I let the genie out of the bottle

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"Hey! Time to wake up!" A desperate shout rang in my ears.

On the bedside table, in a brass bottle, a petite demon girl floated quietly, her knees drawn up to her chest, her long, pale hair trailing behind her.

Lu Ye got out of bed, opened his sleepy eyes, and was momentarily lost in thought.

"Hurry up a bit, aren't we supposed to completely resolve the magic problem today?" The loli demon closed one eye, her voice full of urgency. "Get things sorted out as soon as possible—wait, why are you looking at me like that?"

"It's nothing." Lu Ye shook his head and looked away.

I dreamt of strange things.

He rarely dreamed while sleeping before this. In other words, the content of this dream must be related to this demon, or rather, the sealed bottle.

He had also made many speculations about the identity of this demon.

Thinking of this, Lu Ye silently glanced at the carvings on the wall of the brass-sealed bottle.

The storm-like demon, with hundreds of dragon heads, roared and raised its hundred arms to unleash divine thunder, causing the gods to transform into various birds and beasts and flee in terror.

The three-headed dragon roared to the sky and fought against the sword-wielding god.

The seven-headed "beast," with ten horns, wears an alien crown...

Clearly, there must be some connection between the mythical monsters depicted in these carvings and the demon loli sealed in the bottle.

However, these things seemed a little distant to him.

After all, he is still just a mortal who doesn't even possess magic.

Moreover, according to his moral values, as long as he can get what he wants, he doesn't care what the other party actually is.

Therefore, he decided to put these things out of his mind for the time being.

Perhaps this will be a problem he will have to face in the future, but at least not now.

"Is it nothing?" The demon loli raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying. "In that case, let's not waste any more time and resolve the magic problem as soon as possible."

"You know, you don't have enough money on you to pay for tonight's hotel." As she spoke, a mocking smile appeared on her pretty face.

"You're a penitent on the path to power... You wouldn't want to end up sleeping on the streets of Rome because you can't afford a hotel, would you?"

Because he was completely unprepared when he traveled through time, Lu Ye found himself in a difficult situation.

Fortunately, by using his swindling skills and his newly acquired English proficiency (having just passed the CET-6 exam), he successfully sold one of the handicrafts he was carrying, thus avoiding the embarrassing situation of being stranded on the streets after time-traveling.

Even so, the money he had obtained through swindling and deception was almost gone.

If he can successfully acquire magic and then, under the guidance of the demon, use some kind of magic similar to mental suggestion, he won't be too embarrassed tonight.

Otherwise, he might have to try washing dishes.

"If it weren't for you, you shameful, useless devil, would this have happened?" Lu Ye sneered, retorting without any politeness.

If he wants to embark on the path of pursuing power, shouldn't he first possess supernatural powers?

However, that shameful devil couldn't even do that.

As for the reason...

Since its birth, it has never lacked magic. It can unleash a magical storm with a breath and draw power from endless evil thoughts in an instant.

How could such an entity possibly have a method for refining magic power from scratch?

Lu Ye knew in his heart that this was actually partly his fault.

After all, he was just a mortal.

As long as he has even the slightest foundation in supernatural powers, the demons can make him rise to the top in one step.

However, even if we know the facts, we can't afford to be weak in terms of momentum.

Moreover, being able to have someone to bicker with while you're transported to a strange world is actually quite a nice thing.

Although he appears to be a rather aloof person, Lu Ye actually enjoys being around people.

To be honest, he even had some doubts about how some of his predecessors, who had transmigrated to another world, had managed to endure the loneliness of being alone in another world.

And this demon, it seems, was almost forced into becoming a chatterbox due to long-term loneliness.

The mutual trash-talking between the two demons, in a way, alleviated the loneliness caused by the time travel.

"You can't use my own methods of generating magic." The demon sat in the air, crossed his legs, and casually swung his fair little feet.

"You're unwilling to learn from someone else."

"As I said before, I could try to prepare a normal method for people on the mystical side of this world to create magic, but you weren't satisfied."

If it's the little devil's own method of generating magic, that's acceptable. After all, once you reach a certain level of power, even a tiny bit of magic you take from your body can be valuable.

However, using the methods of this world, even a genius would need several years to cultivate magic to a certain level.

Considering that Lu Ye is already close to adulthood and his body is fully developed... I'm afraid that even if he works hard for several years, he may not achieve any results.

Moreover, in this world, there are lucky individuals who can become demon kings in one step by "killing gods."

Although Lu Ye wouldn't risk his life for a near-zero chance of success, with those lucky few ahead of him, he was even less likely to honestly and gradually become stronger.

Enraged, the loli demon slammed her fist on the table and stood up.

"You're so picky about this and that, why are you aiming so high, you idiot!"

Why rush into something like cultivation?

Take it slow. It's best if I haven't achieved anything by the time I'm old, so I can die sooner and get my freedom sooner!

She took it for granted.

Lu Ye responded to this as a matter of course.

