After the Wizard World was defeated, the Calamity Lords immediately launched an offensive to defeat the Ancient Wizards once and for all. They wanted to give the wizards no chance to catch their breath, and planned to occupy the Wizard World completely and devour it into the Calamity World.
Their movements were swift, but the Ancient Wizards acted even more decisively.
Before the Calamity Incarnation, the next mural explained everything.
In front of him, several tall, imposing figures stood within the mural.
They differed in appearance and race, and were not all human wizards. Yet every one of them radiated immense power, each having reached the utmost extreme—the Seventh Tier.
At the Wizard World's most perilous hour, they had willingly stepped onto the altar and offered themselves as sacrifices.
Several Ancient Wizards whose power surpassed the Seventh Tier sacrificed themselves, buying the Wizard World its last chance to catch its breath.
From then on, the Wizard World's coordinates fell into disarray. Its location in the World Sea was completely concealed, making it impossible to find.
Moreover, the Wizard World's World Consciousness began to revive, repelling the Calamity World's power. This prevented the Calamity Lords from entering the Wizard World directly to press their advantage, leaving them no choice but to settle for the next best thing.
Unable to destroy the Wizard World outright, the Calamity Lords sought to further weaken its living forces and prepare for another great war. Several of them acted together, using the bloodlines of the Ancient Wizards they had subdued as anchors to curse their descendants.
For a race to produce an existence beyond the Seventh Tier was proof in itself of its innate potential—a sure testament to the race's natural aptitude.
Even if such a race declined for a time, as long as it was