Translator: AnubisTL
Just as Jieming was assessing the situation and considering whether to continue the "Interruption" mission, a familiar voice echoed directly in his mind, brimming with irrepressible excitement and pride:
[Hahahaha! Do you see? It's been less than a year! These little ones, relying solely on their own awakened intelligence and collective cooperation, have actually created a powerhouse of this level! Incredible! Simply incredible! As expected of the lifeforms I enlightened!]
It was Wizard Starfall's voice.
Jieming froze for a moment, then quickly understood.
Since it had been confirmed that the "Great Plan" underground was not a super bomb capable of instantly destroying the plane, Wizard Starfall naturally no longer needed to keep her entire mind and spirit locked to the plane's origin.
She was clearly using her authority as the Plane Lord to transmit her willpower directly to Jieming through the planar energy network.
No, not just to him—she must have connected all four wizards.
Looking around, the ordinary light clusters were still immersed in the ecstatic joy of the "Birth of the King."
They remained completely unresponsive to this "divine oracle"-like transmission, confirming Jieming's suspicion.
Then, Viola's voice cut in, her calm tone tinged with amusement, transmitted through the same unique planar communication channel:
"Starfall, I wouldn't celebrate just yet. Take a closer look at the cave walls and floor. Those lingering energy-guiding traces and rune structures... don't they look familiar?"
At her words, Jieming instinctively scanned the walls and floor of the massive cavern.
Sure enough, beneath the blinding light and the rough rock, he spotted numerous carvings.
Though the patterns and rune arrays formed by these carvings appeared incomplete and crudely laid out, with inefficient energy flow, their core architecture and the arrangement of their energy nodes suggested a remarkably sophisticated complete form.
"This is...!" Wizard Starfall's voice betrayed her obvious astonishment. "A simplified variant of the 'Kars Sevenfold Amplification Array'? And the basic module of the 'Energy-Focusing Resonance Rune'? Isn't this the underlying architecture of the auxiliary formation we designed together for the high-energy beam cannon? How could it be here?!"
Viola's voice carried a hint of realization. "It seems my guess was correct. Starfall, when you performed the 'Ignition of Intelligence,' although you didn't consciously instill knowledge, you were deeply immersed in your research on these magical formation models. The relevant knowledge, logic, and even the 'feeling' of their construction likely accompanied your will, imprinted onto the souls of these newly awakened intelligences through the 'Imaginary Element' that served as the medium."
"Considering that the 'Ignition of Intelligence' process itself is profoundly influenced by the creator's emotions and willpower, such an unconscious 'contagion' of knowledge is entirely possible."
Jieming, huddled inside his camouflaged light sphere, nodded silently.
He understood it even more clearly.
After all, the "enlightenment" techniques of the cultivation world were essentially a similar process.
When immortals enlightened stubborn stones, plants, or spirits, they didn't just grant them spiritual intelligence; they usually also instilled basic survival common sense, a perception of heaven and earth, and even simple moral concepts.
Otherwise, if one merely bestowed power and spiritual intelligence without any knowledge, the result would not be a youthful guardian capable of sweeping the courtyard or guarding the cave abode. Instead, it would be a "super-infant"—possessing intelligence yet utterly ignorant, requiring instruction from the very beginning.
Wizards were, by nature, beings dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. For a high-rank wizard like Starfall, the density of knowledge flowing through her soul was immense.
Even if she didn't consciously know the key points of knowledge transmission during the enlightenment process, the mere unconscious leak of a few fragments was enough to serve as the foundation for the newly born, blank intelligence to build its cognition and skills.
So... that's how it is?
Wizard Starfall's voice betrayed a hint of disappointment. The pure joy of a creator witnessing a miracle had been somewhat diminished.
Sensing the stiffening atmosphere, Jieming was about to say something through the communication channel to ease the tension when the situation before them suddenly took another turn!
Boom!
The massive sphere of light in the center violently contracted inward, then erupted with a brilliance and majestic pressure tenfold stronger than before!
It was no longer an unstable aggregate of energy, but radiated an aura of solidity, stability, and vastness—like an ocean. In that brief moment, its advancement had fully completed; it had solidified its place as a sixth-tier lifeform!
Just as the light reached its peak and the pressure swept across the entire field, a sudden change erupted!
Jieming's vision went completely white. The intense light caused even his enhanced sight to momentarily blur.
And in that same instant, when the glare was most blinding and even his senses were disrupted, dozens of the previously withered Light-Cluster Elemental Lifeforms beside him suddenly surged to their feet!
They no longer emitted soft or chaotic light, but abruptly flared with an aggressive, piercing brilliance.
Like weapons under a single command, they fired beams of ultra-concentrated energy from every conceivable angle, all converging on Jieming's concealed position!
Simultaneously, a massive, blindingly white pillar of light, imbued with a terrifying aura of destruction, erupted from the newly born sixth-tier Light-Cluster at the center.
With the force to tear the earth asunder, it struck Jieming's position with absolute precision!
