Chapter 12 - Celestial of Terra (Patreon)

"Codex: Geographical Regions of Terra - Huaxia

Old World, Yamato, Klandor, Avalon and Huaxia.

Huaxia is one of the five central regions of the Terra that created the core of the Terran Civilization before the World Merge and the start of the Age of Apocalypse or the God and Devil Age.

After the Shattering and the World Merge, Huaxia comprises the historical territories of China, Mongolia, India, the majority of Siberia, Korea, and the former mainland of Southeast Asia, with some of the island archipelagos of the former Southeast Asia.

Huaxia Region has one of the largest populations among the original core regions of the Terra, and it's primarily dominated by the local Yokai Clans, Daoist Sects, and Jujutsu Sorcerer Clans.

In the Huaxia region, the most prominent force is the Celestial Dragon Family, named Xuanyuan Family. A Clan of Daoists that traced their roots to the Yellow Emperor Gongsun Xuanyuan, who was one of the most prominent Emperors of the ancient Han.

Among all the regions of Terra, after the World Merge and elevation of Terra, Huxia had one of the greatest sights of nature and wonders. Huxia is home to hundreds of floating mountains or peaks that were so high that they reached the clouds. 

It was also home to countless types of fauna and flora that inhabited the wast region of Huxia, as most of the region was under the rule of powerful Magical Creatures, while the human Moonlit population lived in the fortress cities.

At the same time, Huaxia is considered one of the more dangerous regions of the world because of the incomparably vast landmass, treacherous mountains, and deep forests that were home to countless types of Magic Creatures and Monsters.

Huaxia is close to the Old World and Yamato regions and thus has the closest trading relationship with these two regions. Huaxia is also the region with one of the highest numbers of 1st-Class and above beings, which is primarily attributed to the huge population of Huaxia itself, as it is the biggest among all central regions.

The Daoist Sects and Clans in the Huaxia usually focus on perfecting their Martial Arts or understanding the Laws of Heaven and Earth, in a similar manner to Magi who are pursuing the path to reach The Root.

They are rather reclusive and not really intervening in mortal matters as they pursue their own goals. Despite the fact that Huaxia has the highest number of 1st-Class beings and Special 1st-Class ones, in terms of the Celestial Dragon Families, only one of the twenty is of Huaxian origin.

Another pressing problem in the Huxia is the frequent occurrence of the Monster Hordes, which are far more prevalent than in the other Central Regions of the World Government. The Monster Hordes of the Huaxia are the greatest danger to the living humans in there.

Due to this, it is very common for the powerhouses from the other regions of Terra to be stationed and rotating in the Huaxia to reinforce their local garrisons against possible incursions of the Monster Hordes.

Another great danger of the Huaxia is that the concentration of the God and Devil Gates that were so far opened in the Huaxia is the biggest so far. One of the most dangerous God and Devil Gates that leads to the Mech Empires lies in the Huaxia in the military restricted zone by the Federal Military and Knights of God.

- Terra: It's Geography Old and New, World Government's Issue on the Geographical Changes after the World Merge

***

Hungary, Budapest, Ördögház

The war between the Lycan Rebellion Army and the Old World Coven has ended.

This piece of news was released to the entire Moonlit World, which was talking about the end of the war that was terrorizing the entirety of the old world for many centuries. The ones that were probably the happiest about the end of the war were Wizardkin, because they were unfortunately most commonly caught in the middle of the fight.

Most of the time, there were side casualties between their clashes that were taking place throughout the whole old world. During the fights between the Old World Coven and Lycan Rebellion Army, it were usually Wizards who were caught in between.

And being caught in between typically meant dying.

Across the centuries, there were many casualties.

Many.

And now... 

It was the end of it.

Many found such an outcome to be something completely surreal.

Yet, the war has ended, and now, the entire old world could have some time of peace.

[Host has managed to end the Lycan-Vampire War in Europe.]

[Quest: Resolve the Lycan-Vampire War in Europe has been finished.]

[Host has obtained reward: Heart-Blood of Primogenitus Titan]

Shirou, who was standing on one of the balconies of the Ördögház, looked at the notification from the World Development System. Sometimes, he really forgot that he had any System, because it had shown itself only once per century and issued only one mission that could take even several centuries to complete.

He looked at the description of the reward, as he was pretty much satisfied with the reward that he got for completing the Quest. It took Shirou a long time to complete the Quest, and he was somewhat satisfied with the outcome.

[Heart-Blood of Primogenitus Titan

Description: Essence of Blood of one of the first Titans that exist in the Great Dark Beyond. Could be used to upgrade the World to a higher Level or upgrade the environment of the World.]

As he read over in his memory, he couldn't really find the reason why this was so familiar to him, but as soon as he finished reading the description of the Heart-Blood of Primogenitus Titan, another notification from the World Development System popped up.

It seemed that today the System was relatively active.

Which was very unusual.

[Quest: Awaken the ???

Progress: Pending

Reward: ???]

As he read the description of the Quest, he seriously wanted to punch something, because there was actually zero information or anything that he could use to start. He knew that, like anything that came from this dammed system, it was pretty important, but he didn't really know where to start.

Nevertheless, his instincts were telling him that it was something connected to the Heart-Blood of the Titan Primogenitor or whatever. So the best bet would be to just use the Heart-Blood of the Primogenitor Titan on the planet Terra and see what would happen.

This was he last night that he would be spending at the Ördögház, because tomorrow he would be returning to Japan. And on top of his problems right now, he wouldn't be going back home, because apparently, Bellatrix Black would be going together with him.

It wasn't really in the original plans, but alas, she had decided to come, and her grandfather allowed her to come. Not to mention, she was already far from Great Britain, and based on her personality, if she decided to go, then she would.

Regardless of whether someone from her family would agree or not.

She was a rather stubborn person.

He didn't really care about the fact that she would be coming together with him; it was rather refreshing to have someone so unbound by societal norms or behavioral protocols because she did what she wanted.

It seemed that she inherited the famous "Black Madness".

Most members of the House Black were Psychotic... in a way, through that it was rather foreign because they did what they wanted and how they wanted.

