Wizard: Adventures in Two Worlds-Chapter 463 - 022 Divine Fire

After sending Carl off, Makin gathered his things and walked towards the core of the inner city of the Void City.

Compared to the chaotic and dilapidated outer city, the buildings in the inner city were much more orderly.

There were at least a few well-packed streets.

The houses on both sides of the streets were also uniform, with infants and children in each being taught by pregnant women.

"KNOCK. KNOCK..."

"Come in!"

Makin pushed the door open and bowed to the elder inside, saying,

"Divine Envoy Yun!"

Divine Envoy Yun,

one of the two Divine Envoys of the Void City.

The one Makin had mentioned was temporarily unavailable to meet.

"Mm."

The hunched, white-haired Divine Envoy Yun sat cross-legged before a bonfire, his gaze profound as he asked,

"Is there something?"

"A Divine Envoy who has lost his Void City has arrived. He wishes to meet you and the tutor," Makin said.

"I refused him."

"Good that you refused." Divine Envoy Yun nodded. "An outside Divine Envoy... The Void City is not in a position to receive guests right now, nor can it accommodate a third Divine Envoy. It’s best he goes elsewhere."

"But, Divine Envoy Yun," Makin said, "he seems very interested in the Divine Gifts here. I’m afraid he doesn’t plan to leave anytime soon."

"Is that so?" Divine Envoy Yun looked up. "Every Void City has its own Divine Gifts, from which one can comprehend the Magic Doors passed down by the Divine. However, an individual’s energy is limited, so few attempt to learn the Magic Doors of other Void Cities, unless the Magic Doors are similar... It seems his previous Void City was also related to the power of Thunderclap."

Void Cities didn’t mind exchanging cultivation Magic Doors.

After all, in a world like this, everyone struggled to survive; someone becoming stronger was good for all.

It was just that different Void Cities had different Magic Doors, and relearning other Magic Doors was too time-consuming.

Thus, they usually only regarded the legacies of other Void Cities as references.

"That should be it."

Makin nodded. "Little John said that when the man flew, there was lightning. Little John was the first to encounter the outside Divine Envoy."

"The outside Divine Envoy is named Carl."

"Carl..." Divine Envoy Yun nodded slowly but didn’t intend to discuss it further. Instead, he looked at the bonfire before him. "The Divine Fire is about to go out."

His voice was somber, causing Makin’s expression to darken.

"How much longer can it last?"

"Twenty years? Thirty at most."

Silence fell in the room.

The foundation of a Void City was its mineral deposits, and the reason a Void City could shelter the Human Clan was because of the Divine Fire.

Mineral deposits!

Divine Fire!

Divine Gifts!

These three were the blessings bestowed by the Divine upon the Human Clan.

Every Void City possessed them.

The divine stones from the mineral deposits could combat malevolent creatures, the energy released by the Burning Divine Fire could shelter all living beings, and the Magic Doors contained within the Divine Gifts allowed people to cultivate, enhance their strength, and increase their chances of survival.

And if, one day, the Divine Fire were to extinguish...

The Void City would be completely exposed to endless malevolent creatures, and the people within would lose all possibility of survival.

Only Divine Envoys

would have a chance to escape.

But in this collapsing world teeming with endless malevolent creatures, even Divine Envoys who left a Void City would find it hard to survive for long. They would have to seek refuge in a new Void City.

"It’s been several days since any Divine Marrow was excavated from the mineral deposits."

Divine Envoy Yun sighed. "Without Divine Marrow as fuel, the Divine Fire will continue to weaken until it extinguishes, and this Void City will also perish."

"Lord Divine Envoy..." Makin’s body tensed. "Are you really planning to take the Divine Fire and seek refuge in ’Muku Void City’? The tutor would never agree."

"Muku Void City recently developed a new type of plant. It bears fruit in just half a month, enough to feed one person for a year," Divine Envoy Yun said gravely. "Only there can we survive for long."

"But..." Makin’s face showed his struggle. "If we take the Divine Fire, everyone here will die."

"Die?" Divine Envoy Yun chuckled lightly. "You should be accustomed to death by now. It is everyone’s ultimate fate, yours and mine included."

"If we take the Divine Fire now, we can still survive in Muku Void City. But if we leave twenty years from now... People will still die then, and it will be much harder for us to receive generous treatment from Muku Void City."

Makin was speechless.

He was right! No matter when they left, as long as they took the Divine Fire, the people of the Void City would die. It just wouldn’t be this current group.

"The tutor will not agree."

"Hmph!"

Divine Envoy Yun snorted. "He’s still clinging to that ethereal prophecy. In hundreds of years, has a true Divine ever descended?"

Makin shook his head.

Hundreds of years ago, a Divine Envoy of this Void City had made a prophecy: the Divine would come here to save the world.

