Mage Manual-Chapter 1313 - 958: Chaotic Vessel, Shared Senses

Kingdom of Stars.

"Tactile ability?"

Amidst the roaring cheers, Dedarose exited the stage with the elegance of an Empress. Without any delay, she left the venue and returned to the hotel.

When Felix was removing her makeup in the dressing room vehicle, Sonia and Diya suddenly squeezed in to ask her this question, which surprised Dedarose: "Why are you suddenly curious about this?"

"We’ve always been curious."

Sonia said, "It’s just that before we didn’t feel very close, and the tactile ability is your secret, so it was difficult to ask. Now that we’ve decided to break through the Heavenly Curtain, your tactile ability shouldn’t be hidden from us, right?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"The tactile ability is indeed an important secret that needs to be kept." The most beautiful woman under the Starry Sky said leisurely, "Having one more card up one’s sleeve makes the enemy more wary..."

"Are we enemies?" Sonia blinked her eyes.

"Of course not, Your Majesties the Queens!"

Dedarose smiled broadly, "Actually, if you had asked me at the start, I would have answered, since you are Queens and I merely a Prime Minister. But I am grateful you’ve waited till now to ask, showing respect for me."

"Should I excuse myself?" Felix asked.

"No need. Actually, my tactile ability is not the type that needs to be intentionally kept a secret; it wouldn’t matter if others knew." Dedarose laughed, "I think you’ve vaguely guessed it already."

"Is it related to singing?" Sonia left and said.

"Is it to enhance Miss Lena’s charm?" Felix guessed.

Diya said, "I once asked Gospel, and Gospel didn’t know your tactile ability either, but it did tell me one thing—"

"You are a special person."

"As expected of the Gospel Divine Being." Dedarose raised her eyebrows, "Actually, my codename ’Chaos Songstress’ already reveals my tactile ability, but you seem to have focused only on the ’Songstress’, when the real key is ’Chaos’."

"My tactile ability is a chaotic and disordered magic talent," she said, "The talent of a normal person can be seen as a stable and unchanging mean, but my magic talent changes every second; one second I am a swordsmanship genius, the next I become a dullard at swordsmanship."

Felix seemed confused, "Isn’t this ability entirely useless, perhaps even harmful? Miss Lena, wouldn’t you be unable to cultivate normally?"

"Do you mean all talents?" Diya keenly grasped the crucial point, "Including Fate, Truth, and Prophecy, the three Mysterious Factions?"

"Exactly." Dedarose nodded, "Do you know why normal people can’t learn the three Mysterious Factions? It’s because before enlightening the mysterious, a person’s talents in Fate, Truth, and Prophecy are always zero."

"It’s like if a person has never encountered fire, then their talent for Fire Technique also remains zero. Only when you become aware of the corresponding magic can you discuss whether you have talent."

"The difficulty in entering the Mysterious Factions lies in how hard it is for people to perceive the manifestations of Fate, Prophecy, and Truth; only through chance and using certain means can they truly observe the Mysterious Factions and thus awaken their own mysterious talents."

"And my chaotic tactile sense allows me to have all magic faction talents unconditionally without awareness." Dedarose spoke leisurely, "Since the birth of the Void Realm, all magic factions, whether widely passed down or long extinct, I possess the respective talents."

Full faction magic talent?

Sonia suddenly understood: "Your tactile ability isn’t for cultivation but as a key to explore the Void Realm?"

"Exactly," Dedarose smiled, "In the Sea of Knowledge, I obtained approximately 37 inheritances, 85 in the Time Continent, and the destruction of the Distant Realm impacted me the most because those inheritances hidden within it were lost as well, when I could have retrieved them all."

"I was just fortunate to inherit a Sound Angel’s legacy in the Sea of Knowledge, hence becoming a Songstress."

Magic inheritance!

Though Sonia and company had experienced many marvelous adventures within the Void Realm, even witnessing the end of the Distant Realm firsthand, there was one relatively common event they had never jointly triggered—magic inheritance!

