Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 73 The River of Eternal Darkness

"What follows is the 'River of Eternal Darkness,' something you will need to master after you become a god."

Truman and Amanises secretly entered the depths of the underworld and saw a dark palace.

This palace of the dead, inlaid with all sorts of bones and different parts of the body, does not appear gloomy, but rather solemn and sacred.

Two faint figures, invisible even to the dead, passed through the numerous coffins and arrived before a huge stone tablet.

At the top of the stone tablet is a giant bird statue that appears to be made of bronze. The statue has lost its mysterious luster. The Phoenix Ancestor didn't even have time to pay attention to it, as he was completely focused on fighting the Giant King.

Beneath the statue is a phrase formed from the words of the dead.

"Even the gods cannot escape it."

"Even in death, they will be imprisoned."

"Death can also be imprisoned?" Amanisis looked at this line of text and various speculations arose.

"Death is also a part of the River of Eternal Darkness, which encompasses death," Truman explained.

"Let's go." Amanisis withdrew his gaze and walked into the most dangerous place in the underworld.

Truman had no choice but to use the dreamlike phosphorescence to envelop both of them.

Without the protection of the Source or an equal, simply approaching the River of Eternal Darkness will have terrible consequences, including but not limited to contamination and falling into the river.

Of course, becoming the corresponding deity also allows one to directly confront the source matter, and even to "contain" it.

"I've re-established contact with Salinger, and I'm here to retrieve something." Amanisis and Truman walked together into the dark, silent, and cold environment.

Truman was not surprised. Amanises had not been idle for the past few centuries. With his secret authority, no one could know what arrangements he had made unless he spoke out.

With a flick of his finger, a dreamlike phosphorescent light illuminated the path ahead, revealing a dark river before them, and even beneath their feet, a deep, dark, and unreal current of water surged forth.

The Book of Dreams in Truman's hand reflexively emitted light, and a large amount of dreamlike phosphorescence overflowed, keeping the river water away from the two of them.

"This is just a projection, not the real river." Truman's eyes were serious; this thing was really not to be trifled with.

"No need to go any deeper, let's head to the edge." Amanisis led Truman along the edge, and soon they saw an altar.

The altar emitted a faint light that illuminated the dark space; its size was strange and enormous, resembling a bird's nest.

The basic materials used to build the "Bird's Nest" are the bones of countless living beings: giants, dragons, demons, elves...

The remains of any living being that exists in this world can be found here.

This is a symbol of "death".

At the very center of the altar was a small statue of a golden phoenix, which seemed to resonate faintly with the waters of the River of Eternal Darkness.

"That's it!" Truman exclaimed in realization. It was shaped like a golden bird and had some connection to the River of Eternal Darkness. This thing would be the key for Amanisis to control the River of Eternal Darkness in the future!

"This is an item that the Phoenix Ancestor crafted over a thousand years to indirectly control the River of Eternal Darkness. We cannot take it away."

The phoenix, who has mastered the "gate" pathway, is almost omnipresent; it is impossible to steal anything from Him.

This thing was originally supposed to end up in Salinger's hands, and then in Amanises' hands in the Fifth Epoch, but now everything is in chaos...

Because of the existence of the Dream Council, Amanisis has gained a deeper understanding of the "Old Ones" and vaguely sensed the key to things like "Source Matter," so he began to make arrangements in advance.

"We can just wait until it becomes a relic," Amanisis said gently, as if waiting for a flower to bloom.

"..." Truman paused for a moment, then asked, "What deal did you make with Salinger?"

"I want the gold, He wants the bones, and the rest of the bronze is yours." The Phoenix Ancestor's eyes were bronze.

"There's a share for me too?" Truman asked in surprise.

"Without you, neither Salinger nor I could get close to this place," Amanisis said.

Hmm... I think I stole something that originally belonged to the ancient sun god?

That's probably due to the various high-level characteristics of the "gate" pathway.

"It's perfect for Bethel..." Truman nodded slightly.

"Since I have a share, I should do my part too." Truman tore a phantom symbol from the Book of Dreams and threw it to Amanisis.

"Alright." Amanisis accepted it. "But you should go now. It would be best if this war ended sooner rather than later. I don't want to wait any longer."

Amanisis has completely entered a state of secrecy. One can imagine that He must be spying on everything here from a hidden world, like a demonic wolf in its predatory state.

"For the sake of the high-level characteristics of the 'gate' pathway..."

Truman shook his head and quickly moved away from the River of Eternal Darkness to a safe area.

Under the subtle influence of "cause and effect," he bumped into Salinger.

This god, now the progenitor of the phoenix, is fighting against the god of honor.

The God of Honor fought very hard, but the situation was controlled by Salinger.

"Two Sequence Twos..." Truman observed that neither of the two could gain the attention of the Ancient Gods at this moment.

He quietly opened the Book of Dreams and released "Dreamscape". The two Sequence 2 angels were instantly pulled into the dream by the Book of Dreams, and they couldn't even detect anything wrong.

"Salinger..." Truman jumped into Salinger's dream.

What comes into view is a famous scene that Truman is very familiar with.

A crudely designed death scythe cleaved down, utterly extinguishing the last hope of the Destroyer Wolf's resurrection.

Amanisis absorbed most of the characteristics of the Destroyer Wolf into himself, causing his own wolf to grow to a gigantic size and become a complete god!

Salinger could only stand at a distance and look up at all of this, not daring to even go and get a share.

"Huh?" Truman exclaimed in surprise, "The Destroyer Wolf really deserves to die; even two gods wanted to kill it..."

"So Salinger is now eyeing the Phoenix?"

Your former boss was ousted by a former colleague? No problem, I still have a new boss!

What kind of crazy competitiveness is this?!

"Beware of fire, theft, and even gods!" Truman truly understood the significance of this saying this time.

Moreover, the Destroyer Wolf's subordinates are all geniuses; the Dark Wolf Kotal has been hiding for hundreds of years, and no one has been able to find it.

Antigonus, the little wolf, and his sister were hiding in some deserted area.

As for the other two, Amanisis has already completed the "Eat the Boss" achievement, while Salinger is currently working on it.

"The deal between the goddess and Salinger was a series of subtle actions by Salinger that kept the Phoenix Progenitor in the dark."

As for Salinger, he naturally wanted to become the Grim Reaper.

If we add Badheir to the equation, then everything about the three paths of the "River of Eternal Darkness" will be predetermined.

Thinking of this, Truman's expression became somewhat subtle.

"Choosing your own opponent, that's brilliant."

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(End of this chapter)