Chapter 418: Pillar of Destiny and Paradise Lost

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"You are very sharp."

"As expected of a human being ranked in the top 50 of the "Pillar of Destiny"..."

Osidero sighed sincerely.

"Pillar of Destiny?"

Matthew asked inquiringly.

Osidero explained:

"The Pillar of Destiny is a totem pillar extending from the mother body of the abyss, engraved with many names that may pose a threat to the abyss."

"About a year ago, we found your name at the bottom of the Pillar of Destiny. At that time, you were still more than 10,000 people away from the surface of the mother body of the abyss, only a few centimeters away from the surface of the abyss."

"But your growth rate is amazing. Now you have entered the top 50. Among the humans on the continent of Aindo, you are the third youngest..."

Is there such a thing in the abyss?

Matthew looked surprised:

"Who are the two people younger than me?"

Osidero said without hesitation:

"The second youngest is a wizard named Hibbert. He is a student of the Western Guardian Youruo and is suspected to be related to the magic goddess Ye Li. ”

“The youngest one is a person who should have died. That death reset her age, so she ranks ahead of you.”

“As far as I know, her resurrection is also related to you. Her name is Margaret…”

Matthew was stunned.

How come they are all old acquaintances?

But what surprised Matthew more than this was that in terms of the threat index to the Abyss, the resurrected Margaret was actually ranked ahead of himself and Hibbert?

Didn’t she die at the hands of the devil?

“But the fact that death can reset age is also a bug, right?”

“It seems that the algorithm of the Abyss Matrix is ​​not so humane.”

Matthew thought so in his heart.

Immediately, he questioned Osidero:

“So most of the demons in the Abyss know about our existence?”

Osidero shook his head:

“No, the fact is just the opposite. Only the demons with higher status are qualified to observe the contents of the Pillar of Destiny. "

"Only Abyss Mages are qualified to observe and record for a long time, which is the privilege of the Trumo tribe."

"As for the names on the Pillar of Destiny, Abyss Mages cannot directly tell them to the lords they serve, but they can reveal these targets that may pose a threat to the Abyss in an indirect way."

"What's more embarrassing is that in the history of the Abyss, many Abyss Mages used this to gain additional support from their own lords. In fact, what they did was not to eliminate the threats outside the Abyss, but to enrich themselves. "

"Over time, a considerable number of Abyss Lords have become prejudiced against the Trumo group, and the Pillar of Destiny is also regarded as a lie made up by the Abyss Mage, just to defraud more resources from the various Lords..."

Matthew nodded slightly after listening.

Osedero's description does not have obvious loopholes.

Matthew also has a certain understanding of the Trumo group.

It is well known.

The Abyss Demons are a group hated by the Ether.

They belong to the same evil camp.

The devils can It is easy to use spells.

But the demons can't.

However, in the long evolution and adaptation, the demons developed spell-like abilities from the mother of the abyss.

Unlike spells, which need to be learned from scratch.

Spell-like abilities can spread in the bloodline, and can also be shared through the conclusion of a master-servant contract.

It is indeed more suitable for the actual situation of the abyss.

In the abyss.

There is only one group that can use magic, and they are called Trumo.

At the beginning.

Trumo are not all mages.

But due to the harshness of the abyss environment and the strong adaptability of the demons.

After a few generations, the Abyss Mage became the external name of the Trumo tribe.

Because they control the scarce magic resources in the abyss, they are treated as guests of honor by the major demon lords.

But ordinary demons have a very bad impression of the Trumo tribe.

Many demons even hate the Trumo very much.

There are many specific reasons, nothing more than the Trumo's superior social status, the scarce magic resources, etc.

But there is a saying that may better explain it. The hatred of the lower demons for the Trumo tribe.

They believe that the Trumo are demons transformed from the devil!

The key point is.

This statement is not just a mere figment of the imagination, there are many signs pointing to this point.

Matthew has seen this statement in a magic book that studies the history of the Abyss and Purgatory.

The nature of that book is more like a heroic biography or anecdotes, most of the content is absurd and sensational, but the part about the origin of the Trumo tribe is well-written.

Even Matthew believed it to 70%.

