Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy

Chapter 765: Chapter 690: Earth-shattering News_2

“Who do you think the shadow belongs to?”

“It surely can’t be ours, can it?”

“Don’t rule out that possibility.”

The enemy isn’t a genuine creature, with many possibilities behind it. Among them, there’s one that the people present dread. But Ivan and the others didn’t fully understand it, making it hard to prevent.

They could only temporarily suppress their worries, cautiously dealing with the enemy ahead.

In terms of overall strength, the group led by Danaila was clearly superior to the Ash Plane. After a while, they won another victory, breaking through the Dusk Battlefield in front of them.

The matter didn’t end there.

Behind the Dusk Battlefield lay yet another Dusk Battlefield, with only minor differences. Its energy had become more turbulent, resembling the first two, like duplicates.

“Could this Dusk Battlefield also be a shadow?”

“Who knows.”

“What should we do?”

“We must continue to fight. As for the rest, the Ancient Ancestor and the two great ones will have solutions.”

Faced with this bizarre situation, Ivan and the others dared not act independently. For now, they could only keep killing forward, waiting for a turning point.

It can be said that due to the Ash Plane’s peculiarities, their prearranged strategies were practically scrapped.

They could only take it one step at a time.

They believe those above will have new arrangements.

…

Gray Realm.

The sky under daylight is forever a dreary gray, with endless gray dust drifting down from the horizon, bothersome to no end.

“Good morning, Master Harper, it’s another wonderful day.”

“Perhaps.”

“Master Harper, you’re always downhearted. This isn’t the way to talk.”

“Old friend, you don’t understand.”

In Fire Fury City, Harper walked to the window, instinctively looking up at the sky, which seemed like a city about to collapse upon him.

He didn’t take the main exit, leaping down to the streets below, where he encountered the steward, old Rogie.

They greeted each other briefly.

“Master Harper, where are you rushing off to? You haven’t had breakfast yet,” old Rogie inquired as the City Lord strode briskly outside.

“I’m not eating. Don’t bother.” Harper replied without turning his head, soon disappearing around the corner.

“Ah!” old Rogie sighed deeply, shaking his head helplessly.

As the castle’s steward, he had long sensed that, despite being the master of Fire Fury City, a revered Master of Fire Fury, Harper didn’t quite hold the city in high regard, always on the verge of leaving everyone behind.

This was truly a heartbreaking and helpless matter.

Meanwhile, Harper was unaware of his steward’s lamentations. Even if he knew, he wouldn’t care much; he never concealed his attitude, so he wasn’t concerned about others’ opinions.

After leaving the castle, he arrived at the East City, his other residence, and through a secret passage within, descended to a volcanic crater deep underground.

“All is well, unchanged.”

“I wonder when the great Divine Venerable will issue a new decree?”

Several pillars protruded from the scorching lava, atop which was a recently constructed array dais, resembling a modest Fire God Hall.

No one guarded this place, nor knew of it, except Harper himself.

To ensure secrecy, Harper personally dealt with those involved in constructing the dais, whether they were loyal subordinates or not. Eliminating everyone was the most foolproof approach.

He clearly succeeded. For the sake of the great Divine Venerable, he was willing to pay any price.

Now, he merely awaited the great Divine Venerable’s summons and decree.

Harper stood at the volcanic crater, looking at the scorching lava, his heart heating up, as if seeing himself leaving this hated world, starting a new life.

…

Dusk Battlefield.

“Wretch, stop right now!”

“Do you even know what you’re doing?”

The voice of the Shadow of Annihilation suddenly echoed across the top of the battlefield, angry and exasperated.

At this moment, the Shadow of Annihilation was truly vexed, backstabbed by someone from his own side, his body suddenly voided, a critical point in facing the enemy.

Such a slip in these times seemed like playing with one’s life.

“Shadow of Annihilation, your end has come.”

The Ancient Ancestor of Dark Mountain’s face showed slight astonishment. How could he miss the chance to strike a fallen enemy? Instantly, he revealed his true form, his ancient might suppressing down.

His true form was actually a pitch-black, long mountain range.

The towering ridge bore endless might, suppressing the Shadow of Annihilation, the Dusk Battlefield, and more than half of the Ash Plane.

“Watch out!”

“So it was the hand of the Ancient Ancestor.”

Suddenly, winds of change swept through, causing those below to stay vigilant.

Ivan and the others quickly understood the cause of the upheaval, breathing a sigh of relief. It seemed the Ancient Ancestor of Dark Mountain had gained the upper hand.

Under their gaze, layers of Dusk Battlefield finally shattered.

The true homeland of the Ash Plane opened up to them.

“This—-”

The scene shocked everyone, Ivan included. The ember domain of the Ash Plane was completely out of his expectations; he had never seen such grandeur.

Undoubtedly, the Ash Plane wasn’t a normal realm.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the Shadow of Annihilation seemed to have merged and annexed most of the ember domain, making it part of himself, with only a small fragment surviving.

It’s important to know that the ember domain was a crucial part of the Ash Plane.

“Ancient Ancestor.”

“Ancient Ancestor.”

“We apologize for any offense.”

Shocked by the scene, everyone was pulled by a familiar force to the top, rapidly landing upon the pitch-black ridge, shielded by it.

Ivan and the others hastily expressed their gratitude to the Ancient Ancestor of Dark Mountain.

The Ancient Ancestor, however, paid no mind to the group; being an ancestral figure himself, the Shadow of Annihilation wasn’t easily suppressed.

“Wretch, you had the nerve to betray me, yet no courage to show yourself?”

The Shadow of Annihilation’s true form was a cluster of gray flames, flames resembling dancing shadows, vast yet devoid of any warmth.

He resisted the suppression from above while loudly cursing.

“Show yourself! I need an explanation.”

“Explain what?”

In the small ember domain not engulfed, a cold figure stood, a chilling voice replied to the Shadow of Annihilation.

This distinct aura revealed her identity as the Mother of All Things in the Ash Plane. It turned out that at the crucial moment in the clash between the two ancestors, the Mother of All Things had backstabbed the Shadow of Annihilation.

“You ask me what to explain? Why you commit this betrayal, answer me.”

No wonder the Shadow of Annihilation couldn’t repress his inner wrath. He was the Ash Plane’s closest Guardian, born and dying for the plane, only to be backstabbed by what he protected.

In such circumstances, how could his heart not rage?

“Seeing your ugly state now, I find I don’t need any explanation.” The Mother of All Things was still indifferent, indifferent to the point of seeming emotionless.

Her words further fueled the Shadow of Annihilation’s anger.

“Ugly?”

“You call me ugly? For whom did I act? Back then, your status was about to fall. To preserve your dignity, your position in the grand realm, I risked it all.”

“It was all for you.”

Right now, the Shadow of Annihilation disregarded even the Ancient Ancestor of Dark Mountain.

The Mother of All Things said, “It was indeed like that back then, but you also had your own motives, hiding malice. Over the years, you’ve gradually annexed most of the ember domain. You even reached into the Gray Realm. If I hadn’t taken isolation measures, it too would have vanished.”

Shadow of Annihilation: “Have I not told you? Break to establish. We share thousands of years of friendship. Why would I deceive you?”

The Mother of All Things: “In reality, I was deluded by you, leading to the plane’s decline and near extinction. This is my error, now corrected.”

At the top of the plane, Ivan and the others heard the dialogue below clearly, looking at each other, listening more attentively.

Little did they expect that having been fiercely battling moments ago, they had now become mere spectators.

What a massive revelation!

Such news could shake the vast Star Realm River.

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