Chapter 408: Five-Colored Divine Light?

Impossible……

Absolutely impossible……

Filia's first reaction was, naturally, disbelief.

Although for the Gods, the Immortal Dao was also like a world of a different art style, appearing mysterious and elusive, she did not dare say she understood it all that well either.

However……

In the end, they were all derived on the same Planet; to say she knew absolutely nothing about the Mystery born from it was obviously also impossible.

That's right, they were all foxes on the same Mountain……

——What Strange Tales are you telling me.

Therefore, the Goddess had also come into contact with or heard of some things, more or less.

Western Age of Gods Magicians established a Connection to the Root by forming Contracts with Gods close to the Root, but the situation in the East was vastly different.

Originally, the two sides' research methods regarding Mystery were different; since ancient times they had been like two winding rivers.

They originated from different sources, flowed through their own unique Geography, and finally emptied into different Oceans.

——Therefore, it was completely different from the Western Magecraft system.

——What prevailed in the East was primarily a system called Thought Magecraft.

They did not choose to use Gods as relay points to connect to the Root, but instead created their own vestments fused with the Planet, to forge a more refined Magic System.

And that which was created……

Fused as one with the Earth, like the veins of the land……

This super-large vestment that established the laws of the Eastern Magic System……

Its name was——"Thought Disc".

The most widespread Thought Magecraft system in the East was built upon this Foundation, called the Thought Disc, which shared Breath and fate with the Planet.

Western Magecraft mainly relies on Magic Foundations and Magic Formulas engraved on Leylines to activate Magecraft.

However, Thought Magecraft Magicians activate Magecraft based on the Thought Discs and Magic Formulas created, shared, and maintained among groups.

In a certain Sense, it was like a membership library.

Depending on Permissions such as Magic Formulas or Thought Key Patterns, the books one could borrow differed, but Thought Magecraft Magicians definitely all used the Thought Disc.

This was that side's unique Thought Magecraft system, which was also the so-called Immortal Dao.

From this it could also be seen——

The Immortals on that side indeed did not value Gods very much.

However……

The Goddess did not feel that that side's system would be superior to Gods; at least in her view, it was not so.

Because the changes the End of the Age of Gods brought to Magecraft also visited Thought Magecraft equally, bringing great loss and slight grace.

This explained the problem well.

Moreover, it is said that those who inherit the highest Thought Key Pattern and can fully exert its ability are the so-called "Celestial Immortals", entering a state half-fused with the World.

Reaching this state, in a certain sense they possess influence rivaling the Singularity Record——

Namely, "Heroic Spirit".

——But at the same time, it is difficult to maintain the self that wields that power.

Although they are Heroic Spirits, not Servants, the gap between them is enormous, not something that can be compensated for by Spirit Origin scale alone.

After all, even Crown Servants are ultimately still Servants, not the Heroic Spirit Main Body.

So one must say, this is indeed an extremely powerful power.

However……

No matter how powerful, this still gave a definite fixed number.

And looking at it this way, the upper limit was completely speculatable, a power that could be accepted.

The so-called "Celestial Immortal"——was such an Existence.

Precisely because she knew part of these hidden circumstances, and was not a complete outsider ignorant of the inside story, Filia found it hard to accept, for a moment, Othinus's explanation……

And, a certain implication beneath those words.

——What a joke!

——How could she not know the Immortal Dao could be this ferocious?

What kind of Immortal Dao is this? If it were really this amazing, how could it have been equally devastated by the End of the Age of Gods!

Or perhaps……

That fellow's Immortal Dao is the orthodox one? Or perhaps, his Immortal Dao is not orthodox at all?

In short, no matter which possibility, they all seemed extremely absurd; the Goddess seriously suspected her Cognition had some kind of problem.

"……"

"……"

The single-eyed, fair-skinned girl did not explain further, merely revealing a faint smile.

As if very satisfied, seeing a matter she paid attention to developing and advancing very smoothly.

Filia was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted sharply.

The other party wasn't smiling at her, but smiling at someone behind her……

Wait! When!

She was startled, whirling around, her silver-white hair shining like winter snow unfurling like flowing water.

In the Shen Hou……

Standing beside that colossal cosmic Spider, at some unknown time, a tall figure stood straight and tall.

Tall and slender, like a jade tree in the wind.

Like a fresh mountain mist, blowing gently and warmly.

Bringing a natural and comfortable, very pleasant, just-right wonderful feeling.

—Yet moistening things silently, not letting one deliberately feel, or perceive its existence.

"……"

"……"

What situation……

Miss Filia's corner of mouth twitched slightly a few times.

Does this fellow come with "Aura Concealment EX"? Why is there not a bit of movement.

No, not right……

It's not that there's no aura and movement, but that it's too natural, as if fused into one body with the surrounding environment.

Like warm sunlight penetrating the cloud layer, gently sprinkling the earth, and like that omnipresent air, people breathe it every moment, yet often ignore its existence.

Naturally existing in this world, not letting people specially pay attention.

—Return to Simplicity?

—Dao Follows Nature?

Inexplicably, in the silver-haired girl's thoughts, popped out these two words with very Eastern philosophical style.

"Not bad, looks like it succeeded?"

The single-eyed fair-skinned girl spoke calmly, her tone revealing undeniable affirmation.

The Spear of the God of Gods (Noble Phantasm Version) in her hand suddenly disappeared, turning into a dazzling light stream, flashing in the void for an instant, as if annihilated into the formless.

