The Era of Gods

Chapter 673: Chapter 673: Heading to Jade Dreamland

Lin Xiao had no way to change the decision. Although he was the Witch King, this Witch King was only the Chief Guardian of the world and not the actual king of the world. According to the ancient contract, he also did not have the power to directly command the various forces.

Plainly speaking, if they gave him face, they would obey; if not, they wouldn’t give a damn.

The main reasons why everyone had been so cooperative before, immediately dispatching their subordinates when he wanted to rebuild the Guard Legion, who were mostly elite rather than useless trash, were twofold:

First, the construction of the Guard Legions was included in the contract, so they had no room for objections.

Second, the Old Sorcerer King was nearing the end of his life, and the Emerald Queen generally did not involve herself in the affairs of the Main World. Since he was the only Rank 7 powerhouse in the Main World, and everyone else was waging War in the Outland, it was easy to provoke some Rank 7 powerhouses. They would need his backup in critical moments, so naturally, they wanted to maintain a good relationship.

The entirety of this cooperation was built on their willingness; as the Witch King, he could not issue forceful commands, that would be overstepping, just like his earlier request for support from nearby forces, which was a plea rather than an order.

Of course, while commanding by force wasn’t very feasible, asking the frontline forces to send over some corpses of Other Races for research posed no problem.

It wasn’t long before a large batch of Fungal People’s corpses was transported over, with all sorts of branches of Tree Men and Fungi Men. He dumped all the corpses into the laboratory within the Wizard King’s Tower, closed the door… All were thrown into the Creation Rubik’s Cube for disassembly, and soon the now more powerful Creation Rubik’s Cube had meticulously deconstructed these races from the internal to the cellular deep genetic level, fully mastering the gene secrets of this Race.

However, mastering them was one thing; it did not mean they could be easily dealt with.

Of course, with his power, and a thorough understanding of the gene secrets of the various races of the Fungus World, he was confident he could personally kill the two Rank 7 powerhouses that now appeared among the Mushroom Men. However, other Wizards did not possess such capability, as they could not comprehend a Race’s genetic weaknesses and gain an advantage as he did.

For the time being, Lin Xiao had no intention of going to the trouble of establishing advantages for them. He would wait and see until the major forces had thoroughly investigated the situation of the Mushroom Men’s world.

With the Old Sorcerer King in charge, not only were the Mushroom Men unable to break through their lines, but after several failed attempts to defeat the two Rank 7 powerhouses together, they had entered a defensive state and were also continuously sending spies to infiltrate the Wizard World by various means to gather intelligence.

Compared to Wizards, who had a wealth of witchcraft tricks to deceive, the Mushroom Men were limited by their plant-based Race; although there were many branches, they were relatively monotonous and much slower in infiltration.

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In just half a year, first-hand data appeared in the hands of the major forces and the Wizard King’s Tower, and Lin Xiao began reviewing it immediately.

The first-hand data was limited to the area near the Fungal People’s world portal and mainly included knowledge about a huge Fortress near the portal and the stationed troops and powerhouses inside it.

Fortunately, although the Mushroom Men’s Fortress housed numerous troops, they did not see or sense any other Rank 7 powerhouses, indicating that the Mushroom Men did not have as many Rank 7 powerhouses as expected, and the corresponding risk level had decreased by one.

If there had been Rank 7 powerhouses in the enemy’s Fortress, it would indicate there was a substantial number of Rank 7 powerhouses in the Mushroom World, and likely Rank 8 powerhouses as well, meaning they might not be able to win. In that case, the best method would be to sever connections.

Now that the data indicated the enemy’s strength was lower than anticipated, the Leaders of the various forces started to become restless, entertaining ideas of conquest.

After all, a world that also possessed numerous Rank 7 powerhouses must be incredibly vast; if they could conquer it, the benefits would far exceed conquering a bunch of smaller worlds.

Additionally, the data included more information about various Mushroom Men and some details about the Mushroom People’s Main World. Lin Xiao used this information to establish a database, preparing to develop targeted witchcraft based on some characteristics of the Mushroom Men.

Deep analysis was too troublesome. Just developing some targeted witchcraft was still feasible. Wizards were inherently a bit stronger than Mushroom Men of the same rank, and having counteractive witchcraft would certainly be a significant advantage.

However, barely after establishing the database and beginning to develop new witchcraft, Lin Xiao saw a secret projection of the Old Sorcerer King inside the Wizard King’s Tower. The projection spoke to him,

“You must immediately go to the Jade Dreamland and find the Emerald Queen. You should remember what I told you before, that you needed to make a trip to the Jade Dreamland to resolve a matter for her. Go now.”

Lin Xiao asked in surprise,

“Isn’t there still over a decade left? Why the rush now?”

Abatanik’s expression was grave as he replied,

“Because we will soon face a highly challenging adversary. I secretly sent a projection to infiltrate the Mushroom People’s world on the other side, and though I didn’t find any Rank 8 powerhouses, I detected the aura of no less than six Rank 7 powerhouses.”

“No less than six?”

Lin Xiao’s expression also changed slightly.

The Old Sorcerer King nodded and said,

“That is precisely the main reason I want you to go to the Jade Dreamland. While both sides are still unclear about each other’s full strength and have not fully engaged in War, you should head to the Jade Dreamland to resolve Her Majesty Tishar’s issue, enabling her to free her hands for the upcoming all-out War.”

