Chapter 399 Breakthrough! Diamond Level!
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ID: Luo Yan
Race: Human
Soul Level: Diamond (Level Cap LV130)
Level: LV.111 (+1)
Constitution: 102 (+6)
Strength: 48 (+7)
Agility: 55 (+7)
Intelligence: 427 (+80)
Spirit: 407 (+100)
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After comforting the many researchers who cared about him, the first thing he did was to sink his consciousness back into the sea of knowledge to confirm what he had gained from this trip.
Soon, a series of brand new data panels quietly appeared on the stone tablet standing in the sea of consciousness.
Just as Luo Yan sensed, his level had increased.
And the improvement is not just a little bit——
But a big part!
After his soul level broke through diamond, the extraordinary power he possessed finally reached the diamond level!
"Incredible, Lord Demon King... You just chatted with the curator and gained so many experience points?!" Youyou's figure quietly appeared next to his spiritual entity, and her exclamation was full of disbelief.
If I stay a little longer, won't I reach the maximum level?!
As the memories of the soul mirror gradually synchronized with the real body, Youyou, as a god, has become aware of its master's experiences behind the virtual world.
It just couldn't understand why it turned out like this.
“It’s not that simple.”
Simply feeling the surging energy emanating from the depths of his soul, Luo Yan calmly denied Youyou's speculation and put forward his own point of view.
"If my speculation is correct, my advancement this time shouldn't be due to simple observation or 'experience'. The root... should be that 'Butterfly of All Things'."
"The moment it merged into my sea of consciousness, it brought with it not only the power of the artifact itself," Luo Yan continued to analyze in his mind, "but also a pure energy from another time and space... I think that should be what the Solipsi people call 'ether'."
At this moment, his mental power was carefully sensing the butterfly pendant deep in his sea of consciousness, detecting the ripples it emitted.
He could clearly feel that the pendant had been bound to his soul, becoming a part of his power and even a part of his soul.
It's like a prosthesis installed on the soul!
Subsequently, he was also given an ability similar to that of the Solipsis – to conjure spiritual entities in reality.
Based on some information mentioned by the curator when telling the story of their civilization, Luo Yan could roughly speculate that when the Solipsian civilization developed to a certain level, they collectively evolved a method of using ether to construct their own soul mirror images, and used this as a basis for intergalactic travel!
Even——
A journey across time and space!
Of course, this kind of travel is not achieved through the soul mirror created by oneself.
As the curator said, the soul mirror cannot transcend the barrier of the void and can only serve as a carrier of the will of another world.
However, referring to the way the players exist, Luo Yan can boldly make a guess -
The Solipsi people's approach should be to use the virtual channel to enlighten a civilization in another time and space with a similar spiritual frequency to theirs, just as they have done more than once behind the virtual world.
Then, they will teach the methods of creating soul mirrors to the civilizations they enlighten, and project their own will onto the soul mirrors in the opposite world, so as to experience a completely different "life" in another time and space.
As for why they didn't teach themselves this incredible technology, there are many possibilities.
Perhaps they discovered that they actually possessed similar abilities, perhaps the technological gap between the two civilizations was too huge, or perhaps the other party believed that there were unpredictable risks involved, or even that they had not done similar things for a long time.
An immature civilization that masters advanced technology that it cannot control is very likely to destroy itself before destroying others.
It was like putting a pistol with the safety off in the hands of a baby, and the Solipsis themselves had suffered from this.
From the perspective of someone who has experienced it, they know very well that the "Os people" who have similar pasts as them will always understand these mysteries.
But there is no need to do that now that we are not mature enough...
"So that's how it is..." After listening to Luo Yan's explanation, Youyou's abstract face showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
After a while, it whispered again.
"Then... can we see the curator again?"
Luo Yan was silent for a while.
"Probably, I won't see you anymore."
Fate is limited.
Although the encounter was brief, both sides benefited greatly from each other's worlds. The stories of the ancient gods of Kolin have long become part of the universe of the Solipsis, and their stories will soon be included in the library of Xuebang.
Luo Yan opened his eyes after finishing his meditation.
This time, what caught my eye were no anxious expressions, but pairs of nervous and expectant gazes.
Miller looked eagerly in his direction, wanting to know if he had figured it out, but was too embarrassed to ask.
