Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1067 - 1061: [Immortal Substance]

The sky was ablaze with flames, rapidly burning in the air.

Ronald's defensive measures took immediate effect, revealing the capabilities of Grand Mage Shui's ultimate spell.

The main function of this spell was actually attack.

Yet simultaneously, it possessed an incredibly strong concealment. The materials created by the spell were colorless and tasteless, blending into the surrounding environment to appear like transparent air.

Only under the burning flames could Ronald discern some clues.

This was at the edge of the Firelight of "The Power of the Sun."

As tongues of flame licked outward, he noticed some gases being ignited from the air, transforming into dark green smoke.

Especially after these dark green gases revealed their traces.

It became apparent that their quantity was enormous, completely occupying the entire nearby sea surface.

If someone ignorant moved within here.

Being inside such dense and cornerless spell, it was almost impossible to walk out alive!

"..."

Fortunately, Ronald had discovered everything.

What followed was deciding how to solve the dilemma after discovering the problem.

The spell lingering in the air showed no signs of ending. In this situation, Ronald naturally didn't plan to foolishly wait in the air.

Thus, maintaining "The Power of the Sun" to defend against the corrosion of the green gases, he began to descend, preparing to approach Grand Mage Shui in the sea.

The simplest way to solve a spell is, of course, to deal with the caster.

But when Ronald arrived at the surface of the sea, the scene below left him speechless.

At this moment, the water was filled with fish corpses!

Ronald clearly remembered that while he was in the air, there hadn't been such a situation. Yet, in the extremely short time of his descent, countless fish below the water suddenly died, some floating up, others sinking, turning the nearby water into a massive marine graveyard!

And though the fish corpses weren't rotting and smelling, the seawater itself emitted a strange odor, indicating that this place had also become a dangerous forbidden zone.

"This... is a plague!"

Ronald recalled the contents of the book "Essence Theory," along with the spell Grand Mage Shui uttered, and quickly determined the situation.

In the sixth volume of "Essence Theory,"

The author spent chapters describing the disaster of the Athenian plague; this spell must be the dangerous power derived after transforming that content into an original source.

"In reality, the Athenian plague didn't have such exaggerated effects."

Facing the water that had turned into a poison pool, Ronald's expression became quite helpless.

If it were ordinary poisoned seawater, or if some bacteria were below, Ronald could dive down with the spell "Guardian Angel," keeping everything at bay.

But this was the original source spell cast by Grand Mage Shui!

Even though Ronald was absolutely confident in "Guardian Angel's" defense, diving into the water without investigation wasn't an option.

However, the situation was—the enemy was not dead yet.

Ronald didn't wish to continue delaying, so he chose the fastest method.

He cast Object Control Magic, casually retrieving a fish corpse from the water, then activated the spell "Origin of Species," starting to analyze the specific condition of the corpse in his hand.

The result revealed—

What caused the fish's death was a fast-spreading, highly fatal bacterium. Due to being derived from the original source spell, it carried extremely potent magic power invasiveness.

This was thanks to Ronald using an original source spell for analysis.

Had a regular caster attempted a similar operation, they likely would have been infected by this lethal bacterium during the process.

Moreover, what's more astounding is that the bacteria flooding the air and water were spreading rapidly at an extraordinary pace, unless the spell naturally diminished. Otherwise, the entire area, whether sea, air, or land, would become a pure death zone for creatures!

"..."

"Truly worthy of 'Essence Theory,' truly worthy of a Grand Mage..."

Despite the spell's malice, Ronald had to admit it was an immensely powerful killing power.

Reflecting on his earlier encounters.

If Ronald didn't possess strong insight, discovering the bacterium from the air at first contact.

Even for someone holding an original source, in the face of such silent erosion by the spell, they might not have the chance to realize what's happening, being infected and led to death.

Still, this situation couldn't defeat Ronald.

For Ronald, reaching this point, he had practically neutralized the impact of the bacterium in the water on himself.

He immediately used the modification ability of "Origin of Species" to ensure immunity to the bacterium's harm, diving into the water to capture the barely breathing Grand Mage Shui.

Boom!

However, Ronald's action met with an awkward halt.

Initially prepared to dive into the water to trace Grand Mage Shui, upon contact, he discovered the surface had become exceedingly hard, preventing entry!

This was a paradoxical phenomenon, contradicting reality.

Since Ronald clearly saw the water below waving with tides, even as dead fish continued to float up, with splashes and bubbles appearing randomly.

Yet against this seemingly soft and normal water.

Ronald was utterly incapable of entering!

Moreover, this time the water's hardness differed from the air previously transformed into steel by Shui.

Ronald sensed the water below hosted a unique quality, completely isolating any external force influence!

"..."

Ronald's expression turned grim.

Though it was still night, with the Firelight of "The Power of the Sun," his eyes caught the descending silhouette of the Grand Mage.

But watching the opponent drift further away.

He couldn't enter the water to catch up with the sinking Shui.

"..."

In this scenario, Ronald steadied his mind.

Switching his focus to "Greed's Original Sin" to continue scanning for actual details of the situation.

——Grand Mage Lakemonte——Shui.

——Holder of the original "Essence Theory."

——Exhausted original holder striving to sustain the Complete Technique "Immortal Material" for granting immortality properties to the surrounding water.

——Exhausted original holder striving to sustain the Complete Technique "Immortal Material" to stabilize the magic doll's body.