Rise of the Dark Witch

Roja was sitting alone in a pavilion in the middle of the garden.

Looking at the blooming flower buds outside, he fell into deep thought.

"I originally thought I was already at the top of wizards of my age."

"Having all kinds of adventures, I have already left those so-called geniuses far behind."

"The only ones who can compete with me are those old monsters who have lived for who knows how many years."

"I didn't expect that there are people outside the world."

"Although Fernanda's current cultivation level and strength are much weaker than mine, his potential and upper limit are not weaker than mine."

"but……""

Ordinary wizards would definitely feel envious and jealous when faced with this situation.

Even if you can't see it on the surface, you must be cursing Fernanda in your heart.

Roya is different.

Will Fernanda's talent be affected by his talent?

Will Fernanda's rapid progress on the wizard's path make his cultivation regress?

Fernanda has become an unattainable existence for him. Will he be unwilling to hug her because of his pride?

Neither!

They are not enemies, they are friends.

"It's nice to have someone to support each other on the way to growth."

"It would be great if he could accompany me, compete and help me all the way, and finally become a ninth-level wizard together."

"The path of a wizard is lonely, and I have long been prepared to walk alone in the dark."

"But who wants to be alone if you can't be alone?"

"Fernanda, you must succeed!"

He looked up at the sky.

There is only one dazzling sun hanging high in the vast sky.

…

Before helping Fernanda refine the Ice Soul Dragon Crystal, Roja acted in an orderly manner according to the previously formulated plan.

"Ask the Land of Fusheng to help refine the rune witchcraft for the Wood Soul Armorer."

Baiban's wooden soul armor is very strong and can play a great role in battle, but it can be even more powerful.

He is fully capable of arming every Wood Soul Armorer into a being that is no less powerful than a Bone Roar Beast.

"It would be great if we could get twelve rune weapons of the same level as the Red Fire Cannon."

The Red Fire Cannon is the crystallization of thousands of years of wisdom in the Land of Runes. It is a powerful rune weapon that can greatly enhance the strength of a third-level wizard.

Each rune weapon of this level requires an astronomical amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to produce.

Even if all the wizards in Fusheng Land devoted their energy to making red fire cannons, it would probably take hundreds of years to produce one.

"Let the Land of Fusheng help make twelve second-level rune witchcraft, if the style and function..."

Roja holds the communication talisman of Wizard Aoyun in his hand.

After he told Wizard Aoyun his request, the two discussed the price.

"Does it take twenty years?"

"good."

After finishing some other trivial matters, Roja returned to the laboratory deep in the wizard tower.

In the bright and spacious laboratory, there are thirteen glass columns.

In these thirteen transparent and hollow glass columns, which are more than ten meters in diameter and connect from the floor to the ceiling, there is an emerald green seed the size of a fist suspended in each.

Even through the glass, you can feel the rich vitality emanating from the seeds.

These thirteen seeds were obtained by Luo Ya from the Endless Wild Forest that year.

If Andre Wizard hadn't stepped in, he would have gotten more.

Just find a place with strong magic power or deep earth veins to plant these thirteen seeds, and they will soon grow from small seeds into ancient trees thousands of meters high.

But Roja's purpose is not just that.

He wants to use the power of Yun Demon to strengthen the second level demon strain!

After everything is ready.

"let's start."

puff--

The rich demonic power is injected into the glass column.

Densely dense runes appeared on the surface of the emerald green seeds.

The second-level demon plant seeds, which appear to be only the size of a fist, have tens of billions of runes engraved on them.

To carve so many runes without damaging the seeds, there are only a few people in the entire land of runes who can do this, and Roja is one of them.

As the runes emerged, the demonic power in the glass pillar floated toward the seed, attracted by an invisible force, and was absorbed by the seed.

The seeds that have absorbed the power of the evil spirit don't look much different on the surface, but they are undergoing earth-shaking changes internally.

"Proof of Two Souls!"

Roja didn't dare to be careless.

He had spent a lot of effort to get the thirteen second-level magic plants here, and he felt heartbroken for a long time every time one was destroyed.

