Wizard: Starting from Escape from the Thorn Garden

Chapter 90 The Legacy of Neosa

The ground was no longer soft bone meal, but covered with huge black stone slabs engraved with indistinct runes, many of which were broken and crumbling.

The crumbling walls, like the ribs of a giant beast, pierce the gray sky, and on some walls, traces of long-faded magical runes can still be seen.

The air was filled with a more concentrated, colder, and seemingly soul-freezing "necromantic" aura.

At the heart of the ruins stands a skeletal throne, entirely forged from some dark metal and massive bones.

A figure sat upright on the throne.

It is not a physical skeleton like a ghost knight, but rather composed of pure, highly compressed necromantic energy.

Its shape is vague and uncertain, like a constantly twisting vortex of ash.

It had no clear face, only two deep, black hole-like points of light, like "eyes" that could suck up all souls, slowly rotating at the center of the vortex.

A suffocating pressure of the soul, like an invisible tide, swept across the entire ruins in waves centered on it.

[Warning, new target ability detected: Wraith's Howl (Passive/Active):]

Passive: Continuously emits a ranged mental shock and soul-corroding force field, weakening will and inducing fear and despair.

Active: Condenses the essence of the dead, unleashing a destructive soul shriek with a wide range and strong penetrating power, ignoring conventional energy defenses and directly attacking the soul core.

Soon, the Seed of Origin provided more analytical results, giving it an extremely high threat rating.

Its form of existence makes it almost immune to Kate's most powerful physical attack, the Bloodvine, while the terrifying shriek of the dead is aimed directly at the soul, a terrifying attack that makes any wizard apprentice tremble with fear.

The Soul Howl Lord's black hole-like "eyes" slowly rotated, locking onto Kate who had intruded into its domain.

There were no roars, no shouts, only a thicker, more nauseating sense of despair that pressed down on them like a tangible force.

Kate instantly felt as if her mind had been plunged into ice water, her thoughts became sluggish, and a fear stemming from instinct began to grow.

The life resonance aura of the Thorn Armor flickered violently, and the Bloodthirsty Vines emitted uneasy hissing within the Cage of Order.

"Hmph!" Kate grunted, and the Seed of Origin burst forth with golden light!

The icy analytical will forcefully dispelled the invading negative emotions, and the spatial anchor in the mind's sea remained unmoved, stabilized by the Void Lotus of Tranquility. "Trying to overwhelm me with your aura? Dream on!"

But passive defense is no long-term solution. Kate's mind raced, and the Seed of Origin rapidly deduced the following based on the information at hand:

[Core Tactic: Utilize spatial attributes to sever its connection to the core of the ruins]

Feasibility analysis:

1. The Seed of Origin scan confirms that a highly condensed necromantic energy node exists in the core of the ruins (below the Bone Throne), providing the lord with a continuous source of energy and being the root of its "environmental assimilation" characteristic.

2. Spatiotemporal nursery spatial anchoring: It has the ability to forcibly stabilize or interfere with the spatial structure of a specific area.

3. Spatial Blink: Provides high mobility and allows you to evade necromancer attacks.

4. Void Refraction: Can evade or weaken a lock-on attack, buying time.

[Solution: Use spatial teleportation to evade the lord's attack and approach the core area of ​​the Bone Throne;]

Forcefully activate the Spacetime Nursery·Spatial Anchoring to interfere with or even temporarily sever the energy connection between the necromantic node beneath the throne and the lord;

Take advantage of the moment when its energy supply is unstable, or when the power of its Soul Scream is reduced or interrupted, to launch a fatal attack.

"That's settled then." A sharp glint flashed in Kate's eyes.

Faced with such a bizarre enemy, a fatal blow is necessary.

"roar-!!!"

As if sensing Kate's intense hostility and her intention to approach the throne area, the Soul Howl Lord's black hole-like eyes suddenly lit up with a blinding, pale light.

The invisible aura of death was instantly compressed and condensed, transforming into a silent yet terrifying shriek capable of tearing apart the soul. Like a tangible tide of death, it swept across the entire space and rushed straight towards Kate.

Kate was prepared: "Void Refraction!"

The pale silver moonlight covering his entire body instantly became dazzling.

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

laugh-!

The devastating shriek pierced through Kate's lingering shadow and slammed violently into the crumbling wall behind her.

Without a sound, the stone wall engraved with runes, as if weathered over millions of years, instantly turned into dust and scattered.

Even the stone dust carried an aura of death.

The real Kate, at the very moment the shriek struck, had already appeared twenty meters to the left by a slight deflection created by refraction.

Even so, the aftershocks of that shriek still caused his mind to tremble violently, as if struck by a heavy hammer. He felt a sweet taste in his throat and forcibly suppressed the surging metallic taste.

The aura of the Thorn Armor had dimmed considerably.

"Spatial flicker!"

Kate didn't stop, and her figure disappeared again.

It appeared directly less than ten meters in front of the Bone Throne.

They were only inches away from the throne base, which emanated a terrifying necromantic aura!

"You're courting death!" The Soul Howl Lord's mental intent, filled with violent rage, pierced Kate's mind like a cold steel needle.

