CHAPTER 77: CHAPTER 77: GENIUS?

"Whew—"

Soon, Lor piloted the Cliff Gold Spaceship to the vicinity of the defensive line a thousand miles away.

"Another one is back."

At the thousand-mile defensive line, a Third Ring Wizard wearing a blue-green Bicolor Wizard Robe glanced at the black spaceship approaching the line, his Spiritual Power sweeping over.

He found that inside the black spaceship was only one Wizard with Spiritual Power stuck at the limit of the First Ring, and another Wizard who had just entered the Second Ring in terms of Spiritual Power.

This water-wood dual-element Third Ring Wizard, Nathan, immediately cast Witchcraft on the waves below and simultaneously spread his Spiritual Power, speaking calmly to Lor:

"Little one, find a Second Ring group that isn’t full, or if you rely on yourself, you won’t be able to completely shatter the waves."

"After you work together to shatter a wave, contribution points will be divided according to the proportion of shattering."

"Also, remember to put the Marking Demon Artifact outside when shattering the waves to synchronize the record, otherwise, you won’t get contribution points."

"And don’t think of using the spaceship’s Magic Array to break the waves, it won’t earn you contribution points either."

Those who come to the frontline battlefield are Wizards with backgrounds.

In this special moment, a little kindness and some reminders in advance can also help expand connections, so naturally, he wouldn’t miss it.

While Nathan was sending this message, over twenty other Second and Third Ring Wizards noticed and intended to do the same.

Seeing they were a step late, they regretfully turned back to continue using witchcraft to break the waves below.

After hearing the words of the water-wood Third Ring Wizard, Lor carefully observed the battlefield ahead.

He found, indeed as was said, there were now twenty-seven Second Ring Wizards clustered thirty miles above sea level, each separated by ten miles, guarding a defensive line about three hundred miles long.

They couldn’t fly any higher since their witchcraft attack range was insufficient, forcing them to organize defenses below while risking attacks from the Sea Race.

The other over a hundred Third Ring Great Wizards were positioned in the sky about a hundred miles above the sea level, each separated by a hundred miles, individually holding a part of the defensive line.

In total, this formed a defensive line stretching over a thousand miles.

"Thank you for the reminder."

Lor thanked the dual-element water-wood Third Ring Wizard who had reminded him, then asked, "Sir, if I wanted to guard a hundred-mile line alone, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

He had already Limit Broken the Meteor Technique to 3.4 rings, and with the Gravity Technique, it wielded a power of 3.5 rings.

Although exhausting all the Elemental Energy in his Sea of Consciousness might not complete a 3.5 ring Meteor Technique, a 3.2 ring should be sufficient to shatter these hundred-mile-wide waves.

With such strength, going into a Second Ring group would purely be a loss.

Resources are right there; if you don’t fight for them, how can you rely on ’talent’ and ’effort’ to rise further?

"I wouldn’t suggest you do that." Nathan frowned, "But if you’re willing, you can even cover a thousand-mile line."

He found this newly advanced Second Ring Wizard somewhat odd — not exactly arrogant, actually quite polite.

Yet, if not arrogant, his words sounded rather peculiar.

But it didn’t matter, as everyone was here for the sea exploration practice task, each responsible for themselves only, whatever they want to do.

This little guy didn’t want the contribution points; Nathan wasn’t going to force it, right?

"Alright, thank you."

Lor chuckled, nodding, maneuvering the Cliff Gold Spaceship into the spaceship cluster above, instructing Levan to remain onboard as he left the spaceship, flying towards the far left end of the defensive line.

Along the way, occasional curious or mocking glances swept across Lor.

These Wizards, though slighting Lor in their hearts, refrained from speaking mockingly.

After all, standing here was no easy feat.

They might not befriend him, but there was no need for enmity either.

Feeling these gazes, Lor naturally noticed but disregarded them. He knew that showing his strength would invite distinguished scholars to debate for him.