As a result, hundreds of years passed; the Divine Fire gradually weakened, the Void City shrank, and the mineral deposits became increasingly depleted.

The Divine never appeared.

Makin actually understood that the prophecy was most likely just spiritual comfort given by their predecessors to help people keep living.

Regrettably, his tutor believed it wholeheartedly.

「* * *」

Thunderclap!

Invisible forces collided in the void. A flash of lightning suddenly appeared, illuminating the entire Spiritual Inner Sea.

The Magic Circuit of Thunder God’s Fury reacted instantaneously, as if coming alive, opening its maw wide towards the flash of light.

In an instant, it devoured the flash of light.

And the Magic Circuit of Thunder God’s Fury underwent certain desired changes, seemingly growing stronger.

"PHEW..."

Carl opened his eyes and let out a slow breath.

"Thunder God!"

Is this truly a power only the Divine possess?

The moment he touched the Stele—also known as the Divine Gift—he perceived that profound insight.

An insight related to Thunderclap.

It was as if someone had forcefully crammed knowledge into his brain; his understanding of Thunderclap witchcraft surged instantly.

Certain previously incomprehensible aspects of Thunder God’s Wings had now become clear.

Even...

Thousand Buddha Hands—Thunder God Seal!

He formed a hand seal, and an ethereal Buddha manifested behind him. As Carl thrust his hands forward, a blinding bolt of lightning shot out over a hundred meters.

"BOOM!"

A mound was instantly flattened, dust billowing and spreading through the surroundings.

Carl’s eyes lit up.

"HA!"

With a low shout, the muscles on his back rippled, and tentacles writhed as they extended from it.

Immediately after, the tentacles transformed into arms.

Simultaneously, the ethereal Buddha behind him also changed, over a hundred arms extending, each forming different seals.

Thunder God Seal!

Heavenly Thunder Seal! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Thunder Seal!

...

"BOOM!"

Massive Thunderclap erupted from the hundred-plus hand seals, blasting towards the ruins ahead. The earth was instantly torn open.

It was like a small earthquake.

"PHEW..."

Sweat beaded on Carl’s forehead, but his face was filled with ecstatic joy.

"Hundred Hands Realm!"

"Although they are only Thunder-attribute hand seals, and I borrowed power from the Abyss Giant Squid Bloodline, it is indeed the Hundred Hands Realm!"

This strike already possessed the might of the Second Order!

"With this breakthrough in realm, as long as I continue to practice and familiarize myself, Thousand Buddha Hands can officially advance to the Hundred Hands Realm, not just limited to Thunder-attribute hand seals."

"According to my speculation, once Thousand Buddha Hands reaches the Hundred Hands Realm, my chances of advancing to Holy Knight will also greatly increase."

「Half a month later.」

Carl reappeared near the Void City.

The Magic Flying Carpet hovered silently, with a gaunt Little John standing on it, speaking softly.

"Divine Envoy Bo Wen returned once, but it seems he had an argument with Divine Envoy Yun, and then both of them disappeared without a trace."

"As for the Divine Marrow you wanted, I’ve made inquiries. Currently, no one is selling any. There used to be some, but I guess the mineral deposit excavation isn’t going well..."

"Lulu has already started learning cultivation techniques and is progressing smoothly. I even got a meat worm from her."

He chuckled foolishly, completely forgetting that the insect nest was originally his.

"John."

Carl stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"You seem to hold some special expectations for Divine Envoys?"

"Of course!" John replied, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "In the ancient records, people lived in a world without danger, full of peace. There, the rivers flowed with nectar, the trees bore fruit that could never be fully picked, you could eat whatever you wanted, and people slept in luxurious mansions."

"Legend says that place is called the Divine Domain, and Divine Envoys would take obedient children to live in the Divine Domain."

Uh... Kid! The place you’re in right now *is* the Divine Domain.

Carl shook his head gently and pointed down towards the Void City, or rather, the mineral veins encircling it.

"Look at those mineral veins. What do they resemble?"

"Resemble?" John blinked. "A flatbread?"

"..." Carl sighed. "Doesn’t it look like a part of a corpse?"

John shook his head. "I don’t see it."

"Never mind." Carl chuckled; there was no need to get serious with a child. He asked directly, "Is Makin still unwilling to let me into the inner city?"

"Mm-hm."

"Then what about accessing the other Divine Gifts?"

"The Divine Gifts are in the inner city."

John pursed his lips and said, "But Uncle Makin said he could introduce you to a distant Void City where you can stay. Our Void City is too small; it can’t support three Divine Envoys."

"..." Carl narrowed his eyes. Strange.

"Never mind. Have you seen Divine Envoy Bo Wen, or can you find anything he might have touched? Preferably an item of his clothing."