Chapter 206: Chapter 143: One’s Own Extreme Battle Intent

Witnessing Root Magic was like witnessing thought itself!

But as Lu Cang gazed at the chaotic colors continuously rising into the sky, he found himself completely unable to resonate with the thoughts behind it.

’What in the world is this?’

It was beyond cognition.

Incomprehensible.

All he could see was matter disintegrating in every direction, everything in the world starting to be stripped away!

’No...’

’There’s no point trying to figure out what this is; with my current knowledge, it’s absolutely impossible to understand.’

’I have to feel it with my soul.’

’Matter isn’t simply being disintegrated, but stripped away...’

A stone was broken down into solid matter, the Earth Element, and the very concept of aggregation. These concepts were continuously dissociated, beginning to collapse.

Hues were stripped away to become light, and light in turn was broken down into colors.

The entire world collapsed into a distorted chaos!

Even the Soul Sea was being upended!

Destruction, tearing.

After that, everything his naked eye could see became completely incomprehensible...

Lu Cang couldn’t describe the scene before him.

He just felt that everything had descended into chaos, the world turning into something like one of Picasso’s abstract paintings.

’No... far more abstract than anything by Picasso.’

WHOOSH—

All he knew was that everything was twisting in a state of flux and chaos.

He could only feel that something was constantly being drawn away!

Lu Cang had no idea how long this scene lasted.

His own perception of time had become distorted. ’Has it been ten minutes?’

’Or perhaps, only a single instant?’

’Or even ten days, half a month?’

Lu Cang didn’t know. He just focused on carefully experiencing the shock brought on by this Root Magic.

’So this is the man recognized by all as the most powerful Mage.’

’It really is... the first time I’ve ever seen him get serious.’

HUMMM—

His Spirit returned to his Mind.

His Perception was restored.

The colors of the surrounding world were finally no longer chaotic.

Lu Cang suddenly felt his concepts of Time and Space return to him.

His consciousness was no longer hazy and confused.

Looking around again, he saw only an Abyss.

It stretched as far as the eye could see, its edges out of sight.

The Soul Sea had been annihilated; that much was beyond doubt.

The Power of this attack.

’Could it really destroy the Ruelun Continent?’

Lu Cang wasn’t sure, because he couldn’t sense the upper limit of the attack’s destructive power.

Lu Luwei had also recovered her Perception.

Lu Cang looked at Lu Luwei’s face and could read the pure shock in her eyes.

’My own eyes probably hold the same look of shock right now.’

Lu Cang took a deep breath.

He reined in his emotions.

’I really can’t afford to be complacent. I still have a long way to go to reach Izparut’s level.’

’At least with my current strength, I’m incapable of causing this level of destruction.’

’And Chi Cheng’s strength is formidable as well.’

’Until I surpass every powerhouse I’ve ever met, I’d better stay cautious and humble.’

"Iz..."

However, a resentful voice spoke up.

Chi Cheng stared at Izparut with reproachful eyes.

"What do you think our objective is when we kill Demons?"

Iz: "..."

Chi Cheng clenched and unclenched his fists in the air, leaning in close to Iz with a dark expression. "It’s to collect the spoils, of course!"

"Look what you did!"

"There’s not even a speck of dust left!"

"A Submerged Land Level Demon! A Tier Six Submerged Land Level Demon, the kind you only see once in a thousand years! And now there’s not a single trace of it left!"

Kumironi, standing to the side, pressed a hand to her forehead in resignation.

It seemed this wasn’t the first time she had witnessed such a scene.

"It was the same last time you killed that Lord of Holy Spirits. You didn’t leave even a speck of ash behind..."

"Do you think we go raiding Tier Seven Dungeons for charity?" Chi Cheng demanded, getting right in his face.

Iz kept backing away.

It was a rare sight to see Chi Cheng grilling Iz like this.

Lu Cang mused that if he were the team’s Gatherer and saw a Demon obliterated without even a speck of dust remaining, he would probably feel the exact same way.

"You know, Iz? When I saw there was still a Submerged Land Level Demon here, I thought we had truly hit the jackpot today."

Iz could only offer an awkward smile.

Meanwhile, Lu Cang shared his Perception with Lu Luwei, and together they observed the surrounding scene.

As far as their Perception reached, there was only a hollow Abyss. Probing downward, their senses plunged 30,000 kilometers deep but still failed to find the bottom.

Not a single drop of seawater was visible.

Now, beyond this island, there was nothing but a pure void.

The island was propped up by a pillar of earth, like a pencil suspended in the void.

Lu Cang wanted to use this attack to glimpse the upper limits of Izparut’s power.

But he discovered that merely seeing the full extent of the destruction... was a difficult task in itself.

"Actually, I didn’t destroy it completely..."

"I did manage to exert a little Control and left a tiny bit..." Iz gestured with his hand, and a stream of seawater swirling with countless souls was drawn over to them.

"I have a feeling this is the most important part of this sea."

"I made sure to leave... a little bit."

Chi Cheng asked, "A little bit? How big was it originally?"

Iz’s gaze drifted into the distance.

’So, Iz, even you have moments when you’re conscience-stricken.’

’Still, this revealed one thing... Even Iz can’t necessarily control his Magic with absolute perfection. Otherwise, he might have been able to rein in its Power a bit more.’

’But this was probably the first time Iz had ever unleashed this Magic.’

’With Iz’s ability to learn and comprehend, who knows to what degree he’ll be able to control it next time...’

’Magic, after all, is a discipline that improves through trial and error.’

’One practical attempt is worth a thousand theories.’ 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Hah..."

"You can have this thing, then."

Chi Cheng toyed with the ball of water in his hand for a moment before tossing it back to Izparut.