CHAPTER 729: COMPLEX MAGICS

This theory sounded like a paradox: How could an evil creature, evolved from one essence, be destroyed by another force that transformed that very essence?

In truth, magic is indeed the origin, just as the sea is the cradle of life. However, after evolution, can we still claim that the various creatures they become are fundamentally the same? The colossal polluted water elemental utilized the water-related properties of the well water. It absorbed all the impurities it could from the well water, much like a magnet drawing in iron filings. Yet, its essence was already a water elemental independent of the Sunwell, not the Sunwell water itself.

Initially, it absorbed the pollutants in the well water like rivers flowing into the sea. However, its limited intelligence prevented it from realizing that the power it absorbed accounted for only a small fraction of the remaining water in the Sunwell. And the ultimate control of this power did not lie with it.

After just a few dozen breaths, it was immensely frustrated to find that the polluting elements it craved would not come to it on their own. Living things instinctively pursue survival, even a water elemental creature. It began to deform its limbs to absorb pollutants from deeper and more abundant sources.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, another massive wave of pollutants arrived. This quantity was so immense that it had to retract its limbs again, lest it be immediately burst by the sheer volume of contaminants. It greedily and hungrily digested the new wave of pollutants, unaware that the supply of pollutants had ceased and that an incomparably vast amount of pure energy was rapidly being transformed into the element of fire.

The essence of the Sunwell’s water is liquefied arcane energy, functioning like a colossal arcane circuit and the foundation of various elemental magics. It can indeed be converted into different types of elemental magic; however, the Sunwell’s water is inherently biased towards the element of fire. If the efficiency of converting well water into frost element is 1, then the efficiency of converting well water into fire element is 10. Otherwise, why would all the Sunstriders manipulate fire instead of water or frost? This is also based on local conditions!

The next moment, Duke activated a massive magic circle that had been set up in the ruins of Silvermoon City yesterday. This was a medium-sized magic circle, crafted from the remnants of the original grand circle. It was certainly incomparable to the super-giant magic circle originally established in Sunstrider Forest, but it was more than sufficient to deal with the water elemental.

Seventy-two burning golden magic chains appeared out of thin air and effortlessly captured the water elemental, which was immersed in the pleasure of growing stronger. At this moment, the colossal water elemental, now over two hundred meters tall, was forced to constantly compress its body within this net. It seemed extremely cramped in the increasingly shrinking space and had to half-bend its body, transforming from a burly, half-fat figure into a massive water ball.

"Ahhh!!!"

A roar, resembling an animal’s but distinctly not, echoed throughout the ruins. The polluted water elemental opened its two huge, dark green eyes and looked around, desperately trying to find the enemy who had harmed it. The filthy water elemental suddenly began to boil like an erupting volcano! Its terrifying strength alone was enough to stand at the pinnacle of the mortal world, and its magic power became incredibly abundant after being enhanced. This astonishing momentum was enough to cause any mortal below the heroic realm nearby to faint directly.

Unfortunately, its power, its violence, even its very existence, were merely parts of Duke’s grand plan.

"Explode!" Duke shouted softly.

A colossal pillar of light, no less powerful than the one he had used to detonate the Sunstrider Palace, suddenly appeared beneath the water elemental’s feet, completely engulfing it in an instant.

"Guwaa——" After a burst of strange and ambiguous cries, there was an extremely dazzling light for a full ten seconds, followed by a thunderous roar that sounded like the collapse of the sky and earth, making every elf’s sensitive ears buzz.

Gravity seemed to vanish from their visual field, and countless rocks of all sizes were blown into the sky by the immense impact. Some were as small as a fist, others as large as a carriage, and even larger were fragments of the rose-colored wizard towers that had once stood in every corner of the city. The wreckage of the Mage Tower, which had collapsed into several sections, had remained relatively well-preserved even after the last explosion because its tower body had been hardened with high strength and engraved with numerous anti-magic runes. But now it was struck by a second explosion.

The previous explosion had only detonated one branch. This time, the explosion occurred using the full magical power supplied by the Sunwell itself.

"Boom, boom, boom--" The colossal explosion could be heard clearly hundreds of kilometers away. The elves by the sea watched this scene in horror. Even though they had been notified that the ruins of Silvermoon City would be abandoned as the price of saving the Sunwell, they had never imagined that it would be so shocking and thrilling to witness Silvermoon City, which they had regarded as a symbol of glory for thousands of years, being blown into the sky.

The layman watches the excitement, while the expert discerns the details. At this moment, countless high-level mages had already realized that this explosion was merely a facade. Along the walls of Silvermoon City, massive beams of light shot up into the sky. The three-dimensional magic circle they formed restricted the direction of the explosion and shockwave—it could only develop upwards, not horizontally.

This had, in disguise, become one of the most prominent features of the industrial age on Earth—the chimney. So-called chimneys are actually harmful to others and not beneficial to themselves. Pollutants seem to float up into the sky and then drift away, but in fact, after floating in the atmosphere, pollutants heavy enough will eventually fall back down.

Looking at the system AI’s prompt: "Based on the current data monitoring and previous collection of ocean air currents, it is determined that 99.8% of the pollutants will float away along the air currents around the Endless Sea. It is estimated that 60.3% of the pollutants will fall into the Endless Sea, and 38.2% of the pollutants will float along the stratosphere of the world of Azeroth, eventually landing in Azshara on the other side of the sea and the land to be named Durotar, as well as several areas further west. The remaining pollutants cannot be calculated, and 0.2% of the pollutants will remain in the ruins of Silvermoon City."

Well, Azshara is the territory of those demons, satyrs, and the like—no problem. Durotar... if some Warchief still decides to establish Durotar there, then... that’s fine.

The same thing again! It’s not Alliance territory, so it’s none of my business! Someone with a dark heart chuckled.

The elves had no way of knowing what Duke had done. They only knew that what they had long dreamed of and wanted to see had appeared before them again. That was clear well water. That was holy water with a golden glow. That was the glory the high elves had inherited for nearly seven thousand years.