Arcane Lord

Shado had seen the statue of the Lord of Glory in the Saville Temple.

Although in most descriptions of the Nese people, the Lord of Radiance always appears as a tall and thin man with silver hair, a short and light silver beard, and a soft golden skin.

Of course, he had also heard Bishop Ambril mention that the other party could occasionally perceive part of God's face during prayer.

The image of the Lord of Glory circulated in the outside world may have been finally summarized through the different perceptions of different priests.

But in the temple, the statue of the Lord of Glory is vague and has no specific face, and the statue also has majestic characteristics that cannot be looked directly at.

It was just a little weaker than what he had just experienced with the princess, but the idol was only a projection of part of the essence of the Lord of Glory, while the princess was the real body.

There is not much comparison between the two sides, but this similar nature can't help but make Xia Duo think about it. Combined with the previous speculation, it seems to have been confirmed that the princess is completing the feat of ascension to the gods.

This can't help but remind Shado of some background information in the game he played on Earth that has some mysterious mapping to the current world——

Among them, Karsus, who became a great arcanist at a young age in his twenties and had a promising future, but in the end committed suicide and destroyed everything, was particularly impressive.

In the background of the game, the god-ascension spell he used was as high as 12 levels, but ultimately failed. In this real magical world, Netheril's current highest achievement is only 11 levels.

Through some scattered notes left by Savile in the Tower of Time, Shado learned that magic seems to have come to an end at the 10th ring level, and even the knowledge of the 11th ring is only stronger than the 10th ring.

So is it possible for the princess to make an almost unprecedented breakthrough in the short period of a hundred years after Savile disappeared?

Probably not.

In particular, Shado has some prior knowledge of the background of the game on Earth, such as Congenio, Iolum and other quite legendary celebrities, and knows about their existence and some of their deeds.

Some of them have been verified, some cannot be verified, and some have not yet appeared.

But the princess is no longer one of them. In the background of the game, the line of King Nese seems to have disappeared since the second generation, let alone the generation of the princess hundreds of years later.

Sha Duo also knew that the background of the game on Earth did not completely correspond to the real magical world, but he still couldn't help but think about it——

If the princess finally succeeds in becoming a god, why is it not reflected at all in the game background?

Was it a failure? Or is the so-called historical fog covering everything up?

Even though the princess has shown some of the characteristics of a god at this moment, Xia Duo still can't have much confidence. Of course, to be fair, he still hopes that the princess can succeed.

If the princess succeeds in becoming a god, if nothing else, at least Niya's identity will be cast in a sacred color, and as Niya's husband, he will also be able to share a lot of benefits from it.

At least this also means that the path of mage has moved a big step forward. If the princess can succeed today, he may not have the opportunity to replicate such success in the future.

And if the princess fails to ascend to the gods, first of all, the additional benefits will definitely be gone, and secondly, her biggest backer will fall, and we don’t know what will happen in the future!

From a utilitarian point of view, Xia Duo also did not want the princess to fail.

Glancing at the almost invisible princess for the last time, Xia Duo silently sent his blessing in his heart, "I hope everything goes well!"

At this time, he also noticed that the other six great arcanists of the Seven Towers were no longer on stage.

Of course, at this moment, the princess was so majestic that her direction became almost an absolute blind spot for countless people in the square. It is estimated that not many people would pay attention to the movements of the other great arcanists.

On the other hand, Congenio and Iolum were still present in the west viewing gallery directly opposite Shado, but at the moment the magic network was turbulent, and it was difficult for him to tell whether they were their real bodies.

Let's leave it to that, after all, Ambassador Cormanzo is still there, holding his neck in fear and trying to look directly in the direction of the princess.

If it weren't for the suppression of those two people, it wouldn't be surprising for the elf to do anything.

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While countless people are eagerly waiting for the final result, as the absolute leader of the ascension ceremony, Shia is facing an extremely difficult choice at this moment.

When the Force and the power of order guided by faith converged, they did not collide with the "sacred flame" described in the information provided by the elves.

At this moment, she had several choices -

One is to give up here. Anyway, I have experienced the power of the Force and Order. If I continue to research in this area in the future, I may not be able to find a more universal way forward;

The other one continues to wait, waiting for the opportunity for the first spark of divine fire;

Or, completely disregard the ritual details provided by the elves and complete the final ascension ceremony according to your own understanding.

The risks of these three options increased gradually. Almost as soon as she had such an idea, Shia abandoned the first option. If she had to choose this, she would not perform the so-called ascension ceremony at all.

Secondly, she believed that the ascension ceremony provided by the elves must be reasonable and have a chance of success.

After all, both the Faro Organization and Cormanso have paid a huge price for this. Is it just to witness her failure?

She would rather use her failure in exchange for the various concessions Cormanthor had made before, so that Netheril could develop and grow more smoothly.

But it is obvious that the cost to both sides is not equal. The loss of a great arcanist is nothing, even the last member of the Netherese family from which Netheril is named.

There are various indications that what the elf is planning is not before her ascension to the gods, but after her ascension to the gods. This means that she can continue to use the ritual details provided by the elf, and finally achieve the smooth ascension to the gods.

But is this result really what you want?

Shia couldn't help but examine her own heart. Her original intention in choosing to participate in this plan was very simple. In this way, she wanted to circumvent the death curse in her family's bloodline, and she also wanted to pry into the mystery of God. After the Grand Arcanist, she would start a new project. new road.

But if she was led by the elf again and again, what was the point of all she had done?

Although she had improved some of the ritual content before, she still did not break away from the route planned by the elves. She just advanced the progress a little. Perhaps this is the real reason why the elves have not raised any objections until now.

But at the last moment before the end of the ceremony, although Shia failed to truly ascend to the status of a god, she still possessed some of the characteristics of a god, which made her very keenly aware of the future related to herself.

This was not just her own hesitation through the caster's reason at the last moment, but also the warning from the otherworldly divinity.

As soon as this thought came out, Shia immediately made a decision.

"If you fail, just think of it as gaining experience for others!"