On an uninhabited island in the Roside Islands.
An arm that was clearly not human was pushing its way out of the doorway of the altar.
Verdu Abraham watched this scene with delight, but then he found his vision becoming strange, his two eyes rotating in different directions.
The next second, he saw himself standing in front of the altar, his own facial features falling off one by one.
Finally, he suddenly realized that he was already dead, killed by the curse of this ritual.
At this moment, the arm finally squeezed through the "gate of flesh and blood" and began to try to squeeze out the rest of the arm.
In the darkness behind the door, thick bolts of lightning formed a storm that swept towards them, only to be swallowed up by a sudden surge of blood-red water.
Finally, a colossal figure composed of pure "spheres of light" passed through the "Gate of Flesh and Blood".
While strolling around Blue Mountain Island, Odis's spiritual senses seemed to be awakened. She looked at the shops along the street, and the doors and windows that were originally closed were suddenly opened by an invisible force.
Amidst gasps of surprise, all the doors were opened, all the sealed spaces were opened at that moment, and all the seals were broken.
Mr. Door's return also completed his ascension ceremony, triggering the ascension process.
However, there's no need to worry about the unique seal on the "Abyss" pathway, because Odis used the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge," so the seal's power will only weaken, not disappear.
Moreover, there are angels on duty there, so there won't be any problems.
Odis's figure then vanished and instantly reappeared in mid-air. He saw black cracks suddenly appearing on the distant sea.
Those cracks made the clouds and space look like broken glass, as if they could shatter at any moment.
Odis knew that this must be where Mr. "The Door" had returned to; something was wrong with the space there.
So he "recreated" the Vermilion Bird and quickly appeared in the sky above it, where he saw a huge figure made of "spheres of light" that was compressing and reassembling.
Just then, a blinding ray of sunlight shone on the "Gate of Flesh and Blood," instantly carbonizing the trees around the altar, but nothing else around the altar changed.
Immediately afterwards, a faint light emerged from the void and enveloped the forest, and the attempt to restore the altar to its basic particles also failed.
Suddenly, a blood-red robe surged out from inside the figure, causing the figure to immediately become distorted.
Mr. "Door" let out a low growl, and his blood-red robe billowed up as if he wanted to get rid of it, but the robe was connected to the blood-red tide surging within the "Gate of Flesh and Blood" on the altar, and he was clearly unable to break free.
The next second, crimson moonlight emanated from around the blood-red robe.
Odis saw from afar that the moonlight shone around him, illuminating figures and faces.
The blinding sunlight transformed into a young man clad in armor, and the hazy light became his eerie features.
In mid-air, there was a shadowy female human and a dignified-looking middle-aged man.
Eyes and a mouth seemed to grow out of the earth, forming a woman's face.
Of the six gods, only the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" was missing.
These five deities were all trying to prevent Mr. "Door" from returning, but they all failed. The passage had already been opened, and at their level, they were simply unable to close it again.
Suddenly a clear voice called out, "Bethel!"
The voice was so familiar that it caused Mr. "Door," who was troubled by the blood-red robe, to suddenly pause.
The five gods around them all thought they had misheard and looked up at the sky together.
At some point, a man with a long beard and wearing an exotic robe appeared there.
Holding a whisk, he stood there with a smile, stunning the five gods and the "Fallen Mother Goddess" who was trying to unleash her power.
The Sage is back!
Mr. "Door" seemed to regain some of his senses: "Sage—, I—"
The Celestial Master smiled and said, "I know you are very tired. You can take a rest."
As he spoke, a pure white, jade-like bead flew from his palm and floated directly above the "Gate of Flesh and Blood," emitting a pure white, sacred light.
The crimson robe that the "Fallen Mother Goddess" had transformed into immediately dimmed considerably, and mouths sprouted from it, emitting piercing roars that even the surrounding gods found grating.
Odis, watching from afar, couldn't help but take a deep breath: That's the "Dust-Avoiding Pearl"! A sealing artifact that is extremely effective against the ancients who possess evil or corrupt powers!
It's a pity, this is the second time the Celestial Master has used it. After this use, it must be given to Adam.
At that moment, a familiar voice rang in Mr. Door's ears: "Yes, you can rest now, rest forever."
