Thinking of the terrifying red-haired Vivian, Hao Ren realized that the information Hessiana brought was of great importance. He gathered everyone in the house, including Y 'zaks, who had just returned from outside, to participate in the discussion. As the coffee table in the living room was smashed by Lily's claw, Hao Ren dragged the dining table to the center of the room. Hessiana placed the corpse of the Purgatory Ripper on the table and explained what Purgatory was.
"It was during the Mythological Era," Hessiana said as she sat across from Hao Ren. The serious expression on her face was similar to Vivian's when she was' lecturing '. "You should know that Earth was very different back then. Magic was widespread in the world, and supernatural forces were the norm. Humans with little magical talent and the weak city-states they built were rare and needed protection. Not only did the otherworldlings build many super buildings that are unimaginable to humans today, but the magical environment of the world also made the planet very different from what it is today. A large number of different dimensions were connected to Earth — some of them were man-made, and some of them were there from the beginning. "
Hao Ren nodded slightly. He had heard about these things from Vivian before. Listening to it now was just a review.
"At that time, the otherworldlings built many things. Many self-proclaimed gods even built huge 'divine kingdoms', such as Mount Olympus and the realm of Asgard. But these magnificent ruins can't be found on Earth today because these 'divine kingdoms' were built in different dimensions." Vivian continued Hessiana's words. "These divine kingdoms are man-made dimensions. Other than that, there are also some naturally occurring dimensions. Ever since I can remember, they have been linked to Earth. They include Purgatory and some demonic planes. Some of the unusual creatures, such as the Shadelings, originally lived in these dimensions. The home of those guys is called the Shadow World. It is a cold place without any stars. I have been there once, and it left a deep impression on me. "
This was the first time Hao Ren had heard of this. He immediately thought of nothing else but the truth of the otherworldlings' arrival on Earth.
They were originally residents of the Plane of Dreams and were only exposed to this universe because of the rupture of the Wall of Reality.
Were those primitive spaces that existed in ancient times also leaked out from The Plane of Dreams? In other words, the collapse of the Wall of Reality not only threw a large number of races into this place, but also part of the dimensional fragments of the Plane of Dreams?
Hao Ren exchanged glances with the others. Everyone thought of the same thing. But they did not dwell on it. Considering the condition of the Wall of Reality and the theoretical model of the Grand Unification of Information, it was normal for some of the space fragments to leak into the universe after the Wall of Reality broke. It was just a matter of the size. Now it seemed that the leakage was more serious than they thought.
"After the collapse of the Mythological Era, these alternate dimensions were basically gone," Hessiana continued. "The artificial divine kingdoms lost their support due to the death of their masters. Most of them collapsed, and the remaining ones were closed. The Temple of Olympus that we found earlier was a closed alternate dimension. The naturally existing dimensions were banished. The demon hunters could not destroy the structure of space and time, so to cut off the foundation of some otherworldlings, they sealed them in the alternate dimensions and destroyed the connection between the otherworldlings and the main plane."
"Now those alternate dimensions should still be floating in the gap of space and time. There is no way to reconstruct the connection from the inside of the dimension, so they will always wander in the endless space and time until the end of the universe." Vivian suddenly felt a little scared. "Fortunately, I didn't think of hiding in an alternate dimension. If I had fallen asleep in there, I am afraid I would still be floating in some corner of the universe."
Hao Ren looked at the dried corpse of the Infernal Ripper on the table. He was curious about what kind of environment could give birth to such a weird and ferocious creature. "What kind of place is Inferno?"
"It is the craziest of all the alternate dimensions. There are no rational creatures there, only wild beasts." Hessiana pursed her lips and looked up at Vivian. "You should ask Lady Vivian. I have heard about the ancient times, but Lady Vivian has experienced it."
