Chapter 1152: Mystery

Seeing Lu Mian stand up, "Mother Goddess of Earth" Lilith sighed softly.

With a relaxed smile, she raised her right hand and combed through her long, dark brown hair.

It was as if she had returned to the state she was in when she was still one of the eight ancient gods.

At that time, she was the most beautiful female, the most beautiful creature, and the most beautiful deity in the entire world and the entire universe.

Almost simultaneously, she felt the "Gift of the Earth" shrink toward her direction, appearing somewhat astonished, fearful, and sorrowful.

She also saw Mr. "Fool," who was already standing, raise his hands. The black trench coat on his body rose along with the movement, as if blown by a strong wind.

"Fooling"!

The symbols that Lu Mian and Lilith each intended to utilize were established and powerful; there was no need to provide any other help. "Fooling" the target "Mother Tree of Desire," making her believe beyond a doubt that this was the only thing Mr. "Fool" was currently doing!

The next second, the Progenitor of the Vampires, Lilith, saw the formless, colorless flames slashed out by Lu Mian and the black flames that were so quiet they froze everything intertwine, turning into a strange black fire that bound madness, bound destruction, and bound chaos.

"Flames of Destruction"!

The "Flames of Destruction" elongated into a giant, pitch-black sword, slashing through the air at Omebella's corpse and Lilith.

Lilith did not offer any resistance, nor did the "Gift of the Earth"; it only let out a phantom-like cry of sorrow.

Lilith revealed a smile—a smile as bright as moonlight, as gentle as the earth, and as loving as a mother.

Crack!

Omebella's corpse shattered first. The residual spirit and the spirituality belonging to it were all swept into the black flames of the "Sword of Destruction," vanishing without a trace.

Pop, pop, pop—pieces of broken wood were thrown in all directions, all turning charred black, with some already reduced to ash.

Lilith's expression twisted uncontrollably; that was the pain born of instinct.

Her plump and soft body first split down the middle, then collapsed and disintegrated, turning into clusters of brown light dancing across the sky.

The terrifyingly powerful vitality made these products of division want to reunite, but they could not transcend the two symbols of destruction and chaos.

In just two or three seconds, the brown light clusters fell onto the floor of the majestic palace.

Lilith's consciousness dissipated rapidly. The image frozen in her vision was Mr. "Fool" and Lu Mian bowing slightly, one after the other, to pay their respects.

She smiled once more.

Outside the protected zone, at the Astral Barrier, influenced by the symbol of "Falsehood can become Truth," the sleeping main body of the "Mother Goddess of Earth," Lilith, also began to crack, burning with black flames that destroyed everything and returned all things to their origin.

The crimson moon appeared once again in the high sky of the Ruined World, beside a mass of brown mud covered in grass, grain, trees, mushrooms, and various reproductive organs.

The Progenitor of the Vampires, "Mother Goddess of Earth" Lilith, had fallen.

Soon, that red moon and that mass of brown earth plummeted simultaneously, carrying streaks of red and brown light as they fell toward the protected zone.

"Grafting"!

On the western horizon, the surface of the even larger blood-red full moon, which was slowly rising through the gray fog, suddenly saw a distinct protrusion shoot upward rapidly, as if the moon's crust were in violent activity, instantly shaping a mountain several thousand to ten thousand meters high.

That mountain writhed, resembling a bird's nest and a womb.

The "Mother Tree of Desire's" dissipating consciousness, stimulated by intense hatred and occultism, condensed once again, gaining new life and becoming active.

The ascent of the giant blood moon came to an abrupt halt, with even a tendency to sink deep into the gray fog and below the horizon.

The death of the Progenitor of the Vampires, Lilith, was not in vain; the complete fusion of the "Primordial Demoness" and the "Mother Tree of Desire" had truly been delayed!

At this moment, outside the Astral Barrier that had lost the support of the "Mother Goddess of Earth," eight stars of different colors—red, gold, and others—suddenly erupted with extremely bright light.

They rapidly grew in size, pressing against the formless barrier like terrifying eyes peering inside, and giant mouths tearing at the fetal membrane.

The sound of cracking then turned from virtual to real, traveling from the Astral World to the Ruined World.

This meant that the formless barrier had developed one deep crack after another, capable of holding for at most a few more seconds.

By then, the "Outer Deities" would directly tear apart the entire planet.

The symbols of some of them were not as "gentle" as the "Great Mother."

Inside the protected zone.

Will Auceptin, staying in the Southern Continent, raised his head and looked at the night sky where the red moon hung, sighing with feigned old age:

"What is meant to come will eventually come..."

He was still in the appearance of a young boy, but his hair had turned mercury-colored at some unknown time.

Beside him, Azik Eggers was also looking at the red moon in the night sky, nodding slightly:

"Death is not the true end.

"Death itself will also fade away."

At this moment, all the high-level beings within the protected zone "heard" the warning of fate, "heard" the series of preludes when death arrived.

They were all powerless.

Just at this time, inside the majestic palace above the gray fog, "Fool" Klein nodded at Lu Mian and took a step out.

He arrived in the Astral World, his figure becoming exceptionally huge, neither conceptualized nor symbolized.

More than a month ago, Klein Mo Leidi had already completed the confrontation and fusion with the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings," truly accommodating the "Sefirah Castle"!

The reason his progress had accelerated so much was because the "Primordial Demoness" had used the possibility of the "Original Creator in the Mirror" appearing to make Omebella truly born, and because the "Primordial Demoness" was attempting to help the "Original God" resurrect.

These had a very good side for the "Primordial Demoness," allowing her to reap great rewards, but there was also a relatively bad side: it stimulated the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings," who knew the terror of the "Original Creator" and the hatred the "Original God" held for him, making him willing to compromise and give up.

