Hate me, Miss Witch

Chapter 247: No matter how vast the sea of stars is, it has an end, but ambition has no limit

Chapter 247: No matter how vast the sea of stars is, it has an end, but ambition has no limit (7k)

The starlight turned into a small boat, carrying Su Lun down the river of time.

Then, back to reality.

After witnessing the black-haired girl's safe return, Char turned his gaze back to his side.

This is the place where thousands of times converge.

In other words, only those who have reached a certain critical point are qualified to reach it——

The location of the "root".

In other words, the place where all things originate.

Only here can Char clearly find out the truth hidden in himself, behind the endless fog.

"Tell me, what's going on."

Char's words echoed in the place of origin, in the flowing time.

It was as if he was talking to himself in the middle of nowhere.

But, the next moment.

"It's not a clone, it's not a chess piece, and it's not some created carrier or container."

"You are me, one and the same."

"What I am telling you now can be understood as a soul imprint left in your 'origin' before you lost your memory, just like the activities your teacher took you to do when you were in kindergarten..."

“It’s like writing a letter to your future self, burying it in a time capsule, and then opening the time capsule a few years later.”

A strange yet familiar voice rang in Char's ears.

Xia knew that the difference was the difference between how one heard his own voice and how others heard his voice.

He nodded: "So, my previous life was indeed you, the sun god and creator of the glorious era?"

"To be precise, it's not about past life and reincarnation... According to what was said before the time travel, reincarnation means that the same soul remains, but the body changes."

"And your body is actually your original body, but it has been forced back to the state of a baby when you were just born, without any training or growth."

"Or to put it in a more understandable way, 'initialization'?"

"Of course, even if we have the same starting point, as we grow and take different paths, we will naturally go in completely different directions."

Char nodded.

"I see. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"If everything is ok, I will leave first. Su Lun is still waiting for me in the Fourth Epoch."

……

"You discovered that you were once the brilliant Lord of the Throne of Heaven, praised by the ages, the Creator and Sun God of the Glorious Age. You don't even want to express any thoughts?"

Those strange yet familiar words finally carried a hint of helplessness.

"Yes, the fact that you were able to come to this place of origin without relying on the help of the gods means that you have surpassed your former self."

"Of course, there's no need to do the 'I prayed to the entire Hall of Valor, but the only person who responded was my past self' trick."

"Then let me tell you about it, just as I said before I traveled through time, and look at my past dark history."

The somewhat helpless voice paused slightly.

"There was a traveler from Earth who came to a barbaric era."

"This world is full of races that only exist in mythology, dragons, elves, griffins, phoenixes, demon wolves..."

"In order to survive in this era full of mythical creatures, he blazed a trail of hardships, overcame numerous difficulties, and hunted countless powerful mythical creatures, taking the fragments of order and rules that were scattered in their bodies when the world was first created for his own use."

"Finally, he stood at the pinnacle of the mythological era, also known as the throne of heaven, and was called the Sun God, or the Creator, by all spirits."

"And he also established a relatively peaceful and prosperous Glorious Era based on his experience before the time travel and the appearance in his memory."

"However, the Sun God at that time did not expect that the authority and divinity contained in his body would cause his soul to lose control and go crazy..."

"The Great Cataclysm. Since you have come to the place of origin, you must have a general idea of what happened there."

"In short, the Sun God could no longer suppress the tendency of the divinity and authority that he had devoured to get out of control... He was forced to disintegrate. The Sun God's most core authority of the scorching sun turned into the law of pollution, making the sun the source of corruption and pollution for a very long time."

Char nodded. "After all, that guy who calls himself the Sun God has the same origin as me. He shouldn't be so stupid as to not make any preparations until he disintegrates."

"of course."

The voice spoke.

"Initially, the solution he came up with was to cut off the excess divinity and authority he possessed."

"Strip out those unimportant but violent divinities that have the most obvious tendency to lose control and can only play a negative role, and only retain the more core parts."

"As time went by, the power of the Sun God was actually growing. Even if only the most core part of his power was left, it was actually enough to secure his position as the Creator."

"However, this method did not succeed—"

"Divinity may seem like a shortcut to improving your strength, but once you are contaminated, the fragments of authority will become entangled with your soul, making it extremely difficult to separate them."

"If it was just a single divinity and authority, it would be easy to deal with. It would just take more time... But the divinity that the Sun God devoured at that time was really too much."

"As a result, an accident occurred during the stripping process. Not only was divinity and authority stripped away, but also a small part of his soul and spiritual body was stripped away—"

"That small part of the spirit combined with the most insane and disordered divinity and power to become an existence similar to the inner demon and the dark side."

