Chapter 957

Chapter 951 The Red Dragon Witch Resolves All Hidden Dangers

The Demon Dragon Wizard’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, his gaze turning cold and ruthless. This elderly, polite, fourth-ring wizard’s half-body clone was finally about to personally deliver the killing.

Locke, however, was inexplicably unable to move. He wasn’t actually suppressed by the demonic pressure; he

was simply unable to move—in a way that defied comprehension.

He couldn’t use either his body or his magic.

The only thing he could use was the Peach Bow Thorn Arrow, blessed and empowered by the Holy Dragon Star.

The Heavenly Jujube and the Golden Peach automatically flew out of the Astral Ring. The Golden Peach bent into a bow, and the Heavenly Jujube itself became an arrow, aimed at the Demon Dragon Wizard, and then fired.

The Demon Dragon Wizard laughed, “As expected of a demon dragon, even in this state you haven’t forgotten to fight, still using the only spell you can still use against me.”

The arrow formed from the Heavenly Jujube fell towards him, but suddenly vanished mysteriously before him, even the Heavenly Jujube itself, this Astral Ring Demon Plant, disappeared.

The dragon wizard said, “Your courage is indeed commendable.”

“But it won’t do any good. You are no match for me. Your teacher could barely manage a move or two against me when I wasn’t serious.”

Locke bit his tongue, trying to stimulate his body, hoping the pain would motivate him to move, or perhaps to observe why he couldn’t move—was it neurotoxins, or a suppressed soul?

What was the reason?

Move!

Locke’s pupils turned into golden vertical slits.

The dragon phantom behind him let out a mournful cry. Even the naturally warlike dragon had given up, believing there was no way to break the deadlock; it was a stalemate.

But Locke didn’t. His thirst for life, his desire for survival, his pursuit of truth, had surpassed the instincts of his dragon bloodline. He would fight for his life.

The dragon wizard shook his head slightly, reaching out to touch Locke’s forehead again. “This time, no one can help you. Goodbye.”

“This is your end.”

A terrifying power emanated from the dragon wizard’s finger, burning with sacrificial fire. He was about to sacrifice Locke directly to the Tower of the Black Sun.

A second-ring dragon, a star-ring wizard—indeed, a fitting sacrifice.

Locke’s pupils suddenly contracted. His eyes had returned to human form; his dragon bloodline had given up resistance, but he himself had not.

“I won’t become your sacrifice like this. There must be a way, there must be a chance of survival.”

He couldn’t give up now. As long as he persevered, there would be a chance!

He couldn’t give up now.

Just as the dragon wizard’s finger was about to touch Locke’s forehead, a clover ring on Locke’s left index finger suddenly emitted a bright green magical light. The clover ring automatically floated in front of Locke’s forehead, in front of the dragon wizard’s finger, and automatically slipped onto the dragon wizard’s finger.

The Dragon Wizard: “This is the magical pressure of another Star Ring Wizard…”

“Because your level is too low, I was too lazy to divine the people in your social circle whom I marked as useless? Interesting. What are you planning to do now?”

The voice of the Witch Sophia came from the Lucky Clover Ring.

“Locke, congratulations on becoming a Star Ring Wizard, but I sense your magical pressure is very chaotic. Have you encountered an insurmountable enemy? I had a project that I thought was perfect for you and wanted to give it to you.”

A spell model flew out from the Lucky Clover and entered Locke’s forehead.

The Witch Sophia’s worried voice came from the Lucky Clover Ring.

“But when I put on another Lucky Shamrock Ring, I sensed the chaos in your magical pressure and the magical pressure of a fourth-ring level being. What did you do to provoke such a powerful enemy? To make a long story short, I recently passed the grand exam in the Starfield Sea and joined a top wizarding university in the Starfield Sea, obtaining my first tenured lecturer position. However, I joined a classified project within that university’s classified unit.”

“I cannot tell you specific information, and it will be difficult for us to meet directly in the future. When you come to the Starfield Sea in the future, remember to come find me. Right now, you must run.”

“Teacher, I can’t escape. The opponent is an ancient fourth-ring wizard, I can’t move.” Locke smiled bitterly. Although the witch Sophia had transmitted her magic power in a strange form through her ecological corridor via a Lucky Shamrock Ring, she seemed completely unaware of his current situation, where he was, or that he was in the embers of an era.

