Chapter 583: Acceleration
This made Ace feel somewhat joyful too. Innovation is the most difficult thing, especially creating something out of nothing, which is even harder.
The Magic Net had never actually existed in the Kaya World. History had no trajectory of it, so there were no ready-made law fragments. Conversely, the Magic Net in the Wizard World Cluster had already become a component of the world, making it possible to extract three laws. But this was already the limit.
“The level of the Wizard World Cluster is too low, and the history of the Magic Net there is only a few hundred years. Compared to the Kaya World, it’s merely a few years. Being able to extract and combine three Laws of the Magic Net is already a stroke of luck; the rest will just take a slow, grinding effort.”
Ace returned to His sub-plane. The projection had just opened a high-dimensional rift and was rapidly converting energy. Looking at the nearly eight thousand stars, Ace patted the projection with satisfaction: “Keep up the good work. Try to save up ten thousand stars before heading to the inner side of the world. The Law of Fate has given me a premonition: as long as it breaks ten thousand, the power will increase massively.”
Right at this moment, Ace’s projection in the Wizard World suddenly sent a message. Ace instantly adjusted His state, briefly resonating with the projection in the Wizard World.
“I see. Witte and Arno have both advanced to Level 4, and Ollie has also advanced to an Legendary Wizard. We have two more helpers. If the storm caused by the impact continues to spread, we will soon lose contact with the Wizard World Cluster. It seems I must recall the personnel.”
Following Ace’s thought, the projection constructed a complex teleportation array in the Celestial Realm, teleporting all existences at Golden rank and above to Ace’s sub-plane in one go.
They all descended onto the “Earth” of the galaxy in Ace’s sub-plane.
“This doesn’t seem like Salia?”
Puzzled whispers rose from the crowd. Arno closed his eyes to perceive everything, but found nothing unusual. He opened his eyes and exchanged a glance with Ollie, a trace of worry flashing past.
“This is My world, the galactic universe of the Dream World! Welcome, everyone.”
Tall top hat, black robe, a Tenth Ring Magic Badge pinned to His chest, slender figure, a smile on His lips—it was precisely Ace arriving.
Sensing the familiar aura, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Arno and Witte, one human and one Lich, stepped forward to pay their respects. Ace said happily, “It’s not easy for you to advance to Level 4 Longevity at this time. It just so happens I have something to say to everyone.”
As He spoke, a spatial door opened. Bayen and Betty filed in, leading a large group of wizards.
Betty asked somewhat urgently, “Lord Ace, what is so urgent that You had to bring all wizards above Legendary rank here?”
Bayen bowed first, then said calmly, “Lord Ace must have profound intentions. However, the expansion on the inner side of the world is underway, and we badly need Legendary Wizards to guard the regions and preside over the overall situation.”
Their meaning was very clear: under the current circumstances, delaying time was indeed unnecessary.
Ace wasn’t angry. Smiling amiably, He said, “Everyone is here, so I’ll make a long story short. I believe you on the inner side of the world have also felt the drastic changes. The Giant Tree World has already begun actively ramming, and the merging of the two worlds has begun!”
This was indeed huge news, shocking everyone. Betty said somewhat urgently, “Then we should accelerate our expansion and seize dominance of the inner world as much as possible. Only then might we have a chance!”
Ace shook His head and said, “Your idea might have been appropriate in the past, but it’s too late now.
“The collision of the two worlds generated a massive, high-quality mana shockwave. This wasn’t just a collision on our level; there was also a synchronous collision in higher dimensions, which consequently triggered a four-dimensional collapse. This collapse generated an extremely powerful four-dimensional shockwave. After the shockwave ends, the disordered energy will turn into a terrifying high-magic storm. Even the sub-planes of True Gods will be unable to survive in this environment.
“Moreover, this shockwave has already destroyed the sub-planes of nearly six hundred True Gods in one fell swoop, and shaken the immortal brands in the Great Source. Do you know what this means?”
Everyone shook their heads in puzzlement. They couldn’t imagine this scenario; it was unheard of and unseen.
Unease and panic spread among the wizards. This is the commonality of all intelligent creatures: fear of the unknown.
Ace didn’t keep them in suspense. Seeing that no one spoke, He said directly:
“In about half a year, the Sea of Illusion and Reality across the entire outer side of the world will become uninhabitable for True Gods. Even ordinary Main Gods will be unable to reside there long-term. Void creatures and dream creatures will all go extinct, and alternate dimensions, demi-planes, and sub-planes will all disappear.
