Mystery: The New Black Emperor Descends

Chapter 745 The Message Left by the Original Creator

Hobert used his spirituality to observe the abilities he had gained after his promotion.

First, during the Angel King's era, the "Shadow" ability was upgraded from "low-end" to "high-end". After hiding in the "Shadow", theoretically, He could summon a large number of Stands and give them independent thoughts.

However, there is still only one Stand that can truly replace Hobert. This Stand has the same abilities and level as Hobert. Now, Hobert, who is hiding in the "shadow," can also attack the enemy, which is equivalent to two against one.

Hobert finally understood why the "Black Emperor" pathway wasn't as aggressive as the "Tyrant" or "Twilight Giant".

If it has such strong offensive capabilities and can create a Stand with independent thinking and the same level as itself, that would be too overpowered.

Hobert's true form can observe the "essence" of this world at any time by hiding in the "shadow".

In other words, the laws governing the entire universe were "substantial" in Hobart's eyes. For example, the withering of flowers was observed by ordinary people as the gradual process of flowers fading away.

In Hobart's view of the "Shadow," the entire process is a delicate string that connects the flower's journey from seed to withering, as well as the surrounding earth and elements such as nutrient uptake.

This allows Hobart to easily perform operations, such as connecting the seed part of a flower to the part that is in bloom, so that the external appearance is that the seed instantly blooms.

For example, if you sprinkle the "strings" of flowers onto the "strings" of the earth, then the same kind of flowers will instantly cover the earth!

In this process, Hobart's true form sees the world from a completely new perspective. At the same time, he will be separated from the entire universe, forever "outside" it, no longer bound by any "rules" or "order," and will be the true "shadow of order."

Another use of "shadow" is to directly attack the target, causing the target to enter the "shadow" where there are no rules to exploit, temporarily losing all means of attack.

Besides this method of attacking individually, there is also a method of "group attack," which is also the "Black Emperor's" divine kingdom, "Shadow Domain," which can instantly engulf the enemy and bring them into a space where order is completely woven by Hobart.

His original abilities have undergone a qualitative change. At the same time, Hobert's extensive knowledge of physics greatly helps him use the "Black Emperor" ability. For example, he can now instantly create a black hole! Creating a nuclear bomb with his bare hands is a piece of cake for him.

Then, Hobart realized very clearly that the "Black Emperor's" main power was "change"!

No matter what it is, it can undergo certain changes in His hands. He can even change very abstract things such as "fate" and "outcome".

Having learned about the changes in ability and authority, Hobart then began to observe his own condition.

As He had anticipated, His own divinity increased dramatically. This divinity seemed to include different parts. Hobart’s spirituality quickly realized that the largest part of His divinity was the original Creator, but He was in a dormant state, so the impact was minimal.

Another larger part comes from the "Child of Chaos," who occasionally utters a murmur and makes a weak attempt to influence Hobert, but his influence is negligible and can be ignored for the time being.

A small portion also came from the former "Black Emperor" Solomon, but since He had completely fallen, it had little impact.

The smallest part comes from Roselle, because He only served as the "Black Emperor" for a few years and has now returned to the path of the "Secret Seeker," so His influence is almost imperceptible.

If we still use the analogy of a furnace and ice, then at this point the "ice" has filled about one-fifth of the furnace.

The anchor acts as a continuous source of fuel for the furnace.

Hobert's humanity is well preserved, and with enough anchors and nine mausoleums to "amplify" it, He is able to completely suppress all the influence of the "Child of Chaos," so He is currently in good condition.

He will definitely be more indifferent than before he became a god, but thankfully, the fact that he still has this awareness means that he can adjust himself.

This reminded Him of when He was first promoted to angel. At that time, He was not prepared, and His divinity suddenly overwhelmed His humanity. It took Him a long time to adjust.

Hobart also realized that the "Black Emperor's" potion also needed to be digested and acted out, in a way similar to that of the "Prince Killer".

With the help of authority, the digestion process will definitely be faster, and after a period of playing the role, His condition will be even better than it is now.

Having determined his own state, Hobart then went to the "Land of Chaos".

After becoming a god, Hobert's body can also enter the "Land of Chaos," so when using the identity of the "Creator," there is no need to worry about the safety of his body.

This means that Hobart and the "Creator" can finally "become one".

As soon as Hobert sat on the Iron Throne, a gentle breeze seemed to blow through the entire Land of Chaos, and he immediately realized that his connection with the Land of Chaos had become even deeper.

This feeling is like the "Land of Chaos" being like a piece of clothing hanging in a store, something you can only look at from afar and at most try on.

