The Low-key Evil Wizard BOSS

"Haha... During this time, I killed quite a few of the enemy's Upper Rank Gods on the front lines. Naturally, I've accumulated a good number of Ancient Sacred Marks, but there are plenty of others who have accumulated more than me."

"In fact... two Upper Rank Gods within our Divine Kingdom seized the opportunity and ignited the Ancient Fire."

'Ignited the Ancient Fire?'

Zorn's mind trembled slightly at these words.

"Was it one of the Ancient Sacred Mark·Upper Rank Gods who ignited the Ancient Fire?"

"No!"

Ossirion shook his head.

"It was two High Holy Star Upper Rank Gods who ignited the Ancient Fire."

"Although they seized the opportunity and ignited the Ancient Fire... these two High Holy Star Upper Rank Gods, one a 6-Holy Star and the other an 8-Holy Star, don't have a very deep foundation. I'm afraid their chances of ascending to Ancient God are slim."

'A 6-Holy Star and an 8-Holy Star.'

Zorn raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"At that Holy Star level, if their foundation isn't deep enough, their hopes of ascension are indeed slim."

"But they did manage to ignite the Ancient Fire, after all. Unlike us Upper Rank Gods, who can't even grasp the opportunity to ignite it."

The first step to ascending to Ancient God is to ignite the Ancient Fire.

If one cannot even ignite the Ancient Fire, then there is naturally no hope at all.

However, even after igniting the Ancient Fire, success still depends on one's foundation in all aspects.

Only by using the Ancient Fire to catalyze and activate one's multifaceted foundation can one hope to finally break through the Upper Rank God Sequence, thereby transcending the dimension of time to forge the Ancient God Sequence.

For other Divine Spirits, the depth of their foundation is the key to breaking through the threshold of ascension.

But for Zorn, whose foundation was astonishing, igniting the Ancient Fire was actually the more important step.

After all, Zorn knew of several methods to catalyze the Ancient Fire.

As long as he could ignite the Ancient Fire, Zorn was quite confident in his chances of ascension.

"Right! Lord Ossirion, what brings you here this time?"

After a moment of thought, Zorn reined in his thoughts and looked at Ossirion.

"Naturally, it's about the negotiations with the two great Divine Kingdoms."

"Hm?"

Zorn's brow twitched slightly.

After carefully sensing the flow of time for a moment, he immediately understood.

Forty to fifty years had passed since the Cosmic Fissures first bloomed.

It was about time to try negotiating with the two great Divine Kingdoms.

"Aren't the lord Ancient Gods in charge of this matter?"

Zorn looked at Ossirion after a moment of thought and asked.

"The lord Ancient Gods have already contacted them multiple times, but... the two Divine Kingdoms, Eternal Curtain and Star Remains, are refusing to negotiate."

'Refusing to negotiate?'

Zorn's brow furrowed slightly.

"You have to understand, they've already gone through round after round of talks with us before."

"Now that we hold the absolute advantage, they're actually refusing to negotiate?"

"Yes!"

Ossirion nodded.

"And their stance is extremely firm."

"As for whether to continue the war or to stop here, the lord Ancient Gods have said that the decision is entirely up to you, Your Excellency Zorn."

"After all, you are the one who truly initiated this war."

After some serious thought, Zorn finally looked at Ossirion and said.

"Lord Ossirion, I need some time to observe the entire Starry Sky Plateau before I can make a decision."

"There's no rush. This war has been going on for several hundred years, after all. A little more time won't make a difference."

"Mm!"

Zorn immediately gathered his focus, immersing himself in the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path to investigate the area outside the Star Dust Plateau.

During this round of secluded cultivation, for the first twenty-some years, Zorn had used the Starry Sky Gu-Insect Set to explore the Star Realm Districts outside the Star Dust Plateau every six months.

After more than twenty years of failing to find anything, Zorn had switched to investigating only once every year or two.

Zorn remembered that his last investigation was about five years ago.

At that time, Zorn had investigated very carefully but was still unable to sense the Cosmic Fissures outside the Star Dust Plateau.

But this time was different.

As soon as he radiated the power of the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path outward, Zorn faintly sensed the flickering nodes where space was being torn.

