Chapter 528: Chapter 528
Silence, followed by another silence.
The Great Source seemed extremely angry, but Ace refused to budge an inch. As the stalemate persisted, the Great Source finally released a signal, bestowing upon Ace the highest authority of King of the World. As for the God of the World, the Great Source could not grant it because that exceeded Its limits.
Ace was also silent for a while. He made such an excessive request precisely because this Great Source had a certain ability to think. If it were an instinctual Great Source like the one in the Kaya World, he would not dare to make such a request, fearing the Great Source might break off relations directly.
The two ground against each other bit by bit in the world rules layer, and Ace gradually understood the Great Source’s original intention.
Only the Creator God had the opportunity to achieve the authority of God of the World, but it was only an opportunity. The Blue Blood Ancestor Giant, the Creator God, was dead. This opportunity for authority was indeed vacant, but the Great Source was not qualified to grant it.
Ace’s eyes flickered with white light, seeming to ponder something. After a long time, he said: “In that case, I hope to obtain the authority of King of the World of this world, remove the upper limit constraints, and reach a Path Vow with the Great Source: This world shall be a Wizard World, where magic flourishes.”
Ace’s meaning was clear. He wanted the authority while not being bound by it, possessing the possibility of becoming the God of the World and advancing to Level 5 in this world.
The Great Source hesitated for a long time, finally sending a signal to Ace. The Great Source would not bear the resources needed for Ace’s advancement to Level 5; Ace needed to collect everything himself within the vow.
For a World Great Source, this was a very humiliating agreement, but It had no choice. The Creator God Blue Blood Ancestor Giant was dead. The remaining Blue Bloods were polluted by the Ancestor’s resentment and were useless. The Holy Light Angels could not be relied upon; they were merely constantly plundering this world’s potential and resources.
Ace felt his power. There was no substantial growth; he was still at the peak of Level 3, Eternal Epic.
The Great Source was too weak. It only gave Ace an empty title without filling it with any power.
Ace also knew he couldn’t squeeze out more. His figure flashed and disappeared from the world rules layer, appearing again above Bernada.
Seeing Ace, Leon hurriedly returned the Epic Noble Phantasm Gravitational Torsion Balance and respectfully told Ace what had just happened.
Ace looked at Leon with a smile and said: “Your misfortune spell is very useful, actually amplifying small probability events. According to the historical records of this world, the Angel King descended to the Human World nine times, and each time he mobilized Mount Celestia, he was invincible. According to your description just now and the anomaly in the sky, the Angel King should have mobilized the Demi-god power of Mount Celestia, becoming a pseudo-authority Demi-god in an extremely short time, using a Demi-god’s full blow to suppress everything.”
Leon asked worriedly: “Then what should we do?”
Ace smiled and said: “Demigods are not invincible. We just need some time. Notify Betty, Bayen, and the others. I want to establish a new empire in the central region, with Yamila as the Empress. I hope the north and south cooperate to unify the entire surface.
“Our strategy is to promote the faith of the God of Dreams and Magic network, transforming this world completely into a world of magic, a world of wizards.”
Leon asked somewhat puzzledly: “Gathering power to unify the surface is certainly no problem. But what is the Magic network? You once said we wizards have two directions to go: Laws and Domains. Are you going to take the path of Domains?”
There was not only doubt in his heart but also disappointment. The pioneer of the Path of Magic did not take the Path of Laws but ended up on the same path as the gods. This puzzled Leon greatly.
Ace knew what they were thinking and said straightforwardly: “Go notify Bayen and Betty first. All those above Level 2 Wizards must arrive in Bernada within three months. I will hold a Round Table Conference with you to explain the plan for this world and the future of our magic path in detail.”
Although Leon still had doubts, he left obediently. Ace looked at the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms embedded in the Magic network, threw the Gravitational Torsion Balance, and hung it on the Magic network as well.
This Torsion Balance contained various mysteries of magical mechanics. It began to form a marvelous resonance with the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms. The Torsion Balance was in the center, and the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms were arranged separately. An indescribable rhythm began to spread.
Apart from maintaining the normal operation and proliferation of the Magic network, all other energies sorted by the Magic network were poured into the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms. Ace’s purpose was clear: he wanted all these thirteen Star Noble Phantasms to become Epic.
These thirteen Star Noble Phantasms, combined with the Gravitational Torsion Balance, according to Ace’s speculation, would allow him to obtain power far exceeding Epic.
“The Epic Law Noble Phantasm ‘Gravitational Torsion Balance’ plus the thirteen Epic Star Noble Phantasms ‘Calamity Sword’—their effect will likely give me power surpassing Epic in a short time. If I possess this power, attacking Mount Celestia won’t be a problem.”
