章節 453: Cheating
Planet Astrofol-876:
Maav, Tamat, Naruto, and Bai Li appeared in a meeting room; they all had pale facial expressions, and Bai Li was nothing but a soul.
"Is this planet safe?" asked Naruto.
"I don't know."
"But you're the one who set up the safety protocols."
"The Legendary Arcanist was more powerful than I anticipated," replied Maav. "So, I don't know whether he can find this place."
The room became quiet for a few seconds.
"Things are not so bad," said Tamat. "We have been in worse situations. Since we are alive, we have a chance."
Everyone looked at her before secretly rolling their eyes. This woman was a Saiyan. After almost dying by the Arcanist's punch, she can use Zenkai Boost to drastically increase her power once she fully recovers from near-death experiences.
With this boost, she will reduce the time needed to become a Super Saiyan 3, which is on par with Tier 9.
"She may have a point," added Naruto; he knew the correct mentality was necessary for such dangerous missions.
"You don't understand," continued Maav. "That Arcanist did not use its full strength."
"What do you mean?"
"During the entire battle, he never used his Rules."
"Wait, didn't he use Destruction Rules?" asked Tamat, who was observing the battle from afar after her defeat.
"He used [Intent], which is a lesser form of rules or [Authority]," explained Bai Li. Naruto and Tamat understood. As an Arcanist, their opponent should have complete control of certain rules. However, he never used it during the battle.
"Are you guys sure?" asked Tamat; she could not accept such a fact.
"I fought a Legendary Arcanist in another mission. I know the fluctuation of Rules," replied Maav.
"Rules are more common in the Cultivation World, so I also know," replied Maav. Cultivators cannot use the Rules after leaving their universe–unless they reach realms comparable to above Tier 12.
"Furthermore, I do not know how he survived the Power Gem," sighed Maav. He thought the Arcanist would have used a magic tower or Floating City. However, he detected nothing.
"So, what is our next step?" asked Naruto, a little dejected.
"Heal and wait for the Samsara Hall's next move," said Maav. "If I guess correctly, they should send more reinforcements. And the Purple Robe Daoist might show up."
"And what should we do if he finds our planet?"
"Then, prepare to fight to the death."
The group sighed; they knew this day would come one day, so they were not scared. Anyway, as long as they had one last breath, they would fight and make the enemy hurt before dying.
…
Edward returned to his base and saw Tobias' group looking at him in awe. He let them watch this battle for this exact reason.
"You have one day to make a decision," he said to them before entering his room.
"Master, are you hurt?"
"I am, but I'm almost healed now." Edward could feel the Phoenix Flame fixing his internal organs.
"Let me scan you."
"I said I'm fine."
"And I want to be sure," argued the spicy little elf. Edward shook his head and began his work–he had no time to waste.
"Satisfied?" he asked.
"I am."
"Then, let's get to work."
Edward waved his hand to control the Space-Time Rules of this universe to create a unique portal. The process took a few hours. However, it's because Edward took this experience as a learning opportunity.
Once he finished, he stepped into the portal without hesitation. After passing through the portal, he was in the same place. However, he knew it was different.
He sensed a mysterious pocket dimension summoning him. Without hesitation, he teleported inside, where he saw someone waiting for him. It was himself–his future self, to be exact.
"You know you should not break the fabric of Space-Time," said Future Edward.
"I know since I'm you," replied Edward. "Anyway, in this weak universe, the worst that can happen is the Universe Will exiling or trying to kill me. Plus, this timeline is hidden."
"As long as you understand," said Future Edward, who manifested two things: a ring and a crystal.
"The ring contained the artifact needed for Tobias' team to infiltrate the Samsara Hall. The crystal contained the research on the Fourth Layer of the Dimension and how I created the artifact."
"What about the Mana Circles?" asked Edward.
"It's there too, up to 8 Mana Circles."
"What about my other research?"
Future Edward's mouth twitched, wanting to beat his past self.
"I know what you're thinking, but please be reasonable." Edward knew for a fact he was not a match for his future self. After all, the latter knew him like the back of his hand and had more knowledge than him.
"The research results are also here," replied Future Edward. "Except for the completion of the Ultimate Body and the study of Izanagi."
"Can I ask why?" he asked politely.
"The Ultimate Body is not so easy to finish; you will need knowledge from Merlin or the Akashic Record. As for the study of Izanagi, I simply didn't want to help you out of spite."
