The Sea of Elements was a unique region located in the deep ocean.
Within the Sea of Elements, all known elemental energies existed.
The difference between elemental energy and ordinary energy lay in the fact that elemental energy possessed life. For example, spatial elemental energy could easily give birth to spatial elemental beings, whereas a spatial storm formed by pure spatial energy rarely produced any elemental life.
Surrounding the Sea of Elements was a void barrier composed of storms formed by spatial elemental energy.
Inside, the dominant element was water, encircling various islands and sea regions composed of different elements.
Although elemental energy had faded over time, it had once covered the entire New World as its primary supernatural force. Even in its weakened state, a dying camel was still larger than a horse—the Sea of Elements still spanned hundreds of millions of kilometers.
Today, more than 90% of all existing elemental lifeforms in the New World resided in this vast ocean.
At first, many True Gods had attempted to claim the Sea of Elements.
However, in the end, only the Elemental True God prevailed, while all other deities who coveted the sea had perished.
As countless years passed, the Sea of Elements faded into obscurity, known only to a few.
But recently, rumors about the Sea of Elements had suddenly spread across various races of the New World.
All these rumors pointed to one crucial fact:
The Sea of Elements was actually a Great True God-level Miracle Artifact.
Anyone who heard this news and investigated even slightly could tell that someone was deliberately targeting the Elemental True God. Otherwise, such information wouldn't have spread so quickly and widely.
Yet, despite realizing this, many True Gods couldn't resist turning their gaze toward the Sea of Elements.
Even some Great True Gods had begun secretly infiltrating the region to investigate.
If the Sea of Elements truly was a Miracle Artifact, its value would be immeasurable.
A True God who controlled it could significantly increase their chances of becoming a Great True God.
A Great True God who obtained it would have a far greater likelihood of creating realms like Dragon Domain or Heaven, paving the way for ascension to Immortal God-Demon status.
Among the Great True Gods who took interest, the Arcane Emperor was the first to act.
Back when Arcane Civilization flourished, he had already set his sights on the Sea of Elements.
However, the ancient Elemental True God had merged too deeply with the Sea of Elements. To kill him, one would have to destroy the entire sea, making the cost far outweigh the benefits. Because of this, the Arcane Emperor had chosen to let the Elemental True God live.
But if the Sea of Elements was truly a Miracle Artifact, there was no need to worry about it being destroyed along with the Elemental True God.
Even if it sustained damage, as a Miracle Artifact, it would never truly perish and could repair itself indefinitely.
As long as the Arcane Emperor confirmed that the Sea of Elements had indeed transformed into a Miracle Artifact, he would not hesitate to strike first.
The possibility that someone was manipulating events behind the scenes did not matter—not when the potential rewards were so overwhelming.
Upon secretly entering the Sea of Elements, the Arcane Emperor targeted an Elemental Floating Island composed of Karmic Elements.
Among all elemental types, Karmic Elements were the rarest. The entire floating island was less than a thousand kilometers in diameter.
The Arcane Emperor unleashed his domain, enveloping the floating island.
Then, with an instant-cast spell, he used the Arcane Law of Dissolution, directly disintegrating the entire island.
If the rumors were false, then the Elemental Floating Island composed of Karmic Elements would not regenerate after being destroyed.
If the rumors were true, then as part of a Miracle Artifact, the floating island would definitely repair itself after being damaged. Even if the Sea of Elements no longer contained Karmic Elements, the eternal indestructibility of the Miracle Artifact would ensure that Karmic Elements were recreated.
Watching as the Elemental Floating Island began to slowly regenerate, the Arcane Emperor didn't hesitate—he was ready to strike first.
The Arcane Divine Kingdom, carrying the Arcane Tower, descended from the deep void of the Astral Plane. A terrifying arcane torrent rained down from the sky, engulfing the Sea of Elements.
Countless elements were obliterated, and countless elemental beings were massacred by the arcane forces.
The Elemental True God, who only awakened briefly after years of slumber, was immediately startled into action and launched a counterattack.
Despite ruling over the Sea of Elements for countless years, the Elemental True God had never become a Great True God.
It wasn't that he couldn't, but rather that he had greater ambitions.
Whoever stood in his way had only one fate—to be buried in the Sea of Elements.
Endless elemental magic clashed with the arcane energy raining down from the sky.
At first, the Arcane Emperor had the upper hand, suppressing the Elemental True God. However, as time passed, the arcane torrent in the void began to weaken first.
