Chapter 56: Astral Wanderings!
Under the tranquil night sky.
After leaving the Wizard Tower of the Shadow Plane, Soren couldn’t help but let out a long breath.
Gloria’s figure appeared beside him, her loose wizard robe unable to conceal her proud curves, while the intricate and mysterious runes added a touch of mystique and elegance to her presence. Her silver-white hair danced with the night wind, and her fair neck glistened like pure white jade under the moonlight. Gloria stood shoulder to shoulder with Soren, gently extending her hand to hold his palm tightly, feeling each other’s warmth.
In the moonlight, the shadows of the two overlapped.
The Fallen Witch stood not far away, silently observing. The expression on her face seemed rather complex, and after a long while, she slowly turned to leave.
Gloria turned to gaze at Soren’s profile, resting her head on his shoulder, and quietly asked, “What do we do now?”
Soren took a deep breath, looking at the somewhat dim starry sky, murmuring, “We can only take it one step at a time. If it really comes to it, we can only gather our strength to defeat that Demigod Tower Spirit.”
The challenge of the Chess Dimension is fundamentally difficult!
The projection completely lacks the power of the original, facing a powerful demon as an ordinary person, the odds are probably less than one in a thousand.
Right now, he especially wanted to hang the person who designed this challenge and give them a good beating.
For now, all he can do is wait, wait for the next opportunity to challenge. Soren made a mistake today, hesitating for three seconds after entering the Chess challenge. If he could find a place to hide within those three seconds, avoiding the gaze of those Coward Demons, he could have gained more opportunities. Soren has always been accustomed to moving after making sure of the situation, and he wouldn’t act unless he had over fifty percent confidence. In the world of the Chess challenge, he may not even have one-tenth of the assurance; this kind of battle was something he had never encountered before.
For him, this was also a rare training opportunity!
Because sometimes, not every battle has more than a fifty percent chance of winning; perhaps he could use this chance to improve himself.
Confronting enemies much stronger than oneself requires not just strength, but also wisdom and courage!
Actually, now that he calmed down.
Soren’s thoughts seemed to have many directions, such as seeking the help of others. It was obvious that there were others resisting the demons. In a village of hundreds, there could be low-level priests to fend off beasts, and there must be retired professionals. Even from an evil perspective, it wasn’t impossible to negotiate with enemies; Coward Demons might not possess much wisdom, but there were also secretly evil wizards or summoned demons, all of whom could be approached for negotiation.
However, this requires a considerable level of negotiating skill, as well as performance ability and top-notch deceitfulness.
Soren thought for a moment; perhaps fighting was still the best fit for him!
………………
A night quickly passed.
The expansion of Modo City has completed one-fifth. The slaves from Treasure Island have greatly accelerated the progress. Many of the initial batch of slaves have gained new identities, becoming Soren’s tenant farmers, working the land for him. Although heavy taxes need to be paid, they can still have enough to eat and save a little wealth after a year. The greatest difference about Modo City is that everyone has the opportunity to rise, but these opportunities are only left for those willing to put in effort and sweat.
The military parade is still in preparation. The Drow instructors are busily training them.
It seems there has been a split among the Drow; part of their families have completely moved to Modo City while another part still remains in their original place.
What a bunch of stubborn females!
Soren no longer places much importance on them; if these female Drow are unwilling to submit at his feet, then let them fend for themselves.
This world actually has a very obvious matriarchal ideology!
The two most evident groups are the Drow and the Amazon Female Warriors, whose deeply ingrained thoughts rooted in thousands of years make them extremely resistant to submitting beneath male authority.
If he didn’t have so much to do, sometimes Soren truly wanted to educate them properly!
Everything in Modo City has entered the right track; with the protection of a deity, all residents feel very secure, and the city’s powerful military strength is their guarantee of peace.
Because peace is never something that comes easy; peace is fought through power and war!
As a newly ascended deity, Soren still has much to learn. Divine power is indeed a formidable force, but his own strength is still very important. Soren began studying complex arcane knowledge, preparing to raise his Archmage level during this period, ideally mastering one or two Legendary Spells. After gaining divine abilities, his learning speed increased rapidly, and once he masters the divine ability of [Arcane Mastery], his rate of improvement will accelerate even further!
In the blink of an eye, another day has passed.
On this day, Soren prepared to make a bold attempt: to take the opportunity for a planar journey.
Whether as a deity or a legendary powerhouse, Soren is qualified for planar travel. However, since he temporarily cannot leave Modo City, he chose the method of [Astral Wanderings].
He projected himself to the Astral Plane to see just how mysterious this multiverse really is!
Everything was ready.
After nightfall, Soren arrived at the center of the magic circle. With just a bit of divine power, he activated the Astral Projection magic circle.
Divine power is so useful; no wonder so many deities place greater emphasis on improving their divine rank. As a manifestation of the Power of Laws, divine power can be transformed in almost any aspect.
Before the divine power is exhausted, he doesn’t even need to use spell slots!
Faint spell light appeared.
Accompanied by a slight dizziness, Soren’s figure appeared in the Endless Void, the dazzling Milky Way materializing before him, with the immense Material Plane lying ahead.
Every time he saw the complete form of the Material Plane, it was so breathtaking!
This is an infinitely vast plane, its outer layer being the planar barrier, and at the bottom layer of the Material Plane lies the passage connecting the four elemental planes. Who created the material world is unknown, but it can be certain that He possesses considerable power.
Soren strolled through the void.
Since he was only a projection here, he could move easily with just his thoughts, as his body was merely a spiritual entity.
Below the Endless Void is a realm of mysterious dark matter.
It resembles a vortex formed in the void, swirling at an unfathomable speed. Occasionally, one could see mysterious silver dust, but Soren still did not know what it was.
The Astral Plane holds too many secrets; it connects all planes.
Material Plane, Shadow Plane, Ethereal Plane, Underworld, Upper Planes, Lower Planes, Elemental Planes, countless demiplanes, etc.!…
Occasionally,
One can see the colossal corpses of ancient gods and the terrifying divine bastards that have been banished.
Everything witnessed by deities is so wonderful; Soren walks beneath the stars of the multiverse and feels increasingly small!
Suddenly!
It seemed he saw something, causing him to tremble all over.
A planet!
He could not have been mistaken; a planet soared past his line of sight, fleeting in an instant.
The planes Soren had seen before seemed mostly flat, and this was his first time seeing a structure resembling a planet, which surprised him greatly!
From the perspective of a deity, shaping a plane into the form of a planet is not impossible; it just requires more energy, more power, and more time.
Using Earth as a standard, covering 71% of its surface is ocean, representing the power of water elements. The foundational structure of this planet is land, representing the power of earth elements. The core of the Earth is magma, representing the power of fire elements. Finally, enveloping and protecting the entire planet is the atmosphere, representing the power of air elements.
Water, fire, earth, air.
This is the fundamental material composition of the multiverse, and nearly all planes rely on the power of elements for sustenance.
As for where the elements originate, that is a mystery even the deities do not know!
In Soren’s sight, he could no longer see the trace of that planet, but he knew it truly existed; he just couldn’t determine whether that world belonged to the Material Plane or to some other type of plane.
Without a doubt!
Its area is remarkably vast, and it has existed for a long time.
………………(To Be Continued ~^~)
