Wizard: Stronger through Marriage

Chapter 954 - 432: Stairway Trial (Part 2)

Nova, a warrior skilled in body techniques and shadow magic, has walked the edge between light and darkness since childhood.

She deeply understands that true power lies not in conquest and destruction, but in understanding and harmony.

Therefore, when the trial of the Tier of Balance descended, Nova stepped onto this path full of unknowns and challenges without hesitation.

During the trial of the Tier of Balance, Nova faced unprecedented challenges.

Each tier tested her mastery and application of body techniques and shadow magic, requiring her to find the perfect balance between speed and strength, attack and defense.

Nova knew well that relying solely on a single skill could not meet these trials, so she began to try to fuse body techniques and shadow magic, creating brand new combat techniques.

After countless attempts and failures, Nova finally found a method to perfectly combine the speed and agility of body techniques with the stealth and suddenness of shadow magic.

She could unleash astonishing power in an instant, while using the cover of shadows to move quickly and attack, leaving her enemies defenseless.

In a fierce battle with an illusion from the trial, Nova’s potential was fully unleashed.

With a profound understanding of body techniques and shadow magic, she created a set of incredibly powerful combos—the "Instant Prison Shadow Kill Array."

This combo combined the ferocity of body techniques with the cunning of shadows, capable of unleashing continuous attacks in an instant, forming a prison of death from which enemies could not escape.

When Nova first successfully executed the "Instant Prison Shadow Kill Array," the entire trial space was shaken.

Those trial illusions that once seemed invincible crumbled into nothingness under her combo.

Nova realized that she had mastered the core of the Tier of Balance trial—finding the perfect balance between light and darkness, life and death, to unleash power to its fullest.

As the trial progressed, Nova not only made breakthroughs in combat techniques but also gained deep insights on a spiritual level.

She began to understand that the path of balance was not simply an equation of equal power or skill fusion, but a deep and comprehensive cognition and acceptance of the world, life, and oneself.

Nova learned to find shadows in the light and to capture light within the shadows;

To feel frailty in strength and to discover strength in frailty.

She understood that true balance wasn’t about eliminating differences and opposition but finding possibilities for coexistence and harmony within them.

This understanding made Nova’s heart more peaceful and powerful, also pointing the direction for her future path.

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David, on the other hand, confronted the consciousness fragments left by the Dark God directly.

The interior of the ruins was filled with complex mechanisms and traps, with every step full of challenges.

Armed with extraordinary courage and wisdom, David unravelled these mechanisms one by one, gradually making his way to the core of the ruins.

There, he discovered where the Dark God’s consciousness fragments resided—a mysterious altar emitting dim light.

Just as David was preparing to explore further, a powerful dark force suddenly struck, sweeping him into a strange space.

In this space, he saw the vast, twisted consciousness of the Dark God and those fragments scattered throughout the world.

David realized he was engaging in a dialogue with the Dark God that transcended time and space.

"Insignificant human, you dare to trespass into my domain!"

The Dark God’s voice echoed in David’s mind, filled with awe and fury.

David responded fearlessly: "I am a guardian of this world, and it is my duty to stop your power from being misused!"

The Dark God sneered: "Guardian? You are nothing more than an ant. Do you think you can stop me?"

David declared resolutely: "I will not give up. No matter how great the difficulty, I will find a way to stop you."

It seemed the Dark God was moved by David’s determination; he was silent for a moment, then said: "Very well, since you are so persistent, I will give you an opportunity.

If you can endure my trial and find a way to reverse devour my consciousness fragments, I shall grant you part of my divine power to make you a true guardian."

David accepted the challenge of the Dark God and began exploring this strange space, searching for a way to reverse devour the consciousness fragments.

In this process, he unexpectedly discovered a mysterious mark within himself—a mark acquired during an earlier adventure that he had not noticed the source or significance of.

However, at this crucial moment, the mark suddenly radiated brilliant light, guiding David to a hidden ancient rune.

This rune harbored the mystery of reverse devouring the Dark Power, and if David could activate it and connect it with his internal mark, achieving the reverse devour of consciousness fragments could be possible.

David began attempting to activate the rune and connect with the mark.

However, this process proved far more difficult than he had imagined.

He needed to fully merge his spiritual power with the rune, while remaining vigilant and resistant to the Dark Power.

Any mistake could result in him being devoured by the Dark Power, lost forever in this strange space.

After numerous attempts and failures, David’s spiritual power was nearly exhausted.

Yet he did not give up; with iron will and desire for victory, he continued to persist.

Finally, in a moment of chance, he found the key to activating the rune—to completely empty his mind, allowing the rune’s power to naturally flow into his body and connect with the mark.

When the rune’s power successfully connected with the mark, an unprecedented force erupted within David.

He felt his spiritual power and physical strength rapidly increasing, and his resistance to the Dark Power greatly enhanced.

More importantly, he began to perceive the locations and states of the scattered Dark God consciousness fragments worldwide.

David knew he had found the method to reverse devour the consciousness fragments.

He began to focus his mind, guiding this newfound power towards the consciousness fragments.

With his guidance, those fragments started to gradually dissipate, returning part of the divine power to David.

He felt his soul merging with this divine power, becoming a more complete and powerful existence.

As the reverse devour continued, the divine power within David grew stronger and stronger.

He gradually began mastering some of the Dark God’s powers and skills, such as shadow manipulation, mind sensing, and more.

These abilities made him even more extraordinary, allowing him to face evil forces with greater ease.

However, David did not become arrogant or complacent because of this.

He knew well that these powers were merely tools; the truly important thing was his inner faith and responsibility.

He decided to use these powers to better guard this world, protecting the innocent from the invasion of the Dark Power.

As David’s strength increased, he began to face even more daunting challenges.

Those evil forces that once trembled at the Dark God’s power started to stir, attempting to use new means to confront him.

Simultaneously, some powerful beings coveting the divine power turned their eyes towards David, seeking to seize that potent force from him.

Faced with these new challenges, David did not retreat.

He used his wisdom and courage to repeatedly foil the evil forces’ conspiracies.

At the same time, he began seeking more allies and partners to jointly counter those dark forces that threatened the world.

His dark clone gradually grew stronger in the Dark World.

To completely eliminate the threat posed by the Dark God consciousness fragments, David decided to delve into the darkest, most dangerous places to seek out and devour the most powerful consciousness fragments.