Arcane Lord

Cloud energy is a special existence that Xia Duo can only see under the vision of cloud energy. It may be the power of faith, belief, or the power of luck that Xia Duo himself does not know exists.

But one thing Xia Duo knew very well was that the amount of cloud gas did fluctuate, but it was more of a slow increase rather than a sudden visible decrease.

Even after the Green Plane War, Xia Duo's soul was impacted by more invisible forces because of the Seven Towers spreading his reputation, which even caused his bloodline to reawaken.

But the changes in the clouds are not that exaggerated. There is an increase, but it is not violent or sudden, but it increases slowly and very smoothly.

Since gaining the cloud vision, Xia Duo has seen the cloud state of many people, but so far he has never seen anyone whose cloud energy has decreased!

After he was sent back from the Kingdom of Glory by the envoy of God last night, he immediately checked all the conditions of his body, which naturally included the cloud state.

Before the preview this afternoon, he also observed it once. After all, this is a special ability given by the soul. You can turn it on at will and watch it whenever you want. There is no need to prepare anything in advance, just pay attention to avoid some special existences.

The results of these two observations were not significantly different from the previous ones. Even after a magical trip to a foreign land, the clouds still did not change much.

How could it be possible that after only one rehearsal, the cloud energy suddenly changed significantly, and even decreased!

It could only be something that happened during the rehearsal that led to such a result!

Almost instantly, Xia Duo thought of the unknown magic of the princess. There was no abnormality before, maybe it was affecting the clouds.

Generally, clouds are invisible to spellcasters. Even Xia Duo himself would not be able to see them directly without cloud vision.

Even if he has cloud vision, he cannot see, perceive, or detect clouds, or equivalent existence, through means other than cloud vision.

This is enough to explain the mystery of something like "cloud gas".

Xia Duo's guess was that it was faith, belief or luck, which was not unreasonable, but it was such a mysterious thing, and now it was missing, how could he not be shocked!

If the cloud energy is an external object such as belief or faith, then if it is less, it will be less. But if it is luck, if it is less, there may be problems.

It's just that this matter involves both the illusory clouds and the princess who can't compete. He can't do anything but be shocked now.

"well--"

Sha Duo is now finally certain that this so-called New Year's celebration may have started from the moment they arrived in Severton!

…

Just when Xia Duo was upset about the decrease in clouds, Princess Xia had returned to the Nese Palace in the old city of Severton.

In a secret reception room surrounded by heavy magic, several other great arcanists from the Seven Towers have been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Princess Shia's arrival, everyone's faces showed a look of nervousness and anticipation. Badigal even asked before anyone else spoke:

"Your Highness, is everything going well?"

"Thank you all for your support, everything goes well!"

Shia bowed slightly to everyone, and then explained: "The power of order has completed its first cycle and is still growing gradually. If nothing happens next -"

Shia didn't say the next words clearly, but everyone knew what it was, and it was the ultimate goal they were also striving for——

Ascend to God!

As a result, everyone's eyes immediately changed. They looked at Xia with penetrating eyes. Even their breathing was a little quick. Some people even asked again and again: "Is it true? Are you sure?"

"It's true! But to be sure -"

Shia shook her head slightly, "There are too many uncontrollable factors. Who can guarantee that everything will go according to your own wishes! I can only say that as long as there are no accidents, there is a high chance of success!"

"No, there won't be any accidents!"

Badigal said forcefully: "Not counting us, everyone else and even the elves are looking forward to this day. Although there is some gap with the expected date, if this day really comes, who dares to object!"

Only the people in the Seven Towers knew about the princess' private adjustment and improvement of the ritual process, and even if other great arcanists knew about it, they would not object.

The only elf who may object is the original initiator of the god-ascension plan and the provider of information related to the ritual.

Even if they had already paid a huge price for this plan, would they object just because it was a little earlier?

They may be angry because the plan is beyond their control, but there is a high probability that they will not object or destroy it. After all, from the moment the information for the Ascension Ceremony was sent to Severdon, the plan was no longer under the control of the elves.

Even if the elves object, Netheril is still waiting for the princess to verify the authenticity of the ascension ceremony. Even Braun and Vader, who have apparently fallen out, will stand in this situation. On the same front!

Facing the unprecedented unity of Netheril, the elves really dared to risk their almost endless lives to oppose, so there was no need to wait until now!

Badigal is confident that even if the elves find out, they won't do anything. The only thing to worry about now is the ascension ceremony itself.

Even if Princess Shia has confirmed the authenticity of the ritual, will the elf send benefits for no reason? There must be a conspiracy hidden, but it’s still not possible to determine what the elf’s true purpose is.

Perhaps Princess Shia also had a tentative intention in adjusting and improving the ritual process.

The final ceremony was just around the corner, and Badigal couldn't say anything to disappoint him. He knew that if he could think of it, everyone else would be able to think of it too.

Let other people worry about it!

…

After Badigal, the atmosphere in the reception room gradually became more relaxed, and everyone even began to imagine the changes in Netheril after the princess ascended to godhood.

It wasn't until the meeting ended and everyone left that Shia suddenly sighed and her face became serious.

In fact, no matter how certain the success is, the spirit behind this plan has always been a lingering shadow in her mind.

It is precisely because of the authenticity of the ritual and the possibility of success that she is even more worried. The smoother and more successful her side seems to be, the bigger and more difficult the elf's conspiracy may be to stop.

But when she thought about it, she realized that she had done the best she could, and now she could only keep going. If she gave up now, let alone the elves, even those from the Seven Towers might not be willing to agree.

Can all this be decided by fate...?

Siya pursed her lips, subconsciously clenched the scepter in her hand, and gradually became trance-like as she looked at the patterns on the walls around the reception room.