Wizard: Starting from Escape from the Thorn Garden

The three patrolling mid-level Tier 4 Rift Beasts are not a problem for Kate now; their Spatial Blink and Spatial Tear Beams are a problem for others.

However, it poses no threat to Kate, who has undergone several spatial energy enhancements. The symbiote's shadow jump, spatial anchoring, and void refraction abilities can easily evade it.

In just three minutes, Kate took down all three Skybreakers without even needing to use his spatial anchoring ability.

Next up are three leader-level Skybreakers in the corner of the cave.

Kate has identified a relatively isolated Skybreaker located on the flank of the patrol triangle formation.

It was moving slowly on a floating platform of stellar debris, its dark blue crystal core scanning its surroundings warily.

"The Seed of Origin calculates the optimal attack path and spatial anchoring timing."

[Path planning: Move along the shadow of the current star debris to the bottom, use it as cover, and launch a surprise attack from the blind spot below the platform.]

Spatial Anchor Timing: Within 3 seconds after the target completes one spatial flash, or at the instant of its crystal core charging beam.

Like the most patient hunter, Kate moved slowly in the shadow of the star debris. The spatial perception of the Moon Shadow Essence allowed him to clearly "see" every movement of the Sky Rift Beast and the subtle ripples in the surrounding space.

The opportunity is coming!

The Sky-Splitter seemed to sense the faint energy disturbance created by the thorny shadow on its left wing, and warily turned to the left, its crystal core glowing slightly.

The moment its attention was drawn, Kate moved!

"A Swift Journey Through Thorns - Overloaded!"

The dark golden energy thorn vines beneath their feet suddenly shone brightly!

Kate's figure transformed into a nearly transparent streak of pale silver light, bursting out from the blind spot beneath the Star Remains and heading straight for the Sky Rift Beast's unsuspecting back.

It moved so fast that it even left a faint afterimage in its place.

The Sky-Splitter instantly sensed it.

It suddenly turned around, and the azure crystal core burst forth with dazzling light, instantly shooting out a condensed beam of light that tore through space.

At the same time, the space around its body fluctuated violently as it attempted to use spatial teleportation to evade.

"Spatial anchoring!"

A sharp glint flashed in Kate's eyes, and she pointed her right hand at the area where the Sky-Splitter was located.

hum!

An invisible force, imbued with the laws of spatial stability, descended instantly.

Centered on the Sky-Splitting Beast, the space within a ten-meter radius seemed to freeze and solidify instantly.

The shimmering ripples in the nascent space were forcibly interrupted and annihilated.

The Sky-Splitter's body seemed to be encased in invisible amber, and its movements suddenly froze.

laugh!

The space-tearing beam grazed the afterimage of Kate, which was slightly deflected due to spatial anchoring, and shot into the air, blasting a piece of stellar debris behind it to pieces!

"Bloodthirsty Poison Ivy - Strangulation!"

Several thick vines, entwined with dark gold and jade patterns and tipped with pale purple poisonous light, tore through the hard star-remains ground and instantly wrapped around the Sky-Rending Beast, which was slowed down by spatial anchoring, like giant pythons.

The metallic spikes on the vines, due to the properties of the golden thorns, fiercely chiseled into the gaps in the crystal armor.

The nerve-paralyzing toxin was injected in a frenzy.

"Roar!" The Sky-Splitter roared in pain, its crystal core flashing wildly as it tried to break free.

However, the sluggish effect of spatial anchoring has not completely disappeared; the binding force of the vines and the toxins make its movements stiff.

"Seed of the Spiritual Pivot - Mental Explosion"

Kate showed no mercy, silently firing a silver seed wreathed in pale blue moonlight, which precisely struck the gaping maw of the Skybreaker beast as it roared, detonating deep within its throat.

hum!

A highly concentrated mental shock erupted within the relatively fragile interior!

The Sky-Splitter's struggles weakened instantly, and the light from its crystal core flickered!

"Finish!"

