I Cast Forbidden Spells Until the World Breaks-Chapter 98 All In All In All In

Seeing his daughter so excited, Astrachior could not help but smile wryly inside.

Those involved were blind, while outsiders saw clearly. His daughter had gone straight into a dead end and never come back out. Even now, she stubbornly believed Shadowcaster and Zayne were two different people.

Silly girl.

Astrachior sighed quietly. He gently rubbed Nia’s head, his tone soft and patient, like he was coaxing a child.

"Nia, you have good taste. This Shadowcaster really is an outstanding young man."

"But taking in a disciple is no small matter. It requires careful consideration. How about this. Let Shadowcaster come with me to a certain place. I will test him. If he passes, I will take him as my disciple when we return. How does that sound?"

Nia’s eyes lit up instantly.

"Really? That’s great!"

Finally getting what she wanted and proving her beloved right, Nia was so happy she could hardly contain herself.

Watching her excitement, Zayne rubbed his nose and gave an awkward chuckle, not knowing what kind of expression he was supposed to make. What kind of mess was this supposed to be?

"Go rest for now. I want to talk with Shadowcaster for a bit," Astrachior said with a smile.

"Okay."

Nia sneaked a glance at Zayne. When she noticed that his gaze was not on her at all, she puffed up her cheeks and stormed back to her room.

Thinking back on her two encounters with Shadowcaster, the first time her clothes had been burned to rags and she was utterly miserable. The second time she was wearing a tight combat outfit meant for convenience, not style. Not once had she been properly dressed.

She had already made up her mind. She was going to take a bath, put on a beautiful outfit, and properly stun Shadowcaster.

After Nia left, Astrachior glanced at the silent Zayne and asked calmly.

"Are you not curious why I did not let you reveal your identity in front of Nia?"

"If you did it that way, then you must have your reasons," Zayne replied evenly.

Astrachior smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and explained.

"Although this was a coincidence, it is not necessarily a bad thing. Think about it. You appeared before the investigators as Shadowcaster, and you will also appear at the Gate of Apocalypse. Does that not perfectly eliminate Zayne as a suspect?"

Zayne nodded and continued.

"That way, Zayne never appears at the Gate of Apocalypse at all. I can go all out as Shadowcaster."

And if Shadowcaster disappeared inside the Gate of Apocalypse, that would not matter either. No one would care, since that identity was fake to begin with.

If Zayne disappeared instead, alive or dead with no trace, Astrachior would also be completely free of suspicion, because he would have a solid alibi.

Zayne had a strong feeling that if Astrachior truly had plans involving him, he would make his move at the Gate of Apocalypse.

"It is good that you understand," Astrachior said with a smile, nodding. "We leave the day after tomorrow. Before that, make sure everything is arranged under Zayne’s identity."

"Alright. Then I will go rest now, teacher."

Zayne turned and returned to his room.

Astrachior’s strength was unfathomable. One could never be too careful. He needed to prepare early.

Back in his room, Zayne put on the Moonlight Necklace and removed the Heavenly Thunder Ring.

Although the Heavenly Thunder Ring boosted lightning skills, its spirit bonus was only fifteen percent. Overall, it could not compare to the Moonlight Necklace.

After changing equipment, Zayne took out the one thousand Refinement Stones.

Before heading to the Gate of Apocalypse, he needed to strengthen himself as much as possible.

Refinement Stones could reroll equipment attributes, with a maximum of nine stars. Each additional star brought a massive increase in power.

After some thought, Zayne used the first Refinement Stone on the Singularity Ring.

The Singularity Ring was currently his only legendary piece of equipment. Using Refinement Stones on it was clearly the best value.

Holding the Refinement Stone, Zayne slowly brought it close to the Singularity Ring.

The Refinement Stone began to glow faintly in his hand, like a tiny star.

He gently pressed it against the Singularity Ring. A mysterious force surged instantly.

The Singularity Ring seemed to respond, trembling slightly as its light grew brighter.

But in the next moment, the glow dimmed abruptly. The Refinement Stone shattered into碎 fragments across the floor.

The refinement had failed.

Zayne was not discouraged. He immediately took out the second Refinement Stone.

The success rate of refinement was low to begin with. Otherwise, the world would be filled with nine star equipment.

After more than a hundred Refinement Stones shattered in succession, a dazzling burst of light finally appeared.

Within the light, the Singularity Ring trembled violently. The patterns on its surface became more intricate and refined.

As the brilliance faded, the Singularity Ring looked completely renewed.

The patterns were sharper and more delicate, light flowing across the surface as if it contained endless mystery.

Zayne quickly checked its attributes.

Singularity Ring

Rarity Legendary

Effect Spirit Power increased by 120 percent

Current Refinement Level One Star

Skill One Singularity Conversion

Allows the wearer to absorb energy based attacks into the Singularity Ring and convert them into temporary spirit power.

Skill Two Singularity Space

Allows the wearer to open the Singularity Ring storage space. The size scales with the wearer’s spirit power.

A flash of delight crossed Zayne’s eyes. Just one star had added a full twenty percent spirit bonus. That was equivalent to wearing an extra high tier item.

High tier equipment usually only provided around twenty percent spirit bonus.

Having tasted success, Zayne became even more determined. He continued slamming Refinement Stones into the Singularity Ring without hesitation.

But it seemed that refining to one star had used up all his luck. After burning through seven or eight hundred Refinement Stones, every single attempt failed.

"Damn, is this rate really that bad?"

Zayne’s scalp tingled. Was he actually cursed with terrible luck?

Higher tier equipment was harder to refine, but failing seven or eight hundred times in a row was ridiculous.

At this point, he had just over a hundred Refinement Stones left.

He hesitated. Should he keep going on the Singularity Ring, or switch to the Raging Flame Staff?

At that moment, a hypnotic voice echoed in his mind.

The poorer you are, the more you have to go all in.

Third all in. Fourth all in. Fifth all in.

All in. All in. All in.

All in is wisdom.

Zayne clenched his teeth. Take the gamble. A bicycle could turn into a motorcycle.

If he stopped now, would not those seven or eight hundred Refinement Stones have been wasted for nothing?

He pressed all the remaining Refinement Stones onto the Singularity Ring without another word.

All in.