I still remember back in the snowy mountains, when the Lion King Gui Ming asked me what my source magic was and how I understood magic, I laughed out loud.
"I've already found it. So it's always been by my side. My magic is to draw out my Soul World. In that case, all I need is a paintbrush."
That's right, when I obtained the Ice Treader's Soul Imprint, my path of ice and snow was already very obvious. I would learn from nature, imitate nature, recreate nature, and surpass nature!
"Source magic — Ice and Snow Paintbrush."
Condensing the elements of ice and snow into blocks and changing their forms was the effect of the quasi level 1 spell, Ice and Snow Shaping. It could be said that every mage could use this spell. After all, before throwing out an icicle, the sharp point should be able to injure someone. Not only did ice magic have this spell, but all sorts of elemental and arcane magic spells also had this spell.
"Using magic to communicate with the elements to create a stone wall or an icicle is probably something any apprentice can do. However, I'm afraid that even noobs don't know how many steps are involved. After all, what they're doing is just chanting the incantation and paying magic power. As for how exactly magic power works, they probably don't even think about it."
"Elemental Shaping? It's actually the most basic elemental shaping, an elemental shaping that has no offensive power at all? Haha, it seems that we've met an incredible successor. We thought that we would meet another idiot who would be fooled by high-level magic and choose powerful offensive magic. Yep, I'm definitely not talking about my first-generation partner. He's indeed a bit foolish, but he's a good person. "
Even now, I still remembered that when I chose elemental shaping, those old monsters were laughing so happily, as if I had done something amazing.
Although elemental shaping was simple, it was the foundation of all sorts of magic. It was a simple rearrangement of the elements, and by itself, it had almost no offensive power at all. However, I unhesitatingly chose it.
"Whew. Controlling mana, resonating with the elements in the outside world, communicating with the elements, calculating the required volume model, transferring the will and model, paying the mana as payment. The attracted elements will begin to gather and form the required order, completing the molding process. These are the basic steps for ordinary elemental molding. But if I turn this into foundational magic that's like a living creature's instinct, then I only need to tell the elements what I want. There's no need to think about anything else."
I spread out my arm, and invisible ice fairies appeared. The moment they appeared, they frowned. It was obvious that the dense earth element here was suffocating them. This wasn't an environment they liked.
However, under my will, they continued to circle around me and started to weave the scene in my heart.
Illusory snow elves revealed their true appearances in the air. One, two, ten, a group, countless more. The snow elves on the outermost layer began to construct an isolation zone. The flying snow elves were currently dripping silver-white tears of light. When these tears of light fell, a gigantic glacier would rise from the ground.
These crystal-like fairies weren't actual existences. They were the product of my mana and elemental power. In the past, I would only be able to see them by using forbidden spells. But now, I would need to rely on them to cast foundational magic. This was also the reason why foundational magic couldn't be widely used.
A gigantic iceberg abruptly appeared in the middle of a sandstorm. In front of this iceberg, even the Mountain Giant was nothing more than a tiny dwarf. Unlike a projection of my Soul World, this iceberg was an actual product. Even in the mortal plane, I was unable to create such a large iceberg. My foundational magic's speed also meant that I would be able to conserve a large amount of mana, which was why I was able to create such a gigantic iceberg domain.
"Since I have paints and brushes, let's begin painting."
It was already quite inconceivable for a Silver-ranked mage to be able to accomplish such a feat. However, this was only the beginning for me. What I needed to do next was the second reason why I needed to stay away from the Gods' line of sight.
"In that case, let's create a world that belongs only to me. Recreate, Wall of Frigidwinter Earth. "
I would choose to revive myself instead of simply repairing my phylactery. The main reason was that SemiGod undead had limited potential, and my future opponents would be far too powerful.
As the Elemental Tide increased, invaders from every dimension would return to this world to enjoy their Holy War. However, the most dangerous part would still be the revival of the ancient Gods.
"Forget about the others. I can still try, no matter how powerful the enemy is. If the two venerated Goddesses of Order and Chaos awaken — no, they don't need to awaken. If they only create an incarnation of their will, we can probably only laugh at them. "
Indeed, I had considered what would happen if something went wrong with my plan and the two Goddesses of Order and Chaos awakened. Or if they noticed that something was wrong and risked being injured to awaken ahead of time.