Moreover, she didn’t know that he couldn’t move.

But unexpectedly, at this most dangerous moment, his first teacher had actually come to his aid. Although he couldn’t expect it to be of any use—after all, his teacher was only a Star Ring Wizard—Lock was still moved.

The Dragon Wizard laughed.

“Star Ring Wizard, you’re joking. Your methods can’t stop me. I just want to see what you’re up to,”

Sophia’s voice came from the Astral Ring.

“You are indeed a fourth-circle wizard, and I, as a second-circle wizard, am but an ant to you. But unfortunately for me, this ant can stand on the shoulders of the giant, the Starfield Sea. And I recently gained entry into the Starfield Sea’s top wizarding university due to a research discovery.”

“And coincidentally, as long as there is a magical plant here that has completed a magical grafting relationship with me, I can use this method.”

“Your Excellency, this is my first student. No matter how he offended you, please spare his life. Forgive and forget. Sophia will surely apologize to you on his behalf in the future.” The

next moment, the lucky clover ring on the dragon wizard’s finger flashed with magical light, and then a botanical root realm of the Cloud Marsh Wetland appeared beneath the dragon wizard’s feet.

The dragon wizard said, “This is… the root realm of this era?”

Then, he was lifted up by the root realm of the Cloud Marsh Wetland, his height rising into thin air, as if he had suddenly risen from the foot of a mountain to the top.

Unfortunately, this clone of his was constructed using the immense magic he had acquired as its core. Therefore, this immense magical clone was directly lifted to the mountaintop, far away from Locke, who was currently at the foot of the mountain.

The invisible barrier surrounding Locke vanished automatically as the Dragon Wizard was elevated by the Root Realm, effectively moving him away from Locke.

Locke hadn’t expected his sorceress, Sophia, to be so powerful, using such a bizarre method to create spatial distance between him and the fourth-ring wizard.

Locke grabbed Edgar’s body from the ground and summoned the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow, using the Great Spring Breeze Dragon Sparrow spell to fly rapidly into the distance. He wanted to seize this rare opportunity and find a way to leave this place.

At this moment, the fourth-ring wizard at the very top of the Botanical Root Realm in Yunze Wetland pressed his entire magical pressure onto the Botanical Root Realm. Instantly, all the Botanical Wizards in Yunze Wetland felt as if something heavy was pressing down on the Root Realm, and the entire Root Realm began to slowly descend.

The dragon wizard at the top of the Botanical Root Realm had a dark face. The three-leaf ring on his hand was quickly destroyed by flames, but he himself was also lifted onto the Root Realm and did not immediately descend.

After all, in that summoning, the witch Sophia did indeed use this ring to send him to the Root Realm.

And since he was a fourth-ring wizard, once he was sent to the Root Realm, it was impossible for him to leap directly from the bottom or the middle of the mountain to the top.

At this moment, the powerful force of the Botanical Root Realm amplified the Dragon Wizard’s spells, increasing their power by nearly a third.

“Hmm? This Root Realm is so powerful? No wonder the spells of those third-ring wizards are far more powerful than those of my time.”

The Dragon Wizard was momentarily stunned. Root Realms were a product of the Enlightenment era; naturally, he had never seen anything like it.

The Witch Sophia had effectively used the Root Realm’s mechanism to quickly distance herself from Locke.

It wasn’t that the Witch Sophia was truly that powerful, but simply because the Root Realm’s mechanism was so strong.

Of course, the Witch Sophia’s research allowed magical plants to be supported by the Root Realm. This research was highly valued by the higher-ups of the Starfield Sea.

The Dragon Wizard stood atop the Botanical Root Realm, looking down at Locke on the ground below.

“My power has increased significantly, and my vision is much broader. This is what it feels like to be at a high level. So this is what all fourth-ring wizards of this era feel like. Although that Star Ring wizard fooled me, he also allowed me to experience a part of the perception of fourth-ring wizards of this era.”

He crushed the last bit of the Lucky Clover Ring.

“But damn it. I never expected this era to be so chaotic and bizarre. Just an ordinary Star Ring wizard could actually do something like this.”

He had previously divined all of Locke’s social relationships before setting up this deadly trap for Locke.

But who could have predicted that a witch named Sophia, who was clearly just a Star Ring wizard, would suddenly appear and actually manage to stop him?

