Chapter 7: Transcendence! [Request for Recommendation Votes]
2016-11-29
Author: Floating Tower (Author)
Silver Land.
In a magnificent temple, a strange magical energy envelops this place.
Due to the nearby massive silver vein, this territory has always been quite prosperous. It is located in a mountainous area, somewhat reminiscent of Soren’s previous life in Chengdu, surrounded by mountains. Therefore, even the Undead Plague did not have a significant impact here. On the other hand, this place belongs to Lady Silver Moon, and perhaps because it borders the territory of the forest elves, women in this silver land are often beautiful with fair skin, and they tend to be rather fierce. The status of women here is almost on par with men, and they can even hold positions as city officials, which is relatively rare in the southern regions.
This environment is beneficial for the faith of Lady Silver Moon, especially popular among matriarchal authoritarian women.
At this moment, two women sit in the temple. One has a tall and slender figure with flowing black hair; she is Mystra, the current Goddess of Magic. The other has silver-white long hair, emerald green eyes, delicate features, and exceptionally long legs; this is an avatar of Lady Silver Moon. This goddess has many avatars; sometimes her avatar appears as a ghostly young girl with black hair and eyes, wearing a moonlight-colored translucent robe. At other times, her avatar is a dignified and gentle noblewoman. The image of Sorren’s avatar can change with the phases of the moon, becoming radiant or dim (this change in appearance does not affect her actual power). Because Sorren knows that her sister is very fond of destroying her avatars to weaken her, she rarely sends her avatars to the Material Plane. She often dispatches her avatars to various outer realms to seek various magical anecdotes and weapons, hoping to permanently destroy the Lady of the Night.
“Azuth has completely fallen.”
The Goddess of Magic stood up, closed her eyes to sense, and said softly, “Just now, I felt a powerful force erase Azuth’s Soul Mark.”
“A part of the Mage Divine Profession has transferred to me, but more has been acquired by another person.”
The God of Mages is a subordinate deity of the Goddess of Magic, assisting her in repairing the Magic Network most of the time.
The Lich God did not completely k*ll Azuth but imprisoned him within a scepter. Soren holds no favor for this deity and erased his soul awareness to avoid trouble.
Lady Silver Moon’s expression was grave as she murmured, “Is that so?”
“It seems our power has weakened again. This must be Shar’s conspiracy; the Lich God has already secretly allied with her.”
Sorren deeply despises her sister.
These two goddesses have been fighting since their birth, yet no victor has emerged to this day.
“There are signs of Naraku’s involvement in this matter.” The Goddess of Magic took a few steps and said slowly, “My power is recovering, and after reclaiming a portion of the Mage Divine Profession, I should be able to recover to seventy percent of my former strength. However, due to my disappearance recently, many evil faction wizards have sided with the Lady of the Night.”
“This does not bode well for our plans.”
Lady Silver Moon frowned, and after a moment said, “The moonlight is dim. The Saint’s Cataclysm has affected my power. I can only regain my strongest power when the full moon comes tomorrow.”
“Perhaps we should temporarily postpone our plans.”
“Shar has already gotten involved in Naraku’s conspiracy, and the gods will surely not stand by as Naraku advances to [Strong Divine Power]!”
“When Naraku prepares to extract the d*ath power of this world to advance, other gods will undoubtedly intervene. At that time, perhaps we can find an opportunity.”
The failure to k*ll Klanvor means that Naraku’s plan is not entirely successful.
However, he has another backup plan; with the Domain of Eternal Sleep in the Material Plane destroyed, the d*ath power is becoming more and more concentrated. When the time is ripe, Naraku will undoubtedly absorb the entire world’s d*ath power and take this opportunity to directly advance to [Strong Divine Power]!
This is an enormous force.
The more beings d*e in the Material Plane, the more concentrated the gathered d*ath power will become; if Naraku successfully merges it, he will inevitably advance!
“Yes.”
The Goddess of Magic nodded and said, “Others will certainly not sit idle. At that time, Klanvor will also appear; otherwise, he will have no more chances.”
“And I sense that Sherek has already emerged.”
“With his ambition and madness, he will absolutely not allow Naraku to become a Strong Divine Power; at that time, the gods will all be involved in the conflict.”
Lady Silver Moon pondered for a moment and then said, “By the way.”
“What do you think of that one from the Overseas Islands?”
Hearing Lady Silver Moon’s words, the Goddess of Magic’s face involuntarily flushed slightly; she quickly composed herself and said nonchalantly, “Him? Undoubtedly a favored one of fate! Very powerful! Also very cold!”
“He is the Son of Slaughter.”
“He certainly won’t sit idly by as Naraku advances! At that time, he will undoubtedly take action!”
Lady Silver Moon nodded in agreement, slowly saying, “The Demon God of Fear has completely fallen. The little girl he carries should also possess Medium Divine Power. So he indeed becomes a formidable ally!”
“However.”
“It seems that he has shifted more seriously toward evil. Moreover, I sense the aura of the Abyss on him.”
