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

Chapter 305 Inviting the Enemy into the Trap

In the land forsaken by the gods, inside the residence of the giant king.

Ember slowly reached out and grasped the 'Desecrating Slab' floating in mid-air.

And those almost invisible 'illusory lights' were already covered with specks of starlight.

The firelight was not dazzling, but it had long since merged with the blasphemous stone slab, yet the blasphemous stone slab was still not completely purified.

The so-called "purification" is actually using "primordial fire" to cover the "original" traces on the "blasphemous stone tablet," so that the "blasphemous stone tablet" transforms into the shape of "primordial fire" from the inside out.

Ember, however, did not do so. He used the First Flame to cover most of the traces belonging to the 'Primordial,' but still left a small portion. This means that the 'Primordial' could completely regain control of the 'Desecrating Slab' by using the backdoor left by Ember 'accidentally.'

The reason why Embers chose to leave a backdoor for the 'Primordial' despite knowing the consequences was not actually a momentary oversight—

After all, if he really purified the first 'Blasphemy Slab' completely, although it could completely cover up the traces of the 'Primordial', it would also mean that the 'Blasphemy Slab' would no longer be able to draw upon the power of the 'Chaos Sea'!

After all, the reason the 'Desecrated Stone Tablet' can draw upon the power of the 'Chaotic Sea' is because the 'Desecrated Stone Tablet' and the 'Chaotic Sea' share the same essence. Once either of them loses this 'essence,' the connection between them will naturally be severed.

Conversely, while the completely "purified" "Blasphemy Slab" will lose its ability to connect to the "Chaos Sea," there are advantages and disadvantages. Since the "Blasphemy Slab" has already taken the shape of the "Primordial Flame," it can also draw upon the power of the "Primordial Flame" to a certain extent.

However, a blasphemous tablet that cannot access the 'Chaos Sea' is clearly not what the true creator desires. After all, while the Chaos Sea carries the risk of being revived by the 'Primordial,' it can also help the true creator become the Old One.

Conversely, while the essence of the First Flame is no less than that of the Primordial Flame, it cannot achieve this, since the power systems of the two are different.

Therefore, the current state of the 'Desecrated Slate' is actually the best.

The backdoor left behind ensures that the 'Desecrated Slab' will not lose its connection with the 'Chaotic Sea', while the majority of it being modified by the 'First Flame' guarantees that even if the 'Desecrated Slab' is no longer in Ember's hands, he will still retain ownership of it.

Sequence 9: The Diviner

Sequence 8: The Joker

Sequence 7: The Magician

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Sequence 3: Ancient Scholars

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Sequence 2: The Miracle Worker

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Sequence 1: The Mysterious Waiter

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Sequence 0: The Fool

Main ingredients: The Fool's uniqueness, and the two remaining extraordinary traits of the Mysterious Servant besides itself;

Supplementary materials: Master at least a quarter of the historical mysteries;

Promotion ceremony: A mockery of time, history, or fate.

Sequence 9: The Apprentice

Sequence 8: The Master of Tricks

Sequence 7: Astrologer

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Sequence 3: The Wanderer

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Sequence 2: Planeswalkers

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Sequence 1: The Key to the Star

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Sequence 0: Gate

Main materials: The uniqueness of the 'Door', and the extraordinary properties of the three 'Star Keys';

Promotion Ceremony: ..."

Ember memorized all the potion recipes from the blasphemous stone tablet, as if he had gained some insight.

The first "Blasphemy Tablet" does not record anything above "Sequence 0", but it is still sufficient for the Ember.

The potion recipe for the 'Fool' path can be given to Klein after leaving the Forsaken Land.

As for the potion recipes from the 'Gate' pathway, they were naturally for Ember's own use.

After all, if we only consider 'sequence', Ember is just an ordinary Sequence 5 'Traveler'. Although he himself does not have a particular need for the extraordinary abilities of the 'Gate' pathway, becoming a Sequence 0 of the 'Gate' pathway is a must.

Because regardless of Ember's subjective attitude, he has inevitably been drawn into the war with the "Primordial Ones".

If he wants to win this war, there is only one path he can take—

To destroy the primordial, one must first become the primordial.

Just like he once did—

To control the First Flame, he must first become the First Flame, and he must become a part of the First Flame through the act of "passing on the flame".

