“The problem is serious, as it cost the life of a deeply experienced Void King just to bring down the traitor, thus ending the farce,” Sorcerer Ivan said with a grim expression after receiving the information.
He hadn’t expected that the situation of the sorcerer community was worse than he had imagined.
The so-called ‘Void King’ refers to a Level 5 Sorcerer, also known as ‘Void Spirit Sorcerer’.
Throughout the history of sorcerers, the path of sorcerers emerged just over four thousand years ago, and their rise has only been for a little over three thousand years. Compared to many races, the entire sorcerer community is still quite inexperienced.
To date, the strongest among sorcerers are Level 5 Sorcerers; they have never touched the true throne of Level 6.
However, that traitor had borrowed the power of the bloodline from an alien plane, breaking the existing shackles, ascending to the level of Level 6, and had even returned to the Botta Blood Plain to strike back, attempting to achieve some purpose.
With opposing stances, an unprecedented blood battle had erupted.
In the end, the ambitious traitor was brought down, and the sorcerers’ community suffered heavy losses.
This battle also shook the once firm hearts and beliefs of many sorcerers, causing them to shift their focus more towards the bloodline path, beginning to stray from the traditional path of sorcerers.
The information traded was only a simple statement, but between the lines, it was clear that it was a time of trouble.
However, when the sky falls, there’ll be tall people holding it up. The matter wouldn’t affect him for the time being. After returning from the tavern, Ivan simply kept the matter in mind and didn’t think deeply about it, nor did he prepare to stand out in the appreciation competition.
The Enchanters Guild was vast and powerful; it wasn’t yet his place, as a newcomer, to stand up for the guild.
But one cannot simply ignore the excitement.
Time flew until the last day of the competition, and Ivan went early to the guild’s great hall, waiting with other sorcerers for the results to be announced.
‘Ant King Sky Shield, ranked 14th in the competition.’
As he expected, the Ant King Sky Shield was just brought in to fill the numbers. Among all the entries, it was considered upper intermediate, yet it couldn’t compare to some pieces the enchanters had painstakingly prepared for over a decade. It didn’t even make it into the top ten and was already eliminated yesterday.
He had not harbored hope, so naturally, there was no disappointment.
“I announce that the winner of the first prize in the appreciation competition is the ‘Flashing Token.’ Let’s congratulate Sorcerer Barny,” the Vice President Ethan announced from the platform.
The crown was claimed by an enchanter from the School of Space. Seeing the attention the winner received, Ivan couldn’t deny his envy.
Beyond envy, his feelings towards Sorcerer Barny were more of admiration. The functionality of the Flashing Token was truly practical.
Upon crushing the Flashing Token, it would randomly teleport the user to a location two thousand meters away, making it an excellent tool for escaping danger.
In another sense, the effect produced by the Flashing Token could also be considered a kind of ‘teleportation,’ which is part of the hotly pursued topics of the School of Space, giving hope to the emergence of a ‘teleportation array.’
Ivan knew this was probably the ace up the School of Space’s sleeve, but it was indeed warranted, and nobody could find fault with it.
Aside from the first prize, the second, third—sixth, and seventh places were equally innovative and refreshing, causing amazement at the inventors’ creativity and making the bloodline dual arrays that appeared in the competition seem less impressive.
To achieve this, the Enchanters Guild must have worked tirelessly behind the scenes, resulting in a competition that far exceeded the standards of previous years.
Many visitors from afar praised inwardly that their trip to the East Capital had not been in vain, as they had witnessed so many new things and broadened their horizons.
“Then, does anyone have any objections to the evaluation by the Enchanters Guild? Any objections can be raised,” Ethan surveyed everyone around and asked the multitude of enchanters in the guild hall.
Many people focused their gaze on one contestant, the one who had brought out the ‘Bloodline Transformation Array’ and ‘Bloodline Purification Array.’
That person’s face turned dark, but he didn’t make any redundant movements or grandiloquent statements, tacitly accepting the results of the competition,
Ivan knew that the excitement was about to draw to a close.
“Ivan, can we talk?”
“It’s been a while, Sorcerer Doug.”
Just as he was about to leave, Ivan ran into Doug Boyton, who had left Moon Pincer Peninsula ahead of him and seemed to have come specifically to find him.
Ivan didn’t refuse and invited him to his new residence.
“Sorcerer Ivan, you’ve become an elder upon your arrival at the guild; it seems your enchantment skills have thoroughly impressed everyone,” Doug commented as he looked around, nodding approval of the residence like Rapid Wood Tower.
“It’s intermediate leaning towards upper class,” Ivan considered and said.
One could tell from the appraisal contest that within the guild were hidden talents not to be underestimated.
“Haha, I believe that someday, Sorcerer Ivan, you will be the foremost enchantment specialist.” At Shadow Lake, Doug had already witnessed his enchantment skills.
As Solomon had said, Ivan’s most terrifying attribute was his ability to learn and comprehend knowledge. Based on this, Doug had reason to believe that such an individual would eventually become the premier enchanter in the guild.
“I’ll take your auspicious word for it,” Ivan replied with a light smile.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Doug finally got down to business.
“Sorcerer Ivan, you must have already started practicing the Body Double Secret Method?” Doug asked with certainty.
“Indeed, do you have any guidance, Sorcerer Doug?” Ivan admitted without hesitation.
Any sorcerer who had seen the ‘One Body Multiple Manifestations’ document would find it hard to resist choosing and practicing it, so it wasn’t difficult for the other party to guess this.
“Guidance, not really, but as you know, while searching for suitable materials for the body double, I had combed through a great deal of archives and found the Shadow Tigon sealed within the Moon Pincer Peninsula.”
“Indeed,” Ivan’s heart stirred, he had a faint guess at Doug’s intention.
“What you don’t know is that I found not just one set of materials for the body double, so I came especially to tell you, hoping to settle the favor I owed at Shadow Lake,” Doug continued.
“Is it a match for the Shadow Tigon?” Ivan asked, curious.
If it were just ordinary body double materials, he certainly wouldn’t be interested; after all, one cannot alter a Body Double created with a Secret Technique, so he must choose one with great potential.
“To be honest, compared with the Shadow Tigon, which turned out to be somewhat different from expectations, it is superior.” Doug didn’t hold back.
Before entering Shadow Lake, he hadn’t figured out that the Shadow Tigon was an experimental subject, not a true descendant of the Child of Shadow, and it was slightly less impressive than he had expected.
Still, the Shadow Tigon remained excellent material for body double creation.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed it to become his Body Double from the Secret Method.
“Oh, then why don’t you keep it for yourself, Sorcerer Doug?”
“Keep it for what?” Doug rolled his eyes upon hearing this, “A body double with the Shadow Tigon is more than sufficient.”
Ivan understood, the other had clearly just comprehended ‘One Body Two Manifestations’ from the texts, and since he already had the Shadow Tigon as his body double, the rest were useless to him.
Therefore, Doug was thinking of handing it over to settle the favor he owed from Shadow Lake.
You had to admit, Doug’s timing was impeccable; Ivan was just short of materials for creating his body double.
“Sorcerer Ivan, do you know what a ‘Life and Death Cocoon’ is?” Seeing the clear interest in him, Doug seized the moment to inquire further.