Blazing Flame Monarch, fifth level.
Within a tightly guarded secret room.
Grimm was standing in front of an alchemy experiment table, silently examining the remains of an astral beast in front of him.
The corpse was sealed in a translucent amber, a strange species that was completely different from the creatures of this plane. Its appearance was difficult to describe. At least, Grim had never seen anything similar to it in the plane before.
In short, this astral beast was like a lump of messy, rotting flesh. It didn't have limbs or anything like that, nor did it have a set skeleton. It didn't even have flesh or organs. Its entire body was covered in a dark, hard layer of skin that flickered with a crystalline lustre.
Strictly speaking, this should be the infant body of an astral beast!
The fact that an astral beast's infant had the strength of a Grade 2 Astral Beast spoke volumes about how dangerous and terrifying the outer realms were.
Astral beasts were just a general term. Any creature that could roam and survive in the endless sea of stars could be called astral beasts.
The difference between astral beasts was like the difference between heaven and earth, and they could not be mentioned in the same breath.
Some astral beasts were as small as mastiffs, while others were as large as mountains. There were even some astral beasts that were as large as a continent … Their individual strength was directly related to their size, but what was even more terrifying was the chaotic energy they possessed.
It had to be known that the elemental energy in a plane was orderly, and it was gentle and tame.
The greatest contribution to this was due to the laws of the plane.
Outside the plane was a terrifying, boundless sea of stars. The sea of stars rippled with boundless, berserk magical energy (also known as chaotic energy). This magical energy was chaotic, berserk, and disorderly. It was extremely harmful to most creatures in the plane.
Through the planar barrier, which was also known as the world barrier, the plane isolated its internal space from the sea of stars outside. This protected all life and matter within the plane. Through the world barrier, the plane's laws broke down the chaotic energy that seeped in into basic elements such as earth, fire, water, and wind that creatures could absorb. They were then used to construct the basic elemental environment of the plane.
Hence, the creatures living in the Plane of Existence were actually protected by the Plane of Existence, and the energy they absorbed was tamed and filtered peaceful magical energy. Although he could increase the power of his spells by using the chaotic energy, the chaotic energy was no less than a fatal poison to most creatures of the plane.
Once the chaotic energy invaded the body, it would break the elemental balance that the body had built over a long period of time, leading to the collapse of the energy circulation system. With the fragile bodies of human Sorcerers, there was no way they could withstand the collapse of this system.
Therefore, for low-ranked Magi to step out of the plane and travel through the sea of stars was simply courting death!
Only after advancing to the Advanced level and possessing a strong body and the means to deal with the Chaotic Energy would they be qualified to roam the sea of stars and search for the mysterious worlds hidden behind the endless void storms.
The sea of stars was violent and dangerous, but there were still many native species.
They were born to adapt to the existence of energy tides and could directly absorb chaotic energy for their own use. That was why they were called star beasts.
One of the things that Star Beasts loved to do the most was to travel through the Endless Sea of Stars in search of planes and worlds that they could invade. Once they found a target, they would tear open the plane's barrier, barge in and feast on it.
Furthermore, the Void Chaos Energy they brought with them would cause irreparable damage to the plane world.
Hence, in the history of the plane's development, there were countless planes that were damaged and withered due to the rampage of the star beasts. When the Plane of Existence's laws were destroyed and the plane's consciousness was heavily damaged, the plane would lose the ability to mend the barrier.
The endless energy storms would sweep away all fragile matter and life, killing almost 90% of the intelligent life forms in the plane. Only the truly powerful life forms or species could escape this broken world and become nomads of the Endless Sea of Stars or find a new world to stay in.
From this point of view, all star beasts were the mortal enemies of the plane's creatures!
So long as both sides were to encounter each other, it would definitely be a life and death struggle.
The remains of the young star beasts in front of him were very likely spoils of war obtained by the Magi who had hunted them in the outer realm. It could be said that every star beast's corpse was a huge treasure trove of resources.
The skin of the star beasts could be used to make top-grade anti-magic equipment, and the flesh of star beasts was also the favorite of body tempering Magi. The most valuable part of the star beasts was their natural chaotic constitution, which was also a top-grade bloodline.
There were too many ancient Magi who desired the chaotic constitution of the star beasts. They either ate their flesh, injected their blood, or refined their bloodline power … In short, the Magi thought of all kinds of methods to transform themselves into the strange constitution that was not afraid of the chaotic energy of the Endless Sea of Stars.
