Mage Manual

"Continue the discussion."

Even with Vishi biting his hand, Ash acted nonchalantly, "If devouring the World Snake is too difficult, then we should deal with the Dazzling Star first. Right now, Dazzling Star can use my Void Wings and has access to 90% of the Supreme Holy Grail’s power, whereas our combined Void Wings merely stack up to a fraction of that strength... If we can’t deal with Dazzling Star, even escaping would be a luxury for us."

"How about the Supreme Technique?" Diya suggested, a spark of inspiration in her eyes, "The Supreme Technique should be able to somewhat compensate for that gap, right."

"But the Supreme Technique requires Seven-winged Magic Power, and Seven-winged Magic Power requires the Supreme Realm." Ash looked frustrated, "I’m afraid reaching the Supreme Realm within seven days is impossible for us."

"The All-knowing Weaver and the Extreme Master of Blood Moon most likely have Supreme Realm magic." Weiser pointed out a good direction, "Ash, if you establish bonds with them and lend them the Supreme Void Wings, wouldn’t you be able to gather Seven-winged Magic Power?"

"It’s certainly feasible." Ash pondered, "But forming bonds with them... can I forge exclusive bonds within seven days?"

"The Extreme Master of Blood Moon is probably impossible," Weiser noted, "but the All-knowing Weaver... I can’t say."

"So," Diya’s face turned serious, "Ash, you’ve just become Supreme of Magic for less than half a month, and you’re already planning to use your formidable strength to bully the weak All-knowing Weaver?"

Ash was defeated by the witch’s train of thought—clearly it was a serious matter, so why did it sound so inappropriate coming from her mouth?

"But even the Supreme Technique only slightly compensates for the gap." Ash rubbed his forehead, "Is there any other power we can use?"

Watching Ash rack his brain, Sonia looked at him for a moment, then suddenly reached out and gently embraced him.

The Divine Lord, who had just been hosting the deathmatch arena on the Time Continent, was now lazily leaning against her lover, her fleshy thighs pressing onto Ash’s legs, and Ash’s arms naturally wrapped around her waist, the two fitting together like gears, perfectly aligned.

"You haven’t had a proper rest since you came back from the seventh layer of the Void Realm." The red-haired Swordswoman tilted her head slightly, speaking softly, "I’ve been busy all day and haven’t rested either... Let’s just call it a day."

"We only have seven days." Ash looked a bit troubled, "We don’t have much time to waste, and if we don’t figure out a way to deal with Dazzling Star—"

"Then only you will be able to survive."

"Don’t you want to survive with me?"

"But once you become Eight-winged, you might be able to revive everyone too?" Sonia smiled, "Anyway, I believe that no matter what, you’ll find a way to get to me. Even if I explode into a firework, you’ll gather the pieces and put me back together... We’ll never be separated."

"But that means all the pressure is on me!"

"Who cares about you, if these next few days are my last, I don’t want to spend them with a distressed face like yours." Sonia poked Ash’s cheek, "Might as well have a good rest, who knows, you might think of a good method by tomorrow. Remember my redemption voucher? I order you to come to the room with me right now!"

"Ugh—" Ash still tried to resist, "Can’t we think a bit more—"

The red-haired girl landed her lips on his. Her lips were slightly cold, perhaps because she just returned from outside with the chill, her breath carrying a fruity fragrance. She was no longer a novice, now adept at using her delicate tongue, a torrent of love overwhelming Ash’s token resistance.

Vishi was still biting Ash’s hand, watching from the sidelines as Ash and the Swordswoman kissed, her expression growing increasingly indignant. Ash, that bastard, enjoys bullying her, yet she genuinely worried that if she wasn’t among his favorites, he wouldn’t be happy, but it was all an act, just to trick her, now everyone knows her feelings... Dazzling Star, hurry and destroy the Void Realm, I can’t stay in this world any longer!

But towards the Swordswoman, he’s always gentle and considerate, always mindful of her feelings, never bullying her... The more Vishi thought, the angrier she became. Watching Ash and Sonia still being intimate, her mind went blank, a wild impulse surged, and she reached out—

And pushed the Swordswoman away from Ash.

The Witch, who was watching, blinked.

Silver Lamp, who was observing, had a subtle smile at the corner of her mouth.

The pushed-away Swordswoman looked bewildered.

And Ash looked at her, equally puzzled.

Vishi opened her mouth, realizing what she had done only then. She felt her face burning, the blood vessels on her face seemed to be ablaze, her cheeks becoming unbearably hot, and she instantly spread her Void Wings to fly out of the sleeping palace.

Run!

With a clatter, a purple-blue chain dragged the elf maid back.

Vishi turned around to glance at the Soul-locking God behind Ash, glaring angrily—you’re supposed to be my Divine Being, and now you’re betraying me!

The Soul-locking God looked away, indicating that the matters between the two of them were none of its concern.

"Vishi, why are you running?" Ash held her tightly in his arms, like two chains, teasing, "Besides, your face is really red."

"I offended the Swordswoman, should I just wait for you to hit me if I don’t run?"

"Then why did you push the Swordswoman away?"

Vishi declared righteously, "Because she was persuading you to rest, which lowered your chances of defeating Dazzling Star, and decreased my chances of survival, of course, I had to push her away!"

