’Indeed, you can’t underestimate anyone who sets foot on the Path of Truth.’
Andre stared at the notebook in his hand, his expression constantly shifting.
Because Kasanti’s vision, which he had laid out for himself, was beyond imagination.
He sought to pursue the origin of Wizards, or perhaps, the origin of the world itself.
To this end, Kasanti had conducted ceaseless research, always pursuing an ever-finer structure of matter.
However, with this kind of research, the resources required doubled with every order of magnitude he broke through.
Consequently, Kasanti’s research had been forced to stagnate.
But the heavily revised text in the notebook proved that Kasanti had never truly given up on it.
’Sigh... What can I even say?’
Andre closed the notebook and placed it on the table, a complex look on his face.
If Kasanti hadn’t been born in the Senbai Wizard World, but in a world ruled by Mechanical Wizards, he would have surely become an Official Wizard, and perhaps gone even further.
But as fate would have it, he was born in the Senbai Wizard World, a veritable desert for Mechanical Wizards.
There are very few Mechanical Wizards in the Senbai Wizard World, so it was nearly impossible for him to continue his research on his own.
Andre shook his head, opened the second notebook, and began to read.
When he saw the contents of the second notebook, the doubts that had long plagued him shattered in an instant.
’Origin Technique! This is a special Witchcraft that Kasanti researched before his death!’
’According to Kasanti’s theory, this Witchcraft can fuse all Elements and Magic Power, returning them to their primordial state!’
’Magic Power, Elements... in their primordial state... Hiss!’
’If Kasanti had actually succeeded, the world would likely have another Morning Star Great Wizard.’
Andre flipped through the notebook, the astonishment in his eyes growing deeper.
Although related theories had already been researched by other Wizards in the Wizard World before,
Kasanti’s research still had its own unique aspects. And it was precisely these unique aspects that gave Andre a flash of inspiration.
’The problem that was troubling me before was how to fuse the five great elements—earth, wind, water, fire, and thunder—to forge my Ladder of Truth.’
’But what if I approach it from a different direction? I could mix the five elements and use their combined Power to forge the Ladder of Truth. That’s also a viable path.’
’When the Four Great Elements of earth, wind, water, and fire fuse together, they become Chaos!’
’As for the Thunder Element, it is naturally also a part of Chaos!’
As this thought crossed Andre’s mind, a thunderclap of realization echoed in his head.
The problem he had been facing was blown wide open by this mental explosion.
Andre immediately grabbed the notebook and rushed to the Wizard Inheritance Hall. He headed straight for the wizarding theory section, searching for theories about Chaos.
These were theories that normally only Morning Star Great Wizards would consult when creating their own world or Half-Plane.
’Theories on earth, wind, water, and fire; the birth of worlds; the origin of Magic Power.’
Based on the problem he was facing, Andre selected seven or eight books and carried them back to his room.
He began to flip through the books, hoping to find a solution to the challenge before him.
Soon, all the problems he had been facing were resolved.
At this moment, Andre finally understood the source of his troubles. It came from within—from his own Talent.
His focus had always been on the Thunder Element Talent he possessed; he had placed far too much importance on it.
So much so that he had overlooked the fact that the Four Great Elements of earth, wind, water, and fire could be fused together.
Once fused, they form Chaos, and the Thunder Element is naturally a part of that Chaos.
However, the difficulty of forging Chaos into a Ladder of Truth was immense.
In the Endless Star Realm, Chaos Power was not rare, but it certainly wasn’t abundant either.
Most of it could be found in newly born worlds.
Other than that, it existed within certain Fusion Witchcraft and Divine Arts.
For example, light-dark Fusion Witchcraft and the Four Great Elements Fusion Witchcraft.
These two types of Witchcraft were the most common forms of Chaos Power.
Besides these special Fusion Witchcrafts, Chaos Power also appeared when Morning Star Great Wizards and other powerful beings created their own worlds.
When these powerhouses created their own worlds, they typically gathered the Power of the Four Great Elements, fused them into Chaos, and then used it to open up a world of their own.
’No wonder my teacher’s expression was so strange when he heard my idea. So this was the problem.’
Andre recalled Radak’s hesitant expression and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
Using Chaos as the very first step of the Ladder of Truth—since the dawn of Wizards, no one had ever succeeded.
The difficulty was too great, and the requirements were simply too high.
According to the calculations of some past Wizards, achieving this would require one’s body, Soul, and Spiritual Power to reach the level of a Level 2 Wizard.
And not just an ordinary Level 2 Wizard, but one at the absolute peak of Level 2, or even a Level 3 Wizard, to have any chance of success.
Leaving aside whether anyone could strengthen themselves to that degree before even becoming an Official Wizard,
the resources required for such enhancement alone would be an astronomical figure.
Of course, there was no shortage of organizations and Wizard Influences in the Wizard World that possessed such resources.
But no one was deemed worthy of such an investment, because the cost was simply too high.
The resources needed to strengthen an ordinary person to that extent without their body and Spirit collapsing would be enough for a Level 3 Wizard to break through and become a Morning Star Great Wizard, or even more.
Under these circumstances, even powerful Wizard Influences presided over by a Truth Great Wizard would be unlikely to attempt it.
Besides the excessive consumption of resources, another reason was the lack of a corresponding Meditation Technique to convert absorbed Magic Power from the outside world into Chaos Magic Power.
To wield the Power of Chaos, one had to forge their own Chaos Meditation Technique.
This was incredibly difficult!
A Truth Great Wizard once tried to create a Chaos Meditation Technique.
But strangely, not long after this Meditation Technique appeared, that same Truth Great Wizard fell into the Bottomless Abyss and became a powerful Demon Lord.
Since then, no Chaos Meditation Technique has ever appeared in the world.
’Should I take this path or not!’
Andre’s expression turned grim as he contemplated the road ahead.
Right now, there were three paths before him that he could follow.
One, renounce the temptation of the Four Great Elements and focus solely on his Thunder Element Talent to forge his own Ladder of Truth.
With Krell and Radak as his teachers, his path as a Thunder Element Mage would be incredibly smooth.
But this path was not without its drawbacks—namely, a limited range of abilities.
Two, renounce his Thunder Element Talent, use the Four Great Elements to forge his Ladder of Truth, and then embark on the path of the Chaos Wizard.
But doing so would weaken his innate Thunder Element Talent, and success was not guaranteed.
Third, there was the most difficult path of all: to directly walk his own path as a Chaos Wizard from the very beginning.