A journey into an infinite dimension

Although it is a meaningless and disgusting cry in the eyes of outsiders, it has a different meaning in the eyes of Ye Jian who can observe all information.

"Besides the shadow of the 'Madman Who Loves Sadism and Dances with Sorrow,' there are also the 'Great Cthulhu' sleeping in R'lyeh, the 'Crab Lord' dwelling in the glaciers, and the 'Defiler' sealed in nameless ruins. Are these the three Great Old Ones?"

Looking up in a certain direction of the endless glass plain, Ye Jian already knew most of the information about the three great beings just by their names. He did not feel any fear, but was instead a little bit looking forward to meeting them.

He knew that none of the beings in this pantheon had any ill will towards him—he didn't know why, so he wanted to try to seek answers from the divine beings with extremely high status in the pantheon.

But there is no rush. He plans to first go through the channel that exists in this world and visit other realms.

Shoggoth Beast was very fast. It was not known whether it was a bonus brought by his transformation or if he just had this speed. After a while, Ye Jian came to an altar under the leadership of Shoggoth Beast.

The layout of the altar can be said to be very simple. On the barren plain where the glass fire is burning, there are only three pillars of unknown materials standing on the ground in a triangle.

The surface of the pillar is not smooth and blank, but has disgusting wrinkles like wrinkles all over the surface of the pillar.

Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but the shape formed by these wrinkles vaguely seemed to present a shrill, hideous, and distorted human face composed of many wailing human faces.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal.

However, the strange thing is that when you first look at them, you will think you are just seeing an illusion; then when you look at them a second time, you will find that these faces are not illusions; when you look at them a third time, you will feel that these faces seem to have changed from two-dimensional to three-dimensional.

Even after the fourth look, a chaotic and noisy wailing sound could be heard in my ears, as if those faces were not an illusion, but had come alive.

In the center of the three pillars is a regular triangle platform made of the same material, with numerous twisted and chaotic patterns carved on its surface.

The diameter of the pillar is three meters wide and three meters long, just like the area of ​​the entire platform, a pure three meters, not more or less.

Crackling——

When Shoggoth Beast brought Ye Jian to the altar, without any warning, three pillars with many human faces wailing on them suddenly caught fire with dark flames.

The wailing that reached my ears also carried a hint of wailing and roaring.

"Thank you, Xiu."

Gently jumping off the back of the Shoggoth Beast, Ye Jian gently stroked one of its heads and smiled.

"Tekeli-Li"

Seven heads gently arched over Ye Jian's body, and the Shoggoth beasts made excited sounds, as if telling Ye Jian that they were welcome.

With a smile, ignoring the creepy roar beside his ears, Ye Jian slowly walked to the center of the altar, and then manipulated the magic power from under his feet to flow into the complex carvings on the platform that would make people dizzy at just the sight of them.

"The Pleiades—Serraino—The Great Library of Serraino."

When the magic power outlined a strange shape along the lines, Ye Jian told the pillar in front of him where he wanted to go.

Ye Jian did not use any special language, because speaking was just a medium, and the true meaning was expressed through the magic contained in the sound.

With the infusion of Ye Jian's magic power, it was visible to the naked eye that the wrinkled faces on the three pillars showed a hint of relief, and at the same time, the sounds that lingered in the ears gradually subsided.

The flames wrapped around the pillars slowly spread onto the platform and formed a circle around Ye Jian, encircling him.

The next moment, under the gaze of the figure dancing more and more crazily in the air, accompanied by the sudden burst of dazzling light, Ye Jian felt that his vision was suddenly filled with a pure color.

When his vision returned, what appeared in Ye Jian's eyes was no longer the plain burning with glazed flames.

A metallic-smelling mist surrounded them, overhead was a brilliant starry sky, and in front of them was a large lake filled with cold gray liquid.

Next to the stone pier on the lakeside, there is a huge building built with heavy stones. The stones that make up this building change color depending on the angle of view, sometimes gold and sometimes green. Huge columns over 400 feet high stand in front of the building.

This is the destination of Ye Jian's trip, the Great Serano Library built by the ancient gods, the enemies of the Old Ones, in the past to store all the files.

Looking around curiously, while reading the information he had observed, Ye Jian walked towards the large library in front of him.

When you push open the door and walk into the front entrance of the library, the first thing that catches your eye is a grand hall.

The four walls of the hall are all equipped with pedestals similar to puppet display racks, and the bookshelves on each pedestal are filled with rare books and classics recorded in languages ​​long forgotten by the world.