"Is that so?" Ash looked down at her, chuckling, "I thought you were jealous of the Swordswoman, and your possessiveness led to such an irrational act."

"Jealous? Possessiveness? Do you think I have a love-obsessed mind like hers?" Vishi stubbornly stated, "I don’t care how many lovers you have, the more the better, then I won’t have to serve you."

Ash smiled and said nothing, burying his head in her pink hair, smelling the aroma of freshly baked cake. He didn’t know whether it was her body scent or the cake she had just made. His whole being gradually relaxed. Vishi seemed to feel Ash’s change and didn’t struggle, staying obediently in his arms.

"Vishi," he suddenly asked, "do you truly want to have a child with me?"

"I don’t want—" Vishi instinctively wanted to refute, but her tone unconsciously lowered, "I am willing..."

"How about you guys?" Ash looked at the Sword Maiden and the others, "Do you have any plans for the future?"

"I also want children, but unfortunately, it’s not possible." Weiser shrugged, "If I could, I’d like to do some social experiments in the Kingdom of Senluo, add some interesting laws, and see what effects they will have."

"Eating, drinking, playing, and reading books!" Diya unabashedly expressed her desire, "My goal is to be a full-time daughter!"

"It’s still too early for us to think about kids." Sonia thought for a moment and said, "For now, I want to manage our Heavenly Kingdom. If I have time, I’d like to learn an instrument, preferably delve into Sound Technique, as I’m still passionate about pursuing music."

"Those plans aren’t something you can achieve while on the run." Ash waved them over, chuckling softly, "To fulfill your wishes, we first need to protect this fragile world."

"Whether it’s the Dazzling Star or the devouring World Snake," he said calmly, "we’ve fought hard to reach this point, not to let the world fall into their hands."

He extended his palm, "This is probably our last adventure... Let’s work hard together!"

Though Ash, as captain, was often careless, impulsive, reckless, and stubborn with trivial moral laws, in these crucial, unsettling moments, he always made decisions that everyone followed willingly and without regret, calming everyone’s restlessness. Sonia, Diya, Weiser, and Vishi placed their hands over his, no longer having any other thoughts, determined to follow Ash to the end of the road!

Before becoming lovers, they were Ash’s most trusted comrades.

At that moment, Ash suddenly covered their hands with his own, closed his eyes, and wore a bizarre expression. The others looked at him in confusion as he said something inexplicable, "We... are together."

"Uh-huh."

"We can be together." He repeated, "We are one."

"So, what’s going on?"

"Don’t you get it? We are one!" His tone gradually became passionate, "The whole is one, and one is the whole! We are not separate; we are united!"

Weiser was the first to react, murmuring, "Yeah, the Bonds System makes us no longer five independent mages but a single group of mages..."

Vishi followed, "Our mage concept... can actually be like this!?"

"What’s going on!" Diya was anxious, "Can someone explain clearly, please!"

"The requirement to destroy the World Snake is to become the sole mage, but being the sole mage is just a facade; the true requirement is the completion of the mage concept." Sonia slowly sorted the information, "But each mage represents a piece of the mage concept, so only by eliminating other mages, leaving the last mage, does the mage concept become whole again."

"Now, the Bonds System has directly fused the five of us into one whole, like forging five fragments into a new large fragment." She took a deep breath, "Which means, our mage concept has merged. To the Void Realm, the five of us are equivalent to one mage!"

"So we don’t have to die?" Diya finally understood, saying excitedly, "And we can even elevate to eight-winged together?!"

Weiser and Vishi could hardly contain their excitement—though they could survive by fleeing, if they could become Masters of the Void Realm and reach the eight-winged root of magic, who would choose to be mice chased by a snake?

As long as the five of them defeated the Dazzling Star, they could become the sole mage as a whole, thereby exterminating the Final Observer serpent and conquering the heart of the Void Realm, claiming the unparalleled eight-winged crown of glory!

However, Sonia looked at Ash, who had been silent but whose expression couldn’t hide his excitement, and suddenly asked, "Ash, what are you thinking?"

"I’m thinking of a Miracle." Ash looked up at them, his eyes burning with a molten brightness.

"A perfect Miracle."

Vishi was stunned, then realized what they were thinking and shook her head frantically, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"It’s a Miracle precisely because it’s impossible."

"And it’s not necessary—oh, actually, the Dazzling Star counts as ours! If she accepts, we can indeed survive together!"

"The Dazzling Star isn’t one of us, she’s separate from Filly, and do you think she’s willing to share the eight-winged power with others?" Ash countered, "Without her, can we truly defeat the Dazzling Star?"

"There’s still seven days of real time." Sonia said, "If we continue to collect Flowing Gold River water to change the time flow over the next few days, we have at least half a month of Heavenly Kingdom time."

"But it’s still impossible, isn’t it?" Weiser rarely opposed Ash, "Ash, how long did it take to form exclusive bonds with us? If you want to build bonds with everyone—you can’t even meet everyone."

"First, there’s something the Dazzling Star said that I actually agree with." Ash laughed, "Not everyone is as troublesome as you guys."

"Second, maybe the Final Observer’s Bonds System can’t do it, but what about our Bonds System?"

"Let’s try. If not, I won’t force it, but as long as there’s a glimmer of hope..."

Ash clasped his hands together and clapped them heavily:

"Let’s, as mages, create a perfect Miracle!"

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