章節 299: Wizard King's Position Battle
Edward floated in the air as he looked at Julius opposite him.
"I'm surprised you accepted my invitation."
"I have no choice. Although you have done much for this kingdom, your curse is an issue. So, I cannot allow someone so unstable to be the Wizard King."
Edward smiled but did not reply. He guessed that the current Julius was Lucius Zogratis. And he had two reasons for finding out the truth.
One, the personality of "Julius" is a kind and benevolent man who dedicated his life to the betterment of the Clover Kingdom. With Edward's achievements, he would never oppose him for the position of Wizard King.
On the contrary, he would support him and even volunteer to find a way to remove the curse. And one point, he did ask Memory-less Edward if he could help, but the latter refused.
As for the second reason was the mana filled with negative emotions he felt inside Julius' body. Devil's mana comes from the underworld, so it is eerie and dark in nature.
Often, it is easy to distinguish their mana from other races. Now, Lucius has done a great job hiding the nature of his mana. When "Julius" personality took over the body, even Edward could not detect anything.
However, the moment the real him showed, he could not completely hide it.
"I would like for us to fight inside the Mirror Dimension. That way, no matter how much power we use, it will not affect the surrounding."
Julius immediately frowned after hearing this.
"Is there a problem?" asked Edward.
"No, but what about the broadcast?"
"It can still continue from there."
After hesitation for a moment, Julius nodded. As such, Edward took a magic item that looked like a mirror and activated it. Cracks that resembled mirrors appeared in the surroundings to swallow the two of them.
Then, they find themselves in the same forest, except everything seems to be a little darker.
"Now, we can begin."
Their Grimores floated in front of them. Edward hid the remaining 2 clover leaves from his, while Julius' Grimoire did not have a cover. Many people believe that it was how his grimoire was, but Edward knew that it was because he wanted to hide the Spades in the covers that revealed his identity as a citizen of the Spade Kingdom.
Erudite Magic: Fallen Meteor.
A dozen meteors appeared in the sky and fell on Julius. However, he quickly dodged them as if they were nothing. However, more and more of them kept falling.
At first, he decided to be careful since he knew how powerful his opponent was. So, even with his time magic, he wanted to be careful. However, after dodging a few meteors, he decided to go on the offensive.
Unfortunately for him, the forest on the ground suddenly changed into chains of volcanoes as they spewed lava balls at him. The entire forest turned red, with flames coming from the heavens and the earth.
With Julius' ability to peak at the future, he could still dodge these attacks as they were not even closed to his speed. So, no matter how many of them were there, they were useless.
In the end, he finally cast a spell.
Chrono Stasis
Numerous spheres with a ring orbiting them appeared. The spheres would catch the fallen meteors and the lava balls. And after a few seconds, they would disappear.
Julius reverted them to the time before they were converted from mana into their current shape. After catching Edward's attacks, he went on the offensive.
He created many of the spheres as they rushed toward Edward; they were extremely fast because they skipped time to travel. Som in an instant, they were in front of Julius, but they arrived in front of Edward the next.
'Time Seal and Time Acceleration,' analyzed Edward as he saw the spheres. Some of them would contain him in a time loop, reliving a moment in time continuously, while the other would instantly age any part of his body that was hit.
As the spheres approached him, countless portals appeared and teleported them back to Julius' side. Unfortunately, they did not even touch him.
'Most ordinary spells are useless to him,' thought Edward.
Erudite Magic: Gravity Increase
Erudite Magic: Light Swords.
The gravity surrounding Julius suddenly increased ten-fold. Additionally, countless swords of light appeared in the sky. He wanted to evade, but mobility became a problem for him.
Chrono Stasis Grimora
Julius's Grimoire changed pages as he cast another spell. Even more, spheres appeared around to catch the falling lights. Unfortunately, two of them still managed to stab him on his shoulders.
He crushed them with his hands before the wound returned to its original uninjured state. Even his clothes returned to normal.
"I have not seen my blood for a very long time," said Julius calmly.
"I can guarantee this will not be the first time in this battle."
