Karo's sky was always grayish-yellow. Every day, an endless sandstorm would attack the city's sky barrier. Although it wasn't as wind-proof as the outside world, it was only natural that the sky inside the city would be pitch-black whenever the sandstorm started.
Every time this happened, the city's magical lights would be lit up. But since Karo had recently been cut off from the mortal plane, resources and supplies were limited, and magical lights were a luxury that consumed a lot of energy. Whenever the sandstorm started, the entire city would be pitch-black, so everyone would have to stay indoors and sleep.
And this was only a small part of the harsh environment. The lack of color made this world seem rather monotonous. In order to avoid psychological problems, according to past conventions, Karo's resident mages would usually be rotated out every three years. But this unexpected situation meant that Kaid, who was about to leave his post, would have to stay here for a very long time.
And right now, in this world that was mainly black, gray, and yellow, a different color had appeared — it was an endless expanse of white.
My temporary guest room had been completely frozen over by ice. Ice crystals spread all the way down the corridor, and when the ice gathered together, there was an empty space where the Ice Knight was currently restraining his chill.
"Phew, I've finally gotten used to it. The Death Chill that I've just learned is indeed much more useful than Freeze. Now then, let's move on to my next target — the ice sword."
Of course, I wouldn't spar with Kaid for free. To be honest, I really needed a lot of actual combat to familiarize myself with my new abilities.
Although my System had sent my "Frigidwinter Earth" back into my furnace for maintenance, making most of its power unusable, there were still two advanced abilities that had evolved from my original abilities. Just completely mastering these two abilities took up a lot of my time and effort.
"Freeze" had only just awakened, but that already proved its potential. Its limitless overlay and unavoidable abilities were the same as Frigidwinter's original form. However, the fact that it could only be added upon contact was still a major flaw. Back then, I had left a note that I would be able to evolve it again once I reached the Gold rank.
Now, as expected, it had evolved again. "Death Chill" was a strange ability that dealt ice damage in an area. Not only that, every ice damage would decrease the enemy's resistance to ice. I had tested it before, and if a Gold rank mage wasn't on guard, they would probably fall asleep in an ice cube within thirty seconds.
This overlay inherited "Freeze"'s unavoidable and limitless overlay effect. Simply speaking, as long as I dragged it out long enough, I was confident that I could freeze even an ice dragon. And since this ability was directly connected to my "Frigidwinter Earth," I estimated that even a True God would be unable to resist this seemingly low damage freezing effect.
This was doubtlessly an incredibly powerful ability. It was likely that it would become the core of my future battle strategies. As long as I wore heavy armor, I was already an outstanding canned Knight. Not to mention, I also had support abilities like Holy Healing, which would make me an obvious advantage in a battle of attrition.
My recent fights with other mages doubtlessly proved just how strange and powerful this ability was. When moving, my opponent's feet would suddenly slip or freeze. When chanting an incantation halfway, I would suddenly be interrupted by a cough. My well-prepared defensive barrier would become a useless and fragile block of ice. This was an even more obvious advantage when fighting against an opponent who was also a melee combatant. The closer I got, the more powerful this "Death Chill" would be. When two swords clashed, the opponent would have to worry about the ice crystals on their swords. Of course, the Death Chill wouldn't let the sword-wielder go. Although I still needed to discover more uses for this ability, just this ability alone was enough for me to deal with any ordinary Legend.
The most important part was that this ability wouldn't be affected by the environment of this world. If it could be used even in the Earth Elemental Plane, where water and ice elements were scarce, then it was likely that even the Gods would be able to use it in their personal domains. That was what I was most concerned about.
However, there were some people who didn't like me.
"Hey, hey, hey, weren't you the one who said that warriors were all brainless muscleheads? Why did you go into the barbarian job class all by yourself? "
Alright then, having an old friend who knew everything about you was quite frustrating, especially when he knew your dark history like the back of his hand. However, I really didn't know how to respond to such a ridiculing question.
