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Aiwass still remembered the words spoken when the Supreme Heaven fell—

[I lost, Arthur. But you didn't win either.]

[I lost to many people... I lost to my prey, to my foolish descendants, I lost to the Hourglass, to the Lord of Scalefeather, to my own half-self... but in the fight with you, I did not lose.]

[—I won back then, Arthur.]

[You can never defeat me at my peak. You can never be as strong as I am. Authority can never surpass Strength—just wait and see.]

[I'll be waiting for you at the Final Dusk.]

At that time, Aiwass did not understand the words of the Bear Celestial Marshal, he thought it was just the stubbornness of the Supreme Heaven.

If Aiwass had not felt that he wasn't strong enough, fearing that the Bear Celestial Marshal might gather strength for one last blow and slap him to death, he would've rushed forward and said, "What champion are you talking about?"

After all, from those words alone, it seemed to Aiwass that the Supreme Heaven was just saying, "I'm the solo competition champion."

But now, having obtained forbidden knowledge, looking back... Aiwass suddenly realized that the last words of the Supreme Heaven seemed to have a hidden implication.

—I lost, but you didn't win either.

—I'll be waiting for you at the Final Dusk.

Combining these phrases, Aiwass now suddenly understood something.

According to the Lord of Scalefeather, the "Void Whisper"... also known as "Void," has a term called "Dusk Species." And the Dusk Species are entities that transform when the world reaches its end, like a star turning into a black hole.

Further combined with the time of distributing spoils, when Aiwass wanted to take advantage and eat some bear blood, and the Hourglass sternly warned him, "No gift comes without a price"; and the Silver-Crowned Dragon actually wasn't part of the plan with the Hourglass and the Lord of Scalefeather, but was drawn over by Isabel's ritual.

At that time, the Silver-Crowned Dragon was displeased with the Lord of Scalefeather, saying: "You plan to hunt the Great Bear, and you didn't call me."

For if at that moment the one who killed the Bear Celestial Marshal wasn't the Silver-Crowned Dragon, then that power belonging to the Source River of violence would be lost.

The Silver-Crowned Dragon would never be able to fully return to a complete state, just like the current state of the Eternal Self, stuck at a critical point.

—Then the problem arises.

The Lord of Scalefeather and the Silver-Crowned Dragon had no conflict, nor did the Hourglass. Why did the most stable members of the Fifth and Sixth Source Rivers want to secretly use Aiwass to set a trap to lure the Bear Celestial Marshal and eliminate him?

Originally, the knights under the Silver-Crowned Dragon were already chasing the Bear Celestial Marshal, meaning that normally the Bear Celestial Marshal would be caught and killed by the Silver-Crowned Dragon sooner or later. So the effect of secretly setting a trap was simply to prevent the Silver-Crowned Dragon from obtaining the last piece of the Bear Celestial Marshal.

This was undoubtedly a deliberate obstruction.

Combine this with the previously discovered truth—the Winged Celestial Marshal, in viewing the Truth, could not bear it and thus cut itself off. Meanwhile, the Great Sage, as the Secret Keeper, was responsible for guarding the Gate of Truth. When the Supreme Heaven decided to create a blue Third Sun with the Hourglass, the Supreme Heaven broke the Sun... This was the first conflict between the Supreme Heaven and the Great Sage.

It is highly possible that the Bear Celestial Marshal also knew a bit of the truth about the "Dusk Species." It might even be that he had already been tainted by the Void.

Therefore, after being reincarnated into the Bear Celestial Marshal, the Supreme Heaven lived so long without anyone killing him; and thus the Hourglass and the Lord of Scalefeather were unwilling to let the Silver-Crowned Dragon complete itself...

In another history known to Aiwass, the state of the Silver-Crowned Dragon was actually quite good. Even till the last version, the Silver-Crowned Dragon was fine... unless the Destructive Demon Dragon is counted.

Could it be because the Silver-Crowned Dragon restored its complete form, thus losing its resistance to the Void? Or perhaps, within the Bear Celestial Marshal's power was a "virus" or "Trojan horse," seizing the opportunity to also corrupt the Silver-Crowned Dragon?

According to Sherlock's deductions, the current Silver-Crowned Dragon is likely no longer trustworthy... he might even become the first Pillar God to have an incident.

And Aiwass decided to trust Sherlock.

"What do you plan to do, Aiwass?"

Sherlock asked softly, "Return to Avalon... prepare in advance and lay in waiting?"

"There is no more Avalon."

Isabel shook her head: "The Knight Nation is a thing of the past."

"According to my information," Aiwass said slowly, "Morgan might soon become the Celestial Marshal of the Path of Authority."

After Morgan had a one-night stand with Arthur, who had incarnated into a human, Arthur always hid from Morgan. Even after becoming the Silver-Crowned Dragon, the same behavior continued... But just recently, he suddenly turned back to accept Morgan, deciding to allow Morgan to become the Celestial Marshal of 'Family' and 'Clan' attributes.

At that time, Aiwass even congratulated Morgan.

But looking back now... it seems this might be the Silver-Crowned Dragon preparing a sacrificial knife for the Ring of Ouroboros.

In order for the Ring of Ouroboros to proceed smoothly, Morgan was hastily promoted and then quickly dismissed to fill the line. However, in the waves of Transcendence, this wasn't necessary; naturally, there would be born a Celestial Marshal of the Path of Authority before August, with at least two Celestial Marshals born per Path, so there's no need to specifically set up a familiar face.

Thus, the Silver-Crowned Dragon's motive could only be one of two: either he was looking for another Pillar God replacement, or he was helping the Serpent Celestial Marshal expedite the completion of the Ring of Ouroboros ritual. Either way, it indicates one thing... the Silver-Crowned Dragon might not be able to hold on.