The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 1.1. Crossing the Sea of ​​Time
In the floating city in the clouds.

Deep within the magnificent palace.

"Am I back?"

Elian opened his eyes.

There were no stars extinguished one after another, no heaven and hell collapsing in stages, no giant serpent devouring the sun, no lump of flesh corrupting all nations with a distorted maternal love, no planets growing eyes and mouths, and no fleets of mind flayers covering almost every corner of the endless sea of ​​stars.

The end of the world has not yet happened.

He was in a luxurious room. The walls were covered with lifelike murals, dappled candlelight flickered across the painted dome, and an obsidian throne rested on a dark red cushion.

This is the bedroom of the monarch of the ancient human magic empire "Eldoron".

"I did it..."

Elian looked at everything before him and smiled with relief. The huge weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.

"I have successfully traveled through time and returned to 2 years ago!"

For a moment, Elian was filled with mixed emotions.

Just now, he traveled back from the apocalypse, and those terrifying scenes seemed to be right before his eyes.

Countless memories flooded my mind.

This is El-Erian's second crossing.

Upon first arriving in this world, Elian was filled with youthful vigor after discovering it was a fantasy world with truly extraordinary powers.

He became a mage, fervently pursuing the truth of magic, integrating what he had learned in his past and present lives, constantly exploring the limits of magic, and using supernatural means to gain immortality. After thousands of years, he finally became the greatest legendary mage in history.

At that time, even the gods high in the heavens would often descend in their avatars to visit his mage tower and ask this mortal for the secrets of magic.

Through his achievements in magic, he came into contact with the "magic" divine office and successfully ascended to the throne of gods.

Later, he spent thousands of years studying the flow of time, further mastering the divine authority of "time" and becoming the most powerful god.

But what's the use of that?
Elian sighed softly as he thought of the scene of disaster that seemed to still echo in his mind.

Then, the end of the world came.

The invasion came from another dimension, a dimension that was more powerful, more terrifying, and more twisted than theirs.

"A distant land".

This is the name that scholars later gave to that crazy universe.

The instigators of this war were the Outer Gods from a distant land.

These ancient evil beings from beyond dimensions, leading their retinue, launched an invasion that swept across all planes.

The minions of the Outer Gods—Mind Flayers, Starchildren, and other deformed monsters—piloted a fleet that blotted out the sky and instantly annihilated the kingdoms of various planets on the Prime Material Plane.

These medieval kingdoms, facing technology, psionic energy, and magic a hundred times more advanced than their own, were utterly powerless to resist and fell to the enemy in a very short time.

Without the faith of mortals, many gods in the divine kingdom lost their former power and were quickly defeated in their struggle against the outer gods.

The Celestial Realm burned in flames, the Abyss and the Nine Hells collapsed layer by layer, the gears of the Mechanical Realm rotted and broke, the corpses of gods in the Astral Realm piled up like mountains, all living beings were corrupted by the Outer Gods and mutated into ugly and deformed monsters, and the origin of all planes was also devoured by distant kingdoms...

They were defeated.

It was only then that El-Erian realized:

This fantasy universe is too disunited, and the civilizations are too weak.

This world is full of countless opposing elements.

For example, the will of the universe will divide each being into nine different 3x3 grids based on their tendency toward good or evil (good/neutral/evil) and their tendency toward order (lawful/neutral/chaotic).

From Lawful Good to Chaotic Evil.

Each faction also has its own corresponding plane, gods, and fantasy races.

For example, demons, devils, and the five-colored dragon race are inherently evil, while celestial creatures and metal dragons are inherently kind.

Opposing planes, races, and gods fight against each other, eternally waging war and constantly consuming each other in endless infighting.

When the legions of the Outer Gods descend, is it possible for a seraphim dwelling on the Heavenly Mountain and a demon lord living in the Abyss to immediately put aside their differences and fight side by side?

Civilizations also lagged far behind. Tens of thousands of years before the apocalypse, the development of civilizations in the material plane had completely stagnated, remaining in the "medieval era" for a long time.

Until a fleet from beyond the world arrived, easily crushing these weak mortal kingdoms with magic and psionic power far exceeding their own.

El-Erian then realized that he had overlooked the power of "civilization".

Although this is an extraordinary worldview, it is not the kind of cultivation worldview where individual power is absolutely invincible and one dares to ignore the number of people just by crossing one or two major realms.

It's more like an RPG game that encourages teamwork and team coordination to defeat stronger bosses.

Furthermore, the mortal kingdoms also play a crucial role in providing faith and maintaining the power of the gods...

"such a pity."

"If only we had united sooner..."

"If any force were powerful enough to unify all the races across all planes, including Heaven, Hell, and the Abyss, before the end of the world..."

"If only we had forgotten all those disputes and tedious debates from the beginning and focused on development..."

"If only I had strived to develop civilization back then, instead of letting mortal kingdoms collapse instantly under the onslaught of the Outer Gods' fleet..."

"Perhaps the ending will be different!"

Elian sighed softly.

In the final moments before the stars faded into oblivion, as the god of time and magic, empowered by the lingering will of all planes, he sacrificed all his power to unleash that ultimate magic:

Rewind 20,000 years, travel through time and space, and return to the mythical era when human civilization had just emerged and fantastical races such as elves and dragons ruled the land!
He will possess a random person from history and start over.

And so, Elian returned.

"So, who have I become in history?"

El-Erian observed his surroundings.

Beneath him lay an obsidian throne and a gilded carpet. The dappled candlelight illuminated the epic murals.

Fragmented memories flooded my mind.

"I see."

"This is the first nation created by human civilization. The ancient magical empire, Eldoron."

“I am now Elion, the High Mage and last Emperor of Eldoron.”

Yes.

Elian is his name in this life.

His name from his previous life, as the price of the ultimate magic to reverse time, has long been erased from history, and even he himself cannot remember it. The him from the original history will not be born in this life either.

From this point on, one less person will be in the cycle of reincarnation.

"I actually transmigrated directly into the body of the ruler of an ancient human empire. I'm lucky."

"Compared to starting from humble beginnings, it's much easier."

El-Erian believed that this was not a coincidence, but rather that the will of the universe was protecting him.

Twenty thousand years.

20 millennia, 200 centuries, 1000 generations.

This is Elian's time.

He has ample time to develop civilization, build his magical empire, unify the mortal realm and other planes such as the Abyss, and prepare for the final apocalypse.

The only problem now is:

“Elian is the name of the last monarch of the ancient kingdom of Eldoron.”

What does "last monarch" mean?
In other words, according to the original history, the empire would have been destroyed during his reign!
Elion rose from the obsidian throne, gently stroking the exquisite murals on the wall with his palm. He looked at the flickering candlelight on the table, carefully recalling the historical knowledge about the "end and destruction of the ancient magical empire".

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The territory the protagonist seeks to conquer includes the Prime Material Plane (the mortal realm, not just one planet) + Heaven, Hell, Abyss, Spirit Realm, Astral Realm, Elemental Realm, and other planes.

My new book is out! I absolutely love this genre, and I hope you all will like it too!!
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