From Wizard Apprentice to Conqueror of Myriad Worlds

This painstaking analysis brought a look of utter admiration to her face.

She couldn’t help but sigh. "Mo Ning can always see things that others miss."

He didn’t just see them; he could skillfully assemble the fragments others overlooked into a complete picture.

Only after he was done would others have that moment of realization, thinking, ’So that’s how it is.’

But he could already see the complete picture while everyone else was still in the dark.

The Noble Lady, of course, understood that this ability was, in essence, a manifestation of superior intellect.

The message hadn’t ended:

"In summary, the bloodline Sitt has awakened should possess the following traits."

"First, it provides a major boost to one’s Spiritual Strength. Second, it has inherent growth potential, allowing for continuous increases in Spiritual Strength. Third, it grants powerful control over Magic Power. And fourth, it gives an extremely strong sensitivity to Magic Power."

"Based on these four traits, I believe the bloodline Sitt has awakened is most likely the ’Soul of Cato,’ a very ancient and powerful bloodline."

"According to historical texts, the Soul of Cato bloodline originates from an ancient creature called the Gatu Giant Demon Eye. Its bodily fluids contained immense Spiritual Power, and as a result, it was hunted to extinction by Ancient Wizards even before the Era of Secret Divination."

"Many Ancient Wizards consumed Magic Potions refined from the Demon Eye’s bodily fluids, absorbing its Spiritual Power and allowing this bloodline to be passed down through the generations."

"I’ve also read another account stating that when the Gatu Giant Demon Eye unleashed its Talent Witchcraft, its eyes would turn from pale white to dark red. This is highly consistent with the traits Sitt displays when using his bloodline’s power. I don’t believe this is a coincidence."

Anya blinked several times, a thrill rising in her heart.

’Another crucial piece of the puzzle, and it fits the first one perfectly. Sitt’s eyes turning dark red while he was breaking through the Secret Gate... it’s identical to the description of the Gatu Giant Demon Eye unleashing its Talent Witchcraft.’

’Mo Ning is incredible!’

Anya replied at once:

"Your analysis is astonishing. I’ll contact Princess Phoebe right now and have her warn Sitt to be extra careful."

But before she could send the message, another one arrived.

"On the very first day at the academy, I noticed that the guide leading the new students from Lakefront Manor, the Second Level Apprentice Lai Te, was maliciously luring newcomers to venture into the Secluded Forest."

"Gavin, serial number 024, became a direct victim, dying three days later at the entrance to the Secluded Path."

Anya frowned slightly.

At the time, she’d assumed Gavin’s death was just an accident caused by greed.

Now that Mo Ning had pointed it out, the Noble Lady was startled into a realization. ’It seems that’s exactly what happened.’

"I have a bold theory. Perhaps when Lai Te mentioned that ’a very strange place is hidden deep within the forest,’ the person he hoped would venture inside was Sitt."

"Because Sitt possesses a powerful and ancient bloodline, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to force his way into the Secluded Forest. It was originally a death trap prepared for Sitt, but Gavin was the first to step into it."

Anya instantly believed him.

She swallowed hard as a chill shot down her spine, and her arms instantly broke out in goosebumps.

The Noble Lady’s perception of the academy was completely upended. ’Is the academy really this dangerous?’

It wasn’t that she was ignorant of the dangers.

Auntie Nasha had told her many stories—rumors of Apprentices plotting against one another, the hidden struggles for resources in the laboratories.

But for a Second Level Apprentice to try and murder a newcomer on the very first day—and for it to happen right under her nose—was still a massive psychological shock.

The Noble Lady didn’t need to be a genius to figure out the fundamental motive for the Second Level Apprentice targeting Sitt: his bloodline.

’This ancient bloodline... even I felt an undeniable pull just from Mo Ning’s brief description.’

’So, is there anyone in the academy who could recognize it as the Soul of Cato bloodline?’

’Absolutely!’

’If so, wouldn’t there be people secretly plotting to take that bloodline for themselves?’

’Of course there would be!’

Long before the Era of Secret Divination, forcibly extracting bloodlines was already a very mature practice.

Ancient Wizards conducted countless bloody, cruel, and appalling human experiments, creating thousands of Secret Techniques for extracting bloodlines.

Those Secret Techniques were recorded in forbidden tomes, hidden away in shadowy corners, and passed down from generation to generation by those who were greedy, mad, and would stop at nothing in their pursuit of power.

Mo Ning sent one last message:

"Warn Sitt to be extremely wary of Lai Te, as well as whoever is backing him. Though I have no idea who that person is."

Anya replied with a single, crisp word:

"Understood!"

*****

「Apartment 804.」

Mo Ning was holding the thick tome, *Multi-Dimensional In-Depth Analysis of Spiritual Flow Field Divination, Volume One*, and had only been reading for ten minutes when he felt Secret Technique Whisper vibrate gently.

Anya’s new message flowed into his consciousness.

"I just spoke with Princess Phoebe. She said your analysis is perfectly logical and impeccable. She’s convinced you’ve completely uncovered the vile conspiracy lurking in the shadows."

"Princess Phoebe told me something else as well. The night after the Epic of Witchcraft class, someone slipped a letter into the mailbox at Sitt’s apartment."

"The writer, who claimed to be a Second Level Apprentice named Muta, said he was a friend of Lai Te’s. He’s forming a team to hunt Dark Wizards and wants to recruit some backup members from the new students."