When the news that Ian officially announced his resignation as the supreme title of "Magic Emperor" came out, the entire Clover Kingdom, and even the entire Western Continent, fell into an unprecedented violent shock.
Countless civilians and magic knights looked up in the direction of Royal Capital in astonishment, filled with confusion and fear. After all, this man with the invincible appearance Cleansweep in the world is at the absolute peak of his power and is recognized as the strongest Arcanist in the world. At this juncture when the world has just ushered in peace, why did he suddenly hand over the scepter of the highest power?
However, in the subsequent magic broadcast to the entire continent, Ian gave a reason that no one could refute: after calming down the crisis of annihilation, he longed to return to a peaceful life and explore the deeper aspects of magic Truth. But at the same time, he also made an unquestionable promise to the world - no matter what happens in the future, he will always be the strongest shield that silently protects this land.
After that, Ian personally took charge and supervised the selection ceremony of the new Magic Emperor.
After the baptism of Elysium and War of the Gods, all the elites who participated in the battle received extremely rich military exploits, and their ranks and military ranks increased dramatically. Asta and Yuno, the old enemies, were finally promoted to "Great Magic Knights" as they wished, and were officially qualified to compete for the throne.
The final battle for power broke out between the four extremely powerful Yuno, Asta, Fuegoleon and Nozel. It was a shocking showdown that could be recorded in history. In the final battle for the pinnacle of Diadem, Yuno showed terrifying magical attainments. He actually understood the law of reversal of magic power in Extremis, and forcibly converted his huge magic power into the attributes of "Anti-Magic", thereby defeating Asta in one fell swoop and winning the final victory.
However, fate always seems to be joking. Just before Yuno was about to wear the magic emperor's crown, Spade Kingdom's envoy hurriedly arrived. They knelt down in front of Yuno Before, he tearfully begged the prince with pure Imperial Family blood to return to the country and inherit the throne. After a difficult inner struggle, Yuno finally chose to shoulder the responsibility of the country left by his biological father.
So, as the runner-up in the selection competition, Asta, with the help of fate, miraculously wore the magic emperor Diadem he dreamed of!
But on the occasion of parting, Asta and Yuno clenched their fists and bumped into each other heavily. They made a new vow: the titles of Magic Emperor and King are by no means the end, their future battlefield is in the sea of stars, and what they want to compete for is the position of "Arcane Emperor" who rules the world!
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During the days of smooth transfer of power, Ian was not idle. He was like a chess player manipulating everything behind the scenes, secretly ordering people to spread the news of "World Fusion", giving the people of the two continents a dose of vaccination in advance. As expected, this news caused huge panic and dissatisfaction among the old aristocratic groups who regarded privilege as their life.
But Ian didn't care about the protests of these ants at all. After settling the affairs of Asta, he completely disappeared from the public view, plunged into the deepest top-secret laboratory underground, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to his crazy "World-Stealing Project".
"There are too many hidden dangers in this spell matrix." Ian frowned, staring at the densely packed deduction formulas on the holographic projection that were as complex as the sea of stars.
"More than just a few, every time I re-deduce it, I can find hundreds or thousands of new loopholes that can cause the world to collapse." Morgana's voice showed rare fatigue, "Original body, do we really have to use 'Void Annihilation Energy'? That kind of thing is too violent."
"This is the only solution." Ian's eyes were cold and firm. "If we want to keep the core 'underlying laws' of the universe intact when peeling off this timeline, we must not use conventional space splitting methods, otherwise the magic that relies on Space-Time Law will instantly fail and collapse. We must use Void Energy as a 'scalpel' to forcibly cut off the connection between this dimension and the multiverse."
The underlying law of this world that "all people are born with magic" is the core reason why Ian spends a lot of energy to "steal" the entire world. He must preserve it perfectly at all costs.
"If there is even one ten millionth of a deviation in the output control of Void Energy, the entire world will be reduced to nothing in an instant." Ian took a deep breath and kept simulating the release process of the spell in his mind. "The safest plan is to randomly find a few parallel abandoned timelines to conduct cutting experiments and collect enough data. After this set of spells is completely polished, we can then start on the main timeline where we are."
"This is indeed a foolproof and good idea, but the problem is that it will consume us an extremely long time." Morgana retorted.
"The most important thing we lack now is time." Ian said calmly.
"Usually that's true. But I've been having an extremely ominous premonition recently. I'm very worried about the situation at the Empire's base camp - especially the safety of Vivy (Vivy)." Morgana's tone was full of anxiety.