There is no doubt that this is definitely a treasure trove of knowledge, recording all the knowledge that leads to the truth that people are madly pursuing.

For ordinary people, it would take a lifetime to finish reading all the books here. However, for Ye Jian, after just a glance, all the knowledge within his sight has been observed and recorded in the "database", and even the language problem has been solved by the way.

Although, this only allows him to 'carry' the knowledge here with him, if he wants to understand it thoroughly, he still needs to rely on his own efforts.

"Eh, there are so many magics that can summon various races and divine beings?"

As Ye Jian flipped through the vast amount of knowledge he had observed, the more he read, the more surprised he became.

Although there are only a few magic spells that can be used to summon divine beings, it is already enough.

Because there is no real way to summon the vast majority of ancient gods, the Great Old Ones, the Outer Gods and other divine beings.

Most of the methods that are circulated can only summon the incarnations of divine beings, or even their followers. Moreover, whether the summoning is successful depends on the mood of the summoned person, and even if it is summoned, it is absolutely impossible to control it.

However, the knowledge that Ye Jian saw was actually magic that could be used to summon the true form of a divine being. Of course, whether it could succeed depended on the other party's mood.

And even if it succeeds, the probability of failure is very high.

In addition to this, there is magic that summons many non-divine beings.

From the higher-level independent or servant races to the lower-level independent or servant races, the vast majority are included.

Independent races are creatures in this pantheon that are not dominated by divine beings, while servant races are creatures that are dominated.

The distinction between superior and inferior ranks distinguishes the power and strength of these races.

Originally, Ye Jian thought that this large library only had a few summoning magics recorded, and that having a few magics was already good enough, but he didn't expect that in addition to pure knowledge, there were also such a large number of summoning magics.

This made Ye Jian feel surprised, but also a little itchy.

He was a little tempted to try summoning a superior race to see what happens.

If divinity existed, he didn't want to commit suicide for the time being.

Although the other party probably had no ill intentions towards him, disturbing someone's sleep was never a good thing.

It’s better to visit in person than to summon.

Chapter 396: Aha!

"Summon"

Outside the Serano Library, standing on the stone-paved walkway, he used magic power to outline a circular magic circle in the void. Then Ye Jian clasped his hands together and recited a spell briefly and quickly.

The lengthy spell was condensed into a single, short word using a technique called "High-Speed ​​Divine Words."

The assistance of spells can speed up the use of magic. However, because spells are too long and there is a possibility of being interrupted, ancient magicians developed a technology that can shorten complicated spells to the extreme.

That is, the top technology that can compress magic that requires a long time to prepare into a moment of casting, the high-speed divine word.

Originally, this technology had been lost for many years and was only circulated in the demon world, the origin of magic.

However, for Ye Jian, who can observe all the knowledge of a person by observing that person, it doesn’t matter whether it is lost or not, as long as someone knows it.

Along with the surge of magical light, the next moment, a body covered with mud appeared in front of Ye Jian.

The blood-stained left eye; the hollow in the chest that has never been healed; the spirit that has never awakened despite this misfortune.

It was the cicada demon that was punished by Ye Jian, knocked unconscious and buried in a random place.

"I anticipated that you would be useful someday in the future, so I didn't kill you. I never thought you would be useful here."

Looking at this 'old acquaintance', Ye Jian smiled apologetically.

"Although it's unfortunate, once fate begins, it can't be stopped. So I can only let you rest in peace... No, rest in peace forever."

Earth Shape

Along with the release of the second basic-level magic, the next moment, the stone under the cicada monster suddenly rose up and formed a rectangular stone altar according to the height of the cicada monster.

Ye Jian's current action is to try to summon a superior servant race based on the knowledge he has just acquired.

Because the magic required to summon different races has different prerequisites, the objects that Ye Jian chooses to summon are actually just the beings that he can summon with the conditions he currently has.

There's no way, he's very poor.

Location: Stone altar in the woods at night without a moon

Other conditions: Beasts or creatures of a certain size

Ye Jian looked up at the sky, which was filled with nothing but stars. He then looked at the empty and spacious surroundings and raised his hand silently.

"A branch that can absorb surrounding elements and create plants out of thin air."

Ye Jian did not use magic this time, but spoke a few words as if talking to himself, or as if making a request.

Ding---

As the magic power surged, a seemingly ordinary branch appeared in his raised palm, and as he gently waved it, it released a green light full of vitality.

