NOVEL NEXT Chapter 659-667
Chapter 659: Lost
Two sides, two stories, and both seemed so sincere.
Marvin naturally trusted the Truth Goddess.
In Feinan’s history, the Truth Goddess was known for always being fair. She was the wielder of the Truth Scale. Marvin felt like he couldn’t refute what she had said.
And on the other side, if they had only been the words of the God of Deception, Marvin could have just treated them as a lie.
But it actually involved another Ancient God.
The God of Wisdom!
Marvin had actually thought that it was a bit strange when he first used the Wisdom Chapter.
The Book of Nalu that couldn’t be suppressed by anything… was forcibly suppressed by those ancient runes. Even if the God of Wisdom was incomparably powerful, could his power overpower the God of Deception that much?
But now this gave him another explanation.
The God of Wisdom and the God of Deception were one and the same.
The Book of Nalu was an Artifact, but when it appeared alone, it was an item that could destroy the world.
Only the holder of the Wisdom Chapter could control it.
It wasn’t because the God of Wisdom could suppress the God of Deception.
Rather, it was because they were both the same person.
The Book of Nalu and the Wisdom Chapter were originally a pair of Artifacts that formed a set!
For some reason, the Wisdom God had made a special avatar, the fickle and treacherous God of Deception.
He was a very intelligent God, with wisdom to see through everything. He could easily become a well-known figure in the Domain of Deception.
But what he wanted to deceive wasn’t the people, but rather, Feinan’s Will!
He was on Lance’s side.
Looking at it this way, the Goddess of Truth was actually not totally wrong. Lance really was in the picture, and he truly had worked in the dark to execute a secret plan.
But he wasn’t necessarily the World Destroyer that the Goddess of Truth made him out to be.
Each side had their own version of the events.
Marvin had a huge headache.
Now, the two sides were obviously opposing each other. With all the information he now knew, Lance should still be alive.
He should be watching this world attentively.
But he had to hide. He couldn’t afford to be noticed by Feinan’s Will.
Feinan Plane and its God of Creation were already standing on opposite sides from each other.
Regardless of the final outcome, it would be an event that shook the entire Universe.
…
‘In fact, if I ignore all this and focus on the root of the problem, it is quite simple, isn’t it?’
Marvin scratched his head while smiling bitterly. ‘Regardless of which side wants to destroy this world, everyone here is facing a frightening calamity.’
‘But the problem is that this calamity isn’t external, it’s coming from within.’
‘Some might realize it and want to profit from it, but most people simply aren’t able to notice it.’
‘Even if I understand, what use is it?’
As he watched the faintly flickering light on the Book of Nalu and those silvery white runes shimmering at his fingertips, Marvin felt powerless.
When he passed through to this world, he thought he had an opportunity to rise up again.
He grasped it with all his might.
He had the heart of a guardian.
He had been a hero before, and he could still stay in this world.
But when he looked back in shock, he found out that he was just a small piece on a huge chessboard. This feeling was really hard to swallow.
Just as that Hermit said, what is the meaning of this existence?
Quite uncharacteristically of him, a feeling of uncertainty appeared in Marvin’s eyes.
He was lost.
It was the first time he truly wondered whether his experience was real or an illusion.
Or was it all just a game?
His painstaking struggle, in the eyes of higher beings, was it just like an ant exhausting itself to try to change its path?
If it really was so, then what is the point of working hard?
He took a deep breath.
He suddenly felt that the air in the Night Walker Underground Palace was very cold.
He sat next to the bookshelf for no less than fifteen minutes.
His mind was blank.
Up until a graceful melodious voice echoed beside his ears:
“What’s wrong? Didja get dumped?”
…
Frankly, the joke wasn’t funny.
And it was very ill-timed.
But that voice successfully pulled Marvin out of his stupor.
His first reaction was to put away the Book of Nalu while simultaneously guarding against this person that had appeared so suddenly.
This was the Night Monarch’s Underground Palace!
He was the newly appointed Night Walker Leader, so he could easily get inside this place.
Who else could silently enter besides him?
But when Marvin saw who it was, he couldn’t help smiling bitterly. “You are still so eccentric.”
“I thought that it would get better after you recovered your memories…”
“How should I address you? Your Majesty? Or… Butterfly?”
…
Butterfly was standing beside the icy bookshelf.
She was still wearing plain clothes, and the only piece of jewelry on her body was a pair of bracelets made out of grass, emitting a faint fragrance.
Her appearance was quite ordinary and her character was quite ordinary… In short, everything about her seemed pretty ordinary.
She looked like a common Elf from Thousand Leaves Forest.
Marvin couldn’t connect her with the famous High Elven Queen who ruled the entire land of Feinan in the 1st Era.
But sometimes, facts were like that.
No matter how ridiculous the truth sounded, it couldn’t prevent it from being the truth. Just like how people couldn’t imagine that the heroic Astral Beast who fought against the Gods to protect Feinan was actually just a countryside youth that wanted to stay where he had always lived in order to accompany his beloved. Or like how the Wood Elves selectively chose to forget that the king they respected and chose had run away from marriage in his youth, was then exiled, and ended up in an awkward situation when trying to slay a Dragon. Another example was the God of Dawn and Protection. His followers were always piously praying to him, but none of them knew that he had once been a young shepherd that later made a contract with Evil Spirits.
The eyes of mortals couldn’t reach far.
And the truth was usually hidden very deep.
This was why it was easy to misjudge things.
Considering all that, it shouldn’t be such a big deal that a seemingly ordinary Elf in Thousand Leaves Forest was actually the High Elven Queen of the 1st Era.
But Marvin still felt a bit reluctant to address her by that title.
Because in his mind, she looked more like that little Elf that was constantly fooling around, Butterfly.
…
“Things change as time pass, and my current name is Butterfly.”
“Although that damned old Dragon schemed against me, making me remember a lot of unhappy memories, I am still me.”
Butterfly stood there calmly as she watched Marvin.
“But what about you? What made you lose your way?”
Marvin remained silent, not knowing where to begin.
Chapter 660: End
When she saw Marvin remaining silent and not coming forth with a response, Butterfly suddenly smiled.
Her smile was full of disdain and contempt. This was the first time she had shown Marvin her queenly temperament.
“Do you think you understand the secrets of this world?”
“Do you think you are only one that can see the patterns?”
“You think that you alone should be the one responsible for saving the world? Marvin, aren’t you a bit too narcissistic?”
This was a pretty harsh admonition.
It felt like the embarrassment of an absent-minded student being called out by his teacher.
Butterfly bluntly continued, “Are you wondering if this world is just an illusion?”
Marvin thought for a bit, before nodding.
From the point of view of his previous life, Feinan Continent really was just a game.
Butterfly suddenly pulled his hand and gently had him caress her face.
The feeling startled Marvin.
Butterfly asked with a smile, “Soft?”
Marvin could only nod in silence.
Butterfly then suddenly shook off Marvin’s hand and slapped the back of his hand.
“Painful?”
Marvin smiled bitterly. “Of course.”
Butterfly rolled her eyes and finished, “Real?”
Marvin remained silent.
“Why is a big guy like you having so many useless thoughts?” Butterfly sneered. “Your judgement? Your willpower? Could it be that you really think that all those people at your side are fake?”
Marvin took a deep breath.
His own past experiences appeared in his mind.
