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Chapter 356: The Origin of Goetia

"Solomon, also known as Roman, gave up his power and identity, which led to a problem. A large-scale magic system he designed went out of control, which led to this disaster."

"Large-scale magic system? What exactly is it?"

Leonardo da Vinci frowned. This was very possible. After all, Solomon was known as a man with wisdom granted by God and was one of the candidates for the crown magician. It was not surprising that he could create such a powerful magic system.

"Indeed, this magic system was his life's work as Solomon, and it was also what he was most proud of. Unfortunately, after his disappearance, it got out of control. As for its specific information, what is the most famous thing you mention about Solomon?"

Li Xuan did not answer directly, but kept the question in suspense.

“The most famous king of ancient Israel.”

"The chosen king!"

"Having this wisdom that God has given him."

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The employees of Chaldea talked about Solomon's deeds, but it was Da Vinci, who had the most extensive knowledge, who finally discovered the truth about the magic system.

"The seventy-two demon gods, right?! The only legend I can think of regarding Solomon's greatest achievement in magic is the legend of him commanding the seventy-two demon gods."

"Indeed! Da Vinci, you're absolutely right. The true form of Solomon, who initiated the Burning of Human Principle, is the collective consciousness of the seventy-two Demon Gods left behind by the real Solomon. The seventy-two Demon Gods were originally a system created by Solomon, the ancestor of human magic, to more effectively promote the correct principles of Human Principle. It was a powerful magic system created by Solomon to ensure the correct operation of Human Principle."

Li Xuan clapped his hands, admiring Leonardo da Vinci's wisdom.

"A magic system created to protect human principles has become the culprit for burning human principles. Humanity is still as foolish as ever! Even Solomon, known as the Chosen King of God, is no exception."

The one who made this sigh was Elle, the goddess of the underworld. As the mistress of the underworld, she had seen too many human souls who had committed serious crimes. Among them were people like Roman who had good intentions but ended up doing bad things. The more powerful such people were, the greater the damage they often caused. Just like Solomon, he was the strongest of these stupid guys she had ever seen, and he caused the most damage, almost bringing human civilization to an end.

Faced with Elle's complaints, the people of Chaldea wanted to refute but didn't know what to say. After all, Solomon's facts were there. Humanity had messed up again and was almost destroyed. How could they refute it?

"So how exactly does this magic system work, and how did it get out of control?"

Da Vinci ignored Elle's complaints. To her, she had long known about human stupidity and there was nothing strange about it. Instead, she wanted to collect information about the Demon King Goetia. After all, although Roman had already gone there, there was no guarantee that he could really defeat the Demon King.

"As the name suggests, the Human Principle Cultivation is the Demon King Goetia. Goetia is the collective consciousness of the seventy-two Demon Gods, and it is also the collective of the seventy-two Demon Gods. The Human Principle Cultivation is the ritual that the Demon King Goetia uses to perform the Burning of Human Principle. It consists of two parts: one is the Final Singularity, the Grand Temperamental Time Temple, and the other is a method for converting erroneous human history into magic and heat. The Human Principle Cultivation exists in an imaginary space isolated from the normal flow of time, gathering and unifying human history through the systematic conversion into magic. This achieves the purpose of correcting human Principle."

"This was originally a very good system, overcoming the errors in human history and ensuring its continued operation. However, this system naturally worked well while Solomon was alive. However, when Solomon, also known as Roman, chose to give up his power and become an ordinary person, the seventy-two demons sealed within his corpse developed independent thoughts and falsely claimed to be Solomon. Therefore, Goetia resumed its activities by living in King Solomon's remains."

"But why would the Seventy-Two Demon Gods, or Goetia, want to destroy humanity? As demon gods created by Solomon, they shouldn't be inherently hostile to humans, right?"

Leonardo da Vinci was a little confused. There seemed to be nothing wrong with all this. How had humans offended Goetia that it had to destroy humans?

"It's simple. Goetia inherited a portion of Solomon's power. Through Solomon's clairvoyance, he saw humanity's ugliness and helplessness. Unlike Solomon, who accepted this scene with indifference, Goetia believed that humanity and the future were meaningless. He felt pity for the humans struggling in the world, and so he chose to bring equal destruction to humanity, freeing them from suffering."

"In that case, I have to thank him for saving humanity from suffering."

Hearing Goetia's train of thought, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but complain. "Thank you so much, Goetia!" She felt that these demon gods must have some serious brain problems. Their train of thought was simply outrageous.