Amon's figure suddenly appeared, taking advantage of some loopholes, and somehow managed to appear around the altar.
Bethel Abraham suddenly shrank back, as if he remembered whose voice it was.
The Celestial Master frowned slightly, while Amon smiled and said, "I know, I know, you've said it many times already, you've prepared a way out for me."
"But that's the 'Lord of Mysteries,' the 'Pillar'! He has to give me a chance to fight for it."
The Celestial Master didn't say anything, so Amon quickly said to Mr. "Door," "Give up, unless you want to bring disaster back to reality."
"The long-bearded man in mid-air has a way to handle the current situation, but I will let you sleep peacefully and give you the tranquility you desire."
Mr. Door's figure froze there, as if caught in a fierce inner struggle.
The five deities all looked at the Celestial Master in mid-air, but the Celestial Master maintained his smile and made no other gesture.
This led the gods to believe that Mr. "Door" had been abandoned.
Odis, watching from afar, was also puzzled: Didn't the Celestial Master say that after the "Gate" returned, it would enjoy the founder's treatment as the "Sword of Dawn"?
Odis had no objection to this. How come the current development is not quite what he imagined?
At this moment, the surging crimson tide within the "Gate of Flesh and Blood" became even more turbulent, and the "Dust-Avoiding Pearl" in mid-air trembled violently, as if it could no longer suppress the evil power that was accumulating in this world.
The "Fallen Mother Goddess" was once a pillar, and unlike the "Mother Tree of Desire," she is not powerless to fight back.
As if sensing something, Mr. "Door" said with difficulty, "Okay—"
At this moment, the Celestial Master suddenly threw out an exquisite crystal ball and poured a large amount of spiritual energy into it, causing the crystal ball to emit a bright light and rotate around Mr. "Door".
The next second, Mr. Door's figure froze completely, then he raised his right hand and stretched it towards his face.
At the same time, a small ball of light suddenly appeared on Mr. "Door's" chest and flew toward the crystal ball thrown by the Celestial Master.
A series of dizzying roars echoed from the crimson ocean of the "Gate of Flesh and Blood." Ignoring the "Dust-Avoiding Bead" above her head, the "Fallen Mother Goddess" stretched out a huge arm, trying to grab the small ball of light. However, because of the "Dust-Avoiding Bead," the blood-red hand immediately deformed, went limp, and finally fell to the ground.
Mr. Door brought his hand close to his face and put on a monocle made of crystal.
The ball of light that flew out from his chest disappeared after approaching the exquisite crystal ball, turning into a small crystal ball the size of a thumb.
The "Goddess of the Night," who was watching around the altar, suddenly recognized that the large crystal ball was called the "Soul-Capturing Pearl," and the small crystal ball was called the "Soul-Trapping Pearl." The "Sage" had mentioned that these were magical items comparable to level 0 sealed artifacts, created by the "Sage" using a portion of the remains of the "Ancient Death God."
The "Goddess of the Night" was the first to realize that Bethel had not been abandoned, because the "Soul-Binding Pearl" could not only seal and trap powerful spirits, but also effectively protect them.
Clearly, the "Sage" gave the "Soul-Trapping Pearl" before Bethel was sealed away, so for over a thousand years, no matter how much Bethel was corrupted by the "Fallen Mother Goddess," Mr. "Door's" spirit remained relatively safe.
Although the other gods did not yet understand what was going on, they roughly realized that the "sage" had planned what was happening today.
After all, during the Fourth Age, the "Sage" and Bethel had a period of close cooperation.
When the small crystal ball called the "Soul-Trapping Pearl" touched the large crystal ball and merged at that moment...
Mr. "Door" also raised his head.
At this point, he had transformed into Amon, wearing a pointed soft hat and a classical robe.
A burst of light suddenly erupted from Amon's monocle, illuminating the entire world.
At this moment, all the seals that had been broken because Mr. "Door" had just returned to the real world were corrected, all seemingly normal behaviors became erroneous, and all clocks skipped several seconds.
During Mr. Door's ascension ceremony, Amon took Mr. Door's place and became the "mistake" of this world.
The blood-red robe that was originally draped over Mr. "Door" immediately tightened, trying to wrap around Amon.
