Chapter 1146

Chapter 1123 Facing the Holy Master of the Three Rings!

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The Gate of Doom appeared in Bitterwood’s memory world, and spell models and formulas also appeared in this memory world.

The many wizards in the audience were dumbfounded at this scene, including the senior staff of the White Wizard Association of Rainswamp.

The captain of the Demon Hunter Team, a Sun Ring Wizard, said: “The Gate of Doom should be located in reality, but it has been transferred to Bitterwood’s memory space. I estimate that the big shot would not open the Gate of Doom directly. Based on my previous experience negotiating with criminals, she should want to force us to settle accounts, but since this happened, I think it was done by those dark wizards.”

Throne of Rain glanced at him and put away a magic artifact raindrop he had prepared in advance. This was a third ring magic artifact, Soul Suppressing Raindrop, which could neutralize the spiritual touch of all things and achieve the effect of suppressing magic.

The White Wizarding Association had a contingency plan for the best way to deal with the Doomsday Gate: during the few seconds it would open, the spell model would extend, and using depolarizing water magic—a unique spell of water purifiers—during that moment would stop the Doomsday Gate from opening.

However, the Black Wizards placed the Doomsday Gate within the Bitterwood.

The Throne of Rain, leading a demon-hunting team, attempted to approach the laboratory door and enter Despair Valley. He walked to the seal left by Locke, his hand touching the ring-like sealing barrier, a smirk playing on his lips.

“Interesting. This young upstart’s creation is rather half-baked; it must have referenced some ancient ritual magic. Judging from the spell model structure, the lineage is quite ancient.”

As his hand touched the barrier, the group crossed it without any reaction; the barrier seemed to have lost its force field.

This was the power of water magic!

The Rain-Suppressing Throne commanded: “Achino, you lead three Moon Ring Wizards into the laboratory, kill two of the Dark Wizards, set up a water magic array, combine them into a purification array, and stop the Gate of Doom. Krishci, you organize the Evocation School wizards to cleanse Mr. Levi, who emerged from the Gate of Doom. You lead the Protection School wizards to use exile magic to banish Bitterwood into the Great Void. Although Bitterwood is a very precious magical plant, I don’t want to destroy Mr. Probus’s research unless absolutely necessary.” “

However, the current situation necessitates this.”

He seemed intent on destroying the Bitterwood, but the barrier suddenly reacted again, and the Abyss Queen appeared above it.

In that instant, the Rain-Suppressing Throne raised his hand, and he and all the wizards of his demon-hunting team left behind water clones in their original positions, while they themselves appeared outside the barrier.

The next moment, all the water clones within the barrier exploded, and the barrier activated once more.

The Rain-Suppressing Throne and the Abyss Queen faced off like still waters,

their magical pressures clashing repeatedly.

“So that’s how it is. No wonder the magic a Moon Ring wizard could cast was so powerful; it turns out he has the support of a Third Ring True Forge.”

“The Abyss—is this going to war with our wizarding world?”

The Queen of the Abyss sat on her spiral throne, singing, “This is the inevitable path for those who fall into the Abyss. The road ahead is thorny, and you are not the Abyss’s chosen ones—”

The Rain-Suppressing Throne was about to say something, but the next moment, summoning circles appeared all around, surrounding all the wizards present. The Rain-Suppressing Wizard watched coldly. As the leader of the local wizarding land’s demon-hunting force, he was now filled with rage and needed to kill a few dark wizards to quell his anger.

“Hmm? Reverse dimensional summoning? So that’s how they use this to prevent us from leaving?

In that case, it’s not just a feud between the Holy Master of the Starfield Sea and Mount Golden Crown. Can I take this as the Black Wizard Alliance’s attempt to overthrow our Rain Swamp?”

A red light descended from the sky, and stone pillars rose from the ground, each pillar shaped like a page of a book.

