Lord of the Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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Hobert's idea was actually very simple. Erebus was still at sea, so if there was a problem at sea, of course, he would look for the "Lord of Storms."

Besides, as a follower of the "Lord of Reporting," if he didn't have this skill, how could he be embarrassed to participate in future Tarot Gatherings?

In addition, Hobert was quite certain about the response from the "Lord of Storms." In his previous communication with Trunsoest, he learned that the Storm Church had invested in his biological father, Rex.

It was estimated that the "Lord of Storms" should have marked Rex. Although Hobert had never prayed to the "Lord of Storms," he should be immediately noticed by the "Lord of Storms" once he prayed.

This was like Xio's prayer to the "Creator." Hobert certainly couldn't mark her before Xio had prayed to the "Creator."

But once she prayed, Hobert could immediately distinguish it because the "Creator" knew of Xio's existence, and Xio's prayer also conformed to the "Creator's" will.

Similarly, the "Lord of Storms" must also know Hobert. After all, he had invested in Rex and would not ignore Hobert.

In addition, the existence of the "Creator" made Hobert more valuable, so the "Lord of Storms" also had a certain willingness to respond to Hobert's prayer. Such a prayer would definitely immediately appear before the "Lord of Storms."

As expected, Hobert had not finished speaking when the power of the "Lord of Storms" descended upon the sea.

For a time, the enormous pressure made Hobert feel trembling, and he helplessly fell from the high altitude, honestly observing the situation at sea from the coast.

The pirates in the port, as if recalling the disasters that made them most fearful and helpless, scattered in panic like chickens encountering a natural enemy, fleeing into the buildings on both sides of the street.

The sea was filled with wind and rain, causing the "Black Emperor" to shake back and forth.

Erebus immediately reopened the spirit world to escape. Even if the "Lord of Storms" only descended part of his power, even if he had Tamara's help, he would have no chance of winning against the partial power of the "Lord of Storms" at sea.

But now he couldn't leave if he wanted to. The illusory spirit world in front of the "Black Emperor" was suddenly replaced by a very huge waterspout!

The gale raged across the entire Longtail Island, as if to overturn the island. Many roofs and large trees in Tortuga Port were swept into the sky.

Hobert was shocked by this scene because he felt that the thickness of the waterspout had exceeded his psychological endurance.

He could only see the edge of the waterspout as far as his eyes could see. Even if it wasn't as wide as Longtail Island, it was at least half as wide.

In fact, that huge waterspout was not entirely composed of water. It was a huge sea tornado, a "dragon sucking water" in Hobert's memory.

With a scalp tingling, Hobert sighed in his heart: At sea, the "Tyrant" is an invincible existence!

He really wanted to "tamper" or "Exploit" the gale to reduce the wind blowing towards the island, but his heart trembled, and he couldn't use his ability.

In the sky was the power of a god!

As a Sequence 3, he could only watch His power from afar.

The waterspout was more like a wall of water, blocking the "Black Emperor's" path.

The previous giant ship now looked as small as a grain of sand compared to the waterspout.

Erebus's face also showed a somewhat panicked expression. His emotions were affected by the "Tyrant," and he quickly ordered the "Black Emperor" to retreat.

But the huge waterspout chased after it and swallowed the "Black Emperor."

Hobert's spirituality could feel that the center of the waterspout was hollow, and lightning raged inside, splitting the "Black Emperor" into flying wood chips, and even the main mast collapsed.

But suddenly, Hobert couldn't feel the existence of the "Black Emperor" anymore.

The huge waterspout also disappeared!

A cloud of white mist appeared in the low altitude above the sea. The mist made Hobert feel very cold and strange, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply. He exhaled white gas in his breath.

The mist slowly dissipated, and Hobert roughly saw that the "Black Emperor" was already dilapidated, but the main body was still intact.

Erebus clutched his chest in a very embarrassed manner, with many charred and hideous wounds on his body.

In his hand was a slender-necked glass bottle, its interior filled with thin, illusory mist, which now had rainbow-like colors.

Before the mist dissipated, Erebus immediately took the "Black Emperor" back to the spirit world and fled the area.

Hobert immediately understood that although the mist did not have any offensive power to the "Lord of Storms," it was very difficult to deal with and had the risk of being corrupted.

