Chapter 433: Induction Into The Mana Lord Community.
Alongside the temple of Primordial Mana, this was the core temple of Manapedia. The reason for the Induction Temple being a core temple was a simple fact that this was where the 3 winners would meet the leader.
These 2 temples were just directly below the Glowing Sanctum in terms of importance and sacredness to the Mana Lords.
The ceremony was not called the Mana Lord acknowledgment ceremony, it was called the Mana Lord Induction ceremony for a reason.
In the last Induction Ceremony, Lord Main, the only Mana Lord to get acknowledged by a Celestial Beast came here and he met his leader here.
Now, Sebastian and his 2 companions were about to meet the leader also.
When all 6 of them got close to the door of the temple, the Red tier Mana Lord stopped the other 3 which was expected, allowing only Sebastian, Monolith, and Meg to go further.
Once the door to the Induction Temple opened fully, the aura of the leader was now unrestrained as Sebastian and the other 2 basked in this powerful aura.
Instinctively, their tentacles and heads were already lowered as a sign of respect to the pinnacle leader of this Manapedia, Manga, the Tentacled Overlord.
"Come in!" A powerful voice that penetrated their souls reverberated.
This was the permission that they needed, Sebastian, Monolith, and Meg finally swam inside the temple. The first floor of the huge temple was where the official induction would take place.
Inside the first floor were already gathered the higherups of Manapedia.
A long rectangle-shaped table was in the middle of the first floor, and on the left and right side were platforms created by mana manipulation that was currently occupied by 12 Red tier Mana Lords.
12 Red tier Mana Lords!
This extravagant display of power was crystallized by the factor that each of these Red tier Mana Lords was at the absolute pinnacle of the tier.
Sebastian didn’t even need to observe them thoroughly with his senses to discover that each of these 12 powerhouses was more or less already at the level that Eliana was in the Red tier realm, the very pinnacle.
Their mana presence, bearing, and everything depicted these 12 Red tier predators as powerhouses who knew their stuff and had the power to back it.
Eliana would probably best any of them in battle, but the fact that Manapedia had 12 Red tier predators at the very pinnacle was shocking enough.
These 12 Red tier Mana Lords were powerful forces in any part of Oceania, but here, their shine diminished as they were also basking in the aura of their leader, the leader of this Manapedia.
Manga, the Tentacled Overlord, the founder of this Manapedia, and the only Black tier predator of the Manapedia was the leader of all the Mana Lords here.
Having lived over a millennium already, this ancient beast was part of the Mana Lords who came up with and implemented the Celestial Beast plan.
Now, Sebastian, Monolith, and Meg stood before this ancient Mana Lord.
None of them spoke as they all lowered every lowerable part of their bodies as a sign of respect, the Mana Lord before them was worth all the respect that they could give and more.
Sebastian felt a little nervous and excited in the presence of this predator.
Due to how weak he was compared to them, he did not know who was stronger between the Rabbit Monarch and this Mana Lord, but he was sure of one thing which was that these 2 predators were too OP for him to comprehend.
Sebastian did not dare to look directly at the Tentacled Overlord, nor did he dare to probe with his senses, basking in his aura was already a privilege.
While the 3 of them expressed their respects with a million thoughts running through their mind, the voice of the pinnacle predator rang again.
"Monolith, Meg, Sebastian, congratulations on your feat".
"..." All 3 of them blanked out for a moment at the compliment.
Sebastian was someone who was not from this world, but his few months spent here made him also develop a sense of reverence for these pinnacle predators, being complemented by a Black tier predator left him feeling validated.
He knew that he didn’t need it, but he loved it, and he wanted it.
"You have fulfilled the mandate of the elders by successfully bonding with a Celestial Beast, now, you have been inducted into the ranks of the chosen".
"The Chosen are those with the goal of becoming the master of the Primordial Origin magic in the future, this is the ultimate goal of our race".
"I have one main advice to you as the leader of this Manapedia, as a chosen, you have to treat your Celestial Beast with respect and love".
"Bonding with a Celestial Beast is an encounter that will change your life forever, you better adapt to it least you are swallowed by it".
"Fulfill your potential, serve the will of the primordial origin magic, and make all Mana Lords proud".
After saying this, the exaggeratedly gigantic tentacles of the Tentacled Overlord moved as he propped himself upright, his red eyes now looking directly at the 3 youngsters before him.
"The real goal of induction is to induct all the Chosen into the ways of Mana Lords".
"By becoming a Chosen, you are now qualified to know more about the community of Mana Lords".
"Across the 7 Great Seas, there are 8 Great Manapedias and over 50 Lesser Manapedias. Mine, the Glowing Manapedia is one of the 8 Great Manapedias".
"The Mana Lord race officially has 8 Black tier predators, and each one of us serves as leaders of each of the Great Manapedias".
"Despite our outstanding might, it is our creed to never interfere in the affairs of other beast races. We do not engage actively in wars; this is all because we listen to the will of the primordial origin magic".
"The closer you bond with your Celestial Beast, the more you will know about the primordial origin magic which is our ultimate goal".
"The will of the primordial origin magic is that after a Celestial Beast is bonded, it needs to grow by being exposed to the wonders of the outside expanse".
"So, from today, Monolith, Meg, Sebastian, you have my permission to leave to explore the outside expanse".
"Being Chosens from my Manapedia, you are entitled to 3 gifts".
One of the massive tentacles of the Black tier Mana Lord rose as 3 glowing tomes accompanied it. "The first gift is the Mana I.D, which is the identification card that will allow you free entry into any Manapedia".
"Inside it is the locations of all our hidden Manapedias. It can only be unlocked by the mana of a Mana Lord; outsiders can’t access it".
"The 2nd gift is a magic gadget to assist in Beast Integration, it is called the Integration Bone".
"The 3rd and last gift is a box containing 4 Celestial Beast pills".
"Use these pills wisely, they assist in the growth of your Celestial Beast".
"These are your Induction gifts".
"Monolith, Meg, Sebastian, welcome to the community of Mana Lords".
