Reincarnation: The Soul of Dashul

The majestic ancient tree of life stretches across the sky, its golden canopy shining ever brighter. Each golden leaf is like a thin sheet formed from sparks, with sharp edges that would shatter at the slightest tremor.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the fallen leaves transformed into a shower of golden rain, like fireflies, tracing fleeting arcs in the air and emitting a soft "hissing" sound, as if the gods were whispering the secrets of a certain history.

Beneath the ancient tree, a young man clad in black armor sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, sensing the immense power emanating from the ancient tree of life. He seemed like an embryo nurtured by the tree, his entire body radiating golden light, whether from his own body or from the energy bestowed by the ancient tree, was unknown.

This person was none other than Leido. When he was first transported to the depths of the secret realm by the Ancient Tree of Life, he hadn't even had time to change into his new clothes before falling into a state of profound enlightenment. So much time had passed since then that he himself could no longer perceive the passage of time.

"Could it be... that he has broken through?"

Leido was overjoyed. He focused his mind and looked inward, and saw that the Life Furnace was operating more and more smoothly. The seven-pointed star innate magic circle was floating above it. The original seven-colored light of the magic circle had all merged into a brilliant golden radiance, without a single impurity.

The seven elemental forces of wind, thunder, water, fire, earth, darkness, and light, which should have transformed into three distinct streams of magical power—pale gold, white gold, and black gold—are now all intertwined and merged together, becoming a single, pure gold stream of magical power.

This golden stream of magic was clear and powerful, far stronger than any other stream of magic before. It spiraled down rapidly along the inner wall of the furnace, nourishing the roots of the Tree of Life like spring rain.

At this moment, the Tree of Life of Ledo also underwent a qualitative change. The entire Tree of Life had grown significantly stronger, and its canopy had completely exceeded the top of the innate magic circle, revealing its thick trunk. The originally brown trunk had also begun to be permeated with a light gold color.

The branches and leaves, which were originally only about 80% golden, have now all turned pure gold without any other colors. The golden branches and leaves contain boundless magical energy and vitality.

Only then did Leido clearly realize why the Tree of Life at the Wizard's Fate was called the Golden Tree of Life; this was the true threshold to entering the world of wizards.

Leido was overjoyed. He completely forgot about the terrifying images he had just witnessed. For a long time, the magical energy in his body had been absorbed by the Black Flame Soul, so his magical level had remained at the Mage level for several years.

Although Master Ulysses suppressed Hades' Decree with the complete Kabbalah seal, allowing Ledo's golden soul to draw Nether energy from the Black Flame soul and complete the lossless use of elemental magic energy.

However, the magic that Leido studies is orthodox magic based on the five elements of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth. To advance from a mage to a grand mage, what is needed is not dark energy, but a massive amount of pure elemental magic energy.

Although the existence of the Black Flame Soul no longer affects Leido's magic training, and the Nether Energy it generates can be used by him without being wasted, half of his elemental magic energy has been consumed by the Nether Energy, and his pure magic energy has never reached the standard for advancement.

This time, with the full nourishment of the energy of the Tree of Life's order, Leido's magical realm broke through long-standing constraints and underwent a significant qualitative change.

With a final burst of golden light, a powerful magical pressure emanated from Leido, bending even the grass a hundred meters away from him, yet not a single blade of grass broke.

Leido finally opened his eyes, golden energy still flashing in them like lightning. He clenched his fists, his magical energy more abundant and powerful than ever before: "This feeling... is this the power of a mage?"

He successfully advanced to the first-level archmage, and as the Soul of Dashur on the Soul Ranking, Leido was exempted from complicated qualification certification and directly obtained the honorary title of Seven Primal Mages, making him a true powerhouse.

At present, Leido is only a nineteen-year-old youth, making him the first magician in the history of the Dashuer Empire to reach such a level before the age of twenty.

Let alone a mage, anyone who can reach the rank of high-level mage before the age of twenty is a rare genius, and Leido is undoubtedly a prodigy among geniuses.

Even the ancient and powerful families of the empire, who devoted all their resources to cultivating their descendants, could not achieve this level of success.

"Dragon's Summon..."

Leido was extremely excited. He had been trapped at the level of a mage for too long and felt frustrated. He wanted to unleash his full power of the Dragon Language Spell and test just how powerful his magical abilities were now.

However, before the incantation was even finished, Ledo suddenly noticed something unusual on his chest. There was a small thing there that was glowing and continuing to absorb the energy of the Tree of Life.

It was a small, gray, teardrop-shaped ornament covered with dense magical runes, highlighting its extraordinary nature; it was the Fallen Moon pendant.

"Hmm? Luo Yue absorbed more energy from the ancient tree than I did? Could it be that Luo Yue is also about to advance? Hahaha..."

Leido was in a good mood and joked about himself, saying that Luoyue had no self-awareness and was not a magical artifact, so in theory it could not grow or advance.

However, before Leido could finish laughing, golden light flowed across the silvery glow of the setting moon. The mysterious runes were particularly prominent, turning a reddish-gold color that intertwined with the silver of the setting moon itself, like the fusion of the sun and moon.

“Moon Spirit Dragon…Angel…” Leido’s words were meant as a joke, but they unexpectedly became a reality. This magical artifact, crafted from the core of the Moon Spirit Dragon, advanced along with Leido under the nourishment of the ancient tree’s energy.

When Luo Yue heard Leido call out the name "Angel", it suddenly trembled. Then, it burst forth with vigorous yet gentle magical energy, forming a layer of bright silver mist that gradually spread outwards.

Just as Leido was curiously trying to investigate what changes had occurred to the Falling Moon, everything stopped abruptly. The radiance above the Falling Moon vanished, and the mist dissipated, turning it back into an ordinary silver-gray ornament that swayed gently on Leido's chest.

"Huh? What happened? It failed?" Leido was shocked. He thought that Luoyue might have failed to advance and hurriedly channeled his magic energy into Luoyue to investigate, but there was no reaction at all.

Leido was anxious. The Moonfall Pendant held great significance for him. It was not only a gift from his mentor, but also carried the hopes of the Moon Elf Dragon Clan. If it were damaged, he would be extremely sad and frustrated.

"'With the restrictions on cultivation lifted, one can use magic artifacts of level eight and below...' Minister Robert said back then... Could it be... that Luo Yue's current level has already surpassed level eight magic artifacts?"

With his investigation yielding no results, and as Ledo grew increasingly anxious, he suddenly remembered the rules of the third round of the Magic Tournament. During the competition, apart from some special magical artifacts, magical artifacts above level eight could not be used in the Ancient Tree Secret Realm.

Leido was slightly relieved. He carefully examined the Falling Moon again and made sure that it was not damaged at all, and was even more exquisite than before. Only then was he at ease.

However, at this moment, the distracted Ledo did not notice that on the huge ancient tree of life, a region was gathering thick dark clouds, and the storm and lightning within them were rapidly emerging and becoming increasingly intense, as if to punish a certain creature in the mortal world.

"Oh no! This is... a calamity cloud? How could there be a heavenly calamity? The Five Elements... a Wood Calamity?"

Leido's spiritual sense finally detected something was wrong. He looked up and saw a terrifying bolt of lightning descending from the sky, its target being him. It was the first wave of the twenty-seven waves of Five Elements Thunder Tribulation...