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Chapter 134: Reveal(Extra long chapter &8211; hence the SS price &8211; 200 word/1SS)

Everyone in sight froze, staring at the sheer, seely impossible result

Ash drifted down and into the air as the particle reic Artifact Goleness

"That… how…? What…?&8221; Jiro Korc of the Axe, the great Diamond Wall of the Borrel Autarchy, one of the most elite Wizards in the entire nation, stared at Dorian in pure, unadulterated shock

Of all the results he thought were possible, this was not one of them, not even if he considered Dorian an equal

After all, even Jiro himself couldn’t do what Dorian had just done

Taemin’s eyes flew all the way up in sheer shock He well understood how incredibly durable the goleainst the the diamond half of his body He ell aware of their incredible toughness and the difficulty required to scratch them, let alone turn them to ash

The Golems were made of a special type of diamond known as Aether Diamond, one of the hardest known substances in the 30,000 Worlds, originally discovered by the Aethic that Taemin studied focused on the rated half his body into a Magic network of Aether Diamond

And now… a random Vampire with a weak, barely existent Aura had just turned two Diamond Goleht touch

For the first ti while, Taemin felt a seed of fear plant itself in his heart

Leader, e, satisfied s off him in literally visible waves He looked on this result as if it was completely expected, as if there could have been no other possibility His eyes were full of absolute confidence, without even the slightest hint of doubt

Aiden turned and gave Jiro a slightly consoling look, as if he understood Jiro’s pain Mira rateful nod

"Too weak&8221; Dorian shook his head sadly, confidence flowing in his voice,

"You bore ht just leave now if this is the best you have&8221; Dorian put on his best disinterested voice as he took a step forward, standing fir rock, within the boundaries of the entrance portal

Thecoiven the look of shock on the Departrandstanding, the portal beneath him flashed

60 seconds had passed in what felt like an eternity due to the fast-paced coed and would now automatically activate as soon as 6 people stood within it

WHOOSH

Just as Dorian was registering this, a bright wave of light shot off from the portal It seemed to hover around him for a brief moment and then vanish

The entrance to the Ascension Ruins that Dorian was standing on then activated, abnor for the required six people In a split instant, a pillar of war with the portal froroup of stunned onlookers

Hic

"Did he? Did he just leave? After… All of that…?&8221; Head Jiro’s voice boomed incredulously,

"He just left?&8221; He held his hands out at a coe of relief could just barely be seen, an e its existence

BOOM

A resplendent explosion shook the air as Aiden and Mira withdrew in a retreat, their Draconic bodies retreating as they backed away towards a different entrance Leader could be seen, standing atop Mira’s draconic body as he joined the the field of battle

Taemin and Jiro just watched on, too shocked by Dorian’s perfor else

As the trio fled into the distance, if one looked closely, they would just barely be able to see Leader energetically flipping off Taeure of a black skinned hu in and out of reality This figure had been watching the entire battle without co came to an end

"This Na warrior If Fate wills it, I shall try to aid you once You remind me of the Great Founder himself Kaladin would be proud&8221; Thefor a separate entrance as well

Bright lights flashed in Dorian’s eyes, blinding hi him away from his previous location to an entirely new place He felt an odd stretching sensation, as if his entire body was being pulled apart and then put back together Energy seemed to flow around hi at all

All of a sudden, everything returned to norasped for breath, his heart pounding He blinked and cleared his eyes as he looked around, instantly putting up his guard

He was standing in a large, sparsely decorated roorey stone, so smooth it looked like it had been carved directly flat Several bookshelves seerey stone walls and were filled with sheaths of paper and books

There was a single entrance to the room, a dozen or so meters away from Dorian, a stone door that was covered in a few randoe desks, covered with neat stacks of paper

"Cough!&8221; Dorian’s mouth sputtered as he took a deep breath and ie a his breath and gathering his bearings once more

This room… the dust in it combined with its appearance, it felt incredibly old As if it had laid like this, untouched, for hundreds of years

He took a few deep breaths as he cal sure to not breathe in any dust

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Wise Jade Dragon &8211; Growth Stage: (3/5) Young Jade Dragon &8211;

Growth Progress &8211; 356,112/421,881 &8211;

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"Nice!&8221; Dorian fist puy values for his Wise Jade Dragon fory froer to coained at least 400,000 points in total! Those Gole a few e it&8221; He smiled as he looked on, pleased He paused immediately after, however, as he heard his words echo in the roo buzz sounded off in the cha to find the source of the noises

WHOOSH

The buzzing sound stopped, but the air around Dorian tre the noises

A second later, a voice began to speak A voice that Dorian just barely recognized

"Welcome, future self&8221;

It was the voice of Yukeli that Dorian had heard speak in his head

But a younger, less tired version, one that didn’t have the say and excitement

His eyes were opened wide as he listened to the voice speak, looking around as he tried to find the source to it It see this, it means at least one of my plans was successful after I Ascended I have successfully returned to the 30,000 Worlds in a body that is no longer chained down by my race&8221;

Dorian’s eyes narrowed as he heard this

‘Not quite, Yukeli I know you are still so within my soul But you aren’t back yet, at least not frohtly as he heard this, a frown on his face

"I created this Time Echo to inform you upon your arrival, on the chance that our memories are incomplete&8221; Yukeli continued to speak,

"The Ascension Ruins, as Ausra and I chose to call this grand creation, were e, purposeful ie Fate without the ineffectual crutch that is Fate Magic, an extree and inforic Artifact so grand and large, so vastly complex, that Artifact is too insufficient a word to describe it&8221;

"The Ascension Ruins are planted within a Flame E the Ruins to such a powerful and ier&8221;

"Huge stores of treasure, inforhtiest Wizards would seek out, the Ascension Ruins bear within theh Fate to draw almost anyone to them&8221; His voice paused, a hint of hopeful excite,

"Even, I hope, myself, should I fail to return with my memories fully intact, as seems likely&8221;

"Your appearance here, future self, means that at least part of that succeeded&8221;

There was a brief pause

‘Not if I have anything to say about it’ Dorian rumbled back

Yukeli’s voice continued, unabated,

"The Ruins are large and havefor s becoe and treasures I left here were truly meant to raise up those that found them&8221;

"Each item comes with a trial, to prove the worthiness of the user The Ruins are a maze, in and of themselves&8221;