Chapter 1041: Reversal

"Finally... finally..."

The hut creaked open, and a human figure walked out from within.

He wore a tattered, grey-black cloth robe; there were no traces of mechanical modification on his body, and his beard and grime obscured his original features, revealing only a pair of eyes radiating intense light.

But the next moment, this 'person' exploded with a boom, turning into countless streams of information.

One mysterious symbol and sign after another combined to form his body; his life form had long since changed, no longer flesh or mechanical life, but information life, a demon of knowledge!

"Not good!"

Upon seeing that man reveal his mysterious form, the thirteen Princes immediately cut off the communication, but among the Dukes listening in, several still screamed as their eyes exploded.

Even those equipped with mechanical prosthetic eyes only made the explosion more terrifying.

Faint fluctuations from the Spirit World arrived, and an invisible door opened.

That time Node was exactly when the Master of the Tower was imprisoning the Master of Mystery!

'William is truly unlucky... Does the Master of the Tower no longer have the strength to protect him?'

"The latest news from the vault is that William has disappeared..."

'However... is the Master of the Tower clearly signaling that he intends to support me?'

Everyone looked at each other, all staring in dismay.

"And then, it was the era of the highly developed technological Federation, where the wisdom of mortals was unlocked, sufficient to rival the gods; I also made a negligible contribution to it..."

Universal Hand and Banyan Tree Man were looking at the artificial lake in the distance in surprise, unable to calm down for a long time: "Is this the power of the Mysterious?"

Aaron's expression, however, was very strange as he looked at this person.

"With His strength, He absolutely stands at the pinnacle of the Mortal World and could suppress that Green Forest Earl..."

Once the Eighth Primordial Substance is opened, one will be forced to undergo Ascension!

He recounted the deaths of many people in succession.

The thirteen Princes stared fixedly at the camera.

"Believing in a certain Hidden Existence!"

'This... could this be the monster hidden within the Life Bank?!'

Hmm, perhaps it is because of living under someone else's roof, an Innate sense of guilt?

And William continued to recount: "Percy's strength was even weaker; he died in an accident during the Fifth Primordial Substance..."

Back then, many Masters drained the Spirituality of the Mortal World, but there were still some secret channels.

'But this has no meaning...'

"Ancestor..."

Life Bank Board of Directors.

Banyan Tree Man looked at the trump card of the Life Bank, that terrifying monster, which had actually turned into an ordinary young man and even knelt to the Earl; he felt as if his soul had flown out of his body.

Banyan Tree Man was the first to recall something and blurted out: "Master... He... He is the mastermind behind the Life Bank... Be careful, He..."

That is Liliyat's mausoleum!

He had already experienced this feeling of things remaining the same but people changing many times; at this moment, there was only a faint sense of melancholy...

"Now, only the problem on your body remains."

At the center of the conference table, the perfect 3D projection began to distort, as if the AI manipulating this place had encountered a problem.

"Yefunai and Nicholas?"

Knelt down...

His expression suddenly became incomparably agitated, and he vanished in an instant...

"Finally, it was the forbidden experiments of the nine major research institutes, and the world turned into a wasteland... At the time, I originally had the chance to stop it, but pushing technological progress had already satisfied my promotion requirements, and I was in the middle of opening the Ninth Sephira..."

Prince Messiah sighed: "We still know too little about the Secrecy of the Ancient times... But I also did not expect that William would actually be acquainted with that Green Forest Earl... or even, perhaps, be the other party's direct subordinate..."

Aaron's inspiration stirred slightly, and he discovered a grave buried extremely deep.

Aaron introduced Fisher, then said to William: "Hmm... there aren't many rooms left here, so you can sleep in the living room or at the workbench."

The next moment, he found the scene he wanted from the Life Bank's database.

Miss Fisher thought happily, preparing to comfort William another day; Mr. Boss is a good person!

The terrifying power within it made William's eyes shine.

To be able to cause the Leviathan giant to suffer a crushing defeat with the strength of one person, just how powerful is such a master?

Aaron was a bit dazed at this moment, looking at the sky outside.

If all else fails, just do as I do: work for the boss to pay off debts!

Prince Doma's expression became incomparably serious: "William... your tendency toward madness has become more severe... Only by cooperating with us can you maintain your human consciousness; this is something beneficial to both of us."

William Xiaer felt the familiar power of Jiusu and was almost moved to tears.

Hmm, and there is that religious fanatic Nicholas; I hope he doesn't stir up any messy sects in the Spirit World.

This decisiveness in killing... William has truly been tempered!

