Chapter 1177

Chapter 1152 The Miraculous Effects of the Reverse Potion Refining Method! The Zodiac Animals’ Astonishment!

As the Zodiac Throne rose from its original position, Locke and the Sea Queen ascended the throne. Once the Zodiac members were seated,

a ball of black and red flame appeared on Locke’s throne. Then, countless black and red flames surged into his body. Originally, sitting on this massive iron statue seat, he appeared like an ant on a palace, but now, amplified by these black and red flames, his size transformed into that of a colossal giant.

“This is actually some kind of Root Realm.” Locke sat in his seat, feeling his potion-making power surge like a surging ocean.

Countless forces transformed into flowing black liquid, drifting from his limbs and torso towards the sky. Though liquid, it gathered and dispersed in the air like black smoke.

All the Zodiac members experienced the same thing.

Their magical power had expanded to a certain extent.

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Locke pondered this power. “It’s similar to some kind of root realm, supporting my magic power, but it’s different from the root realm on the path of truth in the outside world. This root realm is clearly similar to a private server, and it has similar properties to the ‘ideal world,’ but I can’t determine what it is. The Twelve Zodiacs Association is truly full of mystery.” “

Ox” sat on the zodiac throne, straight and upright, like a bull demon king sitting on a throne. His whole body was also filled with surging black energy, which floated up like wisps of smoke, and his horns released a deep red magical glow, like a demon god from hell descending to earth.

“Attention, Zodiac Signs. This is the first item to be auctioned. From now on, we will auction off one item after each puzzle we solve. The auction will continue until no one solves a puzzle, at which point the Zodiac Signs event will conclude.” “

The first item is the Black Squid Pill.”

Locke immediately looked at the pill, which resembled an ink-like substance emerging from ink.

He quickly recalled his lessons at the Sea Queen’s Throne, where she mentioned that the Black Squid Pill required the intervention of a Sun Ring Alchemist and needed to be crafted using the afterimages of worlds created by the collision of two medium-to-large-scale worlds—a technique considered the pinnacle of alchemy. It involved

using a medium-to-large-scale world as the furnace, and the sun and moon as gravity.

The sun and moon revolved, mountains and rivers turned, and the Milky Way swirled—only in this way could the Black Squid Pill be refined.

This was a purple potion.

The effect is that it can instantly grant a wizard a pseudo-forged fruit rank, thereby raising their magic pressure to the Moon Ring level.

That’s right, because it was made using World Remnant, once Black Squid Crow Pill is consumed, it can grant a wizard the power of World Remnant. World Remnant has a pseudo-forged fruit rank of Moon Ring level, but it must be consumed by a Star Ring peak wizard, and a large number of magic arrays must be used to reduce damage, otherwise there is a risk of death after consumption.

In other words, this is a potion that would drive Star Ring wizards in the outside world crazy if released.

This is a potion that can instantly advance a Star Ring wizard.

“Pig” The female potion master is increasingly dissatisfied. “Zodiac Lord, what’s wrong with you? You even brought out something like this.

Who would want something of this quality?”

Locke looked at the “Pig” in surprise.

He didn’t expect that the crazy potion masters of the Twelve Zodiacs Society had such high standards. A potion that would cause a sensation in the outside world was so disliked here.

Even a Sun Ring level potion master who can refine Black Squid Crow Pill would have to spend a long time searching for materials, making it difficult to mass-produce.

But Locke thought for a moment and realized he wasn’t particularly interested in the Black Squid Clay. The reason was simple: it contained too much original sin from the destruction of the world, and it was also a fake forged artifact created using potion-making techniques. Anyone who could become a Moon Ring Wizard on their own would look down on such a thing.

This meant that the potion-makers in the Twelve Zodiacs Guild were all at the Moon Ring Wizard level, and most likely, they were all fake Moon Ring Wizards created on their own.

Locke looked at “Dog.”

No, this one was an exception; this one seemed to have almost confused the Zodiac Lord, “Ox.”

“Ox” said, “The first question was too easy. So I just grabbed something to appease everyone. Alright, everyone, the starting bid for the Black Squid Clay is—one hundred million. Let’s keep the starting bid low. This is a benefit for our Twelve Zodiacs Guild.”