Even though bearers of the Heaven's Feel Magecraft gave them tremendous resistance towards the side effects of the Dark Magic, Forbidden Magic, and other more unsavory parts of the Aracne, the Black Madness was probably the only side effect.

It wasn't like they were losing sanity or something.

It was just that, they were not the most rational people sometimes, and that they sometimes were too much ruled by their emotions instead of logic. 

Still, she was a very talented Magus, and she was combatant, which was something somewhat rare in their kind. Most of the Wizardkin were sluggish combatants, even various Auror Departments were somewhat below his standards, he would say.

Most of the Wizards barely trained in their combat spells, while Magi, on the other hand, tended to spend most of their time in their research and perfecting their Family Craft or pursuing the Root.

Though Shirou knew that Wizards and Magi were one of the most troublesome combatants that he had ever encountered in his very long life.

Due to the versatility of Wizardcraft, when mastering their combat style, they were hard to deal with because of the numerous options for combat that Magic gave them.

And Magi were even worse, because if the Magecraft was of "heavy-hitter type", then they were easily able to rank among some of the most powerful people in the world.

Ironically, though, there were not many who learned and mastered their powers to their potential, because most Wizards were content with learning the curriculum in their school, and many Magi were satisfied with mastering their Family Craft to a level where they could assume the official position within their Family.

Even right now, the number of Special-Class Magi was rather low.

Aside from some notable ones, like Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald, and Nicolas Flamel, there were not many publicly known. Most Special-Class Magi would rather remain cooped up in their workshops and continue their research.

Shirou knew that the number wasn't actually low, but many didn't bother with what was happening in the world, as it wasn't of any interest to them at all. Because of their pursuit of Root, they spent lifetimes researching and perfecting their Craft, which was their only and sole goal.

***

Ördögház, Next Morning

The next morning, Shirou was planning to head back to Japan, directly through the portkey that was given to him by Markus, as the Old World Coven had a lot of portkeys to the various locations around the world.

Together, Toji and Bellatrix were already ready to depart, with the first looking bored as hell and the second excited to visit Japan Moonlit Community, which was considered one of the most diverse around the world.

The Asian Moonlit Communities were more diverse than their counterparts in Europe or America, because of the stronger internal unity and the many species that lived together. In Europe, though, Wizardkin mainly lived isolated in their own communities and barely interacted with the other species.

And in the Americas, Psykers, for example, were rather very well integrated into the No-Maj World and controlled large parts of it.

Most of the Asian Moonlit Communities contained Wizardkin, Daoists, Jujutsu Sorcerers, Yokai, Goblins, Dwarves, and many other species living together in one mish-mash society, which often created some really lovely and surreal pictures.

"I hope that you will come to visit Takamagahara soon. It would be an honor for the Jujutus Association to host the delegation from the Vampire Council at our humble home."

As they were parting, Shirou said to Markus, because the time would soon come for the unification to begin, and his plan to create the true unified society and government for the entire Moonlit World.

For that, he needed to have leaders of the major species and factions on board, together with politically active Special-Class beings. Many of the Special-Class beings were hermtis that were not really interested in what was happening around the world.

Most wouldn't bat an eye if something like the unfication of the Moonlit World happened, asd it wasn't their concern. This was especially true for the true, ageless beings that lived for many centuries and would continue living regardless of the regime that would rule the planet.

For most, it was just a minor change in things, but nothing serious.

"It would be my honor, old friend."

Shirou nodded as it would be Amelia's task to increase her influence within the Vampire Council as part of the ultimate plan of the Sons of Jakob. Right now, Amelia belonged to the more influential Elders of the Council, but there were still some more senior members.

The most problematic thing was that, compared to some of the Vampire Elders, she wasn't really the strongest one and needed to increase her strength. Power ruled; for the Vampires, this was especially true because the strongest usually had the most respect and influence in their society.

Shirou knew that once Amelia increased her strength by a bit, she would be able to assume Viktor's old position within the Vampire Council, which would be a great boon for the Sons of Jakob.

"Then it is decided then."

Another problematic topic that awaited Markus and the Vampire Council was the negotiation with the Werewolf Tribes about the release of William Corvinus from his prison. Once Markus found out about the location of William's prison, he wanted to immediately release his brother, which was something that could be considered a rather bad idea.

From many points of view.

William Corvinus was a rabid dog, a Special-Class rabid dog that would attack and kill anything that moved and was a grave danger to everyone around him. The problem with William's shattered mind was something that wasn't solved, and it would be better if he were released from prison only after the problem was solved.

Otherwise, it could lead to many unsavory complications and problems that nobody wants to have on their table for the time being.

Furthermore, this was also a thought that was shared by Muzaka Kallikratos and several other Vampire Elders who were strictly against the release of William. Ironically, this was something that they agreed to together with the Werewolves, as the Werewolf Chieftains were also against the release of William.

It was a miracle that they managed to contain him the last time.

When William Corvinus was sealed in his prison, it was nothing short of a miracle.

He had to admit that his recent trip to Hungary and Great Britain, which was included in the first one, was rather pleasant.

Not only did he manage to complete one mission assigned by the World Development System and even reaped a rather tremendous reward, but he also met interesting people and spread the agenda of the Sons of Jakob.

Currently, the only major issues that need to be addressed sooner or later are those related to Dark Lord Voldemort, but that has proven to be much more complicated than initially thought. When he was in Great Britain, there were several Special-Class beings that were searching for him, but he vanished without a trace.

It seemed that he was hiding somewhere very deep and had hidden himself very well to the point where even Special-Class beings couldn't find him.

"And the matter with Viktor and Demons?"

Shirou said in a very low tone of voice as he spoke with Markus, while the Vampire Primogenitor looked especially gloomy, hearing that. This was already pretty humiliating to the Vampire Race, as it was, and on top of that, they needed to now conduct a purge of their own because of the possible Demonic influences.

Within the entire Moonlit Side of the World, cahooting with the Demons was the gravest and greatest taboo.

