Chapter 699

Looking at that piece of strange soil, Lu Mian naturally thought of the scene when "Hela" took water from the "Spring of the Samaritan Woman."

He pondered for a while, took out gold bars and gold coins from the "Traveler's Bag," and ignited a searing white, bright ball of fire in his palm.

As the fire rose, those gold bars and gold coins gradually melted, and under the drive of spirituality, they formed a small golden box.

Immediately after, Lu Mian used the flame as a knife to give the golden box a lid.

After finishing this, waiting for the temperature to drop and the gold to become stable again, Lu Mian used the straight sword as a shovel to move all the palm-sized strange soil into the box and closed the lid.

After putting away the golden box, Lu Mian glanced at the straight sword in his hand and found that it was already covered in rust and decaying, about to break.

Regarding this, Lu Mian was not surprised but happy, muttering to himself in a low voice:

"That soil really has magical aspects..."

This could also be considered one of his gains from the "Dream Festival."

After not taking Reyasa's and Maslow's Beyonder characteristics, and with the man and woman who worked for the devil mysteriously disappearing without a trace, Lu Mian finally obtained something else.

He continued to search this area for a while, found no other traces, and had to "teleport" back to the second floor of the Buriu Hotel.

At this time, the smoke and dust brought by the meteorite had dissipated quite a bit, and the light of the red moon brought a bit of coldness to Tizamo Town.

Lu Mian looked at a glance and found that a letter paper folded into a square was placed on the desk in the master bedroom, pressed by a thin metal sheet that looked like it was cast from brass.

"Lady 'Magician' replied very quickly tonight..." Lu Mian picked up the copper sheet, examined the mysterious patterns and text-like designs on it back and forth, but couldn't see what they represented or what their function was, and couldn't even feel the corresponding spiritual radiance.

Shaking his head, Lu Mian put down the brass sheet for the time being, grabbed lightly with his right hand, and created a ball of suspended searing white fire.

With the light of the fire, he sat down, unfolded Lady "Magician's" reply, and began to read seriously:

"Don't doubt it; from the current situation, the corpse in the dream tomb is indeed Naporedesli's.

"And Naporedesli can be determined with high probability to be the pseudonym of the Demon King Fabuti, or a true name that plays a certain role under certain circumstances.

"Isn't it strange that Naporedesli, as a Demon King and one of the eight ancient gods who once ruled the world, could bestow supernatural power of the 'Prisoner' pathway?

"Such abnormal things are too normal for ancient gods.

"They didn't ascend according to the divine pathways, but were born directly due to certain reasons. Their characteristics were mixed, and they all had Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics of other pathways, and even more than one. You can refer to the situation of that 'Devil Wizard' Bulman to know how crazy and violent the ancient gods were.

"There is a significant difference between ancient gods and later true gods, but this doesn't mean they were weak; they might even be more powerful.

"In this, although Fabuti was a Demon King, He blended the Sequence 1 'God-Bane' of the adjacent pathway, so His state was actually one of the best two or three among the eight ancient gods, and He also became the only ancient god currently alive in His original form.

"Actually, if Fabuti had gathered the materials of the Demon pathway as a Sequence 1 'God-Bane' and completed the godhood ritual to ascend, He would be equivalent to the current true gods, a more powerful true god, rather than an ancient god known for words like crazy, cruel, violent, and bloodthirsty.

"Of course, as a Demon King, even if He did that, He would inevitably present the characteristics of 'I am the Abyss' and 'The Abyss is me,' strongly influenced by this pathway. And you should know very well what state a demon is in, so Fabuti was also one of the two or three craziest ancient gods, which doesn't contradict His better state.

"Let's stop here regarding the knowledge of ancient gods; this is not the main purpose of my letter.

"In short, it is indeed Naporedesli in the dream tomb, another Naporedesli existing in the state of 'God-Bane'."

So that's how it is... Ancient gods have Beyonder characteristics of adjacent or non-adjacent other pathways, and Naporedesli had previously shown the ability to let different desires and emotions be independent... Lu Mian no longer had any doubts about Naporedesli's cold corpse being able to bestow "Wraith" power.

He thought for a while and reread Lady "Magician's" letter:

"You mentioned that Naporedesli took the initiative to lie back in the dream tomb and continue to maintain the state of death; this is a very normal choice for Him.

"And, I have to say, good death; continue to die like this, die until after the apocalypse!

"You don't need to understand the specific reason; simply put, you can also see that Naporedesli, that is, the Demon King Fabuti, is in a very poor state. As a 'God-Bane,' it is more appropriate for Him to be dead than alive; this is true for Himself and for this world.

"Of course, this cannot be a simple death; He chose a very good place of death, which allows His corpse to enjoy peace and tranquility, undisturbed by that 'Mother Tree of Desire.'