The impression now is that this "clothes" has been bought and is being worn.

Although it doesn't feel quite "integrated" yet, it's much better than before.

At the same time, Hobert was also very clear that if at some point this "clothing" could become part of Hobert's body, it would completely contain the source matter.

At that time, Hobart will also become half of the Old Ones!

A spiritual premonition told Him that He couldn't do it yet and that He needed a certain opportunity.

Hobert took a deep breath while sitting on the Iron Throne. He had plenty of time and knew that he should take it slow and not rush.

Then, Hobart suddenly realized that he could use his own double to replace the "mysterious operators" currently in the "Land of Chaos".

Previously, Hobert had reached the level of the Angel King, but he could only create a substitute and did not have the ability to create clones.

That's why we hired a group of "working people".

But if the "Land of Chaos" is accommodated in the future, this place will become part of Him, and when He goes out to fight, He will definitely bring the "Land of Chaos" with him.

Then we might have to worry about the safety of these "mystery operators," which would be very troublesome.

At the same time, Hobert realized that after accommodating the "Land of Chaos," he could also put his enemies into the "Land of Chaos" to deal with them. The level here was higher than the "Shadow Realm," and opponents below the level of a true god could be corrupted instantly.

Even a true god could be trapped here for a period of time. If He did not have the protection of other ancient beings, He could eventually be corrupted and defeated through a battle where He had the "home advantage".

It will be very inconvenient if there are other people here at that time.

Therefore, Hobart plans to talk to the "working class" soon and transfer them to the oversight department.

Finally, Hobart's gaze fell upon the Bell Tower not far away, where the ancient "Clock of Order" stood, seemingly unchanged for ages.

He got up and went to the bell tower, reaching out to touch the bronze bell.

The moment his fingers touched the bronze bell, Hobert felt as if he had been electrocuted, his whole body shuddered, and then his mind was filled with a great deal of complex and mysterious knowledge.

This bronze bell is actually the vocal cords of the original creator!

It is an abstract concept and a symbolic representation of the vocal cords, because no one knows what the "original" form of life was like. But once it is associated with the "original," even the abstract thing takes on a tangible form.

Hobert was slightly taken aback. He had originally thought this was part of the "Child of Chaos," but he never expected it to come from the "Beginning"!

The knowledge He just received was given to Him by the original Creator.

Or perhaps this knowledge is some of the ideas that the original creator once expressed, which have been "settled" on the "Clock of Order" and can only be obtained after becoming a god and gaining control of the "Disordered Kingdom".

The Creator originally "said": Extraordinary is a "virus" that can be used in the universe, originating from a very small, irrational change.

In the beginning, the Creator "said": Life should be the theme of the universe.

The Creator originally "said": Only by "taming" the extraordinary can life develop better. Only living beings have the best chance of taming the extraordinary, and for this I give two rules: extraordinary traits split; extraordinary traits are conserved.

In the beginning, the Creator "said": Life is small and fragile, but the spirit is eternal. As long as the spirit of life exists, my spirit will exist.

The Creator originally "said": If the universe can continue, so can I. Extraordinary rules can remind life how not to let the universe be destroyed prematurely.

In the beginning, the Creator "said": The ceaseless struggle of life will eventually yield results.

In the beginning, the Creator "said": ...

Hobart deciphered the information he had obtained bit by bit, and this ancient knowledge seemed to allow Him to see the beautiful vision in the "original" creation of the universe.

But Hobart quickly realized that "the Beginning" was still searching for the meaning of the universe and life, and that He was clearly not satisfied with the universe He had created.

Hobart sighed, truly fearing that "The Beginning" might awaken at some point and utter "Destroy it," thus ending the universe.

With this level of destruction, even the gods probably wouldn't survive.

He carefully sorted through this scattered knowledge and summarized two points: First, "Initially" he hoped that life would be tamed into something extraordinary. Second, the extraordinary laws given by "Initially" contained hints of delaying the end times.

Hobart first considered the first question: it seems that even "initially" there was no way to completely control extraordinary beings. In order to prevent extraordinary beings from getting out of control, He gave extraordinary characteristics the law of "split".

He noted that the two rules given to the extraordinary in the "original" were "extraordinary division" and "extraordinary conservation," which are quite different from the three laws of the currently used extraordinary properties of "immortality," "aggregation," and "conservation."

Hobart then recalled that the "genie" had said that most of the laws governing extraordinary characteristics were given "in the beginning".