"Selene, as the Regent of Old World Coven, is conducting a deep interrogation of everyone involved, even remotely, with Viktor. Millennium Castle is shut down, and we are arresting anyone who is related to Vitkor, and other Covens are doing the same thing."

Looking at Markus's expression, it seemed that not everything looked that good, or perhaps the number of people who were cooperating with Demons in one way or another was higher than they had anticipated.

"And the situation? I don't need to remind you, Markus, that the situation is graver than you imagine..."

Shirou's expressions suddenly turned severe because he still remembered the times when the Demons freely roamed through Terra. In the times even before Markus was born, how Wizards summoned the Demons and contracted their very foulest Magics.

The green fires of the Fel burned the ground.

Fel Magic, also called Chaos Magic, Demonic Magic, Chaos Energy, or Chaotic Energy, is a destructive form of Magic used by Demons and was he manifestation of Disorder in the Great Dark Beyond.

 It is demonic, entropic, chaotic, and extremely volatile. Its use by the wielder, or its effects on the victim, frequently results in an alteration of the individual, colloquially called corruption. All Demons carry the taint of Fel Magic within their very blood, allowing them to spread greater evil.

In the past, even on Terra, there were countless Warlocks that wreaked havoc with these powers until they were put to the sword. Their legacies were destroyed or sealed by a few who had the power to guard them from those who would dare to summon Demons back to Terra.

"Many of Viktor's people were Demon worshippers or worked with them... some have been tainted by Fel."

The last part of the sentence was said by Markus directly to Shirou's mind because nobody should know that Fel has appeared on the Terra once more.

"Interrogate them from where they obtained the knowledge and kill them with extreme prejudice."

In the end, even though this could be a really catastrophic situation, it would serve as another reason why the Congregation should be established and why all of the Moonlit Side of the World should be unified under one banner.

After finishing speaking with Markus telepathically, Shirou looked at Selene and Amelia, who looked like they wanted to say something but refrained from saying anything. Thus, he sent them a message in the form of a letter, which was an invitation to the Star Tomb Takamagahara.

During the time that he spent in the Ördögház, it was Selene who spent most spending time with him, and he had to admit that he had grown fond of the Death Dealer Regentess of the Old World Coven.

Meanwhile, Amelia was something akin to his first love, one could say.

In many regards.

But unfortunately for them, she was too honor-bound to her duties.

Maybe in the future, if his vision of the Congregation were realized, then it wouldn't be such an obstacle.

***

Star Tomb Takamagahara, Japan, Beneath Mount Fuji

Deep beneath Mount Fuji, hidden from the eyes of the No-Majs, an enormous underground city sprawled through the huge subterranean region, spanning through large parts of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

It is no crude cavern as its architecture flows with the same artistry as that of the greatest architectural wonders of the Eastern civilization.

Colossal stone pillars, etched with glowing runes, rise like titans to support the vaulted ceiling, each inscribed with arrays that draw in faint streams of Mana Particles from the world above.

The ceiling itself is studded with luminous Magic Crystals, arranged like constellations, casting a soft silver glow that mimics starlight. Between them, vast rivers of molten jade flow through carved channels, their radiance bathing the city in emerald hues.

The streets are paved with obsidian slabs engraved with runic lines that hum softly as people of the Moonlit Side of the World tread upon them, absorbing impurities and ensuring that the environment is clear and pure.

Various kinds of buildings, towers, temples, pavilions, and many more were raised from the cavern floor, some shaped from the stone through the mystical arts of Magic, while some were built brick by brick. Some were grown from the petrified Magic Wood that has slumbered underground for millennia.

The buildings varied greatly, as they showcased the various origins and architectural styles of the different species and factions that inhabited the city, ranging from the Jujutsu Sorcerers to the Wizardkin, and including the Yokai and other Moonlit races.

At the city's heart was a grand plaza, encircled by dragon-shaped pillars whose eyes glowed with eternal flames. In the center stands a black jade pagoda that seems to pierce both heaven and earth, its tiers wrapped in shifting illusions: one moment wreathed in mist, the next reflecting entire realms within its surfaces.

This Pagoda was the Headquarters of the Jujutsu Association, and it was called the Star Curse Pagoda, used to suppress and refine the Cursed Spirits captured or destroyed by the Jujutsu Association through the centuries.

Everywhere one looked, there was a high concentration of Mana Particles, which made this place like a paradise. Literal veins of Mana Patricles rippled like hidden streams, flowing through engraved channels beneath the city. 

Jujutsu Sorcerers and Daoists walked side by side with the Yokai, Goblins, Wizards, and other beings, while here and there one could see some Magical Creatures strolling through the busy streets of the city.

People were selling various things on the market, be it Potions, Pills, Talismans, Weapons, Books, or anything that one could imagine, as the entire place gave out a very special and unique atmosphere that was unlike any other across the entire world.

One had to admit that the Star Tomb Takamagahara was a hidden sanctum where the No-Majs cannot reach, a hidden moonlit capital where ambition, secrets, and cultivation flourish in eternal twilight.

"Welcome to the Star Tomb Takamagahara, the headquarters of not only the Jujutsu Association, but home to the countless species of Yokai, thousands of Wizards and Magi, Daoist Clans, and many, many more live in this underground sanctum."

Shirou exclaimed as they appeared in the place, which was designed for international travel through the portkey.

Arriving at the place that was so very well defended, like Takamagahara, was nigh impossible, due to the sheer number of Wards, Bounded Fields, Arrays, Curtains, and many other defensive measures that were interconnected and creating probably the strongest defensive wall in the entire world.

"For many centuries, the Star Tomb Takamagahara has been the capital of the Moonlit World in Japan, and recently, even whole communities of the Moonlits outside of the country are migrating here for the better conditions, especially the Yokai and more nature-aligned Magic Creatures and beings."

This was especially true for the past decades, because the recent industrialization of the world and destruction of nature forced many of the Yokai clans to leave their natural habitat and relocate to somewhere with better conditions.

And this was especially true for Southeast Asia, where the conditions were currently even worse than in Japan. There were many fleeing from that region to Japan, primarily settling in the Star Tomb Takamagahara, which was the capital of the Moonlit in these ends of the world.