Several nearly invisible gray tentacles, composed of pure necromantic energy, emerged like venomous snakes from the void, carrying a chilling aura that could freeze the soul, and instantly coiled around Kate's body and limbs.

Once entangled, not only will you be bound, but your soul and energy will also be rapidly drained.

"Time-Space Nursery - Spatial Anchoring"

Facing the necromancer tentacles that were wrapping around him, Kate neither dodged nor avoided them, but her eyes flashed with silver light.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the miniature spacetime nursery was instantly activated to its limit. The Void Serenity Lotus shone brightly with silver light, and the lotus heart vortex spun wildly, drawing out a vast amount of spatial power.

Kate slammed her hands down on the black stone slab beneath her feet.

Buzz—! ! !

An invisible, powerful force field imbued with the laws of spatial stability erupted instantly from Kate's hands, crashing down like a boulder thrown into calm water, slamming into the core necromantic node beneath the Bone Throne.

Click—click-clack!

The space seemed to groan under the weight of the burden.

Centered on the throne's base, the spatial structure within a ten-meter radius was instantly "frozen" and "anchored."

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The flowing necromantic energy was as if it had been paused, and the violently fluctuating nodes were forcibly "frozen" and interfered with.

The necromantic tentacles that were coiling around Kate suddenly stopped less than half a foot away from his body.

Like water that has lost its source, they instantly become illusory and unstable, and the speed and strength of their entanglement decrease sharply.

"Roar?!!" The Soul Howl Lord let out a soul-piercing howl filled with shock, anger, and pain.

However, this time its shriek clearly lost its previous coherence and destructiveness, becoming intermittent and greatly reduced in power.

Its distorted energy body fluctuated violently, and its black hole-like eyes flickered uncertainly, as if the very foundation of its existence had been violently shaken.

The spatial anchoring forcibly interfered with its energy connection to the core of the ruins, as if it had been choked.

Opportunities are fleeting!

"Bloodthirsty Vine! Swallow it!"

Kate roared, and the dark gold and emerald green patterns on her right arm burst forth with an unprecedented light.

The power of the Cage of Order instantly released its suppression of the Bloodthirsty Vine's ferocious devouring instinct, transforming it into the purest plundering drive.

Several thick, ferocious vines, solid as solid and covered with dark gold thorns, burst forth from the arm like ferocious beasts breaking free of their shackles.

Instead of attacking the Soul Howl Lord's energy body, they precisely and fiercely plunged into the core of the necromantic node—the area beneath the throne base—which had been temporarily "frozen" by spatial anchoring and become relatively "vulnerable" and was experiencing the most intense fluctuations.

Pfft—!

The tip of the Bloodthirsty Vine possesses powerful physical piercing and energy-devouring properties, piercing deep into the ground.

"Awooo—!!!"

The Soul Howl Lord let out an unprecedented, heart-wrenching scream that reached the very depths of the soul.

Its entire distorted energy body evaporated and disintegrated wildly, like ice cubes thrown into strong acid.

The necromantic essence that constituted its body, like a flood bursting its banks, was frantically devoured by the greedy blood-devouring vines.

plunder.

The Bloodthirsty Vine greedily absorbed the extremely pure necromantic energy. Strange gray-black patterns appeared on the surface of the dark golden vines, and a cold, deathly, yet powerful feeling flowed through the vines and into Kate's mind.

The Seed of Origin shone brightly, operating at full power, guiding this violent necromantic energy. Part of it was transformed into pure life force to nourish itself and heal its previous injuries; the other part was forcibly suppressed and purified, stored deep within the vines, forming a unique, cold potential called "Necromantic Thorn".

Just a few breaths!

Having lost the energy support of the Relic Core and having its origin directly devoured by the Bloodthirsty Vine, the Soul Howl Lord's twisted energy body could no longer be maintained. After letting out a shriek filled with endless resentment and unwillingness, it collapsed and transformed into a huge, pure stream of necromantic energy, which was completely swallowed by the Bloodthirsty Vine!

[Successfully defeated Soul Howl Lord (Pseudo-Official Wizard Level), gaining 1000 points.]

[High-purity necromantic essence absorption detected; Bloodvine has been enhanced: Necromantic Thorn (to be activated). Essence Seed analysis ability improved.]

Kate let out a long sigh of relief, her face slightly pale.

The battle just now, though seemingly brief, was fraught with danger and took a huge toll on mental energy and the spacetime nursery.

In particular, the forced activation of the spatial anchoring interference core almost drained most of his mental energy.

He immediately took a mental recovery potion and simultaneously guided the Blood-Eating Vine to feed back some of the life energy it had devoured and transformed.

After the Soul Howl Lord vanished, the suffocating necromantic pressure in the core area of ​​the ruins suddenly disappeared, leaving only an ancient silence.

The Bone Throne still stands, but the runes in the area beneath its base, pierced by the Bloodvines, are now dull and lifeless, and the Necromancer Node has fallen into complete silence.

Kate's self-illumination shone upon the throne itself.

