"Are you ready?"
"I'm as ready as I'll ever be."
"The next time you'll see me, I will be a timeless existence!"
"I like your confidence."
"Make sure to follow the map I gave you. You will be brought to a bridge. Don't go into any of the other doors. Look for the one that is made of obsidian."
"That'll lead you to dimension 0. Come through the gateway afterwards."
I open up a portal to the chaos realm at my bridge.
I watch as Obsidian walks in.
I wait for him to return.
After a few years I don't see him.
Sigh.
"I guess he didn't acquire the plot armor."
Zero was a little bummed out.
After wandering around the sect for a few years.
He decided to go to his antimagic realm.
And take a break from it all.
After a few more years.
His mood improved.
And he decided to try to tackle rank 4.
[ECHO]: {Name: "Zero #119", Species: Abyssal Paradox (Human), Energy: 1 GR, Strength: 11, Vitality: 21, Nanites: 4.27124e+13, Mana: 1440. Spirit: 982, Soul: 73}
He will need to get to 2880 runes to become a rank 4.
That's 1440 more runes.
It'll take me 600 potions and 600 years to reach rank 4.
To reach the 7th layer of my soul.
I'll then only have 400 potions left.
It should also be noted that my debt was resolved after I held the conference.
I also made sure to 'move out' of my home so I wouldn't be charged 50 points a year.
Those scammers...
[ECHO]: {Name: "Infinite Soul", Level: 4, Type: Self, Element: Mana, Cost: 0, Desc: "Protects soul against all forms of attacks."}
So far I have 1% comprehension in space, infinity, and gravity.
I retroactively apply my comprehension to my other spells.
I go to my antimagic realm and mess with its dimensions.
I expand it and shrink it.
After a few years of messing with its space.
[ECHO]: 'Space' Comprehension has reached 2%
I grow bored with this and continue inscribing my runes while floating in my realm.
600 years later.
[ECHO]: {Name: "Zero #119", Species: Abyssal Paradox (Human), Energy: 1 GR, Strength: 11, Vitality: 21, Nanites: 4.87124e+13, Mana: 2879. Spirit: 980, Soul: 72}
I carve my passive spell on the core of my soul.
[ECHO]: {Name: "Infinite Soul", Level: 4, Type: Self, Element: Mana, Cost: 0, Desc: "Protects soul against all forms of attacks."}
The soul only has 7 layers.
I have reached the center.
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With becoming a rank 4.
Not only is my mana regen a lot faster.
But I have 5 templates.
So the cost of using spells is divided by five.
Now that my chain is heavy enough to pierce the core of my soul.
I can go no further in my soul using this magic system.
The only difference between me and rank 5 is the number of runes and templates we have.
A rank 5 has 5760 runes, and 6 templates.
A rank 6 has 11520 runes and 7 templates.
A rank 7 has the same number of runes as a rank 6.
But it has one more template.
As well as 100% comprehension of a law.
A rank 8 has 100% comprehension of multiple laws.
So there is no extra passive spells beyond rank 4.
Just a bigger manapool and larger discount on spells.
It becomes easier to progress after becoming a rank 4.
Mainly because you don't need a rank 5 spell to become a rank 5.
You merely need to inscribe the runes.
This means I don't need to buy any rank 5 spells.
It isn't like there were any for sell in this dimension in the first place.
I decide that I am ready to begin looking for traces of Owtz Eerth.
I am not ready to fight him yet.
But I am prepared in a sense.
From my passive spells.
I have an invulnerable body.
I have an unshakeable mind.
I have an indestructible soul and chain.
All I am missing is a good offensive.
But I ask myself.
What can hurt a rank 8?
I look at some of the spells I have created.
[ECHO]: {Name: "Soul Tracker", Level: 1, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 100, Desc: "Trace back targets soul."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Memorize", Level: 1, Type: Illusion, Element: Mana, Cost: 100, Desc: "Show the secrets of the universe to the target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Mass Memorize", Level: 3, Type: Area, Element: Mana, Cost: 4000, Desc: "Show the secrets of the universe to everyone in a 1 kilometer radius."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Forget", Level: 1, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 600, Desc: "Make target forget its existence."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Restore", Level: 1, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 1200, Desc: "Turn back the clock for the target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Erase", Level: 1, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 600, Desc: "Erase the users existence."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Soul Tracker", Level: 1, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 100, Desc: "Trace back targets soul."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Reverse Gravity", Level: 2, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 300, Desc: "Reverse gravity in a sphere around the target."}
I change all of the level 1 spells into rank 3 spells.
To boost their power.
[ECHO]: {Name: "Memorize", Level: 3, Type: Illusion, Element: Mana, Cost: 100, Desc: "Show the secrets of the universe to the target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Mass Memorize", Level: 4, Type: Area, Element: Mana, Cost: 4000, Desc: "Show the secrets of the universe to everyone in a 1 kilometer radius."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Forget", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 600, Desc: "Make target forget its existence."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Restore", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 1200, Desc: "Turn back the clock for the target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Erase", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 600, Desc: "Erase the users existence."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Soul Tracker", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 100, Desc: "Trace back targets soul."}
There's also the spells I bought:
[ECHO]: {Name: "Comprehend Language", Level: 2, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 600, Desc: "Learn the language of the target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Disguise Illusion", Level: 2, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 400, Desc: "Put a diguise over the target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Sleep", Level: 2, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: Varies, Desc: "Puts target to sleep."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Neutralize Poison", Level: 2, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 400, Desc: "Removes posion on target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Detect Thoughts", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 800, Desc: "Read the thoughts of target."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Dispel Magic", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 400, Desc: "Cancels out magic effect on target"}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Telekinesis", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: 400, Desc: "Ability to move target with a thought"}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Blink", Level: 3, Type: Self, Element: Mana, Cost: 400, Desc: "Self is able to teleport to location in their sight."}
[ECHO]: {Name: "Light Teleportation", Level: 3, Type: Target, Element: Light, Cost: 1000, Desc: "turns the target into light and travels to a location."}
As well as the spells I got from soul fire academy.
Glow, Light Familiar, Flash, Lesser Healing, Greater Healing, Ultimate Healing, Light Speed, Light Shield, Light Strike, Blind, Deafen, Omen, Darkness Familiar, Darkness Cloak, Darkness Strike, Drown, Jet Stream, Water Walker, Water Familiar, Waterfall, Great Fireball, Fire Familiar, Ignite, Heat, Fire Cloak, Extinguish, Wild Growth, Vine Whip, Wood Dome, Wild Shield, Wild Familiar, Lesser Tornado, Suffocate, Gust, Levitate, Wind Familiar, Imprison, Ironskin, Metal Familiar, Soul Search, Shatter.
I modify shatter and make it a rank 4 spell.
I also change its name.
[ECHO]: {Name: "Shatter Soul", Level: 4, Type: Target, Element: Mana, Cost: Varies, Desc: "Shatter the soul of the target."}
I also modify the spells and make them all rank 3.
Now I just need a rank 5 spell as a reference.
I wish to make an offensive spell that can hurt a rank 8 existence.
I'll need to combine everything I know.
I decide it is finally time for me to go to a higher dimension.