The Wizard of Truth: Starting with Analyzing All Things

The Star Key emblem in his arms resonated with warmth, like a second heart beating, connected to the newly formed Star Power bloodline within Luo Wei. Behind him came a terrifying energy storm emanating from the direction of the Tower of Slumber—the roar of the Abyss Demon, the booming of the Lawful Power, and the deafening crashes of collapsing buildings intertwined, proclaiming that the area had been utterly transformed into a wasteland.

Luo Wei pushed his "Star Domain Perception" to its limit, his figure transforming into a faint starlight amidst the collapsing corridors and distorted spatial folds, speeding towards the abandoned teleportation array passage in his memory at a speed far exceeding his previous abilities. The power of the stars not only granted him greater strength but also made him exceptionally sensitive to spatial fluctuations, allowing him to avoid the most dangerous spatial rifts and energy turbulence with the slightest mistake.

But the speed and number of pursuers far exceeded his expectations!

Several figures exuding a sharp aura relentlessly pursued him like leeches. Leading them were two formal wizards! One was surrounded by cold, lawful chains, clearly an enforcer from Elder Anderson's faction; the other wielded shadow energy, his aura sinister, likely a member of Casper's radical faction. In addition, there were three or four deacons at the peak of their advanced apprenticeship, working in perfect coordination, forming an encirclement, continuously unleashing spells of confinement and slowing, attempting to restrict Rowe's movements.

Even more terrifying, a vast, chaotic, and malicious intent spread like a dark cloud from the center of the tower. Wherever it passed, the activity of shadow energy surged, and even threatening shadow creatures sprang up out of thin air! It was the power of the Abyss Demon Shadow spreading! Although it was temporarily held back by the fierce battle inside the tower, its influence had begun to erode the entire tower!

Lowe felt a heavy weight in his heart. Although his newly acquired power was strong, facing the combined attack of two formal wizards and several high-ranking apprentices, a direct confrontation would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock. Moreover, he also had to constantly guard against the omnipresent whispers of the abyss and mental corruption.

"Astral Projection - Displacement!" He used his life-saving technique again, his body vanishing into starlight just as a shadowy tentacle was about to ensnare him, reappearing a dozen meters away on a dilapidated archway. However, this technique consumed a great deal of stellar energy and could not be used continuously.

"He has mastered some kind of advanced spatial teleportation technique! Seal off the surrounding space!" the Lawful Wizard coldly ordered. Another Shadow Wizard formed hand seals, and dense darkness surged in like a tide, attempting to solidify the spatial structure of this area.

Luo Wei felt the surrounding air thicken, hindering his movement. A glint of starlight flashed in his eyes, and his hands swiftly traced several newly comprehended rudimentary star runes—"Breakthrough" and "Speed." Star power surged in, the runes lit up, forming a faint cone of starlight before him. He let out a low shout, and his body shot forth like an arrow, forcefully breaking through the still-forming shadow confinement, his speed soaring once more!

"What a peculiar power! It's neither law nor shadow... Seize him and force him to reveal the secret!" A glint of greed flashed in the Shadow Wizard's eyes.

The attacks came one after another. The Lawful Shackles coiled around him from different angles like golden pythons, while shadow arrows silently blocked his escape routes. Luo Wei pushed his movement technique to its limit, sometimes zigzing and refracting like starlight, sometimes drawing upon the remaining, unpolluted stellar energy around him to form a barrier to block the attacks, creating a perilous situation.

He tried to fight back, unleashing a condensed "Starlight Ray" at a high-ranking apprentice, but it was easily blocked by a light shield from the Lawful Wizard—the difference in skill was too great. He completely abandoned the idea of ​​a direct confrontation and focused solely on escaping.

Current Status: Luo Wei (Peak Intermediate Apprentice - Initial Succession of Star Speaker Inheritance)

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Strength Assessment: Possesses the power of stars, unpredictable movement techniques, and rudimentary runes, but has limited total star power and insufficient combat experience. Surrounded by multiple high-level enemies, he is at a significant disadvantage and relies on his unique abilities to maneuver.

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Situation: Surrounded and being hunted down by a team led by a formal wizard, the power of the Abyss Demon Shadow is spreading, and the situation is critical.

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Objective: Escape to the abandoned teleportation array at all costs and use the Star Key to find a way to survive.

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Trump Cards: Key of Star Language (not fully mastered), Astral Projection (high cost).

During his escape, he wasn't blindly running around. His stellar perception allowed him to vaguely "see" the passage leading to the abandoned teleportation array. Although it had collapsed in many places, the general path wasn't completely cut off. At the same time, he was also constantly trying to communicate with the Star Language Key in his palm.

The message from the key was fragmented and chaotic. It seemed to instinctively yearn to return to the "Haunting Whispers" (the core of the Tower of Slumber), yet it also felt fear and repulsion towards the abyssal power permeating that place. It conveyed a vague sense of direction to Lovi, pointing to a distant place outside the tower, and transmitting faint thoughts of "safety" and "resonance." That seemed to be another "node" that could resonate with it!

"Hold on! As long as we reach that teleportation array..." Luo Wei gritted his teeth and swallowed the last bottle of Origin Nourishing Potion that Lilith had given him, barely managing to recover his depleted Star Power and physical strength.

However, the pursuers were clearly familiar with the tower's layout and kept taking shortcuts to intercept him. Finally, while crossing a wide atrium, Lowe was completely cornered!

Two official wizards blocked the way in front and behind, while tall, sealed walls stood to the left and right, and the sky above was also sealed off by shadow energy. Below lay a bottomless, dark abyss radiating corrosive energy.

