The Synthesis Wizard-Chapter 279: Divine Abomination

"The various wizard factions have held talks and decided to divide the Toxic King's head."

The day after they arrived at the forest, Cyril brought Su Nan new news.

"Divide it?" Su Nan's gaze flickered slightly.

This outcome wasn't too surprising.

The body of a god was fundamentally different from that of ordinary creatures. There were no fatal weak points or critical organs.

Places like the head, throat, and heart were no different from any other part of the body.

A head was no more valuable than the limbs of the same size.

Thus, dividing the Toxic King's head wasn't unexpected.

It was likely that there were too many wizard factions involved, and none of them could be sure of monopolizing the prize, so they reached an agreement to divide it.

"Do you have an estimate of how many divine corpse fragments haven't been discovered yet?" Su Nan asked. "I assume you've exchanged information on the fragments by now?"

Cyril shot him a curious look, unable to resist saying, "Sometimes, I really suspect you're a seasoned wizard who's lived for five or six thousand years, with how well you understand the actions and styles of the various wizard factions."

"That's right. We've exchanged intelligence," Cyril confirmed, "Now, we're just short of the head. Once we obtain it, the divine corpse of the Toxic King will be complete."

Lize, who was listening, suddenly asked, "Which wizard faction has gathered the most divine corpse fragments?"

Cyril shrugged. "The Star Spirit Bell Tower. They're always impressively efficient when it comes to matters related to divine beings."

After a brief conversation, Cyril steered the topic back on track.

"Tomorrow, each wizard faction will send some of their forces to work together to deal with the divine creatures in the forest."

"Lord Ronin has ordered that no affiliated organizations need to participate in this battle. You can prepare to withdraw. Once we get the Toxic King's head and claim our share, this struggle will be over, and you'll be able to leave the Earth Crystal Dimension."

After delivering the message, Cyril hurried back to the Wisdom Codex headquarters to prepare for the coming battle.

"It's finally going to end," Lize sighed in relief.

This was her first time participating in the command of a dimensional war, and as the highest-ranking commander after Su Nan, the pressure she carried was immense.

Though the battle lasted just over six months, it felt like an eternity to her.

"End?" Su Nan's gaze flashed thoughtfully.

He was becoming more and more convinced that the spark for the wizard civil war might indeed have been the head of the Toxic King.

This operation might not go as smoothly as Cyril and the others thought.

"What's wrong?" Lize asked, noticing Su Nan deep in thought.

Su Nan shook his head. "Have all the forces board the Witch Towers, Starfortresses, and magic ships. Prepare for immediate withdrawal."

After more than half a year of battle, the Star Alliance's golem legion had suffered heavy losses, and its numbers had drastically decreased. However, with the addition of twelve Witch Towers "donated" by Black Sotar, the Star Alliance now had ample capacity to transport all its forces without needing the magic cubes.

Lize looked at him in confusion, but she didn't ask further. She nodded and went to carry out the order.

The next day, at noon, a gathering of wizards stood at the entrance of the forest.

Considering the divine creatures they were about to face, the wizard factions had dispatched at least level-two wizards, with the leaders being no less than ten True Spirit descendants.

The combined mental energy of over a hundred elite wizards intertwined, forming a powerful psychic field that enveloped the forest. Even from a distance, one could feel the oppressive force.

Su Nan stood far off, watching as the wizards, led by the True Spirit descendants, entered the forest.

Before long, intense energy particle fluctuations erupted from within the forest.

According to Cyril, more than sixty divine creatures were wandering in the forest, making this the largest congregation of divine creatures they had encountered so far.

Among them, several had reached level two, and a few even reached level three.

However, in the face of the powerful array of elite forces from many wizard factions, the divine creatures were no match.

Su Nan could clearly feel the divine energy fluctuations in the forest rapidly diminishing.

About half an hour later, the energy particle fluctuations stopped completely, signaling that the battle had ended.

