Chapter 350: The Mysteries of Legendary Spells

After fully integrating the demonic power, Donald spent nearly a whole year organizing the theoretical knowledge of spells he had mastered and created two legendary spells of his own.
During the creation of his first legendary spell, he naturally surpassed the limits and became a Legendary Archmage!
These two legendary spells were based on the ninth-level Wish Spell and the Command spell system, evolving into Legendary Prophecy Spell and Legendary Command Spell. Once one became a demi-god, they could further advance to the legendary levels of Grand Prophecy Spell and Grand Command Spell!
Although these two spells belonged to different categories, legendary spells generally borrowed certain laws from the will of the world in their plane by paying in magic power and mental energy, enabling them to rival the power of true gods.
Of course, under normal circumstances, their effects were at most comparable to those of a demi-god’s divine spells. If one tried to elevate them to the level of true gods, it would require sacrificing the caster’s life and soul as a price.
“However, thanks to my divine bloodline and the powerful cheat effects of the Book of Truth, if I’m willing to pay more than twice the divine energy required by true gods to use these spells, I can temporarily invoke greater powers by paying with faith energy or divine power. In this way, it’s not impossible to achieve the power of a true god in a short time!”
Unfortunately, no matter how powerful legendary spells were, they weren’t entirely one’s own strength. So Donald wasn’t complacent or proud about them. Those ancient archmages inherited the arrogance of the high elves—they were too proud. Although they possessed powerful Sky Cities and even virtual divine entities, and were strong enough in their main world to capture the avatars of true gods or even imprison one of their divine bodies through certain means!
But essentially, all of this was achieved by leveraging the powers of the world’s laws, not by forces they could truly control. Their arrogance, fueled by illusory power, led to the downfall of their vast archmage empires when even the most powerful forces were mere demi-gods, invaded by abyssal demons. While the gods certainly played a role in exacerbating the situation, it forced Donald to learn from their mistakes.

Now he could only slightly borrow the power of the laws. Only when he truly mastered that power and integrated it with himself, using his own will to shape a divine role, would he become an embodiment of the laws—able to change reality with a mere thought. That would be his true strength!
After achieving legend status, Donald was different from those ordinary new legend warriors who had struggled hard to break through. With his innate divinity and solid foundation, he quickly reached the mid-stage of legend strength. He was only inferior to those established legend warriors in terms of experience and time. Thus, with such a strong base, he didn’t need to spend much time consolidating and improving his magical skills.
By the time he left the House of Time, five days had passed outside.
The silver moon in the sky had vanished in the west, leaving the night sky pitch black—it was already before dawn.
Out of concern for the threat posed by the Church of the Three Glorious Gods, after Donald went into seclusion, everyone agreed that while the mages were busy building the mage tower, the other melee fighters would take charge of daily patrols.
Tonight it was Carlisle’s turn to keep watch. He was planning to wake the campers once it got light in an hour when he suddenly sensed movement near Donald’s tent. He quickly turned around and said, “Donald, you’re out…”
But Carlisle soon showed a surprised expression.
“Have you advanced to Grand Legend Mage?”
After reaching legend status, with no one else around, Donald hadn’t concealed his aura immediately, making it easy for Carlisle, who was also a legend warrior, to detect him.
Nodding slightly in response, Donald asked, “Have there been any problems these days?”
Still recovering from his surprise, Carlisle replied, “No major problems! But not long ago, strange auras were detected on the hill opposite. They didn’t approach, and by the time I got there, they had already left. From the auras, they seemed to be only silver-level, probably trying to scout our situation!”
“Hmm! It seems we can’t rest easily until the mage tower is built. I wonder how things are going with the teachers?”
At that moment, other tents also opened one after another, and mages like Messel stepped out.

