Chapter 429 - 423: The Crazy Obsession
Leon’s knowledge of Karsus primarily comes from the game settings he encountered before the crossover, as well as word-of-mouth among players.
Karsus is undoubtedly the greatest arcanist of the Netheril Empire on the Ferren Continent, but his magical accomplishments and level of foolishness are equally astonishing.
His several follies caused different major consequences, the most famous being the invention of the only twelfth-level spell in history—Ascension Technique—which he used to steal the Magic Goddess Mishael’s Divine Cloak.
This crazy spell needed divine approval to work and had a very short duration. Even with Karsus’s unparalleled magical cultivation on the Ferren Continent, he couldn’t bear the vast power of magic’s essence.
The moment the spell was completed, his body swelled with the sudden influx of divine power, and his mind was filled with unimaginable knowledge, ultimately causing him to explode the instant he became a god, plunging the entire Magic Net into chaos.
To prevent the power of the Magic Net from spreading across the entire continent, before the damage became irreparable, Mishael chose to sacrifice herself to save the Magic Net, temporarily severing it. Karsus also was immediately killed as Mishael’s self-sacrifice severed the magical link between them.
Ironically, though it lasted only a moment, Karsus did succeed in ascending to godhood, earning the laughable titles of God of the Instant and God of Foolishness, leaving the most absurd record in Ferren’s history.
Considering this is just a world based on DND, Leon couldn’t guarantee whether this Karsus is exactly as he knew, so he cautiously said, "I know a little."