Mystical Journey

Garen nodded.

It was a must-have item to build an Advanced Wizard Tower and this item alone cost twenty million gold coins. Although its price was rather exaggerated, he would have already guessed that the materials required to build an Advanced Wizard Tower would be incredibly expensive.

He had obtained a batch of unique and shiny treasures that was adored by the Dragon Clan from the Silver Tower as compensation since his encounter with Asilia.

Then, he brought this wealth along with him and started to inquire about relevant materials required to building a Wizard Tower to estimate the total cost required.

He managed to estimate the total cost needed within a few days and the total expenditure was no lower than what Soaring Wing King had said.

He also gained a valuable piece of information in the past few days. He finally had a full understanding of Snow City and its circumstances.

This city was saturated with idle mercenaries and travelers ranging from Level Two to Level Five. The Battle Wizards, Mercenary Warriors, the Berserk Barbarians and the Dwarves formed the majority and next in line was the humans. Most of the pure humans here were high levels and the follow-ups were hybrids related to the humans such as Hybrid Half-Elf, Barbarians, and Human Hybrids. There were a lot of hybrids between humans and succubus such as the Wizard Disciple, who greeted Garen, had the rare Succubus blood flowing through his body.

The pure humans who had the courage to visit here were typically at least Great Wizard Level and above as this place was termed as the Wizard City. Great Wizards were often spotted in the streets as they were not considered valuable here.

Garen could sense one or two hidden presences that threatened him as he looked down the street.

“No wonder the Snow City is often said to be as strong as an empire.”

After having a clear overall picture of the items’ prices, Garen went straight to the bookstore to buy a complete set of Basic Arcane Spellcraft books. He spent at least a hundred thousand on the books and ordered Ken to purchase the basic ingredients for the types of Spellcraft for research purposes.

He himself brought Annie along to the Wizard Tower located in the inner city where the Soaring Wing King lived.

It was the Dwarf Urban Area the moment he got out of the Dragon Urban Area. As Garen was not allowed to stop moving, he went passed through the Dwarf Urban Area directly towards the entrance of the Transportation Formation so that he could head directly to the address which Soaring Wing King had given him.

The transportation was incredibly fast as Garen immediately arrived at the Soaring Wing King’s Wizard Tower – Black Crow Tower.

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“Please wait for a moment. The Tower Master is currently giving his honorable guest his daily treatment.”

The Wizard Apprentice was a young and busty girl. She explained to Garen softly as she served him hot, concentrated tea.

Garen’s body had shrunk to the size of a dragon whelp so it was not a problem for him to sit on a slightly larger chair. On the other hand, it was not possible for Annie so she could only lay on the ground, resting while observing the surroundings cautiously with her dragon eyes.

The Black Crow Tower was one of the tallest towers out of the few hundreds of Wizard Towers. This was related to the social standing of the Soaring Wing King as he was a member of the Snow City and Grey Shadow Society at the same time. He was one of the highest members that could decide the fate of the Snow City.

Afterall, one would not be able to spot a Level Twelve anywhere. Hence, it was only natural for him to reach such a social standing with his strength.

Garen waited for a while and the Soaring Wing King soon appeared in this floor with a crutch.

He looked rather tired and he seemed to have exhausted a lot of his strength.

Garen stood up.

“Good day, your honorable Soaring Wing King.”

“The powerful White Dragon genius. I’ve heard of your reputation the moment I reached the city. Hehe. How can I treat you?” He was one of the renowned, best therapists in the Snow City as well.

Both of them acted as if they do not know each other.

“Of course not. The reason I’m here is because of this.” Garen flicked his finger and shot out a pile of white mist which automatically formed into a clear image in mid-air, revealing his advanced technique in controlling the chilled air.

The image only appeared for a second. It was actually a pointless symbol and a signal of the promise between them.

It meant that Garen had finished his preparation and had come to fulfill the contract.

The Soaring Wing King smiled faintly.

“I understand. When do you plan to depart?” He was asking when he was going to participate in the Blood Wars at the Ten Thousand Abyss Plains located in the Abyss.

“I can go whenever I want since I can prepare myself at any given moment,” Garen replied confidently. He had to strengthen himself within fifty years and the Blood Wars was the fastest and best option for him to hunt for Souls. Naturally, this was the assumption that he could survive.

“You should go and get prepared. You’ll need all of the essentials, otherwise, you’ll only know how valuable they are when you need them most.” The Soaring Wing King reminded him in a friendly manner.

Garen nodded.

He wished to purchase some above average medicine from the Soaring Wing King as well since the Abyss’ Blood Wars was filled with terrifying wars ranging from low levels to high levels. Despite him being a Level Nine being, it was of his best interest to not underestimate the harsh environment there.

Garen did not wish to stay in Snow City any longer as he had a feeling that the Dragon Master Asilia would not give up that easily. Hence, he decided to participate in the Blood Wars as soon as possible.

Entering a room together, Soaring Wing King sprinkled a huge amount of Isolation Powder, enacting an absolute divine barrier which ensured that the environment was safe to talk freely.

