Kaecilius looked at the Black-Robed Man who had suddenly appeared before him and told him he could grant him power. Rather than feeling wary, Kaecilius felt a little excited.
He had a hunch that this might well be someone who could change his life!
It was a strange intuition, but that was truly how he felt. After all, no one would appear before him like this when he was so down and out. He knew he would very likely have to pay some price.
But as long as he could gain great power, that was enough. That was why he had come to Kamar-Taj in the first place. Besides, he could use this opportunity to kill Xia Zuo, who had seriously wounded him. What reason did he have to refuse? So when the Black-Robed Man asked why he wanted power, Kaecilius stated his goal without hesitation.
"If you want power, there is a way you can choose: the Ancient One's collection. Her collection contains records of how to obtain great power, so you can look in the library."
The Black-Robed Man slowly revealed a secret. The library held the Ancient One's private collection, which contained records of ways to obtain great power. But that was forbidden knowledge, which ordinarily could not be read without the Sorcerer Supreme's permission.
"Really?"
Kaecilius looked excitedly at the Black-Robed Man. Unfortunately, when he raised his head again, the figure was already gone. But Kaecilius committed his words to memory.
The Ancient One's private collection in the library contains a way to increase my power!
If he could master that method, he would surely become a powerful sorcerer. Even killing that wretched brat would be no difficult task. While Kaecilius was imagining all this, the Black-Robed Man slowly appeared in another secluded room. As he removed his black robe, Mordo's face was gradually revealed.
Indeed, the one who had urged Kaecilius to steal from the Ancient One's collection was none other than Mordo. Originally, Mordo had planned to use some means to deal with Xia Zuo during that fight. But when he saw Xia Zuo's proficiency in magic, he immediately changed his mind, feeling that his original plan was very likely to fail. That was what had led him to lure Kaecilius into corruption now.
"I hope that brat can bring me a few surprises."
The corners of Mordo's mouth rose slightly as he murmured. This could be considered a little nudge he had given on a whim. He had no idea whether Kaecilius could bring him any surprises.
Meanwhile, Xia Zuo knew nothing about any of this. Even if he had known, he would not have paid it much attention, because he still had things to attend to.
After the fight ended, Xia Zuo had gained a clearer understanding of his own proficiency in magic. By his judgment, his magic should now be above that of most sorcerers in Kamar-Taj.
If he had to place himself more precisely, Xia Zuo felt that he could now take on the Sanctum sorcerers responsible for guarding the Three Sanctums. As for the outcome, he was unsure. After all, he had never actually fought a Sanctum sorcerer using magic.
As for his earlier clashes with Mordo, Xia Zuo had used his other abilities rather than purely magical power, so those could be set aside for now.
But Xia Zuo knew that there was still a considerable distance between him and the Ancient One. The Mirror Dimension spell alone was beyond anything he could match at present.
Moreover, the Ancient One's own foundations were far too formidable. They had been accumulated over long years and were simply beyond what an ordinary sorcerer could match. A considerable gap still remained between Xia Zuo and the Ancient One.
Why do I have so much magical energy?
After figuring out the level of his magic, Xia Zuo considered his earlier question. Only through this fight had he noticed the difference between other people's magical energy and his own. The magical energy within him was immense, enough to startle even the Ancient One. Xia Zuo had not expected that either. Still, he suspected that it might have something to do with the Copy Eyes. After all, they were the only thing about him connected to magic.
Ultimate Eye, this has something to do with you, doesn't it?
Xia Zuo murmured inwardly and began studying the ultimate eye. A long while later, he slowly opened his eyes. He finally understood the reason.
Just as I thought. It was actually the ultimate body!
Things were indeed just as he had suspected. This really was connected to the ultimate eye!
It was just like his unusual eyes. To allow him to adapt to all kinds of Dōjutsu, the ultimate eye had transformed his eyes into unusual ones capable of adapting to every kind of Dōjutsu. In fact, his body had undergone corresponding changes as well.
Some Dōjutsu required a special constitution to use. Otherwise, Xia Zuo's body would be unable to withstand those terrifying Dōjutsu and could collapse at any moment. Thus, when the ultimate body modified his eyes, it also made slight modifications to his body, allowing it to adapt to all kinds of Dōjutsu. His modified body also had a corresponding name: the ultimate body!
However, this change was extremely subtle. After all, it was his eyes through which the ultimate eye needed to work, so the changes to his eyes were the most obvious. The ultimate body existed only to adapt to the various Dōjutsu and had no other abilities, so it was not as noticeable.
That was precisely why the information the ultimate eye had previously provided had not even mentioned it. Only now did Xia Zuo discover that his body had undergone such a strange transformation. His body had long since ceased to be ordinary flesh and blood. It had been transformed into the ultimate body-a body that existed for the ultimate eye!
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