Spellcasting Gods

“Fantastic! Another perfect masterpiece! Come, come and pay homage to your creator and master.” Faust beckoned with his finger.

Although Joanna still retained her memories, she found herself completely unable to resist the other party's commands. She could only obediently walk forward, kneel down on one knee, and greet him in an extremely deep and hoarse voice: "Supreme Master! Your servant is at your command at any time!"

“Very good! I like obedient servants! Let’s go, it’s time to leave here and give my little ally a surprise.” With that, Faust gently touched the antique obsidian ring on his hand.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them vanished from the spot.

Not long after they left, the colossal creature, over five meters tall, shattered with a loud crash, turning into clumps of rotting flesh that emitted a pungent odor. It then gradually decayed and dried up, eventually leaving only a small amount of filthy grime.

Even the cleaning staff responsible for cleaning probably wouldn't recognize these as traces left by human and animal corpses...

Chapter 0566 After-sales Service

“Congratulations, Mr. Congressman. I am the lord of Buffalo, New York, and it is a great honor to be a member of your rule.” A super-obese man, whose waist appeared to be three times the size of a normal person, knelt on one knee and kissed the ring that symbolized the highest authority in North America.

"Thank you! Please remember, I hate trouble. As long as no one is deliberately causing me trouble, I won't bother them, understand?" Zhang Cheng hinted with a smile.

In fact, he couldn't remember how many people he had said this to at the banquet, nor how many people had deliberately approached him, but one thing he was very certain of was that his status in the underworld was no longer what it used to be.

Especially those lords who were used to the freedom of the New York countryside, their eyes revealed more or less awe and fear.

Clearly, they had all heard about the previous purge in Brooklyn and knew that the new ruler was not a soft-hearted person, but someone who dared to go on a killing spree and turn all those who resisted his will into stinking corpses in the sewers. So they all expressed their willingness to keep a low profile.

Of course, only they themselves know best how much of this polite talk is true and how much is false.

Just as Zhang Cheng was getting tired of the boring flattery and was about to drag Elizabeth to the guest room for some exercise that would be good for the couple's physical and mental health, Lavern suddenly came to his ear and whispered, "Go to my room, Faust brought you a little gift."

"Oh? It was resolved so quickly?" Zhang Cheng's face showed a hint of surprise.

Lavern chuckled and shrugged. "What else did you think? Joanna wasn't particularly good at fighting among the council members. To be precise, she was better at using the power of the Wizarding Association behind her to make some shady deals than fighting. Whether it's me or Faust, dealing with her would be a piece of cake. It's just that killing her would easily provoke the wrath of some powerful figures within the Wizarding Association."

"I understand! She acts as a link between the Supreme Council and the Wizarding Association, and also as a front, connecting the real big shots behind the scenes." Zhang Cheng realized almost instantly why Joanna was so weak, unable to even defeat a hellhound.

“Yes! But she’s useless now, and no one will stand up for a cold corpse. Alright, hurry up and see Faust. I’ll take care of your little girlfriend.” Lavern urged in a low voice.

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly, turned and left the lavish banquet, and soon entered a luxurious room near the bow of the ship.

As soon as he entered, Faust, who had been waiting for a long time, pointed to Joanna, who had been transformed into a bound spirit corpse, and asked, "So, are you satisfied with my work?"

"A living corpse that has retained its complete memories, thoughts, and spellcasting abilities?" Zhang Cheng's eyes flashed with an unusual light.

Although this technology is far from being as flawless as that of the liches of Faerûn, it has the advantage of being simpler to manufacture. As long as enough living people are killed, an army of undead can be quickly assembled, and it is an intelligent army of undead.

"That's right! You might not believe it, but this technology actually originated from those self-proclaimed angels of heaven who claim to be righteous and bright. They're no different from the demons of hell; they're all trying to use the souls of mortals to strengthen themselves, and they even created a few interesting little bastards. But unfortunately, before they could get the results they wanted, I completely destroyed the entire testing ground. However, from a technical point of view, it does have many merits. All I did was replace the energy from the sacred with death."

Faust clearly harbored an inexplicable hatred for the forces of Heaven, and whenever he mentioned angels and the Church, his face would reveal undisguised malice.

