I Gain a God-Tier Talent Every Level

Chapter 576

The instant the divine kingdom unfolded, the absolute sea of magic power filling the sky was completely isolated. The rules of heaven and earth twisted violently, and the spatial dimensions were entirely severed from the present world, no longer possessing any equivalence.

This was an entirely new, self-contained world.

It bore some resemblance to Kanzaki Rei’s Solo World, yet possessed fundamental differences...

The laws of this world were exclusive time laws belonging solely to Nahelkato.

More precisely, this was a unique world tailored specifically for her!

Clang!

Kanzaki Rei stood firmly at the center of the divine kingdom. Supreme divine authority reverberated throughout the entire space like the tolling of a great bell, washing over him with overwhelming pressure.

He suddenly turned his gaze, only to see countless overlapping versions of himself. Every trajectory of his past unfolded like an excessively long film. Every second, every frame, played out in real time, layered upon one another. Each moment became a frozen slice, fixed before his eyes.

Nahelkato walked slowly toward Kanzaki Rei, her figure light and graceful. With a single step,

the scenery before him transformed abruptly.

The magnificent divine kingdom, the flowing intangible time, the prison that confined time—all of it vanished. In its place appeared a large, soft, snow-white bed.

A girl with ivory-white long hair sat at the edge of the bed, her features gentle.

This was Loren. It was the grand hotel in Rain Town.

Glancing at the calendar on the wall, Kanzaki Rei realized today was the day Iz and the others had set out to conquer the seventh-tier dungeon.

Outside the window, a continuous drizzle fell. His former self had remained alone in the hotel, his heart filled with inexplicable melancholy...

The power within his body had indeed completely vanished, leaving only the weak magic power of a second-tier mage from that time.

This was the effect of the divine kingdom.

Nahelkato sat lightly on the edge of the bed, her petite body swinging her legs. Her tone carried a hint of teasing. "If I were to erase you here, you would truly die."

"Are you afraid?"

Nahelkato’s figure was small and delicate, resembling a fifteen-year-old girl. If encountered on an ordinary street, one would only see an exceptionally beautiful young lady and never connect her to the legendary Ahekator.

Kanzaki Rei looked at his own small hands, then at Nahelkato. "Actually, I’m a little afraid."

He answered candidly, without the slightest concealment.

Nahelkato let out a soft sigh, her voice carrying a trace of helplessness. "You really are straightforward. Can’t you act a bit braver in front of a girl?"

"If you truly wanted to kill me, you wouldn’t have saved me," Kanzaki Rei said with a bright, clean smile.

Nahelkato froze for a moment. The scene from back then flashed through her mind—when Kanzaki Rei had taken her out, he had also looked like this youthful boy.

Only... he had grown up, becoming increasingly tall and handsome, while she remained forever in the form of this little girl.

An inexplicable emotion stirred in Nahelkato’s heart, causing her thoughts to wander.

Kanzaki Rei’s voice timely interrupted her reverie. "Does this divine kingdom truly have no weaknesses? If I’m pulled back to my past and erased, then I’m really gone?"

"If I really fell for this move... is there no other way to break free?"

Before his words finished, Kanzaki Rei began attempting to mobilize the power within his body and awaken various talents. In the end, none responded. Only magic could still be used, albeit barely.

But right now, Kanzaki Rei was merely a second-tier mage, capable of casting at most second-tier magic.

At this stage, he had not even obtained 「God-Tier · Ascension」 and lacked the ability to cast above his tier.

With such meager power, defeating Ahekator was nothing short of a fantasy.

Nahelkato regained her composure and shook her head gently. "Unfortunately, there are no weaknesses."

"Once reflected by the divine kingdom, it is an instant kill."

"Even a Moon cannot linger long within Ahekator’s divine kingdom, unless it is one of those ancient Moons that have existed since the world’s creation. Their current strength is no different from any point in their past, so even if reflected into the past, Ahekator would not hold much of an advantage."

"But for Moons who ascended later, Ahekator can directly reflect their past and erase them while they are still weak."

Kanzaki Rei sighed inwardly.

