Mage Manual

"If we can’t even defeat her, then what kind of Supreme of Magic can we hope for? It’s as if Fate has favored our shortcomings and delivered the most ideal trial for us."

"An opponent possibly as strong as Dazzling Star, or maybe even beyond!"

Sonia descended from the top of the sword scabbard and casually picked up a broken sword from the ground. In an instant, the broken sword was reforged by a blood-red light, appearing like a blade made of ruby. At this moment, the air flow in the Sword Tomb Land subtly changed, focusing on her as if she were the protagonist on stage. The Sword Intent of countless broken swords in the Sword Tomb Land also entangled around Sonia, and merely gazing upon her existence caused countless Angels’ eyes to ache.

Meanwhile, the Heroic Spirit Hall of the Infinite Heaven suddenly dissolved into countless streams of light draping over the Abyss Lord, transforming into an exquisite and dazzling cloak of golden light. Holding a nine-section mechanical stick, as a Divine Lord adept in all martial weapons, his most adept weapon was unexpectedly niche.

"Abyss Lord."

"Death Mad Sword Maiden."

No words wasted, no probing required. After simply saying their titles as a sign of respect, a storm shook the boundary between the Sword Tomb Land and the Extreme Winter Snowfield!

It’s more a clash of nations than individual combat. If such a level of battle were to occur on earth, the mere splattering aftershocks would evaporate the entire ecosystem. But after only a few rounds, the Abyss Lord fell into a disadvantage, with the golden cloak continuously shaking out flying particles of light, retreating step by step under Sonia’s sword force, and the icy snowfield was reclaimed by the Sword Tomb Land.

Yet this already surprised the Divine Lords immeasurably.

Sonia’s Phase Expansion is no fraud. Although it lacks an Eternal Wonder, the Sword Tomb Land requires no such Wonder; it has a simple and crude effect: increasing the swordsmanship art color.

Dazzling Star’s Phase Expansion was similarly straightforward, increasing star magic art color. Her star magic wonder was then intensified far beyond the Phase Limit, nearly overwhelming the collective effort of five Divine Lords.

If a standard-sized World Secret Domain grants a Divine Lord a Void Wing of domain power, now Sonia’s Sword Tomb Land is as large as a million such domains, even adding just 1% of authority, equating to a hundred Void Wings. There’s no fancy, peculiar law here, just absolute brute strength.

They can discern that Sonia at this moment has already surpassed the Dazzling Star of three thousand years ago!

The truly startling part is that the Abyss Lord can still barely withstand Sonia’s world-shattering sword force. The divine lords’ gaze fixed on the Heroic Spirit cloak of the Abyss Lord; although each confrontation with Sonia would deteriorate the cloak, it is proof enough that the Abyss Lord indeed possesses Battle Power comparable to Phase Expansion for short periods!

"Secret Domain Armament · Heroic Spirit Blessing." The All-knowing Weaver’s heart stirred: "Infinite really hides a terrifying trump card indeed."

Expanding the secret domain to nation-size can enhance power, but what about shrinking the domain to clothing size? This is the answer the Abyss Lord found.

Although this rapidly depletes the secret domain’s origin, exchanging it for Phase Expansion level power is entirely worth it. Against adversaries like Dazzling Star and Sword Maiden, they have no luxury of conserving strength, for victory lies in extracting every ounce of value from resources!

"Help me restrain her movements; I need but an instant."

The Extreme Master of Blood Moon took a deep breath, his blood-red eyes seemed to be smoldering with fire, "Don’t tell me you can’t do it."

The All-knowing Weaver and the Imaginary Music Master exchanged glances, knowing there was no room for holding back. Apart from the imperative to prevent them from unsealing Hell, these two Divine Lords, renowned for their calm and rational demeanor, are now rising in battle intent.

There’s no better opportunity than this, no better opponent.

They aim to prove by defeating Sonia that their millennia of accumulation can overturn Dazzling Star’s vast advantage!

Executing the Sword Maiden to vindicate absolute techniques, crushing Dazzling Star to seek supremacy!

