Wizard: Adventures in Two Worlds-Chapter 600 - 17: The Beginning
Time passed.
Lynn had been staying at Jito’s Wizard Tower for nearly two months, and various potions and supplements were about to be exhausted. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
As for cultivation...
On the surface, he had just become an Advanced Wizard Apprentice, but in reality, he was already approaching the pinnacle of a Wizard Apprentice.
If he proceeds steadily, he could definitely become an Official Wizard within two years!
Under Jito’s meticulous guidance and the aid of potions, the Zero Ring Magic—Bloodline Purification Technique was also completed.
Along the way,
he also constructed a Spiritual Protection Technique—Eternal Silence Flame.
This witchcraft can calm chaotic emotions and restless moods, maintain composure in any situation, and has a powerful resistance against various soul-targeted attacks.
Everything was ready.
At the same time.
Jito was also engraving numerous mysterious runes on the second floor of the Wizard Tower, placing beast bones, demon crystals, pure flames, and so on in the corners...
With a Wizard Apprentice’s knowledge, one could not tell what he was doing, but Lynn saw it clearly.
Bloodline plundering!
This was something similar to an altar, using special witchcraft to plunder others’ bloodlines.
Judging by the situation, it was already almost ready.
"Huff..."
Lynn took a deep breath, checking over the various things on his body one last time, preparing to face the unexpected.
"Hmm?"
His temple throbbed lightly, and Lynn’s expression suddenly changed.
It felt like an invisible steel needle had pierced into his Spiritual Inner Sea, causing such intense pain that he couldn’t help but cry out.
"Ah!"
"What’s wrong?"
Jito, who was arranging the altar, frowned upon seeing this, appearing beside him in a flash, and tapped his magic wand lightly:
"Expel Curse!"
The First Ring Witchcraft Expel Curse could drive away all invading foreign objects in the spirit and body, a relatively powerful auxiliary magic spell.
As the magic halo enveloped him, Lynn’s facial expression gradually returned to normal, and he opened his eyes, still shaken.
"Tutor."
"What was that?"
"..." Jito looked displeased:
"What have you been doing outside recently? There was an Official Wizard cursing you from afar just now."
As Lynn’s cultivation increased, Jito’s attitude towards him became increasingly hostile, and he was gradually running out of patience.
His words were now filled with anger.
It was understandable.
After all, Lynn had almost drained his savings during this time, and his cultivation progress was not particularly outstanding.
Moreover, with the imminent bloodline plundering, Jito was also tired of speaking politely.
"This..." Lynn shook his head lightly:
"I didn’t do anything!"
He had some suspicions in his heart but didn’t plan to disclose them, especially since his performance just now had been too obvious, which could spell trouble if noticed.
"Hmph!"
Jito snorted coldly:
"You probably offended someone, which is why someone cast a curse on you, but it shouldn’t be a major issue. I doubt any Official Wizard would go to great lengths to deal with a Wizard Apprentice like you."
He continued:
"You are at a crucial moment now, so don’t think too much and focus on your cultivation."
"Yes," Lynn replied.
......
A few more days passed.
Jito had already prepared everything, and the Wizard who had cursed Lynn from afar had not made any further moves.
On the second floor of the Wizard Tower.
The candles hanging on the wall spontaneously ignited, and the eerie Hexagram Array quietly emerged from the ground’s surface.
Lynn, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in training, appeared unaware of this, continuing his meditative cultivation.
"Tap..."
Jito stepped into the formation slowly, forming hand seals in his hands, the doors of the Wizard Tower closing, beginning to operate at full throttle.
Everything was ready, only waiting to be completed today.
Thinking of strengthening his foundation and securing his future after today, even Jito, who had lived for over a hundred years, couldn’t help the quickening of his heart and breath as he looked at Lynn with a fanatic gaze.
This was no apprentice.
But a stepping stone to ascend to the Second Ring!
"Tutor."
The puppet Dorin, half-covered with rust by now, opened his mouth quietly from the stairway:
"Natalie Witch has sent a message, requesting to see you."
"Natalie?"
His joyous mood forcibly interrupted, Jito’s face showed displeasure, and without turning around, he merely waved his hand:
"Don’t mind her for now; everything can wait until after today."
