Translator: AnubisTL
In the Purgatory Sulfur Plane, above the boundless sea of magma.
Jieming stood suspended in the air, a faint halo of light encircling his body.
He raised his right hand. On it, a newly forged crystal—its structure far more complex and precise than those from his second-tier period—shimmered with the glow of deep blue runes.
This was the prototype of a third-tier rune-imbued magical artifact, developed by combining his elemental control as a third-tier wizard with his deeper understanding of the Spiritual Qi Law.
He locked onto a distant, empty patch of sky. With a mere thought, he acted.
Whoosh!
A blindingly white, fist-sized sphere of light shot from the crystal's tip. It silently tore through the dark red sky, stained by sulfurous fumes, traveling at a speed that defied visual perception.
Seconds later, at the edge of his vision, the white sphere suddenly expanded!
The space seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand, distorting the very atmosphere.
Immediately after, a terrifying halo of light—over a hundred kilometers in diameter—erupted. It was as if a miniature, short-lived sun had been forcibly created in the plane's heavens!
The ultimate light and heat were released in an instant, illuminating the vast magma sea below in a stark, blinding white.
Immediately following was the delayed roar, a sound so violent it seemed it would tear the very soul apart!
A visible, circular shockwave erupted from the halo, hurtling outward in all directions.
As it tore through the sky, the shockwave carved out a massive vacuum, completely vaporizing and expelling the sulfurous clouds.
Below, the once-placid lava sea was brutally crushed by the descending pressure, forming a colossal crater. The impact sent dark red lava surging upward in waves hundreds of meters high, crashing outward and triggering a lava tsunami of immense proportions.
A searing storm, laden with lethal radiation and energy fragments, swept across a vast area beneath the blast site—a region comparable in size to a mid-sized province. Within this zone, any lifeform or structure below a certain energy threshold would be instantaneously vaporized.
Observing the attack, which could have leveled an entire province in his past life, Jieming silently assessed its effects and nodded in satisfaction.
"Sufficient power. By the standards of low-level civilizations, this strike could be classified as 'nation-destroying.'"
This level of destructive force far exceeded the 'city-destroying' limit of a typical third-tier wizard.
It even surpassed most early-stage fourth-tier wizards, rivaling the power of veterans who had cultivated in the fourth-tier realm for years.
This was the advantage born from the combination of his profound accumulation and his unique path.
However, the satisfied expression lasted only a moment before Jieming's brow furrowed slightly.
"Area-of-effect attacks are excellent for clearing out fodder, but against opponents of the same tier or stronger, the power is too dispersed, making them inefficient," he analyzed, dissecting the weakness.
"At this energy level, attempting to further compress a simple energy bullet to increase its penetration is already approaching the limits of energy control."
It wasn't that further compression was impossible, but the technical skill required had already exceeded the control capabilities of a third-tier wizard.
After a moment's thought, he found a new direction.
"It seems the primary focus for third-tier rune-imbued magical artifacts needs to shift toward ray-type spells, which have more concentrated energy and stronger penetration. Only by constraining destructive power into a single line can one break through the toughest defenses."
Having determined the tone of his subsequent research, Jieming's figure flashed, and he returned to the laboratory located at the core of the planar formation.
Upon his return, he noticed that two "express" packages, shimmering with the imprints of spatial fluctuations, had already arrived via fixed-point teleportation.
He opened the first space expansion pouch. Inside was the massive shipment of rare metals, energy crystals, and various special catalysts he had ordered.
Most of these materials were destined for the automated factory within his internal space, where they would be used to mass-produce third-tier rune-imbued magical artifacts. In a corner of the pouch lay a small pile of strange ores and crystals, faintly shimmering with spatial ripples—precious materials he had purchased to aid his research into spatial knowledge.
Next, he opened the second space expansion pouch.
As he sensed the stable yet immense energy fluctuations emanating from the object within, a genuine smile spread across Jieming's face.
It was a fifth-tier large elemental pool, shrunk in size but retaining its incredibly intricate structure!
To amass the astronomical military merits required to purchase this elemental pool in such a short time, Jieming had been working at full capacity. He had used automated formations to refine a vast quantity of liquid adamantine.
While Jieming himself had no problem keeping up, the effort had left Black, the man responsible for selling the refined metal, utterly exhausted. However, Black had also made a fortune from the deal, so he harbored no complaints.
Jieming's internal space, expanded and continuously reinforced during his Nascent Soul Realm, now spanned an area comparable to a modern metropolis.
The spatial barrier was also stable enough to meet the requirements for installing a fifth-tier large elemental pool.
An elemental pool of this level was already sufficient to serve as the core energy source for a small-scale plane, supporting it as a powerful mobile wizard tower. Using such a high-level device to power the automated factory and "nest" within his internal space was more than enough.
With the invaluable experience and knowledge gained from previously installing and tuning a seventh-tier large elemental pool, the structure of this fifth-tier elemental pool appeared crystal clear to Jieming. After a brief study of its interfaces and control system, he understood it completely.
He efficiently dismantled the slightly cramped fourth-tier large elemental pool originally in his internal space and listed it on the Magic Net Trading Platform to recoup some of his costs. Then, he personally spent several months meticulously installing and tuning the fifth-tier large elemental pool, perfectly integrating it into the energy network of his internal space.
A surge of powerful and stable energy instantly filled the entire internal space. The operating efficiency of the automated factory improved visibly, and the nest pulsed with an even more vibrant glow.
With the energy upgrade problem solved, Jieming devoted more of his attention to studying spatial knowledge.
Advancing to a third-tier wizard brought not only an increase in mental power but also a qualitative change in perception.
Only at this level could a wizard's various senses and mental tentacles begin to directly "touch" the subtle folds and fluctuations of space.
Observation precedes influence, and influence precedes control.
Previously, when he used spells like the "Universal Eye" to observe space, it was more like reading converted data through an instrument—it felt as if there were a layer separating him from the phenomenon.
But now, sensing spatial fluctuations was like an ordinary person feeling the flow of air. Though still faint and elusive, it was a genuine, firsthand experience.
Therefore, only upon reaching the level of a third-tier wizard did Jieming become qualified to "research" spatial technology and knowledge, rather than merely "learning" it by rote.
Combined with the super-strong calculation and deduction capabilities brought by the adaptive evolution of his brain and soul through years of practicing the Body Tempering Method, Jieming found that he was mastering spatial knowledge at a speed that surprised even himself.
After less than a decade of dedicated study, he had already achieved preliminary results.
Inside the laboratory, within a test field drastically enlarged by space expansion technology...
Jieming casually threw a common metal ball with all his might in a single direction.
Under the influence of his terrifying strength, even though he hadn't used much force, the metal ball still whistled across a distance of over ten kilometers.
Only then did Jieming unhurriedly operate the control instrument beside him.
A circular device composed of silver-white metal began to light up with complex runes as Jieming operated it.
Finally, when the brightness reached its limit, the surrounding space trembled slightly.
Hum...
At the far end of the test field, light and shadow distorted slightly.
The next second, the metal ball that had just arrived over ten kilometers away vanished into thin air, and then instantly reappeared above Jieming's open palm, falling steadily.
"Success!" Jieming couldn't help but reveal a triumphant smile on his face.
(End of the Chapter)
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