Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

If everything goes smoothly as the Ancient Sun God expected, the final result will be that Zhenzao inherits everything from the Ancient Sun God, becomes the new 'Ancient Sun God', and continues His rule as the 'Creator'.

Under the premise that he believed that everything was infallible, the Ancient Sun God had no reason or need to reveal to others the secrets of the sequence that he had concluded at the cost of being eroded by the 'Root'.

Therefore, it was precisely because the ancient sun god was dying at that time that he was forced to reveal this secret.

Because He understood that there was no conflict between the Storm Lords at the Sequence 0 level. Since they took different paths, they would not covet each other's extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness. That would only increase the risk of losing control.

Once the six gods learn the secrets of "Above the Sequence", they will realize that the relationship between them is irreconcilable. This will inevitably lead to them being wary of each other and even hostile to each other, because they are worried about being backstabbed by others, and naturally they cannot unite to kill the true creation.

In this way, Zhenzao had a chance to catch his breath and get through his weak period, and this also explains why the second blasphemous tablet was in Adam's hands.

Because theoretically speaking, Adam at that time had no chance to obtain the second blasphemous tablet from any other being.

After all, Adam was only the King of Angels, and the Storm Lord and the other two might not have the chance to complete the promotion in a short period of time, but the Goddess of Night, the God of War, and the Mother Goddess of Earth were genuine gods at that time. There was no reason why they could not compete with a Sequence 1 angel, even if this angel was an 'audience', even if this angel was the 'unique' King of Angels!

But if this 'Angel King' is part of the ancient sun god, then it all makes sense.

Because He is a part of 'Yuan Tai', He already knew that a blasphemous slate would be born on the remains of 'Yuan Tai', and He also knew that other beings would fall into a certain degree of confusion when they saw the contents on the blasphemous slate.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Adam, who knew the situation in advance, could naturally take away the second blasphemous slate calmly.

For the same reason, the six gods are hostile to each other, and no one will rashly take action to stop Adam, because they are afraid of being ambushed by other beings when they take action.

Moreover, rather than letting someone else get the second blasphemous tablet, it would be better to let Adam take it away - after all, he is just an angel king, and at worst he can just snatch it back from him later. As true gods, can't they do anything to an angel king?

Even if they couldn't get it back, it didn't matter. The most important content on the second blasphemous slate had already been memorized by them, and the blasphemous slate itself was no longer valuable.

Therefore, the reason why Adam was able to snatch the second blasphemous stone tablet right under the noses of several Sequence 0 True Gods was because it was all planned by the Ancient Sun God!
While his body was transformed into the second blasphemous stone tablet, his divinity also took over his son. While others were still in disbelief at the contents of the second blasphemous stone tablet about the "old days", Adam, who already knew everything, took the opportunity to snatch the second blasphemous stone tablet...

Similarly, the True Creator also took this opportunity to break out of the siege of the three or even six gods, and joined forces with the "Black Emperor" Solomon to once again take the dominant position in the early Fourth Epoch and suppress the Six Gods Alliance with ulterior motives.

If you think about it more deeply, in the Third Age, the people surrounding the Ancient Sun God were not only the eight angel kings, but also countless ordinary angels. And the Black Emperor Solomon in the Fourth Age might have been an angel around Yuan Tai in the Third Age.

Solomon might be the successor of 'Yuan Tai', otherwise why was Solomon the first to become a god in the Age of Conflict?
Anyone with a bit of common sense can see the trick. The Black Emperor was able to stand out from the Age of Strife, and this must have been done with the help of the Real Creator. Otherwise, how could the Black Emperor cooperate with the Real Creator alone after becoming a god?

But if you think about it more carefully, the Black Emperor became a god with the support of the real Creator.

