Chapter 1648 - 908: Timothy’s Legacy_2

This portion of the Power of Blood, just like the Strength that formed Blood Beasts in the Sea of Blood earlier, was an extremely pure kind of Strength.

This Power of Blood could be easily absorbed and transformed by Lis into his own Strength.

Originally, this was supposed to be what Timothy would use, after seizing a new body, to rapidly raise his Strength in a short period of time.

But after Timothy’s complete Death, this Power of Blood had already become entirely ownerless.

Moreover, compared to the Strength within those Blood Beasts, what was sealed in Timothy’s remains was far more powerful.

For Lis, this was also Strength he could fully absorb.

From the Strength Timothy left behind, Lis estimated that after fully absorbing it, he should be able to advance to Legend.

Of course, just like before, it would do Lis no good to absorb all of it at once right now.

However, with this Power of Blood placed here, Lis could take his time absorbing it; there was no need to rush.

In any case, with it left here, Lis was not worried that anyone else would come.

The second part of Timothy’s legacy was the Black Sheepskin Scroll held in his right hand.

Lis had already experienced this Black Sheepskin Scroll before.

This was the medium Timothy used to record his legacy of Knowledge.

This should have been something Timothy prepared in order to avoid the loss of memories after seizing another Vampire’s body.

But now, this precious Extraordinary Knowledge had already become something in Lis’s pocket.

Moreover, in Lis’s view, this was the most precious gain he had obtained from Timothy.

From the Knowledge Timothy had left behind, Lis finally gained a relatively comprehensive understanding of the Endless Abyss.

Of course, much of the Knowledge Timothy left dated back several thousand years.

In all those years, many changes had taken place within the Endless Abyss.

Many matters would require Lis to verify them one by one.

The last part, then, was the Scepter in Timothy’s left hand.

According to Timothy’s records, this Scepter was the concretization of the Abyssal Authority of the 106th layer of the Endless Abyss Plane.

Regarding this Abyssal Authority, the legacy’s records were not detailed; they merely gave a simple reminder to preserve it properly and not to attempt to control it lightly before breaking through to Legend.

And by mastering the Abyssal Authority, one could become the Abyss Lord of the 106th layer.

As for the Abyssal Authority of the 106th layer, it was the black gemstone on the Scepter.

In fact, every layer’s Abyssal Authority did not exist as a physical object; it was a power granted by the Abyss Will to its Abyss Lord.

And that black gemstone on the Scepter had actually been forcibly condensed by Timothy through his own Strength.

Through that black gemstone, it would be much easier to become an Abyss Lord.

However, the black gemstone that should have been on the Scepter in Timothy’s left hand had already disappeared.

This was only normal.

The 106th layer already had an Abyss Lord at present.

This was what Lis found somewhat strange.

According to the Knowledge Timothy left behind, there was only one Abyss Lord for each Abyss Plane layer.

If the Abyssal Authority of the 106th layer had remained with Timothy, Dominic would not have been able to become the Abyss Lord.

However, based on the circumstances within this palace, Lis felt there were several possible explanations.

After all, Vampires had once reached this place.

That was to say, it was highly likely that a Vampire had left from here, taking the Abyssal Authority away.

Of course, this possibility was not great.

Aside from that, according to Timothy’s descriptions, it was also possible that the Abyssal Authority had been condensed by Dominic himself.

After all, under normal circumstances, each layer’s Abyssal Authority was not materialized.

Only after gaining the recognition of the Abyss Will could one receive the bestowal of the Abyssal Authority.

And by materializing the Abyssal Authority, Dominic had, in a sense, caused the Abyssal Authority of the 106th layer to vanish for many years.

After existing for so many years, the black gemstone representing the Abyssal Authority could very well have dissipated on its own.

In that case, Dominic might have gained the recognition of the Abyss Will and condensed the Abyssal Authority of the 106th layer himself.

After all, Abyssal Authority did not exist from the very beginning.

