Wizard Earl

These crimson flames possessed terrifying power; with so many flames burning, the space of the central tomb chamber appeared distorted and warped by the heat. If Connor hadn't stopped to observe and had instead rashly opened the crystal coffin upon seeing it, his fate would be predictable...

According to the law of conservation of energy in the Wizarding World, an ancient tomb must consume energy to maintain its operation. Therefore, except in a few cases, the older the ancient tombs excavated in the Wizarding World are, the less energy they retain. With less energy, the protective power of the ancient tomb becomes weaker.

The clusters of crimson flames in front of Connor were a perfect example. These terrifying flames burned for only a dozen seconds before dissipating into the air due to insufficient energy, leaving only the crimson crystal coffin in the center of the tomb chamber still emitting a faint crimson light.

Seeing Connor's calm expression, he walked towards the crimson crystal coffin. However, when he reached within three meters of it, Connor shook his head slightly and muttered to himself with a hint of helplessness, "He's already dead, why all this fuss..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Connor pointed the Castilian Staff in his hand at the crimson crystal coffin. Instantly, the crystal coffin shattered, and a cross-shaped sword burning with red flames flew out of the crystal coffin, heading straight for Connor.

Feeling the power of the cross sword, Connor's face immediately lit up with surprise. In order not to cause any damage to the cross sword, Connor flicked the Castilian Staff in his hand, and wisps of black mist surged out of the staff, surrounding the cross sword. Although the red cross sword was extremely powerful, its master was dead, and with the passage of hundreds of years, the crimson cross sword gradually became lost in the black mist released by the Castilian Staff, its light dimmed, and then it fell into Connor's hand.

Connor's expression turned serious as he gently brushed his palm across the sharp blade of the cross sword. Then, he flicked the blade hard with his fingers, and a buzzing sound immediately erupted from the sword.

"Buzz!"

With a hum, a ball of white light slowly emerged from the cross-shaped sword and appeared in Connor's field of vision. Sensing that this ball of light had lost all its spirituality and value over time, Connor shook his head slightly. Then, he gently tapped the white ball of light with his finger, and it quickly ignited, turning into a wisp of white smoke and dissipating into the air a few seconds later.

Connor showed no joy upon seeing this; instead, a complex emotion flickered in his eyes. The white sphere of light that had just appeared was none other than the soul of the tomb's owner. This tomb's owner, though seemingly a wizard who cultivated fire-attribute energy, likely possessed considerable spiritual power due to his status as a level two wizard in life. He was able to use a secret technique before death to detach his soul from his body and reside within this cross-shaped sword.

Judging from his actions and the trap in the central burial chamber, it is clear that the tomb's owner was not willing to die like this. So he wanted to take a gamble and see if anyone could dig up his tomb after his death, and then take advantage of the trap in the central burial chamber to take over someone else's tomb.

The tomb owner's idea, while excellent, unfortunately had one major miscalculation: it wasn't until centuries later that his tomb was unearthed. During those centuries of waiting, his soul had completely lost its sentience and memory, acting only on instinct. Even if the wizard who discovered the tomb today wasn't Connor, but another wizard, or even just a wizarding apprentice, and fell victim to this, his soul wouldn't be able to complete the parasitic process…

Suddenly, Connor seemed to realize something, and sighed slightly, his expression somewhat wistful. The fate of the tomb's owner might very well be Connor Ferguson's in the future!

For mental wizards, their powerful mental strength gives them an additional option when facing imminent death compared to ordinary wizards: parasitism!

As long as they pay a heavy price, their souls can leave their bodies and parasitize certain demonized objects, or even other people's bodies, although such operations have many restrictions, are very demanding, and involve great risks.

However, if successful, one can gain decades or even hundreds of years of lifespan. Therefore, most mental wizards with the means and those with strong mental power like to take a gamble at the last minute. The owner of this tomb undoubtedly did just that, but in the end, it all came to nothing. Connor destroyed his soul, which was a kind of relief for the tomb owner, allowing him to forget everything and start anew.

After a few seconds of being slightly moved by the sight, Connor returned to normal and looked at the crimson cross sword in his hand. A faint smile appeared on his face. Although he hadn't examined it yet, Connor was almost certain that this red cross sword was the one he had been dreaming of. However, to be absolutely certain, Connor still followed the method recorded in "Reyes Alchemy" and began to examine the crimson cross sword.

Connor examined the sword meticulously, scrutinizing every inch of its blade. As his examination progressed, the sword's condition became increasingly clear, causing his initial joy to gradually subside.

Three minutes later, Connor finished his inspection, took out a long wooden box from his spatial ring, carefully placed the crimson cross sword into the box, and then carefully put the box back into his spatial ring.

Having done all this, Connor's gaze swept across the center of the tomb chamber, where the crimson crystal coffin that had just shattered had been placed. If Connor wasn't mistaken, the remains of the tomb's occupant should be hidden ten meters underground at that location…

Even after hundreds of years, the remains of a level two wizard are still valuable, especially if they come into the possession of a dark wizard who practices corpse manipulation magic; they can definitely fetch a good price!