Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 866 Seizing the Divine Position!

Orion opened his eyes and found himself in what seemed to be a magical forest. His soul was flying above the forest, which contained many strange plants that he had never seen before.

Examples include the Gem Holly, whose leaves resemble jewels, and powerful plants like the Queen of Thorns and the Fagus.

He followed a barely perceptible forest path, enveloped by massive root systems and magical ferns, and found Locke in the heart of the forest.

Orion looked at Locke's treant avatar with a puzzled expression.

"Mr. Tree Man, why can I see you here? Am I dead?"

"Where is this place?"

Locke looked at him in surprise, because Orion's soul was impacted by the war principles of the three worlds, and his entire consciousness was affected in an instant, so his consciousness entered the forest inside the Forest Sanctuary.

This was an opening I had originally left when I designed the Leaf of Power.

The souls of the rangers can enter the sacred forest, thus making each ranger a part of the forest and granting them its blessings.

When he discovered that the Leaf of Power could evolve together with the Rangers, this reserved opening took on even greater significance.

However, at this moment, he was meeting this native of the Three Caves World in his true form, but in his eyes, he was still in the form of a tree person.

'Something is preventing him from seeing me.'

Locke realized this instantly and secretly examined the dimensional principles contained within Orion's consciousness.

"I don't see anything wrong with it."

"It's probably not his personal problem, but more likely a problem that all the natives of the Three Caves plane have. I found it strange before, that in a world of the Three Caves level, mortals couldn't be without power. Even if they follow the technological route, they shouldn't be at this level."

"Although the upper plane at the top of the crater has plundered resources, there are still considerable resources in the present world. It seems that the so-called 'God above God' has done something to create a barrier between mortals and spiritual beings in the three planes."

"This divide is likely the key to how those giants can manipulate the laws of the world."

Locke immediately realized this and made a judgment.

To confirm his suspicions, Locke asked Orion, "Orion, what am I like in your eyes?"

Orion said, "Tree Master, you are a powerful tree being..."

Locke thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

'Something is directly blocking his access to the spiritual world. If his soul has a congenital defect, preventing him from recognizing the true nature of the spiritual world, then...his connection with nature will likely be severed.'

After some thought, Locke had some guesses about the current state of the three planes.

'Most power systems originated from a rudimentary understanding of nature.'

'If mortals are cut off from their direct connection with nature, it will be very difficult for them to develop any power system or civilization from the very beginning.'

'But what exactly is it that severed the direct connection between mortals in the Three Caverns World and nature?'

Orion looked at Locke anxiously and asked, "Teacher Tree Man, am I dead now? I'm not really dead, am I?"

Locke said, "That's hard to say."

"Now you face a choice. You have already defeated the puppet of the god of war in the war ritual. You died as a glorious mortal warrior, and the war giant directly attacked to kill you. So as a mortal of Terella, you have indeed fulfilled your mission."

"But you can also make different choices."

"Your consciousness was shattered. But since you are my student and under my power system, your soul did not go to the afterlife of this world before you died completely, but returned to the forest. But once you chose death, you must go to the afterlife."

Orion's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Can I see my deceased family members in the afterlife?"

Locke answered honestly, "I'm not sure. Maybe it will, maybe it won't."

Since my power has not been fully unleashed, I cannot ascertain the principles of death in this world, nor can I ascertain the specific situation within another higher plane of this world.

Who knows what the afterlife is like?

Orion said to Locke, "Then I choose to live. Just as you told me, Teacher Tree Man, life is precious. Even if I can see my family in the afterlife, I won't have anything to say to them."

"What happens after death is another world. But my feud with the God of War is not over yet!"

A stubborn glint flashed in Orion's eyes.

“I killed his puppet in the war ritual. A warrior can defeat his opponent in the war ritual and take away his most precious thing. This is the principle prescribed by the god of war. According to this principle, he must compensate me with something.”

"Secondly, I believe the greatest responsibility for the deaths of my family members lies not with Theodorora, nor with the High Priest, but with the God of War. He is my true enemy!"

“I made a vow during my three years of apprenticeship with you that my life would not end until my revenge was complete.”

"Teacher Shuren, how do I get back?"

