"How can that be? I havenât even had time to show off and carry you to the top yet!"
Hearing that Green actually wanted to go back to the Dimensional Esophagus, Xiao Ba immediately started shouting at the top of her lungs.
However, as a lifeform at the very bottom of the food chain, and appearing in this little girl form on top of that, combined with the unfathomable, illusory existence of these Dimensional Gap creatures, she was practically driving truthâseeking Greenâs rational mind to the brink of collapse.
"Eight Rainbows Nevis, let him go. Beautiful things all need freedom, only then can they become even more beautiful."
Mei Daâe sighed. Just a moment ago she had still been the ruthless brute slamming the Magic Mirror around, and now sheâd turned into an endlessly sighing poet, lamenting, "The pursuit of beauty is everyoneâs nature. Didnât you see? Even though those ugly ducklings are so disgusting that even the giants donât want to bother roasting them, when they see me, they donât wallow in inferiority and snuff out their own petty, ugly lives. They chase after me, because... I am beauty itself."
Hearing Mei Daâeâs words, Xiao Ba actually slowly nodded.
"Youâre right. It was the same back in Wizard World. Those stupid guys clearly knew that no matter how hard they tried, they wouldnât reach even a hundred-millionth of Master Eight, yet they still worked themselves to the bone. Sometimes, prodigies like Master Eight really do envy them, being able to live such full, busy lives. Unlike me, sigh... I just have to play to my heartâs content, eat nut cakes with Leafy, drink some afternoon tea, and Iâm always at a height they can only look up to. And still, they never give up."
The two disgusting things ran into each other and started sighing in harmony; at this moment Green was practically breaking down.
The Dimensional Gap is definitely not a place normal Wizards should come to!
"What do we do now, how am I supposed to get back?"
Green asked Xiao Ba, his tone brooking no argument.
"Go back, go back, go back already, seriously. Youâve basically successfully opened your own dimensional gap sealing techniqueâs gate now, but to cast the dimensional rift sealing technique you need your memory as a foundation. With the at most oneâepoch worth of memory you currently have, donât you dare spam it, or the consequences wonât be a joke. Watch out or youâll end up senile."
Xiao Ba said impatiently.
Green, who had been clamoring to go back, heard Xiao Ba bring up the dimensional rift sealing technique, and in his surprise a chain of thoughts instantly followed.
First of all, the dimensional gap sealing techniqueâits power goes without saying. Itâs definitely a supreme sealing skill capable of sealing any existence in the Endless World, far stronger than the Forgetfulness Sealing Technique!
However...
On one hand, compared to the fully accumulated and perfected Forgetfulness Sealing Technique, bolstered by the Brand of Forgotten on the extreme abyss magic staff, Green could already release it relatively easily and smoothly.
On the other hand, the dimensional rift sealing technique is constrained by memory capacity; it uses memory to pry open imaginative space. Casting it not only has the usual preparation time limits all sealing skills share, but also consumes memory.
At his current stage, Green wouldnât even think about trying to seal an Endless Dominators.
Analyzing it rationally, it was like a Third-Level Great Sorcerer acquiring Greenâs extreme abyss magic staff: a supreme treasure he simply couldnât use. The extreme abyss magic staff is so heavy that ordinary Elemental Wizards canât even lift it; itâs specially designed for Element Surge Body-refining Wizards, and only a Stigma Sorcerer like Green can truly bring out its power.
The future Truth Lever Magic Wand must, without question, imitate the Brand of Forgotten ability of the extreme abyss magic staff and add the dimensional gap rune brand on top of it!
As he calculated in his heart, Green suddenly thought of something: the Brand of Forgotten communicates with the World of Oblivion through the "Book of Truth". The World of Oblivion... what does it obliterate?
Memory!
"Hissâ"
The sound of Green sucking in a cold breath made Xiao Ba look at him in surprise. Why did Green suddenly blank out, then react like this?
"Whatâs wrong?"
