Chapter 569: The Truth of the World

Chapter 569: The Truth of the World

“Highness Helm,”

“Princess Menya, on behalf of the Federation, I extend our deepest concern and greetings to you and the Empire. We have brought a large amount of supplies and food, hoping to provide some assistance to the Empire.”

“Thank you, Envoy Trina.”

“.”

After the formal pleasantries, the two beautiful women, each with their own distinct charm, were escorted by a group of high-ranking officials to the meeting room in the camp.

“By the way, where is Lord Iron Throne?”

Helm, trailing half a step behind Trina, looked around and couldn’t help but ask.

“I just contacted King Rayne, but he might be dealing with something important and will arrive a bit later,” Elder Ivan, who was also part of the welcoming party, explained.

“I see.” Helm nodded.

Inside the meeting room.

“Princess Menya, I have been commissioned by the Council to discuss a comprehensive cooperative defense agreement with your country. The main focus is on leveraging Sky City to jointly address the threats posed by eldritch deities, behemoths, and vile demons.”

“Certainly, we welcome this.”

“.”

While the Empire and the Federation were holding their meeting,

somewhere underground along the Mayster Coast.

Rayne held the Chrono Key Shard and slowly touched it to the Chrono Key Replica in Goddess Matilda’s hand.

“Ding!”

At the moment of contact, a blinding white light flashed!

In the next instant, Rayne’s vision was filled with an extremely bright white, and a dizzying sensation washed over him.

This sudden change startled Rayne.

However, just as he was about to mobilize his psi energy, an overwhelming force surged through him, as if he had been instantly transported from a flat surface to the bottom of a waterfall dozens of meters high, immediately feeling a powerful impact.

Gradually, the surroundings became clearer.

This was a space entirely bathed in white, whether on the ground or overhead, everything was a dazzling pure white. The only different color was the object floating about ten meters in front of Rayne, which looked almost identical to the Chrono Key Shard.

Without needing to identify it, Rayne could sense that the item before him was undoubtedly the divine artifact, the Chrono Key.

Unlike the Chrono Key Replica, which he could barely control, this was like a fisherman facing the vast ocean or an ordinary person gazing at the infinite stars!

Unmatched!

Boundless!

And impossible to control!

Stunned for several seconds, Rayne finally snapped back to his senses and slowly stepped toward the Chrono Key.

After just a few steps, Rayne’s expression changed.

“How is this possible?”

Although Rayne had taken a few steps closer to the true divine artifact, the Chrono Key, he found that he could not touch it. The distance that had shortened from several dozen meters to just a few meters seemed to become an insurmountable barrier, separating Rayne from the Chrono Key.

This spatial disorientation was something Rayne, a Full Moon Wizard, had never imagined.

Refusing to believe it, Rayne immediately used Shadow Step, but no matter how he tried, he could not reach it.

“This divine artifact is definitely more than one level above my current stage!” Rayne’s eyes were wide with shock.

“Is it even possible to control such a divine artifact?”

“Even a Level 6 Wizard, a legendary Solar Sovereign, would find it difficult to control, right?”

As Rayne pondered, suddenly, a few wisps of pale white, crystalline mist extended from the Chrono Key toward him.

Feeling no threat and with no warning signs in his mind, Rayne hesitated for a moment before lifting his hand to meet the mist.

The moment they touched, a stream of images flooded Rayne’s mind.

A series of rapid images flashed through his mind: a towering wizard in a black robe, the creation of planets and even star systems, the transformation of the universe, and even the reversal of time.

“This is—”

“Hisss~ Lord of Time? Eternal Sovereign? A Level 9 Wizard?”

In an instant, Rayne’s eyes widened in shock!

After a few minutes, Rayne slowly calmed his mind and began to digest what he had just experienced.

“As a native species of this world, one can minimally borrow the power of the divine artifact, but it requires at least a Solar Sovereign, or a Level 6 Wizard.”

“No wonder Princess Goblin Aimora said that to save humanity, I shouldn’t leave this world so quickly.”

