Chapter 1153: Delaying Time

At the shocking, deep cracks in the Astral Barrier, gray-white fog suddenly permeated.

The fog quickly covered the cracks, making them invisible and untouchable.

And this could be approximately equated to non-existence.

The Astral Barrier thus tended toward stability.

"Lord of the Mysteries," the real can become fake, the fake can become real!

The "Great Old Ones" outside the barrier did not retreat this time; they all increased the intensity of their pressure, brighter than before. Especially that golden star, which expanded rapidly, first turning into a star with countless flames rising, becoming a true sun, and then erupting with light that illuminated the entire Astral World, allowing the behemoths shrouded in darkness and the terrifying figures surrounded by storms to appear simultaneously.

The Astral Barrier once again emitted the sound of shattering, turning from virtual to real.

"Lord of the Mysteries" Klein raised his hand and pressed the silk top hat on his head, turning into a dark vortex extending with numerous slimy tentacles, which also merged into the formless barrier.

Clang!

The sound of a bell traveling from ancient times echoed throughout the entire Astral World and the Spirit Realm that permeated every corner of the universe, causing those eight stars of different colors to freeze, and the erupting light to decompose into one cone after another.

The Astral Barrier was completely stabilized.

Immediately following, Klein cast his gaze toward the earth.

Inside the Ruined World, except for the few who were protected and the few areas far from the Western Continent, the threads of the spirit body of all other living beings suddenly drifted toward the high sky, drifting toward the Astral World.

Among them were bird-clawed monster infants, oak giants, deer herds, and all kinds of animals, as well as living beings that had mutated and become kin of the "Primordial Demoness." They were dense and numerous, numbering in the billions and tens of billions. They all trembled, turned their bodies, and gazed in unison at the blood-red full moon suspended in mid-air.

The next second, these countless living beings writhed and changed, each instantly growing into a Klein Mo Leidi wearing a silk top hat and a black trench coat.

Billions and tens of billions of Klein Morettis surged from the sky, from the earth, from the ocean, and from all directions toward that blood-red, round, and giant moon.

In a certain place near the fog surrounding the Western Continent, Omebella, who had grown into a young girl five or six meters tall in less than a year, was burning all over with black flames that brought an aura of destruction, her gaze blankly watching those Klein Morettis pass by.

Her body had essentially split, and her soul was nearing dissipation.

All that remained of her now was confusion and sorrow.

She did not understand why her mother wanted to kill her.

Finally, Omebella's last consciousness, spirit, spirituality, and torn-apart body were all swallowed by the "Flames of Destruction," rapidly turning into ash.

Following her complete death, the bird's nest-like mountain protruding from the surface of the blood-red full moon let out a cry of sorrow filled with hatred and resentment:

"Child! My child!"

She struggled even more fiercely.

Those Klein Morettis wearing top hats and trench coats had just approached the world where the blood-colored moonlight was dense when they suddenly underwent different changes.

They either withered rapidly, or their bellies swelled, with flesh and blood concentrating there, giving birth to descendants that were not marionettes, or they directly gained new life and consciousness, no longer puppets, and began to resist the "Marionettist" who was manipulating them.

The Klein Morettis began to fight among themselves, erupting into fierce battles, but whether they were descendants of marionettes or those who had gained new life, they soon became toys in the hands of the "Marionettist," entering a new round of cycles.

Many marionettes attempted to use various abilities, but the vast majority of those abilities betrayed their original owners, instead destroying them.

The situation fell into a stalemate, and many inconceivable phenomena occurred one after another in this area.

Klein, whose main body could not leave the Astral Barrier, did not harbor the delusion that he could defeat the "Primordial Demoness" by relying on marionettes or "parasitism," severely wounding her and driving her out of Earth. He was only distracting the opponent, forcing the "Primordial Demoness" to expend a large portion of her energy to deal with the never-ending, wave-after-wave attacks, delaying the time it would take for her to defeat the "Mother Tree of Desire" again and complete the fusion!

Can't beat you, but can't I disgust you?

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Protected zone, Backlund, in the apartment of "Magician" Fors and "Justice" Xio.

After listening to Franca's account, "Magician" Fors slowly exhaled and said:

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

"I was wondering why I had a bad premonition..."

Influenced by the isolation of the protected zone, and because the current event involved a level that was too high, neither she nor "Justice" Xio had managed to figure out what exactly was happening in time, and all attempts at astrology had failed.

Without waiting for others to speak, this lady looked around and said solemnly:

"Everyone, get ready."

All she could do was transfer the humans in the "sphere" where she was located to the edge of the universe, to a planet that was still habitable and had not been discovered by the "Outer Deities"—the Abrahams had long been gathered by her into the nearby streets.

Franca opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't, while Anthony fell into silence, as if thinking about something.

Seeing the atmosphere become very stiff, the "Magician" lady smiled and said to Ludwig:

"Your godfather probably wanted to feed the danger of the third layer of the 'Box of the Old Days' to you, but I don't know if there's enough time..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly froze, turned her head, and looked toward the window, toward the red moon in the night sky.

Following closely were Franca, Ludwig, and Xio.

