Chapter 485: The Daoist

The turbulence of the "River of Eternal Darkness" was truly beyond Klein's expectations, to the point that he was completely unprepared.

The consequence of this turbulence was that Klein, caught off guard, was suddenly covered and submerged by the water of the "River of Eternal Darkness."

"Mysterious Realm"!

A world composed of shadows suddenly appeared around Klein; that was the "Prototype of the Divine Kingdom" belonging to an "Attendant of Mysteries."

Borrowing the Prototype of the Divine Kingdom, Klein bought himself a split second of time. His true body within "Sefirah Castle" directly raised its cloak, and the dense Grey Fog tightly wrapped around Klein's body, not giving that river water a chance to cause him Corruption.

"What's the situation?" Klein held the Phoenix Ornament in his hand; a space was hidden within the ornament's eyes, containing the river water he had collected.

And the turbulence of the "River of Eternal Darkness" seemed to be related to his collection of the river water.

"I only collected this little bit of river water, is it really worth this?" Klein blinked, feeling he had suffered an unprovoked disaster.

He roughly guessed the reason: the scale of the "River of Eternal Darkness" at the end of the Fourth Epoch was far larger than it is now, but it had been wiped out by Chumen, and even the river water within it had been completely taken away by Chumen.

That is why the River of Eternal Darkness was now turbulent because of the small amount of "River of Eternal Darkness" water he had collected.

"Hurry, I cannot stay here for long." Klein moved upward within the river water, but this river water was actually a collection of concepts such as death, Eternal Sleep, and Decay.

"This is..." Klein sensed the outside world; the river water had become nearly tangible, deep, dark, and deathly silent, constantly flickering and annihilating with the Grey Fog around Klein.

"I've gone deep into the 'River of Eternal Darkness'?" Klein's scalp tingled.

"The Space here is extremely chaotic; it is likely the remnants left behind when the Phoenix Ancestor pierced the Seal back then, drawing out the 'River of Eternal Darkness'. Taking one wrong step could lead me even deeper..."

Klein bolstered himself with "Sefirah Castle," allowing him to use some of the powers of a "Traveler," and now, through his sensing of Space, he determined his situation.

"This is troublesome." Klein frowned, but before he could make up his mind, the "River of Eternal Darkness" water outside the Grey Fog seemed to boil, violently surging toward Klein.

"How much hatred is this!" Klein's expression changed slightly.

"Dream!" In a trance, Klein seemed to hear a faint roar.

Klein:...

This was a case of mistaken identity! Klein's Spirituality jumped; he knew it was because he had just used a large amount of the power of Dream Phosphor to deal with the "Underworld Emperor," causing some kind of will to mistake him for Chumen.

As the thought arose, the part of him belonging to the Dream Phosphor immediately receded.

At this moment, the impact of the "River of Eternal Darkness" did indeed diminish significantly.

But the next instant, even more terrifying power and Corruption surged from the depths of that "River of Eternal Darkness."

"Tianzun!" That will seemed even more insane, and in its outburst, it directly suppressed the Grey Fog to within a few centimeters of Klein.

Fine... it seems "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun," who sealed the "River of Eternal Darkness," possesses an even greater quality of mockery.

Klein couldn't help but complain inwardly, and then, not daring to wait any longer, he shook "The Last Supper" and summoned the power of one of the Kings of Angels within it.

Salinger, the "God of Death"!

Not that "Underworld Emperor," but the "God of Death" who participated in the "Rose Redemption."

Salinger rushed directly into the "River of Eternal Darkness" and, by virtue of his status, pointed out a direction for Klein.

"I have no choice but to take a risk!" Klein took a step, using the ability of a "Traveler" to directly propel himself deeper into the source of the "River of Eternal Darkness."

The "River of Eternal Darkness" seeped out from the Grey Fog Seal, so its source must be at the Grey Fog Seal; Klein intended to use the Grey Fog to escape the "River of Eternal Darkness"!

This was somewhat risky, but not without the possibility of success.

Klein used the "Traveler" ability several times, gradually going deeper, and felt the presence of the Grey Fog. He was just about to use the power of that Grey Fog to escape, but suddenly his Spirituality sensed something, and he looked in one direction.

There, it seemed as if layers upon layers of voices penetrated the Grey Fog and reached the ears of him, the master of "Sefirah Castle."

"... Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun..." Klein's eyes narrowed.

"Is that the Western Continent over there..." Klein made a reasonable inference.

The seal of the "Lord of the Mysteries" had been weakened here, causing the "River of Eternal Darkness" to seep out; this was also because this was likely one of the coordinates closest to the Western Continent.

"Get out of here first!" Klein withdrew his gaze, and his true body on "Sefirah Castle" and he simultaneously utilized the power of "Sefirah Castle."

At the same time, Klein also chanted the Zongzhong Yishi incantation he had obtained.

"Fusheng Xuanhuang Immortal Lord;

Fusheng Xuanhuang Heavenly Sovereign;

Fusheng Xuanhuang God;

Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun."

As the last word fell, grey-white mist immediately permeated the "River of Eternal Darkness."

The surging "River of Eternal Darkness" was instantly suppressed. Klein vaguely felt something and looked up toward the source of the tributary of the "River of Eternal Darkness."

It seemed as if something was watching him from there.

Klein felt his hair stand on end, his pupils constricted, and a "door" was rapidly outlined behind him. This door was composed of grey-white mist and also gained the support of the power of "Sefirah Castle."

He stepped back directly, disappearing into the light door formed by the mist.

—After chanting the corresponding honorific name and triggering that grey-white mist, his connection with "Sefirah Castle" was unprecedentedly close, and he used the grey-white mist to open a door directly behind him that led straight to "Sefirah Castle."

"Phew!" This body of Klein's directly dissipated, having been struck down and sanitized by his own true body. He held great vigilance toward that existence that had been spying on him and dared not relax.

Afterward, he took the Phoenix Ornament into his hand, and only after confirming it was correct did he heave a sigh of relief.

"That thing just now..." Klein thought for a moment, then began to materialize paper and a pen to make a sketch on the white paper.

A few minutes later, an old Daoist priest wearing ancient grey Daoist robes and an Yin-Yang crown appeared on the paper.

Klein looked at the Daoist priest born from his pen and remained silent.

"The art style is wrong..." Klein organized his thoughts and complained slightly.

This Daoist priest was the feedback given by his Spirituality; it was the person who had been watching him from within the source of the tributary of the "River of Eternal Darkness."

It was highly probable that He was still located in the Western Continent on the other side of the seal, but could extend His power over by relying on the "River of Eternal Darkness."

The two roars from before likely also came from Him.

"This is the civilization of the Western Continent..." Klein made a judgment based on intuition, "Organizations that worship 'Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun,' and 'people' who can use the power of other Source Qualities."

"The situation on the Western Continent side should be very interesting." Klein reached a conclusion, which was very subjective, likely because the Daoist priest's attire made him feel a sense of familiarity.

(End of this chapter)