Vivian nodded and recalled. "I have never been to Inferno. Even in the Mythological Era, not many people had been there. The connection between Inferno and the main plane was very unstable. Unlike the other alternate dimensions back then, Inferno did not have a fixed space channel or access method. Instead, it opened up almost randomly on Earth. The first layer of Inferno was still relatively reasonable. Some bold wizards would explore that place. There was highly toxic air and hot springs, and the whole world seemed to be boiling. The Inferno Ripper lived in the first layer, and from the second layer onwards, it was the place where completely unreasonable monsters lived. They were mindless beasts of flesh and blood that devoured and killed each other. They acted purely on killing instinct and would tear any flesh and blood that intruded. Back then, Hades had tried to form an undead army to find out what was at the bottom of Inferno, but the skeletons and zombies were torn apart by the twisted monsters in Inferno. In short, the Purgatory is such a crazy place. "
"A harsh dimension full of primitive beasts?" Hao Ren scratched his chin. "Why did the wizards study this place?"
"The creatures in Inferno are born with great power. Their flesh and blood contain special primitive energy," said Vivian. "Although those bloodthirsty monsters are dangerous, the wizards regard them as treasures. Some of the ointments made from Inferno creatures can even be used to cast forbidden spells, such as promoting humans into immortal witches or opening a portal to a deeper, distorted dimension. During the Mythological Era, the wizards were the minions of the otherworldlings. At that time, they were forced by their masters to explore Inferno. But after the end of the Mythological Era, some wizards began to explore that place voluntarily. "
Lily immediately shouted, "Hey, wait a minute. After the collapse of the Mythological Era, wasn't Inferno exiled by the demon hunters like the other dimensions?"
"The demon hunters exiled all the other natural dimensions except Inferno." Vivian shook her head. "As I said before, Inferno is a very unstable place. Its connection to the main plane is also completely random. There are no native intelligent races in Inferno, and no one can control its connection pattern. The demon hunters can't grasp that dimension at all. So after the end of the Mythological Era, Inferno still connected to Earth from time to time. Many otherworldlings or wizards who survived often went there. But since then, the demon hunters have been constantly interfering with the Inferno gate. They seem to have used a continuous dimensional disruption force to 'push' Inferno away from this world. Although it did not completely destroy the connection between Inferno and this world, it has greatly reduced the frequency of the Inferno gate opening. In the last one or two thousand years, Inferno has not appeared at all. I remember the last time it appeared was during the period of Augustus. A gate opened in the north of Rome, and several villages were swallowed by monsters. But after that, there was no news of the gate opening. And the scale of the gate incident was not big. There are no clues in history. "
Hao Ren's eyes widened as he listened to these magical stories. He did not expect such a thing to happen after the end of the Mythological Era. Then his eyes fell on the mummified corpse of the Inferno Ripper. "Then this thing …"
"It was made into a specimen hundreds of years ago," Hessiana nodded. "It means that a wizard opened the gate of Inferno hundreds of years ago and brought something out alive."
"Hundreds of years ago? That was the era when humans and demon hunters ruled Earth. "Hao Ren found it unbelievable." Didn't the demon hunters find out? "
"I don't know if he was discovered when he opened the door, but the sorcerer obviously escaped the demon hunters. We found some clues about him, which proved that the sorcerer was still active in Europe before the American War of Independence," Hao Ren said.
"So the information we have now is that there was a wizard who opened the gate of Inferno hundreds of years ago and brought something out. At the same time, this wizard left behind a magic book that could summon the evil spirit Vivian …" Hao Ren knocked on the table with his knuckles. "What's the connection between these two things?"
"There is evidence that the summoning ritual recorded in the book is only one of the wizard's many forbidden spells. We found some scattered manuscripts left by the wizard," Hessiana glanced at Vivian. "The summoning of the King of Blood was not the ultimate goal. He just wanted to use the power of the King of Blood to enter the depths of Inferno. He should have left many other manuscripts, and there may be more than one forbidden spell related to Vivian. These secrets should be hidden in the place where he opened the gate of Inferno. "
"Where?"
"Northern Europe."
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