Locke glanced at him. "I can use potions and magic to piece your scattered consciousness back together, but I'm not sure if there will be any consequences. Your current state is very unusual. Normally, you should have died long ago. It's my Leaf of Power that's actively protecting your consciousness."

"Your soul was struck by the principles of the world, and you would have had no chance of survival otherwise. It is only due to a combination of factors that you are alive now. In addition, if you want to go back, you need to do one more thing. You need to obtain the help of the world will of the three planes."

"Otherwise, the chances of you being able to go back are slim."

Now that Orion's soul is shattered and his consciousness is in disarray, although he has studied the basics of magic with me for three years, he should have had the talent of a wizard, but no matter how hard he studies, he is completely clueless about the Ogan Tree.

At the time, I guessed that it might be related to the special circumstances of the Three Caves World in the present world.

Now, he has confirmed that it was that 'God above God' who tampered with the souls of these natives.

At this moment, he needed to use Orion to conduct an experiment, to formally forge his power system beyond the first level, and to forge his ultimate magic to a certain degree.

Therefore, he has two choices.

The first option is to wait for Orion to learn on his own, at least to the point where he is roughly equivalent to a first-class wizard apprentice.

But after teaching him for three years, he immediately gave up the idea because he couldn't learn magic; he was somehow cut off from the possibility of direct communication with nature.

Secondly, even if he could actually learn, unless I brought him into the wizarding world and gave him more than ten years, he still wouldn't be able to meet my expectations.

That leaves only the second option.

Locke said to Orion, “I have studied the War Ritual, which is a core element of the war principles of this world. Since you defeated the God of War in the War Ritual, especially since your martial arts are now superior to his, he must compensate you with something very precious.”

"After some time, I believe the principles of war in this world have begun to resonate with you. The principles of war are the source of power for the God of War in your world. I think you can share the principles of war with him. Of course, he has more power now, but when you seek revenge, perhaps you will have more?"

That's right, my second option is to take advantage of the fact that the world's laws can respond to anyone who meets certain conditions and elevate their status, and forcibly elevate Orion to the first ring.

Although this is difficult to do.

But it's definitely worth a try.

If that's the case, then by utilizing the unique dimensional response mechanism of the Three Cavern Worlds, one can bypass the time-consuming stages of the Great Magic Forging process—and elevate one's apprentice to the first level.

The most amazing thing is that the laws of this world can even influence and elevate a person's rank to the second ring, if one can forcibly seize the response of the laws of this world.

That's why this special colonial world was so important to him.

Simply put, I've truly struck gold by encountering this world. With this world, I don't know how much effort I've been spared.

Orion was dumbfounded.

"Teacher Tree Man? I'll seize the Principles of War? Wouldn't that make me the God of War? This..."

Locke said, "Alright, since you want to go back, then listen to me."

Locke stretched out his palm, used the Reverse Refinement Technique, and concentrated all his attention, gathering his spiritual awareness. The primordial fire burned within the fragments of his consciousness.

Locke used his expertise in spiritual science to try to break Orion apart, but managed to piece together its overall consciousness. At the same time, he used spiritual science to do something else.

The idea is to try to capture the spirit of the principle of war from the air of the Three Cave Worlds using the method of [Name Potion], and then use the captured part of the spirit to put it into Orion's soul using the reverse refining method.

Simply put, it's about forcibly removing the War Giant's login and forcing Orion's account to log into War Principles!
This gameplay doesn't work in other worlds.

However, in this world, due to the unique nature of the world's response mechanism, it might be useful.

……

The dark clouds that had filled the sky above the city-state of Terella had dispersed. The high priest, still shaken, rose from the ground and pointed at Orion's corpse, saying, "Who...who came to throw this sinner's wicked body into the river..."

The high priest was about to continue speaking when suddenly a divine light descended vertically from the sky and entered Orion's body.

At this moment, Orion's body was floating in mid-air.

He suddenly opened his eyes, fell to the ground, and instinctively slashed the high priest's throat with a dagger, ending his life.

Orion coughed violently, his entire body covered in blood.

He pulled a stone from his chest; it was the sealed stone he had found three years ago.

Orion then understood why he hadn't been killed by the god of war with a single finger.

