Synthetic Wizard

And this is the normal situation.

The reason the True Spirit Wizards imposed a 24-hour troop transport limit was to keep the war within a certain scale.

If there were no restrictions, allowing all Wizard Influences to freely deploy their forces to slaughter, it would inevitably escalate into a large-scale war.

This clearly does not serve their interests.

But what puzzled Sunan was how this war eventually evolved into a civil war among Wizards under such circumstances?

"Forget it, let’s focus on dealing with the immediate matters first."

After a moment of futile contemplation, Sunan shook his head, abandoned the thought, and turned to Lize, saying:

"Begin the search for the Divine Corpse, and deploy the Star Cores as well."

"I understand."

Lize turned around to give the commands.

The massive army quickly mobilized.

Centered on the camp, the Demon Pattern Knight Order and the Golem Legion surged out like a flood, crushing all infected creatures along the way.

Above, the Stellar Fortress and the flying fleet followed unhurriedly above the troops. Upon spotting any sizable group of monsters, they unleashed a barrage of cannon fire, instantly reducing them to ashes.

With each extension of the perimeter, Wizards and Wizard Apprentices would depart from the Magic Ship to set up the Star Cores.

As time passed, the Star Alliance’s occupied territory expanded, and the network of the Eye of the Stars gradually took shape.

But at this moment, the Star Alliance’s forces encountered genuine resistance.

"What is that?"

Within the Stellar Fortress, Fleming frowned as he gazed at the horde of creatures surging in from afar, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

They were a group of small humanoid creatures.

Standing only about 1.3 to 1.4 meters tall, they were exceedingly robust, almost as wide as they were tall. Their heads were thick and long, with jaws covered by thick, protruding crystal beards, and two small crystal tusks turning upward from their lower lips.

Apart from their jaws, thick crystals also covered their shoulders, joints, and palms.

Clad in heavy armor, the exposed skin had a dark-gray hue, with many areas showing ulcers that exposed the corroded flesh underneath.

Their faces had a toxic blue-green tint.

"They are the Earth Crystal People," Tajana said solemnly, "They’ve all become infected and transformed into monsters now."

The Earth Crystal People are the primary indigenous race of the Earth Crystal Plane, skilled in combat, and naturally able to manipulate rock and soil.

An adult Earth Crystal Person possesses Knight Level strength.

Some elites can reach Grand Knight Level.

Due to their innate ability to manipulate rock and earth, Earth Crystal People can easily sense the power of Earth Elements, thus there are quite a few legendary strong individuals among them.

A race originally formidable in combat, further enhanced by Divine Power, would see its strength skyrocket, making their fearsome nature evident.

As they watched the vast number of Highly Poisonous Earth Crystal People surge forward like a tidal wave, the Wizards within the fortress grew increasingly solemn.

"Spell Towers, open fire!" Fleming decisively ordered.

The Stellar Fortress hummed instantly, bright lights blooming from its top like a rising sun, dispelling the bloody hue in the sky in a moment.

The next second, hundreds of Spell Towers fired simultaneously, dense beams of spell rays tearing through the void, crossing a thousand meters in an instant to strike the Earth Crystal People army.

Amidst piercing screams, hundreds and thousands of Earth Crystal warriors were reduced to ashes before they could even let out a scream!

From above, the packed mass of Earth Crystal People seemed to have dozens of blank trails slashed through them.

Simultaneously, the Golem Legion and the Demon Pattern Knight Order on the ground launched a charge, crashing into the Earth Crystal People with relentless momentum, sending flesh and severed limbs flying.

The same scene occurred in other wilderness directions as well.

Infected Earth Crystal People and creatures from within a thousand kilometers were gradually drawn in by the Star Alliance’s vast commotion, converging from all directions toward the Star Alliance’s camp.

Within the Starlight Wizard Tower, in the council chamber.

Everyone sat around the long table.

Sunan sat at the head, with Lize to his right.

To the sides were Wand, Rose, Fakado, Tulio, and other Level 2 Wizards.

The Level 2 and Level 3 Wizards of the Star Alliance had all gathered.

Hovering above the long table was a three-dimensional model, depicting a full map of the Earth Crystal Plane.

As the Star Alliance’s army continued to expand, the map’s area kept growing.

