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Ignoring Albion's furious gaze, Edward quickly reviewed the information he gathered about Intermediate Draconic Language and nodded in satisfaction. Although he only managed to get 10% of it, with his understanding of Beginner Draconic Language and with Morgana's help, he should be able to deduce the rest after some time.
Plus, he did not place as much emphasis on this magic as he used to. The main reason that he was excited was that he could use what he just learned to make some minor upgrade to his Arcane Rune Magic.
So, after getting the information he could get and sending it to Morgana, he began to achieve his real purpose in coming to see the grumpy dragon.
Edward immediately used his Cosmic Awareness as he looked at Albion. His mind then traveled countless light-years away, in a galaxy far away.
He saw a solar system gleaming with black lights. From his point of view, there seem to be countless scales bound together.
Suddenly, two bright stars appeared out of nowhere, shining brightly throughout the solar system. Immediately, Edward's jaw as he became gaze; he could not imagine what he saw.
The so-called stars were two eyes, and the solar system was the body of a colossal dragon. He saw a dragon the size of a solar system. Edward took a deep breath to calm himself down.
After opening his eyes, the dragon muttered: "The Thunder Dragon King has been resurrected?"
Just his words created a massive space storm enough to destroy a few solar systems. Moreover, Edward could feel a terrifying amount of mana inside this dragon's body; the quantity was higher than the massive Philosopher's Stone he has powering his World Gate, albeit not as good when it comes to quality.
"I should probably contact the Dragon Temple to go get him."
After these words were spoken, Edward's vision was broken. He found himself breathing loud, his heartbeat accelerate, and his clothes were soaked in cold sweats.
Luckily for him, the enchantments on them activated to clean himself and the clothes.
A few minutes later, Edward calmed himself down, then an excited smile appeared on his face.
"This world is more interesting than I thought," he muttered under his breath.
When he looked at Albion again, he became excited. This dragon must have the potential to reach that level. And as long as he is strong enough to suppress it, one day, he can ride a dragon the size of a solar system.
How domineering that will be.
For a moment, he became excited again before removing these thoughts from his head and dealing with the real problem.
After this experience, he could see that Albion's body is releasing a strange wave and that colossal dragon was using it to know his coordinates. If this issue is not dealt with, once these powerful dragons arrived on Earth, the little Arcane Empire have little chance of surviving.
The only hope that he will have is the Void Canon, however, these things are unstable and their power has not been tested yet. So, their effectiveness is still unknown.
Still, knowing the current situation, Edward decided to deal with the coordinate wave from Albion and improve the stability and power of the Void Canon as a deterrence to these powerful gods and demons.
So, for the next four days, Edward began to study that wave. Unfortunately, he could not find a way to block it or prevent Albion from sending it. In the end, he decided not to waste too much time and send the dragon to live in a World Gate located in the Void.
That way, the Source Wall will act as the protective shield for this wave. And even if the dragon race managed to track the signal, they would not be able to do anything unless they could also enter the Void like Edward.
This treatment is not only for Albion but also the Water Dragon King that Fleur was using to study bloodline since she also was sending a signal.
However, Edward also had one last precautionary measure to do. He send both Albion and the Water Dragon King to a faraway galaxy and left them on a planet full of underground beasts with a small trace of dragon bloodline. Then, he erased all the traces of the signal that they were sending from planet Earth.
As he looked at the two sleeping dragons, Edward muttered: "If the Dragon Temple can track the last place the signal was located, they should not found Earth, but this desolate planet."
After that, he entered the World Gate and returned to Earth. By the time he was done with all this, another three days. However, as soon as Edward returned home, he felt an intense gaze.
He looked in one direction as his eyes suddenly turned pitch black. His gaze then seemed to pierce through another dimension where he saw a tall individual dressed in a black floating cloak.
His Cosmic Awareness once again activated and some information appeared inside his mind:
"Herpo, Tier 8 Solar System Level (Weakened State). Curse by Cronai to be forever stuck in this dimension without leaving."
