Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

The core of Sefirah Castle is a door, which may correspond to the "door" path, and also fits the way of promotion of the Old Ones - any path that wants to become the Old Ones must first become Sequence 0 and use the current Sequence 0 as the cornerstone.

Similar to Sefirah Castle, the River of Everlasting Darkness corresponds to the three paths of Night, Death, and War.

As for the core of the River of Eternal Darkness, it is a deep darkness.

When the ember went upstream to the end of the River of Everdarkness, he reached the end of the river.

There was a deep darkness ahead, as if it could swallow up all the light in the world, and no light could illuminate it. But the darkness was extremely pure, not as sticky as the darkness in the 'Sea of ​​Chaos', without any other impurities, pure and peaceful. It seemed that as long as you were in it, you could gain eternal peace...

Ember knew that this was the River of Everdarkness's final struggle, but Ember did not want to feel peace, at least not now.

Wow~!

An illusory sound of water was heard in the deep darkness, as if a river was rushing, like waves hitting the rocks.

The torrent surged and gushed out, trying to push the embers away.

Before that, the embers had already sent the bird-shaped golden ornament into the darkness.

In the extreme and pure darkness, the golden ornaments stubbornly emitted a pale glow, illuminating a very small area, just like a small boat of life struggling to survive in the tide of death.

The darkness did not reject its light, because that pale glow was part of the River of Eternal Darkness, and it could not reject itself.

The bronze eyeballs of the bird-shaped gold ornament shone with light, like a whirlpool, greedily absorbing the surrounding darkness. Given time, it would sooner or later be able to drain the entire core and even give birth to "self-awareness".

But this clearly did not meet Embers' expectations.

So when it just started to absorb the "darkness", Yu Jin reached out and took the golden ornament back from the darkness.

He doesn't need all the cores, only part of them, so there is no need to drain the River of Eternal Darkness all at once.

In comparison, sustainable exhaustion of resources is more advantageous.

Wow!
The illusory sound of water became more and more agitated, as if the entire river had become turbulent, as if it was bidding farewell - well, regardless of whether the River of Everdarkness was bidding farewell or not, Ember would just treat it as a farewell.

As Yu Jin left, the waves of the River of Eternal Darkness became more turbulent. He could do nothing to Yu Jin, and could only watch Yu Jin come to his home to snatch his treasure and leave leisurely. But if He couldn't do anything to Yu Jin, could He not do anything to you? !
The furious River of Eternal Darkness rolled up waves thousands of feet high, almost instantly swallowing up all the Silver Knights who were still fighting fiercely with the dead. Even the Silver Knights standing on the steps were not spared, as if it was going to drag all of them to the bottom of the river at once!
But even though these silver knights have been swept to the bottom of the river, the Everlasting Darkness River still cannot sense their souls! This means that even if they die in the Everlasting Darkness River ten thousand times, they cannot leave anything behind, and cannot be marked and anchored by the Everlasting Darkness River - even gods cannot escape, but these free demigod-level silver knights have done something that even gods cannot do.

It could only be that there was a being at the same level as or even higher than the Source Essence that tampered with the souls of these Silver Knights. It was not that their souls could not be anchored, but that they had already been anchored in advance!
Once a soul has been anchored, it is difficult to seize it even by the River of Eternal Darkness.

This also means that killing these silver knights has no meaning other than venting his anger. In fact, these silver knights were originally left for him to vent his anger!
For a moment, the sound of water became more and more turbulent, and the river surface was rough, as if foreshadowing the mood of the river at the moment.

On the river bank, the Grim Reaper with a torn cloak was doubting his life.

The River of Everdarkness told him that if he killed the Ember, he would be free.

Although He did have the idea of ​​slacking off at the beginning and wanted to test the bottom line of the River of Everlasting Darkness, He never expected that even a black dragon summoned by Ember could restrain him, and the appearance of the fire giant made His situation even worse!
He even had a hard time dealing with the dead summoned by the other party, so how could he have the ability to kill Jin?

