Chapter 961

Chapter 955 Completing the Power of the Demonic Dragon and the Abyss

The witch Catherine’s avatar disappeared, clearly busy with other matters and not waiting for him for 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Locke checked his two great spells, finding that both the Moon of Evolution and the Tree of Prosperity had been thoroughly cleansed by the purification pool, leaving them spotless, all impurities washed away.

He soaked in the hot spring, pondering how to utilize this rare opportunity.

This was clearly compensation from his teacher, and the trip to the Little Wizarding World was his reward. Giving him a focused sub-project and allowing him entry into the key laboratory at Mount Golden Crown was an affirmation of his abilities.

“This is a rare opportunity to reset my skills,”

Locke mused.

“If I seize it, I should be able to remove many hidden dangers forced upon me in the past, especially those related to the abyss power.”

First, there was the abyss energy cycle he had acquired during his apprenticeship through the excessive use of Eye Magic Potions.

Locke attempted to cleanse the abyssal energy cycle within his eyes using the natural forces of the Tree of Prosperity and the Moon of Evolution. However, despite adjusting the spell’s structure several times, the situation within his eyes only became increasingly complex.

The natural forces and abyssal energy mingled, actually amplifying the abyssal energy and creating internal conflict.

Locke opened his eyes, now completely black, resembling the eyes of a demon.

He immediately washed them with the water of the Purifying Spring, restoring them to normal.

“Indeed, abyssal energy is part of nature. Forcibly trying to expel it from my body with life magic only makes things worse. Not only does it fail to cleanse, but it also mixes the two magical forces together. But now, the power of this eye demon is useless against me. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages.”

Because this abyssal energy cycle had been with him since his apprenticeship, its affinity with his power was high, making it difficult for Locke to remove immediately.

After some thought, Locke changed his approach. He retrieved some materials from his Astral Ring and immediately concocted a purification potion specifically designed to counteract Abyssal energy. After completing the concoction, he consumed some of his psychic awareness and spiritual light.

However, the purifying spring quickly replenished his depleted psychic awareness and spiritual light by cleansing his life force.

Locke drank the purification potion in one gulp, and instantly his eyes rolled back. His pupils disappeared, the whites of his eyes completely filling them, and the Abyssal energy that had been residing within them was finally purified. The cycle was broken, and the energy rapidly dissipated.

Locke’s face lit up with surprise.

It worked!

But the next moment, his expression changed strangely, because while purifying this Abyssal energy, his ultimate magic, Evolution Moon, was vibrating.

Locke immediately realized that during the spell-fighting tournament, when he started developing the Full Moon Growth spell model from scratch, he had relied heavily on the external magical pressure boost from Abyssal energy, resulting in the underlying structure of his Evolution Moon spell model using a portion of Abyssal energy.

Locke’s expression changed slightly.

“Damn it.”

He immediately washed his eyes with the spring water, instantly washing away the effects of the potion he had specially concocted for his condition.

Locke sighed.

If it weren’t for the purifying spring, his two actions just now would have severely injured him on the spot, the kind that would take years to heal.

This was the power of the magical spring water—the Purifying Spring.

No wonder it was the third-ranked magical spring in the Three Swamps Lands; he just wondered what the effects of the second-ranked Spring of Wisdom were, and whether Edgar had ever soaked in it.

Locke pondered, “This abyssal energy is like a leech, a double-edged sword. Once it sticks, it’s hard to remove. Life magic can’t eliminate it, and potion-making can expel it, but it will affect the underlying structure of my Evolution Moon.”

“Safe removal isn’t impossible, but it would take decades, requiring potions to gradually remove it. This doesn’t fit my current rapid progress.”

Locke continued, “It seems even the Purifying Spring can’t solve the abyssal energy problem. But this abyssal energy remains a threat. When I entered the 445th level of the abyss, I sensed the endless abyss’s plane watching me. At that time, if I had just agreed, a demonic pillar would have descended upon me, condemning me to the abyss.”

“However, perhaps a different approach is possible.”

Locke closed his eyes, entering a state of deep meditation, looking at his dragon bloodline.

At this moment, the heart-shaped curse on his forehead, the symbol of his dragon bloodline in his sea of consciousness, had disappeared. Two attacks on the dragon wizard had exhausted the heart-shaped curse left by the witch Catherine in his dragon bloodline.

However, the witch Catherine seemed to feel she no longer needed the Heart Charm, and therefore did not cast it a second time to suppress the dragon bloodline.

The dragon bloodline, which should have been unruly, seemed to have been subdued, or rather, frightened, by her after abandoning its fighting spirit before the previous dragon wizard, while she herself had maintained hers.