“Only Titan-class Main Gods, or Level 6 existences, can survive in this harsh environment, or even convert this extremely chaotic energy into high-quality orderly energy.
“Hell, the Underworld, and the Abyss can similarly exist, but they will lose the ability to travel to the inner side of the world.
“If the aforementioned existences truly have any plans, then a month from now is the best opportunity!”
“What opportunity?”
Thales couldn’t help asking.
Ace stared at him and said, “A month from now, the Great Sources of the two sides will merge. All past vows and statuses will become invalid. This will be a new beginning, and the inner side of the world will no longer be restricted to only Demi-gods and below.
“Except for the Titan Main Gods with extremely high energy levels, all Level 5 existences will descend. This will be the most chaotic and dangerous era, and also the era with the most opportunities.
“As for Level 6 existences, I hypothesize that in the final moment of the world’s merging, They will step onto the stage; protagonists always arrive late.
“Some will ascend to immortality, some will miss the throne. Even mortals, as long as the timing is right, can slay gods or even seize everything a deity possesses.
“For us wizards, this will also be a window period full of opportunities and dangers. Now, I hand the choice over to you. Whether to choose to fight it out on the inner side of the world, or go to the Wizard World to temporarily take shelter—everything is up to your choice.
“Those who want to return to the Wizard World Cluster, stand on the right. Those who want to fight for opportunities in Kaya, stand on the left.”
A commotion stirred through the crowd. Soon, some wizards walked to the right. For them, having a stable life meant a more stable future.
More wizards stayed behind, their eyes flashing with brilliance. That Mythical Lich named Witte chuckled jie jie: “Lord Ace, does this mean we have a chance to bring deities onto the experimental table?”
Ace smiled slightly: “There is indeed this chance, provided you can capture a real deity.”
Ace then said to the wizards on the right: “You have chosen to return to the Wizard World. I also hope you will build the Wizard World well. If we fail, you will be the only seeds of fire. My projection will be with you; I bless you.
“The storm will disrupt the astral channels. We might not be able to see each other again for a very long time.”
After speaking, a rhythm of mana vibrated, and the wizards on the right disappeared.
Ace turned His head and said to the remaining wizards, “Having chosen to stay, you can no longer back out. There are not only opportunities here, but also endless dangers. In another month, it will be the time of the Gods’ Fall. Those True Gods who have lost their sub-planes will descend to the inner side of the world.
“What we must do now is clench our fist, concentrate our power in the Salia Peninsula, and thoroughly grasp the Salia region and nearby areas in our hands. As for other regions, we only need to leave behind basic organizations to ensure the inheritance of wizards.”
Bayen couldn’t help but marvel in his heart. With the gods descending, the inner side of this world was simply not something Level 3 or 4 existences could sway. Because a city-state in the Kaya World corresponds to a deity, he estimated They would reclaim the city-states immediately. Being able to unite the gods of Salia relying on strength was already not easy.
Lord Ace’s thinking was truly meticulous, commanding admiration.
After thinking for a moment, a smile appeared on Bayen’s lips. Ace also smiled slightly. With a wave of His hand, everyone returned to the inner side of the world.
The entire Kaya World was already in a state of chaos. Where the great impact occurred, the Giant Tree World had already begun forcibly squeezing into the Kaya World. The world’s crystal wall was shattered, and extremely high-quality, highly chaotic, disordered energy mysteriously splattered from the point of impact.
This wasn’t just squeezing on the three-dimensional level; to a greater extent, it was a four-dimensional collapse.
Ace’s eyes flickered with worry, but He chose to intervene. As a wizard, this great crisis was the best time for Him to participate. And having just achieved the Sovereign of Dreams and Tenth Ring magic gave Him confidence.
“At least before the Level 6 existences descend, my strength on the inner side of the world—while perhaps not overwhelming everyone—will absolutely meet no opponent who can suppress me.
“This window period is my best opportunity. Using this period to sublimate the Path of Dreams into a Supreme Law and become another Level 6 existence of the Kaya World is my goal.”
Sovereign is already the pinnacle of Level 5. To go one step further, He must rely on Kaya, this Level 4 world. Although He currently had no clue, Ace always remembered that old legend.
“Emperor Augustin unified the inner side of the world and obtained the power of a pseudo-status Titan Main God with a demigod body. In other words, if I can alternatively unify the inner side of the world, it’s possible to experience the state of Level 6 once. Currently, I have no clue how to ascend to Level 6; if I experience it, I will naturally have a clue.
