Chapter 234: The Return of Hercules
Chapter 234
The starry sky is vast and life is small.
This is Lin En's most direct and instinctive thought at the moment.
This is not a pretentious emotion, but a whisper from the depths of the soul, in shock.
Above the sky above his head, a huge crack that tore apart the heaven and earth appeared, and inside was endless darkness, just like the universe itself.
And in that darkness, one star after another bloomed with bright and ancient light, connected to each other, stretching endlessly, like a Great Wall stretching to the end of the world.
Indeed, as Greene said, it is the "Great Wall of Hercules and Corona Borealis".
It was precisely because of this that the shock in Lin En's heart was like a surging tide, almost swallowing him whole.
From his perspective, it was a road of stars that tore through the darkness, a great wall of the sky built by countless stars.
But Lin En knew very well that if he got infinitely close to those stars until he stepped into them, he would find that they were not stars in the ordinary sense, but truly independent and enormous dimensional worlds!
Every star is a world.
Each world is vast and boundless, even not inferior to the thirteenth plane world that he had personally set foot on!
Lin En just felt his mouth dry and his heart was beating like a drum.
His eyes were still fixed on the scene emerging from the crack in the starry sky above.
At a glance, the number of stars visible to the naked eye alone exceeds hundreds! This means that the Hercules has conquered and controlled at least hundreds of planes!
And what kind of magnificent scene would those stars that were not yet visible in the distance be? His mind was shaken, his thoughts were churning, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Once upon a time, he also understood the "endless plane world" as another way of expressing the universe of his previous life.
But as his cultivation level improved and he gradually analyzed the remaining memories of the "Spirit Eye Wizard", he finally understood that although the two were similar, they were essentially different.
The universe he knew in his previous life was a galaxy of star systems and planetary systems, with endless empty space between the planets.
And this world, the so-called "Endless Plane", is a strange existence born in the "Sea of the World".
In this world sea, countless planes drift like floating islands. They are not nothingness, but are connected by mysterious substances that are as black as ink and flow like water, just like the undertow and currents of the ocean.
The form of the plane is far from single.
Some look like real planets, some are floating continents, and there are even special forms composed of clouds, void, and even fragments of time.
Their sun is no longer a celestial body, but may be some kind of strange existence: in some worlds, the sun is a god, in some worlds there are multiple suns and multiple moons, and in some worlds, the "sun" is even some kind of sleeping giant beast. When it opens its eyes, it is daytime, and when it closes its eyes, it is eternal night...
The magnificent scene before our eyes and the "stars" emerging from the deep cracks are the embodiment of these dimensional worlds.
They are self-luminous and form their own universe, embedded in a world as dark as the sea, like countless bright lights, illuminating the night.
That is the true meaning of the “Great Wall of Corona Borealis”.
He was a wizard who opened up and conquered hundreds of planes with his own power, and built his own Great Wall using the star road composed of endless planes.
At this moment, standing at the foot of the Great Wall, Lin En felt more than just shock.
Even more awe.
Green on the side remained silent the entire time. He just stood quietly beside Lynn, waiting patiently.
He had long been accustomed to seeing others' shock when facing the starry sky, especially young wizards like Lin En who came from remote places.
In fact, even he was a native wizard who was born and raised inside the "Furnace Stone".
When he first worshipped Hercules as his master and learned about the great achievements of that being, he was also immersed in shock and it took him a long time to calm down.
Finally, Lin En shook his head gently, as if he had broken free from the illusion of the starry sky. He retracted his gaze and said to Green with a slightly apologetic tone: "I'm sorry... This is the first time I've seen such a scene, and I'm a little distracted."
Upon hearing this, Green just waved his hand gently and said with a smile:
"It doesn't matter. It will take some time for the teacher to return. Even if we go up, we can only wait."
Lin En's heart moved slightly when he heard this.
Sure enough, a wizard of Hercules's level would never stay in the wizarding world for long.
Their real battlefield has long transcended their local world.
In fact, let alone the existence of Hercules who is striving for a higher realm, even the fourth-level "Morning Star Wizards" like Night Shadow Wizard and Spirit Eye Wizard spend most of their time walking in the outside world.
Expedition, exploration, and conquest in endless planes.
