Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 167 The Elemental Wizard Arrives, Advancing to Fourth-Tier Legendary Status

After running for over a hundred kilometers, the dark clouds hanging over everyone's heads finally eased a little.

After a brief moment of relief, everyone's expressions turned serious again.

"I wonder how Pei Ze is doing?" the witch murmured.

The group looked at each other, speechless.

Yin Xue bit her lip lightly, her eyes filled with worry.

After all, their opponents were those who had defeated a practical level three crystallization wizard. Even if they had great confidence in Pei Ze's strength, they did not believe that Pei Ze could win.

It's a miracle that we managed to escape!

At that moment, a muffled groan suddenly rang out, startling everyone awake.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Ji Sheng had woken up.

The group quickly put Ji Sheng down and leaned him against a rock.

After opening his eyes, Ji Sheng coughed violently a few times before asking in a hoarse voice, "Where...where am I? Where is Pei Lingjie?"

The group exchanged glances and remained silent for several seconds before Yin Xue began to speak in a low voice.

After hearing what had happened, Ji Sheng was stunned for a long time before letting out a gloomy sigh.

"It was our lack of consideration that harmed Pei Ze."

As someone who had personally fought against Pei Lingjie, he knew all too well how terrifying Pei Lingjie was after merging with evil beings.

Even if Pei Lingjie was injured and weakened in the battle with him, Pei Ze would still be almost no match for him.

The fact that the most outstanding young genius of Dawn City was lost in another dimension due to the mistake of the Witch Hunter Force weighed heavily on Ji Sheng's mind.

"Have you requested backup?"

Yin Xue nodded: "I've already asked my nearest colleague for help."

"I've looked at the map. The closest ones are my colleagues who are on a mission in Panshan City. They should already be on their way."

"That's good."

Ji Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Now they can only hope that Pei Ze can hold out a little longer, and that they will go to support him as soon as reinforcements arrive.

There might still be a sliver of hope to save Pei Ze.

At this moment, Ji Sheng's expression suddenly changed, and he looked up into the distance.

The others seemed to sense something as well, and they all looked towards the distant horizon.

At the edge of the sky, a fiery red streak was rapidly approaching them, moving with lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, it traversed several kilometers and arrived before them.

Only then did they realize that the fiery red color was actually a blazing flame.

The flames contracted with a hiss after landing, quickly solidifying into a human shape.

In the blink of an eye, a tall man with fiery red hair, who looked to be only in his early thirties, appeared before everyone.

Elemental Wizard!

Ji Sheng and the others were all startled, but then overjoyed.

I thought it would be good enough if two or three level three wizards came to help, but I didn't expect that an elemental wizard would come in person.

With an elemental wizard of at least level four, defeating Pei Lingjie would be a piece of cake.

"Was it you who sent out the distress call?"

The red-haired wizard's gaze swept over the crowd, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir." Ji Sheng stood up with difficulty, wanting to speak, but hesitated.

The red-haired wizard glanced at him, but didn't care, and casually tossed him a token.

Ji Sheng took the token and breathed a sigh of relief. He held the token with both hands and respectfully returned it to the red-haired wizard.

"So it's Lord Wu Ping. My apologies for my disrespect."

Wu Ping!

Yin Xue, who was standing next to her, felt a chill run down her spine.

She recognized the name; it seemed to be one of the two vice commanders of the Silverlight Legion's Third Division, a top-tier expert among fourth-level wizards.

It is said that among all the level four wizards in Dawn City, his strength is enough to firmly rank him in the top five.

They never expected that such a powerful figure would come to their aid.

Wu Ping casually put away the token and said calmly, "No need for unnecessary pleasantries, just tell me your situation."

"Yes." Ji Sheng knew this was not the time to delay, so he quickly recounted what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ping raised an eyebrow slightly.

A level three wizard who has been fused with evil?

Moreover, it seems that the utilization of the evil power has progressed to a certain extent, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat a level 3 crystallization wizard.

Wu Ping was naturally aware of the Dawn Council's purge of the Pei family, and even personally participated in the planning.

However, it now seems that their plan has some flaws.

The Pei family's research progress on evil objects is significantly faster than they expected.

There are probably quite a few people like Pei Lingjie.

It seems that this cleaning mission may encounter some setbacks and will not go as smoothly as they had anticipated.

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Wu Ping's mind, but he remained calm and nodded slightly.

"I understand the situation. You all go back to Red Maple City first. As for Pei Ze, I will handle that."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, a strange expression on his face.

