Gu Yi: Should I Just Leave?!

Gu Yi could not help Luo Bai make the decision, because she had never been able to resist matters concerning the Multiverse.

But after giving it some thought, Gu Yi still decided to offer some advice. "Although I cannot decide your future for you, perhaps I can give you some friendly advice."

"That would be great," Luo Bai said.

Gu Yi fell silent for a moment. She lowered her head and examined the Darkhold for a while before asking, "Have you read this book?"

"I opened it, but I only read one page," Luo Bai answered truthfully.

"How did it feel?" Gu Yi asked again.

"It attracted me. It made me feel an irresistible urge to keep reading," Luo Bai explained.

Gu Yi continued, "How much do you know about dark power?"

Luo Bai thought for a moment before answering, "Not much. My impression is that Dark Magic devours souls and corrupts people."

Gu Yi shook her head and explained, "What causes people to fall has never been dark power, but power itself. Fundamentally speaking, whether it is the Book of the Vishanti or the Darkhold, both give sorcerers power. When a sorcerer possesses immense power, they lose control and fall into corruption. That is why Kamar-Taj forbids sorcerers from drawing upon dark power. Most sorcerers' souls are not strong enough to withstand the corruption."

"You believe the Darkhold is corrupting you, drawing you in and making you unable to resist reading further. That proves your soul is still not strong enough to resist the Darkhold, and you cannot yet fully master the power within it."

Gu Yi's hint was already quite obvious.

She was telling Luo Bai that he could learn it, but now was not the time.

Naturally, Luo Bai understood that as well, so he asked, "I remember reading that the Book of the Vishanti and the Darkhold restrain one another. Since they counter each other, can they achieve balance?"

Gu Yi did not hide anything and answered directly, "Yes."

In an instant, he understood.

Although Luo Bai knew the plot, magic was far more complicated than that.

Getting Gu Yi's precise answer was safer, which was why Luo Bai had come to seek her opinion.

Through Gu Yi's answer, Luo Bai now completely understood.

Simply put, as long as he completely mastered every spell in the Book of the Vishanti—

—and cultivated a powerful soul through training, he would be able to fully control the power within the Darkhold and make its power his own.

Gu Yi must have absorbed the power of Black Magic through this method back then as well.

As for offering up one's soul—

Luo Bai understood the workings behind it, but he still hoped to receive an exact answer from Gu Yi, someone who had been through it.

After all, it concerned his future fate and even his life. Luo Bai had to be cautious.

Thinking of this, he asked again, "Supreme Sorcerer, I have another question I do not understand."

Gu Yi replied calmly, "Ask."

"A sorcerer's power is essentially borrowed from powerful gods in the Multiverse, right?" Luo Bai said.

Gu Yi froze for a moment before asking, "Borrowed? Why would you describe it that way?!"

Luo Bai analyzed seriously, "Drawing power from the Multiverse, receiving the blessings of the Elder Gods, then paying a price in exchange for it—how is that any different from borrowing?"

Gu Yi smiled and nodded. "That is a peculiar description, but it can indeed be understood that way."

Luo Bai nodded, then continued, "Whether I borrow energy from the Vishanti or other Elder Gods, I will have to repay it eventually. But I want to ask you, Supreme Sorcerer, if I borrow a little energy from every Elder God... how would I repay it in the end?"

"..."

Gu Yi fell silent.

As expected of Supreme Sorcerers—they thought alike.

After all, Luo Bai's question was something Gu Yi had truly done.

She herself had borrowed a little here and there. By now, she did not even know how many gods she had borrowed power from.

There was probably no way she could ever repay it all.

But she did not care.

After all, she no longer needed to repay the other gods. The only one she needed to repay now was Eternal Emperor.

There was no other reason.

It was simply because Eternal Emperor was the strongest among them.

Thinking of this, Gu Yi smiled.

She answered calmly, "That depends on whom your soul ultimately belongs to."

Once she said that, Luo Bai understood.

It seemed to be exactly as he had predicted.

Every god needed followers, so there was naturally the issue of gods "competing" for followers.

As for whom a follower would ultimately belong to, naturally, it would be the strongest.

So Luo Bai did not need to worry too much. Although studying the Darkhold might cause him to offer his soul to Chthon—

—as long as he then "borrowed" power from a god stronger than Chthon, his soul would belong to that god instead.

If he kept repeating that cycle...

He could successfully layer the dolls.

In the end, as long as Luo Bai became powerful enough, who his soul truly belonged to... would be hard to say.

At that thought, Luo Bai suddenly felt that the Darkhold was actually quite good. Was it not practically delivering him a path to a massive leap in power?

"Supreme Sorcerer, I understand," Luo Bai said hurriedly.

Gu Yi nodded. "Go."

Then she closed her eyes.

Luo Bai did not linger. He opened a Portal and went to New York.

Only after he left did Gu Yi slowly open her eyes.

At that moment, she was thinking that Luo Bai truly had remarkable luck.

Not long ago, the Vishanti had come after him to bestow blessings upon him, and now Chthon was chasing after him to give him power.

Luo Bai's magical talent was also so high.

Given enough time...

It was simply unimaginable.

Originally, she had worried that Luo Bai had not studied magic for long and might be unable to face enemies from the Multiverse alone, which was why she had remained at Kamar-Taj.

But looking at it now, was it time for her to leave?

Should she just go find Eternal Emperor and hand Kamar-Taj over to Luo Bai?

With Chthon and the Vishanti, two gods, watching over him, Luo Bai should be able to handle most problems anyway.

Thinking that, Gu Yi slowly said, "It is time to leave, but I need to find a suitable opportunity."

With that, Gu Yi closed her eyes.

Meanwhile, the completely unaware Luo Bai had already returned to his villa in New York.

He sat in the study, preparing to continue learning magic.

The Darkhold was certainly a book that could rapidly increase Luo Bai's strength, but without a powerful soul to support him, Luo Bai would not be able to withstand it either.

Therefore, his top priority was to learn every spell as quickly as possible and strengthen his soul, so that he could better control the power within the Darkhold.

Thinking that, Luo Bai continued reading the magic books.

He locked himself in his room, and that lock-in lasted an entire week.

During that week, Luo Bai finished all the magic books he had borrowed and successfully opened the Mirror Dimension.

Although he still could not completely control the power within the Time Stone, he could already freely use most time magic.

After thoroughly mastering most spells, he began meditating and embarked on Multiverse travel.

Sorcerers had many methods for training their souls.

Besides increasing their own energy, another method was to begin Multiverse travel.