The Gray Absolute's Declaration
The moment the Magic God of Dimensions suddenly burst into manic laughter beyond the screen, Hwi of Omnipotence rose with clear fury, and the Creator Candidates instinctively reached for their divine weapons.
“That bastard—!”
“How dare he act like this in front of the Lord God Commander—!”
The atmosphere had instantly shifted from negotiation to full-scale subjugation. Even Hwi of Omnipotence, sensing something off about the one-sided punitive mood, had decided on a hunch to propose the Lord God Commander Battle. Naturally, chaos erupted everywhere.
The biggest problem was the surrounding Creation Gods, who couldn’t even provide sufficient vitality yet still tried to interfere. Since they would soon become colleagues rather than subordinates, he couldn’t simply ignore them—not when his direct superior, Proprieties, was involved. Moreover, even the Almighty God Tribe fiercely opposed staking the position of Lord God Commander.
The biggest issue is that I bet the Lord God Commander position thinking I would obviously win, yet something keeps feeling off.
And that ominous premonition was only growing stronger. Even the Cyber God in charge of gathering information on the Magic God of Dimensions had fallen silent after urgently trying to offer advice. The situation after choosing the Lord God Commander Battle was clearly not normal.
He was seriously considering changing it to a subjugation under the pretext of the opponent’s insolent attitude. But the next scene left his entire body frozen solid.
It was because of the single massive pair of wings of light that filled the entire screen, sprouting from the Magic God of Dimensions’ back, along with the halo floating above his head.
Judging by the number of wings, it’s below the Heavenly Race, yet the size and power emanating from them feel completely different from ordinary gods.
Since the number of wings indicated rank and strength, a Creator Candidate like the Magic God of Dimensions should have possessed thirteen pairs of wings of light and thirteen translucent pairs of wings of darkness. Yet the wings currently visible were only a single pair, and the divine power radiating from them could not even be measured.
That alone meant the opponent was at least two circles above him.
Hwi of Omnipotence was now a complete 12th-circle Creation God, with only the final formal appointment remaining. That would make his opponent 14th-circle or higher.
The Magic God of Dimensions beyond the screen, having announced himself with unified wings of light and a halo, laughed as if the situation were laughable and boldly declared,
“I am the future Magic God of Dimensions. I am also the Gray among the Ten Centers of the Absolute Realm. Shall we have a Lord God Commander Battle against Hwi of Omnipotence, the Origin of the Almighty God Tribe and the rising star of the 499th Master Universe? First, let’s review the full situation.”
He invoked magic toward the administrative gods beside him, who still couldn’t grasp the situation. Hwi of Omnipotence could only offer a bitter smile at their bewildered faces.
It seemed the Cyber Realm had halted all information sharing regarding the Magic God of Dimensions.
Is the Cyber Realm staying neutral? That would be the wisest choice. This is quite different from the past. Back then, they knew exactly how I had passed the Eternal Judgment and launched a full-force surprise attack alongside the Sage of Omniscience. Thanks to that, it ended in complete defeat. But now things are different. My odds of victory are much higher.
The change had occurred because the Gray—himself—had not existed in the past, but now he did. Seeing that the Cyber Realm had even stopped providing information disadvantageous to the Magic God of Dimensions, their dilemma must have been profound.
After all, although they had attached themselves to the Black Flame, the rightful ruler of the Cyber Realm was the Gray—himself. Having rejected that legitimacy, they couldn’t help but feel uneasy. On top of that, he had used Idea to trigger this Lord God Commander Battle.
Simply disabling the alert function for excessive vitality usage and providing detailed information on available loans had been enough to mobilize the vitality-starved Creator Candidates and Creation Gods. Once their home base, the information planet Idea, had begun operating beyond their control, panic must have spread.
In the worst case, if they shut down the information planet Idea, all the now-useless Cyber Gods would revert to criminals and face total annihilation. Having sensed this truth to some degree, they had no choice but to choose non-interference in anything related to the Gray.
