The Path to Godhood Begins from the Otherworld

In fact, when Luo Shu saw this colorful vortex, he realized that this was a man-made time and space node. Hearing Jinghe Ashaji say this, his eyebrows raised slightly, "It seems that the demon who kidnapped your sister left from this place."

Chapter 29: Unclosable Space-Time Channel

"But how did the space-time channel appear here?"

Jinghe Ashaji couldn't understand it, but then she realized something and her pupils shrank slightly, "Could it be..."

"I guess Nomad has mastered some kind of teleportation magic." Luo Shu walked to the front of this space-time vortex, but found that it was not strictly speaking a cross-border space-time node. "At least, judging from the aura it emits, the other side is connected to a place somewhere in this world."

"Mr. Luo, how did you know?"

"I've done some research on space magic," Luo Shu replied ambiguously. "Ms. Jinghe, the most fundamental characteristic of a true space-time channel is its ability to connect two worlds."

"I don't understand it at all." Jinghe Ashaji was a little confused when she heard this, but she soon realized something. "Mr. Luo, are you saying that this space-time channel doesn't connect to the Demon Realm?"

"Yes, this space-time node is more like some kind of special teleportation device." Luo Shu walked around the space-time vortex and soon noticed a strange place. "Or perhaps it's the remnant of some spatial spell that hasn't completely lost its effect."

"Space spells?" Jinghe Asaki had never thought of this. Perhaps it could be said that although Taimanin also belonged to the magic element system, they were not traditional mages. The Taimaninjutsu they mastered was more like a hidden profession that mastered the ability to strengthen one's own body. Therefore, their understanding of most spells was not comprehensive, not to mention space spells, a type that most mages might not be able to come into contact with in their entire lives.

"Taimanin should also master magic, right? Why do you seem to know nothing about it?" Luo Shu was a little puzzled. "Could it be that Taimanin is a hidden profession?"

"Well, Mr. Luo, you can understand it that way." Jinghe Asaki was speechless after hearing this. "Although Taimanin's ninjutsu is also a combat technique that consumes magic power, ninjutsu is indeed quite different from magic in the strict sense."

"The origins are the same, but the research directions are different?" Luo Shu thought thoughtfully. "So, not all mystics in the magic element system can use magic."

"Not all Taimanin are incapable of magic," Jinghe Asaki thought for a moment. "Some Taimanin, if they have talent, will also learn magic. However, Taimanin are essentially similar to assassins and scouts, skilled in assassination and intelligence gathering. Therefore, they are more accustomed to close combat. After all, the higher-ranking demons are more or less resistant to magic."

"High-ranking demons are resistant to magic?" Luo Shu raised his eyebrows slightly. "Could it be that there are many spellcasters in the demon world?"

"That's not actually the case." Jinghe Ashaji shook her head upon hearing this. "Spellcasters are extremely rare in any world. After all, the study of mystical knowledge requires not only talent but also financial resources."

"So, the magic resistance of high-ranking demons is a characteristic formed by natural evolution?"

"No, in fact, only the demons of high-ranking species and above are considered true demons, and are qualified to access higher-level mysteries."

"I see." Luo Shu felt a little relieved when he heard that. After all, if all high-level demons gained magic resistance due to evolution, it would be very troublesome to deal with them in the future.

After all, no matter how few spellcasters there are in the demon world, they cannot be fought against by one person alone.

After all, he is the caster of the entire world.

Fortunately, from what Jinghe Ashaji said, magic resistance cannot be inherited through evolution or bloodline inheritance.

This shows that it takes a long time for demons to learn magic resistance.

"Mr. Luo just said that the effects of the spell have not completely worn off yet. Doesn't that mean that this space-time passage can still be used?"

"Yes." Luo Shu nodded slightly. "I'm actually quite surprised. This type of portal technique consumes a lot of magic power. Strictly speaking, after the technique is activated, it shouldn't last too long."

"Mr. Luo, are you saying that this space-time passage is still usable?"

"It works, but I'm not sure where the other end leads to." Luo Shu couldn't quite understand how this space-time channel could be maintained for so long. "Ms. Jinghe, I'm actually more concerned about whether Nomad has mastered some ancient spatial magic. If so, I'm afraid there may be more than one space-time channel of this type."

When Jinghe Ashaji heard Luo Shu say this, she immediately thought of a terrible possibility.

"Mr. Luo, are you saying that Tokyo's underground pipeline system may be densely packed with countless similar time and space channels?"

"Yes, there are generally two main types of spells: permanent and time-sensitive. This artificially opened space-time channel in front of me looks quite stable, so it shouldn't be time-sensitive."

"Permanent type technique?"

"Well, to put it simply, a permanent spell is one that relies on some kind of energy supply device to provide a stable and long-term supply of magic power."

Luo Shu pondered for a moment. "The specialized CAD I just gave you, loaded with the flight spell, is a spell-assisted computer developed to prolong the spell's effects as much as possible. After all, the flight spell has a time limit. However, thanks to the CAD, the magician only needs to provide mana, without having to worry about maintaining the stable operation of the flight spell..."