It is said that the former Lord of the Nine Hells, Barto, fell in love with a demon girl who came out of the abyss.

When Barto first saw the appearance and shape of the demon girl, he was shocked. He captured her and brought her back to Purgatory, and then treated her with courtesy and launched a fierce pursuit.

The demon girl had an extremely strong personality and showed an attitude of not giving up even if she was broken.

Barto immediately became more excited.

He favored the demon girl crazily for a period of time. Within half a year, he made her pregnant and gave birth to hundreds of cursed babies——

The combination of demons and devils is definitely the most miserable newborn.

They are born to be punished by God.

Most newborns cannot live beyond three years old.

Barto certainly has no feelings for those newborns. He threw those half-demons and half-devils next to the demon girl to torture her emotions and try to make her completely surrender mentally.

However, the demon girl also knew it very well.

She knew that the reason she was still alive was precisely because she did not surrender.

So she resisted stubbornly.

Barto did not use brainwashing or similar spoiling spells.

He just attacked madly.

According to the normal script.

The powerful Lord of the Nine Hells will get tired of playing one day, and then it will be the end of the Demon Daughter and the hundreds of newborns.

But it happened at this time.

Purgatory suffered an unprecedented attack-

The Scourge Mage came.

She killed Barto and sealed him under the Bridge of All Living Things.

When the Scourge Mage broke into Barto's palace, she accidentally discovered the newborns.

So she rescued the dying Demon Daughter and sent the newborns back to the abyss with their mother.

After that.

The Scourge Mage broke into the forbidden land of the abyss three times in a row and negotiated with the mother of the abyss.

The final result was that there were a group of demons who could use magic in the abyss.

This is the origin of Trumo.

From the timeline.

Trumo is indeed a new type of demon that has only appeared in the past few hundred years, and it coincides with the time when the Scourge Mage beat up Baator, the Lord of the Nine Hells.

Therefore, this version of the rumor has been prevalent.

The book that Matthew read was written by the Alliance Mage, and most of it describes the power of the Scourge Mage from the side, so the authenticity of the story is naturally unverifiable.

But if this story is true.

Then it is reasonable that the Trumo group is unwelcome in the Abyss.

With this in mind.

Matthew simply asked bluntly:

"The so-called Pillar of Destiny, is it only you Trumo who value it more?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Osedro's face.

He instinctively explained a few words, and then seemed to remember his current situation, so he said helplessly:

"Indeed."

"Including your lord Eisner?"

Matthew asked again.

Osedro nodded slightly, with an embarrassed expression.

Matthew understood in his heart.

It seems that this pillar of destiny is a new thing in the abyss, just like the Trumo tribe, and is not accepted by the general demon community.

Osidero said that it grew out of the abyss matrix -

Maybe it was the Trumo who secretly erected a pole on the abyss matrix and insisted that it grew out of itself...

This kind of thing is not new.

After experiencing so many people and things.

Matthew is already very clear about a common sense -

Everyone will add their own subjective whitewashing when describing an objective fact.

It is often difficult to get the truth of things.

You must put aside all the subjective parts.

Only look at the objective facts.

Only then can you piece together the true context!

And "only the Trumo are qualified to observe and record closely", in fact, other demons don't care about that pillar at all, right?

Matthew was amused, and then asked with a straight face:

"Let's get back to business, why did Eisner go to the Jade Palace?"

"Don't worry, the Soul Cage is an independent world, it is protected by the secret barrier of my half plane, no one can know what you said to me!"

Osedro showed fear:

"I can't say it!"

"He will definitely know it!"

"I will die miserably!"

Matthew sneered:

"If you don't say it, I can make you die miserably now!"

"Do you need me to remind you? I'm a necromancer."

Osedro's face turned pale when he heard it - spirits are prone to paleness, and now he is almost as pale as a ray of light!

"I have ten thousand ways to torture your soul. If you really don't want to open your mouth, I also have my own way."

Matthew said coldly:

"The Banshee Queen just played with you. As long as I give an order, she will let you experience more extreme pain at any time."

"Also, I have a friend in the underworld, his name is Viscount Fan, I heard that he is the best at dealing with ghosts and spirits... I am considering whether it is worth my asking him to give me this favor..."

