Master Changsheng

Chapter 165, page 162: 10 year

One day later.

The spirit-wielding [Heavy Armor Warrior] Milton, based on the ocean map drawn by the Chaos City [Desert Crocodile] team, arrives at the border between the former Kingdom of Shak and the Dark Forest.

They received "1000 mid-grade magic stones" and "Analysis of spells from the first to the [Strengthening Body] realm" from Teacher Arken.

Then Milton very considerately slapped the fifth-tier mage to death.

When he returned to Ankai's side and reported to him, he also mentioned his own actions.

This made Mr. Arken gasp for breath, and he glared at Milton a few more times, memorizing the image of this insignificant ant!

He silently vowed that he would kill Milton along with him when the time came.

Ankai took the item from Milton's hand, his eyes crinkling with a smile.

He patted Teacher Aken's figure in the void, looking every bit the good older brother, and praised him, saying:

"From the first moment I saw you, I knew we were destined to be together!"

Teacher Aken remained silent, thinking to himself, "You don't even know what I look like, yet you say we're destined to be together?"

"May I heal my disciple?"

"sure!"

Ankai waved his hand generously, simultaneously enveloping Arken and his teacher, Arken, in the [Freezing Technique] domain.

Teacher Aken's expression froze. The dense magical elements around him made it impossible to heal Aken and allow him to leave using the "teleportation scroll" within his body.

"Teleportation Scroll" requires being in a calm, elemental environment to activate.

It seems I need to remind Arken to look for opportunities in the future…

With these thoughts in mind, Teacher Aken urged this figure to use its last bit of energy to heal the severely injured Aken…

About half an hour later.

As Teacher Aken disappeared, he asked Ankai to treat Aken well. Only after Ankai agreed did he leave with peace of mind.

Aken's complexion was rosy, his breathing was even, and the wound on his kidney had disappeared.

Snapped!

"If you keep pretending to be asleep, I'll tear you apart and feed you to the fish!"

Without a second thought, Ankai used [Freeze] to create a giant icy hand and slapped Arken across the cheek...

In an instant, Arken's head was slapped to the side...

He opened his eyes, looking at Ankai with a hint of fear...

"Your Excellency...we have no enmity..."

Hearing Fatty Aken's halting words, Ankai smiled...

He pulled out a scroll titled "Entry Guarantee Contract," with blank content, and placed it in front of Aken.

Meanwhile, with the [Brute Force Staff] in his hand, he completely forgot about his promise to Teacher Arken a minute earlier: "To treat Arken well."

He said nonchalantly, "Sign it or die, the choice is yours."

"Signature! Signature! I choose signature!"

Arken made his choice without even thinking.

Time is tight and tasks are heavy.

After Aken sensed that his storage ring was gone, he gritted his teeth, put his finger in his mouth, and bit it hard, breaking the ring.

He signed his name on the blank scroll of the "Entry Guarantee Contract" using the blood from his own fingertips...

Then, as usual, An Kai took out a fine pen and filled in the blank space with the content.

At first, Aken didn't understand why Ankai was doing this...

As Ankai filled in the details, and the new [contract] material material materialized in Aken's mind, Aken was dumbfounded...

He'd never seen or heard of such a thing before!

The contract can be changed?!

Have the God of Law and the God of Contracts become incompetent?!

Before Aken could finish thinking, Ankai had already filled in the contents of the [Contract].

Thus, Aken became a slave under Ankai's command due to the "contract"...

At this point, Arken suddenly understood why Aris and his two ants would so resolutely choose to betray him…

With the contract in place, even if Ankai asked him to stab his teacher in the back, he would agree without hesitation...

After all, he had been bathed in Ankai's "purifying" light spell for a whole day and night...

...

The Association of Dharma Masters.

The vice president, Teacher Aken, quickly walked out of his residence.

They walked towards the Dharma Masters' Conference Hall.

He has two things to report this time.

First, there are "shackles of heaven and earth" within the [Divine Court]. Second, the people from the original "barbarian lands" within the [Divine Court] are very likely to possess a map of the [Divine Court].

Neither of these two matters is something that a vice president like him can decide.

