As for why the last inheritor of the "Life Tree" school wizard, the "Snake-man" Hibekrite, was hunted by the Silver Knight of the Dawn Church and eventually died in the "Rock Giant" that had reached the offshore range?

Combining the notes' explanations and what Aiven has learned about the current extraordinary ecology, there is a more accurate judgment than the "Snake-man" himself.

Just like most changes require a process of accumulation from quantitative change to qualitative change, the relatively balanced extraordinary ecology today was not established overnight. It is the result of mutual strategies between various forces over decades or even hundreds of years.

Perhaps one day, when the balance of power is disrupted, the world might once again usher in a new reshuffling.

And in the era several hundred years ago when the "Snake-man" lived, it was the time when the powers of the major True God Churches were at their strongest, and the persecution of the wizard community was at its worst.

The image Aiven saw earlier was of Heber Crete, driving the school-inherited super giant rock golem, the "Mountain Giant," and several wizard companions fleeing from the Old Continent, preparing to restart overseas.

Unfortunately, even such a simple wish was mercilessly shattered by the Church.

After a great battle, the Elemental School wizard Diego and the Curse School wizard Trish fell, while Heber Crete managed a temporary escape but suffered severe injuries caused by the Holy Sword.

Ultimately, he fell in this sea.

As for the fate of the "Snake Witch" Serra, Hibekrite did not know.

And indeed, my initial guess was not wrong.

This entire island is actually a giant rock carved into a colossus, with the seemingly useless "Inverted Tree" runes, that is, ten Original Essence halls and twenty-two paths as the core, forming a colossal control center.

Seeing this, Aiven couldn't help but feel a bit fearful. If he and his group had followed the original plan to head directly to the "Crown" instead of being "driven" here, what would have awaited them?

The "island" would awaken and turn over?!

His trio might be temporarily safe, but the crew on the island and his "Conch" would be doomed.

In reality, without seeing the image and reading this notebook, who could exhaust the imagination of ordinary people to think that a massive island with forests and water sources could actually be a giant golem?

However, from the image, although the rock golem is already indistinguishable from a mountain, compared to this island with a complete ecosystem, there is still a considerable gap.

Aiven speculated that after this super giant golem fell in this remote sea, it created conditions for the survival and reproduction of microbes such as coral polyps and shell animals. Relying on the abundant witchcraft energy, they continually built coral reefs, expanding the island's above-water area several times over a few hundred short years, forming the island's current appearance!

This is actually also the reason many warm sea coral islands form.

"Even without any other abilities, its mere weight already has destructive power comparable to an upper-rank wizard, right?"

However, despite possessing such a powerful witchcraft creation, it was still driven to the sea like a stray dog by the Church and eventually fell here.

Unlike his two companions, the Elemental School and those belonging to the Black Wizard's Curse School have many members, so there is no concern about inheritance interruption, but the fall of Heber Crete led once again to the interruption of the "Life Tree School" inheritance.

Until the last moments of his life, always a solitary researcher, the "Snake-man" realized he had made an unforgivable mistake, but there was no time left to make amends.

He only had time to lay out some simple arrangements before passing away here.

"The 'Life Tree' is a school with a fraught destiny, and up to my time, the school's inheritance is about to face interruption once again...

I no longer have the chance to find a suitable inheritor..."

Although he couldn't see what it looked like when he wrote this, Aiven seemed to see the melancholy and guilt on the face of this last wizard from the "Life Tree School."

"I don't know how much time has passed; maybe ten years, a hundred years, or even a thousand years.

To you who came later, since you can come here and see this notebook, it shows that you have some special quality, perhaps a 'qualified' person who naturally has some connection with the 'Life Tree' school!

Please forgive me for using the term 'qualified,' as even I have just stepped into Tier 3 and do not yet have enough ability to explore the school's root secrets...

Finally, may Truth be with you!"

Of course, there is also one thing the note didn't mention. If the visitor is a powerful being who violently breached the outer defenses, regardless of what is said, the initiative is no longer in the hands of this deceased wizard who just wanted to make one last effort to continue the school.

And at this moment, the other three items in the box are already obvious.

The exquisite yellow gem pendant is the control core of the rock golem "Mountain Giant," but since this golem, which has turned into a small island, has been in a semi-paralyzed state after the war, Aiven does not currently have the power to restore its past god-like powers.

The other two leather sheets are the first and third volumes of the "Life Tree" school inheritance secret scrolls, the "Flesh Sacrifice," totaling five volumes.

They also constitute the core secrets within a wizard school!

The first volume explains the entire school's knowledge system. It enumerates the corresponding witchcraft each wizard level from apprentice, official wizard, upper-rank wizard, to crowned wizard needs to complete.

Apprentice stage completion:

1. Spirit Communication Potion: Its effect is to allow one's spirit to detach and touch the spirit realm, which houses both spiritual creatures and fragments of secrets and knowledge left by previous wizards, but only official wizards are qualified to explore the spirit realm.

2. Wild Talisman: As a series, there are many types of wild talismans, with the primary function being to make talismans using runes and biological materials to harness the peculiar powers of demonized creatures (the one in Aiven's possession also belongs to this series).

3. Activated Plants: Instantly activates the vitality within seeds or seedlings, making docile plants into bloodthirsty killers or enabling them to produce various magical effects.

Then, when spiritual power meets the standard, corresponding ceremonies can be held for advancement.

The official wizard stage completion:

1. Spirit Communication Potion: Allows the mind to explore the spirit realm, which contains spiritual beings and fragments of secrets left by wizards, only official wizards have the qualification to explore the spirit realm.

2. Blood Sacrifice: Craft various flesh puppets with strong vitality from extraordinary creatures that have been subjected to witchcraft.

3. Activated Beast Hide: Use the skin of extraordinary creatures to create animated "Skin-Wearing People."

4. Flesh Activation Technique: Cultivate the blood and encourage its own characteristics to materialize, including Bloodline Activation Ceremony, Contracted Demon, and Biological Transformation Technique, etc.

And each branch of witchcraft consists of many small witchcrafts, including strong magic like "Immobilization," "Blood Backflow," and "Frenzy," among others.

For the first three volumes of the contents above, since the second volume is missing, there is no specific practice method for "Flesh Puppet."

In fact, what excited Aiven the most was the introduction in the fourth volume of the "Flesh Sacrifice" about a school-unique witchcraft that introduces a kind of Extraordinary ability known as "Whole Body Activation Technique."

In Aiven's view, this advanced technique resembles an otherworld version of the "Enlightenment Technique," and is a ridiculously powerful magic that can transform dead objects directly into spirit monsters!

As for the remaining three items in the box, they were immediately apparent.

The exquisite yellow gem pendant, a Secret Treasure that could place an object into Deep Sleep, and a small amount of Spirit Communication Potion.

To Aiven's surprise, the fourth volume of the "Flesh Sacrifice" introduces a unique witchcraft of the school, called the "Living Ship Spirit Technique," which doesn't require scientific principles. Even an inanimate object like a stone could be a non-temporary creation that serves as a permanent guardian of a fixed place, with the potential to develop a "soul" over time.

Instantly, this technique allows even non-living things like rocks to be ridiculously and miraculously given "life," enabling them to possess life for a short period.

If one masters this witchcraft, it seems that they would hardly need regular ship crew at all.

When every part of the constructed object, from the sails, ropes, to cannons, comes alive and becomes part of a colossal otherworldly "living being," such a legendary warship would be immensely powerful!

Therefore, Aiven directly renamed it "Living Ship Spirit Technique," declaring his own grand ambition!

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