Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 434 Dual-Path Promotion

After establishing a secret cooperative relationship with the Rose School, Klein's progress in the rituals exceeded expectations. With the cooperation of those angels, it had already reached Klein's standard.

"The promotion ceremony needs to be held in the Solomon Empire."

The "True Apostle," the third sequence of the "Dream" path, is already one of the most prominent figures on this path. As far as Klein knows, there are only a handful of angels in the Dream Cult.

Upon reaching Sequence Three of the "Dream" Path, even the rituals can no longer be performed in the Dream Realm; one must go to the Dream Sanctuary to confront the true holy image.

"Isn't that angel going to 'Gensokyo'?" Klein had reason to guess. "What should I do if I'm a little excited?"

He shook his head slightly and came directly to the sanctuary through the illusionary realm. After reporting to Pope Hermes, he arrived at the statue.

"Are you about to be promoted to 'True Apostle'?" The person who came was the "Mysterious Angel" Bernadette.

His gaze was fixed on Klein. "Have you thought it through? The chances of failure are high, and then I'll have to pull you out of there."

While the "dreamlike" route is unlikely to experience any loss of control, it is highly likely to lead to a loss of self.

After being infused with dreamlike phosphorescence at Sequence 5, Klein was blessed at Sequence 4, and now, as he advances to Sequence 3, he will truly step into that dreamlike sea.

This is the most crucial step in the advancement process. The Dream Sect has records of many "Favored Ones of Cause and Effect" who were directly assimilated after entering the Dream Sea.

That ocean is the manifestation of the power of "Supreme Dream" and an extension of His will. Entering the Ocean of Dreams means enduring the assimilation of that ancient level.

Of course, since those who advance are all favored by the dream, He will not make things difficult for them, and may even lower the difficulty level. However, this is not something that just anyone can withstand, and their consciousness can easily be overwhelmed.

Bernadette, the "mysterious angel," was created to deal with this assimilation.

"My ritual should have been perfect, and it's time for me to be promoted." Klein understood the danger involved.

"Okay." Bernadette gently removed her somewhat old-fashioned hat, indicating to Klein that they could begin.

"I can't let my niece laugh at me..." Klein felt the gaze behind him and smiled slightly.

He walked to the statue of the dream god and meticulously set up the altar. There was no need for dream coins here, since everyone was about to enter the sea of ​​dreams, and dream coins would be useless.

"The highest dream..." Klein had hypnotized himself before coming, otherwise he might have had some resistant emotions.

"...I beg for your gaze, I beg for your grace..."

"...I pray for the gates of heaven to open, I pray for the baptism of the sea of ​​dreams..."

As Klein prayed, a special causal thread gradually connected him to the icon.

To be precise, it is the "Book of Dreams" held by the icon.

That was a "door" left behind by "Supreme Dream" himself. On the other side of the door was the real "Book of Dreams," which connected to the Sea of ​​Dreams.

Rumble... Klein heard the sound of the surging tide.

That's... the Sea of ​​Dreams!

Klein's body was drawn by the seemingly tangible threads of cause and effect, constantly heading towards the dreamlike sea.

The "Book of Dreams" in the statue's hand has become the gateway to the dreamlike heaven, beyond which lies the surging sea of ​​dreams.

Entering this sea and remaining true to oneself is a necessary step to becoming a "true apostle".

"..." Bernadette watched all this quietly. In her opinion, even with Truman's tacit approval, this promotion was far too fast.

To expect a "Favored One of Cause and Effect" to be promoted to "True Apostle" in less than two months is, in Russell's words, a sign of utter stupidity!

During her youth, she was showered with love and affection, and it took her two years to adapt to the "Cause and Effect Favored One" period!

"Are all time travelers like this?" Bernadette still managed to dig up quite a few secrets from Roselle.

Hmph! Bernadette is ready to rescue people from the Sea of ​​Dreams at any time.

Klein passed through the gates of heaven and truly entered the Sea of ​​Dreams.

Buzz... Klein's consciousness had no advantage when facing this ocean; it was overwhelmed immediately.

Apart from the true God or even the "Supreme Dream" itself, no one can maintain their true self in this real sea of ​​dreams.

This is the "source substance".

As Klein's consciousness sank into confusion, countless points of light suddenly appeared on his body.

They resembled twinkling stars, surrounding Klein and helping him resist the assimilation of the Dream Sea.

This is his "anchor".

These points of light point to everyone who has eaten the dreamlike ice cream he manifested, and their craving for this ice cream becomes an "anchor," anchoring Klein's self-awareness.

"The ceremony went quite well." Bernadette nodded slightly as she looked at the number of points of light.

Nearly 100,000 points of light were enough to keep Klein conscious and allow him to proceed to the next step.

"Something seems a bit strange," Bernadette keenly noticed the unusual nature of the light spots.

A small portion of them are ordinary, coming from common people, but two groups are special.

A large portion of them were of extremely high quality; they were all extraordinary individuals!

"The Rose School?" Bernadette was somewhat puzzled; she had even seen the Rose School's patriarch among them.

"Besides Him, there were several other angels..." Bernadette was astonished.

The last part was even more special, with light spots jumping around and chanting sounds coming from it.

"These are all fanatics. Does he have a church?"

Bernadette blinked. Besides the Rose School, Klein also had faith in the Sea God Cult!

"The 'Sea God' faith, the snake on the Roseside Islands..." Bernadette's expression was strange.

"Are all time travelers this troublesome? He actually impersonated the 'Sea God'!"

Klein had put in a great deal of effort for this promotion, even exposing the "Cult of the Sea God".

"Baptism!" Klein's consciousness had awakened, and he truly received the seawater of the Dream Sea to wash over him.

This is the most crucial step, even more radical than the dreamlike blessing.

Klein's skin began to turn transparent, granulation tissue began to wriggle, and worms formed his flesh.

It was at this moment that an endless, dreamlike wave swept in, completely engulfing all the phosphorescent insects.

However, Klein clearly wasn't going to stop there; he was planning something big and taking a big risk!

As for the reason... Klein has obtained the eye of the "Hound of Fortune", learned about the "Source Castle", and glimpsed a corner of the ultimate truth.

He could only try to fight back by constantly getting promoted.

Snapped!

Klein snapped his fingers, and a thick stack of papers suddenly flew out of his sleeve. These were historical materials he had collected from various sources.

With a thought, the documents burst into flames.

He wants to advance through the "Diviner" path and become an "Ancient Scholar"!

(End of this chapter)