This was truly unreasonable.

"If one must speak of a drawback to this divine kingdom, it is that it completely pulls the target back into their past spacetime."

Nahelkato paused, then continued. "If, in that spacetime, there exists another powerful being willing to protect you, she would also have to pay a considerable price and endure a hard battle."

"But in this world today, there are hardly any beings left who can contend with her."

She pondered for a moment and changed her tone. "However, it is not entirely without a method to counter it."

"If you can re- imprint your own past, ensuring that at every spacetime node in your past you possess your current strength and foundation..."

"Then this divine kingdom’s reflection effect would naturally have no impact on you."

"Additionally, there is another possibility. If you can completely erase the traces of your past, the divine kingdom would naturally be unable to reflect it."

A deep, contemplative light flashed in Kanzaki Rei’s eyes. He asked again, "Do you have any leads?"

Nahelkato nodded. "I have some ideas."

"If you can find the January Moon, it might truly be able to help you erase the traces of your past."

Whoosh—

Kanzaki Rei naturally could not break the divine kingdom right now.

Nahelkato dispelled the divine kingdom.

The surrounding scenery receded like a tide.

Kanzaki Rei instantly felt the surging return of power within his body, bringing a wave of comfort accompanied by a trace of concern.

The sensation of having all his power stripped away was truly unpleasant.

"Let’s end today’s training here."

Nahelkato’s tone returned to seriousness. "You still have a long way to go before you can face Ahekator head-on."

"At the very least, don’t think about returning until you can defeat me."

Kanzaki Rei remained silent for a moment. "But there may be many things on the other side waiting for me to handle."

His original timeline was not as peaceful as this one.

Nahelkato looked up at the sky. At this moment, the empty ceiling of the nest was adorned with a sky full of brilliant, dazzling stars.

"I actually think you don’t need to be in such a hurry to return."

"Your temporary departure from that world might actually be a good thing."

Kanzaki Rei looked puzzled. "A good thing?"

Nahelkato spoke slowly. "Haven’t you been influencing the world’s balance all along? Because of your existence, the entire world’s balance has been severely tilted. Now, the final pillar of that balance actually rests within the Twin Nest."

"It is precisely because of you that the monsters have grown stronger and stronger."

"They are also waiting—for the balance to tilt to a critical point, at which they will completely shatter it. From then on, no matter what happens afterward, the world’s balance will forever remain in a broken state."

Kanzaki Rei nodded. "Yes, I know."

It was precisely for this reason that he had seriously considered the suggestion from Huang Minzhi about becoming a monster.

"But... now that you have disappeared from that world, what do you think will happen to the balance?" Nahelkato asked.

Kanzaki Rei’s eyes widened abruptly as realization dawned on him. "You mean..."

"Correct. The balance has rebounded," Nahelkato nodded. "Because of your disappearance, the side of intelligent life will now receive balanced blessings in all aspects."

"The monsters have become the weakened side in the balance."

"And precisely because the balance has reversed, the monsters will not choose to break it at this time."

"The world’s conflicts will actually not erupt so quickly."

A gleam flashed in Kanzaki Rei’s eyes. "You mean we still have time?"

"Yes." Nahelkato’s tone was certain. "So during this period, you should stay here and train properly."

However, Kanzaki Rei then thought of the prophecy book.

Next month, the world’s origin would be reshaped.

And this year, many major events would still occur... He had originally thought these events would be closely tied to him, yet it seemed he would most likely become the one standing apart from it all?

Just as Kanzaki Rei was about to ask further,

Nahelkato suddenly questioned him in a somewhat angry tone. "Do you really think every single matter in the world is connected to you?"

"Things that have nothing to do with you—if you don’t intervene, they won’t have any impact."

Upon hearing this, Kanzaki Rei felt momentarily dazed and speechless, followed by a faint, wry smile.

He shook his head, finding the situation somewhat surreal.

When had he become someone who liked meddling so much? He had actually started worrying about the world’s well-being... If it were his former self, he would have been overjoyed to arrive in a paradise-like world such as this, calmly leveling up and advancing.

