Night Ranger - Chapter 683

Chapter 683: Entering The Tower

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

 

Facing this question, Hathaway remained silent for a fairly long time.

After a while, she answered in a strange tone. “Maybe… I don’t want to become your enemy?”

Not wanting to be enemies.

Marvin had faintly gotten that impression from her before.

“In fact, the sides are already clear right now.”

“The Supreme God who once created this world already forsaken it. He wants to personally destroy this cage, but fortunately, we still have Feinan’s Will.”

“It won’t sit and watch us be destroyed. The Seers, the Fate Sorceresses, the Plane Guardians, and you… We are here in order to protect Feinan, aren’t we?”

“As for the other forces, regardless of whether it’s the Astral Sea, the Abyss, or Hell, they only have one goal, which is to destroy the world. This was all bound to happen because Lance was the mastermind behind the scenes. He has been plotting this for a very long time, and the Great Calamity was only an appetizer.”

“I don’t understand his plan, but I know that he definitely didn’t leave.”

Hathaway calmly concluded, “To the average person, this might be difficult to accept. But I am the Witch Queen. I know that all this is true.”

Marvin raised an eyebrow.

The indifference in her eyes slowly turned into grimness as she prodded, “My task is to protect Feinan, to stop this land from being destroyed by evil people. When it comes to this, our goals are in accord, are they not?

Marvin remained silent, not nodding.

Disappointment appeared on Hathaway’s face as she muttered, “You still don’t believe me.”

Marvin eventually said, “It’s not that I don’t believe you. Rather, there are many things I still don’t understand. I don’t want to come to a conclusion too quickly.”

Hathaway sneered and turned to leave.

“Although I don’t want us to become enemies, if one day I find out that you are standing on Lance’s side, I’ll kill you.”

“Also… don’t look at me like that, I don’t like it.”

“I’ll tell you a secret. There has only been one Witch Queen after the 3rd Era.”

After saying this, she disappeared into the boundless sea.

She might have gone to look for the entrance of the Negative Energy Plane.

Marvin’s heart was a bit heavy.

Only one Witch Queen after the 3rd Era.

Clearly, Hathaway meant that she had always been the Witch Queen. However, after the dramatic changes of the 3rd Era, she had entered a cycle of reincarnation, sort of like the Truth Goddess.

But this time, the curse on her body was finally broken, and the true Witch Queen awakened once more.

She was Hathaway, but not only Hathaway.

Marvin couldn’t help laughing at himself and shaking his head.

How could the short friendship and relationship between them compare with the millennium-long memory that she had regained?

The fact that she was willing to tell him this extra information might already be due to his special identity.

‘Anzeds, Truth Goddess…’

Marvin mumbled under his breath, ‘If Lance really wanted to destroy this world, why did he choose me?’

…

In any case, even if the unexpected encounter with Hathaway made Marvin’s heart heavier, there were still things that needed to be done.

After dealing with Dark Phoenix, the shadows in Marvin’s mind were a lot lighter.

Although Wayne was still unconscious, he was safe now.

He used Origami to hide Wayne before once again using Endless Path to return to the surroundings of the Sky Tower.

But when he arrived, he saw that the sky was filled with blue lights fluttering around wildly!

Over thirty Azure Stones were flying around in the sky!

And all the powerhouses were crazily chasing after those passes for entering the Sky Tower.

The chaotic battles had already spread to all corners of this area.

The sky was filled with Divine Servants and other powerhouses killing each other in this war.

Marvin was relieved to see that although there was the temptation of the Fate Tablet, Feinan’s side wasn’t in disorder.

Under the lead of Professor and Kangen, they fought over many Azure Stones.

Although there wasn’t enough for everyone, Feinan’s side didn’t plan to send everyone to the Sky Tower anyways!

Every power sending one representative was good enough.

Most people would remain outside.

For example, this time, the leaders of the Metallic Dragons all came, but only Copper Dragon Professor would represent them and enter the Sky Tower.

Although the Sky Tower was a place full of opportunities, sending too many inside wasn’t a good idea.

Who knew what kind of fierce battle would happen inside and what traps they might encounter?

Keeping some people outside for support was for the best.

Just before the chaotic fight over these new Azure Stones began, Feinan’s forces had made a plan.

After Marvin arrived, he helped them acquire a few more Azure Stones and threw them to Kangen, who was in charge of allocating them.

“The doors to the Sky Tower are about to open.”

“Regardless of what happens, we cannot let the Fate Tablet fall into the hands of others,” Professor solemnly said.

“I noticed many powerhouses that still didn’t show up in the previous fight, so we can’t be careless.”

Marvin nodded.

At this time, he noticed from the corner of his eye a figure that was emanating killing intent.

This only lasted but an instant, and before Marvin could react, the shadow already disappeared from his field of view.

Marvin frowned. “Eve? And the son of the Dawn God?”

“Disappeared,” Jessica grumbled moodily.

She didn’t like Eve to begin with. In the fight against Dark Phoenix, Eve’s servant had arrogantly stopped Marvin and nearly allowed Dark Phoenix to escape. Ever since then, she had viewed this new Valkyrie in a bad light. “I think she has a problem.”

Marvin smiled somewhat awkwardly. He felt that Jessica was overthinking it. Eve was very stubborn, but she wasn’t bad.

She had used her power to support three towns in the North during the Great Calamity. Surely she wasn’t a bad person?

Marvin also couldn’t understand what Eve was thinking, but he also didn’t feel like bothering with it at the moment. He didn’t think that it would cause any problems.

He helped plunder more Azure Stones for a while, and after ensuring that everyone who wanted to enter had a pass, he stopped.

At that time, there weren’t many Azure Stones left flying in the sky.

Only a bunch of red-eyed, murderous powerhouses were fighting over the last entry passes.

After seeing Marvin give a signal, his allies stopped and silently moved to the side of the battlefield.

They had already obtained enough Azure Stones, so they didn’t need to fight for more.

They waited a few minutes outside the battlefield before more than a dozen powerhouses finished fighting over the final Azure Stone, which a powerful Apostle won in the end.

But in order to obtain that stone, he had paid an extremely disastrous price.

His arm had exploded.

Even though the powerful Divine Source in his body helped him recover from wounds more easily, damage caused by someone that had a similar level of power wasn’t easy to recover from.

He would need a long time before he was at full strength again.

But he didn’t regret it at all. On the contrary, his face was full of pride.

The Azure Stone meant he had the opportunity to vie for the Fate Tablet. That opportunity was extremely rare and prestigious.

But his smile didn’t last long.

A scarlet, bloody light crossed the horizon, passing through his chest at an unperceivable speed.

By the time the Apostle’s corpse fell down, his Divine Source had already shattered!

And the Azure Stone in his hand had also disappeared without a trace.

Marvin squinted slightly.

He wasn’t unfamiliar with that bloody light.

…

After a long time, the chaotic fight had finally come to an end.

Most of the major forces had managed to get what they wanted, and those who didn’t obtain an Azure Stone at all tended to be those who weren’t strong enough to participate in this anyways.

After paying a few lives in their doomed attempt, some groups silently left.

The remaining people were all well-known Legends, elites of the Astral Sea, powerful Devils from Hell, or powerhouses from other places.

They assessed each other with vigilant expressions.

They knew that those who were still left were the true threats.

Ultimately, their gaze landed on Feinan’s side.

Clearly, the power revealed by Feinan’s Legends had caused some alarm.

They faintly considered the idea of joining forces.

But Marvin didn’t really care what they planned to do.

Wayne had been able to tell him a bit of information about what was inside the Sky Tower, but he was still unconscious now and Marvin wasn’t too clear about the specifics. Marvin still decided to bring him inside the tower, so he placed an extra Azure Stone in the Origami Space where Wayne was sleeping.

Otherwise, there would be no way for him to enter the Sky Tower. The Wizard God wouldn’t leave such a loophole, after all.

Some time after the fighting all wrapped up, the Sky Tower finally opened.

As everyone waited eagerly, a blue curtain of light slowly swept through everything.

It spread out from the base of the tower, taking the shape of a ring around the tower.

This was the entrance of the Sky Tower.

Marvin and a few others glanced at each other before nodding and taking large steps toward that curtain.

And those in the surroundings of the Sky Tower also started approaching it from all directions.

Soon, Marvin crossed the blue curtain.

As he did so, he could feel the Azure Stone in his hand disappear.

A powerful force shoved his body along, and he couldn’t resist.

After a moment, his surroundings twisted and a grotesque space spread in front of him.

He was in a transparent room!

No, this was a strange space made up of countless transparent rooms.

Marvin was located in one room, but it was only one of many.

All those who entered appeared one after the other, in rooms near him or far away.

They all had expressions of shock.

They could feel an inescapable restraining power locking onto their Laws and Domains.

In this space, they wouldn’t be able to use those powers.

At that moment, some noise echoed out and a brown stone tablet appeared in each person’s room!

Chapter 684: New World [2 in 1]

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

In this strange space, everyone could see familiar and unfamiliar shadows in all directions.

Those who had the qualifications to enter the Sky Tower were all gathered together.

But they could feel the fierce Order Shackles surrounding them.

This was the supreme pressure of the ancient Wizard God.

Marvin could feel that the Order Shackles here were some ten thousand times stronger than the Divine Shackles that had been set up by those dozens of Clerics and Divine Servants earlier.

The Divine Shackles couldn’t trap Marvin at all, but these Order Shackles sealed all of Marvin’s abilities!

On his interface, the skills were all grayed out.

Marvin wasn’t worried about this, though. The Wizard God wouldn’t target him.

Although he couldn’t hear the voices of the others, he could tell that they probably were all in similar situations, judging by their startled expressions.

This was the first floor of the Sky Tower.

‘Looks like strength is not needed to go through the first floor of the Sky Tower.’

Marvin focused back on the stone tablet, which had many lines of characters on it. But Marvin had never seen those characters before.

These characters couldn’t have come from Feinan!

Because it wasn’t just Marvin that was unfamiliar with these characters. Even the Book of Nalu and the Wisdom Chapter couldn’t recognize these characters.