"It's a long story. Right, did the Barbarian Empire reply? "
"Yep, they barely managed to contact them. Although they could only say a few words, the Truth Symposium responded quite quickly and gave us some good news. Basically, they gave us full authority to deal with any sudden situations. Basically, I have the final say. "
Kaid smiled proudly. From a certain standpoint, this also showed how much the Barbarian Empire and the Truth Symposium trusted and valued him.
This was to be expected. I nodded and didn't say anything. However, Kaid then chuckled.
"While we're at it, they also brought something with them. A small gift for you."
A gift for me? Back then, I should have left without saying goodbye. Before I left, I reported Amelia and hurriedly ran away. How could there be a gift for me?
"It's your graduation certificate. Congratulations. After more than two hundred years, you're finally the first graduate to have a certificate and be able to find a job. By the way, you've also broken the history of staying the longest in school and playing truant. "
Alright then, Roland's name was actually written on that little blue booklet, and it even had the Truth Symposium's seal on it. I was both angry and amused at first, but then I came to a sudden realization.
"You're saying …"
"Some things only need to be known in your heart. There's no need to say it out loud. By the way, remember to thank our Teacher Aloso. He even helped you become a special lecturer. "
This seemed like an insignificant joke, but it represented the Mage Country's acknowledgment of me. At the very least, I would no longer be an outsider to the Mage Country. Now that I had the status of a special lecturer who graduated from the Mage Country, I also had the status of a member of the Mage Country. It would only be natural for me to command these juniors of mine.
"… Teacher Aloso? That nice guy from the ice element? Yep, I got it. In return, I'll give him a copy of the principles behind 'Ice Aeon.' "
"… Yongye, so it really was you. Forget it, everyone has their own troubles, so I won't mention it. Then, I'll thank you on behalf of Teacher Aloso. After all, this is the only ice element forbidden spell in the past three hundred years. Although 99% of people won't be able to learn it, it's still good to enrich our library. "
After the Mage Country sent out the news, all of Karo became busy preparing for war. The conflict between the Mage Country and the Bardi Empire involved every mage's thoughts. Everyone's goal was to quickly resolve the current problem and return to the Mage Country.
Since Karo began taking action, the "Shadow Tower", "Hand of Tiso", and other factions that were on good terms with the Mage Country also accepted the invitation to join the Mage Country in preparing for war. As for me, I patiently waited for this fated battle.
"Ömdiroken, the blood feud with Red Maple City is still fresh in our minds. It's time to settle the score!"
From a certain standpoint, the Elemental God of an Elemental Plane was also the master of this plane. Countless elemental creatures would be under his control. Only extremely powerful elemental creatures would be able to refuse his summons. That was why this was going to be an incredibly dangerous battle from the very start.
That was why we needed to prepare a sufficient amount of cannon fodder in order to deal with the Elemental God's nearly limitless number of cannon fodder elemental warriors. Every member of our small team had been working hard since the very beginning.
Ordinary wind and water elemental creatures were probably nothing more than trash here. That was why Kamdiran had been doing his best to trick the Mage Country's residents into becoming cannon fodder.
The ambitious ancient existences had long since been dissatisfied with Ömdiroken, especially since he had been sealed away for such a long time and hadn't shown himself after returning. Now, there were even rumors that he was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Naturally, Ömdiroken wasn't much of a threat.
The new generation of Earth Elemental Lords were quite ambitious and had long since wanted to replace Ömdiroken. The older generation of Earth Elemental Lords didn't dare to underestimate Ömdiroken at all. However, the more they learned about how powerful Ömdiroken was, the more they didn't want to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when they learned that Ömdiroken was seriously injured.
Later on, Kamdiran no longer needed to act as a lobbyist. The Earth Elemental Lords and Earth Elemental Lords formed their own factions, and their numbers had reached the limit. The Earth Elemental God, who normally didn't do much good, was now facing the threat of being impeached by his citizens due to his absence for several thousand years.
On the other hand, Renée was also working hard in her own way. The endless demon army was gathering more and more, becoming a major threat to the mortal plane. If it wasn't for the fact that the Earth Elemental Lords wanted to take care of Ömdiroken first, the allied army would likely immediately turn around and attack this Demon Lord who was acting so recklessly.