"Personal History"
⟨ Magic Series: Space-Time and Dimensional Magic, Record Type, Activation Effect ⟩
The instant the magic activated, every fact the caster had seen and heard since birth was compiled into diary format. It was a spell that used any medium to perfectly document and materialize every record of a specific individual up to a specific point in time without omission.
The implementation method forcibly recorded everything from the caster’s own perspective and cognition. Even deliberately forgotten events were mercilessly retrieved from the unconscious and the past. While it could also produce video footage, the overwhelming volume of information had led the caster to convert it into document form. As a result, the records became even colder and more precise.
It was the dream magic desired by every administrator in charge of personnel. And for those under their management, it became the most brutal nightmare imaginable. One’s entire life was laid bare like a diary with nothing hidden.
Because control over time and space is exercised from the past, the power of dimensions is required. The subject’s consent is also necessary for the creation of unedited information.
After its first activation, the protagonist’s single comment had been:
Will this be enough to make them believe me? Is it still lacking?
Hwi of Omnipotence’s face turned deathly pale. He could not measure the power of the magic the Magic God of Dimensions had just invoked. The divine authority crossing over from beyond the screen struck the administrative Lord God directly, and even the incantation speed had been beyond his cognitive range.
More shocking than its power and speed was the title that had just been revealed.
The Ten Centers are the direct Absolute Beings who received management authority over the Absolute Realm from Truth.
They were powerhouses who surpassed 1,000 trillion in innate divine power—an amount too vast to be fully contained—and wielded absolute authority perfectly. They were also the names of the tyrants who reigned over the Absolute Realm as the Origins of clans exceeding one billion members. He had heard that even the lowest-ranking clan members could easily surpass the Creation Gods of a Master Universe. And this was based on the 499th Master Universe, which possessed the strongest gods of all.
“You are one of the Ten Centers of the Absolute Realm? Please wait a moment. What is going on? When did the Magic God of Dimensions, a mere Creator Candidate, become one of the Ten Centers? And what is this magic that penetrates the Lord God Realm’s defenses—composed of dozens of layered barriers—as if they don’t exist?”
Yet the administrative god struck directly by the magic could say nothing. He had tried to defend with all his strength, but every piece of information leaked out mercilessly.
Hah…! So this is Personal History? Is this the infamous vicious authority of the Magic God? The Lord God Realm’s authority defense barrier is completely meaningless. All of my information has been taken.
The administrative god’s face twisted even more horribly. He had been helplessly caught by the opponent’s magic. Although he prided himself as the strongest administrative god in the Lord God Realm, the gap was simply too vast.
Since the power structure of the Absolute Realm formed the foundation of every Master Universe’s hierarchy, he naturally knew the basics about the Ten Centers in detail. The Ten Centers of the Absolute Realm were literally the strongest beings in each domain. Their power placed them between first and tenth in the entire Absolute Realm and Master Universes combined.
Not only their personal strength, but even the clans under them—exceeding one billion members—possessed divine power on a scale that treated the Creation Gods of Master Universes like mere sparrows passing by. If they dispatched even a few of their highest-ranking clan members without stepping forward themselves, they could completely destroy a Master Universe.
Neither their personal power nor their forces have any equal except themselves. They are also tyrants that cannot be opposed.
They were the ones who carried out purges on Truth’s orders against any being that hindered progress. In short, they could be defined like this:
They are the ten pillars supporting the Absolute Realm and the spears that pierce the hearts of all beings except Truth.
Furthermore, as the legitimate direct forces managing the Absolute Realm under Truth’s command, they had received authority to do anything necessary for the sake of Karma. Therefore, no being in the Absolute Realm—let alone a Master Universe—could rebel against them.
In conclusion, the Ten Centers divided the Absolute Realm into ten districts and ruled as true tyrants and sovereigns through absolute power, forces, and violence. That was why no one dared impersonate them, and it was absolutely impossible for the Magic God of Dimensions, who had only been a Creator Candidate, to become one.