Green muttered, stunned, "Since it consumes memory as the price to open the Dimensional Gap, then... doesnât the âBook of Truthââwith its endless well of memoryâserve as an infinite memory-energy source to open the Dimensional Gap? Doesnât the âBook of Truthâ form the very foundation of the dimensional rift sealing technique!?"
Xiao Ba froze!
After a long while, Xiao Ba murmured, "Damn it, Green Beast, looks like itâs only a matter of time before you surpass that old bastard. Use the âBook of Truthâ to activate the Forgetfulness Sealing Technique as a memory power source, and then open the dimensional rift sealing technique on top of thatâthis... isnât this exactly the one-ring dual-lever power that old bastard has been chasing all his life as a One Ring True Spirit Sorcerer!?"
Xiao Ba said blankly, "Although, in his case, the First Ringâs dual levers open up stronger Elemental Force, while what youâve opened up is the power of seals!"
Green fell silent, shaken by his own astonishing flash of insight.
Heâd been holding the "Book of Truth" for so long, and yet had never thought of this!
And the "Book of Truth", which now indeed has the ability to help open the Dimensional Gap, will, as Greenâs memory grows and the dimensional rift sealing technique strengthens, inevitably become another "Face of Truth" for Green.
The "Book of Truth", the Face of Truth, the Truth Lever Magic WandâGreen could almost see the day he stood at the very peak of Wizards!
If such a day really does come...
In his heart, Green imagined all the rules and constraints that currently bound Wizard World: the struggles and regulations of low-grade Wizards, the relationships between the Sea Tribe, Dark Sorcerers, the Abyssal Underworld, Sky City, Mechanical Wizards, and the Wizard Continent...
And even the Wizarding Allianceâs will and its enforcement, the marching steps of the Demon Hunting Expedition, the grand plan to save Wizard World...
All of it seemed almost within reach. The only things blocking Green from realizing these ambitious dreams were time and True Spirit Dedication, and... whether he could get out of the Dimensional Esophagus alive, instead of being digested by the Endless World and becoming just another corpse amongst countless billions.
"Wahahahaha, Master Eight really is a genius! Tremble, you mortals, prostrate yourselves at the feet of the great Master Eight, wahahahahaha!"
Xiao Ba burst into loud laughter, so excited she was nearly brought to tears.
Seeing Xiao Baâs ridiculous state, Green immediately knew this guy had started some brainless fantasy wank again.
Well, from Xiao Baâs perspective, once Green becomes the man standing at the peak of Wizards, then as Greenâs master, wouldnât he be the true supreme existence?
"Mei Daâe, wahahahahaha, I told you, sometimes Master Eight really does envy those ordinary people. Clearly, no matter how hard they strive, they can only ever barely catch a glimpse of my heels, yet they still keep trying and trying. Sigh, sigh, sigh, I really envy them for being able to live so full and busy. Enough chatter, letâs go eat scallion pancakes today. Letâs muddle along happily like this, watching those ordinary guys struggle to catch up."
"Iâm going back to the Dimensional Esophagus!"
Green could no longer bear another powerless second in the Dimensional Gap, especially when Xiao Ba and this Mei Daâe were together!
"Uh... go go go, damn it, Master Eight will send you back right now! Gah? Right, the Page of Destiny!"
Hm?
Only then did Green remember that, according to Xiao Ba, in the deepest part of the Dimensional Gap there was a Page of Destiny belonging to Antonio. His heart immediately heated up.
"Where is it?"
Ah...
Xiao Ba opened her mouth.
"Inside my body."
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PS: To hell with birthdays, fifth Chapter of the big birthday explosion!
Hehe, was that a little surprise?
Alright, Bai Luâs birthday is today, and I made it onto the hot sales list. Iâm really happy, and Iâm hoping I can stay there tomorrow tooâeven just one more day is enough to justify burning this saved draft! Okay, thatâs it, Iâm off to celebrate my birthday. Iâll come back tonight to check the stats. I hope tips and subscriptions will skyrocket. If I can match yesterdayâs numbers and stay on the hot sales list, weâll have a stellar supernova explosion tonight!