"Or to use the words from before the time travel... "Sun God.Alter"? "

Char covered his face silently.

He was enjoying the whole thing, as if it had nothing to do with him, until he heard the other party's last word. Then he finally felt as if he had been hit in the face by the dark history of the dead.

"That thing is quite tricky, because the spirit body, soul, and memory are not complete—"

"So that thing is always craving for pure soul to replenish itself..."

"I've seen that thing."

Char interrupted the other party's statement because it made him involuntarily recall the perverted old ghost who said "I like you very much" and then drooled over him.

"really."

The voice had a tone that said "as expected".

"I said that if that guy still exists, you will definitely be entangled with him."

"And since you are able to stand here now, it means that you have killed that guy."

The voice paused slightly and then continued its statement.

“Although that attempt failed, it also yielded some results.”

"Divinity and authority represent the laws of the world itself. This is indeed an extremely powerful force."

"There is nothing wrong with this kind of power itself."

"However, if one does not have a soul that is strong enough to control divinity and authority, then the divinity will inevitably influence the soul, and eventually one will go down the path of losing control and going crazy."

"Initially, the Sun God wanted to survive in that mythical era, so he was impatient to take in too much divinity, and thus embarked on an irreversible path of disorder and madness."

“But, on the other hand.”

"If one can rely on the strength of one's own body and spirit instead of relying on divinity, one can reach a point where one can rival demigods and true gods, or even touch the throne of heaven."

"Then, after you have a strong enough soul and body, you can contain the divinity."

"Does it mean that we can reach a higher peak that even the Creator of the past has never reached?"

"That is the peak that no living being has ever been able to reach since the birth of the multiverse."

“It is also the Supreme Throne that only exists in imagination.”

"Above the planes, above civilization, above all gods—"

"Fate is equivalent to the universe."

"Eternal immortality in the truest sense."

Those slightly bewitching words slowly rang in Char's ears.

"This is the last attempt made by the Sun God."

"Since the soul and spirit have been tainted by divinity, they have fallen into a vortex of disorder and are unable to escape."

"Then, we can simply take advantage of the opportunity of the catastrophe to completely disintegrate and remove all impurities along with all memories and powers."

"All that is left is the original body that dates back to the infancy and the memory of that moment—"

"Then, in a new era when the Age of Gods fades away and the remaining gods hide in the astral world, we will complete a new restart and walk the original path again."

The voice paused slightly.

"Of course, as a backup, the Sun God also left some gifts for me after the restart."

"This gift will exist in a way that my memory-lost self can understand..."

"For example, the system, the game panel, the main god space, the old man in the ring... and so on. You should understand what I am talking about."

"Also, even if you lose all your memories, even if your body is restored to its original state as a baby, you are still the same person after all. After several epochs, the affinity with the long river of time still exists."

"All of this is for the day when..."

"During those restarts, a special individual was born who could become a legend without relying on divinity, surpassing demigods and true gods."

"Until he went upstream along the historical stream, leaving his mark at each historical node, until he reached the root and took back all the divinity and authority he once possessed."

"Then, we will reach the dreamlike throne in the sky that no living being has ever touched."

"That is the real, so-called 'Throne of Heaven'. Even the Sun God has never truly reached that status."

"Such restarts have already occurred several times. For example, the Golden King Rhine, who opened up the Dawn Calendar, was one of the restarts."

"It's just a pity..."

"Even though they left a great reputation in history, they have never truly reached the root and have the qualifications to ascend to the throne of heaven."

"And now-"

Even though it was just a soul imprint engraved in his origin, Char seemed to see the burning gaze directed at him.

"The unbearable vacancy of the Heavenly Throne, which has lasted for who knows how long, will finally come to an end."

"You have become the special case that we have been waiting for in each restart."

"Accept the Star Cup, and you will regain all your lost memories."

"Then, I will complete the long-cherished wish that has lasted for tens of thousands of years, and surpass the boundaries that no living being in the past or present has been able to surpass."

"Become the master of the throne of heaven, a real big man."

Hearing those familiar words with unspeakable temptation.

There was still calmness in Xia Ya's eyes.

"I have two questions."

"Who came up with the Golden Dawn?"

"It's not the Sun God from the First Era. Maybe it's a backup plan from the subsequent restarts."

"What they want to do is actually nothing. It is nothing more than awakening those forgotten memories that are dormant in your origin."

"Of course, because of what happened just now, their ceremony failed."

“But, in reality, it makes no difference.”

The voice paused.