Luo Yan thought for a while, and then spoke in a calm tone about what he had seen and heard behind the virtual world, as well as the current situation and future of the Solipsi people.
He tried his best to use a method that everyone could understand, just like the Pope of the Solepsian people telling his people about the Kingdom of God.
As for the discussion about time and Noville, he kindly omitted it.
That wasn't the point of their conversation.
Moreover, it may lead to too many misunderstandings.
The air in Corinthia grew quiet.
After listening to their stories, the researchers, including Miller, had complicated expressions on their faces, and were filled with emotion.
They were shocked by the incredible fusion that occurred in Virtual Realm No. 440 after they separated from them, and marveled that those weak "octopus people" could actually accomplish such an amazing miracle. The peak of their power could even make an entire starry sky annihilate under their tentacles!
What was even more difficult for them to accept was that a civilization as powerful as the Solipsians could not escape destruction...
Fifty centuries is a long time, but it is not considered a long life for a civilization. The empire on the continent of Os alone has a lifespan of one-fifth of theirs.
After a long silence, Miller took a deep breath and spoke in a complicated tone.
“Will that day come for us?”
Luo Yan thought for a moment, and like a true mentor, he answered his anxiety in a gentle tone.
"It depends on what choice we make when facing the test from the void..."
"But no matter what, that day is too far away for us living in the present. We can only faithfully record it in the scroll and hope that our descendants will recall that insight from another world when faced with choices."
It takes time to digest the huge amount of information.
He instructed Miller and other researchers to continue observing Virtual Realm No. 440 and complete the writing of relevant papers.
Of course he knew that there was probably nothing new to observe behind the virtual world.
The reason why the virtual passage can still be maintained is entirely because the Solipsi people are still performing the ceremony called "Harvest" in their own way, and the observers on the other side of the virtual world are also performing the ceremony called "Observation".
Once this tacit understanding is broken, the connection between the two parties will be severed.
Even if he stayed there a little longer, the passage might not be maintained because he had acquired too much knowledge from the curator that did not belong to his own world.
However, there is no need to tell these details to the magicians of Xuebang. There are too many things that need to be explained, which will only make things troublesome.
Let them observe first.
The Sage's Journal will certainly be very interested in the insights into "ether" and the subspace generated by this observation. It is very likely to become the most outstanding research result in the past decade!
In addition, Miranda, the magic apprentice who is researching "super particles" in his Demon Lord's territory, should also be very interested in this.
Afterwards, Luo Yan will bring the researchers' completed papers back to the Demon King's Territory and share the insights from behind the virtual world with the magicians in the Demon King's Territory and even in Hell.
He had actually copied a lot of knowledge about magic from Xuebang's library and updated it into the setting collection of "Catastrophe OL".
There are still some fools trying it on Earth.
It’s just that the number of players of “Catastrophe OL” is still too small compared to the total population of the earth, and the earth obviously already has its own set of rules.
Otherwise, these suicidal guys might actually test out their "supernatural powers"...
After arranging everything, Luo Yan left the bustling Corin Tower alone, took the carriage borrowed from Professor Hector, passed through the Artisan Street filled with a festive atmosphere, and returned to the vicinity of the Great Sage's Tower.
After returning the carriage, he did not go directly back to his faculty dormitory, but went around to the back of the dormitory tower and found a secluded and deserted corner.
He sensed the mysterious [Butterfly of All Things] pendant from his sea of consciousness and decided to immediately test how powerful this gift from the curator was.
The moment he sank his consciousness into the sea of knowledge, the crystal clear pendant almost immediately appeared in front of him.
Everything is as natural as breathing.
With a slight smile on his lips, Luo Yan concentrated his mind and injected a faint trace of mental power into the sleeping butterfly deep in his sea of consciousness.
The response was instantaneous.
In the air, invisible etheric energies gathered out of thin air, chasing and entwining each other, as if following a weaving law from the ancient universe.
In just a moment, a translucent butterfly sparkling with colorful light took shape. It flapped its wings lightly as if carrying the starlight of a world, and landed on Luo Yan's outstretched fingertips.
"Buzz—"
A strange sense of separation came over me.
The moment it was born, Luo Yan's perception was split into two.
His main body was still standing in the snow, feeling the biting cold wind of the north, but the other half of his consciousness had already entered a kaleidoscopic world composed of countless magnificent facets.