This meant the Ancient God Language was excluded too.

‘Could it be a secret code?’

Marvin looked thoughtfully at how the others around him were doing.

Most people didn’t react for a while, and some observant ones had already started trying to decipher the meaning coded into these characters on the stone tablets.

Normally, a powerhouse with a Divine Vessel would be able to rely on its abilities to perform calculations and allow them to solve problems at a speed that far exceeded that of normal people.

Unfortunately, most of those present were Divine Servants. They would usually solve their problems by praying to their Gods for help. If their patrons were willing, they could call for a Divine Calculation to help them.

But this place was the Sky Tower.

The Order Shackles were absolute. Many Divine Servants tried to communicate with their Gods, but they found out that they didn’t know where to start. The strings of fate connecting them to their Gods had been frozen.

They were completely cut off while in here and could only rely on their own power.

‘Could it be that the first floor doesn’t test strength, but intelligence?’

‘What was God Lance thinking at that time?’

‘He left the Sky Tower to guard the Fate Tablet, what meaning does it have?’

They all frowned, looking closely at the strange design on the stone tablet, their minds not able to understand the meaning within.

Marvin began studying the characters on the stone tablet in earnest.

He wasn’t worried about it.

Because he knew that this test was actually very advantageous to him.

Among all these people, there was only one person that could match the Gods’ Divine Calculations!

And that was Marvin!

His Wisdom Ability had not been suppressed, and it had deductive capabilities that surpassed what most Gods could do, and calculation was just a small part of it.

Thus, Marvin was very confident that he could decipher the code on the stone tablet and find the answer before most others.

He took his time, not being in any hurry. Because the pattern on the stone tablet sparked his interest.

He discovered that whenever he focused his sight on these strange designs, the surrounding lines and characters became faintly discernible.

These patterns could apparently move.

Marvin recorded the strange patterns in his mind because he felt that this stone tablet was most likely part of the Fate Tablet!

He had seen a Fate Tablet.

A fragment at least. When Ding blessed him to beat the Black Dragon, she had overexerted herself, causing her to return to her original form as a Fate Tablet Fragment.

At that time, Marvin had seen some patterns and strange characters on the fragment.

The figures on the stone tablet before him were very similar to what had been on Ding’s.

Marvin had recorded the contents of that stone tablet, in order to be ready for any eventuality. After all, the world was unpredictable. Even if Marvin was confident in himself, his opponents this time were the most outstanding individuals from all over the Universe. If he failed in the struggle over the Fate Tablet, he would at least be able to glean some clues.

He activated his Wisdom Ability as he considered the strange characters that had been on Ding’s fragment.

However, the advanced False Divine Vessel was in a sealed state, meaning that Marvin couldn’t use his other powers to support the Wisdom Ability. He could only power it with his natural physique.

But the current Marvin was amazing in all fields.

Relying on his natural physical power to activate his Wisdom Ability wasn’t a problem for Marvin. He would be able to use it for a short while.

The moment the Wisdom Ability was activated, Marvin’s mind became extremely clear.

His eyes swept across every pattern on the stone tablet before him, along with the lines and characters.

These elements kept organizing in his mind, deconstructing, fusing, permuting…

A large amount of information was processed very quickly.

Marvin was staring at the stone tablet, the atmosphere in this small room became tense.

Three minutes later.

Marvin sighed.

He massaged his eyelids, discontinuing the use of his Wisdom Ability.

He looked at the others. Most of them were racking their brains, and many of them were sweating bullets.

It was clear that deciphering the code on that stone tablet was too complicated. Even for those at the level of Divine Servants, it would be very difficult to find the proper answer in a short amount of time.

Marvin had some other advantages, too. These foreign powerhouses that had been sent to Feinan were chosen based on their fighting ability, and not their intelligence. Each of the Gods had all kinds of Divine Servants. If Divine Servants that specialized in such tasks had been, they might not be slower than Marvin.

But in reality, most of the Divine Servants were already at a dead end, looking very anxious.

Some overexerted themselves and fainted on the spot.

Marvin looked at this scene and couldn’t help shaking his head slightly.

But this subconscious movement made him realize that he too was drenched in sweat.

He took half a step forward and felt a burst of dizziness!

Fortunately, he immediately stabilized himself and took a few deep breaths before feeling better.

‘Using this without the power to back it up is harmful to the body,’ Marvin thought wryly.

Without Fate Power or Domain Power as support, with just the strength of a mortal, the consequences were too frightening.

If Marvin had gone on for a few minutes longer, he might have fainted like one of those Divine Servants.

He rested for a bit before picking himself back up and looking over the stone tablet.

He opened his left hand and slowly pushed down on the tablet.

This movement immediately attracted the attention of the people in the surroundings.

Gazes of amazement, shock and unwillingness overlapped on Marvin’s body.

Because they couldn’t communicate with each other, they could only helplessly look at Marvin’s actions.

They hadn’t thought that the first one to show obvious progress in the Sky Tower would once again be the one that had been in the limelight outside of the Sky Tower, Marvin!

‘This must be an illusion…’

The Azure Matriarch had changed her own appearance and hidden inside the crowd.

She had been using a unique method to decipher the code, sending a message to the Ethereal Plane through the Order Shackles!

The sinister World Ending Twin Snakes from the Ancient Era were already helping with cracking the code on the stone tablet.

The World Ending Twin Snakes were from the same era as Lance.

They were naturally more familiar with the stone tablet left behind by Lance than anyone else there was.

But even so, they still hadn’t responded to the Azure Matriarch yet.

Yet, Marvin was already moving!

‘He must be guessing.’

‘That kid is actually trying it out without deciphering it? Does he want to just probe it?’

‘Could it be that he doesn’t know that this coded stone tablet will self-destruct violently if the deciphering fails?’

The Azure Matriarch bit her lip, her heart beating extremely quickly.

She naturally wasn’t too worried about Marvin getting hurt.

She was very willing to see Marvin miscalculate and be deprived of his qualifications.

But when she saw Marvin’s confident expression, her original thoughts about the possibility that he was just guessing were somewhat shaken.

…

Marvin put his left hand on the stone tablet.

The next second, the stone tablet suddenly became blank as a calm voice echoed beside his ears. “What do you see?”

Marvin’s pupils dilated.

It really was Lance’s voice.

He didn’t care about the others’ gazes and unhesitantly said, “Key.”

Key.

Yes, after deciphering the code of the stone tablet, only that word remained.

It seemed simple, but it held some secret meaning.

“It really is ‘key’. You know it.” Lance’s voice echoed once again.

Then, a gentle light blossomed from the stone tablet, covering Marvin.

Marvin suddenly disappeared from the room right before their eyes!

Those left behind had complicated expressions.

The gentle light that appeared around Marvin must have signified that Marvin was the first one to correctly decipher the code!

This greatly stimulated them.

Although no one knew how many levels there were in the Sky Tower and whether there was a time limit for the following challenges, they began to feel more anxious!

They had to speed up!

What if the Sky Tower had the stone tablet as its only test? Wouldn’t Marvin get to reach the Fate Tablet first already?

The Divine Servants all immersed themselves in calculations.

And in a room not far away, a girl carrying three Holy Swords had no intentions to do any calculations at all.

She just waited there silently, observing Marvin’s every move.

‘Sure enough, you are still first.’

‘World Destroyer…’

A forced smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. Her gaze hardened and became more resolute, as if she had just made up her mind.

…

A cool breeze brushed against his face.

A lukewarm sunlight shone on his body. It felt like a lover’s hand, warm and intimate.

Marvin slowly opened his eyes.

His memories became sluggish, and for some reason, it felt like he could only think very slowly.

His thoughts were in disarray.

He knew that he was called Marvin.

And the world in front of him felt very unfamiliar!

At this moment, he was standing on the balcony of the 94th floor, welcoming the rising sun.

Between the skyscrapers, countless cars were flying along very quickly.

The scene of a small girl carrying a bear plushie flashed on a big screen not far away, her smile looking quite beautiful.

On the edge of the screen, there was some text.

Marvin couldn’t see those tiny characters clearly. He could only see the title.

New World.

This was a new world.

He faintly felt something wrong, but he couldn’t figure out what exactly was wrong.

He was silent for a moment, trying to remember his own memories.

But suddenly, a gentle voice called out to him. “Dear, what are you doing?”

…

That was Marvin’s wife.

He didn’t know why, but a gentle smile appeared involuntarily on his face. His chin and vocal cords weren’t under his control as he said, “Just looking at the scenery. Has time passed so quickly?”

His wife had the same warm smile as she reminded, “The company car will arrive in three minutes. This meeting is very important, and I can’t accompany you. Break a leg!”

After saying this, she patted her swelling belly.

Seven months.

That was their child.

He subconsciously glanced at his surroundings.

There was a wedding photo in the bedroom. The home was neat and tidy, letting out a faint, sweet scent.

As he swept his gaze around, he saw that there were more photos arranged in a lot of places.

They were smiling warmly.

But he felt a bit strange about these smiles.

‘Why do these smiles all look the same?’

‘Even the crease at the corner of his mouth looks the same?’

Marvin felt a chill in his heart.

His instincts reminded him that there was an important meeting today and that the chauffeur would arrive in a few minutes.

His wife was cleaning up the dining table.

The sun was still shining on the balcony extremely beautifully at that perfect angle.

In fact, everything was unimaginably beautiful.

“Woosh!”

Outside the transparent glass door, something swept past, and he saw a private flying car… the “Shadow”, stopping there very stably.

Marvin walked over, deprived of his own free will.

At that time, his wife’s voice suddenly echoed from the kitchen. “Don’t forget to bring the ‘key’!”

Key?

Marvin froze, his hand suddenly feeling a sharp chill.

An icy piece of parchment was pressed against his palm.

“You… Always so careless. Without a key, how can you explain to the board members?”

The wife displayed a gentle smile as she gently said.

Marvin took the parchment in silence and mechanically left the entrance, taking a seat in the car.

“Woosh!”