Luo Shu noticed Jinghe Ashaji's bewildered expression when he said this, so he stopped explaining. "In short, Ms. Jinghe, all you need to know is that this space-time channel, or rather, portal, is some kind of special auxiliary spellcasting device that provides a stable supply of magic power."

"In other words, could there be the device Mr. Luo mentioned on the other side of this space-time channel?"

"Yes, if we can gather information about this kind of space-time channel, we might be able to figure out who built this massive Tokyo underground pipeline system."

"Then let's go." Jinghe Asaji heard this and looked at Luo Shu and asked, "Whether it's for Sakura or to find out the truth as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, this is for you." In order to prevent Jinghe Ashaji from being attacked by hypnotic superpowers again, Luo Shu took out three rune amulets from his pocket. "These three amulets are disposable items that can make you immune to mental interference effects."

Upon hearing this, Jinghe Ashaji immediately thought of the experience in which she was ambushed by the clone Long with a strange ring. After thinking it over again and again, she chose to accept Luo Shu's kindness.

"Let's go." After seeing Jinghe Ashaji accept the three rune amulets, Luo Shu took the lead and walked into the colorful light of the space-time tunnel. "Get ready for a fierce battle."

Chapter 30: First Encounter with the Noble Demon

Upon hearing this, Jinghe Ashaji silently clenched the wooden amulet in her hand, then followed Luo Shu into the colorful light.

Then, she felt a flash before her eyes.

When she found that her vision had returned to normal, she didn't expect that what she saw were the broken limbs of various monsters.

"You finally recovered."

Luo Shu didn't expect that the transmission experience of this space-time channel would be so bad, as if he was thrown into a washing machine.

If it weren't for his current S-rank [Natural Body], he would probably have been held in place for a while the moment he was teleported here, just like Jinghe Asaki. "If you're not feeling well, take a break. I've dealt with all the demons guarding this room and set up a barrier."

"What happened to me just now?"

"To put it simply, you're most likely in a dizzy state?" Luo Shu thought for a moment. "It's like you've temporarily lost control of your body."

"Ah?" Jinghe Ashaji felt a surge of fear upon hearing this. "Doesn't that mean that using this kind of space-time channel has side effects?"

"I guess so." Luo Shu hadn't expected the portal technique to be so rudimentary. "But it's not surprising. After all, the developer of this technique probably didn't develop it from a human perspective."

"Not from a human perspective?" Jinghe Ashaji pondered. "Mr. Luo, are you saying that the development of this space-time channel is based on the demons' powerful physical qualities?"

"That should be it." Luo Shu thought for a moment, "Let's not talk about that for now. Look at those demons in white coats in this room. I left their bodies intact. See if you can tell what level they are."

Upon hearing this, Jinghe Ashaji noticed that there were indeed several intact corpses of demons in the room.

She hurried forward and took a look, and found that these demons in white coats were actually nobles. "Mr. Luo, these three demons in white coats are not high-ranking species, but genuine nobles."

"Noble?" Luo Shu was a little surprised when he heard this. "How did you tell that?"

"Heraldry." Jinghe Ashaji lifted the coats of the three white-robed demons and took out three identical metal emblems from their chests. "In the demon world, only demons endowed with emblems are true nobles. Judging from the style of these emblems, these three are all baron-level demons."

"The demon nobility follows the Western nobility system?"

"Yes." Jinghe Ashaji said, handing the three emblems to Luo Shu, "Mr. Luo, it is now almost certain that it was Nomad who kidnapped my sister."

"So, we've arrived." Luo Shu's eyes lit up when he heard Jinghe Ashaji say this. "Miss Jinghe, you should get some rest. I can't wait to explore this place."

"Let's go, I'm fine now." Jinghe Asaji didn't understand why Luo Shu was so excited, but she was indeed worried about her sister's safety. "I can vaguely sense Sakura's location now."

"Is the induction clear?"

"Mr. Luo, don't you think it's strange?"

"You are sisters, right?"

"Yes, but not twins."

"That's right. Generally speaking, if there is a blood relationship between mystics, there is a chance that they will awaken special abilities similar to telepathy."

"Special ability?" Jinghe Asaki originally thought it was an illusion, but she didn't expect that she might have awakened some special ability. "Mr. Luo, are you saying that Sakura and I have telepathy?"

"It's quite different from telepathy." Luo Shu thought for a moment. "Telepathy can achieve mental communication within a certain range. The kind of intuition that exists between you and your sister should only allow you to roughly sense each other's positions within a certain range. From now on, you just need to follow the intuition."

"I understand." Jinghe Ashaji didn't ask any more questions after hearing this. "Are we leaving now?"

"Of course." Luo Shu took out the World Tree Terminal and checked the time. "It's getting late. Let's get it done quickly. I have to go to school tomorrow."

"Go to school?" Jinghe Ashaji was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then she realized that Princess Alice was indeed studying abroad in a human high school. Since Luo Shu knew Alice, it didn't seem strange.

But, are all high school students this tall nowadays?