Unfortunately, there were too few who succeeded!
Although there were some great Magi who succeeded in transforming into chaotic constitutions, some of the side effects were too great.
Compared to the creatures of the plane, the star beasts were much more powerful and violent. However, they mostly relied on their instincts to survive. Their bodies were extremely tough, and they all had powerful special abilities. However, they had obvious flaws in their brains and intelligence.
Those who used 'brute force' to transform into chaotic constitutions had their intelligence degenerated, and they all became cruel and evil creatures that were no different from the star beasts. The secret laboratory they had opened up in the outer realm was abandoned, and became a place for the Magi to explore, adventure, and travel in groups.
Ordinary bloodline refinement methods were almost useless on star beasts.
Therefore, even the three great Magi organizations' research on the star beast's bloodline was top secret, and they would not leak it easily.
However, according to some unreliable rumors, the Magus Association was ahead of everyone in terms of bloodline research, and seemed to have succeeded in transforming a batch of chaotic Magi. However, such a trump card obviously could not be announced to the public easily. Therefore, apart from some rumors in the outside world, there were no traces of these chaotic Magi.
Although Grim had Source Siphoning Bugs, he did not know if they could be used on the star beasts. Moreover, he could not use the only star beast's corpse for his Source Siphoning experiment. Thus, he had locked himself up in this secret biological laboratory. On one hand, he was thinking of ways to extract the star beast's flesh and blood for preliminary experiments, and on the other hand, he was adjusting and breeding new Source Siphoning Bugs based on the results of the preliminary experiments.
This kind of work had always been long and required a lot of time and resources!
If Grim was alone, he would have to run around the Magus World to find and gather all kinds of necessary experimental materials and resources. But now, with the Crimson Family's flourishing platform, he only needed to give the order, and there would naturally be thousands of Magi, apprentices, and Gnomes searching for what he needed.
This way, he could free up all his time and energy to focus on his own Wizard Technique experiments, and did not have to worry about the family's trifling matters.
Moreover, the Crimson Family was currently in a period of rapid development and expansion.
There were many things that did not require Grim's presence. As long as the Crimson Magi knew that the legendary Fire Wizard they worshipped and admired the most was still in their Wizard's Pagoda, they would naturally have an endless supply of energy, and would be able to do things with ease.
Grim was like the backbone of the Crimson Family. As long as he was in the family, even if he did not do anything, he would be able to give the family members an irreplaceable guarantee of confidence!
After all, it was widely spread throughout the scattered towers that the legendary Fire Wizard, Grim, had been listed by the elders of the various families and factions as a level 3 Magus with the highest chance of advancing to level 4. Under the influence of such huge expectations, any Magi or organization that dared to oppose the Crimson Family had basically lost their minds. They were so stupid that they did not deserve to be called intelligent Magi who knew how to seek benefits and avoid harm.
The Fabris Magi who had returned to the family's territory also silently admitted their defeat.
In order to redeem the family's Magi and elite troops that had been captured, the Fabris Family had no choice but to fork out a sky-high price in compensation, and only then did they resolve the differences and hatred between the two sides.
21 million Magic Crystals …
A sea of Wizard Technique ingredients and Magi resources …
All the Crimson nobles that had defected to the Fabris Family …
Dozens of Crimson Cities, hundreds of castles and manors …
Up to a hundred thousand slaves from another world …
A large number of low-grade Wizard equipment, scrolls, potions, magic wands and other alchemy items …
… …
With this amount of compensation, the Crimson Family would be able to rebuild the entire Elobis region, turning it into a secular family territory that belonged solely to them. The old noble territories and human countries had also been invaded and riddled with holes. It was a good opportunity to merge them together and create a large unified human country.
The Crimson Dynasty!
This human country that was built to rely on the Crimson Family was called the Crimson Dynasty. The king that was elected to the throne was called Badhorn. The Crimson Family was the only distant relative that Magus Gargamel had dug out from his hometown.
The human nobles that had performed outstandingly in the previous Magus Family War and were able to stay in the Crimson Faction were promoted one after another. Even Earl Thomas had now become a Grand Duke, possessing a vast territory that spanned thousands of square kilometres.
None of the Crimson Magi were alone. They all had large or small families behind them that they needed to take care of and support. Now that they had a large country to settle down in, they happily brought their families and clansmen over, becoming nobles of the Crimson Dynasty that had hereditary territories.
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