Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Formal Wizard!

Absolute Rationality!

No panic, no fear, and no unease, only rational analysis and processing.

Karl slowly propped himself up, looking at the shattered fragments of Addison’s soul, his eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

Addison was indeed strong, but what appeared in the Divine Domain Fragment was only a part of his original soul.

His strength was also weakened to the level of a First-Circle Wizard, and from beginning to end, he didn’t cast a single Second-Circle spell.

Without a staff, potions, magic items, or inherited magical artifacts, his mental power was diminishing with each use.

Moreover, the Divine Domain Fragment was Karl’s home field. Under the barrage of various methods, even the Grey-Robed Wizard had to kneel.

If it were any other wizard apprentice who had just entered the wizard realm, they would definitely be powerless to resist Addison’s invasion.

It could only be said that he had chosen the wrong person!

“A complete mess!”

He looked around.

The entire Divine Domain Fragment was like a chaotic ruin, with all sorts of things scattered everywhere.

Shattered glass containers, broken magic tools, opened wizard potions…

Addison’s final suicidal counterattack didn’t truly injure Karl, but it did destroy his arrangements in the Divine Domain Fragment.

It also consumed many of the magic items he had accumulated over the years.

The loss,

at least a thousand magic stones!

“Compared to the loss of these things, the memories of a Second-Circle Wizard are clearly more valuable.”

Karl murmured, tendrils emerging from his body, reaching out to grab the soul fragments in the area.

Innate Spell—Devour!

Unlike before, when he could only devour life force, now he could even devour the memories within the soul fragments.

After advancing to a First-Circle Wizard, his Abyssal Bloodline fusion had reached a certain level, and his innate abilities were gradually awakening.

Abyssal Bloodline:

Devour（Unlocked）

Aura of Fear（Unlocked）

Minor Mental Resistance（Unlocked）

Dream Walking（Not Unlocked）

Abyssal Whisper（Not Unlocked）

Contrary to Karl’s guess, the Abyssal Giant Squid was not a Second-Order creature, but a Third-Order Abyssal creature.

In fact, this was normal.

Its juvenile form was a Second-Order creature, and its strength would definitely increase by another order after reaching adulthood.

It was just that Karl had obtained the corpse of a juvenile, and he could only advance to the Second-Order based on his bloodline.

To become a Third-Order, he still needed a certain opportunity.

“An unexpected surprise!”

“Although I can’t directly advance to the Third-Order, having the foundation of the Third-Order is much better than ordinary people, and the Third-Order is still too far away for me, so I don’t need to consider it for now.”

“Mm!”

The large amount of memories flooding into his sea of consciousness made Karl feel as if he had been struck on the head by a heavy hammer, causing him to groan involuntarily.

After a long while.

“Hah…”

Karl exhaled a long breath of turbid air, and his eyes gradually regained their calm.

The fact that he could withstand the mental impact so quickly was not only due to the absolute rationality provided by the Divine Domain Fragment, but also because of the Abyssal Bloodline’s powerful adaptability.

“No wonder Marianne wanted to bring me to the Magic Forest instead of the Kalim Continent, it turned out to be Addison’s idea.”

“He placed his inherited magical artifact and treasures in the Kingdom of Gando, waiting to retrieve them after taking over my body, so that he could quickly recover his original strength.”

“If he went to the Kalim Continent, it would be troublesome to return.”

“Hmph!”

“What a good plan!”

“So, Addison didn’t actually trust Marianne. He even hid his inherited magical artifact himself.”

“It seems that no matter whether they are male or female, the ending for such a ‘lickspittle’ is always the same, they never receive genuine affection!”

Rubbing his forehead, Karl slowly walked to the center of the Divine Domain Fragment and sat down on the huge stone chair.

With a wave of his hand.

The data panel appeared before his eyes.

Name: Karl

Constitution: 5.8

Mental Power: 6.5

Source Essence: 0

Level: Legendary Knight, First-Circle Wizard

Abyssal Bloodline Fusion: 30%

Both his constitution and mental power had increased slightly, and his bloodline fusion had also crossed the 30% threshold.

Looking at the data, the increase wasn’t significant.

But Karl was very clear that he was far from what he had been a few hours ago. It could even be said that there was a world of difference.

As the Source Sea Meditation Technique circulated, wisps of Astral Energy flowed into his sea of consciousness through the Divine Domain Fragment.