"...Yes," Dorin opened his mouth, glanced one last time at Lynn, who was cultivating with closed eyes, and shook his head lightly.
She had initially thought this young man might have some means to change the situation, which was why he remained calm throughout.
Now it seems...
Nothing has changed.
"Swish!"
The candles in the room suddenly flared up.
Jito stepped into the altar, sat cross-legged at a specific spot, glanced sideways at Lynn, and suddenly formed a seal with his hands.
"Buzz..."
A halo brightened.
Two inexplicable auras rose from their bodies, intertwining in midair, one big and one small.
The big one belonged to Jito, the small one to Lynn.
The big one,
was devouring the small one.
Everything progressed according to the predetermined trajectory; Jito began to devour Lynn’s bloodline, only for an unexpected change to occur.
"Hmm?"
"What’s going on?"
Their auras were connected, naturally leading to a certain degree of mental contact.
Jito suddenly discovered a strong spiritual power surging from Lynn’s body, rushing toward his Spiritual Inner Sea.
Like a heavy hammer, it carried a brute force and smashed down hard.
"Bang!"
Jito let out a muffled grunt, two streams of nosebleed trickling down, halting the devouring process.
’Spiritual power of the Wizard Realm?’
"How is this possible!"
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In a quiet chamber.
Angus looked pale, clutching a Dead Skull tightly with both hands, thumbs pressed into the eye sockets, his body trembling slightly.
’How could it be?’
’How is this possible?’
’Lynn is just a newly advanced Intermediate Wizard Apprentice; why is his spiritual power so strong?’
He had doubted whether he’d targeted the wrong person, but it was indeed Lynn’s aura at first.
Attacking others with Spirit Secret Technique would allow one to ’see’ the person being attacked.
It was certainly Lynn!
Moreover...
They were already in the spellcasting phase, and their spiritual powers were entangled, making it impossible to stop.
Forcefully stopping the spellcasting...
would result in death!
His mind turned, and he gritted his teeth, desperately urging the spiritual power forcibly enhanced through the Dead Skull to collide with the other side.
Angus practiced witchcraft related to the spirit, and this kind of mental confrontation was his forte.
Plus, with the Dead Skull in hand, he had a winning chance, even against an Official Wizard.
On the other side.
Jito’s expression also changed dramatically.
"How could this be?"
"This kid has the spiritual power of an Official Wizard, could it be that his body was taken over by someone?"
This would explain why Lynn’s cultivation advanced so rapidly after leaving the academy.
If an Official Wizard took over his body, using the wizard’s experience to re-cultivate, it would indeed be possible.
"Even if you are an Official Wizard, you can’t defeat me in my Wizard Tower!"
"Moreover..."
"Your spiritual power isn’t nearly as strong as it appears; you must be relying on some Secret Technique and won’t be able to sustain it for long."
His thoughts settled.
Jito collected his mind, engaging in a brutal clash with the invading spiritual power in the Spiritual Inner Sea, locked in a deadlock.
Outside.
Lynn slowly opened his eyes, glancing at the cross-legged, grimacing Jito, and smiled faintly:
"I initially planned for my true self to take action, but didn’t expect such a windfall; a battle between the sandpiper and the clam, the fisherman profits."
"Interesting!"
He had long noticed Angus’s remote spell killing technique, but had been dodging through spellcasting until Jito attempted to seize his bloodline to lure the other into action.
When Angus struck, he hid his spiritual power within his Spiritual Inner Sea, avoiding the brunt of the attack.
As Angus attacked, sensing Jito’s consciousness, he naturally mistook Jito for Lynn and launched his assault.
And Jito clearly did the same.
Mental battles are hard to end once they begin; a victor must emerge.
"You two may duke it out."
Lynn looked up, forming a seal with his hands:
"Tutor, this great gift of yours, I’ll accept it first!"
Bloodline Devouring Technique!
Jito would never have anticipated that the apprentice he had taken under his wing not long ago had, in just a few months, not only mastered the Bloodline Purification Technique but also completed Bloodline Enhancement and Bloodline Devouring.
Moreover, amidst his clash with Angus, Lynn was devouring his bloodline in reverse to increase his own foundation.