Those who fought alongside him, those who laughed with him.
They were real.
Mortals’ eyes couldn’t see far. But Marvin wasn’t just a mortal.
He could feel in his heart that everything was real.
He thought for a while before looking back and responding, “I understand.”
“The hell you understand!”
He didn’t expect Butterfly to be unreasonable and directly interrupt him.
She jabbed at Marvin’s stomach with her finger as she coldly said, “I don’t know why those guys chose you. Lance chose you, He also chose you.”
“I only know one thing. If you don’t believe in yourself, if you feel that you lost your ability to judge, then you aren’t worth being here.”
You aren’t worth being here.
You aren’t worthy of inheriting that man’s will.
The meaning implied by Butterfly’s tone was very heavy.
This time, she was no longer the little Elf in the chaotic Thousand Leaves Forest, but the High Elven Queen from an ancient era.
That man was very important to her.
Marvin nodded with a solemn expression.
In fact, his apprehension would have only lasted for a while anyways. This doubt was something that would affect anyone at some point. No one but an egomaniac like Trump would believe that they were always walking the correct path.
The more intelligent someone was, unlike Trump, the more they would overthink.
Butterfly saw through all of mankind’s history, so she could naturally understand what Marvin was thinking.
Thus, as soon as she appeared, she shattered the cage starting to form around Marvin.
She extinguished the so-called “devil of the heart” that was plaguing him, or so it was called in his previous world.
Marvin felt a warm flow of strength surging through him once more.
It seemed to echo Butterfly’s voice.
That feeling was familiar.
Marvin suddenly remembered that this was the same feeling when the Night Monarch’s soul appeared and helped him with Madeline.
He subconsciously raised his head, but only saw Butterfly looking at him emotionally. Her fair face was already filled with tears.
Marvin wanted to comfort her, but no words came out.
Time seemed frozen.
At this moment, it felt as if he caught sight of a couple standing atop a mountain peak.
They were looking at the stars.
They didn’t say anything. As if time was also frozen for them.
…
After some time, the strange feeling slowly disappeared.
The tears on Butterfly’s face also vanished.
Marvin probingly asked, “You and him…”
Butterfly imposingly interrupted, “Children shouldn’t gossip.”
Marvin went silent again.
It felt that whether it was Butterfly as a Wood Elf or as the High Elven Queen, she was definitely overbearing.
He could only shrug.
But now really was not the time to be curious about the ambiguous feelings between the Night Monarch and the High Elven Queen.
Since Butterfly was now in the Underground Palace, it was also good timing.
At least Marvin wouldn’t need to go look for her.
Thinking of this, he took out Sodom’s Blades and a small pouch containing the seed.
Butterfly took the pouch on her own initiative and gave the daggers a lingering look. “That shorty actually kept his promise.”
A cursing voice emerged from the blades. “I’ve always been someone that keeps his promises!”
It was the voice of the remnants of the Bloody Emperor’s soul!
After that voice spoke out, a hazy, white mist condensed above Sodom’s Blades and a short man appeared before the two.
“But you are acting so shamelessly,” the Blood Emperor said as he looked angrily at Butterfly.
Marvin was speechless.
These guys were famous figures that had been around on the order of a millennium. Who knew what their deal was? He was only a minor character watching the play from the side.
Butterfly smiled as she opened the bag, took a look, and then said to the Bloody Emperor, “I have a whole new level of respect for you. Over the years, you are only second to him.”
The “him” she spoke of could only refer to one person.
The Bloody Emperor was still dissatisfied and muttered, “But you missed the appointment.”
Butterfly let out a roguish laugh. “I didn’t finish my sentence… Even if you really unify the Underdark and are stronger than other powerhouses, you are still a shorty in my eyes.”
The Bloody Emperor angrily said, “You really think I can’t alter something like my height?”
As someone that had reached the Legend Realm, the Bloody Emperor could easily change his height if he wanted to.
Marvin gave a strange look at the pair.
What was the relationship between the two of them?
He couldn’t make sense of it.
Butterfly dashed his hopes with a serious expression. “You know that changing your height is useless. I won’t marry you.”
The Bloody Emperor seemed dejected upon hearing this. After a long time, he muttered, “I know, I know.”
“In your eyes, there is only one man in this world.”
“So I didn’t seek you out that year to ask you to fulfill your promise.”
Butterfly remained silent.
A rare bashful expression appeared on her face. “Sorry… I hid.”
The Blood Emperor was speechless.
After a long time, he said with a depressed tone, “Let it be, I’ve been dead for years anyways, and you are still young and beautiful. So be it.”
Butterfly hesitantly asked, “You aren’t worried about going to Hell?”
“I’ve been dead for so many years. What is there left to be afraid of? Everything has a beginning and an end,” the Emperor explained, sounding more resolute.
“Goodbye.”
“Oh, that’s right. There is still you, kid. I’ve given you my weapons, I hope you don’t let them get dusty.”
“Otherwise, even if I’m in Hell, I’ll come back to reclaim them from you!” the Bloody Emperor fiercely warned.
Marvin smiled and nodded.
For some reason, he felt a bit of sorrow.
Then, Butterfly took that seed out from the pouch.
At the same time, in the Extreme Hell, Saydis suddenly felt the call from the contract.
The Bloody Emperor completely disappeared from Feinan!
“Say, what kind of punishment will he get?” Marvin asked.
Butterfly rolled her eyes. “You are worried about him? He is a famous slaughterer, it’s something quite normal in the Underdark.”
Marvin looked at the curved daggers in his hands and laughed at himself.
“Slaughterer? If it’s about killing many, then I should also count as one.”
Chapter 661: New Great Elven King
The remains of the Bloody Emperor’s soul slowly dissipated.
His contract with Saydis had been fulfilled.
But Marvin had a faint feeling that the Bloody Emperor’s soul knew what was waiting for him in the Extreme Evil Hell.
That man was second only to the Night Monarch in the opinion of the High Elven Queen.
This kind of man, even just his soul remnants, couldn’t be underestimated.
After clearing up his thoughts, Marvin and Butterfly left the Night Monarch’s Underground Palace.
Ever since he found out about Butterfly’s true identity, Marvin had been very curious about her level of strength.
He probed Butterfly about what she thought of the Fate Tablet’s descent.
But unexpectedly, she seemed to be completely uninterested.
She only indifferently told him, “The Fate Tablet is a very important item, but that depends on who uses it. If you get it, you might shine, but for me, that thing has no use.”
“As for world peace, I have no interest in working toward it. In fact, I couldn’t do so even if I wanted to. This Universe is much more complicated than you imagine.”
“Many things, once triggered, are very difficult to settle. All we can do is stand firm like a reef against the fierce waves caused by a storm. You are undoubtedly asking for trouble if you try to stop the storm itself.”
Marvin understood Butterfly’s meaning.
After a millennium of order, Feinan suddenly sank into chaos.
Regardless of who started this chaotic storm, it would be impossible to suppress it in a short time.
The Fate Tablet was only a fuse. Even without it appearing, there would have been other things to ignite the flames of this already embroiled Universe.
People always fought.
Even if they themselves didn’t know the reason for fighting.
This was the real disaster.
…
That seed was a seed of a World Tree. After obtaining it, Butterfly decided to head east.
She would go on the path of finding the distant Sanctuary.