Although the two were almost touching, the contamination that Mr. "Door" suffered was not the same as that that Amon suffered. So, the moment Amon became a god, he had already disappeared from the spot, and the blood-red robe missed its target.
Immediately after Mr. "Door" disappeared, the "Door of Flesh and Blood" began to collapse, but the crimson ocean within the door used its own power to lift the "Door of Flesh and Blood" back up, while a large amount of corrupt and reborn power surged into the real world once again.
The "Dust-Avoiding Bead" trembled more and more violently, as if it would be flung away at any moment.
At this moment, the Celestial Master calmly put away the crystal ball before looking up at the "Gate of Flesh and Blood".
The next instant, Adam, holding the second "Desecrating Tablet," suddenly appeared. He must have arrived much earlier, because the Desecrating Tablet in his hand had become an illusory crystal, seemingly containing all colors.
They must have been preparing in secret for a long time, and only appeared suddenly when the time was right.
The moment it appeared, Adam snatched the "Desecrating Stone Tablet" and severed the connection between the blood-red robe and the blood-red ocean within the "Gate of Flesh and Blood".
Odis, watching from afar, was taken aback. She hadn't expected the "Desecrating Slab" to be used in this way, nor had she expected that Adam, who looked so kind, would strike someone with such clean and efficient movements when using the "slab."
Inside the gate, the crimson ocean bared its fangs and claws, struggling to reconnect with the crimson robe that had already entered the real world. Adam, however, swung the "Desecrating Slab" and smashed it down, the wolf slamming into the crimson ocean.
Odis clearly saw that in the blood-red sea, there seemed to be a female figure, who was knocked to her knees by Adam.
The Celestial Master and Adam had a clear division of labor. When Adam displayed his violent side, the Celestial Master waved his whisk, and a huge and solid "Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda" was "reproduced".
The blood-red robe that was about to attack Adam was immediately suppressed by the "Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda". The Celestial Master raised his palm and uttered a few syllables that were unfamiliar to everyone around him.
Odis, however, heard it clearly: the Celestial Master was saying, "The wind blade tests my body; I will die a thousand deaths! So be it!"
This is clearly a spell that the Celestial Master often used in the Western Continent.
Then, the Celestial Master waved his whisk again, and the "Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda" disappeared. Several circles of rapidly rotating white mystical symbols appeared around the blood-red robe.
The Celestial Master stared at the blood-red robe and chanted again, "Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"
The white mystical symbols suddenly tightened, and the blood-red robe struggled, but quickly shrank, clearly being sealed away.
The Celestial Master reached out and retrieved the blood-red robe he had sealed.
Meanwhile, Adam had already smashed the "Gate of Flesh and Blood" in no time, and amidst the "Fallen Mother Goddess's" unwilling roar, the door to the real world was closed again.
Just as the Celestial Master was about to pick up the sealed blood-red robe, a semi-transparent, strangely shaped key appeared in his hand. Then, Amon's voice came: "No need to thank me, consider it a thank you gift for not interfering with my ritual."
The Celestial Master smiled, put away the key, and said loudly, "Bethel Abraham was a brave and self-sacrificing extraordinary man. His name will always be on the most brilliant and glorious page of extraordinary history."
After saying this, the Celestial Master disappeared from the sky.
Then Adam disappeared as well.
The surrounding deities, seeing that the spectacle was over, all departed.
Odis then went directly into the "wilderness of knowledge" and saw that there were three new things there.
The first item was the sealed blood-red robe, which was only the size of a palm at the moment and was still struggling, like a living piece of blood-red cloth that kept moving around.
But the several concentric circles of mystical symbols around it, constantly rotating, were like a cage in a blood-red robe, locking it firmly inside.
The second item is the translucent key, a Level 1 Extraordinary Attribute of the "Door" pathway. The Celestial Master has already used this Extraordinary Attribute to perform a second seal on the Crimson Robe, so the robe can now be safely placed in the "Wilderness of Knowledge".
The third item was a faintly glowing crystal ball. Inside the crystal ball, Odis saw a middle-aged man with a stern face and a few gray hairs lying asleep on a bed.
This should be the spirit of Bethel Abraham, who has not rested for over a thousand years and is now "catching up on sleep".
Odis was not involved in the planning of this operation; he only knew that such a thing happened.
