Behind the endless curtain of shadows, there was a darkness with a faint gleam of water.

A young man with black hair, black eyes, a broad forehead and a thin face suddenly sat up as if he had experienced a nightmare.

He, dressed in a classic black robe, stretched out his right hand and tried to take out a crystal monocle from the "void" and put it on his right eye.

But this time, He got nothing.

His right hand paused in mid-air for two seconds before he retracted it and pinched his right eye socket.

At this moment, a gentle, plain but emotionless voice rang in His ears:

“For him, there were things that were bigger than life.

"For you, apart from yourself, there is almost nothing worth caring about.

"When things get to the point where you have to bet your life, it means you lose."

Amon curled the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to respond with a smile or two, but in the end he said nothing.

The voice continued:

“As a born mythical creature, your lack of a normal enough anchor is also a problem.

"It makes you realize what courage and sacrifice are, but it's hard to understand."

Amon's expression changed, and he stood up from the darkness with a faint light of water.

He glanced at the human-skin gloves that were discarded nearby but seemed very satisfied, then retracted his gaze and said with a raised corner of his mouth:

“It seems interesting.

"Next, I plan to leave here and dive into the starry sky. It's much more exciting and stimulating there than in reality. Maybe I'll understand the two words you just said."

"That's very dangerous. Once we enter the starry sky, I won't be able to provide any help until I succeed. But at least we can avoid Him." The gentle and calm voice without any emotion responded.

Amon said nothing more. He raised his hand and pinched his right eye socket, then disappeared into the endless curtain of shadows.

…………

Above the gray fog, inside the ancient palace.

As Amon was completely shattered by the power of the "supernova explosion", Klein couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If he had a choice, he certainly didn't want to sacrifice himself to resurrect "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun". He would rather protect the world himself and find the meaning of life again.

Of course, if he had no choice, he would not hesitate to wake up the "Tianzun". He was sure that he could do it, and Amon knew it as well, so he did not force him, but just tried to get away.

The battle just now, in the end, was a battle of courage. Whoever is really not afraid of dying completely will have an absolute advantage.

Obviously, Amon did not sacrifice his consciousness for this matter.

After he breathed a sigh of relief, Klein's face under the cold and strange mask suddenly twisted.

The slippery and evil tentacles extending from under the translucent dark cloak on his body were either slapping the ground or rising high, completely out of his control.

He could feel that the "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" in his body was waking up at an accelerated speed, and it seemed unstoppable.

Even if Klein died with this will and then resurrected with the power of the "Miracle Worker", he would not be able to escape it because the "Lord of Mysteries" also holds the authority of "miracles".

At this moment, Klein remembered what the Dark Angel Sasriel, the ancient sun god, said:

"The origin has awakened in my body..."

The next second, where Amon's body was shattered, rays of light were pulled by invisible gravity and headed straight for Klein.

Some of them are time insects with twelve links, some are insects made of brilliant starlight, and some are simply a large number of light points...

Klein wanted to stop these extraordinary characteristics from merging with himself, but he was unsuccessful due to the increasingly powerful will of the "Tianzun" in his body.

His body suddenly swelled up into a balloon, then suddenly became as thin as a paper man, repeating this cycle endlessly.

The mask on his face grew brighter and more eerie, and the slippery, evil tentacles extending from under his cloak became more and more numerous and increasingly out of control.

One "Time Worm" extraordinary characteristic, one "Star Key" extraordinary characteristic, one... Klein's spirit was like being bitten and swallowed by an invisible monster, causing him to feel extremely painful.

In the end, a pair of eyeballs that seemed to be made of pure starlight and contained layers of illusory doors and a monocle made of a piece of crystal were reassembled and formed, rushing towards Klein's face and the eye sockets of the mask.

Almost at the same time, the strange light door with a hint of blue-black appeared on Klein's body again.

"Source Castle"!

At this moment, Klein, the "Source Castle", the uniqueness of the "Gate", and the uniqueness of the "Error" had an extremely strong tendency to converge.

Once they merge into one, the "Lord of Mysteries" will fully awaken and complete his resurrection.

Klein swung his right hand and covered half of his face.

His whole body bent down, as if he was fighting against another self.

Relying on the cognitive positioning and image interference brought by the believer's anchor, Klein finally delayed the revival of the Lord of Mysteries' will a little, weakening the aggregation force a little.

The pair of starlight eyes and the crystal monocle stayed in front of Klein's face, suspended only a few centimeters away, like a planet orbiting the sun.