Her own fighting spirit at that time even surpassed its own.

This was different from the combat talent bonus the dragon bloodline had given her during her apprenticeship.

In that desperate situation, the dragon bloodline had already given up, but she hadn’t.

This led to the dragon bloodline’s complete submission to her now.

Locke pondered the incomplete dragon bloodline before him, then looked at the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat bloodline on the other side, with two World Tree leaves floating behind its power.

“Although I’ve advanced to the Star Ring Wizard level, my two main bloodline powers haven’t yet reached the Star Ring bloodline level.”

“The World Tree gave me a hint: once I find the World Tree fruit, my Three-Eyed Tiger Cat can break through its limits and become a Third Ring Nature Guardian.”

“I just don’t know where to find the World Tree fruit. I’ve looked up information before, but I have no clue.”

“However, advancing the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat bloodline to the Star Ring level is relatively simple. Two World Tree leaves have constructed my Great Magic. I can find a third World Tree leaf to specifically enhance the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat bloodline. This only requires me to design a separate spell model. It’s quite simple, since both are powers from the Nature Guardian side, naturally easy to combine.”

And coincidentally, I know the location of a wild World Tree leaf.

World Tree leaves are inherently powerful, and my own body is already at the Star Ring level, so strengthening the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat bloodline to have 20,000 magic pressure should be achievable.

“I should be able to do it by modifying some of the intertwined spell models myself,”

Locke thought, looking at his dragon bloodline.

“My dragon bloodline is incomplete. Even if I can slowly advance to the Moon Ring stage, I’ll encounter a break in the path at the Sun Ring stage, but the dragon bloodline will still be incomplete. Although it can be slightly repaired with advancement, the incomplete part will always exist because of the break in the path.”

A truly insane idea flashed through Locke’s mind. An

idea he wouldn’t have dared to contemplate without the treasure of Golden Crown Mountain—the Spring of Purification.

His dragon bloodline was incomplete and needed repair; he would repair it himself.

Locke pondered, “Let’s change our approach. What I want isn’t the disappearance of abyssal energy, but the disappearance of its drawbacks. Abyssal energy constantly attracts the attention of the abyssal plane, and its inherent chaotic nature brings a degree of disorder to my magic. But if I use abyssal energy to replenish the dragon bloodline, the two evils are combined, and the dragon bloodline can suppress the abyssal energy.”

“Using the chaos of abyssal energy to mix into the dragon bloodline… this could even further interfere with the Black Sun Tower’s perception of my dragon bloodline, and even related prophecies.”

Locke’s eyes brightened slightly.

How could abyssal energy replenish the dragon bloodline?

The two energies are completely unrelated.

But Locke had thought of something—the Peach Killing Curse.

Locke used the Ganoderma lucidum plant to contact his senior brother, the wizard Trajan. The wizard Trajan was overjoyed to learn that Locke was safe and sound.

In the video call with the magical plant, Wizard Trajan said, “What happened before truly filled me with anger, because we’ve never suffered such a great loss before. I was already furious when Shirley got into trouble. If something else happens to you, I’m really tempted to become a dark wizard, a pirate, specifically to hunt down wizards of the Rose lineage.”

Wizard Trajan’s words were, of course, spoken in anger.

“You want the spell model of the Peach Killing Curse? That might not be possible. It’s a special inheritance from Mount Golden Crown, with a clear lineage; I don’t have the authority to give it to you.”

Locke was taken aback. He thought of Senior Shirley, who had gone to the Abyss Ruins with him. He hadn’t expected that Senior Shirley wouldn’t become a second-circle wizard and that something had happened to her.

Locke’s heart grew heavy. “How is Senior Shirley now?”

Wizard Trajan asked. “I don’t know. She’s lost in the divine realm of the Southern Divine Kingdom Academy. It was the wizards of the Rose School who secretly sabotaged her. I personally investigated this matter. According to my investigation, someone corrupted her soul with the divine power crystal of the Fallen Moon God when she entered the divine realm. She didn’t realize it, but was imprisoned in the deepest part of the divine realm as a spy of the divine race. The Fallen Moon God is a god of the Persepolis divine race, holding many divine positions, and is a core figure of the Persepolis divine race.”

Locke nodded. “I will make the wizards of the Rose Council pay the price. Is Senior Shirley really unable to return?”

Wizard Trajan smiled bitterly. “It seems you’re becoming more and more attached to the academic lineage. That’s good, junior brother.”

“Logically, as long as someone isn’t dead, there’s a chance they can return. But that divine kingdom of the Southern Divine Kingdom Academy… it’s far too complex. Even they themselves can’t fully control it. Your teacher has already gone to handle this matter and is negotiating with them.”

