The theater dominates, the pure white hall.
"This is truly. . . . . 'No coincidence can lead to a book'!"
Ling Ke, who was alone upon the magnificent throne, smiled faintly and narrowed his eyes slightly.
At that moment, among the many "omniscient" curtains of light suspended before him, three were deliberately enlarged.
One of them displayed the movements of the fourth Herrscher, "Xier."
Another showed the current situation of Kevin, Alicia, and Fu Hua, who were surrounded.
And one more.
It was five people seated around a brazier in an abandoned warehouse under the bright moonlight shining diagonally from outside.
They were Otto, Rita, Youraandelle, Lee So-sang, and.
At that moment, not far from the side of the five people, a rather eye-catching locomotive. The second Divine Key, "Thousand Realms One Vehicle," was parked silently in the warehouse.
A moment.
"Buzz\~"
The golden-orange spatial gate opened, and Otto naturally extended his right hand to the side.
A silvery-white suitcase simply fell from it, and he caught it firmly.
Otto opened it immediately, and inside were seven "Phantom Butterfly Specimens."
"Very good."
At that moment, he was not wearing that pure white clown mask, and the corners of his mouth curved in a rather pronounced arc.
"The 'seeds of immortality' have been obtained, the chips are ready, and the plan can enter the next stage."
"Things went much smoother than I expected."
Suddenly, Otto looked upward, gazed in a certain direction, and thought: "It seems I was truly the favored one."
Honestly, this moment.
.
Ling Ke, in the "theater of dominion," was left somewhat speechless.
Because. . . Otto, while seemingly conveying something strongly to some transcendent being. . . the direction he was looking toward.
Completely——completely——not——correct!!!
Obviously, he couldn't just speak to the "camera" like some little bitch (Deadpool).
"I'm surprised. I thought one could perceive the fluctuations of 'omniscience'\~"
At this moment, complaints were complaints. Ling Ke even felt a slight urge to send a message to remind this guy that his "camera seat" was in the other direction. The ghost position you're staring at has no image.
All that could be seen here was Otto's raised chin. . . ?
.
Ling Ke casually swiped his finger, rotating the direction of the "omniscient" curtain of light.
Don't go staring at Otto, the magic clown.
But one must admit.
"Your luck is truly very good this time."
Ling Ke murmured: "However, you can still seize the opportunity."
Simply. . . . . why did Otto get connected with Shear, who is now the fourth Herrscher?
The reason is simple.
Previously, after using the Second Divine Key to escape from the land of good and evil in Tahavi, Kingdom of Tianzhu, the place where he hid was in central Europe, within the White Eagle Republic.
That is to say: the little church where "Otto" had just made a deal with Xill.
With this grand premise, the evolution of the matter became clear at a glance.
Previously, because human civilization on Earth in the current era was "too strong.jpg," Xier, who was only a fourth Herrscher and not arranged by Ling Ke to "line up," possessed a surprisingly high energy level.
And when she activated her power and created the massive "Silent Box Court" that enveloped the entire White Eagle Republic, it naturally affected Otto and his party, who were also within that range at the time.
Originally, if it had been someone else, it was estimated that the "Thousand Realms One Vehicle" would have been activated as soon as possible to begin fleeing again.
Then run as far as possible.
After all, Otto had left himself more than just that "safehouse."
Some were not even in the "intrinsic world."
So he could have simply escaped at the very first moment, and it would have been entirely possible.
In fact, he did so himself.
But following that.
There was no doubt that Otto was a man who knew how to seize opportunities and had a certain degree of adaptability.
Five hundred years of experience. The various losses suffered during this period were undoubtedly a kind of fortune.
Therefore.
At that time, the very first moment he noticed the mutation, although he seized the opportunity created by Yolandele's movement to resist the enhanced version of the Death Herrscher's power activated by Xier, and immediately escaped the "Silent Box Court" with several others from the encircling range, but afterward. . . . . .
He, or "he," decisively returned to that dangerous place.
Yes.
Otto, who has now embarked on the path of "delight" without knowing its essence, has acquired several special abilities.
On the one hand, his recent continuous and steady control over Delisa. . . . . akin to brainwashing, hypnosis, and spiritual suggestion.
Secondly, it could be considered his ability to "originally comprehend."
"Clone."
Yes, the merchant who had just faced Shear was an Otto double.
Nowadays, he himself had no extra Soul Steel body to replace, and naturally, he would not wander into direct contact with a being capable of killing him.
Even the silvery-white suitcase that had just been moved several times with a "springboard." During this period, it even went to several bubble worlds. After many base tests, it was finally confirmed harmless before falling into Otto's own hands.
No, in this process of "changing hands" many times, those phantom butterflies had already been turned into sealed specimens.
Otto had found pitfalls left by Shear. . . . . For example: a backdoor that could remotely detonate a thunderous power at any time.
Another example: the immortal species that had undergone the process of "destruction → reconstruction" would become puppets under Xier's absolute control.
With these two pitfalls, he successfully eliminated the previous hidden dangers, leaving behind the positive "efficacy" of these phantom butterflies, and that final mechanism that could not be shaken.
As for the means of sacrifice, their source.
The Sixth Divine Key: the creation key "White Flower of the Black Abyss."
"Laundelle's weapon."