Both black and white wizards present felt a pang of panic upon seeing this, for it signified that the Void Battleship Legion of the Mysterious Heaven had its unique Star Destroyer cannons aimed at this location, ready to unleash a devastating attack at any moment.

This was the Star Destroyer’s marking.

No one knew whether they were going through the process of being allowed to fire or if the Mysterious Heaven was trying to find out what was happening here. The Doomsday Gate could directly connect to the deepest part of the abyss. Because it was magic of the Summoning School, which was theoretically the most adept at using external forces to achieve great things with minimal effort, the Doomsday Gate could be opened at the deepest part of the abyss with minimal sacrifice, and the power of the abyss could be used to destroy a large world. In essence, the Doomsday Gate should sacrifice an entire wizarding world the moment it was fully opened, and then summon again.

In other words, use it first, then sacrifice it.

This is the most terrifying aspect of the Doomsday Gate series.

This further enhances the Summoning school’s characteristic of using external forces against them.

Therefore, most of the magic in the Doomsday Gate series is forbidden, and only a small portion can be studied at the discretion of researchers after undergoing identity verification.

One of the Star Ring Wizards under the Throne of Rain could not suppress the immense pressure of being constantly targeted by planet-destroying cannons, and headed towards the reverse dimensional summoning circle. The next moment, he was enveloped in white summoning light, and then a book of summoning closed, enveloping him within it.

His direct superior yelled, “What are you doing? Come back! The reverse dimensional array can summon you to other regions!”

Seeing his subordinate had vanished, he gritted his teeth. “If it’s a white wizard’s reverse dimensional summoning array, it might just summon you to another region of the wizarding world. But if it’s a black wizard, it should be some kind of extinct universe. However, my subordinate is a Star Ring wizard with powerful magical pressure; he should be able to deflect the specific location of the summoning magic because of that powerful magical pressure—”

At the same time, the second-ring wizards of the Rain Marshland sensed the danger and sprang into action, while the black wizards engaged in battle. The black

wizards seemed completely insane. At this moment, what they wanted wasn’t to prevent the truth from being revealed, but to create a massacre, to completely destroy the local white wizarding association, or even to truly open the Gate of Doom, triggering a massive disaster that would endanger the entire Eastern Frontier.

Jinx approached the Rain Throne, who looked down at her. In an instant, countless raindrops fell, and Jinx immediately realized that all her magic had lost its effect, as if she were unable to use any magic here.

“It’s the effect of the water magic’s tactile depolarization. From the perspective of tactile science, all changes in all things can be explained by tactile science. At this moment, all the tactile sensations around me have been depolarized, so naturally I can’t use any magic.”

Seeing the Rain Throne’s cold gaze, Jinx felt immense fear. “

Is this the weight of a wizard standing at the very pinnacle of a small realm, possessing the most powerful force in the wizarding world in that realm?”

It was overwhelmingly powerful. My ultimate magic—it was as useless before him. “

If he wanted, in an instant, my body would be washed away.”

If all her spiritual touches were depolarized, her body, soul, and everything she wore would instantly disintegrate. And her opponent was a Throne Wizard of the Evocation School, renowned for transforming depolarized spiritual touches into offensive magic. Jinx knew she had no chance against this Throne Wizard.

Suppressing her panic, Jinx said to the Throne of Rain, “Without the judgment of the Holy Wizard Court, I am still an important employee of the White Wizarding Association’s regional headquarters. You have no right to attack me or arrest me, Your Majesty.”

The Throne of Rain remained expressionless. “There are many dark wizards here.”

As a superior, he didn’t need to spell it out.

Jinx already felt a chilling fear.

His meaning was clear: simply blame everything on the dark wizards; no judgment, no law.

Jinx looked at the Throne of Rain and said, “You are the enforcer of the Demon Hunters, you are the defender of the law.”

“I believe you would never intentionally violate the law.”

The wizards behind the Throne of Rain were all very angry. “It’s precisely because the laws are so perfect that you dare to be so presumptuous, to manipulate the law, and to play word games!”

