On the top floor of the Allyn magic tower, the place where Douglas was standing had turned into a swirl that was revolving and swallowing everything around. Because even the light was swallowed by it, it was dark, deep, and seemed to be filled with the horror that could destroy the world.
While controlling the defense of Allyn and preparing to resist the attack of the demigod, Brook and Hathaway observed the changes carefully, learning from the experience and exploring the mechanism of the whole process.
They saw that the materials prepared in advance in the magic circle flew up crazily and were swallowed by the swirl almost at the same time. They saw that the Land of Truth, the demiplane that protruded from the main material world, and Douglas' cognitive world, were shattered under the enormous attraction force and thrown into the swirl overwhelmingly. They saw that the lines and patterns of the magic circle were separated from the ground under the attraction force and gathered into a ball inch by inch, melting into the darkness …
The unexpected changes made Brook rather nervous, especially when the attraction force was maximized and even the defense of Allyn, Hathaway, and himself were about to be swallowed. He almost performed a legendary spell to resist it.
At this moment, Hathaway stood before him and shook her head, hinting for him to wait a moment longer.
The Starry Sky of Destiny constricted, and the stars in the sky poured into the dangerous and dark swirl one after another.
The swirl suddenly came to a halt. The time and space around seemed to have been frozen too.
Brook and Hathaway both sensed the magnificent energy and the weird feeling that was brewing inside the swirl. However, everything was blocked by the swirl, and there was no telling if they could break out.
The atmosphere was more and more depressing. The ticking of all the clocks in Allyn slowed down. Heidi and the other arcanists who noticed the anomaly looked at the dark sky that did not have any light in nervously and hopefully, as if they were looking at the darkest night before dawn.
Right then, the center of the swirl expanded and constricted more and more violently. Then, it began to revolve crazily again, but in the exact opposite direction!
The center of the swirl spurted out scorching light one after another. Then, a "sun" that was as red as fire spurted out and rose slowly. The sun was right in the sky!
The light of the "sun" scattered in all directions, dispelling the deep darkness from before. Light once again returned to the human world.
Stars spurted out of the swirl and flew to the sky, occupying their own positions. They were not inferior to the sun at all, constituting the view of the cosmos of destiny again!
Melmax tore apart the air and flew to the Holy City, leaving Allyn behind him behind.
Suddenly, the darkness in front of him became bright, and the clouds around him were dyed golden. He felt a terrifying heat on his back that seemed to be able to melt his armor and his body.
Not good! Melmax thought to himself. He tried his best to speed up, trying to get out of the range of influence. At this moment, the illusion that could melt everything suddenly disappeared, and he felt cool on his back.
But Melmax did not feel lucky at all, because he had a much stronger sense of danger than before!
Without any hesitation, he used the power of the Holy Avenger and ignited his own bloodline. He didn't care that this would be a huge latent danger and that it would be very difficult to recover from. He might even return to the embrace of the Lord a hundred years earlier.
Melmax was surrounded by sunlight, as if he were the arrival of the Sun God. He dashed away quickly like a ray of light.
At this moment, Brook and Hathaway saw that a cluster of darkness that also seemed to be able to swallow everything was spurted out of the swirl. It did not affect the surroundings but simply jumped into the cosmos.
A black hole illusion? Both of them realized something.
Hardly had Melmax ignited his bloodline when he sensed an enormous attraction force that he had never experienced before from his back. A giant hand seemed to be grabbing his belt and pulling him back brutally. Pa!
Pa! Pa! His armor was broken into countless pieces and thrown behind him as a metal storm.
Thanks to his earlier decision, he was finally able to break free from the extremely dangerous suction force.
It was not until this moment that Melmax realized that he had only escaped one meter further than when he attacked the defense of Allyn. The "bystanders" in secret seemed to be surprised by his embarrassment.
Having no time to observe carefully, Melmax turned into a streak of sunlight and darted to the Holy City.
… …
Deep inside the Dark Mountain Range …
Pope Viken saw that stars jumped into the sky after the sun rose. He lowered the platinum staff in his hand, but it was too late …
His face was as gloomy as water, but he did not burst into fury. Instead, he calmed down and observed the process.
After the stars, the dark swirl flew into the cosmos, the brilliant constellations in different images flew into the cosmos, the galaxies that looked like a string of gems flew into the cosmos, and the galaxies that looked like rivers of light flew into the sky too …
"This is a simulation of the real universe …" Viken realized something.
… …
The elven queen, Dracula, Danisos, and the other experts, as well as the people in Renstadt, Cocus, Antiffler, and other places, all looked at the real cosmos that had "landed" on the ground in fascination, feeling that everything was like a dream that was shockingly magnificent.
