Magic net?
That reputation artifact?
Roger remembered that it was still in the making and would take about a year to fully take shape.
About the Demon Network.
He doesn't know much.
All we know is that it is a special artifact that Mistra once spent a lot of effort to refine.
Unexpectedly, Xuan told him.
The power of ether is actually hidden in the magic net!
But he didn't think about it for long.
Instead, he looked at the other person directly:
"You want me to get stronger quickly?"
"certainly."
Xuan's female counterpart said calmly:
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“There aren’t many people willing to protect the world nowadays.
I certainly hope people like you can grow up quickly.
on the other hand.
I'm also curious about what happened after you became a god.
How much change can it bring to this universe..."
…
Roger was silent.
After a while.
He smiled bitterly and replied:
"This topic is too big for me..."
"You may think it's too early, but fate's choice cannot be changed..."
She smiled and said:
“Not everything will come when you are ready—disasters, destruction, bad news, changes… most of them come so suddenly. You may feel that you are still a small role, but believe me, in the near future, you may have to take on a mission that you could never imagine.”
"Of course, you can also choose to escape. After all, everyone has reasons for their choices, and not everyone is willing to take responsibility..."
"But I believe you are not that kind of person. I also believe that the gods are nothing to you, right!?"
Speaking of.
Her smile widened.
There seemed to be light in her eyes.
Seeing through everything about Roger.
Roger took a breath:
"God is not very difficult for me..."
"But this universe still holds too many secrets and unknowns for me. I can't prepare for a battle, or a war, without knowing anything?"
He heard the hidden meaning behind Xuan's words.
The latter shook his head and said:
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“The unknown is meant to be explored.
You chose this cave among thousands.
This means that fate has brought you here.
To be honest.
This cave has no other advantages except its beautiful scenery.
The only good news is that I have a projection here.
Let's do this.
As a reward for exploring Mooncliff.
I would like to share with you some of the knowledge I know.
At least when leaving here.
You are no longer in a state of ignorance.”
…
"Can I ask a few questions?"
Roger's eyes lit up.
"No, you can't!"
Xuan's expression suddenly became serious:
“No one can ask me questions!
I have a fear of being asked questions!
But this does not prevent communication between you and me——
I can probably guess what you want to know.
I'll just tell you something..."
then.
Regardless of whether Roger agrees or not.
She then began to pace gently along the bridge.
…
"Let's talk about the Protoss first!
You must be interested in this!
As a member of the Celestial race.
I can tell you responsibly.
The influence of the gods on this universe is enormous!
Although he did not directly create this universe.
But the ten planets were all cultivated by us...
Oh no!
Now there are nine planets.
…
Compared to other races.
The Celestials do not have an advantage .
But the advantage is that the top force is particularly strong.
Most of the gods you are familiar with.
They all came from the Celestial Clan——
Among them are the main gods of the nine planets.
And me!
There is actually nothing special about these gods in terms of their personal struggles and historical encounters.
The only skill they are proficient in is reincarnation.
Oh!
I am one example of this.
Born bipolar.
As soon as he lands, he becomes a god.
I was born with tremendous authority and power.
These powers may be something that creatures of other races cannot possibly achieve in their entire lives.
This is cruel.
But that's the reality.
It’s not that we, the gods, think we are superior to others.
It’s the power that makes it happen…”
…
Speaking of this.
She paused slightly.
Seems to be observing Roger's expression.
And after discovering that the latter's expression had not changed.
She continued:
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“You may be curious about why our Celestial Clan is so powerful?
In fact, everyone is curious about this.
Whether it's the devil in purgatory.
Or the demon of the abyss.
Or other advanced creatures wandering in the astral realm.
They all wanted to know the reason behind this.
You should have guessed it too.
This is a very important secret even for us, the gods.
All those who know about this are asked to keep it strictly confidential and not reveal it to others.
I tell you that this is actually a violation of the regulations.
But it's okay.