“If this were a region where wizarding law is completely ignored, would you dare to do something so foolish?”

The witch Jinx gritted her teeth. She knew that the Throne of Rain had only sealed her magic, not attacked or arrested her; essentially, this was already respecting wizarding law. As long as he respected wizarding law, things would be much easier.

“The person behind me says that if the local White Wizarding Association agrees to pretend nothing happened, she has a way to help you exile that Bitterwood, and ensure the safe release of all the wizards in Bitterwood. If this attracts an investigation from the Mystic Heaven, it won’t be good for any of us.”

“The person behind me is willing to provide your association with compensation, totaling 23.8 billion, which can be invested in your wizarding territory through various means.”

“All blame can be shifted to those Black Wizards.”

The witch hunters behind the Throne of Rain were unusually silent.

They were shocked by the amount.

Could the other party really control so much money, directly and indirectly?

Jinx the Witch said nervously, “We believe we should form a powerful alliance.”

The Throne of Rain said expressionlessly, “I believe in the status of the person behind you in the White Wizarding Association, and the resources they can allocate. However, most of this money doesn’t belong to her; it would be good if she could use it to benefit others. There’s just one problem—even if I agree, will Mount Golden Crown let it go?”

Jinx the Witch breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had gambled correctly. The White Wizarding Association of Rainswamp had no compelling reason to oppose them, so as long as sufficient benefits were offered, compromise wasn’t impossible. It was entirely possible to bribe them, or rather, it wasn’t so much bribery as a financial transaction.

“Part of this money comes from the Black Wizarding Lands’ funding chain, and we plan to pay it in installments over two hundred years.”

“But rest assured, this money will definitely be paid. As for Mount Golden Crown, as long as the Noble White Wizarding Association agrees, we can negotiate with Mount Golden Crown, and I will provide the corresponding funds.” “

I believe this matter can be negotiated. If the fighting continues and the Gates of Doom are truly opened, then it will be too late to undo the damage.”

The Blood Dragon Throne walked over from afar, his expression strange, looking at the witch Jinx.

“We are interested in your proposal. If the witch behind you can guarantee two things, then we can accept it. First, the current casualties cannot increase further, otherwise this matter will become too serious.”

“Second, Mount Golden Crown must agree to the deal. Otherwise, there’s no point in discussing it. If you can do these two things, then we can complete the deal.”

The witch Jinx nodded hurriedly and said, “Yes, Master. I will immediately try to negotiate with the witches of Mount Golden Crown.”

In the sky, the Red Dragon Witch faced the Ancient Tyrannosaurus King directly. After being continuously sacrificed by the three black witches of the Maupassant family, the Ancient Tyrannosaurus King’s magical pressure became increasingly enormous. Its already bottomless magical pressure rose to another level, seemingly exceeding the combined magical pressure of several great worlds, and collided with the Sacred Peach Bow in the hands of the witch Catherine.

Bolts of magical pressure lightning erupted.

—The

Red Dragon Throne flew backward.

The Grand Elder of the Maupassant family laughed heartily.

“This is the power of the Three Ancient Kings, the power of the former world kings of the wizarding world. What is Mount Golden Crown compared to this power? Hahahaha—”

After being knocked away, the witch Catherine transformed into a red dragon, circling in the air for a moment. Then, she grabbed a Dragon Peach King with her claws and hurled it at the Ancient Tyrannosaurus King. Instantly, countless magical creatures on the Rain Marshland attacked the Ancient Tyrannosaurus King.

The Maupassant family elder said, “A mere trick. Take advantage of the Nameless Emperor’s scheme and attack all of you white wizards. Open the Gate of Doom! I will use the sacrifice of the Gate of Doom to truly resurrect the Ancient Tyrannosaurus King in this era.”

