He knew that with his oath, if Lance was still alive and found out that he had played dead, he definitely wouldn’t let it slide.
At that time, even if that existence was about to be born in the Evil Spirit Sea, it wouldn’t be able to save him.
But Hartson wasn’t scared away so easily by Grant’s words.
He coldly retorted, “If Lance was still alive, then after seeing you attack his Universe Magic Pool, wouldn’t he have beaten you down already?”
“Grant, you are still so crafty. Being the God of Dawn and Protection doesn’t fit you. The position for the God of Deception is vacant, you should try it out.
He didn’t think that Grant would just smile slyly. “Did you know, attacking the Universe Magic Pool is a personal plan of the three of us?”
“How could you know that Lance didn’t want to see the Universe Magic Pool be destroyed?”
“Sir Hartson, your vision is still too shallow…”
“You are an outsider to this plane. You were never able to clearly understand the situation and vainly tried to rule this world. This isn’t something a smart person would do.”
“Well, I don’t want to leak out more information. Whether you believe my words or not, I’ll give you a choice.”
“Leave this world, or I’ll go tear apart the [Evil Dragon Cemetery].”
Grant’s tone was extremely resolute and overbearing, but it also seemed so natural, as if everything was a matter of course.
Hartson’s face turned green.
…
In the forest, Marvin was running swiftly.
From what Louise said, that lake wasn’t far, and he quickly found it.
But that lake was a bit deep. After taking an underwater breathing potion, Marvin took about ten minutes to reach the bottom of the lake.
“You are late!”
“Forget it, I don’t feel like arguing with you. Let’s leave first.”
Louise swam up from the side and pulled Marvin’s hand to lead him to an area filled with rocks.
In the pile of rocks, a narrow Teleportation Gate was surprisingly opened.
Marvin felt that the rune on the Teleportation Gate was a bit familiar.
But Louise didn’t give Marvin a chance to look at it properly and forced him into the Teleportation Gate.
After some time, Marvin opened his eyes.
He was still surrounded by water.
‘Eh? Did the Teleportation fail?’
Seeing the similar surroundings, Marvin’s heart sank.
But then, his eyes widened.
Two rows of twelve Higher Water Elemental Guardians suddenly appeared and bowed in Marvin’s direction. “Welcome, Princess.”
“Princess has worked hard, Our Majesty the King already awaits at the heart of the whirlpool.”
Marvin mumbled under his breath, “Elemental Plane of Water…”
Chapter 485: Cage
Chapter 485: Cage
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The Elemental Plane of Water!
One of the four Elemental Planes.
In Feinan, the four Elemental Planes were mysterious planes, even more mysterious than the Astral Sea, Hell, and the Abyss.
Even a powerful Legend Wizard would find it difficult to travel to an Elemental Plane.
Because the four Elemental Planes guarded themselves tightly against outsiders.
Even though many Wizards summoned some Lesser Elementals, these Elementals would loyally carry out their orders, but wouldn’t leak anything concerning their Elemental Plane.
The Elemental Planes were ruled by four Sovereigns who were immortals and were said to have been born along with the Universe.
They guarded the heart of each Elemental Plane.
The power of the four elements was independent and chaotic, but when merged, it became the power of Order.
In other words, it was the Elemental Planes that supported the Astral Sea while also being the source of the power of Order in every plane, opposing Chaos power. It led to both sides reaching a balance.
The Elemental Sovereigns were very powerful and no one ever saw them act before. Marvin estimated that they wouldn’t be weaker than the most powerful Gods.
Hell, the Abyss, the Negative Energy Plane… Regardless of which sinister existence, they didn’t dare to covet the heart of the Elemental Planes. This clearly showed the planes’ power.
In fact, based on the small pieces of information revealed in the game, it wouldn’t be hard to deduce that the Elemental Planes should be the strongest force among all planes.
But the Elemental Planes were very conservative. The Elemental Sovereigns kept the oath made during the creation and wouldn’t have too much interaction with other lifeforms.
Thus, the four supreme Elemental Planes seemed especially mysterious.
Even if Feinan were completely eradicated, as long as it didn’t involve the roots of the Universe, the Elemental Sovereigns would just watch coldly.
Marvin hadn’t thought that Kangen’s so-called “friend” was actually the daughter of an Elemental Sovereign!
…
Louise looked at the shock on Marvin’s face and seemed very pleased with herself.
She took off her disguise and her veil, revealing a beautiful face.
She looked like a Human woman, with only her light blue eyes displaying the appearance of the water element.
“Princess, your Shapechanging skill is very mighty.” Marvin smiled bitterly.
“Shapechanging? No, this is my real appearance.” Louise smiled playfully as she asked, “You really think the Element Sovereigns look the way they are depicted in the legends?”
Marvin couldn’t help but reveal a strange expression.
A Water Elemental Guardian interrupted them with a cough, apparently unwilling to let Marvin and Louise keep chatting. “Princess, our King has been waiting for you for a long time.”
Louise couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Since he waited for so long, can’t he wait a bit more?”
“I’ll return to my cottage first.”