So the "Lord of Storms" did not stop Erebus from escaping.

Hobert glanced at Tortuga Port, where many roofs had been blown away. Fortunately, the "Lord of Storms's" target was the "Black Emperor," otherwise the port would have been blown away.

Taking a deep breath, Hobert said to the dark clouds in the sky: "Thank you for your help, Great Lord of Storm..."

Crack!

A lightning strike hit the ground not far in front of Hobert, scaring him. The words "fuck" almost came out.

Hobert thought: Leodero is so stingy, isn't it just using their power to deter that little brat? Is it necessary to warn me like this?

Immediately, the huge pressure from the sky disappeared, and the "Lord of Storms" left.

Whoosh~

Longtail Island was showered with heavy rain, like countless faucets being turned on, accompanied by marine life such as fish, shrimp, and crabs.

Hobert raised his hand and finally used his ability. The heavy rain avoided Tortuga Port and fell around the port.

At this time, people came out of the buildings one after another. There was still some remaining fear and loss on their faces. They always felt that they had witnessed something extraordinary, but they couldn't say exactly what they had witnessed.

The heavy rain only lasted for more than ten minutes, and the sky cleared almost immediately.

At this time, the staff of Tortuga Port also reacted and began to clean the streets and organize people to repair the roofs.

On a rainy island, not having a roof is definitely a disaster.

Hobert returned to the central square again, and the pirates showed fearful and worshipful eyes to the Earl.

People who work hard at sea, even pirates, more or less believe in the "Lord of Storms."

And the Earl had actually prayed for the help of the "Lord of Storms," which shocked them.

Hobert raised his hand and used the "Distortion" ability again. The chairs and tables on the high platform in the central square that had been blown away "stood" up again and returned to their original positions.

Then he used the "Tampering" ability to make the water stains and dirt on the tables and chairs float away from the chairs, and they became dry and clean again.

Hobert nonchalantly sat back on the wide chair, and Fors, who had come out of the bank not far away, sat next to Hobert, opened the book she had taken away, and continued reading.

The pirates once again felt the faint pressure emanating from Hobert. Official Beyonder and security officers began to patrol the streets again, and Tortuga Port quickly returned to order.

With Hobert around, it seemed that there would be no chaos here.

As the port gradually became lively again, Hobert glanced at his pocket watch. He and Fors looked at each other and disappeared together.

As soon as Hobert left, the pirates suddenly felt that there was no pressure and gradually became arrogant, deliberately violating the rules here.

This is not because they are brainless, but because the life of pirates makes them very tired of following other people's rules and can't help but break these rules.

But soon, as a captain with Sequence 6 level, and three well-known pirates with Sequence 6 or Sequence 7 level, were besieged and killed by official Beyonder, the pirates realized that there were at least 2 Sequence 5 in the official Beyonder of Tortuga Port!

If these Beyonder pirates did not resist and allowed the official Beyonder to arrest them, they would still be taken to the court for trial and would not be killed.

But how could pirates at this level not resist?

The pirates were once again shocked by the deaths of these well-known pirates. Even if Hobert was not there, they did not dare to be too presumptuous.

This also shows another characteristic of pirates. As long as they are suppressed by force, they will be very willing to abide by the rules set by the strong.

Just like they would not disobey the captain's orders unless the captain was seriously injured or seriously ill.

Soon the pirates discovered that they were actually relatively free here, and they could squander recklessly, as long as they did not violate the rules here, no one would care about them.

The key is that it is very safe here, and you don't have to worry about sudden searches by the navy, or being attacked by other pirates.

...

Hobert and Fors returned to the Governor's Mansion, and almost without any hesitation, they lay together on the couch in front of the window.

"How did you do it?" Fors asked at this time: "How could the 'Lord of Storms' respond to your prayer?"

You are clearly a follower of the "Creator"! And a member of the gathering initiated by the "Fool". With the relationship of two evil gods, why can you still get the response of the "Lord of Storms"?

Hobert smiled and said: "My father has a friendship with the 'Lord of Storms'."

Fors recalled talking to Mona, their family seems to be believers of the Evernight Goddess?

But before she had time to ask again, her vision was obscured by the gray mist. When she came back to her senses, they had already appeared above the gray mist, on both sides of the bronze long table.