As for the two SemiGod mages in my small team, they didn't relax at all. They didn't even know that there was an endless supply of cannon fodder. They simply carried out their own duties. The countless rune giants and earth-type magical plants had already accumulated into a mountain. Plus, the allied army of outsiders had already arrived. It was likely that Ömdiroken was going to be in big trouble this time.
Meanwhile, Ömdiroken's side was completely silent. Although it was possible to sense that the mountains and rocks were trembling slightly, as if some terrifying existence was breathing and growing stronger, apart from that, there were no other signs of movement. No Earth Elemental Lords were summoned. In fact, Ömdiroken himself wasn't moving at all, as if he was still in a deep sleep.
"Oh my, Roland really knows how to order people around. He actually made us act as scouts."
"Still, it's doubtlessly a good thing to be able to see such a situation. It would seem that our chances of victory have increased."
Before I even finished speaking, Marguerite and Adam disappeared without a trace. It was no wonder that they were sent to act as scouts. Adam was the strongest shield in the world, and Marguerite had teleportation and defensive abilities. Even if they faced Ömdiroken, they would still be able to escape unscathed.
Ömdiroken being unprepared was completely within expectations. For an Elemental God, just the destruction of his physical body would be enough to send him into a long hibernation. And in order to vent his anger, he used his Divine Soul to cast two forbidden spell spells.
The first spell destroyed Red Maple City's city walls, while the second spell provided the plains' Beastmen with terrain to attack. His actions had indeed changed the entire battle situation. However, he didn't even have a physical body at that time, which meant that he had self-destructed his Divine Soul, paying a tremendous price. It was likely that he wouldn't be able to recover without several hundred or even several thousand years of hibernation.
In his eyes, this single attack should have been enough to secure victory. However, he never expected that the Beastmen would still be defeated in the end. And when his weakened Divine Soul returned to the Earth Elemental Plane, he didn't even dare to appear in front of the other Elemental Lords. He directly returned to his home to hibernate.
Without a doubt, this was the correct choice. Perhaps as long as he hibernated for a period of time, he would be able to use the Earth Elemental Plane's endless supply of energy to him, and he would be able to once again have the ability to protect himself. This was obviously better than appearing in a weakened state and letting those ambitious Earth Elemental Lords discover his weakness.
The only thing that he hadn't miscalculated was that his Earth Elemental Lords viewed him with far too much importance. They were willing to abandon what they were doing in order to eliminate any future threats at all costs. In the end, because he had hibernated, he had lost the initiative.
There was only half a month left until the two-month deadline. This faintly discernible anti-Islamic Ömdiroken army had already gathered nearly half of the Earth Elemental Plane's combat strength. Not only would they have an endless supply of cannon fodder, they would also have no lack of high-level combat strength. As I said, "With so many people, what's the point of talking about tactics? Just A + 1 will be enough."
However, this was more to encourage the army's morale than anything else. After all, even if we had the combat strength of a small half of the Earth Elemental Plane, Ömdiroken would have the combat strength of an entire Earth Elemental Plane.
As the ruler of this Elemental Plane, the Elemental God could use the elemental power of this plane as he pleased. It was as if the entire plane was his Divine Domain. In his own territory, he wouldn't be any weaker than a mid-level True God. He was definitely much stronger than Felix had been in the past.
If it wasn't for the fact that Ömdiroken had been so heavily injured in the mortal plane, those experienced Elemental Lords wouldn't have had the courage to rebel against Ömdiroken at all. And if they missed out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it would be highly unlikely that there would be another.
However, no one would know just how powerful an Elemental God would be in their home turf unless they actually fought. After all, the earliest Elemental Gods would be replaced was five or six thousand years ago. It would be very difficult to find recent battle records.
Ask the Water Elemental God and the Wind Elemental God? It was a good idea, but it wasn't very realistic. In fact, he had already asked before they parted ways, but the other party had remained strangely silent. It was obvious that the other party had no intention of revealing his trump card.
