Chapter 418 The Pillar of Destiny and Paradise Lost
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"You are very perceptive."
"As expected of the top fifty humans in the "Pillar of Destiny"..."
Osedro expressed his heartfelt emotion.
"Pillar of Destiny?"
Matthew had a questioning look on his face.
Ocedro explained:
"The Pillar of Destiny is a totem pole extending from the mother body of the Abyss, with many names engraved on it that may pose a threat to the Abyss."
"About a year ago, we found your name at the bottom of the Pillar of Destiny. At that time, you were still ten thousand people away, only a few centimeters from the surface of the abyss."
"But your growth rate is amazing. Now you have entered the top fifty. Among the humans on the continent of Irondor, you are the third youngest one..."
Is there such a thing in the abyss?
Matthew looked surprised:
"Who are those two guys younger than me?"
Osedro said without hesitation:
"The second youngest is a mage named Hibbert. He is a student of the Western Guardian You Ruo. He is suspected to be related to the magic goddess Ye Li."
"The first youngest person was someone who was supposed to die, and that death reset her age, so she was placed in front of you."
"As far as I know, her resurrection from the dead is also related to you. Her name is Margaret..."
Matthew had a look of astonishment on his face.
Why are they all old acquaintances?
But what surprised Matthew even more than this was that in terms of threat index to the abyss, the resurrected Margaret actually ranked ahead of himself and Hibbert?
Didn't she die at the hands of the devil?
"But being able to reset your age after death is a bug, right?"
"It seems that the algorithm of the Abyss Matrix is not that humane."
Matthew thought in his mind.
Immediately he questioned Osedro:
"So most of the demons in the Abyss are aware of our existence?"
Osedro shook his head:
"No, the truth is exactly the opposite. Only beings with a higher status among demons are qualified to observe the contents on the Pillar of Destiny."
"And if you want to observe and record things for a long time, only the Abyss Mage is qualified. This is the privilege of the Tru Demon Clan."
"As for the names on the Pillar of Destiny, the Abyss mages cannot directly tell them to the lords they work for, but they can reveal these targets that may pose a threat to the Abyss through insinuations."
"What is more embarrassing is that in the history of the Abyss, many Abyss mages used this to gain additional support from their own lords. In fact, what they did was not to eliminate threats outside the Abyss, but to enrich their own pockets.
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"Over time, a considerable number of abyss lords have become prejudiced against the True Demons. Even the Pillar of Destiny is regarded as a lie fabricated by the abyss mages, just to defraud more resources from the major lords.
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Matthew nodded slightly after listening.
There are no obvious flaws in Osedro's description.
For the Tru Demon group.
Matthew also has some understanding.
As we all know.
The Abyss Demons are a group hated by the Aether.
Both belong to the evil camp.
Demons can easily use spells.
But not the demons.
However, during the long process of evolution and adaptation, the demons developed spell-like abilities derived from the abyssal mother body.
Unlike spells, you need to learn them from scratch.
Spell-like abilities can spread through the bloodline, or can be shared through the conclusion of a master-servant contract.
It does better suit the actual situation of the abyss.
In the abyss.
Only one group can use magic, and they are called the Truds.
At the beginning.
Not all Tru Demons are mages.
But due to the harsh environment of the abyss and the demons' naturally strong adaptability.
Within a few generations, Abyss Mage became the external name for the Tru Demons.
Because they control the scarce magic resources in the abyss, they are treated as guests by the major demon lords.
But ordinary demons have a very bad impression of the True Demons.
Many demons even hate Tru demons very much.
The specific reasons are various, including Trumo's superior social status, control of scarce magic resources, etc.
But there is a way of saying that may better explain the hatred of the bottom demons towards the Tru Demons.
They believe that Trumo is a demon transformed from the devil!
The key point is.
This statement is not simply based on speculation, there are many signs pointing to this point.
Matthew had seen this statement in a magic book that examined the history of the Abyss and Purgatory.
The nature of the book was biased toward heroic biographies or interesting anecdotes. Most of the content was absurd and seemed to be sensational. Only the part about the origin of the Tru Demons was well-written.
Even Matthew believed it 70% to 80%.
