"Not the spark of the Ancient Planeswalker? What does that mean? Isn't the function of the Elder Spell to restore a degraded spark to its original state?"
The Dark Prince Graya subconsciously frowned and asked.
"No, the Elder Spell is more than just restoring the ancient planeswalker's spark. Or do you understand what the essence of the spark is?"
Teferi turned his head and glanced at the young man beside him, his eyes revealing a trace of panic and fear that could not be suppressed or concealed.
As someone who used time magic to travel to the past and future when Dominaria was affected by a huge time rift, he obviously knew many secrets that even the legendary planeswalker Urza did not know. He even witnessed the spectacular scene of the destruction of the world when the elder dragons fought at their most intense.
They have a deep understanding of how terrible forbidden knowledge and spells these direct descendants of the Primordial Dragon have researched and created during that unknown period of time.
It can even be said that the super magic civilization created by the Numenna wizards later, and the artificial god Karona, the Mother of Magic, who did not realize how powerful she was until her death, all originated from the legacy of the primordial dragons.
The Thran Empire, which later indirectly created Yawgmoth and Old Phyrexia, was merely a secondary civilization that developed bit by bit on this basis.
Therefore, the Elder Dragon is the source of the entire Dominarian civilization and intelligent life.
Demons, angels and other intelligent life and civilizations were born after this.
The Elder Spell is a horrible spell invented by some guys without sparks in order to snatch sparks from their brothers and sisters who have awakened sparks when the elder dragons are in a chicken-eating competition.
In other words, it is the first means by which non-planeswalkers can become planeswalkers.
“The nature of the spark?
I remember my father seemed to have mentioned that every spark is equivalent to a seed of time and space or even the universe born from the dark void.
It’s just that they don’t have the opportunity to expand slowly over a long period of time like the normal world, until they form the space necessary to maintain themselves.
Instead, he enters the already formed world through various accidental situations and merges with the soul of the planeswalker.
These dormant seeds will only awaken when the potential planeswalker is strongly stimulated by the outside world and develops self-awareness beyond a critical point.
This is why all sparks possess indescribably powerful spatial properties, protecting the planeswalker from the chaotic energies and raw matter of the Dark Eternity.
Because they themselves are equivalent to stable existing space and time.
Stable space and time can resist the erosion of the dark void through spatial barriers.
Before deterioration, the ancient planeswalker could even use the power of the spark to create and destroy a plane out of thin air.
After all, all the rules needed to achieve this are already contained in the sparks."
Without thinking, Graya blurted out everything he knew.
These are the conclusions drawn by the New Phyrexia scientific research department led by Jingitashya through countless experiments and theoretical inferences.
"That's right! Then do you know why the sparks of all the planeswalkers deteriorated after the time rift was repaired?"
Time Master Teferi continued to ask with a serious expression.
Graya pondered for a moment, and quickly responded in an uncertain tone: "Is it because the seed was weakened by an unknown force when it entered the already formed world?"
Teferi nodded slightly: "Yes.
It was the largest rift in the world, located in Dominaria, that changed everything.
In order to block it, we adopted the simplest, most brutal, but also the most effective method.
That is to contribute one's own sparks, and then inject power into them to allow them to grow into worlds with spatial barriers.
In this way, the chaotic energy and primordial matter of the dark void will not continue to spread and affect the existence of the entire multiverse.
But the problem is that the patch formed by so many sparks gathered together has caused the connection between all the remaining sparks and the dark void to no longer be as tight as before.
You can think of it as a membrane formed by numerous sparks gathered on the time rift, which blocks the efficiency of the new generation of planeswalkers in obtaining energy from the Dark Void and other time and space.
This is the truth about the Spark Deterioration incident, and why Nicol Bolas hates me so much."
"What about the Elder Spell? Why does this magic allow Nicol Bolas to regain power and even become more powerful by consuming the sparks of others?"
As he said this, a hint of nervousness and fear flashed in the eyes of the Dark Prince Graya, and his eyes were fixed on the elder dragon who was violently beating the Titan Legion not far away.
In just a few minutes, Aionar, Norgannon, Khaz'goroth and Aggramar were all defeated.