As it turned out, Ember succeeded, but not completely.

He successfully became a part of the "Primordial Flame," even overpowering the "Primordial Flame Will" and gaining control of the "Primordial Flame."

Unfortunately, the Will of the First Flame is not so easily destroyed.

Although He had lost most of His power, He forcibly separated from the concept of the 'First Flame' at the last moment!

This decisiveness, no less than a gecko shedding its tail to survive, allowed it to live. And even though it had separated, its essence as the "Will of the First Flame" remained, only it no longer possessed the dominance of the "First Flame".

So, just like Adam now, the Will of the First Flame is constantly yearning for fusion—only by reuniting with the Ember can it regain control of the First Flame. If the First Flame succeeds, the Ember will, like countless Lords of Cinder before it, become a slave controlled by the First Flame!

Unfortunately, the Will of the First Flame is well aware that it is currently in a weak position.

Having been forced to sever his tail to survive, He was completely unable to directly confront the embers that controlled the First Flame. Therefore, He even went so far as to cooperate with Adam in order to achieve this goal and complete the fusion He desired.

Through his connection with the First Flame, although he couldn't gain complete control over its power, he secretly plotted and indirectly influenced the Ember's behavior in a covert manner.

For example, have the embers divide the originally unified power into nine portions of the King's Soul and distribute them to the others.

For example, suppressing the embers' memories of the past.

Of course, all of that is in the past.

Ultimately, the reason why the "Will of the First Flame" did these things is because it was unable to confront the Ember head-on, so it could only resort to underhanded tactics.

Conversely, the embers can also influence the Will of the First Flame through the First Flame.

For example, based on the 'First Flame's' desire for the 'King's Soul', the will of the 'First Flame' is suppressed, causing it to fall into a cycle.

Without external help, He may never be able to escape.

For Ember, he is now extremely confident that he can completely destroy the 'Will of the First Flame', but that alone is far from enough.

The fusion of the King's Soul and the Source Matter is inevitable, and this will inevitably provoke a full-scale counterattack from the Primal. As an 'outsider,' Ember cannot completely control the Source Matter—the fact that the King's Soul's erosion of the 'Source Castle' has reached a stalemate is the best proof of this.

Therefore, Ember must first become the 'Primordial' in order to fully control the Source.

In other words, he needs to find a way to awaken the "Origin" within his body.

But this is not possible.

After all, the potions or extraordinary properties that the embers had taken had been completely purified by the First Flame, and the Primal had no fertile ground to revive within him.

The solution that Yu Jin came up with was simple and brutal—

Since there is no soil, we should find a way to create soil for the original source.

The higher the sequence, the greater the chance of primordial recurrence.

Because regeneration in people of higher orders helps the original to better reclaim authority.

The true god of Sequence 0 is undoubtedly the first choice for the original revival, so the Ember must first find a way to become Sequence 0.

Otherwise, unless the original being was blind, it would choose to revive in a Sequence 5 extraordinary being.

Sudden.

As if sensing something, Yu Jin looked to his right, where he saw the pervasive orange-red clouds and the gently surging deep blue sea outside the window.

Everything was frozen in the twilight, without shadows or sun, as if everything were as usual.

Available in the next second.

A massive figure descended from the sky!

boom!

With a tremendous roar, the towering figure plummeted into the Giants' Court, crashing heavily into a tall tower.

The violent impact completely destroyed the tower, and the resulting dust and smoke almost blotted out the sky, but it still couldn't obscure the full figure—

That was a giant.

A creature tens of meters tall, its originally grayish-blue skin had turned bluish-black, its entire body covered in rotting, festering marks, making it almost impossible to find a single patch of intact skin on it! And its lifeless, sunken eyes further indicated that it seemed to have already lost its life.

Snapped!

The giant slowly rose from the collapsed building, and grayish-yellow gas emanated from his body, weaving into a large smog in the air.

"Lord Bradel?"

In the hall outside the Giant King's residence, Grosser stood before the railing, his face filled with disbelief.

Because that rotting giant was none other than the youngest son of the Giant King Ormir, and once the god of honor of the giant race!

But now, this god has become a walking corpse.