“Rabbit” tapped the armrest of the throne lightly with his finger. “I bid one hundred million.”

After a while, since there were no competitors, “Ox” announced, “The Black Squid Clay belongs to ‘Rabbit.'” “

Rabbit” pouted. “It seems everyone wants to conserve their strength for the next treasure. Well then, I’ll gladly accept it. This thing may not be very useful, but it can fetch a good amount of money outside. I’m indeed short of funds for my research lately.”

“Ox” raised his hand, about to announce.

Locke spoke up at this moment, saying, “Lord of the Zodiac, I see. Your organization can indeed trade some relatively rare potion-making resources. However, could you specify the scope? Your arbitrary auctions only allow us to see resources that seem valuable, but aren’t essential to us.”

“Ox” looked at Locke and said gently, “Dragon, your concerns are very reasonable. Therefore, you can indeed specify the general purpose of my next auction item. However, this is the right of the person who solves the problem. I just solved the problem ‘Dog’ posed to us. Although ‘Dog’ is humorous, the problems he poses are indeed quite tricky. If you solve this problem, then you can specify the general direction.” “

However, this is your first time here. So, to accommodate your needs, you can tell me what you want now. Because if I solve the next problem, I will consider your needs and choose what you need for the next auction.”

Locke’s eyes flickered. He knew the Sea Queen was looking at him, but he couldn’t look at her to avoid being discovered by the leader of the Twelve Zodiacs.

According to the Sea Queen, the Twelve Zodiacs would summon them but wouldn’t obtain their information, so their identities in reality were unknown to the Twelve Zodiacs. The Twelve Zodiacs only managed what happened here.

Locke pondered whether to bring up the Yellow Spring Wine at this moment. If “Ox” kept his promise, then their goal would be achieved.

But if “Ox” didn’t keep his promise, then making this request would alert them.

Since the teacher had gone to such lengths to obtain the Yellow Spring Wine, it was clear that it wasn’t in the normal auction sequence of the Twelve Zodiacs. Otherwise, the teacher could have obtained it simply by solving the problem normally.

Locke quickly concluded that he had absolutely no chance of obtaining the Yellow Spring Wine through the normal auction process of the Twelve Zodiacs Society.

Locke said, “I want some kind of resource that can increase magical pressure. The more it increases magic, the better. Not resources for obtaining pseudo-forging of fruit positions, but purely magical resources that increase magical pressure.”

“Ox,” sitting on its throne, seemed very satisfied with this answer. “A piece of cake.” “Dragon,” this is the strength of our Twelve Zodiacs Society. As long as you participate frequently and love participating in the Twelve Zodiacs Society, you will obtain these things. “Dog,” I don’t care if you are truly as you appear, but as long as you continue to participate in our Twelve Zodiacs Society, you will one day gain the ability to defy the laws of heaven. “

Bull” waved his hand, and two minotaur-like strongmen, half black and half white, escorted a man with a sword at his waist. The man seemed terrified upon seeing these enormous zodiac animals. He perceived them as powerful monsters who had captured him, imprisoned him for a long time, and now brought him to this strange place

filled with colossal figures.

To Locke and the others, the zodiac animals were wizards standing on a special level, but to the man being escorted, each animal was a majestic giant with blue faces and fangs, radiating mysterious and terrifying power, their voices filled with an air of the unknown and authority. The

minotaur-like strongmen released him.

The swordsman immediately rolled on the ground, drew his sword, and pointed it at the “Rabbit.” The “Rabbit” immediately let out a contemptuous sneer, which sounded normal to Locke, but to this mortal, it was like rolling thunder.

The swordsman seemed to think that pointing his sword at these enormous giants was pointless, so he turned his sword on the two minotaurs and shouted with bloodshot eyes, “Let me go, take me away!”

The next moment, the swordsman suddenly coughed, and the handsome swordsman spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground. The blood seemed to turn into blood-red worms and crawled on the ground.

The swordsman stared in horror at the scene. “What have you done to me?”

The Ox, seated on its zodiac throne, propped its chin on its right hand and said, “Gentlemen, this man, in a past world, used a dragon-slaying artifact created in that world to kill a two-ringed dragon. That artifact seems to be an item left behind by wizards from a bygone era. After killing the dragon, this young man was cursed by it. A mortal cursed by a dragon, if it weren’t for this two-ringed artifact, he would probably be dead long ago.” “

However, his body is already exhausted. You see, the dragon cursed him to become the next dragon.”

