Chapter 479: Discovery
After determining the conditions, Ace roamed the Sea of Reality and Illusion on the Outer World like a fish. As a Legendary Wizard, Ace held a place of strength even in the Outer World.
He shuttled through rapidly, his eyes flickering with breathtaking white light. He did not deliberately hide his tracks; his Legendary might caused Void Creatures and Dream Creatures to avoid him automatically. As for Void Creatures or Dream Creatures of the same level, it wasn’t that they didn’t exist, but Ace hadn’t encountered them yet.
A vortex suddenly appeared in his mental imagery world, capturing a Dream Creature before disappearing.
“Even without constructing an alien dimension, the entire Sea of Reality and Illusion is my natural hunting ground. There are quite a few Dream Creatures, just enough to serve as ‘tool-people’ (NPCs/workers) in the Fantasia virtual world.”
Just as Ace was pondering, a burst of mist suddenly appeared in front of him. Dream Mist!
As a Legendary Wizard with dreams as his foundation, Ace was too familiar with this. The quality of this mist was higher than his own, possessing a wild nature, as if countless animals were within it.
A name suddenly came to Ace’s mind: Al-Sodin, the eldest of the Three Sons of Dream, a Demi-god, the one in charge of the “Dream of Wild Beast Aspect.”
His heart skipped a beat instantly, but he remained calm on the surface. A Star Noble Phantasm floated beside him, instantly blooming with dazzling brilliance, actually driving the mist away.
“Huh?”
A cold snort appeared. Amidst the haziness, a monster covered in feathers, with multiple wings on its back and walking on four legs, walked out. Its might was awe-inspiring and intimidating.
In the vision of Ace’s white eyes, the monster was shrouded in pure golden light, seeming to possess faint divine might that could not be looked at directly for long. Ace narrowed his eyes slightly; his heart almost missed a beat.
An enemy on the Path of the Dream Domain, One who was already a step ahead of Ace. There was no mistake: Demi-god Al-Sodin!
“I am Demi-god Al-Sodin, son of the God of Sleep, Byrne. Who are you, and why have you come to My territory?”
The voice was like a grand bell, shaking Ace’s mind. Only then did he notice that there was a large patch of dream mist in front of him. It turned out he had unknowingly entered Al-Sodin’s territory.
In the center of the dream mist, a round semi-plane seemed to be undulating in the mist. Ace tried hard to stabilize his mind, daring not to leak any situation inside his mental imagery world. He circulated his mana with full force, and the brilliant light of stellar mana flickered.
The Star Noble Phantasm corresponding to the star at the tip of the “Calamity Sword Constellation” emitted a solemn killing aura, faintly possessing a sharp momentum.
Ace bowed solemnly to Al-Sodin and said: “I am a living being from an unknown star in the southern sky of the Inner World. This is my Companion Noble Phantasm.”
Al-Sodin sniffed Ace’s stellar mana. It was indeed the scent of stars. A divine light shot out from the vertical eye on his forehead, hitting the Star Noble Phantasm floating beside Ace.
“It is indeed the scent of stars, and there is also some aura of slaughter. Are you a creature born from a star that presages slaughter? Generally speaking, guys like you who are born of nature should be at least Demi-gods, known as Star Gods. I didn’t expect there to be a star creature with such low strength like you. Interesting.”
Al-Sodin shook his big head and laughed loudly without saving any face.
Ace looked slightly unhappy, but he let go of his worry a little in his heart. It seemed he hadn’t been discovered by Al-Sodin. He said seriously to Al-Sodin: “Respected Demi-god Holiness, although I am weak now, I may not necessarily be so weak in the future. Even ordinary God-descendants have those who can ascend to the Divine Throne. I believe that by visiting the stars, absorbing learning, and tracing the origin, I might be able to make my star shine brightly in the future and achieve Demi-god status.”
Al-Sodin smiled first, then nodded his big head: “You guy, you have good eloquence. Generally, creatures born of stars are born as gods, so they are called Star Gods. Hope you succeed. What star are you?”
Ace’s mind turned, and he said seriously: “I am the star at the tip of the sword of the Calamity Sword Constellation. It has no name, but when I achieve Demi-god, it will inevitably have a name.”
Al-Sodin clapped his claws with some appreciation and said loudly: “Your idea is not bad. Are you interested in coming to my semi-plane and chatting with me?”
Ace bowed and said openly: “Then I thank Your Holiness for your hospitality. Excuse the intrusion.”
As a Demi-god of the Dream Domain, Al-Sodin’s semi-plane was almost a manifestation of his path. Ace took this opportunity to greatly increase his understanding of the Demi-god level, especially regarding the Dream Domain.
The two talked for a while. It was mainly Al-Sodin speaking and Ace listening. It had to be said that although this Demi-god had a foul mouth, his divine character was not bad. He treated Ace very warmly and told Ace many key points about advancing to Demi-god.
“When I advanced to Demi-god, I sublimated my Noble Phantasm into a Semi-Divine Phantasm, and then naturally achieved Demi-god. I might be speaking a bit vaguely; I don’t remember it too clearly. After all, my talent is extraordinary, hahaha…”
“The key to sublimating a Noble Phantasm into a Semi-Divine Phantasm lies in your Noble Phantasm first becoming an Eternal Noble Phantasm, also known as an Epic Noble Phantasm. After it becomes eternal, you need to communicate repeatedly with the domain you walk. For a Star God Reserve like you, communicating with your original star will do. Even if your ambition is bigger, communicating with the entire Calamity Sword Constellation is also possible…”
Under Ace’s utmost flattery, Al-Sodin looked at Ace more and more comfortably and unknowingly said a lot. It wasn’t until three days later that Ace reluctantly bid farewell to Al-Sodin, claiming that he wanted to travel the Outer World to increase his knowledge.
After leaving Al-Sodin’s territory, Ace kept a low profile. He murmured: “No matter what, Al-Sodin did help me a bit. In the future competition for the Dream Domain, if possible, I should spare His life.”
Thinking while moving, Ace continued to roam the Sea of Reality and Illusion. He was shrouded in a layer of camouflage; the 4-Ring Spell “Invisible Concealment” was already activated.
In the following days, nothing strange happened. Ace didn’t encounter any powerful Demi-gods again, nor even Legends. He found a series of small alien dimensions far away from the Kaya Divine Mountain, roughly in the middle of the Outer World.
“The mana concentration here is very high. There are quite a few Void Creatures and small alien dimensions, just right for me to practice. But purely practicing is not very interesting. There is a saying from my past life: ‘A cunning rabbit has three burrows.’ Since I have come to the Outer World, why not build another refuge for the High Tower wizards?”
Ace’s eyes bloomed with white light. He cruised around this area, hunting Void Creatures wantonly while observing the surrounding environment. The longer he looked, the more satisfied Ace became. There were no powerful semi-planes or sub-planes near this location. Above, below, and around were all ordinary alien dimensions. It was very suitable as a refuge.
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