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Chapter 126 109. The Curse from History

The Third King, after all, was on the path of Omniscience and Omnipotence, a question Dorothy had never really considered before. After all, to her past self, The Third King was so remote that in this lifetime she probably wouldn't have any chance to come into contact with him. Such a figure was like deities in myths, essentially serving as a backdrop in her worldview.

But now, when she thoroughly pondered the question, it seemed not quite accurate.

First of all, there was no doubt about The Third King's Talent. If they weren't qualified for the Path of Omnipotence, then no one in the Witch World would be.

The most classic impression people have of The Third King now is the Angel, the Great Dragon, and the Demon: figures who evolved from a pirated body even more perfectly and powerfully than the original, a clear case of using the barbarians' own tactics against them.

But upon careful thought, Dorothy was shocked to find that all of the Nine Major Schools seemed to originate from The Third King. Among them, the Divine King founded the Original Eight Systems, and later the Dragon King introduced the Combat Magic System, turning the eight into nine. The current Lord Demon King is the epitome of these Nine Systems.

She was the one who refined and popularized them throughout the whole world, allowing everyone in the Witch World to have magic to study.

Looking at it this way, it seemed The Third King was indeed the progenitor of the Path of Omniscience.

Tsk, but then again, it seems that only we, who have no choice but to be cornered weaklings, would have to choose one over the other. It seems the real big shots want it all.

Not to mention distant figures, even her own mother Euphilia seemed to practice Dual Cultivation. Although she was primarily a witch on the Path of Omnipotence, she also held several authoritative academic awards in the Study of Magic.

"So, is it Dual Cultivation of Omniscience and Omnipotence?"

She looked towards Senior Fanny, somewhat uncertainly.

In response, the senior with long black straight hair shook her head.

"Your answer is not entirely correct nor incorrect."

"To be precise, The Third King didn't engage in Dual Cultivation, but switched their specialties. In the early part of their long lifespans, they were the most standard examples of the Path of Omnipotence. But later on, The Third King switched paths, and now they're all considered to be on the Path of Omniscience."

Dorothy was startled to hear this answer, and then shocked.

"Why?"

She asked instinctively.

The senior with long black straight hair just shrugged slightly.

"What else could it be? Of course, because the Path of Omnipotence is a dead end. It's a path that leads nowhere."

Dorothy: "...."

Ah, this was... For such an unexpected answer that, upon reflection, made sense, she momentarily didn't know what to say.

"Dorothy, you've also heard of the saying that a witch with one million Mana achieves Omnipotence, haven't you?"

Senior Fanny asked again.

Still stunned by the revelation that the so-called Path of Omnipotence was but a deception, Dorothy nodded instinctively.

She indeed had heard of this hypothesis. It was quite popular on the Magic Network. Some scholars had calculated that, looking at the growth curve of a witch, in theory, as long as one had one million Mana, that witch would reach the Omnipotent Realm given the Omnipotent Power of Mana.

"Then do you know how much magical power The Third King has now, Dorothy?"

The senior with long black straight hair asked again.

Dorothy could only shake her head to this question; she'd never even seen The Third King in person, how could she know such things?

"The answer is 999,999 Mana."

Senior Fanny didn't keep her in suspense; she simply stated the answer.

"Everyone is stuck on that last Mana point. Strange, isn't it? Although the magical power of us witches is supposed to grow endlessly, theoretically increasing as we live longer, even the magical power of the oldest Divine King remains at that number. But when it truly comes to magic power reserves, she actually has several times more than the Dragon King."

"Dorothy, if you want to understand it more easily, you can consider the Divine King to have 999,999.9999... Mana. Every additional digit after the decimal point represents a doubling of the Divine King's total magical power. No matter how many times it doubles, the decimal continues endlessly, whereas the Dragon King has a few less digits after the decimal than the Divine King."

"Once magical power reaches 999,999, each additional Mana represents a qualitative upgrade in magical power. It's a pity that last upgrade is the reality the even The Third King can never reach. After that, they can only accumulate power, but it cannot undergo that final transformation."

"That is one, but also infinite; it is momentary, and yet eternal."

Although what the senior said sounded esoteric, Dorothy had an epiphany.

She was familiar with this concept, wasn't it just like the Ultimate Technique from her past life's Pinduoduo?

"So, after the failures of the Divine King and the Dragon King, even the Mother of the World resigned to fate. The third king she then gave birth to, who is now our Demon King Teacher, is a witch specialized in wisdom. The Mother of the World hoped the Demon King Teacher would earnestly follow the Path of Omniscience.

However, even the astute Demon King Teacher was incredulous and first embarked on the Path of Omnipotence. And then..."

Senior Fanny gestured towards Dorothy, who was greedily absorbing the story.

"You've seen where the Demon King Teacher is now, recognizing her fate after battering herself, she turned to develop the Magic Network, advancing education, and began to surge down the Path of Omniscience with the strength of the whole world."

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"The Third King now unanimously believes that to understand how to break through that final one, one must first achieve Omniscience. Unfortunately, all current research on Omniscience points to the conclusion that to achieve Omniscience, one must first attain Omnipotence."