Chapter 468 – Spoils of War – Necklace

There was no need for superfluous words, nor for meaningless curses and mockery. What was over was over, and everything had already been settled.

With the departure of the two powerhouses, the boundless desert finally returned to silence and deathly stillness. In the end, after an earth-shattering battle, this place that was once an oasis left behind nothing but an absurdly enormous crater!

However, for Punk, who was swiftly leaving the Raging Wave Desert, the developments in this barren land no longer concerned him. Perhaps the Benevolent God Church and legendary organizations would soon send people to investigate the fleeting ripple of law at the moment of Ovakain’s death. But for Punk, who possessed the Haitzita Magic Box…

Go ahead and investigate all you want. If you can track me down, I’ll take your surname!

It was precisely because of his confidence in possessing the Haitzita Magic Box that, despite the massive scale of this incident, Punk’s heart remained utterly unperturbed. What filled Punk’s mind was pure joy—the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Indeed, this was a great harvest. It’s often said that plunder is the best path for a mage to build wealth, and these words are far from empty. Just look at Punk’s recent endeavor: though fraught with stumbling blocks and constant dangers along the way, the rewards after success were absolutely beyond what most Master-Level professionals would dare to imagine. At the very least, the abundance of these spoils could never be compared to killing a pauper mage like Ben Lajie. Even someone like Master Kirk Weilen, working diligently in the Thought of Truth for two or three thousand years, could never amass such vast wealth!

Punk’s first gain was in strength.

In fact, after running continuously through the night, Punk discovered he had unknowingly leveled up again! (Why say “again”?)

That’s right—Punk was now a bona fide Level 19 Caster. Vast amounts of mana surged incessantly within his soul, sapphire radiance slowly swirling in his pupils. With every spell model he constructed, Punk could feel his nearly doubled formidable power; with every spell he cast, he had the chance to marvel at that effortless, fluid ease!

A Level 19 Caster… this was already the pinnacle of the Master-Level. At least, having reached this tier at such a young age, Punk finally had the opportunity—or rather, the qualification—to make a sprint toward the Legendary realm. Moreover, his “sprint” was far from the empty talk of many powerful beings; he genuinely possessed the potential to contend for Legendary status. This fact alone would earn Punk some respect even from smaller-scale legendary organizations.

Beyond the enhancement in strength from his caster level, Punk’s greater harvest was the complete assets of two consecutive Level 19 Peak Spellcasters.

Among these “assets” were even two magical creations that had reached the Legendary tier (the Crimson Necklace and the Magical Raven Vector). The crimson gemstone necklace currently clenched tightly in Punk’s hand was the greatest source of his delight.This could even be considered Ovakain’s most powerful asset, bar none! It was a supreme treasure that could elevate its wielder to the pinnacle of the Master-Level upon acquisition, and now… this rare, serendipitous prize belonged to Punk!

After impatiently imprinting his soul mark onto the core of this now-ownerless Magic Equipment, Punk began a comprehensive analysis of the Legendary Necklace’s spell structure and usage methods while maintaining his high-speed sprint.

Thanks to the complete memories of the Grand Arcanist Vedrasha, renowned as the Far-Sky Scholar, even when facing an immensely complex Legendary Equipment, Punk could effortlessly decipher the necklace’s intricacies.

Soon, most of the crucial details about this beautiful Legendary-level Magic Necklace were organized into a clear, tabulated format in Punk’s mind:

Item Name: Crimson Gem Necklace (named by Punk)

Item Type: Magic Equipment (Neck Accessory)

Creator: Unknown

Creation Date: Unknown

Item Tier: Ordinary Legendary Tier – Magical Alchemical Creation

Crafting Purpose: Combat Utility (This was a “weapon” forged for battle, boasting sufficiently durable materials and potent solidified spells)

Primary Materials: Molena Crimson Heart Gem, Gilded Demonthread, Shadowfall Sedimentary Rock, Bloomer Mage Stone, Deep Abyssal Mana Fluid…

Legendary Material “Molena Crimson Heart Gem” Trait: This marvelous gem not only supports the engraving of Legendary Arrays but also stabilizes the soul of wearers below the Legendary Tier. It assists the beneficiary soul in bearing the burden of spell models, allowing the wearer to withstand the additional load of ten Master-Level protective spells.

Legendary Material “Gilded Demonthread” Trait: The sturdiness of this Legendary Alchemical Creation is terrifying—even ordinary Legendary-tier law corrosion cannot harm it in the slightest.

Solidified Legendary Spells:

Legendary Alchemy Magic – Legendary Resilience: The item’s hardness remains unbroken even against law upheavals!

Legendary Enchantment Magic – Subtle Magic Glow: The radiance of the Legendary Equipment is deeply concealed, making it difficult for enemies to discern whether the necklace is a powerful Magic Equipment or merely an ordinary accessory.

Legendary Conjuration Spell – Blink: Instantly teleport to a designated location, unaffected by any non-Legendary forces.

(Note: Even at the Legendary Morningstar Tier, “Blink” remains a fundamental yet practical powerful spell.)

Legendary Enchantment Magic – Whisper of Goodness: Frees a Lawful Good-aligned creature from mental influences of evil alignment (limited to Lawful Good alignment only)!

The Crimson Gem Necklace possesses two innate Legendary material traits and four solidified Legendary Spells. Although one of the Legendary Spells restricted to the “Lawful Good” alignment is meaningless to Punk, this minor flaw does little to overshadow the formidable power of this Legendary Equipment.Although it might still fall short of supreme treasures like Haitzita’s Magic Box that could be considered “cheat codes,” for a Master-Level professional, any piece of Legendary Equipment provides a combat power boost equivalent to a powerful advantage. Even a single “Blink” spell could be considered a formidable means to turn the tables in desperate situations, let alone the Legendary material properties capable of sustaining fifteen layers of Master-Level protective spells—this significantly compensates for a spellcaster’s weaknesses in close-quarters defense.

In summary, Punk was highly satisfied with the effects of the Crimson Gem Necklace. This single piece of Legendary Equipment alone made his perilous pursuit of Ovakain all the way from the Hoth Mountains to the Raging Wave Desert worthwhile.

(End of Chapter)