The Wizard's Pursuit of Truth

Chapter 286: Chapter 182: Sword Mountain and Fire Sea, the Conspiracy of White Lake Wizard City

The competition was fierce, mostly a struggle between Wizards of the School Lineage and Wizards from the Wizard Clans.

Ordinary Wizards had practically no chance of securing a position here. Even if they did, it would be as the lowest-level enforcement or monitoring Wizards.

In the Free Zone of the Wizard City, inside an expensive Wizard’s Residence.

Beta Berkeley entered, his expression grim. Many of the other Wizard members of the Berkeley Clan lowered their heads, not daring to provoke the clan’s current leader.

Over the past ten years, the Berkeley Clan had been continuously hunted by the Law Enforcement Wizards of the Dark Land. Some were captured and brought to justice, while others were killed on the spot.

Now, their total number had dwindled to fewer than thirty—a testament to the brutality they had faced.

And among those thirty, a mere ten were Wizards who had reached the rank of Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

As for Extreme Wizard Apprentices, there were only three left, including Beta Berkeley himself.

They were considered the Berkeley Clan’s last hope, their final elite.

“So the Natural Ring Tower sent you to make contact with our Berkeley Clan?” Beta Berkeley said, his tone icy as he looked at the female figure in the room, who was shrouded in a black soul aura.

Her fluctuating aura was extremely weak. She likely wasn’t even at the level of a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice, let alone a Level 3.

This brought Beta Berkeley no joy. It was clear the Natural Ring Tower didn’t value them; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been so dismissive.

After all, they had once been one of the Ten Great Wizard Clans.

The other two Extreme Wizard Apprentices in the room had equally grim expressions. One was a tall, heavily bearded man named Truman Berkeley. The other, Gula Berkeley, had eyes as cold and narrow as a serpent’s.

The woman was under immense pressure. She was, after all, facing three Extreme Wizard Apprentices. Even at her peak, her Power was only equivalent to that of a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

If Wang Ya had been there, he would have recognized the woman as Rilis, the Spirit of Nature he had slain.

For some unknown reason, she had been resurrected.

“My State has suffered an unforeseen setback. I am only here to make initial contact and assist you with the preparations at the White Lake Wizard Tower. Afterward, the Natural Ring Tower will dispatch Extreme Wizard Apprentices to support you and carry out the agreed-upon plan.”

Rilis took a deep breath. This frail body and weakened soul made her feel extremely ill at ease.

An image of Wang Ya surfaced in her mind, the battle from that day still vivid in her memory.

The Seven-Color Foam had been so strange. Her decision had been a grave mistake; she had actually tried to corrupt those bubbles with her Soul Power.

They had contained entire, real Dream Worlds. Forget corrupting them, her consciousness and soul were simply lost inside.

In the end, bubble by bubble, the Seven-Color Foam had completely obliterated her Soul Power and consciousness, turning them into nourishment for those foam Dream Worlds.

She had lost seventy percent of her Soul Power and her Curse Origin in that one battle.

Her true body had also been slain by Wang Ya Harak. Fortunately, her backup plan had allowed her to awaken and resurrect from a soul embryo she had placed in White Lake Wizard City.

Rilis gritted her teeth, her heart full of dark resentment. She hadn’t even realized that deep down, her experiences with Wang Ya had left a psychological scar. ‘This is the second time that man has inflicted this kind of damage on me…’ At the same time, she felt a pang of fear. His growth rate was too fast, unnaturally so. She feared the situation she had exaggerated in her report to the Natural Ring Tower was about to become reality. Once Wang Ya Harak was fully developed, he would absolutely become the Natural Ring Tower’s greatest obstacle.

She hadn’t even realized it herself, but deep down, her experiences with Wang Ya had left a psychological scar.

“I’m sure you can see the situation and understand the current state of affairs,” Rilis said calmly. “Does the Berkeley Clan truly have any choice other than us, the Natural Ring Tower?”

“Besides, didn’t the Berkeley Clan already entertain such thoughts from the very beginning? The massive internal search in the Dark Land merely accelerated the inevitable.”

The three Extreme Wizard Apprentices’ expressions darkened, but they remained silent, lost in their own thoughts.

The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly oppressive.

“The Natural Ring Tower has no oppressive rules, only the true law of the jungle—the strong prey on the weak. It is the most suitable environment for a Wizard Clan to thrive,” Rilis said with a smile. Even when facing Extreme Wizard Apprentices whose Power far surpassed her own, she could still speak with casual confidence.

The Natural Ring Tower at her back was the source of her confidence.

The Berkeley Clan had no other choice.

Beta Berkeley’s expression was especially grim as he conferred with Truman and Gula using his Extraordinary Spiritual Power.

The Law Enforcement Wizards of the Dark Land were hunting them like madmen. It was even said that a special department called the Dark Hand had been formed.

The pressure on them was immense. For ten years, they had been hiding, unable to even research their Wizard Paths, let alone acquire Extraordinary Resources. They had to constantly be on guard against exposing their identities.

“We agree to the Natural Ring Tower’s terms.”

“A wise choice. I believe the Berkeley Clan will surely be able to thrive in the Natural Ring Tower.”

Rilis sneered inwardly. ‘Traitors. Even if the Natural Ring Tower accepts them, they’ll never be treated well. As for gaining any real benefits… that will depend on whether the various factions within the Natural Ring Tower are willing to yield any.’

Outwardly, she maintained her smile. “Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation. As long as the Berkeley Clan helps us destroy the trade routes of White Lake Wizard City and, at the same time, destroys the city’s Witch Array Core. This core is one of the resonance points for the Dark Land’s Giant Witch Array. Destroy it, and the Dark Land will no longer be able to use long-distance Witch Array teleportation to enter the Divine Eagle Territory directly.”

“If the Berkeley Clan can accomplish this, the Natural Ring Tower will be convinced of your sincerity.”

“Whenever you are ready, the Natural Ring Tower can dispatch no fewer than five Extreme Wizard Apprentices to support you.”