Chapter 749: Mysterious Secret Attendant

Chala Tu was only briefly bewildered, quickly realized what was happening, and then swapped places with his secret counterpart.

His figure flickered briefly, then reappeared at the original spot.

The process by which he had just exchanged places with his secret counterpart was twisted, its destination altered, and it returned to the starting point.

"Luo Sai Er," Chala Tu murmured softly, and his figure vanished, entering the historical mist.

Luo Sai Er, who had already become a True God, was beyond his ability to contend with; the best course was to hide within the historical mist and await the outcome of the clash between the True Creator and its counterparts.

Amid a flurry of thoughts, Chala Tu suddenly paused; he sensed the aura of the Source Fortress, stronger than before, infinitely close to a True God.

The Diviner's dangerous intuition erupted fully at that moment; without thinking, Chala Tu darted deeper into the historical mist.

A secret history known only to himself is his best hiding place now.

Chala Tu transformed into countless worms, crazily surging toward an illuminated speck deep within the historical mist.

At the instant he neared that historical light spot, a Fugen Dog, its body covered in jet‑black fur like a black cloak, sprang from the speck, lifted its head and let out a howl as if transmitting a signal.

Countless slick tentacles emerged from the surrounding historical mist, sealing off that piece of history tightly.

Almost in the next instant, a slowly rotating, deep and dim worm vortex descended from behind Chala Tu.

Without any hesitation, Chala Tu chose to leave the historical mist and return to the Utopia in reality.

"I wish: to leave this place."

The moment he returned to reality, Chala Tu, by wishing to himself and responding to himself, escaped the Utopia.

In Xi Weila Si County along the Jianhai coast, Chala Tu's figure materialized out of thin air amid dense foliage.

Chala Tu's complexion turned pale instantly; this was not the destination he had preselected, his wish had been twisted.

Before he could react, a massive influx of tangled, useless knowledge flooded his mind, causing every spirit worm on his body to swell as if about to burst.

In this state, his body became rigid, his thoughts stagnant, making it hard to think or act.

Ke Lai En, who had been waiting in place, transformed into a deep, dim worm vortex, from which countless slick tentacles extended.

He amplified the synergistic effect of extraordinary traits to the extreme; countless transparent spirit worms emerged from Chala Tu's body, turning into gray‑white specks of light that merged into the deep, dim worm vortex.

Whenever Chala Tu attempted to resist, countless tangled useless pieces of knowledge poured into his mind, preventing even the thought of rebellion from forming.

Within seconds, Chala Tu's figure vanished completely from this world.

At the same time, within the territories of Bei Yin Di Si, Lu En, and Fu Sa Ke near the Jianhai, a lone crow, fishermen one by one, and sailors fell silently; their corpses rotted rapidly, as if they had been dead for ages.

Having absorbed all of Chala Tu's traits, the deep, dim worm vortex writhed laboriously as if suffering indigestion, morphing into various shapes.

The historical projection of Lei Ke Dun nearby lost its anchor and vanished instantly.

After about ten minutes, the laboriously writhing worm vortex seemed to regain balance and reconstituted Ke Lai En's figure.

His eyes bore unmistakable madness and indifference; he glanced at the spot where Chala Tu vanished and murmured softly:

"Missing a 'Miracle Master' trait, it seems he still has a fallback for resurrection."

Then, looking toward Utopia, Ke Lai En ascended back onto the gray mist; the Sea God's scepter flew of its own accord into his hand, emitting a pure light.

Above Utopia, silver‑white lightning erupted from nowhere, drenching the entire city like a downpour; in less than a minute, the town along the Jianhai coast was completely erased, as if it had never existed.

As for the outsiders he had brought to Utopia, he sent them back to their original places and erased this segment of memory.

To the outside world, they simply vanished for a period and lost the memory of that time; otherwise there are no issues, except for Darel, who was affected by the True Creator and has now vanished completely.

Dropping the Sea God's scepter, Ke Lai En sat back on the high‑backed chair belonging to the Fool, exhaled a long breath; from the beginning to now, only about ten minutes had passed.

He gathered his scattered thoughts and finally had the energy to check his current state: "Although I only contain one 'Mysterious Secret Attendant' trait, I have the empowerment of the Source Fortress; both my stature and power have already surpassed the Sequence One angels, reaching the level of Angel King, and the topmost, the Angel King among Angel Kings." "And I am on the same level as the original Sasilier, having incorporated two Sequence One extraordinary traits, plus the 'Source Essence' I wield."

