Chapter 643
The Great Philosopher and the True Name of Supreme Heaven
“That’s an incredible second life – a miracle that is almost impossible to exist.
“The Origin River of Violence symbolizes a life-or-death struggle; it’s impossible to leave one’s predecessor alive.”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers looked at the two fighting with his Void face. “That’s why the Silver Crown Dragon is the weakest Pillar God.
“Because his ritual is not yet complete – it should have been to cast him down to Earth to bring about his utter death.
“However, Supreme Heaven died in the Dream Realm like this. His blood was so corrosive that it burned with a hole through the barrier between dreams and reality, dripping onto the Material Realm and forming a scorching lake.
“A bear cub, without a mother and on the verge of death, licked Supreme Heaven’s divine blood with its strong will to survive. Using that endlessly dripping blood as milk, it grew up alone.
“With blood as milk – in a sense, this bear cub is Supreme Heaven’s child, nurtured before birth. But when it ascended to the Dream Realm, the will of Supreme Heaven within its body revived once more.
“When the Sacred Number changed from six to seven, [Survival] turned into [Violence]. Only then was he able to defeat the Barbarian Heavenly Envoy and become the Bear Heavenly Envoy again…”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers chuckled at this point.
His laughter was deep and magnetic, possessing a soul-grabbing charm. “But the most ingenious thing here is…
“—The bear is descended from the ‘King of Earth’ of the past. Most of Supreme Heaven’s power comes from the King of Earth, which is why it attracted this bear cub…
“However, how could Supreme Heaven’s will be compatible with this body?”
Just as the Lord of Scales and Feathers spoke this sentence, Supreme Heaven made a huge mistake—
The Silver Crown Dragon thrust his sword into Supreme Heaven’s heart and then kicked him away!
Supreme Heaven staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.
—The victory was decided.
And in the Material Realm, the Silver Dragon also held the severely injured Red Bear high and then slammed it down to the ground.
When the giant bear fell heavily, the entire Material Realm trembled—
A physical tremor.
Volcanoes erupted one after another, and earthquakes occurred continuously around the world.
The weapons of all warriors shattered at the same moment, and their armor instantly lost its luster.
Their old wounds burst open, and their whole bodies’ power flowed out of the wounds like water.
—A clear concept emerged in everyone’s hearts.
A profound sadness surfaced in everyone’s hearts, and those who were slightly more emotional suddenly burst into tears without warning.
Supreme Heaven had fallen.
The Warrior is Dead.
Watching this scene, the Hourglass nodded slightly.
The old man in the yellow robe clasped his hands in his sleeves and said word for word, “This is the cycle. Heaven’s will is clear, and retribution is inevitable.”
“You are… the Hourglass, aren’t you?”
Eivass finally had a chance to greet this big shot, so he quickly said, “Greetings to you… Venerable Lord of Balance.”
The Hourglass looked back at Eivass. His stern gaze did not soften; he merely assessed him silently.
“Not bad.”
The Hourglass gave a simple review. “One Yin and one Yang, the ultimate principle.”
Eivass understood that the venerable elder was referring to his Path of Devotion and Transcendence – after this Ascension Ritual, his Paths of Devotion and Transcendence would return to a state of balance.
The Lord of Scales and Feathers let out a hearty laugh and introduced Eivass, “You should also know him… he is related to the Ring Heavenly Envoy.”
“—The surplus of Ai Shiping, I naturally know. He was once the Heavenly Envoy of Balance, my Apostle, and somewhat my student…”
The Lord of Balance glanced at Eivass and then clearly stated, “Let them fight; I will not take the other side.”
This meant that in the conflict between Eivass and the Ring Heavenly Envoy, the Pillar God of Balance chose neutrality.
Eivass breathed a sigh of relief.
…Neutrality is good.
Neutrality is fine!
After all, the Ring Heavenly Envoy was once subordinate to the Path of Balance and had been in contact with the Hourglass for a long time. Perhaps a Pillar God would stand by him.