Sargeras lost an arm, and most of Argus's body was torn apart beyond recognition by the terrifying chaotic energy storm.
You must know that these Titans who have been injected with sparkling oil and endowed with divine power and godhood are far more powerful than most gods.
The most powerful ones among them can even pin the embodiment of powerful divine power to the ground and beat them hard.
At least Graya didn't think he could defeat any of them without using the spark properties.
Because he knew that this Titan Legion was the trump card in his father's hand, and its strength was even stronger than those high-level Demon Judges.
But now, they could only barely resist and delay the time in front of the furious Nicol Bolas.
In contrast, Teferi was obviously more concerned about the ever-widening time rift. He took a deep breath and explained, "Because the real horror of the elder spell is the devouring.
Let each spark, which was originally like an independent seed of space and time, be compressed together to form a miniature multiverse.
As a result, the connection with the dark void becomes closer.
It's like the relationship between mass and gravity.
The greater the "mass" of a spark, the stronger the "gravity" it exerts on the dark void.
Otherwise, why do you think Nicol Bolas has the means to directly devour all the energy of a world?
All of this stems from the Elder Mantra.
That’s why I say this is a natural disaster, a taboo that cannot be touched.
But it's too late now.
With Nicol Bolas having completed the fusion of tens of thousands of Sparks, he has become utterly invincible, even if all of us were united.
In addition, this time rift will continue to expand until it forms a super black hole that is large enough to swallow the entire multiverse.
This process may not be quick, and may take tens of thousands of years or even longer, but the result is certain.”
"I see."
Graya nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "I suggest you don't need to be so pessimistic. Things are far from being irreversible. Because my father must have anticipated the current situation."
"Your father?"
Time Mage Teferi was slightly stunned.
"Yes. And...he's already here."
As the last word came out of his mouth, a smile suddenly appeared on the Dark Prince's nervous face.
Before Teferi could ask who the father Graya was talking about, Nicol Bolas, who was still killing people in the previous second, collided with a sudden figure, and then crashed to the ground of Ravnica time and space with a bang like a falling meteor.
The terrifying impact force instantly pierced the entire planet.
If it weren't for the reality-distorting force repairing it, we would have been able to see the spectacular star-exploding scene by now.
"Damn it! He's finally here! If he were any later we would all be doomed."
Liliana, who nearly died in the aftermath of the battle, couldn't help but curse under her breath.
After all, she was just a small necromancer, and was obviously unable to cope with this kind of horrific battle where a single strike could easily cause a star to explode.
Apart from the initial rush forward to launch a siege, the rest of the time was basically spent retreating continuously, avoiding the ubiquitous energy shocks and chaos storms.
"Why, are you scared?"
Shane VII appeared behind Liliana at some point, with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
The latter rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, “Shouldn’t I be afraid?
This level of battle is obviously beyond my scope of participation.
Besides, I am here to deal a psychological, not a physical, blow to Nicol Bolas."
"Haha, okay, I admit that what you said makes some sense.
But please don't forget that the return is always proportional to the risk.
If you're not willing to take risks, don't expect to gain much from this War of the Spark.
Because those who have not contributed are not eligible to participate in the sharing of spoils after winning. "
After saying this, Shane VII joined the battle without hesitation.
As a planeswalker who has visited dozens of time and space after obtaining the spark, although his strength has not expanded as fast as Zuo Si's, he is by no means weak.
After all, this half-lich was a terrifying legendary necromancer before he obtained the spark, and his starting point was much higher than Zuo Si's.
This means that the initial mass of his snowball is much larger, and he has also accomplished the feat of killing gods in some worlds. He has now been promoted to a quasi-divine power or an ancient evil creature.
Especially when it abandons the disguise of its half-lich body, it transforms directly into a hideous skull as big as a satellite, emitting terrifying death power from its eyes.
Just one strike broke the magical protection on Nicol Bolas' body, causing large areas of muscle and dragon scales to turn a bleak grayish-white color as if they had lost their vitality.
Mail, who was the fastest, took the opportunity to follow up, waving his arm and instantly piercing through the area corroded by the power of death, leaving a blood hole in the opponent's body that exuded a foul smell and decay.
