Chapter 351: The Tomb
Charlotte, dressed in a light purple robe and supported by two maids, slowly took her seat at the head of the banquet.
“I apologize for keeping you waiting.”
He raised his wine glass, a hearty laugh on his face:
“Let me first propose a toast to you all!”
“Cheers!”
“……”
Everyone raised their glasses in unison, and drained them in one gulp.
“This time was truly dangerous.” Setting down his glass, Charlotte sighed softly, a lingering fear visible on his face:
“I almost died!”
That day, the Demon Hunting Group had suddenly turned against him. Caught off guard, he was pierced through the heart with a sharp weapon.
Fortunately, Charlotte’s body had also undergone magical modifications, and he had managed to freeze himself in time. He was then able to return to the academy and receive timely treatment, narrowly escaping death. Any slight misstep would have resulted in his demise.
Even now, the memory still filled him with lingering fear.
Today’s gathering was also to celebrate his brush with death, and he had gathered some of the academy’s wizards together.
“I once heard a saying from a proverb that circulated in the East: ‘After surviving a great disaster, one is bound to have good fortune.'” Lynn spoke up:
“Wizard Charlotte was able to survive, which means fate is on your side, and you have a great future ahead of you.”
“Haha…” Charlotte laughed heartily, his complexion turning rosy:
“Let’s hope so.”
“But Wizard Lynn is right, if I hadn’t been assassinated, I probably wouldn’t have been able to stay in the Astral Plane for so long.”
“The Astral Plane.” Maggie asked, her face full of curiosity:
“What is the academy’s base in the Astral Plane actually like?”
The others also turned their heads to look.
The academy’s base in the Astral Plane has always been the Viper Academy’s greatest secret. Even among wizards, very few have ever entered it.
There are rumors that,
The Astral Plane base is the true core of the academy.
Some even say that Wizard Aksha discovered a fragment of space in the Astral Plane, and that’s why he established the academy here.
No one knows what is true or false, but every wizard wants to enter the Astral Plane base to cultivate.
There, one can come into close contact with the Astral Plane’s energy, and a day of cultivation is comparable to several days outside, with numerous benefits.
“The Astral Plane base?” Charlotte shook his head gently:
“I can’t say, I can’t say. When you reach the peak of the first circle and have a chance to break through to the second circle, then you can go in.”
“Ah!”
Everyone sighed softly.
Only the beastman Nicole gripped his breath, his eyes slightly moving.
He was already in the late stage of the first circle. Recently, he had fought repeatedly with the Abyss Cabin and the Demon Hunting Group, earning many merits and exchanging for many good things. His cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds, and he was not far from the peak of the first circle.
The Astral Plane base could increase the success rate of breaking through to the second circle, and he was already impatient.
“Let me introduce you all.”
Charlotte reached out, pointing to a young man at the end of the table:
“Bruno, a twenty-one-year-old Formal Wizard, a genius of the academy. You should all have heard of him.”
The young man stood up at the sound of his name, nodding to the crowd:
“It’s a pleasure to meet you all.”
“Wizard Charlotte, please don’t praise me too much. My abilities might be passable elsewhere, but here they would only make me look foolish.”
He said, a wry smile on his face as he looked at Lynn:
“Wizard Lynn is technically my junior, but he became a wizard at sixteen, and now he’s already in the middle stage of the first circle. He will definitely become a second-circle wizard in the future. He’s much stronger than me.”
“Haha…” Charlotte waved his hand, laughing:
“Wizard Lynn is an exception.”
“Yes.”
Lynn nodded:
“The magic I cultivate is rather unique. It can be extremely slow at times, but at other times, it progresses very quickly.”
Everyone laughed at his words.
They didn’t know much about the Great Flame Bloodline Inheritance, but they did know that it was a method where the strong preyed on the weak.
If there was someone to devour, one’s cultivation could skyrocket. If there was no one, progress would be slow.
Back then, when Gito became a wizard and reached the middle stage of the first circle, it was known that he had ‘devoured’ three Senior Wizard Apprentices.
And that was just what was known on the surface.
In secret, that number was likely at least doubled.
But Lynn was indeed an exception. He inherited the foundations of two wizards, and directly soared to the sky.
He had never harmed anyone, only making others envious of his luck.
“I received news that the Black Wizard Tower has decided not to provide support to the academy.” Charlotte said:
“Next, we will need to face the attacks of the Abyss Cabin and the Demon Hunting Group on our own.”
