After leaving the imperial palace, Ian went straight back to the World Gate.
He arrived at an empty Chamber of Secrets specially prepared for "that thing."
At the center of the chamber stood a gigantic gate a hundred meters tall. Its appearance was exactly the same as that of the Gate of Truth in that world, but the details were completely different.
The gate no longer bore the ancient Tree of Life of the Kabbalah. Instead, countless miniature Arcane Runes were densely engraved across it. The runes moved and rearranged themselves like living things, radiating terrifying waves of magical power.
"Arcane Gate of Truth, activate."
Ian stood before the gate and extended his palm.
Hum—!
The gate trembled, and a beam of white light shot through the crack, precisely sinking into the center of Ian's brows.
At that moment, his Soul Space underwent a drastic transformation.
Countless Arcane Runes rapidly took shape in his Sea of Consciousness. In just a few hours, a brand-new "Gate of Truth" had formed deep within his soul.
Its design had changed.
It was no longer Ouroboros and a pyramid.
Instead, it was a burning Eye of Omniscience floating in the center of a Möbius Strip representing "Infinity." Around the outer edge of the strip, a word was written in a completely new magical script created by Ian:
[Arcane].
"It worked."
Ian opened his eyes, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.
Using the gate-creation technique he had stolen from "Father," combining it with the knowledge he had taken from the Eye of God, and adding a little "technical guidance" from Merlin, he had finally broken free of the restrictions of Truth and created a Gate of Truth that belonged to him.
From then on, he was the "Truth" of the Arcane Empire.
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