The witch thought I am a Demon God

Ivita asked a crucial question. "But last time you enacted the law, it cost you 20 years of your life."

"And an right arm."

"This time...now... you only have your head left."

The Old Witch chuckled. "Don't worry, Majesty. I have stored Magical Hearts."

"I can make up for the cast cost and casting risk that I should have borne by consuming these hearts."

The grid drawers inside the magnificent carriage were sequentially opened by three soft and tender palms of young girls floating in the air. Inside were beating red hearts, one after another!

As if introducing exhibits, the Old Witch introduced her treasures. "These hearts, Majesty, are dug out from the bodies of young girls using Heart Digging Magic."

"The value of these precious hearts lies in the fact that they all come from girls who were born with the ability to cast spells but were too weak to become witches."

"Moreover, when I took their hearts, they were very young and beautiful, and didn't feel any pain."

Ivita's mouth twitched slightly.

You don't have to emphasize how young and beautiful the owners of these hearts were at me.

Ivita had to change the subject to the Heart Digging Magic. "What is Heart Digging Magic?"

"Only official witches and regular wizards can perform that magic," the Old Witch casually replied. Clearly, she was more interested in discussing the beauty and youth of these heart owners with Ivita. Unfortunately, Ivita was only interested in magic. As a result, she had to endure the dullness and say, "Majesty, a heart removed by Heart Digging Magic would automatically turn into a Magical Heart."

"Magical Hearts are tougher than regular hearts. Even if the owner is separated from the heart, they will not die."

"This is the main area of magic I have studied, and it is also the magic that allowed me to upgrade to an official witch."

"Most of the Magical Hearts in my treasure trove, their owners are still alive in this world, and they are lively and radiant."

The Old Witch snatched a heart with one of the floating hands and squeezed it hard, producing a desolate scream from a girl.

"But only if I gently squeeze their hearts, even if they are thousands of miles away, they will experience extreme pain, even death."

Ivita felt perplexed.

This old witch, she's truly merciless.

If she finds out that I'm not the Demon God, but only a mere mortal, wouldn't she torment me to death?

The Old Witch said, "With the Magic Awakening Ritual, your body will directly become a wizard apprentice."

"But advancing to a wizard apprentice requires meeting three conditions."

"The number 3, is a spiritual number."

"The first condition, you must be recognized as capable of using magic by at least 300 ordinary people, or by three official professionals, because the cognition of the official professionals is more stable."

"The second condition, you must take the Spirital Medicine Potion."

"The third condition, complete the ritual."

The Old Witch said, "You have fulfilled the first condition."

"The Black Wolf and I are both official professionals, who perceive you as a person capable of using magic."

"The third person is my beloved disciple, who is also an official witch."

Ivita felt something was wrong. Wait a minute, he could understand the the Black Wolf and the Old Witch herself,

But why would a witch who had never met him also believe he could use magic???

Seeing that Ivita was troubled, the Old Witch explained, "Majesty, in order to have my disciple welcome us, I had already written to her during our flight, introducing you as a strong and gifted wizard. She responded to my letter."

"She greatly admires you and is looking forward to seeing your brilliance. She is meticulously preparing to attend to you."

No matter how Ivita thought about it, something seemed off. He suspiciously observed the Old Witch.

I'm hardly what you'd call gifted.

You checked my talent earlier and said that I didn't have the ability to cast spells, right?

How did I suddenly become something else in the letter between you and your disciple?

But now is not the time to quibble over these details.

The three-girls' hands flew over, each holding a Magical Heart, as the Old Witch's eyes ignited with deep green flames, "This is a profound magical art from ancient times."

The wooden floor of the inn room suddenly erupted into a circle of green flames. The eerie green flames burned fiercely.

The entire room was reflected with a green light, bizarre and eerie.

"By the name of the Hearthstone Grand Witch, the Guardian of Hearthstone Castle, I hereby give the following command-"

The first heart suddenly shrank rapidly, then exploded, turning into a cloud of black powder scattered in the air.

The now free hand of the one young girl immediately flew back, retrieved six candles from the treasure chest in the carriage, and lit the six candles with a touch of her fingertip.

"Before these six candles go out, there should not exist any worldly laws in this room!"

"There should not exist any laws of mortals in this room!"

After the Old Witch finished saying these words, almost all the Magical Hearts inside the treasure chest exploded.

A piercing, tragic scream from a woman resounded: "I decree the following order, the law is established!"

The Old witch was sweating profusely, seemingly under great pressure. "That's about it. I don't have the ability to completely expel the physical laws here, but it's enough."

"This environment is now suitable for the ritual."

"Damn it, my stock of more than a hundred years has all been burned up, and I've lost an additional thirty years of life! If this guy is not the Demon God..."

If he's not, she'll resort to the cruelest means to make him wish for death!

Make him regret ever living!

This Magic Awakening Ritual is in itself a test for the Demon God!

Ivita didn't notice the doubtful, cruel, and apprehensive look in the witch's eyes when she looked at him.

The room, now free from worldly laws, felt like a bottomless well of darkness. Ivita felt as if he were in an elevator, constantly descending rapidly without an end in sight.

It was empty.

It took him a while to adjust to the environment.

The Old Witch said, "There are no more mortal laws here."

"Majesty, next is the key to whether or not you can learn magic!"

A silver tree appeared within the circle of green flames, forming the symbol of an inverted hexagram. That's the Tree of Life Spirit Energy!

At the same time, the Old Witch used the three hands to fetch three magic potions from the treasure chest.

Perhaps it was all the magical backlash they had suffered, but the three girls' hands were ragged, and had aged to resemble the hands of a 90-year-old woman.