There probably isn’t anyone in the Celestial Clan who can take care of me now…”
…
She said with a self-deprecating smile:
…
“It’s all because we have a good ancestor!
The ancestor of the Celestials was a powerful being called the Star Shepherd.
He is so powerful that we cannot observe or trace Him!
In early research on the Star Shepherds.
We searched hard for some signs.
These signs indicate.
The Shepherds are still active in the higher dimensional worlds.
But for us, the descendants.
He clearly didn't care anymore.
Therefore, many attempts by the gods to trace back have failed.
The contact signal sent out did not receive any response from the ancestors.
even so.
The gift of blood is enough to make the gods stand out among thousands of races and billions of creatures.
…
The Star Shepherd has the power to create, cultivate, transform, end... and even devour planets.
And the best among the gods also inherited some of His abilities.
But at most, it can only be cultivated and absorbed.
…
Cultivate.
It refers to the process of nurturing a barren, lifeless, tiny planet into a prosperous, vibrant, vast land of life.
And absorb.
It means that in the process of cultivation we can absorb some of the nutrients that are naturally emitted by the planet as it grows.
These nutrients are vital to the gods.
It can extend our lifespan.
It can also enhance our strength——
You may think that reaching the level of a god is the end of one’s strength.
Actually not.
For us.
This is just the starting point.
Of course.
The improvement of strength above the gods is very slow.
Our greater purpose in cultivating planets is to prolong our lifespan and gain a variety of authority or domain power.
As far as I know.
The only ones who have truly broken through themselves and reached the realm of powerful gods by planting planets are Ao and I..."
…
What kind of Versailles pose is this?
Roger was more than envious.
It's so sour!
Why do people who are born as gods and have all kinds of planets mean they are stronger than gods?
And I have practiced hard for many years but I haven’t even achieved immortality!
Is this the art of reincarnation?
…
“…The Celestials came to this universe.
It was actually a coincidence.
The original gods chose to leave their homeland in order to escape the destruction of another universe.
They came here.
At first I had no intention of settling here.
They had intended to use this universe as a temporary springboard.
Summon or contact the Shepherd——
Unfortunately they failed.
And later.
On their way out of this universe, they were attacked by a powerful enemy.
The gods suffered heavy casualties.
Only the last spark is left.
So they were forced to settle here.
To transform the universe.
It probably took them tens of thousands of years.
Finally, it prompted the source of the universe to secrete ten planet seeds.
…
The most powerful gods at the time organized and distributed the ownership of these planetary seeds.
It happened to be that year.
My mother gave birth to me.
So I took the tenth planet away..."
…
Xuan's tone was peaceful and calm.
It was as if he was recounting a past event that had nothing to do with him.
Roger learned from it.
After the initial allocation is completed.
The ten great gods began to cultivate and transform the planet seeds according to their own ideas.
At that time, the star tracks were just beginning to open.
There is no distinction between high and low star tracks.
Therefore, everyone seems very casual in the allocation of star tracks.
Except for the most powerful Ao who occupies the highest star track.
The positions of the remaining planets were almost all decided by drawing lots.
Only Xuan is an exception.
He took the initiative to place the tenth planet at the bottom of all the star tracks.
At that time, his action was dissuaded by many people.
Because if there is no adsorption and protection of star tracks.
Planets can easily fall.
But Xuan still insisted on his own way.
The reason why he did this was precisely because he sensed the terrible risks that this universe was about to face!
…
It's a pity when talking about this topic.
Xuan chose to stop there.
He went on to explain the development and differentiation of the Celestials.
In the process of planting the planet.
They encountered many difficulties.
But supported by the excellent bloodline of the Shepherds.
The gods defeated all their enemies.
They established an unprecedented prosperous society among the ten planets.
This desolate universe finally became lively.
Until the Battle of the Sky-Splitting.
Before that.
The creatures on the ten planets have lived a peaceful and prosperous life for a long time.
Unfortunately, that war was too brutal.
Even some gods fell.
For example, Mistra and Quinan.
