The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 996 The War to End Everything (Part Twelve)
Even the Devourer of Civilizations was momentarily stunned by the sudden appearance of the Titan King.

It feels like playing a stealth game, only to find at the last moment that someone has been watching you the whole time you were infiltrating.

"...It's been a long time, Kei."

The Devourer of Civilizations naturally remembered the name of the Titan King for a creature that had put itself in such a predicament.

If He succeeds today, this name may follow Him to the end.

As he spoke, the voice of the civilization devourer became extremely venomous.

"You persistent, bastard, I should have chewed you up back then!"

The Titan King's growth stemmed from His indulgence. If He hadn't been so greedy, the previous civilization alliance would have been nothing more than a piece of cake for Him.

It's like a vegetable salad; although it looks a bit plain and doesn't taste as good as other cooking methods, it's still a dish.

"Your praise is good. It turns out you were too dull. After gaining humanity, your personality has improved a lot."

The Titan King's voice was incredibly relaxed, as if he were chatting with an old friend about what he ate that day and what the weather would be like tomorrow. But as he spoke, a killing intent capable of freezing one's soul silently filled the entire void.

The Civilization Devourer stared intently at the Titan King, its enormous eyes filled with nothing but resentment.

He knew that the Titan King's appearance at this time was definitely to prevent his ascension. And the Titan King's plan was most likely to succeed.

Because at this moment he could already feel that the mark of fate branded on him was faintly burning.

"Let's put an end to all of this."

The Titan King's form suddenly expanded, and then the Forge of Miracles flew out of Richard's soul. The Miracle Fire within the forge flowed out like water, until not a single spark remained.

A blazing fire of miracles ignited on the Titan King, and in an instant, the Thread of Fate that had replaced Richard's original Thread of Fate appeared in the void.

"We thought a lot about how to kill you," the Titan King said softly. "That guy Crystal used the computing power of an entire civilization to calculate for a full 35,764 years before he finally found a way to kill you."

What a rigid guy.

He could have easily escaped to another world and continued his civilization. But to protect the future of this world, he chose to stay.

The threads of fate slowly shifted in the hands of the Titan King, eventually transforming into a spear.

This change has no effect on the Threads of Fate, but it is significant for the Titan King.

In the Titans of the Shepherd, when faced with a sinner who has committed an unforgivable crime, the executioner will pierce him with a spear, letting him bleed to death in humiliation.

The civilization devourer naturally recognized this punishment, since the Titan who invented it had already been absorbed by him.

"You really think you have victory in your grasp?"

The civilization devourer's body suddenly trembled, and the violent spacetime fluctuations caused great fluctuations in time and space within the entire range of the ascension ceremony.

Time suddenly accelerated and then suddenly slowed down; space suddenly rippled and then suddenly stood still.

This is a storm, a storm of time and space.

Even before becoming a Level 8.5 being, the civilization devourers who enter the ritual gain some power over time.

However, the Titan King remained motionless amidst the storm of this time and space.

He is like a mountain, remaining steadfast and unmoved no matter how great the floods outside.

The Titan King slowly raised the spear in his hand, and the surrounding spacetime began to stabilize.

The miraculous fire within him burned fiercely, eventually igniting even the spear of destiny.

He laughed as he watched the civilization devourer, his body collapsing amidst the laughter, turning into specks of flame that flowed into the spear of fate.

"Monster, your judgment is here."

……

Richard felt that everything happened in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the remnant soul of the Titan King had disappeared, the Civilization Devourer had been ignited, and its entire body was in irreversible collapse.

Because of the slowed-down time, they couldn't even witness the battle between the two powerful figures.

So, it's over?

The spirit of the Great World Tree approached Richard, its voice tinged with doubt.

The slow passage of time prevented him from seeing anything.

In the blink of an eye, it was all over.

"ended."

Richard looked at the empty Miracle Furnace and said softly.

The core of the Miracle Forge lies in its flame. Without the Miracle Fire, the Miracle Forge is just an ordinary treasure of civilization.

He could feel that something was missing from him.

That was the echo of his destiny.

The Thread of Fate had already been used as a weapon by the Titan King, so Richard's own Thread of Fate naturally returned as well.

"Let's hurry up and take care of this monster."

Richard took out the Book of All Laws, from which endless runes flowed, eventually transforming into several enormous magic arrays.

The civilization devourer's advancement failed, and it is currently suffering from a backlash. Even if they don't deal with it, the civilization devourer will eventually collapse and die.

However, faced with this strange and powerful enemy, all the rulers of the Civilization Alliance felt it was better to play it safe.

When it comes to insurance, there's no better option than personally sending civilization devourers on their way.

boom!
The attacks of numerous overlords landed on the civilization devourer, accelerating the monster's death several times over.

His body gradually collapsed, and his will also collapsed.

Suddenly, a face appeared on His body—the face of the Cursed Crown.

