Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 397 - 17 The Erased Pioneer

Chapter 397 -17 The Erased Pioneer

“A dead world?”

Richard didn’t quite understand, as the Green Forest World had given him the impression of nothing but vitality, nearly overflowing with life energy.

Trees felled in the morning would by afternoon be entwined with vines. Within three days, moss would cover the entire tree.

The whole tree would become a nursery bed for mushrooms.

Such terrifying life energy had nothing to do with death.

“I think we have a different definition of death,” Richard said. “This world to me seems full of surging vitality.”

“That’s just the facade, stranger.”

The Snake King’s dragon eyes sized up Richard from head to toe, then slowly replied.

“All these are illusions created by that damned tree, which was supposed to guard us but chose to betray instead.

It roots in the World Origin, using the whole world as its planter, continuously turning this world into nutrients for its growth…

If it keeps growing like this, in one or two epochs, the entire world will become part of it.

Even now, only the Poison Swamp and the Ancient Battlefield remain free from the control of its seeds.”

Upon hearing these words, Richard’s mind began to work rapidly, analyzing the information in the Snake King’s speech.

It revealed a lot.

First, the World Tree, in the beginning, must have been something akin to a World Guardian. But later, possibly due to the Pioneers, it was turned into its current form.

Second, the control the World Tree has over the surface world might exceed a wizard’s imagination.

The entire surface world has only this Poison Swamp and a place called the Ancient Battlefield that remain uncorrupted by the seeds.

This also means that Garon the Great Wizard, in the battle against the World Tree, must have been at an advantage. So much so that despite the numerous seeds removed, there were no signs of disturbance.

For the World Tree, even the White Wizard Army was but a minor nuisance easily disposed of.

If it had even the slightest bit of spare energy, Richard would have become fertilizer already.

With this thought, Richard couldn’t help feeling a hint of relief.

The Snake King continued, “In the past, many outsiders like you have entered this dying world.

But those outsiders weren’t as lucky as you; many of them died in the jungle, while the stronger ones were pulled into the Inner World by that tree.

Stranger, if I were you, I’d flee this world now.”

“I must say, your words compel me,” Richard remarked coolly. “Rarely do natives express goodwill towards a wizard.

But there’s a mistake in your words; this world will not die.

There is a being you cannot even imagine who has already entered the Inner World to fight against the tree you mentioned.

As for me, I am but his vassal, charged with clearing the remaining World Tree seeds in the surface world.”

Upon hearing Richard’s words, the Snake King was taken aback, then a scornful smile appeared on his face.

“Stranger, I didn’t expect you to forsake the glory of your ancestors and submit to someone ignorant.

The ‘unimaginable’ being you speak of is nothing more than a World Master who controls a Miniature World, at most a Small World.

Beings of such level have been killed by that tree in countless numbers over the years, including those of the Fifth and Sixth Level.

Alas, I thought I had encountered one of my own kind. It seems you have lost your legacy entirely and have become one of the ignorant.

What a pity, what a shame.”

The Snake King’s words left Richard somewhat confused.

Kin? He had not integrated any snake bloodline… No, that’s not it!

Richard’s eyes suddenly widened as he understood why the Snake King had shown him goodwill and called him kin.

Not snake blood, but Dragon Blood!

He had sensed the Dragon Blood that Richard had merged into his body for his training in the Transformation Battle Body!

The Snake King had mistaken him for a member of the Dragon Blood Species.

Taking this together with his disdain for the World Master, it was likely that this Snake King was a descendant of the servant creatures of the Pioneers.

His bloodline memory still contained the records of the Pioneers.

“Inheritance… Indeed, I have none,” Richard spoke up. “But the Big Shot behind me holds an ancient legacy.”

With that, Richard entered the Secret Realm before the Snake King’s eyes.

Not long after, Richard emerged from the Secret Realm, followed by a Golden Dragon Chariot carried by eight Armored Guards.

The carriers were all clad in Golden Armor, and on the chariot lay a majestic beast with platinum scales, lazily sprawled.

A Giant Dragon! And none other than an offspring of the Dragon King!

Upon seeing Hog, the Snake King’s dragon eyes bulged.

His body trembling slightly, he lowered his head and spoke with reverence in Dragon Language, “My respects to you, noble son of the Dragon King.”

Hog looked at him indifferently and calmly said, “Rise, commoner.”

The Snake King lifted its head, and on its serpentine face, Richard could see a mix of servility and obsequiousness.

It asked with some caution, “Great Dragon Prince, is the Supreme finally reclaiming this lost land?”

The Supreme.

Beside the Golden Dragon Chariot, Richard instantly associated the term with the Pioneers.

The creature before him still had no idea that the Pioneers had vanished without a trace.

“Supreme…”

Hog heard this term and suddenly, ancient memories began to surface in his mind.

Those memories seemed traceable to hundreds of epochs ago.

