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

Chapter 399. The Power of the Virtual God: The World as a Canvas

"interesting."

"The world is indeed full of wonderful things."

Kroya's eyes sparkled; this unexpected turn of events was actually quite challenging for him.

He first reassured the thirsty sea algae, then looked to the side:

"There shouldn't be any legendary magical beasts of the whale type here, right?" Kroya asked Treden. "What do you think it is?"

The latter stared into the depths of the ocean for a moment, then said, "Perhaps it's... a whale swimming in the Moon Sea."

"You should know that we are protected by moonlight."

"That was a wondrous fantasy, a magnificent sea of ​​silver."

Kroya thought for a moment: "The goddess of the underworld told me about this. Some of her things came from the Silver Sea, but those things should be related to death, right?"

He had indeed studied this subject in depth, but the "fantasy" and "magnificent" silver sea actually originated from a fantasy world built up by the souls after their deaths.

The most unique fantasies and expectations of countless souls settle and converge to form a spiritual sea, which only briefly appears in certain regions, such as the ocean, under the light of the moon, which also belongs to the "darkness." When it appears, it drapes the ocean in a layer of silvery-white ripples.

This is the origin of the Sea of ​​Silver.

According to Kroya's understanding from her previous life, the Silver Sea is a condensation of "yin" energy, which is why it appears in an environment like the ocean where "yin energy" is abundant.

Moonlight, death... This fully demonstrates that this thing is completely contrary to the composition of Kroa's magic, so he was unable to study it in depth. He did not expect that even after arriving in the Astral Plane, he still could not escape its pursuit.

Treden shrugged: "You know, although life is constantly being born in the ocean, even more lives die. Birth and death are always intertwined."

This is why Lord Void God chose us in the first place.

"..."

Kroya paused for a second before exclaiming in surprise, "You're actually being this serious?"

The merman prince immediately showed a resentful expression, but dared not speak out.

"Haha, just kidding." Kroya patted Treden on the shoulder. "If it really was a whale from the Mercury Sea, it wouldn't have come here for no reason—your father and the Void God are hiding something, aren't they?"

"..."Treden's smile froze again.

He finally understood why his father had suddenly notified him to come here; it turned out he wanted him to explain!

But unfortunately, both sides are fathers.

Even the prince could only explain slowly.

"Our ancestors firmly believed that seashells could imprint the echoes of the sea, and even retrieve echoes to the world of the dead through the ocean."

"In the deepest part of Yinbei Zhuhai, there is a special kind of shellfish that can cross the veil and obtain some things from the mercury sea through the cycle of life and death in the ocean."

"I think that whale came for it."

Kroya frowned: "You are conducting a very dangerous experiment. So far, no one has dared to actually cross the border between life and death to go to the Sea of ​​Mercury. If things go wrong, something terrible could be leaked."

Treden scratched his head: "But I don't know what my father, uncles, and aunts are doing. I just feel like it's related to our ancestors."

"I understand now. Your father wants me to help you understand these things. Sigh, if you're going to bring a child, just bring one. Why send him here like this?"

Treden could only laugh awkwardly at Kroa's complaints, because he really didn't know the specifics of this ocean. It had been free from the control of the merfolk for a full thousand years. What kind of things would be born from the ocean's cycle of life and death over a thousand years?

"We'll find out by going down there."

"Ugh."

"I originally planned to repel them before fighting, but it seems I'll have to resort to violence. I hope the plane won't be damaged."

Kroya reached out and grabbed Treden's wrist, then drew a circle in front of him. Accompanied by a flash of platinum-gold light, the space was forcibly opened.

Even with the complex magical field and the intertwined power of legendary magical beasts deep in the ocean, it couldn't stop him from forcibly opening the portal; the spatial laws of the Ring of Radiance were among the highest level.

The instant you step through the door.

They arrived in a world filled with "snow" created by the death of various microorganisms. The glowing snowflakes fluttered down, illuminating the place like a snowfield under moonlight.