It is unlike the grand test of a Ghost Prophet’s inheritance; rather, it is where a mage hides their Technique Spirit and comprehension within the Void before dying, allowing those who stumble upon it to directly receive it without almost any challenge, quite like picking up money.

Moreover, these magic inheritances don’t limit strength; the strong have their ways, and the weak have theirs. For instance, in the Sea of Knowledge, a mage could gather all Technique Spirits to a part of their soul and let a Fish-Slicing Dragon consume it, essentially hiding the magic inheritance within the Fish-Slicing Dragon’s body.

If you’re lucky to kill that Fish-Slicing Dragon, you could receive a mage’s lifetime gift right away.

Some may wonder, isn’t it like throwing money into the Saltwater Sea, at least you can hear a sound when tossed into the sea, so how can mages ensure their inheritance reaches a suitable heir rather than wasting their efforts?

Here exists a simple and straightforward identification mechanism: Technique Spirits.

Technique Spirits will chase individuals who attract them!

Swordsmanship inheritances are often found by Sword Masters; Fire Technique inheritances tend to avoid Water Mages; Necromancy inheritances might not be triggered for decades!

Thus, it makes perfect sense that Ash and the others have never encountered a magic inheritance—they mostly cultivate popular magic factions, and the corresponding magic inheritances were likely scavenged long ago by other mages, leaving none for them!

And as for the niche Time Faction and Truth Faction, they are exceedingly rare, so it’s also natural not to encounter them.

Realizing this, Sonia and the others came to understand the terrifying aspect of Dedarose’s tactile ability: she could recklessly scour all inheritances in the Void Realm; her moment-to-moment shifting chaotic talent acts like a universal key, entrancing all magic inheritances!

Ancient, long-faded magic, rare, ancient factions, these treasures hidden in the Void, unknown to anyone, would all open their doors to Dedarose!

Although the Distant Realm had been destroyed, Dedarose had become part of the Holy Domain for over half a year, and who knows how many inheritances she had plundered from the Holy Domain.

And all these were just preludes, the highlight being her ascent to Legend status, entering Ruby Mountain!

For a Legendary Mage with both ability and willingness, how many would have hidden magic inheritances in Ruby Mountain?

"Envious?" Dedarose chuckled, "If you become the tactile sense of my Master, the Lord of Wind, Rain, and Snow, you might also acquire a similar tactile ability."

Felix appeared tempted, whereas Sonia and Diya were politely uninterested. There was no need to explain for Diya; as for Sonia, no matter how much she wanted to become stronger, she would never associate with the Four Pillars God Sect, as Ash would truly be furious upon his return if she dared to do so.

However, Sonia noted some key information: "Your Master is the Lord of Wind, Rain, and Snow?"

"Yes, why?"

"I just realized tactile senses are linked to a single Pillar God."

Dedarose nodded, "Tactile senses often belong to one Pillar, with abilities related to the domain each Pillar presides over. The true name of my tactile ability is ’Chaos Vessel’, perfectly aligning with the Lord of Wind, Rain, and Snow who presides over change; it hopes I will attract the descent of great power."

"What about Ash?" Diya asked, "Which Pillar is his tactile sense?"

Dedarose batted her eyelids, smiling, "The Observatory is the only exception."

"He isn’t the tactile sense of any particular Pillar; he is the shared senses of the Four Pillars God."

Sonia and Diya glanced at each other, seeing the displeasure in each other’s eyes.

There’s nothing more nauseating than hearing one’s lover is a shared object.

Yet, this was also good; seeing Dedarose’s unwavering loyalty dispelled any slight unease in their hearts, leaving no room for hesitation about what must come next.

When they returned to the hotel, Sonia said, "Let’s eat first before going back to rest."

Dedarose agreed readily; as they reached the banquet hall on the second floor and pushed the door open, they found a crowd of people waiting inside for them.

As Dedarose was momentarily stunned, Sonia and Diya took hold of tools handed by someone nearby and, with swift action, slapped them onto the face of the most beautiful woman beneath the Starry Sky!