Chapter 574: Chapter 574: The Forbidden Knowledge and Lockhart's Discovery
"According to statistics, basically every dimensional god has a source of power."
"Or it can be understood that occupying a certain source of power is a necessary condition for becoming a dimensional god."
"When the sorcerer chooses power, the dimension gods gain faith and soul."
"The properties of power itself will have a certain impact on the emotions, will and even the soul of the sorcerer. Therefore, the sorcerers under the God of Order are mostly white wizards, while the faith sorcerers under the Evil God of Chaos are black wizards. We call them fallen sorcerers."
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"Here, I have to mention a powerful dimensional evil god and the enemy of Vishanti, Chthon, the god of black magic."
"Like other gods, Chthon also occupies a source of power - Chaos!"
"But what is different from other gods is that the concept of chaos is disordered, and it is growing longer and longer, constantly accumulating."
"Every time a shred of order and chaos is born, chaos grows with it."
"He is one of the most mysterious, unpredictable and massive root forces in the multiverse."
"Chthon can only occupy a part, but even if it occupies a part, it is extremely powerful among the dimensional gods."
"The power of Chthon, and the fact that he did not fully occupy the concept of chaos, led to the gods of other dimensions and those who became gods trying to use the concept of chaos to become powerful gods in one fell swoop."
"And this triggered Chthon's taboo. As the first god to occupy the concept of chaos, he relied on his own power to constantly eliminate potential competitors."
"At the same time, he also developed chaos magic with the help of the chaos concepts he mastered, and used it as a source of power to exchange with potential believers."
"This is the relationship between Chaos Magic and Chthon."
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"To practice chaos magic, you must get Chthon's permission. If you fail to get permission, you will be hunted by Chthon, the god of black magic."
"However, when you are allowed, every power of chaos magic you practice, including your soul, will eventually belong to Chthon."
"Practice chaos magic, this is a road of no return."
"It's important for late comers, so remember."
"Paul, the 56th generation successor to Chaos Magic, left a note."
As he flipped through the pages of the book, Strange, who was in an astral form, became more and more serious.
Throughout the book, there was not much exaggeration of the power and mystery of Chaos Magic. On the contrary, the writing revealed objectivity and sadness. It seemed that the author was in despair when he wrote the book.
Reading the entire book, it was basically a dissuasion and warning to readers. The only thing missing was that the entire book had the words "Don't practice, don't practice" written in red fonts.
However, after reading the entire book, Strange did not give up his thoughts because of the author's warning. Instead, he began to think about how to avoid Chthon's prying eyes and locks.
Being as smart as he was, he naturally thought of Lockhart and how he allowed his student Wanda to practice chaos magic. Then there must be a corresponding method. Otherwise, he would not let his students die.
Therefore, when he obtained the method, he would definitely be able to practice chaos magic, and even become a powerful dimensional god like Chthon.
Yes, Strange was basically performing the same as most talented individuals at the moment. Full of pride and arrogance. He thought that for a genius like himself, all difficulties were only temporary. And as long as he broke through the difficulties in front of him, he would definitely be able to stand on the top and overlook everything.
Without hesitation, Strange gently waved his transparent right hand, and a subtle soul power came out, closing the books and placing them in their original positions.
With a thought and a state of soul, he stood up and floated to the bookshelf opposite. There, there was also a book related to chaos magic.
Today, he came to the library to prepare for the action tonight. In his mind, he had already memorized all the books on the bookshelf that were suspected of being related to chaos magic, waiting to be read one by one.
As for why not take it back to his own lounge to read? Setting aside the question of whether Lockhart would allow him to study chaos magic, basically every book in the library had already been enchanted with spells. Leaving the library without formal permission would only trigger an alarm.
So he adopted the astral form and projected himself into the library to secretly study chaos magic. After all, when he talked about chaos magic before, Lockhart's rejection was quite obvious, and even the Ancient One made it clear that she did not recommend it.
Soon, he finished reading the second book on chaos magic. However, what disappointed him was that most of the contents were descriptions of words to praise Chthon, and the only useful ones were about how to sacrifice to Chthon and obtain the seeds of chaos magic practice.
So he came to the third and fourth books. Under the pull of an invisible force, the pages of the book were constantly turning, and one item after another, the knowledge of chaos magic came into view.
He saw the secrets of Chaos Magic, and also saw cases of people who died due to practicing Chaos Magic, and he also learned about the power of Chthon, the God of Black Magic.
This was him, after flipping through the 23rd book on Chaos Magic, he was about to go to the location of the 24th book as planned.
Suddenly...
Buzz!
"Strange, what do you think after reading these books?"
The transparent astral figure floated in mid-air through the bookshelf. Suddenly, a plain or even calm voice came to his ears.
Strange was so frightened that he trembled.
Whoosh!
Without having time to think, he relied on instinct to mobilize all his soul power and kept moving forward. He instinctively wanted to escape from here. Even though the other party already knew his name, he still didn't want to be caught.
However...
Click! Click! Click!
The moment he tried to escape, the sound of breaking glass suddenly echoed.
At the same time, not far away from him, the originally flat space began to shatter like a mirror. He didn't have time to react and just instinctively entered it.
Mirror Dimension!
The next moment...
Boom!
The library in the mirror dimension seemed to be subject to some force, generally divided into two parts in the middle.
Above the ground, a huge pillar rose into the sky.
As for Strange, his whole astral form seemed to be restricted, and he fell in the middle of the giant pillar, motionless.
Opposite him, Lockhart, who was wearing dark green wizard robes, looked at him quietly, also in astral form.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of howling wind could be heard in his ears, and the column under his feet kept moving upwards.
Houses, tall buildings, flagpoles, and white clouds continued to disappear in his eyes.
He was rising, rising, as if he wanted to pass through the atmosphere and reach the universe.
Even in his astral state, Strange found it difficult to breathe.
After an unknown amount of time, the rising column slowly stopped.
A voice with an unchanged tone also sounded in his ears.
"Strange, tell me, what do you think of Chaos Magic?"
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