Osidero's spirit body shook violently with fear.

But he still said with pain on his face:

"I... I can't... I dare not..."

"You don't understand how terrible He is..."

Seeing that the intimidation was almost over, Matthew immediately threw out a trump card:

"The reason why you dare not betray Eisner is that you are afraid of his means and revenge."

"But what if I can provide you with an absolutely safe path?"

Osidero shook his head and said:

"I don't believe it."

Matthew snorted coldly:

"I can make you a void creature!"

Osidero still shook his head:

"I don't believe it... What?!"

He immediately showed an expression of disbelief:

"What did you say?"

"Void creatures? Did I hear it right? That is the most powerful and noblest race in the multiverse..."

His spirit body suddenly became condensed, and his eyes became very sharp!

Matthew didn't waste his words.

He showed his Void bloodline directly!

"You, you, you..."

After sensing the Void aura on Matthew, Osidero stuttered for a long time before sighing:

"You are actually the Lord of the Void!?"

"No wonder your strength has improved so quickly, no wonder you can squeeze into the top 50 of the Pillar of Destiny in more than a year!"

Matthew smiled but said nothing.

Osidero looked at him with complicated eyes, still mumbling:

"I have always been wary of you."

"Since I knew you destroyed the sampan plane and ranked first in the Pillar of Destiny, I have been very careful to avoid a head-on confrontation with you."

"But I still lost, and lost inexplicably..."

"Just now, I was still unwilling to think - if our battle took place in the abyss, I would definitely win!"

"The environment of the material world is too friendly to you, and it is full of suppression for me. This is not a fair wizard duel..."

"But now it seems that my thoughts just now are a bit too naive. Your Excellency is actually the spokesperson of the void master Yukrus..."

"The people of the Scourge Cult actually lurked in the upper echelons of the Seven Saints Alliance... Unbelievable!"

Matthew smiled lightly.

In fact, he also felt that his successful victory took advantage of the home advantage. For high-level mages, the inability to use the domain is a disadvantage of one gain and the other loss.

Unfortunately, Matthew now has the abyss domain in hand.

Even if he went to the abyss to fight Osidero again, the latter would not be his opponent.

"Now that you know my identity, you should know that you only have two ways to go."

Matthew said in a tough tone:

"Become my man, or be wiped out!"

Osidero's eyes became extremely hot. He first bowed deeply to Matthew, and then said sincerely:

"I am willing to be your follower!"

"As long as you are willing to guide me to the void, I am willing to tell you all the facts I know, without reservation!"

This guy's attitude changed so quickly that it was really astonishing.

Although Matthew had long expected that the void bloodline might be tempting to these people, he did not expect its effect to be so immediate!

"Open the door of your soul, don't resist at all, remember, my patience is very limited."

Matthew ordered.

Osidero hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and relaxed all resistance at the soul level.

Matthew separated a wisp of consciousness and successfully infiltrated into Osidero's spirit body. The random images in Osidero's sea of ​​memory flashed before his eyes.

The next second.

A seed from the Void Mark successfully entered Osidero's spirit body -

These small seeds were the product of Matthew using the spell of Parasitic Skull to fill the Mark Void.

At first, he didn't pay much attention.

Later, he paid attention and studied it deliberately, and found that he could distribute these small seeds to other people to create weakened Void bloodlines and then develop his own power!

These people with weakened Void bloodlines will also enter the Void world after death, and become Matthew's subordinates in the future -

If he will enter the Void world one day.

And under Matthew's careful care.

The tiny seeds were successfully buried, and Osidero's spirit body also had a different breath than before.

That was a power similar to ash.

That was a ticket to the void!

"It's actually Void Bloodline!"

"I've ascended!"

"I've ascended!"

A few minutes later.

Osidero made an ecstatic sound.

He even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Matthew frantically!

Matthew felt a little funny, and for the first time personally experienced the temptation of the void bloodline to many creatures!

However, compared with the bloodline given to Matthew by the Lord of the Void.

Matthew has stronger and more direct control over these lives that have accepted the small seeds split from him.