The River of Eternal Darkness probably knew this from the beginning, so it didn't expect him to kill Yu Jin, and naturally wouldn't give him freedom. And the promise that the River of Eternal Darkness made to him was just to make him work for the River of Eternal Darkness wholeheartedly!

only……

The 'God of Death' Salinger looked at the Phoenix Ancestor floating motionlessly on the River of Eternal Darkness, and suddenly felt fortunate that at least he was much luckier than this bird.

Ok?
While feeling thankful, Salinger suddenly frowned again, because he found that he had too much "humanity"!
But He who was resurrected by the River of Eternal Darkness should have only pure divinity, where did His humanity come from? —
Just after dawn, a young man walked out of the hotel and leisurely admired the morning scenery of Bayam.

He had just bought a bottle of 'Teyana' drink in a fruit shell from a vendor when he suddenly felt a large shadow appear beside him.

The young man turned his head and looked up a little bit, and found a half-giant nearly two meters and five inches tall walking towards him.

"Sir, may I take a moment of your time? I would like to tell you about our signpost and savior, Mr. Fool."

The half-giant bent his back and tried to make his smile look kind.

The young man took a sip of Teyana, pointed to the side, smiled and nodded:

"Okay, but not here."

He then walked to where he would not block others, and the half-giant who looked extremely oppressive also followed him gently.

"You can talk now." The young man did not hide his curiosity at all.

The tall and strong half-giant's expression suddenly became solemn:
"My Lord calls himself 'The Fool'. In the past, present, and future, he is the great ruler of the spiritual world, the Yellow and Black King who controls good luck, and the beacon for every living being to pursue eternity.

"Our Lord resides above the physical and spiritual worlds, His mercy fills the heavens and the earth, and there are six angels standing beside His throne..."

"Awesome, awesome." The young man exclaimed sincerely.

Hearing this response, the half-giant couldn't help but smile, and then used the simplest words to describe the various miracles performed by Mr. Fool, and finally said:

"If you are interested, you can go to the 'Fool' Church at 16 Phillips Street to learn more. This is our largest church in Bayam City. There you can listen to the priest talk about the 'Fool's Words'."

The young man nodded:
"If I have time, I'll go take a look."

After watching the half-giant go away, the young man smiled and took out a crystal monocle from his pocket and put it on his right eye.

Before becoming a god, He rarely appeared in the Northern Continent. This was because He had grudges against most of the Seven Gods, and the Northern Continent was full of the Seven Gods' spies, so He would be discovered if He wasn't careful. Even if He didn't come with His real body, it would not be good to lose too many clones.

But He has become a god now, and He is not afraid of the Seven Gods in front of Him. Even if He cannot defeat them, can He not run away? In terms of escaping, only the Fool and the true gods of the Gate can be compared with Him.

However, although he can now walk around the northern continent without restraint, there is not much he can do.

Because the Fool's anchor is more stable than He imagined. Although the Fool's Church is inferior to the Orthodox Church in terms of quality and quantity, it is enough to support the Fool to become Sequence 0.

The reason why He is sure that The Fool has not yet become a god is very simple - adjacent pathways can sense each other, so He can sense that Sequence 0 has not yet been born in The Fool's pathway, which is His opportunity. Although The Fool has two pathways, The Fool and The Door, as long as The Fool has not yet become a god, these two pathways cannot be truly used by the other. In contrast, although He only has the pathway of Error, He, who has already become a god, has an advantage over The Fool.

Of course, if The Fool had been hiding in Sefirah Castle, He would not be able to do anything to The Fool.

Although He could force His way into Sefirah Castle, the risk of doing so was too great. Even if He could successfully kill The Fool, He would not be able to escape. The best outcome would be a loss for both sides.

Therefore, He has been waiting for an opportunity and trying to catch the Fool's weaknesses.

Unfortunately, The Fool was more cautious than He had imagined, and with the help of the Goddess of Night who had hidden authority, it was really difficult for Him to find a bug that could be exploited. Either it would not cause much impact even if used, or it had simply been fixed. None of them could cause any actual impact, which really disappointed Amon.

