"This damn Cosmic Will," Ian murmured to himself, his eyes gradually regaining clarity and wisdom.
"After all these years, I've finally lifted some of the restrictions."
In the past few decades, he has been fighting against the will of the universe, trying to restore his memory and abilities. During those confused days, he could only slowly lay out the plan through the body of this "second Self" through subconscious hints and sudden thoughts in his mind.
Ian then checked his physical condition.
"My 'Higher-Dimensional Life Essence' is sealed," he frowned.
In a sense, he should now be considered a transcendent species or a high-dimensional life form. The main benefits of this evolution are having a long lifespan and being extremely difficult to kill.
However, now, Ian feels that he is aging like a mortal. If his heart is not protected, a few cuts can still kill him.
"Morgana was sealed in my Soul Dimension, World Gate was missing, and most of the magic power in my body was also sealed. But the good news is that in the past few decades, I have completed the purification process and reached Seventh Tier."
Even in the sealed state, he can still purify the mana in Magic Core.
Unfortunately, he cannot use most of his power. As time goes by, although the magic seal is slowly dissipating, Ian can feel that there is an upper limit.
To be precise, he can only use Sixth Tier magic power.
"This universe has a power limit of Sixth Tier," he concluded.
Most of the universes he visited previously had extremely high power caps, so his invasion didn't matter as the impact he would have was minimal.
But that's not true for this world.
According to his analysis of the plot, even in its heyday, Lucifero could barely be counted as Sixth Tier.
In the comics, when Lucifero appears as Spade Kingdom, he is only in Fifth Tier, but he can still crush all Magic Knights leaders and the protagonist Asta.
And he - an outsider - suddenly broke into this universe, possessing power that could rival or even surpass the strongest people in this world.
Therefore, Cosmic Will naturally refused to agree, and not only used a lot of force to restrict him, but even tried to assimilate him into this world.
"It is impossible for Akashic Records not to warn of this possibility, so this can only mean one thing: that damn old man intervened and concealed this information."
He couldn't help but picture the old immortal stroking his white beard while laughing at his tragic experience.
After gritting his teeth for a while, he decided to temporarily record this account in a small notebook and blacklist Merlin.
One day, in the distant future, he will take revenge.
Moreover, he also understands the intention behind this. Over the years of fighting against Cosmic Will, his willpower has been greatly tempered.
His Willpower level increased from "3" to "4".
With just one more level upgrade, he can use "Conceptual Magic" in some weaker universes like this.
Thinking of this, a plan emerged in his mind to improve his willpower in this world - without having to go through this torture again. If there was a shortcut with no side effects, he would never hesitate.
After all, he is a Arcanist, not the kind of martial artist who needs hard training to hone his will.
As the saying goes, "Do it skillfully, not recklessly."
Although there is a preliminary plan, it is not the time to execute it yet.
Ian took off his clothes and looked at the black tattoo on his chest. Looking at the mark, he frowned and then put his clothes back on.
He opened a portal and instantly came to the border between the Clover Kingdom and Diamond Kingdom.
He was suspended less than one meter away from the side of the Diamond Kingdom, but he knew very well that he could not cross this line.
The tattoo on his chest is a powerful curse cast by Cosmic Will to restrict him.
Because of this curse, there are several things he cannot do.
First, he couldn't leave Clover Kingdom.
Secondly, he cannot kill certain people. As a magic knight, although he often appears on the battlefield against other kingdoms, even with powerful power, he cannot kill certain characters related to the main plot.
The purpose of this curse seems to be to prevent him from completely disrupting the timeline, preventing the birth of certain characters or interfering with important events in their lives.
The only exception is Julius Nova Crono. To be precise, Ian must play the role Julius played in "Sacred Timeline".
For example, he recruited Yami·Jie Da and William·Vangeance into his "Blue Ravenclaw Squad", replacing the original plot where they joined Julius "Gray Deer Guild".
The more Ian behaves like Julius - whether it's interacting with special characters or helping others in the kingdom - the weaker the curse's hold on him.
"This should be another way for Cosmic Will to assimilate me," Ian thought to himself.
"Also, this may have something to do with Julius's secret identity - one of the rulers of Underworld, time Demons Astalos."
Countless thoughts flashed through Ian's mind. According to his calculations, the intensity of this Cosmic Will is approximately "Seventh-Tier Stellar-Level".
Since he is in the same position as First Tier, he can completely break the curse by force and directly confront it.
But there is a big problem here. This world has Multiverse and Cosmic Will not only from this timeline, but from the collection of all timelines.
Therefore, fighting against it is equivalent to fighting against hundreds of Seventh Tier strong men at the same time, or even more.
Without Floating City or World Gate, this is a difficult or even impossible task.
Not to mention that the other party has a simpler solution: banish him directly from this universe.
Therefore, tough measures are not a good solution to the current problem.
He can still accomplish many great things in this world, and he doesn't want to leave yet.
Of course, Ian is never one to suffer. Although he decided to endure it for the time being, he also decided to be more unscrupulous in dealing with the world.
He's ready to go a little crazy and try something outside the norm.
If he succeeds, he will benefit a lot. If he fails, he will run away with the people he cares about, leaving the world in chaos--or even destruction.
After making a plan, he opened the portal and returned to the Knights headquarters.
Ian looked at his Grimoire, and with the awakening of memory, it also changed: the original four-leaf clover turned into a six-leaf clover.
"It is said that Four-Leaf Grimoire can bring Luck to the holder, and Demons lives on the five-leaf clover. What about the six-leaf clover? The power of God? Is there a god in this world?"
Ian reviewed all plot memories of <Black Clover>.
Gods are only mentioned on three occasions: one is the god worshiped by the nuns in the church. But no specific details are mentioned.
The second is Sea God enshrined by Underwater Temple.
Finally, the forest Dryad is seen as the Patronus of Elves's retreat "Elysia".
After analysis, he ruled out Dryad. The only chance to solve this mystery lies in the church or Underwater Temple.
After formulating a preliminary plan, he began to study the magic system of this universe in depth.
There is still much to learn.