Chapter 798: Protection from Principal Mei
Without the seal of the realm, those who were previously trapped in despair within the boundaries seemed to have gone crazy, trying to escape from here.
Heaven knows how much damage it has caused them to be imprisoned by that incomprehensible force for several hours, maintaining one position!
This was a double torment of both mind and body!
But fortunately, the witch before them had set them free. Even the previously arrogant members of the Hothorn Family dared not utter a single word and ran away faster than the Security Bureau personnel.
Bai Yu, although curious about why Xiao Han had suddenly retracted the realm, did not disturb her but chose to silently guard.
However, her gaze briefly lingered on the shadow behind that figure, momentarily dazed, as if she recognized who it was.
Before long, the sky over Monopeng City suddenly grew oppressive, the dark night sky gathering heavy dark clouds, stirring the heavens, with ominous thunder mixed with lightning briefly illuminating the world, resembling a series of framed still images filled with intense pressure.
Next, the thick dark clouds formed a gigantic palm, covering down from the sky, its virtual grasp directed towards my position, quickly closing in on me.
Faced with such a phenomenon, even I couldn’t help but turn to look. This method was certainly not something an ordinary wizard apprentice could achieve.
Then… it could only be an extraordinary wizard.
Although I was somewhat eager to test whether the order of my realm could withstand this method, I had more important matters at hand.
“It really is you… haha… d*e!”
A low voice echoed from the sky, clearly belonging to the extraordinary wizard who was performing this attack.
“Wizards truly have no limits; an extraordinary has personally targeted me?” I snorted lightly, not caring whether the opponent heard me.
This was my most intuitive experience, feeling the extraordinary wizard’s determination to decisively ignore the rules in order to k*ll me!
Previously, I had only heard the descriptions of severity from various witches, like Bai Jie and Principal Mei; it was far less direct than the sense of oppression brought by this firsthand experience!
In the next moment, a blade of light rang out like thunder throughout the world.
This incredibly sharp strike appeared ordinary, yet it cleaved the arm of that hand in the sky cleanly in two.
The immense hand formed from heavy mist seemed uncontrollable and could not heal, collapsing into energy dispersed throughout the heavens and earth.
“d*mn it… I knew it!” A somewhat frustrated voice came from the sky, sounding a bit out of sorts, and the latter part of the phrase turned quite suppressed, “Witch! Don’t you know this is the territory of the Wizard Academy? Coming here so openly—do you intend to go to war with our Witch Academy?”
“I have no intention of starting a war; I merely saw an impudent fool attacking our academy’s teaching assistant and attempting to disrupt a sacred witch promotion ceremony.”
At this moment, Bai Yu no longer masked her form as ordinary but stood with a long sword held high, pointing towards the heavens.
However, Bai Yu did not strike a second blow.
Because there was no need.
The phenomenon before us did not represent the wizard’s true body, merely a manifestation that the extraordinary wizard had summoned, anchoring it through the Wizard Tower and that wizard’s layer master, executing a consciousness manifestation while still hiding in his Turtle Shell Wizard Tower.
After all, wizards who had not deliberately utilized special wizarding body refinement had the worst physical qualities among equally ranked extraordinaries; hence, those who prided themselves on rationality and wisdom wouldn’t spend extensive time on body refinement but would rather establish a wizard tower.
The wizard tower was both a symbol of extraordinary wizards and a part of their power, as well as their laboratory for researching magic; they would spend much of their lives within.
So Bai Yu merely slashed once as a warning. As she said, she did not come to provoke trouble; if possible, she just wanted to buy some time for Xiao Han.
“You d*mn it, who do you call an impudent fool?”
“Whoever shrinks inside their turtle tower and doesn’t dare to show their face, that’s who I’m talking about.”
“d*mn witch, daring to provoke our wizarding will, why don’t you roll back to your own territory for promotion! Must you do it on our turf?”
As Bai Jie and this wizard were exchanging insults, I began my exploration of the soul realm.
But before fully immersing myself in research, my attention was slightly drawn to Bai Jie; I indeed did not expect her to be so aggressive with words…
But I merely marveled at it, I couldn’t waste the time Bai Jie had bought for me.
Attention shifted back to Aipuli, at this moment, I had bestowed the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell on her.
