noveltune Chapter 457 Gravity Slingshot, Traversing the Universe
Chapter 457 Gravity Slingshot, Traversing the Universe
Pano Plane, at the edge of an endless ocean.
At this moment, this area has long since been transformed into a devastated battlefield.
The coastline cracked, space collapsed, and the air was filled with lingering, irregular fluctuations.
There were scorched black cracks floating in mid-air, and frozen waves solidified between heaven and earth. In some places, one could even see the remnants of laws left behind after a battle between legendary levels.
That was not ordinary destruction, but a "wound" that could not heal in a short time after rules collided.
Looking around, one sees huge, deep pits everywhere, and ravines that stretch across the land like abysses.
Seawater kept pouring in, making a loud rumbling sound.
Among these battlefield ruins, one can still see many fragments of legendary mages' tattered robes, as well as the elemental radiance that has not yet completely dissipated.
Clearly, a fierce battle had just taken place here not long ago.
At this moment, only two figures remained standing in the entire world, none other than the Sea Emperor of Surging Waves and the Wizard of Ald!
The two had originally planned to finish the battle quickly, since they knew very well that Lynn's side was the real main battlefield.
Therefore, from the very beginning, they had no intention of delaying.
Although the number of legendary mages sent by the civilization of gods was considerable, their true purpose was merely to "delay" the inevitable.
Trapping a level six being like the Storm Sea Emperor might be possible, but to think that legendary mages could completely kill him here... that's wishful thinking.
Not to mention, the Sea Emperor of Tide has the Morning Star Wizard, Ald, assisting him.
With the two working together, the legendary mages fought desperately, but ultimately couldn't hold out for long.
The great battle is now over, and all the legendary mages who stood in our way have perished.
Logically, they should immediately head to meet up with Lynn.
However, just as the two were about to set off, a strange change suddenly occurred in the sky!
At that moment, the two of them looked up at the sky at the same time.
When they saw the scene in mid-air, their expressions changed slightly.
Because the blue and white stars that originally stretched across the sky and hung high in the air like real stars had disappeared, completely vanished without a trace!
All that remains is a distorted sky and the lingering aftershocks of its rules.
Upon seeing this scene, both Wizard Ald and Sea Emperor Storm felt a slight unease.
Because they knew very well that the blue and white stars could not possibly undergo such a change without a reason.
Since an anomaly has occurred, it means that Lynn's side must have already clashed with the main force of the Gods Civilization, and some kind of outcome may have already been reached!
Whether the outcome was good or bad, they have no way of knowing now.
Between heaven and earth, only the ever-surging aura of rules remained, making the atmosphere exceptionally oppressive.
"So now..."
The Sea Emperor frowned, just about to say something.
However, the next moment, the wizard Ald suddenly raised a hand.
"and many more!"
His expression hardened slightly, and then he quickly took out a star chart coordinate from his pocket.
It was a special instrument that shone with a pale silver light and was engraved with a large number of complex wizarding patterns. It could help wizards locate void coordinates and establish contact with the outside world.
However, ever since the Pano plane was completely sealed off by the Blue and White Stars, this thing has become completely useless.
However, at this moment, the star chart coordinates that had been silent for a long time suddenly began to flicker slightly!
Upon seeing this, Wizard Ald's gaze instantly became much more serious. He stared intently at the astrolabe in his hand, sensing the subtle fluctuations emanating from it, before speaking in a deep voice:
"The blue and white stars have not completely disappeared."
"To be precise... its sealing effect on the Pano plane has weakened!"
At this point, Wizard Ald slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the ever-fluctuating ocean rules between heaven and earth.
He then continued:
"Just a moment ago, my astrological chart coordinates faintly connected with the outside world. Although the connection was extremely weak and couldn't last, the feeling was unmistakable!"
"I even seem to sense that someone from outside the Pano plane is actively trying to contact this place!"
"External contact?!"
Wizard Ald nodded.
"However, the problem is that this connection is very unstable. The most crucial thing now is how to completely break free from the constraints of astrological coordinates."