Using the power of the dual soul certificate, any subtle changes after the seed absorbs the power of the evil spirit cannot escape Roja's eyes.

These changes are both good and bad.

Some are what Roja needs, and some are what Roja doesn't want to see.

He squinted his eyes and stretched out his hand.

Nano-sized threads shot out from Roja's hand, penetrated the glass column and penetrated into the seed's body, controlling the direction of the seed's mutation under the influence of the evil force.

Although this method of controlling the direction of mutation does not consume much physical energy, it consumes a lot of mental energy.

A common white mouse has trillions of cells.

An adult can easily lift a mouse with one hand, which is equivalent to lifting trillions of cells.

But if you just want to move one of the cells in the mouse's body, how much force is needed?

What Luo Ya is doing now is equivalent to directional movement of cells in the body of a mouse!

This kind of thing is very difficult for even a third-level wizard to do, let alone a second-level wizard.

If he hadn't been assisted by the dual soul certificate, he would have failed 100%.

But even with the proof of two souls, Roja's spirit and will were still pushed to the extreme.

He felt even more tired than fighting the third-level wizard Andre!

One day, two days, three days...

Time passes day by day.

In the blink of an eye, Roja had been in the laboratory for three full months.

The power of the evil spirit is exhausted.

The strengthening of the second-level magic plant seeds has been completed.

Roja, who had been tired for three months, didn't even have time to see his results, so he sat down and rested.

After resting for three full hours, his energy and energy returned to peak condition.

He stood up and looked at the thirteen seeds suspended in the glass column with glowing eyes.

"come over."

He touched the seed lightly with his hand.

Kaka——

Boom!

The glass pillar turned into debris and shattered into pieces all over the sky.

Thirteen fist-sized emerald green seeds flew out of the glass column and floated in front of Roja.

Feeling that the vitality contained in these seeds was dozens of times more surging than before, Roja smiled with satisfaction.

"After absorbing the power of Yun Demon, these thirteen demonic plants are the top among all second-level demonic plants, right?"

"In terms of vitality, the only one in the endless wilderness that can rival the thirteen second-level demonic plants in my hand is the ancient root of life, right?"

"I heard that the ancient root of life in the Endless Forest is so strong that it is about to enter the third level. I don't know if it is true."

Roja took out thirteen containers and carefully placed the seeds one by one.

Then, he took out a golden leaf from the space ring.

This golden leaf is the communication tool left to him by the wizard Belexi.

He poured magic into the golden leaves.

The light emitted by the golden leaves becomes more dazzling as the magic power increases.

When the golden light was so dazzling that it enveloped the entire room, the golden leaves in Luo Ya's palm slowly floated up, transforming into an exquisite and beautiful figure in mid-air.

"Wizard Belexi, it's time."

"Are you ready so soon? How many people do you need?"

"If it's convenient, I hope you can come and take thirteen level two life wizards with you."

"Thirteen? Or are they from the life system? Not to mention the life system, there are not that many second-level wizards in our entire Qianlin Ancient Kingdom combined."

"I believe you can find a way."

"...Don't lie to me!"

After ending the communication with Wizard Belexi, the golden leaves slowly fell from the air and returned to Roja's hands.

Wizard Belexi had given him great help over the years, giving him a lot of knowledge and things for free, and was even better to him than his own son.

But these come at a cost.

That is, he must help Belexi reach the fourth level!

What happens if he regrets it later?

Although they had signed a contract, that contract could not imprison Roja at all.

"Her pitiful expression of hating me but having nothing to do with me makes me feel a little moved when I think about it."

Of course, Roja would only think about such nasty things in his mind.

When he grows up, he will fulfill his promise if he has the chance.

If he grows too slowly, by the time he becomes a level 4 or 5 wizard, Wizard Belexi will have died of old age?

This possibility is very high.

But that’s how investing is, there are profits, losses and risks.

If Wizard Belexi really passed away before he could repay his kindness, he could only keep this kindness in his heart.

"Before Wizard Belexi and the others come..."

Roya leaves the Wizard Tower.

