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In the center of the palace, as if swept by a hurricane, Aaron stood amidst the ruins, gazing at the translucent hexagonal crystal in his hand, with faint golden patterns shimmering within it.
It was worth the effort… Aaron contentedly put away the "Chaos Hunter" Beyonder characteristic in his hand, then looked at the surrounding, utterly catastrophic scene.
The dispersed spirituality connected with the Nation of Disorder, conveying the intention to restore it to its original state, and within two breaths, the magnificent palace returned to its former glory.
Aaron sat back on the throne and beckoned for the other items he had obtained from "Kamia," the holy city in the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Looking at the silver-white crescent Moon in his hand, shrouded in dark golden mist as if it were a dead object, constantly suppressed by the Nation of Disorder, Aaron carefully sensed it, leveraging the Sefirah's authority.
A Divine Kingdom is an ability exclusive to a True Creator, an extension of the corresponding Sequence authority. Its nature is very peculiar; it is a unique domain generated by authority.
Although this was only a fragment of a Divine Kingdom, Aaron intentionally activated it. During the clash of authorities, he could still glimpse some information and analyze it through this.
Divine Kingdoms are very similar to many Mystical Items that still have many effects without Beyonder characteristics. They are all like talismans or divine descent vessels, which, although lacking Beyonder characteristics or Uniqueness as their foundation, contain power derived from Beyonder characteristics or Uniqueness.
Although the abilities they possess are powerful, they have time limits. However, a Divine Kingdom's duration is nearly infinite because the power it contains and its essence are simply too high-end; this is the only special property bestowed by a True Creator.
The best example is "City of Miracles" Liveseyd, located in the deepest part of the subconscious ocean within the book world of "Groselle's Travels," which shielded Aaron from disaster just now.
However, due to the Visionary's peculiarity, Aaron didn't want to leave a mark in the subconscious ocean there, to avoid leaving a handle and to prevent awakening the sub-personality of the "Dragon of Imagination," Ankewelt, corrupted by the Chaos Sea, which lies in its deepest part. Aaron had never deeply explored it.
Aaron withdrew his gaze from the silver-white crescent Moon floating before him, pondering the information he had obtained, his thoughts drifting far away.
"Sequence 1 'Attendant of Mysteries' of the 'Seer' Pathway is an angel who serves Mysteries. Only by initially grasping the authority of the corresponding domain can one create a prototype Divine Kingdom like the 'Realm of Mysteries.'"
"What about the 'Arbiter' Pathway? Or rather, at what Sequence can I, with the Nation of Disorder, establish my own Divine Kingdom prototype?"
Aaron's gaze involuntarily turned to the surrounding magnificent palace, seemingly unchanging since ancient times. He suppressed his curiosity and understood why the Sanguine were so eager to obtain the Divine Kingdom fragment.
Although the Sanguine currently control most of the Divine Kingdom, the incomplete authority due to its fragmentation, coupled with the precarious Astral World barrier and the surrounding Outer Deities, means that the Sanguine's own Pathway is closely related to Outer Deities, and they will only be increasingly affected.
With Lilith feigning death and unable to personally protect them, the Sanguine currently either seek the protection of other deities or complete the Divine Kingdom, using the symbol of complete authority and their bond with the Sanguine to resist potential corruption.
Pinching his brows, Aaron condensed a cluster of spiritual light points and cast them into the star symbolizing Louise on the dome, informing her to prepare. The three Sanguine Dukes would know what to do next.
Not rushing to open the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowal, Aaron, waiting for Louise or rather the Sanguine's reaction, looked at the unreal void crystal.
Aaron, who had used True Vision throughout, knew the origin of this item clearly. It was an item taken from the holy city "Kamia" by the Evernight Goddess's power projection.
It was also with the cooperation of the Evernight Goddess's residual divine power within it that Aaron, by coordinating from inside and out, pierced the barrier and retrieved these two high-level items from the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
This should be why the Evernight Goddess didn't propose an equivalent condition before; this characteristic itself is one of the conditions.
The holy city "Kamia" should still contain other Beyonder characteristics left by ancient gods, but unfortunately, the divine power there has been completely activated and is unusually dangerous. Moreover, such a large commotion must have been noticed by the True Creator and Amon.
Thinking this, Aaron fell silent, looking at this void crystal, which was very likely a Sequence 2 "Servant of Concealment" Beyonder characteristic, until layers of prayers came from the star above his head.