"Ah!!!! You disgusting flies and ants, how dare you harm the great Dragon God! Die!"
The elder dragon roared hysterically and wildly, while the powerful spark in his chest flickered violently.
In an instant, Shane VII, who was actively attacking, suddenly felt an indescribable shudder and immediately activated the teleportation magic to leave this dangerous area.
Not only him, but also little Annie and several other descendants of Zuo Si did the same thing.
As quasi-divine powers, they basically have the ability to foresee danger and even the future.
As long as there is no interference or shielding, we can often detect the arrival of danger earlier.
Unfortunately, Sean VII's action was still a little late.
Just as most of his body passed through the portal, the surrounding space suddenly solidified, and then a beam of light passed through the barrier of time and space and reached the dark void.
The half skull, which was as big as a satellite, decomposed into tiny dust-like particles at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was eventually sucked into the depths of the space-time rift and disappeared without a trace.
What's even more terrifying is that the insane Nicol Bolas rushed up right after him, exuding an unparalleled aura of destruction.
"Sos! Help me!"
Shane VII had no time to think about it, let alone care about his face, and he just opened his mouth and asked for help.
He had a hunch that if he was caught by the other party, he might not have the chance to return to the life box and revive at all.
"Don't panic, my friend. He won't stand a chance of killing you."
With the blessing of super speed, Zuo Si crossed the distance in space at a speed beyond what most people could understand, and exerted the power of the evil heart to the extreme. At the same time, the divine sword in his hand was covered with a layer of black and red light.
It is the ultimate embodiment of evil that transcends everything, and it is the sum of the influence of all evil thoughts and behaviors of intelligent creatures in the endless time and space of the entire multiverse.
Although Nicol Bolas's mind had lost its rationality under the influence of the dagger that penetrated his brain, he had not lost his instinct to perceive danger.
So he reacted immediately, leaving behind Shane VII and directly activated the counter-spell to prevent the sharp sword emitting a terrifying aura from approaching him.
However, he obviously didn't know much about this artifact, so the counter-spell didn't completely serve as an absolute defense. Instead, it completely shattered after resisting the huge impact force, and the tip of the sword pierced directly to the location of the spark.
"It's you?!"
After seeing clearly who attacked him, the elder dragon immediately showed an expression of extreme shock and anger. At the same time, he activated the planeswalker card and added several top-notch magical defenses.
"Haha, yes, it's me. Sorry, these ordinary magical protections don't work on me."
Zuo Si also activated several magic-dispelling cards at almost the same time.
The spells of both sides are instantly canceled out and neutralized after the collision.
In the end, the sharp sword in his hand pierced straight into the opponent's chest, leaving a huge wound more than one meter deep.
The hot, bright-colored dragon blood sprayed everywhere like a spring.
But before Zuo Si could expand the wound, Nicol Bolas came to his senses and used the power of his own spark to form a shock wave centered on himself.
Boom!!!! Zuo Si was hit by a huge force and flew backwards for hundreds of meters before he could barely keep his balance.
However, he did not care about this failure, but activated another planeswalker card while flying backwards.
In the blink of an eye, several huge toads emitting magical powers appeared out of thin air beside the old dragon and made a rather strange noise.
“Goo-goo-goo—”
Huh? A bunch of big toads?
Nicol Bolas had no idea what this confusing operation was intended to achieve.
After all, a giant toad is a creature that can at best swallow a living person or something, and it is not considered a particularly dangerous thing in any world.
But just a second later, he paid a heavy price for his underestimation of the enemy and carelessness.
Because after a brief chirping, all these toads simultaneously caused a horrible explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The terrifying corrosive venom that was enough to kill the god's body instantly triggered a power-amplifying effect under the catalysis of Talona's unique divine power.
When the splattering venom dissipated, one could clearly see that Nicol Bolas' body had been extensively corroded, with even some parts revealing the horrifying sight of white bones.
Since the enemies encountered before were not strong enough, it was always kept in the bottom of the box and never used.
I got pretty good results using it for the first time today.
You have to know that Nicol Bolas released spark power at the moment of the explosion, forming an ability similar to space partition.