'After growing for these past few decades, the Cosmic Fissures have finally emerged.'

'Huh?'

A sound of doubt escaped Zorn's lips as he sensed more carefully.

'Twelve Cosmic Fissures is the inevitable number.'

'The five fixed ones are in the Independent Star Realm, and I've already locked them down.'

'That means there are still seven free Cosmic Fissures outside.'

'There are four within the Star Dust Plateau.'

'So there must be three outside the Star Dust Plateau.'

And yet, at this moment, Zorn could only sense two outside the Star Dust Plateau.

'There's one missing?'

While continuing to sense his surroundings, Zorn rubbed the bridge of his nose.

After a moment of thought, he turned his senses toward the regions of the two Divine Kingdoms, Eternal Curtain and Star Remains.

'The range of my Perception definitely covers the locations of the Cosmic Fissures, but there's nothing within it. That means this missing Cosmic Fissure must have appeared in the area where the two Calamity Court Realms are close to the Tree of the Magic Ring.'

'The area near the Tree of the Magic Ring is a region even my Cosmic Magic Net has difficulty penetrating. It's an undetectable zone.'

'After so much time, they must have discovered the Cosmic Fissure, and perhaps even investigated its special properties.'

'As the Cosmic Fissure expands, the profound and magnificent aura blooming from its depths will be extraordinary.'

'Before, they were still willing to negotiate with us.'

'But now, they're refusing to negotiate. I'm afraid... this suddenly appearing Cosmic Fissure has given them a certain illusion of hope.'

'Heh... trying to bet everything on the Cosmic Fissure, hoping something good will come out of it so they can stage a desperate comeback?'

'Since they insist on not surrendering, then it's time to use the Ritual Fire to ignite the two Trees of the Magic Ring, initiate the Ancient God war, and try to ignite my own Ancient Fire.'

Zorn had already made his decision.

"Lord Ossirion."

Zorn looked at the waiting Ossirion.

"I am preparing to launch an all-out war. I will strive to directly destroy the two Trees of the Magic Ring in this battle, and if possible, kill their one or two Ancient Gods."

"Also, we Upper Rank Gods should also prepare. If we can participate in the war against the Ancient Gods, then we will."

"After all, for an Upper Rank God to participate in the process of eliminating an Ancient God during a war ritual is a grand ancient rite in itself—an excellent opportunity to ignite one's own Ancient Fire."

"I originally kept these two great Ancient Divine Kingdoms around, hoping they might serve some purpose. But since the two Ancient Divine Kingdoms are unwilling to make peace, keeping them around will only bring us danger. In that case, there's no need for them to exist."

He wanted to completely annihilate the two great Ancient Divine Kingdoms and utterly unify the Star Dust Plateau.

Zorn's declaration made even Ossirion's heart tremble slightly.

One must understand, this was something the three lord Ancient Gods had been unable to accomplish.

And yet, under Zorn's guidance, it was on the verge of completion in just a few short centuries.

"Lord Ossirion, you go contact the top-tier Upper Rank Gods. I will go contact the three lord Ancient Gods. The final battle for the Star Dust Plateau has arrived!"

The moment Zorn's voice fell.

"Hahaha..."

The deep voice of the Dark Ancient God, Eudampos, boomed throughout the hall.

As an Ancient God, Eudampos was now also able to control the Cosmic Magic Net through the Calamity Court Magic Ring.

Although his control was not as deep as Zorn's, he could still learn information about many things.

He had heard the conversation between Zorn and Ossirion crystal clear.

"Are we finally going to war with Eternal Curtain and Star Remains?"

At this moment, Eudampos's will to fight was soaring higher than ever before.

Zorn followed the voice with his senses and instantly understood why the Dark Ancient God Eudampos was so happy.

His Level had risen again; he had now reached the standard of Level 33.

"I've long found those two Divine Kingdoms to be an eyesore. This time, we must wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Eudampos clenched his fists and let out a low growl.

"Oh? Is it finally time for war?"

At that moment, the projections of the other two lord Ancient Gods also descended.

Now that the Calamity Court's side was growing stronger by the day, they desired the unification of the Star Dust Plateau even more than any other Divine Spirit.

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