This was now the era of the Sequence System and Divinity. The ancient supernatural systems could only survive by adapting to the Sequence System, and even Great True Gods were no exception. The stronger one's divinity, the greater their ability to wield laws and energy.
In terms of raw divinity, the Elemental True God couldn't surpass the Arcane Emperor.
Every bit of the Arcane Emperor's divinity was amplified a hundredfold or even a thousandfold by the Arcane Divine Kingdom and the Arcane Tower, granting him immense control over laws and energy.
That was why, from the start, the Arcane Emperor was able to overpower the Elemental True God.
But as time passed, the balance of power began to shift. This meant that in all other aspects, the Elemental True God had surpassed the Arcane Emperor—his strength boost from the Sea of Elements exceeded the combined power of the Arcane Divine Kingdom and the Arcane Tower.
This realization made the Arcane Emperor understand—everyone had underestimated the Elemental True God.
His Arcane Divine Kingdom was at the Great True God level.
His Arcane Tower was an extraordinary structure of the Great True God level.
Even if the Sea of Elements was a Miracle Artifact at the Great True God level, it shouldn't have granted the Elemental True God such an overwhelming power boost.
If this stalemate continued, the Arcane Emperor would be forced to retreat in disgrace.
If he couldn't defeat the Elemental True God quickly, dragging the fight out would only allow other Great True Gods to arrive and seize the opportunity.
And judging from the Elemental True God's performance, if cornered, he might drag the Arcane Emperor down with him.
The only hope keeping the Arcane Emperor in the fight was the belief that the Elemental True God wasn't actually this powerful, but was instead using a temporary burst technique. He was betting on the Elemental True God weakening once the burst ended.
However, even after other Great True Gods arrived, the Elemental True God showed no signs of exhaustion.
The Arcane Emperor was ready to withdraw—if he stayed any longer, the other Great True Gods would surely join forces against him.
Just then, a shocked voice echoed through the void—
"Eternal Origin! The Elemental True God has mastered the Eternal Origin and is trying to ascend directly to Immortal God-Demon status!"
That single exclamation immediately forced several Great True Gods lurking in the shadows to reveal themselves.
Every Great True God knew about Immortal God-Demons, but not all of them knew the actual method of ascending to that level.
Creating an independent world could allow one to become an Immortal God-Demon—however, the world itself would spare no cost to erase such an existence.
The creators of realms like Dragon Domain, Hell, and Heaven had all died halfway through, annihilated by the world's self-correcting forces.
Why had the Abyss succeeded?
Because the Abyss had mastered the Eternal Origin.
It didn't need much—just a small fraction of the Eternal Origin was enough to withstand the world's attempt at erasure and become a true Immortal God-Demon.
Some Great True Gods had accumulated power for countless years. It wasn't that they lacked the ability to create an independent world, but rather that they couldn't survive the world's annihilation attempt to take that final step.
This was why the words Eternal Origin held an unimaginable allure for the Great True Gods.
Of course, even a fool could see that the one who shouted those words was merely trying to incite others to kill the Elemental True God for their own benefit.
If it were just a random shout, it wouldn't have been enough to make those Great True Gods act impulsively. The key was that the Elemental True God had displayed overwhelming strength—on par with the Arcane Emperor. If an existence like this couldn't ascend to the rank of a Great True God, it simply didn't make sense. Therefore, the fact that the Elemental True God had remained at the True God level had to have a deeper reason.
If he had grasped the Eternal Origin, then all his unusual behaviors could be explained.
It was highly likely that the Elemental True God was attempting to bypass the Great True God rank and ascend directly from a True God to an Immortal God-Demon.
Ascending from a Great True God to an Immortal God-Demon was even harder than ascending from a True God to an Immortal God-Demon.
The reason was simple: all Great True Gods were like thorns in the side of the world's will and would be relentlessly suppressed. However, ascending directly from a True God to an Immortal God-Demon was a shortcut that had already been successfully taken in history.
The Elemental True God was precisely trying to take this shortcut, which was why he had suppressed his power and refused to ascend to a Great True God.
A total of seven Great True Gods joined forces with the Arcane Emperor to besiege the Elemental True God.
Deep within the Elemental Sea, the Elemental True God watched as he neared success after countless years of concealment, only to have his deepest secret exposed at this critical moment. Weighing the losses and gains, he painfully realized that he could no longer keep the Eternal Origin.