He surmised that some of the rules of extraordinary characteristics were beyond the power of "the beginning" to change, such as the "law of aggregation of extraordinary characteristics." The more they were aggregated, the more distorted they became, and the easier it was for them to go mad. That's why "the beginning" gave the law of "split of extraordinary characteristics" to counteract this.

This also shows that from a very, very long time ago, "the beginning" was trying to "tame" the extraordinary.

Hobert then thought: With the extraordinary path, it is much easier to maintain one's own state. At least at the level of a true god, an ascendant can maintain his own self, but he still needs to pay attention to his own state at all times.

With the "role-playing method," the extraordinary at the lower levels were basically brought under control, but the extraordinary at the higher levels were still very distorted and prone to madness.

The initial expectations remain a huge challenge.

Hobert took a deep breath; of course, he had no clue how to solve this problem.

Moreover, this was not a very urgent matter, so He began to consider the second question: What hints did He leave in the two extraordinary laws "initially"?

Both "Split" and "Conservation" make extraordinary traits more stable; only when traits are "split" will they not be so distorted.

Once an extraordinary path is established, only by "maintaining constancy" can it avoid too many changes, which also makes it easier to be defeated one by one.

Hobert thought for a while but still couldn't find any clues. Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly realized that he could try to use his abilities to solve the problem.

So He entered the "shadows" and found the "string" of the problem.

Although this problem is a conceptual existence, the authority of the gods is also a concept. As long as it exists, Hobart can see that "string".

Following this "string," Hobart went to find out where the other end of this "string" was connected to.

When He found the other end, He discovered it was a picture of the sky.

Hobart's spirituality immediately realized that it was because it involved the "beginning" that his own position was insufficient to connect to the true answer, but only to a hint.

Sky?

And it was the sky during the day!

Hobart thought to himself: If it were the night sky, I could think of the starry sky, and perhaps even interpret it as the answer to the question being with the Outer Gods…

He suddenly realized: It was a barrier! This clue was a barrier left over from the "original" beginning!

This isn't the final answer, but it's a more important reminder!

Recalling the rules of the "extraordinary split," Hobart immediately had a bold conjecture: the barrier's function is not only to prevent the Old Ones from reclaiming the properties of the "aggregation," as originally stated in Antarctica, but also to prevent the "Old Ones" from converging on Earth!

It is conceivable that since most of the extraordinary properties and source matter have already gathered on Earth, it will inevitably attract other ancient entities.

Or rather, this is already a fact, because at least nine ancient beings have already gathered in the solar system.

If these ancient things were concentrated on Earth, it would be very easy for them to completely reunite on Earth once again, and it would be a reunion that even the ancient things could not stop!

This should be the real apocalypse, because it would mean the universe has begun its process of destruction! The extraordinary remains untamed!

The reason why "Origin" used the barrier to block the Great Old Ones and prevent the extraordinary characteristics of Earth from being taken away is because the Great Old Ones were not "taming" the extraordinary at all, but instead making the extraordinary more distorted and insane.

"Initially" it seems that they placed their hopes on humanity, believing that humanity might find hope!

Humanity has indeed found some hope. The "first blasphemous tablet" should be an inspiration given to humanity by the "original" will that embodies the "first".

The second "Blasphemy Tablet" shows how the ancient sun god could maintain a certain level of rationality even after becoming part of the Old Days.

"Playing the role" seems to be a rule summarized by humans. In short, comparing the Second and Fifth Ages, humans have taken a solid step in "taming" extraordinary traits.

With this in mind, Hobart's resolve was stronger than ever: The Outer Gods must not be allowed to descend upon Earth! They must be driven away one by one while the barrier remains! This will give humanity more time!

After taking a deep breath, Hobart prepared to use the power of "Shadow" to find the answer to the first question in the same way.

Upon entering the "shadow," Hobart indeed found the "string" of the first problem.

But the other side of this "string" is connected to a vast, empty fog, seemingly without any hint whatsoever.

Hobert was taken aback. He had only received a hint just now because the answer to the question involved the original creator, and at Hobert's level, he could only receive one hint.

"Initially" already possessed the highest status; who could possibly have a higher status than Him, without even receiving a hint?

But soon, Hobart realized through his spiritual perception that it wasn't that there were no hints, but rather that the question didn't yet have a definite answer! That's why there weren't even any hints!

In other words, the method of using "shadows" to find answers can only solve problems with clear answers. If a problem has no answer, nothing will be found.

Hobert smiled; the first question could only be considered later.