“I understand.”

He quickly gathered his belongings and went up to the Star Gazing Terrace at the top of the Wizard King’s Tower. In the center was a huge Witchcraft Formation. Taking the Wooden rod that represented the power of the Witch King, he struck it down into the center of the formation. Mana and spiritual power were infused into it, and the Witchcraft Formation’s thick lines lit up. The formation took shape quickly; space began to twist, and a cool breath slowly seeped through and emanated from it.

The so-called Jade Dreamland was an independent world attached to the Wizard World.

Strictly speaking, these were two different worlds, but the connection between them was so close that it was as if they both were created as twins at birth.

The Wizard World was a normal material world, whereas Jade Dreamland was a spiritual world, inhabited by a large number of spiritual entities. Some powerful spiritual entities also possessed material bodies.

Through the Witchcraft Formation on the Star Gazing Terrace at the top of the Wizard King’s Tower, he could directly connect to the Jade Dreamland, passing through the nearly unified spatial barrier between the two worlds and entering the Emerald Dream Mirror. Lin Xiao immediately sensed the boundless spiritual world and the omnipresent spiritual entities.

The Jade Dreamland was like the legendary fairyland of the Elves, filled with glowing plants that were both incredibly beautiful and incredibly dangerous.

Even a single tree here was an illusion conjured by a spiritual body, automatically exuding an alluring spiritual temptation, subliminal suggestions, and the like, attracting weaker spiritual entities to approach and blend into them involuntarily.

Mortals who entered the Jade Dreamland were certain to die; only Official Wizards dared to venture in, but even they did not dare to linger for long. Otherwise, they would be assimilated just the same. Normally, only Dawn Wizards of Level 4 or above would roam the Jade Dreamland for extended periods.

After advancing to Rank 7, Lin Xiao’s power was comparable to that of a True God. Upon entering the Jade Dreamland, he appeared like a sun suspended in the sky of the dreamland, attracting numerous weaker spirits involuntarily drawn to him, naturally merging into his own spirit.

However, this quickly caused a reaction from the Jade Dreamland. Accompanied by an endless convergence of cleansing light, it solidified into a wondrously graceful figure of light, rapidly materializing into the perfect figure and stunningly beautiful visage of the Emerald Queen Tishar.

She seemed to have anticipated Lin Xiao’s arrival and intention, greeting him with a slight curtsy, she said,

“Your Majesty Lin Xiao, please follow me. Along the way, I’ll tell you what needs to be done shortly.”

“Please!”

Lin Xiao retracted his gaze and also his power, transforming from a dazzling sun into a relatively gentle globe of light that paralleled her, appearing like both the sun and moon together in the sky, with specks of light trailing behind them, forming a trail of starlight.

As the two of them flew, the Emerald Queen asked,

“How much do you understand about the Emerald Dream Mirror, Mr. Lin Xiao?”

Lin Xiao spoke candidly,

“I had no understanding before coming here.”

“And now, what do you feel?”

“I feel…”

Lin Xiao looked up, his gaze sweeping the distant surroundings as he said,

“I feel like there’s some sort of problem with this world.”

“Can you discern what the problem is?”

“It seems…as if something has lost its balance.”

The Emerald Queen’s beautiful eyes were fixed on him, her breathtakingly beautiful face showing a hint of a smile as she said,

“You’re right in your guess. Indeed, something has lost its balance.”

She looked ahead once more, murmuring to herself as if speaking only to her own thoughts,

“There are things not quite fitting for outsiders to know. What His Majesty the Wizard King is about to do is to will himself into the depths of the Jade Dreamland, until he contacts another me. Then, you’ll know what to do next.”

“How do I enter the depths of the Jade Dreamland? Fly there?”

“I will guide your will to enter.”

“Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?”

“She will tempt you in all manner of ways—do not believe any word she says.”

Lin Xiao…

“Please guide me, Your Majesty the Queen!”

The Emerald Queen moved to stand directly in front of him, her flawless, exquisitely beautiful face openly displayed before him. With her eyes cast down, he could clearly see the captivating whiteness even more striking against the emerald-green leaves.

Realizing this, the Queen’s face flushed slightly with a delicate shade of red. She extended her slender jade finger and lightly touched his forehead. A cool breath spread rapidly, and Lin Xiao felt everything before his eyes suddenly deepen, the space around him twisted abruptly, and all vanished as he felt himself falling into an abyss, sinking frantically.

Just as his consciousness scanned the surroundings, the sinking sensation vanished instantly, and he found himself standing where he had been before, surrounded by the same specks of starlight scattered like a galaxy around them. The Emerald Queen in front of him was withdrawing her jade finger from his forehead.

“Your Majesty, this is… Wait, no!”

He backed away warily, watching the beautiful Emerald Queen in front of him, and asked with a deep voice,

“Who are you?”

A smile appeared on the beautiful face in front of him, a seductive charm he had never seen from the Emerald Queen Tishar before, which greatly heightened Lin Xiao’s vigilance.

“This is definitely not the Emerald Queen Tishar!”

But their appearance and every motion were identical, except one was pure as jade, the other…to say too provocative would be an overstatement, only that this one had a touch more vitality.