Rebirth of the Noble Mage Behind the Scenes

With his movement, the Star of Destiny suddenly dispersed into a cluster of starlight, and the voice of the Stargazer suddenly rang out around him.

"Orvani, when you keep activating this Star of Destiny, I suppose someone is preparing to breakthrough as a Ninth Rank Prophet, right?

During my slumber, the only one who had a hope of reaching Ninth Rank was probably my exceptionally talented student."

While saying this, even a sense of pride could be detected in the Stargazer's tone.

"Yes, the Net of Destiny has suddenly undergone a dramatic change, and the Ninth Ranks of the Federation Council are collectively undergoing some kind of Secret Magic Ceremony. I am temporarily unable to ascertain what exactly they are doing."

"Veronica has already gone there, but it is uncertain whether she can stop them. The strength gathered by the mechanical network they created is simply too irregular."

Although Orvani doubted whether the Stargazer in his current state could hear him, he still made a sarcastic remark.

"Moreover, if all of this really was orchestrated by your former student, then once he breaks through to Ninth Rank, I reckon it won't take long for him to come and 'repay' you for your past care."

"Haha, don't worry, Orvani, all this is the will of destiny."

The voice of the Stargazer laughed.

"He is indeed very close now, but destiny tells me that it is still not the time for his breakthrough…"

Leaving behind a mysterious prophecy characteristic of Prophets, the voice of the Stargazer completely dissipated.

At the same time, a ripple of destiny that was even more profound instantaneously spread throughout the Net of Destiny.

However, during its expansion, this second ripple of destiny encountered resistance.

A faint Grey Mist of destiny began to permeate throughout the Net of Destiny. When the ripple entered the mist, the power of destiny carried by both began to violently deplete.

On the other hand, on top of an anonymous hill in the Loran Kingdom, Grey Mist was dressed in a Magic Robe, holding a grey-white Stone Wand in his right hand and a Golden Balance in his left, standing at the center of a vast Secret Ceremony Array that had already been set up on the peak.

A faint Grey Mist of destiny enveloped the surroundings of the array, and under the control of Grey Mist, the array was now connected to the Net of Destiny.

Despite the Stargazer's unexpected injury and slumber, as the Continent's foremost Ninth Rank Prophet, there is no way he would not have precautions in place before his sleep.

The various Destiny Artifacts he possessed, as well as this vast Secret Ceremony Array which took him nearly half a year to set up, were the trump cards he prepared to counter the Stargazer's precautions.

Within this array, his personal Prophecy Magic power would be enhanced to the greatest extent, and he could temporarily borrow the power of the stars to interfere with the enemy's manipulation of the Net of Destiny.

As he expected, when the first ripple of destiny appeared, Grey Mist immediately sensed something amiss.

However, he did not intervene.

The interfering power of this ripple was not strong, and though it might cause some trouble, the preparations already made by the Leader were sufficient to cope with it.

At this moment, as the second, more intense ripple of destiny from the Sky City appeared, Grey Mist's Stone Wand paused, and a thick Grey Mist of destiny surged, starting to fiercely consume the ripple of destiny.

At this instant, all High Rank Prophets could witness the scene of the fierce battle between the two sides.

A vast region of the Continent's Net of Destiny seemed as if it had been suddenly twisted, with the mist and ripples churning and rolling, even the Starlight Lines of the original Network Connectors became shrouded and dimmed.

At the instant when the ripple collided with the Grey Mist, a massive amount of feedback force of destiny was ignited, serving as fuel for the consumption between both sides' forces of destiny.

This was a scene only appearing in a battle between the topmost Prophets, the crux of their struggle was the control over the Net of Destiny.

The side with more control will ultimately triumph.

However, as time passed, the deadlock gradually tilted in favor of Grey Mist.

Even though the Destiny Ripples from the Stargazer were of a higher essence, they still seemed rather meager compared to the nearly endless Grey Mist.

After all, those were just two Stars of Destiny hastily formed by the Stargazer amidst severe injuries, far from the power of the Stargazer's direct action, and lacking in sustainability.

Meanwhile, Grey Mist had made ample preparations, including various Destiny Artifacts and targeted Secret Ceremony Arrays.

Although one Rank lower, relying on a state close to breakthrough, he could still use the power of four parts of Grey Mist to counteract one part of the Destiny Ripple, which was quite cost-effective for him.

At this moment, realizing the futility of continuation, the Destiny Ripple no longer continued to deplete against the Grey Mist but suddenly spread out, disengaging from the entanglement with Grey Mist and expanded across the Federation's territory.

Thus, Anvis, who was lurking near the Councilman and others, observing the situation's progression, suddenly stopped. Sensing the faint power of Destiny's blessing on him, he became somewhat dazed.

The Stargazer blessed him?

Did Seia emerge from the west?

But in a blink of an eye, Anvis understood the effects of this ripple.

Within the entire Federation range, any existence that has the hope of resolving the Councilman's side would receive the intervention and blessing of this Destiny Ripple.

Like a temporary protagonist's aura, when facing the 'villainous' Councilman's side, they would always be very lucky at critical moments.

And not only Anvis's alter ego playing the 'Truth Circle' identity received this blessing effect, but many other Ninth Ranks, as well as Landon and others, also received it.

"'The side of justice,' huh? Not a bad identity."

Anvis watches all this through the perspective of destiny, smirking slightly.

At this moment, his main consciousness remotely connected to the Array groups he had previously set up through the corresponding control Runes.

In his mind, the cores of dozens of Arrays were scattered like stars, distributed in the Federation's numerous large Magic Crystal Mines.

Due to his special control, these Arrays were evenly spread throughout the territories of the various Kingdoms within the Federation.

These Arrays were specifically designed against the Mechanical network, and their effect was not to destroy but to interfere and seize.

Yes, taking the opportunity to seize the control of the Mechanical network was Anvis's goal.

His primary core objective was always to prevent the emergence of the Ninth Rank Prophet. Without the support of the Mechanical network power, the Councilman's desires would be like rootless duckweed.

However, at the instant the Array was activated, the opposing Prophet would inevitably sense his move, thereby interfering with it.

So he was waiting for a moment, a moment when the Grey Mist was too busy to intervene.

Meanwhile, at the Councilman's vicinity, several new Ninth Rank figures appeared once again.

Many Ninth Rank powerhouses from the other two major Kingdoms also had arrived by teleportation.

After understanding the current situation from the present Ninth Ranks, they decided to temporarily join forces, utilizing various breakthrough-level attacks to swiftly shatter the Array that was about to be completed in the sky.