He can kill the other party at any time, so that the other party can enter the void world;

He can also deprive those small seeds before executing this order, so that they really die.

This power is always in Matthew's hands.

This gives him almost absolute control over these developed "void offline".

From this point of view.

The Lord of the Void did give him a big gift.

Even if it is poisonous.

He had imagined before that there are many creatures in this world who will not reject becoming void life.

The God of War Vasnov is an example.

Ordinary people may be afraid of this because of the information gap.

But the top enemies may have the opposite emotion.

Osidero's performance made Matthew realize that his guess was not wrong, but too conservative!

"If this news is secretly leaked, I'm afraid that everyone in Tianlun Palace will come to me one by one!"

"It's even possible... even the mages of the alliance will be tempted!"

Thinking of this.

Matthew also had a moment of fear in his heart.

If that happened, he would most likely be coerced into becoming a machine that continuously delivers life to the void!

No wonder the guardian god wants to keep the secret himself!

This is not only for his own safety, but also likely to cause a wider range of impact.

"However, these small seeds did not appear at the beginning. They were slowly born after using the parasitic skull recommended by Ekmond."

"He didn't tell me in advance because my bloodline is more advanced? Or is the old fox still hiding something?"

Matthew had a lot of doubts in his heart.

But now.

He must get the whole truth of Eisner's action from Osidero.

So he focused his attention and locked his eyes on Osidero.

Without waiting for Matthew to speak.

Osedro replied eagerly:

"He told me that the Jade Court contains the opportunity to become a god."

"The reason why he went to such great lengths and mobilized all forces was to attract everyone's attention."

"He wanted to plunge the entire Aindo into war, leaving all the city-states and alliances to take care of themselves."

"Only in this case will he have the opportunity to achieve his goal, which is to become the ancient god of war!"

Speaking of this,

Osedro paused and explained carefully:

"I guessed about becoming the Ancient God of War. He didn't say it explicitly, but I think my guess is probably true."

"The Ancient God Reproduction Plan - that's what they call this operation. Eisner started preparing for this plan a long time ago, and many powerful beings are involved in this plan. As far as I know, they include the evil spirit lord Omadoqi, the dragon lich Stephanie, the world-destroying twin snakes Bruch, some members of the Hades Cult, an old elf named Terrast, and an ancient illusionist who calls himself the emperor of the Sioux."

"There should be others, but that's all I know."

Ancient God Reproduction Plan?

Matthew frowned:

"The ancient god you are talking about is the God of Law?"

"Do they plan to become the God of Law in the Jade Cang Court? Through what channels and methods?"

He didn't know much about gods, let alone ancient gods of very long time.

He just vaguely knew that the God of Law didn't rely on faith that much and would lose most of his humanity.

Osidero pondered:

"Do you know the Twin Heavens?"

"That is the earliest Tianlun Palace. In the early days when ancient gods were everywhere, the ancient gods ruled the original heaven. The two most powerful ones were the twin gods of light and darkness, so that heaven was also called the Twin Heavens."

"The Twin Heavens fell before the Dark Ages. The real reason is unknown. It may be related to the creation of dusk or even older foreign invaders.

But the core of the Twin Heavens has been preserved. It is a divine artifact called "Paradise Lost".

According to legend, if someone can fully stimulate the power of Paradise Lost, they can obtain the inheritance of the twin ancient gods, return to that era of brilliant stars, and become the supreme god of law."

Matthew asked:

"Has Eisner found the core of the Twin Heavens?"

Osidero shook his head:

"Not yet. The core of the Twin Heavens is worshipped as a treasure by the troll royal family. After the fall of the Troll Empire, the core was hidden in the Blood Drinking Mountain, the holy land of the trolls, by the desperate troll prince. ”

"Blooddrinking Mountain is the holy land of the trolls and also the ancient refuge of the trolls. At first, I learned that only the legendary artifact Guilty Crown can open the entrance to Blooddrinking Mountain.

For a while, Eisner and his friends were searching for the whereabouts of Guilty Crown. Later, they had a clue, but for some reason, they were interrupted."

