Mage Manual

"Maybe I’ll say it later, but not now."

"Maybe the world will end the next second, hurry up and tell me~ won’t you~"

"I won’t say it."

*

In the Star Bridge Hall, Igula and Harvey glanced at each other’s fading forms, then looked up at the vibrating ceiling. As demigods, they naturally understood the essence of this collapse better and almost instantly gave up the thought of struggling.

Harvey suddenly took out two aluminum wine bottles, "Hurry up and drink, otherwise it might lose its taste later!"

Igula twisted one open and was instantly stimulated by the strong aroma inside, causing his soul to tremble: "What is this?"

"My brewed necromancy wine! The main ingredients are—"

"Wait, don’t say it!"

Igula looked at the bottle and then at Harvey, his expression complex as if facing a piece of chocolate-flavored dung. He sighed helplessly and rubbed his forehead: "Forget it, maybe it’ll all be over soon anyway."

Seeing the Swindler tip his head back and drink it all, the dark-skinned curly-haired guy chuckled, opened both coffins, then lay in one, sipping the necromancy wine slowly while singing ancient elegies in an ethereal voice:

"When I see, all that grows, can only be perfect in an instant..."

*

In the seventh layer of the Void Realm, Ash summoned the Bonded Divine. Since the Bonded Divine could channel the world’s magic from the bottom up into him, it could also allow him to adjust the flow of the world’s magic from the top down!

He first decomposed all the unowned Technique Spirits into the purest essence, infusing it into all beings to desperately slow their fading speed. Then he withdrew the Void Wings, intending to exit the eight-winged state—

"It’s useless."

Dazzling Star looked at her hand covered in snake scales and calmly said: "You and all mages are now united; even if you aren’t eight-winged, your gravity won’t change. Even if you immediately sever the Bonds with others, the shattered Void Realm can’t be restored, and the ritual that’s been initiated can’t be stopped. I will still merge with the Void Realm to become the World Snake of devourment, and everything is irreparable."

"I advise you not to leave here; the seventh layer of the Void Realm has turned into a paste because of your gravity." Dazzling Star glanced at the dark chaos surrounding them, "If you ascend to the Seven Heavens, the gravity would immediately tear apart the heavens and earth, which are barely maintaining."

Ash paused and, within several breaths, created a Wonder "Rainbow Anchor" capable of fixing space-time. Thanks to the comprehensive collapse of the Void Realm, the flawed Laws blocking the layers were full of errors, allowing Ash to anchor the Rainbow Anchor into the Seven Heavens, the earth, and even lower layers of the Void Realm with just a few attempts!

"You can only delay time, not change the final outcome."

Dazzling Star’s voice was calm, as if the one covered in scales was not her:

"It was a deadlock from the beginning. I suspect the Drama Poet deliberately hid this fact just to see your expression when you’re just a step away from success... The concept of mages encompasses the Void Realm, which means the Void Realm must be destroyed; preserving the world isn’t an option. Only when the Void Realm, mages, and magic return to flow can the one mage emerge, and the End Snake be obliterated."

"Though you can’t save everyone, you can at least protect those you care about. You are very close to the perfect outcome. Once I merge with the Void Realm to become the World Snake, kill me, and you can accomplish the ultimate achievement never seen before or since—"

"Shut up!" Ash glared at her fiercely, saying without any politeness: "Everyone’s busy here!"

Everyone?

Dazzling Star lowered her head and saw the scene of the Seven Heavens.

There were Sonia, Diya, Weiser, and Vishi leading four Divine Lords and all Angels, using the Rainbow Anchor Ash lodged in space-time as a foundation, continuously adding various Wonders, striving to stabilize the collapsing Seven Heavens.

She saw the scheming All-knowing Weaver exhaust his millenia of accumulated resources,

saw the arrogant and reckless Extreme Master of Blood Moon deplete his Source Power, ending up like a dead dog,

saw the Abyss Lord and the Imaginary Music Master using all their abilities,

she even saw her own Law Angels.

Facing the world-ending crisis of the Void Realm’s collapse, all conflicts were trivial at this moment, and a force far stronger than the Bonded Divine united all mages into a destiny community.

No, not just because of the world-ending crisis.

*

"Hold on!" Diya shouted while using threads to repair the melting heavenly space-time: "Ash will surely save the world!"

"Even the Master of Void Realm hasn’t given up," Weiser held up the Silver Lamp, continuously reinforcing the strength of the Rainbow Anchor with pure silver light, "It’s not your time to give up yet!"

"Anyone who dares slack off, I’ll whip their soul!" Vishi wielded chains like a whip, ruthlessly stimulating the demigods to completely awaken their soul potential: "Rather than wasting your soul in a coward’s hands, why not repurpose it!"

Sonia raised her ruby longsword high; for the first time there was no Killing Intent as she wielded it, setting an utmost solemn tone. She swung the blade slowly, as if waving mountains and seas, cutting out a grand and massive Blood Tide Sword Light, forcibly plugging the collapse in the Void Realm!

If Dazzling Star epitomized lethal swordsmanship, then Sonia had pioneered a brand new protective swordsmanship.

"With the Master of Void Realm gone, I am the ruler of Heaven." Sonia calmly said: "Mages, heed my Command."