The sensation of traversing through space-time was something Leilin had experienced many times before, and this occasion was no different.
The instant he passed through the Star Gate, the True Spirit within Leilin's consciousness sea—already at the peak of the Crescent Moon stage—flickered brightly. A layer of warm yet cool and incredibly sturdy soul power enveloped his body, blocking both spatial turbulence and the terrifying world pressure from reaching him.
A Morning Star
Through the scan of his soul power, Leilin sensed a world filled with a massive quantity of Fire Elemental particles. Unlike the Lava World he had experienced before, this world had completely shed particles like rock—it was purely scorching red, brimming with Fire Elemental particles.
Moreover, the Primordial Force of the entire Fire Elemental World was several times more vast than that of the Lava World. If the Lava World had been like a star, then the Fire Elemental World gave Leilin the impression that even if it wasn't a blazing sun, it was at least on the level of the moon.
"The greater the world, the richer its Primordial Force. Under the influence of such concentrated Primordial Force, it's hardly surprising that a Sixth-rank Wizard could comprehend parts of the Fire Elemental Rules..."
Leilin sighed.
As the Sixth-rank Wizard who had conquered the entire Flame World, the Flame King's Throne was undoubtedly the "Child of the World" here. With the support of the world's entire Fire Primordial Force, his comprehension of the Flame Rules could only be described as advancing a thousand miles a day.
With such favorable conditions, comprehending portions of the Flame Rules was perfectly natural.
"No wonder both ancient and modern Wizards have been frantically conquering surrounding otherworlds—they saw exactly this benefit! During the process of conquering a world, one gradually merges with that world's Primordial Force, ultimately comprehending the Rules and breaking through the barrier of the Seventh Rank?"
Leilin suddenly came to a realization.
"Then what about the Wizard World itself, which is far more powerful than the Flame World? If one could completely conquer it and obtain the blessing of its Primordial Force, what kind of benefits would a Wizard gain?"
His heart began to race. Although the Wizard World was immensely vast—not only possessing an unexplored surface layer, but also countless underground worlds—compared to the ancient era when Rule Wizards emerged in droves, the difficulty of conquest was considerably less now.
And those Wizards had reaped enormous benefits from conquering even small worlds. What if the greatest Wizard World itself were conquered completely?
"I suspect that whoever successfully unifies the Wizard World and receives the blessing of its Primordial Force would at minimum be able to reach the pinnacle of the Ninth Rank using that power!"
Leilin murmured, unable to conceal his longing for the highest realm of Wizardry.
Could the pinnacle of the Ninth Rank achieve eternity? This was a question that hovered in Leilin's heart, but only upon reaching that level would he have the right to explore further upward.
For Leilin, eternity was the goal, and Wizardry was merely the means. If a Ninth-rank Wizard could not achieve eternity, then he would continue to dig deeper—even if it meant dying a hundred deaths, he would have no regrets!
The path of hope allowed no room for doubt, nor the slightest cowardice or wavering!
"A feat that even the ancient Wizards never accomplished—the unification of the Wizard World—I shall be the one to inherit it!" Leilin secretly clenched his fist.
Amidst a sea of flames, gold and crimson colors blazed everywhere as the scorching temperature continued to climb.
The air was unbearably dry, enough to suffocate anyone outright.
And elemental creatures, composed entirely of Fire Elemental energy, soared back and forth through the flames.
The true Flame World was hell for any flesh-and-blood life, but for elemental creatures whose entire bodies were made of Fire Elemental energy, it was paradise!
In the void, lightning swept across and a massive gateway of light opened, revealing the figures of Leilin and the other Wizards.
The energy rippling from the Radiant Moon Wizards caused the flames to part on their own, not daring to intrude.
"What incredible temperature! The Flame World is completely unsuitable for any life besides elemental creatures!"
"We need to be careful. For the Flame King's Throne, the Flame World is his lair. Most of the alien Morning Stars and Radiant Moon forces are stationed here. If it weren't for suppressing rebellions from other Fire Elementals and dealing with the world's suppression, he would have already deployed these Fire Elemental forces to the main world..."
After meticulously tending to her skin, Melinda finally turned around, her expression quite grave.
Leilin and the others all nodded. How many Morning Stars and Radiant Moon entities could a single world produce? If such forces entered the Wizard World, they would cause tremendous upheaval.
But there were also complications. Setting aside the need to suppress the Flame World, environmental incompatibility and the world's suppression were both significant problems.
