What's wrong with me, a mage, loving to farm?

Chapter 398. A New Species of Octopus (Chapter Invalid)

"Um?"

"What is that?"

"Ascension of gods?"

The two electors had intended to have a few more words with Kroya, but suddenly they noticed ripples spreading across the plane, and a surging tide carrying a giant octopus into the deepest part of the astral plane.

Its personhood is being transformed into "He".

Each of His arms and feet became ethereal under the starlight, merging with it and extending freely into the deeper cosmos, even briefly obscuring the starry sky.

Not far from here, on the Creation Ring.

A white-haired, somewhat kind-looking old man standing atop the Astral Council tower raised his head slightly, his tone tinged with a mocking smile: "The Poem of the Rainbow, only the first chapter of this Origin Poem possesses the power to allow life to ascend to godhood at will in the Astral Realm."

"Illist, you came so early to have tea and snacks with me. Are you afraid I'll steal that little mage's opportunity?"

Sitting to the side, Ilister, who was taking small bites of a pastry, shrugged and said, "Yes, nobody knows that you fought a great battle with Arcadia back then, so I have to be careful. After eating so many pastries with you, I really feel quite full."

"Then you don't need to come looking for me for tea when he's already entered the Astral Plane. The priests of the Astral Bards are still here. Do you think I would really bully the weak?"

The old man gave a light snort: "My conflict with Arcadia is our own, and it won't carry over to future generations—besides, is this little mage really Arcadia's grandson?"

There was no oppressive magic, and even his tone was calm, but with his strength and status, anyone who asked a question had to provide an answer.

Even the emperor would give him an answer.

Ellist finished a piece of pastry slowly and deliberately, then picked up another piece and nibbled on it in small bites, while sweat poured down her temples uncontrollably, each drop like a surging river of elements.

Time passed slowly.

Five minutes later, Illist managed to swallow the pastry with difficulty: "If you want to know, you'll have to ask Mr. Arcadia. The only thing I can tell you is that he poses absolutely no threat to us."

"Of course there's no threat." The old man shook his head. "Your strength is getting stronger and stronger. To give me such an answer, I'll pass."

"However, I have come close to greatness and have glimpsed a trace of the truth of the Creator."

"Would you be willing to take over the Astral Council after I leave?"

—This is the second question.

I will give you an answer before you leave.

The old man nodded noncommittally and asked the third question: "When I sit in the chairman's seat of the council, I feel like I'm sitting on an eternal sun."

He radiates endless light and heat, nourishing life throughout the entire cosmic ring. Even though we are mages, there are still those who want to believe in the sun.

What's even crazier is that we're still adding fuel to this sun, making it burn even brighter. Do you think we should stop this insane behavior?

This time, Illist smiled. She finally put down the pastry as if she were setting down a star. "There is someone who knows more about the sun than any of us. You should ask him."

"Okay, okay, but that'll be later."

"He's a friend's grandson, after all. I have one of that old man's spells here. Could you help me give it to him as a congratulatory gift?"

The old man waved his hand: "You've eaten and drunk your fill here, now leave. I just saw some tiny starlight falling, it must be a blessing from the octopus god."

"A completely new species, how generous."

"Um……?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ilister had already vanished. He couldn't help but shake his head and look at the plate. The pastries on the plate had somehow transformed back into the core of the elemental plane.

Each of these cores is extremely terrifying, capable of creating an entire medium-sized elemental plane, and Ilister has consumed over a thousand of them since Kroya arrived here.

"Only Miya's bottle-shaped figurine could eat like this."

He gazed at the starry sky and fell into deep thought.

……

the other side.

A small silver octopus appeared in Kroya's hand.

It looks pure and clear, and is very small and cute.

"Eat me!"

"Eat me! Aaaaaaah!"

The little octopus emitted urging waves of energy, as if urging the other to eat it. Flames even burned on its tentacles as it began to roast another tentacle, releasing an enticing aroma.

"...So I'm going to roast myself, huh?"

Kroa squinted at the octopus.

【Exquisite Octopus - A Gift from the Gods】

This monster was a gift from the God of Silver Shell Octopuses. After ascending to the Astral Plane, He used His powerful life force to transform His split tentacles into individual living beings, which He then spread to every plane.

The seeds of life sown will grow into an extremely delicious and fast-growing "ultimate octopus".

