Wizard: I Can Synthesis Everything
Chapter 307 - 294: The Black Emperor and the Book of Reversal

Chapter 307: Chapter 294: The Black Emperor and the Book of Reversal

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The situation gradually grew tense, with the chaos of the demons leading to numerous brazen attacks in the Shadow Ruins. Even if they annihilated all demon avatars, they couldn’t curb their ambition.

The matter involved a set of coordinates in the Material Realm, signifying a feast for the greedy. Every demon who knew of it wanted a piece of the action.

Furthermore, with a shadowy force pushing behind the scenes, presumably the machinations of the Heart-eating Gentleman’s underlings, the news eventually reached the ears of the Abyss Demon God Temple on the 786th layer.

The enemy was in the dark; we were in the light.

Their timing in leveraging the situation was perfect, consequently leaving Lin Suo in a reactive position.

At that moment, within the Demon God Temple.

The steward of the Blood Charm Demon God heard the news from a subordinate and, not daring to neglect, promptly notified the great Demon God.

The Blood Charm was quite excited.

He directly issued a command, ordering the lord of the Shadow Ruins to arrive at the Demon God Temple within three days and hand over the coordinates of the Material Realm.

Little did they know, this was the very Material Realm where he had suffered defeat a hundred thousand years ago; he had long had the coordinates, but the confusion from the misinformation still assailed the simple minds of demons.

Just like that, it was done.

The price of refusal was death!

Demons are just that simple and monotonous...

On the 1032nd layer of the Abyss.

Thunder Ruins, Abyss Dragon Trading Market.

In a secluded private room, due to the importance placed on Lin Suo, the Thunder God Avatar proposed a meeting, which the Black Emperor immediately agreed to.

And met on the very day Lin Suo learned of the command from the Demon God Temple.

The Thunder God Avatar, covered in purple tattoos and emanating a powerful presence, sat in a chair.

"Senior, the Blood Charm Demon God from the 786th layer is a great Demon God-level devil. Would you be willing to help out?"

"A great Demon God?"

The Black Emperor furrowed his brow; on the 1032nd layer of the Abyss, he had spared the ruling Demon God because the latter was weak enough not to threaten him.

There was no need to expose himself by killing him.

Besides, every level of the Abyss has a Demon God, inheriting the authority of the Abyss, unless he arranged for someone else to inherit, killing one would just lead to a second Demon God being born within a short time.

This unique power of the Abyss, belonging only to demons, was also a breakthrough opportunity that the Heart-eating Gentleman coveted.

Demon Wizards naturally align with the path of demons.

But such an action would mean a complete transformation into a demon, something the will of the Abyss would not allow an outsider to inherit its power.

After Lin Suo briefly explained the situation and recounted the previous Gliando Family’s hunting plans.

The Black Emperor didn’t respond to him, instead pondering something.

"Rhein, as a member of the Absurd Travel Group, we should help each other, but I can’t just lend my aid for nothing."

"I understand."

"Is there anything specific you want, senior, or could I perhaps owe you a favor?"

The young and handsome face of the Black Emperor seemed to twitch at the corner of his mouth as if he had heard a familiar bit of rhetoric, something he swore he had heard more than once from Rule Villain Brady.

Better left unsaid...

Lin Suo, thick-faced and unflinching, didn’t feel he had done anything wrong.

In the past, he had no choice but to scrape by with no powerful backing. Now that he had joined the Absurd Travel Group, it made no sense not to take advantage.

Asking for help wasn’t shameful.

"Er... Rhein, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but you might not be able to repay it in a hundred or a thousand years, so let’s focus on the now."

"I remember you mentioned earlier that the Blood Charm Demon God’s power had backfired?"

The implication was clear; the Black Emperor didn’t want empty promises as compensation but something else.

"That’s right."

Lin Suo nodded.

"A hundred thousand years ago, the Blood Charm Demon God invaded the Wizard World, but part of his power and consciousness separated from his true self and were sealed. Last time, the Gliando Family’s plan took advantage of this, except they didn’t expect the Blood Charm Demon God to be a great Demon God."

"A pure freak from the lower levels of the Abyss."

The Black Emperor appended.

"Principally, I’m willing to help you, in return for the body of the Blood Charm Demon God afterwards, and also the Moon Ruin Plate from the avatar of the Moon’s Dark Side in the Inverted World that you mentioned before."

"Take me to find this item."

Lin Suo hesitated for a moment; he suspected the Black Emperor’s real motive was the Moon Ruin Plate...

He wasn’t at all reluctant to part with it, as the Moon’s Dark Side was a threat to him, an uncertain factor.

Since the Black Emperor wanted it, he had no issue giving it up.

Before, he had dispatched the Wind God Avatar to keep an eye on the place where the Blood Charm Demon God had discarded the Moon Ruin Plate; after all, it was a "bomb"—how could one dare not touch it nor keep it under surveillance?

Thus, he agreed.

"Of course, but Elder, the Moon Ruin Plate is even more bizarre. Not even the Ancient Gods can handle it, and I know very little about the Inverted World."

"No worries, I’ll show you something and you’ll understand."

