Bab 471: Cause and Effect Spell

Now that he had a plan and everything was set up, Edward prepared to act and get things done as soon as possible. After all, the situation of the war was changing every minute, and the slightest delay could be catastrophic.

So, he mobilized the energy from the main Aether Core, gathering power on par with Tier 10. Then, under Edward's control, seven magic circles appeared above this plane in different locations.

As soon as these seven circles appeared in the sky, seven mighty auras manifested and flew to the sky, gazing at these circles.

"The 7 Beast Emperors," muttered Edward. This plane had 7 Tier 9 Beast Masters, and they were known as the Beast Emperors. The Emperors were associated with five Empires, with the Cortez and Naoru Empires each having 2 Emperors.

Inside the city, Edward watched as these Emperors morphed into half-beast and half-human shapes. And based on his data, he recognized some of these creatures, including Titan Ape, Blue Dragon, and Feathered Serpent. However, he also did not recognize the rest, an indication they originated from this plane or somewhere else the Wizard Planes once controlled.

After the Emperors showed up, they released their most powerful Bloodline Spell, trying to destroy Edward's magic circles. However, he did not care about their pointless struggles. Instead, he focused on another discovery he had made.

This world drastically restricted the destructive capabilities of these Beast Emperors. As Tier 9 Powerhouses, they should have the ability to destroy galaxies with a single attack.

However, their destructive capabilities did not reach such a scale in this plane; there was a plane that severely suppressed the potency of their attack.

'The size of this plane is equal to 15 galaxies from home. If the Universe Will did not suppress the power of these Beast Emperors, they would easily destroy the world with the slightest confrontation.'

Edward understood this method was the way lower or weaker planes functioned to ensure their survival. He could foresee that some Universe Will will even prevent people from reaching the limit of the plane.

In other words, a plane with a Tier 8 Limit would never allow anyone to reach such a level. The best they can accomplish is Tier 7; this method would prevent anyone from having the power to destroy the plane.

'The instinct of all life is to survive. And it's the same for Universe Wills,' concluded Edward before continuing his actions. With the overwhelming energy of the Floating City, he swiftly sealed the Beast Emperors without giving them any chance of resisting.

Then, he cast a second spell. Hundreds of magic circles appeared in the sky above this plane.

"Boss, we don't have room for everything," reminded Morgana.

"Huh? You're right. Alright, I'll shrink them.'' Under his control, some of the magic runes changed.

"The first step–seal the Universe Will."

Based on Edward's study of the Universe Will of four different Universes, he concluded it is another form of consciousness or will. And this consciousness even has certain properties of the soul.

As such, it became possible to design seals or other methods to influence it. And with the vast difference in Tier, the process was almost perfect.

After being sealed, all the creatures of this plane heard a sad and unwilling voice. And immediately, an intense emotion awakened from deep in their souls. Then, they knew their world was invaded and about to be destroyed.

Subsequently, an intense hatred aroused from deep in their bloodline against the invader.

"This might be troublesome," commented Morgana after detecting the situation.

"What are we going to do?" asked Tsunade, who feared the change in the situation would result in catastrophe for the people on this plane.

"We will have to take longer to integrate these people into the Empire. We will delete and change their memories if needed."

"Do you want me to keep a watch on them after their integration?"

"Yes," nodded Edward. "We don't know whether this effect will last longer and stay hidden deep in their subconscious for many years."

Morgana took notes of this incident while Edward continued. His spells activated, and a few things occurred. First, all the trillions of people in this plane passed out before shrinking into humans the height of a tennis ball.

Then, he teleported all of them to a pocket dimension inside the floating city, placing them into cryostasis mode.

"Next, the Knowledge Tree."

Edward took this opportunity to test out his main objective for traveling to the Naruto Universe.

Then, a towering tree appeared at the very center of the plane. Then, after an hour, the tree gave birth to a single blue fruit.

Edward held the fruit in his hand with fascination. He knew this fruit contained thousands of years of knowledge from this plane.

"Here you go," he uttered before handing it to Morgana. If he eats this fruit, he will have to spend the next three months in deep meditation to absorb all the information it contains. As such, the best method of use is to allow Morgana to have it.

With her processing power, she can absorb everything in a matter of minutes.

"How is it?" asked Edward. However, the little elf did not immediately answer; she even had a frown on her face.

"I think I found a flaw in the fruit."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It can only gather knowledge up to one million years in the past."

