Chapter 95: The vanguard team arrived
Chapter 95: The vanguard team arrived
"System, do I have a physique?" Victor asked expectantly while he was moving to kill monsters continuously.
[I think you do. In fact, I believe it is the Supreme Physique of the highest order, the Primordial Chaos Physique. Otherwise, there is simply no explanation for why you possess all ten elements.]
Victor’s eyes lit up with excitement.
However, the excitement quickly turned into confusion.
"Then why has my physique not awakened yet?"
[The most likely reason is that your physique will only awaken after all ten elements merge and form the Chaos Domain.]
[Among every known physique, the Primordial Chaos Physique exists in a league of its own. It can devour the properties of every type of power in existence and comprehend every law of the universe. Once your physique awakens, you will naturally understand everything about it.]
Victor fell silent and carefully considered the explanation.
After a moment, he nodded. There was no need to become overly excited before it actually happened.
While talking with the system, he casually cut down another monster.
Using teleportation continuously, he hunted beasts without rest, hour after hour, day after day.
Thirty days later...
[Evolution Points: 342,764]
For an entire month, Victor had hunted without stopping.
Fortunately, there was never any shortage of monsters on Ethereum, making the journey incredibly rewarding.
Taking a deep breath, he entered a ruined building and sat down cross-legged.
Although most of the structure had collapsed, one room remained intact enough for him to cultivate in peace.
He finally had enough Evolution Points.
His true foundation had always been his path as a mage, and now it was time to strengthen it.
"System, keep spending points until every spell is fully comprehended," he ordered.
[-28,800 Evolution Points]
[Ding! You have comprehended High-Level Flame Manipulation.]
[Ding! You have comprehended High-Level Water Manipulation.]
[Ding! You have comprehended High-Level Earth Manipulation.]
...
[Ding! You have comprehended High-Level Darkness Manipulation.]
One after another, every Adept Rank spell recorded within the grimoire reached complete mastery.
Even the Space and Time branches had been fully comprehended.
Time Stop had evolved to the point where it consumed ten days of lifespan for every second it remained active.
Time Reversal was even more terrifying, requiring an entire month of lifespan for every second it reversed.
The Space branch had also undergone a tremendous evolution.
Victor mastered Portal Creation, Long-Distance Teleportation, and Space Prison.
Long-Distance Teleportation allowed him to instantly travel anywhere within a thousand kilometers, making it the advanced form of ordinary teleportation.
Portal Creation enabled him to connect two distant locations through space itself and the limit was as vast as tens of thousands of km where he had been before.
As for Space Prison, it could seal a one-kilometer area, preventing anyone weaker than him from using teleportation or any spatial abilities.
"Good."
Victor nodded in satisfaction.
The only remaining requirement for advancing to the Elite Rank was to cast each newly mastered spell once.
Without hesitation, he activated every spell one by one.
When he reached the Time branch, he only maintained the spell for less than a millisecond, preventing any significant loss of lifespan.
The moment the final spell was cast, every Adept Rank spell disappeared from the grimoire.
A brand-new page slowly emerged.
An Elite Rank spell had appeared.
Victor’s heartbeat quickened.
Once he became an Elite Mage, he would finally qualify to learn Diana’s Avatar Spell.
After mastering that spell, he could safely remain hidden while steadily cultivating until he reached the Sage Realm himself.
[Top Grade Flame Spell: Flame Lion. Cost: 2,000 Evolution Points.]
Without wasting a single second, Victor spent the required points.
[Ding! You have learned the Top Grade Flame Spell: Flame Lion.]
Boom!
A tremendous surge of mana erupted inside his body.
His mana began circulating through completely unfamiliar pathways, rapidly forming an intricate spell pattern.
The surrounding temperature soared.
A gigantic lion made entirely of blazing flames appeared before him.
It stood as tall as a bus, its fiery mane dancing like molten lava.
"ROAR!"
The lion released a deafening roar that shook the entire ruined building.
The aura it was releasing was vastly superior to the elite spell he had learned before, the Lightning Eagle. The reason was simple, his own spell had more damaging power than the borrowed spell.
Victor immediately checked his status.
[Combat Prowess: 145,500]
His magical combat power had instantly surpassed that of an ordinary Elite Mage by five times.
Although he still possessed enough Evolution Points to learn many more Elite spells, perhaps even advance all the way to the Legendary Rank, he had no intention of doing so.
