Leo's idea at the time was correct; the reflection in the sea of consciousness could indeed heal soul injuries.
However, Leo's consciousness clone couldn't withstand the pain of his soul being torn apart and disappeared.
When the reflection was completely torn apart, Leo could not be found, so he had no choice but to fuse the fragments of his soul into his own body.
This is what caused Leo's soul to enter the Shadow World!
In this way, when Leo's physical body merges into the shadow in reverse, he naturally enters the Shadow World.
That one-tenth of Leo's soul is equivalent to Leo's location coordinates within the Shadow World; it is the portal through which he can enter the Shadow World!
From then on, as long as one-tenth of his soul existed in the Shadow World, he established a connection with the Shadow World and could enter Shadow World at any time.
That sounds like an incredibly powerful ability, after all, this is the dreamland of the World Lord, the world most beneficial to those with Shadow Talent beings...
But Leo was staring at Shadow World that was exactly the same as reality...
What can this do?
It seems like there's nothing we can do.
Leo tentatively tried to unleash his senses to perceive the Shadow World, but here his mental energy seemed to have vanished, and there was no so-called power of perception.
He tried to reach out and touch it, but his shadowy arm easily passed through other objects in the Shadow World, making it impossible to touch anything.
I want to speak, but I can't open my mouth.
I want to breathe, but it seems I don't need to.
Want to absorb elemental energy? No.
Trying to draw runes according to the knowledge of wizarding civilization is impossible.
Leo tried all his methods.
It was as if nothing existed except for these eyes that could see.
"..."
Leo was a little confused.
Even during his Wizard Apprentice, he had been trying to figure out the nature of his Shadow Talent, only to find that his mutated shadow only reacted to three things: his own blood, nuclear materials, and fragments of the Planetary Core.
Given this inert talent, Leo didn't even have the means to investigate it.
Now, due to a wounded soul, I've entered the Shadow World by chance, hoping to discover something, but the result is the same—I can't find anything.
The Shadow World is as lazy as his innate abilities, seemingly unresponsive to almost everything.
"Where is my Shadow Space?"
Since he couldn't find any useful information from other sources, Leo decided to start with his own abilities.
The first is the Shadow Space where items can be stored.
The moment Leo's thought of finding the Shadow Space arose, a semi-illusory spatial interlayer suddenly appeared beside his body.
'This is my own Shadow Space '
With just one glance, Leo recognized this spatial interlayer as the first ability he had gained from his Shadow Talent – Shadow Space.
With a thought, the hidden compartment opened like a gaping mouth towards Leo, revealing all of Leo's belongings neatly arranged inside.
A jumble of materials, energy crystals, nuclear raw materials, a box containing Crystal Heart, hundreds of bottles of potions gifted by the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard, and several carefully stored nuclear bombs!!!
This was the first time Leo had seen his own Shadow Space. The space inside was much larger than Leo had imagined, with a volume of over a thousand cubic meters.
"I see. The Shadow Space is an interlayered space between the real world and the Shadow World. It's a space I created by combining my innate abilities with magical power, and its size will increase as my strength grows."
Having figured out the nature of the Shadow Space, Leo casually closed Shadow Space.
"Since the Shadow Space can be summoned, what about the other shadows?"
Leo tapped his foot, and a shadow identical to Leo appeared in the Shadow World. This time, the shadow didn't appear at his feet, but stood in front of Leo.
It was as if, in the Shadow World, his shadow had gained life, able to stand up and move freely.
Leo stared at the shadow before him, his eyes wide with shock. If one could see Leo Leo's mouth, they would surely notice that it was trembling.
This wasn't Leo being nervous, but rather excited.
He sensed energy fluctuations emanating from the shadow!
"Lord Leo, we need you to come out for a moment. The great Black Skull Stigmata Wizard has an order."
A knock came from outside the room from Benji. Benji's voice was full of helplessness. Although Leo had told him to stop the other wizards, he couldn't refuse the order of the Stigmata Wizard. He could only knock on the door and call Leo out.
"I'm coming."
Leo didn't blame Benji. No one dared to disobey the orders of the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard. Level-Five Stigmata Wizard! For him, a Level One Lesser Wizard, to be given a task was enough to make him proud. How could he dare to disobey?
Leo opened the door and saw a Level Two Wizard, wearing the same Third-Class Wizard Medal around his neck, smiling at him.
A bent staff, an aged figure, but a pair of wise eyes.
"I am Kendini, Level-Two Elemental Wizard in the Command Center, and I am here to relay the orders of the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard."