"Splash—splash—"

Soon, Lor flew to the far left side of the thousand-mile defensive line, about a hundred miles above the sea. Every few minutes, a massive wave, over a hundred miles wide and several dozen high, surged upwards, rolling towards the rear.

Within the waves, numerous Extraordinary sea fish and sea beasts surged around, trying to maintain the waves while stacking them higher.

Lor pulled a Marking Demon Artifact from his Space Ring and casually cast a Floating Technique to let it drift in the air.

Then, he delved into his Sea of Consciousness with his Spiritual Power, choosing not to fortify with the Gravity Technique immediately, and merely activated a 3.0 ring Meteor Technique, aiming at a wave about fifteen miles high and one hundred ten miles wide.

If a 3.0 ring Meteor Technique could annihilate the wave, there was no need to waste additional Elemental Energy on a stronger one.

Marking, focusing, and diving.

"Whoosh—"

A meteor streaked across the sky, targeting a massive wave below Lor.

Those preparing to see Lor fail were now shocked.

They could clearly sense the powerful Elemental fluctuations within the meteor, over ten miles in diameter, rapidly descending.

"How is this possible..."

"Isn’t he just at the beginning of the Second Ring in Spiritual Power?"

"Indeed, just breaking into the Second Ring, and already mastering Third Ring Witchcraft, what kind of monster is he?"

"So this is what a genius is."

"Ha, the Elemental fluctuation in that meteor is barely at the Third Ring; whether it can shatter a hundred-mile wave in one go is another question."

"You’re just jealous, aren’t you? Even if it can’t break it in one go, twice will do."

"I..."

...

The moment the meteor appeared, across the thousand-mile defensive line, messages quickly spread among the Wizards.

Most expressed awe and shock, yet there were still a few discordant voices mixed in.

Due to the disturbance of too many Spiritual Powers, those sending the discordant messages couldn’t be identified.

Below, within the massive wave targeted by the meteor, all the First and Second-level sea fish and sea beasts shivered, almost abandoning the wave to flee into the sea.

But with Third-level sea fish and sea beasts suppressing them, they had no choice but to continue pushing forward.

...

Behind the thousand-mile defensive line, in the sky above.

"This little guy is quite interesting, but is he worth Speaker Yassen’s attention just because of this bit of talent?"

A ten-mile-tall Elemental Giant of fire and wood elements blended together stared at the meteor descending from the sky, a hint of confusion in its eyes.

Just having broken into the Second Ring but able to display Third Ring Witchcraft, being called a young genius is fitting, yet for a Speaker to take note is quite something.

This fire-wood dual-element Fourth Ring Wizard named Cooper was not yet a Speaker; although scarcely at Speaker-level power, he didn’t have the clearance to know of the secret.

Therefore, he regarded Lor merely as a relatively outstanding talent.

Though Lor was now living temporarily in his Wizard Tower, he had no interest in a meeting, as was the case with Levan.

Since he and Yassen were not in the same faction, he could order subordinates to show some care for their descendants, but there was no need for special treatment.

Apart from Cooper, the remaining Fourth Ring Wizards didn’t even cast a glance this way.

Genius?

They had seen too many geniuses, yet how many truly grew up?

Most geniuses failed during the Fourth Ring breakthrough, becoming waste.

Even though Lor barely into the Second Ring could perform a 3.0 ring Witchcraft, it still wasn’t enough to catch their attention.

Unless he completely surpassed the boundary, reaching a 3.1 ring level.

While it wasn’t unheard of, it was indeed much rarer.

It’s a pity those Speakers would have conversations and impose silence agreements during Wizard’s Fourth Ring breakthroughs, preventing them from knowing the exact performances before each Fourth Ring breakthrough.

Otherwise, their guesses could be far more accurate, rather than being as vague as now, based only on personal experience.

They understand this reasoning too, for protecting true talents, confidentiality in this aspect is necessary.

"Boom——"

On the left side of the thousand-mile defensive line, a meteor crashed, precisely hitting the wave about fifteen miles high and one hundred ten miles wide.