I Gain a God-Tier Talent Every Level

Chapter 529

The information had come from Yog—the being who knew all known things.

And if there was anyone in this world whose intelligence could never be doubted, it was Yog.

Hearing this news...

Kanzaki Rei finally let out a quiet breath of relief.

Iz... looks like I underestimated you after all.

There simply hadn’t been enough information.

Kanzaki Rei had no idea how strong the God of Magic Iz was, nor how powerful the First Forbidden Ones truly were.

With both sides being complete unknowns, there was no way to judge who held the advantage.

Still, he had ended up worrying a little.

Kanzaki Rei had even already considered it—

If Iz truly died... if he was killed by one of those so-called First Forbidden Ones...

Then once Kanzaki Rei himself became strong enough to stand on equal footing with Tsukiyo, he would search for Iz’s reincarnation.

Awaken Iz’s memories from his previous life.

In a sense, that would count as bringing him back to life.

As for whether or not he would avenge him afterward—

That could be considered later.

But now, it seemed...

There was no need for him to worry about any of that anymore.

After the relief faded, another question surfaced in Kanzaki Rei’s mind.

Why had Iz become a God of Magic?

There was one thing Kanzaki Rei had never forgotten.

Iz’s warning from the future.

Inside the Time Ruins—

Kanzaki Rei had encountered Izparut.

A future Izparut.

And in that future, Iz had been a Tier 9 Mage.

He had even fought Ansu.

Kanzaki Rei’s two Original Forbidden Magics had also been stripped directly from Iz.

There was no doubt about it.

Tier 9 Mage.

And alongside that, there was another principle from Chronology Theory—

The past could not be changed.

Meaning that Tier 9 Izparut had once projected himself into Kanzaki Rei’s past.

So in the future timeline, Izparut should also have become a Tier 9 Mage.

Only then would the chain of causality align correctly.

Otherwise, spacetime itself would collapse into contradiction...

But...

Why was he a God of Magic?

As Kanzaki Rei pondered this issue, his perception quietly swept across everyone present.

Every single person wore a different expression.

Asahi Chen pressed fingers against her temple.

"’First Mind’ was killed by Izparut..."

"But the remaining First Forbidden Ones..."

"...have all descended as well."

After saying this, she fell silent briefly.

As though waiting for Yog’s divine thoughts.

Finally, a moment later, she spoke again.

"Izparut..."

"...has shut them out beyond his Divine Kingdom."

Shut them outside his Divine Kingdom?

What kind of method was that?

Asahi Chen couldn’t understand it.

Neither could Hiroto Minase.

As disciples of Yog, they understood many hidden truths of the world.

They had even witnessed the full process of how this God of Magic had died.

If the First Forbidden Ones could simply be blocked outside a Divine Kingdom so easily, then Gods of Magic would never have died so effortlessly.

So how had he done it?

He had only just become a God of Magic.

The First Forbidden Ones themselves also could not descend into the present world for long periods of time.

In fact, they required a God of Magic’s Divine Kingdom as a vessel to sustain their descent.

But now that they had been rejected outside—

It became far more difficult for them to lay hands on Izparut.

"He actually... survived."

"A living God of Magic?"

Hiroto Minase stared again at the divine corpse before him.

This entire gathering had been orchestrated by Yog...

He had just revealed the answer to the Origin to these people—

And immediately afterward, a God of Magic was born...

Not only that—

The God of Magic had survived.

It was difficult to believe this was mere coincidence.

Could it be...

Lord Yog had already foreseen all of this?

With that thought came another wave of relief.

Of course.

Lord Yog knew all things.

Naturally, he would have calculated this outcome in advance...

As the realization settled in, Hiroto Minase’s heart calmed once more.

"Everyone..."

"The God of Magic is still far beyond our reach."

"Shouldn’t we focus on the matter before us first?"

As he spoke, he lifted the lantern in his hand once more.

Everyone exchanged glances.

Their spiritual senses transmitted information silently between one another...

"Then... lead the way."

In the end, they still decided to continue onward.

With two wishes in hand, at the very least their safety was guaranteed...

Tap—

After roughly three hours of walking, the scattered starlight around them gradually formed walls.

The group traveled through winding corridors of stars.

Swish!

Another step forward—

Under the influence of this bizarre spatial domain, Kanzaki Rei crossed an unknowable distance in a single stride.

Hundreds of millions of kilometers?

Billions?

At the very least, after taking that step, the scenery within his perception had changed completely.

Even the arrangement of the surrounding stars had become unfamiliar.

But...

In the instant he stepped forward just now, the edge of his perception seemed to glimpse something.

The movement had simply been too fast.

Even when Kanzaki Rei reviewed the scene within his Memory Palace—

All he could see was an extremely stretched, flattened streak of light.

There was no way to tell what it actually was.

...

"Yuna, how much farther do we still have to go?" Luluwe asked.

Yuna carried the lantern as she answered gently,

"Sister Luluwe, the space and time here are constantly shifting."

"I can only follow the lantern’s guidance and lead you toward the answer corresponding to you."

"As for how much longer we must walk, I can’t give an exact estimate."

"But I imagine your answer isn’t very far away now."

Luluwe blinked.

"My answer?"

"You mean there are many other answers here too?"

"Yes."

"This place is the Void of Answers."

"Every question hidden within a person’s heart can find its corresponding answer here."

"But one must have a guide."

"And an interpreter."

"Without guidance, you would become lost within this space."

"And without an interpreter, even if you reached the source of the answer, you still would not know what the correct answer actually is."

"And I..."

"...am both your guide and your interpreter."

"Oh~"

Luluwe smiled lightly.

"Actually, I think I just saw a familiar figure."

Yuna’s body visibly stiffened for a moment.

"Sister Luluwe... surely you don’t mean..."

Luluwe spread her hands and shook her head playfully.

"Kidding~"

"You were moving way too fast. I couldn’t see clearly at all."

Yuna turned and looked directly into Luluwe’s eyes.

"You really didn’t see clearly?"

Luluwe’s golden eyes gleamed brilliantly.

Would the eyes of a Tier 8 Archer ever misjudge something?

Luluwe shifted her gaze toward another section of space.

"But honestly... I never expected it would be you inviting me here."

"After we parted back then, we never met again."

"I heard you already became a Sage."

"Even though you were just a little girl back then."

Luluwe gestured around waist height with her hand.

Back then, Yuna had only been that tall.

Ten years had passed.

Yet Luluwe, as a Holy Spirit, had not changed in appearance at all.

"Sister Luluwe, your growth has also been astonishing."

"You became a Tier 8 Archer in only ten years."

"You’re probably the fastest-progressing Archer in the entire world."

"Fast?"

Luluwe smiled bitterly.

"Compared to those monsters, it still doesn’t feel like enough."

"I only managed to become a Tier 8 Archer through shortcuts..."

"If he were still here..."

"...he’d definitely be the one who shocked everyone the most."

Luluwe murmured softly.

And within her mind, the image of a cheerful young boy surfaced unconsciously.