Chapter 188 Exploring the Secret Realm

Stern carefully landed on one of the islands.

David's soul clone was quietly observing all this in his soul, and his mental power spread out to explore the surrounding environment.

He discovered that various strange plants grew on these islands.

Some plants can even emit a soft magical scent and are obviously precious medicinal materials.

In the center of the island, there is an ancient stone tablet engraved with mysterious runes.

Stern approached the stone tablet and tried to decipher the message.

David's mental power also focused, and he felt that these runes contained powerful power, and seemed to be telling the secrets of the secret realm, or providing clues to deeper areas.

At this moment, a sudden fluctuation in space came, and both Stern and David became alert.

They felt a powerful aura approaching, and it was obvious that members of other wizard organizations had also entered the secret realm.

David's mental power quickly contracted to ensure that his existence was not discovered.

Stern pretended to be nonchalant and continued to study the stone tablet, but his hands had secretly clenched the staff, ready to deal with possible conflicts at any time.

"Sten, be careful, there is a sense of danger in these people."

David felt his heart tighten, and a very dangerous feeling rushed over him.

He felt that the wizard might not have passed by accidentally, but had been aiming for Stern from the beginning.

"Yes, Master." Stern nodded.

As those auras got closer and closer, David discovered that these wizards actually came from the Cape Tower.

"Edmund." Stern frowned.

Edmund is a crystallized wizard who is quite famous in the wizarding world.

This is a powerful wizard who is recognized as having the potential to become a first-level wizard in the short term.

Edmund walked towards Stern slowly with a cold smile, a look of disdain in his eyes.

It's just a little liquid wizard who dares to repeatedly destroy the good deeds of adults. Today will be the day of his death!

Stern felt the hostility of the other party, and he knew that he could not sit still and wait for death.

He quickly calculated countermeasures in his mind, while secretly preparing witchcraft for defense and counterattack.

"It seems you are still planning to resist."

Edmund said with a sneer, a hint of mockery and threat in his voice.

Stern slowly raised his head and faced each other with calm eyes. The calm at this moment was just the calm before the storm.

He was ready to fight in his heart, but his expression seemed calm, "I don't know who you are looking for, but I advise you not to act rashly."

Edmund smiled contemptuously upon hearing this, obviously not taking Stern's warning to heart.

He is a crystallized wizard, and he is only one step away from being promoted to a first-level wizard. It is really too easy to kill the liquefied wizard in front of him.

Edmund raised the staff in his hand and whispered a spell, and a moist breath filled the air.

Stern knew that this was a precursor to water witchcraft.

He quickly mobilized the energy in his body to prepare for the coming attack.

"Shui Curtain Hua!"

Edmund shouted low, waved his staff, and countless water droplets splashed out from the crystal, condensing into curtains of water in the air, pouring down toward Stern like a waterfall.

The water curtain contains extremely strong impact, enough to tear steel apart.

Stern did not dare to be careless. He quickly mobilized the life energy in his body and formed a layer of tough energy armor on his body surface.

His body was as hard as steel and he rushed forward against the water curtain.

The water curtain hit Stern's body, making a metallic impact sound, but Stern's footsteps did not stop at all.

A trace of surprise flashed in Edmund's eyes. He didn't expect Stern's body refining skills to be so powerful.

But he was only slightly surprised and chanted the spell again. This time, his target was Stern's feet.

"Water prison cage!"

As Edmund's spell was completed, a large amount of water suddenly gushes out from the ground under Stern's feet, quickly condensing into a water prison, trapping Stern in it.

The water in the water prison was like a living thing, constantly squeezing Stern and trying to suffocate him.

Stern felt his breath hitch, but he didn't panic.

He took a deep breath, and the body refining energy in his body exploded again, and the power spewed out like a volcano.

The water prison began to tremble under his power, and cracks gradually appeared.

But as Edmund once again activated the crystallized spiritual power in his body, he continued to strengthen the water prison.

"It seems that Stern will not be his opponent." David decided in his heart.

Then, he directly activated the ice element mark in his body, and the terrifying ice power spread out from Stern's body.

Click click click——

There was a sound of freezing, and the water prison was frozen almost instantly!

"This is."

"Ice Wizard, who is it? Come out!"

Edmund's face changed slightly as he watched this scene. The other party's ice power could actually freeze his own water prison.

It can be seen that the opponent's strength is not weaker than his own.

David had no intention of hiding, and his figure appeared next to Stern, enveloped in a faint chill.

His appearance made Edmund feel a little pressure. He could feel that the ice power emanating from the ice wizard in front of him was extraordinary.

What frightened Edmund the most was that what was in front of him was just a soul clone.

Just a soul clone is so strong, he can't judge how strong the other party is!

David had slowly raised his hands at this time, and the cold air in the air became thicker. The temperature around him dropped sharply, and even the water vapor in the air began to condense into ice crystals.

"Freeze!"

As his words fell, a strong cold current spread out with him as the center, and the ground was quickly covered with frost, and even Edmund's feet began to freeze.

Edmund did not dare to be careless. He quickly mobilized the power of the water element in his body to try to resist the invasion of this cold current.

He waved his staff again, and the water element formed a series of water walls under his control to try to stop the spread of the cold current.

However, David's ice power was too strong. As soon as the water wall came into contact with the cold current, it quickly froze and became fragile, and directly turned into countless ice crystals.

"How is this possible?!"

"The breath of a first-ring gifted witchcraft, are you a first-ring wizard?!"

Edmund felt the breath emanating from the ice wizard opposite him, and his face showed horror.

He never thought that the soul clone of a first-ring wizard would actually sneak into this secret place!

"One-ring gifted witchcraft?"

David narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that the other party was talking about his gifted mark.

To some extent, the gifted mark and the first-ring gifted witchcraft are indeed very similar.

David did not respond to Edmund's surprise, he just looked at him indifferently, with a flash of contempt in his eyes.

He knew that although Edmund's strength was not weak, it seemed a little insignificant in front of his gifted mark.

David's hands continued to remain raised, and his ice power surged towards Edmund like a tide.

Edmund tried to resist with more water elements, but he found that his strength was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of David's ice power, and he could not stop it at all.

The frost continued to spread, and Edmund's feet began to freeze, and his movements became slower and slower.

David's mouth corners rose slightly, urging more ice power, he wanted to make Edmund completely lose the ability to resist.

Edmund felt unprecedented pressure, and his water element power seemed pale and powerless in front of David's ice power.

He began to regret his underestimation of the enemy, but it was too late to regret now.

He tried to retreat, but the frost had spread to his legs, making it difficult for him to move.

David's eyes became cold, his hands suddenly clasped together, and then pushed in the direction of Edmund.

A huge cold current swept towards Edmund like a gust of wind.

Edmund tried to resist with his last strength, but everything was in vain.

The cold current hit him and froze him completely.

Edmund was frozen in the ice, his expression fixed on fear and despair.

The power of the ice element soul can not only freeze the body, but even the soul.

David slowly put down his hands, and the surrounding cold began to dissipate. Looking at the frozen Edmund, there was no mercy in his eyes.

Then, his space soul swept, directly covering the ice sculpture, and put it into the space ring, intending to take it back to the Bright Continent when the time comes.

"Master, this Edmund should be a member of the slave organization." Sten stepped forward and said.

The other party's goal is too clear, and the only people he has made enemies with recently are the people of the slave organization, and these people are really lingering.

David nodded, and he agreed with Sten's judgment.

The people of the slave organization are indeed lingering, and their methods are cruel and ruthless.

Edmund's actions this time undoubtedly prove the hostility of the slave organization towards him, and their determination to get rid of him at all costs.

David knew that this encounter was just the beginning, and he might face more challenges from the slave organization in the future.

He must always be vigilant and constantly improve his strength to survive in this dangerous world.

David took a deep breath and put his thoughts aside temporarily.

He knew that the most important thing now was to continue exploring this secret realm and looking for possible treasures and secrets.

He said to Sten: "Let's move on, but be more careful. The people of the slave organization may have other ambushes."

Sten nodded, and the two continued to go deeper into the secret realm.

While collecting the precious resources around them, the two went deeper into the secret realm.

Then, the two came to a forest, which was the Black Fog Forest recorded on the stone tablet.

This forest is named after the black fog that never dissipates all year round, and it hides countless secrets and dangers.

David and Sten both knew that the Black Fog Forest was a place full of unknowns, but it was this unknown that inspired their desire to explore.

They prepared some necessary equipment and supplies, and then stepped into this mysterious forest.

As soon as they entered the Black Fog Forest, David and Sten were surrounded by thick black fog, and visibility became extremely low.

The sounds in the forest also became weird, and the cries of some unknown creatures came from time to time, which made people shudder.

David's ice power seemed even colder in this forest. He could feel that the surrounding water vapor had formed a thin layer of frost because of his power.

Sten followed David closely, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings, ready to deal with possible dangers at any time.

The two walked through the forest for a long time, and suddenly, they found a clearing covered by black fog.

In the center of the open space, there is an ancient stone tablet with some strange symbols engraved on it.

David approached the stone tablet and tried to decipher the symbols. He found that the symbols seemed to be an ancient language, recording the secrets of the Black Mist Forest.

After some effort, David finally deciphered the information on the stone tablet.

It turned out that this forest was once the home of a powerful wizard civilization, and the black fog was caused by the destruction of a powerful magic circle.

The purpose of this magic circle is to protect a secret treasure in the forest.

According to the clues on the stone tablet, David began to look for the entrance to the treasure in the forest.

"Is this, the hidden magic circle?"

David stood in front of the seemingly ordinary open space, his eyes passed through the black fog and focused on the invisible energy fluctuations.

His extraordinary perception allowed him to perceive the witchcraft energy flowing in the air. This open space was obviously not as ordinary as it looked on the surface.

David closed his eyes and concentrated his mind. His perception was like an invisible tentacle, gently probing into the space protected by the hidden magic circle.

He could feel the energy structure of the magic circle, which was complex and exquisite. It not only hid the entrance to the treasure, but also set up multiple traps and protective measures.

David knew that it took great patience and precise operation to crack such a magic array. Any mistake could trigger a trap or even cause the array to completely collapse.

He took a deep breath and began to carefully analyze every detail of the magic array.

The complete structure of the magic array gradually emerged in his mind, and every line and every node was clearly presented in his mind.

David began to try to unlock the first node of the magic array, and his fingers moved in the air, as if he was weaving an invisible net.

His movements were fast and steady, and every stroke was accurate, as if he had already known every part of the magic array.

Time passed by minute by minute, and fine beads of sweat oozed from David's forehead.

Finally, with David's unremitting efforts, the first node of the magic array was successfully unlocked.

Then, the second, the third... As each node was unlocked, the energy fluctuations of the magic array began to become chaotic, and the scene on the open space began to change.

In the center of the originally ordinary open space, a faint light gradually emerged, and the light became brighter and brighter, and finally formed a glowing outline.

The outline was an ancient stone door, engraved with mysterious runes and patterns, and it was obviously the entrance to the treasure.

David opened his eyes, showing a trace of fatigue, but with a smile on his face.

He reached out and gently pushed open the stone door, and behind the door was a hidden path.