After all, the Mage Association may not have much else, but it certainly has a lot of vice presidents like him…

The title of vice president sounds impressive, but it carries no real power and can still garner a loyal following...

Under such a system, there are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, vice presidents of the Dharma Masters Association.

Their power is less than that of a team leader, since the captain of the Mage Association is always the vice president, but a vice president is not necessarily the team leader…

...

The next day.

Through a side quest, Ankai learned that Teacher Aken had sealed the Divine Court with the "Shackles of Heaven and Earth" and reported it to the Mage Association.

This incident prompted the Dharma Masters Association to hold a meeting.

In the past, during side quests, the Mage Guild always held meetings because of major events like the "God of Mage"...

This time, it was actually because of "barbaric lands"...

Furthermore, Ankai became the name mentioned most frequently during the meeting.

Ankai clearly saw from the side quest that the Mage Association proposed:

"Once the restrictions on the Divine Court are lifted next time, and we enter the Divine Court, we will first take control of 'Hanks-Kay' and test the power of this 'Heaven and Earth Lockdown' on him. Then we will decide whether to designate this barbaric land where the Divine Court is located as a special-grade trial ground of the Mage Association."

Seeing this, Ankai walked out of the mage tower.

They summoned Aken, the second-best expert in Chaos City.

Without thinking, I slapped him...

"Tell that bastard teacher that if he doesn't deliver resources in five days, I'll kill you!"

Arken's expression froze: "Sir, three days is enough. I know he has some money left for his funeral, yet he didn't tell the truth the first time!"

"That old bastard dared to displease the master; I will certainly avenge him!"

An Kai smiled with satisfaction upon receiving this answer.

As expected of a pure being "purified" by the [Light Illumination] technique.

In just one day, they've perfectly integrated into Chaos City...

An Kai didn't care whether he was being noticed by the Mage Association.

Currently, not only the Mage Association, but also the Orc Kingdom and the alien races led by the Elves are all silently waiting for the next opening of the restriction, and then sending sixth-tier beings into the [Divine Court], trying to find something from themselves.

An Kai even saw in the side quest that there was a mysterious organization that was targeting him from the very beginning.

They also need to "search for the gods" to find themselves, or use "their own relatives" as bait to force themselves to appear, and so on.

Ankai knew all of this.

An Kai also knew that every time he appeared, the mysterious organization would sense the aura of the Heart of the Sea God and find him by following the scent.

As long as you hide inside [Lazell's Mage Tower], your opponent will be helpless and can only get lost.

Ankai knew all of this, and he even figured out how long he could appear outside the mage tower each day without alerting the enemy to find the correct route.

Ankai knew more or less about these changes within the Divine Court and some changes outside the Divine Court through the side quests.

However, these forces underestimated one thing.

That is, this time, the Heart of the Sea God did not treat Ankai as a slave.

Instead, they maintained a delicate balance with Ankai.

Without this balance, Ankai wouldn't have been able to extract the Spell Fusion from the Heart of the Sea God.

And Ankai can freely decide whether to activate the next layer of restrictions in the Divine Court.

Because he himself has the final say on all of this!

The restrictions imposed by the Divine Court are determined based on whether his strength increases!

This is something no one knows, and it's also the reason why Ankai isn't afraid of these forces.

He will only enter a new realm once he has made complete preparations!

"Just wait and see. Once the barrier is broken, I'll see who goes after whom!"

Inside the mage tower, Ankai snorted coldly.

After much deliberation, Ankai decided to first maximize his [Spirit Empowerment Progress]...

With a wave of his hand, he took out 494 mid-grade magic stones.

With a thought, the mid-grade magic stone transformed into streams of heaven and earth power that swept past him, testing his abilities…

...

Within the Principality of Buklin.

Moore had no idea how long he had been wandering around this area; now, the aura of the [Heart of the Sea God] had vanished once more…

Gazing at the vast, indistinguishable ocean, Moore felt a sense of bewilderment…

Where exactly is the road?

...

[Enchantment Progress +19.76%]

[Spirit Empowerment Progress: 100% (80.26% + 19.76%)]

[Slots for Enchantment Spells: 12/20]

An Kai smiled upon seeing the system notification.

