The Era of Gods

Chapter 668: Chapter 668: Make Me the Master of the Wizard King’s Tower

Inside the Wizard King’s Tower, three people sat facing each other in a hall of exquisitely fine marble, with a semi-floating virtual world map hovering in the center. The Wizard King, Abatanik, pointed to the center of the map and said:

“This is the Wizard King’s Tower, and the area around it is considered the central region, which also represents the core area of this world. Many powerful forces that have signed ancient contracts are distributed around it.”

At this point, Abatanik paused and then said to Lin Xiao:

“You might not be aware of what an ancient contract is, Mr. Lin Xiao.”

Lin Xiao immediately responded:

“Please enlighten me, Your Majesty. I have no idea.”

“An ancient contract is a pact that was signed by the strongest forces of the world in ancient times after defeating the Nightmare World’s disaster lords, forming a loose organization with the Wizard King’s Tower at its head to guard the Wizard World. Later on, any force that gave birth to a Rank 5 Dawnlight Wizard was eligible to join the ancient contract.”

“The ancient contract is not mandatory. The Wizard King’s Tower, other than commanding the forces of this world according to the contract in the event of an invasion from Different Domains, has no authority to command any force at other times.”

“There are currently thirty-three forces in the Wizard World eligible to sign the ancient contract. They include various Wizard Empires and all the top schools and other forces. The Tagama Wizard Empire, where you come from, Mr. Lin Xiao, is also a member of the ancient contract.”

“These forces have now developed cross-world transport witchcraft formations and send spies through the Void every year to find coordinates of other worlds, to invade and plunder them.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao suddenly thought of that ancient battlefield leading to the Sea King World, full of countless spatial rifts, and he couldn’t help but ask:

“I remember there are many spatial rifts in the great wilderness of the Tagama Wizard Empire that lead to different worlds. Why doesn’t the Tagama Wizard Empire explore through there?”

“Because they can’t!”

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Abatanik shook his head with a serious face.

“What’s the reason?”

“That is exactly what I was about to remind you of.”

Just after he spoke, Abatanik suddenly coughed loudly. The Emerald Queen Tishar, who had been sitting quietly on the side, spoke up:

“I’ll tell you, that place was once a powerful portal where an Alien World invaded the Wizard World. Although there was only one probing attack and the other side gave up the continued invasion, the probe made both sides aware of each other’s strength. The spatial channel there is still not closed, and both sides can invade through this channel at any time. To avoid alerting the other side, we can’t have a large-scale military presence in that area.”

“I see!”

No wonder the spatial environment in that area was so chaotic. A battle turned the original granary area of the Tagama Wizard Empire into a wasteland. Countless spatial rifts still haven’t dissipated to this day. Indeed, a tremendous war had taken place.

He then asked:

“Having such a powerful world hanging over our heads is not good. Do we have any detailed information about that world? Do we know their exact strength?”

Tishar spoke eloquently:

“We have named that world the Wicked Soul Realm. They master the power of the soul and in every world they enter, they take away the souls of all beings, turning the entire world into a land of death. In the initial battle, they revealed two Rank 7 Witch-Kings, but there was a sense that there were other witch kings beyond the world channel. A preliminary estimate suggests there are at least four to five witch kings in the Wicked Soul Realm, perhaps even more.”

“But one thing is for sure, they do not seem to have Rank 8 beings, otherwise they would have launched an all-out invasion of the Wizard World back then.”

“That’s still very dangerous!”

Four to five Rank 7 witch kings, possibly more, is a huge threat even without a Rank 8 powerhouse, as the Wizard World, including himself, only has three witch king level powerhouses.

Although Abatanik was Rank 8, he was only at the early phase and seemed to be injured, with an unstable aura. This was an extremely unsettling factor.

If he were to fall one day, the situation would rapidly deteriorate.

The Wicked Soul Realm…

As he was deep in thought, the Wizard King Abatanik seemed to see through his mind and said:

“The Wicked Soul Realm has been eyeing the Wizard World for years and has not given up. As far as I know, they have been sending spies into the Wizard World to gather intelligence over the years. The moment news of my death spreads, they will immediately launch a major attack.”

“Your Excellency, you?”

Abatanik gestured with his hand to stop him, continuing:

“I have lived for more than two hundred thousand years, witnessed the changing of times, and seen the transformation of the world. Even without injuries, I have reached the limit of my lifespan. Death is inevitable, and it will come within the next few hundred years.”

Lin Xiao fell silent for a moment and then said:

“I remember there are many witchcraft techniques that can extend one’s life span, and with your strength, you could easily change your life form to gain a longer life. Why didn’t you?”

The Old Sorcerer King laughed and said,

“Indeed, such techniques do exist, but as the master of the Wizard King’s Tower and a World Guardian, many secrets are of no use to me. Most importantly, my soul has been severely injured by the secret arts of the Wicked Soul Realm’s Witch King, and I can no longer extend my life by changing my soul.”

Lin Xiao….

The Old Sorcerer King laughed heartily and said,

“Originally, I was not willing to die just yet, but now that I have seen the birth of a new Witch King, my heart is at ease.”

