Translator: AnubisTL
Without a doubt, everything here held immense research value!
Jieming wasn't the only one who realized this. The other wizards, with their far greater experience, had reached the same conclusion instantly.
Excitement and greed spread like wildfire through the hearts of every wizard, burning with unrestrained fervor!
The reason for their uncharacteristic frenzy was simple: this plane offered unparalleled opportunities for plunder.
This world has no sixth-tier creatures!
This single piece of intelligence ignited the wizards' desires more powerfully than any pre-battle mobilization speech ever could.
The absence of sixth-tier creatures meant there were no beings capable of truly communicating with the plane's origin, no entities that could manipulate the plane's laws on a grand scale.
This meant that no matter the terror and slaughter they unleashed here, the world's lifeforms couldn't rally the entire plane to resist, dragging the invaders down with them in a desperate, suicidal act, as some stubbornly defiant planes had done.
With this knowledge, all lingering concerns vanished like smoke.
The wizards present were like wolves finally released from centuries of confinement.
Their eyes, gleaming with elemental light, burned with primal, insatiable greed. The moment they emerged through the spatial rift, they began frantically plundering everything visible to the naked eye!
The massive rift in the sky, resembling a scar on the world, and the swarm of over a hundred thousand "demons" pouring forth, radiating terrifying auras, threw the indigenous creatures of this once-peaceful region into utter chaos!
Though they had never encountered wizards before, the creatures instinctively recognized the wizards' unrestrained, savage energy. No living being could mistake them for herbivores.
Amidst violent fluctuations in the dense mist, the native inhabitants of this aerial domain, driven by their primal fear of death, scattered frantically in all directions!
Yet against such overwhelming power, only a few who were either the farthest away or exceptionally fortunate managed to escape. The vast majority were engulfed by the pitch-black "meteor shower," their desperate cries of despair and resentment drowned out by the onslaught.
The overlords of this region, where the wizards descended, were colossal creatures resembling deep-sea rays, their bodies stretching over a hundred meters in length.
Apex predators of the mist sea's food chain, they were born aerial hunters.
But today, their reign came to an end.
When the first wizard materialized like a ghost before the massive ray shoal, these apex predators didn't even have time to react effectively.
A jet-black curse ray, imbued with the laws of death and decay, sliced through the mist and struck the largest ray chief with pinpoint accuracy.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no heart-wrenching scream.
The ray chief's massive, vitality-rich body dissolved silently, like an ice cube dropped into concentrated sulfuric acid.
In the blink of an eye, the struck area transformed into a pool of foul-smelling black pus.
Fortunately, the chief's immense size meant that while the attack was devastating, it only elicited a pained wail.
Only then did the entire ray colony awaken from its apex predator arrogance!
They erupted in furious, terrified shrieks, desperately manipulating the surrounding atmosphere to conjure visible Airflow Shields composed of high-speed air currents.
Younger individuals instinctively coiled their tails, unleashing volleys of air cannon at the wizards in a futile attempt to repel the sudden, terrifying enemy.
But all their efforts were in vain.
More wizards swarmed in like sharks drawn to blood, their numbers swelling relentlessly.
The "Airflow Shield," capable of deflecting meteorites, was effortlessly torn apart by the onslaught of dozens of vibrant, destructive spells.
The hastily launched air cannon were either evaded by the wizards' nimble movement techniques or simply blocked by their energy shields.
Realizing these creatures were formidable, the ray swarm instinctively tried to escape the battlefield using their innate speed, which surpassed that of most other lifeforms.
But the wizards were even faster!
Before the Rays could react, streaks of multicolored light pierced through their ranks.
What followed was a one-sided slaughter.
Spells easily tore through the Rays' supposedly impenetrable bodies.
Severed limbs, organs, and fragments of flesh floated in the air.
The wizards, like the most efficient scavengers, greedily collected these remains, viewing them as top-tier research materials.
Several wizards specializing in "flesh golem" and "biological modification" even used specialized energy cages to forcibly capture a few surviving Rays, intending to preserve them as prime research specimens.