The experience of the Black Emperor cannot be said to be exactly the same as that of the predecessor of the True Creator, the 'Ancient Sun God', but it can be said to be completely consistent -

The ancient sun god was betrayed by the Angel King, whom he trusted most, and his body was eaten by the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

The Black Emperor was also betrayed by the angel he trusted the most. Alistair Tudor and Trunsoest, as Sequence 2 'Dukes of Entropy' on the Black Emperor's path, conspired to betray the Black Emperor in pursuit of a higher level of power, and were promoted to Sequence 1 through the Sequence Killing Prince's characteristics 'left behind' by the Black Emperor...

It must be said that the causes of death of these two people are surprisingly similar.

"When I look at history before, it's all coincidence. Now when I look at history, it's all calculation!"

Klein went over the history in his mind and couldn't help but marvel at it.

But then again, although the 'Ancient Sun God' is not good at judging people, he still has a firm grasp on the area of ​​calculation.

So, what was Mr. Door's purpose in revealing all this to him?

On the surface, Mr. Door was trying to be nice to Him, choosing the latter between Ember and Fool. Otherwise, He would not have to tell Him this, and He could just wait for Ember to become the Door and then kill the Fool.

It all seemed reasonable, but Klein instinctively felt that there was something fishy going on.

The reason was very simple. Compared with Ember, the Fool, who was only at Sequence 2, was too weak! Even though he had obtained three copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics and uniqueness, he only narrowed the gap that was originally indelible. However, Ember was still far ahead of him.

If Mr. Door was a normal person, he should have chosen Ember, who was obviously stronger and had saved his life. However, he chose to implicitly support The Fool. Why?
What was His purpose in saying this? Who instructed Him to do this? What was His motive?
In other words, what is He after? Figure 160?
"To sow discord between me and Ember?"

Klein raised his eyebrows, but quickly rejected this speculation.

Mr. Door was saved by Ember, and Klein was also present at the scene.

He was able to grow to Sequence 2 so quickly, and even mastered the path to advancement to Sequence 0, all thanks to the help of Ember.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was no point in trying to sow discord between Him and Ember.

In fact, if Ember really wanted to become the Lord of Mysteries, Klein could just give up Sefirah Castle and Uniqueness—he had no ambition to become a god, and was also worried about the hidden danger of being eroded by the Origin after becoming a god.

The reason why he has grown step by step to where he is today is completely because he was forced. If no one forced him, he would miss the days in Tingen even more.

If Ember can help him take on everything, then why not?

When that time comes, he can become an angel king with two Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics.

He doesn't have to worry about the revival of Tianzun, nor the invasion of the old days. He can just be the number one person under his true god. Isn't that great?

Adam knew all of this clearly, so although he obstructed them in many things, he never tried to sow discord between them, because he knew that doing so would be futile, would not have any effect and would only cause trouble.

Mr. Door is a smart man, he will definitely not do this. Even if he really does, he will use a more obscure method.

Then, it is easy to imagine why He is so calm—

"He really just wants to know the answer."

Russell once said - I don't like to say it, so I'll just assume he said it:

When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how unbelievable, is the fact.

Klein found it difficult to understand. Was the answer really that important?

"The answer is important to me and to the world."

As if he could see the confusion in Klein's heart, Mr. Door slowly spoke: "The Old Ones are watching covetously outside the world. You can't imagine what I have seen and encountered in the starry sky over the past thousand years! Believe me, once they break through the barrier they set up at the beginning, this world will be completely destroyed, and no one will survive, not even the true gods!"

“All our sufferings come from the ‘beginning’, and all our luck also comes from the ‘beginning’. What He left behind is not only spirit, will, imprint, and pollution, but also essence, characteristics, and power.”

"His remaining power formed an invisible barrier outside the planet, preventing the Old Ones from invading directly. However, as time went on, the will and power of the Original faded. By the end of the Fourth Epoch, the invisible barrier even had cracks. The Seven Gods had no choice but to move their kingdom to the Astral Realm to fill the gap."

Mr. Men paused for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"Only if an Old One, a Pillar, appears, will there be a chance to save this precarious world!"

"Old days..."

Klein murmured in a low voice. He had already known about the threat of the starry sky from Roselle's diary.