Instead, he slowly took out a spell book that Diana gave him earlier.
[Mythical Spell: Avatar.]
[Cost: 300,000 Evolution Points.]
[Description: Creates an avatar possessing the combat power of a Sage. The avatar can cast spells or fight as a warrior, provided the caster can continuously supply it with mana.]
Victor smiled.
He had waited for this spell for an incredibly long time.
Strictly speaking, Avatar was not a conventional spell.
It was a perfect fusion of martial techniques and magical principles.
Since Diana was an assassin rather than a mage, she had first created the technique herself before using the World System to convert it into a Mythical Spell.
The cost would consume almost every Evolution Point he had left.
Even so, Victor never hesitated.
[-300,000 Evolution Points.]
[Ding! You have learned the Mythical Grade Spell: Avatar.]
Boom!
An overwhelming torrent of knowledge exploded inside Victor’s mind like a meteor crashing into his consciousness.
His head throbbed violently as countless formulas, mana pathways, combat techniques, and casting principles flooded into his memory.
Several minutes later, the pain gradually faded.
Victor slowly opened his eyes.
He now understood why Mythical Spells stood at the absolute peak of magic.
Beyond this level, there would be no more spells recorded inside the grimoire.
Any future spell would have to be created personally or inherited from another genius.
Just as Victor prepared to test his newly acquired spell, the World System suddenly spoke.
[Victor, head one thousand kilometers south. A White Dungeon has appeared there, but it contains a faint trace of purple. Something is wrong.]
Victor frowned.
"What could possibly be wrong? Another Lord Rank monster?"
[I do not believe so. However, the dungeon contains at least fifty S Rank monsters and each one is radiating tremendously powerful aura. They are the mixed bred species of the Demonic Dragons. If my analysis is correct, the Demonic Dragons have dispatched their vanguard to investigate the death of the Lord Rank dragon.]
Victor’s expression instantly turned cold.
"Should we inform Diana?"
"If there are fifty powerful S Rank monsters, then there will certainly be countless A Rank monsters and weaker creatures accompanying them."
The World System remained silent for a brief moment before answering.
[Regarding that... Diana Morningstar should avoid battle as much as possible.]
[There is a possibility that intense combat and emotional fluctuations could cause her bloodline to suddenly break through the ninety percent threshold.]
Victor’s face turned pale.
Until now, he had always felt secure knowing Diana was protecting the planet while he quietly accumulated strength.
That single sentence shattered his sense of security.
"Damn it!"
"Why did you not tell me earlier? I could have warned her!"
Without waiting for another reply, Victor vanished through space.
...
On a remote island in the middle of the vast ocean, a gigantic White Dungeon suddenly materialized.
Within moments, its size expanded dramatically.
Inside the dungeon...
"Don’t you think we’re being far too cautious?"
The speaker was a humanoid creature with dark scales covering parts of its body.
"Commander actually dispatched fifty Grade Seven warriors just to investigate a primitive planet."
"We used to send ordinary Grade Seven creatures. Now we’re sending fifty mixed-blood Demonic Dragons."
"Are we planning to conquer the planet today?"
Although the creature resembled the pure-blood Demonic Dragons, several obvious differences remained.
Its aura lacked their overwhelming majesty.
It was born from generations of mixed bloodlines with weaker races.
Even so, its bloodline had still reached Grade Four, vastly superior to humanity.
The captain cast him a cold glance.
"Stop talking."
"Our mission is to investigate the death of a pure-blood dragon."
"Remain alert. We proceed carefully."
"Tsk."
The vice captain, Shiga, clicked his tongue impatiently.
"You’re far too serious, Captain."
"Fine."
"I’ll head out first."
Captain Noren shook his head.
"No."
"We leave together."
"We will divide into groups of five after exiting the dungeon and search the planet systematically."
Moments later, all fifty humanoid warriors stepped out of the White Dungeon.
Every single one radiated an aura greater than ten human Sages combined.
Just as Captain Noren opened his mouth to issue the next order, his expression froze.
Someone was already waiting outside.
A young man sat casually on a large rock with one leg crossed over the other.
He leisurely chewed on a piece of dried meat, as though he had all the time in the world.
Only after swallowing did he slowly look toward the newcomers.
"What took you so long?"
"I was beginning to think I would have to enter the dungeon myself..."
"...just to crush you bugs."