Dead silence, coldness, loneliness...

The ocean's death never ceases, and so this snow will never end. In this eternal snowscape, two monstrous beasts dwell—

A seashell rests quietly in the snow-covered ground, with a small, white dolphin that looks like it has just been born beside it.

They nestled together, snowflakes falling softly, as if they were asleep.

Kroya examined it closely and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure it's a whale? This is clearly a dolphin! When did you become unable to distinguish between a dolphin and a whale?!"

Treden's mouth dropped open: "Dolphins?"

Despite his reluctance to believe it, what he saw in the distance was indeed a dolphin, a pale dolphin, almost transparently white, with liquid moonlight flowing through its body.

【Silver Sea - Snow Dolphins】

Legend has it that in the endless silver sea, the fragments left behind by the death of microorganisms too small to possess intelligence will, after settling, become "ocean snow".

They may not be able to acquire intelligence individually, but the Silver Sea will collect their "desires".

The Sea of ​​Silver transforms these snowflakes, born from death, into beautiful symbols of life; from these snowflakes, the snow dolphin is born.

This magical beast can traverse areas completely covered by "Ocean Snow," and can utilize the residual spirituality of "Ocean Snow" to unleash the innate abilities of the magical beasts that constitute "Ocean Snow."

His status changes depending on the intensity of the "Ocean Snow".

[Current rank: Powerful Divine Strength.]

Kroa swallowed hard. Powerful divine power! And it was powerful divine power on his home turf. It seemed that if all else failed, he would really have to shout "Teacher, save me!"

He looked at the seashell.

【Silver Sea Pearl Shell】

The pearl mother in the "Silver Shell Pearl Sea" plane of the world fulfills its duty and nurtures the vast majority of life in this plane of the world. The "pearls" that it sows are the seeds of life.

Initially, with the help and guidance of the merfolk, the life it nurtured was able to live happily in this sea area. However, as time went by, the plane was sealed, the merfolk left, and more and more lives died.

It came from where warm ocean currents converged to this snow-covered land shrouded in death and silence, quietly awaiting the end of its life. When it finally dies, all life born from it will weep for its mother's passing.

[Note: It seems to possess some hidden power; it has closed itself off and cannot reveal itself.]

Well, a powerful divine force and a legend that gave birth to countless lives.

You guys are really good at hiding things. When I first came here, I had no idea there was such a terrifying thing here...

But what exactly is that hidden thing?

"Whoosh—"

While he was thinking, the dolphins in the distance seemed to have spotted him.

A terrifying torrent of water, mixed with deadly snow, shot straight toward him.

His expression immediately became extremely solemn.

Six different colored rings, along with the foundation stone, blocked his way, and even the phantom of the Ring of Radiance appeared behind his head, as if sunlight was shining into this place, forming colorful ripples.

Even so, the moment it comes into contact with water and snow, it is quickly frozen and withers away, as if it had never existed.

"...Is this the power of a great god?" Kroya took a deep breath. When he defeated the Greedy Feast God, it was just a single force, and it was even countered by the Rainbow Poem.

But the snow dolphin in front of us now possesses truly powerful divine strength.

Seeing the other party's anger and inability to communicate, Kroya knew that a fight was necessary, at least to calm Him down.

"Go back first." He drew a portal in space and sent Treden away without further ado, then whispered, "Teacher, I need you!"

But what responded to him was not the platinum-gold ring of light, but a mysterious, towering tree behind him composed of countless azure rays, though only a little over a person's height.

"I didn't expect His appearance."

"So I apologize to you. Use my power to your heart's content."

May your beautiful dreams come true at this moment.

The power of the illusory god surged into his body, quickly forming a suit of azure armor on his body, exuding both a technological and ancient aesthetic.

A hazy yet magnificent array of colors appeared before his eyes.

This power is hard to describe; it seems that as long as he wants, he can scribble on these colors at will, depicting everything he needs and wants to create in the form of paintings.

The world is his canvas for free-flowing graffiti!

