Wizard Lord:I can Extract Anything

With the disappearance of the Mother Insect God, the Black Crystal Insectoids on the Black Bone Plains, except for those whose mother had died, began to retreat.

Although Grand Wizard Black Tower suffered an injury from the Mother Insect God's surprise maneuver, he still possessed overwhelming power over these low-level creatures. His black robe spread out, engulfing tens of thousands of Black Crystal Insectoids, devouring them swiftly beneath its indescribable darkness.

Without organization, no number of low-level creatures posed a threat to a Grand Wizard.

With the Grand Wizard's help, the wizard lines advanced steadily.

Boom!

A purple fireball exploded beside Richard, reducing an ambushing warrior insect to charcoal. Using the wall of fire as cover, Richard launched a Heart of Annihilation.

Whoom!

A Mother Insect Guard was consumed, half its body obliterated, its life extinguished in an instant.

The battle on the Black Bone Plains had become one-sided. After stabilizing the line, Grand Wizard Black Tower retreated to the Floating City, perhaps due to his injuries or conserving his power. On the front lines, the white wizard army continued to expand their gains, while the black wizards took advantage, collecting their spoils.

This was the benefit of being a black wizard. Although the risks were higher, the rewards often exceeded those of several white wizards.

After securing the body of a Mother Insect Guard, Richard paused.

"Ellie, Lawrence, are you going to continue the pursuit?"

Ellie and Lawrence stopped beside him. Over the past few days, the three had fought with Richard as their core, forming a small, efficient black wizard team.

Though they lacked coordinated combat techniques, their high individual strength and mutual understanding as black wizards allowed them to pursue their enemies smoothly.

"I'll follow your lead. If you're not going, I'm not going," Ellie said nonchalantly, leaning on her staff.

Her teacher, Susanna, had told her that surviving the war was a success in itself; earning magic stones was secondary. Besides, the academy would claim half of the spoils, so earning more only benefited the academy.

"What about you, Lawrence?"

Richard turned to the veteran wizard he had known for just over ten days. Lawrence had participated in two planar wars, boasting both strength and experience.

Throughout these days, Lawrence's shadow spells had helped the trio escape danger multiple times.

"I plan to continue for a while. Right now is one of the best opportunities to gain from this planar war," Lawrence replied hoarsely.

As a freelance wizard, he participated for the magic stones, and his strength made this favorable battle relatively safe.

"Alright, we'll part ways here."

With that, Richard and Ellie turned towards the Floating City and flew away.

...

The Black Bone Plains, after enduring this brutal war, had become cratered and desolate, littered with bones and elemental remnants of spells.

The remains included Black Crystal Insectoids, slaves from the slave army, and wizard-crafted war beasts. For wizards studying flesh, these corpses were valuable finds.

On his way back, Richard encountered Jolord, leading otherworldly slaves to collect flesh.

As a technical talent of the academy, Jolord seldom fought on the front lines during planar expeditions. His role was to gather battlefield remains and convert them into war beasts, sustaining the war effort.

"Teacher."

Richard bade Ellie farewell and landed.

"Oh, Richard!" Jolord exclaimed, approaching with excitement. "You adapted well to the war. It seems you weren't even injured."

Richard chuckled, "Not too bad, I was lucky to survive with some companions."

"Surviving is what matters. As a newly ascended wizard, getting through this is enough," Jolord said, patting Richard's shoulder. He then swung a magical whip at a soul slave's back.

"No slacking!"

Richard curiously observed the otherworldly slaves, who were collecting flesh and tossing it into a large cauldron.

"Is this for crafting war beasts?" Richard asked.

"Yes. Do you need some active flesh? I can spare some," Jolord winked. "There's always some 'loss' in making active flesh."

Richard knowingly smiled, "I'll take some."

Despite the 'loss' in creating active flesh, Richard obtained about thirty kilograms of first-tier active flesh. Although it couldn't compare to the third-tier flesh produced by the flesh tendrils, it could still fetch a magic stone per gram.

In addition to the active flesh, Richard learned from Jolord that fragments of the Mother Insect God's body were still scattered and uncollected. These fragments did not need to be handed over to the academy and were the finder's keepers.

"If you're interested in this flesh, this hound can help you find it faster."

Jolord handed Richard a black-furred hound and a small piece of the Mother Insect God's flesh. The hound's nose had been specially modified to detect any flesh within a two-kilometer radius.