"With your own strength, you also reached the place of origin."

"No ritual is required. You only need to absorb the Star Cup, and the memories sealed in your origin will be awakened again."

"And along with your memories, your power that has been passed down through your past restarts has also been revived."

"These powers will become your food and help you ascend to the throne of heaven."

"Don't worry about this being a back-up plan or a conspiracy against you. You should know that this is your 'origin', a source that only you can reach."

"I am you, and you are me, there is no difference between us—"

"This is just a gift for my future self..."

“It’s just a pure gift.”

The familiar yet unfamiliar words fell.

Char was silent for a moment.

"No...what's the difference?"

He smiled.

"On the one hand, my girl almost lost her life because of you, and on the other hand, you said that this was for your own good and that it was a pure gift."

"The creator of the mythological era?"

"You are truly so high and mighty as to be worthy of the title of Creator..." "In that case, I guess there is no need to ask the second question."

There was no hesitation or pause.

He turned away like this.

As time passed, with every step Xia took, his figure became more illusory.

Char's altitude was falling.

This defines the root of existence and demarcates the "place of origin" that all existence is born with, and it slowly falls into the real material world.

Soon, the place of origin where the ripples of time flowed became extremely illusory.

Correspondingly, the real material world becomes clearer and clearer.

As Xia Ya's footsteps showed no sign of lingering, only that familiar yet unfamiliar voice was fading away behind him.

"It seems——"

"You've made your choice."

……

The first era, the star realm.

In Origin, there is no concept of time.

Because of this, no matter how much time passed in Char's perception, in the eyes of everyone in the main material plane, it was just an insignificant moment.

To outsiders, Char merely smiled, then gently held in his hand the dazzling star cup that attracted the attention of everyone around him.

At the intersection of thousands of gazes, the atmosphere in the void almost froze into ice.

All human legends, wizards, mythical creatures that have fallen into the mortal world...even those surviving true gods who had previously been peacefully dormant in the astral realm, now cast their sights here.

The owner of each gaze was waiting silently.

Perhaps some people simply want to witness the historic moment when a new throne of heaven is born and a new era begins.

However, there are also strong people who are waiting for the moment when Char absorbs the Star Cup and elevates his status again.

Char was very powerful and single-handedly ended the Age of Mythology.

However, even he would inevitably suffer some damage after using the "Divine Repellent" that would destroy the Age of Gods.

However, once he begins to absorb the power of the Star Grail, a fleeting flaw will inevitably appear at the moment when his status is promoted and his spirit and strength expand.

Of course, even so, being an enemy of Char would be a dead end. His power made many ancient beings who had experienced that mythological era think of the creator who dominated the world in the Glorious Age.

A majesty that suffocates the gods.

but--

To reach the end of the road to becoming a god and reach the other side of the throne of heaven is the long-cherished wish of all gods.

Abandoning their tribe, abandoning their family, abandoning all mortal emotions... At the end of that long time, all the things that they once cherished and shone like glory have faded away.

All that remains is the desire to become stronger and to reach the highest point.

Other than that, there is nothing.

Therefore, no god would give up such an opportunity to achieve that only long-cherished wish.

The other side of the astral world.

The golden elf in black robe opened his closed left eye again.

In the dark sky, gorgeous blue fireworks began to dance slowly again in her beautiful red-gold eyes.

This is the "Magic of the Sky", which is considered the greatest taboo even in the Age of Gods.

Just now, with the full support of Hathaway using the secret fire of the goddess of magic, with the power of "Magic of the Sky" -

The "Divine Repellent" that Char had slashed out, which was originally only able to rewrite the rules of a specific small range, was overwritten to the entire main material plane.

He brought the entire mythological era to an end and could be considered one of the creators of the Ragnarok of the Gods.

However, such great power naturally cannot be achieved without a price.

Every time the "Secret Fire of the Goddess of Magic" is activated, the power of Hathaway's soul is consumed.

The attack just now had already damaged her soul.

However, as an elf who had personally experienced the Age of Gods and knew the virtues of those so-called gods, Hathaway knew it very clearly.

Those survivors who are hiding in the star realm and have not perished in the "divine avoidance" just now will definitely not give up like this.

Therefore, once the surviving gods in the star realm who are ready to make moves explode and want to plot against Char.

Then what will greet them will be the wrath of the Goddess of Magic.

Even so, this would inevitably make Hathaway's already broken and exhausted soul even worse.

……

There, thousands of gazes converged, frozen to the point of suffocation.

Char slowly raised the dazzling star cup.

"Awaken the memories of another person during those restarts."

