Chapter 624: The Battle of Punishment!

"I have always claimed that it was not I who defeated the High Heaven, but His willful violence. I have never claimed that the credit for that battle belonged to me.

"Ultimately, I replaced Supreme Heaven as the Pillar God because I was the only one who could do it at the time. I was the only Celestial Master born on the Path of Power who dared to defy Supreme Heaven. Only I could take over this position... After all, the throne cannot be left vacant."

Arthur turned around and looked at the dim sky with Aiwass.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly began to speak, "Besides me, three other Pillar Gods directly participated in the 'Battle of Heavenly Punishment,' while two Pillar Gods did not directly participate but provided assistance. Including me, a total of six Celestial Officials participated in the battle. Two more perished in the battle. As for the Apostles who participated in this battle, the number was countless."

"After this battle, the fallen apostles caused the number of phantom demon eggs condensed in the material world to skyrocket by more than sixty times in fifty years. Five hundred years have passed, and there are still apostles who fell in that battle who have not yet completed their resurrection and returned to the dream world."

Upon hearing this, Aiwass opened his eyes wide.

Without a doubt, this is the most advanced occult knowledge.

There is no book in the material world that records it - the secret about the Pillar God's change comes from the person himself!

"In terms of contribution, my power cannot surpass those of the three pillar gods, and my sacrifice cannot compare to those of the two celestial officials. Those apostles are even more respectable.

"I still remember the ten levels of battlefields that opened up in the dream world. The white dragon fighting the red bear that the people in the material world saw when they looked up was only the lowest level... and also the level closest to the material world.

"The High Heavens were knocked down layer by layer, and the source of power was soaked in blood. His thousands of warriors fought with the gods in endless dreams, and fought the apostles in every corner of the dream world.

"When it was my turn to attack, He was already weaker than ever. Even so, I was on the verge of death seven times during that fight—both He and I have the ability to recover from near-death states. I killed Him six times, and He killed me seven times. The seventh time was the closest to permanent death.

"My blade was already broken, my power completely spent. And the High Heaven was almost the same—His blood was spilled across the land, seeping from the Dream Realm into the Material Realm.

"I know I must win. Because if I fail, then all previous sacrifices will be meaningless—the Supreme Heaven is still the Lord of Power. Even if His divine body disintegrates and His apostles are completely annihilated, He will eventually rise again from the source of the river.

"—The only way to deprive him of his divine power is to defeat him with 'Power' and prove that he is no longer the leader of 'Power'."

……I see.

To kill a Pillar God with violence, one must ultimately surpass him in the very path he governs...

Aiwass listened carefully to the secret Arthur told him and kept it in mind.

——Maybe it will be useful in the future.

"At that time, my knights happened to defeat the giants in the mortal world and ended the rule of the Giant Kingdom. The Most High had no time to help the giants, and the demise of the mortal kingdom also proved that He had lost His 'control' and no longer possessed His extraordinary 'power'. My seven near-death experiences made the Source of 'Violence' recognize me.

"But ultimately, the main reason for His ultimate defeat was that He gradually lost His original intention over His long life and separated Him from the path of power. This caused His recovery in the final moments to be much slower than mine.

"When I finally overcame Supreme Heaven with my 'strength,' his boundless divine power completely dissipated—just like the disintegration of the inheritor's Dao heart."

"—Undoubtedly, although this war began and ended with me, it did not come from me. It came from the hatred and hostility that has been accumulated by all people in this world and the world beyond for thousands of years."

The Silver Crown Dragon, who transformed into Arthur, spoke slowly.

As Aiwas listened to His narration, he felt as if he had personally experienced that remarkable "Battle of Heaven Punishment." He felt a surge of emotion—soaking every corner of the theoretically infinite dream world with blood, causing the blood in the dream world to overflow, seeping out into the material world.

What a romantic and shocking scene!

Even more valuable is that the Silver Crown Dragon always remembers that he is not the strongest. Even after ascending to the throne of Pillar God, he remains humble.

but……

...Three Pillar Gods?

Who else but the Lord of Scales and Feathers?

When Aiwas thought of this, he was still a little hesitant and did not dare to ask this question directly.

But he still asked another question: "Who were those two sacrificed celestial officials?"

——You can always ask this, right?

Even in the name of commemorating the victims, we should always remember the other party's sacrifice.

"One of them was Antaeus, the celestial rebel from the Path of Transcendence. A giant, he fought for justice, defying fate and bloodline, spearheading the battle against the Supreme Heaven, the ancestor of the giants. He fought to the death, ultimately being shattered to pieces. He truly deserves respect and remembrance.

"And the other one... you might know him."

"...Who?" Aiwass was a little surprised.

Is there any celestial being I can recognize?

Who is it? Huan Tiansi?

Why doesn't he just die?

Arthur spoke up, "It was the Gray Sky Master, who was neither real nor fake, neither black nor white. He also fell in that battle. However, some believe that his death was just another unspeakable lie, because those who pray to him can still obtain divine magic... Therefore, I will not reveal his true name. After all, knowing his true name is equivalent to falling into his lies."

At this point, Arthur glanced at the sunset again and asked, "Are you ready?"

"……What?"

"The clock is starting to tick. Do you have any other questions?"

...So it's time-stopped now?

Aiwass suddenly realized.

No wonder Arthur stopped pretending and suddenly revealed so many secrets - now they are in the gap of time!

"In the dream world, if time no longer flows according to normal rules, the horizon will persistently appear a dusky yellow. You can remember this in other dreams... It means Amber is watching you."

The Silver Crown Dragon gazed at the setting sun and said, "That is the Amber Eye."

As Arthur spoke these words, the seemingly endless dusk began to dissipate.

Night begins to fall.

Aiwass was still talking at this time: "I do have a small question... What exactly is the magic cauldron? The giants rely on the magic cauldron to survive."

"——The Demonic Cauldron?"

It wasn't Arthur who answered Aiwass, but a voice that seemed familiar to Aiwass: "Ah, I know that!"

He turned around in surprise, and sure enough, he saw that familiar figure—

He had messy short black hair and a round monocle on his left eye. He wore a blue robe, a sword on his waist, and a frivolous smile on his face.

——It’s Merlin in his youth!

Aiwas looked around and saw the more familiar figure of Lancelot I.

He looked almost identical to the Lancelot Aiwass had seen during the last promotion ceremony, only much younger. He looked even younger than Merlin.

In addition, there were a dozen knights making fire and setting up camp.

They all looked over curiously, but no one came to ask about Aiwas's identity.

Obviously, this offending job fell on Merlin again.

"The secret of the cauldron is simple. It's a special skill of the giant priests. Using ninety-nine tormented souls and ninety-nine gemstones of the same color, and invoking the divine power of the Supreme Heaven, a giant cauldron capable of spewing endless food can be created. However, there are only seven true cauldrons, each with the magical power to bring the dead back to life... Even a man-made cauldron can, through divine magic, resurrect a warrior who has been dead for seven days."

Merlin pushed his monocle and said with a smile: "I answered your question, so how about you answer one of mine?

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"—Merlin, no disrespect."

At this moment, Arthur suddenly spoke.

His majestic and cold silver-gray pupils stared at Merlin, making Merlin quiet down instantly.

The blue-robed wizard nodded respectfully: "As you command, my king."

"This is Sir Heleqin... I have ritually summoned his spirit to fight alongside us."

ah?

Aiwass looked at Arthur in surprise.

——Does this mean that I am the heroic spirit summoned by King Arthur?

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