“Okay, I’ve prepared all of the items you required. The High-Grade Transporation Scroll, Positioning Stone, High-Grade Recovery Ointment and the Emergency Guard. Since you’re immune to Level Nine Spells, most of the Gain Scrolls are ineffective against you as well.” The Soaring Wing King reminded again, “You have to be careful out there. It is the eternal battlefield between Demon Batz and Tanar’ri. Try not to reveal your full strength as much as possible. Regardless if it’s the Abyss or the Nine Layers of Hell, there exist beings comparable to the Demigods and even the Evil Gods live in one of the layers as well. I don’t wish for you to die there this early and your corpse turning into materials. That would mean that our contract is ruined for good. I’ll ask you one last time, are you sure you want to go into the Blood Wars?”

He asked him in all seriousness.

“I’m very sure,” Garen nodded. Although Garen knew of the dangers of the Blood Wars, it was the only place that he could grow quickly. In this material plane, he would require a huge amount of Demon Cores in order to achieve his desired strength.

Recently, he felt that his body is undergoing a strange evolution. Thorns started to grow on his back and it seemed that he would be entering a new evolution soon.

Furthermore, he wanted to see for himself the horrifying war between the legendary Demon Tanar’ri and Devil Batz.

Regardless if it was the Potential Points or Enneahedron, both of these would require a huge amount of stolen Souls. This was a huge taboo in the material plane and would be easily detected by the God. However, it was entirely different in the Abyss.

“It’s not an easy task to find a more suitable person than you. I wish you good luck.” The Soaring Wing King said regrettably. “However, I believe that we Demon Kings are beings who experienced and survived countless battles and we will not simply die in this world.”

“That’s but of course,” Garen smiled as he curled his lips.

“These are your items.” Soaring Wing King passed a small ring to Garen, he took it and glanced at the contents inside. The Semi-Divine Weapon that was promised was included in it as well. Food, drinks, medicine and so on were all well prepared.

“Do you need armor and weapon?”

“What kind of armor is tougher than my scales? Weapon? My claw is much more powerful than any weapon existed,” Garen said without a care in the world.

“That’s true.” Soaring Wing King nodded. “When do you plan to leave? I’ll make preparations as well.”

“Let’s do it today.” Although he had only stayed in a small corner of the Snow City for a few days, he had yet to immerse himself in the city’s atmosphere, but given his concerns from being targeted by the Dragon Master, he did not wish to stay any longer.

“You can tell two of my guards the truth when I leave. I don’t wish to be dragged by them both.”

“How pitiful to call two Level Eight beings a burden,” Soaring Wing King shook his head. “By the way, you have to be cautious when you’re using the Despair Head of Annas. Most of the demons and devils in the Abyss are very sensitive towards souls and beliefs and you’ll be easily spotted.”

“I understand.” Garen nodded. Other than having an enormous amount of Potential Aura, this item is very useful in gathering Soul Energy. He could collect the Souls that had died in the war on the battlefield. However, he had to be discreet about it as collecting Souls would be equivalent to snatching the goods away from the Abyss.

“Do you have the overall intel of the Abyss?”

“I only have the intel for Ten Thousand Abyss Plains. There are a lot of steel fortresses built by the Devils. Since their management is very strict, you can only participate in the war alongside with the demons,” Soaring Wing King explained.

“What about those Demon Kings that had departed before me?”

“We lost contact with them. The chaos in the Abyss would cut off all communication from the material plane. Hence we are unable to keep in touch with them at all times.”

Garen then compared the intel he had obtained from Ann as he inquired about the Abyss’s intel and information.

There were two lowest and most basic life forms in the Abyss. The first one was the Demonic Worms, which was also known as the Abyss Maggots. They were the initial form of all demons and would slowly evolve via the trial of survival of the fittest.

The second life form was the Prayer.

When the Soul had been corrupted by the Abyss, the Soul would become distorted. They were at the very bottom of the hierarchy and were the workers and slaves. Some of them were even turned into materials for battleships.

Next in line were the demons in varieties of shapes and sizes. Among all of the demons, the Tanar’ri’s clan was the strongest and was the main force that fought against the Devils in the Blood Wars.

After having a clearer understanding of the situation, Garen found a portion of the Abyss’ most recent map. Since the geography of the Abyss often changed, it was not necessary to keep them for the long term.

He had also obtained another information from the Soaring Wing King. The largest Spacetime Dimension Fissure had been opened somewhere in the south and there were a huge amount of Void Creatures of different types gushing out from it. The priests from the major Gods and even the Divine Officers and Bishops had already gone to the scene

The Void Lords and the True Souls had engaged in a large scale war as they tried to secure the lands as their base.

As all of the Gods were paying attention on this end, the Demon Lords who had hidden hoped that they could grow quickly so that they could be on the field in fifty years time.

After making everything clear, Garen sent the two Dragon Guards back as he stayed behind to learn a thing or two related to the requirement to increase his Arcane Techniques from the Soaring Wing King. Naturally, he had to pay for it. Finally, he went back to the hotel with the Despair Skull, Semi-Divine weapon, and the signed contract.

There was one thing that he had to do before he went to the Blood Wars. He had to absorb the huge amount of potential aura from the Despair Skull. He would be able to reach a new height before participating in the Blood Wars if he were successful.