The figure moved and flew high into the sky.

After a while, he arrived at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters.

He was suspended high in the air, overlooking the vast land beneath his feet.

The land he saw was his territory.

"Proof of Two Souls!"

With the help of the evidence of two souls, he observed the earth under his feet, watched the flow of the earth's veins, and calculated where to plant the second-level magic plants to have the greatest impact.

Yes, he plans to plant the second-level demonic plant in his hand.

Otherwise, what are you doing with it?

There are many considerations in the place where the second-level magic plants are planted.

First, it must be planted on the ground veins.

In this way, the second-level demonic plant can continuously absorb the power of the earth veins, relying on the power of the earth veins, and will not be easily killed by the enemy.

Secondly, the distribution must be even, so that the roots of the thirteen second-level magic plants can be connected together.

He wanted to use a technique similar to that used in the Endless Desolate Forest to link the vitality of the thirteen second-level demonic plants.

As long as one of the thirteen second-level magic plants is alive, the other second-level magic plants will be resurrected continuously.

Finally, it must meet the layout requirements of the enchantment.

He wants to use thirteen second-level demonic plants to set up a super-large barrier covering tens of millions of square kilometers of the entire Saint Luo Empire!

…

It has been almost ten years since the day of Yun Mo.

In order to avoid the destruction caused by the Demonic Day, nearly two billion citizens of the Saint Luo Empire moved away from their hometowns and lived in a temporary and crude city in the wilderness.

Those days were a huge torment for every resident of the Saint Luo Empire.

From time to time, you need to face the monsters that rush into the city.

These monsters are not junior and advanced monsters, but legendary monsters, lord-level monsters.

It is a terrifying monster that can easily kill people from several kilometers away.

Although wizards and high knights help hunt monsters to protect the residents, tens of thousands of residents are killed and injured every month.

If all they need to face is the attack of Warcraft, that's it.

Due to the extremely high concentration of magic power in the wilderness, plants, animals and insects have mutated one after another.

The fragrance released by the seemingly harmless weeds on the roadside when their flower buds are in full bloom may turn anyone who smells them into a fool.

Mosquitoes that used to kill with one swat now fly into the city in swarms, forming mosquito clusters with a diameter of more than a hundred meters. Everyone bitten will die in pain.

An unknown disease suddenly spread, and millions of people died in just a few days. It was later discovered that the drinking water was contaminated by miasma and went bad.

In the days in the wilderness...

Poor food, poor clothing, poor housing...

People die around us every day.

The place where I live is subject to several major attacks every month.

Everyone is in constant panic.

It's like purgatory on earth.

Fortunately, the days of Yunma ended soon.

They were able to return to their familiar hometown again.

Even though their hometown was razed to the ground in a battle between the terrifying Level 3 wizards.

The once prosperous city was reduced to rubble.

The formerly lush forests disappeared.

The railways that were painstakingly laid, the factories that were built, the fertile fields that were cultivated... everything was destroyed.

Looking at the desolate land in front of them, it was impossible to imagine that it was their former homeland.

It doesn't matter!

They have Emperor Roya here!

As long as their beloved Emperor Roja is still there, they will definitely be able to get rid of the current suffering and build their hometown into a more prosperous country than before.

While they were thinking about what to do next.

The officials, knights, and wizards of the Saint Luo Empire assigned corresponding tasks to everyone and told them how to rebuild their homes.

The citizens, who were at a loss and didn't know what to do, quickly took action under the leadership of the upper echelons of the Holy Roman Empire.

Hard work but happy.

How could it be worse than now?

They believe that what awaits them will only be a better and better life.

However, they never imagined that what would greet them would be a life darker than the days in the wilderness!

Why is the wilderness scary?

Because the concentration of magic in the wilderness is high, animals and plants mutate under the radiation of magic.

These mutated plants and animals can easily kill people.

Mutated bugs that are invisible to the naked eye can unknowingly infect water sources and food, causing huge plagues that often kill and injure millions of people.

The reason why their former hometown did not have these was because it was shrouded in a huge barrier, which isolated the magic power from the outside world, causing the concentration of magic power inside to drop significantly.