It turned out that the God of War had poked the sealed stone he had placed on his chest with one finger, and the magical stone did not shatter.

It was this stone that prevented his body from turning into a pile of dust.

It was thanks to Teacher Shuren that she didn't die from the loss of consciousness.

Orion stumbled along, and the people of Terrell gave way wherever he went, for Orion had twice defied the god of war before their eyes and had not died.

At this point, no one dared to feel any disgust towards him, much less call him a sinner to his face.

Orion staggered to the gates of Terella's city-state, then braced himself against the gate with his palms. He felt a power flowing from the void into his body as he was resurrected.

"The god of war is a god of sin."

The Terrellians following behind him all looked on with utter terror. What kind of combination of words is this?
Is this something they can hear?
Orion said, “The God of Kingship is the guardian of the king’s rights and the law. I must find him. I must go to the God of Kingship’s city-state to find his high priest. The problem lies with the God of War, not all the gods. As long as I can find the God of Kingship, he can uphold justice for me…”

"Yes, let's go find him."

"I will seek the support of the gods."

He stole a warhorse from the city-state gate and headed towards Antori, the city-state of the god of kingship.

Meanwhile, on the crater, the War Giant watched as the mortals favored by his divine power split into two factions, engaging in a pointless slaughter.

At this moment, he suddenly felt his divine power waning, and his steel palace began to collapse.

The war giant cried out in terror, "Impossible! Who but Nicholas and those chosen by Nicholas could steal the power of a god? My principles of war are being taken from me..."

His account was taken by someone else!
The war giant rose angrily from his seat and paced through the palace, rebuking all who approached him and casting a suspicious glance over every mortal he had blessed with the principles of war.

"who is it?"

"Who stole a part of my power?"

He was more apprehensive than anything else, because only a small part of it had been logged in now, but what about later?

The War Giant quickly locked onto its target.

"Is it that kid from Teresa?"

"Damn mortals. Is it Nicholas's doing again? What's wrong with the Wind Giant? Can't he even keep an eye on one person?"

The war giant said to his servants, who were favored by the principles of war, "Go down the mountain and hunt down that mortal named Orion."

At the same time, he immediately told the other giants on the crater about it.

In the palace of the War Titan, the Grass Titan and the King Titan came to visit him at the same time.

The Grass Giantess said with a regretful expression, "Unfortunately, for some reason, the Supreme God forbade me to leave the crater. Otherwise, I could have gone down there myself and helped you kill that presumptuous mortal."

The Giant King laughed, “No rush. I discovered that brat while my followers were praying to me. I can go down and kill him for you myself. However, these mortals are indeed becoming more and more disobedient; it’s time to reduce their numbers.”

"Didn't the supreme god command the war giants to make those mortals fight amongst themselves, depleting their numbers through war, then have the fire giants unleash flames to ignite the volcanoes, and finally have the earth giants cause earthquakes? Hahaha..."

The laughter of the three giants resounded deafeningly throughout the palace as the King Giant descended the mountain amidst his laughter.

At the same time, Locke immediately noticed the moment the King Giant left the upper plane and entered the mortal realm.

On the frontier of exploration, Hussein sighed.

"Why wasn't it that grass giant coming down?"

"But Locke, you actually came up with a way to have that native replace the War Giant. That's pretty good."

Henry asked, "Has this plane produced more than a dozen second-ring beings?"

"I'm very interested too."

A glint of greed flashed in his eyes, but when he remembered that this world belonged to Locke, the greed vanished instantly, replaced by restraint and envy.

Locke said, "That's not the point. That's just a minor detail. The point is why the principles governing this plane are so special. The results of studying the reasons behind this might benefit all three of us."

The old pirates Henry and Hussein nodded in agreement.

Hussein and Locke exchanged glances. Hussein gave the old pirate a wary look, while Locke shook his head confidently.

Henry the old pirate was a stubborn man.

Locke believed that he simply felt that as a pirate, he had to be stubborn when faced with good things.

But he just stubbornly insisted on his point, and that was all...

There's no need to be overly nervous.

After all, he had witnessed someone's integrity in the void near-Earth orbit of the Wizarding World.

(End of this chapter)