While these two titans clashed, all the people of the Clover Kingdom were glued to their television to witness this legendary duel. And the experience was more than they could ever imagine.
They never thought that mages could be this powerful. Thinking about how one of these two would become their kingdom's protector, the people were thrilled.
Of course, the same cannot be said for some nobles. They knew Edward was powerful, but they also fully believed that Julius' Time Magic was his nemesis.
Now, things did not appear to be so simple.
"I very much doubt this," replied Julius.
A sphere appeared in front of him before launching a blue beam attack. The beam also seemed to skip time as it instantly arrived in front of Edward.
A portal again appeared to send it away. However, the portal closed as it was reverted to the state where it was not created, and the beam continued its travel.
It hit a shield that protected Edward; however, it was also reverted to its original state. As such, Edward had to teleport away to evade.
Another sphere appeared to divert the direction of the beam toward Edwar'ds position. So, he teleported away again. Unfortunately, the beam seemed to know the place he would teleport to next and kept following.
With a calm look, he kept evading while analyzing the situation.
'This Lucius' used of Mana Zone is quite extraordinary.'
The technique of Mana Zone in this world is similar to how Arcane Sorcerer used magic in the Empire. The main difference is that the Mana Zone is a more advanced form.
So, this technique is quite valuable to Edward.
Additionally, he realized that Mana Zone is a pseudo Magical Domain at the highest level. He wanted to create a way for Arcanists to resist the Divine Kingdoms of Gods, and the Domain is the answer he came up with.
With the Mana Zone technique, he can now create a Pseudo-Domain.
Erudite Magic: Absolute Space
An enormous cube enveloped the battlefield of these two. And immediately after appearing, Julius' beam and spheres disappeared. He was using the ambient mana in the surrounding to power up his attack.
Regrettably, Edward's Absolute Space forcibly took control of all the mana in the surroundings, preventing him from forming even the most basic spell.
Immediately, a large sphere also surrounded Julius. Inside that sphere, he reverted the ambient mana to when it was not under control.
Edward was not surprised by this outcome as he knew that his Pseudo-Domain had many flaws. The main is that mana has to exist in the environment to function correctly. He knows that not every place has mana.
He plans to combine the mana inside Arcanist's body, along with different kinds of energy in the environment, with the ability to create pocket dimensions to create an actual Domain.
He plans to go to Jujutsu Kaisen and Fate Universe to understand their Curse Energy Domains and Reality Marbles.
"It is fascinating how your Time Magic functions. Stealing other people's time, store it to use however you pleased," said Edward before raising his hand, and a small sphere appeared.
"You learned my Time Magic."
An incredible looked appeared on Julius's face. They were both shocked whether it was him or the devil Astaroth residing inside his body. Many people thought that one of the limits of Erudite Magic was in the incapability to use Time Magic since Edward could use all magics in the kingdom with that exception.
This is one reason that nobles thought Julius was his nemesis.
"Indeed I can," replied Edward. During this battle, he has been studying Julius' Time Magic. Plus, he used some secret means to read a few pages from his Grimoire.
"It's a shame that I do not have enough time stored to use it appropriately," he commented. Time Magic in this universe has restrictions, unlike back home.
You cannot use time spells without stealing time from other people and storing it. Of course, Edward could take time from his true self. However, that would reduce his life span.
Although this magic had restrictions, it also had some benefits. It reduced the consequences of playing with Time since someone essentially paid off the debts of doing so.
Essentially, the lives of countless people or 'their time" can be exchanged for avoiding the consequences of messing with time. Edward looked forward to whether this would work the same way in his universe.
So, this form of Time Magic can be considered one of the safest methods.
"Alright, since I already got what I wanted, let's get this over with."
Erudite Magic: Destruction Ball
A dark purple ball appeared in Edward's palm, containing a terrifying power that wanted to annihilate everything in its path. This was a spell he created in this world by combining all the different attributes he could use.
And to his surprise, he discovered Destruction Magic–capable of eradicating all forms of matter and energy.