"Today is the Earth Elemental God's turn. Are you worried that it'll be your turn tomorrow? He's … quite careful. "
We were enemies to begin with, and now we were in a temporary alliance against a common enemy. I wasn't confident that we wouldn't turn on each other tomorrow. It was quite reasonable for him to be so cautious. I was also hiding most of my abilities, so it was only natural that I wouldn't be able to say anything about it.
"Actually, due to our different elemental elements, our fighting styles are completely different. It's impossible to provide any valuable information to begin with, not to mention that Ömdiroken's power level and history are far above ours, so it's even more impossible to use him as a reference. In that case, rather than providing false information that will cause miscalculations, it's better to not say anything at all. "
This excuse sounded very reasonable, but if I believed it, I would really be a fool. However, as a reason for both sides to take a step back, it was not a bad idea.
As the countdown to February drew closer and closer, I finally received some good news.
"Heloise has woken up? That's wonderful! "
…
Why did I always seem to forget someone? No! Definitely not! You insist that you do? Fine then, you asked for it. Let's see what that existence, whose name had become a forbidden word, has been busy with recently …
In a distant sand source, a dracon wearing only a tattered piece of cloth was currently sitting cross-legged and smiling. All sorts of creatures were gathered around him, including stone giants, sand worms, golden sphinxes, and so on.
All sorts of creatures that had been enemies with each other were now sitting together. Of course, the only person capable of such a miraculous feat was the dracon currently teaching.
"All appearances are nothing more than hypocrisy. Appearance is emptiness, emptiness is appearance. Life is created by oneself, and appearances are born from the heart. Everything in the world is an illusion. All of you hate each other and kill each other just because of some minor differences. You've already become obsessed with appearances. "
"All are equal, and true love knows no boundaries. Perhaps you're of different species and genders, but as long as you have a heart that pursues true love, you're all brothers and sisters at the root. There's nothing different about you."
The Legend-ranked dracon was currently teaching his path of true love to the residents of another dimension. After his words (brainwashing), more and more elemental creatures began following him, searching for a path of coexistence that didn't belong to this dimension.
"I feel that all bodies are suffering, so I hereby swear that I'm willing to go to the ends of the earth and promote the path of true love. I'm willing for all living creatures in the world to abandon their prejudices and ignore race, gender, and appearance to pursue true love. I'm willing to be struck by nine bolts of lightning to test my willpower! To prove my sincerity. "
* Boom! *
The dracon had just said that he was willing to be struck by lightning to test his willpower when the lightning bolt descended. However, it was unknown if the dracon was testing him or simply disliked him and wanted to strike him to death with lightning.
This sudden violent lightning bolt caused his disciples to exclaim in surprise. It was quite rare to encounter lightning in the Earth Elemental Plane, and this overflowing lightning element was doubtlessly the best evidence that this was true lightning.
The other creatures still intended to save Beifeng, but suddenly, Beifeng's charred skin fell off, revealing new skin underneath. Beifeng had been struck by lightning, yet he was still completely unharmed. Instead, he revealed his signature smile.
"As everyone can see with your own eyes, our sincerity has moved the heavens! Sending down lightning to test us! "
Beifeng had just shouted out righteously. The dark clouds that continued to surround him doubtlessly meant that this "nine bolts of lightning" were only the beginning. His lightning tribulation hadn't ended yet …
His disciples first had expressions of fear as they tried to hide. However, they calmed down when they saw Beifeng smiling as if he didn't care at all.
The surrounding creatures all had pious expressions as they bowed to him in a low voice. However, only Beifeng himself knew that it wasn't that he didn't want to run, it was that he couldn't run.
"I've been sitting for too long. My feet are numb. After being struck by lightning just now, they're all numb to the point where I can't move. The smile on my face has also frozen. Um, can I take back what I just said? "
* Boom! *
Alright then, the heavens used their own method to answer him. The residents of the plains enjoyed this super lightning storm that was rarely seen in a thousand years. It was said that thousands of bolts of lightning tore through the sky that day, breaking the highest record in the history of the Earth Elemental Plane.
The most speechless part was that this miracle became one of the miracles of this abnormal religion. From then on, this abnormal religion and philosophy began to take root.
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