Chapter 1124: A Glimpse of the World Lord's Power!
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 1124: A Glimpse of the World Lord's Power!
I arrived in front of the massive construct in the distance.
The witch sisters who were still busy working actually took a moment to gather around. After all, seeing a little witch in such a desolate place was quite a treat!
After greeting the witch sisters, Teacher Ji Niang explained the reason for our visit: I wanted to experience void teleportation.
This was a specific teleportation effect, not the usual method of tearing open a void tunnel and stepping through to the other side.
Because of my arrival, the witches worked even harder, wanting to speed up the preparations for the test.
During this time, Ji Niang couldn't help but ask why I had come looking for her.
She had been the one talking about her research the whole way here, but she didn't believe I had come just to offer congratulations and observe. Even though it had been a while, did she not understand my personality?
"Actually, I came this time because I wanted to ask for some advice, Teacher Ji Niang."
"Ask for advice? Are you sure it’s not the other way around?"
"You're exaggerating, Teacher. You're still bringing up those few incidents even now... Actually, I just wanted to ask how to quickly recruit some witches who have mastered Real Editing Technology to help me. I want to create a Great Spellbook."
"..."
At that moment, Ji Niang felt that the deathly silent Life Forbidden Zone was suddenly very noisy. She knew it!
"You're asking me this question?" After a long silence, Teacher Ji Niang finally shot back.
"Actually, I just have a few ideas regarding a fragment of [Transcendent Knowledge]. I've already theoretically completed the construction of the spell framework, but I'm not a Transcendent Witch yet. Even if I've mastered the knowledge of Real Editing Technology, it's not convenient for me to use..." I explained my current predicament to Teacher Ji Niang in more detail.
"It's a good thing you asked me. With your situation, anyone else would feel like you're just showing off in front of them. Don't you ever hit a bottleneck?"
"Of course I have bottlenecks, but I adjust very quickly... Oh, come on, Teacher Ji Niang~"
"Fine... just speak normally. Your problem isn't really a problem at all. Aren't you very close with Dean Mei? Go to her and apply for a laboratory, then register a Great Spellbook research group. Plenty of witches will come sniffing around once they catch wind of it."
"That won't work! This Great Spellbook is a bit special... Teacher Ji Niang, you should know, right?" I lowered my voice before continuing: "Dean Mei's [Transcendent Knowledge] for that Great Weakening Spell... that's the one. I'm afraid that if I make this Great Spellbook and Dean Mei sees it, she'll give me a thrashing."
"You... you..." Teacher Ji Niang was instantly speechless. "You dare to do something like that? Did Dean Mei say you could touch that [Transcendent Knowledge]?"
"Dean Mei told me I could, but... well... accidents happen. The spell effect of this Great Spellbook I'm shaping... uh, Teacher Ji Niang, do you understand?"
"You've come up with a Great Spellbook with a bizarre spell effect, you're afraid of Dean Mei finding out, but you still want to manufacture it, right?"
"Exactly! Teacher Ji Niang really does know me best!"
"You..." Teacher Ji Niang pressed a hand to her forehead, feeling utterly exasperated. "Do you really have to do this?"
"I want to do this!" I nodded. The effect of the Great Ordinary Spell was very important, but it was still in the theoretical stage and the early phases of effect testing.
If it really proved impossible... the worst that could happen was that I'd have to dismantle it.
"Fine... but I don't have any great solutions, only a few suggestions." Teacher Ji Niang sighed and finally spoke. "Witches who have mastered Real Editing Technology are a dime a dozen at the Witch Academy, but their levels vary wildly. Some are so poor they take months to hand-craft a Fireball Spellbook, while others have participated in the creation of Great Spellbooks."
"Since you want to make a Great Spellbook, you naturally can't look for those half-baked witches. However, witches with profound skills won't just follow your orders."
"If you're set on this... try attending some Real Editing Technology exchange tea parties and ask around there. Most witches who can attend those tea parties are quite idle, and their levels and abilities have already been screened. They're excellent targets."