This was too counterintuitive.

Because he had never divined about the witch Sophia, he hadn’t been on guard against that ring.

The Dragon Wizard scattered the ashes of the rings onto the ground.

“Alright. Your teacher has already done everything he could to help you. Now there really is no one left to help you.”

The Dragon Wizard began to descend from the Root Realm, which indeed required some time.

Because he needed to descend from the Root Realm, otherwise, standing too high, he wouldn’t be able to find the insignificant Locke Augustine.

Standing high allows you to see far, but standing high also means you can’t see in detail.

Locke turned to look at the dragon wizard gradually descending the mountain. He suddenly could feel the other’s magical pressure, a terrifying pressure that made Locke feel disoriented, as if he had lost control of his own magical pressure, constantly surrounded by overwhelming force.

A leaf before the eyes!

Who says that simply blocking one’s view with a leaf is enough? Being interfered with by such overwhelming magical pressure is still a leaf before the eyes!

At this moment, a voice suddenly rang in Locke’s ears. “Are you afraid? Young man.”

“Heh, there’s not a trace of fear in your magical pressure. I knew I hadn’t chosen the wrong person.”

“You did well. This dragon wizard is just a paper tiger; you don’t need to be afraid of him.” The

dragon wizard, who had already reached the foot of the mountain, was about to teleport to catch up with Locke and Edgar, but the next moment, he stopped in his tracks. “This feeling of magical pressure is… how could such a thing be…”

“The Time Destroyer… the Wizard King who possessed the largest territory and the most powerful kingdom in the Age of Stars…”

From the depths of the Embers of Time, a figure gradually emerged. He was clad in magnificent robes, his demeanor elegant and noble. Behind him floated eight large cauldrons, their surfaces imprinted with the territories of the Heliotos Royal Court from the Age of Stars. These territories had transformed into the Hundred Spiritual Scriptures, each engraved on one of the eight cauldrons.

The miracle of the Heliotos Royal Court, the Wizard King who nearly unified the entire wizarding world in the Age of Stars, was no longer worthy of the title “Wizard King,” so he was given a special title—Great King.

Great King Otto emerged from the depths of the Embers of Time, his expression calm as he looked at the Dragon Wizard. “This is the embers of an era, the ruined incense burner where the faith of the Tower of the Black Sun has burned out, still retaining its embers. It’s not your magical sanctuary. You brought Locke Augustine here, which gives me the opportunity to see him.”

“I too have worshipped the Tower of the Black Sun, I too have performed burnt offerings for it, so my beliefs from that time have also been preserved in this world through sacrifice!”

“Ezra Clarkson!”

The dragon wizard was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that when he tried to touch Locke’s forehead with his finger to break the last defensive magic left on him by the Red Dragon Throne through the Heart Charm, Locke’s Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow spell wasn’t a desperate act.

If Locke Augustine had already contacted King Otto, then he could indeed meet Otto in these embers of an era through his own power. Even

in that moment of despair, Locke Augustine not only didn’t give up the fight, but also thought of a way to break the deadlock.

His Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow was actually an attempt to summon King Otto.

The Dragon Wizard’s gaze turned serious. He absurdly sensed a threat. This was a mere second-ring wizard who knew nothing, lacking even the ability to shift eras, yet this weak wizard was putting pressure on him.

The Dragon Wizard murmured, “In my time, I seem to have never seen such a spirited young man.”

King Otto fell silent.

Indeed, such spirited young men were rare in the Age of Stars.

In that era, everyone had their bones broken by the Tower of the Black Sun; a wizard with such spirit would have long since become a high-ring wizard. Almost all young people accepted that everything should develop and change within the order of the Tower of the Black Sun. Therefore, the Dragon Wizard’s statement that he had never seen such a spirited young man in the past was indeed true!

The Dragon Wizard said, “You have the princess’s interference with your destiny, so it’s not surprising that I can’t divine that he has contacted you or even received your inheritance. But Otto, with just this empty shell, how much power can you wield?”

King Otto winked at him. “You’re getting impatient.”

“Angel Clarkson, are you really still a fourth-ring wizard? I’ve never heard of a fourth-ring wizard from the Tower of the Sun maintaining their fourth-ring status without a Grand Ritual.”

