Before the action, Lin Suo pondered another question: Is Reynolds, who claims to be a Nine Ring Wizard, telling the truth or lying?
As we all know, with each breakthrough in the Wizard Rank, the Magic Power in one’s body would surge tremendously, and more Magic Rings not only allow for more comprehensive methods but also result in an increasingly explosive strength.
It’s hard to believe that someone who has orchestrated so many conspiracies and tricks could be a Nine Ring Wizard.
After all, the previous owner of the Twilight Power, Alder, was merely a Fifth Ring Wizard, yet he managed to control it, so why not a Nine Ring Wizard?
It’s difficult not to be skeptical.
If one truly possessed the strength of the Nine Rings, they should have taken the Twilight Power directly with overwhelming force after the White Tower and the Ocean Academy jointly purchased the ownership of Late Bell Island half a year ago.
The sealing of the shrine, although anchored on the Magic Power ley lines, should be easily crushed by a Nine Ring Wizard’s strength alone, not to mention that the real power of a Wizard lies not only in strength but most importantly in knowledge!
Lin Suo didn’t believe at all that Reynolds was a Nine Ring Wizard; at most, he was a Six Ring, or even just a Fifth Ring. That’s why he stirred up so much trouble...
However, he indeed has many valuable items in his hands, especially an abnormal amount of the Advanced Meditation Method, combined with his relationship with Koster and those fake conmen.
Additionally, when Lin Suo first visited the noble villa in the Upper City where they were staying, he noticed that the lady and gentleman of the house were oblivious to Vera and Reynolds, as if they were under some kind of witchcraft.
His true identity seems about to be revealed.
"Let’s get started, Rhein."
Reynolds urged Lin Suo a bit, which brought him back to his senses, controlling the Demon Spirit Shark to stimulate its Devouring Power.
In the next moment, the black shark with crimson eyes revealed a mouth full of giant triangular teeth, from beneath which a large amount of dark blue smoke was drawn out, with Lady Purple Orchid and Vera as the center.
It poured continuously into the body of the Demon Spirit Shark.
This is the energy manifestation of the "Eternal Drowner" Curse, and the innate ability of the Demon Spirit kin to devour curses should not be underestimated.
This curse accidentally derived from a Divine Corpse could actually be devoured.
Then, Lin Suo decisively slowed down the pace.
He expanded the target from Vera and Lady Purple Orchid to all the survivors in the room.
This led him to discover Repa, who was inside as well, with octopus tentacles growing on his face and sealed with obsidian, while still retaining the essence of a human.
Lin Suo’s action not only bought time but also saved everyone in the room from death. Not asking anything in return, but it did earn him good favor.
Purple Orchid’s style meant these people deserved death, but the bad eggs also have their uses, such as illegal activities...
Of course, the most important aim was to absorb more Curse Power, to enhance the power of the Demon Spirit Shark. Their Symbiosis meant that if it grew stronger, so did he, which could further boost Lin Suo’s advancement in his Wizard Rank.
Had he known that the notorious "Eternal Drowner" was this easy to deal with, he would have signed up for the purification mission earlier, and perhaps even gained some knowledge about Late Bell Island.
After feeling regretful for a while, Lin Suo sat on the Flying Magic Carpet and started meditating with closed eyes. Dwelling on the past was unnecessary, seizing the present is what mattered most.
As the Demon Spirit Shark devoured more and more of the curse, his Conscious Sea also became increasingly turbulent.
His soul became stronger, and his Magic Power grew steadily.
The Spiritual Magic Core at his brow began to extend blue, Array-like patterns.
Gradually spreading across his Soul Body.
To ascend from a First Rank Wizard to the Second Rank, there is only one condition: Soul Demonization!
This was similar to the transformation that occurred when breaking through to Official Level when the body and spirit underwent Transcendence sequentially; now, it was the Soul Body’s turn.
This entity is the foundation of all sentient thought activity, and humans, compared to other beings that wield transcendent powers, are quite frail in various aspects.
Evolving oneself successively to address shortcomings like lifespan, spiritual power, and speed of thought.
Once the soul demonization is complete, the arrays inscribed on the soul will grant the wizard a thought speed five times that of an ordinary person.
Whether it’s studying, researching, casting, or fighting, it would bring tremendous help.
The ranks from First to Third are basically all solving this problem.
To turn imperfection into perfection, this is the core idea produced by cultivation, and knowledge is the only means to achieve the result. Hence, every wizard holds the truth in high regard!
Longing to learn more knowledge.
For them, this is the correct path, to evolve into a more perfect being with knowledge and truth.
As for divine beings, in their view, they have gone astray; although equally powerful, they cannot escape the limitations of the world. Their power is concentrated within themselves, making the leap in life through knowledge feel more secure and solid.
Lin Suo was still in the stage of accumulating magic power, planning to reach the standard of a senior First Rank wizard before embarking on the process of soul demonization.
But it gave too much...
The curse power here is seemingly boundless; the Demon Spirit Shark consumes the majority, he takes the minority. Just the feedback of power growth alone has forced him to start accumulating magic power and the soul demonization project synchronously.
Not only does the Wizard Rank benefit, but even the physique and bloodline grow steadily with feedback.
This is fantastic, too fantastic!
The dual pleasure brought by the body and soul almost made him feel as if he were floating in the clouds.
The Demon Spirit Shark’s body also grew drastically.
Soon reaching ten meters, it seemed to hit a bottleneck at this point, the growth in size halted, and the speed of absorbing the curse accelerated.
On Late Bell Island, one after another, bodies that crawled out from the deep sea fell silently, scattered into decaying flesh.
Many apprentice wizards who were eroded gradually regained consciousness.
When they found themselves under the control of some sealing skill, they became uneasy, then quickly regained calm.
Seems like they have cleared up their status.
The curse power is drawn out, the Twilight Power tainted with evil thoughts begins to normalize, flowing from the central mass of flesh towards the Dusk Shrine.
Clearly, as long as there is no greed for the Twilight Power, its aggressiveness is virtually none.
The devouring process was coming to an end.
The Demon Spirit Shark still hadn’t broken through the ten-meter threshold, but Lin Suo’s soul demonization has reached 80%, a meteoric rise!
He’s about to face breaking through to the Second Ring wizard.
Two years ahead of his estimated time.
In this way, the original plan to steadily tempt Tominoos to transfer Second Rank witchcraft to him falls through.
He has to deploy the slightly riskier Plan B.
Breaking away from the Conscious Sea, Lin Suo stood up, leaving behind a strand of the curse source on purpose without drawing it out from Vera and Lady Rose.
To prevent old man Reynolds from burning bridges after crossing the river.
The mass of flesh at Ocean Academy, made from the fusion of a person refined into the Curse Source, the Snake Demon, and Alder, no longer had the possibility of recovery.
Even if the curse and Twilight Power are drawn out, with this form, it would likely attract other evil beings.
And it has already lost sanity, akin to a beast, with only predatory instinct remaining.
Reynolds, upon hearing this, was somewhat dissatisfied, pointing at the two women who were clearly still in a transformed state, his tone unpleasant.
"Is this what you call ’about time’?"