Chapter 457: Domain as Foundation, Law as Flower
In the silent Nightlight City, the West Tower remained brightly lit throughout the night.
Early the next morning, at the High Tower outside the city, Ace convened the three Commissioners of the Magic Council: Bayen, Logan, and Betty.
“I invited everyone here today because I have some ideas to share with you,” Ace said directly without any concealment.
Betty looked very excited. She took the magic scroll, unfolded it gently, and read it out subconsciously: “Subjectivity, Objectivity, and Laws?”
Her expression was somewhat puzzled, but as she continued reading, her furrowed brows gradually smoothed out.
“In the face of objective laws, humans are not powerless. Based on understanding and grasping laws, humans can utilize laws according to the conditions and forms in which they function to transform the objective world.
“……
“This process is the process of a wizard’s magic practice, but not just magic practice. By maintaining correct thinking and understanding the three concepts of subjectivity, objectivity, and laws, we wizards will embark on a completely different path.
“We will break through the shackles of domains, recognize and utilize laws, and use laws to create a Professional Path belonging to us wizards.”
Stepping on her mechanical disc, Betty slowly floated in front of Ace and asked with excitement:
“Lord Ace, can we use the discovered laws to open up our own Professional Path? Does this mean I can create a Law Noble Phantasm based on the Phlogiston Theory in the future and open up a Sage Profession?”
Ace nodded, then shook his head.
Betty was a bit puzzled. Ace said gently:
“You can open up a reproducible path based on the objective laws that have been discovered, but theories are constantly developing. The future you may not necessarily be based on the Phlogiston Theory; perhaps by then, the theory will have been innovated.”
While they were talking, Bayen and Logan could hardly wait. Logan snatched the magic scroll from Betty’s hand, and he and Bayen put their heads together to read it.
Bayen’s eyes were piercing, bursting with intense light. In his mental imagery world, the astrological universe was spinning rapidly. Silver threads, thick or thin, connected all celestial bodies.
As a Golden Wizard, Bayen’s distance from Legend was mostly about the accumulation of high-quality resources. A thought hovered in his mind.
“The motion of objects is based on gravity. As long as the distribution of all objects can be clarified, theoretically, all changes can be deduced. This is the true meaning of prophecy. Based on this, I will definitely be able to create a deterministic Prophecy Noble Phantasm in the future!”
He didn’t say it out loud. This idea had always been rooted in his mind. Now that he had a seemingly solid theoretical basis, Bayen had already decided on his path in his heart.
Ace looked at the three of them, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes. He reminded them kindly:
“Truth has a scope of application, and so do the laws we discover. If they are taken out of their scope of application, they may become fallacies. On your future path of magic, you must keep this sentence in mind.
“Do not spread this article I showed you. If a wizard advances to Level 2, you can show it to them.”
After speaking, Ace inscribed this passage on the wall with mana, turned around, and left.
Ace returned to the West Tower of the Magic Castle and entered a meditative state. In his mental imagery world, his True Spirit lay quietly on the surface of the brilliant Mana Lake, with two Dream Bubbles of Knowledge floating beside him.
“Judging from the level of mystery, the hidden knowledge of Astral Travel inevitably possesses a higher degree of mystery, and it is not so easy to master. I might as well learn the Level 3 Spatial Supernatural Knowledge first to enhance my actual strength!”
Ace’s True Spirit gently touched the dream bubble of Level 3 Spatial Supernatural Knowledge. A massive amount of information instantly poured into his soul.
This knowledge was traditional domain knowledge—mysterious supernatural experience, which was quite different from laws.
regarding runes, Ace discovered that runes were divided into Domain Runes and Law Runes. They were very similar, but the difference was huge!
Domain Runes were the degradation of higher-level runes, essentially the degradation of a certain domain (principle), while Law Runes were not innate, but rather developed through observation and summarization.
The Level 3 Spatial Supernatural Knowledge Ace obtained was undoubtedly the former—the degradation of domain mysteries, the traces of rules.
His eyes were tightly closed. Pale golden runes were born from nothingness, lingering around him. There were more and more runes: ten, a hundred, a thousand.
Ace’s eyes suddenly opened. The “Eye of True Knowledge” activated, and white light bloomed as if countless powers were surging.
Thousands of space-series runes scattered around Ace aggregated and dispersed instantly. This repeated thousands of times. The sun rose and set for thirteen cycles. Finally, Ace constructed the Level 3 Spell Model.
“Somewhat cumbersome. Not the optimal structure.”
After trying a few times, Ace’s True Spirit continued to optimize the structure. Hundreds and thousands of mathematical symbols, equations, and inequalities emerged in his eyes. The rune structure was constantly adjusted, and the surrounding space fluctuated constantly.
Finally, an extremely complex and beautiful three-dimensional rune structure was completed. Ace’s True Spirit held it high and declared solemnly: “This is the 5-Ring Spell ‘Dimensional Grasp’.”
His figure disappeared from the surface layer of the mental imagery world and appeared at the bottom layer, at the top of the rune pyramid. His True Spirit looked at the foundation rune structure with a solemn expression.
“My foundation is the degradation of the Dream Domain and the Manifestation Domain. It shall be called the 5-Ring Spell ‘Real Dream.’ This is my foundation. The so-called dream is a dream in the eyes of others, but in my eyes, it is a stream of information!
“Mastering information is mastering the key of the observer. Dream is information; it can encompass everything.
“Now, I embed the 5-Ring Spell ‘Dimensional Grasp’ into it to enhance the reality of the dream!”
Ace’s True Spirit slowly embedded the “Dimensional Grasp” spell model into “Real Dream.” The rune pyramid bloomed with brilliant pale golden light. The thousands of runes beneath it surged like a tide, as if cheering.
On the surface of the mental imagery world, the space of the dream starry sky world became more stable. With the Mana Lake at the Earth Center as the center, one-quarter of it became completely realized and spatialized!
“My mental imagery world is still too grand. Based on the Three Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation, replicating all the celestial bodies of the Inner World is too forced.
“If it weren’t based on dreams, it would be impossible to construct such a magnificent starry universe. Although the Path of Laws can be infinitely replicated, it will ultimately be limited by personal strength and talent.
“Only when the two paths cross and merge can I obtain the strongest power. Using the old Path of Domains as the foundation and blossoming the flowers of the Path of Laws—this is my path!”
Ace’s True Spirit appeared on the surface of the mental imagery world, instantly transforming into a giant as tall as the Earth Center, with the sun, moon, and stars orbiting around him.
“Domain as foundation, Law as flower. As long as I accumulate enough resources, break through the limits of humanity, and reach the domain of God, I shall be both a Demi-god and a Sage!”
Boom!
All celestial bodies in the mental imagery world vibrated violently, seemingly cheering for Ace’s determination.
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