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"In other words, if I reach the Single Universe level, I should be qualified to venture into the Chaos to find other worlds."
At this moment, George's heart was surging with emotion.
According to Ilúvatar's explanation, his previous idea of using the fusion of his doppelgangers to advance to the Multiverse level had just become feasible.
However, it was only feasible; there were still many difficulties involved.
First, not every world's Creator would be as amiable as Ilúvatar, willing to let him leave to find his other doppelgangers in the Chaos after he advanced to the Single Universe level.
If a Creator, upon discovering an outsider like him, wanted to devour him or was unwilling to let him leave, then he would have no choice but to force his way out.
Second, take someone like Ilúvatar, who had just advanced to the initial stage of the Multiverse level. After George entered the Single Universe level, if he worked hard, perhaps relying on the bonuses from his various universe doppelgangers, he might have a chance to break out.
But in a world like Marvel, where the Creator was an Omniverse-level entity, if he wanted to force his way out, his only hope would be to advance to the Megaverse level.
Third, according to Ilúvatar, the Chaos itself was not peaceful.
While traveling within it, if one encountered a rather malevolent Creator, one might be devoured completely, leaving nothing behind.
Therefore, traveling out at just the Single Universe level was still somewhat dangerous.
Fourth, there was no concept of time in the Chaos. Moreover, with only the strength of a Single Universe level, it would not be easy to encounter another Creator or another world within the Chaos.
This was because regardless of whether it was a lifeform innately born in the Chaos or a "postnatal" lifeform that emerged from a world, the place they chose to create and expand their own world would absolutely be far, far away from other Creators, unless two Creators had an exceptionally good relationship.
But there was one very good point: a connection existed between his main body's soul and those of all his doppelgangers. From beginning to end, they shared a single consciousness and could even transmit soul power to each other.
So, if he was in the Chaos, he should be able to rely on this faint connection to find a general direction, rather than searching aimlessly like a headless fly.
It could only be said that the stronger he became, the higher the probability of his doppelgangers and main body gathering together.
It would be best to wait until he reached the peak of the Single Universe level before considering finding and merging with his doppelgangers. That would be the safest approach.
Furthermore, the doppelgangers that could leave their worlds more easily should leave first.
Just like in Middle-earth, Ilúvatar would not stop him from leaving. In that case, his doppelganger from this world could rendezvous first in the Chaos with doppelgangers from other worlds that were also relatively easy to leave.
The fusion of two Single Universe-level doppelgangers would be enough to break through to the Multiverse level.
In this way, his other doppelgangers would also advance to the Multiverse level, making it even easier for these Multiverse-level doppelgangers to leave their respective worlds.
From then on, with every doppelganger he merged, their collective strength would increase, until the very end, when all doppelgangers had fused to reach the Megaverse level.
Then, he could try to have his main body attempt to break out of a world like Marvel, where the Creator was at the Omniverse level.
But to complete this plan, he needed enough doppelgangers. Otherwise, trying to cultivate to the Megaverse level on his own would take an unknown amount of time.
As long as he had enough doppelgangers, through continuous fusion, he could rapidly and steadily advance to the Megaverse level.
"By the way, may I ask what kind of world you originally came from? Perhaps I have visited it before."
While George was pondering his advancement plan, Ilúvatar asked curiously.
"My world... well, it's like this: it has many mages, and also mage guilds..."
George thought for a moment and gave a rough description of the world of Fairy Tail.
In his battles in this world, he often used magic from the Fairy Tail world. To be on the safe side, he chose to describe the Fairy Tail world.
This way, even if Ilúvatar had been there before, he wouldn't become too suspicious.
"This world... I have some impression of it. No wonder the magic you use seems a bit familiar."
After listening, Ilúvatar showed a look of sudden understanding.
George's eyes widened when he heard this. He had only said it as a precaution; he never expected Ilúvatar to have actually known about it.
"You've been to my world?"
"Not exactly. My strength was insufficient in the past. For a world like that, which has multiple parallel worlds, the Creator's strength wouldn't be any weaker than mine. I wouldn't dare to enter."
Ilúvatar smiled and waved his hand.
"The worlds I visited in the past were all very ordinary. Their Creators were only slightly stronger than you are now, and the lifeforms within didn't even know how to use forces like magic."
"Then how do you know about my world?"
George was now bewildered.
With a wave of his hand, Ilúvatar made a thick comic book appear on the table.
"It's because I read this."
"A manga!"
George stared at the manga book on the table, which had "Fairy Tail" written on it, and was so shocked he nearly jumped out of his chair.
How could Ilúvatar have a manga?
Even he had never read Fairy Tail. He had only vaguely heard of it in his previous life, so he had guessed that the Fairy Tail world might have originated from an anime or manga from his past life.
He reached out and quickly flipped through the manga, then looked at Ilúvatar with a face full of confusion.
"How do you have this?"
The manga recorded the adventures of Natsu and Lucy as the protagonists. Although there were some discrepancies with his own experiences, it was mostly the same.
The discrepancies with his experiences were likely because his appearance had affected the normal development of the story.
Just as his presence in Middle-earth had also affected the normal development of the story originally set by Ilúvatar here.
If he hadn't appeared, then the story in the Fairy Tail world might have been exactly what was depicted in this manga.
The Black Dragon would have been dealt with by Natsu and the others working together in the end.
"Oh this? It was a gift from a Creator who was passing by my world."
Ilúvatar waved his hand again, and a large pile of manga and novels instantly appeared on the table.
"In the Chaos, there are many incredibly powerful Creators. I'm not entirely sure just how strong they are.
"They don't like staying in the worlds they've created; they prefer to travel through the Chaos, and then they record the stories from the worlds created by some of the Creators they encounter.
"The books I have here were given to me by him.
"Likewise, he also recorded the story of my world, saying he would give it to the Creators of other worlds he visits in the future.
"He called this a 'reciprocity of courtesy.'
"Oh, right, he really liked the stories from the Third Age of my world. He named them 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' and 'The Lord of the Rings'."
"Did he say what his name was?"
George asked calmly, desperately trying to stop his mouth from twitching.
Ilúvatar pulled a book from the pile on the table.
"He said his name was Hongjun, and this is the story from his world."
"Good heavens! 'Investiture of the Gods'!"
George glanced at the book's title, and his mind was completely and utterly blown apart.
(End of Chapter)