At the same time, he looked at William, and his intuitive divination stirred slightly, divining the truth that William had lost contact with the raven and could no longer maintain Balance.

'But the current Spirit World is not easy to navigate...'

Liliyat had opened up to the Sixth Primordial Substance and left behind a resounding reputation in the Mortal World.

'Although only a Master directly participating can achieve this, I can do it too; relying on this technique, it seems I can delay for a long time... Should I promote to Imprinter in the Mortal World? That way, it seems I could still linger for many more years?'

The many Princes no longer had the demeanor of so-called 'Immortals' and began to attack and curse each other.

That William could remain in the Mortal World as an Imprinter of the Ninth Sephira did indeed surprise Aaron slightly.

"Very well."

William's mouth twitched, but he did not refute it.

"It was the 'Raven' that helped me..."

William asked.

William gave the answer that was expected: "No... not the 'Raven', but the Master of Destiny behind the 'Raven'..."

Inside the tomb of Liliyat in an unknown place, upon a certain platform, a bouquet of fresh flowers suddenly appeared...

"Oh?"

After all, time is the most terrifying killer; before the Life Bank was established, if they had not opened the Seventh Primordial Substance and become Immortals, there was only the path of dying of old age.

William Xiaer looked excited: "You... you have finally awakened?"

"Master... did those directors offend you? They all have the Imprints I left on them; with just one word from you, I can make any Prince or even the entire family's members drop dead!"

It's just that for some reason, the other party seemed to fear Mr. Boss somewhat.

Although he did not reveal his true form, a terrifying pressure from the soul had already made the Banyan Tree Man and the Universal Hand tremble, almost to the point of kneeling.

How many years has it been?

Aaron muttered.

What a pity...

"So that's how it is..."

Then, a man in tattered clothes with a face full of whiskers walked out.

"Moreover, the actions of the Master of Destiny of the Tower indicate that the Masters of Destiny will never sit still and wait for death... they all have their own ideas!"

That former lady of the fireworks had indeed walked a fine path.

"Alright, William..."

They watched as the terrifying existence they had pinned their high hopes on, that monster named William, knelt down toward the enemy...

William stated calmly: "After becoming an Immortal, I have always lived under an assumed name, observing the changes in the world, and I also saw the decline and destruction of the great kingdom established by Liliyat... During that time, I intervened several times, but in the end, it was already the trend of the times..."

The Ancient era is too far from the present; people have long forgotten too many things.

"Ancestor!"

"Forget it... I'll look myself..."

William sighed slowly: "Liliyate reached the sixth step, but ultimately failed to open the Seventh Primordial Substance and has already died of old age..."

This was within Aaron's expectations.

Aaron sighed, immediately perceiving that William Xiaer's condition was very poor.

Furthermore, there was a desire for subsequent promotion, and even some other factors.

The Prince of the Messiah family roared: "We helped you, kept you from falling into complete madness... Is this how you repay us?"

At the same time, he also saw the figure standing at the top of the Never-Night City.

Finally, he felt the power and radiance of the true Spirit of Delusion once again!

This is the thorough removal of madness and pollution, a thousand times better than the 'Tower's' path of Balance!

In an instant, the filth and clothing on William also changed accordingly, as if he had returned to the Invis era.

While making dinner, Miss Fisher clearly felt that this Mr. William was knowledgeable; he could even describe three hundred and ninety-seven different recipes for the seasonings of roasted chicken legs, and could clearly describe the taste of different ratios.

"William has always believed in a certain Hidden Existence and is a member of a Mysterious organization... Perhaps the Green Forest Earl is someone from that organization..."

Originally, they had pinned their hopes on their trump card to reverse the overall situation, but now that their own trump card had surrendered first, what were they to do?

Never-Night City.

Aaron looked at William, feeling slightly surprised.

As an Imprinter who has opened the Ninth Sephira—the Demon of Knowledge, William's manipulation of information and data exceeded the imagination of these thirteen Princes.

"Green Forest Earl... what exactly does he represent?"

"You have gone too far!"

"William Xiaer!"

Aaron thought for a moment; if one were to talk about offense, sending people to attack was indeed an offense.

Being forced or choosing to Ascend voluntarily is also understandable.

"You mean him, the mastermind of the Life Bank?"

A layer of invisible wall of Spirituality appeared automatically, not only isolating sound but also shielding all detection and divination.

The Mortal World is a large cage, capable of accommodating at most those Immortals who ascended locally.

Aaron sighed, looking at the starry sky under the night: "In the Secret Society, what about the others?"

