One-Eyed Monster

Everything here seemed ordinary, with nothing particularly special. Good things tend to hide, much like the power within a person, which you can’t grasp. He only shows what he wants you to see. This is a simple truth, but one many people fail to understand. Wizard Reed had also fallen into this simple trap. He had even been a little careless. If not for his quick reaction, he would have fallen irretrievably.

The method used by the opponent seemed a bit more advanced than what Boss Willem had given him. The information he collected revealed that everyone who previously lived in hiding in Guru Mountain had been a person of great importance in this world, influential in any field. Yet, he had initially underestimated them.

Thinking back on these things might not serve much purpose now, but the remnants of humanity within Dark Wizard Reed led him to contemplate for a moment. He had not yet reached the absolute pinnacle of Dark Wizards and could not completely dissociate himself from considering what this physical body endured.

In the beginning, he had listened to the most magnificent and mysterious songs in Moonflow Stream, entranced, and unknowingly became ensnared. Although he had not been able to find anything unusual, he still stumbled upon the many traps hidden within Moonflow Stream. However, the traps were no longer of any use to him, since nothing here could threaten him. He had something unthinkable planned, something that would give him a full view of all corners of the mountain without taking a single step.

This was dubbed Invasion in Dark Arts. Like darkness itself, once it blotted out the sun—that luminous sphere—everything would be covered. The next thing he would do was to cover all things imbued with Spirit Power. Hence, a sense of looming death emerged atop the mountain.

The shortcut for a Dark Wizard with Spirit Sensing Ability was quite unique. He would not use the primitive method of sensing them one by one. Instead, he would leapfrog to extract them. He needed an entire prairie; a mere patch of green would be useless to him.

Countless spirit forms, all originally destined for the Eternal Tranquility Realm, were obstructed by him in a despicable manner. This tactic wasn’t extraordinary, just vile. Information traders had let him know the many unfulfilled desires of others. These desires became his leverage, and in this world where anything could be traded, no deals were off-limits. But what would be the outcome of such a trade after it was done was not the concern of Wizard Reed.

Those Spirits that wanted to stay were forced to linger in this world because of these contracts; they could neither go to the Eternal Tranquility Realm nor leave this world. The grievances started to build up, but no matter how much these trades were bartered, the traders would never find a satisfactory outcome. As a result, these people became lost and restless. However, without a body, without a Spirit Entity, they became nothing and could only submit. If they chose not to, they risked being devoured by other malevolent spirits.

These grudges were Reed’s assets. He exploited these grudges to form a vast network, while also utilizing these grudges bit by bit to serve him. The world he constructed grew increasingly vast, gradually turning into a powerful Spirit Power. Therefore, the commanded snowflakes could freely transform into Snowmen at will. Even if you broke them down, they would form again. Grudges beget more grudges; even if you possessed immense power, you could not shake them off.

Therefore, Wizard Reed was successful in trapping Arnold of Moonflow Stream, who had set the Time Trap. Duplicitous Arnold could not drag Reed’s true body into the Time Trap since he could not locate it; the body he saw contained too many Spirit Entities. This was also the reason Kevin and Xiso were detained, and why the Great Mentor found themselves in a wholly passive position. Nobody could have imagined that this Dark Wizard was not using his own power to resist; he was relying on the power of others. Moreover, these others were being hindered from reaching the Eternal Tranquility Realm. The power of their grudges, combined with the residual power of imbalance, caused spatial distortion. It was under this distorted space that Reed’s chief controller gradually came into being.

These Malice Spirit Entities, entwined with his chain of trades, could only exist by clinging to him; otherwise, they would vanish. They could neither go to the Eternal Tranquility Realm nor return to this world; they would be nothing more than ruins in this world. So, Wizard Reed could command this bunch of Malice Spirit Entities, using them in the darkness for his own purposes. He turned his chain of trades into a vast ocean and then used this ocean to devour other Living Beings.

He was the harbinger of death, but not the Messenger of Death. He was hindering The Dead. His Dark Arts practice had long ago disrupted some kind of balance in this world. This power was indeed formidable. He could recall the times when those people on Guru Mountain used to toy with invaders. But ever since he launched his Dark Invasion, everything had taken a different turn. Everything here was mysterious, yet it was all within his expectations.

Wizard Reed had experienced peaks and valleys. At his peak, he was unstoppable, and everyone had to submit to him. His current situation was his lowest point.

He didn’t understand how those bastards on Guru Mountain had managed to escape his sea of grudges.

He also didn’t understand how those fellows from Guru Mountain had detected the abnormalities, or even discovered his chain of trades.

What was even more inconceivable was that these people had actually managed to destroy his chain of trades!

Those Malice Spirit Entities had actually been dragged out by these people!

This was unimaginable!

This technique had cost him everything. He had exhausted all the trades from these years, and now he had even brought out the equation that Boss Willem gave him.

It meant he had staked all his assets here.

And now, the Malice Spirit Entities collected in his trade chain had actually been turned against him!

These Malice Spirit Entities were actually attacking him!

This was something he hadn’t imagined. He was completely caught off guard. The blow inflicted great damage on him; it was as if a heavy punch had struck his chest. The fresh blood trickling from the corner of his mouth made him a little excited.

Since he had staked all his assets here, why continue to hold back? It was time to unleash his full power.

He would show these Malice Spirit Entities the consequences of betraying their contracts and violating the equation.

Everything here would bear true witness to his ascent!