But the result is still what it is today. One can imagine how tragic it would be if he was continuously attacked by the barking toad venom without any protection.
"So you are the mastermind and the culprit behind all this? You have been plotting against me from the very beginning?"
Nicol Bolas asked angrily as he cleaned the remaining venom from his body.
"That's right! Even this Spark War was started by me.
Because I had my eye on the Elder Spell from the beginning, and the perfect spark I could get from using it.
Now hand over your spark, and I will spare your life for your important contribution."
While speaking, Zuo Si raised his hand and combined the half of the elder's spell he knew to lock the sublimated perfect spark in the other person's body. At the same time, he tore off the last disguise and fully released his own spark characteristics.
moment!
The violent resonance began to affect the stability of Nicol Bolas's spark, making it impossible for him to draw infinite energy from the dark void as he did before.
Not only that!
There were also vague signs of losing control and leaving the body.
It was obvious that the first half of the elder's spell greatly enhanced the characteristics of his spark, as if it was tailor-made for him.
"You're dreaming! No one can take my spark away!"
Nicol Bolas, who always robbed others, would never tolerate that the fruits of victory he had worked so hard to obtain were taken away by another person. He became extremely violent.
He even released one of the most powerful enemies he had ever encountered directly from the cold and dark abyss without hesitation.
Boom!!! In just a moment, a huge, indescribable tentacle appeared out of thin air within everyone's sight.
Its power is so amazing that it is as terrifying as three Eldrazi titans, and it is completely unaffected by the power of the Dark Void.
"This is...Marireki?!"
Zuo Si instantly recognized this unknown creature that was obviously larger than the Eldrazi Titan.
There is no other reason, it's just that this guy is too recognizable.
After all, there aren't many things that can be compared with the Eldrazi Titan in terms of size and strength, and that large mass of black tentacles is so eye-catching.
"Hmph! Just wait for your destruction along with this space and time, Soth."
Nicol Bolas let out a harsh sneer, and then began to wantonly release his perfect spark power that surpassed that of the ancient planeswalkers, bombarding all the land cards that were in effect on the planeswalkers who had not yet lost their sparks.
