Chapter 147: The Anchor that Fixes the World Line
"Demon Lord?"
The Great Wizard clearly hadn't anticipated this answer, his gaze momentarily dumbfounded.
"Yes, it is Him." Richard leaned back against the seat, "The information you have encountered is only a part of Him.
The detailed information about Him is currently classified. However... some of it should be declassified in some time."
The various traits of the Civilization Devourer make Wizards extremely cautious about the disclosure of his information.
Even though the war with the Civilization Devourer has begun, any information about Him must be decided after the council's discussion.
The Great Wizard slightly bowed, waiting for Richard to continue speaking.
"Regarding the enemies you will face, I indeed have a lot of information, and this information is accessible to you; you can look through it freely.
However, this information is only for reference. The enemies you will face may be very changeable, trying to counteract with targeted arrangements will only backfire."
The Great Wizard hesitated upon hearing this and asked tentatively, "It's a multi-race enemy."
Richard nodded slightly, his voice heavy.
"You can understand it that way. Moreover, my information is not comprehensive, only one race has detailed information."
He possesses complete Furnace Man heritage, their army, tactics, and even weaknesses of their war machines, he knows them vividly.
But this is limited to Furnace Men.
Regarding Shepherd Star Titans, Supremes, and those other civilizations swallowed by the Civilization Devourer, he knows nothing about their army's information.
The Great Wizard remained silent upon hearing this, undoubtedly, this was bad news.
But he had no choice.
He is a member of Wizard Civilization, he must protect the interests of the civilization. Moreover, the Crowns are fighting, how could a Six Rings Great Wizard like him possibly escape?
In this starry sky, the greater the ability, the greater the power. But accordingly, their responsibility also grows along with it.
The Great Wizard can command countless wizards with a single word to run for him, he can sacrifice tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of wizards to achieve one goal.
But at necessary moments, they must fight with their lives, even if it means death, they cannot escape.
Richard stood up and patted the Great Wizard's shoulder.
"None of us have a choice, our enemies are no saints. If we can't win, then we can only meet him in his belly."
With that said, Richard turned to the nearby King of Mayflies.
"Mayfly, although the agreement I reached with your Mayfly dimensional avatar was only for your normal survival on this land.
But I think you might live better... as long as you obey."
Under Richard's gaze, the King of Mayflies' body trembled slightly, and finally, it lay directly on the ground.
"Great Dominator, we will obey all your commands."
Listening to the King of Mayflies' reply, Richard smiled and used energy to help it stand up.
"Just obey, and you will live well, I assure you."
After saying that, Richard took out a crystal ball from his pocket, leaving all the information about the Furnace Man army, and what he knew about Shepherd Star Titans.
Handing all this to the Great Wizard, Richard's figure disappeared into the air.
He has more to attend to than just these Hub Worlds.
…
Endless Dimension.
Accompanied by the rise of Miracle Fire, the body of the Titan Dominator was completely burned, leaving only a faint soul shadow more elusive than Talal Peak.
Looking at this shadow, the Physique Crown beside it couldn't help but be surprised.
"Can this still be saved?"
Richard waved his hand, attempting to communicate with the soul. But seemingly due to insufficient strength in life, after being purified, the soul ceased any movement.
After probing for a while, Richard could only put it into the Miracle Dimension, to be dealt with later.
After finishing matters related to the soul, Richard turned to the Physique Crown and asked, "Dean, have you truly not considered using the Abyss Titan Bloodline?"
Before him, although the Physique Crown seemed unscathed, his aura was very feeble.
Richard has Miracle Fire as protection, so he does not feel the Civilization Devourer's abilities.
But the Physique Crown does not have Miracle Fire as protection.
The minions sent by the Civilization Devourer all carry an information stealing ability; when fighting them, being hit means losing part of the memory at random.
Even if the soul has some defenses, this ability can still work, though its effect will weaken.
Due to this ability, the Physique Crown was in defeat against these minions.
Aside from this, these minions also carry an erosion ability.
This erosion from the Civilization Devourer gradually consumes the physical body, soul, causing permanent decline in physique and spiritual power.
Combined with the previous ability, the Physique Crown suffered great losses this time. Seeing this, Richard suggested the Physique Crown use Abyss Titan Bloodline to boost his combat power.
The Physique Crown waved his hand.
"Though your Bloodline is good, it differs from what I pursue.
My physique isn't just the result of taking medicine. If I go back to recover for a few years, I can return, maybe even make further progress.
