Holy Light, Ice, Death, and Law. Any one of these four major domains would require a wise individual's entire lifetime's worth of effort.
Everyone's natural talents were biased. So-called all-rounded geniuses would mostly be average in all aspects. The more profound the knowledge, the more time would be needed to accumulate and explore. Perhaps long-lived species could use their long lifespans to overcome this problem, but short-lived species didn't have such a luxury.
For Roland, his ability growth was quite unique. He had reached the peak in all four of his abilities. Although it seemed like he was breaking this basic rule, he actually didn't have to pay much attention to them at all.
For Roland, rather than viewing these domains as a type of power and knowledge, it would be better to view them as philosophies of life.
His belief in Holy Light had been initiated by Estrada. Roland practiced the path of protection passed down through generations of Holy Knight. Coupled with Holy Light's favor, Roland was able to reach the peak step by step. But judging from how he upgraded the path of Holy Light to the path of Salvation, it was as if he was using theology and philosophy to research Holy Light. He wasn't like other Holy Light job class members who only researched Holy Light and its usage.
Roland hadn't researched any Divine Arts specifically for high-level priests or Holy Knight. This was the most obvious proof. In terms of Holy Light usage, techniques, and high-level Divine Arts, not to mention other SemiGod Knight and priests, Roland might not even be able to compare to a Legend-ranked Holy Knight who had bitterly trained in Holy Light.
There was no need to even mention Law. This was the result of Roland's two lifetimes' accumulation and pursuit. It was more about his understanding of life and the rules.
Roland was a pioneer, but he wasn't a dedicated researcher. He hoped that Law would be able to change the world, but he had no interest in researching the usage of the power of Law. The great majority of new Law incantations in the world were pioneered by other Law job class members … Roland himself didn't even know any.
Since he was becoming less and less interested in using the power of Law, he was using the power of Law less and less often in battle. The power of ice was also in the same situation.
Out of all the powers, Ice was probably the one with the worst control. If it wasn't for the fact that he had to gather all four elements and had the System cheat all the way, he probably wouldn't have been able to reach this stage.
Just his understanding of ice magic was what he had learned over the years. Compared to ordinary ice mages, he was probably quite good. However, compared to true mages, he could only be considered an apprentice … The amount of ice magic that he knew right now couldn't even compare to a Legend-ranked ice mage who had been trained in ice magic.
A truly strong person would reach the peak step by step. Spellcasters would definitely have a huge accumulation of spells. They would obtain the principles and knowledge of low-level spells by analyzing the models of low-level spells. They would then master mid-level and high-level spells step by step. Only when they reached the peak and reached the bottleneck would they begin researching their own specialized spells.
Someone like Roland, who grasped the essence and principles but was unable to apply them, would not be able to turn his power into actual combat ability.
Being a mage that was skilled in thousands of different spells wasn't just a gimmick. Roland, who only knew Ice Arrows, Blizzard, and Ice Aeon, was the least qualified ice mage in the world. That was why he would always forget to use his spells as he fought. In the end, he would return to melee combat, which he was the most skilled at.
When people were panicking, they would naturally rely on and trust the things they were most familiar with. This meant that Roland had probably invested far more into his swordsmanship than his ice magic. At the very least, he trusted his own swords more than his ice magic.
The only ice-type forbidden spell that he could use … apart from the System's assistance, Ice Aeon was even more of the knowledge he had accumulated over two lives, as well as his understanding of "death" and "destruction." Ice Aeon was the crystallization of his lich body and his three lives of reincarnation.
That's right, the spell that Roland had truly invested a tremendous amount of time and energy into, as well as the fact that he was naturally talented in this area, was "death."
That period of time was when Roland had discovered the "truth" about his former country. He had fallen into a desperate situation and had gone insane. It was also when he desired power the most in his entire life.
The weakness of smart people was that they loved to slack off, and that they would always overthink things and miss opportunities. During that period of time, Roland greatly desired the power to take revenge. He was willing to go all out and directly uncover the secrets of the soul.
"The only Undead Emperor in the past thousand years, the pinnacle of soul studies, and the creator of the undead's structure."
These titles from the undead and mages were perhaps the best evidence of Roland's level in the field of "death." At the very least, when it came to researching the essence of the soul, Roland was already at the peak of the multiverse … In fact, the reason why he was able to control other types of power was because of his understanding of his own soul. He was now able to transform his beliefs and emotions into actual power!
