"Two thousand years ago, Marisa had already reached the peak of a Third-level Wizard but couldn’t find a chance to break through. So, in order to break through to Legend, she chose to leave the Southern Domain to pursue the path of truth and has been unheard of since."
"To this day, many people believe Marisa is already dead."
"Rhein probably thinks the same, after all, the barrier to Legend is not easily crossed. At that time, many wizards who couldn’t see a future chose to leave the Southern Domain, like the one in the Black Castle. In the end, none of those who left to seek the path to Legend clearly broke through."
"None?" Angel was a bit surprised at that number.
"Yes, True Knowledge is about choosing a path, which isn’t too dangerous; but Legend requires using laws to form a Law Domain, a very difficult process where countless people have fallen. Even the geniuses who once dominated an era could fall at this hurdle." Tree Spirit shook his head, "That’s why some choose to take a different path."
Angel understood that the different path mentioned by Tree Spirit was Monty’s attempt to use the body of a Demon God’s descendant to break through to Legend.
"Legend is so difficult, and none of those who left broke through to Legend. Wizards at the peak like Rhein, Monty, Florenza, they even feel they can’t see a way forward."
"But now, Marisa’s case has emerged."
"Marisa, once trapped like them, has taken this step and actually succeeded."
"Although it’s a solitary case, it’s enough to affect the moods of these people... even influence their choices." Tree Spirit sighed slightly at this point, "Rhein’s mood is probably very complicated right now; who knows, he might choose this path like Marisa in the future..."
After listening to Tree Spirit’s account, Angel understood why Rhein seemed so silent.
When they thought their path was blocked, someone walked this road, and it was a wizard from the Barbarian Cave. Naturally, Rhein’s mood would be affected, as he too had reached this point.
Tree Spirit shook his head, "Let’s not talk about him, I’ll continue reading."
Angel quickly stopped him since there were still some things he needed Tree Spirit’s help with, such as providing the Mushroom Witch with mushrooms for further research after he left, which could only be done by Tree Spirit.
Angel told Tree Spirit about his departure and the subsequent arrangements.
After listening, Tree Spirit reacted indifferently like Rhein and nodded, "Alright, just take care of yourself. Later, give me those mushrooms, and I’ll pass them on to Regina when necessary. Remember to place more Mare Stones, or if they wither, don’t blame me."
"As for the materials for refining the log-in device and the books on the Soul Trick you wanted, I’ll bring them to you later."
After saying that, Tree Spirit closed his eyes and contacted his main body in the Mirror World to handle these trivial matters.
Angel spent the rest of the day in reading and replicating books.
By nightfall, when Angel received the materials, he was ready to start refining the log-in device. However, the lab was currently occupied by Regina, so Angel activated the Domain Field to go to a hidden room.
There was another lab table here, although not large, it didn’t require very precise operations to refine the log-in device, so it sufficed.
Returning to the hidden room, despite the Nightmare Light constantly surging, Angel, being in the Domain Field, didn’t feel particularly terrified; on the contrary, the dangerous ability of Nightmare Light, capable of threatening Legendary Wizards, gave Angel an unusual sense of security.
Angel stared at the Nightmare Light for a long time, just as it was questioned in the Culori Chronicles: Are you also very interested in Nightmare Light and want to study it?
The answer was naturally yes.
Moreover, Angel had more experiences than Culori; he had seen the results of Nightmare Light applied by Boiling Gentleman.
Therefore, his desire to research Nightmare Light was even stronger.
However, currently, he could only rely on the Domain Field to avoid being eroded by Nightmare Light; to truly study it, he at least needed to find a way to safely touch it.
If there’s a chance to meet Boiling Gentleman again in the future, maybe he can bluff him a bit and inquire about some handling methods of Nightmare Light.
But for now, it’s probably not feasible.