Kate flashed to the side of the Sky-Rending Beast, her right fist encased in thorny armor and imbued with the ferocious power of the Blood-Devouring Vine, and slammed it hard into a crack in the crystal armor torn open by the vines next to its crystal core!

boom!

Click!

The crystal armor shattered, and violent power penetrated through his body.

The roar of the Sky-Splitter came to an abrupt halt, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

[Successfully defeated a Skybreaker Elite (Level 4, Late Stage), earning 40 points.]

The whole process took no more than three seconds, clean and efficient.

The other two Sky-Splitters were startled by the commotion and roared angrily. Their Azure Crystal Cores locked onto Kate, and they activated Spatial Blink.

The two Sky-Splitters vanished instantly.

"They're here!" Kate focused intently, activating her full lunar perception.

Fifteen meters to the left front, spatial ripples undulated.

"Void Refraction"

With a thought, Kate's pale silver aura instantly became dazzling.

His figure blurred and distorted on the spot, as if it had turned into several overlapping afterimages.

laugh!laugh!

Two beams of light that tore through space shot from different angles, but they pierced through the afterimages and struck empty space.

Kate's true form appeared five meters away due to a slight shift created by refraction.

"Shadow of Thorns - Paralyzing Poison Mist! Cover the landing point to the right front!"

Kate's orders have been issued!

The core venom sacs of the 5-8 Thorn Shadows, which had been lurking nearby, ruptured instantly.

The highly concentrated, pale purple paralyzing fog suddenly exploded twenty meters to the right front.

Spatial fluctuations reappear!

As soon as a Sky-Splitter appeared, it was enveloped in a thick, paralyzing poisonous mist.

"hiss--!"

It let out a startled and angry screech, its movements instantly becoming stiff and sluggish, and the charging of the crystal core was also interrupted.

"I'll deal with you first!"

Kate pushed off with her feet and charged straight at the paralyzed Skybreaker.

"Spatial Anchoring" is activated again.

hum!

The Sky-Splitter was paralyzed the moment it appeared, and its spatial teleportation was forcibly interrupted.

"Bloodthirsty Poison Ivy - Pierce!"

Several vines, like javelins, precisely pierced its relatively fragile joints and the connection between the crystal core and the crystal.

Puff puff!

The injection of toxins further slowed down the movements.

Kate followed suit, using the Spiritual Pivot Seed's mental shockwave to disrupt the attack, and the Thorn Armor's heavy punch to finish it off.

[Successfully defeated a Skybreaker Elite (Level 4, Late Stage), earning 40 points.]

The last Sky-Splitter leader's eyes flashed with fear as it saw its two companions die instantly.

Instead of attacking immediately, it suddenly flashed backward, trying to create distance, while its crystal core frantically charged, preparing to unleash its strongest attack.

"Trying to run away?"

Kate's eyes were cold.

"Shadow Jump!"

With a thought, he vanished from his spot in an instant.

The next moment, it appeared in the shadow of star debris ten meters behind the Sky-Splitter Beast.

It landed silently.

The Sky-Splitter's crystal core beam had just been fired when it discovered that its target had vanished, and the beam had shot into empty space!

It turned around in horror.

It was met with Kate's icy gaze and a deadly move poised to strike.

"Spatial Anchoring!" Activated for the third time.

Although it consumes a great deal of mental energy, the effect is outstanding.

hum!

The space around the Sky-Splitter froze again.

The blinking was interrupted.

"Shadow of Thorns - Binding!"

The remaining five thorn shadows shot out from the shadows and wrapped around its limbs like chains!

"The Seed of the Spiritual Pivot - Disturbance!"

A seed exploded above its head, and the invisible mental interference confused its thoughts.

"die!"

Kate moved like lightning, her right fist whistling through the air as it slammed into the side of the crystal core that had been exposed as it turned around.

boom!

The crystal core cracked under the immense impact, and the violent energy backfired out of control.

