I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Back then, it should have been the Magic Net that malfunctioned, causing all the mages connected to it to experience the shock, leading to madness and chaos.

Afterward, the Magic Net Goddess Mistra just fell silently.

But now, it’s still unclear what exactly went wrong with Mistra back then, leading to the undetected downfall of such a powerful existence.

Even within the Elf Clan at the time, there were no records.

After learning about the situation from the records in Kane Floating City, Lis also conducted an investigation.

However, he didn’t find any relevant information.

After the fruitless search, Lis stopped paying attention to those matters.

Looking back now, could there be an even greater secret hidden within?

Osiris nodded slightly and continued:

"You should have some understanding."

"At that time, because of the existence of the Magic Net, although all mages using it didn’t have devout faith in Mistra, due to the strength of the Magic Empire, Mistra’s power also became quite formidable."

"However, that was not Her ultimate goal."

Osiris narrated as if he had witnessed the events himself.

"With the continuous expansion of the Magic Empire, Mistra’s power also grew stronger under its influence."

"At that time, She was arguably the strongest being in the Gaia World."

"Therefore, Mistra conceived the idea of ascending to Great Divine Power."

"Although She was just a step away from reaching Great Divine Power, breaking through was extremely difficult."

"After all, a Great Divine Power hadn’t emerged in the Gaia World for a very long time."

"Hence, in pursuit of greatness, Mistra tried countless methods but ultimately failed."

"Because of this failure, Mistra eventually fell into madness."

"In short, She went insane!"

Listening to Osiris’s words, Lis listened silently.

A divine being went mad?

For Lis, this wasn’t unusual among the divines.

After all, to increase their strength, divine beings might attempt anything.

There’s even a possibility of a shift in their alignment, where both personality and mindset could transform.

However, for a being of Great Divine Power like the Magic Net Goddess Mistra, such a situation seemed unlikely.

The situation was as Lis guessed.

Indeed, Mistra ran into trouble, ultimately leading to Her downfall.

Therefore, Lis became even more curious.

What could drive such a powerful divine being into madness?

Osiris didn’t keep him guessing and said directly:

"It was because all the methods Mistra tried couldn’t break through to Great Divine Power that She shifted focus to the Magic Net."

"At that time, due to the existence of the Magic Empire, spellcasters were the strongest in the Gaia World."

"The Magic Net provided Mistra with a medium to connect with all spellcasters."

"In Mistra’s view, if She could control spellcasters through the Magic Net and strengthen their faith in Her as the Goddess."

Lis nodded slightly, somewhat deducing the Magic Net Goddess’s thoughts.

In fact, at that time, spellcasters in the Gaia World were extremely numerous and powerful.

However, the stronger the spellcasters, the weaker their faith in the divine.

Under such circumstances, at most, spellcasters regarded Mistra as Light believers.

Otherwise, as the faith of all spellcasters, the Magic Net Goddess Mistra should have long become a being of Great Divine Power.

Yet, in this context, if Mistra successfully controlled the spellcasters and intensified their faith in Her, it would undoubtedly significantly enhance Her Divine Power.

But Lis couldn’t figure out what exactly Mistra intended to do.

And what went wrong at that time.

"At that time, Mistra created a whole new spell within the Magic Net."

"It was a Zero-level Trick called Mistra’s Favor."

"Through this spell, every spellcaster could receive three additional Spell Slots adjusted per rank from the Magic Net daily."

"Back then, each spellcaster could receive a number of Spell Slots matching their rank from the Magic Net."

"And with these Spell Slots, mages could memorize spells and receive casting bonuses."

"So, Mistra’s Favor was extremely important to spellcasters of the time."

"The vast majority learned this spell daily, except for a handful of Arcanists."

"On that day, all the spellcasters learning Mistra’s Favor discovered it had turned into a new spell, Mistra’s Faith."

"All mages who learned this spell unknowingly developed trust in the Magic Net Goddess Mistra."

"Subsequently, the Power of Faith gathered from spellcasters controlled by the Magic Net spell flowed directly to Mistra."

"Meanwhile, the Great Arcanists of various Magic Empires also noticed the problem."

"Without a doubt, Mistra’s choice directly enraged everyone."

"In the eyes of those Great Arcanists, Mistra’s actions were akin to trying to enslave them completely."

"Therefore, the Great Arcanists quickly reached a consensus."

"Mistra’s spell couldn’t control these Great Arcanists, but they chose to use it willingly."

"Through this spell, the faith of these Great Arcanists actively flowed to Mistra."

"I’m unsure what precisely occurred during this process."

"Perhaps it was precisely the backlash from these Great Arcanists that drove Mistra into utter madness."

"In the end, it was this madness that resulted in the fall of the Magic Net Goddess Mistra."

"The collapse of the Magic Net also drove the mages, already in chaos due to Mistra’s spell, into madness."

"Thus, it ultimately led to the fall of the Floating City and the destruction of the Magic Empire."

After finishing, Osiris looked at Lis and said with a smile:

"What do you think? Does it sound a bit ridiculous after hearing it all?"

"A Great Divine Power, several Magic Empires, and countless powerful Great Arcanists were all destroyed because of this."

"I imagine there must be other factors at play."

Lis said after a moment of silence.

In his view, even though the whole matter was unexpected, upon reflection, it was also reasonable.

After all, for Mistra, enhancing Her strength was the utmost important purpose.

And for Her, mages were merely a source of Her Strength.

Like other divine beings, She probably didn’t care much about these Light believers.

Meanwhile, those Great Arcanists naturally wouldn’t tolerate this situation.

In their views, divine beings were absolute enemies.

In this context, the Magic Net Goddess Mistra, attempting to control mages’ minds, was the most Evil existence.

For mages, this was intolerable.

Of course, it all seemed too coincidental.

Why did Mistra choose to do so?

Did She not know the dangers involved?

Could She have believed that mages and Great Arcanists would obediently accept Her control?

Surely, some other forces were stirring the pot.

After all, in the eyes of many, Mistra and the Magic Empire had become extremely obstructive presences.

Meanwhile, Osiris said:

"Would you like to know where Mistra fell?"