Chapter 141 The Apostle of the Void Realm 1
Although it is still unknown whether the giant is indeed the Lord of the Divine Seal as Fourth Declaration suspects, one thing is quite clear: he is undoubtedly the center of the Misty Dreamland and the master of this place.
We were guests he forcibly invited, or to put it bluntly, unable to use our supernatural abilities here, we were likely already fish on a chopping block. Extending this analogy, what would he see me, this incongruous outsider, as?
Number Four Xuanming seemed to have some kind of reliance, or perhaps it was out of courage, but when he saw that the giant did not respond to him, he repeated his question verbatim.
Everyone else adopted a vigilant stance, ready to retaliate at any moment, but it seemed that only I, as the person directly involved, could feel the giant's scrutinizing gaze.
No, it seems someone else noticed the giant's gaze. It was Little Bowl Number Two. Even here, she seemed to still be able to exert extraordinary perception. She clearly realized the giant was staring at me, first glancing at me nervously, then deliberately moving closer to me, as if to say she wanted to stand with me through thick and thin.
Suddenly, the giant withdrew his heavy gaze, then raised his arm and waved it gently.
My vision went dark. It wasn't that my vision failed, but rather that the fog in front of me suddenly became incredibly thick, so thick that not even a ray of light could penetrate it.
The darkness lasted only a moment, and my vision immediately returned to normal, except that my location had changed. I had been standing on the ground, but when I came to my senses, I found myself sitting on a rock chair without anyone noticing.
The others were in the same situation as me. Those who had been standing on the ground were moved to the rock seats and sat down obediently. I reflexively tried to move, but I felt my movements were restricted. The surrounding mist seemed to possess an invisible pressure, forcibly pressing me back onto the rock seats whenever I made any move that suggested I was getting up.
I twisted my neck to carefully observe my surroundings. At least this action wasn't hindered. I was currently sitting on the third rock chair from the left, with number two, Xiaowan, on my left and number four, Xuanming, on my right. The seating arrangement was clearly the same as the numbers we had assigned to ourselves.
Was the giant not truly asleep, but secretly listening to our conversation? Or could he, like Asahi, be able to rewind and view past information within this misty dreamscape?
As I tried to analyze the situation, the giant finally spoke; he opened his mouth.
He first answered the question posed by number four.
"—I am the Lord of the Divine Seal."
His voice was unusually deep, not like he was speaking with his own throat, but rather the gray mist that enveloped this dreamscape itself was speaking. It was as if countless people were hidden within the gray mist, their voices layered upon each other, like a solemn chorus, the resonating sound waves even subtly vibrating my chest.
Number Four, Xuanming, seemed completely unfazed by the extravagant display. He asked in an extremely serious tone, "So, did you make a wish to the Divine Seal to destroy the world?"
"What is your purpose in bringing us to a place like this?" Number Six asked bluntly.
The Lord of the Divine Seal indifferently glanced at the two.
“I know most of what happens in this world. I can answer your questions as well.” He spoke again in that layered, authoritative voice, “But if you want answers, you must abide by the rules here.”
"Playing tricks!" Number Six said sarcastically. "Rules? Rules are enforced by force. Do you really think I know nothing about your background?"
"Or do you think that you can really rest easy here just by relying on this gray fog that suppresses supernatural abilities?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Great Impermanence, whose origins were unknown, suddenly burst into a dazzling light.
In this misty dreamscape where no supernatural powers should have been used, he burst forth with dazzling white light like a sun suddenly appearing. For a moment, even the gray mist couldn't hinder the penetration of the white light—no, the gray mist was forcibly torn apart by the white light!
A vacuum zone, devoid of any gray mist, appeared around his body. Needless to say, the force suppressing him as he sat on the rock chair was completely shattered. Transformed into a white sun, he shot towards the Lord of the Divine Seal, seated in the distance, like a cannonball, carving a vacuum corridor through the mist, the shockwave sweeping in all directions. If it weren't for the gray mist holding me back, I would probably have been blown far away by this unstoppable blast.
Number Six actually attacked the Lord of the Divine Seal!
How did he manage to use his supernatural powers here? Was it because he was the Great Impermanence, so powerful that even the gray mist couldn't seal him off? Or did he find a loophole in the seal in such a short time?
Furthermore, he claims to know the details of the Lord of the Divine Seal. How is that possible? Is his ability to use his supernatural powers here also related to this matter?
