The Era of Gods

Chapter 671: Chapter 671 Hidden Crisis

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In the grand ceremony, Abatanik handed to him the wooden rod in his hand, which looked like an ordinary stick, but in reality, it was a top-tier Magic Weapon that represented the authority of the Wizard King’s Tower.

The coronation ceremony lasted an entire half-month, during which he received the leaders or representatives from the Ancient Covenant Forces one by one.

Regardless of whether they acknowledged him or not, his ascension to Witch King was an established fact. Whether they liked it or not, they had to show obedience to the ancient covenant and accept any of his formal orders.

Most forces simply recognized him by the stipulations of the ancient covenant, but some were optimistic about him and wished to have closer contact with him, such as…..

Even before the ceremony was over, more than a dozen factions had urgently sent a group of stunningly beautiful companions, ostensibly to serve him; among them were several Dawn Wizards.

Lin Xiao accepted all these companions, not because he truly wanted these beauties, but because they were from forces willing to align with him, and it was not the time to refuse them.

Although he wasn’t very interested in power, he couldn’t say he didn’t need obedient subordinates; after all, he would actively push the forces to conquer other worlds in the future, and without some obedient subordinates, many things would be difficult to handle.

Once the ceremony ended, the forces left one by one, and the Old Sorcerer King chose to live in seclusion within the Wizard King’s Tower until the end of his life.

Based on his own estimation, Abatanik figured he had only a little over a hundred years left to live, which, for a Rank 7 Wizard with a lifespan of over one hundred thousand years, meant he was on the brink of death.

As for the Emerald Queen Tishar, she too departed after the ceremony ended, but before leaving, she told him that according to the ancient agreement, he would need to visit Jade Dreamland in a decade or so to resolve an issue.

This task originally belonged to the Old Sorcerer King, who had to visit the Jade Dreamland every thousand years, but as Lin Xiao had now inherited the position of Witch King, naturally, the duty fell upon him.

The specifics of the task were not disclosed to him by either the Old Sorcerer King or the Emerald Queen. They only said that he would know when the time came, and the Old Sorcerer King also assured him that it would be a good thing for him.

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With that said, Lin Xiao didn’t rush to ask; after all, he would find out in due time.

In the following days, he resumed his usual routine, spending every day in the library reading various books and turning that knowledge into his own strength, without having time to attend to anything else, not even the True Underworld Council.

The three principals of the True Underworld Council had figured out his identity previously, and he was aware of their identities as Children of the Spirit Realm; he simply lacked a suitable reason and means to deal with them for the time being.

But there was plenty of time, and the opportunity would come eventually. For now, he focused on assimilating the vast knowledge collected in the Wizard King’s Tower.

Time passed day by day, and before he knew it, several years had gone by, during which he had only gotten through about one-tenth of the Wizard King’s Tower’s library.

This was still with his ability to memorize everything at a single glance, which allowed him to quickly skim through the material. Had he read normally, he might not have gone through even one percent.

Having read so many books, most of which dealt with knowledge about Wizardry Models of various levels, Lin Xiao had reached the limit of his accumulation in this area. In the Divine Realm’s Tower of Truth, he had already amassed a collection of tens of thousands of such books, and several hundred thousand Star Spirits had begun to study this knowledge under Divine-mandate.

They did not understand the Wizard System but could interpret Witchcraft through the Mage Arcanist System and attempt to synthesize the advantages of different systems.

Although the Wizard System is strong, the difficulty of becoming an Official Wizard is too high.

The Mage Arcanist occupation is already known for its challenging induction, yet the Wizard System not only presents a level of difficulty comparable to that of an Arcanist but is also considerably dangerous.

Arcanist induction may be hard, but at least failure typically does not cause serious problems. In contrast, Official Wizards risk losing a significant amount of their lifespan and damaging their health if their advancement fails. Some older wizard apprentices have died instantly from a single failure, signifying the extreme difficulty of the process. It isn’t suitable for the not-so-numerous Star Spirit Race, which must be changed.

He planned to have the entire Star Spirit Race attempt it, gathering more experience, and then feed these experiences back to him through the Tower of Truth. With a deeper analysis provided by the Creation Rubik’s Cube, he aimed to amalgamate all the advantages and derive a completely new profession that combined the best of the Wizard System with other systems.

The most critical aspect was the incredibly high upper limit of the Wizard System, which allowed one to reach the pinnacle Rank 8 Wizard, on par with Super Divine Power. That was what he truly wanted. Otherwise, the Mage Arcanist profession was not weak; its Combat power was not inferior to that of Wizards of the same rank. The only issue was that its upper limit fell far short of the Wizard’s potential.

Having almost finished reading the books related to the Wizard profession, he no longer needed to spend all his time in the library. The remaining books could be read gradually in his spare time, and he could devote time to other matters.

Such as exploring the Wizard World and understanding the various races and their conditions around the world.

Besides, it was time to take stock of his own assets and see the extent of his family property.

As the owner of the Wizard King’s Tower, his properties were not limited to the tower itself; they also included everything within a hundred thousand square kilometers surrounding the tower, including the tower…

Well, there was nothing within a hundred thousand square kilometers around the Wizard King’s Tower except for plains, forests, lakes, and rivers enriched with dense energy particles. The scenery was quite beautiful, but uninhabited and undeveloped.

