Mysterious … Klein's heart palpitated when he heard that. He subconsciously wanted to return to Sefirah Castle and leave the scene.
However, no matter how his thoughts raced, his Spirit Body remained in his body without any changes.
Hiss … This made Klein's teeth ache as he instinctively cast his gaze at Reinette Tinekerr. He saw that Miss Messenger had already floated over, looking like she was facing a terrifying enemy. As for the surrounding darkness, it froze like a lake that had encountered a bitter cold. There was no longer any lightning streaking across the sky.
Mysterious … Klein found a little sense of security as he recalled the form of address he had just heard.
This wasn't unfamiliar to him, but the last person to address him in such a manner was the ancient god of the Sun from more than two thousand years ago, the City of Silver's Creator. Before "He" died, "He" had sensed Klein's divination and shouted through space that couldn't be crossed!
No way … The True Creator is equivalent to the ancient god of the Sun? No, "He" is only a Sequence 0 true god. "He" can't reach the level of the Creator that I hypothesized. Furthermore, from Amon's attitude, the ancient god of the Sun must've really perished … The True Creator is the pitch-black infant that crawled out of the ancient god of the Sun's stomach. "He" inherited a portion of the ancient god of the Sun's characteristics and memories. "He" is a fallen body of this Creator? Klein calmed his chaotic thoughts and stabilized his mental state, attempting to quickly find a solution to his current predicament.
At this moment, inside the cloak formed by the "curtain," the dark vortex spoke again:
"Go to the Giant King's Court and meet Sasrir."
This sentence echoed in Klein's mind before shrinking together in the form of illusory words. It was wrapped in a layer of pitch-black mucous membrane, turning into a strange "seed."
The "seed" then fell into Klein's body and Spirit Body, melting inside.
Without waiting for Klein to respond, the dark vortex dissipated, and the cloak formed by the "curtain" lost its support and fell to the ground again.
The will that descended from the True Creator has corroded a portion of my Spirit Body and flesh, forcing me to "have" no choice but to go to the Giant King's Court and open the palace where Dark Angel Sasrir is sleeping … This is something that many deities pay attention to. After watching from the sidelines for a long time, the True Creator finally found an opportunity to drive me to do it … Klein surveyed the area, "summoned" his past self, and picked up the "curtain."
Then, without hesitation, he said to Miss Messenger,
"Let's leave now!"
The True Creator had already sent a sliver of "His" will over, so would Amon be far away?
In addition, Klein also attempted to seize the opportunity to enter the world above the gray fog and use the power of Sefirah Castle to remove the corruption he had suffered.
"Alright." Reinette Tinekerr nodded, allowing the many Beyonder characteristics left behind in the crater ruins to fly over and be contained by "Her."
According to "Her" and Klein's prior agreement, half of the spoils of war other than the high-level items of the Seer would belong to "Her." "She" would have the first pick. After all, when dealing with Shaman King Klarman, Klein had also received payment.
As for the remaining half of the spoils of war, Klein planned on sacrificing it to the Evernight Goddess as a form of gratitude. Regardless of whether the deity needed it or not, he still had to go through the necessary procedures. He still had to express his gratitude.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Reinette Tinekerr entered the iron cigar case in Klein's pocket and "possessed" the surface of the gold coin.
Klein didn't immediately seal it. He raised the Staff of the Stars and constructed a scene in his mind.
It was one of the scenes he had memorized while surveying the terrain.
As the gem flashed, his figure disappeared from the crater ruins and moved into the distance.
After a few seconds, the air fluctuated as a tiny creature that was difficult to see with the naked eye crawled out.
The creature rapidly expanded, turning into Amon wearing a pointed hat and a classic black robe.
Amon adjusted the monocle on his right eye and curled the corners of his mouth.
He chuckled and said, "Finally, someone has to open that door."
…
After two consecutive teleportations, Klein took out the iron cigar case that Miss Messenger was hiding in and used the Staff of the Stars to create several layers of seals — the kind that would be removed the moment he touched it.
Right on the heels of that, he entered the fog of history and ran all the way to before the First Epoch. Relying on his unanswered prayers, he instantly entered the world above the gray fog through the summoning of Sefirah Castle.
As the roars and ravings echoed, he felt the corroded portion of his Spirit Body gather together and curl into a ball. After dissolving layer after layer, he managed to maintain his stability and didn't completely evaporate.
Is this the power and level of a true deity? Yes, and it's a true deity who wields the domain of "Degeneration" … Klein sat in the seat belonging to The Fool and frowned as he observed his condition.
The corrosion created by the True Creator wasn't powerful. If they were to leave the protection of Klein's Spirit Body, they wouldn't be able to last long above the gray fog. This was also the main reason why Klein dared to directly enter Sefirah Castle.
However, unless Klein planned on dying again, he wouldn't be able to bypass his Spirit Body and remove the corroded portions.
