Chapter 969 Important Information
( Odin's POV )
About two days after the council of monarchs meeting, Odin requested an audience with Max on the Rajput Capital, which greatly surprised Max since Odin was the only individual that he had ordered the queen to monitor.
Max did not understand the motivations or the ambitions behind Odin's actions and hence he was highly sceptical of all that he did.
He wielded too much influence for someone who liked to remain in the shadows and was too strong to be left unchecked.
Nonetheless, despite having reservations, Max acknowledged the request for a meeting and agreed to grant Odin an audience.
" Greetings, Supreme Lord, I see you taught my disciples a valuable lesson, please allow me to express my gratitude for it" Odin said, as Max immediately raised an eyebrow to his comment.
" Yes, your precious disciples are still locked up within my divine concealment barriers on the Rajput Capital.
I don't mind releasing them for you, but I will not release them for free" Max said as he assumed that Odin was here to secure their release, however, the sly old fox only began to laugh at this proposal.
" You misunderstand me, Supreme Lord, I'm not here for them. Infact, I'm the one who put them here knowing full well that this is how the fight would end" Odin said as Max felt surprised by this information.
" You candidly admit to betraying the trust of your disciples?" Max asked as Odin waved him off.
" I wanted what was best for my master and Hazriel.
My master got to show off his skills and quell any thoughts of rebellion in the hearts of the monarchs post the ascension of Lord Shakuni.
Hazriel got what she wanted in the way that there are no more obstructions between your union with her.
So yes, I had to trade those wins for the minor discomfort of my disciples, who most desperately needed a reality check, but I don't see it as a loss" Odin said as Max began to chuckle out loud at his words
" Me? Your master? Since when?" Max asked as he found Odin's changing loyalties laughable, however, he did not expect what Odin was about to say next.
" Yes you are my master ever since Lord Shakuni ascended.
I gave him close to 5000 years of vitality to support his body in his ascension and have been his right hand man for a while now.
You may find it ridiculous, but the day the tutorial game Omega ended, was the day that both myself and the queen knew that we were destined to become the right and left hand men of Lord Shakuni.
You can confirm it with your trusted servant if you want-" Odin said as he revealed a critical piece of information that Max had no idea about.
Max did not trust Odin, but this claim was too big for him to not verify and hence he summoned the queen for confirmation.
" Queen, are his words true?" Max asked as the all-powerful A.I. replied in her usual Mechanical voice.
" It's partially true, supreme lord, there was a 7% probability that both of us ended up serving Lord Shakuni and it was the probability that Odin worked hard to make true" the queen replied as she gave Max the facts that while it was not a certainty, it was a probability that Odin was aiming for from the get-go.
" Just like how Hazriel was your saviour and reincarnator, I'm your brothers saviour and reincarnator.
I'm sure he told you this before he ascended, but yes, you're brother is a regressor just like you-" Odin said as he casually revealed Rudra's biggest, most closely guarded secret which made Max feel stunned.
Not until the day he ascended did Rudra tell that secret to anyone as Max was sure that not even Naomi or Ruby knew this truth about him.
It was a secret that Rudra quite literally brought to his grave and only confided about to Max who was in a similar position.
Yet, somehow, Odin knew about that secret and what was more ridiculous was the fact that he claimed that he was the one who arranged it.
" What I'm about to tell you today is very important, Supreme Lord Max, so please hear me carefully.
I'll tell you everything about my relationship with lord Rudra, the secret of the perfect warrior, my connection with the perfect warrior and the truth about this universe.
These are some important secrets that Lord Rudra wanted me to share with you only after you have consolidated power and don't have to worry about the affairs of the universe.
It'll be a long tale, so please be patient with me" Odin said as Max's expression immediately turned serious.
This was the sort of information that he desperately wanted as he knew that from here till the celestial realm, his growth and direction of improvement would depend heavily on this information.
" Every celestial that ascends the mortal realm, solidifies their soul into a core which is called a celestial core.
The process to solidify a celestial core is extremely difficult and it was common belief before Lord Rudra ascended that the only way to do it was through gaining emotional neutrality, but he proved that assumption wrong by developing a new method of core solidification.
The second method is to use the already solidified core of a celestial and implant it into one's body, which is something that both you and Lord Rudra could explore doing since both of you were in possession of a celestial core" Odin explained as Max listened carefully about what the old god had to say.
" However, instead of settling for just one core, Lord Rudra went for a dual core by not only solidifying his own core, but also implanting one into his body, giving him unparalleled strength and power.
Since you are also in possession of a core, Lord Rudra wished that you also ascend with a dual core and wanted me to guide you on how to achieve it" Odin said as Max nodded at his words.
Having a dual core was something Max also aimed to achieve and he was glad that he now had someone to help him figure it out, rather than having to work on it from the scratch.
" Once the celestial core are formed, the pressure of one's soul becomes too heavy for the constraints of the controlled universe, which is why one will be forced out of this world and forced to ascend.
However, when one ascends they leave behind two important artefacts in the controlled universe!
Firstly a seed of power
Secondly a soulmancer" Odin said as he now got to the most important part of becoming a celestial that was not written in any book, nor recorded in any history.
" A seed of power contains a small portion of the ascended celestial's soul essence and the laws of the universe converge around it to give them the power that they wield.
Usually, most celestials only ascend with a single core so there is only a single seed of power that shows up, however, when your brother ascended, he took with him 7 seeds of power and left with two cores, giving birth to two unprecedented seeds of power that I like to call the ' Yin and Yang' seeds" Odin said as he shuddered slightly when he said those words.
" I call them the yin and yang seeds, however, you can call them the seed of creation and the seed of destruction as well as they are the strongest seeds to have ever been created in this universe.
Wielding the seed of creation, you can just will entire planets with complex terrain and lifeforms to appear and wielding the seed of destruction you can wipe out entire races from across the universe without breaking a sweat.
They are supreme weapons, however, with how strong they are, their corruption is also bound to be next level.
They are weapons that in the wrong hands can turn the universal order upside down, however, if tamed can help you solidify a second core as well as increase your combat prowess to unbelievable levels" Odin said as Max understood exactly what he was hinting at.
Odin wanted Max to claim the seeds of creation and destruction for himself to not only prevent them falling into the wrong hands but to also improve his strength and reach the celestial realm with the greatest chances to win.
" To beat a celestial completely, all three conditions need to be satisfied.
Firstly they need to be defeated, secondly their seed needs to be destroyed and finally their soulmancer needs to be killed.
I'm sure you have met Seraphiel so you understand just how strong soulmancers are. However, you are still underestimating them, as if the soulmancers took a more active role in the universe, the current council of monarchs could easily be turned upside down.
Me? I'm a soulmancer too, the soulmancer of none other than the perfect warrior himself, however, my only objective to exist is to bring him down.
Although I can't tell you what secrets the celestial realm holds since it's against the laws to do so, I can tell you this that your fight against the perfect warrior is not going to be easy despite how much you have achieved at such a young age.
Lord Rudra promised to call you after facing the perfect warrior once, however, while months have passed he hasn't made contact and I'm sure it's because he doesn't see a method to beat the perfect warrior yet….." Odin said as he dropped a bombshell upon Max, one where Max learnt about some of the most important secrets of the universe.