The next second, a shadow floated over and the car window automatically turned into a black screen. Shortly after, a menu appeared on it.

At the same time, a sweet, gentle piano melody began playing.

Marvin closed his eyes.

Key.

New World.

Only these two words remained in his mind.

‘Who am I?’ he asked himself.

I am Marvin.

‘Who is Marvin?’

No answer.

A thought suddenly echoed deep in his mind. ‘Why… aren’t you satisfied with this world?’

‘This is a world full of comfort and beauty, there is no evil and fighting here…’

‘And you… belong here.’

Chapter 685: Ethereal Plane

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

 

‘I belong here?’

Doubts rose up deep in Marvin’s heart.

Suddenly, something flashed in Marvin’s mind: ‘I am Marvin, I’m in the Sky Tower!’

When this thought appeared, it spread like wildfire. Those memories that had been added by some external source receded away like the tide!

‘I clearly remember smoothly passing the 1st Floor’s test and being taken away by that stone tablet.’

‘Could this be an illusion?’

Marvin’s mind was on alert.

It wasn’t too strange to encounter an illusion here. He had experienced many such things in Feinan, including the dreams of the Dream God’s Divine Servant, Ambella.

Compared to those illusions, this world seemed more benign, not trying to forcibly seal Marvin’s memories.

He had only been suppressed at the start by a considerable amount of Order Power, but he quickly started recovering his memory.

It seemed that this illusion wasn’t being directly controlled by someone.

‘Could it be an illusion that was created by Lance? But what does this world mean?’

Marvin felt somewhat puzzled.

He could still feel the power of the Wisdom Chapter in his body. With but a thought, this Artifact made by the Wisdom God could smash this illusionary world to pieces.

But he didn’t do so.

He instinctively felt that this world didn’t have any malice towards him.

On the contrary… this world seemed very friendly and inviting, like an old friend that hadn’t been seen for many years.

He opened the car window and looked at the scenery outside.

The flying car was speeding along the path, but Marvin could still see out the window with his own eyes.

The silvery-white skyscrapers were neat and orderly. They would occasionally pass by some civilian districts, and he could see the people there lining up for something on their own initiative, while some sweethearts were holding hands, all wearing gentle and intimate smiles.

‘What kind of world is this?’

As this question popped up in Marvin’s mind, he tilted his head back and suddenly saw a huge screen.

Just like what he saw on his balcony, there were many characters on the screen, but he could only see the headline…

[New World]

‘New World?’

Marvin thought about its meaning.

A completely new world?

A world with only gentle smiles and no evil or other states of mind.

Marvin finally understood where his uneasiness and the strange feeling came from.

This really was a completely new world. Everyone looked completely new, and there were no negative emotions, no disputes, only love and smiles.

But such a world gave Marvin a very fake and abnormal feeling!

Was this world really beautiful? Marvin didn’t think so.

At this point, he suddenly made a firm decision.

Whatever the meaning behind this illusion was, he couldn’t keep staying here.

Marvin didn’t dwell on the meaning of the words “New World” any longer.

His goal was to quickly get a hold of the Fate Tablet, to grasp the fate of mankind in his hand.

He then took out the Wisdom Chapter!

The Wisdom God’s awe-inspiring power shrouded the entire New World, and Marvin saw the scenery around him begin bursting into fragments.

Everything was returning to its original form, turning into a gentle light.

A calm voice echoed from the center of the light: “Don’t forget the key.”

The light receded a bit, revealing a rolled-up page floating in front of Marvin.

‘It’s actually the Book of Nalu?’

An expression of shock appeared on Marvin’s face.

He looked around at his surroundings. A black room. Not far, a door from which a milky-white light blossomed was waiting for him.

He didn’t know what was behind the door.

But still, there was a page of the Book of Nalu hovering in front of him!

Could he be inside the stone tablet right now?

How come there was a page of the Book of Nalu here?

Marvin couldn’t figure out the answers to these questions. It seemed like everything involving Lance couldn’t be judged by common sense.

Regardless, Marvin directly took his Book of Nalu out.

The floating page didn’t resist the call of the Book of Nalu and directly merged with the others.

After the absorption, Marvin opened the Book of Nalu and glanced at it.

Of the 11 pages of the Book of Nalu, he had collected seven pages and only needed four more to complete it!

And the name of this page was actually [New World]!

The 9th page of the Book of Nalu – New World!

‘The Wisdom God said that he saw the New World after destruction. Could that be the fake world I just experienced?’

Thinking of this, Marvin couldn’t help sweating a bit.

If a world only had beautiful things, then would that world still be real?

No one knew the answer.

Marvin didn’t rehash his thoughts about that since he had already considered it.

He solemnly wrote down the word “key”.

Although he didn’t know the meaning behind it, he had a feeling that this word contained very important information.

…

After obtaining a page of the Book of Nalu, Marvin’s trip to the Sky Tower could already be considered worth the effort.

But he wouldn’t relax before obtaining the Fate Tablet.

He went through the milky-white door, reaching a hall with a vaulted sky dome.

The hall was illuminated with candles, revealing a shadow standing in front of Marvin.

‘Someone was faster than me?’

Marvin was a bit surprised to see this.

Marvin could tell that this person wasn’t from inside the Sky Tower. His back was facing Marvin and it felt as if he was expecting Marvin’s arrival.

The floor was made of transparent glass, letting Marvin easily see far into the distance.

Marvin threw a few glances and found out that from this hall, he could actually see the Divine Servants still in those transparent rooms.

They were still working on the stone tablet code!

But from their expressions, most of them wouldn’t even be able to clear the 1st level!

At this time, the shadow slowly turned and smilingly said to Marvin, “Do you care about those mediocre people?”

“They and the Fate Tablet have no fate in common. It would be better to think about how you can get what you want from me and the other one.”

Marvin looked at this man with some vigilance.

He had a very pale face and seemed somewhat familiar, but Marvin couldn’t recall where he might have seen him before.

“The other one?” Marvin asked doubtfully.

The man laughed. “There are only three levels in the Sky Tower. For you to reach this point, you should have already passed two levels.”

“The final level in the Ethereal Plane has only three spots. The two of us are already here, so there should only be one more.”

“I know you. You have been thriving very well recently, Marvin Cridland. An average name, and an illustrious family name.”

“As for me, let me introduce myself…”

“I am Yin.”

Chapter 686: The Mystery of Ascension

Yin!

When he heard that name, Marvin finally understood why this person seemed so familiar!

The highest of the Blood Primogenitors!

Back when he was active, there would often be powerful Legends that fell unexpectedly. Although there was no proof, many people attributed those incidents to this Vampire Primogenitor.

He was far too powerful.

It was said that he once fought the Sovereign of the Elemental Plane of Fire and managed to come out unscathed!

The Four Elemental Sovereigns were the most important parts stabilizing the Universe!

Their strength was enough to overwhelmingly crush most High Gods. In the entire Universe, there wouldn’t be more than ten people that could exceed the strength of the Sovereigns!

Although Yin couldn’t defeat the Fire Sovereign, it was already a feat to survive his fury.

But it was because of that battle that Yin fell into a long slumber.

It was generally assumed that the Fire Sovereign had given him an injury that was very hard to recover from.

Marvin hadn’t expected that this Vampire who had been sleeping for who knew how many years would wake up during the appearance of the Fate Tablet!

Marvin was a bit nervous.

He originally thought that his opponents were just the Divine Servants of the God Realms, or other people on that level.

But then the Berserk God appeared, throwing things off.

And now, someone even more powerful had appeared!

Originally, with his current strength, he should have had no trouble at all getting the Fate Tablet.

Now, it seemed like the situation wasn’t as simple as Marvin had thought.

Yin tended to be very low-key.

When viewed using Marvin’s Perception, his aura was even a bit faint!

Who knew how powerful he was right now?!

But there was one thing Marvin was fairly certain of.

Yin definitely didn’t fully recover yet.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to secretly snatch an Azure Stone outside the Sky Tower and then sneak inside.

With the strength of a Sovereign, who would dare to fight over the Fate Tablet with him?

Since he chose an inconspicuous way to enter the Sky Tower, using the advantage of experience to fight over the Fate Tablet with Marvin, it showed that he probably wasn’t as powerful as he had once been.

At the very least, Yin himself must have felt that his strength had yet to recover to the point of being able to crush all these powerhouses alone.

Coming to this conclusion, Marvin let out a gentle sigh of relief.

…

“I didn’t expect the Vampires to also fight for the Fate Tablet.”

In any case, since they needed to wait for the 3rd person to arrive before they could go to the next level, he might as well chat with Yin.

That Vampire Primogenitor certainly wasn’t as terrifying as the rumors said. In fact, he seemed prone to chatting.

“I have no interest in the Fate Tablet itself,” Yin answered, “believe it or not.”

Marvin nodded thoughtfully.

If he had no interest in the Fate Tablet, but still snuck his way inside, was he perhaps interested in something else that could be found in here?

Marvin was in no hurry, so he probed, “What is the current attitude of the Vampires?”

Yin tilted his head slightly as he responded, “I cannot represent the Vampires.”

“You can at least represent the Dark Side,” Marvin retorted. “Those Vampires that hate Humans, at least they listen to you.”

Yin chuckled, “Look, this is the problem of time.”

“When I was alive, I had always been a pacifist. I opposed the idea of Vampires using Humans as food. But after a certain conspiracy, everything changed.”

“Recently, I woke up and found out that I had become a representation of the radical side of the Vampires… Being portrayed like that feels really uncomfortable.”

Marvin was suspicious about this explanation.

Yin continued, “I know what you want to ask, of course.”

“Feinan is facing big changes that have never been seen before. Those are not limited to the end of the Universe Magic Pool, this is just a beginning.”

“No one can see exactly how the future will turn out, but don’t you feel that in a bit over half a year, the chaos in this world has risen up rather too quickly?”

Yin looked meaningfully at Marvin when speaking that last sentence.

Marvin felt a chill.

Over half a year… It’s true that order collapsed and chaos rose during that time.