章節 300: Wizard King
Everything within a hundred meters radius was eradicated. The forests, mountains, and even the nearest towns and villages. Luckily, this was in the mirror dimension, so it did not matter.
The only exception is Julius. He had a long horn, and his eyes were red. However, half his body was gone, and black tentacles could be seen coming from the destroyed part.
"You already knew, didn't you?" asked Julius.
"You mean the fact that you were Lucius Zogratis, a Spade Kingdom spy that infiltrated our kingdom, and also the Devil Host of Astaroth, the Supreme Devil of Time? I had my suspicions."
All the people watching this broadcast were shocked by this reveal. Julius is the mage in the kingdom with the second most popularity after Edward. His heroic deeds are mentioned in both the Daily Prophet (Edward's Newspaper) and Noble News.
So, when it was revealed that he was, in fact, both a spy and a devil, this was shocking news. Many people did not know how to react, while the Magic Parliament nobles panicked.
They almost made such a person the Wizard King, one of the highest political and military power of the Clover Kingdom.
"You have made a grave mistake forcing me out," Lucius said as his body regenerated.
As Edward watched all of this, his eyes lit up.
'Is this the power of Devil Heart?'
At Tier 6, Arcanists can survive with their bodies destroyed as long as their soul is intact. In fact, they can even live as a Soul Entity, similar to the concept of Nascent Soul in Xianxia.
Nevertheless, the body is still essential–especially the heart since it is the place that houses the magic core. The Devil Heart allows high-level devils to instantly regenerate any part of their body as long as the heart remains intact.
Additionally, the heart can move to different body parts, and ordinary methods or spells cannot destroy it. In some ways, it is similar, if not better, than Horcruxes which requires specific spells or techniques to destroy.
'If all Arcanists could have a Devil Heart, their survivability would drastically increase, along with their strength.'
Edward has the Phoenix Bloodline for healing purposes, but he would still benefit from a Devil's Heart.
"90% Devil Power," said Lucius as another horn grew from his head, along with two wings made of bones. His fingers turned into claws, and many black spots appeared all over his body.
Most Devil Hosts need the Gate to the Underworld to open to access more than 70% of their devil's power. However, he is the only exception.
Chrono Magic: Time Stop
Time in the surrounding doze miles diameters suddenly stopped. Even the magical item Edward had to record this battle stopped functioning for a moment. Even Edward's Absolute Space Spell stopped working.
However, Lucius soon frowned as he saw a sphere surrounding Edward blocking the effect of this spell.
Erudite Magic: Time Burning.
A blue flame so powerful came out from Edward that it literally burned time and destroyed the Time Spell. This was a technique he prepared in this world against Time Magic since he could not use it.
He even created Ice Freeze to create the same effect as Time Stop. Both of these elemental magic have been raised very close to the conceptual level by him.
Lucius rushed towards Edward with a sword in his hand.
Time Sword: Time Erasure Slash.
Edward could feel that if that sword slightly scratched him, his time would be erased, and he would die. So, he teleported away, or he tried. Unfortunately, Lucius had placed the surrounding space in a time loop to remain unchanged.
That way, it cannot bend, tear or portals cannot be opened from it. So, Edward moved his body slightly to dodge before using Gravity Push to send Lucius flying away.
After being a few meters away, Lucius again went on the offensive. He jumped into the future to appear in front of Edward to cut him once again.
Erudite Creation Magic: Sword of Purification.
A sword made of golden light appeared in Edward's hand as he clashed head-on with Lucius' sword. The Light Sword was instantly destroyed in the confrontation. However, Lucius groaned in pain.
The hand holding the sword was now completely black. Although the Light Sword was destroyed, it released a golden light with the power of purification.
The light seemed the nemesis of the negative mana of devils.
Lucius then used Time Magic to revert his arm to its original state. Subsequently, he realized that the process took longer and exponentially more mana than usual.
Additionally, the time needed to revert was also astronomical. He has killed many people and stored a lot of time compared to the persona of Julius. Additionally, he can access Astaroth's [Stored Time], which is very abundant since the latter spent countless millennia killing devils in the underworld to steal time.
