Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 234 - 18 Test Site

Chapter 234: Chapter 18 Test Site

The Sea of Lava was vast and boundless, its depth immeasurable.

Richard swam down along the pillar continuously, trying to find the starting point of the Crystal Pillar, but after a week of diving, he finally abandoned the idea.

It seemed that the Crystal Pillar stretched straight into the deepest parts of the Sea of Lava, but Richard couldn’t dive indefinitely.

The Magma Sea was a sea too, and as he dove to a certain depth, each movement of Richard’s body consumed a massive amount of energy. Coupled with the viscosity of the magma, Richard felt like an insect trapped in resin, about to become amber.

“Is this Pioneer Relic not meant for me?” Richard felt somewhat disheartened.

But quickly, Richard adjusted his mindset. At present, this Magma Sea was also a suitable training ground for him. Even if he couldn’t find the Pioneer Relics, enhancing his physique was excellent.

With that thought, Richard began swimming at the deepest depth he could endure.

As everyone knows, swimming is a very physically demanding exercise. The Magma Sea, where Richard was, not only had viscous fluid but also considerable pressure. Under these conditions, continuously exercising, Richard’s physique slowly began to improve.

And the Physique Enhancement Gland that Richard had implanted earlier, under these extreme conditions, began to produce a large output of Physique Enhancement Hormone.

The combination of these two factors drastically increased the speed of Richard’s physique enhancement.

In just three months, Richard’s physique had improved a notch within the Magma Sea.

This speed of enhancement thrilled Richard.

However, Richard did not exercise without any control; the growth of his physique was not without a cost.

Exercising for a long time under such extreme conditions, every organ in Richard’s body was operating at full, even over capacity, and such operation had a price.

And Richard’s body was also constantly battling against the erosion of the Fire Element from the Magma Sea.

While the Adaptation Body allowed Richard to resist five hundred energy levels of Elemental Damage, he naturally did not have the Bloodline of a Fire Element creature. Staying in such an environment for a long time, his body inevitably suffered from Fire Element erosion.

This accumulated erosive damage could potentially lead to irreversible crystallization of Richard’s body.

This would undoubtedly be a significant setback for a Wizard pursuing physique evolution.

Expanding his Magic Barrier, Richard opened the Secret Realm Rift and plunged in.

For Richard, who owned a Secret Realm, recovery could be carried out at any time.

Inside the Secret Realm, the sleeping Ulysses had long since woken up.

He noticed Richard entering the Secret Realm and curiously asked, “Gah, did you go for a bath in the magma? Why is the Fire Element so heavy on you?”

When Richard entered the Secret Realm, the ground where his feet touched instantly emitted blue smoke. With each step, a black footprint appeared on the spot.

“Pretty much. I’m now in the Underground Magma Sea of the Red Sun World. I’ve also discovered another Pioneer Relic. I’ve been training and searching for the relic simultaneously.”

After speaking, Richard shouted to the World Mushroom, “World Mushroom, get me a showerhead.”

A fungal tentacle emerged from the ground near Richard’s feet and transformed into a huge mushroom, from which a continuous stream of warm, gentle water dripped from beneath its cap.

The water dripped onto Richard, instantly turning into steam, but it also eroded part of the Fire Element.

“Gah, the Magma Sea? Why did you run to that place?” Ulysses exclaimed in astonishment.

Worlds biased towards the Fire Element often contain Magma Seas, but apart from magma, these seas generally lack other resources. Besides certain Fire Element creatures, no creatures would dive into the Magma Sea.

“That, you have to ask our key moment sleeper, the crow,” Richard glanced at him and said lightly, “I was being chased by over a hundred Fire Lizard Knights outside. If I hadn’t escaped into this Magma Sea, I would already have been fed to the Dragon Beasts by the Fire Lizards.”

Hearing this, Ulysses felt somewhat embarrassed: “Gah, I got drowsy, couldn’t help it.”

Ten minutes later, the Fire Element on Richard was completely eroded. He slapped his forehead, and a layer of green stubble instantly grew out, which in a few minutes turned into black hair.

Richard turned to look at Ulysses:

“How are your injuries now? I didn’t find this Pioneer Relic, but you might be able to find it faster.”

“Gah, I’m alright; I can still manage the job of finding things.”

Saying this, Ulysses opened the rift and plunged into the Magma Sea outside.

Under his Divine Statue, Richard found the things he had thrown in, including his Magic Pocket, Concealer Cloak, a few Magic Shield Pendants, and the Magic Wand he had thrown in later.

At the moment, several Holy Tree Elves were praying beneath the Divine Statue.

After being transformed by the World Mushroom, these little fellows had greatly enhanced Life Energy, and the growth of their strength was no longer limited.