Although the data hadn’t changed, he could feel his mental power increasing.

This increase was extremely exaggerated!

When casting the same spells, his current power was twice as strong as before.

His spell resistance, physical immunity, and mental reaction had all been significantly enhanced.

The current Karl could easily defeat several of his past selves.

Moreover…

“It’s very difficult for ordinary wizards to sense the Astral Plane, and it’s an extremely slow process to absorb Astral Energy to strengthen themselves.”

“I’m different!”

Karl’s eyes flickered:

“The Divine Domain Fragment is located deep within the Astral Plane, allowing me to easily absorb Astral Energy and increase my mental power faster.”

“If I were to compare…”

“Other wizards are equivalent to a third or fourth-level talent among wizard apprentices, while I possess a second or even a first-level talent.”

“In other words, I have also become a genius in cultivation!”

He closed his eyes, and the knowledge about First-Circle Wizards from the Grey-Robed Wizard Addison’s memories surfaced in his mind one by one.

“The cultivation of a First-Circle Wizard is to use Astral Energy to strengthen their mental power and gradually transform their body to adapt to the environment of the Astral Plane.”

“Hmm?”

Karl’s eyebrows twitched slightly:

“So, it seems that a wizard’s cultivation is the process of adapting to the Astral Plane. First-Circle Wizards come into contact with the Astral Plane, Second-Circle Wizards adapt to the Astral Plane, and Third-Circle Wizards can survive in the Astral Plane to a certain extent.”

“Astral Plane?”

“What exactly is the Astral Plane?”

Karl had already realized that the Astral Plane and Source Essence seemed to conceal the most fundamental secrets of the world.

However…

Before that, there was still one thing he needed to resolve.

Or rather,

one person!

Karl opened his eyes, his gaze cold.

…………

Cloudwood Hill.

A black cloud swept across the sky, landing on the deserted mountainside, revealing Marianne’s figure.

A wizard’s body was already evolving towards a non-human form. The higher their cultivation, the more obvious this became.

When a person flew in the air at an extremely fast speed, they would inevitably feel air resistance, and their speed would be affected.

But wizards were different.

After being washed by Astral Energy, a wizard’s body was, to some extent, already half-energized.

To a certain degree, they could ignore air resistance and the gravity of the earth.

Similarly.

A body filled with Astral Energy greatly increased its resistance to spells. Low-level spells could hardly affect a wizard.

The cold wind swept across the ground.

Fallen leaves flew about.

Marianne reached out to catch a withered yellow leaf, her eyes flickering slightly as she looked up at the summit.

“The snow has melted, and the fallen leaves beneath have been revealed. It’s been so long… Hasn’t Karl broken through yet?”

It had already been three months.

Advancement was a very short process. Even with preparation time and subsequent stabilization, one or two months was usually enough.

Three months,

was not unheard of, but it was rare.

Marianne would come here every few days. Such frequent concern had attracted some teasing.

But she didn’t care.

‘Not only do I care about Karl, but I will also marry him in the future. What does teasing matter?’

‘But the Karl of that time will not be the “Karl” you know, but my mentor!’

She squinted at the stone door in front of her for a moment. Seeing that it was still as usual and did not move, Marianne turned to leave.

She would come back in a couple of days!

“Crack!”

Huh?

The strange noise behind her made Marianne subconsciously raise her eyebrows. Then, she heard the sound of the stone door opening.

“Buzz…”

The sound was not loud, but it made Marianne’s face fill with ecstasy. She turned around and stepped into the secret chamber.

The hundred-square-meter secret chamber was empty, except for the strange patterns on the ground and the figure sitting in the center.

Karl slowly propped himself up, stretching his limbs. He was indifferent to Marianne, who was approaching him.

His movements were very slow, like an old man who did not move around often.

“Men…” Marianne opened her mouth, her expression complex, but a hint of doubt still flashed in her eyes.

She changed her tone, tentatively asking:

“Karl, did you break through?”

“Mm.” Karl nodded slowly, a smile appearing on his face. He waved at Marianne, his attitude kind:

“Wendy, thank you for your hard work.”

Wendy was Marianne’s childhood name. No more than three people knew this name.

Marianne covered her mouth with both hands, tears welling up in her eyes. She staggered towards Karl, her voice choked with emotion:

“Mentor!”