"But not long after, they found another way to enter Blooddrinking Mountain, which is to enter through the teleportation array of the Secret Light Jungle, which is also an ancient refuge!"

"This method is simple and crude, but to do this, you must completely control the Secret Light Jungle.

About this matter, Eisner and others quarreled several times, and then they calmed down slowly. .

They probably reached some kind of consensus, but I don't know the details. "

"Oh, by the way, I know one more thing - to open the place where the Lost Paradise is sealed, the blood of the direct descendants of the troll prince is needed. This should have been done. Eisner and his temporary allies have a clear division of labor. His mission is to make Aiendor chaotic and add a few new chips to his war field..."

Matthew's expression changed slightly after listening -

Dragon Lich, Guilty Crown, Hades Cult, Dragon Ring, Sener, Telaster, Fantasy Dragon, Secret Light Jungle, Omadoqi, Blood-Drinking Mountain, Troll Royal Family, and Eisner and the World-Destroying Twin Snakes!

These terms floated wildly in his mind.

If what Osedro said was true.

If all this was not a coincidence.

Then Eisner and others' plan was too crazy!

"If what you said was true, the Seven Saints Alliance could not be completely unprepared for this."

Although that's what he said.

But Matthew actually didn't have that much confidence in the alliance.

As expected.

Osidero replied:

"The divine mages may know, but for them, there are more important things worth fighting for."

Matthew suddenly realized:

"The disappeared historical world?"

Osidero nodded:

"It's the Secret Treasure of Time and the Secret Treasure of Destiny."

"The six secrets of the universe - life, death, love, phase, destiny, and time."

"Except for the Secret Treasure of Love, the other five secrets were beaten back to their original positions by the Scourge Mage. They need to be opened at a specific moment in a long time. Ordinary people can't find their locations at all."

"Only the Secret Treasure of Destiny and the Secret Treasure of Time were swallowed up by the former God of Luck Loa and the later Crazy Second Hand. Therefore, Loa Ah has some sense of the hiding places of these two secret treasures. "

"This time, the disappearing historical world returned to the material world, which was the work of Loa. I am not sure whether Crazy Seconds participated in the ancient god re-engraving plan, but the return of the disappeared world was indeed promoted by him."

"He himself also quietly entered that historical world."

"The mages generally believe that the historical world contains complete time and destiny secrets. Eisner and others also think so. If their strength allows, they may compete with the mages, but in the current situation, this has become a great opportunity for them to avoid the Seven Saints Alliance..."

Speaking of this.

Osidero added quite objectively:

"For the magicians of the Seven Saints, allowing Crazy Second Hand to obtain all the secrets of time and destiny could have devastating consequences. Everyone knows that guy is a complete lunatic..."

"Eisner and his team have a simple idea. As long as they become ancient gods before the magicians return, they will have bargaining chips with them."

"The influence of the God of Law far exceeds that of the God of Faith in Tianlun Palace. This is beyond doubt."

"What's more, once the Twin Heavens are restarted, coupled with the fall of Tianlun Palace, there will inevitably be many new god positions vacant."

"Eisner and his team can use these god positions to tempt the unpopular in the Seven Saints. "The Firm One."

"They believe that as a group, there are certainly cracks within the mages. Except for the Seven Saints, everyone can be tempted and bribed, even the Seven Saints!"

"No one can resist the temptation of becoming a god, even the extremely powerful mages."

"The reason why the Seven Saints are fighting against the powerful lives of the outer planes is, on the one hand, to protect their own interests, and on the other hand, to habitually abide by the mission left by the Scourge Mage."

"But missions are ultimately illusory, and interests are the most real."

"If someone can provide them with greater benefits, then the change of position is just a matter of a moment."

"What do you think?"

Osedro looked at Matthew in a rather flattering way.

Matthew smiled:

"Are you looking for an excuse for betraying Eisner?"

Osedro said seriously:

"I'm just telling the truth."

"If I didn't know that you have the great Void bloodline, I would also tempt you with the replica of the Twin Heavens."

"By the way..."

"If someone is willing to use the position of the Ancient God to exchange some benefits with you, would you refuse?"

"Even if you don't want to become an Ancient God, what about the people around you?"

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