Chapter 1151 Don’t Trust the Silver Crown Dragon

Sherlock looked at Aiwass who was lost in thought, his eyes flickering with some uneasiness.

He also knew that his words were too shocking - reporting the corruption of a Pillar God, especially when he himself was an extraordinary person on the path of authority, was tantamount to a petty official shouting "The Emperor has rebelled."

Not to mention, the Silver Crown Dragon itself is the protector and founder of Avalon.

Without the Silver Crown Dragon, the people of Avalon would still be kept captive by the giants as meat. Statues of the Silver Crown Dragon can be found everywhere in the streets and alleys, and people respect the Silver Crown Dragon more than any other pillar god... Even if the Silver Crown Dragon has not actually performed any miracles, doubting the Silver Crown Dragon is still an act of disloyalty.

"What do you think, Aiwass?"

Sherlock asked softly.

He then glanced at Isabel and added, "What do you think?"

Aiwass looked up at Sherlock, his understanding of the words becoming more profound.

——As Professor Moriarty said, "Knowledge is poisonous."

Once something is known, it is no longer possible to think about it from the perspective of not knowing that knowledge. In this sense, the information becomes a kind of bewitching worm, seeping into the mind as it is learned and mastered, and seizing more energy and ego with each thought, perfecting itself.

Sherlock's learning process of "The Ten Sacred Numbers" also proves this point.

Once he realized the existence of nothingness, he would involuntarily begin to think about what things might be related to nothingness; once he realized that nothingness was behind the door of truth, he would have to begin to doubt his own path and then doubt the other pillar gods.

Those daily things that seemed to be fine before now began to become abnormal one by one - as if every mortal on the street had the qualifications to become a son of nothingness, and as if every god above was intending to destroy the world.

Everything he had experienced seemed to be planned and calculated by the Great One. And any of his thoughts might have been modified by the Dao and the Source River.

When he meets a strange person, he won't think about how his past life has shaped his current personality, leading to his degeneration; nor will he think about whether there is something wrong with the environment he lives in, or whether it is his family, school, country, or race that has made him so deformed... Instead, he will start with the addition calculation of the path to see if he can make up ten.

——The whole world seemed to be distorted by this, and only those who had received the same amount of information as him could understand what he was saying.

To others, he was just a lunatic who was worried about everything, saying things that were indescribable, incomprehensible, and incomprehensible, but he couldn't tell others what he knew.

But Aiwass understood him.

Aiwass nodded slowly: "I believe you."

In other words, it was precisely because Aiwass could see the future that he knew Sherlock's analysis and reasoning were indeed correct. Or at least, it could be explained from this perspective.

"In that case," Isabel replied quickly, "I believe you too."

Even though she was the Queen of Avalon, even though she was the descendant of Lancelot - after Aiwass expressed his position, Isabel chose to believe Aiwass.

That was not perfunctory, but a firm belief from the heart.

Since "truth" in a sense hides unspeakable dangers, there is no need to get to the bottom of everything and seek the only answer. It is good enough to just know what can help you.

For now, all they have to do is beware of the Silver Crown Dragon.

This wasn't a difficult task, and there was nothing wrong with preparing in advance. After all, the Calamity Dragon could descend upon the material world at any time.

The only problem is...

"Aiwass," Isabel said with some concern, "Will something happen to Avalon? I mean... the Avalon region today."

Although the Kingdom of Avalon had been incorporated into the New Herasil Empire, Isabel was still worried about the people who had followed her. If possible, she also hoped to eliminate the dangers and hidden dangers for them in advance.

Aiwass shook his head seriously: "It's hard to say."

It’s hard to say.

Unlike the clearly defined conditions of the Tail Ring Ritual, he wasn't entirely sure how the Calamity Dragon descended, nor was he certain of its exact timing. He only knew that pulling the Calamity Dragon into the material world required three items, one of which was the "Blade of Separation" he already held. He had no idea where the remaining two items came from.

He could only hold the ritual knife tightly in his hand to delay the occurrence of this incident as much as possible.

——Because one reason is that Aiwass can't stay in Avalon forever, he must go to a foreign country to solve the Ring of Tail ritual and plunder the fragments of Tiansi.

Another reason was that the Calamity Dragon's arrival was in human form. Its arrival, or "escape," was very subtle, unlike the Tail Ring, which caused a dramatic shift in the heavens. Before the Calamity Dragon started causing trouble, Aiwass had no way of knowing if it had arrived.

Originally, Aiwas was wondering why the Silver Crown Dragon remained silent when the Calamity Dragon descended... Now with Sherlock's analysis, he finally filled in the last piece of logic.

——Because from the moment the Silver Crown Dragon was unable to suppress the Calamity Dragon, it meant that he himself had been tainted. Or at least he had begun to be tainted.

