Free Web NovelChapter 526: Chapter 526
Before them stretched a road like a river of starlight.
"And this is?"
Seichi answered,
"Ayane Chen."
Ayane Chen. Female. Rank 8 Scholar. Former Sage. Eternal Cognition...
Kanzaki Rei only glanced at her once before most of her information had already been read.
Listening to introductions now was merely for show.
In reality, most firsthand information was gathered the instant his perception touched a target.
Or rather—
Even earlier than that.
He had already collected everything during rehearsal simulations.
"Oh..."
Kanzaki Rei raised a hand and tested again.
The phase split apart, and a shadow stretched out behind him.
"Seventh-Tier Shadow Magic: Self-Dividing Shadow Doppelganger (Lv.701)"
The shadow clone instantly passed through phase space before quickly returning and giving Kanzaki Rei an OK gesture. freewēbnoveℓ.com
Phase traversal still worked perfectly.
If they could enter, they could also leave.
All kinds of talents were still functioning... there were no restrictions here.
He could use his full strength without limitation.
His perception, combined with spiritual awareness, had already thoroughly examined this place inside and out.
"So, where’s the answer you mentioned?"
Kanzaki Rei turned toward Huang Minzhi.
At the same time, he felt somewhat puzzled.
Why was everyone else invited by a beautiful woman, while his own "brother" turned out to be some bird-headed humanoid monster?
If Kanzaki Rei hadn’t seen clearly enough to ask questions first—
Someone with a shorter temper might’ve cut it down in a single strike.
Still, it seemed Yog tailored his methods according to the person. The ones sent to deliver invitations were probably connected to the invitees in some way.
"Please follow this road."
Kanzaki Rei and the others exchanged glances.
Everyone wore the same expression.
We’re already here anyway.
So they simply kept walking.
"Huang Minzhi, how much do you still remember about your previous life?"
The group moved forward, though not in a straight line.
In Kanzaki Rei’s eyes, the entire space twisted like a labyrinth.
It looked open and boundless, like a tranquil starry sky.
But in reality, one wrong step could shift someone millions of kilometers away.
"Kanzaki Rei... actually, I remember everything."
"I remember my previous life. I remember the time I spent on Earth."
"And I remember the days when we were brothers."
The bird-headed man carried a lantern as he guided them.
The lantern swayed gently.
Though it emitted only a faint candlelight, the entire surrounding space flickered between brightness and darkness with every movement.
"But I’ve already been reborn."
"Compared to this world, Earth feels far too small now. Those old days seem insignificant."
"I only feel a bit regretful... regretful that they all became frogs trapped at the bottom of a well."
"It’s just... I never expected it."
"My best brother actually became someone capable of shaking this world..."
The corner of Kanzaki Rei’s mouth twitched slightly.
"That’s a little exaggerated."
Strictly speaking, he hadn’t even spent a full year in this world yet.
Those ten years had all been spent inside resets.
If one insisted on saying he had shaken the world, then at most he had caused some chaos in the remote corners of the Secret Sea and across a few continents within the Moon Sea.
"Really? Even so, your life’s definitely been more exciting than mine."
After delivering Yog’s message, Huang Minzhi had become noticeably more human.
His tone, expressions, and demeanor now carried genuine emotion and personal thought.
But compared to the Huang Minzhi Kanzaki Rei remembered—
This one felt more like an entirely different person.
Their personalities were far too different.
"How do you know my life’s been exciting?"
Huang Minzhi replied,
"I don’t know. The one who knows isn’t me."
"It’s Yog."
"He knows everything. Including you and me."
That sounded incredibly troublesome...
Kanzaki Rei hated dealing with omniscient beings the most.
Who knew when such an existence might stab him in the back?
It created the unpleasant feeling that no matter how carefully you prepared, everything would still be predicted in advance.
No matter how much you defended yourself, it felt like it would all be calculated beforehand.
"I was merely informed."
"But in truth, even after being told, everything regarding you is forgotten rapidly."
"I can only relay the message through retelling."
"We’ve arrived."
Ding—
The road ahead suddenly brightened.
Before them floated an enormous corpse within the endless void of the starry sky.
"This is..."
Huang Minzhi introduced it.
"A divine corpse."
"This is the corpse of Ain, the God of Magic."
"The God of Magic?"
"I’ve never heard of a Magic God before, nya," Shumi said in confusion.
Huang Minzhi’s birdlike face let out a strange laugh.
"Mages are clearly one of the Seven Great Classes, so why is it that this world has a War God, a God of Life, a Guardian God, a God of Assassination..."
"Perhaps some were never especially famous. Perhaps some have already fallen."
"But at the very least, all of them left behind legends within the world."
"And yet... none of you have ever heard of a God of Magic?"
Kanzaki Rei remembered the ascension conditions for the God of Magic.
At least, according to the conditions recorded by Ansei, the requirements themselves were actually simple.
Deny the Origin.
Logically speaking, if the path toward becoming a Rank 9 Mage was impossible, then the Rank 8 path of ascending into godhood should have been another broad avenue.
Not to mention that Rank 9 and godhood each had their own advantages and disadvantages. Neither could truly be called absolutely superior.
Even setting that aside, when a Rank 8 individual neared the end of their lifespan and had no hope of becoming a Rank 9 Mage, ascending into godhood should naturally have become another viable option.
And yet, throughout both ancient and modern history, nobody had ever heard of a God of Magic.
That alone was strange enough.
And now—
Under such bizarre circumstances—
A divine corpse suddenly appeared before them.
And they were even told that this was the corpse of the God of Magic.
How could that not feel eerie and terrifying?
"Among you... there should be someone who wishes to know the answer concerning the Origin, correct?"
Everyone present exchanged glances.
In the end, all their eyes settled on Kanzaki Rei.
Kanzaki Rei was a Mage.
Although Seichi also possessed a Rank 4 Mage Class in this life, magic was no longer his primary profession.
Kanzaki Rei replied,
"Yeah, I’m definitely interested. But don’t tell me the answer to the Origin can really be obtained that easily?"
"If it were something you could casually explain in a few sentences, then what exactly have all those countless Mages across generations been pursuing?"
Huang Minzhi let out another strange laugh.
"Correct. The Origin is not something so easily explained."
"However, the difference lies in who is listening."
"If someone already stands infinitely close to the Origin, perhaps they need only a final spark of enlightenment."
"But for someone who cannot even glimpse the outline of the Origin, no matter how much is explained, it would still be like playing a lute before a cow."
Kanzaki Rei replied,
"Really? Then what’s the price?"
Huang Minzhi answered,
"To know... is already the price."
"Oh. So it’s free, then. Go ahead."
Hearing Kanzaki Rei’s response, even Seichi’s mouth twitched slightly.
This guy really couldn’t be intimidated at all.
It was as if fear simply didn’t exist within him.
Wasn’t he worried that this knowledge might be more than he could bear? freeweɓnovel.cøm
Huang Minzhi began chanting slowly,
"Before that, let me first explain the origin of this corpse."
"In the very beginning, the Origin divided itself and manifested the First Forbidden Magic."
Wait a second?
You’re just going to say it outright like that?
Seichi’s eyes widened.
No, hold on—we’re listening too?!
You’re really just openly revealing this kind of secret? The ultimate truth of the world?
"The First Forbidden Magic was not merely a division of the Origin."
"It was also the guardian of the Origin."
"But if one becomes the God of Magic, that also means denying the Origin itself."
"And the Origin does not permit denial."
"The lifeforms born from the First Forbidden Magic will seek out those who deny the Origin..."
"And erase them."