In the Heavenly Kingdom of All-knowing, Igula saw the countless threads weaving the Black Curtain suddenly melt into gas, transforming into a dark cloud stream, pouring into the Heavenly Kingdom of Transcendence, like black clouds enveloping Sonia!

Secret Domain Conversion · Black Curtain!

Though Secret Domain Curse and Secret Domain Armament are similar ideas—shrinking the secret domain for Extreme Effect—the difference lies in Armament enhancing power and Conversion enhancing effect! Once shrouded by the flowing black curtain, one will lose external perception in the first instant, physical sensation in the second, and disconnect consciousness from the soul in the third, even a Divine Lord isn’t spared!

But even if not enveloped, merely its presence in a Mage’s sight rapidly diminishes perception, and the flowing black curtain can penetrate everything; neither secret domain nor wonder can block or diminish it!

"This is the scenery I prepared for Dazzling Star." The All-knowing Weaver’s tone is as if gifting a meticulously prepared present to a friend: "Drown in the unknown curtain."

On the other hand, a bell tower in the Imaginary Heaven shatters into dozens of parts, flying into the Heavenly Kingdom of Transcendence, and although each piece is a great distance apart, they piece together a gigantic illusionary bell tower.

Secret Domain Reorganization · Time Bell Tower!

The direction chosen by the Imaginary Music Master is akin to Phase Expansion: he couldn’t yet integrate the secret domain into Heaven but could dismantle the domain and temporarily assemble a larger one. While each disassembly and reorganization significantly depletes the domain’s essence, it can pierce through the phase to pull the enemy directly into the domain, creating a decisive battlefield!

"I’m sorry." The Imaginary Music Master didn’t know to whom he apologized but was unwavering. Walking on the edge of good and evil, wavering on the border of right and wrong, in the Seven Heavens, he is a decisive Divine Lord, yet also a hesitant mortal.

At this moment, the Abyss Lord also did not shy away from intensifying weapon consumption, counterattacking to stall Sonia, forming a synergy with the flowing black curtain and the time bell tower. However, Sonia did not intend to escape, taking a moment amidst intense battle to say, "Vishi, connect us together."

With a thought from Vishi, a soul chain connected the four of them together. In the soul perspective, Sonia’s soul blazed like flames that painted all of Heaven red, the fire spread along the chain to Diya, Weiser, and Vishi, igniting black flames on the Witch’s soul, silver fire on the Silver Lamp’s soul, and blue flames on Vishi’s soul.

Seeing Sonia about to be controlled by the flowing black curtain and time bell tower, a trace of surprise flickered in the eyes of the Extreme Master of Blood Moon. It seemed that he need not act, for Sonia was already on the brink of defeat.

Indeed, such an immature brat, even if inexplicably possessing great power, how could they even compare to Dazzling Star...

Just then, the two secret domains in the Heavenly Kingdom of Transcendence began to move!

Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon fused into darkness, but not a fear-inducing, mysterious darkness. It’s like standing atop a skyscraper in a city, overlooking the countless lights of the cityscape at night, with that thin and gentle layer of night above. This night became the new sky of the Heavenly Kingdom of Transcendence, and even the flowing black curtain that penetrates the Phase Curtain couldn’t break through the gentle night.

The Sky Garden decomposed into ten parts, forming a larger Sky Garden outside the time bell tower, not only severing the time bell tower’s connection with the Imaginary Music Master but also activating the Eternal Wonder to disrupt the Abyss Lord’s Source Power operation!

Secret Domain Conversion · Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon.

Secret Domain Reorganization · Sky Garden.

It’s hard to describe the feelings of the All-knowing Weaver and the Imaginary Music Master at that moment—humiliation? Anger? Confusion?

The skills they researched for thousands of years as trump cards were perfectly reproduced in the opponent’s hands, turned back against themselves. As Divine Lords ruling over Heaven, not even the supreme strength of Dazzling Star could make them submit, yet at this moment, they were overcome with an indescribable fear.

If this world truly harbors demons, perhaps it would be no different—they turn all the Divine Lord’s endeavors into a laugh-inducing tragedy, merely by existing.