“Is it really you?”

“Has the snow outside melted?” Karl did not respond to Marianne’s question, but instead looked outside:

“I remember when I picked you up, it was also this season.”

“The icy season, the earth covered in a silvery cloak. When the spring breeze gently blew, the snow spirits gradually felt the warmth, and the melting snow dripped down like musical notes, lightly tapping the strings of the earth, awakening the sleeping creatures. At that time, you were wrapped in animal skins, thrown into a haystack, on the verge of death but with your eyes wide open.”

“I looked at those eyes and suddenly liked them, so I picked you up and took you back to my residence to raise you.”

Karl turned to look at her, gently stroking her hair.

“Mentor!” Marianne was in tears. Her knees went weak, and she knelt directly in front of Karl:

“Without you, Mentor, there would be no me. You’re finally alive, I…”

“Pfft!”

A tendril emerged from Karl’s fingertip, like a rapidly fired drill, instantly piercing Marianne’s head.

“Swish!”

The tendril slashed downwards.

The sharp force instantly split Marianne’s body in two, into two halves of a corpse.

Karl took a step back, his expression turning cold and murderous, and his wrist couldn’t help but tremble.

Unlike in the Divine Domain Fragment.

At this moment, he did not have the absolute rationality buff, but he had to act out the Grey-Robed Wizard Addison’s affection, which was a great test of his acting skills.

Fortunately, Marianne was too moved and did not notice the awkwardness of Karl’s acting. She had offered her head without any defense.

“Hah…”

Karl exhaled a long breath of turbid air:

“That was close!”

Marianne was not a soul fragment of Addison in the Divine Domain Fragment, but a genuine Formal Wizard.

Magical artifacts, spells, and methods were all readily available. If he had faced her head-on, he wouldn’t have had the slightest chance.

Fortunately,

this woman was stupid enough!

“Lord of Source Essence!”

“King of Myriad Forms!”

“Master of Fear!”

“Taiwei Jade Emperor!”

Karl closed his eyes tightly, silently chanting his titles:

***

“I am willing to offer this fresh corpse to you, to express my most sincere respect to you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the patterns on the ground lit up, enveloping Marianne and sending her to the Divine Domain Fragment.

He could actually bring the corpse over directly, but that would only include the corpse and not the soul.

But a sacrifice,

included the soul!

After a person died, their soul would not immediately dissipate, but would have a certain time and process.

A wizard’s methods were strange and unpredictable. If someone were to trace the soul and discover that he had killed Marianne, that would be troublesome.

By handling it this way, the corpse and soul were both transferred to the Divine Domain Fragment, making the destruction of evidence safer.

Moreover,

a wizard’s memories were also a valuable legacy.

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Nancy walked out of the room, carefully looking around. After confirming that no one was there, she quickly ran out.

Because of the beast tide, there had been no arrangements for logging recently. The dense forest on the mountain was empty.

No!

There was still one person there.

“Nancy!”

A disheveled Hodgson was hiding behind the bushes, gently waving at her:

“Over here!”

“Hodgson.” Nancy quickly came to Hodgson, looking at her former lover, her eyes complex:

“Why did you come here?”

“Do you know how many people are looking for you outside? If they find you… you’ll be dead!”

“I…” Hodgson’s face showed struggle:

“I really have nowhere else to go, and in my current state, what can I do even if I go somewhere else?”

“Isn’t it still a dead end?”

“…” Nancy opened her mouth, her eyes flustered. Then, she gritted her teeth and took out the staff she carried with her, handing it over:

“This is the staff that my mentor gave me. It’s made of a Second-Order magic plant trunk. Although it’s not a high-level magic item, it’s worth quite a few magic stones. Take it and exchange it for some magic stones.”

This was the only valuable thing she had left.

Because she had raised magic stones for Hodgson’s shop, Nancy had also taken out a large loan. To repay the loan, she had almost exhausted all her resources, leaving only the staff that was meant to save her life. Now, she had taken it out as well.

“Nancy!” Hodgson was touched:

“I knew you were the best to me. This time, the business failure wasn’t my fault, it was just bad luck.”

“As long as you give me another chance, I… I will definitely succeed!”