His experience of bathing in the River Styx, as well as his memories of entering death and the Cycle of Reincarnation multiple times, allowed his understanding of the essence of death to surpass that of any other existence in the world. In fact, it even surpassed Aichy, the creator of death.
Roland's true research results had yet to appear in front of the world. And, what was truly enough for Roland to leave a mark in Aichy's history wasn't his frightening creations like the Seven Original Sins. After all, the previous Undead Emperors had even more frightening undead creations. The Seven Original Sins themselves were nothing more than a byproduct of Roland's research on the soul and his pursuit of power.
"He broke through the boundaries between life and death."
That's right, this was Roland's greatest achievement. Before Roland, death was death. No matter if one entered the River Styx or the Cycle of Reincarnation, everything would be over. Nobody would ever be able to truly be revived.
The moment that Lisa fell into the River Styx, she had already died. Even if Roland pulled her out of the River Styx and gave her a new life, she would be a completely different person. You could even say that she had been Lisa in her previous life.
You could become an undead, a God's Envoy, or an angel. However, all of these were different methods of extending your life. The living would still be the living, and the dead would still be the dead. Nobody would be able to break through this boundary.
No matter if it was the Undead Emperors, the Nature Gods, or even the Creator Goddesses and Main Gods, none of them were able to break through the boundaries between life and death. Only Roland was able to do research that nobody else dared to even think about, and he even succeeded.
Perhaps this was because, at his core, he was still the same crazy lich that had no limits.
However, such an achievement wasn't something that would allow him to reach the heavens in a single bound. Nor was it possible for him to reach the heavens in a single bound. Roland's research path had an obvious path.
Even when researching undead creations, the Seven Original Sins used their own bodies as research materials. They dissected the soul's intrinsic nature, desires, emotions, and other soul characteristics. As the Seven Original Sins were all gathered, Roland's understanding of the soul's intrinsic nature surpassed all other existences … After all, nobody else would be insane enough to dissect a part of their own soul and toss it into other undead creations to cultivate, and then observe the changes in the soul's intrinsic nature. If it wasn't for the fact that Roland was known as the "Undying", this would be no different from suicide.
His experience in the River Styx allowed him to personally come into contact with the living and the undead for the first time in his entire life (no one else would be able to enter the River Styx or the Cycle of Reincarnation). Roland used his previous understanding of the soul's intrinsic nature to unravel the foundational difference between the living and the undead.
I now had a crack in the mysteries of life and death. However, there were some things that would be impossible to accomplish even if I knew the principles behind them … I didn't intend to break through the limits of life and death. According to my calculations, that would require a tremendous amount of energy and tremendous losses.
Actually, this research result was nothing more than a byproduct of his research on creation and creation. It was an exploration of the intrinsic nature of life. He had no intentions of reviving anyone.
In the Northlands, during the incident that caused angels to fall, Roland successfully created life. However, he didn't create a soul. He only proved that the extremity of the power of light was darkness, and that the Chaos of Death and the Order of Holy Light could actually be combined to create life. This was enough for him to become the God of Holy Light's mortal enemy.
The final result of his research on creation and creation was in the mortal plane of Hades. Let's not talk about that for now. But since it was possible to create physical bodies, then wouldn't it be possible to create a complete individual life with the addition of a soul? Unlike those alchemy puppets and living creations, this would be a true "living" being.
The Creator Goddesses' authority … no, the Creator Goddesses' ability to create things was limited. After they created things, they could only allow their species to spread and evolve. This was creating an individual from scratch. Perhaps this was a glory that far surpassed the Creator Goddesses. Even Roland was tempted by such a great opportunity.
And so, when Aillé cut off the connection between the Earth Elemental Plane and the mortal plane, when all high-level existences couldn't even look at him, Roland grit his teeth and performed a final experiment.
Roland used Harloys as his experimental subject. He burned the soul of the Divine Sin "Shadow" and poured the essence of his soul into Harloys in an attempt to make up for Shadow's flaws as an undead and transform her from an undead into an undead.
The result? Everyone should know the result now. Harloys came back to life. Although she still had some undead characteristics, she indeed came back to life.
Her soul and physical body fused together. From now on, she no longer needed hatred to control her soul. She could reproduce and become infinitely stronger … but this was meaningless. Roland had never hoped that the silly cat would become capable of fighting.