Rayne muttered to himself.

“Additionally, over two thousand years ago, when the Chrono Key’s fluctuations reached a certain intensity, the summoning of spatial nodes gradually became stronger. All demigods or Full Moon Wizards in this world would feel a call from deep within their hearts.”

“Once Full Moon Wizards followed this call and found the nodes, they would be instantly transported to the super-world of the Lord of Time—the Wizard Great World.”

“Emperor Atlas of the Dragon Empire and other Full Moon Wizards were all like this.”

All the truths became clear.

At this moment, Rayne suddenly realized that he had silently returned from that mysterious space to the underground chamber.

“Huh?”

At the same time, he sensed that the Malevolent Qi surrounding the goddess's body on the stone platform seemed to be greatly suppressed, having retreated from her waist to just below her calves.

“Is this the effect of the two Chrono Key Replicas together? Or—”

Before Rayne could finish his thoughts, a translucent image of the goddess suddenly appeared beside the stone platform.

“Lord, was it you who saved me?” Goddess Matilda immediately sensed Rayne’s power level.

“Goddess Matilda, it’s an honor to meet you.” Rayne, slightly taken aback, bowed slightly.

The Goddess of Monsoon and Sea, Matilda, had always had a very good reputation. Moreover, the ancient texts recorded her leading human heroes in battles against eldritch deities and vile demons, which greatly impressed Rayne.

“Your awakening is indeed related to me.” Rayne raised the Chrono Key Replica in his hand and smiled.

“Chrono Key Replica? I didn’t expect you to find the second Chrono Key Replica. No wonder you could find me.” The Goddess of Monsoon and Sea, Matilda, immediately understood.

“Stranger, can you tell me about the current situation outside?”

“Of course, now—”

Rayne spent some time explaining the situation to Matilda.

“The vile demons and eldritch deities have awakened?”

“I understand! When the time comes, I will fight alongside you. However, my maximum manifestation will likely be at the demigod level.”

Although he couldn’t see the expression under the helmet, Rayne could sense through her beautiful, determined, and bright eyes that Matilda despised the eldritch deities and vile demons.

“Lord Rayne, this is my mark. I plan to manifest a projection to explore the area.”

Matilda raised her pale finger and a complex mark appeared in the air. Rayne immediately received it and left his own Communication Mark.

“Of course, Goddess Matilda, I suggest that when you manifest your projection, you remain hidden. You could become a powerful surprise.”

A half-formed idea flashed through Rayne’s mind.

“Of course, I was thinking the same thing.” Matilda’s bright eyes twinkled, as if she had guessed what Rayne was thinking.

When Rayne returned to Rose Villa, he found that the Federation delegation had already arrived, bringing various supplies, and Helm had even moved Sky City over.

“Helm, why did you move Sky City over?”

Rayne flashed to Level B4 of Sky City, where Helm had just finished the meeting and returned.

“Lord Iron Throne, you’re back.” Helm’s face lit up when he saw Rayne.

“Currently, Sky City lacks a main power core. The Council still needs a lot of rare metals to repair it.”

After Helm finished explaining, Rayne realized he had forgotten about the power core issue.

“Helm, please move Sky City to the vicinity of Ferdinand Forest. As for the power core, Head of the School Moria will take you to solve the problem, including the materials and metal wizards needed for the repairs.” Rayne thought for a moment and said.

Since he had other matters to attend to, it was best to entrust the repair work to Helm and Moria, the two Dawn Wizards specializing in metal.

After explaining the details, Rayne returned to his study at Rose Villa to consider the most important matter.

“Reach Solar Sovereign? This would require normal meditation methods, which might take—”

Rayne glanced at his attribute panel, where his psi energy had reached 49% fissile energy, all from absorbing divine shards, not from his own meditation.

He had upgraded the ‘Steel Heart’ advanced meditation method to level 15 a few days ago, but even so, it would take at least several hundred years to increase the fissile energy through normal meditation.