"After all, he's not human, so it's understandable that you can't understand him. He's just a stronger version of the Lion King, Elly, and Quetzalcoatl. Gods are always biased and only agree with what they want to see."

Li Xuan thought this was very normal. Unlike weak humans, gods were extremely powerful from the moment they were born. Therefore, most of the time, everything in the world moved according to their will. Gods also existed for a very long time, so it was not strange for them to become paranoid.

"There's more than one reason. Even though the gods are paranoid, they wouldn't take such extreme action just because of this."

Leonardo da Vinci did not think that Goetia was so unwise that he would burn humanity just for his own ideas. One must know that the two major restraining forces, the many crowned heroes in Valhalla, and many gods of the pantheon were all enemies of his behavior. The reason driving Goetia's actions could not be so simple.

There must be some underlying reason driving Goetia to such destructive actions. Leonardo was certain that, like the Lion King, Elly, and Quetzalcoatl, they all took such drastic actions because of the existence of Goetia and Tiamat, and Goetia would be no exception.

Chapter 357: Fujimaru Ritsuka's Dependence

"Of course, there are other reasons. If it were simply out of distaste for humanity and pity for its ugliness and suffering, Goetia wouldn't want to destroy it. The greater reason is that Goetia finds itself in a dilemma, even though it possesses its own consciousness and has gained immense power. While it asserts that humans are worthless, as demon gods, it cannot exist without being enslaved by them. Despite being beings of a higher dimension, they feel deeply ashamed to be forced to live under the cosmic waste of humanity. Unwilling to accept this contradiction and dishonesty, Goetia has initiated a transformation. They have come to the conclusion that they must redefine their purpose in serving humanity. They must absolutely prove themselves the supreme beings on this planet, reaching a point where even Solomon could not reach. This is the beginning of the great cause of becoming gods."

"Simply put, Goetia is a vicious beast that possesses the principle of mercy, but mercy is bestowed upon those below. While Goetia possesses immense power, within the magic system designed by Solomon, the seventy-two demon gods are inferior to humans. Though called demon gods, they are in reality mere familiars. How could Goetia accept this? He intends to use the human principle correction system left by Solomon to transform all of human history into magic and heat. That light band you see heralding the end of humanity. At first glance, it looks like a halo surrounding the Earth, but in reality, it's the confluence of hundreds of millions of rays, transforming all of human history into heat. By gathering hundreds of millions of these light bands, accelerating and converging them, one could even travel backwards through vast eons of time, creating a retrograde canal and a generational light year."

"What Goetia wishes to do is use this magical power to travel back in time, 46 billion years before the birth of this planet, to experience firsthand the moment when the celestial bodies in this realm were born, and to seize all the energy at that moment. In other words, to become a new celestial body and create a new world without death."

"So Goetia's destruction of humanity isn't a goal, but a process. To achieve his ambition of becoming a god, he needs a vast amount of magic power, and Goetia can only obtain this magic power by destroying human history. Is the destruction of humanity just a byproduct?"

Through Li Xuan's explanation, Da Vinci had already understood most of the events surrounding the Burning of Humanity. She then discovered that humanity's destruction was merely incidental to Goetia, a necessary means to his deification.

"Faced with such a powerful, cold, and terrifying existence, can the doctor really do it? Although the doctor was once King Solomon, he is now just an ordinary person. Can he really defeat Goetia? It would be very difficult."

Through Li Xuan and Da Vinci's descriptions, Fujimaru Ritsuka had formed a rough image of the Demon King: cold, cruel, arrogant, and overly ambitious, the very image of a supreme boss. While the Doctor was the acting director of Chaldea and their leader, he was introverted and passive. He lacked a sense of tension, was rather frivolous, and didn't know the situation well, only making assertive statements. He was essentially a coward. While serious, he wasn't serious, somewhat lacking in spirit, and a complete realist and pessimist. No matter how Fujimaru Ritsuka saw it, he couldn't imagine Roman being the true King Solomon, nor could he be a match for Goetia.

"Even though you said that, Ritsuka, Roman is indeed the real Solomon. Moreover, she is willing to face Goetia and her own sins alone. Although she is a coward, she does have some courage. After all, self-sacrifice is not something that everyone can really make the decision to do."

"Self-sacrifice? By the way, Da Vinci, you mentioned before that Roman has a killer move, but after using it, he will disappear. What exactly is that killer move? The doctor will disappear. What will happen to the doctor after he uses it?"

