Chapter 531: Sapphire

The thirteen Eternal Epic Noble Phantasms were dazzling. Even if mortals observed them, they would discover the intense energy fluctuations within, which were simply impossible to conceal. And this was just an inconspicuous constellation in the Kaya World.

Ace’s eyes flickered with white light, and he whispered:

“How could I not want to take the path of recognizing laws? It’s just that taking the path of mechanics, if it’s just simply constructing some Star Noble Phantasms without scale or system, what use is it?

“The foundation of the so-called magical mechanics lies in celestial mechanics. Only by constructing a complete celestial star system can one achieve Level 4 on the Path of Laws.”

How difficult was this path! This celestial system was not original but modeled after a certain world. Naturally, the celestial star system inside the Kaya World was the best subject for modeling.

Ace looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly, and stars were faintly hidden in the light.

“It is impossible for me to obtain the origin of the sun and moon of the Kaya World. I can first sweep away the enemies in this world, take the origin of the sun, moon, and stars of this world, and create my magic-side demi-plane.

“This demi-plane must be rooted in dreams. That is to say, I must first substantialize the True Dream, create a demi-plane from the Path of Domains, and then nest the demi-plane of the Path of Laws into it.

“For now, if I want to advance to Level 4, the first step is the sanctification of body and soul. The second step is the substantialization of the dream. The third step is to model a large number of Epic Celestial Noble Phantasms and embed them into the dream demi-plane.

“Every step requires resources. It is time to wipe out the ominousness of the Underworld. Only when the world returns to normal can I, as the King of the World, obtain a large amount of Source Power.”

Ace straightened out his thoughts. He wrapped the dazzling Star Noble Phantasms around his body, blessing his power. His body and soul slowly underwent temporary sanctification.

If this state had to be described, it was like receiving super-strong buffs—all-around buffs. Except for the mana consumption being doubled, all other spell effects, power, physical strength, resistance, constitution, defense, etc., were enhanced by nearly three to four times.

The feeling of being completely filled with power made Ace extremely excited. Daring not delay, he immediately flashed, penetrated the boundary membrane, and appeared in the gloomy world of the Underworld.

“This Underworld is indeed abnormal. The Underworld is death and the final destination; it should be desolate but not evil, it should be pure but not chaotic. I, the King of the World recognized by the Great Source of this world, represent the Great Source to cleanse the filth!”

Ace recited lines that sounded a bit chuunibyou (middle-school syndrome), communicating with the Great Source for support. On the world level, this meant having a just cause, acting on behalf of the mandate and the vessel to crusade against the disobedient.

If he didn’t say this, he couldn’t get effective blessing from the Great Source, which would instead increase trouble.

The ominousness at the heart of the terrifying corpse seemed to sense the danger. It actually stood up and roared loudly. All the ominous things wandering in the Underworld surged towards it.

Ace looked at the giant corpse whose power was constantly rising. All thirteen stars floated up, instantly turning into an incomparably huge slaughtering Calamity Sword. Ace embedded the Gravitational Torsion Balance in his hand into it. Compared to the giant sword, he was like an ant. Throwing forcefully, like an ant throwing an elephant, he hurled the giant sword out.

The giant was gradually covered with a layer of pure black mud. It looked very clumsy, but unexpectedly it was unusually agile. It jumped fiercely and actually dodged the attack of the giant sword.

Ace was slightly startled. His figure flashed and appeared on the giant sword. With another flash, he drove the giant sword to split fiercely into thirteen stars. Raising the Gravitational Torsion Balance high with his right hand, he changed the surrounding gravity.

That giant was too agile. Even if the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms swirled and attacked like a storm, only one or two could hit. Ace constantly changed parameters like gravitational attraction and gravity, making the entire combat environment unusually complex, which gradually increased the giant’s injuries.

A pure Star Noble Phantasm itself was a scorching fireball, not afraid of filth. It’s just that such burning effects were not particularly prominent. Ace simply summoned his Glazed Heart Fire. A sea of glazed fire materialized, shrouding the Star Noble Phantasms.

When the sea of fire gradually disappeared, every Star Noble Phantasm became colorful and brilliant. That Glazed Heart Fire, which could burn out all desires and filth, had attached to the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms.

Ace held the Gravitational Torsion Balance high, releasing mana desperately. With that Demi-god level blessing, the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms instantly enlarged, each the size of the giant’s head, rushing towards the giant like falling meteors.

The black mud giant roared angrily, wanting to dodge. But because of the changes in gravity and gravitational attraction, it uncontrollably flew towards the stars.

Boom!

Most of the black mud fell off. The colorful glazed flames burned ragingly, constantly scorching the black mud. The Glazed Heart Fire seemed to have received a great supplement, becoming even more powerful.