"Mr. 'Fool' has become the true 'Lord of the Mysteries'..." As an angel of the "Door" pathway, the "Magician" lady was the first to sense this, both surprised and puzzled, but none of this was as obvious and intense as the sudden sense of relief that emerged.

"When did Mr. 'Fool' fully awaken..." "Justice" Xio began to recall the situation during the last two "Tarot Gatherings."

Mr. "Fool" has truly awakened and become the "Lord of the Mysteries"? Franca was first pleasantly surprised, then somewhat understood why Lu Mian hadn't been panicked before.

Not long after, once things had stabilized, "Magician" Fors, who had finally obtained relevant information from the Spirit Realm and the starry sky, exhaled and said:

"Although the 'Mother Goddess of Earth' has fallen, but..."

Speaking to this point, she glanced at Anthony and sealed his hearing, just as Franca had done when describing the "Primordial Demoness" about to fuse with the "Mother Tree of Desire."

Having completed this, the "Magician" lady continued:

"But the progress of the 'Primordial Demoness' accommodating the 'Mother Tree of Desire' has also been delayed and extended. Mr. 'Fool' also became the 'Lord of the Mysteries' in time, stabilizing the Astral Barrier."

Pausing, the "Magician" lady looked at Franca and Ludwig:

"Of course, the alarm hasn't been lifted yet. If Lu Mian can't accommodate the 'City of Calamity' before the 'Primordial Demoness' completely fuses with the 'Mother Tree of Desire,' and can't cooperate with Mr. 'Fool' to severely wound the 'Primordial Demoness' and drive her out of the barrier after becoming the 'Source of Calamity,' then we still have to transfer."

"Mm." Franca first replied solemnly, then tried hard to reveal a smile. "At least there is still hope; that's better than having no hope!"

"That's right." The "Magician" lady felt the same way, then lifted Anthony's seal and briefly explained the current situation using a description he could understand.

After finishing, she sighed and said:

"Tonight is destined to be long."

【Author's note: This book...】

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

At the same time, the Rorsted Archipelago, the "City of Generosity," Bayam.

The "Blue Avenger" docked at the pier. Mr. "Hanged Man" Alger, wearing a captain's coat, stepped off the deck and fell toward the port, surrounded by the wind.

His shadow was dragged very long under the crimson moonlight, appearing somewhat blurred, as if he had grown three heads.

Loen Kingdom, Tingen, Serenity Church, in a certain room.

Mr. "Star" Leonard walked out from the darkness, wearing a white shirt inside and a dark trench coat outside.

He walked to the table, picked up the red gloves placed in front of him, and put them on his hands at a steady pace.

He then looked around, and his figure disappeared inch by inch, as if erased by an eraser.

Mission: Protect an area where multiple "spheres" exist.

Destination: Awwa County, Tingen City.

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Above the gray fog, inside the majestic palace.

When Mr. "Fool" left here and headed for the Astral World, Lu Mian cast his gaze toward the charred pieces of wood left after the "Gift of the Earth" shattered and the brown gas rising and reuniting from them.

The latter corresponded to the gifted power of the "Mother of Ravages."

Lu Mian grabbed with his hand, causing these brown gases to aggregate instantly, condensing into a mass of brown mud covered in grass, grain, and vines.

"Take this to Lady 'Justice'." Lu Mian threw the mass of mud to Gidas beside him.

After the strike of the "Sword of Destruction," Omebella's residual spirit and corresponding spirituality within the "Gift of the Earth" had been completely eliminated, with nothing remaining. Therefore, the gifted power that had detached from the corpse pieces became pure, leaving only a little consciousness and spirit from the "Mother Tree of Desire," no longer having the identity of Omebella or corresponding occult connections.

In other words, this mass of brown mud was similar to Beyonder items like the "Ring of Restraint" or "Fallen Mercury," and would no longer be involved in Omebella's affairs. But since it was no longer Omebella, it could no longer stably establish a connection with the "Mother Tree of Desire" to obtain power; it was a Beyonder item that would be used up once used.

While speaking, Lu Mian took Gidas and left above the gray fog, returning to the villa where he lived.

Napo Redesli was already waiting here.

"You're finally back." Napo Redesli, with ice-blue eyes, let out a sigh of relief without any concealment.

After Gidas, who was holding the brown mud, disappeared, Lu Mian smiled and said to Napo Redesli:

"Let's begin; it's the last chance."

As he spoke, Lu Mian sat down on the single-seat sofa in the living room.

Napo Redesli glanced at him, sat on the long sofa opposite, and responded with a smile:

"Better than having no chance."

Before he finished speaking, his body suddenly disintegrated, turning into a pool of black liquid that seemed to have gathered all malice, all desire, and all evil thoughts.

This black liquid was both real and virtual, flowing rapidly toward Lu Mian.

Directly lurking into the depths of my heart and spirit, instead of implanting a spiritual brand? Heh... Lu Mian raised an eyebrow, watching with a smile, not objecting, and letting the most sinister and filthy black liquid seep into his body, seeping into his spirit body and mind body.

Feeling the evil thoughts suddenly growing in his heart, Lu Mian took a candle from his divine kingdom, lit it, and placed it on the edge of the coffee table.

He then leaned back against the sofa and closed his eyes.

The elegant, sweet scent of gray ambergris gradually permeated the air.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1154 =====