Suddenly, a Green Forest Earl arrived, declaring the entire Never-Night City to be his territory, and summoned a huge wall that surrounded the entire city.

The Mortal World has become a desert of Spirituality; even if one is immortal in the present world, one will still feel narrow and stifled.

"Uh..."

Not only that, but many wooden men also appeared on the streets, turning into patrolling guards, which instead made many rats in the Lower City District become much better behaved, and public order improved quite a bit.

Another Prince lamented: "Too little... we know too little..."

Although the nine great Primordial Substances were opened, it was only a hair's breadth away from madness!

He raised his hand and released pure white radiance!

—Light of Redemption!

Under the radiance of the Light of Redemption, the madness in William's eyes was rapidly receding, and beneath his skin, one informational cyst after another was gradually healing...

For Miss Fisher, life had been quite fantastical lately.

"I truly did not misjudge him; with the favor of the Raven, William is indeed the one among that group of mortals who has traveled the furthest on the path of Spirituality! Perhaps... he is also the one with the best outcome."

Bang!

At this moment, no one knew how many people's mechanical prosthetic eyes exploded, with the debris shattering all over the ground...

William finally shared a piece of good news.

"Fisher, let me introduce you; this is a distant relative of mine. You can call him William. He will be staying here for a while."

"But after opening the Ninth Sephira and completing the imprint, I suddenly lost contact with the 'Raven'..."

"Is it about to begin?"

"Praise the Spirit of Falsehood!"

After dinner, Miss Fisher hummed a tune as she cleared the table, just as she always did.

But to kill an entire family at once?

The power of the Fate-Master is inconceivable; that he could achieve this did not surprise Aaron.

After all, there were no predecessors to learn from on the path of the 'Living Dead', so her final leap ultimately ended in failure.

A very tempting thought surfaced, but it was immediately suppressed by Aaron.

He snapped his fingers.

"It is just that Yefunai and Nicholas... successively became Worldly Immortals, and then, due to the scarcity of the environment of Spirituality in the Mortal World and the pressure of Ascension... they successively ascended to the Spirit World."

A trace of bitterness appeared on William's face: "The sudden pollution after promotion almost plunged me into eternal madness, and my Lord's response was intermittent... I was even in a trance, completely unaware of who I had met or what I had done... During that time, I seem to have taken in a few Apprentices and had some descendants, which effectively relieved some of the pollution. Of course, the greatest factor was my Lord's protection, which kept me from falling into complete madness... Until the end, when the Life Bank was established, they worshipped me yet feared my power, reached an agreement with me, and took the opportunity to imprison me..."

"He is quite proactive this time..."

Then...

Aaron watched William, instantly analyzing the mystery of how the other party maintained the 'imprint' rank in the Mortal World.

Or even... an incarnation of the 'Spirit of Falsehood', His vessel!

"Yes, I have returned!"

Among them, the 'Invisible Cult' is the most convenient, as one can directly obtain the bestowal of Spirituality and continue to climb the Sephira ranks.

Prince Doma said in disbelief: "Even directly submitting?"

"What is going on? Why would William know that person?"

Countless images shattered and reorganized... finally revealing a man's face: "You helped me, and I helped you... but you greedily demanded more from me... If I hadn't been in a poor state, I would have long since... Haha... forget it... Who are we dealing with this time?"

This was a tall young man with a light of wisdom in his eyes.

"Then... let us begin!"

Just by seeing Aaron for the first time, he had no doubt that the person before him was the true Green Forest Earl, and also the original convener of the 'Invisible Cult'.

Within the Board of Directors, the thirteen princes looked at each other: "What is going on?"

Aaron, meanwhile, took William to the windowsill.

The Banyan Tree Man murmured, for the first time in his life having the thought that science and metal might truly be inferior to the power of the Mysterious.

"The last member of a powerful organization!"

Miss Fisher, carrying a grocery bag, walked into 233 Comet Street, the Green Forest Clinic, only to discover that besides the boss and his younger brother, there was actually another person in the clinic!

Aaron pondered slightly and understood.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Aaron's mind as he signaled for William to continue.

Yet he had not expected the entire City That Never Sleeps to be safe and sound!

"What a magical day today is!"

And then, there was the terrifying army attack today; the City Lord fought alone and actually summoned such a large meteorite!

When the meteorite fell, she had thought that she and her younger brother were finished.

The same scene also occurred at the Life Bank.

At this moment, Aaron directly lifted the 'Secrecy' from his body.

William seemed to sense something and knelt down, trembling all over: "My Lord..."

(End of this chapter)