As for those lost memories... I have a habit of keeping records. I've backed up important things in my memory, so I can just go back and retrieve them if lost."
Seeing the Physique Crown was unwilling, Richard did not force it.
Although the Abyss Titan's Bloodline is very strong, for a creature that has evolved by physique to reach the level of a Dominator, how weak could the bloodline be?
"How's the war going? Have the Hub Worlds been held?" Physique Crown asked casually.
"They've been held," Richard nodded slightly, "but the Civilization Devourer's attack intensity is somewhat weak. I suspect he is enclosing territory."
"Enclosing? Then, he can only enclose," Physique Crown sighed, "Alchemy and Shaping Power, are probably in big trouble now. I contacted them, but they were too busy to answer."
Hearing this news, Richard's heart sank slightly.
The Alchemy Crown and Shaping Energy Crown are both Breaking Limit Sovereigns. If they are too busy to respond, the trouble they are facing is probably no less than what he and Physique Crown are dealing with.
However, in a sense, this is also good news.
If the two of them hadn't held back most of the Civilization Devourer's forces, Richard and the Physique Crown might have faced division at the Breaking Limit level just now.
"How are things with the Undead and the soul?"
"The two of them are doing quite well, but the Swarm Dominator they were chasing got away. They are currently searching for traces."
Richard sighed slightly, "Let them come back, someone needs to look after the front line. Three Hub Worlds, the dean and each of them can take one."
Upon hearing this, Physique Crown suddenly frowned, detecting a hint of bad news from Richard's words.
"Where are you going?"
Richard raised his hand, revealing the mark left by the Curse Crown.
"The Curse died; I need to go to his dimension to see if he left any contingency."
...
The Curse Crown, the first Wizard in the Truth Council to achieve truth, and also the most mysterious Wizard.
In the past Truth Council, the Curse Crown often abstained to maintain balance in the council. After Physique Crown appeared, he switched to join the camp of the Shaping Energy Crown, continuing to maintain balance.
In the numerous meetings of the Truth Council, he hardly ever proposed any motions and nearly ignored the Curse School.
In his long life, he spent the majority of his time in the Wizard Tower, exploring the mysteries of truth.
For a Star Realm Master, such exploration was enough to gain him mountain-like secrets and ocean-like knowledge.
And for a being of Spiritual Evolution, this was the foundation.
Flying in the Endless Dimensions, Richard's mind was filled with thoughts.
Why did the Civilization Devourer suddenly leave the Endless Dimensions? Why did the Curse Crown die almost simultaneously? What exactly did he leave behind, what did the Curse Crown do... numerous questions swirled in Richard's mind.
While pondering, he suddenly realized that even the Curse Crown was a fog to him.
After a week's effort, Richard followed the guidance to find the Curse Crown's dimension.
This dimension wasn't far from the Wizard Dimension but was hidden between several very close dimensions, appearing almost integrated with the void of the Endless Dimensions.
If not for the guidance of the mark, Richard might have flown past the dimension without noticing it.
Without hesitation, Richard directly entered it.
Upon entering the Curse Dimension, Richard immediately felt an indescribable sense of chaos.
The feeling was as if the space around him was constantly twisting and distorting, making everything stable become uncertain.
It was like entering a mass of chaos.
But soon, this feeling subsided, replaced by a room.
A room resembling a study.
At the far end of the room, the Curse Crown was sitting behind a desk, flipping through a Magic Book. Seeing Richard arrive, he raised his hand and closed the book.
"You've finally come; it seems that monster caused quite a mess."
Richard looked at this Curse Crown, frowning slightly.
"Are you the Curse Dimension's incarnation?"
"Yes," "Curse Crown" nodded slightly, "but he overwrote me with his own personality, so you can consider me as the Curse himself."
"Personality overwrite?"
"A little skill he learned from the soul, you know, he's a genius, and geniuses learn everything fast."
Speaking, the Curse Incarnation snapped his fingers, and a chair appeared out of thin air in front of him.
"Sit down, I know you have many questions."
Richard took a seat and asked directly, "What exactly happened? Why did the Civilization Devourer suddenly invade the Star Realm.
Shouldn't he be hiding in the Endless Dimensions, slowly accumulating power to return to his peak?"
The face beneath the Curse Incarnation's hood smiled, with a touch of sarcasm in the voice.
"Hiding to return to the peak is indeed a good choice. However, you underestimate the line of Destiny on you.
The line of Destiny is merely its appearance; its essence is actually an anchor."
"An anchor that locks the world line toward the inevitable death of the Civilization Devourer."