Chapter 644 - 403: Tier Nine Elemental Magic and the Continued Reversal of Spacetime

Chapter 644: Chapter 403: Tier Nine Elemental Magic and the Continued Reversal of Spacetime

The first form is Elemental Initiation.

As my Mage Level rose to 5, my Magic Enhancement Technique also steadily progressed to the Magic Transformation stage.

This was based on Iz’s own experience.

To put it bluntly, the Magic Power Enhancement manual was a record of Iz’s own Magic Cultivation journey. When he passed the book to me, he himself was also a Level 5 Mage.

After reaching Level 6, he made some further revisions.

But...

Ultimately, he never perfected the subsequent step.

’For me, cultivating Magic Power Enhancement has truly reached its limit.’

’My current Magic Power, if I had to put a number on it, would be about 16.9 billion.’

But when going all out, the Magic Power consumption was also staggering.

’I’ve now learned hundreds of thousands of spells. Some of them can easily consume tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands to millions, of Magic Power...’

As a result, his Magic Power reserves were starting to feel a bit tight.

’Elemental Initiation.’

Lu Cang pushed a single hand forward—

With Lu Cang at the center, a colorful ripple spread out in all directions!

WHOOSH—

In that same instant, Lu Cang felt his Magic Power surge out of him like a tidal wave.

’It actually consumed three hundred million Magic Power in a single second!’

’The cost is staggering...’

And in that one second...

HUMMM—

A cylindrical area with a fifty-thousand-kilometer radius, centered on Lu Cang, dissolved instantly.

It disintegrated in a flash, becoming a pure and vibrant field of raw Element.

All matter within this Range, even the weaker Demons, vanished without a trace.

Between heaven and earth...

...there was nothing but a kaleidoscope of brilliant color.

’This first form alone is a definitive one-hit kill.’

’I wonder if it could instantly kill a Level 8 Reincarnator.’

’In any case, it’s more than enough to one-shot a Level 7 Reincarnator.’

It’s not that Level 7 Reincarnators aren’t strong.

A Level 7 is normally a titan among mortals... It’s just that the Lu Cang of today is no longer an ordinary person.

As Elemental Initiation spread out...

...Lu Cang felt a faint sense of loneliness, like the solitude one feels when standing atop the highest peak.

’There are truly few left in this world who could be my opponent.’

’From now on, the only ones who might pose a threat are probably those beings known as Divine Level.’

’Divine Level Future Projection.’

Lu Cang slowly closed his eyes. He had left the ruins.

The preview was ready to be triggered.

Lu Cang sensed that the destructive power of the Second Form would be beyond imagination.

If he weren’t in a preview state, he might end up harming many innocent people.

At this very moment, he was already in that preview state; there was nothing else to worry about.

Lu Cang raised a single hand to the sky once more.

"Decomposition·Elemental Wanhua."

CHIME—

An ordinary person could never learn ten thousand spells for every single Element. Even for Lu Cang, who possessed immense comprehension and could learn any magic just by knowing the spell, learning so many would have been impossible.

Finding the spells takes time, and learning from the incantations requires inspiration.

Without awakening the Talent, Divine Level·Lighthouse of All Laws, the time required to learn so much magic would have been unimaginably long.

But...

He possessed this Talent.

And with the Future Preview allowing him to continuously extract magic from others within the simulation, he was able to build up his own magical repertoire.

It was just enough for Lu Cang to reach that number.

’This Original Forbidden Magic was probably never intended to be cast by a Level 5 Mage when it was first created.’

’The Second Form was probably designed for a Level 9 Mage.’

SWOOSH!

In a flash...

The world around him exploded into color, the very air growing as thick and viscous as an aurora!

BOOM!

Before he could even prepare himself...

...Lu Cang felt a cataclysmic destruction erupt, powerful enough to shatter the heavens and sunder the earth!

The entire Empty Valley...

...was instantly shattered into colorful fragments!

In that same instant, Lu Cang felt a surge of majestic Elemental Magic appear before his eyes and explode within his mind!

Tier Nine Fire Magic—Complete World Burned to Ashes

...

BOOM!

Lu Cang felt his Perception expand to seeming infinity. In a single moment, he sensed tens of millions of kilometers of ocean crying out and churning in turmoil!

FWOOM!

Black-red flames erupted in an instant.

The vast, boundless ocean was instantly evaporated, wiped from existence.

The water was gone. All that remained was incinerating smoke ascending to the heavens!

In the first instant of its appearance...

...it had already burned all creation to cinders!

It hadn’t just destroyed the Empty Valley—it had destroyed *everything*!

And almost at the exact moment the spell was cast, Lu Cang felt his body completely drained of Magic Power!

16.9 billion Magic Power.

And it wasn’t enough.

TICK—

Elemental Wanhua dispelled almost instantly.

Only one Tier Nine magic spell had been released in that instant.

The other Tier Nine Elemental Magic spells were cut off just as they began to form, starved of Magic Power.

Everything dissipated.

Lu Cang stood in the sky.

He looked in all directions.

The sea was completely gone.

The land was gone, too.

’A Tier Nine Fire Magic spell, burning for just a brief moment, caused such immense destruction... and it’s supposed to be a sustained spell.’

He even felt a wave of depletion and dizziness wash over him.

’It’s been a long time since I’ve experienced this—the backlash from hitting my Magic Limit, from over-consuming Magic Power.’

Fortunately, his physical constitution was robust.

His Magic Power was replenished almost instantly, so the side effect was merely a slight dizziness.

TICK—

Lu Cang activated Elemental Initiation again.

’Elemental Wanhua is still beyond my command. My Manipulation Power isn’t nearly enough, and I have no way of controlling those Tier Nine magic spells.’

’I can only prevent the spells from harming me.’

’But I can’t control them precisely enough to kill specific enemies, to harm some targets while sparing others.’

Causing precise damage requires precise Control over the magic.

Lu Cang could control Tier Five and Tier Six Fire Magic with perfect precision, burning whomever he chose. For those he didn’t want to harm, the flames could wash over them without causing any injury.

That is Manipulation Power.

Fine control requires a deep understanding of the magic and an extremely high level of Skill Proficiency.

For most spells, Lu Cang’s Skill Level was 501.

He naturally knew them like the back of his hand. But the Original Forbidden Magic had no Skill Level progression whatsoever.

’I feel like I have the authority to control those Tier Nine magic spells, I just lack the ability.’

’With my current abilities, I can’t maintain Decomposition·Elemental Wanhua for long.’

’But I can easily cast it once, recover my Magic Power, and then cast it again.’

’The only problem is... the resulting Destruction is beyond my control.’

’Looks like this will have to remain a trump card.’

’Still, I should practice more.’

’Besides, I’m already in the Future Preview. I’ve already used it once, what’s a few more times...’

Lu Cang activated Decomposition·Elemental Wanhua again and again.

Each activation brought instantaneous, devastating destruction!

But suddenly...

TICK—

He suddenly heard it again—the sound of a clock’s pointer being forcefully moved.

The scene before his eyes...

...changed once more.

Lu Cang felt himself being pulled from the Future Preview—and he hadn’t been the one to end it!

And now, Lu Cang found himself holding a test tube.

A Potion swirled inside it.

’I’m... practicing Pharmaceuticals.’

’What’s happening?’

’Did Time reset again? Have I been sent even further into the past?’

’I clearly left the ruins, so why is this effect still on me?’