The Ancient Tyrannosaurus King opened its mouth, and a silver-white flash appeared. In an instant, this flash enveloped the tide of hundreds of millions of magical creatures. In just a moment, the Ancient Tyrannosaurus King used its most powerful part—its teeth—to unleash a flash of light that annihilated most of the magical creature tide.

Rain fell from the sky.

Hundreds of pseudo-forges hung behind him, continuously providing him with power; each pseudo-forge was a tooth.

The witch Catherine looked at the ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King with a solemn expression.

“The legendary ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King possessed the world’s hardest teeth. I think that’s a misrepresentation. These aren’t just the world’s hardest teeth; they’re the hardest teeth in the endless void. Each tooth is a pseudo-forged weapon, equivalent to an Emperor-level pseudo-forged weapon. How powerful would it be if it were fully resurrected?”

“Is there anything its teeth can’t bite through?”

The witch Catherine brandished her peachwood bow, setting up a barrier to trap the ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King. One of its pseudo-forged weapons reacted; a tooth on its lower jaw turned red, and the next moment, it bit into the barrier, shattering it.

The witch Catherine: “Are there pseudo-forged weapons specifically designed to break barriers? If we could establish a dedicated research facility, we could deal with it. But I don’t yet fully understand the ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King’s power.” “

At the same time, the ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King opened its maw, and all one hundred of its pseudo-forged swords reacted, its teeth flashing with a hundred gleams.

The witch Catherine immediately summoned four three-ringed magical plants to her side; all four were peach trees, but of different varieties, all belonging to the Holy Peach genus.

“Four Holy Blessings!”

Hundreds of gleams of light, equivalent to Emperor-level pseudo-forged swords, attacked the witch Catherine.

In an instant, a flash of light appeared centered on the witch Catherine; spiritual tendrils tore apart, spiritual energy broke, spiritual energy dissolved, magical power was suppressed everywhere, and the laws of the plane shattered one by one. Both sides in the battle looked towards the direction of the witch Catherine.”

The Maupassant family elder chuckled, “This attack comes from the rulers of the wizarding world of the past.”

“Even if you are a throne wizard, I think—hmm?”

The four peach trees in front of Catherine the Witch circulated, and the Four Holy Blessings were centered on Catherine the Witch, with her own position at the Yellow Dragon position. The spiritual energy of the Four Symbols plus her own spiritual energy circulated endlessly. As long as her will did not disperse, external forces would find it difficult to destroy this spiritual energy.

The witch Catherine looked at the Maupassant family elder and said, “The former rulers were, in the end, just brutes skilled at using

their innate strength. The Ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King seemed terrifying at first glance, but when I fought him, I discovered that all one hundred pseudo-forges on his back were innate.” “Some were present at birth, and others naturally developed as he grew without any training.”

The witch Catherine continued, “Trying to defeat me with something almost like primitive instinct, Black Wizard, is a ridiculous joke.

“Besides, under your control, this being’s combat power has decreased rather than increased. Maupassant family elder, as a summoner, you don’t increase the power of your summoned creatures; instead, you limit their power by nine-tenths. That’s astonishing.”

“You’re nothing but a superfluous burden,”

the Maupassant family elder said, his teeth chattering with rage.

“What do you know? I am a sorcerer of the Throne-level Summoning School, the most authoritative school in the study of interdimensional summoning and summoning binding. Without the binding magic I created using the corrective effects of the interdimensional planes, how could these three ancient kings, with their proud nature, be controlled by me?”

“I can command one of the three ancient kings, which is already quite impressive.”

“Furthermore, I will use my summoning binding techniques to help the other four native black wizard organizations summon the other two of the three ancient kings, along with powerful beings from the other two reptilian races, back from the interdimensional world.” “

In the magic of the Summoning School, sacrifices can be used to enhance summoning magic and reduce the magical pressure required to summon powerful creatures.” “

Therefore, this Gate of Doom is the best summoning site for us.”

The Grand Elder of the Maupassant family laughed heartily.

