[Diamond-tier pinnacle spell, Absolute Explosion: consumes all of one’s strength and grants the explosion attribute to everything in sight, causing a large-scale explosion. The power of the blast depends on the strength consumed, from destroying a city to destroying an entire continent. The price is that the host will enter a state of exhaustion after releasing the spell.]
The information appeared in his mind after the fusion. Watson’s body transformed into a ray of light. With him as the focal point, anything that came into contact with him, whether soil, rock, or air, would be transformed into explosive substances. Then it transformed into pure flames and light, which spread in all directions.
The ground had collapsed. For a few meters, the entire arena had sunk, and everything was engulfed in flames. The massive stone pillars that stood in all directions were insignificant in the face of the expanding explosion flames. They were shattered into stones in an instant.
The massive stones were tumbling down; they were engulfed in flames before they even touched the ground. The rocks became the source of the explosion after the fire contaminated them. The massive stones shattered into pieces, and the pieces shattered into powder.
The explosion sent the Torch Town residents who did not leave the arena more than 100 meters into the sky. They were foaming at the mouth, and their eyes were swirling in a vortex. They could not even scream because they were protected by a platinum-tier shield created by Sylvan and Antonio. However, they did not perish.
Their charred and soft limbs demonstrated that they had both burns and bone fractures.
“What… what is that?”
The Torch Town residents stood outside the circular arena as they looked at the world engulfed in flames. They were perplexed. Some were unable to speak, and others were so terrified that they had to sit down.
They had no idea what had happened. They could not even come up with a name for the magic in front of them. They only knew that it had destroyed the entire arena in an instant. There would have been no dregs left if they had not listened to Elvira’s words and escaped. Those who thought Elvira was making a big deal out of nothing were extremely lucky.
Elvira was also in the crowd. Her yellow pupils reflected the enlarging flames, and her skin was pale.
She was a gold-tier warrior known for having a fire-elemental combat aura. However, in front of Watson’s attack at the time, her attack was like a firefly compared to the sun.
“That is Watson’s true strength. No wonder he was holding back when he fought with me. If he did not hold back, the entire Torch Town would be destroyed.” Elvira sighed.
With Sylvan and Antonio’s combined efforts, they barely managed to use the magical shield to cover the explosion in the circular arena. The high temperature and impact had deformed the shield, which could be seen in the distance. Its color had also changed from translucent to light red as if the flames consumed it. A high temperature from afar almost suffocated her.
Without that shield, the heat from the flames would be enough to cause the people nearby to combust spontaneously. Elvira had no idea what level of attack that was, but she knew it was beyond the capabilities of a gold-tier elite.
“You need to put in more effort, Sylvan. I can’t hold on much longer.”
Antonio floated in mid-air with a staff shaped like a tree branch that emitted a diamond-like light. The staff radiated extreme coldness that froze space and time and transformed it into a semi-transparent protective shield.
There were dozens of black holes of various sizes on the side of the shield closest to him, emitting a strong, attractive force and absorbing the expanding flames.
That was the peak platinum-tier spells, Absolute Zero and Super Big Black Holes. Antonio specialized in both.
The former was used to stop the explosion, while the latter absorbed the explosion’s flames. Typically, no matter how powerful the explosion, it would not withstand the simultaneous absorption of so many black holes. Watson’s explosion, on the other hand, was spectacular. Everything engulfed by the blast would explode simultaneously, resulting in waves of explosions from within the shield. Each wave grew stronger.
Antonio, who had been continuously casting dozens of platinum-tier spells, panted profusely. He murmured to himself, “I never taught Watson such a powerful spell. Its strength was already inferior to that of a diamond-tier spell. What source did Watson use to learn it? Could he have relied on his talent to develop it on his own? That would be far too frightening.”
“Master, I’m already trying my best to control the shield!”
Sylvan, on the other hand, struggled to utter a sentence after he heard Antonio’s words. He cast the Absolute Zero spell with one hand while he maintained the shield with the other. He attempted to control the flames with a spell called Flame Control.
As the most powerful mage in the kingdom, he specialized in controlling fire-elemental spells. However, the essence of Watson’s spell was not fire but explosions. The flames were merely a byproduct.
As he attempted to control the fire, a magical wave seeped from the shield and tried to connect with his body as if it wanted to turn him into an explosive object. He was so terrified that he gave up right away.
The illusion that his body was about to explode vanished after he relinquished control of the fire. However, the protective shield that was in direct contact with the fire changed at that moment. The shield, which had been burned for half a day, had turned red and completely assimilated. On the surface, there were bulges filled with bubbles. No one knew when they would detonate.