But what was Yin trying to suggest with that sentence?

‘Is he hinting that he knows of my origins?’ Marvin thought. ‘It just so happens that I transmigrated a bit over half a year ago.’

In a sense, Marvin’s arrival really preceded the Universe falling into chaos.

This process was becoming faster and faster.

Great Calamity, Astral Beast Invasion…

Those with keen perception could feel that the order of the entire Universe was gradually crumbling.

And it was impossible to fix all of this alone.

…

“A powerhouse like you should be qualified to participate in that game of chess, right?”

Marvin went straight to the point, asking for more information about the overarching confrontation.

The Truth Goddess had revealed some things, the Book of Nalu had written some lines, and the Witch Queen Hathaway had also told him of her views.

But up till now, Marvin only got contradictory information. He couldn’t just conclude that one side was correct.

He had to obtain more information before deciding what was true and what was false.

Only in that way could he make the best decision for the upcoming future, whether it was for himself or for White River Valley.

Yin smiled bitterly as he muttered, “There are only two existences qualified to participate in that game.”

“We can only be obedient or disobedient chess pieces. There are some who resist, wanting to put up a struggle for a while, but they would end up being put to death.”

“There are some selfish ones like me that just hide and sleep. Unfortunately, that isn’t a way to escape. The day is still coming, and some preparations are needed.”

Marvin frowned. This wasn’t the answer he wanted to hear.

Thus, he pressed again, “I’ve heard about this game, but there are two versions that I’ve been told.”

“Which do you think is true?”

Yin remained silent for a long time, before looking at Marvin strangely, “Seems like you aren’t an ordinary person, to actually know about such things.”

“I originally thought that you would believe in the story of the Goddess of Truth if she told you about it.”

“I heard that you have a pretty good relationship with her.”

Marvin shook his head. “I only want to know the facts.”

Yin spread his hands and cryptically answered, “The fact is, no one knows who wants to destroy this world.”

“If you are worried about being on the wrong side, then stand on neither side. Find a place to hide and wait till the sky clears up. You’ll naturally understand everything by then.”

Marvin coldly snorted, “You think there is a place to hide?”

Yin grinned irresponsibly as he maintained, “There is always a place to hide in this world.”

Marvin remained silent for a moment before suddenly saying, “I have seen the new world.”

These words made even the happy-go-lucky Yin become serious.

Not waiting for Yin to speak, Marvin unhesitantly told him about the “new world” that he experienced in the stone tablet.

Lance definitely had set up that stone tablet as well as that frighteningly fake world for a reason.

Marvin couldn’t figure it out on his own, so he decided to see if Yin could help him make sense of it.

Under the invasion of the God Realms, mankind and the Vampires weren’t really natural enemies. Marvin also didn’t feel any hostility from Yin. That guy, as a Vampire Primogenitor, should know many of the secrets of the world. It would be extremely helpful if Marvin could get some information from him.

Sure enough, after hearing Marvin’s description, Yin’s originally pale face assumed an unpleasant expression.

Marvin couldn’t have described such a world out of nowhere.

If what he saw was true…

Yin shook his head and muttered, “Seems like it’s real this time.”

“Whoever it is that wants to destroy the world, their motives have already been revealed.”

Marvin asked, “The New World?”

Yin nodded, seemingly lost in his memories. “There had been a rumor in the past which claimed that, at some point in the 3rd Era, Lance and Feinan’s Will had a disagreement. Both of them had different opinions as to how the Universe should develop. One of them criticized that this world was full of unbearably dirty things and needed to be purified before a perfect world could be established.”

“At that time, the conflict between them hadn’t seemed to be that big. They ultimately compromised.”

Marvin had a sudden realization. “Creating Gods?”

Yin nodded, as a glimmer of light flash in his eyes. “The ones you know of as the 3rd Era’s New Gods are actually the product of a compromise between Lance and the Plane Will.”

“It is unknown which it was that had been leaning toward destroying the world, but it is certain that they chose to create the New Gods in the 3rd Era in an attempt to fix the previous loopholes in this Universe.”

“They hoped this group of Gods could handle matters within their Domains like saints. They would each know everything about their own Domains. If they carefully used their power, then the evil and chaos of this Universe would progressively decline…”

“But it didn’t go as planned.”

“The chosen New Gods didn’t become saints. They were full of disdain toward mankind and the other mortals of the world. They didn’t prevent the chaos, evil, and struggles in the mortal world as they had been expected to. Furthermore, they even engendered these problems as they sought to outwit each other for personal gain.”

“In short, the compromise was a complete failure. If one had to pick out the winner of the compromise, it would be those Gods.”

“The appearance of the Fate Tablets gave them eternal life as well as power that they previously couldn’t have even imagined. Unfortunately, they still weren’t satisfied with this.”

At this point, Yin sneered as he continued, “But then again, Lance also probably didn’t have good intentions when he made the agreement. Although I don’t know whose plan it was, Lance definitely would have known the outcome beforehand. Feinan’s Plane Will might not have a deep understanding of human nature, but Lance was the God of Wizards! He was part of mankind so he should have been familiar with the thoughts that they would have, but he still chose to go through with this plan. What does this prove?”

“It proves that what is happening nowadays is something he wanted to see. On the surface, the New Gods from the 3rd era should be the ones who benefited the most, but in fact, Lance must also have benefited! Even if I have no idea what he gained from all this turmoil and the eventual shattering of the Universe Magic Pool.”

Marvin listened carefully and asked, “So you think that Lance is the true World Destroyer?”

Yin shrugged. “Not necessarily. We can’t rashly judge the moves of those above us,” he said.

“However, if you are forced to make a choice in the future, there is no harm in carefully thinking back about everything that happened on the way.”

“You are the one he chose, and everything has its own meaning.”

After saying this, Yin winked.

Marvin was a little uncomfortable. He didn’t like this kind of mystery.

But he was quite satisfied that Yin, who was a competitor here, was willing to tell him so much.

Moreover, a shadow had just appeared in a corner of the hall.

The 3rd person!

…

In a flash, those Divine Servants that were still trapped in the transparent rooms were startled when they realized that the stone tablets they had been studying so meticulously had suddenly disappeared!

This meant that they were already deprived of the qualifications to fight over the Fate Tablet!

Some of them looked up and realized that they could now see the movements of the three individuals on the top floor!

They weren’t surprised to see Marvin there. After all, that abnormal guy was the first to vanish from the starting rooms. The other two, however, were quite unexpected.

Yin had disappeared for too long, to the point that many Divine Servants couldn’t even remember or recognize him.

And even Marvin was shocked when he saw the third person to appear!

Although there was a powerful disguise ability shrouding the true identity, Marvin could still feel the concealed aura!

Azure Matriarch!

“You actually dare to appear in front of me?” Marvin grimly sneered.

Back when he was still relatively weak, the Azure Matriarch had thrown a few annoying troubles at him.

Ever since the Crimson Patriarch died in Marvin’s territory, the Azure Matriarch had concocted all kinds of plans to target Marvin. Whether it was sending her own subordinate to pass as his fiancée to assassinate him, or instigating Ambella to enter his dream, it could be said that the Azure Matriarch had been working very hard to scheme against Marvin!

When he was weak, he couldn’t always fight back, so he could only escape.

But now, his strength had greatly improved.

The Azure Matriarch may have been among the most powerful figures in Feinan, but in Marvin’s eyes, she was no longer worth mentioning!

He subconsciously reacted!

The Azure Matriarch’s expression changed, planning to escape. But he was interrupted by the surprising appearance of a mass of chaos in the middle of the hall.

The mass of chaos gradually dispersed, revealing a wide path spread out in front of them.

This path twisted back and forth and was leading to the Ethereal Plane!

It seemed like the 4th Fate Tablet had been sealed by Lance in the Ethereal Plane and not the Universe Magic Pool. The pool only held the trigger that would cause the appearance of the Sky Tower!

The Azure Matriarch quickly reacted and rushed in. In a blink, even her shadow couldn’t be seen anymore.

Marvin and Yin looked at each other, and then both of them calmly walked up to the path.

When Marvin set foot on the path, the surroundings suddenly changed.

He seemed to be on a shaded forest path in the summer, a breeze gently brushing past, a dense forest in the distance.

The path through the forest was tortuously convoluted and filled with obstructions, making it difficult to clearly see the road in front of them.

Marvin and Yin walked side by side along the path for a while until a fork suddenly appeared in front of them.

One path left, one path right, with no clear distinction.

Marvin nodded at Yin and unhesitantly took the left path.

He could feel the aura of the Azure Matriarch on that path.

Since they met in the Sky Tower, Marvin had no plans to let the Azure Matriarch escape once more.

Marvin was confident!

Chapter 687: The Vampires’ Secret Precepts

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

Regarding the origins of the Ethereal Plane, even in the countless books of the Pearl Tower, opinions differed.

Some conjectured that it was the remains of a previous era, but there was nothing to prove such an idea.

And from the rumors spreading from the Astral Sea, the Ethereal Plane was a stand-in world created by Wizard God Lance based on Feinan.

In a most ancient era, the Wizard God successfully created a world called Feinan, but back then, both Lance himself and his fledgeling world were very weak compared to how they would develop in the future.

As a part of a higher Multiverse, this new Universe was definitely tempting to others.

Some unscrupulous beings started invading that world.

And the World Ending Twin Snakes were well-known among them.

The God of Creation, Lance, naturally still had very frightening strength. The absolute control he had over this world made him understand the plane of the World Ending Twin Snakes.

But as an opponent that had given even Lance trouble, the power of the World Ending Twin Snakes couldn’t be underestimated.

This pair of Ancient Evil Gods came from another Universe, and it was thought that they had been banished by the Supreme God of their original Universe.

Despite this, their strength was still very terrifying.

They didn’t undertake a large-scale invasion of Feinan, but rather secretly assimilated Feinan’s inhabitants.

The doctrine of the Twin Snakes Cult was very simple: unconditional obedience or elimination.

At that time, the Universe was very weak.

