Chapter 745: Chapter 49: The Deal, Abyss World

As a Wizard who follows the path of Physique Evolution, Richard has always been skeptical about the upper limit of Physique Evolution.

After all, in the Wizard Civilization where Bloodline Witchcraft prevails, spiritual evolution can become mainstream. This makes it hard not to suspect there might be some sort of flaw in this route.

This skepticism did not dissipate after Richard became a World Master; on the contrary, after he learned Life Editing, this doubt grew even stronger.

Even with the discovery of semi-illusion creatures, it was not completely erased.

Spiritual Evolution is about exploring the external world; they study the rules of this world and then leverage spiritual power and energy.

Their upper limit depends entirely on how much knowledge they have explored.

Physique Evolution is completely different; it is about exploring oneself, researching one’s own body. Even if they need to integrate other creatures, compared to the vast external world, it is still too small.

But at this moment, this doubt vanished.

Richard looked at the enormous hand slowly extending from the door, feeling his skepticism about Physique Evolution was truly unnecessary.

The upper limit of Physique Evolution might be lower than Spiritual Evolution, but this limit is by no means generally attainable.

At least before he reached the level of this Abyss Dominator before him, he need not worry about this issue.

The Abyss Dominator did not restrain his oppressive presence and aura; at the instant his hand extended, a distortion appeared in the space of the Star Realm.

The space of the Star Realm is not as fragile as the space inside the world.

Under the application of rules, solely relying on brute force would not cause even the slightest fluctuation in the space with a million energy level attack, let alone distortion.

“Is this… Life Field!?”

Richard’s expression was somewhat rigid. Life Field is something all super-large creatures possess; its essence is a form of unconventional skin created by Life Radiation, maintaining bodily stability and counteracting constraints from rule manifestations.

But the Life Field of this giant hand before him was strong enough to twist the space of the Star Realm.

In other words, an attack exceeding a million energy level to this giant hand was merely a force to maintain bodily stability.

What kind of monster is this?

Compared to Richard’s shock, the Alchemy Crown’s attitude was much more composed.

“Has Physique already broken the limit? It seems Jialong’s direction wasn’t wrong after all; rather, my thoughts were somewhat off,” the Alchemy Crown thought internally.

As a Truth Wizard of the Alchemy School, in terms of research on flesh and mechanics, he was not weak at all.

Jialong the Great Wizard was able to become the Physique Crown; behind the scenes, the Alchemy Crown contributed significantly.

The power exhibited by Samuel the Abyss Dominator was strong, yet it did not exceed his expectations.

After the giant hand slowly extended, the Abyss Gate expanded again, transforming into a massive vortex exceeding a thousand meters in diameter.

Immediately afterward, a giant head with what seemed like ram horns and dark red skin appeared slowly from the vortex.

The head gave a smile-like expression towards the Alchemy Crown, then the whole body slowly emerged from the vortex.

Samuel’s body, much like the incarnation Richard saw in the array, had wings on his back and four arms, but unlike the incarnation, Samuel’s face looked surprisingly human-like.

He had facial features, and he was even quite handsome.

“For Physique Evolution, this kind of traversal really costs one dearly.”

Samuel entered the Star Realm, moved his body slightly, and said as if complaining.

“Sometimes I envy you Spiritual Evolution creatures; you just need a soul, traveling anywhere is much more convenient than for me.”

The Alchemy Crown looked at Samuel’s human-like visage, calmly replied: “Pros and cons, after all, even if we become Dominators, we still have to keep busy.

How can we be as carefree as you? You can lie still and grow stronger.”

Samuel chuckled, but his heart was shaken.

“This Wizard is not simple at all; he actually sees that I have already broken the Physique limit, and my body has started autonomous evolution.”

After Physique and spiritual power break through to Dominator status, there are no longer obvious limitations.

Theoretically, as long as there is enough time, both qualities can be infinitely enhanced.

But in reality, there’s a threshold for both values—ten thousand.

Samuel doesn’t know what will happen when spirituality breaks through this threshold, but as someone with Physique overload, he is clear that once Physique breaks ten thousand, even lying still, Physique will autonomously increase.

And this Wizard before him clearly knows this fact.

This implies two things: one, this Wizard has already explored up to the limit. Two, this Wizard has quite some research on the limit.

This also means, regardless of whether the Alchemy Crown has broken the limit, his strength is definitely formidable.

Samuel laughed: “That’s what I say, but who dares lay still? Wars are everywhere, anytime a strong one might appear and eat me like a meal.”

After the pleasantries, both sides began the main discussion.