Their connection with the wizarding world had long since become sparse.
However, unlike those Morning Star wizards, Hercules seems to be able to communicate between the two worlds freely.
Just now they even heard the voice of Hercules' will with their own ears.
This may be due to the state of mind. At that level, distance no longer constitutes an obstacle and rules can hardly restrict one's will.
Under Green's guidance, Lin En slowly walked up the stairs inside the wizard tower.
The tower was as huge as a mountain. They met many other wizards along the way, but they all showed respect and courtesy to Green.
Whenever they passed by, someone would stop, salute respectfully, call out "Wizard Green", and then look at Lynn with a bit of curiosity and speculation.
Lin En did not respond, but followed silently, his heart becoming calmer.
Soon after, the two arrived at the top platform of the wizard tower.
"From the dangerous building a hundred feet high, you can pick the stars with your hands." This poetic description has now become a reality within reach.
This place is not far from the crack that runs across the sky.
If you fly higher, perhaps in just a moment, you will be able to truly step into that world sea and stand on the "Great Wall" built by the stars.
However, despite the short distance, Lynn felt that there was some kind of insurmountable barrier of power hidden in the crack.
Obviously, that was the binding force cast by Hercules itself.
Only the breath from the outside world slightly permeated into it, but the real power of the world sea had never invaded the wizarding world at all.
Lynn's eyes narrowed slightly.
According to his understanding of the "Morning Star Realm", the dark fluid substance in the world's sea is not ordinary energy, but a highly corrosive "chaos essence".
Only wizards above the Morning Star level can barely resist this alien erosion.
It is also because of this that an invisible gap is created in the level of the entire wizarding world.
The closer Lin En got to the crack, the more he could feel an indescribable power.
He stood on the top of the tower, gazing into the depths of the sky, his eyes flickering with fire and ardent yearning.
Morning Star Wizard...
Only by reaching this realm can one truly be considered the backbone of the wizarding world and be qualified to explore the vast, magnificent, and unfathomable core of wizarding civilization.
To put it bluntly, only by becoming a Morning Star can one be officially recognized as an "independent individual" by the world will of the wizarding world, be endowed with the power of the origin of the world, and obtain the qualification to enter the "Wizard Council".
Under this, no matter whether they were first-, second-, or third-level great wizards, they were ultimately just "formal wizards" wandering on the edge of the wizarding world...
It's like a small boat in the ocean, which has not yet been truly accepted by the waves.
At this moment, on the platform on the top floor of the wizard tower, in addition to Lin and Green who were waiting, there were also many busy wizards shuttling around.
They are processing the intelligence flow from the "Star Gate", classifying, organizing and analyzing the information sent back, and making final preparations for some "big event" that is about to happen.
Time passes quietly in this solemn and busy atmosphere.
boom!!
Above the sky, the huge crack that spanned the sky suddenly shook violently.
The edge of the crack seemed to be torn by some invisible force and slowly opened, like a sleeping ancient beast slowly opening its mouth when waking up.
This sudden vision made everyone pause.
Green uttered a soft "Huh", then fixed his eyes and whispered, "...The teacher is coming back in person."
Lin En's expression was shocked, and a ripple suddenly passed through his heart.
Return in person?
He was keenly aware that this meant that the "coming" previously displayed by Hercules was most likely not the real body, but just a means of clones, projection of will, etc.
This is not difficult to understand.
After all, since a wizard breaks through to the third-level great wizard and his mental power begins to solidify, he can begin to try to create a "soul clone".
For example, the great wizard Yod, who appeared in the plane expedition, once descended as an avatar.
As a sixth-level Morning Star Wizard, Hercules's skills in clones, incarnations, and will projection are certainly far superior to others.
There must be a reason why I don’t come home on weekdays.
But this time, the "thing" that Lin En brought obviously touched Hercules, causing him to make an exception and come in person.
Snap!
Crack! ! The huge tearing sound rang out again, as if even the sky could not bear the pressure.
The crack, which was already large enough, expanded again! It was as if the scar in space could not accommodate the return of the real "Hercules".
Lynn and Green both looked up at the sky with serious eyes.
Behind them, countless wizards were moving like the tide, each performing their duties, stabilizing the starry sky gate, maintaining spatial stability, adjusting the structure of the magic circle, and clearing all obstacles for the "return" of that great being.