"It's nothing. They'll all die within three seconds. After all, even I won't be able to block a single attack from them, even if they're in a weakened state. This has nothing to do with power level. They're the children of the Creator Goddess, the true masters of this world. They're born with special privileges. "
When Aillé said that he would definitely be no match for the two Goddesses of Order and Chaos, he had a relaxed expression as if he had long since accepted it. However, for me, even though it was within my expectations that the two Goddesses of Order and Chaos would be unable to resist, I was still filled with bitterness when I truly confirmed that the two Goddesses of Order and Chaos were so powerful that they were impossible to resist. After all, if a plan had a fatal flaw from the very start, it would make one despair no matter what. And in that "future," after the two Goddesses of Order and Chaos awakened, they were indeed unstoppable, which led to a calamity.
Aichy created this world, and her power was inherited by the Goddesses of Order and Chaos. That meant that any Concept or object born in this world would either belong to Chaos or Order. There were no exceptions.
This also meant that if the people of this world used the power of this world, it would be the same as using flames to attack the fire element. It would be meaningless.
In that case, were they truly undefeatable?
Perhaps this was indeed the case for others. But for me, the answer was no.
I wasn't a soul from this world, nor would I enter the Cycle of Reincarnation!
This was just like how there was a rule that prevented the people of this world from attacking the Goddesses of Order. However, my soul didn't even originate from this world. The Light of Law that I had created was fated to become their mortal enemy.
But just this alone wouldn't be enough. The power of Law was inclined towards protection. It was the Chaos within Order, and there would be no chance of victory if it was only defense. If Law was to be used as a sturdy shield, then I would need a sharp sword, a sharp sword that could threaten even the Overgods.
Doubtlessly, how to find an existence in this world that was superior to the Goddesses of Order was an unsolvable problem.
But what I was most skilled at was finding a way out where there was no way out. Right now, even though there was clearly no correct answer for me to choose from, I had to forcefully come up with an answer. If I used any unorthodox methods, there would be an answer.
"Since it's impossible to find this world, then let's create a new one."
That's right, even I felt that it was inconceivable. But, I was indeed intending to challenge the power of the Creator of Order and Order.
"You're insane!"
"Ha, you just realized?"
Alright then, just coming up with this idea already made Aillé feel that I was insane. But, since the enemy was the Chaos God who created the world, normal methods would be ineffective from the very start. Normal people wouldn't even think of challenging them. If I went insane from the very start, perhaps I would even have a slight chance of winning.
How to create a world? Um, I didn't know either … Fine then, that would be far too difficult. But, I could imitate — imitate the true Creator of this world, Aichy.
Since her power split into two to create Order and Chaos, then could it be said that Aichy herself was the combination of Order and Chaos? In that case, could it be said that the "Creator" who created the world had to have both the identity and power of Order and Chaos? Her soul had to not belong to this world that had already been created, so that she wouldn't be "bound" by it?
When I came to this conclusion, my first reaction was …
"System, tell me the truth. Are you trying to scam me again? Why did you provide me with a physical body that was a mixture of two different powers? No, I should say, why did you tempt me to choose this physical body? "
I carefully recalled the scene at the time. That physical body was on a completely different level compared to the other physical bodies that Aichy had provided me with. Not only that, the Fate Points were perfect, so it was only natural that I would choose this physical body. And when I met Aillé again, he even exclaimed in admiration, "I really don't know how you managed to create such a body from such a small amount of origin blood. It's so mystical. You're basically the Creator's power."
And, when I questioned him, I only received a vague answer.
[…]
Alright then, I won't comment on why he clearly refused to answer, but still typed out a series of exclamation marks. It was obvious that he was trying to deceive himself. But, from a certain standpoint, this tacit admission made me smell the scent of a scheme, and I felt quite sick of it.
But, before I could threaten him with not doing anything, my System spoke up first.
[We're on the same side. Our goals are the same. If you die, I die. If you live, I live.]
In the end, my System became serious for once. It used its own standpoint as an answer. Even if it didn't answer what I asked, its meaning was quite obvious — "I won't tell you the specifics, but we're on the same side. That's why I didn't trick you this time. In fact, this choice was correct. Your guess was correct as well. "
I was naturally dissatisfied with such a vague answer. But, my System had been with me for more than three hundred years, and I still couldn't find a way to beat it up. In the end, I could only helplessly accept it.
Alright, now that I solved the problem of my identity as the Creator Goddess, all that was left was how to create and what I intended to create.