Many pieces of other information about this god also appeared in his mind.
"Herpo, ever since I came back, you've been peeping nonstop. Please stop as it is quite uncomfortable."
After hearing these words, Herpo had a calm and composed demeanor despite how shocked he was inside. This wizard, no, arcanist's strength has increased from Tier 3 to Tier 5 in just five years.
In his current state, he can barely use Tier 6 Planet Level strength, so he is not that far in terms of strength. Additionally, in the past, the arcanist needed to use the Deathly Allows to contact him, but now, he could easily do, meaning his understanding of dimensions has reached a higher level in the past five years.
Moreover, Herpo has known Edward for decades and knew about his personality. He always has been careful when talking or dealing with him, but now, he felt a hint of taunting in his voice.
It was as if he did not care whether he left the afterlife and deal with him.
'So, what does he have to rely on?' thought the Death God.
He wanted to use the last remaining faith he has and leave this place, then use all his strength to instantly destroy this arcanist. However, his cautious nature did not want to take risks.
Herpo knows a few secrets. For example, the reason that the current Arcane Empire cannot summon demons from Hell or even access other dimensions is that his forceful ascension to Godhood ten thousand years ago severed the connection to these places.
However, after mana returned to the environment, this connection will slowly heal itself.
Herpo planned to take advantage of this process to create a clone to stay in the afterlife and escape his imprisonment with his real body.
So, as long as he waits patiently, not only can he escape, he will be able to use his full strength.
The question is now whether this Arcane Emperor will give him time?
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Disclaimer: With this Tier System, once Edward becomes more powerful, it will become harder for me to have him enter some world that could give him some challenge. So, in the future, I will either slightly nerf him or drastically raise the power ceiling of some world.
Of course, I will not make him start from scratch, but lower his ability so that he can have some form of challenge. Plus, I will try to make things make sense and not just randomly make a low-level world more powerful.
I will also try to find worlds that are suited for his power level depending on the level he is at in the story.
Next Chapter Title: Path Forward
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In the end, Herpo decided to wait and see.
After making a decision, he secretly sighed. His long years of imprisonment have made him very patient, at the same time, it also removed his risk-taking ability. So, he stopped looking at Edward and cut off the latter's connection to this dimension.
Meanwhile, Edward sneered after seeing this. With a wave of his thought, the gate that was in invisible mode behind him disappeared. If Herpo dared to leave the Afterlife and attack him, a major surprise was awaiting him.
After his recent voyage and confrontation with Truth, he no longer feared Herpo as much as he previously did. Although he still respected his opponent's strength, he still has many ways to deal.
And with this newfound confidence, he did not want to just kill Herpo. No, he had bolder plans for the fate of this Death God. After all, according to the information he knows, Herpo managed to instantly become a Tier 8 God from a Tier 3 Wizard.
Edward is very interested in his method. Over the years, he studied the Ceremony Magic that Herpo used to become a God. However, he did not place that much emphasis on it.
Now, he decided to change that.
'He should be a very interesting experimental material.'
Edward then headed to his laboratory in the Bermuda Triangle. As soon as he entered, he saw a shadow rush towards him with rapid speed. He raised his hand.
Bang!
A large thumping small echoed in the room, followed by a small shockwave that blew the chairs and tables in the surrounding away. Edward looked at the fist that he blocked, smiled before saying:
"So, you guys already practiced Aura and reached Tier 4?"
"Yes. Do you see how strong I am?" said Luna. "I can probably wrestle with a dragon. That's actually a good idea, I will try later," she mumbled to herself by the end of that sentence.
"Alright, let's test your shield."
He raised his hand and a rune appeared. However, this one was not large as usual, but small enough to fit his palm. In an instant, an ax made of lightning appeared on his hand and he swung it down without hesitation.
A transparent shield appeared to protect Luna, however, the force of the attack still made her take a few steps back. She and Edward both nodded in satisfaction.
One of the two abilities that Tier 4 Arcanists will acquire is a Protective Shield that will instantly protect them when in danger. The shield is connected to their mana and does not have to be actively used by them.