The octopuses born from His seed of life will sell their deliciousness to every living being. When they are eaten and their lives come to an end, they will return to the divine kingdom of the Silver Clam Octopus God through starlight.

[Note: The Silver Clam Octopus God has an absolute affinity for "Kroya," and within the latter's territory, there will be a continuous supply of the most delicious octopus until the end of the god's life.]

He casually tossed the little octopus into the ocean of the plane, looked up at the sky, and sure enough, he saw octopus-shaped starlight shining at him, as if it were blinking.

"You're really quite impressive."

"To be able to create a race with one's own life force."

Having received Kroya's praise, the octopus constellation shimmered even brighter, and at the same time, the planet pendant on Kroya's wrist, representing tides and purification, now contained an octopus shape.

Without any introduction or explanation, Kroa already knew its function—to be able to summon the power of the Octopus God anytime, anywhere, and to be protected in the ocean.

Suddenly, a spatial portal opened up beside them.

Illist came out from inside and went straight to Chloe's side, bending down to look at the small object on his wrist.

"It seems you've made quite a bit of progress."

Only after she finished speaking did she seem to notice the two chosen emperors beside her, "Oh, you're from Atreia and Tiria's family. Were you two helping out just now?"

The two electors seemed somewhat intimidated by this renowned and legendary mage, especially Atreus, who even took a step back before smiling and saying, "It's you, Lady Illist."

Illist smiled:

"Why are you so afraid of me?"

"I'm simply inviting you to be a guest at my mage tower."

"You still refused."

King Atreus broke out in a cold sweat and quickly looked to Chloe beside him for help. The latter had no choice but to help: "Ms. Illist, he is my friend."

The mage's "Face Fruit" ability was quite powerful. Ilister stopped staring at Atreus and simply said to Chloe, "There are only two more floors left."

"Hmm." Kroya wasn't surprised that she knew about the situation here, and nodded in reply, "When I started exploring, I discovered that there should be more than a dozen legendary-level sea monsters down here."

He wasn't too concerned about the number of a dozen or so; killing them would just take a bit of time. The problem was that those guys had already merged with this plane, making them very troublesome to kill.

What's even more troublesome is that these guys didn't react at all when they sensed Kroya arriving with the mermaid's token, which means they wanted to rebel against or disregard the mermaid's "rule".

It's likely that the merfolk knew about this, which served as a slight obstacle and test for him to obtain the benefits of this position.

"As long as the planes reject them, things will be much easier." Ilister took out a stone tablet: "Here, this was supposed to be a gift for your entry into the Astral Plane, but I'm giving it to you now."

"I snatched this from that old man, the Speaker of Parliament. If you want the rest, you'll have to go to him."

"Come find me in module 1320 when you have time."

She waved to Chloe, came and went quickly, disappearing without a trace.

"Coming to deliver a gift?" Chloe watched her departing figure, feeling that something was off about Ilister today. Although her magic was still powerful, it was a little too powerful.

It's like a sponge that's expanded.

Even her movements were slightly unsteady.

"I'll go visit her after this is over."

After making this decision, he looked at the two electors beside him and said, "Thank you for your help, but I do have some other matters to attend to. Let's discuss them in detail later."

They knew Chloe was busy, and having been startled by Ilister earlier, they nodded in agreement.

"it is good."

"Then we'll head back now."

The two immediately opened a spatial portal and left, in a hurry, as if afraid of being caught by a legendary mage when they opened the portal.

"...It's one thing for Atreus to be so afraid, but why is this woman chosen as emperor also afraid?"

He didn't understand, but he didn't think much of it.

Instead, he looked down at the magic on the stone slab, and his eyes lit up instantly. This magic was actually a musical magic, or more precisely, one of the poems in "The Origin Poems".

"The Singer of Pure Water" from the chapter on elemental tuning.

It is somewhat similar to the "Tune of Restraining Reverie" in the Earth Chapter that Kroa obtained, as it is a tuning chapter belonging to a single element.

However, its power is even greater, capable of modulating the entire plane, causing the plane itself to repel forces that are harmful to it.

As long as Kroya can use this power, he can directly expel those legendary magical beasts from the protection and laws of the plane. At that time, he can mold them however he wants.

"But I can't learn it."

"Then let the bioluminescent algae help us. Now that we've dealt with the giant octopus, they shouldn't be afraid of the ocean anymore."