“That dragon should be a relatively rare Word-Spell Dragon. His body is indeed transforming into a dragon. But I think the transformation might fail because his body cannot withstand it.”

The Rabbit burst into laughter, and the tiny mortal standing between the various zodiac thrones felt as if his eardrums were about to be torn apart.

“I can handle this. I have a privately made red potion, which I haven’t revealed to anyone yet, called the ‘Golden Needle Potion.’ This potion can effectively destroy a person’s bloodline essence. I originally used it to deal with bloodline essence masters.”

“I can destroy his bloodline factors with the Golden Needle Potion, preventing him from turning into a dragon, right? I once used it against a bloodline essence master witch that I didn’t like. That witch died a terrible death, her bloodlines were broken all over her body. Haha, that’s what happens when you offend a potion master. Ahahahaha.

” After talking about his glorious achievements, “Rabbit” became somewhat manic. “The association still can’t figure out what happened. Of course. My potion is very well hidden. Everyone, the first of the zodiac, you shouldn’t have told us about this person’s illness. Diagnosis is a very important part. Ahahahaha—”

The swordsman holding the sword knelt on the ground, blood flowing from his eardrums.

Locke glanced at “Rabbit.”

“Rabbit, has anyone told you that you laugh too loudly? Can you be a little quieter?” “

Rabbit” looked at Locke and stared for a while. “Interesting. ‘Dragon,’ I hope your potion-making skills match

your attitude later, otherwise I’ll kill you.

” “Ox” Zodiac spoke up: “‘Rabbit,’ I’m giving you a serious warning. The Zodiac Society has strict rules: current members must never fight. If you dare to do so, Rabbit, I will never forgive you again. And you’ll be banned from our Zodiac Society, and you’ll never be able to solve puzzles again.”

“Rabbit” Zodiac raised his right hand. “I understand. I was just trying to scare Dragon.” Besides, “Dragon” is also a puzzle-solving fanatic. I can see the similar temperament he has to me; how could I possibly kill him? I’m just provoking him. Look closely, this is my Golden Needle Potion. He

held a golden needle, so finely thin it was almost invisible. The potion master then tossed it forward. Without the swordsman feeling any pain, the needle entered his body through the pores of his skin, circulating with his blood until it reached his heart. The swordsman blinked, and

less than half a minute later, he screamed in agony. Blood streamed from his skin, and he writhed on the ground, screaming and trying to reach for his sword and escape.

Everything that had happened seemed like a nightmare. The

“dog,” sitting on his throne, witnessed this and was terrified.

What exactly was a wizard?

He looked at all the zodiac animals present and found that none of them showed the slightest change in expression.

The “Dog” asked incredulously, “Don’t you have any reaction? That person is about to die. He’s about to be

killed by that strange man with the rabbit mask.

” “What are you all doing?”

In the center of the zodiac throne, the swordsman screamed repeatedly, his entire body covered in blood, even vomiting blood as he supported himself on the ground.

The blood crawled on the ground like worms.

The bloodworms swarmed together, forming what appeared to be a half-dragon. This dragon looked at the swordsman with immense smugness. “I told you—you’d become me someday.”

“Without a full ring, you dare slay a dragon!”

“You can’t even be a proper human, you can’t even be a complete human, yet you want to slay a dragon.”

The bloodworm dragon coiled around his body. “Impsens, under the gaze of these gods, you will pay the price you deserve. I once said you weren’t qualified to kill me. Back then, you thought I meant you couldn’t draw that damned sword. But you were wrong. The sword chose you, that’s alright. But you only have the rank of apprentice, not the rank of a full ring. You dare kill me, you can’t even maintain your human identity.”

The blood dragon coiled around his body, its greedy eyes fixed on his face. “Impsens, this is your retribution.”

“Being a complete person is both easy and difficult. A clear understanding of oneself, a clear sense of boundaries with others—do you even have a sense of boundaries? Hahahaha—without a sense of boundaries, you don’t even have the ability to distinguish yourself from others. How can you survive independently of me?” “

Come with me to death.”

