Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 198 - 28 Mountain Secret Realm

Chapter 198: Chapter 28 Mountain Secret Realm

Bidding farewell to Ulysses, Richard quickly arrived at the Duel Arena on the eleventh floor of the residential area.

Bang! Bang! Bang…

Muffled sounds emanated from the dueling platform.

On the platform, Bald Jimmy was fighting a burly wizard, no, to call it a fight would be inaccurate; it was more like Jimmy was the only one throwing punches as the wizard he was facing barely moved, allowing Jimmy to attack at will.

Jimmy’s muscles swelled as he transformed into a five-meter-tall muscle giant, his body adorned with intricate magic patterns that flickered with the infusion of magic power with each attack.

But despite Jimmy’s earnestness, the wizard, towering over two meters tall, remained still, allowing Jimmy’s continuous strikes and even occasionally turning to let a different part of his body absorb the blows.

Watching this scene, Richard had a ludicrous thought.

It seemed like Jimmy was giving the wizard a massage.

A Three Rings Wizard who follows the Physique Evolution path is merely massaging the other wizard with his fully powered attacks.

In the stands of the Duel Arena, numerous wizards sat among the audience. Their life radiation was so vigorous it resembled furnaces. Even the utmost apprentices would be subject to the suppression of life levels if they were in their presence, leading to extreme panic and debility.

Richard found an empty seat and casually asked the wizard next to him,

“Friend, who is the master fighting Jimmy? Is it our department head?”

The wizard glanced at Richard, noticing the Life Radiation of a Second Ring Wizard emanating from him, and replied respectfully, “Master must be new here. The only wizard in our club who can take Jimmy’s hits without a problem would undoubtedly be the head of the department.”

Garon the Great Wizard, head of the Garon Club, was the first to become a Great Wizard during the pioneering period. His strength is now said to have reached the Sixth Circle.

Logically, such a figure should spend every day in the Secret Realm, seeking the path to truth, striving to become the sixth Truth Wizard. But Garon the Great Wizard seemed disinterested in becoming a Truth Wizard. Richard had heard Jimmy say that what Garon enjoyed the most now was nurturing wizards who follow the Physique path.

Nearly half of the Apprentice Wizards in his own Garon Wizard College were on the Physique Evolution path, and he would often make appearances in his transformed state at the college, encouraging students to pursue the path of Physique Evolution.

Richard felt that there must be deep implications behind Garon the Great Wizard’s actions. He didn’t believe that a Sixth Circle Great Wizard would play around with them lower-level wizards for no reason.

Soon, Jimmy stopped his fists, his body shrinking back to its normal state, out of breath as he said, “Minister, you’ve gotten stronger again. I can’t even make a dent in this incarnation of yours now.”

Garon the Great Wizard stretched languidly and walked over to Jimmy, patting him on the shoulder.

“Jimmy, this incarnation was made based on your peak state. Your combat skills have become more adept than before, but your overall condition in your Magic Rune Battle Body has declined by one-thousandth compared to your peak. It’s a very faint change, but I must tell you something.

Jimmy, you’ve gotten old.”

Hearing this, Jimmy’s expression froze momentarily as a fleeting hint of desolation passed across his face.

But soon he was laughing and scratching the back of his head, “Minister, I’m well aware of my age. For the club here, I promise to find a good successor for you.”

Garon the Great Wizard nodded, stroking Jimmy’s head as if he was petting his own junior.

“The rest is up to you.”

With that, Garon the Great Wizard took a step and his whole incarnation disappeared without a trace.

Jimmy flew into the air, scanning the entire Duel Arena with his spiritual power, then suddenly turned his gaze towards Richard’s spot.

“Hmm? Already advanced to the Second Ring?”

Jimmy was taken aback by the change in Richard’s Life Radiation.

He remembered this kid had only just been promoted to the First Ring, not even a hundred years before the Plane War. How much time had passed, and the kid had already reached the Second Ring.

Noticing Jimmy’s gaze, Richard smiled respectfully, thinking how keen the perception of those who followed the Physique Evolution path was.

Even Jolod had not noticed his promotion to Second Ring, yet Jimmy had detected something was amiss with a mere sweep of his spiritual power.

Jimmy smiled at Richard and then flew over to him.

“Richard, you’ve gained quite a bit from this Plane War.”

Richard stood up, performing the Wizard’s Salute.

“Master’s perception is indeed sharp. I did have some gains from the Plane War.”

Jimmy patted Richard’s shoulder and seemed to sense Richard’s physique.

One hundred points, it looked like a recent promotion.

“Alright, next time you advance, come to me for registration. Otherwise, if we arrange fights based on your old strength data, the outcomes could be quite bad.”

After speaking, Jimmy flew back to the center of the Duel Arena.

Nearly six more hours passed, and almost all the wizards who had received Jimmy’s invitation had arrived at the Duel Arena.

Watching the wizards in the audience, sparse yet all exuding formidable auras, Richard couldn’t help but marvel that the wizards who had chosen the path of Physique Evolution were indeed powerful in battle.

