The Lich King and the Specter Lord, who were hiding near the Furnace of Souls, monitored the Realm of Gates closely, ready to attack the heavily wounded who escaped from it.
Suddenly, they saw that the Servant of Death turned into a cluster of smoke and flew out with the Dragon Lich.
"Did the hunting succeed?" The Lich King appeared from the void. Although he knew that the Servant of Death couldn't kill Douglas and the rest of them, he still couldn't help but ask.
The Servant of Death put down the Dragon Lich that had been heavily wounded by Rhein. Two red spots of light were condensed in the smoke, and he said casually, "We didn't succeed, but we couldn't stay any longer, or we would've been killed by the monster."
It secretly gritted its teeth. It had thought that it was going to hunt down others, but when it entered, it found that every one of them was extremely ferocious. Even the two young "gentlemen" who looked very weak could kill it with their equipment. If it had not reacted quickly, it was afraid that it would have completely died in there. It was all thanks to the blessing of the "Lord" that it was not hunted down in turn!
"We've done our duty. The Lord will not blame us." The Lich King's white teeth opened and closed as he comforted the Servant of Death and himself.
… …
Enshrouded by the two opposite forces that could not coexist, Lucien felt that his soul, body, spiritual power, clothes, rings, badges, pocket watch, and so on were all caught in an amazing state.
The feeling of being high and looking down on everything that he experienced when Alterna arrived was born again, making Lucien undergo unimaginable changes in that direction. He felt that he had broken away from the material world and the spiritual world and was looking at himself from a very high perspective in the weird coexistence of the two worlds.
It was an indescribable scene, because his soul, body, spiritual power, and self-awareness were all inside the magic circle. It was impossible for him to see himself from the outside at all!
However, the feeling was so real that it was similar to the feeling that someone was observing him from the vast space when he received the feedback in his cognitive world. The only difference was that this time, his perspective was shifted to the condescending "person" in the vast space, who was looking at him indifferently.
His soul and body had undergone a strange and unimaginable change. Sometimes, they were like dark clouds in the sky, everywhere, and sometimes they condensed into something solid.
"This is …" Lucien, who was observing himself from the outside, vaguely understood what was going on. What was the real ability of the magic circle, and what was its relationship with the Furnace of Souls … Perhaps even the Sun King, 'Thanos', who deployed the magic circle, did not know.
"Comparing the transformation with the arrival of the Silver Moon, it can be seen that they are both different from each other despite the similarities. Also, they both lack something critical. So, they are only demigods? Is that why Alterna and the others couldn't pass through the Corridor of Immortality? " In this world, no one was more experienced than Lucien in this regard. He also had many theories and conjectures for him to test and verify.
After repeated uses, cracks appeared on the patterns of the magic circle. It seemed that it would completely fall apart after one or two more uses. To redeploy it, only the Sun King, 'Thanos', could've done it. Other people would have to spend a long time cracking it.
Suddenly, Lucien's body and soul seemed to have been melted, resulting in an enormous attraction force that pulled 'Lucien', who was observing him indifferently from the "high sky", down and into his body.
The transcendental perspective was immediately gone. Lucien was back to himself after the brief chaos in his head. He opened his eyes and happened to make eye contact with the monster that was looking at him.
"Very good. You are 'dead' now." The monster put on a smile on his gloomy and thin face. "As a matter of fact, I've been worried that you couldn't be transformed by the magic circle, because there are too many things in your soul and your memories that I can't sense or explore. You seem to be hiding a lot of mysteries."
"That's another thing." Lucien stood up with a smile, only to discover that he was in a weird ghost state that could disperse or gather at any moment. His strength was still level-one legendary, and his items were still with him. He also had an intact 'substitute puppet'.
Rhein was in a similar state too. He chuckled. "This magic circle gives me a similar feeling to the Primordial Ancestor. It seems that it contains the mysteries of Thanos' advancement into a demigod. Hehe. I thought that I could advance into a demigod after the transformation."
"How can it be so easy to become a demigod? I'm a demigod because Viken and I are two sides of the same body. We're sort of the different forms of the same demigod. It's also a problem of this path. Thanos is the same. That's why he risked advancing into a true god. Mountain Paradise, on the other hand, is just a combination of the energy of the world and the power of faith. It has strength but no level. It didn't have the features of a true god until it was melted by Thanos' main consciousness. " The monster did not go into too much detail. It seemed that he was restricted from revealing the secrets of the past when he was faced with a 'dead person'.
Lucien did not ask, fearing that he would trigger the restriction and be killed by the monster. However, he could roughly guess what happened at that time. Viken must've been at the peak of legendary before he entered the World of Souls and was exploring the path of becoming a demigod. The things left in Thanos' laboratory gave him the complete approach. Therefore, when he was creating the monster, he separated part of his soul and melted it with the virtual personality, turning it into his clone. While he let the monster deal with Maskelyne and the rest of them, he took the opportunity to break into the demigod level with the relics of the Sun King.
Something must've gone wrong during the process. The monster gained partial self-awareness, and Viken got rid of the other problems with the monster. He became a demigod that was more perfect than Thanos. Otherwise, it couldn't explain why Thanos could have major problems at any time while Viken could lead the Saint Truth to develop for a thousand years.