The wizards looked at the Rabbit, who shrugged. “You all know I used poison on him. It was indeed my mistake. I didn’t confirm the dragon’s key bloodline essence beforehand, and I didn’t prepare the primer, resulting in the wrong bloodline factors being removed. Hmm, it seems I removed both human and dragon bloodline factors together. So, his bloodline factors are now broken. Speaking of which, this dragon with the power of words is quite interesting.” “

He seems to have a highly developed civilization. But this kind of thing has nothing to do with potions, so I have no interest in learning about it.”

The

Pig female potion master then said, “Rabbit, are you even capable? This person is getting worse the more you treat him.” This dragon even knows that the difference between a first-ring cultivator and an apprentice lies in the boundary line of the soul, and on this line, the wizards’ enduring defensive field is almost the best ring. The

Tiger zodiac calmly stated, “Without a sense of boundaries, there can be no true respect for others, and those who don’t truly respect others won’t respect themselves either. Since even respect is lacking, behavior naturally deviates from the proper path; one cannot do good research, and even coping with life will be problematic. This is why wizard apprentices cannot be considered people of the law.” “

In the endless void, there are very few civilizations that can see this, and that can ensure clear physical and social boundaries for their beings.”

“This dragon is indeed interesting. Where did it come from, Ox zodiac?”

The Ox gave the Tiger a polite bow.

“Of course, Tiger.” The patient’s world can be said to be from the small world of Therssare. A wounded old dragon, while traversing the void, inadvertently stopped to rest in their world. In the distant past, a wizard left behind a magical artifact aimed at him. The dragon, slain by an immature mortal, harbored resentment and thus cursed the dragon-slaying prince. “

However, that’s no longer important. Fellow potion masters, this man will die if left untreated. First of all, let me make it clear that I’ve only collected some difficult problems, but that doesn’t mean I can definitely solve them.”

The Neptune Queen suddenly intervened, immediately attracting the attention of all the Zodiacs, because this was the person “Ox” had previously assessed as possibly the most powerful potion master present.

The Neptune Queen injected a potion into his body, and the prince swordsman groaned. The blood dragon coiled around him suddenly collapsed, and then leopard fur began to grow on the prince’s body. Soon, the prince had transformed into a leopard-man.

After the prince was transformed into a leopard-man, his condition seemed to stabilize under the influence of the potion. However, his body quickly began to deform, and he seemed to lose his mind. His eyes turned bloodshot, and he crawled on all fours, his limbs turning into claws. At the same time, he let out a series of meows and ran around wildly.

The Sea Queen said insincerely, “Oh dear, although you survived, you’ve become a beast. It seems I overdid it. What should I do? If you can’t return to your original state, then the problem can’t be considered solved. Although you can’t become a dragon, you’ve become a leopard. And—”

A sly glint appeared in the Sea Queen’s eyes as she took out a folding fan and covered half of her face. “Now, the three sets of bloodline essence and the previously ingested potion are all mixed in his body, and he’s just a mortal without even a single ring of rank, at most an apprentice.”

“Judging from its biting appearance, it’s very ferocious now. The situation has become even more dangerous. The potion, bloodline essence, and curse power within its body have reached a balance; the slightest disruption will result in instant death, or complete transformation into some unknown creature.

Perhaps a hybrid of two halves.”

“Everyone, I’ve finished. You can proceed with the deciphering.”

At this moment, the Zodiac members exchanged glances, but none dared to act. After the Sea Queen’s interference and the Rabbit’s attempt to treat them with poison, which backfired, the current situation was indeed very complicated. They fell into deep thought, and Locke was also at a loss.

Although he had joined the Zodiac Society with his teacher, the Sea Queen, they now appeared to be equals, as if they were all the same.

This zodiac puzzle was solved using the innovative and special technique of reverse potion refining. While his potion-making skills were unparalleled in reverse potion refining, his traditional potion-making skills might not be as good as that “Rabbit’s,” since the Rabbit had casually produced a bottle of his self-developed red potion.

At this moment, he couldn’t speak carelessly, lest he reveal his true potion-making abilities.

The “Dog” sat restlessly in his seat. “Who are you people? You’ve ruined a perfectly good person like this. No, let me go. I want to leave here!”

The “Dog” tried to stand up, but he was currently fixed in this special root realm, and of course, he couldn’t get down on his own.