He will probably never know that whether it is heaven or hell, they were all lured by the Creator to destroy the gods of ancient times.

In that earth-shattering war, not only did countless gods die, but also the most powerful demon kings of hell and Jehovah, who claimed to be the only omnipotent God, were not spared. Otherwise, the three parties would not have reached a peace agreement that would last for thousands of years.

However, Zhang Cheng will never tell anyone this secret.

He went straight to the bound corpse, extended a finger and gently ran it over the body, and quickly exclaimed, "Great design! It draws energy from death itself to sustain daily activities through the missing parts of the soul. But the problem is, as time goes on, her personality will become more and more extreme and hateful towards the living, and she will inevitably become a madwoman who has lost her mind."

Faust shrugged nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I didn't intend to use her forever. In fact, she's just cannon fodder, a pawn used to test the enemy's strength. Also, just so you know, I bought two dragon eggs at the first auction this evening."

"Oh? How many gold dinars did you spend!"

“Not much. Wealth has long lost its meaning for me. But dragon eggs are invaluable treasures.”

As he spoke, Faust carefully took out two black eggs from his pocket, his eyes filled with fascination, excitement and anticipation.

"Do you need me to help you hatch them?" Zhang Cheng suggested with a half-smile.

"You can hatch dragon eggs?!" Faust raised his eyebrows in surprise.

To ensure the successful hatching of these two priceless eggs, he had consulted numerous ancient books and sources of knowledge beforehand, yet not a single word of them mentioned the conditions required for dragon eggs to hatch.

"Just consider it after-sales service..."

Zhang Cheng chuckled and stretched out his finger, gently tracing a line on the eggshell.

moment!

The dragon egg, which had been peaceful, suddenly began to make slight noises and vibrate!

Within a mere ten seconds, fine cracks began to appear on the bullet casing, which was covered in black scales.

Slowly, the two wrinkled baby dragons pried open the cartridge case with their mouths, struggled to crawl out, and made soft cries.

Although they haven't opened their eyes yet, they already have sharp claws and teeth, and have begun to gnaw on the eggshells, which are rich in calcium and other elements, to grow stronger.

"Oh—death be upon me! Look at these two little darlings! How healthy! How strong! What should I feed them?"

Faust waved his arms excitedly, trying several times to grab the baby dragons, but he was afraid of accidentally hurting the two little ones, so he gave up at the last moment.

"Give them blood! Preferably the warm blood flowing from the veins of a living being! In two to three days at most, the fledglings will open their eyes, nourished by the blood. At that point, all you need to do is prepare enough meat. For the first few months, their appetite will be extremely voracious, and their growth rate will be exceptionally fast. But be careful, black dragons are not easily tamed giants; only absolute power can make them temporarily lower their proud heads..."

Chapter 0567 Alchemy Stone

Without a doubt, the successful hatching of the black dragon was like a bomb thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating a huge wave.

This sparked a new wave of frenzied pursuit of dragon eggs at the auction!

This also makes Zhang Cheng the only expert in the world with the authority to speak on the hatching and raising of baby dragons.

In less than two days, he used this skill to exchange for all sorts of interesting old books and notes from many people.

Those guys who were excitedly leading their hatchlings had no idea that these black dragons from the world of Azeroth were not something ordinary people could control.

Once he reverts to the body of a divine black dragon, with just one command, all the young dragons will immediately betray their master, or even launch a fatal attack from behind.

However, Zhang Cheng had no intention of changing his body in the short term. Instead, he planned to let the power of creation continue to take root and grow stronger within his original human body.

As the annual auction entered its final day, he hid alone in his room, carefully taking out the black rough stone he had bought a few days earlier for five thousand gold dinars, and chuckled softly to himself, "It's time to create an alchemical stone of my own..."

The words had barely left his mouth!

Countless runes, each the size of a grain of rice, began to be carved one by one onto the surface of the black rough stone, which was the size of a pigeon's egg.

Each time a carving is successfully completed, the stone shimmers with an unusual brilliance and exudes a strong magical aura from within.

Clearly, this is not an ordinary stone, but a highly concentrated crystal formed entirely from magical energy, just like the red meteorite from the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.