Danger alarms shrieked through Jieming's mind!
Before he could even think, the instincts forged through countless battles and research kicked in. The Five Aggregates Rainbow Transformation Mirror activated simultaneously, aiding Jieming in completing the calculations in a mere instant.
Phase Space!
His figure blurred and turned ethereal as he "peeled away" from the main plane, narrowly slipping into a temporary parallel phase space.
BOOM!!!
On the main plane, the spot where he had stood—along with everything within a radius of dozens of meters, including rocks, air, and the dozens of Light-Cluster Elemental Lifeforms that had launched the attack—was completely vaporized and annihilated by the convergent blast of the sixth-tier light pillar and numerous energy beams.
As the smoke cleared, only a perfectly smooth-edged, bottomless circular crater remained. The rocks at the crater's rim had even formed crystal-like structures from the instantaneous, extreme heat.
Hiding within the phase space, Jieming watched the terrifying aftermath on the main plane. A wave of lingering fear washed over him, followed by a surge of profound confusion.
I was discovered? When? How?
He had been confident in his disguise.
It was a perfect camouflage, constructed from the combination of shape manipulation using the Body Tempering Method, Light Element Simulation Wizardry, and the precise control of energy fluctuations through the Universal Eye.
Theoretically, it should have been enough to deceive a sixth-tier existence who had just advanced and whose realm had not yet fully stabilized.
Unless the opponent possessed a specialized detection method, or...
"Jieming! Can you hear me? What's your situation?!"
Wizard Starfall's urgent voice came through the planar authority again. She had clearly also detected the terrifying attack that had suddenly erupted in the underground cavern.
"I'm fine. Fortunately, I reacted in time and didn't take any damage," Jieming replied calmly as he quickly stretched his body in the phase space, returning to his normal form.
"But I can't understand. My camouflage should have been perfect. How did it lock onto me so precisely?"
After a moment, Viola's voice joined the communication:
"Based on the analysis of the images Starfall just sent, judging by the attack pattern, that sixth-tier individual first released a bright light interference at your location before launching the fatal strike."
"This means it didn't lock onto you while you were dodging," Viola's voice trailed off, but the three in the communication channel reached the same chilling conclusion almost simultaneously. "It knew your exact position from the start and predicted how the flash would disorient you... or rather, it knows the visual weaknesses of 'flesh-and-blood creatures' under intense light."
"It's a trap," Jieming's voice turned grim. "A trap specifically designed for potential 'observers' or 'intruders.' They've not only sensed the presence of the wizards—or rather, the 'Creators'—but have even used the information leaked from our recent experiments—like our simulations of 'flesh-and-blood forms' and our possible observation methods—to set up this ambush. They're trying to counter-kill the 'Creators'!"
Wizard Starfall fell silent for a moment, then her disappointment vanished instantly.
In its place, a more intense, almost boiling research fervor erupted: "Counter-kill the Creators?! Heavens! They actually deduced the concept of the 'Creators' and, instead of feeling awe, they're planning to rebel! This intelligence... this spirituality... it's magnificent! This is far more exhilarating than simply creating a miracle!"
Viola's low chuckle and the faint sounds of her operating the instruments could be heard from her side. "Starfall, don't get too excited. I've detected some even more interesting 'little troubles' on my end. It seems your 'children' have more than one surprise prepared."
Wizard Starfall, who also seemed to see something through the planar monitor, laughed even more heartily. "Hahaha! I see it! How fascinating! They even kept a trump card up their sleeve! Jieming!"
Her tone suddenly turned grave and full of anticipation:
"Viola needs to deal with some 'little accidents' and can't get away for now. So, I'm leaving the 'big surprise' in the basement to you and Anya to handle. Remember..."
Wizard Starfall's voice carried a strong warning: "Do not harm that big guy's life under any circumstances! He is our most precious living research specimen right now! I need to study his thought patterns, social structure, motivations for rebellion... everything!"
Jieming: "..."
"...What? Me?"
Me, a fourth-tier wizard, capture that sixth-tier creature alive? The one with its entire swarm lying in ambush outside?!
Oh right, there's also Anya, a third-tier wizard.
He wanted to protest, but the planar communication cut off abruptly.
Almost simultaneously, he received a short message from Anya via the magic net terminal: [I've cleared the outer interference and am approaching the core region at full speed. This energy signature is insane. How's your situation?]
Jieming looked out of the phase space. Hovering above the crater was a sixth-tier light cluster, its glow undulating as it seemed to be searching for his trace.
Around it, countless other light clusters were moving in an orderly army, deploying various energy interference and containment runes. He sighed helplessly.
Fine, protest denied.
He quickly messaged Anya back, briefly describing the situation he was observing.
Anya's reply was calm yet tinged with eagerness: [I'm almost there. Let's formulate a strategy. I need to know its energy characteristics and your exact location.]
"Tch! What a pain..." Jieming took a deep breath, suppressing his stray thoughts. His gaze sharpened and focused once more.
(End of the Chapter)
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