Back when the High Elves migrated far to the east, Butterfly didn’t go. She was the first High Elven Queen, but not the last one.
Even if she was, she had no way to find the location of the High Elves’ Sanctuary.
Thus, she needed to use this World Tree Seed to locate it.
As she put it, that world was bound to sink thoroughly into chaos, and no race could stay out of it.
Whether it was the Gnomes, the Elves, the waning Dwarves, or even the Humans who ruled the continent for many years, they were all creatures of Feinan, and they sank into an unprecedentedly large, chaotic war.
The so-called High Elves’ Sanctuary should be reaching its limits.
Butterfly was getting ready to lead them back to Feinan.
This was a serious piece of news to Marvin.
Although he already knew the High Elves would return, he hadn’t expected it to be so quick. And Marvin was skeptical as to whether their current leader would be willing to follow Butterfly’s command.
After all, with the aura that Butterfly gave off around Marvin, it would be very difficult to convince others of her identity.
If the High Elves, the Ancient Gnomes, and the other races returned one after the other, Feinan might become even more chaotic. But the good news was that mankind and the Wood Elves wouldn’t have to be the only guardians anymore.
The High Elves and the Ancient Gnomes had extraordinary strength, and most of them were also enemies of the Gods.
It wasn’t without reason that they still held a spot in that fading history.
All in all, this should be considered good news.
…
After splitting up from Butterfly, Marvin took a trip to the depths of Thousand Leaves Forest.
Ivan was now officially the ruler of Thousand Leaves Forest, but since Marvin had specially come to pay a visit, he rearranged his schedule to receive Marvin.
They met in that mysterious lake in the depths of Thousand Leaves Forest once again.
Marvin had come here before. Great Elven King Nicholas had been wounded and lying in the lake.
This time, he met Great Elven King Ivan.
The difference was that there was someone at Ivan’s side.
The Sea Elven Queen.
She was holding Ivan’s arm with a smile, and the two looked rather intimate.
Seeing this scene, the corner of Marvin’s mouth couldn’t help twitching imperceptibly.
He could see the awkward smile on Ivan’s face.
Fortunately, after they exchanged a few words, the Sea Elven Queen left.
Only Ivan and Marvin remained by the lakeside.
Marvin looked at Ivan’s handsome face and couldn’t help asking, “So, you found out that you actually like women?”
Ivan’s had a very unpleasant expression on his face, as if he was too embarrassed to mention something.
Marvin seemed to understand something and his eyes widened, “That date…”
“Did you do something?!” The newly-crowned Great Elven King angrily punched Marvin’s abdomen, dropping all pretenses of his position as a lofty ruler, and almost made Marvin spit out blood!
The Elven War Saint was very powerful!
“Cough, cough… It was only a date. She didn’t do anything to you, right?” Marvin covered his abdomen while squeezing out a hollow laugh.
Speaking of that, the Sea Elven Queen had always seemed devoted to Ivan, but Ivan didn’t appreciate it at all. Last time, Marvin needed the help of the Sea Elven Queen to face Dark Phoenix, so he sold Ivan out.
But he only thought it was a date. How did it end up changing their fates?
For some reason, Ivan’s reaction wasn’t too good.
Marvin displayed a shocked expression as he pressed further. “What happened in the end?”
Ivan angrily let out while grinding his teeth:
“She, forcibly, violated, me!”
Marvin was dumbstruck.
The next second, another punch flew over, and Marvin had to use his Post-Godly Dexterity to dodge it.
“Damnit! You are the Elven War Saint! How could that happen against your will?!” Marvin was confused. ‘There is no way, right?’
But Ivan suddenly seemed extremely dispirited as he tearfully said, “I can’t beat her…”
Marvin was shocked.
But thinking about it, Ivan was indeed very strong, but the Sea Elven Queen was a lot older, and the Elven War Saint class didn’t seem to have the advantage against a Sea Elven Admiral.
It shouldn’t be that surprising that he wasn’t able to prevail.
As for how the date was set up in the end, Ivan didn’t care to share.
And the pressure on Thousand Leaves Forest during these chaotic times was too great, so the pitiful freshly ascended Great Elven King bit the bullet and accepted the marriage proposal of the Sea Elven Queen.
Their wedding would be held in the near future.
This was also why there were a lot of Sea Elven Mages in Thousand Leaves Forest.
Marvin felt sympathetic toward Ivan, while also shivering.
He once again thought to himself that there were too many fierce women in this era!
He suddenly recalled Wayne’s “dream” from back then and couldn’t help shivering.
It could be said that the Sea Elven Queen hadn’t given Ivan any time to rest in her pursuit of a child…
Anyways, Thousand Leaves Forest was close to the Three Ring Towers, so they faced more pressure from the Wizard Monsters.
Ivan led the Elven Iron Guard on expeditions outside the forest every day to exterminate the Wizard Monsters, and after coming back, he would be drained by the Sea Elven Queen. It all sounded very exhausting.
‘No wonder he looks a lot thinner,’ Marvin snickered in his head.
This was the Elven War Saint. If it was any other common Wood Elf, he would have grown into a true man by now… or fallen into depravity.
Chapter 662: Sky Tower
After they were done chatting about that topic, Marvin and Ivan started discussing more serious matters.
The appearance of the Fate Tablet was closely related to the fates of all those who lived in Feinan.
The Wood Elves, as one of the most powerful forces in southeast Feinan, naturally wouldn’t easily let go of this opportunity.
Ivan made it clear that he would lead some Wood Elves and Sea Elves to participate in the fight for the Fate Tablet.
“The appearance of the Fate Tablet is different from the 3rd Era’s.”
“In the 3rd Era, a large number of fragments of the Fate Tablets scattered across the world and were obtained by many people, giving them the opportunity to rise up to Godhood.”
“But this time, the 4th Fate Tablet appeared as a whole.”
“And a tower followed the appearance of the 4th Fate Tablet.”
As Ivan talked, the two of them quickly walked toward the lake.
Ivan’s hands lightly shook, and a ripple appeared on the lake.
The surface suddenly changed.
The lake water started showing a view of Feinan from the sky.
The scene was incomparably clear.
Marvin noticed that in the depths of the First Mountain Range, there had appeared a huge hole.
That hole formed a ravine, which cut across the mountain range that was splitting the North from the South. If carefully exploited in the future, it might become an important trade channel between the North and South.
But the most surprising part was that a tall tower had unexpectedly appeared inside the ravine!
The fog slowly scattered, and a pale yellow energy was covering the area surrounding the tower.
That was Order Power!
At this moment, there was already a dense crowd surrounding the tower.
“This is the Sky Tower, the rumored Tower of the Wild Shrine’s Guardian,” Ivan calmly said. “The 4th Fate Tablet is inside.”
…
The Wizard Shrine’s Sky Tower.
It somehow followed the fall of the Fate Tablet into this hole, or something like that anyways. This was something Marvin hadn’t expected. Wayne also hadn’t told Marvin anything about that earlier. This made Marvin feel somewhat uneasy.
‘What did Wayne experience in the Wilds Shrine in the end?’
Marvin was a little worried about him.
Wayne should have had no reason to hide this information from Marvin.
In the eyes of others, it made sense for the Sky Tower to appear along with the Fate Tablet.
But Marvin felt that the Sky Tower was definitely related to Lance.