Even if he lost the struggle with Klein Mo Leidi now, from a long-term perspective—on a scale of hundreds of thousands or millions of years—this Celestial Worthy would still be the ultimate winner. But if the "Original Creator" were allowed to resurrect, or the "Original God" were allowed to return, he would truly and completely lose all hope!

And in order to urge the Celestial Worthy to give up as soon as possible, Klein also made a few concessions, fusing more thoroughly in certain aspects.

Thus, on June 25th, 1360, Klein Mo Leidi completed the confrontation and fusion with the Celestial Worthy, accommodating "Sefirah Castle" in the state of a single-pathway True God and in the identity of "The Fool"!

For the month or so afterward, "Fool" Klein, who had begun to act with his main body, did not rush to take action, nor did he tell anyone other than Lu Mian, the "Evernight Goddess," and Will Auceptin about his true state. He patiently and stoically made various preparations.

"Magicians" do not perform unprepared shows!

Lu Mian waited until the end of June to visit the "Red Angel" Medici, take "0-01," and deal with the "Primordial Demoness" Cheek, not only because he had truly mastered the powers of the "Conqueror" and "Demoness of Apocalypse" only by then, but also for a very critical and important reason:

【Author's note: This book...】

【Author's note: Look at it one by one!】

He was waiting for Mr. "Fool" to fully awaken!

That was why Ouroboros suddenly realized the opportunity had been lost and that he could no longer become a True God of the "Fate" pathway in the near future.

That was why the blessing given by Will Auceptin could take effect on the scene transfer of the "Box of the Old Days"—he had finally waited for the opportunity, and with the help of the awakened "Fool" Klein, he had accommodated the "Die of Probability," the uniqueness of the "Fate" pathway.

That was why Lu Mian used the excuse of seeking a prophecy to represent Mr. "Fool" in visiting the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" and the "Mystic Queen."

Klein and Lu Mian's original plan was that once the latter accommodated the "City of Calamity," he would use the symbol to kill the "Mother Goddess of Earth." While the "Mother Tree of Desire" was fiercely resisting the "Primordial Demoness," the former would enter the Astral World to recover the "Error" uniqueness, the "Door" pathway uniqueness, and the corresponding Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, truly transcending the sequences to become the "Lord of the Mysteries," and as a pillar, replace the "Mother Goddess of Earth" to guard the Astral Barrier.

In this way, the barrier could be maintained for at least another three to five years—this was the reason Klein chose not to become the "Lord of the Mysteries" at that time to directly deal with the "Primordial Demoness." Once he withdrew Gehrman Sparrow and the corresponding uniqueness, even if the "Mother Goddess of Earth" had not yet fallen, the Astral Barrier could not be maintained for more than three seconds.

At the same time, the "Lord of the Mysteries" Klein could also use marionettes, avatars, and other methods from afar to assist Lu Mian, who had become the "Source of Calamity," in dealing with the "Primordial Demoness" suffering from the "Mother Tree of Desire's" backlash, greatly enhancing the possibility of victory. And because the barrier was stable, this battle would have no time limit.

Once the "Primordial Demoness" was driven out of the barrier, the "Lord of the Mysteries" Klein could lift the seal and help more beings above the sequences to be born—with him present, the True Gods could take turns leaving the Astral World without worrying about the barrier shattering.

However, in order to stabilize Lu Mian's state so that he wouldn't explode directly after accommodating the "City of Calamity" and become an out-of-control "Great Old One," "Fool" Klein chose to wait another month, failing to seize the best opportunity. Of course, that might not have been the best opportunity; there was a high probability it was the worst.

Since the best opportunity was gone, they had to race against time now, giving Lu Mian a chance to accommodate the "City of Calamity" before the "Primordial Demoness" completely devoured the "Mother Tree of Desire"!

At the Astral Barrier, Gehrman Sparrow, who had been staying there, had his figure become prominent. With the cane inlaid with stardust and those black gloves, he stood before "Fool" Klein.

With a cold expression, he revealed a faint smile, took a step forward, and overlapped with the figure of "Fool" Klein.

The two became one!

"Fool" Klein's body suddenly collapsed inward. Deep within the black trench coat, a light door stained with a blue-black luster flickered in and out of existence.

The cane inlaid with stardust and the black gloves collapsed into it as well, forming a giant vortex inside the black trench coat—a terrifying vortex.

Every wisp of wind, every drop of water, and every ray of light in that vortex was composed of twisted worms, segmented insects, and small bugs flickering with starlight.

In just a second or two, this vortex was also swallowed. Inside the black trench coat, it was pitch dark and bottomless, as if it hid a universe, hiding a complete Spirit Realm connected to every planet.

Accompanying this change, inside the Ruined World, gray-white fog spread rapidly, shrouding the entire planet and all living beings within it.

Outside the barrier, in the boundless universe, a thin gray fog also began to permeate at some unknown time.

The living beings within the gray fog either became dull, or full of cunning, or were plucked out of their original positions out of thin air, arriving at another place they were most familiar with.

Many rules developed problems, and many symbols suffered from being fooled.

The pressure from those "Outer Deities" was thus sluggish for a few seconds.

Time stopped.

At the Astral Barrier, from the darkness inside the black trench coat, slimy tentacles with mysterious patterns suddenly stretched out, putting on black gloves at the sleeves and raising the cane inlaid with stardust in front of the body.

Immediately following, under the silk top hat, a face struggled to emerge from the deep darkness: black hair, brown eyes.

This was the face of Klein Mo Leidi.

The "Lord of the Mysteries" was born.

The master of the Spirit Realm had returned.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1153 =====