Even a clay Buddha cannot save himself when crossing the river.

Even Aiwass realized another secret -

The secrets revealed by the three paintings in the ascension ceremony that escaped from the world in the painting.

They are all related to the pollution of the dusk species!

Every feast must come to an end. Drink the blood of fools and devour the flesh of the feasters until the feast is complete and the guests have left. Then, the feast host will be perfected again, ascending to the position of celestial minister. The feast they long for will eventually be held again, perhaps in dreams, perhaps in the future.

The first painting shows a successful banquet.

That is the eternal banquet longed for by the path of love. It is love, yet also dusk. It is creation, yet also error. The secret it reveals, the guest in "Why the guest dies," is precisely the outsider.

That is nothingness.

The guests did not die by [killing], nor did they die by [judgment].

Instead, it is fixed in the endless feast with [Feast]!

Until the "banquet" it longs for is held again... perhaps in dreams, perhaps in the future.

Rebellion is the first sharp sword of the helpless, and curse will be the last. History will repeat itself, once, twice, three times... No one can escape the curse of the eternal cycle. Those who are kings must die by the sword, and those who kill with the sword must become kings. This may be a paradox, but it may also be a cycle. Who knows? Not to mention the living, even the gods are nothing but blood-thirsty beasts, feasting on each other...

The second painting, Ring of Rebellion.

It is a conflict between power and wisdom, telling the story of the ascension of great philosophers and the highest heaven, the beginning and end of the path of power, and the silence and betrayal of the path of wisdom.

History repeats itself—this is precisely the history repeated by the Ring Celestial Master. The curse of the Eternal Ring also refers to the paradox and cycle of the Samsara Celestial Master.

The gods are nothing more than blood-eating beasts, eating each other...which reveals the birth and succession of the gods.

What knowledge is implied here?

Aiwass couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Rebellion is the first sword of the helpless, and curse will be the last..."

If the "Curse of the Eternal Ring" is the "last sharp blade for the helpless," then doesn't that mean Huan Tiansi is the innocent? Rebellion is his first sharp blade... Who did he rebel against?

...nothingness?

And the third painting...

The sun will eventually set, and destiny will eventually return. Every encounter will eventually lead to a separation, but even after separation, we can meet again. Under the blazing sun, freedom is impossible. But if the starlight is bright enough, perhaps it can split the sky and earth before dawn. Then, you will know where the new road leads.

It corresponds to the number of stars.

My holy number is 11, the number of those who belong to us.

Just as Huan Tiansi predicted.

The stars are the number of people.

Just like in Aiwass's Book of Law, the card "Star" did not exist from the very beginning.

Because Aiwass himself is the star - he will split the sky and the earth before dawn.

The story it describes is the eternal dispute between Aiwas and Huantiansi.

In order, the first painting tells the story of the erosion of [love] and [dusk], and survival in the eternal feast.

The second painting tells the story of "wisdom and power being eroded by an infinite cycle of curses." He implies that the paths of [wisdom] and [authority] will be the second to go wrong.

The third painting tells the story of Aiwass and Huan Tiansi - about [dedication] and [transcendence].

Considering that this is the New Moon Ceremony that Sizhu prepared for Aiwas, a "most cruel ceremony presided over by the most merciful Pillar God", this means that this is the secret that Sizhu wants to tell Aiwas.

Because "knowledge is poisonous", Aiwass cannot be allowed to know the truth before experiencing those things, so as to avoid the self-fulfilling prophecy.

And now is almost the time for the truth to be revealed.

"The gods are nothing but blood-thirsty beasts, feeding on one another..."

Aiwass chewed on the candlestick's prophecy, deep in thought.

Does this mean that... Lord Crown was eaten by the Disaster Dragon?

That's a big deal, brothers.

As we all know——

On the path of authority, there is no Heavenly Official now.

Before Aiwas knew that there was something wrong with the Silver Crown Dragon, he did not realize that there was anything wrong here - after all, the path of authoritarianism is the most "official-oriented" path, and it is normal to hope that one's power will be consolidated.

But once they realized that the Silver Crown Dragon might have been corrupted in the past... this behavior immediately became strange.

If a pillar god does not create a celestial god, it can only be because he feels that he does not need a substitute.

But there is really no need for a sand clock - it is a load-bearing wall, and if there is a problem with the load-bearing wall, everyone is finished.

But what about the path of authoritarianism?

He was clearly already sick, why didn't he go get medicine?

Unless he knew… that if he got the medicine, he might die.

The Silver Crown Dragon killing Xiong Tiansi means that it itself is completed... What exactly is completed?

——What did Xiong Tiansi mean by what he said to the Silver Crown Dragon before his death?

Update!

I'm still sick, I'll take a break today...

(End of this chapter)