Cultivating in the Wizard World-Chapter 233 - 207: Wrath of Flamefrost (Part 1)

A massive rift, stretching across the sky as if emerging from the abyss, slowly opened in the heavens!

The once blue sky was now stained by that rift into an eerie void, a realm of death that seemed to swallow all light!

"The sky... is collapsing?!"

The void rift across the sky was like a primordial wound, devouring light and hope.

Jeming’s brain short-circuited in an instant; his pupils contracted to the extreme, and every hair on his body stood upright.

He had seen High Tier Power before, but never such grandeur, capable of effortlessly tearing the planes apart.

Even during the trial in the Elorcia Plane, witnessing a Tier Seven Wizard forcibly tearing the plane’s barriers was far less shocking and despairing than this!

However, Jeming quickly snapped out of his extreme shock.

Because he noticed that at the center of the tearing sky, appeared a very familiar "sphere"!

It was none other than the Ship Plane he was once so familiar with...

"I see." Jeming immediately understood.

The tumult in the sky wasn’t the "sky collapsing," but rather the Ship Plane and the Ice and Flame Plane colliding under Master Augustine’s manipulation!

This was a thousand times more terrifying than anything he’d seen in the Elorcia Plane.

Back then, Jeming had also witnessed a Tier Seven Wizard tearing through the plane sky, thinking it was already astonishing.

But now, seeing with his own eyes the clash between planes in such a barbaric, direct manner was even more terrifying, more unforgettable.

"No wonder Professor Clark said some plane wizards surrender the moment they invade the natives; with such commotion, only a few could truly resist?"

This thought flashed through his mind, and then Jeming immediately realized another important matter:

"Wait, does this mean... Master Augustine has brought back the Ship Plane?"

This fact flooded Jeming’s mind with questions.

But the most crucial, and the first he thought of—

"Wait! Here’s the question, why was Augustine able to return so promptly?!"

Jeming’s mind raced.

He recalled the intelligence gathered regarding the Ice and Flame Plane:

It was well known that, due to being constantly illuminated by the "Water Elemental Plane Projection," the periphery of the Ice and Flame Plane experienced a substantial acceleration in time flow.

This time domain distortion posed a significant challenge for wizards in the Chaotic Void wishing to travel to and from the Ice and Flame Plane—even a brief departure could mean several years, even decades, had passed inside the plane!

Yet Augustine had brought the Ship Plane back to the Boundary Point, gathered reinforcements from the main plane, and returned through a plane collision, all in just a few months...

This was incredibly fast!

From the perspective of the Wizard World, this was indeed godspeed.

But considering the rapid time flow of the Ice and Flame Plane, this was utterly impossible!

"Wait... rapid time flow?" Jeming paused when he thought of this term.

His gaze instantaneously locked onto the Magma Giants beside him, who continued to pour in relentlessly but were isolated by the node.

More accurately, it was the energy fields covering these Magma Giants that could form a "Time Pause Domain"!

Jeming felt certain facts becoming clearer, like fog lifting from his eyes.

The Magma Giants and Yetis, these two arch-enemy races, were converging from the edges of the plane towards its center.

The key point was that both carried energy fields capable of pausing time.

When they converged in this manner at one instant, it meant the entire Ice and Flame Plane was completely enveloped by this strategic-level "Time Stopping Energy Field"!

Although the wizards had prepared in advance and were protected by the "Temporal Stability Anchor," thus unaffected by direct "time stop," they were able to function normally.

But the Ice and Flame Plane itself was indeed "time-stopped" at this moment! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

And since time in the Chaotic Void Sea was inherently chaotic, the time flow between various planes was relatively independent.

When the Ice and Flame Plane was time suspended, the time of other planes did not stop.

Based on the Ship Plane’s time standard, it would take Augustine less than an hour to leave the Ice and Flame Plane, return to the Boundary Point for reinforcements, then journey back.

However!

In terms of the time span of the Ice and Flame Plane, this external time would typically require at least ten years, if not longer!

But when the whole Ice and Flame Plane was completely covered by the strategic-level time pause domain, the situation was reversed.

No matter how much time transpired elsewhere—in the other planes of the Chaotic Void Sea—it would always remain in that time-stopped instant here.