However, the barrier that isolated the magic was broken!

The concentration of magic power in their hometown is no different from that in the wilderness!

As a result, their lives have not gotten any better than when they were in the wilderness.

It would be better to say that because they had to endure various disasters while building the country, their lives were even more tiring than when they were in the wilderness.

From time to time, we face attacks from beasts.

Dozens of millions of monsters rushed towards the human gathering place in groups, and the wizards and knights simply could not resist them all.

Hundreds of thousands of people will be killed or injured in each tide.

Generally speaking, this kind of beast tide occurs once every few decades, which is considered frequent, but what they need to face is actually a beast tide several times a year!

I heard that these beast tides were secretly planned by tree spirits.

Revenge for the destruction caused by Emperor Roja in the Endless Forest.

In addition to the beast tide, we also have to face natural disasters.

Maybe it's the aftermath of the evil day.

Earthquakes would occur at every turn in the land of the Saint Luo Empire.

Earthquakes of various sizes occur across the country every year, with an average of four or five major earthquakes of magnitude 8 or above occurring every year.

At the same time, I don’t know if it was due to the earthquake, but various toxic or corrosive gases gush out from the depths of the earth.

Once it is not dealt with in time, the deadly gas will cover hundreds of kilometers in a radius and kill all life within hundreds of kilometers.

All kinds of new infectious diseases, plagues, and parasites that have never been seen before are emerging in an endless stream, affecting dozens or millions of people at any time, and pharmacists are simply overwhelmed.

Ten years.

The total population of the Saint Luo Empire dropped from 2 billion at its peak to less than 1.5 billion.

And the population continues to decline.

More than half of the 1.5 billion people alive are in extremely poor physical and mental condition.

Too many disasters.

Too much death.

Almost everyone who is still alive is numb and despairing.

They are like walking zombies, living without feeling pain and living to welcome death.

"How long can we survive?"

“When will we become one of those dirtbags?”

"There is no hope in this world."

Although the people above repeatedly preach that their lives will get better, as long as they work hard, they will definitely be able to build a more prosperous empire.

But in a desperate life where hundreds of thousands died last month, hundreds of thousands died this month, and hundreds of thousands more will die next month, will they believe those lies?

The only one they still believe in is Emperor Roya.

Emperor Koroya has not appeared in front of people for many years.

Maybe even Emperor Roja has no way to deal with this situation?

As they continued to fall into the darkness.

A piece of news suddenly came that plunged the entire country into uproar.

People from cities one after another gathered in the urban area and looked at the huge screens floating in the sky.

And what is reflected on the screen is a man with all-embracing ocean blue eyes. Isn't it the Emperor Roja that they are longing for?

"Emperor Roya finally appears!"

"He has not abandoned us! He will definitely lead us to glory!"

"Long live Emperor Roja——"

"Emperor Roya will live forever——"

Although Emperor Roya didn't say anything yet, everyone became excited.

His face, stiffened by suffering, showed a fervent expression.

His eyes, numbed by despair, shone with a crazy light.

They have always believed that as long as Emperor Roja appears, all the problems they face will be solved.

As long as Emperor Roya shows up to lead them, their future life will definitely become better and better.

Emperor Roja is their belief!

Emperor Roja is the god in their hearts!

As for why it took so long for Emperor Roya to appear?

It must be those damn dryads!

It's the curse secretly cast by those evil wizards!

Their beloved Emperor Roya was injured and did not appear until now.

Standing under the screen reflecting Roja's figure, the happy shouts of more than one billion people resounded throughout the sky.

In front of a crowd that was almost crazy with excitement.

Emperor Roya on the screen just raised his hand and pressed it slightly, and everyone suddenly became quiet.

They all stretched their necks and widened their eyes, ready to receive the holy words of Emperor Roja.

"Everyone from the Saint Luo Empire."

"I have always seen the suffering you have suffered over the years and it hurts in my heart."

"Over the years, I have been thinking about how to solve the current difficulties and create a better living environment for you."

"Fortunately among misfortunes, after ten long years, I finally found it!"