‘Throwing Fate Tablet fragments down to Feinan in the 3rd Era, and now the Sky Tower being along with the Fate Tablet in the 4th Era.’
‘Lance… What are you after?’
Marvin couldn’t help contemplating over what this might mean..
But since the Sky Tower had appeared, Marvin wasn’t too worried about the Fate Tablet being snatched by anyone else for the time being.
He had an understanding of Order Power. Such a dense amount of it would stop anyone that was not specifically allowed inside by the owner of the Tower.
In fact, from the scene they were looking at, there were many people who had reached the First Mountain’s pass.
But they were forced by that Order Power to remain outside.
This wasn’t the first time Marvin had seen this.
The Shrieking Mountain Range to the north of White River Valley had countless monsters and lifeforms locked there by Lance’s Shackles of Order. They couldn’t take even one step outside.
And the Shackles of Order around the Sky Tower were no different from the ones around the Shrieking Mountain Range.
Since no one could go in, those from other planes had no issue making moves on others…
Marvin even saw many Divine Servants already starting to fight!
“According to the legends, if you want to enter the Sky Tower, you have to get a pass.”
“The Fate Tablet should be hidden on the top floor of the Sky Tower. If you really want to get it, you have to move step by step.”
“I believe that knowledge of the way to get passes will soon spread around.”
“At that time, bloodbaths will be inevitable,” Ivan sneered.
Marvin nodded. “The current situation should still be under control, but in at most two days, a true chaotic war will probably erupt. Naturally, this is the true era of chaos.”
Ivan took a deep breath, “Tonight I’ll exterminate the last group of Wizard Monsters in the Three Ring Towers, and I’ll then immediately hurry over.”
“It’s time to take revenge.”
Marvin naturally understood what he meant.
Great Elven King Nicholas had died because of the plotting of those Gods!
The Gods were currently fighting the Astral Beast, so if he wanted to take revenge, he could only go look for those Divine Servants!
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
The Elven War Saint was no lover of peace.
Marvin could only pat Ivan’s shoulder, before deciding to leave.
Ivan had his path, while Marvin also had his own goals.
Both sides didn’t necessarily need to act together.
Moreover, Marvin was worried about Wayne.
The little guy was only 10 years old, but he had gone ahead and left for the chaotic area.
Marvin was worried that he might come to harm.
Even though he felt like he should be able to protect Wayne from the dark, for some reason, that warning omen was still continuously pulsing in his heart.
He bid farewell to Ivan, and before he left, the two arranged to later meet under the Sky Tower.
Just as he was about to use Endless Path to rush toward the Sky Tower, a powerful wave of painful passed through his mind!
“Isabelle!” Marvin was startled.
He suddenly changed the direction of his Endless Path ability, aiming instead at a hill not far from the First Mountain Range!
“Woosh!”
Marvin’s shadow flashed past.
Beside the hill, Isabelle’s face was filled with pain.
Her abdomen had been pierced by Arcane Energy and she fell to the ground in pain.
‘What’s going on?’
Marvin hurried over.
Isabelle was covered in wounds, and a Healing Stone was flickering with a faint white glow as it tried to cure her wounds.
But that Arcane Energy was too powerful and fierce. The wound looked like it was expanding despite the efforts of the Healing Stone!
“I’m fine,” Isabelle insisted, with a pale face and a complicated expression.
Marvin frowned. He activated his Wisdom ability to try to reconstruct what had happened here, and the following scene appeared in his mind:
Ten seconds ago, Wayne had used a long-distance teleportation spell to reach this place.
He stamped his feet there while looking at the Sky Tower in the distance, showing a prideful expression. “My things belong to me in the end.”
“Teacher, I won’t let you be disappointed.”
“Because I am the true… God of Magic!”
After saying this, he suddenly turned around and sent a frightening Arcane Energy bursting from his fingertips, flying toward the hidden Isabelle, who had been trying to protect Wayne from the shadows!
Isabelle barely avoided a mortal injury, but she lost her ability to move.
Wayne remained silent and started walking to the Sky Tower.
…
Marvin was at a loss after finding out what had happened.
‘What happened to Wayne?’
‘He wants to become the God of Magic?’
Marvin had secretly tasked Isabelle to protect Wayne, not expecting that she might be detected by him.
And when he made a move against her, it had been so ruthless.
‘What did my younger brother experience in the Wilds Shrine?’
‘He… Is that still him?’
Marvin clenched his teeth.
An angry voice erupted in the distance, followed by Arcane Energy and Divine Energy clashing furiously.
There was an atmosphere of chaos and slaughter spread across almost the whole First Mountain Range.
Just as Ivan said, this was the start of… an Era of Chaos.
Chapter 663: God of Magic?
The sky was still overcast.
A lot of dark clouds were accumulating on both sides of the mountain range.
It was definitely noon on a day in spring, but it felt like a gloomy winter day.
After the Great Calamity, Feinan’s climate had become extremely nasty. Even the First Mountain Range, which had always had four seasons, now was in a period of constantly irritable weather.
All the powerful auras left traces on both sides of the mountain range.
Everyone was quietly standing around the tower.
Before they saw a good opportunity, few would randomly make a move…
They were on guard against each other while some were making alliances, or faking it.
All the forces from all sides of the Universe finally met in this part of Feinan.
In the long history, similar, more localized conflicts had appeared countless times, but for Feinan’s natives, it was the first time so many powerful “outsiders” had come in such scale. They were seeking the same item, which would most likely change the structure of the Universe.
The words “Fate Tablet” were very sensitive at the moment. Just mentioning them could affect the nerves of who knew how many people.
Perhaps it was because all of the strongest of the God Realms were busy resisting the Astral Beast, but Hell and the Abyss didn’t send their most powerful forces either.
Under the tacit agreement of the strongest people there, those heading this conflict were mostly Divine Servants or Greater Demons and Greater Devils.
It was also only they that could enter Feinan while the space was still unstable after the Universe Magic Pool shattered, preventing the strongest from entering normally.
As for the Truth Goddess, from what Marvin understood, she was a being on another level of existence.
But even though most of these…”guests” were maintaining their self-control for now, there were still some that were slaughtering recklessly!
…
Southwest of the Sky Tower, in a short rainforest, five people dressed as Clerics were in a circle.
They were holding their hands while mumbling.
Each had a silver pendant hanging at their chest. This was the symbol of a particular Mid God, the God of Lightning.
“Praying to your God?” a young voice echoed.
The Clerics frowned, and the leader was very unhappy, yet bewildered, by the fact that a kid was disturbing their ritual.
In the current circumstances, the Gods from the Astral Sea had to stand united.
Most of the Divine Servants worked together too.
No one would take the initiative to provoke someone from the Astral Sea.
“Get out if you don’t want to die!”
Killing intent flashed in the eyes of the Cleric overseeing the ritual.
Oddly, this kid gave him an uncomfortable feeling, making him want to fidget in place.
But it was just a Legend Wizard, and he was very young. It should be one of the rare geniuses of the continent. But what is talent worth before it’s realized?
Those talented people, in the eyes of the followers of Gods, were just mortals.
Mortals were too limited. When the followers of the Gods had descended to this continent, they hadn’t even considered the mortals.
They believed that their only competition was each other.
The little boy laughed. “There is no use in praying to him.”
“The Lightning God is just a useless piece of trash. After losing the Storm Fragment, he could only become a Mid God.”
