I Created Scientific Magic

The news of the large plane instantly stirred the emotions of the high gods within the Temple of All Gods, with the Thunder and War God undoubtedly the most agitated of them all.

Thousands of years ago, he became a deity endowed with Great Divine Power, capturing a dozen planes, just one step shy of becoming a chief god who could establish his own pantheon. Should he gain full control over this large plane, perhaps it would offer the chance he needed for ascension!

"Lord of the Chief God!" At that moment, the God of Harvest and Fertility suddenly stepped forward and spoke. "According to the intelligence I've gathered, the native of the plane who seized the Moon Godhood has assassinated the Master of the Undead and then closed off contact with the main world, retreating into the boundless void."

This meant that it would be very difficult for them to locate the existence of the Moon God Domain with their methods.

No one knew just how vast the endless void was, nor how many unknown worlds lay within, for even the power of a god would not suffice to reach its end after tens of thousands of years!

This was undoubtedly a problem that needed to be solved.

"No god can escape our control..." the Chief God Morags spoke, and in an instant, it seemed as though countless voices resounded simultaneously within the Temple of All Gods.

The power that stirred the void and the implication in the words caused a subtle change in the expressions of the present gods, serving both as an explanation and a warning to them!

The Thunder and War God's expression was undoubtedly the ugliest, but he did not reveal the slightest change under the cover of divine light.

The Chief God Morags spoke again with an authoritative tone, declaring, "Go back and prepare, everyone. When the second prime star crosses the sky for the second time, I shall open the Space-Time Gate to the Moon God Domain!"

"The fall of the Master of the Undead has left those divine domains ownerless, and this war will decide their fate!"

"We shall follow Your will, Lord Morags!" The God of Harvest and Fertility was the first to voice her consent.

She was fully aware that after the Chief God Morags learned of the existence of this large plane, the possibility of hoarding it for himself had vanished. Instead, it was more practical to amass enough merit to bring into one's fold those several former Death Divine Domains.

There was no shortage of deities who thought like her, not everyone held the same grand ambitions as the Thunder and War God. To gain control of one or two planes and enhance their own strength was a considerable achievement already.

Having received the consent of the gods, the Chief God Morags departed swiftly, and the oscillating void restored its tranquility.

The Thunder and War God was the first to retract the power he projected, followed by more and more deities who left one after another, to begin preparing for the upcoming war.

The God of Life and Creation was no exception. He had been reluctant to get involved because he knew even if he seized the domain of the Master of the Undead, he did not have the power to keep it.

Now the situation was different, with the permission of the Chief God, there was no longer a need to worry about another divine war breaking out amongst themselves.

In thought, the God of Life and Creation couldn't help but recall the rumor that the Chief God seemed unable to leave the main world easily, which might be the very reason they, as gods, existed—to conquer new planes as... vanguards!

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At this moment, in the great cosmos, within an unknown galaxy, on the second spiral arm, in the Eternal Star, within the Magic Kingdom.

Rafael, Alade, Jeffrey, Dennis, and Sanchez, who had distinguished themselves in the destruction of the Church and the last war with the foreign realm, gathered beneath the city of Fire Oil City before the Sun Furnace, tensely preparing for advancement!

After over a year of preparation, the reserves of deuterium and tritium were sufficient for fifty people to complete the legendary ceremony of ascension.

But quantum mechanics were truly too difficult. This year, over thirty great wizards sat for the quantum examination, yet only five managed to pass!

Despite having braced themselves, standing before the Sun Furnace, Rafael and the others were inevitably nervous; after all, during the previous ascension, two six-ring great wizards had perished, with only Anthony completing the ritual.

"I'll go first!" Jeffrey took a deep breath and was the first to step onto the high platform etched with countless alchemy runes. After connecting to the magic network, he signaled to the councilors that they could begin.

Vittorio immediately activated the ceremony of advancement. The Sun Furnace, which had been running smoothly, suddenly erupted, expanding many times its size in an instant. A colossal amount of energy manifested like thunder, pouring into Dennis's body along the runes.

Empowered by the immense computing power provided by the magic network, Dennis could vividly sense his body being shredded and incinerated by the wild currents, followed by his shelterless spiritual body.