So when the passage opened by the "Fallen Mother Goddess" was sealed, Odis realized that Mr. "Door" had to die once.
Only after his death can the connection between the "Fallen Mother Goddess" and the real world be effectively severed. Otherwise, as long as Mr. "Door" is alive, he cannot escape the corruption of the "Fallen Mother Goddess," and since the "Fallen Mother Goddess" has a basis for existence in the real world, there is no way to completely sever such a connection.
Clearly, the Celestial Master had already considered this point and devised a method to protect Mr. "Door's" spirit.
Later, Mr. "Door" was replaced by Amon, and all his connections in this world disappeared.
Then, using an uncontaminated spirit to revive the dead is another matter entirely.
With this in mind, Odis picked up the sealed blood-red robe. Once outside the seal imbued with the "Star Key's" properties, she would have to continuously power the rotating mystical symbols with her spiritual energy.
If sufficient spiritual energy is not supplied for more than three minutes, the Celestial Master's seal will disappear, and the blood-red robe will be completely freed from the seal.
This blood-red robe is essentially a part of the "Fallen Mother Goddess." Although it has now separated from the main body, its vitality remains extremely strong.
Or rather, the crimson robe has now become an avatar possessing a portion of the spirit and memories of the "Fallen Mother Goddess."
Odis put the blood-red robe back, then went to the entrance of Utopia Town and said to the bustling town square, "I need your help."
At that moment, the old man who was feeding pigeons in the square suddenly got up and walked towards Odis.
In the blink of an eye, the old man had transformed into Gehrman Sparrow: "What is it?"
Odis asked, "Are you about to be promoted?"
Because of the appearance of the "Sage," more and more changes are being made to "history." The event that Klein would have been promoted under immense survival pressure at the same time as Mr. "Door" appeared did not occur. At this time, Klein was still preparing for the promotion ceremony.
"We'll have to wait another two or three months." Klein didn't hide anything. In fact, if we were optimistic, we could wait another month or so. There were more and more stories about Utopia Town, and they had already left corresponding traces in the spirit world.
"That's good." Odis asked casually, then added, "I would like to ask Mr. 'Fool' to perform a divination for me."
Klein paused for a moment: "What kind of divination?"
The fact that the other party sought out "The Fool" directly, instead of him, clearly indicates that the divination they requested was beyond his level of expertise.
"Take the position of 'Hidden Sage'," Odis said.
Now the "Hidden Sage" has completely hidden himself, and Odis can't find him at all.
Clearly, the "Fallen Mother Goddess" also realized that as long as the "Hidden Sage" could not be found, Odis would be stuck at the level of the Angel King, and the "Sage" would be unable to regain his peak strength.
Klein, sporting the face of Gehrman Sparrow, said, "I will report this to Mr. 'Fool'."
"But you should know that since the title of 'Hidden Sage' includes the description of 'hidden,' the position is not so easy to occupy."
"Even Mr. Fool might not be able to divine the exact location."
Klein estimated that they might not even be able to predict a vague location.
"The 'Lord of Mysteries,' in cooperation with Adam, has just captured an avatar of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess,'" Odis smiled slightly. "As we discussed before, the 'Hidden Sage' only gained sufficient activity with the help of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess's' corresponding abilities."
Klein could hardly believe his ears. Had those two gods achieved another new "victory"? Had they captured an old avatar this time?
It's about catching them, not killing them!
The two are completely different.
Thinking of this, he cleared his throat before saying, "This will greatly improve the accuracy of divination."
Klein said again, "I will report to Mr. Fool at this time, but Mr. Fool may not have time recently."
It wasn't that he didn't have time, but rather that he wanted to wait until he reached Sequence 1 before helping Odis claim the spot, as that would increase the accuracy.
After all, Odis wanted to fight to the death with the other party, so the more detailed the information he obtained, the better.
Odis understood what the other person meant: "Alright, it's okay to wait a bit."
Anyway, we've been waiting for this for several months.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Odis took his leave.
Gehrman Sparrow turned around and became the old man feeding pigeons again. He opened the bread in his hand and continued to feed the pigeons, as if nothing had happened.
For some time afterward, Odis prepared to face the "Hidden Sage".
