Andre then tried to store the Chaos Crystal in his Storage Ring. But no matter what he did, it refused to go in.
’Looks like I’ll have to refine this crystal before I can take it with me.’
Andre looked at the Chaos Crystal in his hand, feeling rather troubled.
If he couldn’t put the Chaos Crystal in his Storage Ring, he probably wouldn’t be able to take it through the Teleportation Array, either.
’Well, let’s give it a try and see if it works!’
Andre released his Chaos Magic Power, enveloping the Chaos Crystal.
But the moment his Chaos Magic Power touched the crystal, something unexpected happened.
Andre had thought refining the Chaos Crystal would be incredibly difficult. But when his Chaos Magic Power made contact, the crystal accepted it without any resistance.
It devoured all the Chaos Magic Power he had shrouded it in and, at the same time, transmitted information about the Bottomless Abyss to him.
Then, the Chaos Crystal transformed into a streak of gray divine light and shot into Andre’s chest. It entered his heart, releasing an even richer Aura of Chaos. This aura mingled with Andre’s Chaos Magic Power, and together they coursed through his body, triggering a transformation.
Under this influence, Andre’s physical development accelerated significantly.
Andre had originally thought that, driven by his Bloodline, it would take him about 500 to 800 years to become a Level 2 Wizard.
But now, he would only need 300 years to advance from a Level 1 Wizard to a Level 2 Wizard.
This might not have been a big deal for other Wizards.
But the progress of a Body Refining Wizard was notoriously slow. Despite the advantages of powerful Recovery Power and a long lifespan, their advancement was indeed glacial.
’If word of this gets out, I can’t imagine how many jaws will drop!’
Andre naturally understood that his rate of advancement would attract unwanted attention. To avoid trouble, he immediately cast the Sealing Witchcraft he’d used before to completely seal his aura.
Then, following the knowledge from his bloodline inheritance, he went to the Teleportation Array and began casting a Witchcraft to refine both Secret Realms.
As Andre began to refine the two Secret Realms, they started to merge via the Constant Teleportation Array.
During the fusion process, both Secret Realms began to shrink simultaneously.
As the space within the Secret Realms gradually shrank, the previously declining concentration of Magic Power began to rise again. For Andre, this was excellent news.
After an unknown amount of time, with a series of soft POPS, the spatial barriers of the two Secret Realms merged.
At the same time, the hidden Divine Arrays and Divine Patterns on the spatial barriers reappeared, helping Andre accelerate the fusion of the Secret Realms.
Andre was now holding an Earth Element Crystal, constantly absorbing the Earth Element from within and converting it into Magic Power. This was the only way he could keep up with the energy consumed by refining the Secret Realms.
Finally, just as his nearly-tangible Soul started to turn illusory from the strain, the two Secret Realms completely merged.
This also meant that Andre had successfully refined the two Secret Realms.
Once the refinement was complete, Andre collapsed to the ground.
He took potion after potion from his Storage Ring, chugging them down to restore his depleted Spiritual Power and Magic Power.
’Finally, I have my own private space.’
Andre looked at the Secret Realm before him, extremely satisfied.
Although the Secret Realm’s space had shrunk by more than half, for Andre, its new size was just right.
The concentration of Magic Power in the new realm was in no way inferior to that of Secret Realm No. 1, the most potent one he had ever visited; in fact, it was even higher.
’From now on, this will be my laboratory, my Wizard Tower. I’ll never have to worry about anyone barging into my room again.’
Andre breathed a long sigh of relief. He then looked at the two Constant Teleportation Arrays at his feet and bent down to pick them up.
With two soft CRACKS, he peeled the two Constant Teleportation Arrays off the ground. In his hands, they transformed into two scrolls made from Pure-blooded Giant Dragon Hide.
’Next, it’s time to get out of here.’
Andre brought the two Teleportation Array scrolls together and recited a Secret Spell from his bloodline inheritance. With a flash of light, he reappeared in the mountain cave.
’Everything’s taken care of. Now I just have to wait for the expedition to the Otherworld to begin.’
Andre slowly sank into the earth. As he did, he realized he was moving more than ten times faster than before.
In the blink of an eye, he was deep underground and back in his safe house.
’My body has crossed the threshold, and I’ve grown a lot taller, too.’
Back in his safe house, Andre changed into the clothes he had specially ordered from the academy.
He knew his height was bound to increase when he was preparing to come to the Black and White Forest.
After he crossed the threshold to become an Official Wizard, his Bloodline had driven his height up by 1.2 meters.
He now stood three meters tall. While such a height wasn’t unheard of in the Wizard World, it would certainly make him stand out in a crowd.
Following a technique from his bloodline inheritance, Andre soothed the surging Bloodline Power within him and slowly reduced his height to 1.9 meters.
A height like that wouldn’t arouse any suspicion in the Witch World.
Of course, if the need arose, he could use his Bloodline to return to his full height.
’Time to bring out the System.’
After getting dressed, Andre put some Magic Stones into the Magic Energy Furnace and prepared to cook himself a meal.
At the same time, he summoned the System. He had a feeling that crossing the threshold to Official Wizard would also trigger a major change in it.
At Andre’s call, the System appeared before him.
[Name] Andre
[Personality] Lord of Truth (3.93%)
[Age] 23
[Realm] Level 1 Wizard
[Power] 349
[Speed] 385
[Constitution] 401
[Spirit] 706
[Talent] Unknown
[Bloodline] Divine Descendant (Active/Sealed)
[Talent] Eye of Origin (8.96%), Elementary Perfect Body (27.6%), Chaos Magic Power
[Ability] Master of Demon Patterns, Master of Witchcraft Scrolls, Basic Witchcraft Master, Master of Magical Potions, Magic Perception,
[Witchcraft] Eye of Truth, Light of Insight, Demonic Energy Frenzy, Earth and Stone Manipulation, Earth Armor, Roar of Earth.
Fire Element Witchcraft, Fireball Technique, Fire Pillar Tree, Fire Dragon Technique..., Water Witchcraft, Water Ball Technique, Water Wall Technique, Water Dragon Technique... Wind Witchcraft..., Earth Witchcraft...
[Truth] 471%
’I can’t believe my physical stats increased so much after crossing the threshold. But the biggest jump was in my Spiritual Power!’
Andre stared at his new stats, his eyes wide with disbelief.