With a casual wave of his hand, the vast expanse of snow in front of him was instantly transformed into an "execution platform" surrounded by countless sophisticated machines and with numerous massive cannons pointed at it.

Those enormous cannons protruded with large, thick blades, their surfaces branded with intricate patterns resembling tree roots, and were gradually charging, aiming at the snow dolphins.

"Bang bang bang!"

Despite being a magic cannon, it fired solid projectiles, each one squeezing out the snow dolphins' dodging space. The cold steel projectiles even blocked the opponent's attacks.

"My God." Kroya's eyes instantly lit up. This ability was so much more satisfying. He could just draw whatever he wanted and it would become reality to stop and attack the snow dolphin.

Elemental explosions, planetary collisions, tower sieges, floating city bombardments...

He can appear whenever he wants!

This ability to manipulate the world at will... Hmm, seems a bit more powerful than the Ring of Light.

I don't know if I can learn this rule...

"I heard everything!"

Miya's voice suddenly rang in his ear: "The power of the illusory god represents the composition of illusion, which is actually no different from my great prophecy, only the form of expression is different."

"Study hard; your great prophecy is no worse than His!"

Kroya never expected that Teacher Miya was eavesdropping. His fingers paused, and the giant sword that was about to take shape in front of him shattered. The broken fragments shot towards him and were then annihilated by the light of the Azure Tree.

"...Stay calm." The voice of the illusory god Qi Ya rang out: "If illusions are unstable, they become extremely destructive forces. If I'm not here, you'll be devoured by the illusions!"

"oh."

Now Kroya dared not let his mind wander and focused all his attention on the "canvas" in front of him. With the help of the power of the illusory god, he quickly exhausted the snow dolphin and forcibly bound it in a cage.

At that moment, the silver pearl oyster, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened its shell, and on the clam meat, lay a mermaid that looked like a pearl.

It looked at Kroya: "Mage, Void God... please stop."

It was a very gentle voice, with a strong maternal instinct, as if a kind and gentle mother was speaking, softening even the magic of the ocean.

"you!"

"!!!" Kroa could feel a shocking mental fluctuation coming from the Azure Tree behind him. At that moment, the platinum-gold portal opened, and the ethereal goddess Qia walked out of it wearing a stage outfit.

He walked straight to the silver sea pearl shell.

"You...you've turned yourself into a pearl?"

Qi Ya reached out and gently stroked the mermaid's face, but all she could feel was the hard yet warm texture of a pearl.

She is still alive, but that's all.

"A phantom god." The pearl mermaid's gentle, benevolent smile seemed to be frozen forever: "Many of the lives I gave birth to have died; this is their graveyard..."

Beneath the pearl's color lies a deep, dark sheen, stagnant and hard.

"I know."

"But I have no way to undo it."

"That's the curse of the Treasure of Time. It has been complete for far too long, and with the help of the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, even if I and the Ring of Radiance are together, we cannot force it to bow down."

The illusory god sighed deeply, while the mermaid said firmly, "I know, so I summoned Him. I hope He can take me away from the world of the living and to the Silver Sea."

"I was once your priest, so I know very well what the treasures are made of. You belong to this world forever; there is no place for you in the Silver Sea."

"etc!"

At that moment, Kroya arrived just in time.

"I should be able to remove the curse of the Time Treasure from its body."

The illusory god was slightly taken aback.

"what?"

"Can you do it? Don't force yourself, it's a priceless treasure."

He was somewhat suspicious, but the next moment Miya appeared from the side and grabbed him, pulling him aside: "What are you worried about? This is my disciple!"

Miya looked at Chloe with encouraging eyes: "Do whatever you want to do, don't worry, the Void God and I are here."

Yes, those words do sound quite touching.

It would have been even more touching if Teacher Miya hadn't been wearing a rock singer's leather jacket, had her hair dyed in all sorts of colors, and had earrings in her ears.

"it is good."

"I'll give it a try."

Kroya nodded.

(End of this chapter)