In the magnificent and majestic palace, "Justice" Audrey, as usual, first lifted her skirt slightly to the head of the bronze long table and saluted: "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."

After the greeting, this Tarot Gathering officially began.

"Hermit" Cattleya lowered her head and was about to speak to the head of the bronze long table when "The Fool" Klein suddenly smiled: "Don't worry, this pair of glasses that appears can seal your 'Secret Eye'."

Cattleya breathed a sigh of relief before raising her head: "Thank you for your help."

"Emperor" Hobert was slightly taken aback: "Hermit" has advanced to a demigod! Otherwise, she wouldn't worry about seeing things she shouldn't see.

Through the conversation between the two, the other members also understood that Ms. Hermit had advanced.

Audrey smiled slightly: The third demigod! The third demigod among the Tarot Club members. I hope I can advance soon!

"Hanged Man" Alger's sitting posture changed unconsciously, with a bit of defensiveness. At this time, he felt a little uncomfortable: "Hermit" is also a demigod, and I...

His digestion of potions has been very limited because now he only dares to sing in places where no one is around, or he has to secretly swim far away at night to sing heartily. More than once, large groups of sea fish have fainted in his singing.

But the speed of digesting potions is still too slow.

"Moon" Emlyn showed a smile: I am also a "Scarlet Scholar" now. I believe I will soon be one of the demigods.

At this time, Cattleya spoke again, in a respectful tone: "Great Mr. Fool, this time there is a page of Roselle's diary."

Klein said in a tone that could not be heard with joy or anger: "Very good, you can ask questions or requests."

Cattleya said: "Respected Mr. Fool, can this question be accumulated to the next time?"

Klein's heart was startled: Accumulated to the next time? Could it be that the "Queen Mystic" "prophesied" something?

However, in order to maintain the image of "The Fool," Klein did not ask why, but nodded lightly: "Yes."

Cattleya didn't say much, materialized the page of the diary, and then flashed to the Fool's hand.

The content of this page of the diary is not complicated. Basically, Roselle and Mr. "Door" are discussing the second "Blasphemy Slate."

The time was probably not long after Roselle read the "Blasphemy Slate." Regarding the origin of this "Blasphemy Slate," Mr. "Door" gave a definite answer: The ancient sun god fell, and the "Blasphemy Slate" was born.

Combining the information obtained from Hobert before, Klein easily understood what Mr. "Door" meant and realized that Mr. "Door" also knew many secrets.

Roselle also had similar ideas, and then they talked about the first "Blasphemy Slate" and asked Mr. "Door" about its origin.

Mr. "Door" only answered ambiguously: In the misty First Epoch, there were also some great existences.

Klein thought of everyone's previous discussion about the first "Blasphemy Slate." At that time, some members speculated that the first "Blasphemy Slate" might be the product of a powerful existence that fell long ago.

After reading this page of the diary, Klein withdrew his gaze, made the diary in his hand disappear, and then he calmly looked around and said with a smile: "You can start."

At this time, except for "Star" Leonard and Alger who had the need to advance, the other members had just completed their advancement not long ago and had no needs.

And Leonard is different from Alger. He has a high degree of loyalty to the church and does not intend to advance secretly.

Moreover, his current merits are about to reach the standard for advancing to Sequence 5, so he will not seek potion formulas at the Tarot Gathering.

And Alger still has a long way to go to completely digest the potion.

Even if he digests the potion, he will make certain preparations before advancing because advancing to a demigod means breaking with the Storm Church.

So, after a brief silence, Emlyn cleared his throat and said to "Magician" Fors: "Madam, in the next two weeks, I may need to rent that 'Leymano's Travels' once."

Fors immediately agreed: "No problem."

But she couldn't help adding, "Try not to record 'Full Moon' abilities."

Emlyn agreed.

Alger, standing beside him, asked, "Is the Sanguine's hunt for the Primordial Moon believers about to begin?"

This was a piece of news Emlyn announced at the Tarot Gathering last week: "Yes."

He said, "Once the plan is finalized, I will ask for everyone's help in providing suggestions."

Then Emlyn turned to Hobert and said, "This matter is still in the planning stages, I don't know if the Sanguine will seek your help."

Hobert nodded: "When your high-level people ask you to come and find me, we'll discuss this matter."

"Okay."

