"Bang bang bang"
The sound of knocking on the incubation chamber startled Leo awake. He couldn't remember how much time had passed since his last conversation with the Undying Body. His weakened state had kept him in a deep sleep most of the time.
Leo struggled to open his eyes and looked outside. He could see a blurry, indistinct figure watching him from outside the incubation chamber.
"Little guy, are you the one who applied for the Special-Class Wizard Medal?"
Leo nodded blankly. He was suddenly awakened from a deep sleep, his brain was very sluggish, and he was still a little slow to react.
Even with his slow reaction time, Leo realized the identity of the person in front of him after a moment.
"Sir, it was I who applied for it."
"Tell me in detail how you obtained the secret technique to counter their modifications."
Under the direct gaze of the illusory figure, Leo felt an inability to lie and was forced to tell the truth.
"My lord, when I was level one, during a mandatory expedition, it happened to be the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard's expedition to the Black Tomb World, a Undead World. It was in that world that I obtained the secret technique to counter their soul-modifying abilities..."
Upon learning of the abilities of the Special-Class Wizard Medal, Leo understood that he could not hold back and had to tell the truth, because a single lie could have unimaginable consequences.
Back in the Black Tomb World, Leo and Alice found a remnant of the Black Tomb World's civilization.
There they discovered many Soul Tablet whose records were blurred, and gained the ability to split souls.
According to the records on the Soul Tablet, this secret technique of splitting the soul was likely used to deal with the Great Demon King who would destroy the world.
However, the Black Tomb World has been completely conquered by the wizard army, Black Tomb World civilization has been extinguished, and there is no world-destroying demon king anymore.
At the time, Leo was overjoyed because he had found a treasure left behind by a civilization, but little did he know that this secret technique for splitting the soul would be completely useless in the days to come.
Gradually, Leo forgot about this secret technique, until the Black Skull Stigmata Wizard betrayed him.
When Leo was massacring and reforming slaves, this secret technique, a remnant of the previous civilization from the Black Tomb World, suddenly came into play and reappeared from the depths of his soul.
Through reformation, a level-three slave regained his own consciousness.
Leo's first reaction was to conceal his ability, because he knew how effective this ability was against the Black Skull Stigmata Great Wizard.
Once exposed, the Black Skull Stigmata Great Wizard will definitely kill him first.
Therefore, Leo has always sealed his eyes, for fear of revealing the two runes within them.
However, after the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard was killed by this Soul-Splitting Secret Technique, Leo no longer cared about hiding it, because the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard's death could not be concealed.
Leo the only one who didn't realize how important this secret technique would be, which led the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard to remind Leo in the final moments to hand it over in exchange for the greatest credit.
" The Black Tomb World..."
The illusory figure recited the name of the world spoken by Leo, and then showed no energy reaction. Countless planets flashed rapidly in his illusory eyes, as if a universe was contained within them.
"Found it. According to the expedition records, there's nothing else there, just an ordinary medium-sized world."
"Now that you mention it, it seems that Black Skull has already colluded with... and the Black Tomb World was one of their joint operations."
"Besides Big Ben, another item on the expedition was Bloody Battleaxe; he will also be included in the investigation."
As the illusory figure muttered to itself, Leo kept her mouth tightly shut, not daring to listen too much, making sure she only listened to what she should hear and not to hear a single word she shouldn't.
Leo directly filtered out certain keywords.
"I currently believe this soul-splitting technique is effective. After you submit it, I will award you the Special-Class Wizard Medal."
"Now think about whether there's anything particularly important you want to accomplish; maybe I can help you fulfill it."
The illusory figure spoke calmly, its confident words sounding like those of an omnipotent god, in control of everything in the world.
"My lord, my wife was killed in this rebellion, and I wish to resurrect her." Leo's aged skin and slightly cloudy eyes revealed a yearning as if for a life-saving elixir.
"No, this wish is impossible. We are wizards, those who wield the rules. To bring the dead back to life is to violate the rules. If your wife's soul were still alive, it might be possible, but her soul is controlled by the Black Skull; there is absolutely no possibility of her being resurrected."
"But, sir..."
Leo wanted to say more, but was stopped by the illusory figure reaching out.
"Don't believe what those so-called gods in other worlds say. Their abilities are nothing more than low-level soul manipulation, not true resurrection."
"In this world, your wife cannot be brought back to life."
"I advise you to face this matter rationally. You'd be better off using this time to think about more realistic desires," the illusory figure said calmly.