"Uh... okay." Hearing Teacher Ji Niang say that, I thought of Mentor Belica. Sister Bai's Real Editing Technology was taught by her, so her level was beyond question.
However, Mentor Belica was only a backup option. She was very busy lately; her student Yi Rui and their team had pivoted to researching Transcendent Materials Science and had made significant progress in the field of Hexagonal Crystal Amber.
"It seems that wasn't much help... Why don't you just be honest with Dean Mei? If it's just an experiment, she might let you try."
"Thank you, Teacher Ji Niang. I'll try to think of another way." I sighed.
If all else failed, I would go to the World-Casting Courtyard and find the First Generation Elder!
I didn't think the First Generation Elder would view the Great Ordinary Spell with prejudice.
Well... actually, I didn't think Dean Mei would have too much of an issue with it either.
But the path of development for the Great Ordinary Spell was destined to be twisted. As it was once one of Dean Mei's most important spells, I hoped it would be presented to her in a more dazzling way.
Not long after that conversation ended, the preparations for the "Void Teleportation Technology" test were complete.
As the "volunteer" tester for this run, Teacher Ji Niang accompanied me.
"Are you ready? Dizziness is normal. Do not make any unnecessary movements or cast spells during teleportation, otherwise, the effect might deviate..."
After going through the routine questions, Ji Niang and I both nodded.
As the massive construct was activated, a surge of power even more terrifying than the Reverse Summoning Spell instantly enveloped me, pulling me into an unknown place.
I only felt as if I were traveling through an unknown space. When I felt "free" again, the environment around me had completely changed.
It seemed we were no longer in a Life Forbidden Zone, but in the middle of nature!
This instantaneous change forced my body to once again adjust its rhythm, but I was certain that this environment was much better suited for the continuation of life.
Except... it was a bit dark. Other than that, it was perfect.
"It looks like it's nighttime here."
Teacher Ji Niang spoke beside me, and a simple lighting spell illuminated our surroundings.
"By the way, where exactly is this? You can stop being mysterious now... I remember people saying there are no other worlds in the void domains outside the Main World? Except for game worlds, of course, and this doesn't look like a game world."
"As for that question... I don't think I need to be the one to answer you." Teacher Ji Niang chuckled, offering no further explanation.
Because immediately after, a familiar voice echoed from not far away.
"Xiao Han? Why are you here?"
"Uh... Sister Mei?!" I looked at the figure nearby. Even without the lighting spell, I had many sensory channels to confirm that the figure before me was Dean Mei.
And I truly hadn't expected to run into her here!
"Xiao Han happened to come looking for me, so I brought her along for the ride." Teacher Ji Niang's voice timely answered Dean Mei's confusion.
"I see."
"So, what exactly is 'it'? Is there no kind witch sister who will explain the situation to me?" I asked, feeling a bit dazed. "And where exactly is this place?"
"You followed her here without knowing? Weren't you afraid she'd sell you off?" Dean Mei walked over and teased.
"Teacher Ji Niang... surely wouldn't go that far?"
"Alright, alright... since you're here, I'll give you an introduction." Seeing that my reaction wasn't very fun, Dean Mei didn't push the joke further.
"First of all, this is undoubtedly another complete Large World Cluster outside the Main World." Dean Mei spoke with a hint of excitement in her voice.
This was the level of a Primal Witch—the Great Power of a "World Lord" who could treat an entire complete world as a single unit of Mana Source!
Everything here was not plundered from the void; it was a world shaped by a Primal Witch through Great Power. If this world had a master, then its master was the absolute will of this world!
"A complete Large World Cluster?"
I repeated Dean Mei's words and instinctively looked up.
In the pitch-black night sky, I saw countless stars hanging above, weaving together a magnificent and brilliant galaxy!
