Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 106: Chapter 6: The Lord of Crows

In the Soul Space, the Master God of the Crow Realm, Ulysses, was struggling in terror.

A Melter that looked plain and simple spurted Flames before him, but as a divine entity, even with only a Residual Soul remaining, he could still feel the terrible Rule Power within the Melter’s Flames.

In his current state, even a single spark from the Flames would reduce him to nothingness.

“What is up with this youngster, and why does he have such a terrifying thing in his soul?” Ulysses cried out in horror.

Such a status was something that, even in the Pantheon, only a Divine King would possess. Why was it now appearing in someone who was not even a Demigod?

But before he could figure it out, another dreadful piece of news arrived.

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He could clearly sense that only a single body separated him from a World Will, and that World Will was vast, even larger than the World Will of his own Crow Realm. If he dared to step out, he would be shattered to pieces in less than a second.

“Have I entered the body of a Divine King’s offspring?” Ulysses wailed.

Having just escaped the clutches of those Abyss Demons, he now found himself in such a perilous situation. With wolves in front and tigers behind, he wanted to play the game of swapping places through seizing another body, but he couldn’t get past the terrifying Melter and attempting to escape outward would draw the attention of the World Will.

“Alien, what are you?” Richard’s Spiritual Projection suddenly appeared in the Spirit Space.

Just moments ago, Richard’s spirit had returned to his body, and he’d caught wind of the ravings of this Otherworldly creature known as the Master God of the Crow Realm.

“What am I?”

Ulysses, looking at the suddenly appearing Richard, was angered in his heart.

Since becoming a divine entity, nobody had dared to speak to him like that.

But the moment he saw the terrifying Melter nearby, the flicker of anger in his heart was immediately extinguished, replaced instead by fear.

To be able to grow under the protection of a World Will, and to carry such a terrifying Melter…

The youngster’s background must be extraordinary.

“I am the Master God of the Crow Realm, the Lord of Crows, Ulysses. Just now, I was battling a group of Abyss Demons and was chased into the Sea of Souls. Thanks to your timely appearance, young friend, I was able to escape from the dangerous situation.”

Ulysses was very cautious with his words, revealing both his identity and the reason for the events.

If Richard was really as Ulysses suggested, the offspring of a Divine King, then he might really be safe.

But unfortunately, Richard was neither a Divine King’s offspring nor was he a creature from any world that Ulysses knew of.

“Master God of the Crow Realm?” Richard suddenly uttered a strange laugh, “Another self-proclaimed divine entity native to a World Mastery.

I guess you came into my Soul Space with the idea of seizing it, right?”

Ulysses’s heart sank.

“Not having heard of my name and calling me a native. Could it be that I am not in the Pantheon World Community but have come to a new World Community!”

Ulysses’s mind raced, his situation dangerously critical. If he did not demonstrate his value, once this youngster consulted with an elder, he would no longer have any choice.

“You jest, young friend. How could I engage in something that only an Evil God would do?” Ulysses pretended to be righteous.

“You do not know my name, but have you heard of the Pantheon? I am a general of the Eternal God King of the Pantheon. If you could send me back to the Pantheon, the Pantheon would surely reward you handsomely.”

Ulysses prayed in his heart, hoping Richard had heard at least a little about the Pantheon, giving him a chance at freedom.

“The Pantheon? Never heard of it,” Richard continued to deny.

At that, Ulysses’s heart chilled.

Where on earth had he run to?

The Pantheon’s fame spread across several neighboring World Communities, yet this extraordinary youngster had no clue.

“So, Ulysses, how do you plan to resolve this matter of entering my Soul Space?”

Richard’s voice was calm, but it trembled through Ulysses like the Devil’s own voice.

He was trapped.

Ulysses tried to keep his composure, aware, or believing, that he did not have many options.

“Creature from another world, I am willing to serve you for three thousand years to atone for my mistake.” @@novelbin@@

Ulysses, drawing from his experience, guessed that this creature must need to compete for affection under the care of his parent, just like the ninety-nine offspring of the Eternal God King.

To vie for favor, one obviously needs strength.

Ulysses’s current state was dire, with his divine soul severely damaged and his Divine Form incomplete after escaping from the Sea of Souls. However, if he could get help from a Divine King’s offspring, his injuries should be able to recover swiftly.

He hastily made such an offer to serve, hitting on that very idea.

In his eyes, it was a win-win deal.

“Three thousand years?” Richard was intrigued.

He was merely bluffing to scare this World Master, not expecting to actually scare up something tangible.

But Richard’s hesitation made Ulysses’s heart sink further; three thousand years seemed not enough to satisfy the youngster.

“If you are not satisfied, how about five thousand years?” Ulysses upped the offer.

Five thousand years was quite a length of time for a divine entity, and for a soul-damaged divine entity like him, who knew how many tens of thousands more years he would live? Five thousand years already constituted a significant portion of his remaining life.

“Five thousand years?”

Richard was somewhat shocked by the World Master’s generosity, but at the same time, another thought occurred to him.

Richard tried to manipulate the Miracle Furnace, and after becoming a Wizard, Richard felt he had some control over the Miracle Furnace. Now, he could move the Miracle Furnace within his own Soul Space.

He could see that the World Master was very fearful of the Miracle Furnace, and this fear was just manipulable.

“Five thousand years is not enough.”

Richard approached Ulysses with the Melter while saying coldly.