He considered handing it over, but even if he gave up everything, it would be meaningless.
The Great True Gods besieging him would undoubtedly suspect that he was still hiding a portion of the Eternal Origin.
At this point, the Elemental True God even wanted to flee, but his fusion with the Elemental Sea was far too deep.
Fortunately, he still had an avatar hidden outside under a different identity, giving him a chance to rise again.
At the moment the Elemental True God was forced into desperation, within the Divine Kingdom of the Astral Magic Goddess—
As a rare goddess, the Magic Goddess was not only a True God but also wielded the Laws of Magic. Many True Gods had bowed before her, and while they wouldn't blindly worship her, they undeniably stood in her camp.
At the highest level of the Magic Tower in her divine kingdom, the Magic Goddess suddenly turned toward the window.
A door had appeared on the floor-to-ceiling window, as if it had been drawn in, and it pushed inward.
The moment the door opened, a long-prepared Holy Light Bullet shot toward the Magic Goddess.
Infinite Magic Barrier!
Countless layers of the purest magic barriers instantly formed with the help of the Magic Tower's mana pool, standing between the Magic Goddess and the attack.
A True God's extraordinary relic, the World Tree Staff, fell into her hand. The Magic Goddess immediately cast a Tier-13 spell, Void Summoning, forcibly summoning her true body from the Elemental Sea, completely abandoning any pretense about their connection.
If there had been no attack here, the worst outcome would have been her true body's demise.
Her true body could have revived through her avatar and then ascended to a Great True God, ensuring a future chance for revenge.
Thus, even though she had the means to summon through the void, the Magic Goddess had allowed her true body to perish in the Elemental Sea.
But now, even her divine kingdom was under simultaneous attack. It was evident that the mastermind had already investigated her connection with her true body and intended to eradicate her entirely.
Daring to strike within her divine kingdom meant the mastermind was confident.
Realizing there was no longer a need to hide her connection, the Magic Goddess instantly decided to summon her true body.
The pursuing Great True Gods arrived just in time to drag the mastermind into the battle as well.
Only by throwing everything into chaos would she have a chance to escape with the help of her true body.
The Void Summoning locked onto the Elemental True God, forcibly summoning him. The Great True Gods besieging him could have stopped it.
Yet, after a brief discussion, the eight Great True Gods all withdrew at the same time.
Everyone understood the danger of leaving loose ends. Since the Elemental True God's avatar dared to summon his true body at this moment, it was the perfect opportunity to eliminate both at once.
They weren't worried about a trap—because no trap could restrain eight Great True Gods at the same time.
Just as the Elemental True God and the Elemental Sea were about to be summoned away, the void transmission abruptly halted.
Because at that moment, the Magic Goddess was already pushed to the brink.
Infinite Magic Barrier—though each layer was merely an ordinary magic shield, when stacked infinitely, no attack could break through in a single strike.
Unless the attack originated from the Magic Goddess herself.
Yet the Holy Light Bullet shot at her contained a force that transformed into her own divinity and magic upon impact.
Thus, the Infinite Magic Barrier was useless—it wouldn't block magic cast by the Magic Goddess.
If she didn't halt the summoning now, she would be instantly annihilated by the sacred judgment imbued in the supernatural bullet.
The Void Summoning was forcibly terminated. The Magic Goddess instantly cast the Tier-13 defensive magic Eternal Aegis, inscribed within her sea of consciousness.
This was the ultimate life-saving technique. In pursuit of absolute defense, Eternal Aegis rendered her incapable of attacking while it lasted.
Breathing a sigh of relief, the Magic Goddess began gathering the full power of her divine kingdom and True God Magic Tower to chant a spell.
This was a spell chanted in the language of the ancient gods, unleashing the Tier-13 Ancient God Magic—Annihilation of the Ten Directions.
Though it lacked the instant casting speed of the Ancient God Sequence version and did not generate Ancient God True Blood, its destructive power was no weaker than the True God-level Annihilation of the Ten Directions. Even a Great True God facing this spell, created by adapting Annihilation of the Ten Directions into an Ancient God Magic, would be left with no escape.
This was the Goddess of Magic's strongest trump card, a spell she could only cast once after modifying her Divine Kingdom for countless years.
As the dimensions of the Divine Kingdom collapsed, everything except the Goddess of Magic was reduced to zero and vanished.