Of course, this was already a very fast pace.

The problem was that his current enemies wouldn’t give him that much time to improve.

“If only another batch of divine incarnations would come! Or, more accurately, demigod-level incarnations, in that case, I could directly ascend to Solar Sovereign!”

“But that’s easier said than done. They aren’t fools and won’t line up to be sent.” Rayne couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile.

He never thought that one day he would so desperately hope for eldritch deities to descend.

"Wait, apart from the eldritch deities whose main bodies have already invaded this world and whose revival progress is restricted by the Chrono Key, the eldritch deities that haven't entered are not bound by this limitation."

"For example, the Void Mother Tree Jarn, who invaded the Elves last time, and the spider eldritch deity Nayubrekkan, who attempted to manifest through Tuttesh Academy, and so on."

Rayne, having figured this out, immediately summoned Olena and said:

"Olena, send people to intensify the search for traces of the Mother Tree Cult and Tuttesh Academy."

"Also, have Grand Astrologist Darian do his best to find Graham's trail."

"Of course, Lord Iron Throne!" Olena replied respectfully.

After Olena left, Rayne checked his profession panel.

Name: Rayne Karan

Professions: Dragon Bloodline Wizard (Legendary) lv17, King of Thousand Blades (Epic) lv15, Dragon Knight (Epic) lv4, Goblin Engineering Expert (Epic) lv4, Alchemy Master (Legendary) lv6, Runewright (Supernatural) lv7, Elf Leatherworking (Supernatural) lv3.

Mental: 425 (Fission 49%)

The increase in psi energy was due to the points he added while continuously casting 'Shadow Traverse' across the Summer Sea.

"Even after several battles, I only have 9 attribute points left."

"However, I now have 975 Golden Skill Points again, almost reaching a thousand."

"During this time, I should focus on advancing the professions that can be quickly improved. In a high-intensity battle, having more attribute points is always better."

Thus, over the next few days, Rayne primarily focused on advancing Elf Leatherworking (Supernatural) to level 8, gaining another 5 attribute points and 5 skill points. However, the eldritch deities remained completely inactive.

They were like venomous snakes lurking in the dark, waiting for the right moment.

"Waiting like this, I won't have the chance to significantly boost my strength before the Vile Demon breaks free."

"Looks like I need to come up with a plan." Rayne frowned, pondering.

He wasn't entirely without options. For instance, using the power of the Chrono Key Replica to restrict the Vile Demon would give him more time to react.

However, the power of time was far beyond his current level, and even with the Chrono Key Replica's assistance, using it would cost him lifespan.

If he had a choice, Rayne wouldn't want to do that.

It could only be a backup option.

That afternoon, Rayne went to the Sky City, which was still under repair, and found Helm.

"Helm, I want to fully promote the significance and combat power of Sky City. Additionally, we should emphasize that Sky City is about to be repaired. The purpose is..."

"May I ask, if an eldritch deity were to manifest a demigod-level incarnation, what would your side do?" Helm asked after some thought, a bit worried.

"I have a plan, don't worry."

"In that case, there's no problem, Lord Iron Throne." Helm bowed and smiled.

A few more days passed.

In a hidden space, several grand voices were exchanging:

"Who would have thought their repair progress would be so fast? If the ancient goblin Sky City is fully restored, even our demigod-level incarnations might not be enough."

"Even our true forms don't have absolute confidence."

"Erebos, last time, only your avatar escaped, and you were the quickest to recover among us. Can you now manifest a demigod-level incarnation?"

"Erebos, I'm sure you don't want humans to have the power to resist us, right?"

"Hela, I understand your point. We must stop them, but that human Rayne won't let me destroy Sky City easily."

"Even my initial demigod-level incarnation might not be a match for him."

"Don't worry, Erebos. We'll support you."

"We'll all manifest incarnations in different places. This human Rayne, despite his subspace traversal ability, will need several minutes to deal with our peak epic-level incarnations, plus the time it takes to travel."