Most were heading here, or to the Kunlun Shan in China.

"It's so beautiful here..."

Bellatrix muttered as this was the first time that she saw such a diverse Moonlit Society in her whole life. Wizardkin were rather homogenous and rarely did other species live in their ranks, if one didn't count Goblins, but they could hardly be counted in.

"I'm returning to the school, old man..."

Toji said as he looked bored, and because there wasn't much for him to do either way, he decided to return to the school. The Star Tomb Takamagahara had only a few entrances and exits, but each one was very well guarded and usually overseen by a Special-Class being.

This was the agreement that the species and factions living in the Star Tomb Takamagahara had to get together.

Even though the Star Tomb Takamagahara belonged to the Jujutsu Association and was governed primarily by the Five Great Principal Clans of the Jujutsu, it wasn't like the other factions didn't have their word here.

There was something akin to a city council put together, where the representatives of all species and factions had a seat. Together, they managed the entire city of Star Tomb Takamagahara and were also responsible for the security of the place.

Arguably, the Star Tomb Takamagahara was probably the most well-defended place in the entire world at the present time.

"Right now, I will take you to the Star Curse Pagoda, which is the heart of the Jujutsu Sorcery and our Legacy. Tomorrow we could go stroll the city, but right now, I have some things to take care of."

He said as he then took Bellatrix to the Star Curse Pagoda, which was the biggest and most lavish building in the entire underground city. The Star Curse Pagoda was something that was called a Relic.

And it wasn't just any ordinary Relic.

It was a Legendary-Class Relic.

Something that had the power of Legendary Level beings.

This was the true foundation of the Jujutsu Association.

Yet, though it was indeed a unique and powerful Relic, the Association wasn't the only one that had something like this.

Millennium Castle Corvinus was also a Legendary-Class Relic, and Azkaban itself was one, albeit it was severely damaged and thus was in a dormant state, and there was nobody who could repair it.

The Relics were very powerful Artifacts that were primarily born due to accident, and mostly when someone created a peerless, powerful Artifact that was then seeded with a tremendous amount of Energy, more precisely, a Spiritron-rich area, and then the Relic was born.

Spiritrons were building blocks of the Magic Power, Psychic Energy, Cursed Energy, and practically everything. Witzardkin called it Mana Particles, Daoists called it Heaven and Earth Energy, and there were many other names.

Star Curse Pagoda was used by the Jujutsu Sorcerers to refine captured Cursed Spirits into the Pure Cursed Energy, which was then used to create Cursed Tools or to activate specific rituals that were used by the Jujutsu Sorcerers to increase their Cursed Energy Reserves.

Compared to the other species, increasing Energy Reserves for the Jujutsu Sorcerers was mission impossible for most of the time. Thus, they could only expand their Energy Reserves through some kind of miracle or through artificial means of expansion.

When he dropped Bellatrix off at someone who would show her her accommodations in the city, he went directly to the depths of the Star Curse Pagoda, which led to the secret underground space in the deep parts of the earth.

This was the entrance to the place which he called The Heart.

This was the place where he had activated the World Development System and also completed the first mission.

One could say that it was one of the entrances to The Heart.

Not the sole one nor the main one, but nevertheless, it was still one.

When he passed through the heavy runic stone doors, he appeared in the place of absolute darkness where even he couldn't see anything. This place was something akin to a pseudo-dimension, but it was most importantly the place where the core of the world was located.

And here, he planned to use the Heart-Blood of the Primogenitor Titan that he obtained.

Shirou pondered over it for some time until he figured out that there was no better place to use the thing, and he didn't really know how or where to use it either way.

He then took out the vial with the Heart-Blood of the Primogenitor Titan, and without thinking too deeply about it, he opened the sealed bottle to see what would happen, and certainly, he wasn't disappointed.

In a split second, the entire place started shaking...

Not the entire place... but above him, the entire world was shaking, and Spiritrons in the world were... literally dancing with the joy at what was happening.

[User has completed Mission: Awaken the Sleeping Celestial.]

[Quest: Awaken the Sleeping Celestial

Progress: Completed

Reward: World Reparation.]

[Notification!]

[Planet Terra is being repaired to the proper and functioning Gravel World Level.]

[Notification!]

[User has completed Mission: Repair the World as the Gravel World Level.]

[Quest: Repair the world as the Gravel World

Progress: Completed

Reward: Law Solidification Rune]

[Automatically activating the Law Solidification Rune.]

[Adjusting the Rules of the World to elite standards of the Great Dark Beyond.]

[Gravel World Terra is being elevated to the Perfect Gravel World.]

Shirou didn't even have time to realize what was happening, as suddenly he felt a very sharp pain in his body and felt that something was changing. Suddenly, he felt that within his body, a Life Wheel appeared, and because of his unique body and the rituals he had conducted on himself, he had four of them.

At the same time, he suddenly felt an enormous flood of information in his mind.

It seemed that with him repairing the world to the level of the Gravel World, he had forcibly changed the fundamental rules of the world and how people would train, advance, or cultivate.

Practically everything would change, and the world would encounter an unprecedented catastrophe.

At the same time, he also opened the Path of Moonlits to the Transcendence, or what was previously known as Special-Class and Legendary-Class. Now, after the Change of Rules would be completed, it would be much easier to become Special-Class and even entering Legendary-Class won't be a problem anymore.

Beings like Sukuna won't be just occasional anomalies, but would become a fundamental part of the world. After the Change of Rules is completed, all beings will be born with a Life Wheel with 100-150 life columns unlocked out of 360. 

Jujutsu Sorcerers would be born with Cursed Wheel, Vampires with Blood Wheel, Wizardkin with Magic Wheel, and so on... Every year, they would lose one of their Life Columns, and it would end up getting locked.

When they run out of life columns, they will die.

Those who would be capable of unlocking all their columns just once they reach 360 Life Columns would be able to cultivate.

From what Shirou understood, the Fate Wheel Realm would consist of the Iron-Level corresponding to the 4th-Class, Bronze-Level corresponding to the 3rd-Class, Silver-Level corresponding to the 2nd-Class, and Gold-Level corresponding to the 1st-Class and Special 1st-Class.

