied on this lake of life and became a powerful existence comparable to the world's divine tree."

The taro man explained the origin of the seaweed monster, but he clearly knew very little about it himself.

"An underwater ancient city? It seems the so-called shackles of the Sea of ​​Life must be there."

Greenie discovered an ancient underwater city in the distance earlier than the Taro Man. As the two approached, a transparent protective shield kept them out.

"What is this?"

The Taro People had never heard of the concept of a protective shield before, and Green was also slightly surprised. However, it was clear that the activation concept of this protective shield was completely different from that of the Wizard Civilization's protective shield.

"My body is too large. I'm afraid that if I pass through this protective shield, I will encounter resistance from the entire shield and cause some unnecessary trouble. You should go instead."

As he spoke, Green gently touched the protective shield with his left hand, which was holding the Book of Truth, and a ripple spread out.

Slowly, a vortex formed on the shield, centered on Green's left hand, maintaining the overall structural balance of the shield without any damage—a testament to its precise control.

Meanwhile, Green's other right hand, which held the Extreme Abyss Magic Staff, unleashed a burst of Annihilation Source, temporarily sacrificing a portion of his maximum magic power to raise the Taro Man, who had previously sacrificed a large amount of parasitic spore blood, from level one back to level three.

"Yes."

The Taro Man followed the vortex opening in the protective shield created by Green, entered the shield, and swam towards the ancient underwater city.

Green removed his left hand from the protective shield, and the vortex on the shield gradually returned to normal, closing again with a "pop".

The burning pain on the surface of truth was accompanied by an unusual comfort. Strands of pure energy extracted from the power of the soul gathered towards Grimm, nourishing his soul. This was only a part of the harvest of the Soul-Devouring Kiss Saint Mark Wizard. It was clear that the true harvest of this Saint Mark Wizard would be even more terrifying.

Of course, while the level six Holy Mark provides considerable nourishment to Grimm's soul, it is merely an embellishment for the Soul-Devouring Kiss.

While waiting silently, the Taro Man sent a soul message.

The two were in great difficulty communicating due to the thick protective shield. At this point, the communication had consumed a considerable amount of the Taro Man's power, and only then could they transmit some vague information.

"We've found the shackles of the Sea of ​​Life. The shackles are already open, connecting to an unknown space that seems to be providing the Sea of ​​Life with a continuous source of energy. There's a group of coral polyps guarding this place; they're very powerful!"

Oh?

Is the energy that makes the seaweed monster almost immortal not from the Sea of ​​Life itself, but from the energy under its shackles?

Could it be that what's connected below is the source of life, the fountain of life, the very essence of the King of Ferns?!

Having found his target, Green no longer cared about being exposed. With a flash, he charged towards the protective shield. The impact of the Saint Mark Wizard's vast power caused the shield, which covered a large area at the bottom of the lake, to distort, creating a dent hundreds of meters long. At the very center, Green, like an alien invader forcibly breaking through the World Garment, struggled to break into the underwater ancient city.

"Damn it, as expected of the defensive measures left by the Overlord, it still has such great power after so many years."

As they struggled forward, Green gazed into the distance at the seaweed monster, which had already sensed the strangeness of their surroundings.

Two seaweeds rushed straight towards this place, stirring up the lake water in all directions. Before the attack even arrived, strong pressure from all directions pressed down on Green first.

At the same time, a loud "boom" suddenly sounded on the lake.

Surprisingly, a parasitic spore world guardian, covered in rice stalks and resembling a scarecrow, plunged into the lake, drawing upon an astonishing amount of world power. Following the direction of the soul power of the City of Ferns, he found Green.

"A demon that devours souls is hiding here... Huh!?"

Originally, they were just searching for monsters that secretly devoured and collected souls amidst the chaos of war, but they discovered Grimm, who was trying to break through the protective barrier and force his way into the ancient underwater city.

The goal, needless to say, is the shackles of life.

"Oh no! It's trying to steal the life-giving spring from the fern's roots! Immediately shut off the life-sustaining shackles!"

Closing the shackles of life will effectively prevent the overflow of the life spring from the roots of the fern, and at the same time prevent foreign enemies from invading and stealing the world's treasures, just like a treasure-guarding gate for this world.

Although this will completely deprive the seaweed monster of its immortality.

"Master, the shackles of life are closing."

The anxious will of the Taro Man emanated from within the protective shield. Grimm, who was trying his best to break through the shield, looked at the two seaweed attacks that were already close at hand and the powerful World Guardian that was coming towards him. He sighed unwillingly and gave up on continuing to break through.

Boom!

At the same time, the Lake of Life was surging with electricity, clearly as the seaweed monster retreated and the Arc Thundercloud Saint Mark Wizard descended to the bottom of the lake.

The alien invasion criterion is that resources are shared by all who discover them. When the shackles of life are broken again, the Parasitic Spore World will likely be completely overrun. At that time, the number of Stigmata Wizards and World Guardians vying for a share will be...

With this in mind, Green no longer hesitated and sent his resolute will toward the Taro Man.

"You are the one who enters the shackles of life!"

(End of this chapter)