"Is that so? Well, we can try to modify it later and improve the time span," nodded Edward. "Did you learn anything useful?"

"I've learned about their history," replied Morgana. "About a million years ago, the Wizard Plane had already left, and the world was ruled by the beasts–it was their era.

"During that period, the main power system was Wizards and Bloodline Knights. However, the beasts almost wiped out the heritage of this system.

"Then, everything changed after the first Beast Master appeared. The profession originated from the laboratory of a few Wizards from ancient times. They slowly rose before becoming the aspect predators of this world."

Edward nodded, "Anything else?"

"Yes. Although the Beast Master's civilization has reached its end, there is some benefit."

There are currently no Tier 9 Beasts in this plane, so the path to higher levels is cut off for most individuals in this world; that's why she said their civilization had reached the end.

The humans have almost driven the magical beasts to extinction. And without the Bloodline Knowledge and Technology of the Wizard World, this plane cannot cultivate higher Tier beasts.

"The fruit contained data on every single Beast Master's fusion since a million years ago. All this data will allow us to further our understanding of the Life Code, the changes to the soul, and even the Soul Flame.

"We can also gather data on Willpower since it's one of the requirements for a successful fusion."

"Do we have any information on the Wizard's power system?"

"Unfortunately, no."

'Oh? Logically speaking, we should at least have some basic data."

"True. But some power of cause and effect seems to prevent me from accessing the information."

"Cause and Effect? Could these wizards place some powerful spell on their power systems to prevent others from getting it?"

"If that were the case, the people of this plane would never get their hands on it as well," added Tsunade.

"Unless this spell is targeting us specifically.

"The Empire? We don't have any connection with the Wizard Plane."

"No, their target should be people from the Cosmic Plane World," replied Edward.

"It could also be people with bloodline from the Magus Race," added Morgana. Earthlings have a small trace of Magus Bloodline, so her conjecture could be correct.

"Alright, we need to leave in case some mighty being from the Wizard Plane detects something," said Edward, who no longer hesitated. He previously wanted to fix the city in this plane. But now, he decided to be cautious.

So, he placed the entire plane inside the floating city and removed all traces of his existence from this place before returning home.

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Bab 472: Truth Council

A few minutes after Edward left:

Three people dressed in all-black magic robes appeared. The aura of these people was deep, and they were all Tier 10.

"Is this the correct coordinate?" asked Arza, the only woman of the three. She had flaming red hair and a voluptuous body, but no one dared look at her. Her eyes were cold, and she emanated a fiery aura that could incinerate anything in its path.

"Yes," replied Eli, a man with snake pupils and green hair.

"But there is nothing here."

"That's obvious."

Arza glared at him, and her agitated emotion made the surrounding emptiness fluctuate. However, Eli ignored her.

"I sense the remains of spatial energy," said Myria, an elf with blood eyes. "Someone must have taken away this plane."

"The God of Space?" asked Eli.

"No, not him."

"If it's not him, who could it be? The Guardians would not leave the Cosmic Faith Plane?" added Arza. Their Wizard Plane cannot easily enter the Cosmic Faith Plane for three reasons:

First, there are still some methods left from the Magus Race to protect the entire plane. Second is their fear of the Magus Race and whether they are still alive or hiding in the shadows.

Lastly, the Cosmic Faith Plane is not a weak plane, as there are multiple Tier 10 Gods. Of course, with the power of the Wizard Plane and even the top planes, they don't care about the power of that plane. However, they don't want to lose too much strength in the process of their conquering.

The Gods from Cosmic God Faith have many advantages and use them to their advantage. The entire Astral Realm is now their enemy, but the Gods can still prosper because of these advantages.

The Wizard Plane had a special squad designated to hunt down these Gods and learn more secrets from them. However, these Gods are cunning and not easy to catch.

So, they left many planes as bait for the gods. As long as they enter and meet the criteria, they will activate the Cause and Effect Spell of the Wizard Plane and reveal their location.

"I've dealt with the God of Space before. His control of Space Authority is not as refined as whoever took this plane."

If Myria were not extremely sensitive to energy, he would not have detected the subtle energy left in this place. Such manipulation of space authority is not something the God of Space could do–unless he drastically increased since he last met him.

"Are you saying there is someone in the Cosmic Faith Plane with even better control of Space Authority than the God of Space? Asked Eli.

"Yes."

"Are you sure the God of Space did not improve?" asked Arza.