They rose to prominence in the late stages of the Sky-Splitting War.
The gods they replaced have naturally fallen.
…
“There’s nothing much to say about the Sky-Splitting Battle!
The Star Gods are no match for us.
Abyss and Purgatory are just to make up the numbers.
What really makes us feel exhausted is the support from an unknown force——
They strengthened the combat effectiveness of the Star God Clan in a very short period of time.
Through some special substance.
They allowed some people who were not even immortal to briefly possess power close to that of gods!
We really suffered a great loss during that period..."
…
Xuan Zhui Yi said:
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"Later we solved the problem at the source -
I encountered an old pervert projected from a higher dimension in the secret place of the cosmic ladder.
It was He who secretly supported the Star Gods to compete with us for supremacy.
It was also He who killed a large number of members of the God Clan back then!
This ultimately led to the failure of the Celestials' plan to leave the universe.
I don't know His name.
Just as we cannot know the true name of the Shepherd.
I only know his code name in this universe——
I can't tell you the code name.
Because once you know.
He will then be able to perceive your existence in return.
Your situation will become very dangerous!"
…
Roger was startled when he heard this:
“Why does He have evil intentions towards me as well?”
Xuan's female counterpart shook her head:
…
“He bears no ill will toward you.
Instead, he harbored ill will towards the Celestial Gods .
And then take your anger out on the entire universe!
Once you make your presence known to Him.
soon.
He will be able to see what you have done to protect this planet!
And He estimates your potential.
He will inevitably infer from this that you will protect the universe in the future.
Of course He won’t let you go…”
…
future?
Roger pondered:
"That means He is not in this universe yet?"
…
"clever!
I said it.
He is a higher dimensional being.
He lives in the future of all living things all the time!
Unless necessary.
He may never come near the present world.
Because this guy's fighting ability is really rubbish - I easily killed his projection at the beginning, but now I think it was too reckless. I should have been more despicable and designed to lure his real body into the world and kill it!"
…
Xuan smiled.
But his eyes were very serious:
…
“He is the biggest trouble ever!
Because He lives in the future.
His power and authority are also in the future.
He can plan the future for all life in this universe!
This also means.
We have already lost our future..."
…
Roger rubbed his temple.
His expression was relatively calm.
Next second.
He suddenly blurted out:
"Is this why you summoned me?"
"In a sense, that's true..."
Xuan's expression was a little strange:
…
“He stole the laws of the universe.
The future path has been planned for us who are trapped in the cage.
Although we are in this world, we can accumulate some power to shift our future destiny through various efforts.
But the power can be easily offset by Him!
All our efforts to save this universe will be easily wiped out by Him.
All this is just because we are the natives of this universe..."
…
“And you’re different.
He cannot see your existence—
That's the wonder of fate.
Although you are not a multiverse being that He cannot manipulate.
But you are an outsider.
He who is as timid as a mouse simply does not enter the world.
They will not know your existence.
His future does not include you.
But you exist in the present and future of this universe.
This is the biggest variable!"
…
Is it because of this reason?
A doubt was solved.
Roger felt relieved.
But the next moment.
Xuan cleared his throat again and said:
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"To avoid malice from the future.
I tried to summon an outsider very early on.
Unfortunately, the previous few times failed.
Not all outsiders are suitable for this mission.
…
Later, I teamed up with Mystra.
Prepare for a greater calling.
We had originally set our sights on a very outstanding genius from a distant relative of the Celestials in the neighboring universe.
But at this moment.
An unknown life force broke into the summoning array we set up unreasonably!
And took away the fate I prepared for him...
That person is you!"
…
"...I did want to summon someone to help, but it wasn't you! In your case, you came uninvited..."
…
“So today I share so many precious secrets with you.
Actually, I want to ask one question -
Who are you?!
Why did you break into my summoning circle? !
Where are you from?
What is your purpose?
Are you His spy? ? "
…
Xuan's expression suddenly changed.
The series of questions like a machine gun made Roger dumbfounded.
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