“You can scare other wizards who don’t know much, but you can’t scare me. The Grand Ritual of the Tower of the Sun shouldn’t exist in this era, so what makes you think you can maintain your fourth-ring status? You’re just a third-ring wizard with some fourth-ring memories! And a third-ring priest wizard who’s no longer in a ritualistic environment. How much do you still have left?”

“Blustering in front of young people is tiring, isn’t it? And fighting so many third-ring wizards at the same time.”

The Dragon Wizard’s expression remained unchanged, because it was true; he had indeed intended to scare others.

But this time, his plan was well-prepared, setting up a death trap, and bringing Locke Augustine here through the scheme. His plan was already largely complete. He

just hadn’t expected two people to interfere with him.

The first was that little star-ring wizard from the Starfield Sea.

The second was even more troublesome—King Otto.

The Dragon Wizard glanced at Locke, who still bore the remnants of the Red Dragon Throne’s magic. He looked at King Otto and said, “Then let’s not waste any more words. Let’s fight.”

The next moment, he pointed a finger at King Otto’s forehead, and instantly a sacrificial fire appeared before him, intended to sacrifice him to the Tower of the Black Sun.

Suddenly, a bronze cauldron behind King Otto enlarged, swallowing the sacrificial fire.

The sacrificial fire burned fiercely within the cauldron.

Another bronze cauldron flew out from behind King Otto, inverted towards the Dragon Wizard. The surface of the cauldron shimmered with magical light, and then a tremendous suction force appeared, attempting to pull the Dragon Wizard inside and refine him.

The next moment, the bronze cauldron suddenly exploded, bursting forth with a ball of sacrificial fire.

The Dragon Wizard laughed heartily. “So, the you now is just the you who ascended the throne for the second time, when you had only recently become a third-ring wizard.”

The two clashed again.

The dragon wizard possessed an incredibly powerful physique; he abandoned his human form and transformed into a massive dragon, his entire body resembling a terrifying weapon. His ritual magic was unpredictable and impossible to defend against.

King Otto, on the other hand, was one of the most talented potion masters of the past. Even though he hadn’t mastered reverse potion-making at this stage, his potion-making techniques were still terrifying. A slight misstep could result in being sucked into his bronze cauldron and reduced to dregs!

In their clash, the dragon wizard generally held the upper hand, while King Otto was at a disadvantage.

Locke, on the other side, was searching for a way to leave when he heard King Otto’s voice. ‘Locke, are you afraid now? Do you understand how I felt in the past? Have you ever considered giving up your dragon bloodline?’

Locke was stunned, because he didn’t know why King Otto’s embers recognized him.

Does King Otto remember everything that happened within the historical boundary marker curse?

The King Otto I’ve encountered shouldn’t be the real King Otto.

The real King Otto is long dead, dead in the past!

That’s for sure.

Locke said to King Otto, “I’m not afraid. I don’t think this is the most desperate moment yet, it just looks desperate. But I did think of a way out. And as you said, he’s not really that powerful. You’ve enlightened me; he might not be a match for my teacher now. As for giving up the bloodline… this dragon bloodline is my original bloodline. Even if I wanted to give it up, I can’t think of any way to cleanse it.”

This was genuine helplessness.

Giving up such a high-level original bloodline would require an unimaginable amount of magical resources.

Moreover, when he realized that the Black Sun Tower forbade outsiders from obtaining the dragon bloodline, this bloodline power had already become too deeply integrated with his magical power.

Besides, he had no reason to give it up.

Wasn’t he already burdened with enough lightning?

Just the natural guardians associated with the World Tree—he didn’t know how deep the waters ran behind them.

In addition, he had the Abyss Mark on him. Even though his teacher had removed many external marks for him, the Eye Demon power itself was an Abyss Mark.

Furthermore, there’s his mysterious mother, the will of the Blood River Plane’s lingering attachment to his soul after death…

As the saying goes, every wizard, as a seeker of truth, has their share of troubles. Every wizard who enters the endless void explores and inevitably encounters obstacles. Things will work themselves out. King Otto said, “That’s good. Even if you abandon that bloodline, the Black Sun Tower will still target you, just to a lesser degree. You have

a World Tree leaf

, right? In the Age of Stars, the power of the World Tree lineage was driven out of the wizarding world. It’s only because of the World Tree leaf you possess that the Black Sun Tower will target you.”

Locke was startled, suddenly understanding.