"What's wrong?" Luo Shu removed the barrier and turned around to see Jinghe Ashaji standing there in a daze, looking a little puzzled. "Miss Jinghe?"

"Ah, nothing, I'm just a little surprised." Jinghe Ashaji felt a little complicated when she heard this, "I thought Mr. Luo was already a member of society."

"I'm just taller, so my face shouldn't look that old."

After hearing this, Jinghe Ashaji focused her attention on Luo Shu's face for the first time.

Only then did she realize that Luo Shu's face was angular and extraordinarily handsome.

"After all, Mr. Luo's every move just now was very mature and steady."

"I'll take that as a compliment." Luo Shu just smiled and said, "Let's go, Miss Jinghe, lead the way."

"Ah."

When Jinghe Ashaji saw Luo Shu's smile, her heart, which had been calm originally, suddenly felt some strange waves.

Because her attention was previously focused on rescuing her fiancé, and after her fiancé died, she had to focus on how to rescue her sister because her sister was kidnapped. She had no extra mood to care about other things at all.

At this moment, perhaps because she could clearly sense that her sister was still alive, her tense nerves relaxed a little, and her attention gradually withdrew from the state of full concentration.

Therefore, Jinghe Ashaji only noticed Luo Shu's handsome appearance at this time.

Combined with Luo Shu's youthful and sunny smile at this time, the lethality to Jinghe Ashaji is undoubtedly quite huge.

Luo Shu didn't know what Jinghe Ashaji was thinking, he just felt that her mental state seemed to have recovered a lot.

But, what exactly is this place?

Luo Shu took advantage of Jinghe Ashaji's dizzy state and not only eliminated the monsters in the room, but also moved many devices to his own sky island world.

Because he discovered that the equipment used by those monsters all used magic power as energy.

This made him realize that the technological level of the demon world where Nomad was located might be even higher than that of the derivative world.

This discovery gave Luo Shu a bad feeling.

This place might actually be a genuine demonic lair...

Chapter 31: Mithril

After Jinghe Ashaji and Luo Shu left the room, they followed the instructions of the sensor and continued along the corridor. However, they found that they did not encounter any demons along the way. They could not help but feel something was wrong. "Mr. Luo, it's too quiet here."

"There's no sign of any demons in the corridor. It's really strange."

Luo Shu thought for a moment, "However, this building is a magic workshop, so it's normal that there are no patrols arranged in the corridors."

"Magic Workshop?" Jinghe Asaki wasn't particularly familiar with the magician profession. "What is that?"

"A so-called magic workshop is, in simple terms, a base for a magician to work and live, and also a personal base. Do you know about barriers?"

"I know about the barrier, but what does a personal position mean?"

"Well, to put it simply, magicians are different from melee-specialized classes within the magic element system like Taimanin. Traditional magicians aren't good at close combat, so most magicians with a bit of money will build a magic workshop to ensure they have a place to stay. The size of a magic workshop often represents the magician's level and strength."

"But, the interior of this building looks quite large. Doesn't such a large-scale magic workshop mean that there is a very powerful magician here?"

"That shouldn't be the case. This building is probably made up of countless magic workshops."

Luo Shu was worried that Jinghe Ashaji wouldn't understand, so he added, "Strictly speaking, the room we were in just now is the magic workshop, and these corridors outside are like energy circuits used for power supply."

"Energy circuit?" Jinghe Ashaji heard this and finally understood why she had felt the concentration of magic energy in the corridor increase significantly after leaving the room. "No wonder I felt that the concentration of magic energy here increased significantly after leaving the room."

"Ms. Jinghe, this corridor will interfere with people's perception. Is your perception okay?"

"No, I can clearly sense the direction of Sakura, and there is no sign of change."

"Then the special abilities you and your sister awakened should have certain mental resistance characteristics."

As Luo Shu spoke, he briefly inspected the walls of the corridor. "Nomad is very rich. There's actually a small amount of mithril mixed into the corridors of this building."

"What is Mithril?"

"A rare metal with excellent magical conductivity properties, but the use of mithril mixed into buildings is actually quite wasteful."

"Does mithril have any distinctive features?" Jinghe Ashaji had never heard of this rare metal and was curious. "Could it be one of the minerals in this world?"

"I guess the production in this world is very low." Luo Shu connected his consciousness to the World Tree Terminal, learned some information about Mithril, and explained briefly, "Only rare minerals with high magic element content and long-term sedimentation with metal minerals deep in the earth have a chance of being produced."

"Then why did Mr. Luo determine that this world's mithril production is very low?"

"You should have noticed that the magic content in this world has only recently increased."

"Really?" Jinghe Ashaji was stunned when she heard that. "Sorry, I don't have any obvious feelings."

"Well, okay, all you need to know is that the concentration of magic elements in this world has only recently begun to increase slowly, so it's unlikely that a geological environment suitable for the birth of mithril will form." Luo Shu pondered for a moment. "According to my estimation, it will take at least several decades before the geological strata of this planet beneath our feet have a chance of producing even a small amount of mithril."

"Doesn't that mean that the Demon Realm's mithril production is very high?"