“Unifying the inner side of the world is, of course, unrealistic. The Godsfall into the inner side of the world. Whether it’s the Kaya Gods or the United Gods, it is impossible to suppress thousands of deities relying on Myself alone.
“The time left for wizards is also too little. In such a short time, it’s probably difficult for a new Immortal Legend to be born among the wizards. And even if one is born, one or two Immortal Legends cannot play a decisive role.”
Ace thought for a long time, feeling that His path forward still had to land on two keywords: Magic Net and Kin. The so-called Magic Net was an energy channel. As long as the Magic Net was deployed on the inner side of the world, Ace could slowly control the flow of energy on the inner side, which could then derive many effects.
And Kin is a unique ability possessed by every True God.
“I need to create Dream Kin. The Sovereign of Dreams should have three thousand Dream Gods!”
The so-called three thousand wasn’t a real number, but a figurative one. The Kin Ace prepared to create were the gods of His own Dream World.
“According to the logic of dimensional reduction: the Sovereign Law of Dreams constitutes the underlying layer of this Dream World. The integrated, complete Law of Manifestation provides an excellent interface for dreams to overwrite reality. If I spread the Magic Net all over the inner and outer sides of the world, theoretically, I could even use the Magic Net to cover the entire world.
“And within the Dream World, I have injected almost all the law fragments I’ve ever seen. These law fragments are naturally not complete laws in the Kaya World, but within the Dream, they are complete!”
Ace raised His hands high. With a flash, He appeared beside the projection that was converting high-dimensional energy. Crackle, crackle—like the sound of breaking glass, cracks split open in the void, and high-dimensional power gurgled and flowed.
The projection was greatly alarmed: “Opening so many high-dimensional rifts will probably exacerbate the four-dimensional collapse caused by the world collision. It’s adding fuel to the fire!”
Ace laughed heartily: “Since it’s unavoidable, then let this process accelerate! Make it faster, catching other existences off guard; only then are we more likely to win.”
The projection panicked: “But there are almost a hundred rifts now; I can’t convert it all.”
Cold glints flashed in Ace’s eyes. The desire in His heart had long been restless. That was the thirst for truth, His greatest “original sin,” and also the driving force for moving forward.
“Then let the Immortal Heart Fire continue to sublimate! My desire is the firewood; the Immortal Heart Fire shall take a step further.”
Substantialized desire poured like hot oil onto the Immortal Heart Fire. That flame flared up instantly, actually directly burning the unstable high-dimensional energy lake pooled from the gurgling flow of over a hundred high-dimensional rifts.
Ace’s eyes carried biting coldness, madness, and paranoia. He was immortal, but still possessed humanity. His greatest humanity was His own desire: the thirst for knowledge, the thirst for truth. And right at this moment, it was time He must seize the opportunity.
Flames raged. High-dimensional energy turned into Divine Power Essence in a flash of lightning, and was then absorbed by the flames. The nourishment of desire and Divine Power Essence finally caused this flame to thoroughly mutate, returning to a multicolored, glazed state, brilliant and dazzling.
“This flame is named the Immortal Glazed Fire. It is best at burning high-dimensional energy, hahaha!”
Crackle, crackle. Even more high-dimensional rifts appeared, nearing a thousand, reaching the limit of what Ace could control. He frantically converted Divine Power Essence, and the stars in the galactic universe within the Dream World rapidly broke ten thousand.
Ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand…
The Level 6 existences all sensed the anomaly simultaneously.
The biological son of the World Tree, Crown Prince Orlas, frowned deeply. “This isn’t normal. It seems a deity is accelerating the energy outflow of the Divine Secret Realm. The speed at which the storm is diffusing has accelerated!”
The Axe of the World Tree, the God of War Turian, smiled and said, “We swung the axe; the Kaya gods couldn’t possibly not react. This is the reaction of the Titan Main Gods. Muddying the waters is actually a good method. If the Overgod were here, perhaps He would even offer a word of praise.”
Hearing “Overgod,” Crown Prince Orlas couldn’t help but tremble all over, seemingly thinking of very unpleasant memories. He said softly, “Let’s not mention Him. The Overgod… wasn’t He directly…” by the upper layer.
The King of the Underworld, Lamor, interrupted with great interest: “Tell us about it. What is the upper layer of the Astral Plane like, and what exactly did you encounter?”
The Goddess of Life, Linas, also smiled and said, “Since we are in the same faction, information should be shared. Why not tell us what you experienced after ascending, so everyone can prepare early.”
(Chapter finished)
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