"Fly higher."
As soon as a thought came to his mind, the ether butterfly on his fingertips immediately circled upwards obediently.
His vision then rose, and the snow-covered ground shrank rapidly beneath his feet. The feeling of his soul breaking free from the constraints of the flesh and flying freely made him squint his eyes.
It's a wonderful feeling.
Although the Necromancer can also project his consciousness onto the body of the summoned creature to perform micro-manipulation, it is far from achieving such an immersive sense of substitution.
At the same time, this sharing of vision does not expose his body to danger. He can switch the main perspective and zoom at any time, just as naturally as dragging the window on the desktop with the mouse when operating a computer.
The most important thing is that he doesn't have to rely on the player's helmet as a "casting medium", nor does he have to let his original body fall asleep!
as well as--
He can even swap the positions between the two!
"...So, what about interference on the physical level?"
Intrigued, Luo Yan cast his gaze towards a thick rock wall covered with ice and snow not far away, and a bold idea formed in his mind.
He ordered the butterfly to fly straight over.
Just when the collision was about to happen, Luo Yan almost subconsciously prepared himself for the impact, but the butterfly was like the shadow of the moon passing through the water, without causing a ripple, and passed through silently!
It was as if the solid rock was just a projection of nothingness!
"...the perfect stealth tool!"
Luo Yan's breathing stagnated slightly, and a hint of joy rose in his heart.
After the physical level, the next thing to verify is the magical level!
The dormitory tower of the Source Law School itself has a powerful warning array to block prying eyes from the outside world.
It is said that it was a restriction set by the great sage Doluluke himself. Although this does not mean that it has the defensive power of a demigod, at least its design is far more sophisticated than that of an ordinary magician.
Just give it a try!
Luo Yan controlled the butterfly and flew straight towards the dormitory tower.
In his shared vision, the magical light curtain composed of countless warning runes was clearly visible. Any uninvited guest who broke in would trigger an alarm the moment he touched the barrier.
However, the ether butterfly passed through the barrier easily like a drop of water merging into the ocean. The entire magic circle remained motionless and had no reaction to its arrival.
Not long after, "Luo Yan" who passed through the wall saw through the butterfly's vision the servant who was tidying up the broom and the assistant who was giving orders to the servant.
Today's dinner is carrot stew and honey-roasted pig's trotters. The accompanying red wine is a treasure produced in the Campbell area in the south of the Kingdom of Ryan, and the side dish is pickled cucumbers from the Kingdom of Rhodes.
Not all professors like to cook for themselves. Although there is a kitchen in every dormitory on each floor, regardless of size, many of them are not equipped with stoves.
He confirmed that this butterfly could even ignore high-level warning magic!
But what’s interesting is that an accident happened when the butterfly he was controlling was discovered by a spider lurking in the shadows.
Even the thick walls and the great sage's warning array could not stop it, but it was stuck on a light spider web.
The spider crawled towards it, ready to devour it, but the moment its forelimbs touched the butterfly, it dissipated like a crumbling sand castle.
At the same time, the early warning array was still not triggered, leaving only a confused spider pacing restlessly on the web, not knowing where its prey had gone.
"Is it because the act of active observation has lifted its 'incorporeality'?"
"It seems that any perfect tool has its weaknesses."
When Luo Yan understood, he summoned another Ether Butterfly with a thought, and then lightly tapped with his index finger.
A miniature fireball was launched from behind and accurately hit the butterfly hovering in the air.
There was no violent explosion, not even any reaction. The beautiful ether butterfly silently decomposed in the flames, turning into flying ether light dust and dissipating into nothingness.
The fireball that lost its target went straight through and hit the wall behind the butterfly with undiminished power, knocking down several icicles hanging on the wall.
"I see."
Although the Butterfly of All Things can ignore most passive warning magic, it can be damaged by actively released offensive magic.
However, its destruction did not cause any mental backlash to him, nor did it leave any trace of its presence.
"A mobile, deployable 'true eye' with built-in TP effect."
Luo Yan's lips curled up in a playful arc, and at the same time an interesting idea quietly emerged in his mind.
By the way, his cats are watching some stupid lizard at home for him. I don't know what they are doing while he is not around.
Just take a look.