If he had accepted the dragon wizard’s invitation, it would have been like resetting his skills and starting over, walking the purest path of the Black Sun Tower’s priestly magic, naturally washing away the World Tree lineage power within him.

‘The Black Sun Tower invited me to be a ritualist not out of appreciation, not out of kindness, but to wash away the natural power within me.’ So that’s how it is. “

If you kill me directly, the power of the World Tree leaves might flow into the hands of other wizards. Only by changing allegiance can I possibly overshadow the power of the two World Tree leaves!”

Locke understood. “So it seems I’ve been at odds with the Tower of the Black Sun from the very beginning, even without the dragon bloodline. But why does the Tower of the Black Sun reject the World Tree?”

“Thinking about it carefully, the plastic flowers and crystal flowers were all created by the Tower of the Black Sun. The entire faction’s attitude towards nature is indeed very strange; they are not entirely hostile to nature, but there’s something inexplicably odd about it.” “

Well, that’s normal. King Otto and the princess didn’t come into contact with the dragon bloodline or the World Tree leaves, yet they were still targeted by the Tower of the Black Sun, even worse off than me, directly erased from history. King Lagmamon also didn’t come into contact with the World Tree leaves or the dragon bloodline, yet he was still suppressed to the point where only a spiritual will parasitizing someone else’s soul remained.”

“The Tower of the Black Sun is inherently domineering. They suppress whomever they want; I don’t need to think about why they reject others.” “

Am I supposed to abandon my exploration of the power of nature for the sake of this tainted homeland? At its core, it’s just an outdated wizarding organization.”

Locke said to King Otto, “Your Majesty, in my time, when I entered Mount Golden Crown, a Sun Ring Wizard told me not to be afraid of offending people. Because as long as I want to rise, I will offend people.”

“I cannot abandon the path I’ve been on so well because of the Black Sun Tower’s obstruction!”

King Otto did not answer.

A voice rang in Locke’s ear. “Uh, Locke, you’re right, but could you put me down first? I don’t know why, but I feel a little nauseous, probably because you were carrying me around earlier.”

Edgar, held in Locke’s arms, rubbed his head.

Locke looked at Edgar. “Hmm? Edgar, you’re still alive?”

Edgar spat out a precious gem from his mouth. The gem had cracked in the middle, releasing a wisp of spiritual energy that dissipated into the air.

However, unlike the normal, vibrant spiritual energy, this special type of spiritual energy seemed to carry some kind of anti-life energy.

Edgar exhaled a breath of stale air.

“This is a World Wonder I obtained on the new route, a Yuan-Gathering Earth Sphere. It’s one of the few treasures that can powerfully repair ultimate magic. The drawback is that after each use, the special spiritual energy within the Yuan-Gathering Earth Sphere loses its life energy, thus becoming a special kind of pollutant. It can seriously pollute the surrounding environment, but looking at it now, that doesn’t matter. Anyway, this isn’t the Wizarding World.”

Edgar looked left and right, and said, “Actually, the moment your Spring Thunder Arrow spell model pierced my chest, I figured out where the problem lay. The World Wonder repaired my ultimate magic, and my ultimate magic activated the Return of All Things to the Tree, effectively turning the Yuan-Gathering Earth Sphere from an item originally just for repairing ultimate magic into an item for resurrecting me.”

“It’s just that I need to stay in the Return of All Things to the Tree to adjust the spell’s structure, and I trust that Locke will protect my body, so I haven’t returned yet.”

“And now, I finally understand what I should do. My Tree of Perfection is different from your Tree of Prosperity. Your Tree of Prosperity is not natural, but my Tree of Perfection replenishes the original plane with the cycle of life and death; it is itself part of the plane’s cycle. Therefore, my Tree of Perfection doesn’t need to rely on immense magic itself as a way to escape the cycle, like your Tree of Prosperity.”

“What should escape is me, and all the beings circling within the Tree of All Things.”

A Tree of Perfection appeared behind Edgar, some leaves on its crown burning with flames. Locke recognized it as the underworld created within the Tree of All Things.

A complex spell model appeared in Edgar’s right palm.

“I added a selection mechanism to my Tree of All Things: the cycle of life and death is not the ultimate goal, but merely a process; the cycle of life and death is not our only destiny. My cycle of life and death exists to help everyone, including myself, to one day escape the cycle of life and death.”