“Let me go!”

It seemed the “Dog’s” fussing caused the “Ox” to misunderstand. The “Ox” said, “Dog, if you can’t solve it, or if you don’t see any hope of solving it, don’t cause trouble.”

“Snake and Rabbit, are you two teaming up to give me a puzzle? Hmm—this puzzle is interesting.

I do have an idea for a solution. This is what makes our Twelve Zodiac Association so interesting.” The “

Bull” stepped down from his throne, and under his gaze, the leopard, which had been incredibly ferocious, gradually calmed down.

The next moment, the “Bull” raised a silver needle as tall as a person and then, in an instant, pierced the leopard’s head. The leopard screamed in agony, a sound that was extremely distressing to the “Dog.”

Locke glanced at him, and because there was no ethics committee present, the underlying nature of the wizards, suppressed by the White Wizarding Association, finally surfaced.

Of all the magical disciplines, potions were undoubtedly one of the most evil.

“Bull” inserted thirteen silver needles into the leopard, and the next moment, a blood-red waterfall appeared behind him. The water from the waterfall then spread across the leopard’s body, absorbing and replacing all its blood. Soon, the leopard’s blood was completely replaced,

and its body slowly returned to human form. It

quickly transformed back into the prince.

The potion waterfall behind “Bull” was likely his ultimate magic; Locke had never seen such ultimate magic before, this potion magic was truly eye-opening.

Indeed, only through experience and meeting more people can one broaden one’s horizons.

“Bull” said, “I used potions to cleanse his marrow and bones. This person was cured by me, ‘Rabbit,’ and ‘Snake.’ ‘Rabbit’ broke the curse, ‘Snake’ prolonged his life, and I transformed him from a leopard into a normal human.”

“So, according to our previous agreement, Dragon, let’s proceed with the next auction as you see fit.”

Locke immediately said, “Wait a minute. First of the Zodiac, I have a new request.”

“Ox” seemed to be unusually patient with Locke because Locke was the only normal potion master to join, and “Dog’s” state made him anxious and confused, even ignoring Locke’s mistake of probing “Dog’s” origins.

“Dragon,” what is your request?

“As someone joining our Zodiac Society for the first time, you can raise any questions or requests you may have,”

Locke said. “Could I cancel my request for this round in exchange for a promise from you? I want to combine the privilege of targeted trading obtained after solving a puzzle with your promise, and with this double bonus, I require you to exchange for a particularly valuable magical resource.”

All the Zodiacs immediately looked at Locke.

“Pig,” the female potion master licked her lips. “Is that even possible?” “

Rabbit” said, “But thinking about it carefully, it seems to make some sense.”

After a brief moment of thought, “Ox” nodded to Locke. “Okay.”

“I respect your request.”

Locke breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t meet the Sea Queen’s gaze, but he knew his teacher was watching him.

The key now was whether he had the ability to solve at least one problem in this gathering of geniuses.

The opportunity had been given to him.

As long as he could solve at least one of the problems.

The Sea Queen lowered her head, pondering, “Locke’s competence is indeed unquestionable. But the question is whether he can solve them. Any one of these puzzles is a potion-making problem that even several red potions wouldn’t solve. Some of these puzzles might even exceed the second ring level. Fortunately, the puzzles here aren’t categorized by level.” “

The first of the Zodiacs collects some kind of bizarre puzzles. But the problem is, even so, Locke’s current potion-making skills are still somewhat shallow, making it difficult to handle such complex problems.”

“Locke, are you capable?”

the Ox Zodiac asked. “Then this round of auctions will focus on—the Sacrificial Earthly Stone, which can increase magical pressure. Simply carrying

this stone will permanently increase your magical pressure by one Moon Ring level. That’s 30,000 points of magical pressure! The starting bid is 100 million magic stones.”

Locke’s eyes widened. Another heaven-defying item, and this thing has no side effects.

It doesn’t require occupying a fake forging slot, and it doesn’t have the original sin of destroying the world.

Wait—

Locke looked at the Sacrificial Earthly Stone in the Ox Zodiac’s hand, suddenly feeling puzzled. “This feeling—that witch stone, why does it have a strange, familiar feeling that I feel deep within my blood? What is that witch stone?”