“I believe you.” Nancy looked at him, her eyes struggling, a mixture of inexplicable grief and pity:

“But you’ve lost now. You owe so many magic stones outside. You… you can’t possibly repay them!”

“Repay?” Hodgson’s eyes flickered:

“I don’t need to repay them!”

He grabbed Nancy’s arm, his voice low:

“I used the shop as collateral for the magic stones, and the shares were transferred to other people. I didn’t take out the loan myself.”

“It’s not that I didn’t take out any, but… it wasn’t guaranteed by a deity, so it doesn’t matter if I don’t repay it.”

“Ah!” Nancy’s mouth opened wide:

“Is that so…”

“That’s right!” Hodgson nodded emphatically:

“Nancy, don’t you know me? I’m very cautious in everything I do. I would never leave myself open to exploitation.”

“This time, the business failed because of my bad luck. As long as you give me another chance, I’ll definitely succeed!”

“But… but you don’t have any money anymore?” Nancy frowned:

“If you are discovered, they will catch you. You won’t be able to repay that many magic stones in your lifetime.”

“So, I can’t be discovered.” Hodgson grabbed her shoulders, shaking her desperately, gritting his teeth:

“Nancy!”

“Give me one last sum of magic stones, and I’ll go somewhere else to start over. When I make money, I’ll pay them back, and we can still be together.”

“Magic stones?” Nancy’s face showed bitterness:

“Where would I get any magic stones?”

To repay the loan of several thousand magic stones, she had signed a twenty-year long-term agreement with Marianne.

Now, she only had enough money for food. She didn’t even have many of the necessities for cultivation.

“You do!”

Hodgson’s eyes narrowed:

“You do.”

“Where would I have any?” Nancy frowned, her face full of confusion:

“How come I don’t know that I have any?”

“You forgot.” Hodgson lowered his voice:

“That wizard tower at the summit…”

“You’re crazy!” Nancy’s face changed drastically. She struggled to break free from Hodgson’s grip, retreating repeatedly:

“That’s my mentor’s stuff!”

“It is.” Hodgson narrowed his eyes:

“But you can go in, can’t you?”

“Marianne has accumulated a lot of magic stones and good things. As long as you help me take out a few, it will be enough for me to do business.”

“Impossible!” Nancy shook her head frantically:

“I can’t help you take my mentor’s things!”

“Nancy, if the things were yours, would you give them to me?” Hodgson grabbed her, asking:

“Would you give them to me?”

“…” Looking at her lover in front of her, with his bloodshot eyes and tormented body, Nancy opened her mouth:

“I would.”

“Then… if Marianne were to die, shouldn’t her things be inherited by you?” Hodgson continued:

“Since the things will belong to you sooner or later, wouldn’t it be the same as you giving them to me if I take a few things now?”

“This…” Nancy shook her head. She wasn’t stupid after all:

“It’s not the same, it’s not the same!”

“Where is it not the same?” Hodgson roared:

“Are you unwilling to give them to me? Are you going to watch me die? I only need one chance now.”

“And the chance…”

“is in your hands!”

“Nancy, my love, you are the only one who is willing to help me now, and you are the only one who has the ability to help me!”

Nancy’s body stiffened, her expression struggling.

Not long after.

Two figures walked along the deserted mountain path towards the summit.

“Be careful.”

Nancy’s voice was muffled:

“This wizard tower was rebuilt by the mentor based on the methods left behind by the Grey-Robed Wizard Addison.”

“Currently, only the foundation has been laid. There are many magic traps around it. Once you fall into them, you’ll be dead!”

“I know.” Hodgson nodded repeatedly:

“I don’t know when Marianne will be back. Let’s hurry up and not get caught by her.”

“……Mm.” Nancy nodded, then instructed:

“Remember, just take two unimportant things when you go in. Don’t touch anything else.”

“Otherwise, the mentor will never let me go.”

“I know, I know.” Hodgson urged in a low voice:

“Let’s go faster!”

After walking for a while, a low, simple two-story wizard tower came into view, with obvious signs of construction.

“Swish!”

Hodgson couldn’t wait any longer and rushed out, but he stopped when he got close to the wizard tower.

“Nancy, are there no magic traps here?”

“There aren’t any.”

Nancy shook her head:

“The wizard tower is still under construction. Setting up traps at this time would affect…”

“Huh?”

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Hodgson rush into the wizard tower. Then, some chaotic sounds came from inside.