Of course, based on the information, people with the Life Wheels would be vastly stronger than those without. He felt that a Gold-Level Jujutsu Sorcerer could defeat a Special-Class Jujutsu Sorcerer just based on the difference in the Cursed Energy alone.

And this wasn't all...

Those who reach the Gold-Level would be able to live maximally for 360 years naturally.

For the longevity species like Vampires or Werewolves, this won't be much of a change, but for the others, this would be a tremendous boon.

Above the Fate Wheel Realm, which was a term for mortals, basically, or people with low supernatural capabilities, were the Transcendent Realms.

Holy Fire Level Transcendent, Legendary Level Transcendent, and Imperial Level Transcendent.

[World Development System has been fully unsealed by assimilating remaining energy from the Reparation of the World.]

[World Reparation in Progress.]

[Approximate time of Rule Change in the World determined to be in 3 Years.]

[If the Host wants to convert people to the Life System, then he can bring them to The Heart to undergo Transformation.]

Soon enough, new notifications from the World Development System started arriving, and he was rather glad that the Rule Change would be applied worldwide in three years. He could imagine how much chaos it would cause.

Those three years that he would have for the preparation were invaluable.

And especially the fact that he could use this place to convert the people to the new system beforehand. If all of his allies, who were in the Sons of Jakob and other people, underwent a drastic increase in combat prowess, then his plans would be much easier to implement.

Shirou understood the reality that in the Moonlit Side of the World, strength reigned supreme, and it was everything. If he wanted to unify the Moonlit Side of the World, then he needed to have overwhelming power to beat anyone who didn't listen to him into submission.

[World Development System has obtained new functions: Status, Information Access and Terra Connection.]

[Does User wish to display status?]

As he heard the question, it seemed that he was finally getting something closer to the Goldfingers in those cliché novels.

Even though it didn't seem to be talking.

For many centuries, the World Development System appeared only a few times; from time to time, it issued a mission, and that was everything. It was rather interesting that only now, after one and a half thousand years, it started appearing like a proper Goldfinger.

As he said the word status, suddenly his "status" was displayed before him.

[Name: Amakusa Shirou Tokisada

Title: The Left Hand of God

Species: Jujutsu Sorcerer - Human

Age: 1,536

Gender: Male

Hair Color: White

Eye Color: Golden

Origin: Terra (Perfect Gravel World)

***

Life Path: Jujutsu Sorcerer - Ancestor

Cultivation: Complete Gold-Level (Combat Prowess of Pseudo-Legendary, NOTE: Transcendence Recommended!)

Number of Life Wheels: 4 Cursed Wheels (1,440 Columns of Cursed Energy)

Innate Technique: The Last Judgement 

Domain Expansion: The Forbidden Zone of God

Uniqueness: Traveler, Immortality (Ageless), Imperial Censor (Shikigami: Raijū)

Skills: Master Combatant, Master Strategist, Black Key Master...

***

Occupation: Director of Jujutsu Association, Patriarch of the Amakusa Clan, Founder and Leader of Sons of Jakob

Affiliation: Amakusa Clan, Jujutsu Association, Sons of Jakob]

When he saw the compilation of his work in one place, he felt some sense of satisfaction.

Within his personal status, as displayed by the World Development System, he could see everything he had achieved, learned, mastered, and obtained through quantification, which was somehow oddly satisfying.

As he looked at his stats, he clicked on several things for further explanation.

[Traveler - Travelers are those who have transmigrated from another world, typically with the help of a Goldfinger.]

Shirou suspected that his World Development System was Goldfinger, but it wasn't activated, or there was something wrong with it. And on top of that, it seemed that his Goldfinger wasn't that much useful in terms of increasing his direct combat prowess.

Also, now that he saw that there was the term "Traveler", it seemed that there were probably other kinds of Transmigrators and most probably from the various worlds, which, in his opinion, wasn't anything weird.

Though he made a mental note to treat other Travelers as potential enemies, because for whatever reason, they would be. At the same time, he wondered what the origin of those Travelers would be, if there would be some from Earth or not, and how the entire thing worked.

[Imperial Censor - An Imperial Censor could influence Monsters, Mutated Beasts, Magical Creatures, and other similar beings to obey him. Collective terms for the people controlling and taming them or using Shikigami or Summoning Monsters.]

The Imperial Censor, on the other hand, was something that could be called a Beast Summoner or Beast Trainer, as it unified all of the occupations among all species under one coherent term, which was something welcomed.

In the world, there were countless people who were using Summoning Monsters of various kinds as their means of combat or were for supportive purposes. 

[Mortal World - Ordinary Worlds and worlds that could be classified as lesser worlds that could only bear beings below the Transcendent Level.]

[Gravel World - More powerful worlds that are capable of bearing Transcendent Level beings up to the Imperial Level. These worlds have a mostly incomplete set of rules; thus, there are many restrictions reaching reality above the Transcendent Realm. Perfect Gravel Worlds have a stronger and more complete set of Rules that could support Demigod Class Beings.]

The Terra was Gravel World, which was the more advanced form of world that was capable of bearing Transcendents, and most of the Gravel Worlds were on the stronger side of the Supernatural.

Shirou knew how to advance to the Holy Fire Transcendent Realm, and by advancing to the Holy Fire Transcendent Realm, he would be able to increase his combat prowess at least twice or thrice over. 

He planned to achieve the Holy Fire Transcendent Realm as soon as possible, because it would allow him to fight and kill Legendary Class beings. Shirou understood that he was something akin to an anomaly in the current world because he was able to kill Legendary Class beings with enough preparations.

The only downside of his Domain Expansion - The Forbidden Zone of God, which was his ultimate trump card, was the energy consumption that was unnaturally high. As he was about to explore the new situation more, suddenly the area of The Heart started pulsing with power like anything that he had seen before.

Suddenly, he felt that he had been teleported to another place as he saw a massive golden figure standing in the emptiness of the space, and Shirou noticed that he was floating in the void.

