Countless years ago, Esok was just an ordinary small world located on the fringe of the Wizard World Clusters.
It was resource-poor, devoid of any Extraordinary Power, and utterly unremarkable.
Until one day, a meteor streaked across the sky and merged with the Esok World. This meteor was, in fact, a Cosmic Subconscious Fragment.
From that point on, the Esok World began to grow at a startling pace. Amazingly, the Wizard Civilization, despite being right on its doorstep, remained completely oblivious.
Countless years passed. Esok had long since matured into a Middle World, and its World Will had achieved true sentience.
It discovered It possessed the ability to peer into surrounding worlds across the vast Void, all while other worlds and their inhabitants remained completely unaware.
Gradually, It realized that the Esok World occupied a unique, undetected position. It began observing the rise and fall of civilizations in the surrounding small worlds, and in doing so, learned how to guide the development of its own.
Three thousand years ago, It chanced upon an Abyss Demon King in the Void named Baal Behemoth and, out of curiosity, attempted to communicate.
Demon King Baal followed Its Spiritual Link and invaded the Esok World.
Only then did the World Will realize the grave danger. It exhausted all Its power to seal Baal within the Heart of the World, but in doing so, It was grievously wounded and fell into a deep slumber.
During Its slumber, a small part of the Cosmic Subconscious Fragment began to break apart, its pieces scattering across the world. These were found by some of the Essoke People, giving rise to the first Summoners.
About a year ago, a Void Nest wandering the periphery of the cluster discovered this world, grievously wounded by the Abyss Demon King, and began to invade and devour it.
Then, just a moment ago, a terrifying Will suddenly flared to life before vanishing. Baal abruptly fled, leaving even the World Will baffled.
As Ian processed the information transmitted by the World Will, his mind reeled.
This World Will, which appeared to be in a state of Weakness—and had even been nearly devoured by the Abyss Demon King—still possessed a foundation and status maintained at the Level Six tier.
According to the system’s classification of world Levels, the Will of a Middle World ranges from a minimum of Level Five to a maximum of Level Six Bright Sun.
And the Esok World Will before him, despite its grievous injuries, was still firmly at that upper limit.
The boundless fluctuations of Its Will were so immense that a mere wisp of Its leaked aura made Ian’s Consciousness Body feel incredibly heavy.
If It were at full strength and harbored even a trace of hostility, he likely would have struggled just to enter the Heart of the World.
’To suppress a being of this caliber...’ Ian rapidly assessed.
’In the Wizard World, it would take at least a Level Five Radiant Moon Wizard commanding a fully operational Wizard Tower.’
’Or, you’d have to call upon a Bright Sun Wizard to intervene directly.’
But either option was far beyond his current capabilities.
He had originally assumed that a World Will ravaged by the Insect Race and invaded by the Abyss would be in a state of extreme Weakness, perhaps offering him a chance to seize control.
Now, it seemed his earlier calculations had been rather naive.
A glint appeared in Ian’s eyes as he swiftly adjusted his mindset and objectives.
’Since seizing control myself is unrealistic, I’ll focus on bringing Esok into the fold of the Wizard Civilization. That’s entirely feasible and aligns perfectly with the Wizard Alliance’s long-standing expansionist policies.’
’This world is too special. It absolutely cannot be left to develop on its own.’
Over long eons, the Esok World had developed into a cosmic blind spot—an invisible world that even the Wizard Civilization, right on its doorstep, had never detected.
For a civilization like the Wizard Civilization, whose core tenets were exploration and conquest, such strategic value was simply incalculable.
Ian suppressed his surging thoughts and began his explanation.
First, he described the Esok World’s true location in the Void: on the fringe of a region known as the Wizard World Clusters.
The Wizard Civilization, he explained, was a powerful civilization that held absolute hegemony across the boundless Void.
He then gave a broad overview of the territories and World Clusters under the Wizard Civilization’s control.
At the core of every World Cluster, there was invariably a great world capable of supporting the birth of a Level Seven True Spirit.
This core world acted like a beacon within the cluster, illuminating and governing the surrounding hundreds, or even thousands, of small and medium worlds.
Together, they formed a stable, prosperous world cluster where the Rules converged.
And the Wizard Civilization controlled dozens of such massive World Clusters!
It was a super-civilization that spanned the endless Void, its territory unimaginably vast, its system of Rules mature and complete, and its powerful individuals as numerous as the clouds.
The core world of the very cluster the Esok World belonged to was none other than the Wizard World, Ian’s home.
Ian went on to describe the glorious history of the Wizard Civilization: how their Wizard Towers traversed the Void, how their War Fortresses suppressed rebellious worlds, and how they used their vast and perfected system of knowledge to anchor one new world after another.
He also spoke of the enemies of the Wizard Civilization.
First was the Abyssal Civilization, a faction of Chaos whose very nature was pollution, Devouring, and the Assimilation of all things.
They roamed the depths of the Void like a cancer upon the cosmos. In their wake, worlds withered and civilizations crumbled.
The Abyssal Civilization was the Wizard World’s primary adversary; the two were true mortal enemies.
The Baal Behemoth that Esok had encountered was merely a minor being of the Demon King Level.
Next was the Void Insect Race Civilization, a predatory race centered on biological evolution and limitless proliferation.
They had clashed with the Wizard Civilization in several major wars that spanned multiple great World Clusters, all of which ended in overwhelming victories for the Wizards.
Then there were the adversaries who had made but a fleeting appearance in the historical records, such as the Nightmare World, the Shadow World, and the Mechanical Civilization... all of whom had once clashed violently with the Wizard Civilization.
Finally, Ian spoke at length about the nature of the Wizard Alliance.