Suddenly, the Old Sorcerer King stood up, and to Lin Xiao’s surprise and apprehension, he lifted the unremarkable wooden rod in his hand and touched it to Lin Xiao’s shoulder, saying solemnly,

“Lord Lin Xiao, in the name of the first generation Witch King, I appoint you as the second Witch King of the Wizard King’s Tower. Will you accept the duty to continue guarding the Wizard King’s Tower after my death?”

….

Lin Xiao sat still in silence, not immediately responding.

It wasn’t that he was considering whether or not this was some kind of trap. When the Old Sorcerer King spoke those words, Lin Xiao could sense the will of the Wizard World. The Old Sorcerer King’s words were essentially the will of the Wizard World; if he agreed, he would gain the recognition of the world’s will and become the second generation Witch King, taking control of the Wizard King’s Tower and becoming the most powerful person in this world.

It was not because he was anything special, like a Child of Plane who ascends and happens upon such fortune. Any wizard born in this world who advances to Rank 7 Witch King would enjoy this treatment; it was just his turn.

The reason he was silent was that he was weighing the gains and losses one would receive after agreeing.

The advantages were clear, power, status, and strength. Being the master of the Wizard King’s Tower was akin to being the Chief Guardian, which comes with a higher feedback from the world’s will compared to other Guardians, allowing him to quickly break through the limit of Rank 7 and advance to Rank 8.

But the disadvantages were also clear.

If he agreed to become the master of the Wizard King’s Tower, he would be confined to this world unlike the World Guardians, who were relatively free. As long as there were no major issues, they could go anywhere, and if the world were strong enough to prevent foreign invasions, it wouldn’t matter if one stayed in the Void and never returned.

The master of the Wizard King’s Tower was different; this role was more like an on-duty Guardian who must always stay in the Wizard World and could not leave unless a new Guardian was found to take over.

This possibility was slim, considering Abatanik had lived for over two hundred thousand years and only found a new Witch King just before his death. This shows how difficult it is to advance to Rank 7, much harder than the True God System.

For instance, in Crystal Wall Universe CY-00801, the overall strength isn’t much stronger than this world, yet there are thousands of True Gods within the Hall of All Gods, not even comparable in scale.

Lin Xiao had no desire to be confined to one world, nor did he lack other paths to further advancement. His second True Body was already taking shape; all that was left was to keep enriching it—it wasn’t necessary for him to become the master of the Wizard King’s Tower for that.

Thus, with an apologetic expression, he said,

“I am very sorry, Your Majesty, but I am not yet willing to become a Witch King. Perhaps you could consider Her Majesty Tishar.”

Abatanik’s face did not show disappointment, as if he had anticipated this response, and he said,

“Her Majesty Tishar is the Master of the Emerald Dreamscape and cannot become the master of the Wizard King’s Tower.”

“Perhaps you are not fully aware of the benefits of becoming the master of the Wizard King’s Tower. You might not need power or status, but you definitely need strength. I can see that you are very young and have grown so much in such a short time; you must be very eager for strength. If you become the master of the Wizard King’s Tower, the feedback from the World Origin will allow you to step into Rank 8 in a short period, becoming one of the most powerful beings among countless worlds in the Void. Also….”

He suddenly lowered his voice and said,

“I can sense that you are very much in need of World Origin Force right now. I can feel the potential within you and your desire for the World Origin Force. Your potential is stronger than any other being I have encountered. If you become the master of the Wizard King’s Tower, you can actively push for the conquest of Alien Worlds. For each world you conquer, as the Chief Guardian, you will be awarded twenty percent of all the plundered World Origin Force as a reward. Trust me, if you can conquer a world as powerful as the Wicked Soul Realm, that twenty percent of World Origin Force will be enough to satisfy the craving within you.”

It was a blatant temptation, but he couldn’t deny it shook him.

He was indeed seeking to plunder World Origin Force and Rules to supplement his second True Body and to condense his unique Titan Ancient God Body.

Unlike the True Bodies of other powerful beings, who mastered different Rules and needed only to plunder corresponding Rules and did not need World Origin Force,

like those who mastered the Fear Rule; they only needed to collect vast amounts of fear emotion to transform it into power to fill their True Bodies, condensing a second True Body named after fear.

But the Titan Ancient God Body he was forming was one of the original Innate Ancient God Bodies, which requires not only the many Rules infused in it but the key to be an immense amount of World Origin Force.

To plunder World Origin Force, one must conquer a world. Before, he thought of using the Guardian’s identity to dip into experience when other major forces from the Wizard World invaded Alien Worlds. But after hearing the Old Sorcerer King’s words, especially since the Chief Wizard King could get as much as twenty percent of the World Origin Force gain, he was truly moved.

One should note that normal Guardians only get five percent, and if the number of World Guardians increases in the future, this share will decrease, but the Chief Guardian will always get twenty percent—this was too tempting for him.

So, after considering it for a long time, Lin Xiao bowed his head to reality and said to the Old Sorcerer King Abatanik,

“If that is the case, I am willing to become the master of the Wizard King’s Tower and guard the Wizard World!”