It is said that Baator, the original Lord of the Nine Hells, fell in love with a demon girl who came out of the abyss.
Bato was shocked when he first saw the appearance and appearance of the devil's daughter. He captured her back to purgatory, treated her with courtesy, and launched a fierce pursuit.
The demon woman had an extremely strong personality and showed an unyielding attitude.
Ba Tuo suddenly became more energetic.
During a certain period of time, He crazily favored the devil's daughter. Within half a year, He made her pregnant and gave birth to hundreds of cursed babies——
The combination of the devil and the devil is definitely the most miserable newborn.
They are born to be punished by God.
Most newborns do not live past the age of three.
Of course Baator had no feelings for those newborn babies. He threw those half-demon and half-demon beside the devil's daughter to torture her emotions and try to make her completely surrender mentally.
However, the devil's daughter also knew it very well.
She knew that the reason why she was still alive was precisely because she did not give in.
So she resisted tenaciously.
Baator also did not use brainwashing or similar spoiler spells.
He just attacks like crazy.
Follow the normal script.
The powerful Lord of Nine Hells will one day get tired of playing, and then it will be the end of the devil's daughter and those hundreds of newborns.
But unfortunately at this time.
Purgatory suffered an unprecedented attack——
The Scourge Mage is here.
She killed Baator and sealed him under the Bridge of Living Beings.
When the Scourge Mage broke into Baator's palace, he accidentally discovered the newborns.
So she rescued the dying devil's daughter, and sent the newborns back to the abyss with their mothers.
after that.
The Scourge Mage broke into the forbidden place of the Abyss three times in a row and started negotiations with the Abyss Matrix.
The end result is that there is a group of magical demons in the abyss.
This is the origin of Trumo.
Looking at it from the timeline.
Tru Demon is indeed a new type of demon that has only appeared in the past few hundred years, and it coincides with the time when the Scourge Mage defeated Baator, the Lord of Nine Hells.
Therefore this version of the rumor continues to flourish.
The book Matthew was reading was written by an Alliance mage. Most of it described the power of the Scourge Mage from a side perspective, so there was no way to verify the authenticity of the story.
But if this story is true.
So it makes sense that the Trudemon group is not welcome in the Abyss.
Just think of this.
Matthew asked simply and bluntly:
"Are you the Tru Demons the only ones who value the so-called Pillar of Destiny?"
A look of embarrassment flashed across Osedro's face.
He explained a few words instinctively, and then seemed to remember his current situation, so he said helplessly:
"Indeed."
"Including your lord Eisner?"
Matthew asked again.
Osedro nodded slightly, his expression a little embarrassed.
Matthew understood.
It seems that this Pillar of Destiny is a new thing in the abyss like the Tru Demon clan, and is not accepted by the wide range of demon groups.
Osedro said that it grew out of the abyss mother body——
Maybe they, the True Demons, secretly erected a pole on the mother body of the abyss, and then claimed that it grew on their own...
This kind of thing is not new.
After experiencing so many people and things.
Matthew already knows a common sense——
Everyone adds their own subjective embellishment when describing an objective fact.
It is often difficult to get to the truth.
You have to put aside all the subjective parts.
Just look at objective facts.
Only then can we piece together the true context!
Also, "Only Tru Demons are qualified to observe and record things at close range." In fact, other demons don't care about that pillar at all, right?
Matthew was amused, and then asked with a straight face:
"Let's get back to business. Why is Eisner going to Jade Cangting?"
"Don't worry, the soul cage is an independent world. It is protected by the secret barrier of my demiplane. No one can know what you said to me!"
Ocedro looked frightened:
"I can't say!"
"He will definitely know!"
"I will die miserably!"
Matthew sneered:
"If you don't tell me, I can make you die miserably right now!"
"Need I remind you? I am a necromancer."
When Osedro heard this, his face turned extremely pale - the spirit body is prone to turning white, and now he is almost turning white!
"I have ten thousand ways to torture your soul. If you really don't want to open your mouth, I have my own methods."
Matthew said ruthlessly:
"The Banshee Queen just played with you. As long as I give the order, she will make you experience more extreme pain at any time."