Now, it was Edward's time for his mouth to twitch.
"Anyway, thank you for your help," he said.
"Whatever. You can go away now; your face is unpleasant to look at."
Future Edward disappeared, while present Edward shook his head. Without saying more, he returned to the past.
He checked the crystal and absorbed numerous pieces of information. Many of the research his clones back in the other timelines were studying were now finished–including his main objective for coming into this world:
[The Mana Tree]
The main issue he needed to solve for the Mana Tree was how to have it condense Fruit of Knowledge after being planted on a planet or plane. And the answer his future self came up with was using knowledge on [Intent].
The fruit will resonate with [Knowledge Authority] to gather and condense knowledge from wherever it is planted.
His future self even created a special tree with Space-Time Rules that can gather knowledge from the past and condense it into a fruit.
"It's worthy of me," praised Edward.
"How narcissistic can you be?" said Morgana.
"Leave me alone," said Edward, who sometimes regrets giving this thing free will. Then, he focused on the other gain in this crystal.
"The Mana Circles are done. There is enough information for you to deduce the other two," commented Edward, and Morgana nodded as she received the information.
Edward then discovered his future self perfected the method of Will Coating by studying Tobias' Haki System. Using his Willpower, Edward can now boost his spells.
"With all this knowledge from the Haki System, Chris can quickly create the method of training Willpower," commented Morgana, and Edward agreed with him.
Edward then focused on his gain from Sasha. His future self created the Soul Magic Circuit that helps with magic control. At first, Edward thought this method would be useless to him because he was close to the pinnacle of Energy Control in terms of talent.
However, he knew how arrogant this thinking was. The circuit can give him a boost of 5%. Furthermore, it is beneficial in the creation of the Ultimate Magic Body.
Edward searched for knowledge on how to create his Hall of Heroes like the Fate Universe. However, his future self only left a message–too much time, so do it yourself.
He shook his head and moved on; he knew himself and was not surprised. There was much knowledge about technology learned from Kingsley. His Future Self even captured many destroyed ships during his battle with the top reincarnators from the river of time, learning their technology.
Edward knew the Empire's technology tree would take a big step after his return, along with the introduction of the new Arcane Class–-Technomancer.
Finally, Edward focused on the two things he wanted to know most–the magic Domain and the fourth layer of the Soul Dimension.
章節 454: Soul Flame [I]
Edward focused on the knowledge of the Fourth Layer of the Soul Dimension. He took a moment to process the information before closing his eyes and accessing his Soul Dimension.
Without pause, he reached the Third Layer, the place with the most defensive measure, guarding his knowledge and memories. Edward's defense in his third layer can be described as overkill.
There are numerous Space Legions composed of thousands of battleships. Each battleship contained legions of golems. And this is just the first protective measure.
If a person managed to bypass these measures, they would encounter an enormous labyrinth enchanted with magical traps and dangerous soul creatures.
The third protective measure is the Corridor of Truths; it's a long corridor where he asks intruders countless difficult questions and must answer before proceeding. If a person wants to get his memory, they must slowly pass this corridor.
If they want to access his memory and soul forcefully, the corridor will also turn into a death trap that blocks invaders.
The fourth protective measure is a towering gate that blocks everything in its path. The gate is very resistant to soul energy, and Edward created it to make invaders of his mind waste soul strength and weaken them.
The fifth measure is a library containing many of Edward's memories and knowledge. However, the majority are false or incomplete. If a person reaches this stage, they must see through this level before going to the next step.
The sixth measure is an encrypted computer. If an invader wishes to bypass this level, they must have the password to this computer. However, the password is an algorithm that only Edward knows.
The password changes every 30 seconds, and he must use the algorithm to deduce the password.
Finally, if a person wishes to truly access his memory and knowledge, they must hack this computer. However, Morgana controls this computer, so they must fight against her computing power to succeed.
And even if a person could succeed, Morgana has plenty of time to erase and move all knowledge on the computer to her server, leaving nothing to the invader.
As such, although it's not impossible to get information from Edward's soul, it's a pretty daunting task.
He used countless resources and crafted plenty of unique Soul Treasures to protect his Soul Dimension.
As the owner of this space, Edward appeared in the last room with the computer. He looked around before muttering:
"It's been a while since I added more security measures. With new knowledge on the Fourth Layer, I can add a few more."