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Moonlit Paradise, Castle Hall.
Louise looked nervously at the three Dukes surrounding her, quickly relaying the information that had appeared in her mind.
Through this period of contact, Louise had realized that the Sanguine high-ranking members already knew about the "Lord of Order" behind her and were even cooperating, which gave her a sense of relief from being recognized and a sense of mission to bear the heavy responsibility of the Sanguine's revival.
Looking at this fortunate Sanguine junior, the true core of the Sanguine, Duchess Liana "Purple Moon," slowly nodded. After exchanging glances with the other two Dukes, an invisible wave simultaneously emanated from their bodies.
Count Mistral, waiting outside the castle hall and not yet privy to the inner workings, suddenly stood up, his gaze shifting from the hall to the outside. The Crimson Moon that had occupied the entire sky suddenly turned blood-red, and the Yin power became increasingly active.
Count Mistral, already a Sequence 3 "High Summoner," immediately felt that the "Door of Summoning," which he could normally summon with a mere thought, seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, and even his perception of the Spirit World became blurred.
What happened? Does it require the three Dukes to jointly seal the ancestral land?
Count Mistral pondered, turning his gaze back to the castle hall sealed by an invisible barrier. His intuition told him that this matter was related to Louise.
Although Louise, limited by her Sequence 5 level, could not specifically sense the changes in the Spirit World, she also noticed the changes in the Yin power at this moment.
Seeing the three Dukes showing no intention of leaving, Louise, feeling a little anxious, prayed in her heart. After receiving permission from that great existence, she breathed a sigh of relief and no longer hesitated, setting up the Sacrifice and Bestowal ritual under the angels' gaze.
Watching the dark golden double doors slowly open, Duchess Liana "Purple Moon," who was secretly mobilizing the power of "Moonlit Paradise,"'s crimson pupils suddenly constricted, as if trying to see the void Darkness behind the door through it.
When the silver-white crescent Moon emerged from behind the door, the already extremely dense Yin power surged again. The terrifyingly cold power even made Louise, who was herself a Sanguine Viscount, feel uncomfortable.
Guided by the aura, Liana seemed to see a magnificent palace shrouded in dark golden mist, where an existence hidden in the mist coldly overlooked everything.
At His feet, a blazing golden figure with twelve wings on his back lay prostrate.
This scene lasted only for an instant before disappearing. Liana subconsciously took the silver-white crescent Moon, and the terrifying gravitational pull quickly brought Her back from the glimpse She had just seen.
The dim silver-white crescent Moon was like a gluttonous beast, greedily devouring the Yin power of the entire "Moonlit Paradise." As it devoured, a silver moonlight shone through the castle to the outside world.
Quickly suppressing the thoughts in her mind, Liana looked at Louise, whose face still held a dazed expression, and quickly said:
"Please express the Sanguine's gratitude to that existence. Furthermore, the Sanguine will not forget their promise."
As soon as she finished speaking, this oldest living Sanguine disappeared from the spot. At the same time, a bright silver Moon suddenly appeared beside the blood Moon that had occupied the entire sky.
The two Moons attracted each other and slowly approached. The entire "Moonlit Paradise" trembled. If not for the combined efforts of the three angels to seal the interaction between "Moonlit Paradise" and the outside world earlier, the current anomaly would likely have been noticed by the outside world, which was also why Aaron gave the Sanguine time to prepare.
Duchess Jorna "New Moon" smiled, her lips curling slightly as she looked at the two Moons merging in the sky, and chuckled to Duke Olmer "Full Moon," who was also looking up intently:
"I have waited for this day for a long time. Liana needs to repair the Divine Kingdom and is unable to suppress the power of the ancient god on the wilderness. The rest of the matters still require our action."
Olmer nodded slightly, withdrawing his gaze from the sky. This ancient Sanguine, who also existed before the Great Catastrophe, looked at the black vines and thorns covering the hills. They were constantly growing, emitting an evil and mad aura.
Looking at the prayer scene, Aaron's thought moved slightly, and the blazing white angel with twelve pairs of wings on its back suddenly disintegrated, transforming into the "Sun Chaser Scepter."
Witnessing the repair of the Divine Kingdom's authority firsthand was also a rare opportunity. It was also a chance to directly witness the changes in rules. However, as the rules were completed, the originally clear prayer scene gradually blurred.