"I wonder, was it because Viken was more advanced than Thanos in his studies and separated the 'monster' in advance to eliminate most of the problems, or was it an accidental coincidence?" Lucien was more inclined to the former speculation about such an old monster. He must've never foreseen that the monster would become a demigod after he became a demigod, and the dream of recombination would fail.
Perhaps the monster had been holding back for too long. Some things could not be said, but some things could be talked about. "In order to become a demigod on such a path, one has to have an unusually peaceful alternate dimension or a world behind a door first. Then, one has to have enormous power of faith. Then, one has to find a way to combine them. Finally, one has to transform the two things with the power of feelings. The failure rate is very high, and there are many hidden problems. One's strength may be higher than a natural-born demigod's, but in essence, one is still not as good as a natural-born demigod."
"Hehe, but we can all use 'God's Arrival'. Maltimus and Alterna wandered a few times but did not dare to come in. Only the brainless abyss barged in directly."
Lucien was rather solemn. He could use 'God's Arrival', too? Considering that Sardes could use 'God's Arrival' with the mysterious piece, it was not impossible. Therefore, he said in a low voice, "Mr. Monster, neither you nor Viken use 'God's Arrival' easily. It's not because you are worried that you will be killed but because you are concerned about each other, right?"
To some extent, demigods were already immortal. The recoil of the soul and the body was nothing. Therefore, Lucien speculated that the more 'God's Arrival' was used, the weaker one's soul would be and the easier it would be to be swallowed by 'oneself'.
If that was the case, then Viken, or the pope, would be even more terrifying than he imagined. With the platinum staff, he would probably be the strongest demigod.
The monster smiled but did not reply. There was no telling whether it was because of its own concerns or because it was restricted. "Therefore, you'd better not advance into a demigod in such a way. You don't want to fight yourself every day, do you?"
Lucien smiled. "I have my own direction. I won't walk on this path that might be wrong."
It was not because he was so certain that it was' wrong '. His own research had not reached that point yet. He was merely expressing it with the words of the Silver Moon Alterna.
Also, based on his arcana knowledge and the files in the Library of the Soul, Lucien vaguely felt that both Thanos and Viken regarded assistance as the key and ignored the key to becoming a demigod, just like the Lord of Hell mocked earlier.
"You seem to be very confident, so I won't project myself into your body and help you use God's Descent. This will cause your soul to be corrupted by me. Alright, this state change can last for ten minutes. After you change back, you won't be an intruder anymore, and I won't kill you. However, don't touch anything else. Otherwise, it'll be easy for the restriction to take effect, and you'll be in trouble." The monster reminded him. For him, Lucien learned Viken's secret and got out alive was already a success. He was not Sardes. He had the Congress of Magic behind him, and he was a grand arcanist with a bright future himself.
He did not ask Douglas and the rest of them because they were too strong and greedy. The monster was quite confident about people's minds.
Lucien nodded his head. "Alright."
He was indeed confident. The state transformation just now gave him a chance to advance into level-two legendary very quickly. Also, that was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that he vaguely understood and grasped something through the ritual, which illuminated the path of his future development.
"In the next ten minutes, I suggest that you take a look at the Chamber of Immortality." The monster suddenly said, "Thanos, Viken, and I have resolved a lot of dangers on our way. You should be able to reach your destination safely. It's a pity that we failed to see anything. That's why Viken is so keen on capturing the Silver Moon and the Lord of Hell, hoping to find a way to make up for the problems from them."
Rhein smiled. "Are you trying to outnumber us? Chances are that somebody will see through the secrets of immortality … "
"Don't expose me." The monster turned into Rhein's appearance and teased him. He did not look like a murderous monster at all. However … Lucien was still wary of him. He understood people's minds and was born from all kinds of feelings. Combined with part of Viken's negative personality, he was a natural 'devil'. He was so approachable because he was trapped here. If he escaped …
Lucien nodded his head. "As a matter of fact, Mr. Monster, I would've gone to the Chamber of Immortality to take a look even if you didn't mention it. I've finally been transformed into this state."
Rhein naturally had no objection. That was exactly why he entered the World of Souls for the first time.
After Lucien and Rhein passed the Realm of Gates and went to the Pathway of Immortality, the monster smiled and said to himself, "It's time to fight other people …"
Thanos's laboratory fell quiet again. A shadow suddenly crawled out of the pure and scorching light of the defense. He was in a white robe, with bright red eyes and an eternal smile of mockery on his lips. He was exactly 'Geno', the incarnation of the Lord of Hell!
"Had I known that, I would've come in directly. I wouldn't have covered my traces with the air of the Silver Moon on Lucien." The Lord of Hell shook his head with a smile. He walked to the edge of the pit and jumped down, activating the magic circle again.
Clear cracks began to appear on the magic array as it operated. After this, the magic array might not be able to be used anymore.
… …
Recovering from his wounds, 'Mecantron' sneered. "Hehe. Viken, that monster, wants me, an emperor with the bloodline of the 'Angel King', to stall Mecantron? Hehe. What a great joke! "
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when his wounds were healed. Then, his body twisted and quickly became transparent, turning into an illusionary state.
"I can't remember what's inside the Chamber of Immortality at all …"
"But I remember that I can enter the Chamber of Immortality in this way …"
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