“This is actually a loophole in the divine kingdom. It’s said that your teacher and the chief wizard instructor of the Southern Divine Kingdom Academy have come up with a rescue plan. Your teacher will spend money to hire a team of [Dream Thieves] from the Mind Lineage in the Siming Waters to enter the core of the divine kingdom and fix the loophole. The Southern Divine Kingdom Academy can reimburse 70% of this cost, and your teacher has decided to cover 20% to 25% of the remaining 30%. But according to business logic, Xia Li will have to bear at least 50% herself.”

“Your teacher is looking for a lawyer to sue the wizards of the Rose Council and is searching for key evidence. If they find it, they can apply for compensation and request punishment from the Holy Wizard Court. Then, the magic stones Xia Li needs to pay can be paid with this compensation.”

“Of course, these are all under ideal circumstances. Because the Dream Thief team might not be able to rescue her, and then the teacher would lose both his money and his life. Moreover, I haven’t found any crucial evidence on my side. I’m just guessing that it’s related to the Rose Council. After all, the Fallen Moon Goddess is a relatively active false god among the Persepolis gods. Logically speaking, her divine power crystals shouldn’t appear in the wizarding world. Shirley hasn’t been to the gods’ battlefield recently, so how could she possibly encounter the Fallen Moon Goddess? But the Rose Council has recently been at war with the Persepolis gods in order to compete for a colony world…”

Wizard Trajan’s expression was serious. “Teacher is already a very good wizarding mentor. Most wizarding mentors wouldn’t bother with something like this.”

“After all, this is essentially due to Shirley’s own failure to advance.”

“I was already planning to tell you these things; this is what I wanted to tell you before your defense.”

“Because you and Shirley have a good relationship, I believe you have the right to know these things.”

Wizard Trajan looked at Locke and said, “Moreover, the Rose Council has recently made a large investment along the Tianjiang River through a shop alliance called Olayer. Locke…”

A fierce glint flashed across Wizard Trajan’s face.

“Teacher told me to stay calm and have composure, but I have no composure. I only know that if someone hits me, I’ll hit them back.”

“I want you to make sure the Rose Council’s new investments along the Tianjiang River are all wiped out!”

Locke knew Wizard Trajan’s personality; he was not one to accept compromise or restraint. “I understand. Senior brother, you don’t need to tell me that; I’m already planning to do it anyway.”

Wizard Trajan smiled. “I’ve recently mobilized my network of friends, and many of their articles have been inexplicably rejected after being submitted to journals. Hahaha…”

Trajan’s eyes held a deep killing intent. “If I encountered a Rose Council wizard in a lawless area like the colonial world, I’d want to tear them apart with my bare hands.”

Locke blinked. In some ways, Trajan was like a rough-and-tumble hero, practically a war god within his own lineage.

His bloodlust was too great.

No wonder his nickname among the dark wizards was “The Executioner.”

The wizard Trajan said, “You’re soaking in the Purifying Spring, aren’t you? I see. I won’t waste your time. You can indeed reset your skill points anytime over there, and many crazy ideas can be used.”

“I can’t give you the Peach Killing Curse. But I can give you a spell model I designed—the [Peach Guardian Curse].”

“It’s a variation of several basic spell models of the Peach Killing Curse. However, it’s mainly designed to activate magical plants. But like the Peach Killing Curse, it grows stronger with the number of people killed and absorbs a portion of the magical power from those killed. The Peach Guardian Curse can transform peach tree magical plants into special peach guard weapons.”

“It’s a special kind of tree-man, you can think of it as being half-transformed into a tree-man. I use this method to turn this magical plant into a semi-automatic weapon in the hands of a wizard. This is my core magical power,”

Wizard Trajan said. “The Peach Guard Spell is even better at absorbing energy. The power of someone killed by the Peach Guard Spell can be completely absorbed and incorporated into the spell. However, a spell can only absorb energy once, and there are certain hidden dangers. A person can only cast one Peach Guard Spell at a time. This is because the absorbed energy cannot conflict with life energy, the magical plant, or your own power, and there are also compatibility issues. In terms of compatibility, it is not as good as the Peach Kill Spell. The Peach Kill Spell is a spell model that our wizards of Golden Crown Mountain have developed over thousands of years, so it cannot be changed.”

“And it must be strong against weak.”

“The strong absorb the weak. Do you want it? I can teach you this, but as a fair trade, you need to pay me a certain fee.”

Locke’s eyes lit up slightly. “I need it.”

It’s even more suitable.

Trajan pondered, “Give me five million magic stones, and I can give you this spell model. That’s already half price. I wouldn’t sell it to anyone for less than ten million magic stones. After all, this is one of my core magical powers. And normally, I wouldn’t sell it to just anyone.” “

Also, I can only give you the Star Ring version.”