“You would be better off following me.”
The five Clerics were shocked by that kid’s domineering attitude.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” a Cleric among them angrily berated.
The little boy frowned.
Without warning, Arcane Energy burst all over the Cleric’s body.
“Boom!”
A resounding explosion echoed out. The Cleric didn’t even have time to use any of his Divine Power before he exploded into pieces!
“Kill him!”
“This is a lunatic!”
The other four paled from fright.
But the boy showed regret at their reaction. “Why are you unwilling to step out of the darkness and seek the light?”
“I am the true God.”
“I am the real God of Magic!”
As he made this declaration, a frightening scythe of Divine Power passed harmlessly through his body as if he wasn’t even there.
Then, a blue light passed through his body.
Those Divine Spells went straight through him, not injuring him at all.
As the four followers of the Lightning God finally paused in bewilderment, an earth-rending Arcane Storm came out of nowhere and tore them to pieces.
The boy slowly walked into the shadows, leaving this place.
20 seconds later, a shadow appeared.
Marvin frowned again while looking at what remained of those corpses.
‘That’s 37 people…’
‘He is getting faster, I can’t even catch up now.’
Marvin had a headache.
He didn’t understand what was happening.
He just took a trip to the Thousand Leaves Forest and the Night Monarch’s Underground Palace, and during that time, Wayne should have been on his way from White River Valley.
But once the youth reached the First Mountain Range, his temperament suddenly changed.
After dealing a surprise attack on Isabelle, he began slaughtering without restraint.
Regardless of who it was, he attacked ruthlessly!
And he certainly had the ability to do so.
His Arcane Spells were incredibly powerful. The inheritance of the Wizard God certainly wasn’t in vain.
The most frightening part was that Marvin was unable to keep up with his killing speed.
He wanted to stop Wayne, but because he had needed to take Isabelle to a safe location first, he lost a few minutes, leading to the current situation.
37 Legends died to Wayne’s magic.
If he didn’t stop, who knew what would happen?
‘What is going on with him?’
With such thoughts roiling in his head, Marvin kept up the relentless pursuit!
Because of the Sky Tower, the surrounding space was sealed by Order Power.
Marvin could only rely on his Post-Godly Dexterity to chase Wayne, or else he would have already caught up to him with Endless Path.
He was now very worried about Wayne’s situation.
He got an especially alarming feeling from how Wayne was referring to himself as the true “Magic God”.
After all, the one who had recently tried to attain that position was Dark Phoenix.
That woman had been cut to death by Marvin.
Now, his younger brother was saying he wanted to become the new Magic God.
What the hell was going on?
…
In a small forest, he pushed his Post-Godly Dexterity to its limits, while keeping Night Tracking continuously active.
Wayne was moving very quickly, but he was still a Wizard in the end, and he was also stopping to kill people.
After he killed his 39th victim, Marvin managed to catch up.
“You aren’t Wayne.”
“Who are you?”
Marvin looked at the fresh corpse and took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
Wayne showed a very natural expression as he innocently asked, “Brother? What do you mean? These are all wretched people.”
“They destroyed the Universe magic Pool, don’t you remember?”
“Aren’t they your enemies? I’m helping you kill them, how could you question me?”
Marvin faintly froze.
But in that split second, a powerful feeling of danger burst at his side.
He reacted immediately and used the full extent of his Post-Godly Dexterity to shift his location.
The next second, the place where he had been standing was turned to dust by a veritable explosion of Arcane Energy!
“Woosh!”
Marvin’s shadow was like lightning, charging unhesitantly at Wayne.
Amazement flashed in the latter’s eyes, before turning to a sneer.
The Arcane Energy around him began flaring up.
“No one can stop the God of Magic.”
“Not even you.”
Chapter 664: Divine Shackles
Wayne’s strange state made Marvin very worried.
But he knew that it was definitely not the time to hold back.
The opponent certainly hadn’t held back with that massive blast of Arcane Energy.
He didn’t know when it had appeared, but Marvin noticed a strange Soul Imprint in Wayne’s body.
He hadn’t noticed this imprint back in White River Valley.
From Isabelle’s description, Wayne had been very normal while in White River Valley, up until something weird happened as he got closer to the Sky Tower.
Before that, she hadn’t noticed anything wrong.
The only possibility was that the person doing this wasn’t Wayne at all!
‘Could he have been switched by someone stealthily? No way, right?’
‘Or could it be possession?”
Marvin felt like the possibility of the latter was a lot bigger.
After all, there were countless powerhouses who had come to Sky Tower this time, and there was definitely a large number of Evil Spirits.
How could Tidomas’ minions miss such a good opportunity?
The other Evil Spirit Overlords should have also sent capable agents that would strive to take credit for that great lifeform in the Evil Spirit Sea.
And among Evil Spirits, there were many that could possess bodies and could temporarily control a soul.
The only thing that made Marvin doubtful about this theory was that since Wayne gained the Wizard God’s inheritance, he should have immense willpower and wisdom. How could he be possessed without Isabelle noticing anything?
Even if he really was possessed, why was that spirit so familiar with Wayne’s body, so adept in using his magic, and proclaiming itself the God of Magic?
…
At that moment, Marvin couldn’t spend too much effort thinking.
The only thing he could do at the moment was to capture Wayne.
He believed that no matter the reason for his behavior, with the help of the Wisdom Chapter, he could help Wayne out of that predicament.
Marvin pushed his speed so fast that he even tore through space as he reached Wayne!
Marvin suddenly grimaced.
He couldn’t move forward at all!
A powerful Barrier was blocking his path.
He could even feel that Barrier ripping at his body, as if it were a huge whirlpool continuously tearing apart his skin!
“Bireger’s Spinning Barrier is a very useful spell, wouldn’t you say?”
Wayne smiled coldly.
Four Arcane Energy Cones lanced down at Marvin from tricky angles.
The Barrier was very good at sticking to people. If Marvin tried to forcibly break away from it right now, he would lose his opportunity.
Standing in front of him was his younger brother!
He couldn’t just slash him!
Marvin was in an obvious dilemma.
He could only back down at this time.
This was the first time he felt like backing down from a fight he could otherwise win since he came to this world.
“Woosh!”
Marvin’s silhouette disappeared and the four Arcane Energy Cones crashed into each other, disappearing.
But in that split second, as they vanished through the void, Marvin suddenly saw a face!
It was a woman’s face.
Sneering, full of resentment and evil.
Marvin was startled.
‘Dark Phoenix!?’
Marvin felt a chill run down his spine.
‘How could this be?’
‘Dark Phoenix already died! I’m sure of it!’
‘How could she possess Wayne’s body?’
This was completely beyond Marvin’s understanding!
‘Regardless, I have to get a hold of him first.’
‘Must go all-out!’
Marvin clenched his teeth.
If it really was Dark Phoenix, then he definitely couldn’t allow her to stay within Wayne’s body.
This matter was too sudden, and Marvin couldn’t think of a better idea.
He could only pull out his daggers.
Even if he had to injure Wayne, he had to expel Dark Phoenix!
A faint cold light flashed in the small forest.
Sodom’s Blades emitted a low whistling sound as the atmosphere suddenly filled with an impatient aura.
Marvin could feel that when the daggers appeared, the mysterious imprint inside Wayne shuddered!
She knew this weapon!
She was afraid!
