Chapter 448: The Essence of the Cloak

The gaze of the "Pale Empress" drifted between the "Hidden Angel" and Klein; what clumsy negotiation tactics—as an Empress, She saw through them at a glance.

It was just that some things are the simplest yet the most difficult to deal with; the "Hidden Angel" displayed the Evernight Church's most resolute attitude and most powerful combat strength, with an Evernight Goddess standing behind them.

And Klein was playing the role of a mediator; he was even a student of the ancestor Azik.

After "eliminating" one option, West Balam was left with only one choice.

"You do not need to change your faith, and the Evernight Church will not station large numbers of people in West Balam." The "Hidden Angel" looked at the "Pale Empress" and tossed out another bargaining chip.

"……Fine." The "Pale Empress" looked at the "Hidden Angel" in silence for a long while, finally nodding gently.

Not needing to change faith and the Evernight Church not stationing large numbers of people were two points sufficient to maintain the relative independence of West Balam, or rather, the Aegis Family.

"Afterward, you may pray to the Death God." The "Hidden Angel's" tone had softened significantly, and they nodded to the "Pale Empress" in acknowledgment; afterward, they abandoned maintaining their consciousness here, and Klein also dispelled the Historical Projection.

The "Pale Empress" turned around directly and likewise vanished from this manor.

"Done! It's a success!" Klein relaxed.

"But what exactly did that last sentence mean?" Klein also left the manor; the battle between four Angels having only destroyed this manor was already a very small loss.

As for compensation, shouldn't that be the Aegis Family's business?

"The Evernight Goddess is already merging the Unique, and afterward, all believers of the Death God will become Her anchors, and all prayers will also be directed toward Her." Will's voice sounded in Klein's mind.

"This works too?" Klein asked in astonishment, but in the next instant, he thought of himself; wasn't his "Sea God Scepter" the same?

"No wonder She would let the 'Pale Empress' pray to the 'Death God'." Klein sighed, "The winner takes all..."

It took Klein only a very short time to return to Mr. Azik's villa; come to think of it, it hadn't even been an hour since He left the villa.

"Solved it so quickly?" Azik asked in surprise.

He naturally had also sensed that battle of Angels, but He simply hadn't gone to the scene.

"The Aegis Family and the Evernight Church have reached a cooperation..." Klein briefly told Mr. Azik about what had just happened.

"That is good; at least the Aegis Family can have a powerful backer in the future." Azik was also happy to see this happen.

"Are you so certain that the Evernight Church can win this war?" Klein sat before Mr. Azik and asked curiously.

Mr. Azik seemed to have more confidence than he did.

"..." Azik looked at Klein and set down the ancient book in his hand, "Looking at the Third and Fourth Epochs, and even the recorded history of the Second Epoch, the Evernight Goddess has never lost."

"Didn't the 'Night Emperor' of the Fourth Epoch die? He was the Goddess's ally." The Trensost Empire of the Fourth Epoch was, after all, supported by the Evernight Church.

"What lost was the Trensost Empire, not the Evernight Church."

"Moreover, the Trensost Empire at the end of the Fourth Epoch introduced the Blood Clan and allied with Balam; its relationship with the Evernight Church was already not as good as before."

"I see..." Klein suddenly felt a sense of trepidation.

"Besides, the Dream Angel has the most special status within the Evernight Church." Azik had already hinted quite obviously.

"The original Pope..." Klein nodded thoughtfully.

"So, if it were me, I would also choose the Evernight Church."

Klein did not return to his room; this mission could be considered completed quite well, though facing that God's Kingdom of the Mother Earth Goddess was a bit of a test for his heart.

"Finally, it is time to start preparing the materials and ritual for 'Miracle Invoker'."

After drinking the "Ancient Scholar" Potion, Klein had already digested at least two-thirds of it; the rest, he estimated, would not take too long.

"Main material: A heart of a Dark Demonic Wolf, or another 'Miracle Invoker' Beyonder Characteristic..."

"Ritual: Let a piece of lost history return to the current era."

Klein had already looked at it once, but now it still seemed ridiculously difficult...

"There seems to be one last Dark Demonic Wolf in the Forsaken Land of the Gods." Will also knew the formula and gave Klein guidance.

"A Dark Demonic Wolf capable of surviving in the Forsaken Land of the Gods must have the most formidable escape abilities." Klein felt it would be very difficult for him to catch a real Dark Demonic Wolf.

"Are there any other Characteristics that haven't been eaten?"

"The Eternal Blazing Flame Church has one, 0-13, 'The Last Supper', which contains a 'Miracle Invoker' Characteristic."

"'The Last Supper'?" Klein's expression was extremely strange.

"What else?"

"If we limit it to Characteristics that haven't been eaten..." Will hesitated for a moment, "The Dream Sect likely has one."

"The rest are all on people."

"The Zaratul Family, the Antigonus Family..." Klein frowned in thought.

"Have Characteristics become this scarce at the Angel level?" Klein shook his head, but at this instant, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

"No way..." Klein's pupils constricted.

"What's wrong?" Will seemed to have sensed Klein's inner fluctuation.

"Nothing, I need to enter the Phantom Realm to confirm something." Klein said nothing more but closed his eyes, and by relying on the Causality Thread with the Phosphor Worm Above the Gray Fog, he jumped directly Above the Gray Fog.

He looked down at the cloak behind him that resembled the night sky.

Currently, the cloak was sealed by countless Dream Phosphor and Dream Cards, and he had also deliberately avoided using the power of this cloak.

But thinking about it now, what could be the essence of this cloak?

Klein sat in the seat of the "Fool", pinched a corner of the cloak, and performed a divination directly.

Hum!

After Klein's intent landed on the cloak, the cloak rose without wind, and mysterious symbols surged.

It was just that the seal of the Dream Cards was powerful enough to seal all these eerie symbols.

"'Diviner', 'Clown', 'Magician'..." Klein's heart gradually sank.

"...'Ancient Scholar', 'Miracle Invoker', 'Attendant of Mysteries'!"

Klein froze in his seat, the expression on his face solidified, like a statue.

"Is this the true essence of the cloak? It's like the Bronze Coffin the 'Death' prepared for his own resurrection..."

"A complete set of Beyonder Characteristics, from Sequence 9 to Sequence 1; does it come from the original owner of 'Sefirah Castle'?"

"If I were to absorb these characteristics, what would the consequences be?" Klein subconsciously thought of the 'Death' who walked out of that Bronze Coffin.