But strangely, there was no so-called Supreme in these memories; the Giant Dragons were bowing down to nothingness, as if in fealty.

It appeared as though an invisible force had erased the presence of the Supreme from the Snake King’s mention.

“What do you know about the Supreme?”

Richard’s voice arose beside Hog’s ear, prompting a slight shake of Hog’s head.

“The Supreme has disappeared; there’s no trace of the Supreme in my bloodline memory. The Giant Dragons bowing to nothingness suggests that something… has erased all traces of the Supreme.” freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Richard’s body shivered slightly upon hearing Hog’s answer.

Erased the Supreme?

With the power that the Supreme now exhibited, excluding Truth Level combat strength, the Wizard Civilization would have been utterly crushed by the Supreme.

Yet, the Supreme had been erased.

Richard suddenly realized that no one had ever described what the Supreme looked like; the Wizards were only in contact with the creations left by them.

Logically, even if a civilization were destroyed, there should still be corpses, right?

Dinosaurs had been dead for over a billion years and still had fossils.

An indescribable fear enveloped Richard’s heart in an instant.

Back then, against which civilization was the Supreme fighting? Was that civilization also destroyed?

But moments later, he calmed down.

These things were too distant for him; he wasn’t even a Great Wizard, nor could he participate in the Truth Council.

The direction of the Wizard Civilization wasn’t something he could influence, nor stop.

“Tell him, the Supreme has disappeared. The dragons and the Wizards have reached a cooperation.”

The Snake King, seeing Hog silent for too long, began to sense something ominous, and when Hog finally spoke, its heart plummeted.

Hog said slowly, “The Supreme has disappeared, and the dragons and the Wizards have reached a cooperation.”

Upon these words from Hog, the Snake King’s expression visibly dimmed.

“So, the Supreme didn’t win after all.”

“Do you remember what happened back then?” Hog asked curiously, “Even my heritage has lost the trace of the Supreme.”

“I don’t remember,” replied the Snake King as it shook its head slightly, “My bloodline only retains the title ‘Supreme’ and that they were the World’s past masters and our saviors.

I thought my bloodline had problems, but it seems, judging from the current situation, the Supreme probably didn’t win in that war.”

“What enemy was the Supreme fighting against back then?” Richard could not help but ask, “Now, we can’t even find the Supreme’s corpse.”

The Snake King looked at Richard in surprise, not understanding how this Dragon Blood Species dared to speak so impudently in front of the Dragon Prince.

Hog said indifferently, “Don’t be surprised, he’s a Wizard. I have said that the current Giant Dragons have already formed a… cooperative relationship with the Wizards.”

The Snake King was stunned; he had thought this Dragon Blood Species was merely an attendant to the Dragon Prince’s son.

He hadn’t expected this creature to be a collaborator with the Giant Dragons.

“I have no memory of that war either,” the Snake King said, shaking its head slightly, “All I know is that it was an unimaginably formidable enemy.

To confront them, the Supremes even manipulated the stars and built a wall out of the worlds.

Yet even so, they did not win, their presence was erased from existence.

But…”

“But what?” Richard pressed on.

“Still,” continued the Snake King, “the Supremes didn’t win, but they certainly didn’t lose either. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be here talking.”

Richard frowned slightly.

Annihilated together? That would be best.

“If you want to know more about the Supreme, I recommend you go to a certain place,” said the Snake King, “The Ancient Battlefield there has not been corroded by the World Tree; it still retains many things from back then. Maybe you can find what you’re looking for.”

“Oh?” Richard raised an eyebrow, “I know a place that’s closer, right in this swamp.”

“Do you want to enter the high tower?”

The Snake King’s pupils shrank sharply as a terrifying pressure instantly enveloped Richard.

But it saw only the black crow on Richard’s shoulder cry out, a force no weaker than its own rebuffing the Snake King’s pressure.

The Snake King retracted its pressure, looking at Richard with surprise, “I didn’t expect to find such a Big Shot here. That tower is guarded by that stinking toad; nobody can get in unless you kill it.”

“That’s why I came to find you,” Richard said with a slight smile, “I should be able to heal your wounds. Together, we can surely slay that toad.”

“You think you can heal me?” The Snake King shook its head slightly, “You underestimate that toad.

It has reached this point, its venom has undergone a qualitative change. Even I’m just barely keeping myself from being poisoned to death…

Unless a World Master intervenes, it’s impossible for me to fight that toad again.

But since the World Master got involved, you obviously don’t need me.”

With that, the Snake King swam towards the dead World Tree.

“Leave, both of you. Let this old creature about to die get some sleep.

Don’t even think of imperiously commanding me; I’m a Subspecies Giant Dragon, not one of the common Dragon Blood Species at your disposal.”

“That’s not necessarily true,” Richard said confidently with a smile, “How about you come with me to the Secret Realm?”