Starborn Apotheosis: When Demon-Elf Hybrid Unlocks the Primal Codex

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The class was held in a huge classroom with a capacity of three hundred people, and in the center of the classroom was a raised platform with about a dozen large and comfortable seats, in contrast to the crowded seats on either side of the room. When Eldrin entered the classroom, he was led directly to the raised platform in the center. In an instant, hundreds of eyes were on him, making little Eldrin feel uncomfortable all over. The classroom was filled with students of all ages, from children of seven or eight to old mages in their eighties. It was taught semi-publicly, and any mage who had served Deep Blue for a full year could come to the class. The central highdesk, on the other hand, was an area reserved exclusively for Isabella's own students. That's why Eldrin immediately became the center of attention in the room when she landed on her seat. Envy, jealousy and hatred were all in their eyes.

Besides Eldrin, a teenager and a young girl were sitting in the middle section. Isabella had accepted a total of twelve students, with Eldrin being the thirteenth, and there were three others who were still studying in Deep Blue. The rest have begun to travel the continent and even the other realms, and the most outstanding have begun to dominate the realms.

Eldrin had just sat down when the main door of the classroom was pushed open and a short, fat, bald wizard walked in. Popovich, a sixteenth-level Grand Mage whose mana was not outstanding in Deep Blue and was barely considered strong in the entire continent. However, Popovich was not known for his magic level, but for his theoretical construction of the world system.

Popovich's appearance was unimpressive, even his big nose and round chin looked a bit funny, but the classroom was full of people who aspired to go further in the world of magic, and the opportunity to sit in Deep Blue and listen to a lecture was not easy to come by, so the classroom immediately fell silent and waited for the master to speak.

"The world of magic lies in reality. When you observe the world, what you actually see and hear is not real, but an image of the world projected into your consciousness through your perception! This process is unavoidable, and it may seem unimportant, but because of this process, there is an essential gap between the world we perceive and the real world. So how do you reduce the error? You can only rely on the way you think! In fact, it can be said that a magician's way of thinking determines what kind of world he sees".

After a pause, waiting for the apprentices and wizards, who were either confused or pondering, to write down what they had been told, Popovic continued, "What I can teach you in the coming time will not be powerful eighth-level magic, much less ninth-level magic, because I won't be able to do that either!

The classroom was silent, and there was none of the laughter Popovich had expected. In the face of this group of students with a positive attitude towards learning, serious expressions, and full of respect for the teacher, he could only touch his bald head and mutter helplessly: "A bunch of boring guys. All right, let's get down to business. I'm going to teach you how to think, don't underestimate it, it's the cornerstone of everything and will determine what you can ultimately achieve in the world of magic. The right way of thinking will allow you to see the world more clearly, so that you can make the right decisions when it comes to important choices, so that you don't have to be like a fly on the wall and make decisions that you will regret for the rest of your life. The so-called important choices include both magical experiments and the choice of magic during combat.

"To sum up my system in one word, it is top-down. You must remember that you must first know the world before you can know yourself. If everything starts with the ego, as some guy in this magic tower preaches, you will only be able to see a small part of the place around you. This determines your limited lifetime fulfillment. How can a sparrow be compared to an eagle? So don't ever be like that guy, that way of thinking, it's like a prairie gopher!"

After ten minutes of viciously bashing "some guy in this magic tower," Popovic got down to the formal stuff.

"The primordial force that is the foundation of everything. Our world is built on the foundation of the Primordial Force, and it gradually expands as the Primordial Force expands. The Primordial Power is immensely great, and we have not been able to utilize it yet. We can think of the Primordial Power as a point of origin on which our world, and indeed the countless worlds that may exist, depend.

"The Rules are the framework of our world, and the countless realms are the flesh and blood of the world. The rules are above the realms, while they are based on the realms. Each kingdom is a concrete manifestation of one or more laws. The more rules a realm could carry, the more massive it was, and the higher the realm was in the world. And a perfect realm with multiple rules, such as the realm where the continent of Norland is located under our feet, is such a high-level realm, which we also call the "main realm.

