A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 304 Acquisition of Dimensional Fragments

The core of the secret realm before us radiated a dazzling light.

It was a round crystal ball, inside which was the image of the entire secret realm. A blue ocean occupied the entire crystal ball; strictly speaking, this was the true form of the secret realm.

The light shone, but it couldn't reach Jiang Shuzhou's face under his hood; it remained completely dark, as if there was nothing there.

Reaching out, Jiang Shuzhou grasped the core of the secret realm.

A feeling of resistance washed over him; it was the secret realm resisting Jiang Shuzhou's control.

But that doesn't matter.

Jiang Shuzhou gradually increased the pressure on his hand, and cracks appeared on the surface of the crystal ball.

A crack echoed throughout the secret realm as glass shattered.

The crystal ball shattered; this secret realm is on the verge of collapse.

The way to obtain dimensional fragments by destroying a secret realm is not to destroy the entire secret realm directly, as that would only yield a large number of smaller fragments.

Destroying the core of the secret realm causes it to lose control, destabilizes its spatial structure, and leads to its erosion and collapse by the void, ultimately turning it into fragments of a plane once more.

By cleaning away the excess structure, the dimensional fragments can be reused.

As the crystal ball shattered, the secret realm began to crumble as if facing the end of the world.

However, the main collapse is currently occurring on the outer perimeter; this fortress, being the core area, has not yet been affected.

Having achieved his goal, Jiang Shuzhou, holding the shattered core of the secret realm, flashed and appeared directly above the fortress.

"Now, surrender to me, kneel down, and you will have hope of life."

Jiang Shuzhou's voice echoed throughout the secret realm, plunging all the fishmen into chaos.

"We will never yield!"

A fishman, armed with a weapon, was about to fight Jiang Shuzhou to the death.

"madness."

Jiang Shuzhou didn't even look, and all the fishmen who tried to attack him lost their lives in an instant.

"God, what should I do?"

Some people pray to the gods, attempting to entrust their lives to them and ask them to save them.

Jiang Shuzhou ignored these people; he would not save them, and they would be buried in the endless void along with the secret realm.

"I, I am willing to submit to you."

Some people were very pragmatic and chose to kneel down and submit to Jiang Shuzhou.

At first, this was only a small number of people, but as the space gradually collapsed, the fishmen inside the fortress all became aware of the current situation. As a result, more and more fishmen began to kneel down, regardless of their status, gender, or age.

In order to survive, they chose to submit.

"A wise move."

Just as the space was about to collapse into the fortress, Jiang Shuzhou waved his hand and used shrinking and freezing spells to shrink and freeze all the fishmen who had chosen to submit, making them as small as ants.

Then Jiang Shuzhou casually shaped the water and froze it into an exquisite box, which he then placed inside and took away all the frozen fishmen.

As for those fishmen who knelt down in prayer and refused to submit?

If you don't submit, plenty of fishmen will!

Moreover, Jiang Shuzhou wanted these fishmen to survive in the wilderness. While more is not necessarily better, more is not necessarily better either.

We don't want idiots who can't see the bigger picture; they'll lower the overall intelligence of the entire flesh-and-blood biosphere.

"My lord, don't go! I'm willing to submit!"

A fish-man looked at the space around him that was gradually crumbling and at Jiang Shuzhou's departing figure, and roared.

"The event has expired, come again next time."

Then, under the despairing gazes of countless fishmen, Jiang Shuzhou took a step forward and left the gradually collapsing secret realm.

Click, click.

It was the sound of space cracking, and now, the cracking space was almost upon us.

"No! God, why are you silent?!"

The believers of the gods were torn apart by space, their bodies and heads separated, the cuts being perfectly clean and smooth.

"Why, why did this happen!"

"No, I don't want to die."

Wailing filled the city, accompanied by the sound of space collapsing, and everything returned to nothingness.

It seems as if nothing ever existed here.

"A single perfect fragment of a plane is enough to support millions of cubic kilometers of space."

Looking at the pure, flawless space fragment in his hand, now perfectly restored, Jiang Shuzhou was very satisfied.

If the sky were set a little lower, this fragment could easily support hundreds of thousands of kilometers of land.

Since then, Jiang Shuzhou's first goal in coming to Stormy Sea has made progress.

However, this was only the beginning; a fragment of a plane was far from enough to satisfy Jiang Shuzhou's appetite.

You'd need at least a dozen pieces, right?

After all, you need a portable demiplane, a demiplane connected to the mage tower, a place to cultivate herbs, and a place to cultivate magical beasts.

And it can't be too small either, since these things will be with Jiang Shuzhou for a long time, so it's best to get them right the first time to avoid wasting time later.

The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.

Jiang Shuzhou was somewhat moved.

Then, carrying the fishman, Jiang Shuzhou used a spatial teleportation technique to leave the area.

One day later.

"What's going on! What do you mean you can't find the city?!"

General Shides was furious. The journey had been fraught with difficulties and dangers, and he had finally reached Risco, only to be told that he couldn't find the city.

Are you kidding me?

"Yes, General, we've searched thoroughly for half a day, but there's nothing here except a vast expanse of wasteland."

"Get out of here! I'll go see for myself."

General Shides waved his hand. He had heard about the military skills of these so-called "elite" troops, but he did not expect them to be so poor.

I thought scouting and finding a place would be easy, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even do that well.

"What a piece of trash!"

Shides stepped out of the tent, looked at the map, and began to calculate the distance to Risco.

"What's going on? Shouldn't we be in Risco by now?"

Shides was filled with doubt and uncertainty. According to his calculations, he should have arrived in Risco by now, so why was there nothing there?

Is it...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Shides' mind, an idea that sent chills down his spine.

"The Supernatural Conch Shell!"

The Magic-Sensing Conch is a special type of conch that is extremely sensitive to magic. It can even sense residual magic from several days ago.

Furthermore, depending on the concentration of its magic, the Enchanted Conch will emit a whooshing sound, like the roar of the sea breeze; the more magic remains, the louder the sound.

"Waaaaah..."

A violent roar erupted as the Demon Conch roared like a madman.

General Shides' face turned completely pale.

"It's over, it's all over."

He knelt on the ground, looking utterly dejected.

"General, what's wrong?"

"The fishman next to me asked."

"Where is Risco? Aren't you looking for Risco?"

"Risco is right here."

General Shides said with a bitter expression.

"It has been destroyed. This desolate place is Risco."

The once bustling city has now become a great rift valley, and the people who used to come and go have all turned to dust.

"Look, there are survivors! There are still people there!"

In the distance, countless figures staggered toward Shides.

"This isn't a survivor! This is a monster!"

Shides had better eyesight, and he saw the full picture of those "people"—monsters with deformed bodies.

"Quickly, all troops on alert to prepare for an attack!"

With General Shides's roar, a new round of war began.