If the star chart can be broken, it might allow reinforcements from outside to enter the Pano plane. If so, that would be more important than the two of them getting to Lynn's side.
At this point, Wizard Ald suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the churning sea in the distance, his gaze carrying a hint of contemplation.
"If I'm not mistaken, the core of the gods' civilization's control over the Pano plane should be above these oceans."
"Or to be more precise, they used the entire ocean to seal off the rules of the Pano plane!"
After all, Wizard Alder was a Morning Star Wizard and also an official in the Wizarding Council responsible for law enforcement; his knowledge far exceeded that of ordinary people.
After observing for so long, he finally gradually figured out what role these constantly fluctuating seas were playing.
However, the Sea Emperor next to him frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Although both are high-level beings, his strength is even a notch stronger than that of Wizard Ald.
However, when it comes to the study of rules and the reserve of knowledge, he is clearly far inferior to the Morning Star Wizard, who specializes in this academic system.
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Wizard Ald quickly began to explain.
"The current phenomenon of a cluster of stars appearing outside the Pano plane is abnormal in itself."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and gently pointed, and a simple star projection immediately appeared in the air, quickly revealing the Pano plane, the bright moon, and the trajectories of the surrounding stars.
"Under normal circumstances."
"The ocean tides in the Pano plane are affected by the moon's gravity."
"When the moon moves close to a certain sea area, the gravitational pull on that sea area increases, and the seawater is pulled, thus creating a high tide."
As the wizard Ald spoke, the ocean in the projection began to ripple gently.
On the other side, a corresponding bulge also appeared.
Wizard Ald continued:
"at the same time."
"The seawater on the other side, although farthest from the moon, experiences the weakest gravitational pull."
"But since the Pano plane and the moon actually rotate around a common center of mass, a corresponding centrifugal force will be generated."
"This force will cause the seawater on the other side to bulge outwards as well."
"Therefore, under normal circumstances, the ocean will experience double high tides."
He spoke very quickly, clearly having gone through the logic in his mind many times.
He even continued to refine his guess while explaining.
However, the Sea King beside him had already begun to frown.
The expression on his face clearly indicated that he was gradually losing his ability to understand.
After all, these things are not areas where deep-sea hunters are skilled.
He might be incredibly skilled at killing people, hunting sea monsters, and suppressing deep-sea riots.
But to talk about gravity, center of mass, orbital equilibrium... that would be really beyond the scope of the subject.
Finally, the Sea King couldn't help but wave his hand.
"Stop, stop, stop."
There's no need to explain in such detail.
"Just state your conclusion."
"besides……"
He glanced down at the churning sea at his feet and said in a deep voice:
"What do you want me to do?"
Upon hearing this, Wizard Ald's lips twitched slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.
Explaining this rule model to non-wizards... is indeed too much trouble.
Especially someone like the Sea Emperor, who is clearly more of a practical fighter.
So, Wizard Ald simply stopped building up the story and shook his head, saying:
Simply put...
"I suspect that the civilization of gods reversed the whole process."
The Sea Emperor was slightly taken aback.
"in turn?"
"Correct."
Wizard Ald nodded, then pointed to the turbulent sea in the distance.
"Under normal circumstances, it is the moon's gravity that affects the ocean."
"But if..."
"What if, in turn, the ocean experiences a sufficiently large 'mass shift'?"
As he spoke these words, his eyes gradually sharpened.
"Theoretically speaking."
"Since the moon's gravity can affect the ocean."
"So when the ocean reaches a certain extreme scale, it can naturally also influence the orbits of stars."
"However, under normal circumstances, the ocean itself cannot generate such terrifying power."
"But things are different now."
Wizard Ald slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the stars in the sky that still bore traces of unusual paths.
Then he spoke in a deep voice:
"The civilization of gods must have used some special means to forcibly control the ocean of the entire Pano plane."
"To make the world's oceans no longer flow with natural tides."
"Instead, it involves large-scale, high-speed, and directional movement!"
boom!
As these words fell, the distant sea seemed to respond, once again surging with towering waves.
