Ian Bones set foot on the soil of his primary timeline once more amid spatial ripples that undulated like waves. His perpetually taut nerves finally relaxed a little. Looking around, he saw that the entire world remained peaceful and tranquil, untouched by the Void Storm powerful enough to tear apart the multiverse.
Only a few seconds after he landed, a familiar surge of mana flashed, and Clone One, who had been stationed at the base, teleported directly in front of him.
"How did things go?" Ian asked calmly as he dusted the grime from his black robe.
"Everything went smoothly. I used Time Magic to forcibly perform a Time Rewind on Elysium after its nuclear-level destruction. All the buildings and terrain in that dimension have now been restored to their original state." The clone reported everything in an orderly manner.
Ian nodded slightly, then remembered something. "What about that strange pool on Elysium's fourth level? Have you figured out how it works?"
"I have a preliminary conclusion." A feverish passion for knowledge flashed in the clone's eyes. "That pool is nothing short of a miracle of Creation. As long as an individual with a pure soul, or a life-form that has accumulated an immense amount of Positive Karma, is placed inside, the pool's fundamental laws can directly transform them into an 'angel'! Strangely, however, I found no similar transformation mechanism in the Underworld. I suspect that Satan and the Demons lost absolute control over the 'Afterlife' and reincarnation system long ago."
"This is definitely one of the Empire's greatest discoveries in recent years." The corners of Ian's mouth curled in satisfaction. This meant that as long as the Arcane Empire controlled the pool, it could mass-produce high-dimensional life-forms known as "angels"!
He waved his hand, signaling for the clone to