"You mean that 'Bleach Calamity'? Don't worry, if the situation really deteriorates to an irreversible point, Queen Olivia will definitely try her best to contact me." Ian tried to appease Zhinao.
"You don't understand her. That woman has extreme pride and stubbornness engraved in her bones. I'm afraid that even if she dies in battle, she won't be willing to ask you for help easily! Moreover, our current 'Soul Dimension communication' across the multiverse is extremely unstable, and the turbulence in Void may cut off the distress signal at any time."
Hearing this, Ian's expression finally changed. He was silent for a moment, and then a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
"It seems that we can only cheat." Ian raised a helpless smile on his lips, "Merlin Old man, don't pretend to be dead, I need your help."
The moment the words fell, the flow of time in the entire underground laboratory, and even the entire world, seemed to have been forcibly pressed on the pause button by some supreme force.
In an absolutely still space, an old man with a long silver beard and an ancient face appeared out of thin air in front of Ian without any warning.
"It actually works." Ian looked at the old man in front of him with a trace of surprise in his eyes.
"What's all the fuss about." Merlin stroked his long beard and spoke calmly, "The 'name' itself contains the power of the law. What's more, you have now stepped into Seventh Tier. After you return to the Empire, it is time to gather your own 'True Name'."
"True Name? Is that what I understand?" Ian raised his eyebrows.
"That's right. As long as you can enter the supreme realm of Twelfth Tier in the future, then in the multiverse, in any world you have traveled to in the past, as long as there is a living being who dares to call you True Name, you can sense their existence across endless dimensions in an instant." Merlin made a simple statement, and then got to the point, "Without further ado, why did you forcefully cross the border to call me this time?"
Ian immediately submitted the idea of "World-Stealing Project" to Merlin, as well as the set of incomplete Void cutting spells and massive data.
The legendary Archmage just glanced at it a few times, then raised his hand to quickly modify, add and delete on the holographic projection. Looking at Merlin's modified new spell model, the corners of Ian's mouth couldn't help but twitch violently.
There are so many mistakes and omissions! There are so many fatal logical knots hidden in the spell structure that he is proud of that even Morgana's terrifying computing power cannot detect! If he had really followed the original plan, I'm afraid the whole world would have been swallowed up by Void.
"Thank you." Ian lowered his head sincerely.
"It's just a simple effort. However, since I went to great lengths to come here, there are some things I must warn you face to face." Merlin's eyes suddenly became extremely stern, "Ian, in that battle with Elysium, you missed a golden opportunity!"
"What do you mean?"
"You could have won the fight with Eve with dignity and dignity by relying on your own strength! Although the process would be extremely cruel and even make you repeatedly wander on the edge of life and death, it would just allow you to break the shackles of your soul and force your willpower The perfect opportunity to sublimate to Eighth Scale!" Merlin's voice was like Hong Zhongdalu's, "But what did I see? You chose to escape! You chose to use Void Energy to carry out dimensionality reduction strikes!"
Ian frowned slightly and fell into silence.
"I know your cautious character to the core very well. You believe in the 'Gou Dao', only fight battles with absolute certainty, and like to calculate all risks to a hundred decimal places. But on the Arcane Path that leads to the highest Truth, you must understand one truth: under many Extremis, facing the fear of death and rising to the challenge is the only way to break the rank barrier!"
Ian lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and finally slowly exhaled a breath. "I have learned a lesson. I am too dependent on external forces."
"It's good that you understand. One last piece of advice for you: don't be path dependent on 'Void Energy'. When you really get to the Twelfth Tier position, you will find that this kind of power that you now regard as a trump card is just a cheap trick."
After saying that, Merlin's body began to slowly fade away, preparing to leave this plane.
"Morgana, have you noticed... he is acting strange today?" Looking at the direction in which Merlin disappeared, Ian suddenly frowned and asked.
"Are you referring to the harsh lecture he gave you just now?"
"No, he often scolded me like this before. I mean his breath. I feel... he seems to be in a hurry. Moreover, my intuition is warning me crazily - he is weaker than ever before!"
"Weak? Could it be that a being of Merlin's level could be injured?!" Morgana was shocked.
Ian's eyes became extremely deep. If even an indescribable and terrifying existence like Merlin was injured, it means that the war facing Arcane Empire's base camp has deteriorated to a heinous level.