Just as she sighed in relief, preparing to leave, a chain suddenly emerged from the void, binding her weakened form. Before she could break free, divine judgment lightning erupted from the chain, tearing through everything.
Immediately afterward, the Devouring Thought Beast swallowed the Goddess of Magic in one gulp, working in tandem with the Ancient God's chains to seal and suppress her.
After retrieving the Devouring Thought Beast, Rosen severed data transmission and vanished from the Astral Realm.
He wasn't in a hurry to deal with the Goddess of Magic. The True God of Elements was doomed. Once the True God of Elements died, killing the Goddess of Magic would be equivalent to completing the hunt. At that point, the Hunter's Map could be used to redeem not only the Goddess of Magic's everything but also the True God of Elements' everything.
For the True God of Elements, once his true body perished, the Goddess of Magic's avatar would become his new true body.
Killing the new true body was no different from killing the True God of Elements.
The Mysterious Study Room was already in ruins, barely holding together.
The windows were almost entirely shattered, and the walls were covered in cracks, looking like a condemned building.
Through the Omniscient Magic Eye, Rosen had already seen through the Goddess of Magic's trump cards. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to use Origin Sequence to simulate her magic or employ Compatible Origin to craft divine disguises that fooled the Infinite Mana Barrier.
The Annihilation of the Ten Directions engraved in the Goddess of Magic's Divine Kingdom was terrifying, capable of sealing both time and space.
But if Rosen had charged out from the beginning, he had at least a 70% chance of escaping.
Even if he failed, he could still rely on the power of the Godly Cross to survive.
However, after careful consideration, he chose to endure it head-on, using the Mysterious Study Room to withstand the Annihilation of the Ten Directions.
A Tier-13 spell corresponded to a Great True God and should not have been something the Goddess of Magic could cast.
But with the amplification from her Divine Kingdom and Magic Tower, along with the wand in her hand—crafted from a fragment of the Little World Tree infused with a trace of the World's Laws—she could barely push her magic to Tier-13 within her Divine Kingdom.
Still, a Tier-13 Annihilation of the Ten Directions cast by her could never compare to one cast by a true Great True God.
An imitation was still just an imitation. At best, it could only rival the Annihilation of the Ten Directions cast by a regular True God.
Even so, it was still a method capable of severely wounding a Great True God. Rosen wasn't entirely confident that the Mysterious Study Room could withstand it.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Rosen wasn't worried about the Mysterious Study Room being damaged. In fact, the more damaged it was, the greater his gains upon refining it. If he completely refined the Window, he would gain control of the Window to the World. If he fully refined the Mysterious Study Room, what would he obtain?
As Rosen focused on refining and repairing the Mysterious Study Room, the entire New World fell into chaos following the death of the True God of Elements.
The remnants of the Elemental Sea were ultimately seized by the Arcane Emperor at a tremendous cost. The Godhood of the True God of Elements was shattered into dust, and the Eternal Source that fell from his body was fiercely contested by over a dozen Great True Gods. In the end, no one knew exactly how much each had obtained.
By comparison, the disappearance of the Goddess of Magic at the same time didn't attract much attention.
Under accelerated time, Rosen spent 60,000 years fully repairing the Mysterious Study Room.
Yet, even then, he couldn't completely refine it. So, he personally destroyed and repaired it repeatedly to refine it further.
This process lasted over 100,000 years. In the real world, more than a hundred years had passed.
Finally, Rosen had completely refined the Mysterious Study Room, and at last, he understood its true nature.
The entire Mysterious Study Room was, in essence, an independent world created by Apocalypse.
The Window was called the Window to the World, which, in the truest sense, functioned as a portal between worlds.
As an Immortal God-Demon, Apocalypse did not choose to create an independent world that housed countless beings. Instead, he opted to compress himself to the extreme, forming a world through self-compression, using this method to enhance the Mysterious Study Room's defensive capabilities.
In its fully complete state, the Mysterious Study Room was impenetrable—even Eternal Beings could not break through it easily.
The reason it couldn't withstand even the pseudo-Annihilation of the Ten Directions cast by the Goddess of Magic wasn't because its defenses were too weak, but because it was not in its complete form—it had long since lost its World Origin, leaving behind only an empty shell.
Forget the terrifying defensive power of its peak state, even Great True Gods could now perceive and damage it.
Only by retrieving its missing World Origin could the Mysterious Study Room return to its peak state.
(End of Chapter)