Like the Ant Being barrier, the Power of Flash Vortex had a dedicated control center that was closely linked to the Purple Dew Garden Secret Realm.
When the Power of Flash Vortex was not utilized, it was difficult to perceive this immense force within the academy, thus many sorcerers had only heard of it but had never seen it.
For Mongna Ant Land Cottage, this day was undoubtedly extraordinary.
Many sorcerers simply chose to take a vacation, staying at home or visiting friends, quietly awaiting the academy’s cooperation with the Flash Vortex Alliance to utilize the Power of Flash Vortex. Ivan also stopped repairing the Ant Being barrier to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
Randall brought Gina and Mieyan to the Twin Towers early in the day.
Nora and Lorna also arrived.
Now, all the members of their sect had gathered—three sorcerers and four 3rd Class apprentices, a remarkable assembly that delighted Randall.
“Relax, my Twin Towers’ protection chamber is linked to the Ant Being barrier, making our defensive power one of the best among the sorcerers’ residences. We can confidently handle any issues that may arise,”
noticing the slight anxiety among them, Ivan reassured them with a smile.
It wasn’t selfishness but rather for the convenience of studying the power of the Ant Being barrier whenever necessary. Regardless of what others thought, that’s how he saw it.
“Teacher, is this a perk you got after becoming the chief steward?” Lorna asked curiously.
“Half and half, it’s more accurate to say I especially asked Deputy Dean Teresa to facilitate the repair of the Ant Being barrier,” Ivan replied.
“You are so impressive, Teacher. It’s a shame I don’t have much talent for Enchantment, unlike sister. She can inherit your knowledge in Enchantment Skill,” Lorna said regretfully. She had chosen Apothecary Skill, which suited her own talents better.
Nora chose to study Enchantment Skill.
Of course, both of them also pursued Insect Control.
“Not me, everyone in the academy knows that Teacher’s talent in Enchantment is unique. I am far from his level,” seeing her sister belittle herself, Nora quickly interjected.
As the teacher in charge of the restoration of the Ant Being barrier, it was an unprecedented event that drew a lot of attention within the academy. Considering his very brief time as an official sorcerer, the apprentices were constantly buzzing with legendary stories about him, also aware that his enchantment talent was extremely rare in the world.
Both Nora and Lorna were very grateful and proud to have such an impressive teacher.
Watching the twins who seemed to be flattering him, Ivan chuckled heartily.
“Mieyan, you should also learn from Lorna and her group. Don’t keep to yourself all the time,” Randall said, satisfied yet a bit concerned, as he watched his own disciple Mieyan who had grown increasingly silent.
As it turned out, Mieyan had been unlucky recently, having failed his sorcerer advancement not long ago and was still struggling to come out of the gloom.
Hearing his mentor’s words, Mieyan managed a forced smile that was merely symbolic.
Randall wanted to offer a few words of comfort when the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook.
It wasn’t his feet moving, but rather the ground of the Twin Towers trembling as if an earthquake was imminent.
“It has begun.”
“You should know, the area where our academy is located was originally a swamp, and underground water veins have always permeated it. When the academy was established, the early sorcerers utilized these deep underground water veins, linking the entire Ant Beings Tidal Flats area by water, which after many modifications, created the renowned ‘Power of Flash Vortex.'”
The others understood Randall’s point; when activating the Power of Flash Vortex, the academy needed to use the underground water veins to effectively project the power across various parts of the Ant Beings Tidal Flats, including over the ocean.
In fact, it was above the sea where the Power of Flash Vortex mainly demonstrated its might.
When the Mongna Ant Land Cottage activated the Power of Flash Vortex, the other academies of the Flash Vortex Alliance, Lierre Songster Sanctuary, Rapid Flow Twin Towers, and Black Reef Sanctuary, activated their academy’s Power of Flash Vortex one after another, depending on their proximity.
The Power of Flash Vortex of the Four Great Academies was evidently using the Flash Vortex Secret Realm in the ocean as a central node.
After a while, the four forces of the Flash Vortex were all transmitted through ocean currents to a solitary tower on the sea, then transferred into the Flash Vortex Secret Realm connected to the solitary tower, and in just a few seconds, the Flash Vortex Secret Realm, like a giant sea bubble, was filled with energy.
Like kneading a bubble, the four forces from different academies gradually merged into one, a force that was thicker and deeper.
At the same time,
At the edges of the area encompassed by the Flash Vortex Bay, there was an island surrounded by ships that had come to carry out an expedition; the expedition team from the Mongna Ant Land Cottage was one of them.
There were also two extremely large sea beasts around the island, each one far exceeding the size of the expeditionary ships by about ten times. Whenever a ship approached, they would burst out of the water to launch a surprise attack, inevitably causing alarm.
In the team from the Mongna Ant Land Cottage, Chief Steward Barbatt’s eyes were firmly fixed on the giant sea beasts below the water, not daring to relax for a moment.
Suddenly, he sensed an unusual disturbance coming from the sea behind him that gave one the feeling of skin tingling and ears going deaf, indicating a great crisis was approaching.
“It’s coming.”
Seeing this scene, instead of fear, Barbatt felt relieved as if a heavy load had been lifted from his shoulders.
It was clearly the academy’s Power of Flash Vortex. Their reinforcements had arrived!
The next moment, the entire sea surface shook violently, as a force as heavy as a mountain flowed from beneath, heading straight for the island.
“What is this?”
Before the people of the Flash Vortex Alliance could rejoice, they saw a strange change occurring on the island ahead that involuntarily gave rise to a bad premonition.
The scenery of the island changed drastically, as though some form of disguise had been removed.
On the island, several oddly sized steles appeared, exceedingly conspicuous. Barbatt recognized them at a glance—it was the Twilight Stele that had been stolen from the academy.
Besides the steles, numerous sorcerers also appeared on the island.
These sorcerers activated a certain Formation, causing the island to be enveloped in a special spectral light. The spectral light, turning into pillars of energy, shot straight up from the steles into the sky, vaguely connecting to some mysterious place midair.
The Power of Flash Vortex emerged from the seawater a step ahead, continually approaching, yet its direction was slightly off, as it seemed to have deviated by a few meters upwards. This caused the Power of Flash Vortex to take a big turn along the Formation’s spectral light, being guided by the pillar of light and crashing towards the midair.
In an instant, a dark, light-absorbing hole was formed upon impact. Deep within the hole, it seemed as though shadows were moving.
From the viewpoint of Barbatt and his team, the hole appeared to exude an aura that captivated one’s soul, clearly a terrifying abyss.
“No good, it’s the people from the Star Moon Alliance. They have a conspiracy. We need to retreat!”
Seeing that the situation was dire, Barbatt and his team made an immediate decision to move away from the area.
Their decision was undoubtedly wise. As the ships had just moved a distance away, the dark hole began to spew out large amounts of strange black light, and as soon as a thread of this black light touched the ocean surface, it petrified a large area of the water.
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The sight of large patches of stark whiteness appearing was so startling that the sorcerers on the ships were dumbstruck. If it had fallen on the ships, they would have been doomed; the next second, the ships from the Four Great Academies withdrew even more swiftly.