"On the Holy Plant Day in ten days, I will create a miracle for you!"

"From now on, all suffering will disappear! Everything will be fine!"

Faced with Emperor Roja's inspiring speech, everyone burst into tears.

Although there are many things they don't understand.

For example, what is "Holy Plant Day"?

Why does suffering subside after ten days?

It doesn’t matter if they don’t understand these, they just need to know that their lives will become even better in ten days!

This is the guarantee given to them by their beloved Emperor Roja!

Their Emperor Roja would never lie to them!

"Uuuu, Emperor Roja, we have finally waited for you."

"It's been ten years. Do you know how we survived the ten years without you?"

"Emperor Roya! We respect and love you -"

Ten days flew by amid people's cheers.

People gathered together.

People looked up at the huge screen high in the sky.

They saw the figure of Emperor Roya flying high into the sky on the screen.

Flying higher and higher.

Flying higher and higher.

Not long after, they had reached an altitude of tens of thousands of meters where they could overlook the entire Saint Luo Empire.

Through the perspective of Emperor Roja on the screen, they could clearly see the outline of the land where they had lived for tens of thousands of years.

"Is this what Emperor Roya wants?"

"Is it Holy Plant Day? Is it related to plants?"

Under people's doubts and expectations.

Emperor Roja on the screen opened his arms and shouted loudly with a majestic voice, "Holy trees, grow up--"

Emperor Roja's shout was so loud.

Even without a screen, it can still reach everyone’s ears from an altitude of tens of thousands of meters.

At this time.

Rumble——

The earth suddenly shook violently.

People who have lived in fear of earthquakes day and night for these years suddenly have a conditioned response in their bodies.

"It's an earthquake!"

"Get away from the building!"

"Squat down!"

At a time when more than one billion people across the country are preparing to avoid earthquakes.

People looked at the green color growing high in the sky in the direction of the vibration source, and their minds went blank.

"what is that?"

"Trees? Vines?"

"Still growing? It's already over a thousand meters, higher than a mountain. How far will it grow?"

"Is this the Holy Planting Day that Emperor Roya calls? What kind of changes will these growing plants bring to us?"

They stared at the growing trees.

One hundred meters, one thousand meters, ten thousand meters...

The trees stopped growing taller until they reached a height of 30,000 meters.

But it just doesn't keep growing taller.

Branches sprouted from the bare trunk, and green leaves appeared.

A huge canopy with a diameter of tens of kilometers slowly takes shape.

While the tree trunks, branches and green leaves on the ground have finished growing, the roots of the plants underground are still spreading.

Huge roots several meters in diameter are constantly climbing deep underground. The roots stretch for thousands of kilometers and are connected with the roots of plants in other places.

It took three days and three nights for the thirteen ancient trees to finally grow.

These days, everyone in the Holy Luo Empire has clenched their fists and watched the growth of the ancient tree without leaving for a moment.

The next moment when the ancient tree takes shape.

"Buzz buzz-"

A huge amount of energy suddenly gushes out from the ancient tree and shoots towards the sky like a volcano erupting.

Then it exploded millions of meters in the air, turning into a green curtain that enveloped the entire Saint Luo Empire.

The moment the curtain took shape, everyone in the Saint Luo Empire felt the sensation.

"What's this?"

"Do you feel like your body is a little different?"

“Could it be that living around these trees has a physical strengthening effect?”

"No, no, have you ever felt that the burning sensation in your body has weakened?"

"It seems so. Could it be that the magic radiation has decreased?"

Although they take a potion developed by Emperor Roya that can improve magic resistance, giving them the ability to survive high concentrations of magic radiation.

But under the powerful magic radiation, they will still feel the burning sensation on their bodies as if they were exposed to the midday sun.

This burning sensation that had lasted them for more than ten years had actually disappeared?

That is to say——

The magic concentration has dropped!

"It's Emperor Roya!"

"It's these sacred trees!"

"We can go back to our old lives again!"

People were so excited that they cried.

They knelt down and worshiped Emperor Roja and the sacred tree. (End of chapter)