The figure was tall thousands of meters; he couldn't really tell what the figure was. The only thing he could tell was that the figure radiated a tremendous amount of power, and he had four eyes that radiated orange-like light from them.

"You are finally here, Traveler... I have been watching you for a very long time."

Suddenly, the golden-armored being spoke with a powerful voice that could shatter the souls of weaker beings. Shirou remained calm, as he wasn't really surprised that the being knew that he was Traveler... 

He predicted that this being was most probably the God-Class entity.

"You have done me a great deed, child, and the stronger this planet will become, the better for the future. My name is Tiamut the Genesis, one of the Celestials. The moment you used the Heart-Blood of the Primogenitor Titan on the Terra, you awoke my consciousness and helped me tremendously in my gestation period."

Shirou listened to the Celestial as it seemed that the being had a lot of things to say.

It seemed that the Heart-Blood of the Primogenitor Titan had helped the being greatly, and that would also explain its positive attitude towards him for the time being. Unbeknownst to Shirou, even though Titans were considered as lesser versions of Celestial, the Primogenitor of the Titans was a very special entity.

It was born in the primal times in the depths of the Great Dark Beyond and was an ancient entity that predated even the Celestials, and was even stronger than most of them. So, it was rather interesting to see that almost all Titans were weaker than the Celestials.

"We Celestials are born on a planet that houses or... similarly like our lesser cousins, the Titans. After time passes, we are born, and we leave the planet behind and wander into the Cosmos. Most of the planets that serve as the incubator for us would sooner or later become Perfect Gravel Worlds or Great Worlds from the leaking energies from our bodies. Right now, I am in the gestation period that would end in a few thousand years after I would be born, and thus, I have a proposition for you, my child."

He noticed how the Tiamut called him "my child" constantly, though he attributed it to the fact that it most probably viewed all inhabitants as its children. Especially the members of the Moonlit World.

One could say that the reason there were so many kinds of supernatural beings on Terra was due to the energies being leaked from the celestial embryo to the planet's surface and influencing everything living and growing there.

So from a certain point of view, Tiamut the Genesis could be really considered as the creator of the Moonlit people on the Terra.

"What proposition do you have for little me? Compared to your power, I am not even Transcendent..."

Shirou said that the power disparity between the two of them was too huge, and he couldn't understand what the God-Class being could want to have with him, who wasn't even technically a Transcendent Level being.

"That's only a matter of time... across the Universe, there are many beings that covet the planet seeded by Celestials or Titans for many purposes. It would be your task to protect this world from falling into the hands that would come to conquer it, as it would spell only doom. Of course, if you chose to accept this great burden, you would have the Blessing of the Celestials and the gratitude of our species."

As he listened to the Tiamut speaking in the Genesis, he could imagine what kind of threats he was speaking about, and it wouldn't be an easy task. At the same time, from the situation at hand, it seemed like there wasn't even much choice.

"Why can't your fellow Celestial ensure your safety?"

This was something that was bugging him for a bit, because if the Celestials were indeed ever-so powerful, then he pondered why they couldn't protect their own. He suspected that there must be some kind of reason behind such a decision, why the Celestial decided to turn to him or to the Terrans in general.

"We Celestials have certain rules by which we are bound. One of them is that we rarely can act against lesser beings, and the ones that would be attacking Terra won't be the God-Class beings and those on their level, but instead their servants. And we Celestials also have our enemies, who often fight against us. If I send a signal to my kin and they would come here to guard me, then it would mean that I would become an even greater target than right now."

Shirou could understand where the fledgling Celestial, Tiamut the Genesis, was going with this. One didn't need to be any kind of genius to realize that if there were other Celestials protecting Terra, it would mean that Terra was home to the Celestial Seedling, which would give birth to Celestial.

Therefore, the best course of action for the Celestial would be to remain low-key and avoid attracting any attention.

"So what exactly are you proposing, Lord Tiamut?"

Shirou asked respectfully because while this was an incredibly dangerous thing that he was going to do right now, the opportunities were even greater, and he could obtain far more from it.

"You will protect me during the Gestation Period and nurture Terra as much as possible. In return, I will make you Herald of the Celestials, and you will receive appropriate reward, treasures, and things that would help you to increase your strength and power so you can assume the position. Of course, after I am born, the Celestials will bless Terra with their Blessing, greatly accelerating its growth and that of its inhabitants."

Shirou listened as the proposal sounded good, and he would obtain a lot of good things that could be used to increase his strength. And then, of course, there was the underlying truth that, regardless of his choice, the attack on the planet from the outside seemed inevitable.

Now that he had found out that there were factions seeking the planets that were incubators of the Celestials and Titans, he decided that he needed to make the most of it. If there was a possibility of obtaining a greater form of power from the deal with the Celestials, then he would take it. 

And use it.

"I accept."

The huge figure of Celestial then shone with a bright golden light, which divided into several spheres of light that swirled in front of Shirou.

"The first sphere contains Cosmic Energy. Once you absorb it, it would transform your Cursed Energy to the Cosmic Energy, the Higher form of Energy used by us Celestials, but it would still retain the Cursed Attribute. Another Sphere contains a Life Seed when you advance to the Holy Fire Transcendent, which would give you a powerful Transcendental Ability that would give you an edge over your future opponents."

Shirou held his breath as he understood how powerful these things were. Especially the Cosmic Energy would be something that would allow him unparalleled combat prowess at the same Level and even fight high above his own Level.

Then came the secondary thing, which was the Life Seed.

Once Mortal at the Complete Gold wanted to advance to the Holy Fire Transcendent Realm, they would need to ignite their Life Flame in their Life Wheel and achieve the Transcendence. 

Of course, there was also one additional step that differentiated the ordinary Holy Fire Transcendents from the Elite Transcendents. Use of the Life Seed when one was Leveling Up.

The Life Seed in most Gravel Worlds could be obtained primarily from powerful Monsters, Mutated Beasts, or Magic Creatures by killing them and condensing their Life Essence and Soul into the Life Seed.

Or there were also other ways that were even more advanced than the previous one.