If Lance had chosen to fight against the World Ending Twin Snakes, even if there was a very high probability that he could have killed them, he would have also severely injured this world that he had created.

Thus, he carefully set up a trap instead.

This trap was the Ethereal Plane.

The so-called Ethereal Plane was a mirror image of the real world.

Most of the features of Feinan were reflected through a sort of spatial glass into the Ethereal Plane.

Afterwards, he used all kinds of methods to draw the World Ending Twin Snakes into the Ethereal Plane and made them mistakenly think that it was the real Feinan.

Thus, the Twin Snakes Cult began to recklessly flood the Ethereal Plane, and the World Ending Twin Snakes lost their caution as they also started staying in the Ethereal Plane. They even began to hold some secret rituals there, convincing their followers that they were the true Gods of Creation.

And at the first opportunity, Lance decisively threw the rest of the followers of the Twin Snakes Cult from Feinan into the Ethereal Plane.

Before the World Ending Twin Snakes could react, he closed the Ethereal Plane, trapping these two Ancient Evil Gods inside.

Following the dissolution of the spatial glass, everything that had been reflected into the Ethereal Plane from Feinan faded away, only leaving behind the most ancient things that had originally been there.

The World Ending Twin Snakes were left trapped inside for countless years.

When Lance finally pacified Feinan and completely stabilized the structure of the Universe, he set out to handle that dangerous pair in the Ethereal Plane.

At that time, he realized that the World Ending Twin Snakes weren’t completely sealed away.

They had somehow slipped their offspring into Feinan and kept them hidden away from Lance’s detection using some unknown method that was perhaps from their old world. Those children had been secretly developing the Twin Snakes Cult’s influence.

Time passed until the 3rd Era came and Lance made the Fate Tablets. The first three Fate Tablets were crushed to pieces by him and scattered across Feinan.

This was the compromise reached between him and Feinan’s Plane Will.

As for the 4th Fate Tablet, it was left by him within the Ethereal Plane, and the Sky Tower was made to act as the entrance to the Ethereal Plane.

…

That was what Marvin knew from the game and Wayne.

Wayne had stayed in the Wilds Shrine for a long time, and during his stay, he learnt a lot about Wizard God Lance.

Whatever the case, the Ethereal Plane was a very mysterious place.

As Marvin walked along that shaded path, the soil under his feet felt solid, but it had a kind of unreal feeling.

The trees on both sides weren’t very tall, and the sun shone through the gaps between the leaves.

He shaded his eyes slightly as he looked at the sun.

The sun was also shining on him indifferently, but there was no warm feeling.

Yes, there was no discernable temperature here. It was just neutral.

This was an illusory world, a world that might collapse anytime!

Marvin quickened his pace.

No one knew where the Fate Tablet was hidden in the Ethereal Plane, and Marvin expected that Yin didn’t know either.

The two of them each chose a path, completely relying on luck.

As he followed the feeling he had gotten from the Azure Matriarch, the proper path revealed itself before Marvin.

He couldn’t use Endless Path because some Laws were incompatible with the Ethereal Plane. He found that if he wanted to use Endless Path, he would have to consume far more stamina or Fate Power than usual.

Thus, he only continued running normally.

He soon discovered that the Azure Matriarch had slowed down, apparently looking for something.

And this had happened where the path ended, with only a mass of trees ahead.

As a Ranger, Marvin should have felt comfortable among the trees, but he didn’t feel the slightest bit of affinity with the forest as he made his way through.

He checked his interface and also saw that the Ranger passive didn’t trigger.

‘So this is what an ethereal world is like?’

‘What is she doing now?’

Marvin hesitated a bit.

To be honest, he hadn’t considered that the Azure Matriarch might join the fight over the Fate Tablet.

After that woman lost so many of her heads to O’Brien, she should have been staying in the glacier to slowly recover.

For her to break through the ice and appear now, was it really because of the huge temptation of the Fate Tablet?

Marvin wasn’t too convinced of that idea.

‘The World Ending Twin Snakes are sealed in the Ethereal Plane…’

‘The Azure Matriarch is their daughter, does she plan to release them?’

Marvin was suddenly startled when that possibility appeared in his mind.

Even if that possibility wasn’t high, it still existed!

In theory, there was no way that someone on the level of the Azure Matriarch could break the seal of the Wizard God.

Even if she managed to get inside the Ethereal Plane, she wouldn’t be able to accomplish this.

But what if she knew of some special methods? Like how the World Ending Twin Snakes had kept her and the Crimson Patriarch hidden from Lance while he was still active in Feinan.

Marvin sped up as he considered whether this was plausible.

He soon arrived at an area where the Azure Matriarch had hesitated for a while.

Ahead of him was a thick jungle that was hiding some ruins.

The bad news was that Marvin lost track of the Azure Matriarch here.

He actually wasn’t too surprised about this. The Night Monarch had gifted him a powerful tracking ability, but the Azure Matriarch was backed by the World Ending Twin Snakes. These two Ancient Evil Gods from another world would obviously have some outstanding abilities. It should be no problem for them to help her hide her aura from Marvin, considering that it had even worked against Lance.

The good news was that he had found an incredible place.

Among the ruins, there was an abandoned temple covered by a dense forest and a pile of stone.

But Marvin could still see it with just a glance.

That temple was shrouded by a different sort of power.

There was a familiar Divine Power and a feeling like the Book of Nalu!

‘Could there also be a page of the Book of Nalu in this temple?’

Finding a page in the Sky Tower had already been a pleasant surprise to Marvin.

He had a faint premonition that he would likely be the second person to ever collect the entire Book of Nalu, after that God who exploded.

With the Wisdom Chapter and the Book of Nalu, he might be able to understand the true nature of the world.

But just as he was about to enter that temple, a shadow appeared on the edge of the forest.

Yin.

He was clearly also surprised when he noticed Marvin.

Perhaps neither of them had considered the possibility that both paths would lead to the same destination.

Marvin didn’t have any ill will toward that Vampire Primogenitor.

He only looked at Yin with a bit of curiosity, “Met some troubles?”

Yin had a wry smile as he quipped, “Met a few monsters that should have been extinct already.”

There were some rips and tears on his clothes.

This was a rare sight.

Marvin believed that since he couldn’t clearly judge Yin’s strength, he should currently be on Kangen’s level at the very least. He probably wouldn’t even suffer any setbacks if he had a fight with one of the High Gods of the Astral Sea.

If there was no need too, he definitely wouldn’t want to fight Yin.

And Yin also seemed to think the same as he once again clearly indicated his attitude.

“I’m not interested in the Fate Tablet.”

“But there is something in the surroundings of the Fate Tablet… that I definitely must have.”

Marvin frowned. “Can you give more details?”

“The Vampires’ Secret Precepts, a book only useful to us Vampires,” Yin explained. “You might have not heard about it before. At that time, in order to seal the Twin Snakes, Lance not only used the 4th Fate Tablet, but he also looked for treasures from all over the Universe and from all the various races. Our Vampires’ Secret Precepts are also there.”

“What? The 4th Fate Tablet is used to suppress the Twin Snakes?”

From Yin’s account, Marvin learnt of a startling new fact!

Yin nodded. “Thus, this temple has not only the Fate Tablet and the Vampires’ Secret Precepts, but also other Artifacts and Divine items.”

“If you are interested, you can have whatever else you want, but the Vampires’ Secrets Precepts are mine.”

Marvin warily asked, “Doesn’t that mean that if we take the Fate Tablet or the Vampires’ Secret Precepts, the seal of the World Ending Twin Snakes…”

“It will loosen,” Yin calmly finished. “This is inevitable.”

“Lance designed that seal. The Sky Tower appearing now clearly means one thing.”

“So I want to cooperate with you. I saw the other woman. She is a descendant of the World Ending Twin Snakes. She probably wants to take advantage of the weakening of the seal to release the Twin Snakes.”

“Even if I don’t really care too much if this world is destroyed, those two snakes were said to be very troublesome. I also dislike their foolish doctrine. So let us cooperate.”

Marvin mumbled under his breath for a bit before finally nodding.

Cooperation it was.

On one hand, Yin’s attitude was sincere, and on the other hand, the threat of the World Ending Twin Snakes was really too big.

The 4th Fate Tablet was definitely materializing so that someone could claim it. If he didn’t take it away, someone else would.

But according to Yin’s theory, if the Fate Tablet was removed from where it rested, the Twin Snakes might emerge. Marvin wasn’t confident that he could face two Ancient Evil Gods on his own, even if they might have grown weaker from being sealed here.

In any case, the Vampire Primogenitor was also an incredible Legend, and his strength was comparable to that of the strongest Gods. It should be safer with him around.

Thus, outside the temple, the two of them came to an agreement. Yin would help Marvin get a hold of the Fate Tablet, and Marvin promised to let Yin have the Vampires’ Secret Precepts.

With this newfound pact, they both entered the temple that seemed to be full of an evil aura.

Chapter 688: Monster

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

 

The temple itself was built in the ruins. After the two went through the run-down entrance to the ruins, they could see that the surroundings were covered in cobwebs and crushed rocks.

This place had already been abandoned for thousands of years.

A faded and evil aura assaulted his senses. Marvin suddenly felt a hidden threat.

He immediately took a look at the temple itself.

In the shadows, a huge… spider was yearningly staring at them.

This type of spider was very frightening. Not only did it have thousands of pairs of eyes packed densely on its head like red dots, but the most terrifying parts were its sixteen claws!

Marvin’s eyesight was quite keen, so he could clearly see the sharp sawteeth sticking out of the spider’s legs.

What made him puzzled was that the spider didn’t attack, despite looking like it wanted to.

“No need to look at it. Although it’s the guardian of this place, it won’t attack us,” Yin sneered.

Marvin was distracted from his alertness by Yin’s assertion. “Are the monsters here under the control of the World Ending Twin Snakes?” he asked while frowning.

Yin nodded, a glimmer appearing in his eyes. “Thus, the problem is not how we get what we want, but rather how we will escape after getting something.”