"This is possible," replied Myria. "However, to have such great improvement, he would have to conquer another Tier 10 Universe or have some other encounter I am not aware of."

"Could it be that another power has risen? Or is someone trying to take away the Space Authority?" uttered Eli.

"Both possible."

"Either way, it's a new variable. So, let's report to the Elders of the Truth Council," said Arza, her eyes containing reverence, fear, and desires when mentioning these Elders.

"Can you detect any information?"

Myria shook his head. "The person was clean and efficient in cleaning up their trace. If they were not in a hurry, I guess I probably won't even detect the spatial energy."

"Having such a competent Tier 10 God is not a good thing for us," commented Eli.

"No matter how competent that person is, it does not change the fact they will forever be ants before the Elders," rebutted Arza.

"But what if they reach the level of Truth?" asked Eli. Tier 11 Wizard is referred to As Truth Wizard, and they are the only ones capable of seating in the position of Elders in the Council.

"It has been so long, and only the Guardians came close to that level but still failed," said Arza with a sneer. "Those Gods are nothing but waste."

Arza felt resentment after mentioning these Gods.

Before the rise of the Magus Race, Tier 10 was the limit of all power systems and planes. However, during their rise, while fighting the invasions of the Magus Race, these powerful races learned and created methods to reach Tier 11.

Unfortunately, their methods were flawed, resulting in a limited number of Tier 11 Entities in each of these top planes. Even the Abyss Plane, the largest plane in the Astral Realm, has a limited number of places to reach Tier 11.

And the only exception to this rule is the Cosmic Faith Plane.

This fact is the source of Arza's resentment. With her talent and ability, as long as she has the opportunity, she can become a Truth Wizard.

"There is no need to be resentful," said Eli calmly. "Sooner or later, we will conquer their plane, destroy all these gods, and reach the level of Truth."

For the first time in a long time, Arza felt this guy Eli was pleasing to the eye. So, she gave him an approving nod and did not care for the latter's cold response.

Meanwhile, Myria was the calmness of the three.

'Are things that simple? The existence of the Magus has brought fear to the Elders, preventing their advancements for billions of years. They have removed their fear, but will things proceed smoothly?'

The disappearance of the Magus Race is one of the greatest mysteries of the Astral Realm. However, after a bit of logical reasoning and some information, it's not hard to deduce why they disappeared:

Tier 12.

The Magus Race conquered the Astral Realm for one purpose–to gather the knowledge and resources of all planes to transcend the Astral Realm and reach higher Tiers.

Their disappearance showed one thing–they succeeded, and their entire civilization transcended the Astral Realm and left this universe. The Magus Race valued the collective since they knew it was the best way to develop knowledge, technology, and culture. So, it would not be hard to take everybody and leave.

Many people concluded this outcome. Of course, there are a few people who believe something else. They believed the Magus Race did some forbidden experiment and encountered a Tier 12 Entity that wiped out their entire civilization.

Unfortunately, a few relics discovered so far showed the Magus Race was preparing for a widespread migration. The migration came suddenly and was swift and decisive.

Furthermore, the higher-ups of the Magus Race did not allow anyone to stay.

"Do you think we should notify the other planes of this news?" asked Eli.

"We might need them in our conquest, so revealing such information might not be a big deal," replied Arza. The Wizard Plane wanted the Cosmic Faith Plane for themselves, and it was the same for the other top six planes. Unfortunately, none of them dare to deal with it alone.

And it's not only because of the fear of the Magus Race but also because they don't want to lose too much in the process and give the other planes the opportunity to further weaken them.

"There is no point in debating this question since the council will decide such a thing," said Myria.

"True."

"Anyway, let's leave and report the situation. We don't want any variable to appear."

The group disappeared and returned to the Wizard Plane.

Cosmic Faith Plane:

Edward's floating city returned to the Empire, and he exhaled in relief.

"Are you alright? You seem scared?" asked Tsuande.

"My Cosmic Awareness activated, and I sense a great danger," replied Edward. "If I guess correctly, some powerful people from the Wizard Plane should have arrived after we left."

"Master, did you see something?" Morgana asked since she knew her boss' Cosmic Awareness could show him certain visions from the source of the danger.

"I only saw three vague figures. However, they were not the sources of the danger. It seems that something or someone else would show up after them."

"With the city, we don't have to worry about Tier 10 since we can run away if we cannot win. So, if there is danger, that can only mean one thing," said Morgana.

"Tier 11."

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