Now, it was just a matter of entering the cave to retrieve the Toxic King's head, and the operation would be a success.

"Now, it's up to what secrets are hidden in the cave."

Su Nan's eyes flashed with a glimmer of mystery.

At the same time, the team from the wizard faction alliance had arrived at the cave entrance.

Sensing the dense divine energy coming from the cave, True Spirit descendants like Ronin and Boben exchanged glances, and a faint look of satisfaction appeared in their eyes.

Ronin and Boben, as outstanding young True Spirit descendants, had naturally been appointed as the leaders of their respective factions for this operation.

To prevent interference from the other, they naturally had to enter together for this final step.

Other wizards remained outside to wait.

The cave was not large, only about two to three hundred square meters. The walls were uneven, covered with sharp protrusions, and there were many animal footprints on the ground, indicating that the divine creatures outside had passed through.

As soon as they entered the cave, Ronin and Boben's eyes were immediately drawn to something on the ground deep within.

It was a massive head, with greenish skin and a hideous, distorted face. The top of its hairless head was covered in tightly packed flesh lumps, which were thin and rounded, with greenish pus faintly visible inside.

Two sharp tusks jutted from its upper lip, emitting a cold, eerie glow.

Even though it was the corpse of a fallen god and only a head, Ronin and Boben, upon facing it directly, still felt an indescribable sense of oppressive pressure.

A formless thought suddenly entered their minds, turning into a vague prayer and chant that reverberated, attempting to twist their wills!

Boben snorted coldly, channeling his mental energy to immediately dispel the thought from his mind.

At the same time, Ronin's gaze only faltered for a moment before he quickly regained clarity.

"Even a dead god still holds such terrifying power. I can't imagine how terrifying a living god must be."

Ronin sighed.

Boben shot him a sidelong glance, sneering, "It's just a god. How many dead gods have there been under the hands of wizards? One day, I'll personally slay a god and bring its corpse back to the lab as material."

Ronin smiled faintly and said, "Good ambition. Then the task of sealing the Toxic King's head will be up to you."

Boben scoffed but didn't refuse. With a thought, his shoulder skin split open, and pale bone spines erupted, quickly expanding into a massive bone claw that reached for the divine head.

But at that moment, the seemingly still head of the Toxic King suddenly opened its eyes, its gray-green pupils locking onto the incoming bone claw.

In the next instant, a thick toxic gas exploded outward!

Upon touching the toxic gas, the bone claw sizzled as if hit by strong sulfuric acid, quickly corroding and disintegrating, and the corrosion spread upward.

Boben's expression changed drastically, and he decisively severed the bone claw.

"What's going on?"

Ronin's expression also turned grave. His eyes glowed with a faint bluish light as he focused, allowing him to see through the previously murky toxic mist.

To his surprise, the Toxic King's head began to melt like butter in heat, quickly transforming into a disgusting fleshball that rapidly expanded to a height of two meters.

Crack!

The fleshball suddenly cracked open, and a hideous figure emerged from within.

"Roar!"

A roar, akin to a prehistoric beast, echoed through the cave, causing rocks to fall from the walls.

The creature that emerged was about two meters tall, with thick dark green skin. Its demonic face resembled a skull with a jutting jaw. Its muscular body was slightly hunched, and its claws were sharp like blades.

"A divine creature?" Boben frowned.

"No!" Ronin's face turned grave. "Divine creatures are transformed by divine energy, and they can't come from a god's corpse!"

At Ronin's reminder, Boben's expression darkened as realization hit.

"...A divine abomination?"

"Most likely."

A divine abomination was an incredibly terrifying creature.

This was common knowledge among wizards.

The origins of divine abominations were lost to history. Some believed they were created as living weapons during the ancient wars of the gods, while others thought they resulted from failed divine power experiments.

But after years of research, wizards had determined that the only confirmed method of creating a divine abomination was when a god's corpse underwent a mutation under specific conditions, giving birth to one.