The Sky-Splitter let out a mournful cry as its massive body was blasted away, crashing heavily to the ground. It twitched a few times and then lay still.

[Successfully defeated the Skybreaker Beast Leader (Level 4 Peak) x1, gaining 100 points.]

[Total points updated: 1007.]

With over a thousand points, Kate now has few rivals, except for a few level 4 peak magical beasts with formal wizard-level combat power.

With the help of Kate's precise tactics, powerful spatial abilities, and the assistance of Thorn Shadow, the three Skybreakers were quickly killed!

Kate was slightly out of breath, her mental energy was quite depleted, but her eyes remained sharp as ever.

"Target area!"

Kate didn't delay any longer and immediately rushed towards the spatial fold area located at the edge of the giant crevice.

The closer you get, the more violent the spatial fluctuations become, like boiling water.

The thorn shadow's scan was correct; the faint, vibrant spatial life fluctuations were indeed coming from the depths of this slowly writhing spatial fold!

Kate approached cautiously, her moon-shadow perception heightened to its maximum.

The sight before me was breathtaking.

Within the natural barrier formed by several massive fragments of stellar debris, space resembled crumpled silk, creating several slowly undulating folds that flowed with a silvery-blue luster.

At the heart of the folds, three strange vines are clearly visible!

They are not rooted in the physical world, but rather like living spatial rifts, with one end "growing" in the violently fluctuating spatial folds, and the other end like agile tentacles, slowly swaying and stretching along the edge of the folds!

The vines were a deep, dark purple that seemed to absorb light, and their surface was covered with fine, circuit board-like silver spatial patterns, with a faint blue stardust light flowing through the patterns!

It has no leaves, and its form is somewhere between a plant and an energy body. It pulsates slightly with the folds of space, emitting pure and powerful spatial fluctuations!

[Target confirmed: Vine of the Sky Realm (mature stage)]

[Characteristics: Spatial energy aggregate, non-physical plant. Extremely sensitive to approach by entities without spatial affinity, which may trigger self-destruction of the vines or spatial collapse.]

[Value: Extremely High!]

"Found it!" Kate was overjoyed.

But the danger was not over.

The rejection of non-compatible organisms by the Kukai Vine is fatal.

He took a deep breath and adjusted himself to be in top condition.

"The Seed of Origin guides the essence of the moon's shadow, simulating the fluctuations of the same-origin space to establish a connection!"

Kate slowly raised her right hand, her fingertips swirling with pure moonlight essence, while simultaneously activating the illusory lotus of tranquility in her spiritual sea, which was intertwined with the laws of space.

A richer, more intimate, pale silver halo enveloped his entire body, emanating a gentle and restrained spatial fluctuation that shared the same origin as the Void Vine.

He stepped forward slowly, his movements as gentle as if he were afraid of disturbing a sleeping elf.

As he approached, the Void Vine seemed to sense something, its swaying motion slightly paused, and the silver patterns on its surface shimmered faster, as if it were scrutinizing him.

An invisible wave, carrying the will of spatial repulsion, swept over Kate.

The moonlight halo around Kate's body came into contact with it, creating a subtle resonance.

The feeling of rejection... is decreasing!

"There's hope!" Kate thought confidently and continued to approach.

When he was only three meters away from the nearest Void Vine, a sudden change occurred!

The vine trembled violently, its dark purple body instantly becoming transparent, the silver patterns inside shining brightly, and a destructive spatial fluctuation began to gather!

It's been provoked! It's about to self-destruct!

"Oh no!" Kate's pupils constricted sharply!

"Moonlight Resonance - Soothing!"

Without hesitation, Kate immersed her entire mind in the Void Lotus of Tranquility within her spiritual sea!

The Seed of Origin was operating at full power, guiding the essence of the moonlight to simulate the purest and gentlest spatial pulse, gently "wrapping" the vine that was about to self-destruct like a mother soothing her baby!

At the same time, the Bloodthirsty Vine on his right arm was firmly suppressed, and the mental filter constructed by the Seed of Origin isolated all possible negative thoughts from leaking out.

hum!