In just a few seconds, the time and space connected by the land cards of Zuo Si, his descendants, and his allies were interrupted.
Most importantly, all spellcasting environments and powers related to these time and space also become invalid.
What's even more terrible is that under the stimulation of this power, Maryleki also awakened from the sealed state, and instantly waved thousands of tentacles to launch an indiscriminate attack on everyone present.
In less than a few seconds, dozens of new generation planeswalkers who came with the Time Mage Teferi were swept up and disappeared without a trace.
Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane, and the others were at a loss when faced with this terrifying creature that was even more powerful than the Eldrazi titan. In less than a few seconds, they were forced to flee in all directions to save their lives.
fortunately!
关键时刻与左思一起抵达的艾泽拉斯星魂站了出来，瞬间从可爱的小萝莉化身成为巨大的泰坦与之缠斗在一起。
双方战斗的画面简直就像是从神话故事中走出来的一样震撼人心。
“怎么样，你现在感受到绝望与无助了吗？在这个完美火花的绝对力量面前，你所有的阴谋和诡计都像小丑一样可笑。”
尼可·波拉斯咧开嘴露出嗜血狰狞的笑容嘲讽道。
在他看来，只要将所有地牌轰炸干净切断对方与其他时空的联系，那么左思的力量必然会大幅度的下降，根本不可能是现如今自己的对手。
毕竟两人之间的火花有着质的差距。
但左思却不慌不忙的笑着回应道：“不好意思，可能要让你失望了。你该不会以为我没有为这种情况做准备吧？”
话音未落！
洞境树的枝干就直接从时间裂缝中延伸出来，通过另外一种实体连接的方式将所有刚才失去的地牌环境全部恢复。
与此同时，左思还掀开了另外一张底牌，低声呼唤道：“娜希丽，出来吧，我现在需要你的帮助。”
“哦？你终于想起我来了吗？我还以为你已经把我遗忘了呢。”
砾岩术士一个闪身凭空出现，紧跟着瞬间也开启了地牌轰炸模式，将尼可·波拉斯所连接的时空也炸了个干净，同时释放出密密麻麻一眼望不到尽头的砾岩造物。
“别生气，你要明白越是最后出场越意味着你的重要性。好了，其他的话等会儿再说，让我们按照既定计划结束这一切吧。”
左思缓缓摘下掩盖用的手套，露出那只散发着太初之龙气息的爪子。
“如你所愿！”
娜希丽显然也知道现在不是发脾气的时候，直接将自身火花的特性拓展到极致，操控着所有的晶石形成一个巨大的封印将尼可·波拉斯困在中间，竭尽所能去压制那颗完美火花的力量。
而左思则毫不客气的化身成为巨龙形态径直扎了进去，无视对方所有的攻击和防御手段，挥舞龙爪狠狠插进火花所在的位置。
“你的就是我的！我的还是我的！拿来吧！”
“不！！！！！！你怎么可能会拥有这样的力量？那是属于太初之龙……”
伴随着胸口的剧痛传来，尼可·波拉斯那张满是愤怒、傲慢和自负的脸上终于露出了惊骇的神情。
尽管他之前已经在新非瑞克西亚魔判官身上见识过太初之龙的鳞片，但却万万没料到对方居然真的还原出了一只完整的龙爪。
更让他无法相信的是，左思竟然从灵魂到肉体也是一条长老龙旅法师。
不！ 不仅仅是长老龙，而是一种凌驾于长老龙之上更接近于太初之龙的存在形态！ “别那么惊讶！用不了多久，我就会成为真正的太初之龙。而夺取这颗完美的旅法师火花仅仅只是第一步。”
左思贴在对方耳边低语道。
随后火花连结发动！
他自己的火花瞬间与对方的火花产生了前所未有的剧烈共鸣。
才短短一刹那的功夫，那颗完美的火花就源源不断将自身力量传送过来进行强化。
当两者力量达到一个完美平衡状态的时候，才终于缠绕在一起形成不断循环的稳态结构。
等再一次睁开双眼的时候，左思仅仅只是抬起手轻轻挥舞了一下，那道已经蔓延到数十个时空乃至宇宙的时间裂隙便凭空消失了。
紧跟着再挥舞一下，玛莉雷基那由无数黑色触手构成的庞大身体便被当场撕碎，然后丢进开启的黑暗虚空隧道之中。
“同时拥有两颗完美的火花？！”
时间大法师泰菲力整个人目瞪口呆，似乎不敢相信自己眼睛所看到的事实。
身为曾经在克撒身边待过很长一段时间的上古旅法师，他自诩见过很多拥有不可思议力量和火花特性的旅法师，但像左思这么离谱的还是第一个。
而且他完全搞不懂，对方究竟是如何把那么巨大的时间裂隙给抹平的。
而其余那些原本还寄希望于能从尼可·波拉斯手中夺回属于自己火花的新生代旅法师，此刻已经陷入了深深的绝望。
正当所有人都被左思眼下所展现出来的恐怖力量感到无比震撼时，一个身穿黑色礼服、留着一头白色长发的吸血鬼突然凭空出现，先是巡视了一下四周，然后才将目光锁定在左思和已经变成尸体的尼可·波拉斯身上。
足足过了十几秒钟，他才搞清楚发生了什么，不由得微微感叹道：“看来你成功了，对吗？
现在请允许我恭喜你登上至高王座，成为凌驾于其他所有旅法师之上的神。
作为整个过程的见证者，我对此感到无比的荣幸。
