Chapter 672: Chapter 645: The Sorcerer Catastrophe

“Ancestor, how is this possible? Damn bitch, this is outrageous, we’ll fight you!”

“Calm down. It’ll be over soon, and you can’t go over and cause trouble. Your enemy is me.”

With the death of the land’s master, the remaining fierce demon beasts suffered various levels of backlash. Many seemed to go mad, daring to cause trouble for Antoinette.

Ivan didn’t give these people a chance.

If he let them succeed, he would have failed in his duty, and that was unacceptable.

Without hesitation, he revealed the Void King Body, his power becoming even more terrifying, unrivaled, and he ensured no one reached Antoinette.

“What a sorcerer! The power difference at the same level is astonishing.”

Debra noticed this scene and compared herself, feeling there was no comparison. She could only smile bitterly.

However, she didn’t lose her Combat Energy. Her movements became even sharper, and many fierce demon beasts fell by her hand, though it couldn’t compare to the other side.

After Qingmin Deer Lord fell, more fierce demon beasts fled in panic, and the previous situation was irretrievable.

After a while, Ivan and the others also quickly ended the battle.

Afterward, Ivan flew forward unhurriedly, landing near the center of the land, examining the headless carcass of Qingmin Deer Lord.

He remembered clearly that during his apprentice days, shortly after beginning his path as a sorcerer, he was persecuted by his then-mentor Toyennes and had to endure a curse’s power.

The source of that curse was Qingmin Deer Lord right in front of him.

At this moment, this long-standing enemy lay dead before him, in a wretched state. The only regret was that it hadn’t died by his hand.

“If you don’t want to be tainted by the ‘Song of the Seasons,’ don’t target Qingmin Deer Lord.” Antoinette’s voice came.

“Song of the Seasons? What is that?” Ivan couldn’t help but ask.

“A special test. Success leads to life evolution, failure leads to turning oneself into all things. It’s meant for beings within the plane, but for you, it would be a terrifying curse, eroding you with the force of seasonal cycles until Life Withering.”

“Isn’t this the ‘Curse of Demon’s Resentment’?”

“That’s right, the Song of the Seasons is the complete version of the Curse of Demon’s Resentment. Once you’re hit, even I couldn’t clear it for you.”

Hearing such a warning, Ivan stepped back several steps, warily gazing at the headless carcass before him.

The Song of the Seasons originates directly from the Elf Plane itself, its power profound and inscrutable. The Prophet’s Treasure Tome is unlikely to counter it; it’s better not to provoke it.

“From what I understand, all your beings have to go through this test. It doesn’t seem likely, does it?”

“Of course not. Only those with power reaching the lord or Ancient King level have a certain chance of receiving the blessing. The main recipients are the Earth Demon Throne and a small portion of the Sky Demon Throne, like Qingmin Deer Lord, who slaughtered too much life.”

“I see.”

Ivan understood, realizing the Song of the Seasons, said to be a chance for life evolution granted from above, was a catastrophic calamity for most beings.

It’s like an insect shedding its skin; those who succeed and evolve are exceedingly rare, almost one in a million.

Otherwise, Qingmin Deer Lord wouldn’t have gone to great lengths, even crossing planes, to carefully divert such power to share the burden he bore.

In fact, he was quite interested in Qingmin Deer Lord’s methods back then, having studied the Curse of Demon’s Resentment for a while.

But due to the terrifying nature of the Song of the Seasons, he could only give up for now.

“Speaking of which, we sorcerers also have our own calamities.”

“Are you sure you’re not lying?”

“Your information comes from Mavis. The reason she hasn’t heard of it is simply because we sorcerers disguise it well, or rather, we’ve handled it appropriately, transforming it perfectly into something else —”

Seeing Antoinette’s interest, Ivan didn’t hold back, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear.

There’s a saying, when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Of course, the ‘abyss’ here doesn’t refer to the Abyss Plane.

Sorcerers specialize in Soul Power.

And the realm of the soul is unfathomable, its pinnacle far beyond the sorcerer’s own power. Naturally, they are unknowingly eroded and oppressed by it.

The higher the power, the greater the oppression.

Over time, this creates a distinctive impact.

This manifests in sorcerers as their obsessions, various deeply rooted obsessions. For instance, Hotter’s guilt towards Tanaya is an uncontrollable obsession.

Such obsession can change a person, making them unlike their original self, without realizing it themselves.

If not resolved properly in time, eventually, the sorcerer will be manipulated by their obsession, completely losing their rationality, becoming a sorcerer with twisted personality and erratic behavior.

Embarking on a path of self-destruction.

After becoming a Void King Wizard, Ivan accessed this unique top-secret record in the Supreme Court, astonished and speechless at the time.

Reading further, he learned that the ancestors had solved this issue, integrating the solution into the sorcerer’s cultivation philosophy, essentially a one-time fix.

As long as one adheres to the sorcerer’s philosophy and doesn’t deviate from it.