The two civilizations are quite interested in each other. The Wizards hope to delay the progress of the Galaxy Mayflies through Abyss corruption, while the Abyss Demons also wish for a new battlefield to aid in their evolution and expand the Abyss.

After some exchanges, the two sides immediately saw eye to eye and signed a non-aggression pact for an epoch, and based on that, they reached a cooperation agreement.

The Wizards will sell Alchemy Weapons and Magic Potions to the Abyss, while the Abyss will pay using the Abyss Demon Army as compensation.

The transaction was completed, and both parties were very satisfied with the cooperation.

The best deal is not one that harms the other but one where both sides win. The Wizards traded surplus capacity for valuable soldiers, while the Abyss exchanged their cheap demons for weaponry that could enhance their combat strength. Both sides got what they needed.

At the end of the transaction, Samuel again brought up the request to take Richard to the Abyss.

“You should be able to tell, he has the Abyss Blessing on him.” Samuel said to the Alchemy Crown, “Such a blessed one is rare, and I hope to take him into the Abyss to receive the full Abyss Blessing.”

“Receive the full Abyss Blessing?”

The Alchemy Crown pondered for a moment and asked Richard, “What do you think?”

Although Richard is closely aligned with the Physique School, he is also a rising star in the Alchemy School. Many Wizards of the Alchemy School and even newly promoted Great Wizards view Richard, this Legendary Wizard, as an idol.

On matters concerning Richard himself, letting him decide is clearly the better choice.

Richard pondered for a moment and then said to Samuel, “Lord Samuel, my condition remains unchanged. I need a Destiny Contract to guarantee my safety.”

Samuel’s face showed an expression almost impossible for a human to make, his eyes converging towards the corners, facial muscles writhing as if waves pulsed beneath his skin.

“Little one, if I wanted to kill you, a Destiny Contract wouldn’t stop me.”

Richard nodded, a slight smile playing on his features.

“I know, but I believe you won’t.”

Samuel’s expression returned to normal. He looked at Richard, casually pulling a World Master level demon from the Void.

After slapping it to death, a Destiny Contract promptly appeared.

“Sign it quickly, cautious child. If it weren’t the Abyss urging me to bring you, I would have slapped you dead by now,” Samuel said impatiently.

“Mind your words, Samuel.” The Alchemy Crown said calmly.

The contract’s contents were very rigorous. Samuel did not exploit any loopholes within the contract. He understood that trying to exploit would only humiliate himself in front of the Alchemy Crown, who is also a Dominator.

The contract was signed, and Richard performed the Wizard’s Salute to the Alchemy Crown before he was about to follow Samuel to the Abyss.

But before he turned around, the Alchemy Crown suddenly tapped his head, embedding something into his body.

Richard’s thoughts moved, discovering that a clockwork-like mechanism had appeared in his soul. He looked at the Alchemy Crown, whose expression remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened.

But in his ear, the voice of the Alchemy Crown sounded.

“If the Abyss Blessing tries to forcibly transform you, this thing can help you solve the problem.”

The contract binds Samuel, after all; the Abyss is not under the contract’s constraints. Even a Destiny Contract crafted by a World Lord level entity cannot bind such a vast existence.

Richard bowed slightly, turning to enter the Abyss Gate.

After experiencing brief darkness, Richard suddenly felt a wave of comfort through his body. When his eyes regained brightness, he found himself in a world with a dark red hue.

The sky of the Abyss World is perpetually dull, with a blood-red sun hanging above, casting ominous bloody light.

Under this bloody light, the pitch-black earth is riddled with large and small chasms, or rather—the Abyss.

Winged demons emerge from the Abyss like flocks of birds, hovering in the blood-red sky, occasionally dropping pieces of flesh.

Beneath them, vast areas of Carnivorous Forests devour their fallen scraps, shooting skyward with spikes like dense machine gun fire.

“This is… the Abyss?”

“Yes, this is the Abyss.”

Samuel squeezed through the Abyss Gate with difficulty, then stretched his body.

The next moment, an evil aura as if Hell itself had descended erupted from within Samuel. Under this aura, the demons in the sky instantly fell stiff from the air, and the Carnivorous Forests on the ground ceased their hunts, even stopping digestion.

The entire world seemed to fall into stillness.

The Abyss Dominator is the most powerful being in the Abyss, with all Abyss Creatures bowing before the Dominator.

Without the Dominator’s permission, all actions must cease.

“It’s still comfortable to be back.”

Samuel’s face suddenly changed to an indescribably terrifying visage.

Upon seeing this face, the only word in Richard’s heart was fear, as if this visage was the embodiment of fear.

Samuel’s form shrunk, lifting Richard from the ground.

“Come with me, little one, it’s time to meet Mother.”