Then I began to utilize the still-unrefined “Soul Drawing” technique on Aipuli.
Since this technique was not yet perfected, there was essentially no effect; I merely waited, observed, and witnessed the transformation of soul material into soul.
My Soul Drawing realm indeed faced this last difficulty: discerning the process of the metamorphosis of soul material into soul.
It was just like how, in a technique granted by wisdom, the seed of wisdom shaped by consciousness and memory could become complete only after grasping the metamorphosis process and the starting point of that transformation.
And now… Aipuli’s essence of life was progressively being perfected. Though the time passed was short, she had already experienced a long life in the world she wove.
I could feel that this woven life still seemed to be rooted in a dream; after all, the fundamental topic of ordinary was essentially a topic of the soul—a connection between soul and dream was naturally unnecessary to elaborate on.
As long as I explored a bit into the usage of the Soul Dream based on Aipuli’s memories, I might participate in her life. From my perspective, it still appeared as an illusory dream, but for Aipuli, everything would be her perfect life that she had personally experienced, further an interpretation of her ordinary life.
Perhaps the topic of the soul was just like this, blurring the boundary between dream and reality, allowing souls to attain redemption in this manner.
But in the end, I gave up.
I… didn’t dare.
Not out of fear of the protection of the primordial consciousness by my side, but I feared that upon seeing that fulfilled life, my heart would also be stirred by the beauty, like a rat in a sewer peeking into someone else’s glorious life, inviting unnecessary trouble.
I didn’t need such redemption; this was a method where belief makes it real, and disbelief makes it void. I didn’t need to remedy my deficiencies with what seemed “false” beauty from my perspective.
The path I chose was to confront all this, to accept all this, and then let myself experience all this until I could do so with a smile reminiscing about it.
I was of the experiential faction, while Aipuli was of the self-redemption faction; there was naturally no need to compare good or bad since each surely believed their method was superior.
Moreover, if I truly meant to redeem… it wasn’t just this life; I even needed to atone for my previous life… but I had already accepted much from my previous life, let go, even… forgotten.
So many things were still best left to nature.
“You seem to be in distress; why did you ultimately give up? Aipuli’s ordinary life is the most beautiful to her, and she believes that there is no need to hide it. If you wish to step in and play a role, Aipuli wouldn’t mind.”
“Huh?” The sudden voice startled me, then I realized who was speaking to me, “You… you! Are you talking to me?”
“Hmm, seeing how nervous you are, it seems you’ve misunderstood something; you should have discerned what my true nature is, right? But I’m still not the primordial witch you perceive.”
“Huh? Not yet?” Seeing the gradually solidifying shadow, I quickly realized her nature was derived from the grand topic of witches, so… she was not yet a true primordial witch, but rather the primordial concept of a witch?
“Then… does that mean you become a manifestation of the primordial witch when?” I tentatively probed into understanding more.
“Probably not until Aipuli awakens and recognizes herself as an extraordinary witch; at that point, she will gain an ability akin to instinct, similar to divine descent, summoning the awareness of the primordial witch to descend, and only then will I truly be a manifestation of the primordial witch, and I will take her away from here.”
“Is… is this really something you can say to me?” Hearing this claim, I instinctively broke into a cold sweat.
I had never heard such a statement; even the information collected in the Great Knowledge Tree about the primordial witch’s manifestations were mostly guesses… although I might have already guessed a general idea, but I haven’t been promoted to an extraordinary witch yet!
“I sense the aura of the Witch Contract on you; you are a little witch, very close. I think highly of you, so I am willing to share with you. Of course, what I admire most about you is your spirit of exploration. However, some taboo areas are better left unexamined; that would be better for me, you, and the witch race.”
“Uh… does that count as a warning?”
“Consider it as such. You will be a good and obedient child, right?”
“Yes… I am very obedient!” I quickly nodded vigorously to assure her.
After concluding this topic (warning), the primordial shadow no longer initiated conversation with me.
It seemed that her earlier question regarding why I hadn’t entered Aipuli’s dream was merely a way to start a conversation; her main goal was still to remind me not to cause trouble…
However, I definitely could not give up on the Soul Drawing technique; moreover, she had already agreed to it earlier, so… she should not stop me, right?