Thus, during the "same time" when the entire Ice and Flame Plane was time-stopped, Master Augustine calmly returned with a large volume of reinforcements accompanying the Ship Plane.

Regarding this issue, not only Jeming but other wizards quickly understood after a brief consideration!

However, what followed was a deeper layer of contemplation.

"Does this mean?!" a Second Level Wizard at the same point as Jeming suddenly widened his eyes, "Augustine has... actually already allied with the monsters of the Ice and Flame Plane?!"

"Damn it! That old fox!!"

The surrounding wizards immediately realized the truth of the matter.

After all, wizards are not fools; on the contrary, they are very intelligent.

In this battle, the "perfunctory" performance of both sides, and the precise return of Master Augustine with the Ship Plane and reinforcements.

All of these almost blatantly pointed out to everyone the fact that both sides had "already formed an alliance."

Although the wizards were extremely displeased at being played for fools, they quickly shifted their focus to the new issue:

Since Augustine and the monsters have already formed an alliance, then... who exactly is their enemy?!

Without a doubt, since two mortal enemy races could put aside their hatred and even betray their own plane to "cooperate" with the Wizard Civilization, combined with their cautious actions...

Clearly, they indeed have to face an enemy far more terrifying and powerful than the wizards!

But until now, the wizards have almost traversed the entire Ice and Flame Plane, without any trace of other intelligent life forms.

This strangeness and unknown have cast a heavy shadow over all the wizards’ hearts.

Compared to the other wizards, Jeming was contemplating even more.

At this moment, he immediately understood why the Magma Giants and Yeti couldn’t produce "Red Dust Qi."

"It’s really... the most troublesome situation..." Jeming couldn’t help but sigh.

Previously, when he discovered that these two monster races couldn’t produce Red Dust Qi, Jeming had already considered many possibilities.

After all, the Great Dao Book Pavilion contains a lot of content about this, and with some reference, one can think of all sorts of possibilities.

For Jeming, the best possibility in this matter is that these two races themselves are actually one or two "shared consciousness" life forms.

Each Magma Giant or Yeti individual is just a part of this enormous life form’s cells.

An individual, naturally, cannot form the concept of "society," and thus cannot produce "Red Dust Qi."

If that’s the case, then as long as the "main body" is found, everything would be solved.

And the worst possibility is the current situation: the monster colonies of the Ice and Flame Plane are already "claimed"!

This can be compared to other conquered or enslaved races living under the Wizard Civilization.

These races also cannot provide Jeming with Red Dust Qi.

Because conceptually, they haven’t formed a "society in the true sense," but are in a state of being "captively bred," "colonized," or rather... "farmed."

Now, with Augustine Wizard’s alliance with the two major monster races, and the abnormal actions of the monsters, it is clearly indicated that—behind the two monster colonies, there exists an even more powerful "Dominator"!

Therefore, Jeming figured out one more step than the surrounding wizards.

However, this made his worries even deeper.

Because, the existence capable of enslaving such powerful and numerous monster races, whether it is a civilization or an individual entity, its power would definitely not be weak.

At the same time, Jeming was also very curious about where that mysterious enemy was hiding.

With so many wizards having practically turned over the entire Ice and Flame Plane, yet finding no trace of any other civilization or its Dominator!

This is what is most chilling!

However, it wasn’t Jeming’s turn to continue pondering.

Buzz buzz buzz...

From the Magic Network Terminal and communication devices at various nodes, there suddenly echoed a unified command from three Fifth Level Wizards, with voices carrying unprecedented gravity and seriousness:

"Everyone! Toward the camp! Prepare for impact!"

Although this command came very abruptly.

All the wizards did not hesitate.

They were already battle-hardened troops, capable of understanding the commanders’ intent.

Moreover, since Augustine had already openly allied with the two monster groups, following this command was not out of the question.

Almost simultaneously, all the nodes instantly retracted the energy that was originally scattered around.

Then, towards the direction of the camp, a massive Energy Shield unfolded!

Layers of Rune Light Curtains stacked like they forged a wall of elemental iron!

And those wizards not controlling the nodes also withdrew their attack forces, each deploying their most powerful defensive measures.

Magic Shield, Force Field Barrier, Space Distortion... protective spells of various colors lit up instantly.