Locke, mimicking the Rabbit zodiac sign before him, lightly tapped the armrest of his seat with his fingers. The magical pressure struck the stone chair with a crisp sound, and a massive surge of magical power flowed out.

All the other zodiac signs looked at him.

Apart from Locke bidding, no one else placed a bid, seemingly because no one else needed this magical resource.

Locke took out a star ring containing one hundred million magic stones. The ring transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Milky Way in the sky, while the earth-sacrificing witch stone in the Ox’s hand fell into his. A massive magical pressure flowed from the earth-sacrificing witch stone into Locke’s body. What was originally a bare witch stone instantly sprouted decorative golden wheat-ear-like structures, which then automatically hung around Locke’s waist.

The Ox and Tiger both glanced at Locke in surprise but said nothing.

The other zodiac signs didn’t find anything unusual, assuming it was just an ordinary witch stone.

Locke knew why the two behind-the-scenes staff members of the Twelve Zodiacs Society had suddenly glanced at him. Normally, a wizard needs to establish a spiritual bond to use a magic stone. The higher the level of the magical artifact, the more complex the connection required. The moment Locke established a connection with this Earth-Sacrificing Magic Stone, he immediately sensed the powerful magic hidden behind it.

However, the moment the stone sensed his magic, it offered little resistance and quickly established a spiritual bond.

Locke looked at the Earth-Sacrificing Magic Stone tucked into his waistband. Generally, a wizard needs time to establish a magical connection with a magical artifact. Ordinary magical artifacts can instantly unleash their full potential, but some better artifacts, under the mastery of a wizard over many years, can gradually exceed their original limits.

And if it’s a complex magical artifact, a wizard might only be able to unleash 90%, or even 80%, of its power after establishing a connection.

Only through long-term practice can its full power be unleashed. The Earth-Sacrificing Magic Stone was such a complex magical artifact.

“And its level should be considered Sun Ring level. My true strength is only Moon Ring level, yet this rare and precious Sun Ring level magic stone established a spiritual connection with me the moment I infused it with magic power.

This magic stone is indeed from the Age of Stars.”

“Bull” and “Tiger” both seemed to have sensed the anomaly, but it shouldn’t be related. There are many wizards in this world who are connected to the Age of Stars. There are still some newcomers on Golden Crown Mountain who are possessed by the souls of wizards from the Age of Stars, and the Twin

Demon Realms are currently still searching for the souls of these wizard kings.

At most, they will suspect me from this direction.

“Bull” sat on his throne, raised his hands, and clapped them lightly. Two minotaur warriors grabbed the recovered prince swordsman by his hands and feet and carried him out. Then, two more minotaur warriors, half black and half white, brought over another person. This person’s skin was red all over, like a demon from hell.

There were two iron chains binding his shoulder blades, and thick iron chains ran through his shoulders.

There was a wound on his neck,

seemingly inflicted by some wild beast, from which a black liquid was gushing.

“Roar!”

The man, his skin covered in black, roared like an orc. Two minotaur warriors, holding him by the arms, tried to pin him to the ground, but the monster flung them away with his arms raised, as if he were wielding a hammer.

Then, two more minotaur warriors, half-black and half-white, rushed out of the dark space, wielding two second-ringed enchanted spears. The spears were enchanted with magical arrays, with currents flowing across them. These two minotaur warriors then thrust the spears into the red-skinned monster.

The monster tilted its head back, seemingly in great pain, tears streaming from its eyes.

The “Dog” was deeply disturbed by the scene. He looked left and right, at the screaming monster and the seemingly inhumanly calm wizards around him. He spread his hands and said, “Don’t you people have hearts? I have never seen such cruel and heartless people. You are definitely not from my world. My world has never had such heartless people. Looking at you, I feel truly terrified.”

The “Dog” could hardly bear it anymore.

Locke glanced at the “Dog,” while the other zodiac animals completely ignored him.

At the same time, the red-skinned monster suddenly regained his senses for a moment. He used his last bit of sanity to control his madness and then shouted to the crowd in a low voice, “Kill me.”

“Please.”

Just as the zodiac animals were surprised, the monster roared again, trying to get rid of the two spear-like magical artifacts stuck in his body. At the same time, more minotaur warriors rushed out, pinned him to the ground with spears and forks, and put a collar on him. The collar was made of bronze and engraved with sealing runes and spells.