Locke nodded. A typical second-ring spell model costs around one million magic stones, while a typical Star Ring spell model costs between two and three million.

But Trajan’s Peach Guard spell is clearly far superior to ordinary Star Ring spells.

Such a powerful spell, if used outside, could probably wipe out most wizarding lineages.

If taken to lower-level wizarding territories or colonies, it could cause wizards to fight tooth and nail for this lineage.

Therefore, Trajan’s price was indeed a discount, even deliberately tailored to him. If he could, he would have preferred to buy it for ten million.

But the problem was, he was indeed short of money.

He earned a lot, but his expenses were also high.

So, he agreed to the deal.

No contract was signed between the two. Trajan seemed to believe Locke wouldn’t deceive him, so he allowed him to send the money later, instead giving him the ring version of the Peachguard Spell directly.

Locke hung up the video call and quickly reviewed the Peachguard Spell.

Trajan and his teacher were from the same lineage, sharing a similar understanding of botanical magic, which gave Locke a strange sense of familiarity when looking at the spell models Trajan had designed.

Locke learned the Peachguard Spell at lightning speed, utilizing the Purifying Spring’s ability to ‘reset skill points’, and made several risky attempts to construct the spell model, using the Purifying Spring to absorb the negative effects of his hasty actions.

Two hours later, he barely mastered the Peachguard Spell.

“I only have one day to soak in the Purification Spring, and my preparations are insufficient, so I can’t use this opportunity to enhance the two ultimate spells that require long-term forging. My current ultimate spells are already quite satisfactory to me. Therefore, using them to simultaneously resolve the energy cycles of the Demon Dragon and the Eye Demon is already a bonus.”

“Today, I will completely transform these two powers into my own, imprinting them with my own mark.”

Locke closed his eyes, entering a state of advanced meditation. Then, the incomplete projection of half a Demon Dragon within his sea of consciousness held a golden peach!

After soaking in the Purification Spring, Locke’s understanding of spiritual energy deepened, thus allowing his Demon Dragon bloodline to form a… magical grafting relationship with the golden peach.

This itself allowed the magic of spring to enter the Demon Dragon bloodline, filling the gaps in that part.

A new life force suddenly appeared within the destructive power of his world-destroying Demon Dragon.

Since the Tree of Prosperity was his ultimate spell, this actually enhanced the compatibility between himself and his Demon Dragon bloodline.

Of course, if this dragon bloodline hadn’t been beaten into submission by the dragon wizard, it probably wouldn’t be so obedient in front of me, doing whatever I wanted.

To some extent, he had to thank the Dragon Wizard for helping him tame his dragon bloodline.

At this moment, Locke had the dragon bloodline wielding the Golden Peach use the Peach Guardian Spell. Instantly, the Golden Peach transformed, wrapping around the claw of the half-dragon formed from the dragon bloodline, becoming a magical plant with a unique claw-like shape.

The claw was formed from branches, the trunk wrapped around the claw, and the leaves served as decoration.

Locke realized he could actually use two Peach Guardian Spells simultaneously. This

was because he possessed the unique twin talent of the dragon race!

This was probably related to having two extremely powerful spells.

Locke then had the dragon bloodline wielding the Golden Peach use the Peach Guardian Spell to strike the abyssal energy entity in his eyes.

Instantly, Saturn in his sea of consciousness collided with the star representing the dragon bloodline, causing a massive surge of magical pressure—essentially turning his body into a reactor.

Normally, this would have resulted in a self-destruction.

At this moment, the spring water in the Purification Spring trembled, creating a massive shockwave that shook the nearby mountains.

Locke said, “It failed. No problem, just use the Purifying Spring again. Let’s try again.”

“I’ll use the Peach Guardian Spell to combine the two forces.”

Not far away, the fourth-ring wizard, Principal Gaia, who was wallowing in melancholy at an ancient battlefield ruin, felt the tremor. He looked up towards the Purifying Spring.

“Hmm?”

The next moment, the tremor occurred again, and shortly after it disappeared, it happened again.

Principal Gaia was starting to panic.

“I remember it was Katya’s little apprentice who used the Purifying Spring today…”

“He’s just soaking in the spring, how come he’s almost caused it to explode?”

Principal Gaia thought for a moment, then opened the Ganoderma lucidum plant and sent a message to a sun-ring wizard who was leisurely tending the Purifying Spring.

“Keep a close eye on the Purifying Spring.”

“I know the Purifying Spring is very stable.”

“But I’m a little uneasy today!”

(End of Chapter)