Ultimately, he cut off the purified part and let his body regrew. It was not worth it to use time magic to heal.
Lucius looked at Edward while pondering: 'I need to take some risks.'
A clock appeared in front of Lucius before he fired a beam at it. Immediately afterward, Edward's left hand suddenly aged until it became that of an older man.
He did not feel or sense anything, but he was injured. Immediately, he began to calculate what had occurred. He found a slight discrepancy in his memory.
'He is sending his attack to my past self.'
This was a very advanced use of Time Magic: Killing the opponent's past to eradicate him in the present. Luckily, Lucius could only send his attack a couple of minutes to the past.
And Edward's past self is as strong as his current self, so he could still dodge the attack despite the unexpected.
'I need to end this battle to prevent any change in the situation,' thought Edward as he looked at Lucius, who was panting heavily. One of his primary purpose for this battle was the live broadcast to ensure he became Wizard King.
That's why he had to ensure the broadcast continued after Lucius froze time. Now that his plan succeeded, there is no need to continue playing.
Erudite Magic: Death Aura.
A black aura came from his body, spreading to the surrounding at an unimaginable speed. Everything the aura touched, decayed or died–including space and time.
Before Lucius could react, the black aura attached to his body. In less than a second, his lower body, torso, and limbs rapidly disappeared. His future sight or reaction ability proved to be useless.
In the end, he held his heart in his mouth before casting one last spell:
Chrono Magic: Time Disturbance.
By creating a disturbance in time, he managed to open a breach in the mirror dimension to teleport away. Unfortunately for him, numerous chains suddenly appeared and caught his Grimoire and prevented it from teleporting away with him.
Holding the Grimoire in his hand, Edward secretly sneered as he watched space tear closed. Then, he looked at the camera as he smiled at his fellow citizens.
He retired to the Capital to wait for the day he took the throne. Two days later, the 27th Wizard King succumbed to his injury, and Edward succeeded him.
As the first commoner to achieve this position, this was a historic moment for the Clover Kingdom. So, commoners from the Common Realm to the Forsaken Realm watched the coronation ceremony, and the kingdom celebrated for a week.
Spade Kingdom:
Lucius had regenerated his body in secret before meeting his other siblings. He stood with his shirt off while the others surrounded him.
"So, what do you think, Vanica?" asked Lucius.
"This curse is quite interesting. There are many effects, but all of them hide their true purpose. I did not expect this new Wizard King to be so knowledgeable with Curse Magic."
"Can you remove it?"
"Of course; who do you think I am?"
Her Grimoire floated in front of her. Tentacles made of strange runes appeared from her body before connecting to the tattoo on Lucius's body. Unfortunately, the moment they touched, the tattoo activated, and a black light entered Vanica's body before she could react.
The black light even used her connection to the underworld before also planting a curse on her devil, Megucila.
"Damn it. His target was me the whole time," the devil in the underworld exclaimed. She immediately activated her Curse Warding Magic to remove the curse.
Unfortunately, this curse was not as simple as it seems as it contained other magics that counter hers. She was furious. As the primogenitor of curses in this world, she cannot believe that she could not remove a curse.
Meanwhile, in the Clover Kingdom:
Edward–who was enjoying reading Lucius's Grimoire, suddenly felt something and looked toward the Spade Kingdom. He smiled before sneering, then continued his reading.
Time passed, and many changes occurred in the kingdom. Captain Bernard took over the Blue Ravenclaw Squad before Yami eventually became the Vice-Captain and created his squad.
The same thing for William Vengeance.
The Clover Kingdom continued to prosper. However, trouble at the borders did not stop and intensified with time. Lucius seemed determined to take advantage of Edward's curse to attack the borders.
The odd thing is that he found another Grimoire that he could use. Nevertheless, the damage that both the Spade Kingdom and the Diamond Kingdom could do was minimal.
Today was special because an odd young boy with no magic power took the Magic Knight Entrance.
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