Shortly after, she ignored the unsightly expressions of the Water Elemental Guardians and pulled Marvin along before disappearing.
…
Louise’s cottage was set up on the edge of the Elemental Plane of Water.
It was an enchanted cottage, and the whole building was built with shape-changing oak. It seemed very small on the outside, but it was like a completely different world on the inside.
Inside the cottage, Marvin was comfortably sitting on a blanket while drinking a mouthful of a strange hot drink Louise gave him. “Making someone like your father wait, are you sure it’s alright?”
Louise shrugged. “He has time on his hands anyway.”
“Moreover, before seeing him, I have to discuss something with you.”
“I know a bit about Hartson’s conspiracy, but not enough. I need you to tell me what you know.”
“This is very important.”
Marvin hesitated a bit, thinking.
He almost understood everything concerning Hartson. There was no harm in telling Louise. But the matter concerning the Fairy and Lance’s seal… he didn’t know if the Elemental Sovereign should know about it.
Especially the Crystal Statue.
Marvin was now in the Elemental Plane of Water. Even if Louise wasn’t hostile, what if she wanted him to hand over the Crystal Statue?
No one could resist such a formidable power. Marvin didn’t know where the Elemental Sovereign stood on the matter of the Crystal Statue, and thus, he didn’t know if he should talk about it.
Deceiving Louise wasn’t so good either. She had saved him, after all.
As if able to read Marvin’s conflicting expressions, Louise quietly told him, “I only want to know if Hartson got what he wanted.”
“My father is very concerned about this matter. He actually wasn’t concerned about Feinan’s rise and fall. Unless
something happened to the entire Universe, he wouldn’t act.”
“But Dragon God Hartson is a very dangerous entity. Back then, Sir Lance actually defeated Hartson with the help of the four Elemental Sovereigns. Only they knew the power of Hartson at his peak, and thus…”
Marvin smiled bitterly. He then shook his head and glanced at Louise, assuring her, “Hartson definitely didn’t get what he wanted, and he never will.”
“Oh?” Louise looked at Marvin with interest.
Clearly, someone as smart as her already knew what Marvin meant.
“You aren’t afraid I would steal it from you?” she suddenly said with a teasing smile.
Marvin was a bit distracted, before calmly answering, “If you really wanted to, then you wouldn’t have brought me to your cottage.”
“You could have directly taken me to the [Heart of the Whirlpool]. No one can resist the strength of an Elemental Sovereign, am I right?”
Louise snorted, “Clever.”
Marvin let out a breath.
Marvin found Louise’s actions very strange. The Water Elemental Sovereign was already waiting for her. But she still took him to slip away, ignoring it.
This was definitely a bit fishy.
Sure enough, Louise let out a sigh while showing a complicated expression. “The Crystal Statue is definitely in your hands.”
“This isn’t something ordinary people can handle. Many people covet the power within.”
Marvin frowned, trying to see where she was going with this. “Including your father?”
Louise shook her head and said with hesitation, “Not exactly. I just have those kinds of worries. In the past years, he became different. He frequently tells me that he is very weary of his current life.”
“He was born as a guardian of the Heart of the Whirlpool, a guardian of the power of Order in the Universe. His strength is incomparable, but he can never escape this duty.”
“At one point… he even told me… something baffling.”
The expression on Louise’s face was clearly distressed.
Marvin asked, “What was it?”
It was safe to say that the will of an Elemental Sovereign should be very firm. They were originally born in order to guard the Elemental Hearts. They were the foundation to maintain the Universe.
If there was a problem with an Elemental Sovereign, then this news would be more terrible than the Universe Magic Pool shattering!
The Elemental Planes were there to keep the Universe in balance.
If the destruction of the Universe Magic Pool might lead to the fall of Feinan, then the Elemental Planes falling out of balance might cause the entire Universe to be destroyed!
Marvin felt an invisible pressure crushing him.
He came into contact with the core secrets of the Universe and hidden disasters one after the other.
Ordinary people would never be able to learn about these matters, so they could only worry about the disaster in front of them.
Powerhouses like Marvin actually had to consider the possible disasters in the distant future.
It might be better to live as an ordinary person sometimes.
As they say, ignorance is bliss.
…
Louise glanced at Marvin. She had heard a bit about the man in front of her.
After all, Marvin was famous in Feinan. He shot a missile at the Shadow Prince’s God Realm and even the Elemental Sovereigns had gossiped about it for several days. She had been on the side listening to it.
She was very curious about Marvin. This man seemed to have a mysterious power and was able to accomplish many things that others deemed impossible.
Kangen admired him for his comprehension. Despite being a mortal, he killed Diggles, and then Dark Phoenix. Even her father couldn’t help but be surprised at his potential.
Was it the right choice for him to have the Crystal Statue?
Louise didn’t know. But she thought it might be a lot better with him than in her father’s hands.
She hesitated before whispering, “He told me: [This world is like a cage… I’d like to take a look outside.]”
Marvin took a deep breath.
This world was like a cage.
These words felt like déjà vu.
