I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 870 The Fourth Speaker!

In Danro Port,
More and more players appeared on the streets of the port, some looking around excitedly.

"It's here, it's here, it's here! Version 4.0 is finally here!"

"What good stuff do you have? Let me see!"

"Tsk, what's with the game optimization? It's already version 4.0 and we still can't take our pants off!"

"What are you thinking? You're more likely to be hoping this game will sell swimsuits!"

"Where's Li Si? Where's Li Si?! Send me a mission right now!"

Version 3.0 ended somewhat abruptly, but there were still quite a few significant developments at the end of that version.

Aside from the Chinese region winning the world championship, the most captivating moment was when the final battle royale tournament organized by the game's official organizers was interrupted by a fierce battle between Li Si and another legend.

However, this also made Li Si a hot topic among players.

With the appearance of the [Philips Crystal], it has become much easier for players to travel across continents.

Even within the continent, without teleportation arrays, it would be much easier to navigate through the three [Philips Crystals] on the continent.

This also makes the siphon effect of Li Si and Kane's floating city on players more and more obvious.

An hour after version 4.0 was launched, a new main quest appeared in front of all players.
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Ding~
[Version 4.0 has been detected; main quest for version 4.0 has been triggered!]
[You have accepted the 4.0 version main quest, "The Crisis Rising in the Dungeons"!]
[Mission Introduction: With the establishment of numerous extraordinary forces within the Order faction, the Abyss Lord, Lolth the Spider Queen, aided by other evil gods, has bred a vast number of abyssal beasts to invade the dungeons of various continents through abyssal passages. However, her ambitions extend beyond this.]
To protect the world of Gaia and your home, you will take up arms to defend against attacks from abyssal monsters and other terrifying beings!
(Note: This is an optional task. Players can choose different task objectives to increase the completion rate of the main quest.)

(Note: The rewards will vary depending on the type of mission the player chooses.)

[Optional Task 1: Affiliate Faction]

Mission objective: Choose to join any extraordinary faction participating in the dungeon war (selectable options: Church of Dawn, Church of the Earth, Kane's Floating City).
[Optional Mission Two: Frontline Warfare]

Mission objective: Accept the mission and enter the front lines of the dungeon battle to fight against the invasion of abyssal monsters.
[Optional Task 3: In-depth Investigation]

Task objective: Accept the quest to venture deep into the dungeon to gather intelligence on the abyssal monsters and complete the dungeon information summary.
[Optional Task 4: Logistics Support]

Mission Description: Accept missions to support the frontline battle by crafting magical items, transporting supplies, and other means.
[Optional Mission 5: Rear Sweep]
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With the appearance of the main storyline, many players are eager to get started.

"As expected, our previous predictions were correct; it was indeed a problem with the dungeon!"

"Haha, it always feels like I get the information from Li Si in advance. Luckily, I was smart this time and came ahead of time!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! I want to see rivers of blood!"

Players are very excited about the main storyline in version 4.0.

New storyline! New map! New quests! New level!
Time to work overtime!
At the same time, players who had already joined the Kane Floating City and the White Dove Merchant Guild also received corresponding quests.

Compared to the main storyline quests in 4.0, the quests in Kane's Sky City and the White Dove Merchant Guild are more specific.

Players will receive certain rewards and main storyline completion points for each stage of the mission they complete.

This is also a common task for all those who join advanced supernatural forces.

However, many players soon discovered that the quests offered by Kane's Sky City and the White Dove Merchant Guild offered much more generous rewards.

At the same time, the causes and consequences of this main storyline are also presented to the players.

Players then realized that the appearance of the 4.0 main storyline version quests was actually so closely related to Li Si.

The Spider Queen Rose and the Abyss Gods did so much to kill Li Si.

Tsk, when will Li Si finally bring out these story dungeon crystals?
Even if they can't beat them, they can still go in and have a look!
On the other side, Li Si looked at the system panel in front of him and sighed for a moment.

Just as he predicted, the main storyline of version 4.0 has changed.

Moreover, this change is thorough and complete.

In its previous life, version 4.0 of the main storyline revolved around the conflicts between elven forces and humans on various continents within the Gaia world.