"In addition, I have a friend in the underworld. His name is Fan Zijue. I heard that he is the best at dealing with ghosts and spirits... I am considering whether you are worthy of my favor with him..."
Osedro was so frightened that his spirit body shook violently.
But he still said with pain:
"I...I can't...I dare not..."
"You don't understand how terrible He is..."
Seeing that he was almost threatening, Matthew immediately threw out a king bomb:
"The reason why you dare not betray Eisner is because you are afraid of his methods and revenge."
"But what if I could provide you with a completely safe road?"
Osedro shook his head and said:
"I do not believe."
Matthew snorted coldly:
"I can make you a void creature!"
Osedro is still shaking his head:
"I don't believe it...what?!"
Immediately he showed an expression of disbelief:
"What did you say?"
"Void creatures? Did I hear you correctly? They are the most powerful and noble group in the multiverse..."
His spirit body suddenly became condensed, and his eyes became very sharp!
Matthew didn't talk nonsense to him.
Directly showing his void bloodline!
"you you you……"
After Osedro sensed the void breath on Matthew's body, he stuttered for a long time before sighing:
"You are actually the ruler of the void!?"
"No wonder your strength has improved so quickly. No wonder you were able to squeeze into the top 50 of the Pillar of Destiny in just over a year!"
Matthew smiled and said nothing.
Osedro looked at him with complicated eyes and continued to talk:
"I've always been wary of you."
"Ever since I learned that you destroyed the sampan plane and ranked first on the Pillar of Destiny, I have been very careful to avoid a head-on confrontation with you."
"But I still lost, inexplicably..."
"Just now, I was still thinking unwillingly - if the battle between us takes place in the abyss, I will definitely win!"
"The environment in the material world is too friendly to you, but full of oppression to me. This is not a fair wizard duel..."
"But now it seems that my idea just now was a bit too naive. You are actually the spokesperson of the Lord of the Void, Ucrus..."
"People from the Calamity Religion actually lurked at the top of the Seven Saints Alliance... It's unbelievable!"
Matthew smiled softly.
In fact, he also felt that his successful victory took advantage of the home field advantage. For a senior mage, the inability to use the field was a trade-off disadvantage.
It's a pity that Matthew now has the Abyss Domain in his hands.
Even if he goes to the abyss to fight Osedro again, the latter cannot be his opponent.
"Now that you know my identity, you should know that there are only two ways left for you."
Matthew said in a strong tone:
"Be mine, or be destroyed!"
Osedro's eyes became extremely hot. He first bowed deeply to Matthew, and then said sincerely:
"I am willing to be your follower!"
"As long as you are willing to guide me on the path to the void, I am willing to tell you all the facts I know without reservation!"
This guy's attitude changes so quickly that it's truly staggering.
Although Matthew had long expected that the void bloodline might be quite tempting to these people, he did not expect that its effect would be so immediate!
"Open the door to your soul without any resistance. Remember, my patience is very limited."
Matthew ordered.
Osedro hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and relaxed all resistance at the soul level.
Matthew separated a ray of consciousness and successfully penetrated into Osedro's spirit body. Pictures randomly displayed in Osedro's sea of memory quickly flashed before his eyes.
The next second.
A seed from the Void Brand successfully entered Osedro's spirit body——
These small seeds are the product of Matthew using the Parasitic Skull spell to fill the Branded Void.
At first he didn't pay much attention.
Later, I noticed it and studied it deliberately, and found that I could actually distribute these small seeds to other people to create a weakened Void bloodline, and then develop power for myself!
These people with weakened void blood will also enter the void world after death and become Matthew's subordinates in the future——
If he will enter the void world one day.
And under Matthew's careful care.
The tiny seeds were successfully buried, and there was a different aura in Osedro's spirit body than before.
That is similar to the power of ashes.
That's the ticket to the void!
"It turns out to be of Void bloodline!"
"I'm sublimated!"
"I'm sublimated!"
A few minutes later.
Osedro made a sound of ecstasy.
He even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Matthew crazily!
While Matthew found it a bit funny, he also personally experienced for the first time the allure of void bloodline to many creatures!
However, compared to the bloodline given to Matthew by the Lord of the Void.
Matthew has stronger and more direct control over the lives that have accepted the small seeds that he split.