…
On the other side of the forest, Wayne started calmly retreating.
“I originally wanted to deal with you myself.”
“But since someone else is willing to do it, I’ll leave first.”
“After all, I haven’t worked with others for quite a while, and I forgot many of my spells.”
His voice started distorting.
It went from a young boy’s voice to a more bewitching one.
By now, Marvin was certain that the mysterious imprint in Wayne’s body had something to do with Dark Phoenix!
Otherwise, why would he have started mentioning the God of Magic out of nowhere?
“Thinking of leaving?”
Marvin was filled with anger, but couldn’t vent it.
His Wisdom ability kicked in on its own and was trying to infer how he should solve this issue.
The Fate Tablet was just around the corner, while his brother, who had newly become a Legend, had unexpectedly met this kind of trouble. How could all this not give Marvin a headache?
He didn’t expect that out of nowhere, the air would suddenly become extremely sticky!
It felt as if he fell into a jar of molasses.
‘Why can’t I leave?’
Wayne smiled. He floated up, and as Marvin glared fixedly, he turned into a blue light and escaped.
“They all came out for you.”
…
People came out one after the other from the forest.
They were wearing gowns of different colors. Some were muttering softly, while some were praying with smiles on their faces.
A huge amount of Divine Power surged in the forest, almost blocking the path entirely.
This was the reason Marvin couldn’t move!
[Divine Shackles]!
More than sixty Clerics joined hands to cast this devastating Divine Spell!
They were using it on Marvin.
“You went so far in order to try to deal with me.”
Now that Wayne had already taken off, Marvin calmed down.
He coldly looked at the three men coming out of the forest.
One of them was a man with golden hair, looking the most dazzling. He clapped and walked over, with 20 of the Clerics following him!
“Past facts let us know that these measures are necessary.”
“Diggles, Dark Phoenix, Ambella, the Martyr… I have to say, you have created too many surprises for this continent, but the Astral Sea doesn’t need this kind of surprise.”
“If you don’t die today, I won’t know how to explain myself.”
The Blonde man confidently announced, “Let me introduce myself. I am Winston, a follower of the Dream God.”
The other two leaders also stepped out. “My God is the Black Dragon God.”
“Queen of Spiders!”
The three followers of their respective Gods followers joined hands to lead an operation that would seek to eliminate Marvin as a prelude to the war over the Fate Tablet.
With three Apostles as their core, over sixty Clerics bowed their heads and Divine Power gathered in their bodies, solidifying the space and forming Divine Shackles!
From this moment on, the entire forest would be in a sealed state. If they didn’t kill Marvin, they would be no way to unlock this space.
And for Marvin, the only way to escape was…
“No more bullshit.”
“I’m in a very bad mood.”
“Thus, I’ve decided… I’m going to destroy you all!”
Sodom’s Blades let out a sharp sound as Marvin approached the Clerics!
Chapter 665: Order Ripper
The moment the Divine Shackles appeared, Marvin knew that this battle couldn’t be avoided.
He knew that the longer Dark Phoenix remained in Wayne’s body, the more dangerous it would be for Wayne, but he had no choice right now.
The only route left to him was a bloody escape path paved by the corpses of these irksome Clerics!
Divine Shackles was a very powerful Divine Spell Ritual.
It could not only seal a space, stopping people inside from leaving, but it also stopped those outside from entering.
The followers put out the banners of their own respective Gods while the others chose to wait and see.
Marvin’s Perception wasn’t blocked, so he could feel many pairs of eyes watching this forest with attention.
They had no plans to hide themselves.
This battle had more implications than just private grudges.
It was the first battle between the representative of Feinan’s natives and the outsiders since the Universe Magic Pool shattered.
The only unfortunate thing was that in the eyes of the others, Marvin’s chances of winning were basically nil!
Even if there were no actual Gods here, they were all high-ranked Divine Servants or Divine Citizens, but the number was too great.
If they were split apart, letting Marvin fighting them one on one and giving him a chance to use his roguish skills, this Ruler of the Night might be able to reverse the situation.
But this wasn’t the case, unfortunately.
Divine Shackles already took shape.
Even if it was the Shadow Prince, that God with the Shadow Domain, he would still be unable to display more than 50% of his strength under the suppression of such powerful Divine Shackles!
This was characteristic of rogues; in a direct confrontation, it was very difficult for them to get an advantage.
Let alone since those Gods had sent out their strongest lineup of people below their Angels, creating the most powerful army in Feinan.
Over sixty Clerics from various Secondary Planes were backing the three Apostles.
Headed by the Dream God’s First Divine Servant, Winston, their strength was enough to make a powerful Mid God suffer.
Marvin was screwed!
This was what those spectators were thinking. They came from all parts of the Universe, from Secondary Planes, from the Abyss, from Hell… They might all have ulterior motives, they might all be hostile toward each other, but they would all be pleased with Marvin’s death.
In the eyes of these outsiders, Feinan’s natives should just be enslaved.
They were inferior lifeforms, dregs with no beliefs, but they had been occupying the most beautiful territory in the Universe for such a long time.
This was a sin in itself.
And they even dared to resist, making the followers of the Gods even more upset.
Thus, after the fall of the Plane Guardians, Marvin’s death might finally cause the remaining powerhouses of Feinan to realize that they had no hope, and instead just hide away, ceasing their futile resistance.
After all, in this era of chaos, Marvin’s name was like a banner surrounding Feinan.
With him alive, Feinan had hope.
….
But the spectators didn’t know how stupid they were.
On a hill not far from there, a thin girl carrying three swords silently looked at the pale yellow space where the Divine Shackles had condensed.
That was the phenomenon of Divine Power transforming into Order Power.
Order Power was this world’s most original power. Besides the Wizard God, no one should be able to summon it.
Even Gods could only use their most first-rate Divine Power to develop an imitation, and couldn’t substitute or control it.
“To be honest, I actually admire Marvin.”
A young man stood beside the young girl, not hiding his pride at all. “But Humans are just Humans in the end.”
“To be able to reach this stage is already amazing. But this is his limit. If he can’t ascend to Godhood, he will stop at this point forever.”
“Unfortunately, my father actually appreciates him. Although he has a Devil Bloodline, he is essentially a Human with a fixed upper limit. He has angered too many enemies that he shouldn’t have provoked. Dying at the hands of those Gods’ followers is something that would have happened for sure sooner or later.”
The girl silently shook her head.
The man raised an eyebrow. “You have a different opinion?”
The girl coldly responded, “I am also a Human.”
The man was dumbstruck, before laughing for a bit. But as he glanced at the three swords behind the girl’s back, he couldn’t help but admit defeat. “You are different. I told you many times, there is the bloodline of an Ancient God in your body. Not just anyone can handle the Valkyrie’s inheritance. Any other Human would have already been crushed to death.”
“Don’t look at me with this expression, I know you are very fierce, I can’t defeat you at the moment.”
“But think about the future. I am thinking about it for you! This is the era of the Astral Sea! Feinan won’t be able to remain in the hands of the Humans. If you are willing to follow my father…”
His voice abruptly came to an end.
An ice-cold purple Holy Sword was already on his neck.
Eve indifferently muttered, “I know your power keeps growing every day, and I also know that your father is Anuba Grant, the God of Dawn and Protection… Very troublesome.”