Ace’s eyes lit up. This was an unexpected joy. If he could use the Glazed Heart Fire to refine all the ominousness, maybe the Heart Fire would transform directly.

Thinking of this, he began to use the Glazed Heart Fire to burn the opponent more, not seeking a one-hit kill. The two fought for nearly a day. Ace’s mana was also about to be exhausted. He shouted loudly:

“I’ll let you off today. We’ll fight again tomorrow.”

After speaking, he flashed and escaped. That black mud giant was beaten miserably and was unwilling to pursue.

Ace returned to the sky above Bernada and used the Magic Net to absorb and expel pure mana purified by the Glazed Heart Fire, filling his Lake of Magic. At this stage, Ace’s meditation method was no longer limited to the celestial body. The Magic Net had covered the entire surface and was constantly extending to the Crypt World.

As long as there was a place where the Magic Net existed, Ace could absorb mana from there. His meditation method could be called the “Magic Net Meditation Method.” Actually, not only Ace, but other wizards could also borrow the Magic Net to meditate. They only needed to contribute a certain amount of spiritual power to absorb the sorted mild mana through the channels of the Magic Net.

Early the next morning, Ace hurried to the Underworld. That skeleton giant lying on the ground was directly smashed awake by his thirteen consecutive star projections. Without the weird and ominous feeling, it was inexplicably somewhat comical.

The two fought for a day. By evening, Ace slipped away again. Cycling back and forth like this for two weeks, the skeleton giant had absorbed all the ominousness of the entire Underworld and Crypt World back into itself, and Ace’s Glazed Heart Fire also underwent a mutation.

That Heart Fire seemed to have devoured and burned enough filth. The flames became unusually enchanting. In Ace’s eyes, the Heart Fire seemed to have become an unanalyzable existence. A layer of pure gold covered it, flashing past.

Ace realized instantly: This is Sanctification!

The Glazed Heart Fire had completed sanctification, becoming a magical flame of Level 4 mystery. This fire had incredible divine effects, especially against filth, evil, and desires.

The brilliance and flames of the thirteen Star Noble Phantasms bloomed, instantly turning into a sea of glazed fire, firmly surrounding the skeleton giant. The skeleton giant seemed to be beaten into complete despair by Ace, lying quietly in that sea of fire wailing. Before long, even the wailing couldn’t be heard.

The Glazed Heart Fire burned with a crackling sound. Ace seemed to smell a hint of the aroma of roast meat. He couldn’t help recalling the roast leg of lamb he ate with his father Romon and mother Marina last time. It was also this taste, slightly oily, the fragrance overflowing.

I kind of miss eating the leg of lamb Marina roasted, Ace subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

While his thoughts were running wild, the Glazed Heart Fire had already burned the skeleton giant to ashes. The ominous roars lingering in the entire Underworld gradually faded, and those evil auras were also cleansed and disappeared.

A crystal-clear sapphire slowly rose from the ashes. That sapphire was so beautiful and clear. Ace felt that powerful attraction and subconsciously walked over.

The filth and ominousness of the Underworld were dissolved, and the Great Source also regained control here. It seemed extremely joyous. Ace could feel Its emotions. The moment Ace touched the sapphire, the Great Source was also urging anxiously.

Source power gathered, actually turning into a hand also reaching for the sapphire. Ace grabbed the sapphire in his palm without hesitation. He seemed to hear the Great Source’s exasperated roar, and then it seemed like soft begging.

This sapphire was very important to the Great Source. Ace realized instantly. He used the God King Privilege to communicate with the Great Source at the world rules layer.

Although the Great Source wouldn’t speak directly, It still urged anxiously. Ace held the sapphire firmly, his eyes flickering with white light staring carefully, and whispered: “What is this?”

The Great Source’s information was chaotic. Ace tried hard to translate for a long time and finally heard one word: “Delicious.”

This obviously couldn’t satisfy Ace. It wasn’t that he couldn’t give this to the Great Source. As long as the Great Source could pay the corresponding price, why couldn’t it be given?

Ace informed the Great Source of this idea, making the Great Source anxious and scratching Its head. Ace took this time to look at the sapphire in his hand, trying hard to understand.

He observed for a long time, only able to confirm that this sapphire was an existence of at least Level 4 mystery, and it might be very special; otherwise, the Great Source couldn’t be like this.

The Great Source seemed to understand Ace’s words. It was silent for a long time and finally sent Ace a message. It was willing to teach Ace the method of using this item, but requested an equal split.

Ace found nothing wrong with it. His purpose in coming to this world was to rapidly improve his strength. As long as it could improve his strength, everything was negotiable. No matter how good this sapphire was, it had to be usable. What’s more, this thing was extracted from the corpse of the “Creator God” of this world; probably only the Great Source of this world knew how to use it.