"Yes." Leo listened respectfully.
" The Black Skull Stigmata Wizard orders Leo, Level One Body Refinement Wizard and recipient of Third-Class Wizard Medal, to enter the Underworld within half a month," Kendini said.
"...?"
Leo looked at Kendini, waiting for him to continue.
"That's all," Kendini said.
"That's it??"
Leo was surprised. What kind of order was this, sending him into the underground world for half a month?
Even if such a task isn't posted, does that mean I shouldn't participate?
Could there be some hidden story I'm unaware of?
In an instant, Leo's mind raced. Why should he attract the attention of the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard, and why should he be given a solo mission?
"Oh, by the way, this is from the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard. He asked me to give it to you, saying you might need it in a critical moment."
Kendini took out a black skull that was only the size of a palm and handed it to Leo.
" The Stigmata Gift?"
The moment Leo saw the tiny Black Skull, he recognized it as a gift that only Stigmata Wizard could bestow upon a low-level wizard.
More precisely, it's a key, a location, a passage that connects to the Stigmata Wizard.
"Master Kendini, did the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard have any other explanation?" Leo pressed.
First, he forced Li Xi to enter the underground world for half a month, and then he gave him the Stigmata Gift. No matter how you look at it, it seems like he wanted Leo to encounter danger.
Since it's a dangerous mission, shouldn't we make it clearer?
"There was no further explanation," Kendini said.
Perhaps seeing Leo's tense expression, Kendini spoke again, calmly saying, "Don't worry so much. You have the Stigmata Gift. As long as the other party isn't the World Lord, you'll be safe."
"..."
Leo dreaded hearing such words, because they often meant that Leo was certain to encounter the World Lord!
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
After Kendini finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Leo stopped him.
"It's just in time that the master is here. I'd like to report some confidential information I've encountered to the central command."
Kendini took out a crystal ball and pointed it at Leo, "Please speak."
Leo immediately recounted how he encountered the tentacle-like tumor in the cave and how he escaped.
The focus is on the appearance of the tumor and its ability to attack with the soul; as for the nuclear bomb, it is only mentioned briefly as a powerful, one-time-use magical weapon.
"The information you provided is very important, and I will report it truthfully. As for the location you mentioned, it has been designated a restricted area, and ordinary wizards and slave armies are not allowed to approach it at present."
"Why is that?"
"It all stemmed from your single-use, high-powered magical artifact, which blasted open hundreds of meters of the earth's surface, revealing the space beneath."
"That's a passageway connecting to the second basement level. Until the danger level on the second basement level is assessed, it can only be designated a restricted area."
"..."
Leo was speechless; he had somehow gotten himself into all sorts of trouble.
"Don't worry, I will report your intelligence truthfully, and you will be rewarded for your military achievements in no way."
"Unfortunately, your powerful, one-time-use magic weapon should have killed many Eyeless Spider, but we can't confirm the exact number right now, and we lack supporting evidence. We'll have to ask you to wait a bit."
"It's alright, we'll follow the instructions of the command center."
Although Leo said this, he knew better than anyone else that the nuclear missile kill mission was probably going to be a waste.
Although he didn't know the reason, Leo felt that this was the final outcome.
Kendini left, leaving Leo staring at the Black Skull Stigmata Gift in his hand.
He remembered that Nox, Level Two Wizard from the Black Skull Academy, possessed the same Stigmata Gift. During the battle at the volcano, he successfully summoned many third-level slaves, though many were eventually killed by the vice-principal of the Purple Flame Academy.
"It seems we can't rest anymore," Leo whispered to Benji.
"It's alright, if we can't beat them, we'll just run." Benji brandished his claws. As a level three life form and a once-famous Demigod in the Jeft World, he now only talked about running away.
It must have been tough on him!
Leo quickly informed Alice about the mission. Leo's intention was that the mission would be very dangerous, and it would be best to abandon the idea of carrying out the mission together as previously suggested.
Unexpectedly, Alice wanted to come along too, and Leo initially wanted to refuse.
Alice replied, "We can just run away; Benji is fast enough anyway."
Leo had no choice but to compromise!
A few days later, when Leo had reached his peak condition, Alice and Leo boarded the Benji and left the starship!
Just as Leo was leaving, on the second level of the starship, in the command center, Kendini, the recipient of the Second-Class Third-Class Wizard Medal who had given Leo the mission, said to a Level Three Great Wizard, "He's gone."
"Very good. Keep a close eye on his movements. Whether we can capture Jiayehe depends on him."