Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 303 Gives the Original a Small, Intimate Shock

Sunlight Gun.

That was a miracle created by Gwyn, the ruler of the gods, the founder of the divine realm of Lordran and the royal city of Anor Londo, the first of the four original Lord Soul holders, and the "First Lord of Cinder"!

Of all the miracles, the Sungun is undoubtedly the most unique.

If Gwyn is the first god, then the Spear of the Sun is the first miracle!

Its birth symbolizes the beginning of Gwyn's hunt for ancient dragons, the end of the immortal ancient dragons, and the beginning of the Age of Fire!

Therefore, the essence of this miracle was already infused with the power of the First Flame at the very beginning of its creation.

As a miracle for hunting ancient dragons, all dragons are naturally restrained by the Sunfire Spear.

As the first miracle, the miracle that tells the story of the beginning of the Age of Fire, the Spear of the Sun is, in a sense, a symbol of the First Flame. That is to say, the Spear of the Sun is not merely a dragon-hunting miracle, but a miracle that suppresses all enemies of the First Flame!

And now.

The miracle symbolizing the First Flame almost showed signs of melting before the Dark Angel!

This can only prove one thing—

The Dark Angel itself possesses an 'essence' no less powerful than the Sunlight Spear!

Silently, the Dark Angel revealed its most primal essence. It first transformed into a deep, eerie shadow, then drew back the curtain, revealing the ocean—an ocean that encompassed all colors and defied human language—before the embers appeared.

Even without being told, Ember could easily recognize the true nature of that ocean—

The Chaotic Sea.

That is one of the nine primordial substances, some things left behind by the original Creator, a kingdom that evolved from His body!

The Dark Angel of today possesses the consciousness and essence of the 'Primordial,' and controls the chaotic sea derived from the 'Primordial.' In a sense, it is no different from the Primordial!

Perhaps its strength is still lacking, but in essence it is already on par with the First Flame.

It is precisely because of this foundation that He was able to easily melt even the 'Sunlight Spear'!

The shadow cast by the 'Dark Angel' appeared faint, yet even the light from the Sunlight Spear could not penetrate it by an inch! As the shadow continued to expand, the flames ignited by the remnants of the warm bed appeared extremely dim, and the palace that was originally illuminated by the flames was once again shrouded in a chilling shadow, sending shivers down one's spine.

The shadows seemed to lurk some terrifying monster that preyed on people, as if it would leap out of the darkness at any moment and swallow them whole!

Ember, however, remained calmly observing everything, watching the shadow gradually creeping towards him, and chuckled softly:

"Isn't it true that it lives up to its name as the Chaos Sea?"

Among the nine primal substances, the Chaos Sea and the Source Fortress are the most unique.

The former represents "omniscience and omnipotence," which is the most core authority of the Creator, without exception.

The latter controls time and space and destiny, and dominates the spiritual realm above the material world.

Of the remaining source material, neither the River of Eternal Darkness, the City of Calamity, nor the Kingdom of Chaos, nor the Shadow World, the Wilderness of Knowledge, nor the Key of Light can compare to these two!

Only the mother nest, which also symbolizes a 'pillar', can perhaps be compared to it.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a giant wave surged from the ocean of 'corruption' shadows, crashing against the still-strong, radiant Sunlight Spear, making its already dim light even weaker.

Wave after wave of giant waves crashed in, intensifying the 'melting' of the Sun Spear.

In the blink of an eye, the once dazzling Sun Spear was now shrouded in shadow.

Even the shadow went a step further, greedily extending its tentacles towards the embers to the side—

Compared to the Sunlight Spear, which only contains a portion of the essence, the embers, which symbolize the First Flame, are clearly more "appetizing".

Yu Jin glanced out of the corner of his eye at the shadow that was trying to approach him by splashing 'waves' but was quickly evaporated by the nearby remnants of the warm bed, but remained unmoved.

Even though the light of the remnants of the warm bed is growing weaker and weaker, even though the spear of sunlight is being swallowed up step by step.

Until the light and heat emitted by the Sun Spear became corrupted, until the primordial essence contained within the Sun Spear was completely swallowed by the Chaos Sea and transformed into a part of itself!

Only then did the Dark Angel finally break free from the suppression of the Sun Spear and slowly rise from the throne.