"I'm not entirely sure what the consequences of using Roman's trump card will be. Only after I learned his identity did I realize he had this trump card."

Da Vinci was a little hesitant. She didn't know what Roman's final outcome would be, but she knew it would definitely not be a good ending.

"Ritsuka, having met so many Heroic Spirits, you should know that the strongest aspect of a Heroic Spirit is the Noble Phantasm they possess, based on their legends and achievements. I once saw a ring on Roman's left hand. That must be Roman's Noble Phantasm when he was Solomon, the famous Ten Rings bestowed by God, representing divine wisdom. It was also the holy relic that the old director, Marisbilian Animusphia, used to summon Solomon."

"Legend has it that before his death, Solomon returned the Ten Commandments, bestowed upon him by God. Therefore, I suspect Roman possesses a Noble Phantasm that can return everything Solomon possessed to God. If King Solomon's power and human principles, the foundation of the Demon King Goetia, were to truly vanish, Goetia would naturally collapse. Li Xuan's statement that Goetia is still unable to break free from Solomon's bondage is clear evidence of this."

"What I don't know is what will happen to Roman after she activates this Noble Phantasm and recreates Solomon's final deeds. I asked him, but he refused to tell me, only saying that she would disappear."

Da Vinci naturally contacted Roman to communicate, but Roman did not give her any specific information. He only said that he would disappear and asked her to help Fujimaru Ritsuka when the time comes.

"Li Xuan, can you tell me? What will the doctor do?"

For Fujimaru Ritsuka, she has become accustomed to looking for Li Xuan whenever she has something to do, because in her opinion, Li Xuan is omnipotent and omniscient, and no matter what happens, she can rely on Li Xuan.

"Leonardo da Vinci was right. When the One Ring owned by Roman meets the Nine Rings owned by Goetia, Roman will be able to activate the only treasure Goetia has not inherited and does not know about. The time of farewell has come, and he will abandon the world and re-enact the legend of Solomon returning the divine grace to God. After this treasure is activated, everything created by Solomon will disappear. Then Goetia, as the collection of the seventy-two demon gods and the official form of the magic system created by Solomon, will naturally be no exception. After activating this treasure, Goetia will definitely die."

Chapter 358: Excited Mashu

"And what about the doctor? What will become of him?"

It doesn't matter what will happen to Goetia anymore. What Fujimaru Ritsuka wants to know is what will happen to Roman after he activates this Noble Phantasm. This is the most important question now.

"Once this Noble Phantasm is activated, everything Solomon created will lose its value. This is not the abandonment of life, but the abandonment of one's entire existence—including King Solomon's body, life, creations, achievements, great deeds, and even the way of existing as a Heroic Spirit. Ultimately, he will disappear from the Throne of Heroes, reaching a state of nothingness never before achieved by humans."

"The existence of God's agents will vanish from human history, and the laws of physics on Earth will be determined by human intellect. Solomon, the Magic King, will truly end the Age of Gods through his own complete annihilation."

"This Noble Phantasm is a safety device Solomon prepared to destroy all of it in the distant future when magic becomes evil to humanity.

When used as a Noble Phantasm, all traces of Solomon will be wiped out from the world, even from the Throne of Heroes. Solomon's complete destruction doesn't mean his traces disappear, but rather that all his achievements are over.

All life, when it ends, leaves something behind. No matter how perfectly a person has lived their life, there will always be something left.

Later generations inherited this remnant and thus made their mark in human history.

Complete annihilation means breaking away from this rut, achieving everything that has been given to the individual, and becoming a state where there is nothing unfinished in this life.

There is no need to defeat him anymore, nor is there any need to rely on him anymore.

No one will seek him anymore.

No one will have to bear his death,

No one will seek his help and results beyond this.

This is what it means to disappear from the Throne of Heroes.

Someone who has solved the puzzle of life and completed all the tasks in this universe."

"How, how could this happen?"

Mashu, who had been silent the entire time, couldn't help but sigh. She couldn't imagine how Roman, who was like her father, could have fallen to such a fate. How could this be possible? Even if the doctor was the cause of this inhumane inferno, he didn't have to pay such a price, far worse than death.

"Is there no way to save him? Can we stop the doctor now?"

It was the first time that Mashu took the initiative to talk to Li Xuan. She usually followed Fujimaru Ritsuka as her servant, but now for the doctor, Mashu was anxious and directly grabbed Li Xuan's arm and begged.