Ace contracted with the Great Source and entered the rules layer of this world again. The scene here had changed greatly from last time. Various Level 4 runes were looming here, astonishing Ace. There were no such things when he came here last time. Purifying the Underworld and the Crypt World actually had such a strong effect?

The Great Source seemed impatient. Hazy like mist, It extended a pair of hands to directly grasp Ace’s hand holding the sapphire. Ace was startled. In a daze, the scene before his eyes changed drastically.

This was a pitch-black place, vast and formless. Suddenly, a blue light flashed. Ace slowly approached and found it was actually a huge crystal-clear sapphire. A baby was gestated within the gem. He suddenly felt the world flying by. In an instant, the baby in the blue crystal had grown into a giant.

The giant broke free forcefully, and the sapphire shattered, scattered in this pitch-black place.

Hearing a loud noise, the mixed things in the pitch-black place began to separate. The light and clear things began to float up, and the heavy and turbid things began to fall down. The giant was very joyful. Like a newborn baby, He ran everywhere in the newly born barren world, turning the sapphire fragments into various things, filling this newborn desolate world.

These simple actions seemed to implicitly accord with supreme principles. Ace felt it was extremely mysterious and subconsciously modeled it, actually drawing some quasi-rule traces. He couldn’t help concentrating fully, ignoring why he was running around with the giant, and the giant didn’t discover him either.

The giant placed the largest piece of the sapphire on the earth, turning it into a divine pillar supporting heaven and earth. He placed several other sapphires at the top of the pillar, gradually evolving into a magical space nested within the world.

He repeated the same method, padding some sapphires at the bottom of the pillar, forming a desolate and silent magical space.

Ace gradually became entranced. He saw spatial principles from it. Although the giant was ignorant, He was an existence born before the world. His innate actions were all supreme principles.

Just as he wanted to continue watching, he suddenly felt his vision go dark. When he opened his eyes again, he found the sapphire in his hand was already gone.

Ace looked around. The rules layer seemed to be brewing a mutation. The Power of Great Source was constantly churning, and finally condensed into a vague human face. That face, composed like clouds and mist, floated in the air, looking quite solemn.

Ace asked directly: “Great Source, we agreed to share the sapphire. How come the gem is gone, you’ve changed, but I didn’t get any benefits?”

That human face laughed anthropomorphically and actually spoke: “God King, you have already gotten what you need most. I shared the precious memories of the birth of this world with you. Your path to further progress has been pointed out. Isn’t this the greatest benefit? This memory is already buried in your mental imagery world. You can recall it at any time. Moreover, observe your own soul.”

Just as Ace was about to speak, he suddenly felt the world spin. He was actually driven out of the world rules layer by the Great Source, appearing above Bernada. He just lay on a cloud and sensed his own soul. The entire soul was golden and brilliant. It had actually completed soul sanctification unknowingly.

“I indeed got some benefits this time. Not only did the Glazed Heart Fire turn into a terrifying flame of Level 4 mystery, but my own soul has also been sanctified. This way, physical sanctification is only a matter of time. Peeping into the Great Source’s memory actually indirectly recorded the various rule traces constructing time and space during the creation process. Once my physical body is sanctified, soul and body as one, I can repeatedly enter this memory, draw on its mysteries, make my mental imagery world substantial, and project a demi-plane!”

Achieving Level 4, becoming a limited eternal being that won’t die as long as not killed, was only a matter of time. Even Ace was quite emotional and excited. He looked up at the sky and suddenly felt Bernada wasn’t very safe either. He simply extended and proliferated the dream mist and Magic Net to the Crypt World, and spent another three years densely covering the entire Underworld with mist and Magic Net, setting the hub of the Magic Net in this gloomy, desolate place of final destination.

“This is the deepest part of the world. I have densely covered the entire Underworld with the Magic Net and dream mist. The Magic Net has become a channel to sort out all the energy of the entire world except the Celestial Realm. I can also use this to mobilize the essential power of more than half the world and turn it into Source Power, which can be used by myself and others.

“Even if the Holy Light dares to sneak attack me, it probably won’t be easy to cross layers of barriers. With the protection of thirteen Star Noble Phantasms, it should be safe.”

Ace murmured cautiously. He couldn’t afford not to be cautious. The Holy Light had invaded this world for many years, even killing the Blue Blood Ancestor Giant. He dared not let his guard down. Only after making adequate preparations did he dare to confidently carry out physical sanctification.

Various sorted energies gathered here along the channels of the Magic Net, gradually returning to the Source Power of this world under the refining of the God King Privilege and Glazed Heart Fire, pouring into Ace’s body drop by drop.

“Why is the Holy Light so quiet? So strange.”

He murmured softly, slowly sinking into the changes of his body.

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