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Chapter 25 - Chapter 25 Treasures from Another Time and Space

Hecate's laboratory was indeed absolutely secret.

In the deepest part of this Tartarus, even the King Zeus could not detect it, and the original great god who once gave birth to this Tartarus had already abandoned his autonomous consciousness under the impetus of the Suppression, completely merging with this Tartarus, transforming into an absolute forbidden zone in Greece.

The only ones who could possibly detect this stone temple were the Hundred-Armed Giants and the Furies wandering outside the Bronze Prison in the distance, but the temple also had countless barriers set up by Hecate, which completely cut off their senses.

So, after accepting Hecate's favor, Ares quickly gathered the items he needed for his experiment and moved into the stone temple established by the Moon Goddess in Tartarus.

Ares had already fully prepared for the experiment of the black crystal traversing the universe; all he lacked was a safe venue. With Hecate providing her laboratory, everything was ready, and Ares immediately began the experiment.

He drew a huge spell formation he had woven on the ground, held the fully charged black crystal in his hand, and then simultaneously injected the last trace of divine power to activate them into the spell formation beneath his feet and the crystal in his hand.

Buzz—

The strange spell formation on the ground lit up, and the black crystal in Ares's hand also began to heat up and glow. He opened his palm, and the black crystal in his palm floated up on its own.

"Detected activation energy, confirmed authorization, detected intelligent entity, detected presence of nearby intelligent entity, confirmed permissions, confirmation complete, one supreme permission holder, Multiverse Intelligent Navigation System at your service."

"So it can talk," Ares said, surprised, looking at the black crystal upon hearing the sudden voice in his mind.

When he had examined this black crystal, he hadn't discovered that it was an intelligent system. However, if this black crystal was equipped with such a thing, then it would indeed be much simpler for him to operate, at least better than the previous situation where he was completely in the dark.

Moreover, it sounded like, for some unknown reason, he had also inadvertently obtained the supreme operational authority within this black crystal, which made things much more convenient.

So he tried to communicate with this black crystal using his mental power, sending his desires to it.

"Checking permission holder's input command, command confirmed, filtering eligible universes, filtering complete, inter-universe fast travel channel about to open."

After the black crystal's voice faded, a peculiar energy beam projected from the crystal, striking the air. Immediately, the space there seemed to indent as if pressed down hard, then produced voids and cracks, and slowly formed a teleportation channel leading to other spaces.

"It worked."

Seeing the slowly appearing channel, Ares was overjoyed. However, just as he had slung his pack over his shoulder and was about to jump in, he suddenly felt a terrifying power in the unseen lock onto his location. Then, the spatial channel that had just formed in mid-air disappeared rapidly, like a pencil mark erased from white paper, leaving only a black crystal pendant still suspended in the air.

Upon seeing this result, not only Ares was stunned, but the activated black crystal also remained suspended in the air, as if it too were stunned.

At the same time, a terrible premonition emerged from the depths of his soul, carrying a warning.

"Was that... the Suppression?"

By the time this warning slowly faded in his mind, Ares was drenched in a cold sweat, feeling somewhat unnerved.

However, Ares being afraid did not mean this black crystal was afraid. A navigation system capable of freely traversing the multiverse would, no matter how one thought about it, not be afraid of a tiny Suppression of a planet within one universe.

So, as if with a hint of defiance, the black crystal's voice continued:

"Channel suffered unknown interference, opening failed. Activating backup plan: intercepting items that meet the permission holder's filtering criteria for reverse transmission."

After speaking, Ares saw the black crystal suspended in mid-air seemingly seize the moment of the Suppression's retreat, suddenly opening another small black hole. Then, a dazzling blue electric light shot out from that small hole, striking his forehead.

This electric light poured into his mind, shaking his soul, and scenes like a revolving lantern suddenly appeared before Ares's eyes.

"Fight your mother! Overlord, overlord, overlord—"

"Invincible Shock Zen! Whale-Slaying Overlord Fist!"

"Damn it, Magnetic Field Rotation, one million horsepower—Sea Tiger Explosion Fist!"

Ares: "..."

Various combat scenes, accompanied by faint insights, were transmitted into Ares's soul. At this moment, he seemed to see the memories of countless powerhouses, yet also seemed to see nothing at all.

All sorts of visceral, blood-boiling combat scenes appeared one after another. The battles between various world-destroying powerhouses excited Ares, who bore the divine office of War, beyond control.

"Swallowed it, swallowed it! How do you feel, how do you feel?!"

"Master, save me!"

Hmm, it seemed some strange things were mixed in, but Ares didn't pay attention, forgetting these scenes as if throwing away non-recyclable trash.

As these various scenes slowly disappeared, Ares's impression of them also began to thin, until finally, only one method remained in his mind: a method to activate and cultivate a power called "Magnetic Field Rotation."

"This is..." Ares recalled carefully, then a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face. What he had obtained was a new cultivation method, different from this world's power system, and it was also a power he had been desperately seeking, one that could be freely used even in the environment of the Steel Land where the Great Source was depleted!

"Calm down, calm down, this can wait until I get back."

Ares continuously cautioned himself in his mind, and finally allowed his agitated heart to slowly calm down. He reached out to catch the black crystal falling from mid-air, put it away close to his body, and then began to ponder.

It seemed that directly opening a portal to another universe through the black crystal and escaping to other worlds was currently unfeasible. According to the warning just now, any such action would attract intense attention from this world's Suppression.

This troublesome entity would not allow strange things from different timelines to enter and exit casually. Moreover, Ares was a god, an extension of the Root, and a "thing" created by the Suppression. This will certainly not let go of its own creation so easily.

Perhaps, whether Ares wanted to break free from his destiny as the War God or use the black crystal to leave this universe, the first thing he had to do was find a way to sever his connection with the Suppression.

Furthermore, he didn't dare to try again casually now. The Suppression had just warned him. If he were to attempt a "next time I'll still dare" move, Ares estimated that the moment he opened a channel to another universe, the fully manifested, complete spiritual foundations of the Grand Seven Servants would cross the long river of time, summoned by the Suppression to descend here, and then all look at him with benevolent gazes.

Stepping back, even if Ares was truly unparalleled in bravery and managed to counter-kill the Grand Seven Servants summoned by the Suppression to clean up the mess, he wouldn't dare to misuse this black crystal again.

One must know that the so-called Suppression's trump card tools, the Grand Servants, do not refer to a specific Heroic Spirit, but rather a qualification certified by the Suppression. Although the number of Heroic Spirits that meet this certification is not large, it is not just a single one.

If Ares defeated the Grand Seven Servants who first descended, there would still be a second wave of Grand Seven Servants. If Doctor came today, Merlin tomorrow, and Gilgamesh the day after, all giving him their "Grand-class strike," even Zeus would be beaten into a fool.

"It seems directly running away isn't possible. To have the qualification to use this crystal, not to mention directly clashing with the Suppression, I must at least possess the ability to deceive the Suppression. To do this, to be safe, I probably need to learn magic equivalent to the Five True Magics."

Ares thought:

"But for now, I should go back to Hecate's place and study this Magnetic Field Rotation cultivation method."

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