"There's no need to be so anxious, Mashu. Calm down."

Although Mashu's hands were very strong due to anxiety, it was nothing to Li Xuan. However, he still comforted Mashu with kind words. As Li Xuan spoke, Mashu calmed down and let go of Li Xuan's arm.

"Sorry, I was rude."

"It's all right. It's human nature, but you don't have to be so anxious. Solomon's Noble Phantasm, while it claims so, can't actually achieve such an effect. You have to know that Solomon is an undoubted great figure both in human history and in the mystical realm. What if his existence is in doubt? Let's say something Roman doesn't like to hear. Forget about just repeating the legend of Solomon returning the Divine Grace to God. Even if the God of this world came in person, it wouldn't have the same effect. If you want to erase and dilute Solomon's traces, have you asked the five great magicians? And among the two major restraining forces, not to mention Gaia, how could Alaya allow Solomon to disappear from Valhalla? How could your Noble Phantasm disappear just like that?"

This is the fact. Although the time of Solomon's first treasure, farewell, has come, and the effect of abandoning the world is very strong, it is basically impossible to achieve such an effect. You, a candidate for the crown, can run away if you want. My Valhalla is not a vegetable market. Solomon's status in human history is not insignificant. Combined with this, how could Alaya let Solomon really disappear? Of course, Roman will definitely disappear.

Without the Holy Grail's aid, even if Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu summoned Solomon, he would only be a wedge between man and god. While he would possess Roman's memories and possess an inexhaustible amount of divine and royal authority, Solomon would lack the sensibilities of his human self. Granted the power to know everything, he was forbidden from expressing his opinions, and he didn't even have a second of his own will.

If Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu wanted to summon Solomon, they would only summon such a useful tool man. There is no other possibility.

Mashu also understood the meaning behind Li Xuan's words. After all, he had been talking about what would happen to Solomon, reassuring her that he would not disappear. However, he had never explicitly stated what would happen to Roman, the acting director of Chaldea. Solomon would likely still exist, but the Roman in her and Fujimaru Ritsuka's memories would never return.

"What about Roman? Doctor, what will happen to him? I don't care about Solomon. I only want to know about the doctor and what will happen to him."

Mashu looked at Li Xuan with red eyes. She didn't want Roman to disappear like this.

"Is there really no other way?"

Although her relationship with the doctor isn't as close as Mashu's, Fujimaru Ritsuka still appreciates Roman's hard work and support, so she doesn't want the doctor to just disappear. Although Roman was indeed the root cause of the human fever, it was an unintentional mistake and cannot be said to be innocent, but the blame cannot be placed entirely on him either.

"Of course there is a way, but it will have to wait. I will give it to you after a certain coward has completed his atonement."

There are naturally many ways. For Li Xuan, saving him is just a matter of moving his fingers, but Li Xuan will only take action after Roman dies, because this is Roman's own sin and responsibility, and he must solve it himself and cannot delegate it to others.

Roman himself also thought so, otherwise he would not have refused Li Xuan's help. Under the pressure of death and complete extinction, he chose to enter the final singularity, the Grand Time Temple, alone, to face the Demon King Goetia, the mastermind behind the burning of humanity, and to end it all with him.

This was because after he realized that the root cause of his burning of human nature was himself, the remorse and guilt he had accumulated over time had become so overwhelming that he could barely breathe. He had only one option left: to atone for his sins with death.

Chapter 359: The Confrontation between Solomon and Goetia

Within the vast Temple of Time, Demon King Goetia sat on his throne, lost in thought. Chaldea's final Master had already restored all seven singularities, but Goetia remained unfazed. Even at this extreme disadvantage, Goetia remained confident of victory. After all, even if Chaldea unleashed all their might, there was no way they could defeat him within the Temple of Time. So Goetia relaxed, quietly standing within the Grand Temple of Time, awaiting Chaldea's arrival. Then, crushing them, forcing them to fall from the very brink of restoration—would that be fascinating!

Goetia couldn't help but laugh at this thought. His actions were true to his own desires, and the more lives they sacrificed, the more he would laugh and mock them. Goetia was a figure of cruelty, viciousness, and tyranny, embodied. He would never recognize human freedom, and he wholeheartedly despised human happiness. Even his very breath was a rejection of humanity. He was a Mage King who desecrated human principles.

However, just when Goetia was happy, a dull voice sounded in the Temple of Time, which should have been deserted.