After a few tests, Edward knew that only by using Liquid Mana to become Tier 4 would this ability be granted. If someone just increases the amount of mana inside their body to reach Tier 4, there is no such benefit.
Another ability of Tier 4 Arcanists is the passive ability to fly. They do not have to use spells to fly, they can do so just by instinct.
Edward checked and see if there were any hidden injuries on Luna from his attack, and after seeing that she was fine, he was relieved. Then, he said:
"I need you to perform Anti-Divination Spell on Albion and the Water Dragon King."
Although Edward has already removed the traces of these two dragons, he knew how powerful some diviners can be. So, he wanted to be prepared just in case.
Luna was confused by the sudden request, so Edward explained the situation to her. Knowing the severity of the situation, she immediately started to do so.
Meanwhile, Edward entered another room where all his other wives were–including Olivier who recently woke up from her slumber. He walked to Hermione who was holding a very thin tablet, looking at some data.
"How is she?" he asked.
"Everything so far is fine. Her body and soul have adapted to this world, and so far, we have not found anything strange."
"Anything else?"
Hermione paused for a moment, then said: "After doing some test, I have discovered that she has a really poor talent for magic."
"What level?" asked Edward.
"Even lower than Level 1."
The Empire has divided magic talent into 5 categories, with one being the lowest. According to research, Level 1 talent has no chance to break the First Limiter in their lives.
Essentially, these people will forever remain as Tier 0 Apprentices.
When it came to wizards, the amount of mana that their bodies produce is terribly slow and it is very difficult to control their mana. When it came to mages, they could barely sense mana in the environment, let alone control it.
Of course, with a large number of resources, it should still be possible to forcibly push them to Tier 3, but Tier 4 requires talent and deep understanding of magic and runes, and control of mana. So, it is impossible for them to advance.
After hearing Oliver's low talent, Edward was not surprised. Back in her homeworld, with the Armstrong family's wealth and strength, it should be easy for Olivier to become an Alchemist.
And with her desire for strength, she should not reject becoming an alchemist, yet, she did not. This only shows that she had a terrible talent for controlling energy–even with the aid of the Gate of Truth.
Of course, Edward also knew she was talented in other aspects. He looked at the worried Olivier and gave her an assuring smile.
"You do not have to worry about your talent. Severus has been studying a potion to increase talent using Dragon Heart as an ingredient. Once he is successful, I will have him brew one for you with the Water Dragon King."
"That's indeed a good way to deal with the situation," said Hermione.
"Once the potion is created, I can foresee that many dragons will be killed," commented Bellatrix, and many people agreed with her.
"Not necessarily, " replied Edward. "Dragons are creatures with powerful regenerative ability. After harvesting their hearts, as long we provide them with enough mana, they can regrow it.
"So, in the future, Dragon Hearts, along with their scales, blood, muscles, and even bones can be renewable resources. We are civilized people, so there is no need to act like barbarians and hunt these creatures to extinction."
The others rolled their eyes after hearing this. What kind of civilized person used the body of another creature as a renewable material. Ignoring these people, Edward looked at Olivier and asked: "Remember what I taught you?"
"You mean the way to control the life force in my body?"
Edward nodded. He knew that Oliver was bad at controlling external energy, but was a prodigy at controlling internal energy. Plus, her body could absorb life force at an alarming rate.
This is the reason that she was such a strong fighter back in her world, able to fight the homunculus Sloth who was physically enhanced beyond human limits.
So, Edward theorized that she might be a genius in the path of [Aura Master]. Now, he was going to test this out. He placed his finger on her forehead and the information on how to combine mana with life force to create Aura.
"Understand?"
Oliver nodded her head. Then, Edward had her recreate her Gate of Truth to aid her in controlling her internal energy. Finally, he had Morgana inject mana inside her body.
After following the method Edward gave her, it did not take long for her to create the first string of mana. After that, she was on a roll.
"I was right," muttered Edward. The speed that she created Aura was a few times faster than him.
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