In a playful mood, he controlled the ether butterfly to soar straight up, and came to the upper floors of the dormitory tower with ease. He penetrated the wall like a ghost and flew silently into his spacious room.
Inside the room, a heartwarming scene came into his shared vision.
Contrary to her usual behavior, Taffy did not take a nap in front of the fireplace. Instead, she pestered Sarah to help her read and teach her the language of the continent of Os.
I don’t know if it was the previous events that stimulated this guy, but this little female dragon who used to eat and sleep suddenly started to “work hard”.
Although Sarah's face showed no expression, her eyes were gentle, and she was patiently explaining to her every word she didn't understand, just like Luo Yan had taught her step by step.
This heartwarming scene made Luo Yan very satisfied. It seemed that the cat and the lizard did not fight when he was away.
very nice.
Just as the butterfly circled and flew near the fireplace, Sarah, who was concentrating on teaching, suddenly paused. Although she hadn't sensed the translucent butterfly, her instinct as a top assassin still allowed her to detect something unusual in the corner of her eye.
Her body tensed instantly, and her eyes, which had been gentle as water a moment before, now became as sharp as a cheetah. This sudden change caused Tafu, who had been lying on her lap, to roll onto the carpet with a "thump", her short tail sticking up in the air.
"Hey!! What are you doing, you stinky cat?" Tafu got up cursing and was about to complain when she saw those extremely cold eyes.
An electric current ran through her back, freezing all the blood in her body, and she was frozen in place, unable to move.
The dragon's bloodline is indeed powerful, but she is just a cub now, and even Arakdo, who has come to his senses, can subdue her.
Not to mention Sarah, who is already close to the gold level.
"Don't move!" Sarah lowered her voice to a very low level, filled with unquestionable murderous intent, "Someone..."
Tafu was frightened instantly. The little female dragon, who was so aggressive in the last second, "whoosh" and dived under the sofa in the next second, leaving only the trembling tip of her tail exposed.
"Who? Could it be that guy's enemies showing up? Wait, I have nothing to do with him! I, I, I... I'm just a freeloader, don't look for me!"
Hearing Tafu's useless voice, Luo Yan, who was observing everything through the butterfly perspective, couldn't help but smile.
“This guy…”
Where did he get any enemies?
Just as Sarah's eyes locked onto the ethereal butterfly hovering in the air, Luo Yan activated the core ability of "Butterfly of All Things" -
"Phase replacement!"
A slight distortion of space for a moment.
The butterfly that was in the room a moment ago disappeared, and instead, Luo Yan himself suddenly stood next to the fireplace.
He appeared as if he had emerged from a fireplace, startling Sarah who had just assumed a fighting stance and causing her to immediately put the dagger back into its leather sheath.
"Lord Demon King?!"
The dilated pupils were filled with panic and helplessness. Looking at Sarah who was about to kneel on one knee and beg for atonement, Luo Yan walked to her with a smile and patted her shoulder gently.
"Sorry, it was just a joke... Ahem! I'm very pleased with your vigilance, and I hope you'll keep it up."
It seems that this thing can easily deceive the eyes of a mage, but it is still a bit difficult to avoid the detection of a high-agility assassin.
"Yes..." Sarah had a confused expression on her face, but she was not confused about why the Demon King suddenly appeared in the dormitory, but she didn't understand why he said sorry.
I just did my job.
She felt a little guilty. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that she shouldn't have blurted out "Lord Demon King".
What if it’s fake?
Although a mere confession is not enough to serve as evidence, it will still bring trouble to the Demon King in this wizard tower full of powerful people.
Sarah reflected silently in her heart and decided to be more careful next time...
While the two were talking, Taffy finally got out from under the sofa. She had been in such a hurry that she accidentally dug too deep and nearly got her head stuck.
"You idiot, can't you just go home through the main door?! You scared me to death!"
This girl is the type who will shine brightly with a little sunshine. Luo Yan thought that he had not yet pursued her "rudeness in a hurry", but she was the first to pick her own reasons.
However, Luo Yan didn't need to bother with this little brat, so he just spoke in a teasing tone.
"I'm sorry for scaring you, but having said that... I've noticed that you have a pretty good understanding of your own position."
"%￥#@!" Tafu's face turned red, probably because her defense was broken. She cursed in Zeta language in a very ugly way.