Yet the immeasurable power and magic were real. Moreover, having helplessly had information as vital as life itself stolen from him, the administrative god keenly realized that the Gray of the Ten Centers stood at the very apex of all administrative gods.
Therefore, he could no longer resist the activated magic. As the completely frozen administrative god’s eyes widened, he urgently looked back at the screen.
Hwi of Omnipotence, not understanding what was happening, followed that shocked gaze and saw endless towers of documents piling up behind the Magic God of Dimensions, who had introduced himself as the Gray.
Hwi of Omnipotence did not know what they were, but the surrounding administrative gods did—and they let out groans that sounded like screams. They all knew it was one of the vicious magics the Magic God of Dimensions had manifested during the Spirit God interviews in the Spirit Realm.
It was an extremely malicious spell that exposed an individual’s personal history in diary format, yet it was so coveted by administrative gods that they secretly tried to learn it. Therefore, they knew exactly what those mountains of documents represented: the personal history of the chief administrative god.
To think their own Lord God of Management is suffering this directly… this is the most vicious yet outstanding authority an administrative god could possess.
Now I understand why more and more administrative gods are seriously considering changing jobs to become Magic Gods.
Besides, it was questionable how such magic could be manifested across the distance of an entire regional universe, penetrating even the Lord God Realm’s barrier that blocked Creation Gods. But if it was the Gray, then anything was possible.
Such an exalted being leisurely flipped through the top document from the paper tower and spoke in a friendly tone.
“You’ve lived quite a long time. You’ve worked hard, committed just the right amount of evil, and done your best with life. Yet you’re still only a Lord God? It seems my sin as the newly appeared apex of administrative gods is quite heavy. Let’s see here…”
As the Gray calmly read through the documents, top-secret information about the Lord God Realm poured out nonstop. Anyone watching would have thought the Lord God of Management had betrayed them and handed over the reports.
The flames in the eyes of Hwi of Omnipotence and the Creator Candidates as they stared at the administrative god were practically sparking. But since it was that kind of magic, it could be explained later. However, seeing the killing intent already leaking from Hwi of Omnipotence’s body, it seemed he would have to break out in a cold sweat.
“Sixteen trillion of the mercenary fees have already been spent and are irrecoverable, so an Absolute-level Karma Contract is under surveillance? If the past me makes an immediate payment request, everyone involved would either become Substitute Gods or be dragged off to the Wind Star as insects. Even if they try to subjugate me, I could just run away and request payment to end it. In the past, it was right before a loan, so it became an all-out war? Good—! Up to this point, everything has gone very well. So you used the Lord God Commander position as bait to prevent me from running? For only sixteen trillion? That’s far too cheap for the value of a Lord God Commander position. Hehe—! Well, if you’re confident in victory, it is the best move. Fine—! I accept. I will gladly accept the Lord God Battle where the Main God of the Divine Realm stakes all his forces and personal authority. As the Main God of the Divine Realm, the first Lord God Battle recognized by representatives of all Lord Gods under the six Creation Realms… this isn’t bad at all. Wait, could this be the elite course? I’ve finally succeeded, past me. Puhahahahahahahat—!”
“!?”
A gray laugh that could be either joy or mockery crossed the screen and struck the Lord God Realm with terrifying pressure. Even the Lord God Realm’s barrier, which blocked the authority of Creation Gods, and the vast distance across regional universes posed no obstacle. The pressure was so great it seemed to force everyone watching to their knees.
It felt exactly like a Lower God looking up at a Creator once more.
Hwi of Omnipotence forcibly suppressed his trembling body with fighting spirit and tried to reorganize the situation.
This is what a member of the Ten Centers is like? An existence that cannot be dealt with at all. The Magic God of Dimensions is one of the Ten Centers? Did he pass the Eternal Judgment? But why wasn’t this fact known? Did I just challenge such a being to a Lord God Commander Battle? Is that why my precognitive senses kept sending me warnings of crisis? That… that is the Lord God Commander Battle contract—! How did that get passed over as well?