"What's going on? Isn't that the highest-ranking leader here?"
Iyas stared at the half-snake woman across from him in confusion, only to find that her expression was equally bewildered.
"No matter! I must capture her first! Anyone who dares to profane the glory of my Lord shall be punished!" Iyas's face hardened with resolve.
In truth, without that fanatical devotion, he could never have advanced so easily to the fourth level of the priesthood.
But would Leilin let him succeed that easily?
"She's a fourth-level powerhouse, and an elite from the Night Eagle — I can't take her out in one blow…"
Far away, Leilin carefully controlled the power of his magic: "I'll settle for temporarily binding and restraining them…"
The myriad dream powers, amplified by the magical array, transformed like charcoal into diamonds, producing a terrifying effect.
"Fourth-level Dream Magic — Wall of Cross-Realm Distortion!"
Surging dream power instantly coalesced into an enormous labyrinth, swallowing Iyas and the three other Morning Star powerhouses who had come as reinforcements.
Boom! Boom! The cries of the Night Eagles and the sounds of bodies slamming against walls echoed continuously, causing the dream labyrinth to twist and warp.
"Let's go! I can't hold them for long!"
Leilin's figure abruptly transformed into a black hurricane, enveloping the half-snake woman. Although he was the primary controller of the dream power, what he was using was the dream energy the half-snake woman had attracted — the total amount was not particularly abundant. Combined with Leilin's deliberate restraint, he could not be sure how long he could hold them, so he had to end this quickly.
And as if sensing the bloodline power emanating from him, the half-snake woman's crimson eyes flickered once — but she did not resist.
Whoosh… The dark hurricane howled ceaselessly, carrying what seemed like the power of annihilation. Any stragglers who tried to block its path were drained of life force, collapsing into desiccated corpses on the ground.
Once no one else was willing to come out and intervene, the black hurricane carried the half-snake woman and shot across the coastline, vanishing beyond the horizon.
Crack! Rumble! A dozen seconds later, massive quantities of lightning formed above the dark-red labyrinth, then crashed down in torrents, accompanied by ear-piercing cracks and the triumphant cries of great eagles.
Bang! The entire labyrinth shattered and disintegrated, revealing Iyas and the others behind it, their faces twisted with rage.
"After her! And issue a wanted notice! Don't let that woman escape!"
Iyas's eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse, and the surrounding guards did not dare make a sound.
…
"This Purgatory World seems vastly different from the Wizard World. The cohesive force between atoms has increased — far more power is needed to bring about changes…"
While carrying the half-snake woman to safety, Leilin was also replaying the process of casting his magic in his mind.
Since infiltrating the Purgatory World, he had kept an extremely low profile. The one and only time he had acted was with a simple Metal Activation Spell, never employing any large-scale or high-power techniques — until now, when he had finally used a wide-area offensive spell for the first time.
"Just as my earlier observations indicated, the physical laws here are far more stringent. The cost of driving magic has increased, while its power has diminished…"
Leilin glanced at the Chip again. The Chip had already projected the latest results into Leilin's memory area.
【Ding! Based on field measurements and simulation experiments, all Wizard spells will be weakened by 37.89% in the Purgatory World!】
"A significant reduction. Could it be that in ancient times, the Purgatory World actively rejected other power systems?" Something seemed to occur to Leilin, and he queried the Chip again: "Chip! Search the database! Find the power systems most suited to the Purgatory World!"
【Ding! Task established, scanning…】The Chip responded faithfully, finding the answer almost instantly.
【Based on simulation experiments, two power systems most suited to the Purgatory World have been identified: 1. Path of the Priesthood 2. Beast Soul Art】
Looking at the results, Leilin wore an expression of早已预料的了然 — long since expected understanding: "So these two power systems are truly the most fundamental paths of the Purgatory World."
Due to the differences in world rules, every world possessed its own unique characteristics and its own paths of growth. And after the test of time, it was clear that the Priesthood and the Beast Soul Art were what the Purgatory World favored above all else.
"It seems I not only need to study both of these systems, but I'll need to push much higher in them as well!"