CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: DISDAIN, INITIAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDITATION ADVANCEMENT

"Forbidden Area?"

Upon hearing the term, Yajedin couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth:

"Jia Orang, are you trying to say there’s an apprentice over there who has mastered pseudo-one-ring witchcraft?"

"I have to tell you some news; our team has already killed two such apprentices before."

"Their Divine Power Crystals are now with the boss. The more Divine Power Crystals we seize now, the more contribution points the boss will give us when he returns."

Jia Orang swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "Yajedin, I don’t know if there’s an apprentice over there who has mastered pseudo-one-ring witchcraft."

"But there’s definitely a freak over there who can’t be judged by common sense. He has set countless magic arrays, and if you step in even once, you’ll be burned to ashes."

Thinking of the scene a day ago when other apprentices triggered a magic array and the firelight shot up to the sky, he felt a shudder in his heart.

At that time, he secretly vowed in his heart never to go near that place again in his life.

"Magic Array? Hahahahaha!"

Yajedin couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Jia Orang, even those apprentices who have mastered pseudo-one-ring witchcraft can only set up magic arrays with at most 0.9-ring power."

"Any wizard apprentice good at defense can go in and wreak havoc."

"Come on, let’s go together, Jia Orang. This is a rare opportunity. If we don’t fight for it now, when will we?"

"No, Yajedin, that freak’s magic arrays definitely have one-ring level power." Jia Orang’s face was full of fear, "Trust me, don’t go!"

"Don’t be ridiculous, my friend." Yajedin’s lips twitched, "Since you’re not going, forget it."

He didn’t believe a word Yajedin said.

To set up a one-ring power magic array, one must master 1.3-ring witchcraft.

Is it possible for an apprentice to master 1.3-ring witchcraft?

At least in his understanding, he had never heard of such an outrageous apprentice-level witchcraft.

He hadn’t heard of it, so it didn’t exist!

At this moment, Yajedin even suspected Jia Orang was trying to deceive him on purpose, not wanting to see him rise.

With prejudice in his heart, no words could change his mind.

Jia Orang continued to persuade him bitterly, but he received only cold faces in return.

Helplessly, he could only watch as his best friend led a group of wizard apprentices toward that forbidden area.

...

One hundred and twenty miles away, in Lor’s seclusion place.

"The Meditation Rune Model and the Small Lava Eruption Technique Model have finally achieved initial compatibility."

Looking at the two models in his Sea of Consciousness where Elemental release and absorption patterns were becoming consistent, Lor smiled in satisfaction.

At this point, his future path was set and couldn’t be changed.

The next step was to deepen the connection and completely synchronize the two runes’ absorption and release patterns.

"The magic arrays have been set for two days now and should soon dissipate on their own, better reinforce them first and continue."

Lor opened his eyes and looked at the magic arrays set around him.

The nearest Adaptive Rock Barrier Magic Array to him now had only a faint yellow light screen left, while the situation of the outer Lava Eruption Magic Array Group was somewhat better.

After all, they were not constantly in an excited state like the Adaptive Rock Barrier Magic Array.

But even so, the unactivated Lava Eruption Magic Array was more than half as dim as when it was first set.

Its power now was estimated to be at most only 0.9-ring.

"Tsk, these fish don’t cut it either; 20-some magic arrays triggered in two days."

Looking at the forty or so Lava Eruption Magic Arrays still in good condition, Lor felt some disappointment.

He had painstakingly set up so many magic arrays, and less than half were triggered.

The activation of over 20 magic arrays wasn’t entirely fruitless either.

Scattered on the ground were some Divine Power Crystals.

Lor stepped out of the Adaptive Rock Barrier Magic Array and picked up seven or eight Divine Power Crystals, weighing them in his hand.

"Altogether, just about thirteen grams, how poor!"

He casually stuffed the Divine Power Crystals into his pocket and then set about dispersing the magic array group, which had largely lost energy.

About two minutes later, he cleaned up the magic array group and began to reconfigure them.

This time, he still planned to set up 70 Lava Eruption Magic Arrays.

Whether or not they would all be triggered, it’s always good to be prepared.

About thirty minutes later, the new round of the magic array group was completed.

Lor surveyed the area, nodded in satisfaction, and then set an Adaptive Rock Barrier Magic Array at a hundred meters in the center.

Then he sat back on the charred beast rug and continued to synchronize the two witchcraft models.

...

Half an hour later.

The wolf-shaped Bloodline Wizard Apprentice Yajedin appeared outside the Lava Eruption Magic Group with over a hundred exotic-looking Bloodline Wizard Apprentices and over three hundred Elemental Wizard Apprentices.

Looking at the continuous Magic Array Group extending beyond twenty miles, Yajedin sneered:

"How afraid of death is this person to spend Elemental Energy to set up such a massive Magic Array Group?"

"Pfft~ He must spend half his day maintaining this Magic Array Group to ensure its integrity!" A red-haired girl laughed, covering her mouth.

"I’ve seen people afraid of death, but never someone this afraid."

"Indeed, it’s a sight to see."

...

Each wizard apprentice acknowledged Yajedin and the red-haired girl’s viewpoint, feeling enlightened.

After letting the crowd laugh for a bit, Yajedin asked, "Who wants to try this Magic Array Group?"

The biggest hassle with a Magic Array Group is that it can’t be triggered remotely with witchcraft.

Someone at the threshold set by the configurator must enter it to truly activate it.

"I’ll go." A Bloodline Wizard Apprentice, about five meters tall and resembling a giant bear, stepped forward and said.

"Alright, Malek, go clear out these magic arrays, and I look forward to celebrating with you," Yajedin said with a smile.

"Roar—"

Malek roared and plunged into the magic array without hesitation.

His fur could completely withstand 0.9-ring witchcraft without concerning himself with this Magic Array Group.

"Boom—"

Three hundred meters into a large Lava Eruption Magic Array, Malek unleashed a scorching lava explosion covering a thousand meters.

"No, impossible! Ah—"

In the instant the lava rose, he suddenly found that his prized mimicry fur was utterly fragile.

In less than a second, the scorching lava burned through it.

Then his true body was engulfed, with his entire being eroded by the lava.

"How is this possible?" Yajedin watched the scene unfold, his mind blank, filled with disbelief.

Jia Orang hadn’t deceived him; this Magic Array Group truly possessed one-ring witchcraft power.

Behind him, the band of wizard apprentices was no longer filled with laughter and cheer.

They all stood there dazed, enveloped in dead silence.

Magic Array, one-ring, apprentice.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t imagine these three terms connecting together.