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Chapter 329:
Chapter 329:
The soul was burning.
The body was fading.
Everything about himself condensed into a single point.
Xu Xi entered an unfathomable state, his mind and body becoming weightless as he gradually detached from everything around him.
It was a scene beyond words.
Though his body remained seated, he felt an intense sensation of existing outside the world.
Absorbing his understanding of the world, processing the indescribable flow of extraordinary information—finally, his soul evolved, gaining a completely new perspective.
In the world of sorcerers, this was called “Spirit Vision.”
But Xu Xi preferred to call it the “Observer’s Perspective.”
The moment truth converged upon the soul, a Third-Ring Sorcerer would transcend worldly constraints and gain the ability to observe the fundamental nature of the world.If one took a step further and advanced to the Fourth Ring, observation would turn into influence.
A Fourth-Ring Sorcerer was a walking catastrophe, feared as the “Storm of the Sky” and the “Wrath of the Earth.”
“But in the current sorcerer world… are there truly any Fourth-Ring or higher sorcerers left?”
After a long period of closed-door meditation, the Sorcerer’s Eye that had been serving as a light source had long since dissipated on its own.
In the darkness, Xu Xi slowly stood up. Around him, the air twisted and boiled, rocks and soil crumbled into dust, and metal surfaces warped and deformed.
When his soul finally returned to a state of calm, everything ceased to be affected.
The runic spell patterns that had vanished earlier reappeared, merging into tiny, brilliant imprints upon his radiant soul.
A Third-Ring Sorcerer—he had successfully broken through!
Whoosh—
Xu Xi stepped forward, heading toward the entrance of the ruins. A powerful wind suddenly formed behind him, sweeping away all traces and dust.
“As a Third-Ring Sorcerer, I now possess an independent perspective beyond the world.”
“This is the transformation brought by the ascension of my soul.”
“It is also a growth in self-awareness.”
“Now, my comprehension of spell formations has reached a new height. With the strength of my soul, I can effortlessly obliterate an entire region.”
“This proves that higher-ring sorcerers must possess powers beyond imagination.”
As he walked, Xu Xi looked up once again at the black sun.
The sorcerer world was vast—so vast that even now, he remained in its western reaches.
Indirectly, this also meant that the sorcerer world had the potential to nurture many powerful sorcerers.
Yet, after years of traveling across the world, the highest-ranked sorcerer Xu Xi had encountered was merely at the Third Ring.
The once-mighty factions established by Fifth- and Sixth-Ring Sorcerers had mysteriously disappeared.
Some had simply vanished.
Others had been outright destroyed, reduced to ruins and remnants of the past.
“Did they all leave the sorcerer world…?”
Xu Xi pondered as he walked, his footsteps carrying him to the entrance of the ruins.
There, a girl had been waiting for a long time.
“Master Sorcerer.”
She stood tall, maintaining the stance of a knight guarding with her sword. Only when she saw Xu Xi did she return the knight’s sword to its scabbard.
Her face was incomplete, making it impossible to read her expression.
But when her bright eyes blinked, one could see the gentle smile of a beautiful soul.
“Welcome back,” Sylvia said with a soft smile, facing Xu Xi.
“I’m back, Sylvia.”
Xu Xi walked to the undead warrior’s side and left with her.
Now that his Third-Ring Sorcerer breakthrough was complete, there was no need to remain here any longer.
“You’ve worked hard, Sylvia, waiting for me all this time,” Xu Xi expressed his gratitude as they traveled.
But the girl shook her head slightly.
“As your knight, this is my duty.”
Then, after a brief pause, Sylvia asked Xu Xi a question.
“Master Sorcerer, now that you’ve advanced, have you grown much stronger?”
“Hmm… I suppose you could say, very strong.”
“I see… That means the gap between us has widened again.”
Sylvia looked slightly discouraged.
But she didn’t need Xu Xi’s comfort. She quickly regained her determination, declaring that she would train hard and surpass Xu Xi one day.
That way, she could protect him—
Repay him for the kindness he had shown her.
“Sylvia, you don’t have to take it so seriously.”
“No, protecting you is my duty!”
Watching the elegant yet steadfast undead girl, Xu Xi couldn’t help but chuckle.
He could only let her pursue what she wished.
Back in the Crowfield Territory, Xu Xi had taken Sylvia out of the swamp of loneliness and given her value as a research subject.
Now, Sylvia had given herself a new purpose—to become his guardian knight, repaying his kindness.
“What does the future hold for Sylvia…?”
That thought flashed through Xu Xi’s mind.
Even he didn’t know the answer.
Perhaps, when this simulation ended, if Sylvia were left alone, she might embark on the path of a legendary hero.
That is—
If this world still existed.
“Sylvia, stop for a moment.”
Just as Xu Xi was about to move to an open area and summon the Underworld Crow for flight, he suddenly halted, reaching out to stop Sylvia beside him.
“Is there an enemy, Master Sorcerer?!”
Seeing Xu Xi’s solemn expression, the undead warrior instantly shifted into battle mode.
She drew her sword once again, her sharp eyes scanning their surroundings with vigilance.
Her blade gleamed, a faint radiance flickering upon its edge.
She was ready to strike in any direction at a moment’s notice.
But Xu Xi wasn’t looking around.
Instead, he lifted his head, gazing at the vast, pitch-black sky.
“Sylvia, get behind me!”
“That is not an enemy—it is… a calamity upon the world.”
Xu Xi raised his hand, and his magic staff reappeared, radiating an unprecedented surge of soul energy.
[You have successfully condensed the truth, attaining the Observer’s Third Perspective, and broken through as a powerful Third-Ring Sorcerer.]
[With your knowledge of the sorcerer world—]
[At this stage, a Third-Ring Sorcerer already stands at the pinnacle of sorcerer society.]
[Middle-tier Fourth- and Fifth-Ring, and even higher Sixth-Ring Sorcerers, have long vanished from this world. Their whereabouts remain unknown.]
[Back in the era of the White Raven Tower, you speculated that they either perished at the hands of an enemy or fled beyond the world.]
[Now, as a Third-Ring Sorcerer, you sense the immense power surging within you.]
[You find it unlikely that sorcerers stronger than you could have been wiped out en masse.]
[Your judgment leans toward the theory that they abandoned this decaying sorcerer world and fled.]
[You step outside and reunite with Sylvia Crowfield, preparing to continue your journey toward the “Plateau of Gods” at the world’s center.]
[But as you move forward—]
[Your soul warns you.]
[You instinctively look up—and witness the fall of the sun, a scene so apocalyptic that none could remain unshaken.]
The sky collapsed.
A deadly gloom consumed the heavens.
The black sun—suspended in the darkened sky—suddenly halted its motion.
Like an eye, it trembled slightly in the infinite heights, as if scanning the entire world.
Then—
The motionless black sun began to tilt and roll, plunging toward the earth below.