Seeing that the Chaos Sea had finished 'digesting', the Embers finally made a move.

Amidst the clear ringing of the Holy Bell of Yorshka, a dazzling light once again coalesced in Ember's hand.

That's yet another spear of sunlight!

Yu Jin firmly believed in one truth.

There's nothing a single shot of Sunfire Can't solve; if there is, then fire another one!

boom!

A dazzling light pierced the sky, tearing apart the curtain-like shadows that blotted out the sun, and penetrating the pitch-black ocean. Once again, it accurately struck the 'Dark Angel' on the throne, who wore a magnificent black robe with silver thread and had wispy black wings on his back, pinning him to the throne as he was about to stand up!

The shadow that had been expanding outwards began to contract violently once more, converging towards the throne and attempting to engulf the gleaming spear once more.

And indeed, that was the case. Having already had the experience, the Dark Angel was adept at it, completing the corruption and depravity of the Sun Spear in almost half the time it had taken before, completely merging it into the shadows.

But when He tried to rise from the throne again, another brilliant light nailed Him to the throne!

The cycle repeated until the ninth Sunlight Spear was also corrupted by the Chaos Sea, and nearly half of it was "corrupted".

"Found you!"

Ember gazed at the 'Dark Angel' impaled by the Sunlight Spear atop the throne, a flash of fire passing through his eyes—

The flames were incredibly faint, yet they burned fiercely and tenaciously in the pitch-black ocean!

That was the 'Sunlight Spear' that was previously swallowed by the Chaos Sea, and it contained the essence of the Primordial Flame!

Even though it has been 'corrupted' by the Chaos Sea, its 'essence' as the Primordial Flame remains unchanged.

Just like the connection between a campfire and a bonfire, as the embers of a 'campfire,' he can easily locate the 'bonfires' that have separated from his body, even if those bonfires have been extinguished or even corrupted by other 'essences' of the same level!

By pinpointing the location of the 'campfire,' Embers was able to locate the Chaos Sea—

It was an extremely deep ravine, at the bottom of which stood a thick, wide building, its walls cast in layers of gray and white.

The building had no door, but Ember's "vision" pierced through the "walls" and saw directly into its interior. He saw the colorless "nothingness" beneath layers of gray and white, the "cliff" within the building, and the profound darkness beneath that "cliff"—

That was an illusory, pitch-black, viscous deep chaotic sea!

Yes!

Everything Ember had done before was to establish the location of the Chaos Sea!

Even though the 'True Creator' had promised him the coordinates of the Chaos Sea, Ember never truly trusted the 'True Creator' from the beginning. Rather than waiting for the 'True Creator' to make a deal, he decided to take the initiative and seize control of the Chaos Sea first!

The moment the coordinates of the Chaos Sea were confirmed, the 'Dark Angel' completely lost all meaning.

Ember slowly raised its head, while the Dark Angel seemed to have realized something. It had clearly become aware of the exposure of the Chaos Sea, and its eyes instantly turned pitch black.

The next moment, the 'Dark Angel' transformed into a pitch-black, viscous 'ocean' filled with the aura of corruption, completely swallowing the remaining Sun Spear and vanishing it without a trace.

He immediately returned to his previous form, still resembling a giant, wearing a magnificent black robe with silver threads, only the faint black wings on his back had become much thinner.

At the same time, His eyes rose up, turning golden.

A violent but unreal mental storm surged around Him, carrying all sorts of thoughts to every corner of the shadow palace!

Mental deprivation!

Almost simultaneously, the 'Dark Angel' raised his left palm, and the golden light in his eyes was replaced by two miniature, blazing white suns.

One after another, beams of light, wreathed in sacred flames, fell, casting a thick shadow, and swept towards the surging remnants of the warm bed!

The war between flames erupted completely at this moment!

These two flames, though seemingly completely different, both carry the essence of 'chaos'.

In a sense, they are the same kind!

However, at this point, the remnants of the warm bed are like water without roots.

Meanwhile, the 'sunfire' that was shrouded in shadow was being fueled by constant dousing, burning ever more fiercely.

In the struggle between the two, the remnants of the warm bed were defeated almost instantly.

Its flames were quickly engulfed, and the area it covered began to shrink dramatically.