"It seems you've noticed, Xiao Han. Those points of light in the sky are the worlds within this Large World Cluster—or you can call them stars. This is a breathtaking sight never seen in the Main World, isn't it?"
"Yes..." I nodded, staring blankly at the starry sky, eventually becoming somewhat entranced...
"This is a complete Large World Cluster, and it will be a vital part of the Main World Repair Plan!"
"Repairing the Main World?!" I suddenly looked down and met Dean Mei's gaze.
"Of course~ This is an entire complete world I obtained from the Great Library of the Witch World. It's a donation and investment from a Primal Witch to the Main World..." Dean Mei spoke excitedly for a while before finally seeming to calm down.
"You must be quite shocked, Xiao Han? A world so massive it's beyond imagination is actually just repair material for the Main World?"
"Yes." I nodded, feeling it was indeed incredible.
"The complete Main World would only be more spectacular and magnificent than this world. It's a pity that our Main World met with catastrophe before it could fully grow."
"It is a pity..."
"I remember you once asked me what kind of existences lie above the Saint Realm and what kind of Great Power they wield?" Dean Mei suddenly brought this up.
"Yes. Is this... that so-called manifestation of a World Lord's power?"
"More or less..." Dean Mei said with a smile. "Xiao Han, you know about Mana Sources, right?"
"I do."
"A Mana Source is the Transcendent power used by witches in their starting stages, corresponding to the Transcendent level."
"Once you reach the Saint Realm, the Saint Realm Domain uses spells as a core to weave Order. Combined with a hundred million Mana Sources to achieve a leap in energy utilization—that is the primary reason the Saint Realm is recognized as a level above Transcendent."
"As for World Lords, who exist only in theory, they are marked by the World Core that dominates the world itself. They shape worlds, making the power of an entire world the tool of a single life. This world you are currently in... is the work of a World Lord. The one who created it was a Primal Witch. To a Primal Witch, a world like this is like a single Mana Source..."
"Oh..."
"Does it sound exaggerated?" Seeing my expression, Dean Mei didn't explain further but asked directly.
"It does! It's too exaggerated..." I nodded quickly, then seemed to think of something. "But Sister Mei, the grade classification you just described is very interesting... Is the classification of Transcendent levels actually based on the magnitude of energy one dominates?"
From a Mana Source to a complete Domain Order, and then to an entire complete World Core—it was exaggerated, yet it possessed a certain logic.
Though I wasn't a World Lord, I was a Pseudo Saint Realm. I understood perfectly well how terrifying the self-circulating energy utilization of a Domain representing the Saint Realm was.
Without achieving an energy leap, even the "Infinite Mana" I possessed could only barely touch the level of a Saint Realm Domain.
And if I remembered correctly, mana—this Transcendent energy—was the highest energy level of Transcendent energy that any known life could dominate, right?
If an energy leap was achieved in this manner, a witch dominating mana would absolutely possess terrifying strength!
"Correct. There's nothing wrong with thinking that way. Quantitative change is just pure quantity; only qualitative change is the basis for grade classification. It seems you're very interested in this, Xiao Han?"
"Of course I am," I nodded.
If the only level in the void was the Saint Realm, then once I ascended to Transcendent, I would go straight from Transcendent to Saint, reaching the theoretical limit of the void's grading system.
That wasn't the "Transcendent" I was pursuing. Transcendence should have infinite possibilities!
Previously, I had no real sense of these grade classifications, but now that I had personally experienced a glimpse of a World Lord's power, how could I not be driven wild by it?
"It's good to be interested~ At least you've set a goal for yourself. Many Transcendent Witches often develop nihilistic thoughts after ascending to the Saint Realm because the path ahead seems so faint. But I don't think you will, Xiao Han, right?"
"Of course not," I nodded.
Since someone had succeeded, then this could not be a dead end. As for the claim that any currently known path to becoming a World Lord was impossible to replicate...
That only proved that the path had not yet been fully explored.
"How straightforward... your answer actually makes me a little envious."