“A marvelous technique… I see infinite possibilities and endless ambition in it. Could you tell me the name of this technique?”
“Um… it’s called Soul Drawing.” I paused for a moment before explaining since it was not a name that couldn’t be shared. I had even told it to the academy head, and in front of the primordial concept, naturally, there was nothing that could not be said.
“Soul Drawing… hmm… a very descriptive name. It’s a shame I cannot provide more evaluation…” After all, she was not a manifestation of the primordial witch but merely a product of the primordial concept.
After chatting for a few minutes, the primordial concept once again merged into Aipuli’s body, and I sighed in relief, focusing on the task at hand. Perhaps she also recognized that if she was by my side, I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on the matter at hand…
What an understanding primordial witch…
Once I concentrated on what was before me, the outside events faded into my disregard because I trusted Bai Jie would protect me.
At this moment, Bai Jie was still confronting that wizard.
However, upon realizing that they could not argue against Bai Yu, the opposing side began to gather people.
The wizards summoned, though, were not embodiments of their true bodies but merely projections of the wizarding will under the reinforcement of the Wizard Tower. Yet even so, their strength would not be weak.
Along with the wizards’ unpredictable methods and those that propelled extraordinary truths, they discarded their corporeal forms’ might, relying on wisdom to maneuver extraordinary rules at minimal cost, making their offensive means terrifyingly powerful.
At this moment, Bai Yu had to fully unfold her realm to shield Xiao Han while resisting the opponent’s tactics.
It must be said that fighting wizards in their home turf was indeed quite disadvantageous; the radiation range of the Wizard Academy was the area where the Wizard Tower’s will-effect was most potent, so one could imagine how significant their home-field advantage was.
These wizards were not like the Dragon bl**d Academy’s extraordinary warriors; otherwise, Bai Yu could confidently handle one with a single blow. But the strengths of combat were not always a mere contest of brute force, especially against wizards who claimed to operate on wisdom and rationality!
“You, an extraordinary witch, dare to cause trouble in our wizard’s home turf? Prepare to stay here today!”
“Ke ke… I recognize you, not just you! That little witch is going to d*e here today too!”
The alternating cooperation of the wizards formed a more comprehensive wizarding suppression, even their raspy voices seemed to provide an unsettling mental pollution.
However, they inadvertently struck at Bai Yu’s reverse scale. The wizard who just laughed in an unpleasant manner nearly had his consciousness crushed by Bai Yu’s sudden outbreak, scaring him into hurried silence as he shielded the other wizards’ consciousness behind him.
The collapse of wizard consciousness did not come without a cost, but even the greatest cost could not compare to dying there.
But if they could help it, none of them wanted to answer for it there.
“Is it useful? Is it useful? Apart from making yourself this miserable, what good does it do? That little witch is your reverse scale, right? Just mentioning her makes you angry, huh? Hahaha! Then you’re finished…”
After Bai Yu exploded but fell into temporary weakness, that wizard immediately discerned this relationship.
But before he could enjoy his moment of joy for long, the next moment, he couldn’t smile anymore.
“Is that so? Who did you say was finished?”
A suddenly appearing female voice, condescending in tone, reached out gently; that wizard’s consciousness was entirely stripped of its ability to resist.
“Who! It’s you! d*mn… Mei Linde… why are you here! Is this some bait…” The wizard’s consciousness, caught in Mei Linde’s grasp, grew weak and ceased to resist, or rather, even his will to resist was sapped, leaving him a mere plaything in Mei Linde’s hands.
Seeing Principal Mei take action, Bai Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but she did not relax; instead, she retreated to guard Xiao Han’s side.
“Bait? First time I’ve heard someone so shamelessly fishing for compliments; who do you think you are, that I would bother to fish for you? Today I’m here to protect my own; you bullies attacking our school’s teachers, right? Trying to assassinate my little witch? Is that so? You even dare to disrupt our witches’ promotion ceremony? Who gave you the face to do that?”
While Mei Linde enumerated their “crimes,” she named each one individually. Even in the core realm under the major weakening spell, she still exhibited the strength and grace of a Witch Academy principal.
In just a short span of time, these several projections of wizard consciousness were captured alive by the academy head.