The Wizard World was one of the most powerful worlds in existence, and it imposed terrifying suppression on all outsiders. When an external powerhouse entered the Wizard World, being reduced by several ranks would be considered mild—in the worst cases, the Primordial Force could directly crush them into the endless dust of the void.
For Leilin and his companions, traveling from the Wizard World to other worlds was like entering a lower-level dungeon from a higher-level one. Even with world suppression, it wasn't severe, and there were no issues like rank demotion.
But for natives traveling from a lower-level world to a higher-level one, things were not so fortunate.
For instance, the Fifth-rank powerhouse Red Eye from the Lava World—if he entered the Wizard World, he would likely be stripped of his Radiant Moon rank and reduced to Morning Star strength.
For the Fire Elementals of the Flame World, this problem was even more severe, because they were elemental beings! Their most suitable environment was only the Flame World!
"The Flame King's Throne is hiding within a world fissure in the Flame World, and there are massive labyrinth formations along with powerful Flame World defenders guarding it! There are numerous Fourth-rank and Fifth-rank Fire Elementals among them, and within the Flame World, they receive the greatest amplification, allowing them to fight well beyond their normal capacity!"
Melinda spoke slowly, and Leilin's group all wore very serious expressions.
Defeating large numbers of Morning Stars and Radiant Moon entities in hostile terrain, and then facing the Sixth-rank Flame King's Throne on top of that—the difficulty was indeed hellish.
But only this level of difficulty could bring down a Throne! Moreover, this time the Flame King's Throne happened to be at the nadir of his power cycle, which was what gave Melinda and her group this opportunity.
"Don't worry! When he slaughtered my people, I swore a Star Oath—I must wash away my shame with his blood!"
Clark brandished the massive black sword in his hands, its terrifying sharpness erupting outward: "My precious blade is also thirsting for blood..."
"Whatever my brother does, I support you!" Joanna looked at her brother.
"Morning Star and Radiant Moon-level Fire Elementals are nothing... heh heh... My anticipation for the Flame King's understanding of the Laws only grows..."
Mirror, in her spectral form, sneered from the side.
"Since we've already come this far, we've obviously prepared ourselves for this!" Leilin said with a calm smile, his fingers unconsciously brushing across his ring.
The cold, smooth surface of the ring gave him greater confidence.
"Thank you all! We will definitely win this time! And our harvest will be more than enough to satisfy you!"
"Please wait a moment—I need to use a secret technique to locate the world fissure where the Flame King's Throne is hiding!"
Melinda's eyes suddenly changed color. Her pupils shrank until they disappeared, revealing large expanses of white. Just meeting her gaze made Leilin feel hollow inside, as though all his secrets had been laid bare, sending a chill through his heart.
"Found it!"
Suddenly, Melinda opened her palm, and a purple daffodil drifted out, rippling with endless waves.
The void parted like a curtain, revealing a pitch-black passage.
"That fast?" Leilin was somewhat surprised, but followed her inside.
Boom! In a flash of light, Leilin and the others instantly appeared outside a world fissure. Beyond the membrane, the Flame World blazed like a scorching sun, filled with dazzling radiance.
And a colossal labyrinth structure floated just outside the membrane, as if it were the highest tier of the entire Flame World.
The black exterior of the structure was dotted everywhere with eyes flickering with different colors of light—each one belonging to a Morning Star-level Fire Elemental.
Even more powerful auras emanated from within the labyrinth.
Leilin could even faintly sense a probing gaze, making every hair on his body stand on end.
"Hiss... such intricate labyrinth formations, and so many Fire Elementals!"
Joanna drew a sharp breath: "The difficulty of this..."
"Now is the best opportunity to kill him!" Melinda didn't even glance at Joanna. "This is the Aranol Labyrinth—every Wizard who enters is sent to a different location, and they can only meet in the final main hall! I'm heading in first!"
Melinda's entire body transformed into a streak of lightning, breaking through the outer ring of Fire Elemental creatures and plunging into the labyrinth in the blink of an eye.
"Haha... Flame King's Throne, I'm coming! Tremble! Repent! I'll make you pay the full price for everything you've done!"
Clark's expression had reached a fever pitch as he charged forward, brandishing his terrifying black greatsword.
Crack! A three-headed hound Fire Elemental blocking his path was cleaved clean in two, its scorching molten blood splattering in all directions.
Seeing her brother like this, Joanna sighed and followed closely behind Clark.
"I hate elemental creatures the most—collecting no souls means my works lose so much of their beauty!"
Mirror muttered casually, transforming into an enormous black shadow that seemed to envelope half the labyrinth, the dark silhouette continuously seeping into the labyrinth's interior.