And the wizard Ald continued:
"This level of seawater migration is essentially equivalent to changing the angular momentum of the entire Pano plane."
"The simultaneous movement of countless seawaters creates a mass shift, much like wielding a giant 'gravitational whip' on the surface of a star."
"If the power is great enough..."
"That can indeed cause disturbances in the orbits of surrounding celestial bodies."
"Even... altering the original balance among the stars!"
In fact, what is involved here is essentially a higher-level application of rules, similar to a "gravity slingshot".
To truly understand it, even within the wizarding civilization, requires extensive and systematic learning.
Unfortunately, Tidal Wave is clearly not the kind of person who would sit down and study celestial mechanics in a down-to-earth manner.
Therefore, although he only vaguely understood what he was hearing, he still managed to grasp the core meaning.
The next moment, the Sea Emperor of Surging Waves raised his head and summed it up crisply:
"That is to say..."
"Wouldn't it be enough to just stop these oceans that keep crashing against the Pano plane?"
Upon hearing this, Wizard Ald finally nodded.
"Yes."
"The civilization of gods most likely used the authority of the ocean kingdom over the sea, combined with some kind of forbidden rule, to forcibly accomplish all of this."
"And operations of this scale cannot be without any nodes."
"We don't need to completely destroy the entire ceremony."
"If a part of it can be forcibly interrupted... the entire cycle of ocean rules will be disrupted."
At this point, Wizard Ald slowly turned his head to look at the Sea Emperor of Surging Waves, and his gaze finally showed a bit more seriousness.
Because the real key doesn't lie with him.
And before us stands a Level 6 being from a deep-sea civilization, the Deep Sea Hunter, the Sea Emperor of the Storms!
After all, when it comes to understanding and mastering the rules of the ocean, probably no one in the entire Pano plane is more suitable than this Sea Emperor.
"Even though I've now broken through to level six and become a true deep-sea hunter..."
"But it is still unrealistic to directly control the endless ocean of the entire plane."
The Sea Emperor of Surging Waves spoke slowly, his face, which always carried a hint of arrogance and ferocity, now appearing unusually solemn.
Only those who truly stand before the ocean know the immense power it possesses. It's not just a sea, but an entire plane of existence, weighing over 70% of its total mass!
Even a level six being would appear insignificant in the face of such immense power of heaven and earth.
However, as he spoke, the Sea Emperor's eyes gradually sharpened.
"But if we only control a part of it..."
"It should still be possible."
"I will do my best."
As the words fell, the Sea Emperor of Surging Waves took a deep breath.
Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and walked towards the boundless ocean.
boom!
next moment.
His figure flashed by suddenly.
He transformed into a streak of deep blue light and plunged into the ocean.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished completely, as if it had merged into the deep sea.
Meanwhile, Wizard Alder hovered in mid-air, quietly watching this scene, his gaze constantly sweeping across the entire world.
The sea today is completely different from when they first arrived.
In the beginning, there was no sea here at all; there was only a vast expanse of dried-up and cracked continental shelf.
At that time, Wizard Ald already had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Because the entire ocean of the Pano plane seems to have been forcibly "moved" to the other side by some force.
That's why they later saw the spectacular sight of the sea that blotted out the sky and even floated above it.
That wasn't a normal tide at all; it was the ocean of the entire plane being artificially pushed!
Now, after the previous battle and the passage of time, the situation has completely reversed.
At this moment, on their side, the sea was so dense it was almost terrifying.
Seawater is piling up layer by layer, and even the sea level is rising at a visible rate.
Looking out, the whole world seems to consist only of an endless ocean.
On the other side, it has most likely been transformed back into a dry continental shelf, with no seawater remaining.
And this state... is precisely the best opportunity to interrupt the entire "ocean cycle"!
Because if the ocean current can be forcibly cut off on this side, then when the seawater rushes to the other side again...
The resulting mass pull and gravitational deflection will be greatly reduced.
At that time, the balance of the stars aligning will naturally be broken!
Once the alignment of the stars is lost, the blockade of the Pano plane will also collapse.