Richard accepted the hound, expressing gratitude to Jolord.

"Don't mention it. You're my student, after all. It's just a small favor."

Jolord waved off Richard's thanks, turning to scold the otherworldly slaves for laziness.

Leaving Jolord, Richard began using the hound to search the Black Bone Plains for world lord flesh.

The hound's large nose, with six airways, could detect all scents within two kilometers in a single breath.

"Woof!"

The hound suddenly barked in a direction, and Richard immediately followed.

After flying over a thousand meters, Richard stopped. A palm-sized piece of golden chitin lay on the ground, surrounded by a small crater. The chitin exuded a faint pressure, making the hound hesitant to approach. Richard picked it up, and a message from the Miracle Furnace appeared.

[Material: Chitin of the Mother Insect God]

[Extractable Rule: Nurture (Highly Fragmented) (Dissipating)]

[Extraction Cost: 5 Soul Power]

[Extractable Substance: Black Crystal Mother Insect Bloodline]

[Extraction Cost: 20,000 Mana]

[Extractable Substance: Adamantine]

[Extraction Cost: 20,000 Mana]

Seeing the information, Richard's smile widened.

This was a fortune.

Whether the nurturing rule or the Mother Insect bloodline, both were invaluable treasures, with adamantine being the least valuable by comparison.

Richard opened his waist pouch and summoned Ulysses.

"Ulysses, take a look at this chitin."

Emerging from the pouch, Ulysses glanced at the golden chitin, his eyes widening.

"Caw, a fine piece indeed. This must taste excellent!"

Ulysses eyed Richard, speaking in a flattering tone.

"Caw, my dear master, may I have a taste of this chitin?"

"Taste it?" Richard was surprised. "You're a first-tier creature now. Can you even bite it?"

"Caw!" Ulysses exclaimed, "I forgot! Damn it! I'm just a first-tier creature now!"

Frustrated, Ulysses landed on the chitin and pecked it fiercely, only to chip his beak.

"Caw, my beak!"

Ulysses flailed in pain.

Richard caught Ulysses with a sigh, "Alright, check if there's any faith power in this."

"Caw, none," Ulysses said, glancing at the chitin and shaking his head.

"This thing doesn't even have rules, let alone faith power."

"No rules?" Richard raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure there's no rule inside?"

"Caw, I'm certain."

"Alright, one more question," Richard recalled the words of the wizard world's guardian, noting how they couldn't sense the rule power in the remains. It seemed the Miracle Furnace's ability to detect rules was superior to typical world lords.

"Do rules have any limits, like a creature can't possess more than one rule?"

"Caw, no, the more rules, the better for you now," Ulysses replied. "But if you're seeking combat prowess, it's best to focus on one rule.

Master of a hundred, not as good as mastery of one."

"Now?" Richard noted the qualifier.

"Caw, when you reach the divine stage, you'll forge a rule body. In a rule body, some conflicting rules can't coexist."

Richard nodded. With no issues, he naturally intended to extract the Mother Insect God's rule.

Having been a wizard for over sixty years, Richard's mental power had reached sixty-three. Without surprises, he would reach the first-circle wizard's mental power peak—99.9—within two hundred years.

However, for wizards, increasing mental power was the simplest part of leveling up.

The materials for the ascension ritual and the soul's dark night during ascension were the real challenges.

Seeing the golden chitin vanish suddenly, Ulysses was astonished.

"Caw, does your furnace extract rules?"

Richard didn't answer. As his mental power cap decreased, a cluster of rule power appeared in the Miracle Furnace.

Upon merging it, Richard once again experienced the sensation of enlightenment. The previously assimilated flesh rule interacted with the nurturing rule, creating a synergy.

After the synergy, Richard gained a new ability.

"Whew."

Richard exhaled deeply; the synergy of the two rules had altered his ability.

He could now use flesh to nurture a clone. This clone's physicality couldn't surpass the original, but otherwise, its stats mirrored the original perfectly.

Richard defined this ability as a "more perfect cloning technique."

Currently, his finances couldn't support creating a phylactery. Once he could afford it, this ability would save him the cost of creating a new body.

Pocketing the chitin, Richard turned to search other areas.

The Black Bone Plains were vast, and there were undoubtedly more body fragments to be found.

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