Chapter 175: Magic Energy Crystal

If Helag’s secrets were discovered, he wouldn’t survive in the wizard plane.

Though not an abyssal creature, no one would believe him.

He couldn’t explain, and the Land of Dawn’s wizard organizations wouldn’t listen.

He’d be executed as a “traitor.”

After activating the bloodline mark, Helag’s speed surged, quickly catching up to the Human-Faced Monkey.

Sensing Helag’s aura, the monkey looked back, terrified, and tried to flee faster.

But it couldn’t match Helag’s speed.

In seconds, Helag was upon it, whispering, “Dark Imprisonment!”

The monkey slowed, freezing on a tree.

Helag approached, ready to punch, but hesitated, seeing his own face.

“Run, and you die, understand?” Helag threatened.

The monkey seemed confused, still scared.

Helag recalled learning an abyssal language from the toad, hoping it might work.

He repeated in the abyssal tongue, “Run, and you die, understand?”

The monkey understood, nodding quickly.

Seeing communication was possible, Helag said, “Change your face back. You dare use mine?”

Obediently, the monkey reverted to its original face.

Helag released the Dark Imprisonment, and the monkey, free, knelt before him.

“It thinks I’m a powerful abyssal being,” Helag thought, observing the monkey.

Inspired, Helag asked in the abyssal language, “Have you been here long?”

The monkey nodded, unable to speak.

To the monkey, Helag was an ultimate abyssal presence, his bloodline aura supreme, beyond its lowly status.

Though puzzled by such a being’s presence, the monkey knew to kneel and hope for forgiveness.

Hearing Helag’s question, it was eager to please, despite its silence.

Helag continued, “Since you’ve been here long, know of any treasures?”

The monkey looked puzzled, then nodded.

“Far from here?” Helag pressed, seeing potential.

The monkey shook its head, pointing north.

Cautious, Helag asked, “Is it dangerous?”

The monkey nodded, then shook its head at Helag.

Helag pondered, “Dangerous for you, but not for me?”

The monkey nodded, confirming.

“Lead the way,” Helag commanded.

Originally, Helag planned to stick close to Brack in the ruins.

But discovering his bloodline mark’s power here changed his plans.

To these creatures, he was a superior being, opening new possibilities.

There were risks, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The monkey, honored to lead, grinned grotesquely, bowing as it guided Helag.

Amused by the monkey’s servility, Helag followed north.

No longer needing Brack’s protection, Helag’s Phase One power surpassed the crystallized wizards.

Sadly, this power couldn’t be used elsewhere in the wizard plane.

The monkey led Helag north, the temperature dropping, the light dimming.

An hour later.

A colossal tree appeared, 500 meters tall, its trunk massive.

Most striking were the glittering objects hanging from its branches.

“Are those… Magic Energy Crystals?” Helag recognized them.

Magic Energy Crystals are highly concentrated magic stones, each worth thousands of magic stones.

Rare in the Barrens, Helag had never seen one, only heard of them.

They aren’t currency but power sources for large arrays and wizard towers.

Their unique structure stores vast energy, making them versatile.

A single crystal’s value far exceeds a thousand magic stones.

The monkey stopped, wary of danger, staring ahead.

A black shadow drifted from the tree, chilling the air.

“A wraith?” Helag identified it.

A common abyssal creature, wraiths are powerful, challenging even for crystallized wizards.

Helag prepared to act.

The wraith floated before Helag, bowing its head in respect.

A message entered Helag’s mind.

“Baramog greets the great presence!” the wraith, named Baramog, greeted.

The abyss is a bloodline-centric world, and Helag’s Thunder God Ancestor bloodline was top-tier.

Abyssal creatures like wraiths were lowly, unable to challenge Helag, despite his lesser power.

Moreover, Helag’s aura was strong, possibly matching the wraith’s.

“Anything valuable here?” Helag asked coldly.

Baramog replied, “Noble one, I have no treasures, only cultivated Magic Energy Crystals. If you desire, take some.”

“You cultivated these crystals?” Helag inquired.