Did Roland succeed? That might not be the case. Although he succeeded this time, which meant that Roland's research and revival rituals were correct, he had used an incredibly rare and powerful Divine Sin's soul to revive Harloys. A life in exchange for a life would require a tremendous amount of energy. This sort of revival technique had no practical meaning at all.
Of course, many theoretical research results wouldn't have any practical meaning at first. They could only be placed in a laboratory for show. But as other technologies were developed and industry improved, these results would become more and more practical.
In the past two years, due to some other objective factors (technology from the Haletdam generation), Roland had developed two applications for this technology. As long as he used them, they would be more than enough for him to win the Medal of Truth and obtain the title of the most outstanding undead mage in the past ten thousand years. But when considering the social impact that announcing these technologies would have … or perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as a world revolution, Roland obediently locked this technology away in his treasury.
As a magical pet, Harloys' soul connection allowed her to observe things in great detail. This was the main reason why Roland had chosen Harloys as his experimental subject. At the very least, back in the day, Roland would never have imagined what it would mean for the silly cat to be the only Gold Elf alive in the world.
"The dead have no human rights, but the living are different."
The Gold Elves, the royalty of the elves, had already been extinct for countless years. Even if Harloys still existed in the world as an undead, she had already lost her status as an elf. How could any elf possibly recognize her?
But if she was alive, wouldn't that mean that she would regain her status as the Elven Empress …? At the very least, the elves' laws didn't mention this. But as long as the rightful successor of the elven throne was still alive, the elves who wanted to rebel against the Gold Elf Empress would feel uncomfortable, and the elves would have other choices.
Since the elves were in trouble, and the current Elven Gods were unable to guide the elves to a better life, the elves would naturally think of their past leader.
This was something that someone … or perhaps it should be said that a God saw through.
"The God of Wisdom, Kalumandas …"
As a half-elf who had lived in the Gold Elf generation, old Kalumandas was quite nostalgic. For a long period of time, he had protected Harloys, at the very least preventing her from mysteriously dying because of the Elven Gods.
During the Battle of the Hades, Kalumandas' true body descended. Although he didn't actually do anything, and instead, he was actually flirting with the Hades, it was impossible for a Main God who paid close attention to Harloys to not notice that she had changed.
After this, Roland and Kalumandas had a secret discussion. Roland knew that he had unknowingly caused a major problem.
"You absolutely can't tell anyone. Otherwise, the Elven Gods will do everything in their power to kill her … She's currently connected to your soul. If you don't die, she won't die? In that case, the Elven Gods will definitely do everything in their power to kill you. And if you don't want to be hunted down by countless Gods, don't tell anyone that you have the ability to revive. "
Roland didn't care about Kalumandas' warning at all. He knew that even if Harloys didn't come out to cause trouble, just the fact that she was the rightful successor to the Elven Empire and her bloodline status would be enough for the Elven Gods to hunt her down.
In fact, Roland didn't even remind Harloys about this. Or, perhaps Harloys had tacitly forgotten about the possible consequences of her revival.
Death would be the end of everything. However, the living would have to bear responsibility, and this would be quite a heavy burden.
Dealing with traitors, elven internal conflicts, reuniting the elven species and the Elven Gods, and leading the entire elven species … Just thinking about it made one's scalp go numb. Roland was afraid of trouble, so he chose to let all of this be forgotten in history.
"Even if Harloys intends to reestablish the Elven Empire, that'll be the equivalent of opposing the moon elves. Right now, the elves are still living quite well. Since they can eat their fill, who would be so bored as to rebel against her and restore the Elven Empire? Since it's impossible to do, then I won't say anything. "
However, some things couldn't be avoided just because one wanted to. Thanks to the ironic Fate's Hands, Roland had created a major problem for himself. Some problems … some responsibilities would have to be faced sooner or later.
Perhaps Roland's team had lost contact with the mortal plane in the Chaos Abyss. But soon, through the fairies' communication network, the inevitable decision had to be made.
"The Elven Empire created by the four Superior Elves and the ancient Elven Empire created by the Gold Elves and the four Superior Elves. The former is still in the midst of an Armageddon crisis, while the latter has the Elven Empire's inheritance and a safe backer. Is there even a need to say which one will be more likely to become the rightful royalty in the eyes of the elves?"
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