A Sorcerer’s Journey

Chapter 785: Chapter 782: Heart Tribulation?

Until Green regained consciousness, the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab that had fled far away slowly flew back, seemingly unsurprised by Green’s current state.

It’s no wonder; it was once a member of the Soul Slave Legion under the Heisuo Tower Stigma Sorcerer!

The brutal scene of the Heisuo Tower Stigma Sorcerer devouring the Slave Giant Bird once seemed to gradually manifest in Green. Low-grade Wizards speculate and look up in awe at the mysteries of High-grade Wizards, yet for a High-grade Wizard, everything happens naturally because of their own needs.

"Lord Green, it seems you need to undergo the Heart Tribulation to attempt condensing the Holy Soul as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain complete rationality; the brutal bloodthirstiness will integrate into your instincts, and I’m afraid you will become..."

The Heart Tribulation is the prerequisite for the qualitative transformation of the Soul Stigmata to possess and accept the Source of Magic Power.

Green controlled the slight leakage of his self-imposed seal, and the previously immobilized Seven-Colored Runes began to orbit around Green’s blurred, translucent form once again.

"Heart Tribulation?"

Seemingly recalling something, Green shook his head, with a trace of sorrow and disappointment.

"No, it’s not the Heart Tribulation, just the aftereffects of dual cultivating Body Refinement. My mentor, Peranos, once said that a wise choice I made during my First-Level Wizard period—what seemed like foolishness then—is now revealed to be the absence of the Heart Tribulation upon reaching the life level of mentors. Peranos told me these words as a Third-Level Great Sorcerer. Over the years, I’ve come to understand their meaning."

Once, Laphie was controlled by the Black Wizard Hattori Michizou, becoming a puppet for collecting human despair.

In the final critical moment, Green risked everything to seek help at the Heisota Sorcerer Academy from Mentor Peranos, who questioned whether Green was prepared to breach the Holy Tower Rules and negotiate with a Dark Sorcerer.

To obtain a sliver of hope for Laphie’s survival, Green nodded in affirmation.

To this day, Green can’t forget the meaningful words and the expectant look Mentor Peranos, who was already a Third-Level Great Sorcerer back then, gave him.

Since that time, Green was no longer just a shadow of Youquan in Peranos’ eyes.

"As your mentor, I must warn you, even stop your foolish actions now. Several hundred years ago, before Hattori Michizou’s death, you wouldn’t have been allowed to leave the Heisuo Tower. But now, as a Third-Level Great Sorcerer at the peak, I advise you to go forth and carve a path of your own."

Even at the time, Gahei openly stated that if Green were to attempt advance his Stigmata, the Heart Tribulation would pose no issue.

Now, over these years, Green has gradually developed a deep understanding of Mentor Peranos’ feelings back then.

If back then, I chose to fear the authority of the Holy Tower Rules, dared not transgress, and watched Laphie die, while avoiding imprisonment for a hundred years, I would doubtlessly now face the Heart Tribulation for a millennium during the Third-Level Great Sorcerer period.

Two thousand years later, reflecting rationally on those decisions that seemed fleeting at the time, one realizes it was destiny.

Too many foolish people see only the immediate small benefits, gradually getting lost in the smugness of their Wizard journey, losing the opportunity to break free from destiny, only for those "foolish" Wizards to lead the way.

Waking slowly from distant memories, Green’s face displayed the smile of an experienced and seasoned Wizard, with deep, unknowable eyes like the Milky Way, needing no words to show his mature and wise charisma!

"Let’s go, and seek out creatures much older in this world, those who have crossed more shallow seas."

...

Three months later.

A crystal shrimp about a meter long floated mid-air, translucent.

Gazing ahead at the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab, which emitted an aura of ancient times, and the mysterious, oppressive Wizard standing atop it, despite both being Third-Level Creatures, the crystal shrimp felt an innate fear of its natural enemy.