He can kill the opponent at any time, thus causing the opponent to enter the void world;
You can also deprive those small seeds before executing this command to make them truly die.
This power is always in Matthew's hands.
This gives him almost absolute control over these developed "void offline".
From this point of view.
The Lord of the Void has indeed given himself a great gift.
Even if it's poisonous.
He had imagined before that there were many creatures in this world who would not reject becoming void beings.
The God of War Vasnov is an example.
Ordinary people may be afraid of this due to poor information.
The top enemy may have the opposite emotion.
Osedro's performance made Matthew realize that his guess was not wrong, but too conservative!
"Assuming this news is leaked secretly, I'm afraid everyone from Tianlun Palace will come to me one by one!"
"It's even possible... that even the magicians of the Alliance will be moved!"
Think of this.
Matthew also felt a sense of fear in his heart.
If that happens, it is very likely that I will be coerced into a machine that continuously delivers life to the void!
No wonder the patron saint keeps the secret to himself!
This is not only for your own safety, but may also have a wider impact.
"However, these little seeds did not appear at the beginning. They were slowly born after using the parasitic skull recommended by Ekmund."
"He didn't tell me in advance. Is it because my bloodline is more advanced? Or is the old fox still hiding something?"
Matthew had many doubts in his mind.
But right now.
He must get the full truth about Eisner's actions from Ocedro.
So he concentrated his attention and fixed his eyes on Osedro.
Before Matthew could speak.
Ocedro replied very earnestly:
"He told me that the Emerald Jade Cangting contains the opportunity to become a god."
"The reason why He went to great lengths and went out in full force is to attract everyone's attention."
"He will plunge the entire Irondor into the flames of war, so that all city-states and alliances will have no time to care about themselves."
"Only in this case will He have a chance to achieve his goal, which is to become the Ancient God of War!"
Speaking of which.
Osedro paused and explained carefully:
"The part about becoming the Ancient God of War was my own guess. He didn't say it clearly, but I think my guess is probably true."
"The Ancient God Restoration Plan - that's what they call this operation. Eisner started preparing for this plan a long time ago, and there are many powerful beings involved in this plan. As far as I know, they
Including the evil spirit lord Omadouqi, the dragon lich Stephanie, the two snakes of destruction Bruges, some members of the Cult of Hades, an old elf named Terraste, and an ancient man who claimed to be the emperor of the Sioux tribe.
Illusionist.”
"There should be others, but that's all I know."
Plan for the restoration of the ancient gods?
Matthew frowned:
"The ancient god you are talking about refers to the God of Law?"
"They plan to become law gods in Jade Cangting? What channels and methods will they use specifically?"
He doesn't know much about gods, let alone ancient gods who are extremely old.
He only vaguely knew that the God of Law was not so interested in faith, and would lose most of his humanity.
Osedro pondered:
“Do you know about Twin Heaven?”
"There is the earliest Tianlun Palace. In the era when there were many ancient gods, the ancient gods were in charge of the original paradise. The two most powerful ones were the twin gods of light and darkness, so that paradise was also
It’s called twin heaven.”
"Twin Paradise fell before the Dark Ages. The real reason is unknown. It may be related to the Creation of Twilight or older alien invaders.
But the core of Twin Paradise has been preserved, which is an artifact called "Paradise Lost".
According to legend, if someone can fully inspire the power of Lost Paradise, they can obtain the inheritance of the twin ancient gods, return to that era of bright stars, and become the supreme law god."
Matthew asked:
"Eisner found the core of Twin Heaven?"
Osedro shook his head:
"Not yet. The core of the Twin Heavens was enshrined as a treasure by the troll royal family. After the fall of the troll empire, the core was hidden by the desperate troll prince in the blood-drinking mountain of the troll holy land."
"The Blood-Drinking Mountain is a holy land for trolls and an ancient refuge for the troll clan. What I learned at the beginning was that only the legendary artifact, the Crown of Sin, can open the entrance to the Blood-Drinking Mountain.
For a period of time, Eisner and his friends were searching for the whereabouts of Guilty Crown. Later, they had a clue, but they stopped for some reason."