The strength of these abominations depended on the power of the god's body that served as the origin and the corpse's level of integrity.

The strongest could rival or even surpass gods themselves, while the weaker ones might only possess power similar to a True Spirit Wizard.

Because divine abominations radiated powerful energy that could infect nearby weaker creatures, transforming them into destructive monsters, the appearance of each divine abomination usually heralded the collapse and destruction of a world or dimension.

In dealing with such creatures, the multi-dimensional universe had only one consensus: total annihilation!

Ronin and Boben never expected to encounter the birth of a divine abomination, an event of extremely low probability.

"A divine abomination can only be born if there's a god's corpse to act as the origin, and there must also be a massive energy source nearby for it to absorb!"

Ronin's eyes scanned around.

His meaning was clear: there must be some energy source within the cave.

But they didn't have to wonder for long.

As the divine abomination took a step forward, the cave wall behind it suddenly shattered, revealing a cavity underneath.

Inside, a swirling, multi-colored light, like the brightest, most dazzling glow in existence, hung in the air, slowly spinning like a vortex.

A strange wave of energy instantly engulfed the entire cave.

The energy particles in the air became incredibly active.

Even though Ronin and Boben hadn't consciously absorbed the energy, they could clearly feel the particles rushing into their bodies.

In that moment, a sudden realization dawned upon them.

Within a single breath, their understanding of the laws, which had been stagnant for so long, suddenly surged forward!

Seeing this, the two of them could no longer hide their excitement and shock. Almost simultaneously, they blurted out,

"The Law Source!"

"Roar!"

In response, a deafening roar echoed.

Ronin and Boben quickly snapped out of their joy, realizing that now was not the time to rejoice.

Seeing the divine abomination charging toward them, their eyes hardened, and they immediately unleashed their innate abilities.

Crash!

The cave suddenly rang with the sound of crashing waves.

Countless waves of sea-blue ripples appeared out of thin air, surging forward like an ocean tide.

The moment the waves collided with the divine abomination, it was as if it had fallen into the deep sea, and the pressure from all directions halted its movement.

Taking advantage of this moment, Boben suddenly thrust his right hand forward, stabbing his left palm forcefully. With a muffled thud, a wound the size of an egg appeared.

Immediately after, a dark gray liquid began to pour out of the wound.

Though the wound was small, it gave the impression of a great dam bursting, with waves of liquid flooding out.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a black-gray torrent formed, crashing toward the divine abomination with a deafening roar, intending to engulf and drown it!

This was the Dark Throne's top-ten innate ability, Dark Water.

"Roar!"

The divine abomination roared, and thick, pale green mist surged from its body, enveloping it in a translucent mist armor.

The moment the armor formed, its previously sluggish movement regained its speed, and it charged toward the oncoming Dark Water, smashing through it with violent force.

The Dark Water, capable of corroding and assimilating all living beings, was shattered by the divine abomination's assault, scattering in all directions.

As for the divine abomination, aside from the mist on its surface thinning slightly, it remained unharmed.

Looking at this scene, Ronin and Boben were both horrified.

Though they had read about divine abominations, only now, when faced with one, did they realize just how terrifying these creatures, feared and reviled by countless races, truly were!

Any being below a True Spirit Wizard would probably have no chance against this divine abomination!

The two exchanged a glance and nearly simultaneously turned to run, charging out of the cave without hesitation.

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The wizards outside, hearing the roar, sensed something was wrong. Just as they hesitated, wondering whether to enter, they saw Ronin and Boben charging out, looking unusually panicked.

"Quick, leave!"

"Get out of here!"

Ronin and Boben simultaneously issued commands to their respective teams.

Though their allies were confused, they obeyed without question, quickly retreating.

The other wizards were still stunned for a moment, but then they saw a horrifying figure charge out from the cave.

In the next instant, a torrent of green toxic mist engulfed the area, swallowing everything around it.