[Enchantment Progress] Finally completed, and even increased by 0.02%...

Similarly, Ankai received 20 slots for spell enchanting.

[Enchantment Progress] For every 5% increase, you can obtain one spot.

Ankai has used a total of 12 spells so far: Meditation, Fireball, Freeze, Summon, Magic Armor, Wind Blade, Contract, Beast Taming, Elemental Defense, Light, and Fireball.

Ankai's plan is to fill these 20 spots before officially entering the next stage.

Two of them are reserved for [Elemental Meditation] and [Starry Sky Meditation].

With six spots remaining, Ankai prepared to further enhance his attack and defense.

He has already handed over the spell analysis that Professor Arken sent to Wayne.

He was ordered to work with the "Good House of Mage Association" to research the spells that Ankai needed.

It is worth mentioning that Aken, the [Forging God] mage who came from the mage headquarters, became the vice president of the "Good House Mage Association".

He's taken a small step in catching up with his teacher, both being vice presidents of the Dharma Masters Association...

Two months later.

Ankai emerged from the mage tower at a leisurely pace.

At this moment, he had already reached the peak of the [Spirit Empowerment] level...

Open your own panel...

【Level Lv1: 10/10 'Locked'】

[Intelligence: 3000 (2953 + 47)]

Endurance: 3000 (2953 + 47)

[Stamina: 3000『2952+48』]

[Strength: 3000 (2952 + 48)]

[Talents: Immortality '∞', Mage's Body 'lv5']

[Spirit Empowerment Progress: 100%]

[Slots for Enchantment Spells: 12/20]

[Spell Lv44 'Excellent+' '3200/3200': Meditation, Swiftness, Contract, Beast Taming, Light, Summoning.]

【Spell Fusion】Spell Lv44 『Excellent+』『3200/3200』: Elemental Ice Armor 『Armor Spell, Freeze Spell, Elemental Defense』, Wind and Fire Blast 『Fireball Spell, Pyroblast Spell, Wind Blade Spell』.

[Skill 'Superior': Forging Lv40 '2000/2000']

[Identity: Lord-level NPC]

Ankai's chosen method for controlling the [Divine Court] restrictions was to not cultivate...

Because the level is locked at [Lv1], Ankai is equivalent to being at the maximum level and experience at this time.

As long as he doesn't actively cultivate, his body will naturally absorb magical elements and won't gain attribute points.

Because once attribute points are acquired, they will be used automatically within a certain period of time, even if Ankai does not use them actively.

Coincidentally, if any one of the four attributes is improved by just one point, one will enter the realm of [Body Strengthening/Spirit Forging].

In order to control the activation of the [Divine Court] restriction, An Kai chose not to cultivate.

He planned to first complete his own magical training, and at the same time further control this ocean, so that when the [Divine Court] restrictions were opened to the sixth level, he could face any threat without fear.

After all, his alias "Hanks-Kay" has garnered some attention from the outside world due to the special attention he receives from the Mage Association.

After clearing customs.

Ankai learned through the [Contract] that Wayne and the others were still researching the six spells that Ankai needed.

After glancing at it a few times, An Kai was the first to decide on a fourth-tier, first-level spell obtained from the Mage Association headquarters: [Lightning Strike]!

With Arken, this traitor to the Mage Guild, around, even if the spells have been tampered with, he can help point out and correct them…

Arken's presence greatly improved Wayne and his team's efficiency.

This allows Wayne and his team to focus on their choices without worrying about being distracted by Arken's backup plan.

At the same time, this seemingly arrogant mage, Akhen, is also a skilled instructor of others' cultivation.

He personally takes charge and always manages to pinpoint the key points, guiding the monks of the "Good Household Dharma Association" to improve.

The three people who witnessed this scene were filled with rage.

"You bastard, are you targeting us? You ignore us but are all over them!"

"Discrimination! This is blatant discrimination!"

"Damn fatso!"

...

Besides Aris and his two companions, two others were also very annoyed by Aken's actions.

These were none other than An Kai's two former key assistants.