"But not long after, they discovered another way to enter the Blood Drinking Mountain, which was to enter through the teleportation array of the Secret Light Jungle, which is also an ancient refuge!"
"This method is simple and crude, but to do this, you must completely control the Secret Light Jungle.
Regarding this matter, Eisner and others argued several times before finally calming down.
They have probably reached some kind of consensus, but I don’t know the more specific content.”
"Oh, by the way, I know one more thing - if you want to open the place where the lost paradise is sealed, you need the blood of the direct descendants of the troll prince. This matter should have been completed. Eisner and his
The temporary allies have a clear division of labor. His mission is to cause chaos in Irondor, and at the same time add several new layers of chips to his war field..."
After listening to this, Matthew's expression changed slightly——
Dracolich, Guilty Crown, Cult of Hades, Circle of the Dragon, Seir, Tyrast, Phantom Dragon, Secret Light Jungle, Omadoki, Blood Drinking Mountain, Troll Royal Family, and Eisner and Destruction
The twin snakes of the world!
These terms were floating in his mind like crazy.
If what Osedro said is true.
If all this is not a coincidence.
Then what Eisner and others planned is so crazy!
"If what you say is true, it is impossible for the Seven Saints Alliance to be unprepared for this."
Even though that's what it said.
But Matthew actually doesn't have that much confidence in the alliance.
really.
Ocedro replied:
"The divine mages may know this, but for them, there are more important things worth fighting for."
Matthew suddenly realized:
"The lost historical world?"
Osedro nodded:
"It is the secret of time and the secret of destiny."
"The six secrets of the universe - life, death, love, phase, destiny, and time."
"Except for the Secret Treasure of Love, the other five secret treasures have been pushed back to their original positions by the natural disaster mage. They need to be opened at a specific moment in a long time. Most people can't find their locations at all."
"Only the Secret Treasure of Destiny and the Secret Treasure of Time were swallowed up largely by the former God of Luck, Loa, and later by the Crazy Second Hand. Therefore, Loa was aware of the hiding locations of these two secret treasures.
"
"This return of the disappeared historical world to the material world is the work of Loa. I am not sure whether Crazy Miaozhen participated in the ancient god's restoration plan, but the return of the disappeared world was indeed promoted by him."
"He himself quietly entered that historical world."
"The mages generally believe that there is a complete secret of time and destiny hidden in that historical world. Eisner and the others also think so. If their strength allows, they may compete with the mages, but under the current situation,
This is the perfect opportunity for them to avoid the Seven Saints Alliance..."
Speaking of which.
Osedro added quite objectively:
"For the Divine Mage of the Seven Saints Alliance, allowing Crazy Miaozhen to obtain all the Secrets of Time and Secrets of Destiny may have devastating consequences. Everyone knows that that guy is a complete madman..."
"Eisner's idea is very simple. As long as they become ancient gods before the return of the God Mage, they will have a bargaining chip with him."
"The influence of the God of Law far exceeds that of the God of Faith in Tianlun Palace. There is no doubt about this."
"What's more, once the Twin Heavens are restarted and the Tianlun Palace falls, there will inevitably be many new vacancies for the gods."
"Eisner and the others can use these gods to seduce the unsteady ones in the Seven Saints Alliance."
"They believe that mages as a group certainly have internal rifts. Except for the Seven Saints, everyone can be tempted and bribed, even the Seven Saints!"
"No one can resist the temptation to become a god, not even an extremely powerful mage."
"The reason why the Seven Saints are fighting against the powerful beings in the outer plane is, firstly, to protect their own interests, and secondly, to habitually abide by the mission left by the Scourge Mage."
"But mission is ultimately illusory, and interests are the most real."
"If someone can offer them a greater good, then the change of position is just a matter of seconds."
"what do you think?"
Osedro looked at Matthew rather flatteringly.
Matthew smiled:
"Are you making excuses for betraying Eisner?"
Osedro said seriously:
"I'm just telling the truth."
"If I didn't know that you have a great void bloodline, I would also seduce you with a replica of the twin heavenly thrones."
"anyway……"
"If someone is willing to use the position of the ancient god to exchange some benefits with you, will you refuse?"
"Even if you yourself don't want to become an ancient god, what about the people around you?"