"Now you should understand, right? That person who writes stories, creates coincidences, and let you come into contact with Naporedesli in the Feynapot Kingdom, then went to Hant Island and New Bai Yin City, was all to bring information to Naporedesli in the dream ancient tomb, let Him continue to sleep, continue to be a corpse, and don't think about resurrection. At the same time, this also prevented attempts by different forces to obtain that Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic.

"Tsk, that person is worthy of being a survivor of the ancient era, the protagonist who personally ended the rule of the ancient gods. The secrets He knows and the various key things He masters are perhaps more than all of us combined.

"Except for Him and the 'Evernight Goddess' who holds secrets, who could know about an occult festival like the 'Dream Festival' that you forget as soon as you wake up? Who could imagine that the corpse was part of a Demon King?

"The significant digestion of the 'Reaper' potion, the acquisition of that golden mask, and the formation of the eroded soil should be the reward He 'promised.'

"Remember to give me that piece of eroded soil; it's of no use to you, but I can help you trade it for certain things, or it could be an opportunity. As for what it is, I haven't seen it yet.

"And with that golden mask, you can go ahead and enter the Netherworld with confidence if you encounter an opportunity later; otherwise, a living person cannot stay in the Netherworld for even a second.

"Those golden masks came from the fallen 'Death God,' the ancestor of the Aigris family. They were originally manufactured to help the direct descendants of the 'Death God' enter and exit the Netherworld and the kingdom of the 'Death God.'

"Their function is, first, to protect the wearer from the erosion of death aura, and second, to transform the wearer into an undead creature, where the body no longer has vital points, while the spirit and consciousness can maintain the state of when they were alive.

"Understand why Naporedesli's corpse had to wear the 'Death God's' mask now? If it didn't wear it, it would have completely died in the dream ancient tomb, with no possibility of resurrection.

"Similarly, knowing the function of the golden mask and the state of the corpse, you should understand why 'Ciso' wanted to put on that golden mask. It could make the corpse in an instinctive state mistake 'Ciso' for its own kind, not exert influence on him, and also protect 'Ciso' from the erosion of the death aura in that tomb.

"The first 'ascension' phantom could activate the spirit of the corpse sleeping under the protection of the golden mask, but not awaken His consciousness. In this state, 'Ciso' could use the various similarities between himself and the corpse to make the corpse mistake him for its own spirit and accept his dominance. Is this style familiar? That Tianzun is indeed the strongest god at finding errors and exploiting loopholes.

"When the second 'ascension' phantom entered the dream ancient tomb, the corpse's consciousness was also initially awakened. Even if 'Ciso' was still alive, he couldn't complete his grand plan.

"The whole thing is roughly like this. The 'Spirit Sect' was for the ancient tomb itself, for that golden mask that had been eroded in the tomb for thousands of years. That Duke of the North family, who is a collaborator of the 'Rose School,' wanted Naporedesli's corpse, while the 'Temperance Faction' hoped to take back the messenger lady's heart. Their goals were actually all different, yet they fought to the death. I have to say, this is really a bit humorous and ironic.

"Of course, this is mainly because they couldn't trust each other, and there was indeed a possibility of a winner-takes-all. Did the messenger lady want to eat Naporedesli's 'God-Bane' body? She definitely wanted to!"

Messenger lady... The lady who bought the heart from Ludwig with a lucky gold coin? Why call Her messenger lady? She couldn't possibly be anyone's messenger, right? She is an angel! Uh... Mr. "Fool's" messenger? So there are lucky gold coins closely related to Mr. "Fool"... Lu Mian's thoughts were clear, and he soon had a guess.

He continued to read the latter part of the letter:

"Forgot to tell you, putting on that golden mask also has some problems.

"You can also imagine that after transforming into an undead creature and having no vital points on the body, the purification of sunlight and lightning will be fatal to you. Moreover, if a living person wears that golden mask for too long, they will truly become a dead person. At that time, once the mask is removed, the spirit and consciousness will lose protection and will die directly.

"Let me think about what else I haven't mentioned...

"Hmm, you mentioned that after the Netherworld Daoist and Naporedesli's corpse looked at Ivelista Aigris, they didn't do anything to him, which gave me some guesses.

"The one who helped bury Naporedesli's 'God-Bane' corpse and built the dream tomb was very likely the ancestor of the Aigris family, that fallen 'Death God.'

"After He went crazy, He might have come into contact with the Netherworld Daoist who guarded that river and the 'Blood Emperor's' phantom, and for some reason, agreed to the request of Naporedesli, letting His 'God-Bane' corpse sleep in a special dream.

"So, whether it's the Netherworld Daoist or Naporedesli's corpse, even if only instincts remain, they will treat the Aigris family's bloodline specially."

(End of chapter)