Everyone was puzzled upon seeing this.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Yin Xue suppressed her anxiety and asked quickly.

She desperately hoped that Wu Ping would set off as soon as possible to find Pei Ze, which would give the latter a better chance of survival.

Wu Ping glanced at Yin Xue and said with a half-smile, "Looks like you were worried for nothing. I don't need to take action. That young man named Pei Ze is much more powerful than you think."

Everyone was stunned for a moment before they realized what Wu Ping meant and quickly turned around to look.

Sure enough, a figure was rapidly approaching from a distance.

It was undoubtedly Pei Ze!

Ji Sheng and the others froze on the spot, their eyes wide with astonishment.

Pei Ze is alright!

What about Pei Lingjie?

Could it be that Pei Ze managed to get rid of her?

It wasn't until Pei Ze approached that everyone snapped out of their daze.

Yin Xue quickly stepped forward, grabbed Pei Ze's arm without thinking, and looked him up and down.

"Junior, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Pei Ze smiled slightly.

Seeing that Pei Ze didn't seem injured, Yin Xue breathed a sigh of relief, but then, like everyone else, she looked confused.

"Junior, where's Pei Lingjie?"

"I've already killed him."

".ah?!"

Including Yin Xue, everyone stared wide-eyed, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

Pei Lingjie died at the hands of Pei Ze?

How is this possible?!

That was a formidable enemy that even Ji Sheng couldn't defeat!

Pei Ze was indeed powerful, but to say that he could kill Pei Lingjie is truly unbelievable.

But to say that Pei Ze is lying is not entirely true.

This kind of thing can be easily investigated, and lying won't help. Besides, Pei Ze had no need to do such a thing.

"I sensed the aura of a sealing magic array on you. It seems you have indeed cleansed the evil spirits." Wu Ping suddenly spoke, his gaze towards Pei Ze full of admiration.

Yin Xue introduced him at the opportune moment: "This is Lord Wu Ping, the deputy commander of the Third Division of the Silver Light Legion."

Deputy Commander of the Third Division of the Silver Light Legion?

That's at least a level four wizard!

Pei Ze's expression immediately turned serious, and he bowed to Wu Ping with his hand on his chest.

"Greetings, Your Excellency."

Wu Ping waved his hand and said with a smile, "I've heard your name many times, but now it seems you're even more outstanding than the rumors suggest. I'm increasingly optimistic about your future development."

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards Pei Ze immediately changed.

Even Wu Ping said so, so it must be certain that Pei Ze killed Pei Lingjie.

In an instant, Pei Ze's image in their minds became even more unfathomable.

He could even kill a level three wizard who had fused with evil and whose power had greatly increased. Just how strong was Pei Ze?

Even Ji Sheng was filled with amazement and admiration for Pei Ze at this moment.

While shocked, everyone also felt a sense of envy deep down.

After all, not just anyone can be trusted by an elemental wizard.

Wu Ping holds a pivotal position in Dawn City and is undoubtedly a major figure.

If his words were to reach Dawn City, they would certainly cause quite a stir.

"You flatter me, sir," Pei Ze said calmly.

It wasn't that he was being falsely modest; rather, he knew that luck played a significant role in his ability to kill Pei Lingjie this time.

Pei Lingjie severely injured Ji Sheng, and was already seriously wounded, greatly reducing his combat power.

Even so, he almost failed to defeat Pei Lingjie.

If he had fallen just one point short, he would have had no choice but to flee.

However, Wu Ping took it as mere modesty, and seeing his composure in the face of both honor and disgrace, his gaze became even more appreciative.

"I will personally report this matter to Councilor Ji Zhang. You have done the Witch Hunter Force such a great favor, and you will definitely deserve credit."

Wu Ping smiled and nodded, then looked back in the direction he had come from.

"You guys go back to Red Maple City first, I still have some things to take care of."

Since it involved evil spirits, even though he knew that Pei Ze had cleansed the evil thoughts, he still had to check it himself, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

Everyone agreed, watching as Wu Ping transformed into flames and soared into the sky, quickly disappearing into the horizon.

After Wu Ping left, Ji Sheng walked up to Pei Ze and said sincerely, "Pei Ze, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

The witches and the others nodded in deep agreement.

At this moment, they were extremely grateful that Ji Sheng had invited Pei Ze to join them.

If it weren't for Pei Ze, they would probably have become nourishment for the evil creatures by now, unable to escape even with their souls.

Pei Ze waved his hand dismissively: "This was originally part of the mission."