"Still trying to pull tricks at a time like this?" the Second Generation Cursed Crown sneered angrily. The Cursed Crown was his teacher, and the Civilization Devourer was blaspheming his teacher even on his deathbed.

However, this face did not display the evil aura of a civilization devourer; instead, it appeared calm and wise.

He looked at Richard and said only one word.

"run!"

run?
Upon hearing this word, Richard's unease instantly erupted.

Why did the Devourer of Civilization tear apart the fragments of the Ghost World in the first place? There were no fragments of the Ghost World among the offerings for its ascension.

"run!"

Without hesitation, Richard roared at all the rulers and then charged into the void behind him.

The next moment, a familiar spacetime fluctuation once again emerged from the civilization devourer's body.

Within the already dead body of the civilization devourer, a new life is emerging—

That was a new civilization devourer.

In an instant, Richard understood everything.

The monster that devours civilizations has planned everything. After a few tests, it has determined that fate is irreversible, and any act of defiance will hasten its end.

Therefore, He directly abandoned defying fate and instead used fate to accomplish His purpose.

Fate's assessment of a living being comes from the soul.

If the soul is destroyed, then the creature is destroyed. Of course, Richard's soul, which was reconstructed through various means after destruction, is not considered destroyed.

Therefore, as long as the soul of a civilization devourer is destroyed, then he is considered dead.

This creates some room for maneuver.

It was destined that He would die, but His offspring would not be affected by fate.

Of course, this offspring must be a pure offspring, not a clone or a resurrection, because that cannot fool fate.

The Civilization Devourer feeds on war and consumes everything of the defeated. Therefore, after its defeat in the war against the Wizard Alliance, it naturally became one of the defeated.

Then He naturally became the food for His offspring.

At that time, His offspring will inherit everything from Him; the technology He remembered and the lives He devoured will become provisions for His offspring.

Furthermore, because the consciousness of a newborn is so pure, memories from Him will directly fill the soul of this newborn body.

It's like possession, except this possession is passive.

This perfectly evaded fate.

The old civilization devourer is dead; his offspring have been reborn. Because of the civilization devourer's power, his offspring have inherited everything from him.

That familiar gaze reappeared, cold, evil, and greedy, as if it wanted to devour everything in the world.

The civilization devourers have reappeared, and this time, the curse of the Crown of Curses is no longer effective.

Because the newborn civilization devourer only inherits memories and power; its personality, corrupted by humanity, is not inherited.

This perfect being displayed almost perfectly.

Even the Titan King, an unknown factor that had been hidden and never discovered by him, could not break His scheme.

If the will of the Civilization Devourer had not collapsed, the Crown of Curses would have overwhelmed the Civilization Devourer's personality.

The entire Civilization Alliance will become food for this nascent civilization devourer.

Richard looked back, and just a fraction of a second behind him, time and space had already frozen.

If he had hesitated even for a moment after the warning from the Crown of Curses, he would now be trapped in this stagnant spacetime, becoming provisions for the devourers of civilization.

"Is this all the monster can do?"

Beelzebub's voice trembled slightly beside him.

Upon receiving Richard's warning, the Abyss Overlord did not hesitate and fled backward at maximum speed.

He was a cautious man; he wasn't afraid of losing face, but rather of losing his life.

Few rulers were as cautious as Beelzebub; of the crowned rulers of the wizarding civilization, none escaped except Richard. The civilization of the gods only had Twilight as its weapon, and it was only because Richard pulled it out that it managed to escape.

The Cursed Demon Empire was entirely obedient, but due to their limited strength, only the two brothers, Wild Wind and Wild Cloud, managed to escape.

Both Beelzebub and Samael from the Abyss civilization escaped; Samael did so out of intuition, while Beelzebub acted out of caution. The other Titan overlords, due to their superior strength, remained trapped inside.

Only the Great World Tree escaped from the Natural Federation, but only in its tree spirit form. Lakatar of the Eye Demon Civilization hesitated, but his strength was formidable, and he too managed to escape.

Of the Lingmo civilization, only Sha Mantian escaped by using the spirit form of the Great World Tree. Although the swarm of insects of the Star River Mayfly were also trapped, he had a backup plan, so it didn't matter that he was trapped.

All other mercenary leaders were wiped out, and the entire World Fortress, except for those who had been taken into the cellular dimension by Richard, was also wiped out.

The promising situation vanished in an instant.

"Sir, what should we do now?" World Tree asked Richard.

Richard is the Titan King and the ruler of the Alliance; in this situation, only Richard can make the decision.

Looking at the frozen space-time, he said softly, "I can't stop His advancement. If I want to fight against Him, I must also advance."

Within the computing chip, the Titan King's observational data and analysis results were being infused into Richard's soul. In that instant, the Titan King seemed to have witnessed decades of data being recorded, a vast ocean of information.

He turned to look at the other rulers beside him, his face resolute like a sculpture.

"Everyone, I need your dimension. I want to become the ruler of this community!"

(End of this chapter)