There was no time to savor Restia's lips; the softness of her tongue had vanished, replaced by a heavy force emerging from within.
This force continuously surged from Restia, using her as a medium to transmit into Roa's body. The power was immense, roughly half of what Roa was in the original world. This powerful force possessed its own will and began to attempt to invade Roa's body.
The black mist that had previously dissipated from Ashbell suddenly erupted again, a thick ominous aura rushing towards Roa at lightning speed.
The mist rolled and intertwined with the power of the Demon King, launching an attack into Roa's body.
The dark corrosion was terrifying, but as it entered Roa's body, it was instantly suppressed by the divine energy and magic within him, the scorching divine power continuously battling against the black mist.
However, this approach was not a solution. What Roa wanted was to master this power, not to keep it at bay.
After a moment of hesitation, Roa ordered the divine power to cease its struggle and allow the invading force to enter.
The divine beings were taken aback, exclaiming in disbelief, gathering together to loudly question why they should allow the invading force to enter.
Roa smiled without speaking.
The divine beings sighed, calling their emperor foolish, but alas, the body belonged to Roa, and they could only obey his commands.
Then, the powerful wave of darkness surged forward after losing the scorching divine power's obstruction, crashing against every inch of Roa's torso.
At the same time, countless whispers filled Roa's ears.
These whispers seemed both distant and near, with voices of the elderly, children, and youth, but without a doubt, they were all saying one thing.
"Become mine."
The whispers could not sway Roa's mind; he found them quite noisy.
If he were to block the invaders from the outside, it would undoubtedly raise their alertness. If they discovered he was a tough opponent, they would all flee, and he would have to capture them one by one.
It was better to go with the flow, allowing this dark divine power to enter for better absorption, and then swallow them all.
But the cacophony was indeed irritating. Roa's mental strength was incredibly resilient, and the talent of the second-tier Fool activated, his will unbreakable.
Roa's mental power was already vast; the dark corrosion that could overwhelm ordinary people in an instant was merely a tickle to him.
His immense mental power crushed down, creating towering waves in the sea of his mind, silencing the whispers, which then ceased to appear.
Roa sneered; it was not them causing trouble for him now, but rather he was seeking trouble with them.
The scorching divine power mobilized, magic and divine energy responding to the command, rushing towards Roa's position.
The ocean of the mind stirred up towering waves, and in the distance, the scorching divine power gathered, transforming into a great sun. The light emitted from the sun scorched the dark mist.
The mist howled in despair, emitting cries of agony, rolling around like mad, but there was no place to hide in the sky or on the ground.
Soon, it melted away like spring snow, everything solidifying at this moment.
The black mist was dark corrosion, and this level of corrosion could not shake Roa's mind; its melting was inevitable.
What remained was the complete acceptance of the power from Restia.
As Restia had said, Roa could fully accept this power.
Although his body was currently in chaos, in fact, as long as Roa wished, he could seize control in an instant.
Compared to other spirit mages, Roa's physical strength was far superior. Even the so-called power of the Dark Elemental Lord was not something he would refuse. However, Roa ultimately underestimated the so-called Dark Elemental Lord.
Suddenly, a powerful will descended upon Roa's mind, the force exuding an extremely ominous aura.
Roa was momentarily stunned, then he heard the other party speak.
"Where is this?"
A massive shadow obscured the sky, standing above the sea.
It seemed confused, two pairs of crimson eyes opened, the black mist rolling. It looked up at the distant sun radiating intense heat and then glanced at the azure sea beneath its feet.
Roa fell into contemplation; he wanted to say: Are there still experts?
The scorching divine power poured down from the horizon, hot enough to burn other resentments, but it could not incinerate the pitch-black shadow.
The sunlight shone on the black shadow, not taking away a single wisp of mist.
Roa quietly set a trap; the ocean of his soul rippled, and the surface of the sea where it stood suddenly sank, attempting to drag it into the depths of the ocean.
The massive shadow frowned, the two darker outlines of its face wrinkling together; Roa guessed that those were its eyebrows.
It remained motionless, calmly changing its position.
It looked at the sun on the horizon, the dazzling sunrise making it very uncomfortable. It extended its hand, the black mist rolling, spilling from the massive shadow's hand, reaching for the horizon.
It seemed to want to pull down the sunrise; the black mist drew closer and was already beside the sunrise, but the black mist could not devour the sunrise. Its frown deepened, as if sensing something, it coldly said, "Don't hide; come out. I am the Dark Elemental Lord. In my name, I will not harm you."
The cold voice echoed throughout the entire ocean of souls. Of course, Roa could not appear; not only did he not appear, but he also mobilized the scorching divine power, and another sunrise appeared on the horizon.
The shadow's mouth twitched at Roa's little trick.
The shadow was very displeased, snorting coldly, and said, "This is your soul world, indeed spectacular, but you wouldn't think that just those two sunrises could refine me, would you?"
As soon as the words fell, the two sunrises in the sky transformed into three, the scorching divine power recklessly pouring down from the distant horizon, the temperature in the air rising several times in an instant, and these rays primarily targeted the one calling itself the Dark Elemental Lord.
The black mist rolled continuously, the Dark Elemental Lord was furious, reaching out to try to pull down the sunrise.
The Dark Elemental Lord was decisive; a large amount of mist rolled, and a massive black cloud appeared in the sky, blocking out the sun, covering the position of the sunrise.
Roa remained calm; this was his territory, and no matter how the other party struggled, they could not be his opponent.
The black mist indeed covered the sun, the ominous aura engulfing the entire sun.
However, the fourth sunrise had already appeared, and the speed of devouring could not keep up with the speed of the great sun's emergence. Soon, nine suns floated in the sky.
The originally azure ocean rolled, the surface evaporating, revealing the black ocean beneath.