"Get it, is it a gift from fate?"

“It’s a very attractive proposal indeed.”

"but--"

Xia Ya's words paused slightly.

He knew that the soul mark did not deceive him.

That is indeed the "origin" of this body, this soul.

And once he absorbed the Star Cup, he could indeed regain that past power and obtain that gift.

Accept the laws of this world and turn them into your own strength.

Then he surpassed the sun god and ascended to the supreme throne of heaven.

But, after regaining his memory, am I really still Char Eggot?

Char's life was not that long, just a few short decades.

Compared to those glorious people who left their mark on history in era after era during each restart, and whose lives often spanned hundreds or thousands of years, the decades that Char had experienced were just a drop in the ocean.

By then, he will be the creator of the glorious era, the sun god.

It would be the "Golden King" Rhine, who ended the chaos at the end of the Third Age and opened up the Dawn Church and the Holy Calendar.

However, it may not still be Char Eggot.

Of course, if that's the case, there is still a solution.

Char has his own confidence... Even if his mind is filled with a huge amount of memories spanning thousands or tens of thousands of years, like a tidal wave, he is confident that he can maintain his own self.

Then, find a way to cut out the part of the memory that does not belong to you, just like watching a movie, and separate it out without letting it interfere with the independence of your personality.

It was as if during the five hundred years when it slept in the abyss, the remnant soul had not been able to successfully devour Char's self, but was killed by him instead.

Of course, if Su Lun had not made efforts to truly complete the Golden Dawn's Advent Ceremony and resurrect those memories that were restarted time and time again in his spirit...

Then Char would probably have to fall into a deep sleep again like the last time he fell into the abyss, and spend a long time maintaining his spiritual world and consolidating himself.

To pay the price of sleeping for hundreds or thousands of years in exchange for the power to permanently ascend the throne of heaven, this seems to sound like a good deal.

but--

Char slowly looked around.

His gaze was distant, as if he was looking at the bright and crystal star cup in his hand, but it seemed as if his gaze fell to someplace even more distant, in the abyss of stars... where those gods were hidden.

These gods were once living beings with flesh and blood. They were once the chosen ones of their respective races and brilliant beings.

They may have made a vow to protect their own people, relatives and friends.
At the moment you choose to embark on the path to becoming a god, perhaps you have harbored some lofty ideals and a sincere original intention.

Their original intention of gaining power may be just to protect their own people, make their tribe prosperous, and not be invaded or threatened by foreign races.

just.

During their long lives, they gradually forgot their original intentions and the emotions they had as living beings with flesh and blood.

Forgot the glorious ideals and sincere vows of the past.

The only thing left was the obsession to go one step further, achieve eternity, and ascend to the throne of heaven - this became the only motivation that drove them to act.

Apart from this, there is nothing.

How sick and twisted is this unscrupulous posture.

Compared to a walking corpse with only an empty shell left, what's the difference?
If one forgets even one's original intention, then even if one becomes a so-called great figure in the multiverse, truly immortal and eternal—

What's the point then?

Xia turned around and looked at the golden elf not far away, whose eyes were slowly dancing with silver fire.

"My most respected teacher, who is also my favorite teacher, once said this when he was guiding me through my arcane enlightenment."

"Ambition is the driving force that drives wizards to keep moving forward."

“I agree with that.”

"It all began when the first humble mortal looked up in the wilderness and gazed at the starry sky."

"Because of the ambition for unknown territories and the thirst for truth in the world..."

“That’s why there are wizards who regard “seeking the truth deep in the stars” as a dogma.”

“That’s why people can forge ahead despite all the difficulties.”

"From the snowfields to the deserts, from the steepest mountains to the endless abysses of the sea, and even to the abysses of stars in the universe, human footprints are everywhere."

"I am also a mortal, with my own desires and ambitions—"

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been chosen by Master-chan in the first place, and I wouldn't have met so many different kinds of people afterwards, which are things I can't forget."

"In the Black Tower Square, I was able to meet the golden elf and become her only disciple."

“This may be one of the luckiest things that have happened to me in my life.”

"only--"

The dancing stars in Char's eyes gradually subsided, and he came to Hathaway's side.

Then, in her somewhat surprised look, he took her hand.

The golden elf's hands were cold, soft and white.

Char chuckled.

He looked into the eyes of the golden elf in front of him and spoke word by word.

“No matter how vast the sea of stars is, it has an end.”

“And ambition never ends.”

"I will conquer the boundless sea of stars in my own way and explore the most profound truths and mysteries in the depths of the universe."

"But at the same time, what I care about more is——"