Every day he would go to the "wilderness of knowledge" and have the Taoist priest play the role of a "hidden sage" to spar with him.
In addition, one should practice the state of "separating" three small "data streams" under the Mythical Creature state, and enable those small "data streams" to use other level 0 sealed items to cooperate with one's own battle.
More than a month passed. On this day, Odis had just returned to the real world after completing her training in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" when her assistant delivered a report from the intelligence department.
Odis took the report and glanced at it. It turned out that the intelligence department had noticed a number of new churches that had recently appeared in Intis and Rune.
The deities in the church are said to be the "creators" who have taken responsibility for all of humanity's sins.
Odis was taken aback: he thought to himself, "The Eternal Sun and the Lord of Storms are really going all out to win this war!"
Clearly, this is an invitation to the "true creator" of the "forsaken land".
Then Odis smiled, and it seemed that Adam and the "god of knowledge and wisdom" must have smiled as well.
Although he didn't know who the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" was, he guessed that it should be related to the "Ancient Sun God". This guess came from Odis's recollection of the "Banquet of Betrayal" when the "Pure White Angel" and the "Wind Angel" showed anger and a desire to kill the person who saw them when they realized that someone was watching them gnaw on the corpse of the "Ancient Sun God".
Only the Cherubim remained unmoved and continued their actions.
Furthermore, according to the clues Odis obtained in the ruins of the God War, the "Cherubim" should have been switched before the "Ancient Sun God" fell.
What if the "Cherubim" are part of the "Ancient Sun God"? Or perhaps Odis himself is unsure of their state, since he remembers Adam as the divinity of the "Ancient Sun God" and the "True Creator" as the humanity of the "Ancient Sun God".
What exactly is that extra part? Odis couldn't quite figure it out either.
However, according to the reliable information Odis has obtained so far, the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" must have a close relationship with the "Ancient Sun God". Therefore, during the "Banquet of Betrayal", the "Cherubim" had no psychological burden at all, because they were just taking back what belonged to them.
Furthermore, Odis noted that Adam and the "god of knowledge and wisdom" never appeared at the same time.
Just like this time, when the "Fallen Mother Goddess" used Mr. "Door" to invade, the other five gods among the six gods all showed up, and they all seemed to be "putting aside past grievances and working together against the common enemy".
Of course, Odis was certain that Adam and the "god of knowledge and wisdom" were two gods, and that they did not appear at the same time because they had to take turns.
Odis only estimated that they should not be in the same place at the same time, otherwise, some uncontrollable things might happen.
This once again proves that the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" has a deep connection with the "Ancient Sun God".
Inviting the "true creator" back at this point would be tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house.
Of course, Odis knew this information, so he understood how ridiculous it was for the "Eternal Suns" to do this.
However, in the eyes of "Eternal Sun" and "Lord of Storms", such an alliance is normal, after all, they are both gods of the same path as "God of Knowledge and Wisdom".
Now the alliance of the "God of Knowledge" is very powerful, and they were completely at a disadvantage in the previous confrontation.
Then the gods of other adjacent paths will surely unite to jointly strike at the "God of Knowledge" and his alliance.
Especially after the battle at the angelic level ended, the allied angels suffered heavy losses, and they would definitely contact the evil gods.
Perhaps they even contacted Adam.
However, the only people they can contact are the "True Creator" and the "Primordial Witch." Other evil gods have the background of Outer Gods. Gods like the "Eternal Sun" probably won't actively contact these evil gods, but they can still do things like revealing some information about Lenburg to them.
To put it bluntly, they want to use these evil gods with alien backgrounds as pawns.
After putting down the documents in his hand, Odis looked at the battle reports of the past few days, then went to the huge map of the northern continent and looked at Trier.
Within a week at most, Rembrandt's army will be able to reach the capital of Intis.
At this moment, Odis was actually glad that he had made up his mind earlier and started the war as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if we wait another year or two, and Intis and Rune are able to mass-produce tanks and "extraordinary puppets," this war will not be so easy to fight.
At this moment, Odis's messenger suddenly delivered a letter.
I glanced at the envelope and saw that it was a letter from Klein.
He quickly opened it, and sure enough, the letter said that "The Fool" had time to help him choose a divination spot recently.
Odis breathed a long sigh of relief; the day had finally come.