The crux of ascending to legend lay in the rebuilding of the shell, creating a body of magic power and energy, to break through the limits of the human form, but this process was excruciating, with pain that ordinary people could not endure.

Of course, Jeffrey wasn't about to be crushed by mere pain. Still, the sight of two great wizards completely obliterated under savage thunder in the last ceremony had left a significant psychological scar on him.

A soul-shaking tremor instantly overtook his mind, and the flesh, bones, and internal organs that had quietly taken shape because of this momentary distraction suddenly collapsed.

Seeing the usually smooth promotion ceremony suddenly encounter a mishap, everyone present was extremely nervous.

If the promotion failed, it could mean death, and it would also delay the legendary promotion ceremony that was set to restart.

After all, one failed case could affect the mentality of people like Rafael, creating a chain reaction.

Just then, Lynn took action. The raging thunder and surging elements all froze in place at this moment.

Jeffrey, who had felt completely out of control and had been preparing for death, suddenly found the deep soul-searing pain disappear; the violent thunder around him seemed to have frozen by his side.

No, Jeffrey quickly realized that time had not completely stopped, but had slowed down by hundreds of times; the currents were still flowing, just much more slowly.

"What are you waiting for, Master Jeffrey?" Lynn asked, puzzled.

It was only then that Jeffrey snapped out of his astonishment and hastily reinitiated the spell "Shell Rebuilding." The once wild energy became incredibly gentle and, without much resistance, he completed the promotion ceremony.

"Congratulations on your promotion to legendary wizard!" Lynn said with a smile, patting his shoulder.

"I am deeply grateful for your assistance, Councilor Lynn!" Jeffrey said with immense relief. That moment just now had nearly made him think his soul would be annihilated.

"Is it my turn now?" Rafael said eagerly.

Understanding that there was a safety net even if there were mistakes, Rafael completely let go of his nerves. His promotion went very smoothly, with no surprises at all.

Dennis, Alade, and Sanchez followed... They suffered quite a bit, but ultimately, they made it through.

This made Jeffrey feel very awkward.

Lynn didn't help out anymore throughout the process. In fact, with his current power, it wouldn't be a problem to forcefully create a few legends, but having comprehensively penetrated quantum mechanics, even if they were promoted, they would just be pseudo-legends, unable to wield much power, and their chances to further advance would be slim.

Moreover, the pain brought by the promotion ceremony was not altogether useless. Apart from the physical reconstruction, the spiritual body that had reached the limit of a sixth-ring wizard would also undergo a transformation under the baptism of thunder and energy!

The council suddenly had five more legends, greatly increasing their high-end strength, which naturally pleased Lynn immensely. This meant that their efficiency in producing special alloys would more than double!

During the time prepared for the promotion ceremony, Vittorio and others had already completed the re-modification of the starships, and the development of the Annihilation Cannon had also been successful. After preliminary tests, this device was ready to join the battle.

So, Lynn had the council build two more galaxy-level warships, styled closely after the captured ships!

Time, which had once been their greatest lack, was now their biggest advantage against the so-called main world mentioned by the Star Messenger.

After all, a sevenfold difference in the flow of time allowed them to prepare for offense or defense more comfortably.

"I think we don't really need to completely imitate that alien starship, at least not in terms of appearance. We can definitely use our own designs," Vittorio assuredly said.

According to the recent experiments, a circular shape offers no advantage in space travel, at least not for Curvature Engines.

Vittorio had tested with a 1 to 10,000 scale model, and it didn't help at all. On the other hand, a diamond-shaped starship just by changing its shape could improve its speed by about ten percent!

That was already terrifying. Given that the starship's maximum speed had approached one-third of the speed of light after further optimization, even a ten percent increase was a terrifying number!

"Sometimes we need to consider more than just tactical victories, Councilor Vittorio," Lynn said with a smile. "Without a larger energy supply, a ten percent speed increase will not be decisive. Sometimes strategic changes can alter the course of a war."

Vittorio raised an eyebrow, pondering the meaning of Lynn's so-called strategic changes. Surely it wouldn't be relying on mimicking the appearance to make the enemy believe they were friendly forces, then launching a surprise attack, right?

That seemed too fanciful!

Lynn had no intention of elaborating further and ordered directly. "In any case, the second and third interstellar warships should still be manufactured exactly like the captured ship. For the future starships, we can go by our own design!"