After so many years, Richard discovered that among these little fellows, a Level 1 Creature had appeared.

Richard put on the cloak and curiously pinched the Level 1 Holy Tree Elf. The little fellow, suddenly caught by Richard, did not panic; instead, it was delighted.

“Great Creator God! Do you remember me? I’m Fuzzy Ball! The first Holy Tree Elf you created.”

Richard’s mind flashed with astonishment; a few centuries had passed since he first encountered Fuzzy Ball, yet this little fellow was still alive and had evolved into a Level 1 Creature.

“I remember you, the first Holy Tree Elf,” Richard pretentiously said. “I didn’t expect that after so many years, you would break through the life layers and become a Level 1 Creature.”

“O great Creator God, we were once lost in false memories and could not recall your grace. Even when you had the great World Mushroom release some of our shackles, we failed to understand your teachings. But ever since the great Crow God revealed the falsehood, we finally recognized the truth and remembered your grace. To not betray your grace, we are striving to grow—rest assured, it won’t be long before Holy Tree Elves like myself fill the entire world!”

Fuzzy Ball spoke with a fanatical tone, completely deluded by the likes of veteran charlatans like Ulysses.

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They now fully believed the myths recorded in their scriptures.

Richard nodded. “Good, very spirited! Keep it up; I’m really looking forward to that day!”

…

Two months later, a rift in the Secret Realm suddenly appeared, and Ulysses flew out from the Molten Sea, half his body charred.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, Ulysses shouted at the World Mushroom, “Gah, Old Mushroom, help, don’t let this body be destroyed.”

A mycelium tendril burst from the ground and burrowed into Ulysses’s body, continuously pumping Life Energy into his form.

“Gah, it was really not easy finding that relic; I almost turned into a roasted crow.”

Richard approached Ulysses, surprisingly asking, “Were you attacked by a Flame Giant Beast? Are there creatures in the Molten Sea that can injure you?”

“Gah, it’s all for finding you a relic.” Ulysses ranted, “Those future Pioneer bugs, they seem to have built what you Wizards call… yes, an ecosystem. I ran into a very tricky critter there, nearly reaching the Fourth Level. If I wasn’t a scion of the World Master, I might really have fallen under its spell.”

As he spoke, Ulysses suddenly coughed, spewing a blue flame from his mouth, instantly melting a patch of the ground.

“Such a powerful creature?” Richard exclaimed in shock.

He was lucky he hadn’t found it earlier; such an encounter could easily have cost him his life.

Thinking this, Richard felt a shiver of fear.

Soon, Ulysses stabilized his condition, and his charred body began to rapidly recover.

“Gah, are you well-rested? Come with me; let’s fetch that corpse. When I returned just now, that sort of Flame Giant Beast was probably still gnawing on it.”

“Alright, alright.”

Richard quickly took off his Concealer Cloak and, wielding his Magic Wand, opened the rift.

The two entered the Molten Sea; Ulysses lay on Richard, leading the way as Richard’s current strength couldn’t reach the ecosystem.

Soon, they arrived at the ecosystem Ulysses had mentioned.

This so-called ecosystem looked more like an experimental field to Richard.

Various bizarre Flame Giant Beasts roamed freely in the Molten Sea, occasionally engaging in fierce one-on-one battles, the loser serving as food for the winner.

Ulysses emitted some of the World Master’s pressure to drive away the Flame Giant Beasts.

As they delved deeper, Richard soon spotted a giant beast that did not fit in with the ordinary Flame Giant Beasts. This beast’s body was dark blue and shaped somewhat like a mutated sea lizard, nearly twenty meters long, with blue flames burning over its body. The creature was already dead, and the dark Annihilation Flame indicated who had killed it.

“Gah, this unlucky creature; if it had another three or four thousand years, who knows, it might have really evolved its mere body to reach the World Master stage.”

Hearing Ulysses’s high praise, Richard was taken aback.

Was this one of the Pioneer’s experimental subjects?

However, Richard soon sensed something was amiss.

He and Ulysses jointly moved the giant beast’s corpse into the Secret Realm for the World Mushroom to properly preserve. At Richard’s request, the two lingered in this ecosystem.

“Gah, what are you looking for?” Ulysses asked, puzzled.

“This Fire Lizard seems to be a mutated product; I’m looking for whatever caused its mutation in the vicinity.”

“Gah, how are you so sure this creature is a mutation?” Ulysses asked in surprise.

Richard casually replied, “Nonsense, the dominant Race of this world are Fire Lizards; if such Flame Giant Beasts weren’t mutations, then Fire Lizards wouldn’t be able to dominate the world. A creature that can physically break through to the Fourth Level would not share the world with other species; the Fire Lizard Clan could only be slaves or livestock to them.”

“… Gah, makes sense.”