What he needed to do was simulate the Big Bang, using the last small piece of red meteorite originally used in his pocket to enhance the power of elemental magic, to detonate the black crystal from the inside, making it form a stable celestial body. This would ensure that anything that could be transformed and passed through it would not only not suffer huge losses, but could also be amplified in conjunction with the power of creation.

Of course, it's not easy to do this.

The first challenge is how to keep the billions of tiny particles after the explosion firmly gathered at a single point of gravity.

Fortunately, in the Marvel Universe, he came into contact with a very important substance and a device that could control it: gravitational indium.

Secondly, the second challenge is how to prevent a large amount of crystals from being consumed during the energy release process of the detonation.

This requires the use of thousands upon thousands of control and compression runes to solve the problem.

Finally, and most importantly, after the explosion, all the energy and tiny particles produced must be recycled; otherwise, the alchemical stone created would become a giant spherical celestial body, impossible to carry around.

Fortunately, Zhang Cheng has now mastered all the necessary skills and knowledge. After about four hours, he finished all the preparations and cut his finger, dripping a drop of bright red blood onto it.

moment!

The red meteorite, implanted with psychic powers at the center of the black gemstone, began to emit a blinding red light!

next second...

boom!

A chilling energy was released, quickly engulfing all the furnishings and decorations in the room, turning even the hardwood furniture to dust in the blink of an eye.

But just as the shockwave from the explosion reached its limit!

The white light flashing at the center point suddenly turned into a black dot, forcefully pulling the dust and particles flying all over the sky back to the state at the very beginning of the explosion.

"I succeeded!"

Looking at the strange alchemical stone spinning in his hand, Zhang Cheng smiled with satisfaction.

This is because it not only greatly enhances alchemical abilities, but also reflects the accumulation of one's knowledge and skills to a certain level.

Without any hesitation!

He directly replaced Miles's original alchemy stone with his own unique one and began to try to continuously transform matter.

Since every alchemist has a different understanding of the world, and alchemical stones also have various subtle differences, he needs some time to adapt before he can regain his proficiency.

But before he could tinker with it for long, Lavern burst in, looking astonished, and asked, "What did you just do? How did you make such a mess of the house?"

"It's nothing, I just created my own alchemy stone. How about it, isn't it spectacular?" Zhang Cheng made no attempt to hide it, holding up the small gadget that kept shimmering with a similar luster.

"My God! Unbelievable!"

Lavern's eyes were completely drawn to the alchemical stone, which was spinning like a celestial body, and he bent down to examine it closely.

Several minutes passed before he looked up and sighed, “More than a hundred years ago, an alchemist friend of mine said that if you want to know the true level of an alchemist, just look at the alchemical stones he makes. Because alchemical stones not only reflect the alchemist’s skills and strength, but also reflect the soul hidden deep within their hearts.”

"So you saw my soul in it? What does it look like?" Zhang Cheng asked with great interest.

"Magnificent! Grand! An ambition that ordinary people can never reach! Similarly, your intelligence and ability are worthy of such ambition," Lavern praised with a smile.

If he had previously harbored some doubts about the young man's alchemical skills, now all that remained was admiration and respect.

In the history of the Parliament, there has never been a thirty-year-old alchemist.

Let alone thirty years old, it's rare to see one around forty. Most alchemists reach the Master level in their early fifties.

But now, someone has defied this common sense and demonstrated unparalleled talent.

It is foreseeable that before long, this rising star will inevitably surpass all alchemists and become the supreme king in this field.

"Thank you!" Zhang Cheng chuckled and nodded, accepting the compliment. "Oh, I almost forgot to ask, what urgent matter brought you into my room?"

“Yes. As planned, the cruise ship will return to New York Harbor after the final auction. Faust asked me to ask, are you sure you have me to deal with those little rats hiding in the shadows? You know, Apollo's Golden Sundial is no ordinary magical artifact; even a single hit from it would severely injure us.” Lavern warned with a serious expression.

After all, he didn't want one of the most important allies in his future plans to die, because it would be difficult to find a second one later.

"Hehe, thank you for your kindness. But don't worry, I'm 100% confident that that thing poses no threat to me," Zhang Cheng assured him directly.

Chapter 0568 Heavy Firepower Attack

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