The destructive spatial fluctuation paused slightly.

The vine's transparent body regained some of its dark purple color. The violent energy seemed to have been calmed down by the gentle homologous fluctuations, but it was still unstable and on the verge of exploding.

Kate's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat as she frantically channeled her mental energy to maintain this fragile balance.

He could neither back down nor forcefully suppress the issue; he could only continue to "communicate" gently.

Time seemed to stand still.

One second... two seconds...

Finally, the restless Void Vine seemed to confirm that the pure spatial affinity on Kate's body was not a disguise. The condensed destructive energy slowly subsided, the vine body returned to a deep dark purple, and the silver patterns on its surface became softer. It even... extended a vine tip slightly towards Kate, as if testing her.

It worked! It's approved!

Kate breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now is the time to reap the rewards."

Kate's eyes were focused.

He took out a specially made jade box with spatial stabilization runes and a faint life-nourishing array engraved on its inner wall.

"The seed of origin, guide the peeling! Target: the vibrant, active seed hidden at the tip of the vine!"

Kate didn't greedily want to transplant the entire plant; that would have been nearly impossible.

His target was the few tiny, rice-grain-sized seeds at the tip of the vine, shimmering with a ghostly blue light as if in solidified space.

That is the core essence of the Void Vine, containing fragments of spatial rules and powerful spatial affinity!

He stretched out his right hand, his fingertips wreathed in highly condensed spiritual energy tentacles, like the most skillful scalpel, slowly reaching towards the tip of the first vine.

The vines trembled slightly, but did not resist.

Moonlight flowed from fingertips, gently enveloping a seed.

"Strip!"

With a slight thought, Kate's Moon Shadow Essence, like the gentlest of tentacles, combined with the precise analysis of the Seed of Origin, instantly severed the extremely subtle energy connection between the seed and the vine itself. At the same time, it enveloped the seed with gentle spatial energy to prevent its energy from dissipating due to separation from the vine.

A seed of ethereal blue starlight fell into Kate's palm, feeling cool to the touch, as if she were holding a small piece of solidified starry sky.

[Successfully obtained: 1 Sky Vine Seeds (Active)]

Kate carefully placed it into the jade box.

He then took a seed from each of the other two vines.

[Successfully obtained: 3 Sky Vine Seeds (Active)]

Looking at the three seeds in the jade box, which were like miniature universes slowly rotating and emitting mysterious starlight, Kate felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

I've got the Sky Vine!

This not only signifies his immense potential for enhancing his spatial abilities, but also represents a crucial piece of the puzzle for his future construction of the "Wizard's Heart."

Just as he was about to leave, the Seed of Origin suddenly prompted him:

[A faint spatial crystallization reaction was detected in the core region of a spatial fold. It is presumed to be a byproduct of vine growth.]

Kate's gaze sharpened as she looked into the depths of the writhing folds of space.

Near the spatial connection point at the base of the three vines, several strange crystals, about the size of a fingernail, completely transparent, and seemingly containing nebula-like internal structures, are half-embedded in the folds.

[Item: Void Shard (Essence)]

[Characteristics: A highly condensed crystal of spatial energy, containing faint fragments of spatial rules.]

[Value: Extremely high! Can be used to enhance spatial equipment, comprehend spatial rules, or as the core of advanced spatial arrays.]

The joy of accident!

Kate immediately wrapped her palm with Moon Shadow Essence, carefully probed into the spatial folds, avoiding the energy turbulence, and took out the few fragments of void crystals one by one.

A very fruitful experience!

He didn't linger. He carefully put away the jade box and the broken crystals, activated Thorn Speed, and his figure transformed into a pale silver streak, quickly moving away from this dangerous area.

He needed to find a safe place to process this huge gain and prepare for the challenges ahead—the three Elans from the Starry Sky Tower might not let him leave the Starfall Rift Valley with the Void Vine so easily.