Take his time training until he was unrivaled beneath the heavens, then sweep through everything?

Having experienced too much during this period, he had become overly sentimental, worrying about this and that.

Was it because he now had ties?

Kanzaki Rei couldn’t help thinking of his disciple Haruto, and then of Yuna, who had been taken by Ahekator.

Never mind.

No need to overthink it. With the resources he had left for Haruto, it should be enough for him to grow smoothly.

As for Yuna...

If he needed to defeat Ahekator to rescue her, worrying more would not solve the problem.

After all, his current goal was precisely to be able to defeat Ahekator.

After weighing his thoughts, his mindset gradually adjusted.

His anxiety slowly eased.

"By the way, Nahelkato," Kanzaki Rei suddenly spoke. "In this world, even though I’m not here, there should still be other people I know, right?"

"Izparalt—is he in this timeline?"

...

[Conference Room]

In the opulent, gilded conference room, Liora had just seen off Egrimas, shrouded in gray mist, when another uninvited guest arrived.

Liora sat in the main seat, looking at the person outside the door. She let out a soft sigh, her voice carrying a hint of helplessness. "I’ve received so many guests, but you’re the first one to come without an invitation."

With that, she raised her fingertip lightly, and the conference room’s grand doors slowly opened.

"Izparalt."

"It must feel awful being sealed within time, right?"

Iz brushed the dust off his mage robe with a casual sweep of his hand. His expression remained composed, though a faint trace of exhaustion lingered between his brows—clearly arriving here had not been easy.

He walked slowly to his seat and sat down, smiling in response. "It is indeed rather uncomfortable. It seems I still underestimated the embodiments of those primordial forbidden magics."

Hearing Iz’s words, Liora raised an eyebrow slightly.

Underestimating the embodiments of primordial forbidden magics—you actually dare to say that.

Liora felt that while Izparalt might not be the strongest mage in history, he was undoubtedly the most arrogant.

"They do possess power that points directly to the origin. Breaking that seal should be possible for me, but the seal covers the outside of my divine kingdom, making it inconvenient for my power to extend outward."

His gaze swept across the conference room, a flicker of approval in his eyes. "However, this conference room of yours is quite impressive."

"It can actually ignore restrictions of time, space, and even the world itself... Truly marvelous."

The corners of Liora’s mouth curved upward slightly, her expression filled with unconcealable pride. "You do have good taste. It wasn’t in vain that I treated you as a premium client."

Iz smiled gently. "Indeed, I have you to thank. Were those ninth-tier magic scrolls I drew for you last time easy to use?"

At these words, the smile on Liora’s lips stiffened instantly. She responded perfunctorily, "They were alright."

A trace of doubt flashed in Iz’s eyes. "Why? Were you dissatisfied with the quality?"

In Liora’s mind flashed the images of those scrolls.

She had not even had the chance to use them before losing a massive chunk of Aether Soul Stones because of them. Moreover, Port’s soul had inexplicably failed to be recovered. Each incident was a source of frustration.

But none of this was Iz’s fault. She could not vent her bad mood on a premium client. Liora forcefully suppressed her irritation and put on a full smile. "No, I am very satisfied with the scroll quality."

"There were just some unpleasant minor incidents in the divine kingdom."

Though Iz had doubts, he did not press further and simply nodded as if he understood.

"Let’s not talk about that." Liora changed the subject, her smile sweet. "You came this time because you want to make a deal with me, right?"

"Honestly, you truly are the most talented mage I’ve ever seen."

Liora folded her hands elegantly on her lap, her eyes carrying a hint of expectation.

Izparalt nodded, his tone serious. "Yes, that is indeed my intention."

"The thing I want this time should be very simple for you."

Curiosity flashed in Liora’s eyes. "What is it?"

Iz spoke slowly. "I wish to stay here."

"You mean, stay in my conference room?" Liora was slightly startled before reacting.

Iz nodded lightly.

"嗯... yes. Staying here would indeed allow you to think at normal time flow without being affected by the external seal." Liora picked up the tea on the table, her tone returning to a merchant’s shrewdness. "However, you should also know that time itself is the most expensive wealth."