He waved his hand, and the computer room turned into an immense library. Edward looked at the physical manifestation of his knowledge and smiled. This room was his greatest and most precious treasure.
The knowledge in this place could create a brilliant Arcane Civilization and train a Legendary Arcanist.
Edward took a moment to admire his library like a dragon sleeping on its treasure horde.
After nodding in satisfaction, he continued on his purpose for coming here. He cast a spell, and a ladder appeared out of nowhere. Without hesitation, he climbed on it, leading to a vast empty white space.
"In my past life, I once read that human beings are all Gods, and the mind/soul is the key to developing that Godhood. After seeing this space, I understood that saying was correct."
All creatures with a soul have a Soul Dimension. And in that dimension, they have absolute power–like a God. The Soul Dimension is vast, full of unknown and mystery. Even with his current strength and knowledge, he feels he has only uncovered a fraction of its mystery.
After lamenting the wonder of life, Edward continued his spell. The ladder under his feet followed a special summon and headed in a specific direction. In the process, Edward saw endless white space.
The voyage felt like eons had passed. And in some ways, it had. The secrets of the fourth layer were hidden very deep and required special means and a long time to discover. Locally, time is different in this space, and he does not technically age.
Soon, Edward reached his destination and saw what he was after–a purple flame with a tinge of silver in the middle. The flame was the size of a basketball and floated about 30 cm above the white ground.
"Is this the Soul Flame? The true essence of the soul" muttered Edward. He looked at this small flame in fascination, thinking about the information his future self had gathered.
The most important was the Soul Flame was the leading cause for the Soul Limit of the Empire's citizens. According to the information in the crystal, the weakest Soul Flame is white. However, only clones and ordinary animals will have this color.
Ordinary people or muggles have green Soul Flame, ranging from light green to deep green. Finally, after acquiring magical powers, or any other systems, the Soul Flame will turn Blue.
The blue flame will also range from light blue to deep blue. And Deep Blue Soul Flame is enough for someone to reach Tier 7. Then, they will reach the Soul Limit.
According to the research, Future Edward theorized that even the most talented individual would only have Deep Blue Soul Flame–except creatures like the High Elves and Dragons.
The minimum level of these creatures' Soul Flame is Purple, and the highest level is Golden.
Future Edward did some experiments and discovered Divine Energy and World Source could turn a Deep Blue Soul Flame into purple, allowing Arcanists to reach Tier 8. However, if they want to truly break the limit of the soul and reach Tier 9, the soul has to reach light Golden.
Deep Golden Soul Flame is currently the highest level known, and essentially to reach Tier 10–and maybe Tier 11.
"Divine Energy comes from the Gods, and World Source involves planes and other universes. The Empire needs a less complicated way to achieve Purple and Golden Soul Flame."
Edward would need to kill more Gods to acquire Divine Energy. Or he has to use his project of cultivating False Gods to acquire more Divine Energy.
Meanwhile, World Source would require him to invade other planes back home or take them from other Universes like Naruto. None of these methods are applicable to a large population.
So, if he wants higher Tiers to be more common, he needs a better method of increasing the level of the Soul Flame.
'Unfortunately, it's not something future me can study in a short time period,' thought Edward before shaking his head. He then focused on the other things he learned about the Soul Flame.
After a person's soul is destroyed, their Soul Flame remains intact for a period of time based on their Tier. For a Tier 8 like himself, his Soul Flame will continue burning for at least 7 days after his death.
And based on Future Edward's research, a person can be revived through their Soul Flame.
The Soul Flame contained information about the soul. By gathering this information and feeding it enough energy, a new and intact soul can be reborn or recreated.
Simultaneously, the soul is also linked to the Soul Flame. In one of the experiments, Future Edward removed a subject's soul and placed it in another body.
The new body–which was an empty shell–slowly developed a Soul Dimension, followed by a new Soul Flame identical to the previous body. Furthermore, the old body's Soul Flame disappeared after the new one appeared.
"The Empire has taken another step to conquer death," muttered Edward. Previously, the Empire would have soldiers save a piece of their souls to revive them. However, some people could not be saved because of Guzznad's Death Authority.
There was no reasonable explanation for this phenomenon. However, Edward now understood this was the result of the Soul Flame being affected. With the current technology, this issue will be solved–or, at the very least, the death rate will drastically decrease.
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