Even the pale cyan blood that rained down from the sky was meticulously gathered by the wizards using various spells, not a single drop spared.
In mere minutes, the overlord species of this airspace had been completely wiped from existence.
During this near-frenzied "hunt," Jieming, with his reaction speed far surpassing that of his fellow wizards, managed to secure several intact limbs.
He carefully examined the massive, jade-like fin in his hand.
He discovered that the creature's blood wasn't the thick, metallic-smelling fluid typical of ordinary organisms. Instead, it possessed a light, ethereal texture, like a gentle breeze.
Elemental analysis revealed an astonishingly pure composition: a high-grade energy liquid almost entirely composed of the "wind element."
This substance, whether used in magic potion brewing or as a catalyst in experiments, would undoubtedly serve as an excellent solvent.
Relying on his formidable physique, honed through countless trials of body tempering methods, Jieming didn't hesitate to bite into the still-warm flesh in his hand right then and there!
Crunch... Crunch...
"Hmm... This creature's flesh has almost no taste, and the texture is like chewing raw rubber—remarkably tough," Jieming remarked between chews.
After swallowing, he focused on the changes in his body. His eyes lit up involuntarily!
Jieming could clearly feel a cool current rushing to his brain, instantly sharpening his mind and accelerating his thought processes.
Even in its unprocessed, raw state, this flesh rivaled the effects of some wizard-level auxiliary magic potions.
Imagine its value after professional potionological refinement!
Jieming extracted the bone from the flesh and used his Universal Eye to examine it.
The bone was astonishingly lightweight, almost weightless, yet possessed an extraordinary resilience.
Moreover, its elemental affinity was exceptionally high...
"Excellent! This could serve as a high-quality wand core material. Given the creature's inherent properties, a wand crafted from it would likely amplify wind element spells to a significant degree!"
Satisfied with his findings, Jieming stowed away his harvest. Only then did he remember his five Black Giants.
But when he turned to look, the expression on his face instantly froze.
The five towering Black Giants, their massive frames radiating oppressive power, were now flailing awkwardly through the weightless mist.
Like five landlubbers learning to swim for the first time, they struggled through the mist with clumsy dog-paddling motions, as if trying to "swim" through the air.
Jieming slapped his forehead in exasperation, realizing he had made a foolish mistake:
The Black Giants, a modified variant of the lava giants, were inherently suited for combat on solid ground.
They were completely unsuited for the agile, ever-shifting aerial battles and the buoyancy-dependent underwater combat!
It was just like the initial attacks the wizards had faced when they first invaded the Flamefrost Plane.
In those early days, even the mighty lava giants had relied on bizarre flying mounts to launch their assaults.
It wasn't that lava giants were incapable of flight altogether.
By releasing massive bursts of flame from their bodies, they could generate reactive force to propel themselves forward.
But such maneuvers were more akin to "ejection" than true flight—clumsy, inefficient, and unsustainable.
As elemental creatures, their internal energy served as both their mana bar and their health bar.
Depleted elements meant depleted life force.
This method of flight was practically no different from "blood-spitting flight."
As for underwater combat, it was even worse.
Although the modified Black Giants were resistant to low temperatures, their fundamental nature was to constantly absorb heat from their surroundings.
If they entered highly conductive water, they would likely freeze themselves into massive ice blocks within moments due to excessive heat absorption.
"Still... I suppose we got lucky. We realized this without paying too high a price. Once we return, we can make targeted adjustments..."
After a brief moment of frustration, Jieming quickly regained his composure.
After all, identifying the flaws in his combat system was a key objective of his participation in this planar war.
Moments later, Jieming had adjusted his mindset and resumed his intermittent flights across the vast region.
Like a diligent bee, he collected specimens of strange, never-before-seen creatures.
Behind him, the five towering Black Giants now bore makeshift "flying spell artifact" crafted from biological materials.
These crude devices sputtered uneven bursts of qi, propelling the giants forward in clumsy, lurching flight as they followed Jieming.
(End of the Chapter)
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