The many zodiac animals looked at this scene with thoughtful expressions.

They all noticed that the monster’s body emanated magic the moment it regained its senses.

Combined with his words, he was very likely a former wizard.

But if he was a wizard, how did he become like this?

Locke, who had previously swindled Sera and obtained a large amount of venom from the Venom World, looked at the venom flowing from the wizard’s neck wound and connected it to the Venom World through this venom.

Locke examined the wizard’s feet. Although he had become a monster, he could see he was wearing a pair of wizard shoes, albeit damaged. Judging from the marks, they were likely Solas’s Barefoot. As an expert in wizard shoes, Locke estimated it to be the Radiance 03 of Solas’s Barefoot.

Locke’s expression turned serious. He realized he had underestimated the Venom World.

Or rather, no world should be underestimated.

Within this Venomous World, there was a toxin that could transform a wizard of at least the second ring into this grotesque state. Locke couldn’t sense his immense magic or enduring defensive field at all, and the other’s body was completely deformed. The soxin’s subtlety was unmatched by any snake venom he had ever encountered.

Could it be that this person had ventured deeper into the Venomous World?

Locke instantly realized that if so, then the third-ring wizard of Kungudin, who wanted to publish a journal of the second zone or higher, had offered a bounty to recruit more Constructors to explore the depths of the Venomous World and calculate the flow of the underground spiritual veins.

But could the third-ring wizarding academy headmaster truly foresee the risks of this operation?

And regardless, they might need even more advanced wizarding shoes.

In other words, joining the Zodiac Society had inadvertently led him to discover some secrets of the depths of the Venomous World.

Locke and the other Zodiac members observed the man, marveling at his condition. Locke guessed that the snake venom had altered his body; he seemed to lack a permanent defensive field and powerful magic. Furthermore—

the Sea Queen pointed to the pair of Radiant 03 shoes and said, “No wonder this wizard was poisoned. Look at his feet, he’s wearing Solas’s Radiant 03, the latest product.”

“He’s wearing such inferior Radiant 03 wizard shoes, if he’s not poisoned, who is?”

The Zodiac members paused, involuntarily glancing at the broken Radiant 03 shoes on the wizard’s feet, then secretly resolved to be wary of Radiant series products.

The Sea Queen spread her hands, saying, “This man’s soul shell has been torn apart.”

Locke’s eyes widened; he immediately realized that the Sea Queen was deliberately reminding him of the man’s problem.

Yes.

His soul shell had been torn apart; his powerful magic and permanent defensive field had been ripped apart by an irresistible external force—all in an instant.

If the Venomous World is a pawn of the Persepolis gods, then there is likely more than one

great secret of the gods deep within this world.

Noticing this step can explain everything that happened to him.

“Pig” observed for a while and said, “I didn’t notice his soul shell was damaged. Hmm, there aren’t many civilizations in the endless void that possess this technology. What a strange approach. To be so precise with power, there must be a reason. The toxin on his body is also strange; I don’t even know where it comes from.” “We

only know it’s a toxin that can modify the body.”

“This is a bit tricky. Ox, Tiger, do you two have any ideas? And Rabbit and Snake? Two newcomers? Is this third question really that difficult? If we get stuck here, we’ll look ridiculous.” “

Rabbit” observed for a while, his eyes brightening slightly, but he seemed to only think of ways to cure the toxin. After noticing the soul damage, his eyes immediately flickered, losing the desire to immediately solve the problem. After all, he wasn’t good at healing injuries, especially soul injuries.

For potion masters of their level, this level of soul injury was extremely troublesome.

“Rabbit” suddenly said, “Dragon.” “Isn’t that you? You just boasted to me and ‘Ox’.

” “Judging by your appearance, you’re quite the problem-solving fanatic. What’s wrong? You’re not going to say you’ll remain silent on this problem, are you? Since you’re so crazy and obsessed with potions, then show us your skills here.” “

You’re not just bragging, are you?”

“Ox” looked at “Rabbit” and warned, “Rabbit, the twelve zodiac animals must maintain basic harmony, otherwise we’ll have no problems to solve.”