Both Roselle and Mr. Door were contaminated by the Old Ones outside the starry sky, and it is very likely that they were the same Old Ones - the Fallen Mother Goddess.

In addition, the Bound God was captured by the Mother Tree of Desire, the Original Moon is the incarnation of the Fallen Mother Goddess, and there is even Karad, a giant snake that came from the starry sky and killed gods!
The threats of the old days are everywhere, and even with true gods filling the gaps, their tentacles still reach into the world.

And if the barrier is completely breached...

Klein gathered his scattered thoughts and spoke slowly and firmly:
"I will become the Old One, the 'Lord of Mysteries'."

"really!"

Mr. Men couldn't help but sigh when he heard Klein admit it himself.

He had actually guessed this a long time ago, and the question just now was both to confirm the answer and a test.

Theoretically, there is only one source substance, and there can only be one corresponding "Old Day".

Therefore, the Gate and the Fool cannot coexist peacefully, and a winner must be decided between them.

Under this premise, Ember's behavior of cultivating The Fool is completely a disaster, and he can't see any benefit - He could have directly seized The Fool's Sefirah Castle and strangled this threat in the cradle, but He did not do so. Instead, He provided a lot of help for The Fool's growth.

Mr. Door could only think of two possibilities:
First, Yu Jin completely looked down on Sefirah Castle and the Lord of Mysteries. Based on the strength Yu Jin showed when he returned, he was probably also an Old One, and he was indeed qualified to look down on Sefirah Castle.

But there is one thing that cannot be explained in this speculation. If everything is really as He is, then why would Yu Jin hold on to the uniqueness of the "Gate" path and the three copies of the Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics? Wouldn't it be better to just give them to Klein?
Mr. Door could guess that the reason why the Embers had not appeared was, in addition to the influence of the past, the most important reason was that they were trying to "contain" the three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics and uniqueness.

If He really succeeds in accommodating these Beyonder characteristics, He can become a true God of Sequence 0.

Then how can the Fool become the Lord of Mysteries? Does Ember need to dig out the Beyonder characteristics contained in him?

Under this premise, Mr. Door naturally thought of the second possibility - perhaps Ember could find a way to solve the problem that Sequence 0 and the Old Ones could not coexist!

Mr. Men asked abruptly:
“Can you contact Him?”

Klein, who had already guessed Mr. Door's purpose, was not surprised by this question and nodded slightly:
"can."

Mr. Men was silent for a long time, then slowly said:

"There's something I hope you can convey to me."
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Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, a figure shrouded in gray mist sat at the "Fool" seat at the top of the mottled long table.

Klein, who has become an angel, no longer needs to pray repeatedly. He can return to Sefirah Castle with just a thought.

He recalled Mr. Door's previous reminder and tapped the edge of the mottled long table.

After a moment's thought, he turned his gaze towards the 'universe' where countless crimson stars were hanging.

In that deep red universe, more than half of the stars are already burning with varying degrees of sparks!

And in that burning "universe", the "flame" is expanding outward uncontrollably like the blazing sun.

Klein spread his spirituality and cautiously touched the expanding "flame" like a tentacle.

The next moment, the 'flame' began to shrink inward.

Soon, a figure appeared on the side of the long bronze table. It was Yu Jin!

In fact, the embers have always been in Sefirah Castle.

He was not trying to accommodate the uniqueness and extraordinary characteristics of the 'Gate' path, but was trying to use the 'Gate' path as a springboard to refine the entire Source Castle!

This would take a lot of time and energy, and also require sufficient stability - just like Adam would hide and find a place where no one knew about it to secretly advance to Sequence 0. What Yu Jin was doing now could not be disturbed by anyone.

Therefore, apart from Klein, no one would know what he was doing specifically.

But Mr. Door's matter was indeed difficult for Klein to handle.

Yu Jin looked at the Fool in the first seat and asked:

"What happened?"

"I was asked to bring you a message."

"Who?"

"Mr. 'Door'."

Klein's expression became extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"I suspect He has been contaminated again!"