Suddenly, the whole pervasive cosmos collapsed toward the top of the Allyn magic tower.
Brook and Hathaway saw that at the center of the magic circle that had disappeared, the cosmos gathered and collapsed into Douglas. However, compared to the previous "Emperor of Arcana", he now had the air of calmness, humility, and eternity, as if he were the high and mighty cosmos that surrounded the planet.
No, it should be him now!
"Congratulations, Sir Chairman." A faint smile appeared on Hathaway's face, which was rarely seen in a hundred years.
Brook, on the other hand, had complicated feelings. He said with tears in his eyes, "Congratulations on becoming a demigod, master."
As an old-school gentleman, he also revealed his true feelings.
Douglas meant to say something, but in the end, he shook his head with a smile and patted Brook's shoulder. He said to the two of them, "One day, you will be able to explore this level too, because it is the path of the sorcerers to become demigods."
"Master, what are the changes in the soul and the body after becoming a demigod?" Brook had planned to offer more congratulations, but it still turned into an arcana question in the end. That was what he was used to.
Pondering for a moment, Douglas said, "When the body melts into the soul, the soul will be transformed into a different state, like the unification of wave and particle. However, if I want to appear in reality, I have to choose a certain direction to collapse. That is to say, what you see right now is not the complete me but only one of my situations. If I want to carry out all the strength of a demigod, I can only maintain it for a short period of time. Otherwise, I will either not be able to interfere with the world or be forced to collapse by the world …"
"That's perhaps the real reason why the natural-born demigods such as the Silver Moon are limited. They have to rely on the alternate dimensions or other methods in order to perform stably … Viken and the rest of them don't have such a shortcoming because their way to become a demigod is based on the power of faith. However, it also proves that their demigod state has a lot of hidden problems and does not have real demigod attributes."
Thinking about Douglas' description, Hathaway asked, "Then, what's the real demigod state like?"
"It's a 'state' that you can't see, hear, smell, or touch. In that state, even if I'm standing right in front of you, you won't notice. You can even pass through me, and the magic you cast won't affect me. It's like we're in two overlapping worlds that don't interfere with each other. That's probably why the silver moon can't be discovered." Douglas was more than happy to share his situation. "Therefore, such a state is flawed and incomplete. Once those problems are resolved, we should be able to touch the mysteries of the true gods."
Then, he chuckled. "Let's not be in a hurry to ask. Open the defense of Allyn first. I have to thank Lucien for everything. As for the 'bystanders', you can invite them to be guests if they dare."
… …
Inside and outside of Allyn, when they saw the collapse of the cosmos and sensed the transcendence spreading out, all the knowledgeable people understood that Douglas, the Emperor of Arcana, had successfully advanced into a demigod. He was the third person to become a demigod after Thanos and Viken in the ancient Magic Empire!
The three of them had one thing in common, which was that they were all sorcerers!
However, Douglas was the only one who used a standard method that did not require the dissemination of faith and could be repeated by any sorcerer through studies!
"Demigod … There are demigods in the Congress now. Arcana has conquered another unknown territory." Overjoyed, Oliver prepared to go to the Allyn magic tower. He was so excited that he almost couldn't help writing a long poem.
Atlant and the other sorcerers "gazed" at Allyn in a daze, not saying anything for a long time.
The elven queen, Dracula, Danisos, and the other legendary experts looked at the City in the Sky with complicated feelings.
In the Dark Mountain Range, Pope Viken suddenly laughed in self-mockery. "The path of sorcerers …"
"Are you going to ask the Bird of Death to provide the method?" The Lord of Hell's mocking voice came over from the other side.
Viken did not reply, because both he and Maltimus knew that the Bird of Death was already dead when Douglas successfully advanced into a demigod and would never show up again. Even if Viken revealed who it was to the Congress of Magic, it would be regarded as a false accusation.
With Douglas' success, which ambitious legendary sorcerer would choose the path of primeval devils and faith?
"In the past ten years, Lucien Evans' brilliance eclipsed Douglas and made us ignore him. We focused all our attention on Lucien Evans at the critical moment," Viken said in a coarse and low voice. It was the "sequela" of "God's Arrival".
He had been completely fooled by Lucien this time!
Suddenly, he thought of a detail. "Lucien Evans began to prepare the materials three years ago, and it was a long time ago that he exchanged the method with the North Church. He couldn't have been planning it at that time, because even the sun hadn't been discovered yet. Who knew when Douglas could become a demigod?"
"… Unless he was indeed preparing the materials. He helped Douglas to divert our attention so that we would think that it was a trap and no longer believe that he would walk on that path …" Viken slightly raised his head and looked at the black fog that seemed to be everlasting above the Dark Mountain Range. "Is he so confident in the observer effect?"
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