"During that time, you should have enough to thoroughly destroy Sky City and eliminate the human wizards responsible for the repairs."

"...Alright! Let's set the time for three days from now, how about that?"

Three days later, in the morning.

Rayne was in the study of Rose Villa, continuing to advance Elf Leatherworking (Supernatural) and Runewright (Supernatural), the two side professions that were easiest to improve, when suddenly, the Communication Mark on his chest began to flash.

"Lord Iron Throne, an epic-level peak incarnation of Greck the Limb-Weaver has appeared in the Maen Province, and we can't hold them off!"

"Lord Iron Throne, an epic-level peak incarnation of Lune the Hunter has appeared in the Casweis Province, and we are retreating as we can't resist!"

"..."

"Hmm? A coordinated joint manifestation?"

"Unfortunately, you still underestimated something."

A smile appeared on Rayne's lips as he activated the Communication Mark to Matilda.

A few seconds later, he vanished from the spot.

Above a county town in Maen Province, the over a hundred-meter-tall Greck the Limb-Weaver was fiercely chasing three imperial guardians, including Sword Saint Lambert. One side was fleeing, the other was hunting.

Suddenly, Greck the Limb-Weaver stopped and quickly turned around. Not far away in the air, a figure appeared.

It was Rayne.

Seeing Rayne, Greck the Limb-Weaver didn't waste words but gave a mysterious smile and quickly turned to flee.

Clearly, the intention was to drag Rayne into a chase, wasting a lot of time.

Rayne smiled slightly and aimed the Chrono Key Replica at Greck the Limb-Weaver. As a translucent grain of sand fell and was consumed, the next moment, Greck the Limb-Weaver's fleeing figure suddenly stopped.

To the astonishment of Sword Saint Lambert and the others, Greck the Limb-Weaver's massive body began to fly backward rapidly.

This bizarre scene left the imperial guardians utterly shocked.

"This... this..." Greck the Limb-Weaver struggled and roared, but to no avail!

"Swish!"

With a high-frequency blade in hand, Rayne sliced through, and Greck the Limb-Weaver instantly stopped moving, his face filled with anger and a hint of fear!

The entire process took two seconds!

A six-faced divine shard, with Greck the Limb-Weaver's face screaming, landed in Rayne's hand.

Rayne nodded slightly to Sword Saint Lambert and then disappeared into the air.

"Whoa, that's too strong!"

"A peak epic-level deity incarnation couldn't last two seconds?"

"Lord Iron Throne Rayne's strength has reached a level we can't even imagine." Sword Saint Lambert shook his head.

Although he was the most familiar with Rayne among the three, recalling the events in the dragon valley and the mythical realm felt like a lifetime ago.

Even though he had made significant progress and successfully ascended to Sword Saint, which was a great success and honor, compared to Rayne, the gap was vast!

When Rayne reappeared, he was already in Casweis Province.

The familiar Lune the Hunter was battling three imperial guardians, including Reginald, but the situation was one-sided. Reginald and the others were fleeing, and Lune the Hunter was chasing.

Seeing Rayne's sudden appearance, Lune the Hunter also smiled slightly and immediately turned to flee.

"Ha ha, indeed planned, experienced, and the response is the same."

Rayne raised the Chrono Key Shard again.

The scene from the last time he dealt with Greck the Limb-Weaver replayed!

"You... you... How did Matilda's artifact end up in your hands?"

Lune the Hunter, flying backward, stared at Rayne's Chrono Key Replica in disbelief.

Rayne didn't waste time answering. He swung his high-frequency blade, and a silver line appeared from head to toe on Lune the Hunter's massive body, his face frozen in shock.

He nodded to Reginald and quickly disappeared into the air, heading to the next location.

"That's too strong!"

"Truly unimaginable."

The three imperial guardians, witnessing Rayne's first move as a Full Moon Wizard, were naturally stunned.

Reginald was also filled with emotion.

As Rayne headed to the next location, a massive figure hundreds of meters tall appeared above Sky City.

(End of Chapter)

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