Only when the scene completely turned chaotic did Aaron withdraw his gaze. This was the complete Divine Kingdom's inherent repulsion and suppression of other Pathways. Although mobilizing the power of the Nation of Disorder could open this barrier and continue to receive prayer scenes, there was no need for that now.
The feedback from witnessing the rule changes with True Vision completely digested the already scarce "Imperative Mage" potion in Aaron's body.
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Backlund, in a spacious basement that resembled a temple, Mr. A, clad in a hooded black robe, knelt in the gloom, murmuring something devoutly.
Before him stood a statue nearly 3 meters tall, depicting a hanged man whose legs were bound by chains extending upwards.
This hanged man had the unique vertical single eye of a giant, his arms outstretched, forming a cross.
At this moment, a man in a black robe entered and humbly reported:
"Mr. A, the Demoness Sect people have left. We can complete that altar in two months at the earliest."
"Well done," Mr. A said without turning his head.
The man in the black robe hesitated for a moment, then asked:
"Qonas from MI9, who had been cooperating with us, seems to have been secretly hunted down by some force. He knows a lot about us. Do we need to investigate which organization did it?"
Mr. A, with his head bowed, spoke indifferently:
"No need."
"You must remember, this is a critical period. Try to avoid creating new problems."
"The Augustus family's dog being hunted is the Augustus' business; they will figure it out."
"What we need to do is to make the continent chaotic. We need to attract as much attention as possible to welcome the return of the Lord!"
"Hahaha, cough cough cough…"
As he spoke with excitement, Mr. A suddenly laughed, then coughed violently, coughing so hard that he prostrated himself on the ground.
"Cough! Cough!"
He coughed up clumps of blood-colored fragments, and these fragments, upon landing, still wriggled as if alive.
The man in the black robe immediately lowered his head, pretending not to see anything.
After a long while, Mr. A finally calmed down.
He crawled forward, his mouth pressed against the ground, licking back all the blood-colored fragments he had just coughed up.
At this moment, Mr. A no longer seemed as leisurely and indifferent as before, always maintaining a condescending attitude. Now, he seemed very suppressed, struggling to control something, and the sense of danger he exuded sharply increased.
Sweat unconsciously seeped from his forehead, and the man in the black robe controlled his voice to be low, saying:
"Yes, I will engrave your teachings in my heart. I will do everything to welcome the Lord's advent. I will continue to contact MI9. I shall take my leave now."
Nodding silently, Mr. A slowly stood up. Ignoring the hurriedly departing black-robed man, he walked directly to the statue.
Suddenly, his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, rolling down several steps.
He lay there, and the shadow beneath him rapidly turned crimson.
Flesh and blood then melted, seeping into it, making the shadow like a new, skinless, monstrous person separating from his body!
After a moment, Mr. A's breathing gradually calmed, and his taut body slowly relaxed.
And the separated flesh and blood "flowed" back again.
Everything seemed to return to normal.
Mr. A, with an extremely beautiful, feminine face, showed no sign of pain. He quietly knelt before the inverted giant statue, resting his forehead on the cross, remaining motionless for a long time.
Suddenly, he tilted his ear, as if listening to something.
After a brief pause, Mr. A suddenly raised both hands and snapped off his right index finger with a slap of his left palm.
He put the bloody finger into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound like a snack.
Gulp!
Mr. A's throat moved, swallowing the bitten finger into his stomach.
His body suddenly trembled, as if being grabbed and shaken by an invisible person.
In this state, Mr. A extended his right hand and wrote words on the ground with the blood flowing from his wound.
Those words were not the Giant or Dragon languages that could leverage natural powers, nor the Hermes used for rituals, but the most ordinary and common Loen script.
The crimson color quickly condensed, and the words formed several sentences:
"Find:"
"The Origin of Shadow of Order;"
"The Great Emperor of the Chaos Realm;"
"The Lord of Order who wields rules;"
"Find His favored and followers…"
As the content of the "Divine Revelation" ended, Mr. A stopped trembling, and a new finger grew from the wound, wriggling.
He lowered his head, carefully looking at the words he had just written, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up in the shadows.
"Only obey Your divine oracle!" Mr. A humbly prostrated himself on the ground, seemingly having found the meaning of existence.
At the same time, almost identical blood-red characters appeared in various hidden branches of the Aurora Order across the Northern and Southern Continents. The Saints and Divine Envoys Above the Sequence 5 of the Aurora Order received this "Divine Revelation" almost simultaneously.
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