Chapter 252 - 153: Upheaval in Bai Bing City, a Divine Spirit’s Avatar Descends

Chapter 252: Chapter 153: Upheaval in Bai Bing City, a Divine Spirit’s Avatar Descends

But he still had to learn Three-Ring Spells.

An excellent Wizard must master a sufficient number of spells to be prepared for any unexpected situation.

Besides, there were many highly practical Three-Ring Spells.

For example, *Protection from Energy*, which could grant a layer of protection that absorbed damage from a single energy type.

There was *Eagle Eye*, which granted extraordinary vision range.

And *Flying Skill*, which provided faster flight speed than the *Floating Technique*.

There was *Haste*, for enhancing speed.

And *Nondetection*, which prevented the caster from being detected by divination or Detection Magic.

And, among others, the *Invisibility Spell Ball* for large-scale group invisibility.

Pei Ze didn’t care about Attack Magic, but for these support and buff-type spells, the more the merrier.

’A total of one hundred and thirty-six Three-Ring Spells. These are all the ones available for purchase at the exchange.’

The higher the ring of a spell, the fewer there were.

And the smaller the number that could be obtained through normal channels.

This was especially true for Sixth Ring Spells and above, which weren’t even sold at the exchange.

If you wanted one, you could only trade with other Wizards.

However, Sixth Ring Spells were still a distant prospect for Pei Ze—that was a realm only Level 3 Wizards could touch—and for now, he could still acquire spells through the exchange.

Besides, once he advanced to a Level 3 Wizard and wanted to learn Sixth Ring Spells, he could get them from Mo Weng, so there was no need to worry.

Clearing his mind of distracting thoughts, Pei Ze began analyzing the spells.

With the current power of his Eye of Omniscience, analyzing a single Three-Ring Spell consumed less than 0.1 energy levels of Spiritual Power.

Pei Ze mastered all the Three-Ring Spells in one go before beginning to improve them.

Task created. Beginning improvement of the Protection from Energy spell model. Estimated cost: 5.8 energy levels.

Task created. Beginning improvement of the Nondetection spell model. Estimated cost: 5.6 energy levels.

Task created. Beginning improvement of the Flying Skill spell model. Estimated cost: 5.2 energy levels.

...

The cost to improve a Three-Ring Spell was generally between 5 and 6 energy levels, which wasn’t a huge expenditure.

Pei Ze estimated that there were thirty-seven Three-Ring Spells in the first batch that needed improvement, and it would take about three days to complete them.

Then, calculating the new metal combination for the Silver Star would take about four days.

Once these two tasks were done, he would start improving the Alchemy Engravings.

’I’m going to be busy for a while.’

Pei Ze let out a long sigh.

’Good thing I still have contribution points left. I won’t have to go out for a while and can focus on my training.’

After purchasing the rare metals and spell models, Pei Ze still had nearly 20,000 contribution points left, so he wouldn’t need to go out on missions for the time being.

For the foreseeable future, he could focus his energy on practicing Meditation and the All-Knowing Breathing Technique.

Especially the former.

He was only about ten-odd energy levels of Spiritual Power away from his crystallization limit.

The Energy Absorption Stone Mother was ready. All he needed was for his Spiritual Power to meet the standard, and then he could begin condensing his second Spirit Crystal and break through to a higher realm.

Stretching, Pei Ze stood up. Just as he was about to return to his room to meditate, his heart suddenly lurched, and an unprecedented tremor swept through his entire body.

His expression changed slightly as he rushed out of the stone house and looked up into the distance.

At the same time, nearly every Wizard in Red Maple City seemed to sense something, and they all looked up into the distance in unison.

At the far end of the horizon, a silver-white halo slowly spread like ink bleeding across paper.

A heavy, oppressive feeling rolled down upon everyone’s hearts like a boulder, making it hard to breathe.

All the Wizards were inexplicably alarmed, their gazes fixed on the direction of the silver-white halo.

That was the location of Bai Bing City.

...

Bai Bing City was already in chaos.

A shimmering halo spread rapidly above the city, forming a hemispherical shield that enveloped the vast metropolis.

