Beneath the Red Dragon

An indescribable sense of awe accompanied the transmission of the images, filling Karon’s entire soul. Through the images sent to him, he saw a gigantic tree that pierced through countless plane worlds, its projection sprawling across the Cosmic Star Realm’s wilderness.

The aura was vast and boundless, as if it had stood mightily since the creation of heaven and earth, supporting the crystal walls of the Cosmos. The concept of size and height ceased to exist before this giant tree.

Countless stars were but tender fruits hanging from the treetops of this immense tree, while endless material planes were mere growths upon its roots. The Star Realm seemed like a nebula whirling around the tree’s crown, and the Abyss appeared as nothing more than soil pits into which the tree deeply rooted itself.

The Divine Kingdoms of the myriad gods above the Star Realm were merely gemstones adorning the leaves of this tree’s projection. In the Abyss, the domains of Demon Lords and Dukes of Devils were merely knots at the tree’s roots.

In comparison, the Greenfield Forest Plane where Karon resided might just be an ant on this tree’s projection.

The distance over which the tree’s roots and branches spread was beyond any boundary, and even through the transmission of images, Karon could follow the spatial expansion of this tree and feel an infinitely vast expanse.

In that infinite distance, breaking through the world’s wall barrier and the universe’s crystal film, there stood numerous similar entities in each of their respective universes.

Karon didn’t need to understand; he merely sensed the concepts and reality of these existences from the images. It was the World Tree, and on its colossal branches hung nine enormous kingdoms, where countless strange divine races and beings dwelled.

It was the inverted tree, the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, symbolizing the Cosmic tree of all life. On its illusory form, countless concepts and laws were condensed.

It was also the Jianmu tree, the towering sacred wood linking the three realms of heaven and earth, towering into the clouds, lush with branches and leaves. Its fruits were like hemp, and its leaves like awns, each fruit like a small world.

And there was the Tower of Babel, the infinite tall tower connecting the mortal and heavenly worlds, with countless devout and free-spirited humans climbing beneath it.

Karon also saw many different types of World Trees and various kinds of elves, each praying and worshipping under the World Trees, offering their faith.

All kinds of infinite existences connected with this giant tree, their essences linked, their concepts gathered, their existences bound.

The projections of these existences seemed to traverse through infinite Multi-Cosmos and connect in the endless river of time, coexisting together.

Some existences that should have been destroyed were pulled back from the river of time by this powerful mighty power, reappearing in the world.

Karon’s mental burden gradually became saturated. The immense amount of information he received caused him to begin to feel as if his head would split, as if too much knowledge was being forcibly stuffed into his brain, swelling it.

Karon hurriedly interrupted the transmission of images, but the awe in his heart lingered, easily overshadowing his discomfort.

”This is truly insane!” Karon, after a long silence, squeezed out these words with difficulty from his throat.

Karon finally understood why these mages were collectively erased from the world by the gods. Doing such things surpassed simply making a blunder; it was as if they had overturned the heavens.

Even though he was well aware of the power of Legendary Mages, he couldn’t understand how these mages could achieve such a level. Aside from marveling at their madness, he also felt a sense of admiration for them.

This level, penetrating the wall barriers of infinite Crystal Wall Systems, even the divine power of gods couldn’t achieve it. Karon could only attribute it to the power of knowledge, surpassing the power of the divine spirits.

”No wonder the deities have all their attention bound. The collision of different worlds might be a disaster for ordinary creatures, but for these gods, it presents an opportunity where crisis and chance coexist,”

Karon mused.

At this moment, he also thought about his own birth, which might be related to the influence of the Ancient Magic Empire.

But another idea quietly emerged in Karon’s mind, occupying most of his thoughts. Perhaps, one day, he could find the direction and path home, allowing him to return to his original world to see it.

”So, you came to this world by accident this way. Does it also mean that there are other existences in this world different from this one?”

Karon temporarily set aside his thoughts, seizing the rare opportunity to seek enlightenment from an existence capable of providing answers.

”I was summoned by a mage, descended in the Ethereal World under special circumstances, although we shouldn’t rule out that other creatures and powerful existences from different worlds have already descended in this world,”

Chekov nodded, saying somewhat meaningfully, ”Even gods as powerful as they are can’t personally traverse the world’s wall barriers, hindered by this world’s many divine spirits,”

”But it does not rule out that they might smuggle in, in the form of Saints or other methods. Moreover, there are some existences not weaker than the divine that I’ve encountered several of them wandering in the Ethereal Plane.”

”Right now, you can’t discover them simply because your range of activity isn’t large enough, similar to, hmm, survivor’s bias. I learned this term from one of the outsiders,”

Chekov looked at Karon, his expression grave, and then laughed, ”These existences, similar to the World Tree, have their essences interconnected. Even the divine spirits cannot obliterate them, unless all the worlds sharing this essence erase this essence from the real world simultaneously.”

”But all these paths are sealed and guarded by the divine spirits, so I couldn’t easily pass through, find a way home, which is why I made a contract with this mage, agreeing to help guard the legacy in return for acquiring knowledge in this regard and finding the way home.”

”So, I sincerely hope that you and these mages successfully obtain the mage’s legacy. I’ve already given you something equivalent to an entire ocean of water.”

”Thank you for your generosity, Chekov,” Karon acknowledged with a nod, acknowledging that while he desired to obtain this knowledge, he lacked the means to exchange for it.

Even though the conversation with Chekov seemed congenial at the moment, in the eyes of such a being, temporary friendliness did not mean he could take advantage more than his due.

The King who ruled the entire Dark Ether World naturally accepted Karon’s thanks. Nevertheless, in conclusion, this Ether Controller gave Karon a warning.

”Be cautious not to delve too deeply into the wealth and knowledge left by those powerful yet mad mages, for your desire for them may lead you into the shackles and guidance they left behind, as those mages have greater goals,”

”Although I’m not sure of the real purpose of those mages, this is just the first step of their plan, as that Ancient Mage informed me. Be careful, hmm, you, young fellow who would barely count as someone from the same place, and don’t let greed and craving for knowledge lead you into a trap,”

Chekov’s purple face also bore a grave expression as he spoke, ”Those mages were crazier than expected!”

This was only the first step of those mages’ plan, and it had already caused the whole world to nearly be overturned.

If it hadn’t been for those divine spirits sealing and isolating all impacts, Karon could already imagine what a chaotic spectacle the entire cosmos would be right now.

Since his birth, the amount of shock and fluctuation he had felt could not compare with what he experienced today.

Even though he thought his current willpower was strong enough, in the face of the insane actions of these mages, he felt he still needed to bolster his mental fortitude.

”Damn, the greater the power, the bigger the blunders!” Karon couldn’t help but grumble in the end.