What I wanted to create was decided from the very start. Naturally, it would start from the deepest part of my soul. That frozen Northlands was my home in my heart. Transforming it into something I wanted to create was the only possible choice.
As for how to do it, it was even simpler. I simply had to imitate Aichy.
Aichy's world was constructed using the four elements. However, these elements came from the Four Elemental Planes. The Four Elemental Planes had a much longer history than the Goddesses of Order and Chaos. Directly using elemental power would naturally be within the control of Chaos. However, using the power of the four elements to construct a new world would naturally be beyond the Goddesses of Order and Chaos' jurisdiction.
I didn't need to create a true world. I only needed to engrave my Soul World of "The Infallible Diffindor" and depict the Northern Ice Plains that were engraved in the depths of my soul. It would be enough for me to create a small foreign land.
Perhaps this foreign land could give birth to an existence that could threaten the two Goddesses. Perhaps as long as we could pull the two Goddesses into this foreign land, we would have a chance at victory. Perhaps this foreign land would be able to cancel out the enemy's Divine Concepts and isolate them from the endless power of the world. There were too many possibilities that were impossible to predict, but at the very least, we would finally have a chance at victory.
When I realized this, I began to make my preparations. I started calculating the steps needed to reach my goal. Through my hard work during this period of time, I had already obtained quite a few bargaining chips.
Lack of magical theory? Marguerite and Amelia had both provided me with large amounts of information. The elemental information that I had obtained (stolen) from Karo City was also quite valuable. But the person who gave me the greatest inspiration was Eliza.
She used the conflicting elements of ice and fire to create her own Soul Imprint, which gave me a great revelation. At the very least, she proved that the relationship between the elements wasn't as simple as opposing each other.
"The four elements that create the world? Aichy's world is made up of air, fire, water, and earth. It's actually so similar to the theories on Earth. Back when idealism was prevalent, the East believed that the elements that created the world were 'earth, water, fire, and wind,' while the West believed that the four elements were 'earth, air, water, and fire.' From a certain standpoint, they were astonishingly similar. "
Lack of practical theories about creation? This was doubtlessly the most direct proof of this. All I had to do was stack the four elements on top of each other. The Seal of the Four Elements was an ancient forbidden spell that created a sealed dimension together. This was doubtlessly a form of creation.
Did it require the simultaneous use of four different elemental powers? Heh heh, now you know why I was willing to pay any price to develop the Four Elemental Swordcaster job class, and why I was still called the Four Elemental Swordcaster job class even though it clearly used more than just four sword seals.
Activating the four elemental sword seals at the same time would create a relatively perfect elemental cycle. In that case, this step was solved. But there was a small problem after that. In order to create a sword seal as the foundation of a new world, I needed materials that were at least at the God Equipment level.
Right now, only Stonevilla's Ocean Bottle met these requirements. If I only had one, it wouldn't even be enough for the preliminary experiments. Fortunately, after I killed Ömdiroken that day, he left me the gray Earth Elemental Heart, which was also a God Equipment level elemental material.
Currently, these two God Equipment were covered in runes. They had already undergone internal modifications. Of course, in terms of grade, the Earth Elemental Heart was far inferior to Stonevilla's Ocean Bottle. But it was still fine for experiments. Once I succeeded, I would naturally find a replacement.
What was the replacement? How about the native Earth Elemental Heart that imprisoned Ömdiroken's divine soul? This Earth Elemental Heart was of the same quality and was even stronger. The divine soul contained within it was suitable for one of the Four Pillar Gods to nurture a new world.
Yep, from the very start, I didn't have good intentions.
Problems were raised one after another, difficulties were tackled one after another, and bits and pieces of chips were collected. Finally, it was time to take this crucial step.
I was still using the power of the elements to depict the tundra of the Northern Territory in my mind. But at this stage, how could I be satisfied with just a Soul World that was similar to magic? What I wanted was to use my own pen to draw out a real world! This was the path that I had chosen!
"Heh heh, come, Original Sin Demon God, War Angel!"
A blinding golden light intertwined with the red lava. After my entire body was stinging, they naturally fused together. The light that they emitted was a calm white, just like the sun.
When too many colors fused together, the result would either be a chaotic pitch-black, or a harmonious pure white. Without a doubt, this white light represented a miracle. My Order and Chaos bloodlines, which were of the same origin, were actually beginning to fuse together.