The Black Emperor took an ancient tome from the bookshelf and handed it to Lin Suo.

The cover of the book bore four large characters.

"The Book of Reversal?"

The text was not in any known language, yet any intelligent being who saw it could understand its meaning.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Suo opened the book and quickly flipped through it with the Eye of Truth.

There was a lot documented inside.

It introduced the types of worlds and the methods of traversing different worlds. It was a book only those with Talent could comprehend.

There were many little stories and legends interspersed throughout...

Overall.

The worlds were divided into several types.

[Cosmic Type]—The type Lin Suo was most familiar with; characterized by being so vast that it was immeasurable, containing resources and civilizations that were terrifyingly powerful, with extremely high limits.

However, there was virtually no threshold to entering or leaving a cosmic world. Only those with Talent among humans could do so, but Ancient Gods, Outer Gods, or special civilizations could move freely in and out.

[Crystal Wall Type]—Also known as "planes" commonly mentioned by people; limited in size but not small, usually formed by one or several continents, far surpassing the scale of planets.

Worlds of this type had limits that were extremely difficult to break, making it hard for those with Talent to surpass the restrictions of the world—unable to enter or exit...

[Platform Type]—Similar to the Endless Abyss, Elemental Realm, Void Realm, Star Realm, and so on; vast in scale and connected to any world, where all spirits can enter.

[Ascension Type]—Where all spirits break the shackles of limitation to ascend. "The Book of Reversal" recorded many legends of Ascenders, such as the Yellow Sand Army, the Ancient Thunder Spirits, the Golden Holy March, etc...

Ascenders, like those with Talent, can traverse worlds. This status is acquired, with numbers far exceeding those with innate Talent.

Legends of Ascenders exist in all types of worlds, but what their original worlds were really like, no one ever knew. It was all very mysterious.

[Special Type]—With no fixed form and phenomena, existing in a state of disorder, where anything could happen; it’s also the most mysterious type of world.

However, there were many of them. Many worlds that could not be categorized were ultimately classified as Special Type.

And then there was the last kind.

[Twin Type]—The type most documented in this book, which precisely described the Inverted World, divided into two sides, positive and negative.

Worlds of this type, except for the Platform Type, can appear in any world, and within them dwell a type of creature known as the Dark Side.

They possessed the trait of being undying and imperishable, able even to regenerate in some corner of the Inverted World after being reduced to ashes, harboring extraordinary killing intent towards all beings of the "Positive World."

They would receive some special substance from their "real body" on the other side, that is, from their selves in the "Positive World," and after devouring it, they would eventually turn into a disaster that ravages the world.

Truly terrifying!

None of the cases recorded in The Book of Reversal had ever successfully withstood and eliminated such disasters.

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Lin Suo quickly finished reading with his reading speed.

His gaze was indescribable; it was his first encounter with information on the Inverted World. Indeed, after reaching a higher level, just coming into contact with different people broadened his horizons significantly.

It was very helpful to him.

Because... Thea Rhein is a being from the Inverted World. According to the theory of "The Book of Reversal," she is the Dark Side of the real World Tree, Xi.

Her instinct is to consume Xi, yet according to his past observations and his understanding of the Moon’s Dark Side, what the book claimed was mostly true, as the Moon’s Dark Side operated in this exact manner.

But Thea seems more special. Is it because the World Tree is unique? Or is it his own reason?

Lin Suo pondered inwardly with great confusion, but all he could do was inform the Thorny Star, asking the sisters of Natural Language to go to the Truth Academy to check on Thea’s status.

His Space Avatar was imprisoned... which was very helpless...

However...

"Elder Black Emperor."

"Finished reading?"

"Yes. According to the book, if everything is true, are you seeking the secret to the immortality of the Dark Side creatures?"

"Indeed."

The Black Emperor nodded without concealing anything from Lin Suo.

"I’ve been stuck at the limit... No, as you would say on your side, at the pinnacle of Holy Spirit Level, for nearly ten thousand years. Joining the Absurd Travel Group three thousand years ago was to find a chance to break through to immortality."

"All spirits have a maximum lifespan of around a hundred thousand years, and no method of life extension can break through this limit. Even the known strongest races do not have an innate lifespan exceeding a hundred thousand years."

"Therefore, to break through to immortality, one must first become immortal..."

"The Dark Side creatures indeed represent an opportunity. The corpse of the Blood Charm Demon God is also very useful to me. If you agree, I’ll help you with this."

Lin Suo nodded.

The so-called immortality is of no use with the Wise Man’s Stone; the immortality achieved through the Blood Clan’s Curse is flawed, with the path starting off on the wrong foot. It was also a pseudo-immortality, unable to transcend the limits of all spirits.

But to say that obtaining a Dark Side creature could break through to immortality was pure nonsense. The Black Emperor had other details that he hadn’t shared with Lin Suo entirely.

This was normal since it was his own business, and there was no need to disclose everything clear. The risks were made clearer through The Book of Reversal—he understood them better than Lin Suo.

To have shared this much with him was already very considerate.

To fuss over it further would be unappreciative. Besides, his original goal was to kill the Blood Charm Demon God and then... completely resolve the issue on the 786th layer.