With the help of divination and other abilities, Klein quickly figured out the various effects of the corrosion.
It wouldn't mutate, nor would it send any information to the True Creator, nor would it interfere with Klein's actions. It would only continue to exert guidance in the sense of mysticism, making Klein have no choice but to head to the Giant King's Court and open the palace where Dark Angel Sasrir was sleeping.
It's both mental and fate … When I become a Miracle Invoker and obtain the level of an angel, I should be able to remove this "corruption" once I gain control of Sefirah Castle … However, if I want to become a Miracle Invoker and obtain the level of an angel, I have to head to the Giant King's Court and open the door to that palace to help the City of Silver find a way out of the Forsaken Land of the Gods … As Klein pondered, he revealed a bitter smile.
Fortunately, this was something he was prepared to do, so it didn't burden him with any additional burdens.
Following that, Klein summoned the Unshadowed Crucifix from the fog of history and attempted to use the power of Sefirah Castle to push it to purify his body of flesh and blood. Unfortunately, the corroded portions of his body were similarly clumped together, preventing him from completely removing them.
This also made him truly understand how terrifying a Sequence 0 was.
Unless I'm in a desperate situation, I can't pray to an evil god like the True Creator … Klein shook his head and returned to the real World. He sacrificed the "curtain" above the gray fog.
It does contain an Attendant of Mysteries Beyonder characteristic and a Miracle Invoker Beyonder characteristic … There's even a Scholar of Yore and a Bizarro Sorcerer's … Its level is rather high. I can't directly shatter it with the power of Sefirah Castle that I can currently use. However, because this place seems to be at the highest level of the Seer pathway, I can effectively suppress it. Through the accumulation of time, I can slowly melt and split it apart …
The first thing to be split apart should be the Attendant of Mysteries characteristic. The rest can be used to concoct a potion … Yes, it doesn't have any living characteristics. The one I just summoned has already disappeared … Klein held the translucent black velvet "curtain" and looked at it repeatedly for a while.
Then, he mobilized Sefirah Castle and conjured an iron pot that was boiling with invisible power.
After staring at it for a few seconds, Klein threw the "curtain" into the "iron pot" and pressed the layers of seals onto it.
In about three to four days, the Attendant of Mysteries Beyonder characteristic would be melted and decomposed. After throwing in the supplementary ingredients, it would belong to the Miracle Invoker potion, which included Sequence 9 to Sequence 2.
Looking around, Klein raised his right hand and grabbed a piece of paper from the junk pile.
This was one of his other preparations.
He had spent a large amount of time in advance, paying the price of repeated failures to successfully summon 0-08 once. He used the quill to write down the reasonable reaction that the Dark Demonic Wolf should have. This was to prevent the other party from not playing according to the rules in the initial stages, causing the plan to fail.
With this short script, it was very reasonable for the Dark Demonic Wolf to be attracted by Klein's strange actions and not extinguish the prayer point of light immediately.
Similarly, without knowing how many enemies there were or what abilities the other party had, it was very reasonable for the Dark Demonic Wolf to not flee in a hurry. Instead, it created a complete independent "nation" to cut off any possible reinforcements.
With a flick of his wrist, Klein burned the piece of paper. Then, he busily sacrificed the sealed iron cigar case to Sefirah Castle. He also responded to Miss Magicians's prayers and conveyed World's words.
Magicians Fors didn't dare to be negligent. She immediately got up and used her Record Beyonder powers to grab forward, dragging out the German Sparrow from history.
Klein then "Teleported" to an empty room in a nearby inn. He set up a ritual and brought the iron cigar case back to reality, releasing Reinette Tinekerr.
After thanking Miss Messenger and watching "Her" take away half of the Beyonder characteristics, Klein changed the ritual and began to sacrifice to the Evernight Goddess.
At the end of the ritual, he prayed in anticipation:
"I pray for a hint, a hint to purify the corrosive powers in my body."
From his point of view, only an existence at the level of the Evernight Goddess could deal with the corrosive powers given by the True Creator.
If the Goddess agreed, Klein planned on descending to return his corporeal Spirit Body to Baekeland to be purified.
As for how to remove the corroded parts of his body, he temporarily had no idea.
As Klein said that, a blob of darkness enveloped the altar.
When the darkness disappeared, the Beyonder characteristics were all gone.
Apart from that, there were no hints left.
… From the looks of it, I can only rely on myself … Klein wasn't depressed. He raised his right hand and tapped his chest four times in a clockwise manner, drawing the crimson moon.
"Praise the Lady!"
His gratitude was very sincere. After all, he had received quite a lot of help.
After dealing with the aftermath, Klein's Historical Void projection vanished, and his main body returned to the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
He held the lantern he had taken from the past and looked at the silent wilderness illuminated by the dim yellow light. He felt his body and mind relax a lot as he couldn't help but sigh.
"Finally …"
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