Rebirth of the Noble Mage Behind the Scenes

Watching the Councilman's figure vanish, Anvis likewise did not linger in this place.

Time was running short, and ever since that individual departed, his spiritual intuition had begun to whisper vague premonitions of a major event about to occur – one that involved him.

In a flicker, Anvis's form disappeared from the room and re-emerged in a dense forest outside the city.

The surrounding environment was serene, with the gentle silvery-purple moonlight filtering through, casting an enchanting hue over the somber woods.

Apart from two gray sparrows startled into flight by his sudden appearance, no other creatures were present.

After sweeping the vicinity with his spiritual power and detecting no conspicuous anomalies, Anvis took out a specially made Magic Array Plate and activated it with a Crystal Stone.

Then, he removed the Ancient Secret Scripture from around his waist and placed it on the Array Plate, transporting it to another doppelgänger of his in the Silver Moon Kingdom.

This was a unique one-way summoning Array Plate, created using the Star Realm Folding Secret Technique of the Star Cluster Civilization, designed to be safe and interference-resistant.

Having dealt with the Ancient Secret Scripture, Anvis immediately dissolved that doppelgänger. Simultaneously, an Annihilation Sphere that had been delayed in casting exploded, eradicating all residual traces from the site.

Once restored to his true form, Anvis stepped out from the Alchemy Shop and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, an astonishing shift erupted from a point within the Net of Destiny.

Like a bomb thrown into a tranquil lake, causing waves of massive ripples, the influence of the Mechanical network on the Net of Destiny suddenly began to rise swiftly.

If the level of influence needed to break through to become a Ninth Rank Prophet is set at 100, the Mechanical network, which was initially in first place, had an influence level of 30 over the Net of Destiny.

The second, third, and fourth places had their respective influence levels at 25, 20, and 18.

But now, the first place's value had surpassed 50, and even this number continued to climb incessantly.

In just a matter of minutes, the Mechanical network's influence over the Net of Destiny had reached the combined total of the second, third, and fourth places!

The balance had completely collapsed, and all Prophets of Seventh Rank and above could clearly perceive this drastic change.

Though somewhat abrupt, all High Rank Prophets were aware that the final battle had arrived.

Interestingly enough, the key factor determining the outcome of the Federation war wasn't actually on the overt battlefield.

Sighing contemplatively, Anvis closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness rapidly ascending to connect with the boundless Net of Destiny of the Continent, beginning to investigate the origin of the issue.

At this moment, nearly all High Rank Prophets had made the same choice.

This was the final moment; if they could not suppress it, then the other party achieving the Ninth Rank Prophet was a certainty.

As for the origin of this sudden expansion, the other party did not conceal it, nor could they.

In Anvis's vision of destiny, countless lines of starlight were now flickering within the Net of Destiny – these were the Starlight Lines of the Federation's numerous Mechanical network Connectors.

The brightness of those lines had become radically different from before, shining as intensely as a burning flame. As for their number, Anvis scanned them in a single look, they were almost boundless.

A few million? Tens of millions? Or even more than a hundred million?

The numbers had lost their meaning. The innumerable lines of starlight in front of him were like the countless stars in the real night sky, unquantifiable.

Tracing the trajectory of these Starlight Lines, more than a dozen major convergence points could be seen, with countless ephemeral lines of destiny momentarily connecting to them, making their radiance resemble the full moon amongst the stars.

Especially in the center, where the main Star of Destiny that converges everything, its brilliance had reached the magnitude of the blazing sun.

And the vibrations emanating from that central Star, he knew too well – it was the same black-robed youth he had just briefly conversed with.

The identity of the youth was quite clear; it was none other than the Federation Councilman who had always been promoting the Mechanical network.

Anvis could guess that the other party must have activated some special feature of the Mechanical network to achieve such an instantaneous boost.

To other Prophets, the current situation is already an open conspiracy. Even if they know the root of the issue, there are only two ways to solve it.

Either eliminate those dozen or so individuals wielding power at the Ninth Rank and Ninth Rank Limit, or dismantle the entire mechanical network.

The latter seems easier, but there is a precondition to these two options: time must be less than one Magic Time.

Based on the current rate at which the enemy Prophets are interfering with the Net of Destiny, it will take a maximum of one hour for the opposing Prophets to fulfill the preconditions for breaking through to the Ninth Rank.

This point is not only evident to Anvis, but also to the other High Rank Prophets.

At this moment, a group of High Rank Prophets, in addition to fully controlling the Net of Destiny to delay the rate of enemy interference, are also deploying all their troops to specifically attack areas where the starlight is most densely gathered.

In the regions under their own control, they are conducting door-to-door searches, forcibly removing and destroying Network Connectors' headbands as soon as they are found.

However, the Prophets soon find out that even if they destroy the headbands and the people wearing them, the Starlight Line connected to the mechanical network still exists.

According to the urgent research of the Spellcasters, the mechanical network can temporarily accommodate a consciousness. Even if the individual dies, it can still maintain the consciousness for several hours, and the person may not even realize that their physical body has perished.

Upon realizing this, many Prophets immediately decide to change their target.

Eliminating Network Connectors has been proven to be ineffective in the short term unless they directly interfere and destroy the entire network.

However, the area covered by the mechanical network has already spanned the entire territory of the Yiter Free Federation. Even for a Ninth Rank Limit individual capable of singlehandedly destroying a Kingdom, it would be difficult to achieve this in a short amount of time.

Most importantly, the enemy also has many Ninth Rank individuals, and they certainly won't stand idly by as their network is being destroyed without taking any action.

More people still think that it is best to focus their strength on eliminating those Ninth Rank powerhouses first and then deal with the whole mechanical network slowly.

If they temporarily combine all their strength, even against the Council faction that supports the mechanical network plan, they would have an advantage in terms of numbers of Ninth Rank individuals.

As the 'Great Prophet' ranked third in the degree of interference with the Net of Destiny, Anvis silently listens to the crowd's debate without speaking.

Half a month ago, he was in fourth place, but when Landon activated the Talisman and the Particaran Agreement was dissolved, he took over the original third place and successfully moved up.

"Mirror, what do you think?"

At this moment, sensing his silence, a Prophet nearby sends out a wave of mental fluctuation, inquiring.

In the deep layers of the Net of Destiny, each Prophet has their own unique wave frequency.

"Me?"

Recalling the brief conversation with the Councilman before, Anvis comes back to his senses, glances at the inquiring existence, and suddenly smiles.

"I just think that no matter what we do, we'd better act fast."

Having said that, Anvis's physical body in the real world reopens his eyes, and his form begins to rise swiftly into the night sky like a balloon.

Three hundred meters, five hundred meters, one kilometer, two kilometers…

Soaring upwards with all his might, Anvis doesn't stop. As his altitude continues to increase, the dark land begins to occupy most of his field of vision.

Clouds float below his feet, and the Purple Moon and Silver Moon become exceptionally bright, their contours clearer.

Upon reaching an altitude of 29,999 meters, Anvis suddenly feels something. He is still flying upward, but his body can no longer rise even a centimeter higher.

At this height, the bustling Silver Moon Royal City has diminished to a bright pinpoint. Like several other bustling major cities in the distance, it had become just one of the lonely stars upon the dark land.

Sky Peak Barrier?

Thinking this, Anvis stops ascending, looking down upon the pitch-black land, harmonizing his perspective of destiny with his own eyesight.

Then, in his vision, upon the land shrouded by the night curtain, countless brilliant stars suddenly light up—