The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 917 Civilized Powers, The Method of Substitute Death

A look of shock flashed in Moco's eyes as he watched Richard approach from a distance.

He had many guesses about the attacker, such as other rulers of this dimension, rulers of other civilizations passing by, or even Wild Wind.

But he never considered that the attacker was Richard.

"It's you."

Moko looked at Richard and said in a low voice.

"I never expected you to escape my divination. I underestimated you and this world."

"It's a bit too late to say that now," Richard said calmly.

Dimensional threads continuously emerged from his hands, intertwining in the air and slowly transforming into a white spiderweb.

Although Moko didn't quite understand what Richard was doing, the sense of sealing emanating from the net already indicated its identity—it was a seal.

"You actually want to seal me away."

Moke's voice carried a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected that Richard, a ruler whose strength on paper hadn't even broken through the limit, would dare to seal him, a true ruler who had broken through the limit.

“Surprised?” Richard raised an eyebrow. “Let me introduce myself again. I am the Wizard of Miracles. To me, the knowledge within your soul is far more valuable than you as a person.”

As they spoke, Richard's seal had already taken shape.

The spider web flew out, and Moke's body was completely encased in it.

"Haha, you have quite the eye for quality," Mo Ke replied with a laugh.

Although he was sealed by Richard with dimensional lines, Richard showed no sign of tension on his face.

"The supernatural power I possess is the most precious thing I have. But those two scarecrows wanted to chain me up and make me their servant."

"What a waste!"

Richard frowned slightly; Moko's composure made him very uncomfortable.

With all four of his eyes open, he could clearly see the flow of energy within Moke's body, the direction of dimensional power, and even the operation of his spiritual power.

But everything told him that Moko was powerless to resist.

Moko could even fight as his puppet if he so desired.

"It seems that your relationship with Yeyun is not very harmonious."

Richard's dimensional power stirred again. Although he didn't know what methods Mokho had, adding another layer of seal was never a bad thing.

“Harmony? Our relationship is far too harmonious.” Moko replied with a smile. “We met in endless dimensions. He wanted to turn me into his servant, and I wanted to refine him into a supernatural being.”

After fighting a match and realizing that neither side could gain an advantage, he proposed this deal.

I helped him find something, and he gave me a fair reward.

As he spoke, Moko looked at the newly formed spider web in Richard's hand, his voice tinged with curiosity.

"Your supernatural power is truly incredible. Even in the Endless Demon Kingdom, there are only a few Great Heavenly Demons who possess supernatural powers of your level."

It seems this world was once home to an extraordinary civilization.

"Endless Demon Kingdom? Is that the name of your civilization?" Richard asked.

"Yes, the Endless Demon Kingdom, the land where all demons reside, the homeland of billions of true demons, the territory of the Great Heavenly Demon."

Moko rattled off a string of names, a hint of unconscious pride creeping across his face as he spoke.

This is an expression unique to members of a great civilization that can dominate all directions.

Richard shook his head slightly: "Never heard of it, but judging from your level, the Endless Demon Kingdom must have already unified the entire world community."

Mo Ke's level is quite remarkable. It's hard to say that an ordinary overlord who has broken through limits could defeat Mo Ke. Such an overlord would be a pillar of strength in a civilization that is in the expansion or war phase, and would never get involved in the affairs of the cursed demon.

Who knows if something might go wrong in this kind of conflict that splits civilizations? If something goes wrong and strength is damaged, it would be an extremely serious problem for any civilization.

Therefore, the civilization that Mocha lived in was probably a unified community with no major internal conflicts.

“Brilliant,” Moke praised. “Our Endless Demon Kingdom unified the world communities hundreds of epochs ago, and all civilizations have converted to the Heavenly Demon.”

After saying that, Moko suddenly changed the subject, his originally calm tone suddenly carrying a hint of appreciation and allure.

"Miracle Wizard, your strength is quite good. Staying in this world community is really a waste of your talent."

If you can convert to the Heavenly Demon and become a member of my Demon Kingdom, the Great Heavenly Demon will surely be very pleased.

It's not impossible that they could then lead their demons to wipe out this world and establish their demon kingdom for you.

"Convert to the Heavenly Demon?"

Richard smiled, his face full of sarcasm.

"You mean, you want me, the future leader of civilization, to convert to your heavenly demon?"

Moko, there's a limit to your nonsense.

Moreover, you don't even know what our community is facing, yet you dare to spout such arrogant nonsense as the Great Demon King leading his demon horde to wipe out this world?"

Richard didn't know the exact strength of the Great Demon that Mocha spoke of, but he was certain that this so-called Great Demon was at most on par with the Titan King.