Even the 'smog' it generates as it moves is continuously polluting every building in the Giants' Court; the grayish-yellow cursed fog can even corrode the buildings of the Giants' Court!

If this continues, the entire Giants' Royal Court will be destroyed!

Grosser's eyes were filled with sadness.

He thought Milgongan's fate was tragic enough, but he never imagined that Bradel, a former god, would suffer an even more miserable end. Even after dying thousands of years ago, he was still being manipulated to destroy his former home!

"I'm sorry, Lord Bradel, but I must stop you!"

Grosser looked down at the towering giant that was unconsciously destroying everything in front of him, took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually hardened.

Even though this place has long since fallen into decline, and even though the giant race has disappeared into the long river of history.

But this is still his home!

He would not allow anyone to destroy his home, not even the god he once worshipped!

"etc."

Emerging from the giant king's residence, Ember stopped Grosser, who was about to leap from the balcony. Under the giant's puzzled gaze, he tossed him a strangely shaped, ancient greatsword.

Use this.

Snapped!

Grosser instinctively caught the greatsword, a strange feeling welling up inside him.

Knowledge about this sword inexplicably surfaced in his mind.

Storm Ruler

A greatsword known as the "Giant Slayer".

The broken blade still retains the power of the storm.

It is said to be able to knock giants to the ground.

As the knowledge that emerged, a voice also rang in his ears:

Only a storm can topple a great tree.

Grosser remained silent for a long while, then said in a deep voice:

"Thank you, I will pay you back."

He immediately leaped off the balcony, standing in front of the giant who was wreaking havoc, his eyes resolute as he raised the Storm Ruler in his hand—

Even though he had never used this weapon, the unseen 'knowledge' had already taught him how to use the sword.

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Meanwhile, in the dream world of the ruins of the Gods War, in front of the projection of the Giant King's residence.

Wearing a pointed soft hat and a classic black robe, Amon sat on the tall gray-white railing, his back to the orange-red road that separated the sea of ​​clouds, gazing leisurely at the gray-blue gate covered with golden nails, having waited for who knows how long.

Suddenly, He adjusted the monocle he was wearing on his right eye, his tone slightly surprised:

"It was him?"

"Indeed, I was right not to go myself."

"Although it's not the original body, it would still give me a headache if it lost too many of its extraordinary characteristics."

Amon chuckled to himself, his eyes slightly narrowed.

If it were anyone else, even the "True Creator" himself, He would have had the opportunity to steal the "Desecrating Tablets".

But Ember is an exception. Let alone stealing the Desecrated Tablet, if he actually appeared in front of the opponent, he would probably even expose the location of his true form.

So even He had no choice but to give up.

Amon shook his head with some regret, not because he didn't have the chance to steal the 'Blasphemy Slab'.

After all, while the 'Desecrating Tablet' was important, it wasn't really that significant to Him. It wasn't His corresponding source matter and couldn't directly provide Him with assistance; at most, it could only be used as leverage in trades with others.

What He regretted was that He could not appear before the embers.

For Amon, this existence, which briefly left its mark on history, filled Him with immense curiosity.

Curious about where the other party came from and what kind of essence they represent.

Unfortunately, even though He had mastered much of the ancient history before the First Era, He still could not find an identity that corresponded to Ember.

Judging from His father’s attitude, He clearly knew a great deal about the embers.

If that's the case, then why didn't the other side leave any trace in history?

Amon seemed to be deep in thought; perhaps only the "True Creation" and the Ember themselves could answer this question.

Unfortunately, neither of them seemed to welcome Him, and they probably wouldn't answer His questions.

The doubts in His heart may never be answered.

"But not necessarily."

Amon raised an eyebrow slightly, because he suddenly remembered someone—

His paranoid brother probably knew more than he did.

To be honest, even now, He doesn't know much about that paranoid guy, even though they are brothers.

His father did not trust them, at least not compared to the other angel kings.

As His sons, they were not so trusted.

Although it turned out that His father had trusted the wrong person, He could understand why His father did so.

So, just like His father, He did not trust the paranoid man, and Adam did not trust Him either.

However, Adam would probably not refuse to answer His question, after all, they had cooperated closely many times over the past thousands of years.

Amon's lips curled slightly, and his figure immediately softened, losing its reality, and light flowed into the doorway.

(End of this chapter)