"If I don't aim too high, what use are you to me?"

Damn it.

What you said makes perfect sense.

The demon fell into deep thought.

Yes, and it's shameless.

So... we still have to choose the last option.

During their conversation, Lu Ye had already picked up the sealed bottle with one hand and pushed open the door to leave.

Destination – Rome Museum.

P.S.: Using my old skills, here's another way to ask for votes!

Chapter Six: Devouring Divine Artifacts

"Couldn't we choose a safer way to become stronger?"

The demon sealed inside the brass bottle complained indignantly.

"Isn't it better to become stronger peacefully? The way you are now is too dangerous."

In this world called Godslayer, there is no future in becoming stronger step by step.

Even with the highest talent and the greatest effort, most people can only reach the level of being called a "Great Knight" or a "Great Magician".

In this world, among those who are neither god-slayers nor disobedient gods, one of the strongest should be Paolo Brantri, the supreme commander of the Copper Black Cross, one of the Italian magic societies, known as the Holy Knight. He is also the uncle of Erica, one of the so-called heroines of this world.

In addition, there is Saint Raphael, the teacher of the current Sword King Salvatore Tony.

However, without exception, both of them could only be considered capable of a single strike when facing powerful beings of the level of disobedient gods and god-slayers.

Putting in so much hard work, only to end up less lucky than others, makes one unsure whether to feel sympathy or amusement.

If there is one exception in this world, the only one who can possess power on par with the gods without using his authority is probably the martial arts king Luo Hao.

Even she needs to rely on the Godslayer physique and curse power she gained after becoming a Godslayer.

Moreover, even if she were highly skilled in martial arts, if she hadn't become a god-slayer, she would probably be very old by now.

Putting aside other worlds, in this world, there is no future in trying to become stronger step by step in a conventional way.

Especially considering that Lu Ye had just transmigrated to this world and was unfamiliar with both people and place.

After all, the so-called "step-by-step" way to become stronger requires both resources and natural talent, neither of which can be lacking.

As an unregistered resident, obtaining sufficient resources is virtually impossible. He doesn't believe he can be like a protagonist in a novel, where a mere display of domineering aura brings forth followers, beautiful women showering him with gifts, and forces from all sides surrendering to him.

As for believing in one's own qualifications... that's utter nonsense.

Although he was lucky enough to have time-traveled, he still felt that he should have some self-awareness.

According to probability, he is more likely just an ordinary person. After all, before he transmigrated, he was just an ordinary college student, perhaps from a slightly better school.

Compared to the talents cultivated by various forces, those people must have started cultivating from childhood, and he has long been left far behind.

To think that we can catch up at this point is simply a pipe dream. Or rather, it's just too stubborn.

Therefore, you either have to be an ordinary person or take an unconventional approach.

Therefore, the only option left is the last one given by the devil in the bottle.

"I said, is your method really feasible?"

Although he had already made up his mind, Lu Ye still felt a little doubtful.

"Absorb the power of divine artifacts and make it my own... Are you sure I can do that?"

How to create magic, and how to quickly increase magic power.

The devil offered him a solution that sounded quite good.

Regardless of the era or country, it is primarily human beings who give names to gods and create myths.

A powerful god who threatens humanity, yet sometimes bestows blessings upon it.

In primitive times, they had no names.

Humans merely found the form of God in the vast sky and earth, fearing the storms and floods brought by God's wrath, and worshipping dangerous and powerful beasts as if they were the incarnations of God.

However, over the long course of time, humankind gave the gods names and created myths for them.

Human emotions and memories are thus projected onto intangible or tangible things, causing them to exist in a way that is understood by the human.

For example, Ilúvatar, the creator goddess of the earth; Hercules, the mighty god; and Artemis, the goddess of the moon.

For example, Ogon, the god of struggle and forging. And Tezkalipoka, who is also a brutal god of warriors and destruction.

For example, Susanoo, the wanderer who chased after Takamagahara. Vishnu, who possessed ten avatars.

There are as many gods as there are stars.

They were all created by human hands.

These can be said to be rituals created by ignorant humans to prevent the divine power of the gods from becoming too strong.

A god who has acquired a name and a myth will not do anything beyond these two things. When bestowing favors upon humanity, and when receiving rewards, he will act according to his duty.

Therefore, talents can prepare for God's threats or blessings.

In other words, it is actually humankind that gives meaning to deities in this world.

What makes it visible is also the accumulation of human emotions and memories.

Generally speaking, deities do not easily manifest themselves in this world. If they were to actually appear...

Given Lu Ye's current situation, he has no choice but to run as far away as possible.

When the sky falls, the tallest person is always the one to hold it up.

Anyway, this world isn't without god-slayers to deal with disobedient gods.

A spirit of adventure is essential, but one should not actually take risks.

A person's life should not be gambled away so easily.

In his previous life, he wondered why so many protagonists in novels were keen to risk their lives. Did they know they had a protagonist's halo?