The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 841 The Secret to Breaking Limits, The First Truth-Level Abyss Armor
In the war between the gods and the abyss, the abyss was usually the aggressor. Now that the abyss has stopped attacking, the gods will naturally quiet down as well.

Therefore, Richard is not in a hurry to travel to the civilization of the gods.

He still had some time to spare, enough for him to convert Beelzebub's treasury into actual combat power.

……

At the center of the Abyss World.

Li looked at the Boundary Annihilation Stone in front of him, his face full of distress.

Although he was an alchemist, crafting magical equipment was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

The reason is simple: the appearance of the Hand of Balance directly eliminated the need for him to craft a staff during his Archmage stage. And when the Hand of Balance started to fall behind, the Titan's Hammer cleverly filled the gap.

So, the last time he crafted magical equipment was when he was a third-ring wizard.

"This way? No. That way, no."

Richard's mind raced through a series of design ideas, but they were either too time-consuming or useless, none of which met his expectations.

Perhaps even he himself doesn't know what kind of magical equipment he needs.

"No, we can't waste time like this."

Richard suddenly perked up, shaking off the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

He now needs advice, advice from an experienced older person.

Of all the creatures in the vast world of the Abyss that could give him this advice, Richard could only think of one.

Sitting cross-legged and calming his mind, Richard's spirit quickly connected with the will of the abyss and entered the archives.

"Huh? What brings you here, kid?" The Titan King looked at Richard with a hint of confusion on his face. "Weren't you working on your so-called magic armor?"

Richard nodded: "That's why I came here."

He sat down opposite the Titan King, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "I've realized I don't know what kind of magical equipment I need."

"Oh? That's quite a rare thing."

The Titan King watched Richard with great interest.

"It's a rare thing that a ruler doesn't even know what kind of equipment he wants."

Richard sighed and said in a low voice, "My initial idea was a melee staff, made of Boundary Stone, with dual enchantments from the Hearth Wizard."

“Isn’t that good?”

“It is indeed very good,” Richard said with a wry smile, “but the production cycle is too long. I estimate that to achieve the effect I need, it will take me at least a thousand years to complete the production.”

"Oh, I see." The Titan King nodded slightly. "The initial plan was too greedy. But if we want to change the plan, we don't know what to change it to."

“It’s not greed,” Richard argued quietly. “Those materials are very precious, and it’s practically impossible to obtain them multiple times in a short period of time. If we don’t maximize the performance of these materials, wouldn’t that be a waste of such good things?”

"Oh, so you're poor," the Titan King said casually.

Richard was speechless; the Titan King's words were somewhat hurtful.

Compared to those established rulers, although he has an advantage in knowledge, he has absolutely no resources.

The Titan King continued, "Since you don't know what to do, I'll give you a suggestion."

As he spoke, he casually waved his hand, and the surrounding filing cabinets suddenly opened, from which a stone slab flew out.

"Since we don't know what to do, let's do the one that brings the most obvious benefits. This is an abyssal spell, something created by a near-dominant abyssal demon who was killed by Samael."

Solidifying this substance can effectively help you break through your physical limits.

"Breaking through the limits of physical strength!?"

Richard stared in shock at the Titan King. How could something that could help one break through the limits of physical strength come from the hands of a quasi-overlord?

“Talent has nothing to do with strength,” the Titan King said calmly. “That little guy has quite a bit of talent. If he can grow up, he will definitely become a Limitless Overlord.”

Unfortunately for him, he encountered Samael. Samael, also a quasi-ruler, shattered his body with each punch.

hiss……

Upon hearing the Titan King's description, Richard couldn't help but gasp.

The Titan King's judgment is definitely accurate. If he says that the Demon King can break through to the Limit Break Dominator level, then the Demon King is very likely to be able to break through to the Limit Break Dominator level as well.

And this demon was actually killed by Samael, who was of the same level.

"Don't be so surprised." The Titan King's voice was calm to the point of being cold. "The Abyss is where the strong are chosen, and for a strong person, luck is an indispensable part."

Heaven knows how many demons who could have grown to become Limitless Overlords have been killed in the Abyss over the years.

Richard paused for a moment. Indeed, luck is also a part of strength.

If he hadn't been incredibly lucky to obtain the Miracle Forge, he probably would have died long ago in the cold winds of the Black Forest Territory.

"Elder, I have a question. How can I break through my limitations?"

Richard looked at the Titan King with a very serious expression. Neither the Hearthfire Inheritance nor the Titan Body Cultivation Method mentioned how to break through the limits.

It's as if this threshold doesn't exist.

The Titan King smiled, not answering the question directly, but instead asking, "What do you think the upper limit of physical constitution represents?"

What does it represent?
Richard was completely baffled by the question.