After this topic ended, at the lower end of the bronze long table, "World" Gehrman Sparrow said to Leonard, "Help me ask that person if they have seen the second 'Blasphemy Slate'?"

Blasphemy Slate?

The other members thought of the previous discussions about the "Blasphemy Slate" and looked at Leonard with some surprise and astonishment.

Cattleya thought to herself: Mr. Star is indeed not as simple as he seems! Someone he knows has actually seen that mysterious "Blasphemy Slate"! Is it some "High Sequence" existence from the Zoroast family?

Leonard himself was also taken aback, he was silent for a few seconds before saying: "Okay."

Then "World" asked Hobert: "Besides what we discussed before, do you have any new information about the first 'Blasphemy Slate'?"

Hobert pondered for a moment before saying: "Yes."

"What is it?" Klein immediately manipulated "World" to ask: "What price do I need to pay."

"I can tell you for free, tell everyone." Hobert said very generously: "Because that information is very vague, I can't guarantee whether it is completely correct."

He felt that he could reveal some information from the First Epoch.

And he could also praise "The Fool" by the way, because Hobert had used his free time during this period to carve twenty silver pieces for making charms.

Since he planned to fleece Mr. Fool, he naturally had to give some sweeteners first.

Thinking of this, Hobert added: "However, that information may offend Mr. Fool, I can only announce it after Mr. Fool approves."

The other members all looked at the head of the long table with anticipation, their thoughts were self-evident: "Emperor" has blasphemed and offended the gods more than once or twice, continue to forgive him.

Klein thought: When you said this information was free, "The Fool" had already forgiven you.

He used the character of "The Fool" to say: "You may."

"Yes." Hobert pretended to say: "I remember when we discussed the first 'Blasphemy Slate' before, we talked about whether it was formed after the fall of a powerful existence in ancient times?

"But after discussing it here, we couldn't discuss it anymore."

Everyone nodded, it was indeed discussed here, because they didn't know what conditions were needed to form the "Blasphemy Slate", and they didn't know which specific existence still had the level of the Ancient Sun God, so they only discussed it here.

Only Leonard was a little helpless: Here it comes again, it's like I'm a student who has been on sick leave for a long time and has returned to the classroom, and I don't know where the course has been taught?

Then he thought: I wonder if the old man knows these things? I can ask Him to "make up the lessons".

Hobert continued: "This information was obtained very accidentally, I accidentally heard 'The Creator' say when I was asking the great 'Creator' another question:

"In the distant First Epoch, there was not only chaos and disorder, but there were also two 'Outer Deities' at the same time."

The other members were stunned at first, then a little surprised.

Before, they spent a lot of effort to understand the level of the Ancient Sun, but they didn't expect that there were two such existences in the First Epoch?

Audrey was even thinking: Can this world accommodate the two of them at the same time?

Klein thought: Until now, why haven't I received any historical information about these two? Logically speaking, such existences should leave many traces. Even in Roselle's diary...

That's not right!

He suddenly thought: Today's diary mentioned that Mr. "Door" once said: In the misty First Epoch, some great existences also appeared. Maybe Mr. "Door" didn't know what kind of existence they were, only vaguely knew that they once existed.

At this time, "Sun" Derrick asked: "Mr. Emperor, are you saying that two Above the Sequence appeared in the First Epoch?"

"No." Hobert explained: "My understanding is that existences at the same level as the Ancient Sun God are not necessarily 'Above the Sequence'."

Alger understood Hobert's meaning: "That is to say, one of them is similar to the Ancient Sun God?"

Hobert nodded: "This is my guess, we know that the fall of the Ancient Sun God formed the second 'Blasphemy Slate', so does the one who formed the first 'Blasphemy Slate' have many similarities with the Ancient Sun God?

"In my opinion, the similarities are nothing more than two points, the first is the similarity in level, and the second is the similarity in pathways.

"If the levels are similar, that is, as long as a certain level is reached, a 'Blasphemy Slate' can be formed, then from the First Epoch to now, there are at least three existences at this level, shouldn't there be three 'Blasphemy Slates'?

"Because there have always been only two 'Blasphemy Slates' in legends, can it be said that it is not that after reaching a certain level, a 'Blasphemy Slate' can be formed?