“This seems quite contradictory,” Marvin pointed out. “Can’t we just clear them out first?”

“First of all, we aren’t familiar with the strength of these monsters. Don’t look at me like that. Although I have lived for a long time, the Evil Gods predate the birth of the Vampires.” Yin chuckled to himself before asking, “Then, could it be that you didn’t notice that it would be a bit easier to escape than to beat these ancient monsters?”

Yin certainly had a point.

Marvin was a Ruler of the Night that had advanced from the Ranger class, and he had plenty of escape abilities. The Vampire Primogenitor was also an extremely shrewd ancient powerhouse. The descended Vampires had very frightening speed, so as the Primogenitor, Yin should definitely have even better ways to get around.

But Marvin was a bit unwilling to release the World Ending Twin Snakes.

Thus, while he walked along with Yin, he tried to think of ways to prevent this from happening.

The path to the temple wasn’t smooth. Many parts were blocked by huge, collapsed rocks, so they just chose different paths to circumvent them.

It could be seen that in the ancient era, the invasion of the Twin Snakes was very thorough.

This huge temple was enough to prove everything.

They could see all kinds of dark and cold paths that were filled with traps, making Marvin feel uncomfortable.

Yin was mostly expressionless, but even for him, some fear flashed in his eyes from time to time. Walking in the temple of a renowned and vicious Evil God was also quite pressuring to him.

And what caused even more pressure was that as they advanced, more and more monsters were tailing them!

Marvin had never heard of these monsters before!

After all, Marvin had read through the illustrated monster handbook for the game. Let alone the monsters of the plane of Feinan, he even knew the lifeforms of the Astral Plane. He could identify and name them by heart.

But he truly had no information about these creatures.

Relying on the advanced False Divine Vessel’s weak perception in this area, he could feel that most of these monsters had a bit of Divinity.

That Divinity was different from that of the current Gods. It gave off an odd, illusory feeling, sometimes existing, sometimes fading, seeming unfathomable.

A python with a forked tail, a large and restless lizard with only three legs, and the one that started following first, the red-speckled spider…

As time passed, Marvin got the feeling that he wasn’t actually heading for the temple of his own volition, but was actually being driven along by these monsters.

He faintly heard a mumbling sound between them.

That mumbling was low, and the words were unclear. It gave out a hair-raising feeling.

Was this the sound of the World Ending Twin Snakes urging these monsters to guide these two people to get the Fate Tablet and the Vampires’ Secret Precepts?

Marvin’s heart couldn’t help sinking when he thought of this.

What he disliked the most was facing an unknown enemy.

It was hard to predict how strong the World Ending Twin Snakes might be.

Their strength was surely frightening, there was no doubt of that, but how strong exactly, Marvin didn’t know. After all, no matter how powerful they had been, after being sealed in a world of nothingness for millennia, how much lifeforce would they still have?

The key here was his temporary partner walking alongside him. Marvin couldn’t completely trust him.

Yin mentioned the Vampires’ Secret Precepts, but what if that wasn’t actually his goal?

He might have said that to lower Marvin’s vigilance.

If the one at his side had been Eve, Jessica, or even Professor, Marvin would feel reassured.

Because he knew these people. Even if under the temptation of desirable items there might be some variables, Marvin believed in their characters.

As for Yin, who seemed to be a good-natured Vampire, he actually made Marvin worry.

Thus, Marvin not only needed to be wary of the monsters in the temple and the possible appearance of the World Ending Twin Snakes, but he also had to guard against the possibility of Yin becoming his enemy!

After all, Yin’s understanding of the Ethereal Plane and the World Ending Twin Snakes was a lot deeper than Marvin’s. If he had schemed up a trap for Marvin, it would be quite a predicament.

Moreover, he still didn’t know where the Azure Matriarch was hiding.

Marvin couldn’t forget that she was still here.

Even if he was many times stronger than the Azure Matriarch right now, he tried to never underestimate his enemies.

Especially when the other side was hidden in the dark.

‘Adapt based on the situation.’

‘…I hope Wayne wakes up soon.’

Marvin took the time to check on Wayne, who was still in the Origami, sleeping peacefully.

Given Wayne’s powerful arcane abilities, he could definitely be of great help to Marvin.

But who knew when he would wake up.

…

As the two continued down the path, the number of monsters gathering behind them had already reached double digits!

Even Yin couldn’t help but laugh. “It’s quite rare for a group of monsters like this to restrain their craving for slaughter.”

“Seems like they were patiently waiting for this to happen.”

Marvin glanced back and lightly asked, “When we reach that place and get the items from the Twin Snakes’ seal, what about them?”

“No idea.” Yin shook his head, a strange expression in his eyes. “It’s rumored that no person can resist the temptation of a Fate Tablet.”

“But you said that you have no interest in the Fate Tablet,” Marvin reminded him.

Yin laughed out loud, “I’m not just a person.”

‘As if I could believe you,’ Marvin thought to himself.

At this point, a fairly open area spread in front of them.

It looked like a wide open hall, and at the end of the hall was a dark hallway.

Marvin could feel something hidden in the shadows of that hallway.

At this time, the monsters behind them stopped and didn’t go any further.

They just stood in place and stared coldly at Marvin and Yin.

Marvin understood.

‘Go in.’

Chapter 689: Male and Female

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

Inextinguishable Wizard Flames were lighting the hall, and a sealing power shrouded the area.

It was that power which was restricting the monsters, forcing them to stay outside this area, unable to approach.

Marvin and Yin walked into the hall. When Marvin glanced back, he saw something unexpected.

The Azure Matriarch was behind them.

She was standing on the back of the spider, looking at Marvin indifferently.

It was as if she were looking at a dead person.

This expression made Marvin feel very uneasy. He very much wanted to turn back and get rid of that woman.

But reason told him that this wasn’t a good idea.

Those monsters seemed to be on the same side as the Azure Matriarch, and the possibility of Yin becoming hostile was already enough to give Marvin a headache.

If he went to attack the Azure Matriarch, who knew whether or not Yin would just take the Fate Tablet and escape on his own?

Since it had come to this, Marvin could only follow Yin and continue onward!

…

They stepped into a spacious hall, and there were no longer any monsters staring at them from behind.

But the runes and the sealing power shrouding the place made them more cautious.

If they accidentally came into contact with the sealing power, who knew what could happen!

There was a fountain in the center of the hall, and in the middle of the fountain, there was a statue of a male and a female hugging each other.

But the fountain had already been abandoned for a very long time, and the water inside had long since dried up.

As for that statue in the center, it seemed to have many cracks.

Marvin looked at that statue and thought that it seemed to be a bit familiar.

From the perspective of Human esthetics, those two were definitely attractive and beautiful, perhaps even somewhat overly beautiful.

Their faces were filled with an aura of peace.

They looked like a pair of sweethearts in love as they embraced each other.

Who were those two? Why were they in the World Ending Twin Snakes’ temple? What was the story behind it?

Marvin probingly asked Yin.

But the latter responded that he didn’t know.

He hardly seemed concerned about the only structure in the area as he quickly made his way through to the hallway.

Marvin frowned. He felt that this fountain might be hiding something.

Yin’s attitude seemed to support his conjecture.

But Marvin couldn’t stop and waste time observing the statue.

Getting hold of the Fate Tablet was the most important thing for now.

…

Compared to the bright hall, the hallway beyond it was undoubtedly dark.

Every twenty steps or so, there was a small unending flame lighting the path.

Fortunately, Marvin had Darksight.

This hallway wasn’t long, but the two were progressing rather slowly.

Because when Marvin stepped into the hallway, he felt a powerful resistance!

That resistance came from the sealing power that seemed to permeate so much of this temple.

The two glanced at each other and saw that they both had been surprised.

The resistance was getting stronger as they got closer to the seal.

At the same time, it also meant that they were getting closer to the things that they wanted to get.

A mere hundred steps through the hallway took them no less than 20 minutes!

This was something unimaginable for two people with such power.

But the resisting force that Marvin and Yin were slogging through made their progress extremely strenuous.

They even felt sweat dripping down their foreheads!

Another reason for going so slowly was that both sides of the hallway were filled with damaged murals.

The murals were eulogizing the World Ending Twin Snakes.

Marvin tried to study them to see if they held any secrets that might show how to handle the Twin Snakes, but he failed.

He only saw stories from the perspective of a Twin Snake Cult follower about how Lance sealed away the Twin Snakes as well as about the origin of the Ethereal Plane.

The contents were very simple.

The author of the murals must have been one of the earliest followers of the Twin Snakes Cult. He had been able to become a competent Priest of the Twin Snakes Cult.

Under the blessings of the powerful World Ending Twin Snakes, he had the ability to freely spread disease and panic.

The murals were depicting scenes from when he had been preaching.

Among these, there was no lack of bloody scenes like infants being swallowed alive and people being boiled.

The author of that mural saw those as normal punishments for heathens.

The message of the murals could be summed up to one thing: Anyone who didn’t believe in the World Ending Twin Snakes should disappear.

Marvin had no words to say.

He looked at the image of the World Ending Twin Snakes in the murals.

That fanatical follower drew the World Ending Twin Snakes in an extremely lofty way.

A lot of times, mostly during his sermons, the World Ending Twin Snakes would appear and create miracles.

But even then, they were hiding behind golden clouds and only exposing their malevolent heads, showing their golden tongues.

He looked at another mural, where the World Ending Twin Snakes spat some mist, and then a rock beside a village of followers turned into gold.

When he saw this scene, Marvin almost wanted to burst out laughing.

It seemed that the dream of turning common things into gold was the same no matter the Universe.

…

After sweeping through the worthless murals, Marvin’s mood didn’t get any better.

He didn’t gain any interesting information from looking through all of them.

The only thing that surprised him was that he saw the male and female from the fountain again in one of the murals.

Unfortunately, due to the mural being damaged, he didn’t get many details from it.

‘That couple should also have a significant story,’ Marvin thought.

If the situation had been different, he probably would have looked into their origin.

But now, the Fate Tablet was ahead, so he didn’t dare to lose focus.