“Don’t!”

Nancy’s face changed drastically. She rushed in:

“Don’t touch my mentor’s things!”

“That thing won’t do…”

“Put it down!”

“Oh no!”

Nancy’s tone was flustered, but she couldn’t stop Hodgson’s looting. Moreover, he actually had a rare storage space item.

Seeing the magic items disappearing one by one, she had no choice but to rush forward and desperately tear at him.

“My dear.”

Hodgson’s tone was sincere:

“Just help me one last time, okay? If I can succeed this time, I will never forget you.”

“Nancy, my love!”

Nancy’s body stiffened, her expression struggling.

Looking at the sweating, terrified Hodgson, the tenderness in her heart surged up again.

Hodgson noticed that her strength had weakened, and he was overjoyed. He continued to stuff one item after another into the space pendant.

“Wait!”

“What’s wrong?” Hodgson’s hands tightened, a hint of impatience and a trace of killing intent appearing in his eyes.

“Someone’s coming.”

Nancy’s face was flustered:

“Quickly find a place to hide.”

“Ah!” Cold sweat broke out on Hodgson’s back. Before he could find a place to hide, he heard a familiar voice from outside.

“Nancy, are you inside?”

Huh?

Hodgson narrowed his eyes, and the killing intent in his heart suddenly intensified.

It was him!

“It’s Karl!” Nancy’s face showed confusion:

“Why is he here?”

“Nancy.” Karl approached the wizard tower with a smile:

“Is Senior Marianne here? I have good news to tell her.”

“No… no, my mentor isn’t here.” Nancy hurriedly walked out of the wizard tower, wiping the sweat from her temples, forcing a smile:

“I was busy cleaning. Look at all this sweat.”

“No wonder Senior Marianne left the wizard tower to you to manage. Nancy, you’re so diligent.” Karl praised her, then asked casually:

“Isn’t Senior here?”

“I thought I heard someone talking inside?”

“That… that was me talking to myself.” Nancy’s expression changed slightly. She waved her hands repeatedly:

“When I’m bored, I like to talk to myself, just to pass the time.”

“Is that so!” Karl nodded, his eyes flickering:

“Since Senior Marianne isn’t here, I’ll come back another time.”

Turning around, he pretended to leave. Just then, several streams of magical light shot out from the wizard tower, heading straight for Karl’s back.

“Die!”

Hodgson’s face was twisted with ferocity. Holding his staff, he rushed out, activating several powerful and lethal spells in succession.

He didn’t have any particular grudge against Karl.

But he just couldn’t stand him.

Now that he had to flee Leipzig Market, and the other party had delivered himself to his doorstep, he might as well take the opportunity to kill him and get a few more magic items.

He was attacking from behind, and with the help of magic items, even a senior wizard apprentice would be dead for sure.

Seeing that the magical light was about to tear the figure in front of him to shreds, a cruel sense of satisfaction made Hodgson grin involuntarily.

“No!” Nancy cried out in alarm:

“Karl, be careful!”

“Huh?”

Karl raised an eyebrow. The Zero-Circle spell, Minor Force Field, was instantly activated, and vast energy surged in the void.

The incoming magical light suddenly stalled.

Karl turned around, his arm waving lightly.

Zero-Circle Spell—Chain Water Arrow!

Three-foot-long water arrows appeared out of thin air, shooting out like lightning, piercing Hodgson into a hornet’s nest.

Hodgson,

was dead!

As a Formal Wizard, even when casting ordinary spells, his power was much stronger than that of a wizard apprentice.

Karl’s expression was indifferent.

He had searched Marianne’s memories in the Divine Domain Fragment and learned that she had placed her good things in the wizard tower. So, he had rushed over, intending to take the opportunity to make a profit.

He hadn’t expected, however, that.

there would be two people in the wizard tower.

Hodgson was nothing. He could be dealt with easily. Nancy, on the other hand, had a decent relationship with him, and he wouldn’t go as far as to kill her for her treasures.

After much deliberation, Karl had originally planned to leave temporarily and then deal with Hodgson along the way. He hadn’t expected the other party to be unable to wait even that long.

“It’s him?”

As if he had just discovered that the person who had tried to assassinate him was Hodgson, Karl’s face showed surprise. Then, he shook his head lightly:

“Report it to the tower!”