Both goddesses belong to the Good Faction.
Soren cannot be completely trusted by them, even the Goddess of Magic feels the same. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be hiding here at Lady Silver Moon’s side but would have long sought assistance from Soren.
“Has the Forest Goddess—Merike not made a move yet?” Lady Silver Moon suddenly asked.
The Goddess of Magic shook her head and said, “Not yet. Merike has become more patient than before. I don’t know what she is really preparing for.”
“Since the Father Oak fell.”
“The Nature Deities have rarely intervened in worldly conflicts, and Loshanda has also become the current Lord of Radiance.”
Lady Silver Moon hesitated and said, “What do you think of Loshanda now?”
Upon hearing the other’s words, the Goddess of Magic rarely showed a hint of fear, whispering, “He is frightening now! I feel he is no longer the Dawn Light of the past. His ideology has become increasingly fanatical, as if he plans to purify everything with the radiance of Mount Heaven. I worry that when he begins to take action, it will trigger another Dawn Cataclysm.”
The past of the Lord of Radiance is difficult to evaluate.
When he was still the Dawn Light, he had already caused disasters for the gods due to his overly obsessive beliefs.
Therefore, the gods are somewhat afraid of him now.
Even the gods of the Good Faction share this fear, and even the Agricultural Goddess maintains an appropriate distance from her father. Perhaps the only true followers of him are those dedicated Paladins and Zealots.
In the past, the Mother Earth influenced him; now, the Lord of Radiance has completely transformed into himself.
The self-sacrifice of the Father Oak changed him a lot!
“Sigh.” Lady Silver Moon sighed, “If only the Father Oak were still here. If he were here, the Undead Plague would definitely not have broken out, and he would have directly purified to maintain the balance of nature.”
The Father Oak is a hard-line deity.
He himself does not even belong to a faction; his faction is [Nature]. Regardless of good or evil, as long as it disrupts the balance of nature, it is his enemy. The most powerful Nature Deities have become a thing of the past. Although the human pantheon has many gods, it has already fractured, and even the God of War has become very cautious, to the point where no one has stopped Naraku’s conspiracy until now.
No one is willing to take the lead!
………………
Modo City.
Soren, who has been evaluated by the two goddesses, seemed to sense Naraku’s plan, as the concentrated d*ath power has actually elevated his divine power.
The Misen Core has been installed in the Arcane Tower.
Within the range of the Arcane Tower, high-level witches in Modo City can enjoy this convenience, making it easier for them to create magical items. However, this improvement does not show significant effects in the short term; it often takes time accumulation to produce qualitative changes. But now, the Arcane shop in Modo City has begun selling magical equipment.
“Hmm?”
Just as Soren’s attention was focused on the Bottomless Abyss, he had a vague sense of a calling, followed by a mental shift to the Eastern Kingdom.
In a desolate desert area.
A girl named “Chan” was walking alone in the desert; she had completed the training of the Misty Track Sect and truly mastered the essence of Shadow’s Track. Suddenly, her legendary state allowed her spirit to be elevated to the point where even Soren felt it.
“Indeed, a good talent!”
Soren closed his eyes and focused his spirit on the girl before him, muttering to himself, “It seems preparation for action can begin.”
“A monk order.”
“This should enhance the church’s power.”
Soren had long prepared to establish a monk order since the Wanderers within the church were too numerous and too singular.
The monks of the Eastern Kingdom possess various powerful and mysterious abilities, and with the girl ‘Chan’ as an opportunity, Soren plans to recruit some monks into the church.
“Perhaps it’s time to give her a divine oracle.” Soren thought.
A howling wind swept.
The girl trudging alone in the desert halted, as a Roshaya wearing a conical hat appeared before her.
Since the emergence of the Ancient Evil Artifact, the Eastern Kingdom has experienced turmoil; the Evil Spirits and Undead are only part of it, and the long-unseen Roshaya has begun to make frequent appearances.
Roshaya is also known as the Evil Beast Ghost.
It is said to be a being that appeared alongside the Desert Deities, and the most dangerous among them is the Roshaya Lord, who is a terrifying enemy in the Eastern Kingdom.
These beings are immune to spells of levels 1-6, and +2 or lower enchanted weapons are nearly impossible to defeat for mortals. Currently, the Eastern Empress is busy dealing with the Roshaya Lord and can barely manage her own territory.
——“Quake Palm!”
This is not the first Roshaya Chan has encountered. In the instant she discovered the enemy, she instantly accelerated and charged forward.
——“Penetrating Force!”
The special ability of the Misty Track Sect made Chan’s figure appear ghostly. The palm strike she unleashed was blocked by the enemy, but in the next moment, the Roshaya spewed out a mouthful of bl**d.
——“Sun Flame Technique!”
The Master of Fist, having seized the opportunity, launched a follow-up attack. Accompanied by rumbling sounds, the Roshaya before her was directly knocked away.
At this moment, the enemy barely managed to utter, “Transcend… Transcendence?!…”
…………… (To Be Continued ~^~)