Ji Sheng and his companions weren't the type to stand on ceremony; seeing this, they smiled and nodded, keeping the matter in mind.

Considering that Ji Sheng was seriously injured, the group did not linger. After finding the place where the giant eagle was parked, they set off back to Red Maple City.

Even at the crucial moment when they were about to conquer the Frost Kingdom, the purge of the Pei family caused quite a stir.

The Pei family is, after all, one of the five great wizarding families in Dawn City. Many of its members hold important positions. Even the Silver Light Legion has many wizards from the Pei family or wizards from other families who are close to the Pei family.

Due to the purge, Red Maple City's advance on the Winterfrost Kingdom has slowed considerably.

Fortunately, the Winterfrost Kingdom was already on its last legs at this point. Even if it had a chance to catch its breath, it would only prolong its demise.

Even if Crimson Lotus City had some dissatisfaction, it would only grumble at most.

March 10, 14525 in the Astral Calendar.

The purge of the Pei family has come to an end, but the blockade of Red Maple City remains in effect.

Pei Ze learned from Yin Xue that the cleansing operation in Dawn City was still ongoing.

To prevent the Pei family from escaping to the Turin plane, all dimensional passages through the Turin plane have been sealed off, prohibiting passage both inside and outside the plane.

So Pei Ze decided to stay in Red Maple City and devote himself to cultivation.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's now mid-August.

Through Pei Ze's persistent practice, the Omniscient Breathing Technique finally broke through to the seventh level.

He also successfully broke through to become a fourth-tier legendary knight.

"Omniscient, detect my current state."

【Spirit 143.48】

[Body Condition 109.64]

Looking at the data in front of him, Pei Ze smiled with satisfaction.

"Not bad, your physique has increased by 10 energy levels!"

The fourth-tier legendary realm does not increase the types of elemental power, but after breaking through, the lightning and fire elemental power in Pei Ze's body were greatly enhanced.

The increase was no less than the enhancement of lightning elemental power when he broke through to the third-tier legendary level.

As for physique, needless to say, a fourth-tier legendary knight is capable of directly confronting a first-tier liquefied wizard, which shows just how amazing his physique is.

"My current physique should be ready for the first enhancement of the Alchemy Body."

Pei Ze felt slightly excited.

His battle with Pei Lingjie showed him the immense power of the Burning Alchemy Marks.

This is undoubtedly the strongest trump card he has so far.

The more the better.

To increase the number of alchemical engravings, strengthening the alchemical body is definitely necessary.

"The enhancement materials are a bit expensive, costing about 28,000 merit points in total."

This costs far more than transforming into an alchemical body.

Fortunately, the reward for assisting the witch hunters in carrying out their mission has already been paid, and Pei Ze can afford it.

It's unclear whether Wu Ping played a role, but the Witch Hunter Army was exceptionally generous this time, giving him a reward of 30,000 merit points, which was close to two-thirds of what he had gained in the last war.

However, upon closer reflection, during the war, even a fourth-rank priest, equivalent to a level two liquefaction wizard, received a kill reward of 1000 merit points. Pei Lingjie, who had fused with the evil entity, was three or four ranks higher than a fourth-rank priest in terms of strength, and his threat and importance far exceeded that. Therefore, a kill reward of 30,000 merit points did not seem so exaggerated.

"After strengthening the Alchemy Body, the remaining merit points and magic stone coins will be just enough to buy the materials to imprint the Silver Body. New Alchemy Marks can only be imprinted after I earn enough money."

Despite having just received a huge sum of merit points, Pei Ze still felt like he was very poor.

Besides the Alchemy Mark, the metal combination needed for Silver Star's evolution, the fourth-circle spell model book, and the materials needed to create the Silverfrost Wolf Bloodline Mark all need to be purchased.

"Looks like I'll have to go back to my old ways."

Pei Ze sighed and decided to refine a batch of resonance potions during this time to earn enough money to buy spell model books and bloodline imprint materials.

In the past month or so, the task of calculating the bloodline imprint of the Silverfrost Wolf has been completed. Now, all that is needed is the materials to begin refining the blood of the Silverfrost Wolf and attempting to create the bloodline imprint.

According to his estimate, the material cost would be at least tens of thousands of magic stone coins.

"There are also the crystallizations of faith that need to be prepared in advance."

Pei Ze estimated that it would take nearly five more months for his mental energy to reach the liquefaction level of 192.

This is under the condition of having enough purified soul crystals.

However, this also gives him ample time to prepare the faith crystals needed for liquefaction.

(End of this chapter)