“What?”
“How can that be?”
“……”
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The mood in the room immediately became agitated.
The Viper Academy, the Black Wizard Tower, and the Demon Hunting Group had allied several times in the past to jointly resist the Abyss Cabin.
Now,
the situation had changed drastically.
With the Viper Academy’s strength, facing two major forces alone, especially the powerful Abyss Cabin, would be extremely difficult even with its deep foundations.
“There’s no other way.”
Charlotte sighed:
“If the Black Wizard Tower came to rescue us, they would need to travel a long distance, and they might fall into a trap set by the Abyss Cabin.”
“Moreover, in their eyes, we have a foundation of hundreds of years, and we also have the Astral Plane base as a trump card. There’s no way we would lose.”
“Not losing doesn’t mean we can win.” Maggie frowned:
“What did the Rose Academy say?”
The four major forces were all within the Rose Academy’s sphere of influence. If they could mobilize this force, everything would be much easier.
“The Dean sent a request for reinforcements, but the Rose Academy said that our conflict is a dispute between factions, not an invasion by Abyssal creatures, and they won’t get involved.” Charlotte sighed:
“Even if the Dean can call on a few helpers through personal connections, we will still be mainly relying on ourselves to resist.”
“But it’s not all bad news.”
His tone changed, and he said:
“To resist the invasion of the two major forces, the academy has passed a resolution to open the treasure vault for rewards.”
“Various potions and magical creatures that increase mental power, various secret magic techniques, second-order and even third-order Inherited Magical Artifacts…”
“As long as you have enough points, you can exchange for them!”
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
“And you don’t need to worry too much.” Charlotte continued:
“The academy will give preferential treatment to outstanding wizard apprentices and wizards, and will try to assign them less dangerous tasks.”
…………
After seeing off the others, the beastman Nicole followed Charlotte to the study in the back.
“How is it?”
Charlotte’s face, which had been full of weakness just now, became serious:
“That Lynn, what do you think of him?”
“He’s very lucky, and he’s hiding some tricks, but I can’t see anything else for the time being.” Nicole shook his head:
“He’s just advanced to the wizard level and already has a mid-first circle cultivation, but his combat methods are very monotonous.”
“That’s normal.” Charlotte nodded:
“He probably hasn’t had time to construct more first-circle spells, and he doesn’t have a mentor.”
“His experiences over the past ten years or so are easy to investigate.”
“Yes.” Nicole agreed:
“The Astral Plane…”
“You’re right.” Charlotte’s spirit lifted, and he said:
“The academy’s base in the Astral Plane is indeed the tomb of the beastman race’s ancestors. It’s very likely that a fifth-order powerhouse is buried there!”
“Beast Blood Roel!” Nicole’s body trembled:
“One of the beastmen’s distant ancestors. It is said that he possessed the power to devour stars and the wisdom to understand the universe.”
“No one in the academy has been able to enter the depths of the tomb.” Charlotte looked at him:
“Do you have a way?”
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Lynn borrowed Maggie’s points, plus his own points, and exchanged for Netherflame from the academy.
This flame was not second-order, but it had the potential to advance to second-order.
If it could be fused with the second-order Fire Scale Flood Dragon, it would very likely become a second-order Demonic Flame.
“Hoo…”
“It’s just a first-order flame. I should be able to refine it without the Holy Source Water Droplets, and I can also construct a spell while I’m at it.”
He had already thought of the spell he wanted to construct.
Uzhul’s Fire!
According to legend, the ancient fire god of this world was called Uzhul, and this spell also had no rank.
Having no rank didn’t mean that the spell wasn’t powerful, but rather that it had a high level of adaptability.
The power of Uzhul’s Fire was entirely determined by the flame it was manipulating. If it was a rankless Demonic Flame, even a third-circle wizard wouldn’t be able to unleash its full power.
But if it was a second-order or even third-order Demonic Flame, then the power of this spell would be terrifyingly great.
“My original body is urging me, I must become a second-circle wizard within five years, I can only take the risk and try.”
“Swish!”
His body swayed, transforming into a Fire Scale Flood Dragon. He opened his mouth wide and directly swallowed the Netherflame in front of him.
“Boom!”
The flames on the Fire Scale Flood Dragon’s body surged.
As the flame’s rank increased, his Heart of Flame became more active, and his mental power was also increasing.
The late stage of the first circle was gradually approaching.