Wasn’t that what the Gods in their God Realms were thinking?
Hell’s Archdevils, the Abyss’ Demon Lords, the Wilderness’ Beasts, wasn’t that what they were thinking?
The power of Order wrapped around them all like shackles, forming a cage that confined them inside.
In order to break through the cage, they had to use a formidable power.
And in the process, it was inevitable that countless innocents would be sacrificed. Rivers of blood would flow.
The unease in Marvin’s heart intensified.
When one of the peak powerhouses of the Universe was thinking like that, then Order was on the eve of collapsing.
Marvin originally thought that the problems were only limited to Feinan, only limited to the Universe Magic Pool. But now it seemed like he had still been thinking like a gamer and didn’t have a profound understanding of the nature of this Universe.
An Elemental Sovereign, one maintaining Order, said those words. Although he might not act upon his words, it was still very frightening for him to express such thoughts.
Furthermore, something just occurred to Marvin. ‘That Wizard God, does he also think that this world is a cage?’
‘If he felt that way too, then what did he plan?’
…
The more Marvin thought about it, the more frightened he became. He even began sweating.
Fortunately, Louise interrupted his reflection before he could become too downcast.
“Time is running out and my father is most likely becoming impatient.”
“I’ll send you back to Feinan now. This is the Dark Blue Hourglass, you can use it to enter the Elemental Plane of Water at any time if someday you need a place to seek shelter.”
“Protect the Crystal Statue. As for the other matters, Professor and I will settle them.”
The next second, a Teleportation Gate suddenly appeared in front of Marvin.
Chapter 486: Familiar
Chapter 486: Familiar
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Marvin returned to Feinan through the Teleportation Gate opened by Louise.
The Gate led to that cave in the Lumber Woods.
Unsurprisingly, Professor, Kangen and the other Metallic Dragons were all there.
Professor let out a sigh of relief when he saw Marvin appearing.
After being warned by Louse that Marvin had been taken to the Elemental Plane of Water, he had felt rather worried about it.
Let alone a mortal, even a powerful Dragon wouldn’t be more than a lizard in front of an Elemental Sovereign.
Although Louise was Kangen’s friend, that woman had always been temperamental. Who knew what could happen?
Now that Marvin returned safely, he finally felt relieved.
Due to them arriving relatively late, Kangen and Professor found out that their point of arrival had been shifted when going through the Teleportation Gate.
They didn’t appear in the Nightmare Boundary, ending up in another place instead.
Fortunately, these two were unique powerhouses and although interplanar travel wasn’t easy for them, it was still within their means.
After returning to Feinan, they received information from Louise.
Combined with what they learnt, this Chromatic Dragon Gathering should have most likely ended up in a total wipeout.
The only one that wasn’t accounted for was Ancient Red Dragon Ell.
Of the remaining four Dragons, Ikarina had been killed by Marvin and the other three were reduced to being corrupted Evil Dragons, becoming part of the Evil Dragon Cemetery.
This actually wasn’t a good news for the Metallic Dragons.
After discussing for a while
, in order to ruin Hartson’s plan to use the underground temple as a springboard, they decided to destroy the Teleportation Gate on the 3rd floor.
Destroying a Teleportation Gate made by a God wasn’t easy, but fortunately, the Ancient Metallic Dragons had a long-lasting inheritance. They had no lack of artifacts and ancient treasures.
The Metallic Dragons quickly took action.
They split up into two groups: one headed by Professor, in charge of destroying the Teleportation Gate, and one headed by Kangen, planning to travel to the Elemental Plane of Water. He had a good relationship with Louise and was somewhat friendly with the Water Elemental Sovereign, so he could freely enter and exit the Elemental Plane of Water.
When Marvin suggested saving Tidomas’ soul, he was told that it was no longer necessary.
It turned out that after Marvin left, Professor and Kangen met the Dragon Soul.
Unlike the others, Professor knew Tidomas!
He had a deep impression of that strange Dragon, and after discussing, they not only released his soul, they also helped him recover his memories.
It was from Tidomas’ mouth that they learnt about Dragon God Hartson’s plot.
Thus, Marvin’s Book of Forgiveness was unnecessary. Tidomas’ soul was already resting in peace.
What was worth mentioning was that after Tidomas recovered his memories, he still didn’t feel any hatred.
He just left the world serenely, his soul heading for the Underworld.
This was a very rare situation. After all, Dragon God Hartson had stripped his soul and imprisoned him, forcing him to bear torment while taking over his name and making him infamous across the realms.
But in the end, Tidomas unexpectedly had no negative feelings.
The only explanation was that even after death, that loyal Dragon only had one thought: staying faithful toward his Dragon God.
This made them all feel moved.
Especially Marvin, who had learnt of the effect of the Dragon Teeth, which was a very scary Dragon Restraining skill that would absorb a Dragon’s hate to increase the user’s power.
After Professor took care of removing the Dragon Teeth, he found out that the power was being absorbed by the Evil Dragon Cemetery.
Hartson didn’t even let Tidomas off after his death and kept exploiting his soul.
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