Sensory Deprivation Wizardry: The Killing Begins!

Inside the study.

Wang Ya placed the list on the desk, took out a dagger, and lightly pricked his fingertip.

A drop of blood soaked into the parchment. The writing upon it seemed to come alive, its ink-black lines twisting abstractly like entwining threads as they formed new words.

In the unseen void, Wang Ya sensed an unobservable gaze falling upon him, carrying the intent of fairness and judgment. Even his soul faintly trembled.

The sensation vanished quickly, but it had been real. Every Wizard Contract was watched by the Eye of Judgment. Should one violate the contract, one would face the Eye of Judgment's judgment.

Few Wizards understood anything about the Eye of Judgment, but the price of violating a Wizard Contract imbued with supernatural effects had to be paid.

Only then did Wang Ya look at the shifting words, blue flecks of light glimmering in his pupils.

Notice: Supernatural Wizardry Inheritance detected. Analysis successful. Target: Low-level Wizardry—Sensory Deprivation.

He froze for a moment, then understood. This was the true payment Wizard Yis had offered. As for becoming an Executor and killing those Wizard Freshmen, the spoils of war themselves belonged to him.

In this regard, Wizard Yis had shown generosity.

After conducting a preliminary examination himself, Wang Ya found this wizardry to be extremely unusual. It was neither Particle Energy Wizardry nor Supernatural Nurturing, nor did it belong to any other branch. It was an entirely new form of applied wizardry related to Supernatural Spiritual Power, and even wizardly willpower.

Target: Sensory Deprivation

Details: Through the use of Spiritual Power, affect the Five Senses of the target. Note: This wizardry is greatly related to the caster's Spiritual Power. Should the target's Spiritual Power exceed the caster's by too great a margin, the wizardry may fail and cause backlash of varying severity.

A thoughtful look appeared in Wang Ya's eyes. The value of this wizardry might extend far beyond the scope of low-level wizardry.

"It seems... it isn't that difficult to master!"

Two hours later, as dawn faintly broke, Wang Ya walked out of the study. His eyes rippled with an eerie dark gleam, filled with an attraction that could not be ignored. Those with weak Spiritual Power would have their minds stripped away, unable to control themselves.

Of course, that was only in comparison to ordinary people or Wizard Freshmen born with exceptionally poor Spiritual Power. Against Wizard Freshmen with somewhat stronger Spiritual Power, being able to deprive them of their Five Senses was already quite good.

Wang Ya believed that as his Spiritual Power continued to rise, this unusual low-level wizardry would shine with brilliance far surpassing its low-level rank.

The greatest difficulty in mastering this wizardry lay in the fine control of Spiritual Power. The instant one understood it, one understood it; but if one's control had not reached the necessary level, it would be exceedingly difficult.

Wang Ya might not possess particularly high innate Spiritual Power, but he was extraordinarily sensitive to it, and his fine control was astonishingly powerful. Perhaps this was a different kind of talent.

Target: Wang Ya

Spiritual Power: 7.6

Physique: 6.7

Particle Energy: 3.6 units

Wizard Meditation Method: Vast Sea (Basic)

Wizard Runes: Five

Supernatural Nurtured Creature: Harak (Low-level)

Mastered Wizardry: Fearful Flame, Scarlet Heat, Fire Element Particle Energy Wizardry, Sensory Deprivation

Wizardry Scrolls: Darkness Deprivation (Intermediate), Corrosive Acid (Low-level)

Wizard Artifact: Shadow Blade of Assassination

The Shadow Blade of Assassination's initial form was a short blade barely longer than a dagger. Wang Ya used it to replace the original dagger and inserted it into the glass bottle containing Green Venom.

Harak flew down from the thickets and landed on his shoulder. Dressed in a black Wizard Robe, its collar covered the lower half of its face, while its black apricot-colored pupils carried an icy killing intent.

After daybreak, Ancient Forest Mountain would cease to exist.

He had never had many choices to begin with. As for the assessment? At this point, it no longer mattered.

Perhaps the Wizard Freshmen who remained would be just enough for one Admission Ticket apiece!

The last person on the Wizard Ship would still be killed by his own hand. Wang Ya laughed at himself. Perhaps after entering Umbral Wizard Academy, he might even earn the title of butcher!

It no longer mattered. What mattered was how to complete the mission.

The early sun shone upon his figure. On the Wizard Array Path, his shadow stretched ever longer, even carrying a hint of distortion.

The Wizard Mutual Aid Association continued its activities as usual. The Wizard Members discovered that after joining, they had rarely encountered disappearances or deaths among themselves.

They were also the only group of Freshmen who still dared to walk outside.

There was strength in numbers. Sometimes, the power of unity could cow all things. Most importantly, they could obtain the Supernatural Resources promised in support by the Bailin Family, the Purple Gold Flower Family, and the other Wizard Families.

The many Freshmen emerging from Ancient Forest Pavilion wore smiles as they chatted with one another, seemingly still savoring the gathering they had just attended.

Moxi and Anna walked together. In the eyes of many Freshmen, the two had already become an intimate couple, and they had grown accustomed to holding hands and embracing in public.

Lafayette and the others, meanwhile, had looked unpleasant all along. More often, they showed dejection as they watched silently from afar, their hearts scraped raw as though bleeding.

"Anna, you're so beautiful!" Moxi said gently, his eyes overflowing with affection. "To win your heart—I think that is the most wonderful thing in the world."

The proud white swan with fiery red hair lowered her head shyly, gently leaning into the white-haired youth's embrace as she said bashfully, "There are so many people here. How can you say something like that?"

Moxi said indifferently, "Love has to be spoken aloud. If others don't know that I love you, how could it show that I truly love you?"

The many Wizard Freshmen who heard this immediately applauded in agreement, praising the love between the two.

Anna shyly and angrily thumped Moxi's chest with her fist. After a moment of tenderness, they bid each other farewell and departed separately.

"Anna, see you tomorrow. Perhaps before long, our families will acknowledge our love as well." After Moxi spoke affectionately, his eyes returned to their mocking look as he turned away.

Anna felt that she had truly immersed herself in it. She was truly in love. As she walked back to the Freshman Residence, her steps were light. Like a genuine white swan, her graceful and lovely figure, along with her fiery red hair, seemed to set the air ablaze.

Normally, Freshmen like Lafayette would accompany her and see her back to the Freshman Residence. Today, however, they had left ahead of her, and she did not care. How could a toad possibly eat swan flesh? Being willing to bestow a little tenderness upon them was already her utmost mercy.

Suddenly, on this Wizard Array Path leading to her Freshman Residence, Anna saw another figure. The black Wizard Robe seemed somewhat familiar, and through the tear mole at the corner of his eye, Anna finally recognized him.

"Wang Ya, what are you doing here?" Anna frowned and said with a touch of impatience, "If you want to join the Wizard Mutual Aid Association, let me tell you plainly: that's impossible. You were already given an opportunity, but you failed to seize it. Now it's too late."

"And don't even think about pestering Moxi to let you join the Wizard Mutual Aid Association. I will never agree to it."

Yet she found that he did not react much. He merely walked toward her at an unhurried pace.

His eyes were too cold—cold as though he were looking at a dead thing.

Anna shuddered, frightened enough to instinctively take a step or two back. But then she grew angry again, the proud white swan shouting, "What are you trying to do? I'm telling you, my boyfriend is Moxi Bailin. The rules of Ancient Forest Mountain do not allow you to overstep in any way. Have you gone mad?"