Luo Yan couldn't understand the Zeta people's abstract language anyway, so he waved his wand to silence her, and then looked at Sarah.
"Has anyone come to see me today? Or any packages?"
He just asked casually.
Unexpectedly, Sarah nodded seriously.
"An apprentice named Skain came to the downstairs of the dormitory tower. He claimed to be Professor Hector's student."
"Professor Hector is looking for me?" Luo Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.
He had just returned the Pegasus carriage to Hector. He didn't see the old man looking for him for anything. He only saw him trying to find out about Corinta's latest research progress in a roundabout way.
Of course, he could understand.
Professor Hector's apprentices do not necessarily represent Professor Hector's interests, just as Assistant Professor Corgi is obviously more like one of his own.
A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. A rigid guy can only retain fools but not real talents.
Sarah shook her head slightly.
"He didn't mention anything about Professor Hector. He just asked me to bring you a letter... He said I must give it to you personally when you return."
As she spoke, Sarah took out the letter.
After Luo Yan took it, he first cast the "Eye of Alchemy" spell as usual, and made sure there was no strange curse on it before carefully opening it.
The apprentice's tricks cannot hurt a diamond-level magician, but no one can guarantee who is behind this chess piece.
The letter was very short, just a few lines.
However, each letter on it was filled with conflicting emotions, and it was obvious that this magic apprentice had spent a lot of determination to make the decision.
[…Your Highness, what I said above does not have any evidence and even contains some speculation. However, based on my understanding of Professor Ariste, he is capable of doing such a thing if he wants to achieve his goals by any means necessary.
I could have chosen to remain silent, but in your class, you made me see another possibility in life.
Perhaps the magician I originally wanted to be was someone like you, someone with lofty ideals and a pursuit of truth, not someone who constantly sells their soul for the sake of immediate comfort, only to eventually turn to dust and rot in a corner where no one cares...
If you think I'm exaggerating or spreading rumors, I respect your choice. But please, out of compassion for a weak believer, forgive me and don't pass this letter on to Professor Alister. He'd kill me like an ant.
Of course, you too.
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After reading the letter to the end, Luo Yan's lips curled up into a smile of interest.
“…Interesting.”
Looking at Sarah who was looking at him curiously, Luo Yan did not hide anything and handed her the letter he had read.
"Burn it for me after you read it."
Sarah took the letter and took a look at it, her eyes instantly becoming sharp.
"Someone wants to harm you?"
Taffy stretched her neck to see, but she was not tall enough, and she did not see a single letter until the letter flew into the fireplace.
Luo Yan smiled faintly.
"To be precise, they took advantage of one apprentice's jealousy of another and Miss Orphea's arrogance to harm Miss Orphea, thereby causing a conflict between me and the Castellón family and forcing me to leave this mage tower."
This conspiracy went on in circles, and Sarah was stunned for two seconds before she figured it out.
"Is this... possible?"
"Why not? Even if Prince Andrew is so cold-blooded as to not care about the accident of his own flesh and blood, Prince Colin has to return to the Holy City to explain to the Duke, considering the impact on the cooperation between the two sides. He doesn't necessarily need to make me and the other Duke enemies, just making it impossible for me to stay in this snowy plain is enough..."
When he said this, Luo Yan paused for a moment, and his gentle voice was filled with a hint of thought.
"Well, it's clear that he's very concerned about the growing influence of the 'scientific' school. Combined with his recent unusual behavior, I'm even a little curious... whether he's had some incredible 'adventure'."
The moment he finished speaking, a leisurely shadow floated out and excitedly added something in a voice that only he could hear.
“Could it be Godhead?!”
Luo Yan replied in his heart with a smile.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."
If this is true, he can't just take this matter lightly as a "test" left to him by the great sage Dosulfuk.
He had to rethink Alistair's position, and... what role this great sage, who had never shown his face to him from beginning to end, played in it.
Sarah couldn't hear his inner voice, but just looked at him seriously and said loyally.
"What do you need from me?"
Luo Yan thought for a moment and gave the order.
"The All Souls' Day maze trial is about to begin. It's said that Instructor Merc is in charge. I need you to scout the area around the maze for me... But be careful not to get too close, and don't let anyone see you."
(End of this chapter)
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