If it wasn't for the fact that I had reached this step, I probably would never have known that the two seemingly conflicting transformation talents of my "Arbiter Bloodline" were actually meant to be fused together from the very start.
My emotions mysteriously calmed down as everything around me melded into my senses. My lava skin transformed into dark-red runic armor, and my body naturally floated in midair. Beneath the skeleton of a demon's wings were wings of light that only the highest-level angels could possibly possess. My arms were filled with endless power.
For a fanatic worshiper, this appearance that symbolized the coexistence of Order and Chaos was the greatest sin of all. If it wasn't for the fact that the Earth Elemental Plane blocked off the senses of the Gods, trouble would have immediately arrived.
And I knew that I didn't have much time.
In just a few seconds, more than half of my mana had been lost. In this form, my mana was comparable to that of a Legend-rank mage, but I still wouldn't be able to last more than a few seconds.
"Whether I live or die will all depend on this step."
Even though I already had a theory, there were far too many gaps in it, not to mention the difference between theory and practice. But right now, I didn't have the capital to experiment over and over again. The arrow was already nocked on the bowstring, so it had to be fired!
"Create, Wall of Eternal Ice."
Within the ice mountain, Stonevilla's Ocean Bottle began to flash with a snow-white light. Meanwhile, the Earth Elemental Heart also began to float in midair. Its earthen-yellow light was already stirring up a sandstorm. If it wasn't for the fact that I had already set up a barrier of ice and snow, it was likely that I would be able to see it from thousands of kilometers away.
The Earth Elemental Heart was struggling as if it knew that its end was near. But right now, it had nowhere to run.
"A world with only ice and snow can't be called a true world. In that case, let this world of ice and snow have true frozen earth."
…
While something was happening in the Earth Elemental Plane, an earthquake, or perhaps it should be called a dimensional earthquake, occurred in the Divine Domain where the Gods were gathered.
Indeed, apart from an extremely small number of existences, the Gods were unable to see through the unknown dimensional walls. However, there were some things that didn't require eyes to see.
"Lord Aillé, I've brought a message from the Gods. An earthquake suddenly occurred in the Church of Fate. It seems that something important has happened, but they asked the God of Fate. The God of Fate shook his head and didn't say anything. Rumors are spreading everywhere, and the situation is quite chaotic. That's why the Gods have invited you to discuss this matter. "
The winged messenger, Airos, was once a famous hero in the mortal world. He was famous for being able to travel thousands of kilometers in a single night. But in the Death God's Church, he was nothing more than a despicable angel who didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
"… That's why they're here to ask me? I don't usually pick them up. "
Airos' tone was light, but it was filled with dissatisfaction. Even a God Envoy would be filled with fear when facing the most ancient Death God. If Aillé used him to vent his dissatisfaction towards the Gods, then as a Valkyrie, Airos wouldn't be able to escape.
"Wait a moment, let me go together with you. There's something I want to discuss with you."
Airos was overjoyed at the unexpected turn of events, but Aillé continued speaking.
"You go first. I'll come over as soon as I make some preparations."
What else could Airos say? He hurriedly left as if he had just been pardoned. This Death God's Church was giving him far too much pressure.
But right after Airos left, the cold-faced Aillé suddenly laughed out loud. The sand table behind him began to automatically rearrange itself. The next instant, Roland and the situation around him were displayed in front of the Death God.
"Roland, you're truly daring. You actually found the right path. Perhaps everything will change because of this. "
If an outsider were here, they would never have thought that Ayer, who had a cold expression for thousands of years, would actually smile with satisfaction. At the next moment, the Grim Reaper also started to move. However, before he left, the arm under the black robe gently patted the sand table.
* Boom! *
All the sand instantly transformed into flying sand. And in the next second, all of Karo's connections to the mortal plane were severed. No, it should be said that all of Karo's connections to the Earth Elemental Plane were severed.
But right after that, Aillé hesitated, and then he continuously patted the sand table three times.
* Clap clap clap! *
This time, the Wind Elemental Plane, Water Elemental Plane, and Fire Elemental Plane's connections to the mortal plane were all severed. Only now did Aillé leave in satisfaction.
"What excuse should I use? A sudden Dimensional Quake shattered the dimensional barrier, causing a temporary loss of connections between all the planes. This was especially true for the Elemental Planes. It'll probably take at least three to five months before we can reconnect. Yep, this isn't bad. "
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