"In this state, I finally have some confidence to contend with A Meng."

After murmuring a few lines softly, he reached out and pulled from a historical fissure the historical projections of Lei Ke Dun and Luo Sai Er, from before they became gods.

As the projections materialized, Lei Ke Dun and Luo Sai Er each used their own methods to project their consciousness forward.

"It seems you have succeeded."

Luo Sai Er, seeing Ke Lai En's aura grow denser and colder, nodded, then, as if moved, spoke to himself aloud:

"My guess was correct; that Lamp God, though trapped inside a lamp, has limited influence on the outside, yet the power it can display still exceeds most Sequence One angels."

Ke Lai En calmly nodded, then casually asked, "You seem to have foreseen this scene already?"

Luo Sai Er chuckled lightly and nodded:

"The True Creator did not conceal much; it is hard for us not to notice the coincidences and anomalies around us."

"Based on our respective goals, we reached an unspoken understanding without communication, focusing on Antigonus, who is sealed by the Night Goddess; this is Chala Tu's chance, and yours as well."

Ke Lai En, with a sudden realization, nodded and said, "Because the Lamp God's stature is a variable the True Creator cannot predict?"

He paused, then turned to ask, "What happened in the Honachis Mountains?"

Lei Ke Dun reclined, leaning against the chair back, and said calmly, "In short, Antigonus awakened, was killed again, and now has been reborn, shedding madness, and has hidden himself with his own traits and uniqueness."

"Next, it's a race between you and A Meng to see who first finds him, takes his uniqueness and the final 'Mysterious Secret Attendant' trait from his grasp."

"You can seek help from the Night; regarding the demon wolf, it knows it best, and it is also the Mother of Secrets, and few mysteries in this world can evade it."

"I understand," Ke Lai En sighed and nodded. The situation has become increasingly chaotic; a 'Mysterious Secret Attendant' who wishes to hide completely will not be so easily found.

In the prayer hall of St. Samuel Cathedral in Beckland, after the exchange ended, Ke Lai En's figure appeared silently, drawing no attention from those around.

He moved through the crowd, approached the Night Holy Emblem on the front table, found an empty seat, sat down, and began to pray softly.

Unconsciously, the surroundings grew unusually quiet; there were no sounds of believers walking in the hall, nor murmured prayers, and the air was filled with the scent of night incense herb and moonflower.

Ke Lai En, stirred, looked up and opened his eyes; before he knew it, he had entered a dream, arriving on a vast plain covered with night incense herb and moonflower.

Directly ahead stood a woman in a black classical long dress, using the moon as a pillow; her layered garments were simple yet embedded with specks of starlight, like a midnight sky.

Her body appeared somewhat ethereal, with ripples radiating outward; her face seemed veiled in layers of thin gauze, hazy yet strikingly beautiful.

Ke Lai En was briefly stunned; it was his first time seeing the Night Goddess, even in a dream, but at their level, dreams were no longer entirely illusory.

Ke Lai En was still pondering how to speak when the Night Goddess's gentle, slightly soothing voice resonated: "Antigonus has mastered the Fool's uniqueness; in some respects, he is almost divine, able to traverse gaps between reality and concepts, and even I find it hard to trace the secrets linked to him."

"After a single death, he broke free from the slumber I created, and also shed his own madness, which is not entirely bad for you."

"Now the characteristics on His body are relatively safe; He no longer possesses the will of that Celestial Venerable's awakening, will no longer increase your burden, but you need to find Him, defeat Him, or persuade Him."

"Persuade." Klein repeatedly chewed on the words of the "Night Goddess", somewhat doubtful as he opened his mouth to ask:

"You mean Antigonus might possibly give up his contention for the position of 'the Fool', for the position of 'Lord of the Mysteries'?"

The "Night Goddess"'s soft voice echoed around: "He is not a very ambitious person; compared to those former demon wolves, He prefers tranquility, likes to stay in His own puppet city."

Klein nodded, then continued to ask: "Where should I go to find Him? If I find Him, what should I do?"

The "Night Goddess" calmly replied: "Tracking His traces, you are more skilled than I."

"If you are confident you can find Him, first go to Kaerde Long City deep in the spirit realm to fetch some water of the 'Everdark River'; I can create a sufficiently solid dream realm, allowing you to avoid the gaze of A Meng and the 'True Creator', and negotiate or contend in the dream."

(End of chapter)