After reaching the Bronze rank or above, mages generally replace part of their sleep with meditation every day. For mages at the peak of the Silver rank like Chris, their sleep time is fixed but adjustable; they wake up before dawn each day to engage in brief meditation, converting the mental energy accumulated from the previous day into magic power to gradually increase their magic capacity limit. This is the main path for ordinary mages to advance, with Donald being the more unusual example among them. So, although Donald and Carlisle’s conversation was quiet, sensitive mages noticed it and came out. Hearing Donald’s question, the old mage smiled and said, “With the help of spells and alchemical puppets, the core structure is almost complete. All that’s left now is internal construction and refinement! Donald, you’ve become a legend, so we no longer need to fear anything here, and the construction speed of the mage tower can also increase significantly!” “A legend!” Chris and the others continued to marvel at Donald. Undoubtedly, those who were most impressed by Donald’s progress were Chris and the others who had been in contact with him from the start and watched him move step by step toward the peak they envisioned. The old mage felt only joy and satisfaction at his disciple’s achievements. As for himself being far behind, he didn’t feel much—after all, everyone has their own path. Instead of wasting time feeling jealous, it was better to work harder to close the gap. Knowing that everything was normal so far, Donald felt much more at ease. “To avoid unnecessary trouble, I think I should keep the news of my becoming a legend secret from everyone except Durai. I shouldn’t publicize it much when I return to my territory either. With two legendary powerhouses in Dalaran already drawing a lot of attention, adding me as another legendary lord might make some people restless!” In fact, even without Donald saying it, Miesel and the others could figure this out, so they all nodded in agreement. Although there aren’t terms like “the first to be shot” or “keeping a low profile” in this world, similar principles do exist. Especially since those present were either wise or intelligent, they naturally understood this approach. After all, a legend is already a mortal powerhouse who has reached the realm level; going further means entering the demi-god level, making them potential competitors among the gods.

After all, the realms of the gods in the world are limited. Especially, the paths chosen or mastered by some legendary powerhouses and demigods are similar to or even identical to those of the existing true gods. Thus, there is no possibility of peaceful coexistence among them. No one is willing to share their power and strength, unless those who have not become true gods voluntarily submit and become vassals of the powerful true gods; otherwise, extinction is the only outcome!

Of course, there are also examples of mortal powerhouses successfully overthrowing true gods and ascending to divinity, but such examples are extremely rare—so few that they can be counted on one hand even if looking at the history of the main world. And how much luck or the help of a more powerful true god is needed to achieve that?

Donald, who knows the realms of the gods best, is fully aware of the difficulties involved!

During the time Donald spent cultivating in the House of Time, the demi-plane from the Book of Purgatory had been separated from the Book of Truth and temporarily existed outside the Kingdom of Truth. Without orders from its master, it had not yet begun to merge with the demi-plane created by Donald.

Due to the limited strength of its controlling master, the House of Time could not accelerate time across the entire Kingdom of Truth. Therefore, the merger of the two demi-planes could only proceed slowly outside the Kingdom of Truth.

Before merging the demi-planes, he still had another task to carry out: to refine the trace of the Divinity of the Lord of Dawn obtained from the Book of Purgatory.

“Although this trace of divinity has had its divine will removed by the Book of Truth and is no longer connected to its original master, it remains unruly. If I can master this divinity, I will gain a certain understanding of the rule-based powers in the Glorious Purgatory, which will greatly aid its integration with my own demi-plane!”

“Moreover, the most crucial period between being a legend and a demigod is the accumulation of divinity. Relying solely on one’s own insights to nurture and strengthen divinity takes too much time. Therefore, it is imperative to capture external divinity to enhance oneself!”

After becoming a legend, many things that Donald had previously not understood or had only a superficial grasp of became clear. This is the gap caused by different levels of cultivation. If one is a demigod with a divine flame, they are likely to see the laws of the world even more clearly.

At present, he can be considered a pre-demigod. The difference between a demigod and a legend does not lie in the accumulation of power. If one has a thorough understanding of the laws and possesses enough divinity, they can ignite a divine flame and become a demigod even during the Golden Stage.

In other words, demi-gods have only an advantage in terms of power level; they are not necessarily stronger than legendary heroes in terms of sheer power. Some weaker demi-gods actually have lower combat capabilities than those powerful legends who possess divinity. Therefore, strong individuals like Donald, who already possess divinity even at the legendary level, are referred to by those in the know as quasi-demi-gods. It is much easier and faster for them to ignite a divine flame compared to ordinary legendary heroes. Whether it is igniting a divine flame or establishing a divine role or deity, it largely depends on the amount of divinity and the understanding of divine laws. For an actual god, the purity of divinity is not always the better factor—perhaps before becoming a demi-god, purer divinity made it easier to achieve godhood. However, possessing only one type of divinity makes such a demi-god relatively weak among beings of the same rank as true gods, almost at the bottom tier. This is something Donald does not want to see. Many demi-gods strive to advance their status as quickly as possible, neglecting the accumulation of strength, thinking that even the weakest demi-god is still stronger than a legend. But only after reaching the demi-god level do they realize their mistake. Without strong strength, even demi-gods are bullied by other demi-gods or even some powerful legendary creatures. It is then that they regret not waiting a little longer at the legendary level and striving to acquire more divinity.