Shadow World
Everything is a projection of the Main World; there is no birth of life, no existence of will, only Leo and Yaoyao walking in this silent world.
To date, Leo has visited the Shadow World quite a few times, but apart from Yaoyao, he has not yet discovered any other life forms.
Leo looked at his chest. The tree branch attack, which he hadn't seen, had still left a wound on his chest where his ribs were visible, even with his current abnormal defensive power.
The intense pain gave Leo a clear understanding of his injuries: the muscles in his chest had been torn open, four ribs were broken, his internal organs had been impacted, and he had minor internal bleeding.
How powerful is this attack?
A shadow that could absorb 50% of the damage, totaling 32,000 points of damage, was hit to its full potential. This means that even with the damage reduction provided by his Indestructible Body, Godslaying Wizard Robe, and Wizard Medal shield, Leo still suffered 64,000 points of attack.
A single branch from that big tree could unleash an attack with over 70,000 points of power!
If it weren't for his body fused with the Stone of Indestructibility, his shadow capable of absorbing 50% of damage, and his attack power exceeding 70,000 points, even Level Three Wizard would have been utterly destroyed.
Leo once withstood a punch from a peak level three life form in the Tiger World, which only had a little over 60,000 attack power. At that time, Leo had not yet fused with the Stone of Indestructibility and was almost killed.
A casual strike from this giant tree already surpassed the peak of level three.
Leo gripped the Godslaying Staff, continuously absorbing its energy to replenish his body's reserves. At the same time, this energy could also heal Leo's injuries at the fastest speed.
A body fused with the Stone of Indestructibility can be called Indestructible Body, as it can quickly recover as long as there is sufficient energy.
Furthermore, Leo stimulates the nuclear radiation energy within his body, accelerating cell regeneration.
The deep, bone-revealing wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Even broken bones and internal organs recovered in a short time.
One point worth mentioning in this attack is that Leo's Indestructible Body also absorbed 0.7% of the damage and converted it into energy, which is about 500 points.
"This mutation in Homo sapiens is definitely targeting the hidden wizards. They probably won't revert to Homo sapiens until you wizards are completely wiped out," Yaoyao analyzed.
Through the Shadow World, one can see that the mutants in the Homo Sapiens World are still searching for the wizard's whereabouts, and once they discover the wizard, they will relentlessly hunt him down.
With only a few hundred thousand wizards, and even fewer Level Three Wizard, they can only hope for the best when facing the pursuit of hundreds of billions of mutants.
Especially after Leo withstood the attack from that big tree, it was clear that he was targeting the strongest wizards.
The weaker ones were surrounded and slaughtered by endless waves of mutants, while the stronger one, the giant tree, attacked directly with a power exceeding 70,000 points. How many wizards could withstand such an attack?
Leo remained pessimistic.
Now is not the time to worry about other wizards. After recovering from his injuries, Leo looked at the line that Yaoyao had mentioned, the line connecting to the tree through which the mutants were controlled.
Above the heads of those mutant shadows, there was an extremely thin thread connecting to an unknown direction, like the string that controls a marionette.
The lines above the heads of all the mutants in the town converged into a single black line as thick as a human arm, all extending in the same direction.
"Let's go take a look," Leo said.
I'll take you there.
Yaoyao pulled Leo by the ear as they strolled through the Shadow World.
The bizarre rules of the Shadow World mean that only with Yaoyao's guidance can Leo remain safe.
Various shadows that Leo couldn't understand flew past him, and on some of them, Leo could even see scenes of battle.
It seems those hidden wizards have been discovered and are being hunted down by the mutants.
Leo didn't try to save them; he was barely able to protect himself, so trying to save others would be tantamount to courting death!
Wizards are never a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites; they only make rational decisions when it comes to their own safety!
The current situation is completely beyond Leo's ability to handle; he will remain hidden as deep as possible, prioritizing his own safety above all else.
Following Yaoyao's lead, one could see more threads extending from the mutants' heads, all pointing in one direction.
The lines converging from different directions have now twisted together into a thick shadow, casting itself into a shadow whose boundaries Leo could not see.
What is this?
Leo stared at the black shadows that had turned everything he saw into his own, his eyes wide with disbelief, and he asked himself in a low voice in shock.
The Shadow World was originally just a bizarre and fantastical Shadow World, with many empty areas besides the shadows.
But just a step away from Leo, it transformed into a completely dark world shrouded in black.
It was as if the world before him was no longer the Shadow World that Leo knew, but a dark world without any light.
"This is the projection of that big tree in the Shadow World."
