Chapter 61: Interdimensional Coordinates
Although the pain from his severed arm had turned Soro Flare's face deathly pale, his tone remained completely calm and accustomed.
“This is how a Third Tier bloodline wizard apprentice fights. Usually, it’s either missing an arm or a leg—I’ve gotten used to him being like this…”
Hearing Richard Eva’s words, Janna couldn’t help but glance once more at the severed part of Soro Flare’s arm.
Flesh wriggled, and new tissue grew.
As Soro Flare had said, the place where his arm was severed was indeed regenerating at a steady pace.
At this rate, it might not even take an hour before his entire arm regrew.
“So this is the elevation of life achieved after advancing to a Third Tier wizard apprentice…”
For the first time observing the state of a Third Tier wizard apprentice up close, Janna couldn’t help but sigh inwardly in awe.
Whether it was Soro Flare or Richard Eva, after advancing to the third tier, they had already become extraordinary beings, distinct from ordinary humans.
Aside from appearing humanoid on the surface, they had lifespans that surpassed mortal limits and possessed strange, near-indestructible physical traits, all of which formed a massive power gap between Third Tier apprentices and those of the first or second tiers.
If Soro Flare’s injury had happened to either Janna or Lo Silverfox, then barring extremely rare methods like flesh transplants, they’d likely be left with a lifelong disability.
“Rumble—”
Thunder roared across the sky.
As the volatile elemental particles gathered more densely within the clouds, the historical projections cast by the Mirror Laws around them began to collapse.
First to vanish was the Howling Moon Alpha, who had been eyeing them like a predator from beneath a tree.
With a thunderclap, the nearly three-meter-tall figure dissipated like foam. The surrounding forest scene shattered as well under the booming crashes.
“Good thing we grabbed them in time. Otherwise, these Source Energy Fragments would’ve vanished too.”
Opening his palm, Richard Eva pushed several dozen Source Energy Fragments toward Janna.
“These Source Energy Fragments are heavily tainted. I just held them for a moment and already started showing signs of mutation… Janna, it’s better if you keep them.”
As Richard Eva had said, from the moment he began handling these dozens of Source Energy Fragments—obtained through slaying the Howling Moon Wolf projections and navigating the mirror illusions—his body started to show signs of distortion.
Especially his left hand, which had directly touched the fragments.
Tiny black hairs began growing rapidly on the back of his hand, like wild weeds.
“No problem.”
Wearing white embroidered enchanted gloves, Janna took the Source Energy Fragments.
At the same time, the Celestial Finch on her shoulder, following her mental command, released a gentle purifying light that enveloped all the fragments.
“Thankfully, the contamination seems severe only on the surface. The energy inside is still very pure. It won’t take long to fully cleanse them.”
This information had been relayed to Janna by the Celestial Finch.
After confirming it, she shared the conclusion openly with the group.
“That’s good. At least our hard work paid off.”
“Rumble—”
The thunderclaps grew more frequent.
As time passed, a massive tornado storm surged toward their location, carrying terrifying momentum.
At the same time, the veil danced. Under the powerful defense of the [Guardian’s Veil], the fearsome storm couldn’t penetrate the thin protective barrier. All its attacks were neutralized.
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“Rumble—”
The spatial storm lasted for several hours. During this period, the stored magic within the [Guardian’s Veil] was nearly depleted.
Fortunately, Richard Eva had anticipated this and swiftly replaced the mana stone, preventing any disruption to the team.
“It won’t be long before the energy density of the spatial storm drops. Once it weakens, we leave immediately…”
Upon hearing Richard Eva, the others nodded in agreement.
This journey had netted them forty-four Source Energy Fragments, far exceeding everyone’s expectations.
Moreover, these fragments contained Law Power native to this plane.
Although the Laws didn’t align well with Richard Eva’s talents, it was still a valuable chance for insight, especially since he hadn’t yet grasped any Law Seeds.
For Lo Silverfox, who specialized in illusions, the Laws of [Deception], [Imitation], [Reflection], and [Concealment] in the mirror domain were crucial.
With luck, he might elevate his illusion talent even further.
Even for Soro Flare, who followed the [Warlock] path, the immense energy within the fragments would suffice for refining his bloodline once more.
“Forty-seven… Forty-eight…”
At that moment, Janna, staring intently at the storm clouds, silently counted the lightning strikes.
As the energy in each strike lessened, she finally reached the fiftieth and activated her talent just as the equilibrium point was reached.
“Soul Projection—”
Starlike brilliance flashed in Janna’s eyes.
The moment she activated her talent, time seemed to freeze.
All sound within the mirror domain vanished.
What remained were countless crystalline mirrors, emerging in her soul’s vision amidst a dizzying sensation.
“Found you at last—mirror domain coordinates!”
Each mirror projected a different temporal state from countless planes.
Without hesitation, Janna, already prepared, marked one inconspicuous mirror with her soul’s imprint.
Once her objective was complete and her soul energy was rapidly depleting, Janna deactivated [Soul Projection], closed her soul vision, and returned her awareness to her physical body.
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“The spatial storm is just about over. We should head back.”
From activating to deactivating [Soul Projection], Janna used less than thirty seconds.
No one noticed what she had done.
At the same time, the rest—who had been watching the thunderstorm—finally saw the lightning and thunder beyond the [Guardian’s Veil] gradually fade.
Their vision cleared.
“So this is the mirror domain’s true form?”
After the chaos, what remained was an endless gray-white world.
Unlike the myriad reflections Janna saw in her soul vision, the real scene looked more like a colorless sea.
Beneath a gray-white sky flowed a substance like mercury—strange, yet stunning...