"Especially for someone like you who is sealed within time."

Izparalt smiled and spoke straightforwardly. "Just tell me what you want."

Liora took a sip of tea and looked up at Iz. "Before the deal, could you first tell me what you plan to do with this time?"

Iz made no attempt to hide it, his expression growing even more serious. "I want to reshape the origin of magic as it exists now."

Upon hearing this answer, Liora fell silent for a long moment before speaking slowly, her voice carrying gravity. "You should know what this means... All magic in the world is anchored to the origin."

"Even assuming you could reshape the origin, the first thing it would trigger is the collapse of all magic worldwide."

"Not to mention whether you can actually accomplish it."

Iz spread one hand, smiling faintly. "The current origin is incorrect. For me, returning the origin to correctness is more important than anything."

"Whether the origin is correct or not doesn’t seem like something you, the guest, should define," Liora set down her teacup and replied softly, a trace of defiance in her tone.

She was a merchant, but she also used magic.

She could even use ninth-tier magic.

Though not as profound as a dedicated mage, she certainly possessed understanding of the origin.

Iz shook his head slightly. The look in his eyes toward Liora carried a trace of helplessness.

It was the kind of helplessness that came from wanting to explain, yet feeling that Liora most likely would not understand the origin, making any explanation pointless.

Seeing that look, Liora felt her breath catch.

A flicker of annoyance rose in her heart, but remembering that he was a premium client, she forcefully suppressed it.

"Guest, my conference room is the only one," Liora spoke more slowly. "This room cannot accommodate too many traders at once. Only invited individuals may enter."

"When I am trading with others, you can’t very well listen in from the side, can you?"

"If I were to rent it to you, the rental period would likely be limited."

"Moreover, the seal on you, guest, would make it inconvenient to stay outside for long periods, wouldn’t it?"

Liora’s tone flowed smoothly as she held her teacup, her gaze returning to Iz. "How long do you think you will need?"

Reshaping the origin was an extremely complex matter. Even as a magic god, it would probably require long years to complete.

Izparalt’s potential was perhaps the highest among all magic gods, and Liora held high expectations for him—otherwise she would not have taken the risk of contacting and trading with him.

But this matter was different.

Reshaping the origin.

If it were another magic god, Liora’s [Divine Authority — Risk Assessment] would have directly judged it impossible and refused the transaction outright.

The fact that she was willing to ask how long he needed already represented extremely high recognition.

Yet in the risk assessment, this matter had actually been judged as a [Low Risk] transaction?

This left Liora somewhat astonished.

But then she felt somewhat relieved.

After all, she was only renting out the conference room—what risk could there be?

Still, Liora was genuinely curious whether this man could actually reshape the origin.

When asked about the required time, Iz raised a hand to stroke his chin and fell into deep thought.

He seemed to be calculating exactly how long completing this would take.

Liora did not rush him—business required patience. There was no reason to hurry someone after just a few words, and she was not short on time anyway.

Yet roughly half an hour passed, and Iz was still deep in thought.

Liora remained unhurried.

An hour passed, and Iz suddenly raised his hand.

He began manipulating arcane magic within the space. One complex arcane symbol after another floated before Liora’s eyes, densely packed and dizzying.

Liora continued holding her tea, maintaining a gentle smile on her face.

Fine, it was clear he was even using this discussion time to think a little longer.

Two hours passed...

Liora was still sipping her tea with a smile, but a star-blue arcane manuscript paper drifted lightly down and landed on her head, covering her golden hair.

At this moment, the conference room was already filled with densely packed arcane symbols. Millions of sheets of paper covered in arcane formulas nearly filled the entire space.

Hey, isn’t this mooching of time a bit too obvious?

You’re not even pretending anymore?

Bang!

Finally, Liora—who never got angry at guests—crushed the teacup in her hand. Tea dripped through her fingers.

She still wore a gentle smile on her face, but veins were faintly twitching on her forehead. Her voice carried a trace of gritted teeth. "Guest..."

"Exactly how long do you need the room for? Have you... thought it through?"

...

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