“I never thought about whitewashing; what I wanted was to dominate this wizarding land. After today, the White Wizarding Association here will decline, and it will be the domain of our Black Wizarding Alliance. Hahaha—”

“This is all caused by your own internal strife as white wizards.”

At the same time, the witch Jinx flew up from below, with cherry blossoms behind her. She looked at the Red Dragon Witch and said somewhat fearfully, “Lady Catherine, I—I speak on behalf of my teacher. These black wizards have gone out of control. If you can accept the 10 billion paid by our teacher over two hundred years to support the Golden Crown Mountain Special Fund and stop exonerating Probus, then my teacher can get some of the black wizards who still obey her orders to defect.”

“And help you cleanse the Maupassant family. Your student Locke Augustine will also be rewarded and safe. Only the black wizards will be hurt here.”

“We white wizards remain unharmed.”

The Maupassant family elder spat.

“I knew I couldn’t trust you white wizards. But now that I’ve successfully summoned one of the three ancient kings and gone this far, whether or not I turn against the Nameless Emperor is irrelevant. Now it’s war!”

Jinx the witch looked anxiously at Ekaterina the witch. “Your Majesty, I await your reaction.”

“Your Majesty, my teacher sincerely wishes to make peace with you and restore relations with Mount Golden Crown. Someone just needs to take responsibility for the past. You are currently in a predicament, while your student, Locke Augustine, is right there in the Bitterwood’s memory world, facing the Gates of Doom. If you continue like this, your student will—die there.”

Ekaterina the witch raised an eyebrow, looking at Jinx the witch. “Are you threatening me?”

Jinx was startled by these seemingly ordinary words. “No—no—I’m not threatening you.”

“It’s just—”

“It’s just that even if you’re not afraid of enemies, your student is in the world of memories. You—you shouldn’t put your best student in a difficult battle for the sake of someone from the past.”

Ekaterina looked at Bitterwood.

At this moment, in Kumu’s memory world, the Gate of Doomsday gradually opened. The Dream Weaver, having gotten too close to the Gate of Doomsday, exploded like a bursting balloon.

Wizard Jackming asked him, “Husu, are you still alive?”

Wizard Husu’s voice appeared out of nowhere. “Yes, I’m still alive. I am a Moon Ring Wizard, possessing the False Forging Great Magic.”

“The foundation of my Great Magic lies in dreams, not the material world. So even if my body is destroyed by the Gate of Doomsday, I can still live. After all, I am not one of those superficial Star Ring Wizards; killing a Moon Ring Wizard is not so easy.”

At this moment, the Gate of Doomsday opened, and behind the bronze door appeared countless Abyss Legions, including various kinds of demonic creatures. These demonic creatures were not any of the common modern Abyss demons Locke had seen before, but beings long since eliminated from the Abyss.

Even several octopus-like tentacles emerged from behind the Gate of Doomsday, seemingly trying to escape.

The Macedonian witch raised an eyebrow and cast a spell. But the next moment, a summoning portal appeared beneath her feet, and she vanished from her spot.

In the Ancient Bloodline Factor Research Institute of the Rain Marsh Wizarding Land, the Macedonian witch was about to get angry when she saw the deputy director who had approved her departure.

The Macedonian witch immediately said to the deputy director, “Deputy Director, did you summon me back?”

The deputy director nodded. “Among the magic rings you were given when you joined the Super Project, there was one that could forcibly teleport you back to the research institute if necessary.”

The deputy director pointed to the Macedonian witch’s right hand, where a special magic ring stood out among her many rings.

The four peerless Star Ring Wizard geniuses around her quickly came over to congratulate her, expressing their admiration for her performance in the competition. They stated that in their own time, they probably would have lost to Locke, and that the Macedonian witch’s pseudo-forging had indeed surpassed their combined abilities.

After the Macedonian witch finished speaking to them, she immediately looked at the deputy director and said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to return to the arena.”