In Lis’s view, Dominic probably did not have the ability to enter this palace.

In short, there was not much specific Introduction regarding this in the legacy Timothy left behind.

For Lis, the Abyssal Authority of the 106th layer was not particularly important.

Before he fully understood and determined the advantages and disadvantages of assuming the identity of Abyss Lord, Lis did not intend to blindly strive to become one.

However, Timothy’s ultimate fate before his eyes also struck Lis as somewhat peculiar.

If Timothy had retained his consciousness while he was waiting, he should not have watched his own disappearance without doing anything.

Whether by lowering the selection criteria for a vessel or by changing his method, both would have been possible options.

After all, Timothy had already resorted to any means necessary by choosing this method; as long as there was a chance to live, he should not have given up.

Yet judging from the state of his remains, Timothy seemed to have died here without any struggle.

To Lis, this ending felt somewhat abrupt and anticlimactic.

Or was there some other unexpected factor at work?

Lis speculated in his heart.

The Sea of Blood World and legacy palace Timothy had left before him both gave Lis a rather unusual feeling.

However, at least for now, Lis had no clues worth pursuing in depth.

Lis was not about to abandon this opportunity to rapidly increase his Strength merely because of these conjectures.

Looking at the Power of Blood circling around Timothy’s remains, Lis also sat down cross-legged.

Closing his eyes, Lis began slowly absorbing this Power of Blood.

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After some time,

within that palace, the Power of Blood surrounding Timothy’s remains had already thinned somewhat.

Lis, too, had stood up, moving his body a little, sensing the Strength in his body that had grown much stronger.

After absorbing this Power of Blood that originated from Timothy, Lis had now risen to Gold High Order.

From the Legendary Rank, Lis was now separated only by a single thin line.

However, Lis did not choose to continue absorbing Strength in pursuit of a breakthrough; instead, he stopped.

Recently, through Timothy’s legacy, Lis’s Strength had already increased considerably.

This had already rendered his Strength somewhat unstable; if he rashly pushed it higher, he might indeed rise quickly, but to continue growing stronger afterward would become far more troublesome.

Having gone through similar Experiences, Lis understood this very well.

Lis would not leave such troubles for himself.

Therefore, only after stabilizing his own Strength and breaking through to Legend by relying on himself would Lis return to absorb the remaining Power of Blood.

With that thought, Lis reached out and put away the Black Sheepskin Scroll in Timothy’s right hand.

Much of the Knowledge recorded within was of great use to Lis.

In addition, there were numerous Hidden matters concerning beings above the Abyssal Demigods of the Endless Abyss.

This was what Lis valued most.

Among them, there might very well be more detailed intelligence regarding existences such as Demon Prince Demogorgon and Spider Queen Rose.

Lis had no intention of missing such a rare opportunity.

Finally, after another look at the palace, Lis reached out and gripped the Scepter that had been held in Timothy’s left hand.

A strange ripple suddenly arose, and Lis’s figure vanished from the palace.

When he opened his eyes again, Lis had already returned to the shore of that Sea of Blood.

Perhaps because Lis now carried traces of Timothy’s residual Strength on him, the entire Sea of Blood had calmed, with no new Blood Beasts appearing.

Lingering no further, Lis passed through the Cave in the rock wall behind him and returned to Timothy’s castle.

Without wasting any time, Lis left the territory that had once belonged to Timothy and returned to the Desolate Flame Capital.

Returning to this Demon City belonging to the Balrog Flame Demon, feeling the scorching air heavy with the stench of sulfur, Lis went straight to the Vivian Tavern.

He had many doubts regarding this recent experience.

But the main question was why Vivian had guided him to Timothy’s ruins.

If the Vivian Tavern truly possessed as broad a reach within the Endless Abyss and as extensive an understanding of Hidden matters as she claimed,

then even without having visited that Sea of Blood and palace, she should still have known something about them.

So, what exactly was Vivian—or the one behind her—trying to do?