This young girl who appeared only thirteen or fourteen, petite, changed from the previous posture of preparing to suppress ORT with martial power at any moment, switching to a relaxed and free mode.

She slightly raised the corner of her mouth, her eyes revealing that smile from just now.

"Right, succeeded……"

The young man looked at the alien giant spider lying quietly there, lightly nodded, then let out a hearty laughter——

"From now on, please address me as 'Nascent Soul Old Monster'!"

He turned his head, speaking to the two people so seriously, saying it with a straight face.

This hearty laugh.

Quickly diluted that trace of strangeness in the silver-haired girl's heart, that trace of gravity, and……that trace of fear.

After all in that instant, facing an existence of completely different essence, even a god could feel that heart-palpitating alienation……

This is indeed a thing that makes one's hair stand on end.

However, in this young man's laughter, that horror rapidly dissipated, replaced by an inexpressible peace of mind and trust.

The Goddess faintly from within, felt a trace of familiar power.

Powerful as a curse-like charm power, unexpectedly able to be so easily casually used, applied in words and deeds……

At all times acting like Kotodama?

If not for her precisely grasping this aspect of authority, she might also be unable to perceive that bizarre fluctuation emitted along with the young man's simple movements, and voice tone.

That although was an extremely weak fluctuation, but in the instant it dissipated, the effect produced was incredibly powerful, a force ordinary people fundamentally cannot resist.

As if able to penetrate the human heart, letting people unknowingly be influenced by him.

Just……

Filia took a deep breath forcefully, instead feeling her heart settle much more.

Perceiving such signs would not make one unable to accept, but rather made her quickly realize, this is the other party's released friendly signal.

After all this fellow definitely can completely make her unable to perceive……

So the point isn't that the other party is soothing her through this method, but that he's still willing to soothe her through this method, and deliberately reveal traces, indicate it's not compulsory……

This is very reassuring.

Miss Filia also doesn't know if this is the other party's meticulous mind, or a scumbag's heartwarming little trick, but this doesn't hinder her at this time letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Wait, why call 'Nascent Soul Old Monster'?" The silver-haired girl came to her senses, still feeling some puzzlement: "This sounds too unpleasant, right?"

"Oh, this is because I promoted to Nascent Soul Stage……"

Xia Zhi naturally said, indicating this is very reasonable.

"Nascent Soul Stage? What meaning?" Miss Filia with a puzzled face pondered a bit: "But also no need to call what Nascent Soul Old Monster right?"

"You don't understand, not calling this, no that flavor……"

The young man coughed lightly, with a profound and unfathomable tone, saying words the girl indeed doesn't understand.

"……"

"……"

Miss Filia a moment of speechlessness.

She pursed her lips, then carefully observed for a good while the young man before her eyes, yet couldn't discover what was off about the other party compared to before.

Except for just now that instant, feeling that heart-palpitating alienation……

More, she cannot confirm……

This makes the Goddess somewhat stifled, because that Norse Main God beside her, seems to have seen through it at a glance.

Is the gap really this big?

No no! Reincarnation Plan must be put on schedule as soon as possible, oneself also can't fall behind!

Filia deeply inhaled a breath, face not showing it, instead directly using a fair little hand to point at the giant spider beside:

"Alright, stop saying so much, let's settle this fellow first, it can't be held down anymore……"

"Rest assured, rest assured, I'm watching right now, aren't I."

Xia Zhi still waved his hand, speaking with a composed expression, as if the previous turmoil had not caused him the slightest concern.

However, despite saying that, he still unceremoniously extended a hand, five fingers spread, pressing down toward that super-giant cosmic spider beside him.

A tiny human...

Standing beside a cosmic creature over seventy meters in full length...

Then—

The tiny human gently extended a hand, as if handling an insignificant object, reaching to grab that gigantic cosmic creature.

This scene should have been an absurd, laughable abstract picture.

But at this moment, it inexplicably gave one a soul-shaking sensation—

Xia Zhi's five fingers seemed to encompass all Heaven and Earth, all-encompassing, grasping everything within his palm and fingers.

His movements were unfathomable, ungraspable, both displaying the great without outside, and the small without inside!

As if in this moment of life and death, he became the sole absolute divine ruler, all existence and void at his disposal to take and seize at will.

At this moment.

ORT also suddenly erupted, as if it sensed crisis.

It exploded with boundless strength, tearing apart the light grids around its body through sheer struggle, shattering the void, behind it seemingly appearing layers of netherworld, thousands upon thousands of shadows overlapping with it.

However...

Regardless of whether it successfully transformed at this moment, it could not change the fact of falling into a certain devil's palm.

Its massive body rapidly shrinking...

Or rather—

The void around it infinitely stretching...

Xia Zhi gently clenched his palm into a fist, five fingers slowly closing, within which light faintly circulated, yet did not radiate outward, only flowing internally.

Each with color, divided by the five colors: azure, yellow, red, black, white.

Five colors circulating, between his palm and fingers it seemed to transform into a blazing Heaven and Earth Pill Furnace, completely sealing the void, imprisoning the universe in a single line.

No matter how the giant spider inside reached extreme speed, even interfering with parallel spacetime, it still could not escape the ends-of-the-earth distance within inches.

"—Five-Colored Divine Light?"

The single-eyed fair-skinned girl witnessing this scene was not surprised, but thoughtful.

"... You've already achieved this?"

(Chapter End)