At that time, reinforcements from outside will be able to truly enter this place!
At this moment, just after the Sea Emperor of Storms had completely merged into the deep sea.
Suddenly, an incredibly terrifying sound resounded from the depths of the sea, echoing throughout the heavens and earth!
Ugh!!
It was a whale's cry, deep and ancient, so vast it seemed to come from the distant past.
The sound alone caused the entire sea area to tremble violently!
However, upon closer inspection, one would discover that it was not an ordinary whale, but rather the will of an "ancient ferocious whale" residing within the giant sword behind the Sea King of Storms!
The giant sword that accompanied him in battle for many years was originally forged from the remains of an ancient ferocious whale and the core of its rules.
Now, with the Sea Emperor of the Storms fully unleashing its power, the dormant soul of the ferocious whale within it has finally awakened!
At this moment, the wizard Ald, who was in mid-air, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the distance.
Indistinctly.
He seemed to see, in the deepest part of the dark sea, the phantom of an unimaginably huge whale slowly emerging!
The whale was thousands of meters long, like a moving ocean mountain.
It can unleash an endless tsunami simply by turning its body over.
It swims in the deep sea, and the entire ocean seems to rise and fall with its breath!
The scene was like an ancient sea god forcibly controlling the ocean of the entire plane!
Even so, the wizard Alder's expression remained anything but relaxed.
Because he knew better than anyone what level of power the Sea Emperor was facing.
That was the ocean of the entire plane, its weight was so immense that it was almost unimaginable.
The Pano plane is an extremely large rudimentary civilization plane, and the ocean area accounts for more than 70% of it, which is almost equivalent to three-quarters of the weight of the world!
Indeed, a Level 6 being is already considered a top-tier powerhouse in the entire universe.
Even within the wizarding civilization, a level six Morning Star wizard is already a terrifying existence capable of suppressing countless planes.
Especially at the sixth level of extreme realm, there is even the title of "Celestial God".
Because at that level, the quality and energy of the strong are almost comparable to those of real stars and celestial bodies.
With a mere gesture, one can destroy a plane, but the problem is that it is at the sixth level of perfection, the sixth level of extreme realm!
Moreover, they are usually only comparable in quality to ordinary resource planes, not large planes like the Pano plane that are close to the peak of a rudimentary civilization.
Moreover, it has only been a few years since the Sea Emperor of Surging Waves broke through to level six.
He is still a very, very long way from achieving the sixth level of perfection.
Not to mention the weight of the Pano plane, even the complete mass of a normal resource plane is far beyond his reach.
Therefore, the Sea King never intended to truly "control the entire ocean" from the very beginning; that was simply unrealistic.
All he has to do now is to forcefully tear a hole in the vast and intricate workings of the civilization of gods!
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The Wizarding World, the Dynasty of Nature, the Ring of Life.
At this moment, this usually quiet and magnificent area is unusually lively.
One powerful aura after another emerged, and the light of spatial teleportation flashed continuously.
Looking around, one can see a large number of Morning Star wizards from different factions gathered inside the Ring of Life.
Among them were law enforcement wizards dispatched by the Wizard Council, and war wizards who came after accepting a high bounty from the Bloodblade Tavern.
In addition, there are also many Morning Stars on the Golden Bay Grand Alliance side who have accepted escort, support, and war contracts.
These people are all "mercenaries" who were attracted by the mission in the Pano plane.
After all, the Natural God Dynasty, as a renowned power within the wizarding world, has always offered generous rewards for its interdimensional war missions.
This time, in particular, it involves the civilization of gods.
If you're lucky, you might even hunt down precious resources related to the gods.
However, the atmosphere wasn't too good, because after arriving here, this group of people embarrassingly discovered... they couldn't enter the Pano dimension!
To be precise, the plane coordinates of the Pano plane have always been in an extremely blurry and disordered state.
Interdimensional teleportation cannot be reliably established.
Thus, the Morning Star Wizards, who were originally planning to pull off a big heist, were forced to remain inside the Ring of Life.
This wait lasted a very long time.