"Relatively speaking, the second point is more reasonable. We said before that the Ancient Sun God controls five adjacent pathways. Apart from these adjacent pathways, there are no other adjacent pathways that reach five!

"Although pathways such as 'Sleepless' and 'Hunter' are also five, they seem to be different from the five pathways controlled by the Ancient Sun God.

"So can we draw such a conclusion? The pathway where the Ancient Sun God is located is relatively special. It is very likely that only the existence that controls these five pathways can form a 'Blasphemy Slate' after falling?

"From this, I reverse speculate that one of the existences in the First Epoch is very similar to the Ancient Sun God."

The other members first digested this information before sincerely admiring the "Emperor's" reasoning ability. The logic of this guess was very clear, and it was almost impossible to find a rebuttal.

Klein sighed: This should not only be a matter of ideas, but also a matter of pathways. Once the "Lawyer" masters some clues, they can start their powerful logical ability to deduce a lot of information and information, belonging to the kind of pathway that dares to pry the earth if given a lever.

Derrick asked: "Mr. Emperor, what about the other 'Great Old One' level existence? Have we traded information about Him before? Or have we exchanged any clues about Him?"

"The other existence?" Hobert smiled slightly and made a "please look" gesture towards the head of the bronze long table.

Seeing this gesture, including Klein, everyone was stunned, but then their hearts were like a volcano erupting, some with stiff backs, some with brains blank with surprise, and some almost startled!

Finally, they almost simultaneously converged into the same concept in their hearts: Mr. Fool is a "Great Old One" from the First Epoch!

The first to recover was Klein: This is too sudden, no one notified me!

He smiled helplessly, and then realized that this news was very important: This is the "Creator's" view of "The Fool"! Or rather, the view of a true god who is awakening, on "The Fool"! I had previously speculated whether Hobert's situation was similar to mine, and "The Creator" was Hobert? Now it seems that this guess is really naive.

While sighing, Klein glanced at this magnificent hall: It is very likely that it is because of this space "above the gray fog" that the "Creator" made a misjudgment. Then does that mean this space comes from the First Epoch? Originating from another mysterious "Great Old One"? Those people in front of the "Door of Light" were captured from Earth by that "Great Old One"?

The other members also gradually recovered, Alger sighed: No wonder "Emperor" said that this information would offend Mr. Fool, this is indeed blasphemy against Mr. Fool! No, Mr. Fool agreed to "Emperor" talking about this matter, that is to say, Mr. Fool is willing to let this information be made public. Let everyone understand the history of the First Epoch, and let everyone have enough understanding of Mr. Fool, this is... this must be an important part of Mr. Fool's recovery of power.

Leonard felt as if there was a layer of cold sweat on his forehead, but when he touched it, he remembered that he was currently in a spirit body state, where did the cold sweat come from: The First Epoch! The First Epoch is the mythical Chaos Epoch, it seems that the entire epoch was shrouded in mist and chaos, this is the first time I heard that there were some rational existences in that era! And now, since Mr. Fool did not correct it, does it mean that he defaulted to what "Emperor" said is true? That, that's too scary...

Cattleya sighed: I feel that my "Mystic" potion is about to be digested, is this indirectly proving the authenticity of the "Emperor's" information just now?

Derrick was uncontrollably excited after being surprised: No wonder Mr. Emperor repeatedly reminded me that only Mr. Fool can save City of Silver, it turns out that Mr. Fool is at the same level as "The Omnipotent and Omniscient Lord".

Fors sighed and said to herself: How did Hobert endure it? Such a big secret, he had never revealed it before? Could it be that... he must still know more secrets!

Emlyn was a little unbelievable: Mr. Fool is actually an existence from the First Epoch? Is this older than our ancestor? Not necessarily, maybe our ancestor also existed in the First Epoch, but became a god in the Second Epoch.

Audrey probably has the same idea: Since "The Creator" knows about Mr. Fool's information from the First Epoch, is "The Creator" also a god who fell into a deep sleep for some reason in the First Epoch, and is now beginning to wake up?

Then she thought: Hehe, I had previously guessed that Mr. Fool was the "Annihilation Demonic Wolf", I was too naive.

As everyone's associations unfolded, Klein discovered that the "Emperor's" information shocked everyone, and their attitude towards "The Fool" became more respectful and flattering.