But suddenly—

The shadowy flame paused for a moment in an open space, for it had lost its target.

The embers that were originally protected in the center by the remnants of the warm bed have now completely disappeared!

At the same time, beneath that iron-black throne, a figure was slowly emerging—it was Ember!

In the hands of the embers, a dazzling light had been waiting for a long time—

That's the Sunlight Gun!

It appears to be different from the Spear of Sunlight, which had been swallowed by the Chaos Sea several times before, but in reality, it is not much different.

But now the Embers are within arm's reach of the Dark Angel, and the Sun Gun and the Sun Gun at point-blank range are two completely different concepts!

Boom!

Golden bolts of lightning shot out, carrying a strong aura of destruction, and struck the first 'Desecrating Slab' in the hands of the 'Dark Angel'!

Although the Dark Angel possesses the primordial will, it is an undeniable fact that He lacks extraordinary qualities. All the abilities He displays originate from this blasphemous tablet.

Ember knew this well, and also knew that his previous attacks on the 'Dark Angel's' true form were completely futile.

Now, he no longer needs to make any more attempts.

Boom!

The dazzling light instantly melted away the surrounding shadows, and even the space itself cracked like a mirror, leaving the entire Shadow Palace completely free of darkness, and nothing could hide there anymore.

Between the first 'Blasphemy Slab' and the 'Dark Angel', illusory, almost invisible, and indescribably colored 'light' appeared one after another. Under the tearing of the dazzling miracle, they evaporated and broke apart one after another.

But the Dark Angel quickly launched a counterattack. Both of His eyes turned a brass color, and within each eye appeared a shimmering, illusory river that encircled the area between the first Blasphemous Slab and His own figure.

The river then flowed from downstream to upstream, and the evaporated, broken illusory lights reappeared and reconnected.

The cycle of fate, the restart of all things!

The Dark Angel raised his left hand, conjuring a deep black scepter. His bronze-like eyes stared at the embers, and his deep, yet majestic voice spoke:

"I am the 'All-Knowing One' and the 'All-Powerful One'."

Boom!

The dazzling light continued to bombard, quickly shattering the reconnected illusory light once again.

"you're right."

Ember calmly gazed at the 'Dark Angel' and chuckled softly:

"Because so am I."

puff!

A faint flame rose from within the 'Dark Angel', and in the blink of an eye, it ignited into a towering inferno that completely engulfed the 'Dark Angel's' figure.

While the Chaos Sea can erode the essence of the Primordial Flame, conversely, the Primordial Flame can also erode the Chaos Sea!

This has already been proven in the Source Castle!

At the very moment the Dark Angel was engulfed by flames, the Embers successfully took its place, becoming an "omniscient" and "omnipotent" just like the Dark Angel!

The beams of light connecting the Dark Angel and the first Blasphemous Slab detached from the Dark Angel and transferred to the Ember. However, these beams were no longer veiled in a thin shadow; instead, they were covered by burning flames.

Before Yu Jin's eyes appeared that indescribable, illusory ocean of color and shape, seemingly containing all secrets. The aura and power of the 'Chaos Sea' now belonged to him, to the First Flame.

Snapped!

Deep shadows once again climbed the palace walls and floor, quickly spreading towards the throne.

That was the Dark Angel's last stand before its death!

However, the Dark Angel's true form was still engulfed in flames and was powerless to break free.

Those 'illusory lights' are increasingly connecting to the embers rather than the 'Dark Angels'. With this shift in power, the 'Dark Angels' have been weakened to the extreme!

All that He did was a futile struggle!

Snapped!

Finally, the shadows that had been covering the walls, pillars, and floor tiles and spreading outwards suddenly began to disintegrate, revealing inch by inch of orange-red light.

This palace, hidden within the residence of the giant king and existing alongside the real world, finally lost the power to continue operating and could no longer isolate itself from external influences.

And the first gray-white "blasphemous stone tablet" was also drawn to the embers by the "illusory light".

But Ember still didn't reach out to take it, instead letting the flames continue to engulf the 'Desecrated Slab'—

He needs to ensure that the "blasphemous tablets" obtained by the "true creator" are the "blasphemous tablets" that have already taken the shape of the First Flame.

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(End of this chapter)