[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage":3,"chapter-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-609":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Re: Tales of the Rune-Tech Sage",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},148314,246,"Chapter 608: One Heaven’s Final Death","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-609",609,"\u003Cp>CH608 One Heaven’s Final Death\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex turned to the old man, One Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for everything you’ve done for us, sir,\" he said sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Heaven shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no need for gratitude. This was an opportunity brought about by your own Fate and Fortune. And for me... this was merely a trade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused briefly before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only hope that when the time comes, you will stand and fight for this plane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will,\" Alex nodded. \"I can’t promise that I’ll save the world, but I can promise that I’ll do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is all I can ask,\" One Heaven replied with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure began to grow faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just in time...\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned his gaze towards Alex and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems my time has come to an end. At last, I can rest—both in time and in death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a quiet breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My original self has long since perished. What remains of me is nothing more than a fragment of the Heavens’ memories... yet even so, these years have taken their toll.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, I am glad that, in the end, I was able to find worthy inheritors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed ready to fade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of inheritors...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a casual wave of his hand, beams of light shot forth, embedding themselves into the foreheads of each party member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have passed on to you the legacies of the Emperors who stood beside me until the very end,\" he said. \"Even if you choose not to use them, I hope you will pass them on to worthy successors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They sacrificed too much... at the very least, let their legacies endure through time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While most of them would likely not use the methods —given that their current paths suited them better—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing on those legacies to future successors was something they could honour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the old man had not specified who those successors had to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, what he had given them was no different from handing over a treasury of priceless inheritance to Alex’s faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Alex, his wives, nor his followers would be foolish enough to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then,\" One Heaven said, his voice growing distant, \"I wish you success on your journey... between the Heavens and the Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, his form finally disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the entire Heaven-Earth Concordance talismanic field trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex watched in real time as the Sigil-based formations began to collapse from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the linchpin holding everything together —the phantom of One Heaven, born from the Heavens’ memory of him— now gone, the intricate Grand Formation could no longer sustain itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its stability failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the entire structure began to unravel... like a chain of falling dominoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Alex and his party felt themselves being transported through layers of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, within that fleeting moment, Alex sensed something enter his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Spatial coordinates?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside the coordinates came a clear image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana vein cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realisation dawned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ah... of course.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If a mana vein of that scale were to collapse alongside the Grand Formation, the aftermath would be catastrophic.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Everything within hundreds of kilometres could be affected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That would be no different from killing the Legatee after going through all that effort to find one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex quickly pieced it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The primary mana vein —used to power the entire formation— had likely been shifted into a separate spatial dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the coordinates transmitted to him, led directly to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile formed on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Such a massive energy source...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This will be invaluable if I want to build a large-scale technological empire.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His excitement grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was one major limitation of advanced technological development—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was energy consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now —with these coordinates in hand— the immediate energy demands of his future territory were effectively solved... before construction had even begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Of course,’ he added mentally, tempering his excitement, ’I’ll still need to design a safe extraction system to draw mana and energy from that dimension.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But that shouldn’t be too difficult.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, something similar already exists within the Voidheart Core. I just need to adapt it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the sorcerers exited the range of the talismanic field, Ray suddenly stopped and turned back, staring into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" Lina asked, supporting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The talismanic field...\" Ray said slowly. \"...it just collapsed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words stunned the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instinctively, their gazes shifted toward Hiro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collapse of the Heaven-Earth Concordance talismanic field could only mean one thing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had fulfilled its purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A successor had been chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this occurred shortly after they retrieved the manual, the sorcerers naturally assumed that the book in their possession was the true legacy of One Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, they now held the greatest inheritance in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that could determine the fate of the entire realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex and his party reappeared at the location where they had originally entered the Heaven-Earth Concordance formation, not far from the rest of the Fortuna members who had remained outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scene had drastically changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The berserk humans, once contained within the talismanic field, were now free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They roamed the lowlands below the mountain in chaotic swarms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their sudden shift in behaviour had already alerted the Fortuna members stationed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons drawn, they stood on high alert— ready to confront the threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Alex and his group arrived, they quickly assessed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding dawned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them return, the others were visibly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their leader back, they instinctively prepared for a retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, the order never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Alex raised his hand toward the approaching horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grade 7 Special Warfare Spell:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extinction Lightning Style — Heaven’s Punishment]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive spell circle materialised high above the swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness, Fire and, overwhelmingly, Lightning mana surged into the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reddish-purple-black bolts of lightning rained down like divine judgement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any berserk human struck directly was reduced to dust in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fortuna members turned toward Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions filled with shock, horror and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going ahead,\" Alex said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for a response—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charging straight into the horde below, draconic baton in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-05-29T03:49:40.912Z","2026-06-01T04:29:07.188Z",1,"novelbin.me","98d62b771ec337b7e6a2af3b68a5fa25ff86358a65ca9280f1533e243175d196","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-610","re-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-chapter-608",692,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fre-tales-of-the-rune-tech-sage-cover.jpg"]