Rumble————

The fog in the air began to gather, and under the influence of the green light, a part of it split and drilled into the walkway under the feet.

After a while, trees with strange and unusual appearances suddenly broke out of the ground and rose up densely. In the blink of an eye, a small forest was formed around Ye Jian and the stone altar where the cicada monster was placed.

At this point, all the conditions are met, and Ye Jian's magic power is only just enough to use summoning magic once.

————This method of creating something out of thin air and then using the created thing to continue creating something out of thin air, although it also requires the consumption of magic power, is not magic.

"Boundless Spiral": Gathering imagination as the source, shaping with fantasy; understanding the phenomena of all things to create the foundation of military equipment

This, like the "Eyes of True Vision," is an ability that Yami was born with—or perhaps an invisible weapon.

However, unlike his eyes, Ye Jian could not use this weapon before he cultivated his magic power.

Because it requires abnormal power to drive.

The ability of this weapon is to materialize various things out of thin air based on imagination.

For example, what Ye Jian just used, using the surrounding elements as power to create plant branches out of thin air, was what Ye Jian materialized through this ability.

No matter how outrageous an idea is, it can be realized. However, the more it goes against existing rules, the more magic power will be consumed.

Therefore, if what Ye Jian had just chosen to manifest was 'creating branches of plants out of thin air', then even his magic power at its peak would definitely not be enough.

Because, if it's "out of thin air", the law of conservation of energy will be eaten up.

Even magic that can be called a miracle requires the consumption of magic power.

However, it’s not that Ye Jian is unable to do something that defies the law of conservation of energy, but that he doesn’t have enough magic power to do it.

This does not mean that Ye Jian is using his magic power to create plants out of thin air. The consumption of magic power is only used to materialize the "branches that can create plants out of thin air".

As long as the materialized things are not destroyed, they will exist forever.

In other words, as long as he has enough magic power to materialize a 'branch capable of creating plants out of thin air', he can use this branch to eat the law of conservation of energy countless times.

Even if the converted energy far exceeds the magic power consumed when it was originally manifested, it cannot prevent the law of conservation of energy from being trampled upon.

————If the "Eyes of True Vision" makes Yami almost omniscient, then the "Boundless Spiral" makes Yami almost omnipotent.

But of course, for him now, he doesn't have enough magic power, so there is no question of him being omnipotent.

"In the name of Shub-Niggurath, the Supreme Mother Goddess, the Black Goat of the Forest, who gave birth to countless offspring, I summon the Black Goat Young."

He commanded the moon that had turned into a bracelet to split into a long sword, and slashed it at the cicada monster's point. Amidst the splattering blood and lost lives, Ye Jian suddenly formed a hand seal, and at the same time, the magic power in his body also erupted wildly.

The pitch-black fog spread out from the cicada demon's body without warning, and in the blink of an eye, the cicada demon's figure was swallowed up from Ye Jian's sight.

Crunch, crunch————

As some strange chewing-like sounds came from the black fog, the volume of the black fog gradually showed signs of expansion, and in the blink of an eye, it grew from the size of a cicada monster to the size of a small mountain.

"——————"

A silent roar erupted from the black fog, and a strong wind blew up. The object behind the scenes, whose shape was hidden by the turbid and dark fog, finally appeared in Ye Jian's eyes.

Countless pitch-black whip-like tentacles were swaying and dancing wildly in the air. Several bloody mouths that were constantly dripping green mucus opened and closed, and bursts of black air were swallowed and exhaled. The stench like that of an opened grave constantly assaulted the onlookers' sense of smell.

It was a huge mass like a black cloud, and its body outline was like some kind of tree, with short and thick sheep's hooves as the trunk and a body covered with tentacles and a huge mouth as the crown.

Its abominable posture and disgusting appearance all demonstrate its difference from all natural creatures.

He is none other than the Black Young, one of the Three Supreme Gods, the agent and offspring of Shub-Niggurath, the goddess of darkness and fertility.

According to the information known to Yami, he usually acts as Shub-Niggurath's agent, accepting sacrifices on behalf of Shub-Niggurath and being worshipped by believers on his behalf.

Generally speaking, no one would specifically summon a Dark Young, because any ritual attempting to summon Shub-Niggurath would ultimately summon a Dark Young.

Therefore, according to common sense, summoning a Dark Young is to summon a Dark Young, while summoning Shub-Niggurath is to summon a Dark Young who is a proxy for Shub-Niggurath.

Although they are the same existence, the meanings they represent are different.

The two forms of summoning differ only in the spells.