They had already reached the end of the hallway, after all!

They were standing in front of a door that had no lock on it.

Marvin and Yin glanced at each other for a moment as they stood ready to enter.

“To be honest, I have no idea what is behind the door,” Yin said in a heavy voice. “I suggest that you get ready to fight.”

There was no need to remind Marvin of this as he had already silently taken out Sodom’s Blades.

The World Ending Twin Snakes themselves might be behind this door. Who knew what kind of bitter fight would ensue then?!

Yin didn’t tarry either, a slender sword appearing in his hands.

This sword’s shape was different from Feinan’s swords. It was much more slender, with a sharp tip… like a large needle.

From Yin’s serious attitude, if this wasn’t an Artifact, it should at least be a Legendary Weapon.

The two then simultaneously took a step forward and gave the door a push!

…

In the depths of the Astral Plane.

That frightening light, which seemed like it could destroy worlds, flashed across and hit that enormous creature.

The latter shook its body around, unwilling to succumb. But it still couldn’t stop the effects of the light, and its whole body became rigid!

The Gods all let out a collective sigh of relief.

Some Gods were very pale, their Divine Power close to drying up completely!

“Finally over!”

Even a God like the God of Dawn and Protection also found it very strenuous to fight an entity able to destroy a Universe by itself, despite having the aid of Lance’s Artifact.

He watched as the corpse of that Astral Beast floated upward in a strange way before it finally spread into Feinan’s sky. He couldn’t help frowning.

And at that time, his gaze unexpectedly fell into the Ethereal Plane.

“Eh? That shrewd and scheming Vampire is also inside?”

Chapter 690: Perfect Fusion

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

“I didn’t expect that even after sending so many Divine Servants, they would all lose to him.”

The Black Dragon God had an ashen complexion as he looked at what was happening in the Sky Tower, and he couldn’t help shaking his head.

The Queen of Spiders and the Dream God also had dissatisfied expressions on their faces.

In order to compete for the 4th Fate Tablet, the Gods had joined hands to shatter the Universe Magic Pool!

And now, they sent the strongest subordinates that they could get through the residual turbulence, particularly the War God who even made some sacrifices to send his own younger brother. However, not only was the latter not able to contend for the Fate Tablet, but he even lost to Feinan… This was hard for them to accept!

“Marvin must die!”

The War God’s voice was emotionless, but as the Gods saw it, this was equivalent to a death sentence on Marvin.

The War God was one of the three Great Gods, said to be one of the most powerful beings in the Astral Plane.

If not for the fact that the God of Dawn and Protection had better relations with the other Gods, he might have been the one leading them all.

If the War God said that someone absolutely had to die, would that person survive?

The Black Dragon God and his associates were inwardly rejoicing.

It seemed that the War God was taking his anger out on Marvin for the death of the Berserk God.

That Kangen guy who dared to kill the Berserk God wouldn’t live long either.

But the only problem was that although they killed the Astral Beast, the Universe Magic Pool had just shattered, so the Plane and the space around it were in some turmoil.

With their powerful Divine Vessels and great strength, they simply couldn’t go to Feinan.

Otherwise, just some slight incompatibility between the Plane Laws and the Divine Vessels would be enough to cause Feinan to crumble.

What they wanted to do was to rule this world, not destroy it. They could only wait for now!

Waiting for the space around Feinan to restore itself, waiting for this period of fluctuation to be over. And then, no one could stop the Gods from descending.

But although that was the case in theory, the Black Dragon God’s group was still worried.

They had already seen Marvin create so many miracles.

As long as he had time to prepare, he would do things that left others speechless.

The Gods had no good methods to kill him at the moment. Sending a Divine Servant had already proven to be inefficient. Even the three Divine Servants headed by the Dream God’s Divine Servant had been exterminated. And they had already used up the one Artifact that, given the correct circumstances, might be able to do the deed, back when they severely wounded the Great Elven King, Nicholas.

They came to the conclusion that unless a Mid God personally went down, they almost certainly wouldn’t be able to kill the current Marvin.

As for Feinan’s unstable space, it would take at least a month to recover.

And what could Marvin do during that month?

What the Gods were most worried about was the Fate Tablet!

‘If Marvin gets his hands on the 4th Fate Tablet…’

‘Will he ascend to Godhood?’

This was what all Gods were wondering.

Thus, after defeating the invading monster, they didn’t return to the Astral Sea, but instead gathered outside Feinan, paying attention to the development of the situation!

But things didn’t go as they thought they would.

They saw Marvin obtaining the Fate Tablet.

But the most shocking part was…

The space above the Pambo Sea was torn apart, and two large, intertwining snakes fell from the sky!

“Crash!”

The large snakes crashed into the sea, creating a huge hole in the frozen Pambo Sea!

“The World Ending Twin Snakes! Heavens!”

“That Marvin actually released such a monster! His sin is unforgivable!”

Restlessness spread among the Gods.

The World Ending Twin Snakes were no jokes.

And now they actually escaped from the Ethereal Plane.

Who could stop this pair of Ancient Evil Gods in the current Feinan if they still had their past strength?

“Feinan is done for!” one God wailed.

…

Thirty minutes ago.

Marvin and Yin pushed open that door.

The attack that they had been expecting didn’t appear, and the World Ending Twin Snakes didn’t appear either.

The door had opened to reveal a strange room!

This room was endless and mostly covered in darkness, except for a few places with flickering starlight.

The two of them walked around feeling rather curious about their surroundings, when they noticed that the Laws of this room were extremely strange.

They could go forward and backward, but the area they were walking on was non-existent.

Each step they took was like walking in the air.

And those starlights represented treasures!

Most of those starlights were focused in one area, around a shining cube!

“Hehe, here’s the Fate Tablet that you want!” Yin laughed and pointed at that cube.

Marvin had an expression of surprise on his face. He had seen a Fate Tablet before, and it wasn’t like this.

When he noticed Marvin’s disbelieving expression, Yin shrugged. “I’ve no need to trick you. I saw the Fate Tablets back in the 3rd Era. But you must realize, those things weren’t the Fate Tablets themselves!”

‘Fragments!’

Yin’s prompt reminded Marvin of that key word.

The so-called Fate Tablets of the 3rd Era, including Fortune Fairy Ding, were actually just the fragments of three Fate Tablets.

But the 4th Fate Tablet wasn’t divided. It was a whole tablet!

This entire cube was the 4th Fate Tablet!

It seemed like Yin truly didn’t deceive him about this. He really had no interest in the Fate Tablet because he was already heading toward a faint pink light in the distance.

That light was probably the Vampires’ Secret Precepts that he had talked about.

Marvin quickly approached the cube.

Inside the transparent cube, countless Laws and runes were rotating, containing the knowledge and power of the entire Universe!

Marvin gently spread his fingers out as he probed the transparent cube.

Before he could glean any information, his False Divine Vessel suddenly react with a heartbeat!

The instant his finger touched the cube, his fingertip became like a black hole sucking the cube in.

Marvin was shocked by this surreal scene!

Countless lines appeared on his interface!

He didn’t know whether it was due to the Fate Tablet, but Marvin was rendered speechless when he saw this happen!

‘What’s going on?’

‘Is the Fate Tablet in my hands now?’

Marvin almost couldn’t believe that it could be so simple.

After the chaos on his interface subsided, Marvin finally saw the explanations concerning the False Divine Vessel.

Fusion reached 100%!

The False Divine Vessel accomplished its 3rd evolution, becoming complete!

That transparent cube was still floating in the False Divine Vessel, it was just countless times smaller.

Marvin tried to use the knowledge and the Laws, but he failed to do so.

It seemed like the Fate Tablet was locked in some way.

An idea flashed in Marvin’s mind. ‘The key!’

Without the key, he would be unable to unlock the Fate Tablet.

Regarding this, he had had a tip from Lance earlier!

An item flashed in Marvin’s mind:

The Book of Nalu!

Chapter 691: Unfathomable Ability

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

Yes!

The Book of Nalu!

After Marvin entered the Sky Tower, he had been repeatedly reminded of the word, “key”.

Before, he didn’t really understand what it was referring to.

But he now understood it very clearly.

The 4th Fate Tablet looked like a mystical vessel that contained endless Laws and knowledge.

To possess it was to possess the strength to contend against the Gods of the 3rd Era.

It was even more so because the 4th Fate Tablet was complete, while the others were only fragments. It was highly possible that the person holding this intact Fate Tablet might become the most powerful God in history.

Marvin didn’t plan on ascending to Godhood, but he was unable to stop the reaction between the False Divine Vessel and the Fate Tablet.

Actually, he didn’t even know what exactly had happened. The Fate Tablet simply entered the False Divine Vessel.

As he thought of where this False Divine Vessel had come from, Marvin couldn’t help having some doubts.

‘Could this really be something arranged by Lance? He predicted that I would go to the Evil Dragon God Temple? He knew that I would meet the Fairy?’

If Divination was so powerful, wouldn’t the choices in life be meaningless?

Although Marvin was suspicious, he hadn’t reached the conclusion just yet. He had a bit more to think about…

What he needed to consider right now was that the Fate Tablet, this cube, was filled with frightening power!

But that container couldn’t be opened easily.

It needed a key, an unfathomable one, in order to open it!

And that was the Book of Nalu.

Gathering all the pages of the Book of Nalu was something almost impossible.

Countless people had sought it out for millennia, only to fail. Black Knight Sangore was one of them.

As for Marvin, he was able to gather 7 pages of the Book of Nalu by relying on the knowledge of his past life… and mostly luck. This was already quite an accomplishment.

But he completely lacked any clues for the remaining 4 pages!

The only thing he felt sure of was that the remaining 4 pages weren’t in Feinan!

The Astral Sea, the Abyss, Hell, that strange Negative Energy World, the lifeless Underworld, or the Elemental Planes…

Who knew where they could be?!

When Marvin realized this, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

At this moment, he was finally convinced by the words of the Truth Goddess and Hathaway.

Lance was undoubtedly the Destroyer!

He wanted to create chaos!

