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

Above the gray fog, inside the ancient palace, Klein sat quietly in the high-backed chair that belonged to the 'Fool'.

He could sense the divine war breaking out in the astral plane, but he could not know exactly what was happening.

In layman's terms, the vision hasn't been fully developed yet.

If his followers are on the battlefield, or if someone prays to him, he might be able to observe what is happening.

For example, he could see Mr. Gate and others cooperating with Midil to besiege the already "God-like" Sear, because Mr. Gate and Grosser were his followers, so he had the vision of the Giants' Court and could see everything that was happening there.

But God Wars is completely different.

Firstly, Klein was not personally involved, and secondly, he had no real connection with either side of the war of gods.

Even if He wanted to use 'prophecy' to uncover the secrets, He had no suitable medium.

Therefore, unless he is present at the scene, he cannot know the process of the divine war. He can only guess at the specific details of the divine war through its projection in the real world.

Suddenly, his "vision" was illuminated.

In the astral plane that was originally shrouded in the 'fog of war', a region was suddenly illuminated by firelight, establishing a close and mysterious connection with him, with the gray fog above, and with the Source Castle.

He saw the kingdom of the god of knowledge and wisdom, a world made of books. And at this moment, each book was burning with flames of varying brightness, as if to set the entire world ablaze.

Klein has also realized that the connection between the Source Castle and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom was established through those flames!

In other words, both sides share the same 'essence'—

The flame that ignited the world was the First Flame!

His gaze swept over the collapsed tower and fell upon two figures within it—two witches with human upper bodies and spider lower bodies.

Red spiders and white spiders.

"really."

Klein murmured to himself. When he first heard the name "Klara" from Edwina, he had a vague suspicion. This name undoubtedly belonged to a true god; otherwise, He wouldn't receive such attention—it was a power unique to the divine!

Yet, this so-called true deity inexplicably holds a position within the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and even has the leisure to serve as Edwina's teacher. Will the identity of this deity soon become clear?

Who else but the God of Knowledge and Wisdom could hold a position in the religion of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom?

The idea that Krana = Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom had been planted in Klein's mind long ago.

However, he has always tried his best to avoid associating himself with that idea.

Based on the various sources he possessed, the god of knowledge and wisdom should be the former cherubim Heraborg. The latter gained immense benefits when the ancient sun god fell, and thereby ascended to godhood, which all seemed perfectly logical.

In this situation, naturally no one would doubt the identity of the god of knowledge and wisdom, until he received an accurate reply from the "mysterious queen" Bernadette—Herabergen had already fallen!

As for how Herabergen fell, it's not hard to guess.

The goddess of night possesses hidden authority; if she were to act personally, she could completely bury every detail of what happened. Furthermore, by uniting with her allies among the gods, killing the cherubim Heraborgen, who had not yet become a god, would not be difficult.

As for how to cover up the fact that the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" had been replaced, Klein had no idea.

Theoretically speaking, Amon is capable of doing this.

Because His authority contains the element of manipulating fate, He could easily graft the fate of the Cherubim onto Klara, thus making everyone believe that Klara is the Cherubim Herabgen.

But this is clearly unrealistic, because the Goddess of Night wouldn't seek cooperation with Amon. And given Amon's personality, he wouldn't trust the Goddess of Night either; instead, he would suspect her of having some kind of conspiracy.

After all, they belonged to different camps from the beginning and had no common interests whatsoever.

Klein racked his brains but couldn't come up with a second method besides Amon. Although there were other methods, none of them could be done so secretly that no true god could detect them.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Klein simply gave up decisively.

Since it's already been confirmed that the god of knowledge and wisdom is an ally, we can just ask him about it later, right?

As for now—

Klein turned his gaze to the outside of the burning divine kingdom, where the golden sun shone so brightly that it almost filled his entire field of vision.

But he could still clearly see the priest who remained calm under the scorching sun, and the giant serpent whose gaping maw seemed capable of swallowing stars whole, even the sun's rays could not obscure it!

