Chapter 683 - 439: Phase Spider

Chapter 683: Chapter 439: Phase Spider

Here, insects swarmed, almost completely filling the sky.

No matter which direction he flew, the Insect Swarm quickly blotted out his vision.

Lu Cang could only follow the fluctuations of Magic Power to find his way, and thankfully, Izparut’s Magic Power reached far enough.

He could sense the general direction of the source.

Besides, the Magic Power came in one surging wave after another, too immense to be ignored.

As he rapidly closed the distance, he suddenly felt an intensely scorching wave of Magic Power.

His Perception detected a vast Sea of Fire!

’Tier Six Fire Magic: Explosive Flame Sea.’

BOOM!

In a single instant, the overwhelming Insect Swarm was devoured by the Sea of Fire. The insects consumed by the flames then transformed into condensed magma, which violently exploded!

This created an even more scorching Sea of Fire that spread farther and wider.

He felt a scorching wind brush past his body.

RUMBLE!

Almost simultaneously, Lu Cang was completely enveloped by the Sea of Fire. The flames then continued to spread, reaching far into the distance behind him.

The spell used the Insect Swarm to continuously splash its flames outward.

Magic that propagated through enemy corpses wasn’t unheard of.

But Lu Cang had never seen one so swift, one that spread with such incredible speed.

His Perception Range spanned 400,000 kilometers, yet one moment, he hadn’t sensed the Sea of Fire’s arrival at all. Not even a second later, the flames had already completely filled his Perception, and he had no idea how far they had spread behind him.

And yet, despite being in the midst of this Sea of Fire, Lu Cang wasn’t even harmed in the slightest.

Even in a scenario like this, the spell’s damage was being precisely controlled.

It wasn’t harming humans.

SNAP!

In that instant, the Flame instantly transformed, changing into biting Ice!

A moment later, it erupted into a roaring sea of thunder!

The Power grew stronger and stronger, and Lu Cang could feel the elemental waves spreading out.

The outer layer was Flame, the inner layer was Ice, and at its very core was roaring thunder.

Even a Demon with extremely high resistance to Flame couldn’t survive such a multi-faceted assault.

Lu Cang increased his speed, even though he was now within the range of Izparut’s Magic.

He knew he wasn’t necessarily as close to him as one might think.

After flying at nearly full speed for dozens more seconds, he watched the Elements along his path continue to shift and change, pushing outward like a tide.

This was the ’guiding’ technique Izparut had spoken of.

Using one Magic spell to guide another.

It could be used to spread other Magic spells, and could also take an originally small-range spell and guide it to cover a much larger and more distant area.

RUMBLE—

Suddenly, he saw fragments of reality being stripped away, spreading out before him!

’Tier Five Root Magic: Annihilation of Illusion and Reality.’

HUMMM—

"Iz!"

Lu Cang finally caught sight of a blurry figure. It stood amidst countless insect corpses, yet it shone as dazzlingly as the midday sun.

"Lu Cang?"

The response came back, laced with extreme confusion and disbelief.

Iz was confused. ’How could Lu Cang possibly be here?’

’This is the Insect Nest.’

’How did Lu Cang survive in the Insect Nest and manage to find me?’

Reunited with Iz, Lu Cang wasted no time on explanations.

Lu Cang simply manifested a large number of Arcane Runes around himself.

The Runes swirled about, instantly filling the space around them.

If an ordinary person were to see these Arcane Symbols, their head would spin. It would take an enormous amount of time just to comprehend the meaning of a single one.

But when Iz saw these Arcane Symbols, his pupils constricted slightly.

He stared at Lu Cang in shock.

He clearly understood what was happening.

These were the same Arcane Symbols Izparut had shown Lu Cang during the last time reset.

According to what Iz himself had said, the moment he saw these Arcane Symbols, he would immediately understand what had happened.

And so, in a mere instant, Iz understood where Lu Cang had come from.

First came surprise, then joy.

"Haha, you truly haven’t disappointed me!"

"You must be the strongest Mage in the world now, second only to me!"

’Second only to you? I wouldn’t go that far.’

After everything he’d been through, Lu Cang felt there were far too many strange and wondrous things in the world.

He even had his doubts about whether Iz was truly number one.

All he could be certain of was that Iz was incredibly strong.

’But if we’re talking about anyone below Level 9... I feel pretty confident about that...’

Before Lu Cang could even answer, Iz looked to the sky and said excitedly, "Perfect timing. I happen to need an assistant. How about giving me a hand?"

Lu Cang stopped nearby. "Iz, what are you planning to do?"

The Insect Swarm here is endless.

It felt as though no matter how many he killed, it wouldn’t make a dent in their foundation here.

"These rift passages are excellent subjects for research."

Iz said, "These passages, incredibly, connect to various locations all over the world."

"If I can figure out how it’s done, I might be able to create a Space Magic that can lead anywhere in the world."

There was clear excitement in Izparut’s voice.

It would be a truly revolutionary form of Magic.

To be honest, Iz had been worried about the situation outside.

But with Lu Cang here now, it meant the outside world was probably no longer in danger.

But Lu Cang couldn’t help but worry.

For him, this was just a rehearsal.

But for Izparut, this place was the real world.

If this was a genuine Insect Nest, there might be a real Tier Nine Demon here.

"Master Iz, there are Tier Nine Demons here, aren’t there?"

"Mm, there might be."

"But..."

The corners of Iz’s mouth lifted slightly, revealing a hint of crazed excitement. "If I can’t use this opportunity to uncover the secrets of these rifts, it would be a terrible waste."

Lu Cang pondered for a moment.

Then he agreed. "Alright."

’This is just a rehearsal,’ he thought. ’If Iz can really master teleportation Magic here... that would be for the best.’

The reason Iz hadn’t mastered it in the previous timeline was probably because he had given up on his research and returned to the real world.

"Iz, what do you need me to do?"

Iz raised a single hand.

SWOOSH!

The rifts scattered throughout Space suddenly began to arrange themselves into neat rows.

Lu Cang could faintly begin to see the pattern in the rifts as well.

BANG!

The next moment, the rifts violently burst open!

Countless new insects tumbled out from within them, their bodies covered in engraved Runes of Space.

"Can you see the Source of these insects?"

Lu Cang replied, "I can."

’Iz understands me so well,’ he realized. ’He even knows what abilities I have.’

The information transmitted by those Arcane Runes was about more than just the time reset.

It contained almost everything the previous Iz had known.

His Hidden Origin made contact with these newly revealed spatial insects.

「Phase Worm」

These worms all pointed to a single Source: high above the Nest in the sky, a spider hung upside down, suspended in countless webs.

「Phase Spider」

This was also the creator of all the rifts within the Insect Nest.