"The advance is going smoothly," Fakado smiled, "Even though those Earth Crystal People have grown stronger, they’re still no match for the Demon Pattern Knight Order and Golem Legion."

Wand nodded approvingly and smiled, "After all, each of these two legions isn’t weaker than the Earth Crystal People."

The most basic soldier of the Golem Legion, the Stone Golem, holds Knight Level combat strength, no less than Earth Crystal warriors.

There’s even less need to mention the Demon Pattern Knight Order, where any random member possesses power comparable to legend, making the Earth Crystal People no match.

Not to mention having the fire support of the Stellar Fortress and flying fleet.

"The Earth Crystal People are easy to handle; the real trouble lies in those divine beings."

Lize gazed at the map above the table. With the establishment of the Star Network, it also displayed the number and strength of Energy Particle fluctuations at various locations.

And at this moment, on the northwestern frontier, a striking light spot was apparent.

[Name Unknown, Divine Being]

[Energy Level: 25 (Level 1 Gasified Wizard)]

[Hazard: High]

Everyone’s attention shifted to the light spot on the screen.

The Earth Crystal People, at most, could only be considered a type of divine power-infected creature, stronger than other infected creatures but not a threat to the Star Alliance with its massive troops.

But divine beings were different.

These creatures, through chance, absorbed the divine fragments from the Divine Corpse, surviving without dying from the mutation, inevitably evolving in strength, possessing Wizard Level power unexpectedly.

Especially with the Highly Poisonous King’s death domain, creatures that absorbed divinity had a chance to be resurrected as undead, even if they succumbed to mutation.

Thus, the current number of divine beings in the Earth Crystal Plane was assuredly staggering!

These divine beings were the real threats faced by various Wizard Influences as they sought the Divine Corpse fragments.

"Who is in charge of that direction?" Sunan asked.

Lize replied, "It’s Attila. She is commanding a Stellar Fortress. Handling a Level 1 gasified divine being should not be an issue."

Sunan pondered, "Where there are sightings of divine beings, there are likely to be fragments of the Divine Corpse nearby."

Wand immediately volunteered, "I will go there."

Others were eager as well but had missed their chance, feeling a bit regretful.

Unexpectedly, Sunan shook his head.

"I will go there personally."

No one present had personally come into contact with the Divine Corpse, and who knew what side effects the Highly Poisonous King’s corpse fragments might carry. Just to be safe, he decided to check it out himself.

When it comes to Divine Spirits, one can’t be too cautious.

Sunan had no intention of his Wizards suffering unnecessary non-combat casualties.

Soon, Sunan arrived at the location of the divine being’s appearance.

By then, the battle had already ended.

Under the bombardment of the Stellar Fortress, that divine being, resembling a significantly enlarged frog with wings, its gray-white skin covered in disgusting tumors, was soon reduced to a shredded corpse.

Sticky, vile poison leaked from the corpse’s wounds, hissing on the ground, corroding grotesque craters.

"Teacher."

Seeing Sunan’s arrival, Attila immediately flew out from the Stellar Fortress to greet him.

"Send the corpse to the Starlight Wizard Tower laboratory. Additionally, search every area within a 200-kilometer radius from here, leaving no stone unturned. If any fragments of the Divine Corpse are found, inform me immediately."

"Yes, Teacher."

With Sunan’s command, numerous Magic Ships began dispersing in all directions, searching for traces of divine beings.

Finding where divine beings frequently appeared would essentially locate the Divine Corpse fragments.

"It’s a pity we were too rushed to manufacture more Star Cores to bring along. Otherwise, deploying the Star Network across the entire plane would make pinpointing the Divine Corpse fragments straightforward."

Sunan thought to himself.

However, he also knew this was wishful thinking.

Setting aside the massive scale of establishing the Star Network on the Earth Crystal Plane, impossible to accomplish in a short timeframe, even if possible, other Wizard Influences certainly wouldn’t stand by idly and would undoubtedly sabotage it.

Sunan had no illusions that those Black Wizards would compete with him openly and fairly.

On the Earth Crystal Plane, besides infected creatures and divine beings, different Wizard Influence factions were also cautious and wary adversaries.

Over an hour later, the Magic Ship made a discovery.