Having just experienced the battle and the impact of spatial anchoring, much of the thick, seemingly solidified grime and lifeless energy on the throne's surface was shaken away, revealing a clearer metallic texture and engraved patterns beneath.

He approached cautiously, scanning with all his might using the Seed of Origin.

[The Bone Throne: Forged from a mixture of meteorite iron and ghost copper, it is engraved with complex runes for guiding and protecting necromantic energy (partially damaged).]

[At the center of the throne's base: A high-intensity spatial seal node has been discovered. Its structure is exceptionally precise and is not integrated with the necromantic node, but it was previously concealed by necromantic energy.]

Kate's attention was immediately drawn to the center of the throne's base.

Embedded there was a palm-sized crystal, dark purple in color, with countless stars seemingly born and dying inside, and flowing with profound spatial fluctuations—it was an enlarged version of the void shard he had obtained before, or rather, a more complete core!

More importantly, around this enormous dark purple spatial crystal, several lines of tiny text written in an ancient undead language were inscribed on the base. The Seed of Origin quickly translated: "Latercomers, if you can sever the chains of the dead and reach this place, it will prove that you possess spatial talent and the courage to face annihilation."

My name is Naosa, and I seek the boundary between life and death, glimpsing a corner of annihilation.

This "Key to the Void" is the culmination of my life's work and the token to unlock my inherited space.

Hold the key fragment in your hand, place it at the core, and resonance will begin.

However, the path to annihilation is fraught with peril, a matter of life or death. Within the legacy, it is either life or death.

The choice is yours.

Necromancer! A necromancer who explores the boundaries between life and death and touches upon the rules of annihilation.

The enormous dark purple crystal beneath this skeletal throne is the complete "Key to the Void".

The fragment of essence in Kate's dimensional bag is the "certificate" to unlock this inheritance.

The Seed of Origin's cold notification also sounded simultaneously:

[A highly compatible spatial energy source (Core of the Void Key) has been detected.]

[Host detected to possess a fragment of energy from the same origin (Void Crystal Essence), fulfilling resonance conditions.]

[Entrance node to the Neosa Heritage Space discovered.]

[WARNING: The Inheritance Space contains high danger (annihilation rule impact), enter with careful assessment!]

A tremendous temptation and a deadly danger lie simultaneously before him. The legacy of a necromancer who has touched the rules of annihilation.

Its value is immeasurable; it may contain the key to legend.

Despite Kate's lack of hesitation.

His path was inherently defying the heavens, fusing with magical plants, constructing a time-space nursery, and pursuing the evolution of the root of immortality—every step was fraught with peril.

How can we give up the opportunity to touch the rules of annihilation because of fear? Moreover, this Seed of Origin may be our greatest reliance in dealing with the impact of the rules of annihilation!

He walked to the Bone Throne and solemnly took out the dark purple void crystal, no bigger than a knuckle, from his dimensional bag.

As the fragment approached the massive "Key of the Void" core at the center of the throne's base, both lit up simultaneously!

A deep, dark purple light flowed, and within it, countless stars seemed to be accelerating their rotation, colliding, and annihilating! A strong spatial resonance rippled outwards, and the fragments, as if drawn by a force, slowly drifted towards the core.

Buzz!

The fragment was perfectly embedded in a tiny groove on the core surface.

Perfectly fitted.

In an instant, the entire massive Void Key burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling purple light!

The light did not spread, but rather collapsed inward, forming a deep, constantly rotating space at the center of the base.

It resembles a dark purple spatial vortex leading to the end of the universe.

An aura of annihilation, more ancient and pure than that of the Soul Howl Lord, akin to the end of all things, emanated from the vortex! This aura contained no violent killing intent, only absolute coldness and annihilation, as if it could erase existence itself!

The inheritance space of Neosa has been opened!

Kate stood before the deep, dark purple vortex, feeling the annihilating aura that froze even the soul, yet her eyes showed no sign of retreat; instead, they burned with a scorching light.

He did not step inside immediately, but instead sat cross-legged, relying on the Seed of Origin to absorb the ubiquitous evil energy to recover his condition.

He closed his eyes and let his mind sink into the Time and Space Nursery.

The golden roots of the Seed of Origin spread, the Lotus of Tranquility in the Void slowly rotated, the veins of the Void Vine emitted a faint glow, and the fragments of the Immortal Root radiated a warm, life-giving light. He adjusted himself to his peak condition, his will as refined as steel tempered through countless trials.

"Seed of Origin, activate the highest level of protective analysis plan! Target: Neosa Heritage Space!"

[Command received... Highest level protection activated... Annihilation rule impact response plan loaded... Mental sea anchoring strengthened...]

The chilling flow of analysis formed the strongest defense of will. Kate took a deep breath, as if trying to inhale the pervasive aura of annihilation, feeling the cold rhythm of the end of all things.

The next moment, he opened his eyes, and deep in his pupils, it seemed as if silver-blue nebulae and emerald green trees of life were intertwined, reflecting the deep dark purple vortex.

Without further hesitation, he took a step forward, and his figure was instantly swallowed up by the swirling dark purple annihilation light, disappearing before the Bone Throne.