This was an extreme imbalance, and Klein wondered if he could maintain it for too long. Perhaps in a few minutes, or even dozens of seconds, the aggregation would continue uncontrollably, bringing about changes that he could hardly bear.

“Haha, this can also be considered a kind of fusion.” Klein laughed unsteadily.

Then he "fooled" the "Brass Book of Trunsoest" into a sealed state and flew it into the pile of debris.

Then, Klein left Sefirah Castle and stepped into the astral realm composed of symbols and authority.

This place looks similar to the starry sky, dark, deep, vast and boundless, but actually it has many peculiarities. For example, you can clearly see a sun-like star hanging in the distance, emitting normal light and heat, but if you find a way to get close to it without getting damaged, you will find that the starry sky there is like a black curtain, and the sun is directly painted with oil paint, with a bunch of concepts and symbols gathered around it.

Moreover, the sun was not drawn that well. It looked like a random scribble by a kid with no artistic skills. It was both funny and scary.

From another perspective, this may be a reflection of the chaos and madness of the underlying rules.

As soon as Klein entered here, he immediately felt invisible gazes.

Some of them come from areas protected by the world barrier, and some come from wider places with obvious malice.

The corners of Klein's mouth curled up uncontrollably. He suddenly turned his head and looked back outside the world barrier, raising those slippery and evil tentacles.

The pair of eyes made of starlight and the monocle made of crystal also moved along.

Suddenly, all the gazes from the starry sky retreated, leaving only a hand-painted red moon hanging there, flashing light.

“Haha.” Klein laughed out loud and came to the outside of a dark kingdom full of night-blooming herbs and deep-sleeping flowers.

At the same time, the "Goddess of Night" appeared at the edge of the Kingdom of God wearing a layered long dress dotted with stardust, with a translucent black veil covering her face.

“He” did not grow in size. Instead, he looked at Klein levelly, raised his right hand, and revealed a bird-shaped golden ornament.

On the head of this bird-shaped golden ornament, within its bronze eyeballs, layers of illusory doors appeared, allowing a drop of colorless liquid with a strong aura of eternal silence to fly out and land on Klein’s cold and eerie mask.

The will of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" passively entered a state of eternal sleep, and most of Klein's consciousness was the same, leaving only a little clarity.

In this situation, he retracted the mask and transformed the cloak into a black windbreaker.

Then, he turned the crystal monocle into a pair of black gloves, and the pair of eyeballs made of starlight into a cane inlaid with stardust.

——This is only a change in appearance, the essence has not changed. Once these two objects leave Klein, they will return to their original appearance. Of course, if Klein stabilizes and accommodates them, and revises the corresponding concepts and symbols again and again, they can change their form permanently.

"This can't last too long. It will only postpone things for a while." The Goddess of Night reminded softly, "If you use the water of the River of Everlasting Darkness repeatedly, the Lord of Mysteries will wake up faster because He will undergo unknown changes in response to the stress and adjust His own state. Similarly, the special blessing from Sefirah Castle and me will gradually be erased, and you will also enter an eternal sleep state."

Klein smiled and nodded, as if he was not discussing his own affairs.

"I see."

The Goddess of Night said in a tone that seemed to soothe Klein’s spirit:

"In this matter, the methods and actions taken by Amon were beyond my expectations. He is indeed the true 'God of Deception'.

"You are not completely without a chance. You can first try to completely control the 'Source Castle' and drag the will of the 'Lord of Mysteries' into eternal sleep. In your dreams, you can both fight against and merge with Him. I can give you certain blessings, but the most important thing is you.

“To become the Old One, there is no ritual. No ritual can change the awakening of the original will, but the ancient sun god believes that accommodating the order can improve self-awareness to a certain extent and increase the success rate of things.

"The best order is to first become a Sequence 0 of a path, then control and integrate the Essence, and finally accommodate the other uniqueness.

“Becoming a dual-path true god, controlling the fusion of the source essence, and then accommodating the remaining uniqueness is a sequence that is neither good nor bad.

"It is the worst choice to fuse the source essence at the last step."

Klein smiled and said:

“This is a good idea. As long as we wake up, a ‘Lord of Mysteries’ will be born.

"It could be Him, or it could be me. Well, after I completely control Sefirah Castle and enter eternal sleep, I should be able to create certain weaknesses in the seal of the Western Continent, weaknesses that allow entry and exit."

The Goddess of Night listened to Klein's words without saying anything.

Klein continued to laugh:

“This is my own choice.

"I had long anticipated that there would be a day when I would face Him."

PS: Update first and revise later. Today's two updates have been sent. The first update on Tuesday should also be advanced to the early morning. Please vote for recommendation on Monday~