The deputy director raised his eyebrows. “You are all invaluable assets to the Research Institute. In this round of scheming between the Holy Master of Golden Crown Mountain and the Starfield Sea, and the Black Wizard Alliance of the Three Swamps, our White Wizard Association of Rain Swamp remained uninvolved, not expecting the situation to spiral out of control. Our original intention was to avoid getting involved in other people’s wars and disputes, but we didn’t expect that each side, considering their own interests, would escalate the situation further. You possess an important magical potion for our Research Institute, so I activated the mandatory confidentiality agreement signed between the Research Institute and you, summoning you here.”

“Macedon, follow Instructor Norren to wash away the Moon Ring Magic Pressure on your body. We can refine it into your bloodline essence. You performed very well and did not disgrace our wizarding land. Therefore, I have applied for a special reward channel for you, allowing you to go to the [Dragon Transformation Pool] to wash away the magic pressure and reforge a powerful magic. I believe that after this reforging, you will be even better.”

“Furthermore, we will inject your Moon Ring-level magical pressure into your bloodline essence. You can go down and write down which bloodline you want to transform into a Moon Ring-level magical creature bloodline.”

The Macedonian witch thought of the battlefield at the Gate of Doom, and she felt like a deserter. “But the deputy director warned her with his eyes. “Alright. Let’s not meddle in other people’s business.”

“Things there are too complicated.”

In the memory world of Bitterwood, Locke noticed that the Macedonian witch had been teleported away. Locke said to Edgar, “It seems someone summoned the Macedonian witch away.

“Perhaps the risks here are too high now.”

Edgar also smiled bitterly. “Of course the risks are high. When the Gate of Doom opens, we will be the first to bear the brunt.”

“But I have a question: how will these creatures leave Bitterwood?”

Locke smiled. “This is the most crucial role we breeding wizards can play in this war. You’re right, the dark wizards secretly transferred the Doomsday Gate from the mortal world into the memories of Bitterwood—

the world. So, as long as we can control Bitterwood, we might still be able to stop this catastrophe.”

At this moment, a figure appeared between Locke and Edgar, causing the pupils of the severely injured Patrick and Ramses to shrink abruptly.

The great figure who had appeared in the memories of Bitterwood—the same figure who had appeared in Probus’s memories—appeared between Locke and Edgar.

This great figure completely ignored Edgar and looked at Locke. The location where her avatar appeared made the surroundings quiet and peaceful.

“Locke—Augustin. You’re good at causing trouble. You certainly have a knack for it. Before you, anyone who dared to provoke trouble would be immediately suppressed by me. But you have challenged my bottom line time and time again.”

This great figure appeared in front of Locke, looking directly at him, and Locke met her gaze without fear.

At this moment, Edgar controlled his treant army, forming a forest to temporarily resist the tide of abyssal creatures that had opened a crack in the Doomsday Gate. Locke, meanwhile, raised the Tree of Prosperity and with a wave of his hand, tripled his treant army, creating a super forest of three thousand second-ring treants. These treants, layered and intertwined, temporarily formed a fortress against the abyssal creatures.

The important figure glanced at Locke with interest.

“Locke Augustine, I think you’re a talent. I heard you want to enter the Starfield Sea. Are you interested in joining my team? I can give you the same opportunities as Mr. Probus sixty years ago—the same chance for rapid advancement and the rise of his entire family.”

The important figure wore a faint smile, as if everything was still under her control.

Locke looked at the important figure and said, “Madam, do you think it’s difficult to control me if I’m not in your team, so you’re asking me to join?”

The important figure’s smile froze.

“You’re joking, aren’t you?”

“Augustin, the Gates of Doom have opened. Your teacher, the Red Dragon Throne Witch Catherine, is facing a combined attack from the Black Wizard Alliance. They’ve even summoned the Three Ancient Kings. Having the Holy Dragon Star’s legacy, you should understand the power of the Three Ancient Kings.”

