Chapter 1668: Death of a Knight

Death of a Knight

"Lord of Spirit Void has ordered!"

"All Grand Masters of the Knight Orders are to immediately proceed to the Spirit Void Ancient Temple!"

"Those who do not go will bear the consequences themselves!!"

"Lord of Spirit Void has ordered..."

A voice echoed over the streets. At this moment, the four Grand Masters who were "following orders" to patrol the Spirit Void Domain all felt a jolt in their hearts at the same time!

"Oh no..." The Grand Master of the Raven Knights had an incredibly ugly expression on his face.

According to the plan, the Amber Knight should have already made his move by now, and the Lord of Spirit Void should have fallen into a deep sleep... But now, not only had no news of his success arrived, but instead he was summoning all the Grand Masters...

Moreover, the person responsible for delivering the order wasn't the secretary everyone was familiar with before, but an unfamiliar newcomer.

The Lord of Spirit Void not only didn't fall into a deep sleep, but instead guessed that the various Grand Masters should be connected to this matter. This summons was most likely not to discuss any matters... but to catch the culprits behind this incident.

"The matter has likely been exposed. Going to the Spirit Void Ancient Temple this time will definitely be a trip of no return." The Moon White Knight frowned and looked at the Raven Knight beside him. "You should leave quickly... Absolutely do not go to the Spirit Void Ancient Temple."

The Raven Knight smiled bitterly. "I brought in that kind of poison, I prepared the plan, and I even colluded with all of you... The Lord of Spirit Void will not let me off."

"Then do you plan to go throw your life away??"

"What else? Where else can I go?? The Spirit Void Domain is already on lockdown, not even a mosquito can escape... Even if we could escape, where can we go now? The similarly collapsing Tianshu Domain? Or those Calamity territories?"

As these words came out, the Moon White Knight was left speechless.

"He's right." The Grand Master of the Scarlet Knight Order slowly walked over. "We already have nowhere left to retreat to... Since that's the case, we might as well go gamble on it."

"Gamble on what? See if just the few of us can defeat the Lord of Spirit Void?"

"We can die, but the Spirit Void Domain can't continue like this." The Pale Gray Knight subsequently spoke. "If our blood can awaken even a trace of conscience in the Lord of Spirit Void... then our deaths will be worth it. It's better than going to the Gray World to wait for death."

As these words came out, everyone instantly fell silent.

"Deep Blue, what do you think?" The Raven Knight turned to look at Black Spades J, who had remained silent all along.

"...I don't understand what you guys are talking about."

Black Spades J hardly hesitated, turned his head and walked in the direction of Mt. Lingxu, speaking faintly, "I'm going to see the Lord of Spirit Void."

Seeing Black Spades leave directly, the other three Knights looked at each other, and a touch of determination finally surfaced in their eyes.

"Let's go..."

"To Mt. Lingxu."

The Lord of Spirit Void urgently summoned the Grand Masters. This news was spread directly on the streets, so the nearby citizens also somewhat heard about it. Seeing those figures wearing different Knight uniforms walking towards Mt. Lingxu, they were all whispering secretly in the dark.

"What's going on? What happened?"

"It seems the Lord of Spirit Void urgently summoned the Grand Masters of all the Knight Orders..."

"Oh... what's there to see about that?"

"Don't you think this order from the Lord of Spirit Void seems a bit strange? It's as if... the Grand Masters made some mistake."

"The Grand Masters made a mistake? I think it's fine... During this time, the Knight Orders have taken pretty good care of us. When I was sick, they even helped me conceal the information so I wouldn't be forcibly dragged off to build the Akashic Tower."

"Hey hey hey... how come I heard that it's the Grand Masters... who want to rebel and stage a mutiny?"

"Real or fake, where did you get the news??"

"My mom works in the back kitchen of the Lingxu Base... she secretly revealed it to me."

"Then doesn't that mean the Lord of Spirit Void didn't die... How could he not die?? It would be so great if he died!"

"If he dies, the Spirit Void Domain is finished too."

"Maybe there's another way? The Grand Masters possess vast magical powers, maybe they have a way to protect us."

"No matter what, it looks like the Grand Masters have already failed now..."

"Go Grand Masters!! Kill the Lord of Spirit Void!!!"

"Exactly! Anyway, our lives are worthless, drive that tyrant off the stage!!"

"..."

Gradually, resentful voices actually arose from the crowd. The emotions that had long been pent up at the bottom of the citizens' hearts erupted at this moment with the departure of the Grand Masters. Hearing those "treasonous" voices occasionally transmitting from behind, the footsteps of the several Grand Masters slightly paused...

A touch of complexity flashed deep in the Raven Knight's eyes. He raised his head again and looked towards that Mt. Lingxu towering over all living beings.

They perhaps couldn't defeat the Lord of Spirit Void, nor could they conquer Mt. Lingxu...

But...

Justice resides in the hearts of the people.

The footsteps of the several Knights became increasingly firm. Along the steps of Mt. Lingxu, they climbed upwards step by step.

This time, they didn't receive the assistance of the Universal Constants to ascend the mountain in three steps. Their pace was slow and heavy, as if climbing an eternally endless peak... In a daze, they seemed to be able to see that existence towering at the summit, coldly looking down below. His indifference and anger made everyone's hearts beat wildly uncontrollably.

It was unknown how long passed before the four Knights finally stepped onto the mountain peak. At this moment, even they were sweating profusely down their backs.

The doors of the Spirit Void Ancient Temple were already wide open. A figure draped in a gray monk robe was quietly standing there, and the pebble ground beside him was already dyed blood-red...

Two severed heads were hideously glaring with their eyes, falling askew on the ground. They were precisely the Amber Knight and the secretary!

The instant they saw these two corpses, the Knights' hearts all violently jolted!

"...Come in."

On the blood-stained pebble ground, that figure with a disheveled appearance and bloodshot eyes spoke hoarsely.

Facing the Lord of Spirit Void's Nine Monarch Oppressive Aura, the several Knights didn't retreat in the slightest. Raven slowly closed his eyes. The voices of justice from the bottom of the mountain just now seemed to echo in his mind again. Taking a light step forward, he stepped over the threshold.

"You should know why I called you over." The Lord of Spirit Void spoke slowly. "A cup of coffee passes through many people from production to being delivered to my hands... I don't believe that apart from the two of them, the others didn't have the slightest awareness."

"Do you guys... have anything you want to say?"

The several Knights all fell silent.

In the end, it was Raven who proactively spoke up:

"Lord of Spirit Void... is it possible, that this is your problem?"

"...My problem?"

"Just as you said, the production of a cup of coffee involves many people. Yet we secretly poisoned it for months, and surprisingly not a single person tipped you off... This is already enough to explain the problem." Raven took a deep breath and violently opened his eyes!

"It's precisely because you act against the tide, exercise dictatorial rule, and squeeze the citizens dry, that they were left with no other choice..."

"Even without me, without Amber, there would still be others who would do this!"

"In the final analysis..."

"It's you who stood on..."

Swish——!!

Before Raven's words fell, a gleam of light flashed across his neck.