War Air Hammer

Xu Zhi felt quite at ease after finishing all that.

His first highly promising species had been born, so naturally he was delighted. Although he had raised a pack of traitors in the little sandbox in the orchard at the farmstead—those chirping little ants who thought about rebellion all day—they had not been entirely idle. They had evolved something rather impressive.

After finishing his meal again and leaving the courtyard, he quietly returned to the kitchen and washed his lunchbox.

"Even the Creator has to do the dishes."

Once Xu Zhi had cleaned it, he went next door to return the lunchbox. He was in no hurry to head back to the courtyard afterward. Instead, he leisurely rode his bicycle along the country lanes at night. Surrounded by the calls of insects and birds, the night was wonderfully peaceful.

He suddenly thought of something and could not help asking the Insect Nest Sub-Brain, "By the way, if I incorporate this Phoenix's genes and gain the talent of Rebirth Through Fire, could I kill myself, turn into an egg, and come back to life? Could I use that to replace this cancer-ridden body?"

"Yes," the Insect Nest Sub-Brain replied.

Xu Zhi was instantly excited. My cancer can finally be cured.

The species evolved by that Sand Sculpture Player was such a delightful surprise. It was actually the mythical Phoenix, terrifyingly powerful, and it could already cure his illness.

He suddenly asked, "By the way, after being reborn through fire, would I still be me?"

The Insect Nest Sub-Brain answered, "With Rebirth Through Fire, the original Queen Zerg dies. Naturally, the one who inherits your body would be your descendant."

My descendant?

Xu Zhi was dumbfounded. If he died, his son would take over his body and inherit everything—his wealth, money, sandbox, even Chen Xi. Wouldn't she become his son's girlfriend?

That was one hell of a green hat!!

"What a terrifying cuckold gene."

Xu Zhi pedaled leisurely along the country road and shook his head speechlessly. "Do I have to sing Stefanie Sun's 'Green Light' to myself? I wouldn't want this gene even if you beat me to death."

He immediately abandoned that line of thought. Even if he died of cancer, he had no intention of achieving immortality in such a way. It would only be his sons, grandsons, and later descendants occupying his body generation after generation.

He turned his thoughts elsewhere.

With the addition of this new poisonous bird species, the Great Sandbox had become even richer in species. The whole world now possessed two extraordinary species, and with the Phoenix, the God of Fire, alongside himself, the God of Wisdom, it could be said to have two world-level gods.

The basic framework of the Wizard World had essentially taken shape.

"I hope the Phoenix can mature quickly. Every time it undergoes Rebirth Through Fire, it will grow stronger. Even though it has only just been born, it is already on the level of the legendary Three Witches at Level Six. In this age after the Three Witches' demise, its current power is invincible within the Sandbox World—a true God of Fire. Now we just have to wait for it to develop wisdom of its own."

Xu Zhi stopped his bicycle.

Around him lay a lush forest, while in the distance, a small river flowed beneath the night sky. It was a tranquil rural scene.

He had come here because he had already reached the level of an Apprentice Wizard and wanted to practice witchcraft. The orchard was too cramped for that. If he lost control even slightly, it would be a world-ending disaster for those tiny creatures.

"War Air Hammer!"

Xu Zhi stirred his mind slightly.

An invisible, intangible pressure of mental force condensed the air and gathered into a mass. Just as it was about to take shape, it silently dissipated.

"War Air Hammer!"

Xu Zhi raised a hand slightly and silently recited the incantation.

On only his second attempt, the air rapidly condensed. Layer after layer of invisible, transparent ripples converged, and an air war hammer silently appeared, smashing fiercely into the small river before him.

Boom! Water splashed lightly.

"I succeeded on my second try. After experiencing three great mass extinctions, my mental aptitude has become terrifyingly powerful." Xu Zhi took a deep breath, an indescribable delight rising in his heart.

It would have been a lie to say he was not happy. This was the extraordinary power of legend. After all, what boy had not dreamed of this sort of thing as a child? Becoming a great wizard, a mecha warrior, a magical girl, or casting witchcraft like Harry Potter.

After several attempts, Xu Zhi gradually became familiar with the use of this "air-element" witchcraft. His talent was extraordinarily high; his cultivation speed and comprehension speed were more than ten times that of the Three Witches.

After all, he was already a Zerg Hero. Having shed useless and overly complicated genes, he could be considered an exceptionally perfect higher lifeform. If he personally entered the sandbox to evolve, the achievements of his lifetime would surpass those of the Three Witches.

But he would not evolve personally. He simply did not have the time or energy. The Three Witches had spent more than two hundred years of their lives merely to begin charting this path.

Xu Zhi would not spend his own life doing such things.

"They have already learned to use wands and other mediums as vessels for casting witchcraft. That is the embryonic form of alchemy. But it would be difficult for me to make a wand in reality." Xu Zhi felt a slight regret. "Otherwise, this witchcraft would be thirty percent more powerful!"

He practiced witchcraft for a full hour. With Medea's "War Air Hammer," he now had some means of self-defense. Its instantaneous explosive force could cave in a person's chest.

Feeling fully satisfied, he returned straight to the courtyard, only to realize that he had forgotten something.

He had forgotten to reopen the sandbox.

"First day of the Second Beta Test: half a day in open beta, half a day shut down for maintenance!"

"Hardcore! Too hardcore!"

"The public outrage is unbearable!! Drag out a Dog Planner and sacrifice him to the heavens!"

"Open the server already! I can barely hold back my forty-meter broadsword!!"

The forum was filled with complaints, frantic wailing, and wild excitement, as though being unable to play for even a moment would cost them their lives.

Xu Zhi did not feel sorry for his little mistake. He could just reopen it now.