The conflict erupted when the Elven Royal Court was destroyed. Under the influence of a series of factors, the Elven race and the Elven gods believed that the human pantheon was behind it.

Coupled with the existing conflicts, the two sides clashed violently.

This also follows the main storyline of version 4.0.

Ultimately, the elves and humans discovered that the mastermind behind it all was the demon prince Demogorgon.

But it's too late to undo it.

At the same time, the end of the 4.0 main storyline directly connects to the 5.0 main storyline's "Abyss Invasion"!
However, the main storyline of version 4.0 has now changed to a crisis that has emerged in the dungeon.

This must be the biggest change he brought about, right?
It should be noted that, according to the original plan of the demon prince Demogorgon, the destruction of the Elven royal court would have been a quiet and unexpected event.

Even though the elves quickly noticed something amiss after the destruction of the Elven royal court, Demorgogon left no valuable clues.

For a long time, the elves were unaware that it was Demogorgon who had done it.

Now, Demogorgon's plans have changed considerably due to the unexpected appearance of Ries.

Li Si directly exposed the destruction of the Elven Royal Court to the Elven gods.

At this time, Demogorgon's plan was underway, and there was no way to hide it.

Although Demogorgon ultimately succeeded in corrupting the World Tree, the World Tree was in better condition than in its previous life.

Demogorgon's attempt to conceal his existence also failed.

The elven gods kept a close eye on Demogorgon's situation, wary of his subsequent plans.

The World Tree has been corrupted by the destructive power of the abyss, but this is not permanent.

The World Tree will gradually cleanse itself of the filth and recover.

In other words, whatever Demogorgon wants to do, he must do it before the World Tree Yggdrasil returns to normal.

Similarly, because his plan was exposed in advance, Demogorgon did not continue to hide it this time. He directly opened many abyssal passages leading to the underground city by polluting the World Tree through the Endless Abyss.

Li Si knew very well that this was very similar to the bloody battle in the abyss to come.

However, at that time, the Abyss Demon Gate could appear anywhere in the Gaia world, not just deep within dungeons.

Thinking of this, Li Si shook his head slightly.

Regardless of how the main storyline changes, the mastermind behind it all remains the same: the evil gods of the abyss, led by the demon prince Demogorgon.

In other words, the main storyline of 5.0 should remain unchanged, still featuring the invasion of the abyssal demons and the impending blood war.

Thinking of this, Li Si felt a sense of urgency.

This means that the most dangerous chaos is about to begin!

We must improve our strength as soon as possible!
After the bloody battle in the abyss, it will be time for the gods to be defeated from their divine kingdoms and descend into the world of Gaia as saints.

At that time, all sorts of monsters and demons would emerge.

For Li Si, the best option to ascend to godhood was undoubtedly before the arrival of the saint.

At that time, the righteous gods of order and the evil gods of the abyss were fighting each other outside the world.

Although the Abyss Demons have invaded the Gaia world, it is the safest time for the Ascension Ceremony.

Currently, Li Si is still quite a distance from that goal.

They are very close to reaching the demigod realm.

But for Li Si, the biggest challenge was still the art of ascending to godhood.

Li Si was unwilling to give up arcane arts and follow the old path like everyone else.

Looking at the system prompts in front of him, Li Si pondered silently.

Judging from the main questline of this 4.0 version, players need to join various extraordinary forces to fight against the abyssal beasts. Li Si is well aware that the abyssal beasts are all quite powerful, with the weakest being at least Silver rank and half being Gold rank.

Among the abyssal monsters, there are also legendary monsters.

Although version 4.0 has been released, the level cap for players has been raised to 100.

However, it is unrealistic to fight against the horde of abyssal monsters alone.

In other words, the battle against the abyssal monsters involves joining forces with teams of extraordinary individuals from various factions.

For Li Si, version 4.0 didn't offer him much opportunity to intervene.

That was the case, at least initially.

Players also need time to accumulate experience points.

Li Si also specially arranged tasks that offered generous experience points to the players.

For Li Si, the best thing is for the leeks to grow strong and healthy quickly.

And coincidentally, these large-scale war missions are the best time to accumulate experience points.

Li Si also planned to take advantage of this time to quickly revise and improve the Ascension Technique.