After all, having been rigorously selected through Plane Wars, Physique Evolution Wizards who were not strong enough had long since been wiped out by the native Alien creatures.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Jimmy took out a Crystal from his pocket; it was identical to the Secret Realm Crystal Richard had obtained from the Black Tower Great Wizard back in his day.

“Fellow practitioners, I am Jimmy.

I won’t waste time with idle talk. Today, the Secret Realm we will enter is called the Mountain Secret Realm.

Inside, the gravity is ten times that of the Wizard World, with some areas experiencing even stronger gravity.

Secondly, this Secret Realm dates back to the Middle Ages of the Mountain World, and within it live many natives who have undergone Physique Evolution. Although these natives have submitted to Garon Great Wizard, we can still challenge them.

These natives possess much combat knowledge known as the ‘Mountain Path,’ which, if the challenge is successful, can be copied and handed over to the club; thereafter, one can keep the original for oneself.

However, among these natives, there are many with low strength, and indiscriminate killing is strictly forbidden.

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These are the possessions of Garon Great Wizard, and I hope everyone can restrain their nature and avoid trouble.

Lastly, fighting between wizards is not allowed in this exploration of the Secret Realm. If you wish to spar, you are welcome to do so back in the Wizard World once the journey is over. This trip to the Secret Realm will last one year, and I hope everyone will gain satisfactory rewards.”

Having finished going over the matters to be mindful of in the Secret Realm, Jimmy opened a vast Space Rift with the Crystal in his hand.

The wizards in the Duel Arena held their invitations, queuing to enter the Secret Realm in front of Jimmy.

When it was Richard’s turn, Jimmy took the invitation, and with a smile said to Richard, “You are young, so it would be best for you to fight with the native Aliens during this journey to the Secret Realm and learn some knowledge about Physique combat.”

“Um, thank you for the advice, Master.”

Richard nodded appreciatively at Jimmy and then entered the Secret Realm.

…

The Mountain Secret Realm came from a mid-sized world known as the Mountain World, which Garon the Great Wizard controlled.

As an existence second only to large worlds, the inside of a mid-sized world can be said to be filled with strong individuals; every time one encounters such a world, several Academies must join forces to conquer it. Even then, there are occasions when the conquest fails, and Great Wizards may perish unexpectedly.

But in Plane Wars, risk means reward.

The danger of mid-sized worlds is great, but the rewards they offer are also considerable. Some of the legacies of the natives of mid-sized worlds even surpass the depth of research by wizards.

These legacies are the greatest treasures for wizards in conquering mid-sized worlds.

The moment he entered the Mountain Secret Realm, Richard instantly felt his body grow heavier, and his Magic Power consumption started to increase rapidly.

Looking around, the landscape comprised mainly low plants, with tall mountains beyond.

These mountains seemed ordinary, but under the strong gravity of the Mountain World, their density was alarmingly high. Richard tried to attack with a spell, and his Annihilation Heart at two thousand Energy Level could only create a crater about half the size of his body on a stone.

The crimson magma flew swiftly down the crater, turning into sharp stone spears in mid-air, shattering into fine powder upon hitting the ground.

“Ten times the gravity is truly extraordinary,” Richard exclaimed.

Under the influence of Mountain World’s gravity, the Magic Power consumed for Richard’s flight also increased tenfold, but he did not give up flying because of it.

The Magic Power density in the Mountain World was roughly ten times that of the Wizard World, which actually wasn’t very high; even as he flew, the Magic Power inside Richard’s body was slowly decreasing.

However, he discovered that under the influence of gravity, the efficiency of his body absorbing Magic Power from the space around him was slowly increasing.

Although the degree was very small, to Richard, who had long been training the Adaptation Body and was extremely familiar with all the data of his body, this change was as noticeable as a meteor in the night sky.

Even flying in the Mountain World’s gravity qualified as a form of training.

“Perhaps I could set up a gravity chamber back home and use gravity Runes to simulate a high-gravity environment,” Richard thought to himself.

The Mountain Secret Realm was vast, with towering mountain ranges and small plains between them, where the native creatures of the Mountain World—the Mountain Dwarves—lived.

These Dwarves had brown-gray skin, two eyes, a single nose, and their teeth were similar to humans; they almost looked like a subspecies of humanity. Their average height was around one meter, but the more powerful individuals were taller than average.

The physical condition of these Dwarves was strong, with ordinary adults able to reach the level of a high Knight; the slightly more exceptional ones could achieve Legendary Knight or even higher-level Wizard Apprentice.

When these Mountain Dwarves practiced the so-called ‘Mountain Path,’ they would become Mountain Monks—Level 1 Creatures—and then join various ancient temples built in the mountains, taking on the duty of guarding the ordinary Mountain Dwarves.

Now, these temples had all submitted to Garon Great Wizard, and so Richard easily entered one of them, becoming a distinguished guest.

“This Wizard sir, may I know what you require?”

A bald Mountain Dwarf, draped in a vestment made of metal armor, spoke respectfully to Richard.

Richard nodded and replied with the same courtesy:

“I would like to learn your ‘Mountain Path.'”