"Surrender, apprentice! Hand over the key and the secret you hold, and perhaps your soul may remain intact!" The sorcerer Lu Yan's voice was icy, and his powerful aura pressed down like a mountain.

Luo Wei was pale, his star power greatly depleted, and his body was bruised in several places by the aftershocks of the spell. His breathing was disordered. He leaned against the cold wall, his palm tightly gripping the key emblem, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

Forcibly using an incomplete astral projection to traverse the corrosive abyss below? The success rate is less than 10%, and certain death is inevitable.

Using the Explosive Flame Amulet given by Barton? It might create chaos, but it certainly wouldn't be enough to seriously injure a formal wizard.

Is it really going to be...?

Just when he was almost in despair, something unexpected happened!

Boom! ...

An unprecedentedly violent explosion suddenly erupted throughout the entire Tower of Slumber! The epicenter of the explosion was not where Rowe was located, but rather... towards the central hall of the tower!

An indescribable, destructive energy shockwave, a mixture of extreme order and mad chaos, swept in from all directions like a tsunami! The sealing runes on the walls shattered inch by inch, the sturdy tower structure groaned under the strain, and massive amounts of debris and turbulent energy rained down like a storm!

"Oh no! The Heart of the Abyss has gone berserk! It's Elder Anderson and the others..." The two formal wizards' expressions changed drastically. They could no longer care about Rowe and hurriedly used their strongest defensive measures to resist the terrifying shockwave.

A golden opportunity!

A startling light flashed in Luo Wei's eyes. At this critical moment, his potential was unleashed to its fullest extent! He no longer suppressed his cultivation level, guiding the remaining star power within his body to combine with the vast intent of his inheritance, and went all out to break through that already loosened bottleneck!

At the same time, he poured all his thoughts into the Star Key in his palm, and screamed (not with his voice, but as a resonance of his soul): "Guide me! To a safe place!"

Om-!

The Key of Stars erupted with unprecedented brilliance! A clear, simplified star map composed of starlight instantly appeared before Luo Wei's "eyes." One end of the star map was a point of light representing his current location, while the other end pointed to a coordinate in a distant mountain range outside the tower! A "path" paved with starlight faintly emerged!

At the same time, a soft cracking sound came from within his body! The long-standing bottleneck, under the combined pressure from inside and outside, was suddenly broken through!

A vast amount of celestial energy surged into his body, but guided by the Starry Sky Inheritance, this energy did not violently increase his spiritual power. Instead, the vast majority was used to temper and purify his original stellar power. Following the Star Speaker's inheritance path, it began to outline and condense the prototype of an extremely small yet infinitely mysterious stellar rune core deep within his soul! His realm had finally reached the level of a quasi-wizard, but not an ordinary quasi-wizard; rather, it was the starting point of a more ancient and powerful Star Speaker's path!

His aura instantly became deep and restrained, his star power quality surged, and his understanding and comprehension of star runes also improved to a whole new level!

"Astral Projection - Remote Travel!" With a sudden inspiration, he used the insights gained from his breakthrough and the guidance of the Key of Star Language to pour the remaining star power into the key emblem without reservation!

Swish!

His figure suddenly blurred in place, transforming into a much more solid beam of light, like a shooting star. It didn't fly in a straight line, but rather followed the illusory starlight path on the star map, instantly piercing through the layers of collapsing tower obstacles and projecting towards the coordinates outside the tower! Its speed far exceeded that of before!

"Stop him!" The two formal wizards barely managed to block the shockwave, and upon seeing this, they were filled with shock and anger. They tried to stop him, but it was too late. The starlight that Lovi had transformed into had already disappeared into the chaotic energy turbulence and collapsing ruins.

A moment later, Luo Wei felt the time-space shift stop, and he crashed heavily onto the cold ground. He suppressed the dizziness and weakness from the journey and immediately looked around warily.

This appears to be an ancient, abandoned cave nestled deep within a mountain, the air thick with dust and a faint scent of astral energy. In the center of the cave lies a small, severely damaged ancient teleportation array, its core runes seemingly still intact. A narrow crack in the cave ceiling offers a glimpse into the dark night sky and a few scattered stars.

He escaped successfully! Guided by the Key of Star Language and through a breakthrough in the heat of battle, he narrowly escaped death and fled right under the noses of the Discipline Tower and the Abyss Demon!

He immediately examined himself. His injuries were serious; his star power was almost exhausted, and the newly formed core of his star runes was extremely dim, requiring a long period of rest. But he had survived, and had even broken through to the quasi-wizard realm, embarking on the true path of a star speaker!

He collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, but there was no relief in his heart. The Discipline Tower would not let this go, and the threat of the Abyss Demons had spread. The Academy was probably gone forever.

He looked at the key emblem in his palm, which was gradually returning to calm, then looked up at the starry sky through the crack. The Key of Stars had guided him here; this abandoned teleportation array and this cave filled with astral energy were no coincidence.

Is this a secret outpost of the Star Speakers? Or the starting point to some safe haven?

He needs time to recover, to figure out the secrets of this place, and even more so, to know what's happening outside. How are Barton, Lilith, and Lina? What's the situation at the academy now?

A brief period of security meant the beginning of a much longer road. He gripped the key tightly, his eyes gleaming with unwavering determination. Whatever lay ahead, he had to keep going.

From the distant direction of Darkmoon Academy, muffled explosions and towering pillars of energy could be faintly heard, indicating that the chaos there was far from over.

The storm has only just begun to sweep in.