Number Four, Xuanming, didn't join Number Six's charge. I don't know if he had no choice or was still observing. I could only watch Number Six's charge from behind. In the blink of an eye, from the start of Number Six's charge to its end, the process was so brief it was almost imperceptible. Even if I had a way to help, I wouldn't have had time to act. The white sun struck the Lord of the Divine Seal with a deafening roar, its light exploding and filling the world with its intensity before quickly vanishing.
I don't know if it's because this is a dream, but the light of the white sun should have blinded me, yet I can still see normally. I carefully observe the state of the Lord of the Seal.
I don't believe the Lord of the Divine Seal will die so easily, or rather, I don't want this unknown being, who appeared in a mysterious manner, to die so easily from Number Six's counterattack. However, Number Six is, after all, a Great Impermanence, and someone who is suspected of knowing the Lord of the Divine Seal's secrets, and even broke through the gray mist's blockade, so it's acceptable that he might have caused harm to the Lord of the Divine Seal.
However, the master of the divine seal was unharmed.
He remained seated upright in the rock chair, his posture unchanged, as if the attack had been nothing more than an illusion.
So where did number six go?
"—What?" A voice rang out from the right.
I immediately turned my head and saw that Number Six had returned to his rock chair at some point. He was sitting there perfectly fine, as if he had never launched an attack. Even he himself seemed puzzled by his own state.
Although the attack failed, he didn't panic. Instead, he immediately accepted the reality and muttered somberly, "Time reversal? Fact modification? Or simply manipulating dreams? No, none of those are correct, but you should clearly be..."
The others watched all of this with shocked expressions.
The Lord of the Divine Seal seemed unconcerned about the other party's offense and ignored his mutterings, simply saying, "If he offends again, kill him without mercy."
"……snort."
The situation seemed to be different from what Number Six had originally estimated. Out of fear, even this Great Impermanence had no choice but to obey for the time being.
Number Four Xuanming glanced at Number Six, then said to the Lord of the Divine Seal, "You just said that we should abide by the rules of this place. Tell me your so-called rules first!"
"First, I want to tell you why I have gathered you here," the Lord of the Divine Seal said calmly. "You have all obtained fragments of the Divine Seal and personally experienced its power, so you no longer have any doubts about the existence of the Divine Seal."
"However, the fragments of the divine seal you possess only constitute a portion of all the fragments of the divine seal. The mission I am about to give you is to collect the fragments of the divine seal scattered throughout the world."
Upon hearing the Lord of the Divine Seal's statement, neither the newly arrived Number Six nor Number Seven showed any doubt. As expected, I was the only one unaware of the "power of the Divine Seal fragments."
But Xuanming, number four, countered, "But the divine seal was never broken in the first place?"
The Lord of the Divine Seal uttered a seemingly contradictory statement: "The fact that the Divine Seal is intact does not prevent you from collecting its fragments."
"Then, is that perfectly intact divine seal in your possession?" Xuanming No. 4 pressed on persistently.
"Neither here nor there." The Lord of the Divine Seal once again uttered contradictory words.
Xuanming No. 4 paused. Clearly, no one present could understand the Lord of the Divine Seal's words. I couldn't like this cryptic, enigmatic way of speaking, especially since I wasn't the one playing the role; it made it even less appealing.
However, since the truth involves something bizarre that transcends common sense, especially something as bizarre as the Divine Seal, perhaps human language truly cannot accurately describe its form. Just as humans cannot understand objects that are both intact and fragmented, things that transcend logic cannot be explained by language and logic. Perhaps even the Lord of the Divine Seal is helpless in this situation.
The people present reacted in their own ways to this series of changes and conversations, and the strangest of them all was, as expected, number seven.
From the moment she appeared, Number Seven remained aloof and silent. Whether it was the Lord of the Divine Seal speaking, Number Six's sudden attack, or the current changes, she maintained a neutral stance, like a bystander detached from the world, a complete spectator.
To be honest, I also wanted to be a bystander like her, simply enjoying the atmosphere of this mysterious organization's gathering as a participant. Unfortunately, it seems the Lord of the Divine Seal has already marked me. Even if I neither attack him now nor question him like Number Four and Number Six, he probably won't forget to deal with me later. Rather than that, I might as well be frank and speak my mind.
"Then why should we help you collect the fragments of the Divine Seal?" I asked directly. "What benefit would it bring us?"
The Lord of the Divine Seal looked at me again.
“After the collection of the Divine Seal fragments is complete, I will properly evaluate your contributions to this matter and select the person who made the greatest contribution,” he said. “And for this winner, I will grant his wish.”
(End of this chapter)
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