Chapter 1303 Back to the Crystal realm I
Lex did not directly teleport over to the capital, but that was only because as the realm underwent some change, the spatial coordinates of many places had changed as well. The fact that when he teleported over, he appeared over a large, charred piece of land covered in darkness, with countless monsters sleeping within.
Lex had actually forgotten that within the Crystal realm, darkness could breed Monsters out of thin air. He was quite curious about how such a thing was possible, in terms of laws, and would definitely take some time to look into it.
It was funny - coming back to the Crystal realm, Lex felt like his time here had been like a vacation. Yet it was within the Crystal realm where he faced some of his greatest humiliations. It was here that the Crystal race tried to imprison him. It was here that the Kraven attacked the tavern, nearly killing all his workers.
He had to run away from King Cornelius II because of how weak he was, and it was here that he had been looked down upon by the two deities who led the Sol and Frio birds.
Of course, this was just a simple guess based on his limited knowledge of things. Whatever it would be called, and whatever traits it would have, that was countless years in the future, and too far from Lex. What mattered more was that whatever was happening inside the Crystal realm was a much more tame version of what was happening in the whole universe.
"The guy we're going to meet, King Cornelius, is also a member of Ventura. Last time I talked to him, he claimed to be trying to redeem the realm from its current manager by providing enough merits to Ventura. I don't know if it's possible, but he is an ambitious man. He is not planning just his own growth, but that of the entire realm."
For what it was worth, Lex hoped that Cornelius would discover a way to redeem the realm. The Crystal realm was quite massive, at least as far as Lex was concerned, and was home to countless beings. Even though a lot of them were incredibly shady, that did not mean the whole realm deserved to die. Also, Lex himself was quite interested in the realm.
It held many secrets, and though Lex was not interested in taking huge risks for resources anymore, within the Crystal realm, he was now near the peak of power. He feared nothing here, which meant that he could explore the secrets of the realm freely.
Once, when Lex had a weaker understanding of deities, he thought that there might be something special about the realm which made it easier for deities to be born here. While now he knew that such a thing was not necessarily true, his gut told him that this realm was far from normal.
"By the way, I just remembered something. Someone once told me that the Kraven are devouring the laws of this realm, using them to nurture Earth immortals. How is that possible?" Lex asked once he teleported one more time, and still did not end up in the capital. It seemed the realm had changed a lot. But the fact that he couldn't find the capital was fine, but why could he find no signs of Hum nation? The area covered by that empire was greater than the surface area of the entire earth. He should be in the vicinity of it.