"We can no longer develop step by step like this. For the next cross-border voyage, we must take the initiative to find those dangerous worlds of higher dimensions and proactively put ourselves in life and death crises." Ian clenched his fists. Only by breaking through to a higher level in a life-and-death fight can he be qualified to intervene in the Empire's future Cataclysm that will sweep across the multiverse.
"Now, let's get started."
Cultivation has no time, and the study of magic also has no time. In the blink of an eye, five years have passed by in a hurry.
In the past five years, Ian has undergone a transformation. He successfully developed a new secret method to open up "Soul Sea" to store magic power deep in his soul, which greatly shortened the time for him to reach the Eighth Tier position.
Not only that, his body transformation project was also a great success. A breakthrough was made in the research and development of "Arcane Heart". He forcibly transformed his heart into a perfect structure similar to the heart of Demons, which gave him the terrifying ability to be reborn from blood. Yu Li. Although this kind of "Demon Heart" without level restrictions has extremely insidious Soul Corrosion properties, it is completely within the controllable range for Ian who has Seventh Tier willpower.
Thanks to the spell modification data left by Merlin, Ian's understanding of Void Energy has reached a new level, and the update of Floating City version 3.0 is ready to go.
Only on the subject of "Causality Empowerment", he encountered Waterloo. Although he understood how angels and Demons use good and evil karma to increase their combat power, if he wants to reproduce this ability, he must Conducting extremely twisted "alien transformation" on his own soul. For Ian, who regards the purity of the soul as the bottom line, he would rather put this research aside for the time being than allow his soul to be tainted in the slightest.
Finally, the day of departure has arrived.
Ian first went to the Western Continent and said goodbye to those old friends who had fought side by side. Then, he set his sights on the clone of the Eastern Continent. That clone He completed the task perfectly, not only ascended the throne and became the ruler of the new dynasty, but also rooted a large number of modern enlightenment thoughts and Arcane Empire concepts in this land, paving the way for the future world the Great Merge.
After confirming that everything was ready, Ian slowly rose into the sky and stood above the clouds.
He slowly pulled out the staff that symbolized the supreme magic power, and with a low chant of Dragon Language, the sky of the entire planet instantly changed color! Trillions of Arcane Runes, exuding ancient pressure, were outlined and intertwined in the sky at high speed, forming an ultimate magic circle that enveloped the entire world!
At this moment, all the creatures on the two continents stopped what they were doing and looked up in awe at the miracle in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, a gray Void Nebula exuding the aura of death appeared in the center of the circle. It was like a giant beast that swallowed the sky, blocking out the brilliance of the sun. Except for Ian, no one knew what kind of terrifying energy that could destroy the world and destroy the earth contained in that gray cloud.
Fine beads of sweat oozed from Ian's forehead, and he immersed all his attention in the micro-manipulation of Void Energy. He was like a surgical master carving on hair, using Void Energy as a blade to carefully peel off this timeline bit by bit from the vast parallel Cosmic Network network.
During this process, the original will of the universe roared Wrath, trying to use the laws of heaven and earth to crush this arrogant thief. But Ian was already prepared, and he directly used the full version of [Original Grimoire], and combined with his terrifying willpower, he suppressed Cosmic Will's interference!
As the last link to the law was severed, Ian slammed his hands together!
The entire stripped-out parallel timeline was forcibly compressed and sealed by him into a miniature pocket dimension constructed of pure Space Law, and finally turned into a crystal clear Crystal ball, which landed steadily in his palm!
Ian lowered his head and stared at the palm of his hand. Inside this Crystal ball, which was no bigger than a fist, a complete world with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers and seas was running impressively!
However, for the tens of billions of creatures living inside Crystal (Black Clover World), they only felt an extremely slight tremor in the earth. Then, the terrifying runes and gray clouds in the sky disappeared without a trace like phantoms.
The sky is still blue, the sun is still radiating light and heat without reservation, and the leisurely white clouds are still drifting slowly in the breeze.
"Is this... the end? Could it be that the master's spell failed?" Countless civilians and low-level mages looked at each other with blank faces.
Ian stood in the vast Void outside the Crystal ball, looking at the living lives inside, with a smile full of accomplishment on his lips. Through a special spiritual frequency band, he sent a soothing message of "everything goes well" to several core executives in the world.
Then, he turned around and strode into a "Gate to the World" that had just been restored and shone with deep starlight.
Next stop--[KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!]!
What awaits him will be a brand new multiverse adventure and an even more dangerous life and death trial!