"Having said that, you will understand that the rules and the realm are completely one and the same. If you want to become powerful, you have to follow the rules, not the other way around. Breaking the rules will inevitably result in punishment, so don't think that you can ignore the rules just because you're strong. Unless you think you can fight against the entire empire, you can only change or even break the basic rules. And under the basic rules, there are also derived secondary rules, which you can masturbate to! Attention, m**********n! The word "m**********n" means that you will never be able to realize your ideals in your lifetime. Miracles will always exist, but don't expect them to happen to you! By now you should understand the importance of understanding the world; the strong will use and even challenge the derived rules, and only fools will fight the basic rules."

"The rules determine the basic characteristics and power systems of the realms, and at some unlikely time in the future, it will be possible for you to traverse the realms to achieve conquest. And at that time, analyzing the derived rules and power systems of the realms is your highest priority. Only then will you be able to adjust your battle patterns and redistribute your resources to maximize the use of the dimensional environment instead of being limited by it. And in this process there is one most important thing, do you know what it is?"

Popovic spoke with a foamy mouth that quickly dried up. Only after he had poured a whole jug of magically pure water down his gullet did he roar viciously, "The Dragon of Eternity and Time!

The Dragon of Eternity and Time holds an almost supreme position on the continent of Norland, above the many gods. Its power is unbelievable, requires no belief, and is hard to grasp. The Dragon of Eternity and Time has its own temple, the Temple of the Eternal Dragon. The Eternal Dragon Temple was almost the most important place on the continent, as it was the only place where one could communicate with the Dragon of Eternity and Time. And the location and number of the Eternal Dragon Temples were fixed, unchangeable, and unaffected by changes in time and space. The Eternal Dragon Temples existed on the continent even before the oldest racial civilizations recorded them. The magical civilization of the continent of Norland, regardless of race and location, was greatly influenced by the Eternal Dragon Temple. Under its guidance, the humans developed a magical civilization not inferior to that of the elves and dragon-blooded gnomes from a race so weak that it could only rely on reproduction to survive, and built three empires of enormous power and territory. The other races are also deeply influenced by the Eternal Dragon Temple, and the capitals of the six empires of the various races on the surface of the continent are all built on the ruins of the Eternal Dragon Temple that have been discovered.

"This ancient dragon, almost an existence that transcends the rules, has left its paw prints on countless realms! When you enter a new realm, the goal of the final level is to find the traces it left in that world. It doesn't matter if it's a mother dragon, an egg, or anything else. Even if it's just a pile of dragon excrement, as long as you find it, you can immediately gain insight into the rules of the realm, and thus leap forward to become a true powerhouse among the realms! Compared to this ancient dragon, the so-called gods are nothing but parasites on the rules. Those who control few rules are weak gods, and those who control many rules are powerful gods. You see, the world is so simple!"

"From the top down, or from the bottom up!" Popovich's face was red with excitement, and the disorganized magical elements made people worry that he would die in a magical explosion at any moment. But his voice was getting higher and higher, "Origin, world, rules, empire, power, and then individual, it's as simple as that! If you learn the right way of thinking, you will find yourself standing on the horns of the Dragon of Eternity and Time, looking down on the countless realms from above! These so-called sword saints and holy horsemen, the so-called legends, are nothing more than existences that are less than specks of dust in the world system. Except, of course, for Her Excellency, the great Isabella, who is the boss, the special one!!!"

Finally, Popovich waved his short, stubby, fat hand and broke off, word for word, with the rhythm and determination of a pounding war drum: "Thinking determines everything!"

Each word was like a hammer that struck hard into Eldrin's consciousness, making him dizzy. It wasn't that Popovich's exposition was deafening, but rather that he used a technique similar to mental shock, brutally suppressing the students' consciousness with the power of a sixteenth-ranked Archmage to enhance the effect of the lecture. By the time most of the class had recovered from their dizziness, the magic bells began to chime, signaling the end of today's lesson.

"That's enough for today, let's all go curse some guy in this magic tower! Class dismissed!" Popovich held up his thick grimoire and immediately used a level eight magical fixed-point teleportation spell to leave, fully demonstrating the great power of a level sixteen mage.

Back in his living quarters, Eldrin was unable to settle down for long, and he frantically went through the bibliography Popovic had assigned him, and by the time he was finished it was almost dawn. Popovic had opened a door for him and shown him a corner of the secrets of the world. The feeling was the same as when he first turned the pages of the sacred texts in the attic of his house.