As the giant serpent rolled across the astral plane, one could vaguely make out a terrifying, grotesque human face growing on its back!

"Rakad?"

Klein's expression shifted slightly. The various features of that giant serpent reminded him of the immortal serpent Lacad, mentioned in Roselle's diary! In Roselle's diary, this serpent came from beyond the heavens and devoured the dark side of the divine universe in the abyss!

Even in the later years of his life, when he was on the verge of despair, he tried to seek help from Laccard.

Although Roselle ultimately gave up on seeking help from Him, it was enough to show the importance of Lacald in Roselle's mind.

The problem is that Raccard is now clearly teaming up with Adam to hunt the Eternal Sun.

When did they meet? And when did they start standing on the same side?

Could it be Emperor Roselle?

That's possible.

After all, Emperor Roselle knew Lacazette and was also a member of the Twilight Hermits.

As a "transmigrator" from the Source Castle, Emperor Roselle would inevitably bear the aura of the Source Castle, and thus would inevitably attract Adam's special attention.

Furthermore, as the King of Angels, second only to God, and merely an observer, Adam had an incredibly easy time peering into people's hearts. How could Emperor Roselle's little schemes possibly escape Adam's notice?

Even assuming Adam didn't possess extraordinary abilities, learning Chinese wouldn't have been difficult for this priest who came from Chernobyl. Emperor Roselle's trivial matters were all recorded in his diary; a single glance would suffice to understand everything.

If you think about it this way, then from any perspective, it's not surprising that Adam knew Lakard.

However, their cooperation was clearly driven by ulterior motives.

Adam's request for Rajard's help clearly indicated that he wasn't confident he could take down the Eternal Sun alone and needed the assistance of other gods. However, even Klein could clearly see the greed in Rajard's eyes; this immortal serpent was undoubtedly seeking an opportunity to devour the Eternal Sun!

If the immortal serpent were to succeed, Adam would truly have lost both his wife and his army.

It is no exaggeration to say that Adam was dealing with a tiger for its skin; a slight misstep could have resulted in him losing everything.

Klein even suspected that Lacard's greed wasn't just directed at the Eternal Sun; He might even want to devour Adam as well!

Klein frowned slightly and looked towards the distance of the astral plane.

The divine war between the God of Steam and Machinery and the Hidden Sage continues, but the two have clearly lost their initial 'passion.' Their battle is now more of a perfunctory affair, obviously due to some reservations.

Although Adam and Lakkad's goal is the Eternal Sun, who can guarantee that they will leave after hunting it?

They did not intend to get involved in this war of gods, but they also did not want to become the snipe and clam caught in the fisherman's net.

Of course, this slackness could also be a feint.

The gods of steam and machinery, and the hidden sages—both may have had some kind of deal with Adam. They may both be waiting for Adam to free up his hands so they could help them deal with each other. That's why they chose to temporarily cease hostilities and wait for the hunt to end.

Of course, if the Eternal Sun successfully escapes, then all of Adam's plans will be in vain.

……

As Klein was pondering the inner thoughts of these true gods, his vision suddenly blurred, and another patch of mist was illuminated.

This time, what was illuminated was a tranquil darkness filled with plants such as moonflowers and night-blooming jasmine.

The darkness has been invaded by dusk; half the sky has turned to twilight, while the other half remains the tranquil night.

At dusk, a fierce wind raged and lightning flashed.

Thunder descended from the sky, destroying all the overgrown plants and giving the goddess of night a chance to breathe.

But the Goddess of the Night was clearly not in good condition.

This might be because she is processing the uniqueness of Death, and the anchor of her faith is weakening significantly, forcing her to expend more energy fighting the initial contamination. In contrast, for the God of War, this divine war is already the result of his desperate gamble.

Therefore, He would not consider retreating; He would only launch a frenzied attack on the Goddess of Night in an attempt to kill her in the shortest possible time.

Once the Goddess of Night dies, the Lord of Storms will surely flee in disarray, and all threats will be eliminated!

however.