For the long-lived Morning Star Wizards, time is nothing.
The problem is, they're here to make money, not for tourism!
The notoriously bloodthirsty and irritable war maniacs at Bloodblade Tavern, in particular, had been waiting impatiently for a long time.
Therefore, on this day, it was finally discovered within the Ring of Life that the coordinates of the Pano plane began to gradually stabilize.
The entire area immediately became agitated.
"The coordinates have been restored?"
"Finally, we can teleport?!"
"Damn it, I thought the mission was a failure!"
Many Morning Star Wizards looked up, while the Nature Wizards, who were in charge of controlling the long-distance teleportation array, were constantly adjusting the array's parameters.
As beams of light from the rules shone forth, the previously blurry dimensional coordinates finally began to gradually become clear!
Interdimensional teleportation... is working again!
For a moment, many people inside the Ring of Life secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, many Morning Star wizards became increasingly displeased.
Especially those guys who are already short-tempered.
"What exactly did the lord of that Natural God Dynasty do in the Pano Plane?"
A Morning Star wizard draped in a blood-red robe couldn't help but sneer.
"It took so long for this guy, who's not even level six, to stabilize the coordinates."
"If I had known this mission would be this troublesome, I wouldn't have taken it in the first place!"
Beside him, another Morning Star Wizard from the Golden Bay Grand Business Alliance also looked impatient.
"A waste of time."
"I originally thought the interdimensional support mission would be quite troublesome, but it has been stuck here for so long."
"Ah……"
"Is it really true that anyone can become a lord of a natural divine dynasty these days?"
Some people couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.
"If I had known this would happen, I would have switched to the natural sciences back then. With a lord's status, wouldn't I have been able to take resources at will?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A burst of laughter immediately erupted from the crowd.
However, some people simply watched coldly from the sidelines.
Because anyone who can become the lord of a natural god dynasty, no matter how weak, cannot truly be a useless person.
However, for these Morning Star wizards who have long been entrenched in the planes of war, this is a different story.
They have always believed in strength, and it is naturally difficult for a lord who is not even level six to truly convince them.
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Meanwhile, the ultra-long-distance teleportation array was being continuously calibrated inside the Ring of Life.
In the endless depths of the myriad realms.
This is a true cosmic starry sky.
Dark, cold, and deathly silent.
As far as the eye can see, there is only endless, deep darkness.
Occasionally, one can see enormous stars floating in the universe.
When looking up at the starry sky from inside the plane, one always feels that the stars are densely packed, as if piled up on the sky.
But in reality...
Only after truly venturing into the cosmos will you discover that those so-called "dense" stars are actually so far apart that it's despairing.
Every star, every plane of existence, floats alone in different corners of the universe, separated by countless light-years.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but darkness, a kind of emptiness that could suffocate most living beings.
Even the Morning Star Wizard could barely guarantee his own survival when he entered it.
To truly traverse the cosmos, an incredibly long time is still required.
However, at this very moment, deep within this vast universe, there is a figure moving at breakneck speed.
His speed was unbelievable.
With each step, one traverses countless light-years, seemingly unaffected by the surrounding spatial rules.
Moreover, this figure's target was extremely clear, as if it had already locked onto a certain direction.
"The intermittent coordinates... have they finally stabilized?"
In the darkness, a voice carrying a hint of laughter slowly rang out.
"Oh?"
The next moment, the figure smiled gently.
He then took a step and disappeared into the depths of the universe once again.
When he reappeared, he had already arrived in another star system.
Because the universe is simply too vast.
Therefore, at the beginning, no one could detect anything special about this figure.
But as he continued to move forward.
Finally, at some point, he brushed past a vast plane of existence.
And in that very instant, if someone were to witness this scene from a distance, they would be so shocked that their scalp would tingle!
Because the size of that figure... was almost the same as that of that enormous plane!
A figure as bright as a star!
That is neither a Dharma form nor a projection of rules, but the true size of the original body!
At this moment, the being traversing the cosmos resembled an ancient god or demon that traversed the heavens! (End of Chapter)