Chapter 616: Chapter 612: Returning to the Main World Chapter 616: Chapter 612: Returning to the Main World “Has the time-space hub been connected to the Uranos Empire?” Muria gazed at the steel buildings in front of him that towered three thousand meters high. The twin towers resembling a city were inscribed with intricate spatial inscriptions.

The blue and white thunder wriggled on it, a tide of elements surging from all directions, gathered between the Twin Towers to form an elemental vortex. Meanwhile, a temporal rift nearly fifteen hundred meters long, was hovering at the top of the twin towers, being uncertain.

Inside the core of this magnificent, extraordinary building, a black-haired girl with golden pupils was operating, slightly adjusting the frequency of the hub. “Soon, we will be connected. By then, we will be able to return directly to the imperial capital,” she replied nonchalantly to Muria’s impatient question without raising her head.

“When the time comes, we will have to build such a time-space hub in Xena Pus. We cannot completely depend on the Uranos Empire,” said Muria, making his decision while gazing at the extraordinary space-time structure. Their forces must be independent, especially for creations of such vital importance.

Boom——

A thunderous noise echoed as the fluctuating temporal rift completely steadied itself. Following that, the opening that crossed a long time-space distance began to expand, turning into a large Star Gate…

At the moment when this Star Gate was formed, in the main continent of Elasia, within the capital of the Uranos Empire, a time-space hub identical to the one that Muria had built, over the course of a full year, proudly stood. However, in comparison to Muria’s hub, this structure was even larger, towering ten thousand meters high.

At this time, the inscriptions, symbolic of space, lit up one after another on this magnificent architectural spectacle. Fragments of electric arcs jumped around on it, then gradually grew incredibly large. During this process, it continuously tapped into the elemental storage of several mage towers in its surroundings, whose scale was no less than its own.

It was clear that this space-time hub, seemingly situated in the royal residence of the Uranos Empire, was drawing elements from the cloud at the top of the surrounding mage towers at a speed visible to the naked eye. Conversely, a gigantic elemental vortex was forming. Space-time started to get distorted as a time-space rift, emitting a faint blue light, appeared.

“Which prince is just returning from his expedition?” A legendary mage emerged, slightly startled as the elements within his mage tower had been requisitioned. He looked at the gradually opening Star Gate, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Being a mage who served the royal family, his current accomplishments are due to the monarchy’s nurturing. As per the contract, he has to serve for a thousand years, during which he will lose most of his autonomy. Nevertheless, it left him with no choice given his humble upbringing.

“Perhaps it’s the seventh princess who has returned,” a disciple who followed behind the legendary mage, spoke uncertainly.

“The Seventh Princess? When did she gain the power to expedite to different worlds?” Hearing this, the mage serving the royal family was taken aback. Of the Empire’s next generation of princes and princesses, only the first three had the power to expedite to different worlds. Yet, the Seventh Princess still fell short in terms of her power!

“Teacher, haven’t you heard? It’s currently the hottest rumor in the imperial capital!” said the disciple of the legendary mage, looking around before deliberately lowering his voice to ask.

“What rumor?” Seeing his disciple act like that, the legendary mage clearly frowned. “Don’t be so careful. This is my Mage Tower. Speak up.”

“The Seventh Princess reportedly has a thing for the Titan who has just recently ascended to legendary status.” said the minor noble who was excited about sharing the latest news in the capital. “It’s said that he’s a male Titan!”

“A male Titan! As expected, nobody from the royal family is ordinary. Even the seventh-ranking princess has a great chance of claiming the throne.” The legendary mage muttered to himself, glad that his current position does not allow him to get involved in the royal family’s disputes. The risks would be way too high. All he needs to do is to remain loyal to the emperor sitting on the Imperial Throne.

“But what does the Titan have to do with this?” The legendary mage pointed at the opening time-space hub.

“Teacher, you are really out of the loop. Allegedly, for some reason, the Titan has some conflict with the Dragon Princess of the Orlando Empire. They directly went for a royal duel, and since the Titan has zero experience in the wars of the Void, the Seventh Princess volunteered to join in.”

“Rumor has it that the Titan doesn’t even have a fleet. The Seventh Princess loaned him her personal savings to purchase Void Battleships and form a fleet. It sure is good to be highborn. The princess not only throws herself into his arms, but also showers him with money and people!”

“A fleet? Of what use is a princess’s personal savings?”

“It is heard that the Titan borrowed an unknown but a massive amount of money from the Deep Blue Commerce Association, estimated to be over six hundred million.”

“Ah, a noble birth indeed!” Even the legendary mage couldn’t help but sigh at the mention of this number, then said, “But as far as I remember, the Seventh Princess has not participated in any inter-world wars before, has she? She has no practical experience.”

“She’s still superior to the Titan who doesn’t even have theoretical experience. Moreover, it seems like the Titan, with help from the princess, has already won.”

“He won?” The legendary mage looked doubtful. The wars of other worlds are not so easy that they could be won merely by participating. If the Titan was a high-level legend, he might have been able to overpower everything with his martial power. But having just ascended to legendary status, how could he win?

“According to the whispers, the Dragon Princess’s fleet has already returned. It came back from the Void, and it is said that more than half of her legion was smashed, it was particularly tragic!”

“Impossible!” The defeated return from the Void, while the victors triumphantly return via the Star Gate. The legendary mage was aware of the rule, and the opening of the Star Gate had already answered everything.

“Teacher, you see!” The mage’s disciple looked excitedly at a thick piece of steel creation appearing from the Star Gate.

….

“Banshee scout ship, go ahead!”

after the Star Gate opened, as per standard procedure, a scout ship would first cross to assure the stability of the Star Gate. Once the wave of elements, demonstrating safety, came through, the Void Battleship beneath Muria started up, taking him slowly through the Star Gate.

Then, rousing music that stirred their souls and boiled their blood reached Muria’s ears. He saw bands lined up on both sides of the Star Gate, like two walls. This was the triumphant band, specifically designated to welcome the victors.

“So, this is how your Empire welcomes their victors? I like it!” Glancing at the grand ceremony, Muria showed a gentle and dignified smile.