Yaoyao pointed to the dark world before her and said to Leo, Yaoyao voice filled with shock.
This was probably the first time Yaoyao had ever seen such a terrifying projection of the real body.
At this point, even if Yaoyao hadn't said anything, Leo would have guessed it. It was because dozens of thick black branches extended from this dark world, and these branches then dispersed into countless tiny threads. It was these threads that controlled all the Homo sapiens in the Homo Sapiens World.
The shadows in the Shadow World are all projections of the real world. Now, the projection of this tree is so large that Leo cannot imagine how big his true form would be.
It must be far higher than the 25,000-meter altitude he saw in the Ice Mirror!
That's not his true form.
Or perhaps it was just a part of his true form!
"Is this still the World Lord?"
Leo trembled in shock at this horrifying truth; his own strength was utterly shattered in the face of such a terrifying being.
He had also seen the projection of the Stigmata Wizard in the Shadow World, but it was nothing compared to the scene before him.
It is truly unimaginable that such terrifying life could have arisen in the Homo Sapiens World, which is merely a microcosm, not even a small one.
Don't say that the limit of a miniature world is level four life; this tree has probably already reached level six strength.
It might even be something that surpasses it!
However, Leo had never sensed life forms above level six, so he couldn't judge the differences between them. He could only make a hypothetical judgment based on the highest level he had ever seen, level six.
The emergence of Level 6 life in a microcosm is inconsistent with the laws of the universe's development and the distribution of energy.
A miniature world simply cannot support a Level 6 life form!
"Could it be that this Level-Six World Lord drained all the energy from the Homo Sapiens World, and even drained the life energy of the Homo sapiens themselves, which is why he advanced to Level 6?" Yaoyao thought of a possibility.
Even if you swallowed his entire planet, you still wouldn't be able to advance to level six.
"Don't even mention level six, you can't even advance to level five."
Leo rejected Yaoyao's guess. World Lord and Stigmata Level wizards cannot be sustained by the energy of one or even a few worlds. The resources required are enormous, far beyond what a micro-world can provide.
According to the wizarding civilization's classification of various worlds, from microscopic, small, medium-sized, large, and finally World Cluster.
There is a strict allocation of resources here.
The Homo Sapiens World, even if it were hundreds of Earths in size, would still be a miniature world. Its resources would only be enough to support one Level 4 life form, and it would not even be able to give birth to a second Level 4 life form.
Although it is called a small world, its actual controlled area, energy level, and various resources are hundreds or thousands of times that of a micro world. It can only support a few level four life forms.
As for medium-sized worlds capable of supporting level five life forms, their resources are thousands of times greater than those of small worlds.
This shows the difficulties faced by higher life forms; they are simply the result of countless energy resources being accumulated.
Therefore, Yaoyao's question about the possibility of this giant tree absorbing all the energy of the Homo Sapiens World to advance to level six is completely unfounded.
Otherwise, wizards wouldn't keep launching expeditions; frankly, it's all for more resources—to seize the entire universe and support their wizards.
Even though wizards have the ability and power to plunder other worlds, they still live a meager existence.
The fact that ordinary wizards are willing to risk their lives for a few energy crystals shows that wizards actually don't have enough resources.
"If we can't figure it out, then let's wait for the Wizard World's rescue army to arrive and see if we can figure it out then," Yaoyao said helplessly.
The power displayed by this World Lord has surpassed that of any life form Leo has ever seen before.
He dared not approach at all, hoping that the Wizard World's rescue army would be strong enough; if it was weak, he might just be delivered to their doom.
"You are not a being from the Shadow World; you are only staying here temporarily. I will find you a safe place now, and I will take you out when the time is up."
Leo still doesn't understand the rules of the Shadow World. If it weren't for Yaoyao, he would have been destined to have no connection with the Shadow World.
Now that Yaoyao is here, he can't stay here for long; he always passes by in a hurry.
In Yaoyao's words, if he doesn't leave when the time comes, he will be assimilated into the Shadow World.
There was a solution, but Yaoyao never mentioned it, only telling Leo that the time wasn't right and it would be pointless to say anything.
"Is Benji in danger now?" Leo asked Yaoyao.
Leo knew that Yaoyao possessed methods he couldn't comprehend, such as observing Benji's condition through his shadow.
If he says that Benji is alright, then he must be alright.
"He's doing well; he's sleeping soundly in a tree hollow."
"It seems that the World Lord is only targeting wizards; the other wizards' companions haven't been targeted," Yaoyao said, somewhat puzzled.
Benji wasn't the only wizard who survived the great battle a few days ago; none of them were targeted in the attack.
This puzzled Yaoyao!