The newly promoted Assassin-Killer, and the Armored Warrior, Milton.

Both brothers held important positions as An Kai's "right-hand men" during the process of An Kai's strength improvement.

However, as An Kai's strength increased explosively, the two gradually stepped down from their positions as "An Kai's left and right arms".

Together with Nurnexus, they formed the "Lonely Old Man" duo.

Like the other two, if it is said that the positions of Malken and Milton were gradually replaced by Aken, then Nurnexus was replaced by the mute [Desert Crocodile 'Thor'].

Everyone watched An Kai's lonely figure and shed tears.

An Kai, who had stopped cultivating, was living a fulfilling life every day.

He will ride the Desert Crocodile "Thor" into the sea to hunt those damned alien races.

It will also eliminate some beings that accidentally entered the isolated island of Chaos City.

Without the need for cultivation, and focusing solely on magic, An Kai's mastery of magic grew increasingly adept over time.

They are becoming increasingly experienced in dealing with the enemy.

While An Kai was living comfortably, the forces outside who were hoping that the Divine Court would reopen the restrictions were not so comfortable.

Year by year.

Their patience is also gradually wearing thin.

A powerful individual proposed to forcibly destroy the restrictions imposed on the Divine Court.

However, no one responded to the question of who would bear the backlash from the destruction of the Divine Court.

The backlash from the [Divine Court] restriction is enough to destroy the person who suffers it.

The stronger a person is, the greater their concerns.

If it comes to matters of national and personal righteousness, they might still give their all without hesitation.

However, some people are exploring the Divine Court for their own selfish interests, even at the cost of everything they have. Don't even think about it!

Since ceasing his cultivation, An Kai's favorite pastime in recent years has been hunting alien races.

And you know what? Compared to humans, the alien race is really stubborn; they won't admit their mistake even if you smash their mouths.

Of course, part of this is also related to the fact that the other ethnic groups do not speak the common language of the mainland.

Time passed.

10 years later.

Some people disappear, and some are born.

Chaos City's strength has exploded due to the absence of powerful external forces harassing it over the past 10 years...

Hanks, in a way, turned misfortune into blessing.

The "life-sustaining items" carried by the elves allowed them to survive for another 10 years.

However, these 10 years have also reached Hanks' limit.

Nowadays, the Elven "Life Items" are much less effective against him.

While others might live a year longer, in his case it was only a month, or even just a few days.

The witch clan has also been making preparations for Hanks's funeral in recent days.

Being able to extend one's life by 10 years is already an immense blessing.

Although Hanks' strength is low, only at the third tier, he is still considered a low-level person in the entire Chaos City. After all, the average strength of people in Chaos City is about to reach the fourth tier!

However, Hanks's special identity meant that his death would cause a stir in Chaos City.

Similarly, a slight ripple would stir within An Kai, whose indifference had been growing stronger...

Just as he had said and thought before, Hanks' existence was the last gap in Ankai's "cold mindset".

Once he dies, this gap will disappear.

Recently, Ankai has been visiting Hanks' home quite frequently.

Every time he went there, Hanks was either asleep or unconscious.

An Kai glanced at it, said, "Come find me if you need anything," and then turned and left.

Hanks is waiting for death to come.

Ankai was also waiting.

He's waiting for his strength to be fully developed!

ten years!

He's only one spell away from being completed!

Furthermore, Ankai has pushed the limits of his control over the Divine Court.

It's no exaggeration to say that nowadays, within the Divine Court, no matter where it is, he can know about even the slightest disturbance immediately!

Ride the Desert Crocodile "Sol" to the seaside.

Dozens of giant ships were moored at the dock on the shore.

Smaller boats also dock here.

A large group of people, of varying strengths, had gathered at the dock.

However, they are all subject to the control of the "Chaos City Administrators".

For everything we do, we have to pay a tax to Ankai.

This is what has changed over the past 10 years.

Just then, the [Contract] twitched slightly.

After the connection was established, Wayne's deep voice came through:

"My lord, the [Necromancer Job Change Certificate] left behind by Donglin has been found!"

"Analysis of [Lightning Strike] complete!"

(End of this chapter)