Locke’s expression changed slightly.

Because he, possessing the Holy Dragon Star’s legacy, had been exposed to information about the Three Ancient Kings. Had the

native Black Wizards summoned the Three Ancient Kings?

The important figure looked at Locke and suggested, “I suggest we both take a step back and turn our blades outward to eliminate the dark wizards. All the sins were committed by the dark wizards, and have nothing to do with any of us. If that’s the case, you still won’t have offended me.” “

Your future trip to the Starfield Sea won’t be affected in the slightest. Otherwise, if I hadn’t been brought down this time, you would have offended a third-ring wizard out of thin air.”

“You haven’t even gone to the Starfield Sea yet, and you’ve already offended a third-ring wizard on its home turf. Do you think that’s good for your interests?”

“I hope you’ll consider these points carefully.”

This was Locke’s first meeting with this witch. Although their words seemed normal at first glance, their eyes were already locked in a fierce confrontation.

The important woman was secretly alarmed. She didn’t know why Locke wasn’t afraid of her at all, and even after she spoke like that, Locke remained unmoved.

Locke laughed and said, “Does the Third Ring Witch think I’m a three-year-old child, or some fool from the city? If you’re truly confident in dealing with my teacher, why would you lower yourself to this level and actively try to persuade me? I’ve already investigated this far, why would I give up?”

“Logically speaking, since I’ve already dealt with you, it’s either success or failure. If I succeed, you won’t be able to attack me, and it won’t affect my entry into the Starfield Sea. If I fail, it’s just a near-miss. But the worst thing a person can do is be hesitant and indecisive. If I suddenly stop halfway through, that would be the biggest joke in the world.”

Locke said with a smile, “Therefore, even with a third-ring wizard in front of me, I still have to fulfill my duty and continue the investigation. Besides, I’ve already finished the investigation; all I need to do now is return to Golden Crown Mountain to prepare a written report. This third-ring wizard, you’ve threatened me with the Gate of Doom; you’ve made a mistake.”

The third-ring witch was speechless. She wanted to intimidate Locke like she had intimidated Probus before, but she hadn’t expected Locke to show her no respect. Even with her avatar in front of her, Locke remained calm and showed no fear.

Who gave him such confidence?

Was it the red dragon witch outside?

The powerful figure remained composed, smiling slightly. “I see,” she said, “you think you’re confident because you have your own teacher. Well then, take a look at this.”

With a wave of her hand, the scene outside appeared before Locke. Outside, black and white wizards were locked in battle, the center of the sky dominated by the Ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King. The hundreds of superior pseudo-forged swords behind him astonished everyone.

On this illusionary screen, the Red Dragon Witch was seen having her abdomen pierced by the Ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex King’s Thunder Fang.

The Red Dragon Witch was severely injured, her magical pressure steadily decreasing. Locke had never seen the Witch Catherine suffer such a severe blow. Blood gushed from her abdomen, and the four different elemental sacred peach magical plants beside her withered, their branches and leaves drooping, their roots dead.

The powerful figure gave a mocking smile.

“Look, this is your teacher. She’s already overwhelmed. You’ve lost your support, so I’ll give you one last chance.”

“Do you agree to surrender?”

Edgar clutched his wound, exclaiming, “The Red Dragon Throne isn’t even a match for that monster? How can that monster have so many fake forges?”

Patrick and Ramses were also astonished by this scene; Patrick sensed the enemy’s immense power.

Locke laughed, “My lord, are you really joking? Even if you showed me a modified illusion, even if it were real, not to mention protecting my teacher, but just to protect myself—I need to immediately obtain evidence to make you hesitate. Do you expect me to willingly abandon the only thing that could potentially threaten you and beg for mercy?”

“Your Excellency, you’ve misunderstood something. My confidence stems from the fact that I have leverage over you, not from outsiders. This is my confidence.”

Locke remained calm, meeting the gaze of this so-called important figure.

