"The identities of Ian and ’Mahdi’ must be separated, appearing in two places simultaneously, and they must be seen by Axel—only then will he temporarily divert his attention from us."
"But..." Yisen Gard was taken aback; he wanted to say ’that’s impossible,’ but out of trust in Ian, he did not utter those words.
"How can I help you?"
In the end, that was all he asked. Yisen Gard did not really expect to be of any help himself, after all, how could a prophet, the heir of the Immovable Fortress, possibly require his assistance?
Yet, Ian unexpectedly gave him a firm pat on the shoulder, which shocked the blond youth: "Then I’ll leave it to you, Yisen."
"My precognitive ability was suppressed for a moment earlier, which proves that one or even several powerful prophets were observing me—they’ve all noticed my presence, and they won’t easily disclose it... besides, I also sensed a strong aura related to the True Dragon gazing at me."
As he spoke, he looked up towards the ceiling of the Crystal Cave, and Ian calmly said, "This gave me an idea; I have an extremely risky method... I might die, but death is not the absolute end for me now."
"Yisen, I need you to help take care of a part of my ’soul.’"
Yisen Gard was somewhat bewildered, completely unable to understand what Ian was talking about—in fact, three seconds before uttering those words, Ian himself didn’t know what he was talking about.
But now, his thoughts were entirely clear.
When the white-haired young man closed his eyes, another Ian appeared from the void... with the ’Radiance of the Stars’ silver chip as the core, the resplendent blazing white gem ’Body of Light’ as the skeleton, the kite-shaped icosahedron, or ’Soul of Origin’ as the flesh and blood, aether body embodying all his Fairy Bloodline’s power manifested.
Soul of Origin... represents ’Soul Materialization.’
Body of Light... represents ’Aether Body.’
Radiance of the Stars... represents potent computational power and Origin Structure, enough to simulate sufficiently real ’data.’
The fusion of the three, or merely pairing them, can construct a ’body beyond the body, a soul beyond the soul!’
"Whew... so this is the feeling of the Dragon Soul?"
Opening his eyes, the pure ’Flesh Ian’ and ’Ian with the Rites of the Star Gods Three-piece Set’ faced each other, both belonging to the same consciousness, two sets of soul and body, one with a robust body and Third Energy Level soul, the other with an almost indestructible soul forming a corporeal body.
As things stand, although he has already acquired the complete Rites of the Star Gods, Ian is already strong enough without it.
The power of the Pioneer of Iron makes his flesh incomparably tough, possessing extraordinary divine power. Meditation Technique and the ’Auxiliary Calculation Unit’ enable his computational ability to slightly emulate the assistance of the silver chip. And the body experienced through the Body of Light even without its essence has certain Aether traits.
This level of strength is absolutely invincible in the Third Energy Level!
And the other ’Ian with the Rites of the Star Gods’ is even more astonishing—not only does he possess a complete Fairy Origin Structure, but also the most important ’Soul Materialization’ of a Third Energy Level Fairy... the power of the Soul of Origin almost turns his soul into a fairy-like being... even compared to the potential of the Star God soul!
As long as Ian with the Rites of the Star Gods finds some Origin material, he can easily use his Soul of Origin to absorb spirit substance, creating a brand-new flesh... a body that can switch between virtual and reality anytime, identical to high-level fairies, or even surpassing them!
Moreover, with the Aether Body, Ian can make these two bodies traverse the Domain of Void and reach the other side anytime!
The overarching Ian’s will, through ’Guiding Star’s’ space-time information transmission, controls these two bodies simultaneously!
"Yisen, do as you say."
Immovable Fortress Ian stood in the cockpit, while Fairy Ian stood by the bewildered blond youth, calmly stating, "Next, I will pilot this ’Dark Gold Dragon Body’ towards Dragon Island... and you will take my guise of being severely injured, hiding in the Crystal Cave, or return to the Subspace Labyrinth, feign unconsciousness, or hide in the Ice Dragon’s Nest."
"At that time, I will create a significant commotion to divert attention for you, while you must protect me to a safe zone, say, World Tree City, and then ask the Silver Fae to reshape my ’body’... I will speak with them personally, no need to worry."
Yisen actually fully understood what Ian said. In fact, when he previously saw Ian inexplicably possessing a body, he guessed that Ian had such a trick... but he truly did not expect Ian could actually split himself into two!
And both sides have body and soul!
How is this possible? Was the original Ian actually a compressed file, now decompressed?! This update is available on NoveI~Fire.net
"Oh my, what is happening?" At this moment, Anfa and Sio also slowly recovered—their original bodies were not here, so under the shock of the Fifth Energy Level, their response was rather slow.
Sio saw the two Ians and immediately felt a heat in his brain, a bit unresponsive: "What’s happening, am I still in shock?"
While Anfa seemed somewhat enlightened: "I see... this is the ’Ian’ who collaborated with me back then..."
The two quickly understood the current situation and were amazed by Ian’s choice.
"You said you might die, does it mean the body might be destroyed or captured?"
Shaking his head, calming down, Anfa discovered an incredible point, "If both this body and soul are destroyed, wouldn’t it mean all these years of training the Immovable Fortress..."
"It doesn’t matter much." Immovable Fortress Ian stated calmly, "The Divine Marrow of the Dragon is with my Fairy Bloodline, even if my body’s entirely destroyed, it just loses a Dragon Heart Core and Aether Crystal... they are indeed precious, but I’ve long analyzed and recorded them, and with Dragon Blood materials, reconstruction is easy."
"As for the ordinary Immovable Fortress... destroyed, no big deal, start training again, with experience, this retraining will probably not take many years."
Both Ians smiled and shook their heads, "Don’t worry, I may not even die—those are a Fourth Energy Level and Fifth Energy Level material, plus they’re teacher’s legacy, I can’t bear to give them up."
"But if needed, I will relinquish them."
Yisen first exchanged glances with the Immovable Fortress, then with the fairy beside him, he may still find it incredible, yet he fully grasped Ian’s plan and determination, "Rest assured. I will complete the task!"
"Alright." Ian nodded slightly, "Then I’ll leave it to you."
Bang—on hearing a dull sound, everyone, including Fairy Ian, was ejected from the cockpit by the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon, and the Dark Gold Dragon emerging from under the Qiang Steel Dragon God’s wings also began to slowly gather power.
He was about to embark on the greatest adventure since arriving in this world.
That is to escape under the watchful eyes of many Fifth Energy Levels!
—Nothing to fear. The so-called Fifth Energy Level, merely prisoners of their own desires, limited by lifespan and the earth.
—Wait and see, those confined above the earth, unaware of their insignificance and the terrifying truth. You shall know the vastness of the Azure Sky and the depth of the Sky.
I will lead you... towards the best future!
Under the dean’s authority, the entrance to the Subspace Gateway to higher levels appeared before the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon... Ian gathered his power, providing additional energy for the dragon’s body using his own Aether Crystal and Dragon Heart Core, enabling it to accelerate with greater speed later!
Thump, thump, thump... On the surface layer of the True Dragon Body, one shallow golden crystal and line after another lit up, symbolizing energy filled to overflowing.
Then... under the gaze of his friends, and even ’himself.’
The dragon flapped its wings, releasing earth-shattering power, accelerating.
In an instant, the True Dragon Body disappeared.
He charged straight above the Sky.