Chapter 73

For Zain and the other black magic apprentices, they have already spent more than half a year in the Yellow Sand World.

However, for the group of black mages still in the dark regions of the Wizard World, they have been waiting in the Shadow Valley for a full year.

A year has passed, and as the day to construct the passage between the two worlds approaches, not only are the official black mages becoming restless, but even the long-quiet hearts of Vice-Principals Martin and Joanie have been stirred up again.

"Will there be no more unexpected events this time?"

"I heard that several passages connecting the dark regions to the surface have been discovered and occupied by the Holy Tower mages. It seems they are deliberately targeting us?" Joanie said to Martin beside her.

"Regardless of whether the Holy Tower mages have discovered anything in advance, it's too late now."

"The mentor has already set out from Muzobura City."

"As long as we successfully construct the passage connecting the two worlds and the mentor goes over to retrieve the heart core of the fallen Level 4 creature."

"Absorbing the earth element power and comprehending the related laws."

"Then, when the mentor returns as a Level 4 black mage, unless the Holy Tower Master comes in person, ordinary Holy Tower mages will be unable to stop us!" Martin said confidently.

Vice-Principal Martin's true strength and life level are actually higher than what the average black mage would expect.

He is a grand mage who secretly advanced to Level 3 a hundred years ago.

His higher life level and a mentor who is about to break through to Level 4 make Martin know far more about the secrets of the Wizard World than the average black mage.

For example, there is a rule in the Wizard World that Level 4 and above powerhouses are strictly prohibited from making large-scale moves in the Wizard World.

The significance of this rule is that the power and coverage of Level 4 and above powerhouses are too great.

Not only would it cause unimaginable damage to ordinary creatures living in the Wizard World, but it could also affect the plane environment and rules of the Wizard World.

After all, Level 4 creatures can be called "gods" in the Astral Plane and the vast majority of ignorant planes.

The power they wield is at a height that "mortals" cannot imagine.

Many weak and barren low-level planes can barely support one or two Level 4 creatures with all their essence.

Martin is not clear about how many Level 4 and above creatures there are in the Wizard World.

But he knows that the "Black Tower" established by Level 4 and above black mages in the Black Domain numbers in the hundreds.

Martin's response made Joanie feel relieved.

She can't trust others, but she must trust the principal, who is the Lord of Muzobura City, and his terrifying power.

This is a person who, at the peak of Level 3, could resist the pursuit of a Level 4 black mage in the Black Domain.

In fact, if that Level 4 black mage hadn't attacked the Lord during a critical breakthrough, causing elemental backlash, the Lord would have already broken through to Level 4 long ago.

Now, the hope of advancing to Level 4 is largely placed on the fallen Level 4 creature in the other plane, and he has been planning for over a hundred years.

"How exactly did that Level 4 creature fall in the other plane? And why did it leave a spatial rift right here in the dark regions?" Joanie asked a question she had been curious about for nearly a hundred years.

"Hehe, it seems to be an unlucky soul who accidentally descended into the Wizard World through a spatial rift and was casually killed by a Guardian of Summer passing by, then thrown out of the Wizard World."

"The mentor has some connections in the Beren Empire and learned that there might still be some unrepaired spatial rifts in the dark regions. Since the Level 4 creature from the other plane is earth-elemental, he came to try his luck." Martin replied.

Perhaps because success was near, Martin no longer hid the details of some matters from Joanie.

Of course, there were some pieces of information he didn't mention, such as who in the Beren Empire passed the message to the mentor.

These secrets are the core secrets of his lineage.

They also reflect the unclear relationship between the black mages of the Black Domain and the top power of the Wizard World, the Beren Empire.

Martin's mentor is not just an isolated case.

...

A rhythmic elemental melody echoed inside and outside the black magic apprentices' camp in the Yellow Sand World.

With the energy supply from numerous magical devices and hundreds of elemental pearls, a blue-tinged elliptical passage was slowly forming in the air.

Zain and the majority of black magic apprentices watched the gradually forming spatial passage with surprise.

Until...

A loud "boom" echoed.

The sound seemed to come from the other end of the passage, indicating that something had happened to the black mages in the dark regions.

Immediately, a violent tremor came from deep within the spatial passage.

Not only did it scatter many magical devices and tents in the camp, but it also stirred up sand dunes several meters high around the area.

Fortunately, the spatial coordinate generator had already been activated and was received by the black mages in the dark regions, so the stable spatial passage was not yet affected.

Many black magic apprentices, who were unaware of the situation, picked themselves up from the sand, their faces covered in dust.

They looked at the situation in front of them, which was clearly different from what they had expected.

The first to react was a quasi-mage.

Zain knew his name was Rock, one of the top powers in the camp, and even the senior disciple Zorro often had to listen to him, seemingly a confidant of Vice-Principal Martin.

Rock, who mastered the floating spell, a skill rarely learned by ordinary advanced apprentices, quickly flew into the air and entered the spatial passage.

However, before the other apprentices could follow, Rock rushed out in a panic after entering the spatial passage.

But Rock was ultimately a step too slow.

A massive pillar of flame surged out of the spatial passage, engulfing most of Rock's body.

An incredulous face and a single arm trying to wave marked the end of the quasi-mage Rock, who never expected such a fate.

The pillar of flame not only instantly killed Rock but also caused visible cracks in the spatial passage that had just stabilized.

And the extreme pillar of flame, upon reaching the Yellow Sand World, turned into a rain of fire, causing heavy casualties among the black magic apprentices gathered around the spatial passage.

This was definitely not the power of an ordinary official mage!

Zain, who had witnessed the battle between his mentor Mosido and the plantation master Kaiserson, knew that while the battles of official mages were impressive, they never reached such a scale with a single attack.

The sudden change not only stunned Zain and the other black magic apprentices but also put the newly formed spatial passage in grave danger.

More seriously, the arrival of the pillar of flame was just the beginning. A fierce hurricane suddenly surged out of the spatial passage, instantly shattering the spatial passage and the surrounding camp!