Chapter 1297 The Extremely Weak Curtain of Balance

——That is the story of gods and knights.

Don Quixote is a false hero, a knight who never really existed, with no past, no memories, and no one to remember him.

Autolycus is the god who controls lies, and no one knows his true gender, appearance, personality, or identity.

Thus, old friends and teachers and students reunited here, and the inheritance that was cut off by time continued again.

The fit between them is perfect.

Before Aiwas even saw the fragment of Gray Sky Master, it had already merged directly with Don Quixote.

Precisely because their compatibility is so high, Hui Tiansi's power loss rate is also quite low.

After being strengthened, Don Quixote can absorb all damage regardless of angle or amount as long as he exists on the field.

The "replacement injury" mechanic is quite noble. No taunting, no blocking, and even no active release required.

And as long as he dies once, he will be permanently immune to this type of damage - then when he absorbs this damage again, wouldn't it be the same as being unharmed?

In essence, it wasn't just him who was immune to this type of damage... but he had spread this immunity to the entire team!

This power is more than ten times stronger than the previous one-time shield summoned.

Even without counting the divine authority he obtained from Hui Tiansi, this is already an enhancement to the level of rebirth.

In addition, Aiwass noticed another detail.

Originally, Don Quixote's sin card was called "Holy Sword Wielder" and his upright ability was called "Nothing"; but now he is called "Don Quixote of Falsehood" and his upright ability has become the Twelve Trials of Hercules.

Don Quixote, before him, didn't even consider himself the Beast of Sin. He believed he was a mere figment of his imagination, a mere "holder" of the Golden Sword. He wasn't even the Sword's master or its spirit; he possessed nothing. The true power lay solely in the Holy Sword, not in the self within it.

This is undoubtedly a manifestation of low self-esteem.

Compared to his righteous spirit of contempt for all evil, this low self-esteem is a rather unusual sign. In Aiwass's view, this may be because Don Quixote knows that the foundation of his existence is Hercules' soul. In other words, Don Quixote may have considered Hercules' death the price of his own existence, and therefore considered his own existence his original sin.

With his awe-inspiring spirit that would not tolerate even a hint of evil, and would not allow himself to commit sins... this was entirely possible.

Now, Don Quixote finally faces up to his true self and acknowledges his own existence.

He is indeed an illusory existence, but he is undoubtedly real.

Even Hercules' best friend and teacher, Grey Sky, acknowledged his existence.

Thus, the part of Hercules' power that had always existed in his body merged with him again.

When the fog dissipated, Don Quixote reappeared.

The ostentatious silver-white armor on his body disappeared, replaced by a gray-white stand-up collar robe.

The original Don Quixote's armor was resplendent and sacred—a fully shielded silver-white armor, a halo of thorns hovering behind his head. Yet, his features were completely invisible... for he was merely "holding the holy sword on his behalf," a mere symbol.

And now, Don Quixote finally reveals his appearance.

Her long, wavy black hair was neatly draped over her shoulders, and her dark green pupils were as bright as stars.

The thin cheeks were slightly sunken, and the back was straight, giving it a sharp look, as if it had been cut by a knife or an axe.

Now he was wearing a gray-white robe, with a large tower shield in his left hand that could cover his feet, and a holy sword in his right hand.

The brilliant, saint-like gray-white halo still appeared behind his head, and it grew even larger, becoming a circle with silver-white thorn patterns.

Don Quixote now looked less like a knight and more like a law enforcer. His eyes were still bright and sharp, but they had lost some of their reckless and crazy enthusiasm and had become calmer and more profound.

Or rather, like a "Governor." Or like a once-illusory knight finally awakening from a dream.

At this moment, a dazzling rainbow light of four colors, accompanied by a new star as gray and white as mist, swept in all directions.

When the light of the Geometry God swept across the earth, the four elements became extremely active and chaotic - the pond became turbid, a whirlwind rose from the flat ground, the storm ignited flames and turned into a fire tornado, and wherever these flames passed, the surroundings became moist... The empty four-element mana pools in the bodies of all the extraordinary people were instantly filled; but when the light of the Gray God swept across again, everything returned to normal, and the abnormalities in the material world were hidden again.

Although mortals may not be able to see it, because the sun obscures the brilliance of the stars.

But at that moment, Aiwass noticed something unusual in the sky.

