Chapter 1203: Dream Ruins, Prophecy Enigmas

Since he had already concluded that Xia Duo was the "Crimson Hero" from the prophecy, Kelifu naturally would not conceal some of the circumstances regarding the Dream Ruins, but he did not answer directly, instead asking Xia Duo a question first:

"For Lord Xia Duo to become a Senior Arcanist in the Main Plane in such a short time, you must have been to a Projection Plane, right?"

"That is certain. If I hadn't seized time from the future through a Projection Plane, how could I have become a Senior Arcanist in just a few short years!"

Xia Duo gave an affirmative answer immediately; in fact, even if he had not used a Projection Plane, he would have had to find such an excuse.

A Senior Arcanist who achieved success in three or four years from scratch versus a Senior Arcanist who achieved success using an unknown but presumably large amount of time.

Without a doubt, the former is more likely to be targeted by others.

Of course, it was also a fact that Xia Duo had spent ten years in a Projection Plane.

"Then how much does Lord Xia Duo know about the Projection Plane?" Kelifu continued to ask.

"How much do I know? Not much. I only know that a Projection Plane is a possibility of the Material Plane and that the time within it is real. Could it be that the Dream Ruins are related to the Projection Plane?"

"Yes, the Dream Ruins are indeed related to the Projection Plane, or rather, the Dream Ruins are a collection of the few Projection Planes that have not been completely dissolved by the Astral Plane!"

"So that's how it is!"

Xia Duo had never expected that the so-called "Dream Ruins" were this kind of existence, and it was also the first time he had heard that a Projection Plane could not be completely dissolved by the Astral Plane.

If that were the case, wouldn't there be Projection Planes that persist continuously that could be utilized?

Considering the time difference between the Projection Plane and the Main Plane, a glance lasting ten thousand years would be nothing; it is simply the best experimental ground for civilization!

No, if that were truly the case, the civilizations within the virtual Projection Planes, having had near-infinite time to develop, might not be unable to transcend from the virtual and become Reality.

And once such a possibility became true, even in the real world, they would be extremely powerful existences, perhaps even far surpassing the gods.

Such a possibility, placed within the near-infinite time of the Projection Plane, is almost inevitably existent.

But Xia Duo had never heard of any "transcendent existences" in the Main Plane. This is a bit like the Fermi Paradox on Earth: theoretically, there are many alien civilizations, yet one cannot find any direct evidence of their existence.

Then one can only assume it does not exist, which means there must be some reason for it.

The so-called "transcendent civilization of the Projection Plane" perhaps also cannot appear due to some reason.

As for what Kelifu mentioned—that he had already been to the Dream Ruins but found no clues—Xia Duo had probably already guessed the answer.

If the Dream Ruins are a collection of Projection Planes not completely dissolved by the Astral Plane, this means that to find a specific target, one needs to search among countless Projection Planes.

If there are no clues with very clear directionality, this is almost impossible to find; it is simply more like looking for a needle in a haystack than looking for a needle in a haystack!

As for why Kelifu did not continue to use Prophecy, perhaps it was because his Divine Grace was insufficient, but Xia Duo was more inclined to believe that the results obtained from Prophecy are similar to a quantum computer—there is no definite result, but rather it appears as countless possible situations.

Among them, the one with a higher probability counts as the "correct answer," but if the probability of all situations is relatively low, that also means the Prophecy has failed.

Similar to a quantum computer being unable to calculate, or the calculation result being too outrageous to be included in consideration.

Perhaps Kelifu did indeed use Prophecy, but the result was not ideal, so he could only cling to the straw of the "Crimson Hero."

Only the "Crimson Hero" can find the "Death Authority"?

In fact, when he heard Kelifu mention that the Dream Ruins were a collection of Projection Planes, a conjecture sprouted in Xia Duo's heart—

He might very well truly be the "Crimson Hero" in Kelifu's prophecy!

The 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】 he had experienced before had resurrection spells; he did not leave at that time because the plane dissolved, but because of a Magic Net riot.

Although it was confirmed later through the Tower of Time's Plane Exploration Array that the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】 had disappeared, what if it left behind a bit of "residue" that exists in the Dream Ruins?

Does this mean—as long as he finds that bit of "residue," he might be able to find the Arcane Empire's resurrection spell?

Doesn't this correspond to the prophecy of the "Crimson Hero seizing the Death Authority"?

For a moment, Xia Duo could not tell whether Kelifu's prophecy was so accurate, or if his own heart was being influenced by the suggestion of the prophecy, and he was trying every possible way to actively lean toward it.

"Lord Xia Duo, have you thought of something?"

Before Xia Duo could answer, Kelifu immediately added with some excitement: "I knew it, Lord Xia Duo, you must be the 'Crimson Hero' from the prophecy!"

Such irrepressible excitement, not to mention appearing on a Priest who is near-godly, would be very rare even if it appeared on any ordinary Great Arcanist!

From this, one can see Kelifu's state of mind at this moment!

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo felt even more pressure; for such a Great Arcanist who could be said to have gone mad for the resurrection spell, he really did not know how to refuse.

The only thing to be glad about is that the Dream Ruins are not some extremely dangerous ancient ruins; in essence, they are still Projection Planes.

Exploring the Dream Ruins should not be harder than exploring a Projection Plane.

On the other hand, if he wants to obtain all the details of the Telemen Experimental Accident and obtain a true resurrection spell, perhaps he can only do so through Kelifu, this sole channel.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo had actually already made his choice in his heart.

However, he also thought of a question: back then in the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】, the successive Great Sages of the Arcane Empire were clearly people from the Main Plane; did they not bring the resurrection spell back to the Main Plane?

Xia Duo believed that if he were in that position and possessed that Permission Level, he would definitely find a way to get the resurrection spell!

It could even be said—that it is natural and reasonable for a Great Sage to contact, learn, or record any kind of spell or technology!

If those Great Sages brought the resurrection spell back to the Main Plane, then wouldn't prophesying them and going to ask them for it be simpler than prophesying the Dream Ruins?

Did those Great Sages not bring back the resurrection spell? Or did Kelifu just happen not to prophesy them?

Or perhaps, the "Crimson Hero" actually refers to those Great Sages or someone behind that organization, rather than himself?

Xia Duo was a bit confused; these questions might never be answered, and he would eventually head to the Dream Ruins located in the Astral Plane with these doubts.