Ace looked at the stars, his thoughts forming. If the Great Source of this world hadn’t been severely injured in the war between the Blue Blood Ancestor Giant and the Holy Light, and then dying under the plunder of angels, he probably wouldn’t have obtained such lenient conditions no matter what.
Even the God King Kronos of the Kaya World probably only split one-to-nine with the Great Source at most, or even less. As for the possibility of becoming the God of the World, don’t even think about it.
Ace even suspected there were various tricks at the beginning of creation. Why did Kaya end instantly at the moment of birth, directly turning into gods and all things? What secrets were hidden in this? He didn’t dare to think carefully. There were too many secrets, and the Great Source of the Kaya World was too powerful. After the descent of the World Tree this time, the Great Source would probably become incredibly powerful.
However, this wasn’t a bad thing for Ace. A powerful Great Source meant that this world could hold more authority, even the possibility of Twin Kings or Three Kings.
The key was to seize enough resources in this world to truly gain a foothold in the Kaya World.
If the Holy Light – Blue Blood World was developed into the back garden of wizards, although it was only a Level 2 World, it was after all a very complete world, fully capable of continuously cultivating a large number of talents and combat power.
While thinking, Ace adjusted the layout of the Magic network. The Star Noble Phantasms and the Gravitational Torsion Balance formed a hemisphere covering the entire Bernada. This was the beginning of dreams, the core of “Fantasia.” Ace must protect this place first.
He flashed and disappeared, entering the Crypt World. The entire Holy Light – Blue Blood World was divided into four layers. The topmost layer was the Celestial Realm Mount Celestia; below it was the Surface Human World; further down was the Crypt World; and finally the Underworld.
The vast majority of Blue Bloods lived in the Crypt World. The crypt caverns here ranged from a hundred to a thousand meters high. Not every crypt cavern could support Blue Bloods; only those caves with Sun Crystals could have light.
Only with Sun Crystals could there be underground cities and everything else.
Many wizards had already descended here. Ace didn’t stay here. He continued downward, crossing the boundary membrane between the Human World and the Underworld, entering the world of the dead.
Countless skeletons floated on the black river. A large number of deceased souls had been polluted and mutated. In the center of the Underworld, a weird ominous aura was spreading constantly.
Ace’s eyes flickered with white light, and the Spindle of Fate also flashed. His vision began to change drastically. Before his eyes was black and white. The weird ominous aura dispersed, twisted Threads of Fate, and shrill roars almost made one lose reason.
Relying on his powerful strength, Ace slowly approached the center of the Underworld. The skeletons there had rotted, resentment filling the sky. Just by approaching, Ace suddenly felt his back sink, as if some unclean thing was lying on his back.
That unclean thing seemed to make creaking sounds. When Ace looked back, he found nothing.
Creepy white hair grew on Ace’s back and between his arms. He felt dizzy. Fortunately, the spindle in his mental imagery world flashed, and Glazed Heart Fire burned ragingly. In an instant, a vortex-shaped door appeared above Ace’s head, pouring out Glazed Heart Fire.
Ace bathed in the Heart Fire. His mind became clear instantly. Although it was extremely hot, his body didn’t show a single scorched spot. A scream came from behind Ace. A skeleton seemed to flash by, its eyes extremely vicious. The Heart Fire burned even more violently like fire in oil. In less than two minutes, the scream disappeared.
Ace’s back felt light, and the weirdness and discomfort disappeared completely.
He approached slowly, gradually seeing the source of the ominous.
It was a magnificent skeleton, looking human-shaped. The entire skeleton was nearly ten thousand meters long, lying across the center of the Underworld like that. As if emitting terrible radiation, all nearby souls and corpses were completely polluted.
Ace observed carefully and found a mass of pitch-black at the heart of the magnificent skeleton. A decayed short sword was inserted into it, emitting that weird aura.
“With just my current strength, it is not enough to purify this source of ominous. I must continue to proliferate the Magic network, gather Power of Faith and Imperial destiny, and completely transform my thirteen Star Noble Phantasms into Eternal Epic Noble Phantasms. This should be enough to purify this evil and resentment with star radiance.”
Ace retreated slowly. In this weird environment, although he didn’t fear pollution thanks to the Glazed Heart Fire, he didn’t want to be tainted by this disgusting thing. If something unclean remained, it would be big trouble.
Flying until near the boundary membrane, Ace slowly penetrated the membrane and returned to the Crypt World.
“The Crypt World is indeed too close to the Underworld. The boundary membrane is not enough to completely block that weird ominous. Once contaminated, especially with Blue Blood, one is bound to become a monstrosity.”