Locke’s eyes brightened; this idea was acceptable.

Thus, the focus of the “All Things Return to the Tree” is not on the cycle of life and death, nor on life itself, but on how it helps those within it transcend. The

Perfect Tree essentially becomes a tree of transcendence, and is developing in that direction. In this way, the quality of this ultimate magic has undergone a significant improvement.

Although Locke could see that Edgar’s current spell model related to this idea was still very rudimentary, barely qualifying as a framework, it was sufficient for a Star-Forged level ultimate magic.

Edgar’s magical pressure continued to rise, and a silver crown-like star ring, resembling oak leaves, gradually formed beneath his feet.

After Edgar’s magical pressure stabilized at the Star Ring level, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he spoke lightly, he had truly died this time. He

had only managed to use the Tree of All Things to apply the brakes, bringing him to a state of near-death.

The danger involved was so immense that anyone who heard about it would turn pale, thinking him utterly insane and irrational.

The World Artifact only had the function of repairing his Great Magic, not resurrecting him. He wasn’t even sure if he could return this time, but fortunately, he had escaped unscathed. Although there had been a mishap during his soul’s return, leaving some aftereffects on his soul, he had successfully returned, repaired the flaws in his Great Magic, and advanced to the Star Ring level.

As for those soul flaws…

Edgar noticed that after his resurrection, his soul power was constantly leaking life force, as if he were merely an alien soul occupying this body, thus constantly returning to a state of death.

‘This will probably require a high-level potion, or some other method to solve,’

Edgar activated the Tree of All Things to lock down his leaking life force.

“However, I am a breeder, and I am very sensitive to things like spiritual energy. As long as I keep activating the Return of All Things to the Tree, I can lock down the spiritual energy I currently possess.”

Edgar looked at Locke and said, “Locke, thank you for trusting me and helping me so much.”

“Now I’m here to help you. According to our agreement, this time I must help you get out of this predicament.”

Locke nodded.

“This seems to be some kind of alternate dimension, but I think we are likely still in the Wizarding World in terms of spatial coordinates.”

“Do you have a way to leave? I’ve tried many methods, but I can’t leave here. King Otto is an ancient wizard I know, and he’s helping us buy time.”

Edgar looked at the surrounding space and shook his head.

“If you can’t leave, then I probably can’t either. However, I have a way to help that third-circle potion master who is currently fighting.”

Locke’s eyes brightened slightly.

“You have a way?”

the wizard Edgar said. “To be precise, the two of us have a way.”

“Locke, you haven’t been to the new route, have you? Nor have you been to the Protoss battlefield. I’ve been to the battlefield against the Titans, and I learned [War Magic] there.”

The wizard Edgar quickly handed Locke several spells.

“It’s not really that mysterious. It’s magic created so that qualified wizards can help second-ring wizards, and second-ring wizards can help high-ring wizards on the battlefield. Because on the battlefield, it’s easy to find situations where the opposing side has high-ring wizards, while we only have some second-ring wizards. So, to deal with this situation, [War Magic] came about.”

“Right now, two third-ring wizards are fighting. And we are star-ring wizards, which is just right to form a battle formation with that third-ring potion master and assist him.”

“I’m not qualified enough, and I only know one war school spell at the moment—[Comradeship War Ritual]! Fortunately, this war school spell requires at least two second-ring wizards to use. You and I are both star-ring wizards, which is far beyond the requirements for using it. Locke, this is magic used on a real battlefield…”

Wizard Edgar taught Locke the spell model that Quinnjoll needed to exchange for with contribution points, and then the two began to chant the incantation simultaneously and performed the Comradeship War Ritual.

After chanting incantations, the two men each slashed their left palms with their magical blades. Their blood dripped onto the ground, whereupon a stone cup emerged to catch the drops, bearing the image of the Eye of Truth.

Seeing this, Locke immediately called out to King Otto in the distance, “Your Majesty, give us a drop of your blood, and we can perform a ritual magic to help you.”

“We need a drop of blood,”

the Dragon Wizard said, glancing at his comrades’ war ritual. He was immediately furious. He could tell at a glance that this so-called war school’s ritual magic was a modified version of the Black Sun Tower’s sacrificial magic.

What was this?

It was a complete mess.

Where was the object of worship?