The evaporating water did not disappear; the power was all his, so how could it harm him?
This time, even the Dark Elemental Lord could no longer remain calm. The mist on his body began to visibly dissipate, the once massive shadow shrinking in size. Sensing something was wrong, the Dark Elemental Lord hurriedly shouted, "I mean no harm! I am truly the Dark Elemental Lord! I can trade with you!"
Roa remained unmoved; trading was secondary; he wanted to refine it first.
Noticing the other party's resolute attitude, the Dark Elemental Lord gritted his teeth and said directly, "This world is about to be destroyed! Don't you want to hear about it? You are a spirit mage, right? If this world is destroyed, you won't be able to survive either!"
Roa's movements paused, his gaze deepening; it seemed the Dark Elemental Lord knew quite a bit.
Sensing the boy's hesitation, the Dark Elemental Lord quickly added, "Even if you don't care about your own life, you have family, right? Your father, your mother, your children—can you bear to let them perish with this world?"
Silence, a long silence.
Finally, Roa spoke coldly, "Speak."
The ocean gathered, droplets of water coalescing, finally forming Roa's appearance. He stood indifferently on the surface of the lake, the water column carrying him towards the position of the Dark Elemental Lord.
The Dark Elemental Lord smiled, the black mist rolling, though it was much less imposing than before.
"I am the Dark Elemental Lord; to be precise, I am just a part of him."
The Dark Elemental Lord began to explain.
Roa nodded, waiting for the other party to continue speaking. He did not want to ask questions actively, as that would expose his curiosity, so he feigned indifference.
The Dark Elemental Lord looked at Roa's appearance, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
"A male spirit mage? You are not a reincarnation of mine. How did you obtain this power?"
Roa glanced at the Dark Elemental Lord, pointed at the sun, and said expressionlessly, "Do you want to die?"
The Dark Elemental Lord's words caught in his throat, anger flashing across his face. But as if recalling something, he snorted coldly and began to narrate the history of this world.
"We were born in the Sea of Origins, living in ignorance until one day, I gained consciousness, birthed a soul, and had a self. I began to communicate with the spirits who were born later but also gained consciousness. We discovered that we were merely projections, defective products born from the Sea of Origins."
As the Dark Elemental Lord's words reached Roa, the long-lost system prompt echoed in his mind.
[You are in contact with the source of the world; the world consciousness is sending you a request.]
[You can choose whether to accept it.]
[Task: The World's Plea]
[Description: This world is not as simple as imagined; the so-called Elemental Lords have long fallen into madness, and the Astral Zero will eventually descend into chaos. The human Blade Dance has lost its effective soothing; it was once very useful, but now the Blade Dance ritual has shown flaws.]
[Requirement: Kill the rampaging Elemental Lord.]
[Reward: Chaos Power (All Attributes), Time and Space Power 3000, Origin Power 1.]
Roa's eyes brightened; it was rare to trigger a task, but after reading the task, his brows furrowed.
A rampaging Elemental Lord?
The difficulty was a bit high, no, it could be said that the difficulty was very high.
While the Time and Space Power of 3000 was indeed good, obtaining this amount of Time and Space Power would already recoup the investment in this world, but whether he could defeat those Elemental Lords was another matter entirely.
By the way, what exactly is this so-called Chaos Power?
Seeing Roa in deep thought, the Dark Elemental Lord was quite satisfied and continued to speak to himself, "All elements existing in the Astral Zero are merely projections copied from the source of the world. We yearned for true elements, so we worked together to open the 'Gate' to the source, successfully introducing the true elements. However, this plan had a huge miscalculation. A part of the source taken by the 'World' sent 'Angels' into the Astral Zero."
The Dark Elemental Lord did not elaborate much on the Angels, merely mentioning them in passing, then paused before saying, "We paid a painful price, and in the end, we managed to drive those guys back to the world they belonged to. At the same time, we obtained two treasures: the true Dark and the true Fire."
"Although the true Dark belongs to me, the true Fire (the Flame of Elstein) was stolen by one of the fairy tribes and has since gone missing."
"I thought everything would end like this, but the power of the dark element was far beyond my imagination. This power constantly eroded my will, and by the time I realized it, I had already fallen into madness, only occasionally able to regain clarity."
"The five Elemental Lords noticed my anomaly and tried to stop me, engaging in battle with the unconscious me. I possessed the true Dark, and my consciousness was born much earlier than theirs, so none of them were my opponents. But the Holy King, that guy actually used the properties of light to fuse the captured 'Angels' into his own body, being eroded by true light, becoming the 'Holy King.' He wanted true radiance, not to be a fake 'Light King,' but hoped to become true light, correctly illuminating this world."
After a pause, the Dark Elemental Lord revealed a mocking expression, sneering, "Self-righteous fool, how could true power be so easily obtained? The two consciousnesses intertwined, and he too had long fallen into madness."
After mocking his old rival, the Dark Elemental Lord turned his gaze to Roa, coldly saying, "I alone am not their opponent; in the end, I was killed by their combined forces. However, I sealed the Holy King in a dimensional rift, but the four Elemental Lords beneath hims are still alive, and their consciousness has also been eroded by the darkness of another world."
"In the end, I used that power to reincarnate. To avoid their gaze, I chose to reincarnate in a male who could never become a spirit mage, to confuse them."
"All of this was paid for by our greed; we deserve our fate. It is not for revenge against those who killed me, but to protect this world. I must kill them. Before I died, I created Restia, hoping she could lead the reincarnated me to awaken my power."
After finishing, the Dark Elemental Lord's words paused, looking at the surrounding environment with a mocking smile, casually saying, "But it seems my thoughts were still too naive. The true Dark I entrusted to Restia."