He might even be a leader of a civilization.

As for a level nine creature? Richard didn't believe for a second that a level nine creature would play house with a bunch of insects.

Level 9 beings are transcendent beings, absolutely eternal, and have achieved a state of absolute freedom.

Civilization is the chain that binds him.

Faced with Richard's questioning, Moko simply shook his head with pity.

“Your knowledge is still too narrow. You probably don’t even know that there are levels above leaders. No matter how strong a civilization leader is, he can’t compare to the lord of a community.” Richard did not answer, but simply placed the new seal on Mokha.

Looking at the reinforced seal on his body, Moke simply smiled calmly.

"Miracle Wizard, think carefully about what I'm saying. You've already shown that you're qualified to join the Demon Kingdom. Don't waste this talent."

Finally, I have one more message for you.

Moke clasped his arms together, his smile calm and composed.

"Those who are supreme true demons must have a way to die in their place."

After saying that, Mokho, the King of Sealing, suddenly transformed into a deer-headed snake-bodied being, and then a violent energy fluctuation emanated from his body.

It was as if someone had forcibly detonated Moko's body.

boom!
Moko's body exploded within the sealing net, its light as dazzling as a supernova eruption, forcing even Richard to take two steps back.

"It can even self-destruct!?"

Richard frowned, continuously conjuring dimensional threads to reinforce the sealing net, striving to minimize the commotion of this self-destruction.

The sealing net gradually crumbled, only to be filled with new dimensional lines.

Finally, everything returned to calm.

Moko's figure, along with the first layer of the sealing net, had disappeared, leaving only the second layer of the sealing net reinforced by Richard.

"Is this the rule of an advanced civilization?"

As Li looked at the vanished Moko, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

Civilizational rules are something that every civilization has, and the powers they grant to its members can be seen as a manifestation of that civilization.

Such contributions as those of the mayfly in the Milky Way and the equivalent exchange of wizards are powers granted by the rules of civilization.

However, this power is not very useful to the ruler.

The mayfly contribution from the Star River Mayfly is somewhat useful, while the equivalent exchange from the Wizard is rather useless.

It is impossible to use the rules of civilization to trade one for one with a master who is also a civilization, because the rules of civilization will actively protect you.

However, what Mocha just used was a kind of civilized power.

This power is incredibly strong; even Richard's sealing net couldn't resist its containment. If nothing unexpected happens, this should be an advanced version of the power of civilization's rules.

"Alas, the truth is endless."

Richard sighed. Who would have thought that the fatty meat he had already eaten could escape from his stomach?

However, this sneak attack was not entirely fruitless.

Looking towards the sealing net, he saw a spine, seemingly sculpted from gold, trembling slightly, like an arrow shot into a target.

It seems that the spine was trying to escape the seal by self-destructing, but the sealing net was so strong that it withstood the explosion and stopped the spine.

On this spine, Richard discovered countless densely packed tadpole-shaped runes. These runes seemed to be alive, constantly moving along the spine, appearing mysterious and extraordinary.

Richard opened all four eyes, and the spine was immediately laid bare before him.

"Huh!? It actually has a soul?"

A flicker of astonishment crossed Richard's face. Within this spine, Richard detected an extremely weak soul. Judging by its strength, it was actually the soul of a ruler.

"This Endless Demon Kingdom is indeed quite powerful. One of the broken-limit rulers is covered in demonic armor crafted by a ruler himself."

Richard held the spine in his hand and tried to communicate with the spirit within it.

Does it still possess sentience?

"..."

"Hello, please respond if you hear me."

"..."

"If you don't answer me, I'll eat you up."

"...Did that demon use a substitution method?"

Hearing the soul's reply, Richard raised an eyebrow. It seemed that there were some intricacies involved in this method of creating a substitute.

"Yes, he used a substitution method."

"...Thank God! This bastard has finally been reduced to being beaten into a scapegoat!"

As he spoke, the soul within the spine emerged from it, transforming the spine into a deer-headed, snake-bodied form, almost identical to Moke's earlier appearance.

"This humble monk, Moke, greets the Master."

“Moko?” Richard raised an eyebrow. “You’re also called Moko?”

Deer-headed Moke shook his head slightly: "Moke is my real name. It's just that I lost to that demon in a battle and became his substitute, so he took my name and acted so that all the karma would fall on me."

"Is all the cause and effect falling on your head?"

Richard paused for a moment, a crazy idea suddenly flashing through his mind.

Does the cause and effect you're talking about include a contract of fate?

"A contract of fate? You mean a contract of heavenly laws, right?"

Deer-Headed Moke nodded slightly: "This cause and effect includes the Heavenly Dao Contract."

(End of this chapter)