The important figure gritted her teeth, her pupils meeting Locke’s.

“Has anyone told you that you’re very rude? Your personality isn’t suited for the Starfield Sea. There are countless people with powerful backgrounds and countless geniuses there. With your lack of respect for hierarchy, no one will want you.”

Locke didn’t mind at all. “That’s perfect. If I were just a normal person, that wizarding university wouldn’t consider me. And I wouldn’t choose that wizarding university either. Have you forgotten that this is a two-way selection, sir?”

“Third-Ring Wizard, I’m sorry.”

“I apologize because I’m about to make your god-making magic and all your schemes fail.”

“I won’t surrender to you. The problem now is that you should consider surrendering to me.”

A massive magic, Lightning Tribulation, appeared above Locke’s head. Although the Macedonian witch had been forcibly summoned away by someone, she hadn’t taken her massive magic with her.

At this moment, Locke could still use the combined massive magic of the three of them.

The lightning tribulation enveloped the abyssal legions at the gates of Doomsday. The spiritual energy of each individual was manipulated, transformed into lightning that swept down upon them. In an instant, a vast river of lightning flowed across the land like a mighty river, symbolizing the break between Locke and this great figure.

For the first time, this great figure from the Starfield Sea felt utterly out of control.

She even felt a sense of dread towards Locke, even though he was merely a Moon Ring Wizard while she was a Third Ring Witch.

In truth, this Third Ring Witch harbored deep-seated inferiority, but her inferiority stemmed only from beings of higher status.

At this moment, she recalled the past—those wizards openly and secretly mocking her for rising through the ranks by connections, for each advancement relying on accumulated family resources and ancestral blessings, even forcing her to choose the path of the Holy School—the magical path most easily aided by ancestral favor—in order to go further.

The Third Ring Witch’s avatar took a step back. How could I, in front of this junior, recall that inferiority complex of my youth? “

I am clearly a third-ring being, far stronger than this junior?”

Why do I feel inferior? I envy him, I crave to show my strength in front of him to gain his respect? Why?

The great man looked at Locke, gritting his teeth, “You are indeed completely different from Probus.”

Locke looked at the abyssal legion annihilated by his lightning and laughed, “It’s because you’ve been away from the human world for too long, so you’ve lost the ability to make normal judgments about the logic of us ordinary wizards. How can I possibly compromise when you threaten me with such methods?”

The third-ring witch’s avatar gritted her teeth. “Then how will you fight against this endless abyssal creature legion? Heh—”

The next moment, a sound of space shattering rang out.

The dream weaver said, “Someone is using the passage we entered into the Bitterwood to get here. I can’t stop them, this is—”

A magical flame scorched an open space.

Wizard Karl’s voice appeared in this area. “Locke, you truly deserve to be considered the only one who can be my rival.”

“You certainly have backbone.”

“Just refuse her directly. Don’t worry about the Gate of Doom, because I encountered Master Kikunyue’s avatar on the way, and he told me some good news. The Star Domain Sea has temporarily adjusted the Tianjiang Coast’s strategy for the second round. The rankings for the second round will no longer be determined by the previous format, but by their performance during the impact of the Gate of Doom.”

Wizard Karl walked out of the passage, followed by a group of wizards. Locke and Edgar looked closely and realized it was all the wizards from the Tianjiang Coast participating in the second round.

The avatar of the important figure looked at Wizard Karl in disbelief. “You’re saying this is an order from the Star Domain Sea?”

“Impossible.”

“Unless—”

She instantly realized that this order was aimed at her.

The powerful figure’s mind raced, his pupils shrinking sharply.

Too fast, everything was too coincidental. Why would Golden Crown Mountain suddenly reopen an investigation into events from sixty years ago? Why had this order reached these young people ahead of time? “

Could it be that there’s something here that I, the nameless emperor of the Black Wizard Land, don’t know? I’ve been forced into this situation; could it be that someone is setting a trap?

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