“But don’t you forget. No matter how fast your strength grows, as long as you are at my side, I can kill you at any time.”
The man let out a hollow laugh, a gloomy expression on his face.
When the church of Dawn and Protection was initially established, Eve had been cautiously watching it.
He had stealthily come to Feinan this time, but he was quickly captured by Eve. With his strength and identity as the son of the God of Dawn and Protection, if it had been anyone else, they wouldn’t have been able to make him submit.
Only Eve could.
The Valkyrie’s three Holy Swords were some of the rare few things in this world that could restrain him.
His strength had recovered quite quickly, but he still didn’t dare fight against Eve. He could only follow behind Eve every day, always on edge.
This might be the most sullen descendant of a God in history.
The man laughed at himself.
But at this time, Eve’s tone had a rare hint of ridicule. “You think my weapons are the only ones in the world that can restrain you?”
An expression of surprise appeared on the man’s face, before turning extremely grave!
Because in the forest, a low sound suddenly made its way to them.
It felt as if a pair of claws was ripping through the air.
At the core of the Divine Shackles, Marvin leapt straight up!
He was like a bolt of lightning with his daggers in hands as he appeared directly behind a Cleric of the Queen of Spiders.
“Woosh!”
A head fell as his hands flashed!
It was as if that dense Divine Power Armor didn’t exist!
“Sodom’s Blades!” The God Descendant felt numb. “No way?”
….
Marvin was naturally unaware of those things happening outside the barrier.
He had dared come alone to the Sky Tower because he had a clear understanding of his strength.
With the help of Sodom’s Blades, even the Shadow Prince wasn’t his rival.
Let alone a group of mere Divine Servants!
The Divine Shackles truly restricted Marvin’s body. But those Divine Servants didn’t think that this pair of ordinary-looking daggers were the famous God Slaying weapons.
It came with its own passive –
[Order Ripper]: User has active immunity to all restrictive Laws.
Chapter 666: Ruler of Shadows
When the Bloody Emperor’s soul was summoned by Saydis’ contract, getting taken to the Extreme Evil Hell, Marvin obtained the complete Blades of Sodom.
Even if he couldn’t see all of the properties of the Blades of Sodom, he gradually felt more acclimatized to the power of this weapon while using it.
When the Bloody Emperor was able to kill a large number of Gods and Divine Servants in the 3rd Era, a lot of the credit was due to his incredible blades.
This Artifact was one of the few weapons that could restrain Gods.
Because Divine Laws were higher forces, the restrictions had powerful effects.
Many Legends would sink into predicaments because they had a hard time escaping from Laws that restrained them.
But the holder of Sodom’s Blades wouldn’t encounter this problem!
Even a restricting ritual on the level of Divine Shackles could only trap Marvin in this area, without being able to suppress him!
Thus, the furious Marvin turned into a genuine God of Slaughter!
…
He knew that this fight would happen sooner or later.
He had always been hiding or using clever tricks to deter the enemies when he wasn’t strong enough.
But even at that time, he was very clear that this battle would happen sooner or later.
Those beings of the Astral Sea wouldn’t allow a heroic existence like Marvin to exist.
After angering a few Gods, the rest of the Gods would agree to help with their revenge.
The plan to target Marvin was definitely suggested as a result of the Fate Tablet triggering a war.
But Marvin hadn’t thought that they would appear with such unfortunate timing.
He was in a bad mood.
This time, he didn’t use any stealthy or elusive tricks that he used before.
He chose to attack from the front.
He needed an unquestionable victory to send his message throughout the Universe!
Feinan’s Humans weren’t a group of inferior lifeforms that could only hide under the Universe Magic Pool.
They could also be very powerful.
Thinking of this, Marvin strengthened his grip on the curved daggers.
“First one.”
His voice was icy, mechanical.
The others felt a shiver as that Cleric’s head fell on the ground.
Because Marvin looked like an unfeeling machine as he swept over all of them, accurately recording everyone’s position, appearance, aura, and other information while processing them in his mind.
A total of 63 people.
They formed three camps.
Three Divine Servants, 16 Inferior Divine Servants, and the rest were Legend-level Clerics!
The Wisdom Ability was churning through the information, calculating constantly. After Marvin killed one, he tried to see what would be the best way to take advantage of the shock he caused in order to handle this as quickly as possible.
Indeed, not only did he want to kill this group of irksome Divine Servants, but he also wanted to use the quickest method!
He was able to picture and run through countless plans in his mind.
Almost all of the plans were tossed away, leaving only one left.
And all this took less than half a second.
The battle with the Divine Servants took up the most important part of the calculations.
With the increase in his level of strength, he had far too many options to choose from now. If he fought with just his instincts, he would likely suffer some unnecessary injuries.
In the game, he had the battle assisting system, which would help the players with planning and movement. Although he didn’t have that in this life, he now had the Wisdom Ability which was far more powerful.
It only left the most optimal plan!
Marvin’s eyes were filled with confidence.
Before the Divine Servants could recover from the shock of seeing Marvin able to move through the Divine Shackles, Marvin already set the first step of his plan into motion!
[Eternal Night]!
The aura of the night spread up from the earth, covering the heaven and earth. In an instant, the forest was shrouded in darkness!
Perhaps it was because many the enemies encountered weren’t very strong so he didn’t need to use a large-scale skill like Eternal Night, or maybe it was because most of his fights would happen at night, due to his planning and the fact that night had gotten longer after the Great Calamity, but Marvin didn’t use that characteristic skill of the Night Walkers very often.
He had used it so infrequently that, if not for the Wisdom Ability reminding him, Marvin might have actually forgotten to use this extremely powerful auxiliary skill here.
When the entire forest sank into darkness, those Clerics started feeling flustered for some reason!
Even if they were far stronger than mortals and possessed the [Eye of Divine Favor] that could see through the night, they actually felt fear and coldness when that dense darkness emitted from Marvin’s body and shrouded them all.
They felt Marvin’s aura strengthening.
And it was even more disastrous in the eyes of the three Apostles!
“How could this be!”
“His aura, his physical abilities… They doubled and broke through Human limits?”
Winston gripped his Holy Tome and tried to draw comfort from it as he almost cursed!
Was that guy still a Human at this point?
It was more conceivable for him to break through Godly Dexterity.
There had always been some geniuses since ancient times that could break through the shackles of Human bodies to reach this divine and dignified realm in their attributes.
But never before had he seen someone like Marvin that could somehow have such an additional huge boost after already reaching Post-Godly Dexterity, even doubling them.
What made them feel wrong was that they actually felt an aura that imposed control over the area!
Wasn’t this like facing a God’s [Perfect Domain]?
“Why do these shadows seem to have life of their own?” The Queen of Spiders’ Apostle murmured, “Hasn’t the Shadow Prince just entered slumber?”
“This Ruler of the Night isn’t the Night Monarch… How could this be?”
The others were also staring foolishly at this scene, unable to react.
Some more panicked Clerics began crazily casting Divine spells at Marvin.
But the strange thing was that in the depths of that dark night, all the Divine Spells were “eaten” by the ever-spreading shadows!
None of the Divine Spells could even approach Marvin.
He held Sodom’s Blades in his hands and stood there, coldly scanning everyone in the room.
Just this action had, in fact, sentenced everyone there to death!
“Don’t misunderstand, I’m not doing this out of some sort of grudge.”