The core object of worship had been replaced by a random eye as the presiding, maintaining, and energy provider—meaning it was a ritual magic without a specific object of worship. And that was it?

King Otto laughed upon seeing this, sighing, “In my time, there weren’t so many young people with backbone.”

“This era… is truly wonderful. In the past, I could only fight alone; I never imagined that someone could support me from behind.”

The next moment, King Otto tossed a drop of his blood into the distant stone cup. Instantly, the cup contained a mixture of Otto’s, Locke’s, and Edgar’s blood, and flames erupted from the cup like a candle.

King Otto realized he could share his magic with Locke and Edgar. He understood

; this was equivalent to using his magic to enhance the magic of the two second-ring wizards, Locke and Edgar. While these two star-ring wizards were unlikely to cause any real trouble for third-ring wizards, they could certainly provide assistance and support, effectively interfering with the battle.

This so-called war school’s ritual magic was truly interesting.

With the development of the times, the basic level of magic in the entire wizarding world seemed to have undergone a qualitative leap.

In the Age of Stars, low-ring wizards could hardly interfere in the battles of high-ring wizards.

The Dragon Wizard observed the current situation with a headache.

Too many unexpected events had occurred.

His divination had indeed revealed everything he wanted to know, but he hadn’t anticipated that these second-ring beings of this era would be capable of creating so much trouble.

Even now, the Dragon Wizard had to admit that the wizarding world, after so many years of development, had already reached a much higher level.

And these young second-ring geniuses of this era were no pushovers either.

…

At the highest point of Mount Golden Crown, Principal Gaia was fishing in a small pond at the summit. The pond was crystal clear, with only one small fish. The fish seemed to sense someone fishing, so it stayed at the bottom of the pond, only nibbling at the bait floating on the water above Principal Gaia’s bait, refusing to swim to the surface to eat any of the bait above.

Dean Gaia chuckled and scolded the ordinary second-ring creature, the Water-Fire Fish, “When Katya gave you to me, she told me you were incredibly clever and difficult to catch. Sigh, I think you’re not clever, you’re just shameless. As a pet fish, you consistently refuse to be caught.”

“You’re not qualified to be a pet fish.”

“Do you want me to take the air force?”

Principal Gaia turned to look at Catherine, who had transformed into a red dragon and was chasing after Esther, who was lurking in the Golden Crown Mountain.

“Looks like this is none of my business. Katya went to great lengths to invite this old man to help, but she handled it herself. What can I do?”

Principal Gaia slowly began packing up her fishing gear.

At that moment, the witch Catherine, now a red dragon, pursued Esther. Esther seemed terrified, feeling utterly trapped with nowhere to run. She summoned her ultimate magic, but in an instant, it was forced back by the red dragon.

She herself was sent flying.

*Crack!*

A dragon claw swept across, and a ring flew from Esther’s body, landing in the red dragon’s hand.

The love ring on Esther’s hand and the engagement ring on the red dragon’s hand combined, consuming each other. The next moment, they merged into one, becoming a single engagement ring.

The Red Dragon Witch immediately put on the unfinished engagement ring and stored her dragon power within it.

“Anna developed the engagement ring to resolve her dual personality issue. I developed it to resolve the conflict between my humanity and my dragon nature. Our research paths were extremely similar, and Anna gave you her unfinished engagement ring to enhance your combat power, Esther, but this inadvertently gave me an opportunity.”

The Witch Catherine reverted to human form, standing in mid-air.

“Esther. I’ve always wanted Anna’s Mother Ring, and Anna also wanted mine to accelerate her research. That’s why she gave you her Mother Ring, intending to use it to seize mine amidst the chaos. Her plan was too clever; she thought I would reveal a weakness during the invasion. But in reality, I’ve long since gained control of my dragon soul. And now, with this new engagement ring, I can store my dragon soul within it, indirectly eliminating my hidden danger.”

“Now, I have no weaknesses.”

“Esther, for the sake of our past relationship, you should leave. This is the last time.”

The Red Dragon Witch turned to look at the True Knowledge Academy on Mount Golden Crown; it was time to close the net.

She had obtained the Mother Ring, and while the Rose Witch thought she was losing her composure and trying to take advantage, she turned the tables on Anna.

The Red Dragon Witch activated the Heart-Shaped Spell she had left on Locke, and she vanished into thin air.

(End of Chapter)