Chapter 509: 475, Time Concealment and Book of Ages
In the real world, the Holy Light Divine State Title was just a huge Legendary Warship significantly smaller than the colossal Ysamiel Palace, appearing as an ant to an elephant. Yet earlier, summoned by a few Divine Creatures to that mysterious space, Charles had witnessed the Holy Light Divine State Title and Ysamiel Palace rubbing against each other, matched evenly in strength, their powers barely distinguishable despite their size disparity.
Juno gave a slight smile and said, "That's fine!"
Suddenly, the Holy Light Divine State Title accelerated, ramming directly into any Ghost Ship it faced.
Only then could one see the enormity of this Legendary Warship.
Almost no Ghost Ships could withstand the Holy Light Divine State Title. The ones unable to dodge in time were shattered directly, and occasionally, one or two Magic Warship-level ships were also brutally pushed aside, either capsizing or emitting grating noises as they were crushed.
Magic Warship-level Ghost Ships were even pressed to the seabed, only resurfacing after the Holy Light Divine State Title had passed.
As Ysamiel Palace drew nearer, Charles felt more intensely the magnitude of this sea palace!
He didn't know what would happen if they collided directly, but no matter the outcome, he was ready to accept it.
Under his control, the Holy Light Divine State Title grew faster, the entire Legendary Warship enveloped by several layers of mystical intentions, with Omibella entirely shrouded in a layer of clear radiance.
Charles grew slightly tense, whereas Juno remained relaxed; however, he was prepared and readily took Charles away.
Ysamiel Palace initially had no reaction, but soon it summoned Ghost Ships and rushed towards the Holy Light Divine State Title while also trying to change direction to avoid the collision.
Charles did not give this floating palace a chance; despite Ysamiel Palace moving slowly, the Holy Light Divine State Title was much faster, overtaking Ysamiel Palace after crushing dozens of Ghost Ships and then accelerating once more. Charles' palms were sweaty, and he already anticipated it; such an earth-shattering collision, even if they won, would not spare the Holy Light Divine State Title.
He hadn't thought about what to do after passing Ysamiel Palace, the third Labyrinth.
Well, perhaps taking on the challenge in Agmillar's Labyrinth meant confronting the Evil God, but it wasn't necessarily required to succeed, right?
After all, he could worry about the rest after passing this level.
The anticipated collision didn't occur. Ysamiel Palace shifted from solid to illusory, like a dream or bubble, and the Holy Light Divine State Title passed right through without touching this part of the fallen Evil God's body transformed into the Labyrinth.
Charles was slightly taken aback, his eyes unveiling eight Runes entwined with black smoke, as if…
As if the collision, although not directly hitting Ysamiel Palace, had knocked something else loose.
As these Maze Runes emerged, the Labyrinth Power enveloping his body found a foundation to cling to, wrapping around it quickly, allowing Charles to control these Maze Runes with ease.
Among these newly emerged eight Maze Runes, one was very familiar to Charles—Mind Passage.
Now truly mastering Mind Passage, Charles could set up channels at will between himself and the Labyrinth, or between Labyrinths.
Just like the Maze Runes, its power was not unlimited! It also needed to accumulate before it could be released.
The third Maze Rune was also one that Charles was very familiar with—the Labyrinth Guardian!
Not only could it create a Labyrinth Guardian, but it could also manipulate one and even grant various permissions to it.
The fourth Maze Rune was something Charles had never encountered before—it was called the "Mist."
It could generate a fog near the labyrinth, making it impossible to locate the labyrinth, and even within the labyrinth, it could create a changing fog, altering directions and distances with its incredible, magical powers.
The fifth Maze Rune was — Capture!
It could capture ruins, cities, buildings, even ships at sea, turning them into part of the labyrinth and thus expanding it.
The sixth Maze Rune was that of the False Labyrinth.
It was quite interesting as it could create a labyrinth from nothing, not relying on any ruins, cities, buildings, or houses. Although a False Labyrinth could not exist permanently, only lasting for a while, it proved to be a rather practical combat aid.
Charles started with the False Labyrinth, finding the power of the labyrinth somewhat intriguing.
The seventh Maze Rune was — Corrosion!
It was a pure offensive power that could cause anything to corrode as if washed away by time, inevitably decaying, deteriorating, and even disintegrating.
The eighth Maze Rune was — Time Concealment.
Opposite to Corrosion, it could preserve anything, any life, within the bounds of the labyrinth permanently in its original state. If someone lost within the labyrinth were affected by Time Concealment, they would maintain their condition forever, unless they left the labyrinth, or lost the Time Concealment, allowing time to suddenly return to its normal course and bear the marks of a long duration as it should.
The ninth Maze Rune was — the Book of Ages!
Charles's diary, which transformed into Agmillar's Labyrinth, was an incomplete Book of Ages. The real Book of Ages could compress the world of the labyrinth into a single book, gathering a host of creatures within it, who would adventure through its pages. If the story in this book had an end, those written into it would, after completing the story, cycle through the adventure again. If the story in this book was lengthy, they would continue to explore within it indefinitely, and if the story abruptly stopped or was only half-complete, they would continue to spontaneously derive the story within the Book of Ages...
Adding to the first Maze Rune that Charles received — Labyrinth!
There were a total of nine Maze Runes!
Charles closed his eyes, and after a while, he reopened them and asked, "Teacher Juno, why did Isemeren Palace disappear? I just gained a few special abilities of the labyrinth, what's going on?"
Juno had just witnessed the disappearance of Isemeren Palace and was quite astonished. Hearing Charles's inquiry, he gave a wry smile and said, "If it were just the disappearance of Isemeren Palace, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to answer you. But since you've also gained a few labyrinth special abilities, I think I know what's happening."
"Do you remember me mentioning that the Blood Ancestors of the Blood Clan... their responses have become rhythmic?"
Charles nodded and said, "I remember you mentioned it."
Juno continued, "Right, Evil Gods all follow certain mysterious patterns, which many people rely on when dealing with Evil Gods."
"You must have triggered one of Agmilas's patterns, He didn't want Isemeren Palace and the Holy Light Divine State Title to clash and both suffer, so He chose to summon Isemeren Palace away. By defying His own rules, He had to leave behind some labyrinth special abilities…"