Through the shield, one could clearly see the sky, golden under the morning sun, crack open. A giant hand made entirely of ice emerged from it, like an icicle piercing through heaven and earth.

From behind the crack in the sky, earth-shattering roars could be faintly heard.

The sudden turn of events threw the people of Bai Bing City into a panic.

Crowds hurried through the streets, a chaotic mess.

From time to time, fully armed troops with solemn expressions rushed past, sprinting toward the city gates.

"ROAR!"

A deafening roar erupted. The giant hand in the sky clenched into a fist and then smashed down violently.

BOOM!

The shield visibly trembled, its light flickering wildly.

Before the shield could stabilize, the giant ice hand struck again.

Then came a third punch, a fourth...

The sky above Bai Bing City was instantly filled with an endless series of thunderous booms!

This apocalyptic scene plunged the already panicked crowds into even greater terror.

Fear spread rapidly through the city.

In front of a stone house, Gu Lin stared dumbfounded at the giant ice hand in the sky, her pretty face filled with shock.

"W-What is that?"

"The Extreme Ice Giant, Yanik." Annie had appeared beside Gu Lin at some point, her gaze fixed eerily on the sky. "One of the five Divine Envoys serving Lady Frost. A Demigod-level powerhouse."

’A Demigod!’

Gu Lin gasped.

She had heard that Councillor Ji Zhang of Red Maple City had killed a Demigod not long ago, but to actually witness a Demigod in action with her own eyes was a first.

Even though she had already advanced to become a Wizard, watching that immense hand made her feel a deep, visceral sense of dread and helplessness.

’So this is the power of a Demigod-level expert...’

Gu Lin bit her lip, her brow furrowing.

"Why would a mighty Demigod suddenly attack Bai Bing City?"

"And what about the two Councillors in the city? Why haven’t they stepped in to stop this?"

Annie glanced into the distance, her expression growing a little more solemn.

"I’m afraid they have their own hands full right now."

Gu Lin was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"Lady Frost has descended with a clone. Those two are currently fighting it."

"What?!"

Gu Lin was stunned. She quickly processed the information, and her expression turned grim.

’Even a Divine Spirit has personally deployed a clone. The Winter Frost Sect Country must be launching a full-scale assault on Bai Bing City.’

The real war has begun!

"Let’s go."

Annie’s voice snapped Gu Lin out of her stupor. She paused, then asked subconsciously, "Go where?"

"Leave Bai Bing City. It’s not safe here anymore."

"What do you mean? You think Bai Bing City will fall?"

"Isn’t it obvious?" A smile that was either mocking or teasing played on Annie’s lips. "Divine Spirits are a cowardly bunch. They wouldn’t easily send even a clone to the material plane unless there was a huge benefit to be gained."

Hearing this, how could Gu Lin not understand? Her face paled slightly.

The so-called "huge benefit" that would make Lady Frost risk the backlash of sending a clone could only be the destruction of Bai Bing City.

’It seems the Meng Family ultimately failed to take Lady Frost’s bait and instead fell victim to her trap.’

Gu Lin glanced at Annie, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Annie saw through her thoughts and said coolly, "Don’t expect me to intervene. At the end of the day, I’m just a passerby. I don’t intend to get involved in the war between the Wizards and the Turin People."

"Besides, I remember your family doesn’t get along with the Meng Family, right? What good would saving Bai Bing City do you?"

Gu Lin fell silent.

’Of course, there’s no benefit.’

It was just that there were many Wizards and Knights in Bai Bing City who didn’t belong to the Meng Family.

As a member of Chenxi City, she couldn’t bear to just stand by and watch them die.

But Gu Lin also understood that this was no time for compassion.

Gritting her teeth, she looked at Annie and asked, "Where are we going?"

Annie thought for a moment and said, "Red Maple City, I suppose."

The moment her voice fell, a thunderous crash echoed from the sky.

The shield enveloping Bai Bing City shattered violently.

The giant ice hand paused for a fraction of a second, then smashed down once more, crashing into Bai Bing City like a falling star.

RUMBLE!