The Super Big Black Holes spell that Antonio had cast was also burning red from inside the shield. They had mutated into Heavenly Bombs that rapidly expanded and exploded.
The magical explosion and the protective shield on their side had both worn out. A crack appeared on the protective shield when the two were superimposed on each other. A wisp of fire snake the size of an arm was released inside the shield. It flew across the street in the direction of the arena.
Boom, Boom, Boom!
Continuous explosions could be heard. The street was turned into explosives after the flames touched it, and it was blasted into the air. The manors on both sides of the road were also affected and exploded one by one.
A cloud of black smoke accompanied the raging flames. Broken stones and wood chips rained down from the sky, still exploding. Fortunately, almost everyone in town had gathered in the circular arena to watch Elvira’s match. There was no one in the manors at the moment. Otherwise, who knows how many people would have died from that?
“The arena is going to explode. Everyone, run!”
“Be careful of the flames in the sky. If those flames touch us, we will also explode.”
Residents who were standing outside the arena screamed and fled.
They reasoned that with Antonio and Sylvan nearby, they would be able to watch in peace. However, they discovered that the environment was not safe. A single flame would obliterate a street. If the fire were to spread, it would be effortless to destroy the entire Torch Town.
“Watson, that brat! We said he could demonstrate his strength. We never said anything about destroying the town. I will teach him a lesson when he comes out.” Antonio sighed as he realized the protective shield could no longer keep him safe. His platinum hair had a layer of light, and his lashes and pupils had also become white. Hundreds of layers of time aura had appeared on his body. It seemed like his aura had unexpectedly risen to the diamond tier.
“Yes, as the border count, I have to talk to him too. He needs to control his power and not use such powerful magic in the future! There are only four towns on the entire border, including Fairy Town. Who would I seek restitution from if he destroyed one?”
Almost simultaneously, Sylvan complained and cast the time-stripping spell. His hair had turned completely white, and his body emitted a faint light.
The protective barrier that sealed the flames strengthened after the two of them entered the diamond tier. The flame’s destruction could no longer keep up with the shield’s self-repair speed.
After they stabilized the shield, the two cast a few wind-elemental spells in the sky to gradually detonate all the explosives that fell from the sky so that the residents would not be harmed. Then, Sylvan and Antonio raised their hands simultaneously, and they cast earth-elemental spells to summon several giant rock golems. They uprooted the arena, which had already melted into a massive fireball, along with the protective shield, and threw them ruthlessly into the sky.
Boom!
A blinding light exploded in the sky in an instant. There was a loud bang, and then everyone’s ears went silent. They were only aware of the piercing pain in their eardrums. They closed their eyes, but even then, they could feel the burning light that stabbed through their eyelids.
The explosion lasted several minutes before dissipating. The clouds in the sky had vanished completely. There was not a single cloud within a ten-kilometer radius of Torch Town. They could see a bright sky and a sun emitting a red light. Torch Town, located beneath the explosion, was made of rock, so only the houses’ roofs were destroyed. The majority of the mud and wood had collapsed.
Torch Town appeared to have been hit by a hurricane after the explosion. One-third of the houses have been destroyed.
“It’s finally over. At least two diamond-tier elites were needed to thwart Watson’s attack. If Sylvan and I were not here today, the consequences would be dire.” Antonio wiped the sweat from his brow as he noticed the explosion had subsided. He cast a time-reversal spell and landed in the original circular arena.
The majestic arena had vanished, leaving only a golden sculpture on the ground. Watson was the one who created it. Half of its body had been blown away, and it was sinking into the partially melted soil.
When Antonio descended, he discovered a person on the ground. His clothes were scorched black, and his small face was filthy and sour. He was coughing and touching the ground. Who else could it be but Watson?
“Do you realize what you just did, Watson?”
Antonio’s heart softened when he saw Watson in such a miserable state. Even though he was aware of the massive destruction that Torch Town had suffered, as well as the danger posed by Watson’s magic, he maintained a straight face.
“I apologize, Master. I just wanted to see how the effect of fusing the existing magic would look. I did not expect such powerful devastation! Master, could you help me up and make a wish for me using the Wish for the World ring so that I can regain my strength?”
The ashes on the ground stained Watson’s lips as he spoke, causing him to cough twice more.
His strength had been exhausted, so he did not have any strength left. The power of the magic that he had fused was enormous. He estimated that, without any protective measures, it was enough to destroy the entire Torch Town, but the cost was high. He had no control over that spell. He would definitely use up all of his stamina if he were to attack. It was impossible to save even a little bit of his strength.
He had wanted to see how strong he could be when he attacked with all of his might. He had stopped before he could cause any damage. Who would have guessed that the spell he had fused would be unstoppable?