Marvin expressionlessly clarified, “I’m just calculating the order in which I will kill all of you.”
“By the way, your Gods are way too foolish. They knew that Glynos already died, but they still let you throw away your lives.”
“Divine Shackles? Do you think those are powerful?”
“Sorry, I’m already the Ruler of Shadows.”
The next second, countless shadows rushed out from Marvin’s body, attacking those terrified Clerics.
As for Marvin, he flashed past them.
Shadow Escape!
Winston suddenly felt a huge danger looming.
He pressed the Holy Tome against his chest while loudly chanting, “My benevolent God, grant me…”
But he got no further before his sentence was stuck in his throat.
Sodom’s Blades easily split open the Armor of Divine Power and the Law Barrier protecting him. Winston’s head spun into the air as the Divine Source was absorbed by the advanced False Divine Vessel!
Just as Marvin prepared to kill his next target, a few lines of information flashed before his eyes:
[You reached the necessary number of lifeforms killed, Night Kill levelling up…]
[Night Kill (Lvl4) – Effect changing…]
[Would you like to fuse this passive specialty with your advanced False Divine Vessel (2nd advancement)?]
Chapter 667: Destroyer
Confirmed!
Indeed, Marvin needed no thought to make that decision.
The advanced False Divine Vessel’s characteristics would amplify the effects of whatever it held.
No matter what the consequences of fusing into that variant were, Marvin was certain that it would be stronger than the original.
But Marvin felt deeply moved when he saw the effects of Night Kill reaching the fourth level.
Level 4 Night Kill’s effects were almost double that of the previous level.
As far as the Legend Realm was concerned, this kind of effect was already overpowered.
But with all of Marvin’s abilities as the Ruler of Shadows, that effect was already not very significant.
He was more concerned about the variant ability of the Night Kill passive, Soul Orb.
Soul Orb previously gave him the Harvest ability, which could attack the enemy’s soul, complementing Marvin’s diverse offensive abilities to some extent.
But in this level of battle, Harvest already couldn’t keep up with Marvin’s cadence.
Powerhouses on the level of Divine Servants and Legend Clerics who had faith would receive Divine Source to protect their souls.
In these circumstances, Marvin would have a hard time piercing through those protections to attack their souls with that ability. It would be easier to just kill them normally.
Thus, that ability slowly became of reduced value, except against targets that were specifically weak to it.
Marvin didn’t know what the outcome of this transformation would be, but he didn’t just sit and wait for it, since he knew that it would take time for the advanced False Divine Vessel to fuse with the ability.
What he needed to do now was to perfectly carry out his plan of slaughter!
He needed to completely wipe out this group of Divine Servants who dared to try to kill him!
…
Outside of the shadow-covered forest, countless eyes were watching in disbelief.
If the appearance of Sodom’s Blades was a surprise, then the Perfect Domain left many of the spectators completely astounded.
Divine Servants started praying to transmit this information to their respective Gods, and the other races also used their own methods to quickly relay this news.
This information was too frightening!
A Perfect Domain meant that Marvin now completely controlled the Shadow Law of this Universe!
Regardless of his achievements as a mortal, he already had the abilities to stand alongside Gods!
There were even many Low Gods that were definitely inferior to Marvin. Most of them only controlled a small auxiliary Domain and couldn’t reach the Perfect stage.
In short, after these two cards were revealed, everyone who had doubted him went silent.
They withdrew their arrogant ways of thinking.
They started looking around.
Perhaps the people living on this wonderful land shouldn’t be belittled.
The Plane Guardians all died in battle while outnumbered against many powerful Gods, but those who carried on their wills were still there.
There was at least one.
…
On another side of the gap, north of the Sky Tower.
An azure shadow was fluttering in the wind.
She had an extremely complicated expression.
She was clenching her fist, clearly very indignant.
‘Why aren’t you letting me make a move?!’
‘That group of wastes from the Astral Sea is unable to kill him!’
‘Can’t you see? He is absorbing their Divine Source! They’re all a group of complete morons! They are helping him grow stronger. There is definitely something strange in his body.’
In the Azure Matriarch’s mind, two awe-inspiring voices echoed:
‘Your mission is not to seek revenge.’
‘It is to help us resurrect.’
Although these two voices had different tones, they both sounded completely apathetic.
‘They killed my younger brother. They killed your son!’ the Azure Matriarch inwardly roared.
But the two supreme existences from the Ethereal Plane answered with their ice-cold voices, “When we resurrect, we can have many more sons.”
“We can even resurrect your younger brother.”
“In short, you definitely can’t mess with Marvin now, or else you’ll waste the strength we have been saving up for you.”
The World Ending Twin Snakes warned, “Moreover, that person is a very important part of our plan to end the world.”
“He has grown up. You shouldn’t think of him as an enemy, but rather think of a way to rope him in.”
The Azure Matriarch’s complexion became very nasty, as if she had just been told to try and befriend her brother’s killer. Which was indeed exactly what she had just been told.
Even if it was far in the distance, she could still feel the souls decreasing one by one in that dark forest.
63.
57.
39.
11!
Marvin’s killing speed was increasing!
Those souls disappearing made everyone, including the Azure Matriarch, shocked!
Those powerhouses who were still not convinced by Marvin’s strength before were completely convinced after this display.
Under the Divine Shackles, he actually counter attacked and killed the group of 63?
If a Mid God appeared, could he do the same?
This overpowered powerhouse, how could he appear in Feinan!
How could he just be an insignificant Human?
With him here, what suspense was there in the battle over the Fate Tablet?
The true Gods were fighting in the sky above Feinan, the other forces were blocked by the agreement with the Astral Sea and didn’t send their strongest people.
They wondered from which side of the Universe the final enemy would come from.
But it was only now that they stunningly found out that the person they were looking for was actually in Feinan.
When the last soul faded in the shadows, the night gradually withdrew from the forest.
Marvin walked out by himself, his gaze firm and determined, seemingly not tired.
There was no bloodstain on his daggers, but to those Divine Servant powerhouses, it felt as if looking at those daggers would burn their eyes.
Sodom’s Blades!
Ruler of Shadows!
These two cards were firmly stuck to Marvin, too dazzling, making many people unable to breathe.
Seeing this scene, the Azure Matriarch sighed and silently disappeared.
And not far, Eve withdrew her Holy Sword. She asked in a strange tone, devoid of any trace of sneer, “Do you still think he is still not strong enough now?”
The God Descendant wished he could slap himself.
How could this happen so fast?
How could that guy do it?
Breaking through the Divine Shackles, were Divine Laws ineffective against him?
Not waiting for the God Descendant to talk, Eve suddenly asked, “If I face him, what do you think my chances of winning are?”
The latter strangely said, “50-50? Why? Do you plan to attack him?”
Eve was silent for a moment before squinting, “Not necessarily.”
“After all, I’m not sure whether he is the [Destroyer] his highness talked about…”
The latter half of her speech was muttered, not audible to others.
…
Marvin walked out of the forest, but he wasn’t in a good mood.
Sixty three people died.
This brought a major shock to the Astral Sea and the other forces!
But losing track of Wayne worried Marvin.
At this time, he suddenly raised his head.
Because he just heard the distinctive distress signal of the Night Walkers in the distant north!
“Constantine!”
The image of that neat looking uncle appeared in Marvin’s mind, and he quickly left!