Wizard Town had become one vast banquet hosted by Witch Catherine for her Academic Lineage. Locke spotted many familiar faces, along with Second-Ring, Star-Ring, and Moon-Ring Wizards he had never met. At the table in the center sat his eldest senior brother, Georta, Wizard Heidegger, Witch Zoila, and Witch Fiona.
Locke went over and greeted Wizard Trajan and his four senior siblings, then took a seat at their table. No one doubted his strength as a core member of the Red Dragon Throne's Academic Lineage anymore. After all, few people had fought every Star-Ring Breeder in Wizard Land single-handedly.
Witch Catherine's avatar appeared in the seat at the head of the table. She glanced at her eldest disciple, Georta. With a faint smile, he raised a peachwood wand and activated a screening wizard formation that covered all of Wizard Town.
Witch Catherine said, "Next, I'll show you a prophecy I obtained from the High Heaven Plains. It was made by Master Suoke, a Fourth-Ring diviner from the High Heaven Plains."
She waved a hand, and an Illusion Screen appeared in the sky. On it, the Rose Witch, now a Fourth-Ring Wizard, drove a rose sword into Witch Catherine's abdomen. In the void, Wizards of the Rose School Lineage attacked those of the Red Dragon School Lineage, crossing the bounds of the Battle of Academic Lineages.
Witch Catherine's expression did not change. She lifted a cup of wizard tea and took a small sip.
Then she waited quietly for everyone's reaction.
The Wizards fell silent. Some looked worried for Witch Catherine and themselves. Others showed fear or conflicted feelings, while still others burned with indignation.
Witch Catherine set down her cup. "Master Suoke is a friend of mine. His prophecies have never been wrong. As you can see, this will be