Leo's lips parted silently, but despite having a lot to say, he couldn't utter a single word.
The person before him wouldn't lie; if they said they couldn't be resurrected, then they definitely couldn't be resurrected.
But if none of those before us can bring Alice back to life, who else can?
Leo lowered his head and remained silent. After a moment, he looked up at the illusory figure and said, "My lord, may I ask for a world?"
"Simple, what kind of world do you want?"
The illusory figure spoke in a simple and relaxed tone, as if Leo wanted not a world, but a piece of candy.
"I want that planet where humans live on Earth," Leo said.
"Earth humans? That's the native planet you once lived on, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir."
"Let me see."
A universe reappeared in the eyes of the illusory figure, constantly searching for the planet Leo had mentioned.
"Found it. It may seem like just an ordinary, unremarkable planet, but it has some unique features. Once you obtain the Special-Class Wizard Medal and return to the Wizard World, this planet will be registered under your name."
"Thank you, sir."
Leo never imagined that acquiring a planet would be so simple, just a matter of saying one sentence.
"And the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard said before he died that he would leave all his inheritance to you, that's impossible."
"His crimes warrant the discounted sale of all his assets to the victimized wizards and their families."
"Sir, I'm a victim too..."
Leo was getting anxious. The Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard owned several worlds, including a territory in the Wizard World. How could it all be confiscated in the blink of an eye?
Just as Leo was about to argue, he was interrupted again by the illusory figure.
"Considering that the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard was also controlled by someone, and you are also a victim, as well as his designated heir, I can allocate the territory of the Purple Flame Academy to you. Seeing that your chances of advancing to Stigmata are very high, it might as well be your future territory."
"I... thank you, sir."
Leo had so much to say. The Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard's legacy only gave him this little bit, which was equivalent to taking away 90% of the profits.
What pained Leo even more was that with the fall of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard, he lost his 1% of his earnings in the Jeft World, as well as the subsidy of a Third-Class Wizard Medal.
Leo used 1% of the profits from the Jeft World to train the Gulu Beast of the Jeft World. Now, the Gulu Beast is gone, and so is the 1% profit.
The loss is too great!
Although there was a large territory in the Wizard World as compensation, this territory was completely deserted; everyone's souls had been drained by the Black Skull.
It's like making him start from scratch and rebuild this territory.
Reconstruction would not only yield no profit, but would also require a large upfront investment. Where would Leo get that kind of money?
Let's leave it for now. Without the foundation of Stigmata Wizard, he could never support such a large territory.
Therefore, regarding the legacy of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard, he not only gained little, but also incurred substantial expenses.
The only thing that made me happy was that I regained ownership of all humankind on Earth.
"Once you're out of the incubation chamber, hand over the secret technique for splitting your soul. Also, submit any other useful information you have. Everything I said before is based on the premise that your secret technique is worth Special-Class Wizard Medal. If it's not worth that much, everything I said before is null and void."
"Yes, sir."
Their statuses were completely unequal, so Leo could only do whatever the other person said, without even having the ability to refute them.
Leo didn't even notice when the illusory figure disappeared. The scene of talking with the illusory figure just now felt like a dream. Apart from some of the conversation about himself that he still remembered, the rest of the scene was gradually blurring.
"So, has that esteemed person come by?"
Just as Leo was in a daze, the enormous head of the Undying Body approached the incubation chamber again.
Leo nodded. "An important person has arrived, but I don't recognize him, and I can't recall anything about him in my mind."
"That's normal. Their level already represents the rules. Can you remember the rules? Of course not. If you could remember the rules and visualize them, you wouldn't just be a level three wizard."
The Undying Body laughed heartily without realizing it, but the meaning behind his words gave Leo a jolt; that person represented the rules.
"Then why are you and Beast Blood Boiling helping me so much?"
Amidst the laughter of the Undying Body, Leo's slightly curious voice rang out.
Upon hearing Leo's question, the Undying Body, like a duck whose throat had been choked, instantly stopped laughing, and even its voice vanished without a trace.
The giant head looked around nervously, as if afraid of being discovered whispering with Leo.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I only helped you because you cultivate the same Indestructible Body as me. Otherwise, why would I help you? Watch your words in the future, or you'll get yourself into trouble."
The Undying Body extended a finger and kept tapping it on the incubation chamber. If it weren't for the chamber, he would have loved to use his pillar-like finger to shut Leo's mouth.