After this period of effort, Li Si has almost collected all the puzzle pieces.

Legendary Realm: Wisdom!
Sphinx's Ascension Technique!
Priest profession feat: Chaotic Faith Convergence!
The incredible artifact: Pastorm's Stomach!
Chaos Spells (Astral Spells)!

In addition, there is a great deal of important arcane and divine knowledge collected by Li Si.

With such thorough preparations, Li Si felt that if he couldn't complete the ascension to godhood, then he would be utterly useless.

If that were the case, Li Si wouldn't doubt that it was his own problem; instead, he would think that the great archmage Sphinx's conjecture was wrong from the start.

It is absolutely impossible to achieve godhood through arcane arts!

Don't worry, it should be fine!

Li Si made plans for the future in his mind.

Just then, a figure appeared on Li Si.

Feeling the rich astral power emanating from Li Si, Tarindra sighed softly:
"I can't even imagine how talented you are."

"They've mastered almost all of the astral magic so quickly!"

"As expected of my disciple!"

"It's all thanks to your excellent teaching, teacher."

Li Si shook his head, stood up, and said.

During this time, he stayed in the garden of the Tarindra family, learning astral magic from the Third Speaker.

During this period, Li Si had almost mastered the astral magic.

Of course, Li Si only had a grasp of this and could barely use it.

His power in using astral magic is far inferior to that of the Third Chancellor.

Of course, this level is now sufficient for Li Si to become more familiar with the power of chaos and use it as a foundation to perfect the Ascension Technique.

"Alright, you've learned enough, you should leave soon too!"

I get annoyed just looking at you!

Talindra looked at Li Si, waved her hand, and said with some disdain.

In the past few days, she has sensed Li Si's talent.

It is a very happy thing to have someone to carry on your life's learning.
But seeing how easily Li Si learned the astral magic she had created with all her life's effort, she felt a little annoyed.

"Okay, teacher."

Li Si nodded without the slightest hesitation.

That's perfect, he also needs time to process what he's gained over the past few days.

Just as Li Si was about to leave, Talindra continued:

"Oh, right, I have a task for you."

"I've stayed with the association long enough, and I've finished dealing with my business. I'm just about to go out for a bit."

Talindra looked at Li Si and said with a smile:

"The association has been very busy lately, so could you help me with that?"

"Teacher, I also have something to say."

Before Li Si could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Talindra waving her hand.

"I'm going to help Stephens, are you sure you want to refuse me?"

Talindra looked at Lis with a malicious smile.

".All right."

Seeing this, Li Si said with some helplessness.

Since Taryndra has said so, how can he refuse?

Just thinking about what the Pan-Continental Mage Association would have to face next gave Li Si a headache.

On the one hand, the association needs to continue to sort out internal conflicts, especially issues related to different schools of thought.

On the other hand, the association also needs to cooperate with external parties, such as sending personnel to assist in dealing with threats in the underground city.

headache
"Leave it to you, I'm at ease."

Talindra patted Li Si on the shoulder and then said:
"Get to work, Chairman of the Association!"

"Uh-huh!?"

In the guild's floating city, which is suspended in the sky and surrounded by layers of magical aura, every inch of space is filled with a tense and busy atmosphere.

The towering spires pierced the clouds, their tips shimmering with magical runes as bright as stars, yet also reflecting the hurried figures of mages passing by.

The association has been extremely busy lately due to a lot of things happening.

In the air, the movement of magical particles and the tense heartbeats of the mages intertwined to create an invisible symphony.

Just then, an urgent message pierced the commotion like lightning.

It originates from the most dazzling magic crystal in the center of the floating city, and is also the central hub for information transmission.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the crystal, and then lines of text, shimmering with light, appeared and spread.

The message seemed to possess a magical power, instantly penetrating every corner of the floating city.

The mages who were conducting the experiment stopped what they were doing and looked up in the direction of the crystal.

The mages who were on missions outside also received the message through their respective magical communicators.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the floating city, and every mage's face was filled with excitement and anticipation.

Effective immediately, Li Si Kane becomes the Fourth Speaker of the Pan-Continental Mage Association!

(End of this chapter)