Locke then stepped down from his throne, and all the zodiac animals immediately looked at him, their attention drawn to his actions.

Locke walked step by step to the wizard’s side, his figure gradually shrinking to normal size, but his body was still entwined with many streams of black liquid energy that seemed to rise like hydrogen gas. Locke’s palm touched the man’s shoulder, and the man screamed as his red skin began to peel away. His shattered soul, nourished by streams of pure energy, began to heal itself.

Amidst the astonished gazes of all the zodiac animals, the man gradually began to recover.

Locke directly manipulated his body using the Reverse Potion Refining Technique. His magic surged into the man’s body; repairing his body was merely a trial, but it truly worked. “

His immense magic was stripped of his soul, which means his unforged, even illusory, forging was destroyed. The absence of his permanent defensive field indicates a lack of boundary awareness. Without a boundary awareness, it’s perfect for me to directly manipulate his spiritual energy with my magic, then have him use the Reverse Potion Refining Technique. I treat his body as a furnace, and all the remaining materials within him as potion ingredients, piecing them together to restore his soul’s injuries as much as possible.”

The Reverse Potion Refining Technique can refine oneself, making it ideal for self-healing. It’s like how I can use the Heavenly Origin Transformation Potion to heal my own wounds. Previously, I couldn’t manipulate the magic and spiritual energy within others, forcing them to learn on their own. But learning the Reverse Potion Refining Technique requires considerable effort and basic talent.

The stripping of this man’s permanent defensive field gave me this opportunity.

There’s a reason why wizard apprentices aren’t considered human.

Lacking a permanent defensive field and a sense of boundaries, their actions are difficult to quantify using good and evil or logic; simply put, they themselves don’t know what they’re doing. A wizard mentor can easily influence and manipulate them, and other apprentices are even more susceptible to their influence.

Wizard apprentices are confused and easily changed and manipulated by their environment.

Therefore, they are unable to take responsibility for their decisions or shoulder any consequences.

That’s why wizards rarely assign them responsibility.

The zodiac signs displayed various expressions.

Neptune’s eyes sparkled, while the Ox and Tiger sized up Locke, deep in thought.

The Rabbit watched the scene with fascination. “Hahaha, looks like another interesting character has arrived,”

the Pig said warily, glancing at Locke.

The Dog remained oblivious.

“Ox” looked at Locke and pressed his palm against the monster’s body. The wizard, who had initially appeared as a monster, was now gradually returning to human form. His skin peeled away to reveal baby-white skin, and his soul began to heal its injuries. Just moments before, he had almost turned into a lump of mush, but now he was slowly transforming into a complete person.

“Ox” and “Tiger” both applauded Locke.

“Ox” stood up. “It’s truly amazing. I can’t even figure out what kind of technique this is. To see the patient’s problem in an instant and resolve it so quickly, using a method I can’t comprehend. Mr. Dragon, you must be a great potion master, or perhaps even a wizard of a higher level.” “

Welcome to our Zodiac Gathering.”

“Hmm?”

The zodiac sign, “Ox,” seemed to sense something and quickly said, “We need to finish this round of auction quickly because I’ve noticed that the White Wizard Association’s scouts are tracking us. According to the rules, this Zodiac Gathering has been interrupted, and we have to stop halfway. I feel endless regret about this, but that’s the rule.” “

To our two new guests, and the other zodiac signs, welcome to the Zodiac Gathering again next time.”

“Next time, Tiger will distribute the questions. And today, to see such a brilliant way of solving the questions, I am truly satisfied.”

Locke heard the anxiety in Ox’s words. While healing the man’s injuries, he knew he had to speak up and request that the auction be for the Yellow Spring Wine.

This was the last chance.

If he lost this opportunity, Ox would never appear at the Zodiac Gathering again.

The wizard in his hands had a dazed look in his eyes, “I—where am I? I don’t have any complete memories.”

Rabbit said, “That wizard, that’s enough. You’ve already done a great job.” “I couldn’t have done that. Truly impressive. None of the Zodiac Wizards in our Zodiac Society are simple characters. I’m starting to think that ‘Dog’ was just acting.”

“Ox, I was just getting into a quiz and was about to challenge Dragon. Why are you spoiling the mood? That mere sorcerer, let me poison him! Don’t let them get in my way!

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