Just now, dense and hidden cracks appeared on the star curtain.

[The path of adaptation and wisdom surpasses its limits, and the material world is about to be upgraded——]

[When the Ascension Path reaches the Six Pillars, the Lunar Eclipse Ceremony will no longer be performed.]

[There are currently three vacancies for the positions of Tiansi, which will be chosen by those who have been promoted to Dao]

[The power of adaptation is boiling, and the nine rivers along the path are becoming increasingly turbulent—]

[From today onwards, the vitality of all extraordinary beings in the material world will be tripled, and their resistance to disease and toxins will be increased.]

The barrier between the dream world and the physical world becomes weaker, allowing ordinary people to gain the ability to predict the future.

[The power of wisdom is boiling, and the nine rivers along the path are becoming increasingly turbulent—]

[From today on, the learning speed of ordinary people will be doubled, and the learning speed of extraordinary people will be doubled again]

The barrier between the dream world and the material world has become extremely weak, allowing transcendents to learn transcendental skills across realms.

[——The law of balance has been updated, and a new equilibrium point has been established]

As Gray Sky Master and Geometric Sky Master returned the power they had occupied in the Source River to the Material World, the power of the Material World became more abundant. The cracked Curtain of Balance also slowly healed again.

Although it cannot be said that everyone is like a dragon, it is at least a real upgrade of the world.

The extraordinary power of the material world was almost completely separated into the dream world, and only a small number of extraordinary people could obtain a portion of "possibility" through mysterious knowledge. This was precisely the "firewall" created to prevent the void from infecting the material world.

The material world thus became a simple "screening agency," much like the college entrance exams—it simply screened out qualified souls who would enter the dream world and gain true extraordinary powers.

The material world of the past is like the residue on a coffee filter. The soul is like hot water, which, after a short rinse through the material world, dissolves some of its power and enters the dream world.

Although over a long period of time, the water vapor evaporating from below made the dregs a little moister... but with the flushing of one soul after another, the total amount of extraordinary power in the material world has actually been decreasing.

This was the original doomsday plan of the Sand Clock and the original intention of establishing the Curtain of Balance.

— Allow souls to enter the material world, then receive seeds of power from the dream world, gradually developing. The strongest among them become phantom demons, permanently remaining in the dream world, while souls without extraordinary talent are shattered and reborn as new life... As this is passed down from generation to generation, the number of souls capable of mastering extraordinary powers will decrease, and the extraordinary power available in the material world will also decrease.

Eventually, this world would become a magic-free world like the "Earth" in Aiwas's memory, just like coffee grounds that have been washed countless times, turning into dry dregs that can no longer produce any flavor.

At that time, the Sand Clock will completely close the Veil of Balance, permanently severing the connection between the dream world and the material world.

In this way, even if the Whisper of the Void completely devoured the entire Dream World, it would be impossible for it to infect the material world. This is because the extraordinary power has been completely withdrawn into the Dream World...

Although this can be considered a kind of self-degradation, at least mortals can survive.

Regardless of the cost, this is at least a feasible plan to save the world.

——All this is just like the dispute between Sand Clock and Snake Father at the beginning of creation.

They both still hold onto their original beliefs. This is why, once the material world experiences a power beyond its limits, it will be attacked and sealed by the Sand Clock's apostles... What the Sand Clock has always done is to continuously purify the material world and "demystify" the entire world.

What Huan Tiansi and Aiwass did was undoubtedly to disrupt Sand Clock's plan.

But the sand clock did not stop the tail ring.

"Perhaps this also means... that Sand Clock has also given up on his original plan?"

Aiwass thought.

Now, only the three celestial masters, the Path of Beauty, the Path of Balance, and the Path of War, have not yet returned their powers.

As the Full Moon Ceremony says—

If I have all nine, six of them will protect me, and I will discard three.

When the Tiansi who returned the power reached the six paths, the mechanism of the "Full Moon Ceremony" was triggered!

Because of this, the lunar eclipse ceremony could no longer be performed. The source river split into three new Tiansi fragments, and everything was moving towards a more vibrant direction.

——Three vacant god positions!

Although Aiwass didn't know when the extraordinary people would realize this huge opportunity...

But there is no doubt that at this moment the entire material world has entered into a huge "promotion ceremony"!

This is also a symbol of the Serpent Father's transcendent power completely submerging the material world!

(End of this chapter)