After all, there is an essential difference between "Mr. Fool is a god" and "Mr. Fool is a Great Old One from the First Epoch".

After giving everyone about half a minute to digest the information just now, Hobert said: "I only know so much information at the moment."

He added: "The information about the First Epoch is very valuable. The reason why it is free this time is because most of it is my guess, and it is also very vague, so it is not easy to price, so it is better to share it with everyone."

Cattleya said: "If you have new information about the First Epoch, can you trade it at the Tarot Gathering again?"

Believing that after trading like this three or four times, her potion would be completely digested.

Hobert smiled and said: "It is also very difficult for me to obtain this kind of news, the next time I will definitely charge a fee, and the standard must be very high."

Audrey said at this time: "We can negotiate the price first, and if we can provide the reward you need, we will trade again."

Hobert nodded: "Okay, no problem."

At this time, Alger suddenly thought: "Mr. Emperor, I remember you seemed to say before that you got a lot of information about the Second Epoch from 'Devil Monarch' Farbauti?"

"Yes!" In fact, not much was obtained from Farbauti, but Hobert used this as a source of information, which made the information seem very reliable and reasonable.

Alger added: "Can you talk to us about more information about the Second Epoch?"

Hobert thought for a while: "How about this, I will help everyone sort out the approximate history of the Second Epoch, but information of this level is difficult to measure in pounds. If everyone is willing, pay the reward in another way."

Cattleya, who was also very concerned about this, immediately said: "What way?"

"Complete one demigod-level task I issued, or three Sequence 5 level tasks." Hobert said: "Similarly, you have the right to refuse, but a total of one or three tasks must be completed to repay the debt."

If you have to use pounds to measure the Sequence 5 level task, then it must start at 6000 pounds.

And everyone recalled the previous information transactions, the "Emperor" was priced at 800 or 1000, but this time it suddenly "increased the price".

But everyone also knows that this is a more normal price, and it is a very reasonable price.

Hobert spread his hands and added: "This 'pricing' is because I really don't have much demand for pounds. The only demand may be for personnel.

"For example, when it is inconvenient for me to come forward, or even when it is inconvenient for the power of 'The Creator' to come forward, I need a demigod or Sequence 5 to help me solve some problems.

"In addition, everyone knows the real price of information related to the Second Epoch. If I price the information at the previous price, firstly it is too cheap, and secondly, I have to trade several times before I can ask you to do a harmless help.

"This is a huge loss for me, so I want to change the form of the transaction."

Cattleya was the first to say: "I don't think there is a problem, after all, the information of the Second Epoch is not like the information of the Fourth Epoch or even the Third Epoch. There are still some traces to follow in the information of these two epochs. But except for some elf ruins, I have hardly found any information about the Second Epoch.

"This epoch is too far removed from us; the traces of its existence have long been eroded by time. This is the primary reason why this information is so valuable.

"We should differentiate it in price from the previous intelligence to reflect its true worth."

Alger also added, "Indeed, the mere fact that you are willing to trade this information with us makes it priceless."

Audrey then raised her hand, "What about those of us who haven't advanced to Sequence 5 yet?"

Hobert smiled and replied, "Wait until you advance to Sequence 5, or complete more Sequence 6-level tasks."

Other members also expressed their willingness to accept this pricing, only 'The World' spoke up belatedly.

It wasn't that Klein was unwilling to accept the pricing, but he had been contemplating something else: Hobert actually said that he 'doesn't have a great need for pounds' anymore. We're both demigods, so why do I always feel like my pounds are never enough? Could it be that Hobert only experienced this change after reaching Sequence 3?"

Klein thought to himself: This gives me a huge incentive to advance to Sequence 3.

With the price settled, Hobert said, "Then let's begin.

"According to Farbauti's description, the Second Epoch can be roughly divided into three ages, in chronological order: the Sprouting Era, the Early Era of Fire, and the Dual Era."

Everyone listened attentively to 'The Emperor's' description. This feeling was all too familiar to them, like looking at unknown history from an overhead perspective.

It wasn't like a jigsaw puzzle, where they could only glimpse a corner of history, making it difficult to see the whole picture.

"In the Sprouting Era, Beyonder creatures gradually gained intelligence." At this point, Hobert raised his hand, "I know what you're going to ask. This conflicts with the First Epoch intelligence I mentioned earlier.

