After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

"It is through questioning authority time and time again that we overthrow old truths and ironclad rules."

"Then, building upon the foundation laid by our predecessors, we boldly hypothesize and carefully verify..."

"It is through generations of wizards that progress has been made, step by step—"

"From the very beginning, it was just a 'fireball' spell that could only be used to ignite tree branches..."

"It has developed into the magnificent arcane kingdom it is today."

In Charles's hand, a crystal-clear, colorless, attribute-free magic crystal silently condensed and took shape.

"In essence, magic is fundamentally different from the power of faith or even divine power."

"However... there is never a reason why someone in a lower position cannot defeat someone in a higher position."

"Since all previous magic, all methods of using magic... cannot rival the power of the gods..."

"So--"

"Let's optimize it further and improve efficiency even further."

"If 100% efficiency is not enough, then increase it to 1,000%."

"If 1,000 percent is not enough, then increase it to 10,000 percent."

"Squeeze out the magic power...the full potential of magic, no longer considering structural stability, nor constraints and control."

"It simply transforms the quality of magic into the purest light and heat."

"This is my ultimate answer."

"Using forbidden spells against mythology—"

"Nuclear explosion."

.......

"Third team, prepare the catapults. Fire immediately once they enter range!"

"All transcendent beings of rank two and above, check your hunting bow and quiver reserves, and be ready at any time..."

On the walls of Aurora City, Francis issued a series of commands in an orderly manner.

The city was thus placed in a state of full preparedness, completely sealed off from war.

Although this was the first time I had encountered the twilight tide, small groups of twilight creatures attacking the city were not uncommon on ordinary days.

Therefore, Aurora City is no stranger to this state of war.

"Scouts, report..."

Francis's voice suddenly stopped before he could finish giving his instructions.

As if sensing something inexplicably, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the distant wilderness.

next moment--

A blinding white light suddenly flashed at the edge of the dark horizon.

.......

The twilight creatures that had been standing quietly in the gray palace had now quietly departed.

The area around the Iron Throne was eerily quiet; you could hear a pin drop.

The fallen sun god leans against the iron throne.

After issuing that command, he fell into a deep sleep once again.

He is no longer the god of blazing sun and truth he once was.

Now, he is merely a hybrid of distorted authority and divinity, a seemingly real yet ultimately flawed being.

Although he has his previous memories, the twisted divinity often causes him to lose control.

In order to reclaim the throne of the God of the Sun and Truth, he must rely on slumber to suppress his madness and slowly untangle the distortions in his own divinity.

however--

next moment.

The fallen sun god, who had just fallen into a deep slumber, suddenly opened his eyes.

His gaze swept across the empty and desolate palace hall beside him.

Then, it slowly came to a stop in the distance.

That was the direction of the human city he had previously explored, a city that still existed and had developed a highly efficient light source.

"All the servants sent... have all lost contact without any warning..."

"Moreover, all connections were severed in just a moment!"

Even with the knowledge of the fallen sun god, a hint of surprise flashed through his mind at this moment.

In order to finish the battle quickly and avoid alerting the Twilight Witch as much as possible, the Fallen Sun God dispatched all his servants to guard his palace.

among them--

There are even some Twilight creatures that reached the legendary level in their lifetime, and even after being corrupted, they still stand at the peak of the near-legendary level.

However, all of these servants simply vanished without warning.

This was a significant blow even to the fallen sun god.

Now, almost all of his faith comes from the twilight creatures corrupted by his authority.

Those near-legendary Twilight creatures have already developed a considerable degree of intelligence and are his most core followers.

If placed within the Church of the Sun and the God of Truth before the Great Cataclysm, they would be such an important existence as the Chosen Ones.

"Who exactly did this...?"

The fallen sun god rose from his iron throne.

"Does that human city still hold the remains of a legend from before the Great Cataclysm?"

No, let's not even talk about how incredibly slim the probability is that any legendary powerhouses still exist in this world—

Even if a legendary figure who has miraculously survived to this day were to make a move, it would be impossible for them to completely annihilate the vast and countless twilight tides in a single instant.

While there is a world of difference between a regular legendary figure and a near-legendary peak, the gap could never be so large that one cannot even react in time!

On the contrary...

Given the quantity and quality of the twilight tides, if that legend did not choose to escape, then dying from exhaustion during the twilight tides would be the most likely outcome!

"Could it be that among those dying gods deep within the astral plane, there are still beings coveting the power I lost on the outer reaches of the world?"

Although they were once revered as righteous gods, the gods were by no means a harmonious group.

When faith was abundant and all the gods had their thrones fulfilled, then naturally everyone was happy.

But now that he has fallen from his divine throne and lost a vast amount of power outside the world, it is inevitable that some gods will have superfluous thoughts.

"However, they are all hiding in the astral plane and should not have the ability to cross the barrier erected by the Twilight Witch to launch such a divine intervention in the mortal world..."

"As for the Twilight Witch, she is still in a state of self-sealing, that much is certain..."

Ideas arose in the mind of the fallen sun god, only to be quickly dismissed.

In the heart of the fallen sun god.

For some reason, I suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Whether it was the efficient use of light in that human city... or the method that destroyed the twilight tide in an instant, both involuntarily reminded him of a word that should have completely disappeared two thousand years ago—

wizard.

That thing, which has clearly been given enough attention, always seems to linger on.

Even two thousand years after its destruction, it still emerged like a rat in a gutter, causing the evil entity that brought him down from his divine throne.

If it were an ordinary legend, no matter how advanced one's skills were in the realm of legend, it would be impossible to annihilate his army of servants in an instant. The Fallen Sun God had absolute confidence in this.

but--

If it were a wizard.

Suddenly, a scene that should have been sealed away in the depths of memory resurfaced in the mind of the fallen sun god...

An elderly man with white hair, dressed in a mage's robe, stepped out of the pure white tower and looked up at himself above the clouds.

Even with only two of the three towers remaining, the wizard suffered several defeats—

"But magic itself is invincible!"

That day, his divine body was severely injured, and it took him a long time to recover.

As a result, neither the Sun Goddess nor the Church of Truth gained any advantage in the distribution of spoils after the destruction of the wizards.

.......

Why do I recall scenes from two thousand years ago?

They were nothing more than ants that had long since vanished into history.

Even the legendary bone demon from two hundred years ago, it has been found out that it only survived by relying on the characteristics of an undead creature, and is now completely dead.