Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level?-Chapter 195Vol 4. : The Truth of the Source of Magic

Looking up at the multicolored magical light scattering across the sky, Miss Violet seriously commented.

“Hmm... altogether, you managed to break 27 holy shields. From a destructive standpoint, that was indeed a very powerful attack, almost reaching the level of a ninth-tier close to the tenth-tier. Although it seems you mainly relied on the magic within the Illusionary Realm, the fact that you could use it at all is a testament to your skill. You did well.”

“Ugh... cough, cough, cough...”

Floating in the air and coughing violently, Silvester seemed to lose his usual confidence for the first time. His expression was filled with weakness and disbelief.

“Cough, cough... what a joke! The ‘Gathering Magic Divine Slaying Sword’ is a forbidden spell left by the demon god! With infinite magic as its source, even in the mythological era, few gods would dare face it head-on... how could there possibly be someone who could withstand it directly?!”

“Sigh... that’s why I said your intel is outdated.”

The priestess shook her head helplessly, then casually dispelled the hundreds of layers of shields she had stacked in front of her just in case, which far exceeded the limit of a composite barrier but had ultimately been unnecessary.

“It seems you don’t truly understand the gods. Let me teach you. Firstly, infinity is just a relative concept. Nothing is truly infinite, and that includes laws. Moreover, the strongest power of a god is never some forbidden spell, but their exclusive divine realm. Claiming something is a trump card without even unfolding a divine realm is laughable.”

“Divine realm? You...”

“Crack, crack, crack...”

Silvester, having just managed to catch his breath, was about to say something when the sky in the distance suddenly split open with terrifying, pitch-black cracks. The energy storms formed by the immense magical elements in the Illusionary Realm were quickly sucked into the rift and disappeared without a trace.

“Ah, it seems it has begun,” the priestess with six holy wings gradually reverted to a more basic two-winged form. Floating in the air, she gazed into the distance, murmuring as if to herself.

This moment had finally arrived.

The true source of magic within the Magic Valley of the Illusionary Realm was a part of the demon god’s divine essence. A thousand years ago, when Demon God Olivia set out for that battlefield, she sensed great danger and left her legacy in the Valley of Magic, informing her trusted subordinate, the strategic yet non-combative spirit butterfly Tiyelu, of this. She also granted Tiyelu a sanctuary to protect the Illusionary Realm and the divine essence.

After the demon god’s fall, Tiyelu, despite her immense grief, followed the god’s instructions and managed to control the remaining divine essence that had gone berserk due to the god’s death, carefully maintaining it until now.

The divine essence is the essence of a god, and even if the god perishes, this power, which represents the very laws, does not simply vanish. After the Demon God’s death, the original source left in the Valley of Magic became the object of worship, gradually transforming into a new divine seat over a thousand years.

This is the true nature of the source of magic.

The Illusionary Realm, created by the demon god, is a space between the upper and lower dimensions. The source of magic, as the core that maintains the stability of this world, would disappear once it completed its divine succession or developed a new self-awareness over time. When this happens, the Illusionary Realm would quickly collapse.

Therefore, Tiyelu had to continuously seek out avatars to weaken the source of magic, preventing it from absorbing too much faith and growing into a new demon god. It wasn’t that a new demon god would necessarily harbor malice, but even an unintentional action by a god could easily cause catastrophic disasters in the mortal world.

Just like now.

Silvester, also looking up at the sky, seemed to have regained his usual calmness in this short time. He turned his head and looked at Violet with a light smile.

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“So, aren’t you going to stop it? If the Illusionary Realm collapses and such immense magical power floods into the real world, you don’t need me to explain what would happen, right? Or are you willing to sit by and let disaster strike, letting thousands of lives fall into ruin, just to continue this pointless struggle with me?”

Violet turned her gaze back, her silver-blue eyes meeting his unwaveringly, and she smiled.

“Do you think you know what I’ll do?”

“Of course, I must admit, your formidable power is among the greatest I’ve seen. I consider myself no match. But whether it’s Cheese Mochi, some hidden stronghold of the Goddess Church, or even if you are the Goddess of Light who has descended for some reason, as long as you wield the power of the Holy Light, it represents order, mercy, and salvation. I can’t believe you’d really turn a blind eye to this scene.” [1]

“Humph...”

Violet pouted, a bit displeased, but she had to admit that Silvester wasn’t entirely wrong in a sense.

Since learning from Menna about the impending terrible disaster, she had always been concerned about it. Even without specific information, she was secretly working to prevent such a future from happening.

Perhaps she was influenced by some power or divine essence, or maybe it was just a simple sense of compassion. But in this regard, the priestess saw nothing wrong with it. Moreover...

“Well, you might be disappointed. Even if I don’t go anywhere right now, the Illusionary Realm won’t be destroyed, and there won’t be any disaster in the real world. Silvester... from the beginning, you were destined to fail.”

The girl smiled.

“I have never been a savior, because this world already has someone reliable silently protecting it.”

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At this moment, in the sky above the “Land of Gateways”.

If the Illusionary Realm is the rift between the Upper Dimension and the Lower Dimension, connecting the basic world to the material world, then the Land of Gateways is the intersection between the Illusionary Realm itself and the real world.

In other words, unless the Illusionary Realm completely collapses, most individuals intending to traverse the world passage to the real world must still pass through here. Therefore, this is also the location of the “Gatekeeper”.

However, due to certain reasons, the Gatekeeper is not home today. Instead, there are two other visitors with ill intentions.

One is the God of Blazing Heat and Explosions, Flam, with a towering body that stands a thousand feet high, covered in never-ending, raging flames.

The other is a stunning young woman clad in platinum-scaled armor, with her hands covered in claw-like gauntlets, a dragon-shaped magic mark embedded in her forehead, and standing on bladed boots. Her slender wings are spread wide, with electric currents flowing over her dragon horns, and her golden hair flows freely behind her.

“Bang!!!”

The young woman spun gracefully in the air, her dragon-like tail striking the solid chest of the flame giant. Despite her relatively tiny figure, as small as a mosquito in comparison, the God of Blazing Flames was nearly uncontrollably knocked backward by the immense force. The point of impact instantly revealed large, terrifying cracks.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!”

As he fell, a pillar of flame, thick as a house and hot enough to distort the air, shot from the giant’s hand, enveloping the golden-haired woman in an instant.

However, she neither dodged nor flinched. The divine flames, which could melt most metals in an instant, seemed incapable of harming her in the slightest.

Bathed in flames, her platinum armor glowed brilliantly. She let out a cold snort, and a surging shockwave burst forth, dispelling the sea of fire!

“Super Time-Space Rift!”

“Click.”

As if the hands of a clock had been stopped, the Land of Gateways suddenly turned gray and white. The falling flame giant and the raging fires on his body froze in place, and then the dragon girl transformed into an afterimage.

“Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam!!!!!”

It seemed to happen in just an instant. Before the flame giant could hit the ground, his body exploded with countless thunderous impacts, denser than raindrops by a thousandfold!

【Ahhhhhhh!!!! Damn it!!!!!!】

Rocks flew, sparks scattered, and the giant, as massive as a mountain, plummeted downwards, causing a terrifying earthquake-like impact in the Land of Gateways.

The meticulously decorated garden and cottage were reduced to ashes amidst the erupting flames.

TL Note:

[1]

I want to let you know that the author has made a small change. More precisely, they’ve added something here. Previously, Aurora, the deity of the Holy Empire, was referred to as the Goddess of Dawn and Hope. But now she is described as the Goddess of Light, the embodiment of dawn and hope.