The movement of the Miracle Furnace kept pushing Ulysses back, but he was now in Richard’s Soul Space. No matter how much he retreated, the Miracle Furnace inched steadily toward him.

“One ten thousand years! I am willing to serve you for ten thousand years!” Ulysses exclaimed in panic.

“Very well,” Richard said, barely smiling as he stopped the Melter, “but how do you plan to fulfill your promise?”

“That’s easy.” Ulysses breathed a sigh of relief, assuming all would be well as long as Richard agreed.

“I will sign a Destiny Contract with you. The binding force of this contract is absolutely reliable, and those who breach the contract will be punished by fate. If you don’t believe it, you can ask your elders, and they will tell you how dreadful a Destiny Contract is.”

Destiny Contract… Richard was familiar with the name.

The contract he had signed with Jolod was a crude version derived from the Destiny Contract by the Tower of Truth. Even a Truth Wizard would be bound by such a terrible contract, which was the most frightening among all agreements.

“Alright, I will sign the contract with you,” Richard agreed.

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The Destiny Contract did not have a physical form; its carrier was the soul of a World Master Level creature, the only kind of soul that could withstand the weight of destiny.

Ulysses agonizingly used fragments of his own soul to create a Destiny Contract and signed it with Richard.

The contract stipulated that Ulysses would serve Richard for ten thousand years, during which Ulysses must not betray Richard in any form and must obey all of Richard’s commands.

The contract was very strict, but under the intimidation of the Miracle Furnace, Ulysses signed anyway.

In his view, serving the progeny of a Divine King for ten thousand years was no disgrace, and since Richard possessed such a treasure, he was likely a favored progeny. Perhaps by following Richard, he could even regain his former strength and carve out a territory in this unknown world.

The contract was signed, and both Richard and Ulysses breathed a sigh of relief.

“Very well, now that we are allies, I’d like to ask you some questions,” Richard asked with a smile.

“Please go ahead. I will leave nothing unsaid as long as I can speak of it,” Ulysses replied cautiously.

“I want to hear about the Pantheon and the Abyss you mentioned. A force that can command a being as powerful as you and pursue you to the Sea of Souls intrigues me.”

“That’s simple,” Ulysses readily agreed. “I don’t know if you are aware of the concept of the ‘world cluster.’”

Richard shook his head, perhaps the Wizard World was familiar with the concept, but he had only just advanced to wizard and was unaware of much information about the Wizard World.

“The so-called ‘world cluster’ refers to a world structure where tens of thousands of small and medium worlds are densely adjacent to one or more major worlds, centered around them. Both the Pantheon and the Abyss govern a unified world cluster civilization.”

“Civilization?”

“Yes, civilization. The Pantheon is also known as the Gods Civilization, and the formal name for the Abyss is the Abyss Demon Civilization.” After saying this, Ulysses added, “The major world you are currently in is called a ‘civilization seed’ in the world cluster.

“If a Divine King who wishes to pioneer ventures into the Star Realm to expand territory, then your current world could also become a civilization.”

Richard took this information to heart and then asked:

“So, how does your Gods Civilization rank the levels of power?”

“According to our classification, from low to high, they are powerless mortals, Professionals, Legends, Epics, Demigods, Gods, High-level Gods, Main Gods, and the greatest of all, the God Kings.”

Richard compared these ranks with those of the Wizard World. Professional likely equated to Wizard Apprentice, Legend Epic Demigod corresponded to First Second Third Circle Wizards, God High-level God Main God corresponded to Fourth Fifth Sixth Circle Great Wizards, and God King corresponded to Truth Wizard.

“How many God Kings are there in your Pantheon?”

“There are three God Kings,” Ulysses said with slight pride.

Generally, one God King could create a civilization; a civilization like the Gods Civilization that boasted three God Kings was quite formidable among the neighboring world clusters.

“Then it’s settled.”

Richard suddenly smiled, and his projection disappeared in the Spirit Space.

The Wizard World has five Truth Wizards; even if the Gods Civilization were to conflict, the Wizard World had the advantage, or rather, the Wizard Civilization had the advantage.

Leaving the Spirit Space, Richard found himself sealed like an amber.

With a slight effort, his amber casing cracked audibly, breaking into several fragments that fell to the ground.

Richard stretched his body, finding that although the Rebound Effect had brought him to a Physique of 50, moving around felt completely natural.

It seemed his body had adapted to the sudden increase in physique.

“How long was I in that space?” Richard exclaimed in surprise.

But before he could figure it out, the amber fragments on the ground turned into a sticky liquid and were absorbed by the floor. Immediately afterward, a beam of white light appeared under his feet.

As the white light vanished, he found himself back in the Steel Hall where he had advanced to wizard.

“Congratulations.”

A voice came from behind Richard, and he turned to see the Working Wizard who had marked him with the Magic Mark still standing in place as if he hadn’t been gone long.

“Apprentice Richard, your advancement took twelve years, and now I should address you as Wizard Richard.”

With that, the Working Wizard handed Richard a Magic Pocket.

“This is the benefit issued by the Tower of Truth to newly advanced wizards, including a hundred years of free usage of the residential floor, fifty Magic Essences, an Alchemy School Wizard Robe, and a map of the Tower of Truth.”

After finishing, the Working Wizard extended his right hand toward Richard.

“Welcome to the world of wizards.”