With a loud "bang".
Morgan’s body shattered into numerous blood droplets without any surprise.
When Morgan’s body broke apart, everyone’s eyes were fixated on the Mysterious Fruit. According to their guess, the Mysterious Fruit should have reached its critical point.
At this very moment, would Morgan’s death become the key to breaking through the critical point?
Time passed by second by second.
The gaze of the crowd gradually showed a hint of confusion, the "maturation" they imagined had not arrived, it seemed it hadn’t reached the full state yet... However, strangely, the attraction of the fruit did not increase; instead, the attraction had slightly decreased.
Just as they were feeling puzzled, a booming sound suddenly came from behind.
Angel turned around to see the booming sound came from another Wizard’s self-destruction.
Without any warning, a Wizard wearing gray tattered robes exploded into fragments.
"What is going on?" Angel looked puzzled, had the Mysterious Fruit’s ability evolved? Could it devour flesh from a distance now?
While he was at a loss, a stream of light suddenly flew over from where the self-exploding Wizard had been.
The destination of the stream of light was... Chairman Zhuguang.
The stream of light was not an attack method, Chairman Zhuguang easily caught it. As Zhuguang slowly opened his palm, amidst a mist of smoke, everyone could clearly see what was inside.
It was a pure white bone ring.
"What is this?" Rivetta looked at the bone ring with confusion.
The moment Chairman Zhuguang got the bone ring, he understood everything. Hearing Rivetta’s question, he originally didn’t plan to answer but, at a glance, noticed a red-haired, golden-eyed youth in the distance also curiously looking at the bone ring.
Zhuguang’s thoughts slightly shifted, and the words he planned to swallow back suddenly surfaced again: "This is the Space Ring of the Sea Bone Wizard."
Before Rivetta could continue to ask, Chairman Zhuguang directly revealed the truth: "Something unknown happened with the Mysterious Fruit over there, the attraction slightly decreased, and the Sea Bone Wizard’s mind finally regained a bit of clarity."
"Although he had been resisting the attraction before and couldn’t move, he saw Morgan’s soul return home. Now, his mind finally cleared up, so..."
Rivetta: "So, Lord Sea Bone also chose the same path as Morgan, self-destructing the body and entering the Quest World through summons?"
Zhuguang nodded: "That’s right. However, Sea Bone Wizard didn’t blindly self-destruct; he also had plans to return to the Wizards’ Realm, so amid the self-destruction, he used his last bit of strength to hand his Space Ring over to me, leaving a message hoping to temporarily deposit the ring with me and retrieve it upon his return."
Zhuguang didn’t hide any details, narrating all the messages left by the Sea Bone Wizard in the bone ring.
At this point, Angel also understood the reason behind that Wizard’s self-destruction, which was to imitate Morgan.
As for his message mentioning retrieving the ring "on the day of return," it sounded a bit odd, as he was already dead, how could he return from the Quest World? But actually, it’s not impossible.
The likelihood of other Wizards’ souls returning to the Southern Domain after entering the Quest World is small. But the Sea Bone Wizard is different.
Although Angel met this Wizard for the first time, he wasn’t unfamiliar with his name, Bilakum Lovey from the White Coral Floating Island Academy, was a renowned Soul Sect True Knowledge Wizard in the Wizards’ Realm. Even Nis mentioned his name with reverence.
Soul Sect Wizards often have this phrase on their lips: Death is not the end, just the beginning.
The Sea Bone Wizard’s body may be dead, but his soul still exists; as long as his soul doesn’t fall in the Quest World, the likelihood of him returning isn’t small.
After all, the soul is the foundation for Soul Sect Wizards.
The Sea Bone Wizard handing the bone ring to Chairman Zhuguang for safekeeping, this backup plan also indicates his confidence in his return.
"I see, Lord Sea Bone really is decisive." Rivetta remarked in admiration.
As Rivetta’s words fell, a few booms appeared in the distance. Yet again, several Wizards chose to end their fleshly bodies, ending with their souls returning home.
Evidently, they also heard Zhuguang’s intentionally loud words.
Though they are not all Soul Sect Wizards, it doesn’t matter; even if not Soul Sect Wizards, as long as the soul is not extinguished, there’s a certain chance of returning to the Southern Domain in a different form.
Though the future may not be promising, it is still a way out.
Under the threat of the Mysterious Fruit, they were forced to choose the outcome of returning home in spirit.
"Many of them are renowned True Knowledge Wizards; I didn’t expect them to fall here, drawing a temporary full stop in such a helpless way." Rivetta watched the streams of light fly toward Chairman Zhuguang and sighed a little.
"When it’s time to cut, one should cut decisively, which is a kind of courage." Adelaide spoke softly: "Those with such decisive minds are surely more pure and tenacious than other Wizards. They might actually find a way to return."
After saying this, Adelaide glanced behind.
At this moment, although a few Wizards aimed for returning home, more Wizards chose to wait.
They were still reluctant to part with their bodies, betting on a future: Perhaps the attraction might continue to decrease. As long as the attraction decreases, they wouldn’t need to self-destruct their bodies and could escape.
This thought isn’t wrong, but who can confirm that the attraction will decrease? What if it doesn’t decrease and instead continues to strengthen? By then, they would have lost even the chance to regret.
...
"Everyone has their choices; some chose to have their souls return home, while others are still holding on."
"Choosing the former is not an escape, but a means to avoid ultimate risk. And those who choose to persist, some do so for greed, while others for luck."
The Observer turned his head and looked at Angel: "You are different from them; you still have a third path and can choose to leave. Do you want to leave?"
The Observer’s words were unhidden, allowing Chairman Zhuguang and others to perk up their ears.
They also wanted to know, who was this red-haired, golden-eyed person? What choice would he make?
Angel: "Observer Lord, at this point, do you still think I would leave?"
"Leaving isn’t necessarily wrong; you may still find other opportunities."