Bloodline of the Wizard
Chapter 157 - 97: Reunion with an ’Old Friend’, ’Eternal’ Proficiency Level

Chapter 157: Chapter 97: Reunion with an ’Old Friend’, ’Eternal’ Proficiency Level

Hearing Benny’s response, Ronan was momentarily stunned.

Challenging Travis... or Lanni?!

"Does it... work?"

"Of course."

Benny, nibbling on his pipe, said indifferently, "Defeat either of them, and you stand at the same height as them... Oh no, you’d be a greater genius than them, these little tricks wouldn’t affect you at all...

Hmm, I know what you’re thinking.

The reason I ended up like this is because of my own problems; I fell from the Third Ring... People like Lanni just kicked me while I was down."

Ronan fell into deep thought, light flickering uncertainly in his eyes.

At that moment, Benny spoke again.

"If you think it’s too hard to do this, the Magic Ring still has some tasks that they can’t manipulate... Just wait it out..."

"I’ll also be keeping an eye on it for you."

Ronan didn’t ask how Benny, always staying in this Secret Realm Space, could "keep an eye on things" for him. Now, his mind was filled with the "Breakthrough" method Benny had just mentioned.

Ronan felt as if something had awoken in his heart.

Indeed.

From the start, when he was targeted by Travis and others, all he thought about was how to respond, how to defend... He never thought about how to counterattack.

Thinking about it carefully, Benny’s suggestion really was the best.

Defeat them!

Solve the problem at its root.

If he were also at the Third Ring now, would he still be stressed over a few tasks?

But Travis and his gang, even the weakest among them were prominent figures in the Second-level Wizards, long renowned.

He himself was only at Intermediate Level 1.

Half a year, to reach a level where he could confront them head-on, even defeat them... was it possible?

"I’m going out for a walk."

Ronan, head lowered, casually greeted Benny and slowly headed outside the Secret Realm Space.

"Go ahead."

Benny merely responded nonchalantly, not even glancing at Ronan as he started to fuss with the Magic Potions planted in the nursery again.

....

In the valley where the wind howled, everywhere filled with green shadows and the buzzing of wings.

Ronan hovered in the valley, rapidly reciting spells, spontaneously summoning howling winds and snow, ice crystal spears, and rays of frost...

After the Frozen Soil Seal in the Consciousness Space flashed four times, he clasped his hands in front of his chest, revealing a deep blue diamond-like radiance.

"Ice Ball Skill - Desperate Ice Seal!"

"Alrice’s Ice Ring Necklace!"

Despair Domain... Unfold!

An endless aura of deep cold and despair instantly filled the entire valley.

All winds ceased.

Including the buzzing of wings.

Huge Hurricane Bees, frozen still, hovered like ice sculptures, followed by the sound "crash" as they fell from the sky, hitting the valley floor and breaking apart.

Surrounded by swirling winds and frost, Ronan floated.

He was the source of all this ice and despair, like a king controlling ice and snow... yet his expression was somewhat absent-minded.

He was still pondering the words Benny had spoken.

"Half a year... Can it be done?"

Ronan looked in one direction, his gaze deep.

"Buzz buzz buzz—"

At this moment, a turbulent flapping of wings came from deep within the valley.

Ronan narrowed his eyes and looked up, seeing a giant Hurricane Bee five times the size of a normal Green Thorned Hurricane Bee flying out from the valley.

This bee glowed with a deep green light, its two pairs of wings wide like curtains, possessing the texture of crystals.

At the end of its tail was a spike several meters long, green as ink, and its head was covered in complex patterns, from afar it looked like a huge twisted human face.

As soon as this bee appeared, the previously stagnant air in the valley started flowing again, whipping up winds several times fiercer than before, shattering and dispersing large areas of ice and snow.

A tremendous pressure rushed towards Ronan.

Second-tier Magical Beast, King of the Green Thorn Hurricane Bees!

"At last."

Demon Nightmare Tungsten Steel seeped out like black mercury from beneath his skin, flowing into Ronan’s hands and solidifying into the shape of a black single-handed longsword.

Ronan took a deep breath, and his right hand wiped over the longsword. The bluish flames of the Charging Weapon - Breaking Magic Power, like a lover’s touch, tightly wrapped around the longsword’s blade.

A mysterious aura flowed, and the powers of the Magic Domain intertwined.

Although Ronan had always been confident facing a Second-tier, this was genuinely his first real confrontation.

"It’s been a while since I felt this pressure..."

Ronan held the sword with one hand, a faint deep blue light twinkling at the bottom of his eyes.

"Pure Body! Activate!"

Instantly, the white light ball in Ronan’s chest that represented life energy throbbed violently like a heart.

"Whew—"

A majestic life energy formed tiny white flames rippling on Ronan’s skin; the air collapsed, and light twisted...

"Whoosh—"

Ronan’s figure suddenly vanished, leaving only a blurred light trace in the void.

When he reappeared, he was almost face-to-face with the King of the Green Thorn Hurricane Bees.

However, his speed was fast, but the reaction of the King of the Green Thorn Hurricane Bees was faster. As Ronan approached, he saw a large swath of dense, tangible Wind Blades materialize in front of him, almost filling his entire field of vision.

Ronan’s pupils constricted, and the surging aura of despair and ice cold around him instantly solidified into ice crystals, facing the rain of Wind Blades that seemed to swarm out like a bee colony.

The Despair Domain’s ability to expel other element Energy Particles seemed utterly ineffective in front of the Second-tier Magical Beast, King of the Green Thorn Hurricane Bees. This creature itself was a terrifying source of Wind Element energy, and within its own Domain, Ronan felt a strong sensation of being suppressed.