"This area is the protected marine zone of the great King of Gehbei, honorable Wizard. There are still a hundred and seventy years until the next slave tribute time; may I know what purpose brings you here?"

Indeed, this world is a breeding ground carefully selected by a Stigma Sorcerer.

Standing on the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab, Green spoke in a low tone: "To your knowledge, is there any Thousand-Eyed Crab Leader under the King of Gehbei’s reign? Or perhaps, in a marine area not protected by the King of Gehbei, is there a Sea King belonging to the Thousand-Eyed Crab Tribe?"

The Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab eagerly asked: "Have you seen any vestiges of my tribe?"

The crystal shrimp secretly let out a sigh of relief.

"You are such an ancient and powerful Thousand-eyed Crab; this king has only seen the like in my whole life. Were it not for seeing it with my own eyes now, I would not believe there’s still such an ancient and powerful Thousand-Eyed Crab remaining in the Shoal Tide World. Among the twenty-some leaders known to me, one should be able to provide some information if there were indeed any as yourself."

The crystal shrimp then provided a direction and path, hoping for these two powerful intruding creatures to depart quickly, as their sudden presence filled it with immense unease.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Green’s figure flickered to appear before the crystal shrimp; with a cold, mysterious air, the extreme abyss magic staff swung, and a flowing attack was blocked by a claw of the crystal shrimp.

"You..."

Boom!

The crystal shrimp’s claw snapped, sending it flying over a hundred meters before plunging into the sea. Impacted by the Gravity Domain, the upsurge of seawater instantly froze like a floating iceberg.

The crystal shrimp fled in utter terror.

"Hmph, a mere slave guard of the breeding ground dares to call itself a ’king’ before the great Wizard’s will."

Having administered the necessary punishment to this ignorant slave, Green landed on a small sandy island, picked up a lone white coconut from a fifty-meter-tall palm, and pressed his finger to drill a hole, letting golden juice fall into his mouth with a fragrant aroma.

With a pleasant hum, Green tossed aside the empty shell, returning to the Thousand-eyed Giant Crab’s back, resuming his research on the crystal liquid obtained from the Shadow Mystery World.

As for the energy generator given by Commander Xiahe, Green had already replaced the Black Devouring Flame Soul Giant’s crystal core, greatly enhancing its power to reach the Level-3 Mature Body tier.

...

Two months later.

Wow...

The seawater churned as the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab, carrying Green, emerged and began crawling horizontally towards a massive white shell of over fifty meters on the shallows, with waves spreading in all directions.

Intimidated by the powerful and ancient aura of the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab, the shell slowly extended crab legs and claws; it turned out to be a powerful hermit crab?

It was unclear if the powerful creature inside the hermit shell had been killed by it.

"It counts as a fellow kind; would you be interested in interbreeding?"

Green softly queried from atop the Thousand-Eyed Giant Crab, which hastily replied, "Unless absolutely necessary, I won’t choose to interbreed. Lord Green, more importantly, this is a male crab."

Slightly embarrassed, Green concealed it.

The Thousand-eyed Giant Crab moved its eight legs sideways step by step towards the powerful hermit crab, though from the same world of Giant Crabs, they belonged to different tribes. Evidently, the hermit crab better adapted to the rule changes of this world, successfully thriving its tribe.

On the beach, countless fist-sized hermit crabs scurried into the surrounding sea; Green subtly sensed some Second-Order Creature presences lurking in the surrounding shallows.

Although the two were of similar size, the hermit crab seemed slightly larger due to its shell.

"I’ve been away from this world for nearly seven thousand years, and this time I’ve returned hoping to find similar kinds to propagate my bloodline. Have you seen such individuals?"

Beneath the shadowy space of the hermit crab shell, two gloomy eyes contemplated for a while, then replied: "Yes, two thousand years ago, I witnessed one in a scarcely populated sea area. Aside from that, there’s no news of such an ancient relic like yourself. Should it still live, it might be the last ancient Thousand-Eyed Crab in this world." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit ReadNovelFull.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m. to read.)