The Wizard King’s Tower did not need to earn money to maintain its existence. Instead, it was sustained by offerings from the Ancient Covenant Forces and, in theory, should be protected by a powerful Wizard King’s Guards. However, the previous occupant, Abatanik, had ceased recruiting after the members of the Nth previous generation of the Guard Legions passed away from age thousands of years ago. Subsequently, all members had died except for the twenty-some who were still alive and continued to serve within the Wizard King’s Tower.

In the Wizard World, a Rank 7 Wizard could have a lifespan of over a hundred thousand years, but the lifespan of Rank 6 Wizards was not in the tens of thousands but instead incapable of exceeding ten thousand years. No matter the race, even those known for longevity couldn’t surpass ten thousand years without advancing to Rank 7.

And those of the original Wizard King’s Guards who had lived for several thousand years were definitely not Rank 7 powerhouses. They had only survived that long by using special witchcraft to transform their life essence.

Lin Xiao had specifically asked the Old Sorcerer King about this special witchcraft and learned it was not widely applicable. The success rate was extremely low; initially, several hundred members of the Guard Legions were qualified to perform this witchcraft, but only these twenty-some succeeded, less than ten percent.

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Inheriting the Wizard King’s Tower, these were all former members of the Level 2 Guard Legions, all of whom he inherited. If he wished, he could use this as a foundation to quickly rebuild a Guard Legion.

Lin Xiao considered for a moment that if he were to deal with the Spirit Clan Descenders of the True Underworld Council, he would need a troop to help out in any case.

Although he vastly overpowered the True Underworld Council at the top level with only three Rank 6 officials, they had over a dozen regular Expeditionary Army troops, and it would be troublesome to fight without subordinates.

Moreover, they could summon reinforcements…

“Wait a minute!”

Lin Xiao suddenly frowned, feeling that he had overlooked something.

His previous assumption was that the True Underworld Council would play by the rules. What if they didn’t play by the rules and called in experts from other powerful worlds? Wouldn’t that be a direct GG?

This was entirely possible; anyone with a flexible brain could bypass the rules and request experts from other worlds, and then you’d be forced to kneel down without the chance to run.

“Perhaps I should start preparing early!”

Thinking back, he felt that rebuilding the Wizard King’s Guards was actually not a bad idea.

After all, it didn’t require his personal effort to prepare and establish; the manpower inherited from the Old Sorcerer King were veterans with experience, and they would handle it very well.

With this in mind, Lin Xiao, in the name of the Witch King, issued a formal notice to the Ancient Covenant Forces, instructing them to each deploy a group of Wizards above Level 2 as troops for the Guard Legions.

Interestingly enough, not long after he delivered this notice to the various forces, the three officials of the True Underworld Council discussed matters concerning him through the True Nether Mirror.

The three officials of the True Underworld Council in this world are Marsha representing the Azure Sect, Jacob representing the Galon School, and Eugene representing the Gaius School. Julian’s wife, Marsha of the Azure Sect, was one of them, a Rank 6 powerhouse.

As Lin Xiao’s notice was delivered, the already sensitive Spirit Clan Descenders immediately determined that this was Lin Xiao preparing to eliminate them and began a secret discussion through the True Nether Mirror.

Compared to Julian’s time when the mirror only had the common function of contact, the three officials’ mirrors could project their consciousness into a safe, independent space.

Jacob, representing the Galon School, was a very dominant muscle man, who simply stated:

“I’ve decided to apply to our superiors, requesting to summon experts from other worlds to eradicate this human Descender.”

Eugene, an old scholar with gold-rimmed glasses representing the Gaius School, lifted his glasses and said:

“Considering the responsibilities of all members of the council in this world, I agree with Jacob’s proposal. But asking for help directly from higher authorities would imply our incapability, affecting their evaluation of us. Someone will need to take responsibility for this.”

He looked across at Jacob, whose eyebrows knitted together as he said:

“You’re suggesting I take responsibility?”

“It was you who initiated the idea.”

“Weren’t we agreed to deal with him as soon as possible?”

“Yes, but that doesn’t conflict with this.”

“You….”

“Bang!”

Jacob slammed his fist on the table, stood up with suppressed anger, and pointed at Eugene, saying loudly:

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting. At a time like this, if you want to play your tricks and conspiracies, fine. If you’re unwilling, then I’ll give up too, and we will all face it together and see who suffers.”

It was then that Marsha, representing the Azure Sect, stood up and spoke:

“Stop arguing.”

Julian’s wife was an extremely charming and beautiful woman, who calmly said to Eugene:

“This time is different from before. This human Descender named Lin Xiao has already advanced to Rank 7 and now inherits the Wizard King’s Tower legitimately, which will easily enable him to gather strength surpassing ours. With the support of the world’s will, it will not take many centuries for him to reach the Old Sorcerer King’s realm. By then, even if we invited experts from other worlds relying on the support of this world, we would be helpless against him. For our grand plan, we must eliminate him as soon as possible.”