Shirou understood that right now, for the people of the Terra, there won't be many areas where to find suitable Life Seed to use during the Level Up to the Holy Fire Transcendent Realm... much less being said about Leveling Up within the Realm itself.

Hopefully, with the change of Rules, it would provide the world with enough natural wonders, powerful creatures, or other objects that could be used as the Life Seed. For example, one could even use a powerful Magic Gem as the Life Seed.

Jujutsu Sorcerers, for example, should be theoretically able to use Special-Class Cursed Spirits, or Holy Fire Cursed Spirits as their Life Seeds, which would be able to give them the same treatment.

Now that he thought about it, this should be theoretically possible for the Vampires and Werewolves, perhaps even for the Psykers.

This would solve a lot of problems if it proved to be possible.

The rate of appearance of the Cursed Spirit was rather frightening, and there were countless Cursed Spirits that were at the 1st-Class, Special 1st Class, and even at the Special Class since the arrival of the modern era.

If the Jujutsu Sorcerers started hunting the Cursed Spirits to become their Life Seeds, then it would solve many things in one go. 

"Then there is my final and greatest gift. The last sphere contains the Origin God Heart, or more commonly known as the Heart of Protoss."

Tiamut, the Genesis, then pointed at the largest golden sphere among the three.

It looked the most special among the three of them and had something special around it.

This was also the first time that he heard the term Protoss, but it must be something very powerful if the Celestial in front of him was giving it to him, and from the tone of the Celestial's voice, it seemed to be the most precious thing among the three that he was being given.

"Protoss is a special term that is used for the Divine Beings or the bearers of the God's Blood. When you merge with the Origin God Heart, your own Heart would be transformed to that of Protoss, and you would obtain its Blood. This one is very special because it comes from the Lineage of Celestials and would allow you to use the Cosmic Energy without any resistance and have an innate aptitude for it, like we do. Also, with the Protoss Heart, you would become a Protoss Hybrid and obtain the Physique of Protoss; you'll be much more powerful than anyone who is on the same level as you. Your strength, mobility, speed, and attack speed will break through the limits that you possess at the moment."

The more Shirou listened, the more shocked he became because if the first two things were complete game changers, then this was something that would elevate him to an entirely different level.

He also wondered what to do with Sukuna's Cursed Nuclei that he was keeping for a very long time, as he realized that they would be superb material for the Life Seed. Sukuna was a geniue Legendary-Class Cursed Spirit, and under the new system, he would be a Legendary Transcendent.

And not just any kind, but rather he would be Rank 7 or Rank 8 Legendary Transcendent, already near the peak of the Legendary Transcendent Realm. With the Celestial Life Seed, he should be able to achieve the White Flame Level, and then, after he stabilized his realm, he could use Sukuna's Nuclei to reach the Crimson Flame Level.

Sukuna's Nuclei was special.

Because it also contained Sukuna's entire Innate Technique. 

If he were to inherit it, then Shirou's combat prowess would increase tremendously because Sukuna's Innate Technique Shrine was ridiculously overpowered. Even Shirou's own Innate Technique, The Last Judgement, had problems fighting against it.

"So what should I do as the next thing?"

Shirou asked the Celestial on what he should do as the next thing with these three items. 

"Absorb the sphere of Cosmic Energy and transform your energy into Cosmic Energy. Afterward, you can undergo the Transcendence a few weeks later."

Tiamut the Celestial stated that Shirou did what the Celestial said and stepped forward to the golden Sphere containing the Cosmic Energy, and let the golden sphere enter his body as it started a fundamental transformation of his body.

In a split second, he suddenly felt like his Cursed Energy was being assimilated by the Cosmic Energy, and even his newfound Cursed Wheels were being transformed into the Cosmic Wheel.

The process of the Transformation of the Cursed Wheels into the Cosmic Wheel was rather fast, and it didn't take even a few minutes. Shirou could tell that the Cosmic Energy was many times more potent than the Cursed Energy.

The difference between them was incomparable.

Well, it was understandable because the Cosmic Energy was a higher form of energy compared to the Magic Power, Aura, Life Power, Cursed Energy, and everything that was being used on Terra.

Intentionally enough, Shirou could still use all of his Innate Techniques and all other Jujutsu Sorcery, just with the difference that he was using the Cosmic Energy instead of the Cursed Energy.

Shirou predicted that all of his Techniques, now he could call them Celestial Techniques, were far more potent and destructive as they would be powered up by far superior energy compared to the Cursed Energy.

"You can take the other spheres with you and use them when the time is right. Also, I will give Blessing of the Celestials to the people and Bloodlines if you want, on the condition that they would swear to defend the Planet Terra. Of course, the Blessing of the Celestial wouldn't only give them Celestial Attribute, making them stronger than people of the same Level."

Shirou had already planned to ask about this previously, as he intended to bring some trustworthy people to The Heart to undergo Transformation under the new Rule System, as he wanted his people to have an advantage in the new era.

During that time, he hoped they could obtain some benefits from the Celestial.

He was always about building a power base that wasn't just centered around him, as he realized that he was just one person.

So, he was relieved that Celestial Tiamut had proposed this and even agreed to bestow his Celestial Blessing upon the people and their Bloodline, allowing them to obtain a Celestial Attribute in their energy.

Obviously, based on the contract, they would swear to defend Terra.

Shirou touched the two golden spheres of light, as they dispersed and were stored in his body. He could call them out when he needed, so he would be able to use them when the time was appropriate. 

"There is one last thing that I want to give you as the Champion of the Celestials and Protector of Terra."

As Tiamut spoke, Shirou suddenly noticed changes in his body, realizing that several more Life Wheels had appeared within him. Soon, the number of Life Wheels in his body increased from 4 to 6, then to 8, and the number stopped at 13.

Compared to the initial four, the remaining nine Life Wheels were not activated and needed to be filled with the Cosmic Energy. Shirou was beyond elated by this fact, because one Life Wheel equaled the Energy Reserves that one average person at that level had.

Having 13 Life Wheels of Cursed Energy at the Holy Fire Transcendent Level meant having 13 times more energy than an average Holy Fire Transcendent Jujutsu Sorcerer. From the information that he received, the number of people who would be born or would have more than one Life Wheel is around 1%.

