Chapter 563: Chapter 535: Power of the Sage

While Ronin’s army occupied Bacchus City and bore down on the Tricia Kingdom’s Royal Capital, the other two fronts, excluding the Eastern Front, were not progressing as smoothly as expected.

Ultimately, it was due to a lack of unity. Everyone had their own agenda, which slowed their progress.

There were nobles on the main front as well, of course, and they too had their own little schemes.

However, constrained by Ronin’s powerful influence and Ridder’s terrifying strength, command was held firmly in Ridder’s hands. His subordinates followed orders without question. This was a clear distinction from the forces under Ibn and Valgis.

Of course, the lack of unity was only one factor. The absence of powerful Transcendents on their respective fronts was also a critical issue.

Ronin had established the War Council, but he had only promised to intervene personally if troublesome figures—like Proud Sun Knights or Great Mages—appeared on their fronts. Otherwise, he would not act.

As a result of these factors, the progress on these two fronts lagged behind that of the main and Eastern Fronts.

Fortunately, they harbored no ambitions of "vying for world domination." Otherwise, seeing Ronin about to strike Giant Dragon City while the navy closed in from the south, they might very well have turned on him and tried to pull some new trick.

The intelligence from Harmon soon arrived in Ronin’s hands.

Since Flame Wings wasn’t in a hurry and was waiting for him to walk right into a trap, Ronin decided to take his time as well, dedicating himself fully to his Cultivation.

The entire territory entered a brief period of peace.

「Four months passed in a flash.」

Cold air swept through Wubei Territory. Even with the morning sun, ordinary people still felt the chill and had no desire to leave the warmth of their beds.

"Why don’t you sleep a little longer?"

Blanche asked, rubbing her eyes while huddled under the covers. "There’s nothing urgent right now, is there?"

Since becoming a mother, much of the youthful innocence on Blanche’s face had faded, replaced by an air of maturity.

Over the past two years, as the Duchess and with Ronin’s tacit approval, she had become involved in many of the territory’s affairs and was now an indispensable administrator.

Ronin gave her a light kiss, threw on a coat, and got up. "You go back to sleep. I have something to do."

Blanche sat up and stretched lazily. Even after giving birth, her beautiful figure hadn’t changed at all.

"Forget it, I’ll get up too. I promised Erin I’d go to the Magic Academy today to instruct a group of Basic Level Mages."

She looked at Ronin with a smile. "Want to come with me? You haven’t seen Erin in a long time, have you?"

Ronin shrugged. "I saw her a few days ago when the territory’s Wolf Knight Squad was expanded. The roles of Army Mage and Combat Mage Tutor at the academy both suit her very well."

Erin was now a graceful twenty-year-old young woman, and her strength had even reached the level of a Fourth-level Great Mage. She was quite the celebrity in both the Magic Academy and the Wubei Territory’s Knight Order.

Blanche rolled her eyes. "You didn’t sneak a taste, did you?"

Ronin poked her on the forehead. "I think you should just go back to sleep!"

After he spoke, he pushed open the window and flew toward the sea.

The last time he broke through to the Legendary Level in Mist City, he had deliberately chosen a remote location. Even so, the powerful fluctuations had still attracted the attention of Ridder and Sophia.

This time, breaking through to the Sage Level would surely cause an even greater commotion.

To avoid disturbing anyone in his territory, Ronin decided to perform the breakthrough over the vast open sea.

Before long, he was standing high above the vast sea. Below, there were no islands or merchant ships.

He looked east. Far in that direction lay Sophia’s homeland, the Crescent Continent.

’Time to break through.’

Ronin withdrew his gaze and summoned his Attribute Panel. The 2,775 Attribute Points he had recently accumulated weren’t many, but they were enough to complete the breakthrough.

As he consumed 2,673 Attribute Points, his Legendary Mage Level progress reached Perfection.

HUMMM—

At this moment, heaven and earth resounded in unison, and the sea below suddenly whipped up enormous waves, as if building momentum for what was to come!