He took advantage of the Gods’ desires. He personally crafted the Universe Magic Pool as a cage and bound the New Gods to it for a millennium.

After a millennium, the patient Gods were restless after waiting for so long.

When that restlessness combined with their desires, chaos couldn’t be contained.

Pushing them to attack the Universe Magic Pool was only one step!

And the bait of the 4th Fate Tablet was the real killing move.

Yes, the 4th Fate Tablet was very powerful. The one carrying it could become a Great God.

But, in fact, it was just a poisoned apple!

Because no one could possess the key.

Marvin felt that Lance’s reminder was more like a piece of advice.

Giving up on the Fate Tablet would actually be the proper move.

Because it was the source of chaos.

Regardless of who had the Fate Tablet, they would be unable to control its power and would only become a target that others lusted after!

Let alone those people of the Astral Sea and the other forces of the Universe, how could Marvin be sure that none of his close friends in Feinan would be tempted by the Fate Tablet?

Marvin bitterly found out that he couldn’t be certain.

Everyone might be eager to give it a try.

And if he left this place, he might end up facing the entire Universe as his enemy!

This situation wasn’t targeted specifically at Marvin.

Whoever had the Fate Tablet would end up in this situation.

That person would die from being tirelessly hounded day and night, and the next owner of the Fate Tablet would share the same fate.

No one could genuinely grasp the power of the Fate Tablet because it was a lie.

Just like no one could truly master destiny.

And in the process, countless blood feuds and battles would ensue.

After all, the ones vying for the Fate Tablet would be the strongest existences of the Universe. Thus, each battle could lead to the Universe itself being shaken.

Perhaps the world would collapse completely after just the first fight.

When everyone fought with bloody eyes, when Order Power faded little by little, when the final bits of reason were suppressed by brute force… What awaited this world would be destruction.

This was Lance’s plan.

He wanted to establish a completely new world.

A world without evil, without chaos.

The [New World].

Marvin had once seen that world, and it felt very nauseating.

‘I would rather die than live in that world,’ Marvin bitterly and mockingly thought to himself.

After getting hold of the Fate Tablet, Marvin had a better understanding of what was going on in this game.

Naturally, he wasn’t completely sure about the conclusion he had reached casting Lance as the Destroyer, because there were still some doubtful points.

For example, if Lance wanted to destroy the World, why would he personally arrange for Marvin’s transmigration?

This didn’t make sense.

If he wanted to destroy the world, this temptation would have been enough to have Feinan’s beings massacre one another.

Lance didn’t need to speak to him about having a “Hero’s Heart”.

Such a high existence had no need to lie to him.

Thus, although it seemed highly probably at this point that Lance was indeed the Destroyer, Marvin still needed to unveil some things as he pressed on for answers.

…

After fusing with the Fate Tablet, the False Divine Vessel finally evolved into the perfect state.

Although the Fate Tablet’s power didn’t fully merge with it, Marvin could still feel a strange sensation.

It felt as if all the Laws of this Universe were displayed in front of him.

Although he couldn’t use them, he already had enough power to see through them.

This was the power of a Divine Vessel.

Marvin’s current circumstances were very special.

He was basically a God, but he was actually a Fake God, a God that didn’t need a source of Faith.

He had no followers and no Faith Power, but he had a deep understanding of the Plane Laws and Domains.

Moreover, when the Fate Tablet entered the False Divine Vessel, he gained some more knowledge in his mind.

After three minutes, he learnt all the languages that had been created since the birth of the Universe!

Including Draconic, Infernal, Ancient God Language, Ancient Gnome Language, Abyssal, and so on…

This was a great harvest for Marvin.

But what he was more interested in were the lines that had just appeared in the False Divine Vessel column.

[Unfathomable Ability]

[Type: Divine]

[Description: Create an unfathomable miracle]

[Cooldown: Can only be used once]

[Required Materials: Varies depending on the situation]

Chapter 692: Cloak

Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance

 

This Divine Spell’s description was very vague. Marvin had never heard of any Divine Spell called Unfathomable Ability.

It seemed that this Divine Spell had no limitations on its potential effects.

But Marvin knew that it was impossible for a pie to drop from the sky.

Furthermore, Marvin had some guesses about what it might require for material components.

This Divine Spell would certainly require some precious materials to be used, at the very least.

In any case, it shouldn’t be useful in the short term.

‘So, the 4th Fate Tablet probably won’t give me any benefits besides making me an extremely knowledgeable and cunning linguist.’

Marvin shook his head and thought, ‘After I leave this place, not only do I have to prevent the Azure Matriarch from releasing the World Ending Twin Snakes, but I’ll have to fend off those people in the Sky Tower who will all be looking at me covetously!’

‘White River Valley might be attacked because of me!’

His mood couldn’t help sinking as he brooded over this.

White River Valley was the place he had sworn to protect. He definitely couldn’t let it come to harm.

The only saving grace was that Marvin had established a Sanctuary early on, so it shouldn’t have a problem in the short term.

As long as he could settle the problem of the Fate Tablet!

Indeed, at this moment, Marvin had no way out.

He could only find the key to unlock the mystery of the Fate Tablet and figure out the truth of the matter.

Gathering all the pages of the Book of Nalu was basically a futile endeavor.

But Marvin didn’t give up.

He felt that there was perhaps only one person in the world that could solve this predicament: Marvin himself!

He already had 7 pages of the Book of Nalu gathered.

Another 4 pages and he might be able to settle this problem.

When the 4th Fate Tablet was unlocked, he would just have to deal with whatever happened then.

After all, the current situation was already becoming more and more complicated, and Marvin was facing enemies that were more and more powerful.

Although he didn’t want to walk the path of ascension to Godhood, he might have to stake it all as a last resort.

‘The situation outside shouldn’t be too bad.’

‘Many people are seeking to cause my death, this is for sure. But Ivan and the others are worth trusting, and the Gods should be close to killing that Astral Beast. I shouldn’t have more than a month to prepare.’

‘In a month, the opponents I’ll have to face won’t be just on the level of Divine Servants anymore, but on the level of Gods!’

‘Even if the Truth Goddess is biased in my favor and Diross might or might not be supporting me, it’s definitely different for the other forces.’

‘It’s still vital for me to get stronger.’

‘And the fastest path might really be the path of reuniting the pages of the Book of Nalu.’

The Fate Tablet contained very frightening power.

Even if he chose not to use it to ascend, Marvin could surely draw a large number of Comprehension points from it.

These comprehension points might be enough for him to reach the level 29 limit!

At that time, there should be very few beings in the entire Universe that could deal with Marvin.

…

After deciding on his next steps, Marvin relaxed a bit.

At that time, the Vampire Primogenitor suddenly flashed over.

He was holding a book with a scarlet cover in his hands, looking very pleased.

“Found what you wanted?” Yin’s words hinted at something.

Marvin’s heart skipped a beat as he blurted, “You already know?”

Yin shrugged. “For an old thing like me, even though there are many matters that I cannot stand, there is still one good point, which is that I know many things,” he explained.

“The 4th Fate Tablet, such tempting words. Isn’t it just a fuse to create chaos?”

“I don’t dare touch that thing. But I’m still very curious… What’s stopping you from just using it?”

Marvin bluntly answered, “The key.”

“Only the one holding the key of the Fate Tablet can truly open it. It is useless otherwise.”

Yin exposed a knowing smile as he looked at Marvin with sympathy. “You must be very upset now?”

“It’s like being in a treasure room but being unable to plunder it.”

“There is nothing I can do about it,” Marvin muttered as he spread out his hands. “Oh right, what are you going to do next? Concerning the World Ending Twin Snakes?”

Yin rolled his eyes with a strange smile plastered on his face. “In fact, I never had any intention of dealing with the Twin Snakes.”

Marvin frowned.

“It would be better not to become hostile,” Yin explained. “It might be heresy in the eyes of those who live in Feinan, but as the Vampire Primogenitor, I don’t really identify myself with this world. It doesn’t matter to me if it’s destroyed.”

“In fact, after I got a hold of the Vampires’ Secret Precepts, I regained the ability to leave this place at any time to return to my old nest. This book was created jointly by all the Vampire Primogenitors. The rest fell one by one in the long rivers of history. Only I have survived, so this power belongs to me.”

“Speaking of which, I am a lot stronger than you in my current state. Falling out with me certainly wouldn’t be a sensible move.”

“On the contrary, you should actually start thinking about how to protect yourself. The World Ending Twin Snakes, the Gods… You have the entire Universe as your enemy.”

Marvin didn’t care about Yin’s mockery.

Instead, he asked about something in his words. “Do you mean that the World Ending Twin Snakes will definitely appear?”

Yin softly laughed. “Those two snakes have been shackled for so many years, how could they be willing to remain quiet? I would advise that you make preparations.”

“But I am very optimistic about you. So I decided to make a deal with you before I leave.”

Marvin answered, “What deal?”

Yin took out a black cloak. “The road to escape from here won’t be easy. The Gods’ Divination, Tracking Spells, Time Tracking, they are all beyond what you can imagine.”

“This cloak is a Lesser Artifact. I can give it to you free of charge. It will help you cover your aura. Even if Grant tried, he definitely wouldn’t be able to find any trace of you.”

“But I must inform you that this Artifact is a consumable item. It can only be used twice.”

Marvin didn’t take the cloak yet. He instead lowered his voice and prodded, “What do I need to do?”

Yin shrugged noncommittally. “Although the hope is very faint, if you really manage to find the key to the Fate Tablet and become someone on the level of the three Great Gods, remember that you owe me, or the Vampire Clan.”

Marvin nodded.

This deal could be considered an investment. Yin investing in Marvin.

Thus, he unceremoniously received the cloak.

Yin randomly decided to ask, “What is the key in the end?”

As he put the cloak away, Marvin answered with a smile, “The Book of Nalu.”

Yin was stunned for a moment before he cursed, “Hell! That is simply impossible!”

“Can I have my cloak back?”

With a voice dripping with schadenfreude, Marvin gleefully responded, “That is simply impossible.”