Destiny had been researching the "White Flower of the Black Abyss" for many years.
We can simply regard it as the same source of energy as the current Xier, but much more deteriorated.
Because the Divine Key cannot communicate with the imaginary space at all times to obtain nearly inexhaustible reserves of energy like a true Herrscher.
Moreover, the power of creation and withering possessed by the "White Flower of the Black Abyss" came from the Death Herrscher in the original historical trajectory of the current era. The power of the latter was not super-strengthened and could only act upon living bodies.
Fortunately, the "seeds of immortality" Otto sought were originally intended for living bodies.
Of course, he never thought of using them on himself.
To use it on oneself would be equivalent to entrusting one's entire life to another's hands. To become the toy in someone else's palm. . . . . No matter how badly he needed it, unless the most critical moment arrived. . . . . Otherwise, he would definitely thank Bumin.
"Seeds of Immortality". . . . . In Otto's eyes, these phantom butterfly specimens were not good things.
After all, they were merely bargaining chips he used to trade for "special resources" that he needed more.
Anyway, Otto himself would not use such a thing, but was only willing to exchange it with living beings who "ignorantly thought it was a good thing." . . . . Those who longed for immortality should use it, so naturally there was no need to consider, at this stage, any scope involving inorganic matter. . . . . . Even more mysterious areas.
Thinking that "too much is useless is purely superfluous and a waste of energy."
In short, it was precisely because of these subtleties that Otto felt so at ease acting today.
And it follows.
Indeed, in recent months, it was not only Kevin and the others who had formed the New World Serpent.
On Otto's side, knowing that it would be difficult to compete with the "aboriginals" of this era in the "original world," and even. . . . . if he made too much noise, he would immediately attract the full pursuit of Kevin, a powerful "returnee."
Naturally, the organizations he created would not last long.
The "Honkai Shinto" branch in the Tianzhu Kingdom region. . . . . This pilot program was especially used to draw attention and verify that "something" was the best example.
Thus. . . knowing that being forceful would only achieve twice the result with half the effort and that the danger factor was extremely high, he turned his focus to those fragile world bubbles that could collapse at any moment.
Speaking of this, the initial inspiration also came from Yolandele, who had anchored the world bubble in her body.
Simply. . . . . In the past, before the destruction of the ancient era (the current era of civilization), Otto had conducted many experiments observing world bubbles. (ps: he even found a special creature suspected to be the Wind Demon Dragon.)
And after arriving in the current era as one of the "Countertime Arrivals," holding the "Thousand Realms One Vehicle," he immediately carried out experimental preparations that he thought would be greatly useful.
That is: to go observe again. . . . . Even to link those world bubbles.
And it was during this process that Otto perceived a shocking fact.
He was astonished to discover that the world bubbles he had once observed, each within their own time, still remained as they were.
This astounding fact gave rise to a very crucial conjecture in his mind:
"When that person (Ling Ke) achieved his revenge, did he rewind the time of the entire universe in the 'original world'? Or did he only rewind time for Earth?"
This matter, without doubt, was of utmost importance.
Because it involved so many things.
And according to the information he had obtained so far, the most likely answer to this question was the latter.
Without doubt, this gave Otto yet another intelligence advantage.
He then began using a small amount of leftover observational data from the former Destiny era to plan and utilize those more stable world bubbles.
Now, Otto had formed his own forces within multiple world bubbles.
In recent months he first traveled to a highly technological world, where he gathered various high-end equipment and materials in sufficient quantity.
Then transferred them to a. . . medieval-level world bubble, established epoch-making laboratories, and cultivated.
These Valkyrie troops used the A-series "Delisa-making" technique, rather than the later K-series that focused on the "realm of consciousness."
In addition to that, these cloned Valkyries, with remotely controlled biochips installed within their bodies and high-powered self-destruct devices.
Obviously, Otto did not want subordinates, but pure combat power.
Today, in the limited understanding of those "medieval natives," he was nearly the same as God, who could travel between "worlds" at will and easily create new life.
Not to mention, after unknowingly embarking on the path of "delight" and acquiring the ability to "clone," Otto could also handle multiple affairs and manage multiple departments himself.
In this way, although his frontal combat power had not improved much. . . . . In fact, thanks to his choice of "Void Manzang," it had not increased but decreased, but. . . . .
The threat he personally represented was undoubtedly greater.
Because in an era that did not belong to him, he could climb the technological tree without scruples.
And in those world bubbles, combined with his brainwashing and hypnotic abilities, the many "images" he created were already extremely noble.
"What a pity!"
Within the abandoned warehouse, Otto looked at the pure white clown mask in his hand and thought: "It's a shame you didn't give me the ability to disguise (transform)."
"Otherwise, so many things wouldn't have to be so troublesome."
Doubles, transformations, manipulations.
These abilities were more or less overshadowed by a certain "person."
Clearly, precisely: Ling Ke.
It was easy to see that Otto had now begun to admire. . . . . even to respect this already ascended existence.
After all, his longed-for desire could be fulfilled with just a single thought.
He yearned for such a "gift."
But he also knew very well that he would never be favored by the other.
Therefore.
"'The Fool' also has the behavior of a fool."
Otto once again looked in the direction of some empty void and said to himself: "Dear 'God,' please enjoy my 'performance'!"
.
He was still looking in the wrong direction.