At this moment, a third-level wizard wearing a silver-patterned robe quickly stepped forward and bowed to Green to report: "Lord Green, Lord Hercules has officially started the return process and is expected to arrive in this world within ten seconds!"
Green nodded slightly, then moved his eyes upwards, looking into the depths of the still expanding crack.
Lin En also stared at the sky, watching the changes in the cracks in the sky.
Boom! Ten seconds passed in a flash.
Above the sky, the crack that spanned the sky suddenly shook violently, and a strange flash of light burst out from it.
Lin En's pupils shrank, and in an instant, he seemed to see a ray of light suddenly breaking through the darkness and shining across the sky and earth from the other side of the Great Wall of Stars.
The next moment, that ray of light actually distorted the entire crack of time and space! Boom! Just like ripples on the surface of a lake, the entire sky was violently distorted, and layers of ripples spread out.
In this dreamlike scene, a figure quietly penetrated the void and appeared in this world.
There was no thunder and lightning, no howling wind, only a calm and peaceful feeling as if everything in life was natural and natural.
The world was quiet and everything was as usual, as if the arrival of that figure had not shaken anything.
But at the moment when that person's figure fell, Lin En suddenly felt that the hairs on his body stood up, and his mental realm was as if facing a formidable enemy.
Warning signs rang wildly in his mind, and the depths of his soul seemed to be suppressed by some invisible force. Even his extraordinary plants were shaking violently, releasing a rare fear! The cold penetrated his bones, and his thoughts solidified. Lin En almost felt that he was frozen in place, like an ice sculpture, and could only stare at the figure instinctively.
He had never felt what "pressure" meant so intuitively.
Fortunately, the next moment after the figure appeared, it took the initiative to restrain its suffocating presence.
Obviously, it was because he had just returned from crossing the boundary wall and was unable to fully restrain himself for the time being.
As the other party's breath quickly settled, Lin En's thoughts began to flow again and his spirit resumed functioning.
At this moment, he was surprised to find that the figure that was just in the sky had appeared on the high platform of the wizard tower.
He was a man about 1.80 meters tall, wearing a tight black suit, with simple lines, deep black eyes, a high nose bridge, slightly upturned corners of the mouth, and an indifferent expression.
His hair was a little messy and there was some unshaved stubble at the corners of his mouth. He looked quite casual and even a little unkempt.
This appearance completely overturned Lynn's stereotype of "high-level wizards".
He did not wear any complicated magical items, nor did he wear the wizard robes described in complicated books.
He even looks more like a wanderer, a worldly-wise bard, rather than the typical image of a wizard sitting in a high tower and concentrating on academics.
However, Lynn's hesitation was soon interrupted by the actions of the wizards around him.
Green, who was standing in front of him, smiled slightly, with a hint of respect from the bottom of his heart:
"Welcome back, teacher."
Then, the wizards who were busy dealing with the Starry Sky Gate also stopped what they were doing, bowed together, and said respectfully:
"Welcome back, Master Hercules!"
At this moment, Lin En suddenly came back to his senses and realized what kind of existence he was facing.
He did not dare to neglect it, and quickly bowed with everyone else, solemnly saluting:
"…Greetings, Master Hercules."
However, as everyone saluted solemnly, Hercules' gaze suddenly fell on Lynn.
He just stared at her quietly, then spoke softly, his tone calm, but it exploded in Lin En's ears like thunder:
"Hmm? You are being watched by a real god..."
"And these unique and complex scents...interesting..."
These words made Lin En tremble slightly, and his body froze.
The next moment, before he could respond, the figure of Hercules quietly appeared beside him, as if completely ignoring the spatial distance, or was not restricted by the rules of time at all.
I saw the other person put a hand gently on Lin En's shoulder, just a casual touch.
Swish! On Lin En's shoulder, an extremely complex mark that seemed to contain divine laws suddenly emerged, entwined with light, like the pupil of the abyss, and like a magic web.
Lin En was certainly familiar with this mark. It was the mark left by the goddess of the magic net before he left the other world!
But now, with just one glance, Hercules could see the truth, and even with just one touch, he "manifested" it from his body.
(End of this chapter)
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