Chapter 456: The Path of the Wizard
Looking up at the sky where He left, the stars were brilliant. Ace’s eyes glowed with bright white light, and his figure flashed and disappeared, returning to the meditation room in the West Tower.
His mind sank into his mental imagery world. His True Spirit descended, sitting upright by the Mana Lake at the dream Earth Center, looking up at the brilliant starry sky and looking down at the splendid lake water.
“So that’s how it is. The so-called domain condensation is actually like this.”
Ace’s eyes were pure white. He rested his chin on his left hand and pointed at the starry sky with his right hand. Thirteen Star Noble Phantasms fell from the dream starry sky to Ace’s side.
Perceiving the subtleties of these Star Noble Phantasms and the fluctuations of gravity, he slowly gained some realization.
“It turns out that unknowingly, I have actually pioneered a brand new path. Laws and domains are completely different!”
The True Spirit transformed the thirteen stars into a sharp and brilliant stellar “Calamity Sword.” With eyes shining bright white, seeming capable of seeing through all the fog in the world, mathematical symbols and formulas regarding mass, distance, speed, and gravity appeared and disappeared before Ace’s eyes.
“The so-called laws, the highest among them is probably mathematics. Physical laws derived based on mathematics are truths within a certain scope!
“For example, Magical Mechanics applies to macroscopic, low-speed moving objects. Within this scope, the Three Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation are the truths of object motion!
“Since the laws hold true, we can deconstruct the supernatural along the laws. Laws cannot be changed, but laws can be utilized. I cannot change the formula of universal gravitation, but I can alter mass, distance, and perhaps even alter the gravitational constant in the future!”
The “Calamity Sword” in Ace’s hand transformed from a sharp sword of slaughter into thirteen tyrannical Star Noble Phantasms. Under Ace’s command, they rampaged at extremely high speeds.
“If wizards follow the path of laws, they can also achieve Legend and create Noble Phantasms. I call them Law Noble Phantasms. Within their applicable scope, they are Truth Noble Phantasms!
“This is a reproducible process. If other wizards advance to the Legendary level, as long as they master the relevant laws, they can also create Law Noble Phantasms. If they go further, perhaps they will possess a path foundation condensed from laws at the Level 4 level!”
The dream stars filling the sky seemed to sense this and rotated around Ace. “Astrological Prophecy” activated naturally. The aura of the Great Source descended subtly, and the brilliant stars converged into the River of Destiny!
Ace stepped into the long river. Thirteen Star Noble Phantasms surrounded him. White light bloomed from his eyes, seemingly seeing the future of destiny.
That was a brand-new path, different from the Domain Path of Deities. On the Domain Path, only one person could climb to the peak of a domain and become the embodiment of that domain. But magic would have a completely different path—that was the Path of Wizards!
Ace’s True Spirit bathed in the River of Destiny, seeming to see the birth of countless wizards comparable to Deities. He said solemnly:
“I hereby prophesy that wizards will master two types of power simultaneously. A few wizards will master domains, while the vast majority of wizards will rely on laws!
“Path of Domains: At Level 3, generate Domain Noble Phantasms. At Level 4, ignite the Domain Divine Fire, gather the Hearts of Domain from nature or all living beings, condense the Domain Embryo, lay the Divine Foundation. At Level 5, control the domain, ultimately becoming one with the domain, achieving omniscience and then omnipotence within the domain!
“Path of Laws: Study the world, understand the world, summarize laws, utilize laws, and turn them to one’s own use. At Level 3, base on laws to create Law Noble Phantasms. At Level 4, inject the understanding of laws into the Noble Phantasm, creating a Level 4 Method completely different from domains—a Reproducible Method!”
Ace’s True Spirit stepped on the River of Destiny. White light from his eyes pierced straight through the mist of the long river. He saw the future of Level 4. The Level 4 of wizards would be completely different from Deities!
The River of Destiny gradually disintegrated, but Ace’s gaze was incredibly bright. The future was already clear in his heart; the path was right under his feet.
“The path of the wizard begins to separate from the old path at Level 3, but Level 3 can still be called Legend or Epic. Level 4 should change its name to pioneer a brand-new path. It shall be Sage!
“A Level 4 Wizard is a Sage Wizard. Injecting the understanding of laws into a Noble Phantasm constitutes a Sage Profession!”
The Great Source bestowed a slight aura, raising Ace’s physical and mental strength to 2,000 on the scale. After all, he hadn’t advanced to Level 4 or created his own Sage Profession, so getting a slight gift from the Great Source was already not easy.
Ace’s figure gradually disappeared from the dream starry universe. He entered the bottom layer of his mental imagery world. Millions of runes surged like tides at the bottom. The rune pyramid constructed by spell models shone brightly.
His True Spirit appeared at the top of the pyramid, sitting directly on the 5-Ring Compound Foundation Spell Model “Dream Manifestation.”
“My path is different from most wizards. I will walk on two paths simultaneously. Based on the old path of ‘Dream Manifestation,’ I will inevitably move towards the Path of Domains in the future.
“Based on the new path of ‘Universal Gravitation,’ I will move towards the Path of Professions in the future.
“My Level 4 Path shall be both Demigod and Sage!”
The voice was not loud but exceptionally firm. Ace’s path was ambitious. He knew that relying solely on classical mechanics made it impossible to reach the peak, and walking solely on the traditional Path of Domains would lose the greatest advantage.
So he decided to walk both paths simultaneously, using the dream as the base to evolve the laws of the world within the dream.
“Spellcasters include wizards and warlocks. For wizards, there is no doubt about the future. Although the Path of Professions carries the danger of head explosion, it is inevitably the fastest and best path. For warlocks, if they cannot break through the shackles of their bloodline, they can only walk down the Path of Domains until the end.”
For a moment, Ace felt a little pity for the warlocks. The end of the Bloodline Path was the domain, where competition was even fiercer.
After thoroughly straightening out his thoughts, Ace opened his eyes, returned to the study, unrolled a blank scroll, and wrote down the title: Subjectivity, Objectivity, and Laws.
“Subjectivity: our consciousness and spirit, starting from the self. Objectivity: independent of consciousness, existing without relying on the spirit, not shifting according to human will.”
It was already deep into the night. Under the soft glow of the controllable light ball, Ace wrote furiously.
“Laws are an objective reality that does not shift according to human will, but this does not mean we are powerless before laws.
“Humans can actively understand the objective world and actively transform the objective world under the guidance of understanding. The key to all this lies in recognizing and utilizing laws.”
The strings of destiny seemed to have been plucked. The prelude to the solo piece belonging to wizards had already begun. Outside the window was silence; no one knew that the dawn of a new era was imminent.
Ace buried his head and continued to write a paragraph. His expression was so serious, yet so confident.
“We must clarify these four consensuses.
“First, laws are objective. They do not shift according to human will. They can neither be created nor destroyed.
“Second, the existence of laws and whether they function do not shift according to human will.
“Third, the objectivity of laws is primary, and subjective initiative is secondary.
“Fourth, the objectivity of laws constrains human subjective initiative.
“…”
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