He had never thought about this question. After all, the path of evolution is a process of constantly breaking through limitations. This upper limit is merely a slightly different hurdle.

Seeing that Richard did not answer, the Titan King gave his answer.

"The upper limit of physical constitution is the end of the conventional path of physical evolution. No matter how strong a life's bloodline is, the physical limit is their end."

Because there are only so many codes for life.

Breaking through this limit means that the life code will no longer be a constraint for you. If you wish, you can even transform yourself into some kind of elemental being and then transform back.

These are just minor obstacles.

The same applies to breaking through mental limits. After breaking through mental limits, your soul structure will no longer be restricted, and you can acquire, and even create, soul talents as long as you want them.

Richard was somewhat at a loss.

This answer was indeed somewhat beyond his comprehension.

"Wouldn't a Limit-Breaking Ruler be able to live forever?"

After all, if the structure of the soul can be changed at will, then the self-collapse of the soul structure can certainly be stopped.

“Not necessarily,” the Titan King waved his hand. “The passage of time will gradually age your soul.”

A master who has broken through limits can slow down this process by increasing their spiritual power or by residing in a stronger body, but death is ultimately inevitable.

"So, how do I break through this limit?" Richard asked again.

The Titan King snapped his fingers: "It's simple. Push this body to its limits until there's no further room for improvement. Then keep increasing the pressure until your body shatters."

If you can pull through, you've broken through your limits; if not, then rebuild your body and try again.

"It's that simple?" Richard was somewhat taken aback.

“It’s that simple.” King Titan nodded. “In our time, this was common sense among rulers.”

"Then why would a ruler be trapped below the limit?" Richard asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because there's not enough time, you idiot," the Titan King said helplessly. "The probability of success for this kind of breakthrough is extremely small. And every failure will lead to a decline in basic attributes."

You know how troublesome it is to improve basic abilities. You spend tens of thousands of years reaching your limit, and if you fail to break through, you have to go back and start all over again, and you also lose your lifespan.

It's perfectly normal for an unlucky ruler to be trapped and die at the ordinary ruler stage.

Richard was speechless.

He never imagined that even a ruler would one day run out of lifespan.

Having resolved the problem, Richard's consciousness returned to his body. In his mind, the contents of the abyssal spell created by the abyssal demon swirled endlessly.

"Abyss Suppression, what a brilliant idea."

The effect of the spell the Titan King gave him was simple: it was like a constantly growing mountain that could continuously increase its weight by absorbing the power of the abyss, with almost no upper limit to its growth.

If it were an ordinary evolved creature, it might even be crushed to death by the mark created by this curse.

“However, pressure alone is not enough.” A thoughtful look flashed in Richard’s eyes.

"We'll likely be fighting a lot more in the future, and if this thing only creates pressure, it'll be a huge hindrance. With the knowledge of abyssal spells in the Abyssal Will, improving this thing shouldn't be too difficult."

This abyssal spell is indeed ingenious, but the abyssal demon that invented it is rather weak.

His near-dominant vision gave him a brilliant idea, but he was unable to fully realize it.

Without hesitation, Richard immediately began studying the knowledge of Abyss Spells within the Abyss Will.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two years have passed.

In the center of the Abyss World, Richard stood in the Abyss World Tree and carefully inscribed the last Abyss incantation.

Before him, a jet-black chain trembled incessantly, as if it were alive. The chain appeared to be made of metal, but upon closer inspection, one could see that each link of the chain was slowly flowing.

As it trembled, energy tentacles continuously extended from the alchemy table, firmly imprisoning its body.

As the inscription was completed, the chains on the alchemy table suddenly snapped, breaking free and flying into the air.

The next moment, the dense abyssal power surrounding the World Tree was instantly drawn to the chain, flowing into its interior like rivers converging into the sea. In a short while, the chain transformed into a chain-tentacle monster—

this is normal phenomenon.

Abyssal incantations and the power of the abyss both possess the ability to bring inanimate objects to life. The higher the level of the abyssal equipment, the greater the degree of activation.

The magical armor that Richard made is almost as alive as a living being.

These activated equipment, like the creatures of the abyss, will turn against their users if they lack the strength to subdue them.

This is also why abyssal demons dislike using equipment—a phenomenon that has now been eliminated because the abyssal demons discovered that the equipment produced by wizards does not bite or secretly inject poison into them.

Richard nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the chain monster hovering in the air, and then released his domineering aura.

The next moment, the chained monster that had been swaggering in the sky fell to the ground, looking no different from an inanimate object.

"Playing dead? Looks like my skills aren't so bad."

Richard stepped forward and picked up the Abyss Armor that was pretending to be dead.

"Your name is Shan Hai. From now on, I am your master."

(End of this chapter)