Finally, He glanced one last time at the "Clock of Order" before Him. Only after becoming a god did Hobert's spirituality clearly perceive that the "Clock of Order's" power was to temporarily suppress the distortion and madness brought about by extraordinary abilities, temporarily allowing beings possessing extraordinary abilities to maintain their sanity. This was an expectation and desire inherited from the "Beginning"!

As for its deterrent effect on high-level targets, and its ability to restore all loopholes and distortions to normal, those are just incidental capabilities of this bell.

At the same time, Hobart also realized that only by accommodating the complete "Land of Chaos" and becoming part of the Old Days could the bell achieve its greatest effect.

In other words, before this, only the "Children of Chaos" had ever contained the "Clock of Order".

Even though the "Celestial Venerable" possessed multiple "Source Matter", he had never fully contained the "Disordered Kingdom", so he did not truly possess the "Clock of Order".

With no more doubts in his mind, Hobart returned to the real world from the "Land of Chaos".

He has not yet truly merged with the "Land of Chaos," which is still a source substance that can pollute those around him. Therefore, Hobert still needs to leave the "Land of Chaos" to prevent those around him from being accidentally polluted by the source substance.

Hobart used the teleportation array within the mausoleum to reach the "Doubtful Tomb".

After emerging from the pyramid, Hobart discovered that the previous war had significantly altered the surrounding terrain, but the pyramid, which served as a "dummy tomb," had not suffered much damage.

So Hobert tested his ability. With a wave of his hand, he "altered" the "traces left by the war of gods," and the surrounding terrain immediately returned to its original state, as did the concealed arrangements around the pyramids.

The next second, Hobert returned to the Pas Palace in Caesars Harbor and hosted a luncheon for the guests who had come to attend the coronation.

The angels had basically realized that someone had just successfully ascended to the rank of "Black Emperor." Because Hobert had been hiding his level, all the other angels except Medici believed that it was the "Creator" who had ascended.

The guests below the angels were unaware of this without being informed.

The luncheon didn't end until after 3 p.m. Hobert spent the afternoon and evening with the two queens respectively, in order to strengthen his humanity.

On the morning of the 9th, the high-ranking officials who attended the coronation ceremony used the teleportation array to embark on their return journey, as the vast empire still needed them to keep running.

Hobart also returned to Angelou and convened a high-level meeting on the afternoon of the 9th.

Audrey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was given two tasks. The first was to negotiate with the Orthodox Church in Atlantis to abolish the Inquisition and redefine the responsibilities of both sides.

According to Hobart, there is already a considerable conflict between political and divine authority, so while this conflict has not yet erupted, or before the orthodox church has reached a consensus, it is possible to take the initiative to deal with it.

Hobert had long wanted to abolish the Inquisition, but if he had done so before, several churches might have joined forces to denounce him, putting Atlantis in a very passive position.

But things are different now. After Hobart became a god, the possibility of negotiation arose.

The reason for redefining the responsibilities of both parties is that Hobart wanted to build an extraordinary system with the Extraordinary Beings of Atlantis as the main body and the Extraordinary Beings of various churches as the auxiliary body.

To put it simply, from now on, the extraordinary emperor of Atlantis will have the final say, instead of a few churches discussing it amongst themselves.

Atlantis has a solid foundation of strength in this system. Currently, apart from the Kingdom of Feneport, the extraordinary characteristics of the royal families, nobles, and military forces of the various countries in the Northern Continent are basically in Atlantis's hands.

In addition, he had previously obtained a large number of extraordinary traits from the "Spirit Cult", the "Rose School" and the "Witch Cult", and most of these extraordinary traits are currently just gathering dust in the warehouse.

Since the Fifth Age, no nation has ever possessed such a wealth of extraordinary characteristics, which could be used to organize extraordinary organizations on the scale of two or three orthodox churches.

There's no need to worry about the Church of the True God anymore!

When Hobert first proposed this plan, it was rejected by the Church of the True God for various reasons, but now they will not reject it again, also because Hobert has become a god.

Because these negotiations would greatly harm the interests of the Church of Orthodoxy, Hobert allowed Audrey to negotiate little by little, and it didn't matter if the negotiations couldn't continue.

Even if a true god were to stand up for the church, it wouldn't matter; Hobart could use the excuse that he was playing the "Black Emperor" to deflect the issue and then the negotiations would stop.

We'll continue this discussion after Hobart becomes history!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' second mission was to travel to the Kingdom of Rune, accompanied by two angels, and request King Govington II to abdicate.

The reason was that, during the coronation ceremony, Govington II was not very willing to accept Hobert's request to be crowned emperor.

At the same time, Princess Alice is to be enthroned as Queen of the Kingdom of Rune.

(End of this chapter)