Ace looked at the residents of the underground city with slight pity. Their bloodline was their original sin. After the death of the Blue Blood Ancestor Giant, their bloodline was naturally ominous.
“Wait a little longer. No matter what, the clone I descended into was a Blue Blood. I will completely liberate you.”
Ace’s figure flashed and disappeared, appearing in St. Klan Cathedral in Bernada City.
Everyone looked at Ace with awe. Yamila wanted to step forward but was somewhat fearful. Ace said: “I am the incarnation of God. Today I specially send down the Oracle of the True God. Angel King Polderick rebelled; he has fallen into hell and become the head of devils.
“The Holy Light is another incarnation of God, held hostage by the Angel King. You should crusade against misconduct everywhere, propagate the name of the True God. The True God is the God of Dreams and Magic network, the only God of this world. The God’s name is Ace.”
When Ace made this declaration, he activated the authority of King of the World bestowed by the Great Source. Although superficial, it caused a reaction in the entire world. Instantly, thunder rolled, and all things worshiped.
This voice spread throughout Bernada. Everyone who listened to the holy voice felt hot in their hearts, as if a kind of emotion and hot blood were surging.
Ace walked gently to Yamila. Milky white light flashed, and the two disappeared. Three days later, Yamila descended into the palace alone, announcing that she received God’s command, felt God’s mercy, became the Mother of the Son of God, and established an empire for the Son of God.
The kings and grand dukes dared not oppose and knelt on the ground one after another. Yamila was crowned under the shroud of thirteen stars. The empire was named the Holy Bernard Empire, and Yamila was called Empress Holy Mother.
In three months, like wind sweeping away scattered clouds, she flattened other large and small countries in the central region, unifying the central part of the continent. Everyone saw her lower abdomen slightly bulging and believed that she was indeed pregnant with the Son of God.
Level 2 Wizards from the south and north had all gathered in Bernada City. Hearing the news that Yamila received a child from God, Daina was hit hard, losing her soul for a time.
Not long after they arrived, Ace opened the door to the mental imagery world and welcomed everyone into it. A total of twenty-one Level 2 Wizards waited by the Lake of Magic. They had all harvested abundantly in this world, and their strength had improved greatly.
They discussed in low voices. Although they dared not be disrespectful to Ace, it could be seen that they had some objections to Ace calling himself a god in this world.
Just then, Ace’s figure suddenly appeared. He was wearing a pitch-black magic robe, wearing a magic hat, with a Six-Ring Hexagram Badge pinned to his chest, looking gentle.
As soon as Ace appeared in mid-air, everyone bowed hurriedly to greet him.
Ace descended slowly and said gently: “You should have some thoughts about my calling myself a god. Why not speak up?”
The people who were discussing in low voices just now were silent. Finally, Warren ignored Sulu’s eye signals, stood up, bowed to Ace, and said: “Respected Lord Firelinker, we wizards study all things in the world with an objective and neutral spirit. Now you proclaim yourself as the God of Dreams and Magic network. I wonder what your intention is.”
Warren’s words were already very impolite. Everyone gasped, looking at Ace nervously, afraid that he would fly into a rage.
Betty even thought in her heart: Although the Path of Magic looks promising, after all, that step hasn’t been taken. It is excusable for Lord Firelinker to want to become a god. After all, he is qualified and has the opportunity to become a god. If the opportunity were placed in front of me, would I give it up?
Ace smiled slightly and said gently: “We wizards are people who study all things with an objective and neutral spirit, focusing on studying supernatural things. I once divided the supernatural path into two types: one is the Path of Domains, constantly approaching some conceptual existence, finally becoming the incarnation of this concept or even the concept itself; the other is the Path of Laws, constantly recognizing and utilizing laws, finally achieving oneself.
“The former is the path taken by the gods, and the latter is our professional path.”
Everyone nodded slightly. Ace continued loudly: “However, this does not mean that we wizards cannot take the Path of Domains. The most important characteristic of us wizards is to recognize the world objectively and neutrally, not to take the Path of Domains or Laws exclusively. Limiting oneself to only one path actually narrows the wizard’s path!
“We should have more possibilities. We are wizards, but we can also be gods, even demons or devils. We can also be pure wizards, gaining power by recognizing laws. Wizards are not defined by power, but by the objective and neutral research spirit. Therefore, there are infinite possibilities.
“We are wizards, supernatural beings with power of thought. We should possess infinite possibilities!”
Ace’s words were forceful. Everyone looked enlightened. Some wizards even began to have wild imaginations. Devil Wizard? Sounds very tempting?
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