However, it is not completely unprofitable.

As long as The Fool is not yet a God, He will find an opportunity sooner or later.

Amon's mouth curled up slightly and he took another sip of 'Teyana'.

Well, it tastes good.

I could have another drink.

A vendor with a cart passed by Him and handed Him another cup of 'Teyana' with a smile.

Amon smiled and thanked him, and then he saw the vendor adjust the monocle on his right eye.
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Intis, in a luxurious manor on the outskirts of Trier.

Alexander Hamilton, former governor of the Republic of Intis, stood in front of the French window of the study on the second floor, staring quietly at the rising sun in the sky.

Since the founding of Intis, the Church of the Eternal Sun has dominated the mainstream and has been suppressing the Church of the God of Craftsmen until the latter changed its name to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. Therefore, this country is also called the Kingdom of the Sun.

The sun at that time was warm but not scorching, dispelling the darkness and cold and making people feel warm.

But now the light of this sun was so dazzling, but Alexander always focused on it, using his extraordinary ability to force his eyes not to shed tears. That sun was like the newly born Intis Second Empire, like the returning black emperor.

He is so dazzling and so powerful that it is difficult for people to muster the emotion of resistance.

Dong dong dong~!

"Come in."

Alexander said in a deep voice when he heard the knock on the door.

He withdrew his gaze from the sky and looked towards the door.

A middle-aged man in formal attire, looking meticulous, pushed the door open and said respectfully:

"Your Excellency Archon, those people have arrived and are waiting for you in the conference room."

Alexander Hamilton corrected:
"Don't call me Archon. I'm just an ordinary person now."

His tone was extremely calm, and he didn't seem to be obsessed with the empty title of consul.

Cold sweat oozed from the middle-aged man's forehead and he buried his head even lower.

He knew that he should just listen to what these big shots said, and if he took it seriously, he would be seeking death.

If this man really had no thoughts about being the consul, why would he gather those people here?
Alexander Hamilton did not look at the middle-aged man, nor did he question why he kept his head down and remained silent. He walked out of the room calmly.

After he left, the middle-aged man dared to raise his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly followed him, one body length behind Alexander, like a loyal servant serving his master.

Snapped!
The door of the conference room was suddenly opened, and Alexander Hamilton looked around, sweeping his eyes over the people in front of the long table. He did not observe their expressions, nor did he deliberately remember their appearance, because he knew it was meaningless.

The same group of people will have different faces when you meet them next time. Remembering their appearance will not be of any help in investigating their true identities.

What's more, Alexander had long given up investigating the identities of these people.

In the cooperation with these people, he was the one who was always in a weak position. In this case, rashly investigating the other party's identity would do him no good and would only make the relationship between the two parties more tense.

Therefore, when communicating with these people, one also needs sufficient words, but Alexander no longer has enough patience!

Alexander put his hands on the table and asked in a deep voice:

"We have provided you with enough intelligence. When can you start the action?"

Ever since the Church of Steam sided with that despicable thief, the resources he could mobilize had been shrinking. The help he provided to the Secret Order had already used up his last bit of resources and connections. If these people could no longer give a clear answer, then all of Alexander's initial investment would be in vain!

So no matter what, a result must come out today!
"Don't be impatient." The middle-aged man with an ordinary face took a sip of water and said slowly:

"Dilan has been found, but you have to give us some time to prepare."

"The legacy left by an angel is rich, but also dangerous."

"That's something you need to consider!"

Alexander said bluntly: "I just want the result!"

The tall lady with a delicate and charming face cast a wink at him, covered her mouth and chuckled:
"Your Excellency the Archon has been quite angry lately. Do you want me to help you calm down?"

She licked her lips.

“I’d be happy to help with that.”

Alexander looked at the representative of the witch sect expressionlessly. She was the only one among those present who did not change her expression, but Alexander was the most repulsive to her - the reason was simple, Alexander did not want to have sex with a man.