Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 343 Gem Awakening
The original darkness faded away, and Nemesis and Arthurek returned to the library where time had stopped.

Thinking of the conditions for materializing the third gem, Nemesis walked to the old-looking computer and stroked the mechanical keyboard that was still typing automatically.

"Where is this place?" Nemesis asked.

"The cracks in history are the destination of all souls." Arthurek's voice echoed in the empty library: "Accept the holy artifact, and you will see the true face of this place."

Nemesis took out [Vecna's Eye of Magic] and summoned a sharp force field knife. He didn't know when he had recovered his strength here.

He cut off his left hand without hesitation, and golden dragon blood spurted out from the severed arm. The adaptive ability of the power gem allowed the flesh and blood of the severed arm to continue to grow, and the speed was so fast that a new arm would grow in a few tens of seconds.

He connected the broken palm to his broken arm. Black threads extended from the bronze broken palm and connected to the broken arm until it became a new palm.

This is the only way to integrate the holy weapon. Only by using one's own body to adapt to Vecna's divinity can one gain the power to manipulate the holy weapon.

Perhaps it was because Vecna's divinity had an evil nature, Nemesis could feel a captivating whisper coming from the holy vessel, teaching him to embark on the quiet dark path.

But the Mind Stone perfectly eliminates this mind-affecting side effect.

Arthurelek looked at Nemesis meaningfully. One of the reasons why he gave the holy weapon to this scroll dragon was because he saw its potential. He hoped to influence Nemesis through the power of the Eye of the Law and let it eventually embark on the path of a dragon lich.

But unfortunately, it now seems that the other party seems to be protected by some kind of power and is immune to the side effects of the holy weapon.

"Oghma?" Arthurek whispered in his heart. He mistakenly took the power of the Mind Stone as the blessing of the Lord of Knowledge. This beautiful misunderstanding made Arthurek increase the importance of Nemesis by several levels and gave up some of his little thoughts.

Nemesis connected the holy weapon to his body, even skipping the synchronization time of the magic network, and instantly mastered this extremely powerful magic item. He closed his eyes and activated the second ability of the holy weapon - [Magic Eye].

To rule all undead creatures, one also needs to have the vision to see through death. The world in front of Nemesis immediately changed. He saw the endless books on the bookshelves in the library, which were now burning with green soul fire and emitting bursts of wailing.

"This is..." Nemesis' pupils shrank, somewhat unable to believe it.

"This crystal wall system is very special," Arthurlek explained. "Here, the passage between the soul and the outside world is blocked. Dead mortals cannot follow the omnipresent Styx to hell, the abyss, or the underworld. They can only stay in the human world, constantly squeezing the limited space."

"The library is the embodiment of the will of this crystal wall system in the magic network, and it is the starting point for the birth of all souls. But as you can see, without the Styx Road of the multiverse, there is no difference between birth and death here. The souls of the dead return to the origin of the crystal wall system, squeezing the place where new souls should be born."

Nemesis felt incredible. This was simply against the universal rules of the magic network multiverse.

Souls are the treasures of the main material plane. They come from nothing and no one knows where they come from. Countless crystal wall systems are like farms, raising endless mortals. When these mortals die, their souls will also follow the Styx to the inner planes (such as hell, the abyss, the underworld, etc.).

These souls will be further subdivided in the inner planes. The devout believers will be taken away by the gods and ascend to the palace of the gods; the neutral ones will be taken to the mechanical realm or the elemental plane, etc., and transformed into spirits that give birth to intelligent life; the evil ones will remain in the inner planes and transform into demons or undead creatures.

This is how it should be. More than twenty multiverses, like parasites, absorb the souls of the main material plane, turning them into their own nutrients, allowing the universe to thrive.

But the world before my eyes is different.

The mighty Styx, which is everywhere and greater than the gods, has not yet touched this crystal wall system? Has it been forgotten, or...
This seemingly inconspicuous crystal wall system has a special feature that even the Styx cannot affect it?
"Stagnant Reincarnation" Nemesis thought thoughtfully, as if he had grasped something.

If the souls of this world cannot leave, what will be their fate?
Nemesis asked his doubts, and Arthurek looked at him with appreciation, knowing that he had grasped the key point: "Just as I said, the soul of the dead takes the place of the newborn."

"As the number of dead increased, they filled up the library."

"The newborn cannot appear again, but the new life in the world only has flesh and blood, without the soul to act as the engine. The will of the Crystal Wall System has no choice but to throw these wandering souls back to the world to act as the engine of new life."

"This planet hasn't produced a new soul in nearly 200 years." Arthurek said strangely, "In other words, everyone in this world has died at least once."

"Their souls were stripped of their memories as they were reborn time and time again, and their souls also wore out. Eventually, those souls that were no longer usable were stored in this library, making the already limited space even more limited."

Nemesis frowned. "If that's the case, then wouldn't it be the case that after thousands or tens of thousands of years, the souls of the entire world will become defective? And if they stay here and take up the place of new souls, won't there be no new life in this world?"

Arthurek nodded in agreement: "This is exactly the disaster that this crystal wall system is facing. Without the help of the Styx, the whole world will fall into abjection."

"Om-"

The truth of the library unfolded before Nemesis, and he once again felt a sharp pain and the unstoppable buzzing sound.

A seven-pointed crown appeared above his head, and the orange light from the third gem illuminated the entire library like the sun.

But surprisingly, Arthurek seemed to see nothing of the scene in front of him, and just looked strangely at Nemesis who was lying on the ground with a painful look on his face.

"What's wrong with you?" Arthurek's eyes darkened. As a legendary wizard, he could feel a strong pressure coming from Nemesis, which made him want to kneel on the ground.

But how is this possible? ! He only feels this way in the Lord
Arthurek interrupted his rebellious thoughts in time and looked at Nemesis with a complicated look. The secret of this scroll dragon was even stranger than he thought. A mortal who had not yet embarked on the legendary journey could actually emit such pressure that he could not help but submit.

"Om-"

The roar became louder and louder, and an orange light shone from Nemesis' eyes. He felt that the soul in his body was undergoing a rapid transformation, his five senses were degenerating at a very fast rate, and his divine consciousness was becoming even more powerful.

The third Infinity Stone has awakened.

(End of this chapter)