Chapter 47: Chapter 47: 7 Steps
Fifteen minutes later.
Lor stood on a branch more than twenty miles away from the place where the Great Sun had fallen, slightly spreading his Spiritual Power to sense the surroundings.
The divine power fluctuations that were hard to sense a few days ago came from all directions, as if they had become as common as cabbages.
Those around also sensed the strong divine power fluctuations on Lor, and most of them retreated a bit farther away.
But there was one person who did not retreat; instead, they approached Lor, not knowing what they intended to do.
"Really lively," Lor smiled, not bothering with them, but first casting his gaze toward the place where the Great Sun had fallen.
More than twenty miles away, there were over a hundred and thirty large pits, all connected to form a giant pit five miles across.
A black ring emitting dazzling red light lay right at the center of the giant pit, with no one around.
Judging from the one hundred and thirty pits exuding various elemental auras around the ring, someone seemed to have already fought a round before he arrived.
Some divine power crystal fluctuations remained in those pits, most likely left by the deceased Wizard Apprentices.
"Huh—"
Suddenly, a Bloodline Wizard Apprentice, resembling a hawk with a wingspan of over three meters, swooped down from the sky toward the Space Ring at an extremely fast speed.
"Crack—crack—"
Just as he was about to reach the Space Ring, more than ten various stone walls suddenly rose in front of the ring, blocking him firmly outside.
"Click—boom—buzz—whoosh—"
A bunch of Fireballs, frost, water lines, rocks, metal spikes, and other dozens of witchcrafts followed closely, targeting the hawk.
Among these witchcrafts, there were powerful large-scale fusion witchcrafts reaching 1.1 or 1.2 rings.
"Boom—"
The hawk was instantly pulverized, with a new large pit appearing within the giant pit.
"They’ve all gotten smart, haven’t they," Lor felt a bit emotional.
A few days ago, while these guys were fighting over Divine Power Crystals and Special Potions, they were all tangled up, fearing someone would grab the potions and crystals first.
Now it’s different, most hide in the woods, not daring to be the first.
The few who dare to show themselves get focused on and eliminated as soon as they appear.
While Lor watched the good show, the apprentice who approached him earlier finally reached the tree beneath where Lor stood.
This apprentice wore a blue-green Defense Shield, through which her rather beautiful face and light blue hair were clearly visible.
"Stranger with power, my name is Mireya Bell."
The blue-haired female apprentice gazed at Lor in the tree and softly asked, "Are you interested in joining our team to compete for that Space Ring?"
"Not interested," Lor shook his head, "Also, I suggest you leave immediately."
He had no interest in playing around with these guys, just wanted to grab the Space Ring and return to Levan to rest.
These three days didn’t net much Divine Power Crystals and left him exhausted.
"Why?" Mireya was baffled by Lor’s response.
She had prepared a series of talking points, waiting for Lor to ask how to distribute them and such.
The result was an instruction for them to leave?!
Lor smiled without paying further attention to the apprentice and continued stepping forward on the branch.
"Turned out to be a madman," Mireya muttered as she watched Lor head toward the giant pit.
That the hawk ended as it did, he must have seen.
Yet he still dared to go directly over, there was little explanation other than madness.
She didn’t go anywhere else to recruit but lightly jumped onto the branch Lor just stood on, silently watching his departing back.
She planned to see with her own eyes the fate of this madman.
In no time, Lor reached the edge of the giant pit.
Upon arrival, he could clearly sense the divine power fluctuations around him growing much stronger.
He carried nearly two hundred grams of Divine Power Crystals, but those were not the strongest in the surroundings; several others had even more.
For the moment, no one attacked him, as the apprentices thought he was also there to guard the Space Ring and wait for a chance.
However, a few steps more forward and the outcome would be entirely different.
Carefully sensing the positions where the divine power fluctuations were strongest, Lor didn’t hesitate a bit, directly activating the Lava Eruption Witchcraft Model in his Sea of Consciousness, and boldly stepped forward five paces.
"Boom—"
Five streams of lava erupted around the giant pit, covering over thirteen hundred meters and engulfing hundreds of apprentices scattered throughout the woods.
These five streams erupted centered on positions with the strongest divine power fluctuations.
They were Lor’s primary targets; the others were just collateral.
The previously tranquil woods exploded into chaos the moment the lava erupted.
"Damn it, this madman!"
"I give up; stop the witchcraft!"
"I’m not resigned..."
"No!"
...
The majority of apprentices caught within the range of the lava eruption turned to ashes, with only over thirty managing to escape by sheer luck.
Among them, two escaped from the very center of the lava eruption, their divine power fluctuations also the strongest among this group.
The other apprentices not encompassed by the lava were scared into a cold sweat.
They didn’t dare counterattack Lor; instead, they quickly retreated.
Instantly wiping out hundreds of powerful apprentices standing by the giant pit was enough to deter most.
"Die for me!"
"You court death."
Only the two who had escaped the lava eruption didn’t retreat, instead raising their arms, seemingly ready to counterattack with witchcraft.
Lor didn’t give them the chance, activating the High-temperature Amplitude Rune in his Sea of Consciousness, stepping forward two more paces.
"Boom—"
Two streams of magma, more terrifyingly powerful than the ones before, erupted centered on the two.
This time, their Defense Shields shattered instantly, their bodies turning to two piles of ashes, spreading outwards with the magma rain.
The apprentices not caught in the explosion escaped even faster, reaching three miles away within a few breaths.
A dozen miles away, those apprentices who were merely watching saw the magma rain covering seven or eight miles falling beautifully like a dream, and they were all stunned in place.
Seven steps.
The apprentice shrouded in a soil-colored Defense Shield had only taken seven steps toward the center.
Hundreds of powerful apprentices guarding the giant pit were wiped out just like that.
This is simply...
"Leave, or die!" Lor looked around indifferently and said.
"Go."
"Leave quickly."
"Run."
...
Anyone who heard these words chose to retreat, while also reminding those behind them who hadn’t heard to avoid drawing ire.
Lor’s seven steps had already broken their spirits.
Rather than fight here, it was better to check the other two places.
More than twenty miles away.
"How is it possible?" Mireya murmured incredulously, "This mad... he’s this powerful?"
After witnessing Lor’s strength, now even speaking to herself in her mind, she dared not harbor any derogatory thoughts.