To be honest, it would be better to have the ancestors of the thirsty sea luminescent algae help, but they obviously have more missions. It is estimated that after this matter is resolved, they will continue to help purify the oceans of other dimensions.

As for Treden... he would teach him, but the other would learn very slowly, far slower than him directly imprinting the mark. Besides, he couldn't stay here forever.

So all I could do was send my own thirsty sea luminescent algae.

He acted immediately, opening a spatial portal and returning to the fifth level of the abyss. He found that only his thirsty sea glow algae and Treden remained in the same spot, while the rest of the thirsty sea glow algae progenitors had disappeared.

"You guys really can't sit still for a moment." He said helplessly. He had originally wanted to say goodbye to them, but he didn't know when they would meet again after this departure.

Kroya looked at Treden: "How's your learning going? After it ascended to godhood, the plane should have given you some rewards, right?"

"Hehe, of course I've learned it. This platform also gave me some laws, so I estimate my advancement to legendary level will be even faster."

As members of the merfolk's royal family, although they can become legends upon reaching adulthood, those who can advance earlier through their own efforts will receive a higher reputation.

"That's good." Kroya took out a scroll: "I've taught you for so long and I haven't given you much homework. Now I'm giving it to you. You have to learn this poem within a year."

Upon hearing the word "homework," Treden's smile froze instantly. His fingers trembled as he took the scroll, and when he saw the words "Water Purifier" on it, the light in his eyes immediately dimmed.

Operation!

He had also been in a magic academy, where the apprentices were terrified of their assignments and were tormented to the point of wishing they were dead. He never expected that he would finally be the one to be dominated by assignments.

"Okay...okay."

Trent felt he should cancel a few concerts to focus on studying first. The difficulty of this poem was no less than the secret techniques of the merfolk that his mother had taught him, which proved that it would be extremely powerful.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for your study results."

Kroya then waved to the Sea-Thirsting Phlox with satisfaction, and opened a spatial portal to bring over all the other Sea-Thirsting Phlox from his territory.

Under his care, the population of the sea globulus has long been very large.

What he needs to do now is to first create a separation seal to seal the power related to the "Poem of the Rainbow" within these guys' bodies, and then use the "Pure Water Chanter".

Only they can accomplish this, because Kroya's basic magic is the "Rainbow Poem," which cannot be sealed.

"Come on, let's begin."

He began to imprint the latter, and with his current learning ability, he could naturally learn it in a few days.

A few days later—

[Imprint complete, Thirsty Sea Fluorescent Algae (Rotating Sun)]

This magical plant can compress the abilities related to "Rainbow Poem" into smaller units of its own kind at any time, without affecting the use of other poems' powers.

They can draw upon their power when needed, but please note that the Phlox subulata cannot hold more power on its own.

When there is too much power, it may begin to disintegrate from the astral body and disappear completely.

The one currently in use is: the Water Purifier.

When this magical plant is located in a plane related to water and the ocean, it can draw upon the power of that plane itself to eliminate any "disharmony" within it. The specific degree of elimination depends on the plane's characteristics.

"Alright, it's up to you guys now."

He rubbed his head, which was throbbing with pain.

"good!"

The moment the engraving was completed, the water around the thirsty sea luminescent algae began to collide, and there were countless hidden undercurrents and ocean currents in the ocean.

They don't make any sound when they're not under magical control, but when they're under power and collide with each other, they make a sound.

Now, this is the music of these ocean currents colliding.

It was crisp and clear, with an ethereal quality that carried the vast echo of the ocean.

It sounds a bit like the song of a whale.

After these songs appeared, Kroya seemed to feel the power of the entire plane beginning to extend towards the two bottom layers, and countless ocean currents began to repel the legendary magical beasts at the bottom.

But it was at this moment that...

"Waaah—waaah—"

A mysterious and profound cry emanated from the very bottom of the Silver Shell Pearl Sea, directly shattering the power of the Water Purifier's chant played by the Thirsty Sea Luminescent Algae. Terrifying seawater surged straight towards Kroya.

The once harmonious ocean magic and dimensional consciousness instantly became "enemies".

The planes began to reject him!

This was indeed something Kroya hadn't expected; the chapters of "The Poem of the Beginning" would actually become invalid, and moreover, they were broken by a legendary magical beast.

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