Water Mage in the Flame Realm-Chapter 408 - 393: Wings of the Evil Dragon
"The person who trapped me here with an Illusion Technique is very powerful! Even if not as formidable as Lij when she transformed into a human at the last moment, they’re definitely not weaker than her Black Whale form!"
At the same time, within the Illusion Realm.
The Desolate Beast lived up to its name, quickly calming down after a brief shock and surprise.
It didn’t rush to break the Illusion Technique before it but instead pondered silently: "Who is it? This Illusion Technique clearly uses Water Magic, but Lij, like me, is a pure Warrior, unable to cast an Illusion Technique, even if he transformed into human form at the last moment, he couldn’t produce such a level of Illusion Technique. And mages skilled in Water Magic are not on that level; even if they did cast an Illusion Technique, it couldn’t trap me. So who is it, really, who?"
The Desolate Beast considered itself well-informed about the Outer Battlefield, yet at this moment, it felt a strong blank spot like a vacuum in its knowledge!
"It seems there’s a hidden figure in this Outer Battlefield, completely beyond the reach of my intelligence."
The Desolate Beast quickly thought, "Was it this hidden figure that caused our forces, including Holy Son Liek, to be annihilated when I made a trip back to the Flame Realm..."
It slowly moved its mouthparts.
With its movements, another Teleportation Gate quietly floated into the air.
This gate, different from the one previously seized by Andrew, was much smaller, a miniature Teleportation Gate.
This mini Teleportation Gate isn’t meant for transporting people, but for transmitting intelligence.
"——To the three scholars, there seems to be an individual in the Outer Battlefield with power similar to or equal to Lij."
The Desolate Beast, through the Teleportation Gate, immediately communicated its assessment to the three great Earth Fire Scholars of the Flame Realm.
This is the Desolate Beast, powerful and meticulous. Except for the rare loss of composure in front of Lij, rationality is its most distinct trait.
A message quickly came back from the other side of the Teleportation Gate, though it’s unclear which of the three Earth Fire Scholars replied, addressing the Desolate Beast: "Do you need assistance?"
A simple inquiry "Do you need assistance?" carried with it a murderous intent!
Bear in mind that on the Flame Realm side, the second Dual Fire War rages vigorously.
To the Magic Guild, if not for the immense pressure on the frontlines, there’d be no need to summon the Desolate Beast back.
And now if something goes wrong in the Outer Battlefield, it’s akin to the backyard catching fire while being besieged front and rear—an intolerable scenario.
"Most likely, assistance isn’t needed, but to be safe, please be prepared for immediate support," the Desolate Beast replied.
In its judgment, if it’s just an opponent at Lij’s level, there’s no need to request assistance.
But... what if Lij has any aces left? What if he’s not entirely dead and retains some last-ditch means?
That would mean two opponents of the same caliber as itself! That’s the reason the Desolate Beast contacted the three great Earth Fire Scholars immediately.
"I will soon figure out who it really is, and contact you again then."
The Desolate Beast said, then put away the mini Teleportation Gate.
However, it made a very peculiar move: raising an exaggeratedly large, cumbersome pair of crab claws, then thrusting them backward, stabbing them into the shell of its back.
"Ahhh!" The Desolate Beast let out a painful roar, like a beast yet faintly like a Dragon’s Roar.
Then, exerting force suddenly, it broke off the crab claws.
The pair of claws got stuck on its back shell, one on each side.
The black Fire of Greed emerged from within the crab’s body, crawling along its back shell, ascending the claws, then extending outwards to ultimately form a pair of black bone wings constructed from condensed Flames!
——Lidzmat’s Dragon’s Wings.
The essence of the new Dragon Transformation Combat Technique is actually using one’s body as a vessel to momentarily revive part of Lidzmat’s power in the world.
But this power, akin to poison, after a brief surge, leaves only chaos and disorder, transforming the user into a Desolate Beast.
First Saintess Capella vaguely sensed this, thus vehemently resisted that power.
The Desolate Beast and Capella are exact opposites; it fully understands the risk yet still chooses to play with fire!
"Huff, huff..." The Desolate Beast breathed heavily.
It could feel its consciousness teetering on the brink of awareness, just a step away from falling into the abyss of confusion.
It endeavored to remain balanced on the edge of consciousness and chaos.
This position is incredibly dangerous, yet also the place to unleash the most terrifying strength!
"Now, let me see who it is that can wield Lij’s level of power yet remains completely outside my intelligence network!" thought the Desolate Beast.
Spreading its wings, the surrounding Illusion Realm started to melt like snow under sunlight at a pace visible to the naked eye.
The Illusion Realm struggled to repair itself, but the repair speed could never match the Desolate Beast’s destruction speed.
Soon the Illusion Realm became tattered, revealing numerous gaps of differing sizes.
As the Desolate Beast moved, it crossed through the largest gap.
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"——How powerful am I now?"
On the island, Andrew scratched his head in response to a question from Silver and others.
He didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
After that dialogue in his inner world, Andrew now understood who the true greatest enemy of this world was.
More importantly, he realized: Water God Lij’s power was never purely Water Element from the beginning, but rather Fire enveloped by Water, using the heat of Fire to vaporize water, create the sky, and then create worlds.
Back then, Water God used this principle to break through to the Creation Realm above the Divine Level, creating this Water God Realm.
Using this realm as a weapon, she heavily wounded and, across the void, suppressed the slumbering Evil Dragon Lidzmat deep in the mountains west of the Magic Guild Headquarters in the Flame Realm.
"——Since I already understand this, what I have to do is quite simple." Andrew thought to himself, "Just follow the gourd and draw a ladle!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Previously, though Andrew had both Water and Fire Powers within him, he didn’t have a clear concept of "Water outside, Fire inside."
Now he understood the path Water God Lij had walked, Andrew copied her, readjusting the distribution of power within himself.
He further internalized "Fire" — including the "Blood of the Fire God" and the strand of Flame Power gained from "Water and Fire United" with Barbara — concentrating within his body.
Then he wrapped "Water" — including the "Water God Mark" and the power of the "Ice Prison Gemstone" — around the outside of the Flame Power.
Simply put, it’s simulating the "world structure" of the Water God Realm within his own body.
The difficult part of the whole process was just in constructing the initial concept, but Water God Lij had already broken through the most challenging part.
The remaining adjustments were effortless.
Like knowing the trick to stand an egg upright is to crack it, then anyone could easily do it.
Andrew even had a fleeting thought in his mind: "Is such a simple adjustment really effective?"
It truly was effective! And it had an astonishing effect on Andrew.
First, after the simple adjustment, some of Andrew’s Water Power naturally "vaporized" due to the internal heating of the Flame Power.
This vaporized portion extended outward around his body, like forming a "miniature sky" centered on Andrew.
And power residing perpetually around an area of spacetime centered on oneself—
This is precisely the definition of a "Domain."
"Constructing one’s Domain" itself is the most crucial mark of breaking from Tier Six, where one’s individual power reaches its peak, to Tier Seven, where one starts to draw upon the power of the heavens and earth!
Andrew broke through to Tier Seven so smoothly, merely by redistributing and readjusting his power internally.
The key point is this wasn’t the end!