Ronin looked inward. The Spirit-Catching Chains in his Mana Space and Sea of Qi had disappeared. This was the sign of breaking through from the Legendary Level to the Sage Level.

Just then, a sudden flash of insight struck him, and he couldn’t help but look up at the sky.

Space rippled and churned, then tore open a huge gash.

Ronin saw no scenery, no people or objects—only a chaotic ocean of seven colors.

’The Ocean of Elements... the Power of the World!’

Instinctively, Ronin knew the ocean’s name.

Elemental Power was a form of Extraordinary Energy that had separated from this ocean. The conception of the Heart of the Plane, and indeed the very existence of this world, all depended on it.

The flowing colors within the Ocean of Elements were the "Power of the World," a force above Elemental Power that only Sages were qualified to command and use.

POOF—

While Ronin was astonished, a flame suddenly lit up in his Sea of Qi and Mana Space.

Although this flame was small, it was exceptionally bright. When Ronin visualized it, he couldn’t help but feel waves of warmth.

This was the Fire of the Soul.

Ronin’s method of breakthrough allowed him to possess two Fires of the Soul simultaneously.

At that exact moment, two vast powers descended from the Ocean of Elements.

This power was ethereal and illusory, yet exceptionally solemn and heavy.

In that instant, an endless storm of flames erupted in the surrounding space!

And Ronin could feel his physical body, Spiritual Power, and soul being continuously strengthened by it!

His physical body was rapidly shedding its Extreme Essence Body, transforming into the Wise Body!

With a Wise Body, natural death would take a thousand years. One could only imagine the strength of such a physical body.

After a long time, the enhancement slowly ceased, and everything around him gradually returned to calm.

Ronin slowly opened his eyes, and a glint of brilliant light made the sea and sky change color.

’This... is the Power of the Sage!’

Marveling, he raised a fist and slammed it toward the sea’s surface.

It was just an ordinary Intermediate Combat Skill, Fire Fist Bombing. But his Fighting Qi was now mixed with the Power of the World. A single punch slammed the sea surface down more than ten meters. When the water rushed back, it created a colossal wave a hundred meters high!

’So strong!’ Ronin couldn’t help but marvel.

Going from Proud Sun to Legendary was a qualitative change, and from Legendary to Sage was even more so.

After all, a Legendary practitioner still used their own power and external Elemental Power. A Sage, however, could command the more refined and potent Power of the World, which was an entire dimension higher on the power scale.

’With this power, I don’t need to worry, even if Flame Wings can summon Near-Sage Level strength with the Flaming Emblem.’

A Near-Sage was, after all, not a true Sage. They couldn’t grasp power of a higher tier, so resisting Ronin would be extremely difficult.

Still, he wouldn’t get careless. Before heading to Giant Dragon City, he needed to properly familiarize himself with his newfound power.

Unfortunately, Sophia didn’t have any Magic, Combat Skills, or Secret Techniques for Sages. After all, when she left the Crescent Continent, she never imagined she would reach the Sage Level before being able to return home.

So, Ronin could only turn his attention to Carlos’s "Flame Domain."

For the past two years, he had been researching the Giant Dragon’s special power, but with little success.

Now that he had once again been baptized by the world, ignited the Fire of the Soul, and drawn closer to the world’s Power of Origin, ’I wonder if I can finally make a breakthrough?’

Before mastering a new ability, Ronin’s strongest attack was the Flaming Void Slash he had learned from Ridder.

With a thought, he briefly abandoned his physical body, transformed into a flame, and flashed through the air.

The immense power severely distorted the space it passed through, and there were even faint signs that it was being torn apart!

Ronin couldn’t help but think of the spatial rifts from novels. Unfortunately, the Flaming Void Slash had not yet reached the power to tear through the space of a plane.

"Hm?"

With a thought, Ronin sensed an unusual fluctuation coming from the far end of the sea—it was deep and ice-cold.

’Could it be a fluctuation from the Sea of Storms?’

Ronin pondered for a moment, then his figure streaked through the air like a Meteor, rushing toward the distance.

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