"I realized this problem before, and just as I was preparing to find an opportunity to consult the great 'Creator,' it suddenly occurred to me that these two pieces of information might not be in conflict.

"Then I carefully recalled Farbauti's wording when describing this information and can confirm that he said 'Beyonder creatures.' These creatures include giants, dragons, and so on, before…"

At this moment, Emlyn suddenly reminded, "And the Sanguine!"

The other members all revealed knowing smiles.

"Yes, and the Sanguine." Hobert smiled with a hint of helplessness. "Uh, where was I?

"Oh, right, we already discussed this issue before. Beings at the level of gods are fundamentally different from mortals, so can 'Outer Deities' like the Ancient Sun God still be described as 'creatures'?"

Klein nodded: The logic is sound, but it feels like he's insulting someone, or rather, insulting 'The Fool.'

Cattleya also understood Hobert's meaning: In other words, 'Outer Deities' in the First Epoch had some intelligence, but Beyonder creatures at that time didn't necessarily have intelligence. These two pieces of information are indeed not contradictory or conflicting.

The other members also understood 'The Emperor's' meaning one after another. They once again marveled at how 'The Emperor's' thinking was always so unexpected, yet he could often find the key to the problem.

Hobert continued, "In the Sprouting Era, Beyonder creatures advanced through barbaric methods of mutual devouring. Although they possessed some intelligence, it must have been very limited.

"It wasn't until the eight ancient gods appeared one after another that this barbaric method of advancement improved slightly.

"But it was only a slight improvement, because the ancient gods contained a large number of 'high-sequence' Beyonder characteristics. The devouring and fall of 'high-sequences' were no longer as frequent.

"In my opinion, after the appearance of the ancient gods, devastating battles for the beings of the entire continent only ceased to erupt frequently.

"As for the accumulation of Beyonder characteristics within the ancient gods, I think that after reaching a certain level, the accumulation process wouldn't have many twists and turns.

"Because of the 'Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence,' they should always encounter Beyonder characteristics similar to or identical to those within themselves during the process of devouring.

"This means that the Beyonder characteristics within the eight ancient gods were supported by a main body. For example, 'Devil Monarch' Farbauti, whom we mentioned in detail before, primarily possessed the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Criminal' pathway.

"Because of the existence of such 'main body' Beyonder characteristics, the eight ancient gods were relatively crazy, but they possessed a certain degree of intelligence."

Cattleya marveled at 'The Emperor's' apt application of the 'Law of Beyonder characteristics' and how reliable his conclusions always were.

This time, Leonard no longer marveled at how detailed 'The Emperor's' information was, because he had already become accustomed to it.

Hobert continued, "The Sprouting Era lasted for an unknown number of years, and experienced countless cruel battles. After the ancient gods formed two opposing camps, the Early Era of Fire began.

"We've mentioned those two camps before, but we didn't go into enough detail at the time. This time, we'll talk about them in detail."

Everyone listened with great focus, enjoying 'The Emperor's' "detailed explanations" the most.

"The two camps are the 'Pan-Human Camp' and the 'Non-Human Camp.' The 'Pan-Human Camp' includes 'Giant King' Aurmir, 'Elf King' Soniathrym, and 'Sanguine Ancestor' Lilith.

"The 'Non-Human Camp' includes 'Dragon of Imagination' Ankewelt, 'Phoenix Ancestor' Gregrace, and 'Mutant King' Kvastir.

"In addition, 'Annihilation Demonic Wolf' Flegrea and 'Devil Monarch' Farbauti did not join either camp."

Hobert changed his posture slightly and said in a serious tone, "I've discovered a problem here!

"At the time, humans were similar to present-day curly-haired baboons and were not the mainstream of the extraordinary world, or rather, the rulers of the world.

"So, the question is, why were the two camps at that time named 'Pan-Human' and 'Non-Human'?

"Just like now, with the increasingly tense situation in the Northern Continent, the Loen Kingdom and the Fösac Empire will inevitably seek allies.

"If they formed two military alliances, they wouldn't call them the 'Curly-Haired Baboon Camp' and the 'Non-Curly-Haired Baboon Camp,' would they?"

Emlyn thought to himself: 'The Emperor's' question is very strange, but for some inexplicable reason, it seems to make some sense.

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