"What are you so happy about? You unknown fake."

This frightened the Demon King Gaetia. After all, how could someone be able to hide from his perception and come to his side without being discovered?

Goetia took a closer look, feeling strange. He knew of the man before him, Roman. Leif, who lurked in Chaldea, knew him. As the collective of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods, Goetia naturally had some information about him. But why would an ordinary person come to him alone, unnoticed? This strange situation left Goetia somewhat bewildered. He was certain that, aside from this ordinary human, there was no other person in the Temple of Time.

"Haha, Chaldean guy, what are you talking about? If I'm not Solomon, who else could it be?"

"No, I'm sure you're not the real Solomon."

Faced with the overwhelming difficulties, the Demon King Gaetia was a little annoyed. If it weren't for the strange way the difficulties appeared, he would have killed this ordinary human long ago and would not have wasted so much time talking to him.

"What makes you think I'm not Solomon the Magic King? That's ridiculous!"

"Because of me, I am the true King Solomon. I have come to declare the end of you, the pest."

As he spoke, accompanied by bursts of light, Roman regained his appearance as Solomon.

"Ha! Haha! Hahaha! ...Are you such a useless man? It's really ridiculous, but this is also your style."

Goetia laughed loudly towards the sky. He had not expected that at the last moment of achieving his vision, he would be able to meet the man who had shaped him and abandoned him - Solomon. This was so lucky. For this reason, he felt that the failures of his previous seven singularities were nothing. For Goetia, in addition to his own goals, what he valued most was Solomon's existence. It was a pity that Solomon had died a long time ago, but fortunately, fate had brought him back to him now. This time, he would surpass himself and surpass his creator.

"In this case, there is no need for me to continue playing the role."

When he saw Solomon, Goetia knew he was exposed and revealed his true identity.

"Solomon, as you can see, I am the Human Principle Burning Type you left behind, the collective form of the seventy-two demon gods—Demon King Goetia."

"Is that really the case? It seems like all this is my fault. I must put an end to this mistake right here today."

Roman had naturally predicted the true form of the Demon King Gaetia long ago. His ability to achieve the Human Principle Burning must be related to the Human Principle Cultivation Form he left behind, because the principles of the two are the same, only the specific circumstances are different. In Roman's estimation, it is also a relatively high possibility that the seventy-two demon gods will develop their own consciousness.

"Life is a thing that ends, a pilgrimage of accumulated pain, but it should never become a story of death and severance. Goetia, my years of sin and guilt, the evil beast born from my corpse, now is the time to sever my own sin."

"Ha! Haha ...

The Demon King Goetia felt that Roman's declaration was absurd, because he could feel that Solomon's current strength was not much stronger than that of an ordinary heroic spirit. He actually dared to talk about punishing him. He must have lost his mind!

But if that's the case, then let him die! Seeing Roman in front of him, Goetia became a little bored. Solomon's performance was completely different from his expectations, but considering his status, he let this guy die in his own hands.

"What can you do now that you're dead? Solomon, you and everything you hold dear will vanish. Let you perish at the hands of your own Noble Phantasm."

Normally, for the sake of her own great cause, Goetia would not use the halo brought about by the burning of the entire human history, because that was the magic power necessary for her to reverse time. But today, facing this man, only this man, Solomon, was worthy of her using this treasure to completely destroy him.

Facing this attack, each one comparable to an A-grade Noble Phantasm, Roman struggled mightily to resist. In truth, if it weren't for the fact that Demon King Goetia had used his own body as the foundation for the Grand Time Temple, Roman, having already abandoned all his strength, would have been unable to reach Goetia without a sound, let alone withstand Goetia's current assault. Roman's ability to hold out until now was entirely due to the fact that, although the Grand Time Temple had been built by Goetia, it had now become Roman's home turf. By resonating with his own body, Roman had regained some of Solomon's power, enabling him to withstand the attacks of Demon King Goetia for eight days.

Chapter 360: The time of farewell has come, abandon the world!

There was nothing wrong with the Demon King Goetia using Solomon's remains as the core to strengthen the inherent barrier of the Grand Time Temple. The only problem was that if Solomon himself was encountered, the dominance of the Grand Time Temple might be taken away. But even Goetia could not have imagined that one day he would have to face his dead master and creator Solomon. That's why Roman has the opportunity now. Otherwise, if they really met outside, Goetia could destroy the powerless Roman with just a flick of his finger.