The moment the light appeared in the darkness, the situation had already reversed.

The light was initially just a spark, like the ashes about to burn out, hardly attracting attention.

But a single spark can start a prairie fire!

Although the remaining ashes are faint, they have an instinct to spread outwards. These sparks connect and merge into a vast expanse, transforming into a void fire, a dark fire, that ignites the entire world!

The flames were hidden in the darkness, almost blending into it. They were so inconspicuous, yet so surging, surging so much that they turned the twilight sky back into night!

At this moment, Klein also realized that what the Goddess of Night possessed was the Soul of Darkness!

This is surprising, but upon closer inspection, it all makes perfect sense, since the sanctuary in the Dark Souls world was drawn with the blood of dark souls.

Among the seven gods, two righteous gods have already illuminated their divine kingdoms.

Although this is still only a minority among the seven gods, it is likely that they will soon become the majority.

After all, two true gods are already on the verge of falling.

Once these two die, the three true gods will become the majority!

at last.

Klein got what he wanted.

In that deep darkness, within the void of dark fire, the form of embers slowly coalesced.

He looked up at the sky, at the towering, endless twilight giant.

Klein stared at the embers beneath the giant's feet, smaller than ants, his expression subtle, as he pondered a question:

Given such a significant difference in body size, pedicures are impractical; at most, Yu Jin can only trim the calluses on the feet.

Well, of course, this is just a joke.

After all, the embers are long past the point where they need pedicures.

With the appearance of the embers, the divine realm was suddenly shrouded in shadow, becoming like layers of thin gauze.

These 'veils' twisted and recombine, seemingly forming a sturdy enough eggshell to envelop the entire world.

On that 'eggshell', an illusory door appeared and then suddenly closed.

Snapped!

The gate slammed shut, the sound echoing throughout the kingdom of God.

At the same time, the four righteous gods in the divine kingdom simultaneously stopped all their actions.

Because they all sensed that the 'veil' had completely isolated the divine kingdom of the night from the outside world!

Whether it's the astral realm, the spirit realm, or the material world, everything has been severed from this world. Even this severed connection includes the believers' faith in their gods!

Because the 'door' has been closed, everything from the outside world is blocked by the 'door' and cannot pass through.

Unless that door is destroyed, this state of isolation will continue indefinitely!

The God of War clearly understood this, so without the slightest hesitation, he raised his longsword and slashed fiercely at the illusory door.

But the illusory gate moved nimbly across the veil, instantly teleporting to the other side of the divine realm, making it difficult to catch.

Beneath the twilight giant, Ember slowly stretched out his palm, reaching out towards the giant that seemed to connect heaven and earth.

Then, clench your fists.

Snapped!

With a tearing sound like shredding paper, the area around the Twilight Giant suddenly collapsed inward like crushed soil! Under that violent compression, space seemed to turn into fragile glass, with countless cracks appearing and breaking apart inch by inch.

Within that rift, the dark void of birth surged forth, rushing towards the twilight giant that still stood on the earth.

Click!

With a crisp cracking sound, countless cracks appeared on the decaying armor of the Twilight Giant's body, caused by the shattering of space. Even with a physique as strong as the Twilight Giant's, it couldn't withstand this blow that was powerful enough to destroy space itself!

At the same time, Ember had already drawn the longsword from his back—the Moonlight Greatsword, dark blue in color and as lustrous and crystalline as moonlight!

Ember raised the Moonlight Greatsword high above his head, the dark blue moonlight shining brilliantly. With a swing, the long-accumulated moonlight transformed into a dazzling torrent. That radiant moonlight dispelled the darkness, shattered the twilight, and filled the sky like a beautiful galaxy!

Above the Milky Way, a dim moon appeared and disappeared, casting its cold light upon the earth.

The Twilight Giant clearly felt threatened and was not about to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

But before He dared to take any action, a heavy, pitch-black scythe was already positioned in front of Him—

This was never a one-on-one fight!