Having more energy was always one of the most crucial aspects of the fight because it allowed one to last longer, use more techniques, spells, and skills, and use them with much greater power and force.

"This is the last boon that I can give you for the time being. As long as you bring people here who are worth it and they sign the contract, they will receive the Celestial Blessing. Now, you can go."

***

As Tiamut, the Genesis, finished his sentence, Shirou realized that he had been teleported back to The Heart.

The area of The Heart was brimming with the Spiritrons at a level that Shirou had never encountered before, and it was really a holy land of training.

He sat down in the darkness and started absorbing the Spiritrons from the enviroment to these Cosmic Wheels, covering them with the Cosmic Energy, and then subsequently using the Cosmic Energy to activate the dormant Life Wheels by turning them into the Cosmic Wheels.

This would undoubtedly take some time, as the amount of energy that was required to activate the remaining 9 Life Wheels was staggering, and he also needed to convert the Spiritrons to the Cosmic Energy, and then, he would also need to fill the Cosmic Wheels completely.

So there was a lot of work for him to do.

As time passed, in the end, he spent two whole weeks in The Heart by absorbing the Spiritrons and filling up the remaining 9 Cosmic Wheels until he brought all of them to their limits.

Shirou then stretched up his body for a bit, as he was a bit rusty after sitting in one position for two weeks. He knew that in a few days, he could attempt to achieve the Level-Up to Transcendence, as he would use the Celestial Life Seed from the Tiamat the Genesis.

He also needed to ponder the next Life Seeds for the Leveling Up within the Holy Fire Transcendent Realm, because right now, he had only added one additional one. 

Sukuna's Cursed Nuclei, which he had been guarding for many centuries, waited for the moment when they could be used. He planned to use it during his Level Up to the Crimson Flame Holy Fire Transcendent after he stabilized his realm when he reached the White Flame Level.

But the problem came afterward.

From where would he be able to obtain the following Life Seeds?

Shirou was rather gaianst the idea of Leveling Up without using the Life Seeds, because usage of the Life Seeds was the thing that differentiated between the ordinary ones and elites, and the Life Seeds could give him more powerful abilities.

Or tremendously strengthen already existing ones.

He could try his luck with some especially powerful Cursed Spirits that he was sure were on Terra in good numbers. There were also some really powerful and ancient beasts from the old epochs of Terra that were slumbering in various forbidden grounds, powerful enough to serve as the Life Seed.

In the current state of Terra, there was really not much to choose from.

But only the time would tell.

Still, he planned to Level Up to the Holy Fire Transcendent as soon as possible, because it was the best preparation for the future, and he wanted to increase his power as much as possible before the unification began.

Unfortunately, he needed to wait for some time to stabilize his realm.

He also realized that he should explore the Daoist practices and training of Chi.

The Rule Change of Terra would fundamentally change the training system in the entire world, and right now, the thing that was closest to it was the Daoist practices and Chi Training method of the Daoists.

Shirou felt that it would give him more ideas for adapting to the new system.

He felt that the new Rule Change would introduce a far more structured power hierarchy to Terra, as the current systems were very loose and not even unified. Not that he viewed it as a bad thing, because it would be then much easier to quantify everyone's strength and power.

Right now, everything was a mess, and it was very hard to compare the people of similar levels of power from different species and groups.

Sometimes it was beyond the pain in the ass.

***

Japan, Star Tomb Takamagahara

Once Shirou returned to the headquarters of the Jujutsu Association within the Star Tomb Takamagahara, the first thing he did was to call a meeting of the High Commanders within the Sons of Jakob.

The leaders and founders of the Sons of Jakob had the title of High Commander, as they were in charge of the entire organization. Every High Commander had their own sphere of influence within some species, and there were actually not many of them.

Aside from Shirou, there were only a few, because some of the other people who helped to found the Sons of Jakob were somewhat reclusive and were basically hermits.

He needed the other High Commanders to transform into the new System in The Heart, and perhaps for them to obtain the Blessing of the Celestials so they could obtain the Celestial Attributes to their powers.

This would enhance the powers of the Sons of Jakob, particularly in areas where their influence was insufficient and they needed to exert greater control over the population in their spheres of influence. It didn't take long for him to receive a message from the few High Commanders who would be attending the meeting.

Unfortunately, several were tied to some things that they were doing, so only three or four of them would be using portkey to meet in the deepest parts of the Star Curse Pagoda, which was used as a meeting place for the Sons of Jakob.

He also sent the message to several people within the Jujutsu Association that he was indisposed and that he had some important things to handle. The entire Jujutsu Association was his personal playground, so he wasn't really managing things personally.

There was also the fact that he received a message from some Executives of the Jujutsu Association that his guest, Bellatrix Black, was causing minor headaches in the Star Tomb as she was frequently visiting the arena and fighting in gladiatorial matches.

Shirou just checked when he heard it because he knew that she would fit well.

She was as combative as the Jujutsu Sorcerers were.

He wasn't really surprised that this was the first place she chose to visit and where she was spending most of her time. Though now that he thought it over, he sent a message to Principal Gakuganji to take her to the Tokyo Metropolitan High School.

Everything considered, she was still the daughter of House Black and the granddaughter of Patriarch Arcturus Black. 

The last thing that he wanted was for her to be seriously injured or killed in the arena.

There were also other things that required his attention, as they ended up on his table during the two-week-long absence when he was totally unavailable. Previously, when he was in Europe, the Jujutsu Association could still reach him if needed.

When he was in retreat at The Heart, it was impossible to reach him through any means, as that place was entirely cut off from the outside world and everything was blocked.

However, he decided to address the issues that were on the table after the meeting with the other High Commanders of the Sons of Jakob, as they took priority over everything else.

As he stood in the secret ceremonial room, surrounded by several luxurious chairs arranged around a round table, people began to appear as their names were lit one by one.

Gellert Grindelwald.

Figarland Garling.

Xuanyuan Wentai.

Augustus Barthomeloi.

Nicolas Flamel.