因为你让我明白了命运并非注定。
那些古老、强大、高贵的存在未来未必不会陨落，而卑微如蝼蚁的凡人也未必不能凭借自身的努力登上山巅。
或许这就是人生中所蕴含无限可能性的魅力所在！”
“谢谢！ 这正是我想要的。
我知道，你们当中有很多人心里有很多的疑问想要从我这里得到答案。
但是很遗憾，我并没有时间来做出解答。
因为我还有一件非常重要的事情必须去做。”
说完这句话，左思无视了所有人，包括自己的子嗣和盟友，直接启动两颗完美的旅法师火花瞬间传送到了冥想境。
早已等候在此的瓦什托尔和金吉塔厦立马单膝跪地，用无比激动的语气恭贺道：“伟大的新非瑞克西亚之父！至高无上的烁油主宰！恭喜您终于实现了多年以来的夙愿！”
“够了！我来不是听你们奉承的。告诉我，逆转冥想境的工作准备完成了吗？”
左思毫不客气的打断了两人。
“当然！我们已经完成了一切准备，您随时都可以开始吸收融合这里的力量。”
金吉塔厦不加思索给出了肯定答复。
这也是他们没有参加最终决战的原因之一。
“很好！那就开始吧！”
左思随手将尼可·波拉斯的尸体和灵魂全部撕碎丢进冥想境的湖水中，令其跟自己的好兄弟作伴去了。
等做完这一切，他一头扎进湖水的最深处。
而瓦什托尔和金吉塔厦则相互对视了一眼，随后满脸狂热的启动了刻画在整个时空每一个角落的巨大魔法阵。
伴随着席卷整个时空的能量波动，原本平静的冥想境瞬间沸腾起来。
骇人的精神与灵魂能量以肉眼可见的速度向湖水深处聚集。
伴随着无法用语言形容的剧烈疼痛，左思感觉到自己硕大的巨龙身体开始被分解，只留下最纯粹的灵魂，以及与灵魂同时存在的两颗完美火花。
但当肉体完全消失的同时，一个更加巨大的虚影凭空出现，在沸腾的湖面上勾勒出一个远比之前夸张不知道多少倍的巨龙身体虚影。
先是骨骼，然后是内脏、肌肉和血管，最后才是一片片闪烁着五彩斑斓光芒的鳞片。
由于完全失去了对时间的感知，所以他根本不知道这个过程究竟持续了多久。
也许是几分钟……
也许是几个小时……
也许是几天、几十年乃至成千上万年……
当这庞大无比的身体彻底凝结成实质后，左思睁开眼睛发现周围的冥想境已经全部消失，取而代之的是一望无际的黑暗虚空。
而他本人就这样矗立在黑暗虚空之中，完全没有受到哪怕一丁点的影响，并且能够清晰感受到整个多元宇宙每一个角落正在发生的事情。
仿佛他就是黑暗虚空的一部分，同样也是整个多元宇宙规则的化身。
只要一个念头，左思就能凭空创造一个单体宇宙，并让其按照自己的意志运转。
同样的，也只需要一个念头，他就能让任何一个宇宙直接覆灭乃至凭空消失。
很显然，这就是作为一切起点与终焉太初之龙所拥有的力量。
当左思开始煽动翅膀的时候，就如同一座在黑暗虚空中移动的岛屿。
原本那些无比可怕的虚空生物在发现他经过的时候，都如同遇到天敌般要么吓得瑟瑟发抖，要么惊恐万分的四散逃窜。
“哈哈哈哈！ 原来这就是太初之龙！ 一个本应该随着多元宇宙诞生而消失，只有在重启时才会再次出现的概念化身。
它根本没有所谓的自我意识，更不能算作是生物。
而我则成功篡夺了这一切！ 现在，无数时空、文明和生命的存续都在我的一念之间。
我即是整个多元宇宙！”
Zuo Si laughed and made the announcement in a way that was beyond the comprehension of all technology and magic.
And this announcement echoed in the ears of all planeswalkers like the chimes of midnight.
…
"The master of the multiverse?"
Princess Anne, who was sitting on the throne of the West Coast Empire and ruling the most powerful country on the continent of Faerun, suddenly looked up at the sky with an expression of great surprise on her face.
From her mature and beautiful appearance, it is not difficult to tell that it has been a long time since the end of the War of Sparks, so she has to step forward and rule the empire as an heir.
Also hearing this voice were the Dark Prince Greya and other descendants in the faraway Kingdom of Cormyr, as well as the Judges of the ninth layer of Baator and the plane of Mirrodin.
Although many things happened during the time when Zuo Si was silent and disappeared, none of them caused any big waves.
After all, the foundation he left behind is solid enough, and he is just silent, not dead.
But now, with this announcement, everyone realized what had happened to Zuo Si, and they all bowed their heads to pay tribute to this supreme ruler, even the ancient mages were no exception.