Considering Supreme Heaven’s fate… changing Pillar Gods is a very difficult task. First, one must defeat the Pillar God on this Origin River, and then possess one’s own distinct ideology. This would basically require the help of other Pillar Gods; it is very difficult to achieve with one’s own power alone.
Even without accepting too much help, any Pillar God who negates this matter… will make it extremely difficult.
It’s not just like adding an enemy Pillar God…
Taking the war of the Silver Crown Dragon replacing Supreme Heaven as an example – six Pillar Gods were dispatched before the war could barely end. Even so, the change of Pillar Gods did not achieve complete victory.
If any Pillar God negated this matter and stood on the opposing side, with Supreme Heaven, the other Pillar Gods assisting the Silver Crown Dragon would inevitably consider this and adopt a more conservative stance. In that case, victory would be almost impossible.
After all, wanting a Pillar God to step down doesn’t mean supporting this Heavenly Envoy or Apostle to take their place. There are plenty of candidates, and there is always room for negotiation…
“—Eivass.”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers saw Eivass’s nervousness, so he patted his shoulder and signaled him to relax. “Do you know, Supreme Heaven was once a follower of the Path of Balance.”
“…What?”
Eivass was shocked to hear this. “Is that so?”
During this short Ascension Ritual, he had witnessed Supreme Heaven breaking the Hourglass’s bindings and interfering with the Material Realm at least twice.
Eivass felt that it was very reasonable for the Hourglass to participate in the Battle of Punishing Heaven out of exasperation — if he were the Hourglass, he wouldn’t be able to stand it either.
“Hmph.”
The Hourglass snorted and blew his beard.
This old, pedantic man did not deny the Lord of Scales and Feathers’ statement. “When he was weak in the past, he constantly begged for the protection of Balance; when he became powerful, he wanted to break free from Balance’s protection – how can there be such a principle in this world? What is borrowed must be returned.
“Compared to this brute, the Great Philosopher is more to my liking.”
“…The Great Philosopher?”
Eivass was stunned for a moment, then remembered that the Great Philosopher, like Supreme Heaven, was a Pillar God who ascended during the “Cicada Molting” incident.
“You don’t know? It seems he didn’t leave you anything useful.”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers chuckled. “The Great Philosopher and Supreme Heaven are actually the same person.”
“—What?”
Eivass was shocked.
How could the two completely opposite Paths of [Wisdom] and [Power] belong to the same person?
At that moment, Eivass thought of the Ovum Moon Esoteric Script, of himself and the Ring Heavenly Envoy, of the Silver Crown Dragon and the Calamity Demon Dragon…
—Is this World so fond of splitting itself in two!?
…But it’s also reasonable.
Paths themselves are extreme, and the Origin River is not a power that beings of wisdom can easily control. To better fit the Origin River, rewriting one’s will is not incomprehensible…
“The former Wing Heavenly Envoy once witnessed the Truth, and the intense conflict of his Path almost drove him mad. So he sought the Hourglass’s [Chasm of Yin and Yang] and split himself into two.
“One side was ‘Black,’ who mastered darkness and lightning, with a deeper and wiser personality, existing as the silent, old, and crippled guardian of secrets, ‘Mimir’; the other was ‘White,’ who mastered fire and earth, inheriting the strong confidence and unparalleled power of the King of Earth… along with a young, powerful, perfect, and healthy body.
“And his name was…”
“—Atlas.”
The Silver Crown Dragon slowly walked up to the fallen Winged Man and announced in a low voice, “I won.”
“…I lost.”
Supreme Heaven was silent for a long time, then slowly said, “But you didn’t win.
“I lost to many people… I lost to my prey, I lost to my foolish descendants, I lost to the Hourglass, the Lord of Scales and Feathers, I lost to my other half… However, in my fight with you, I did not lose.
“—I won back then, Arthur.”
The former Bear Heavenly Envoy said, “You can never defeat me at my peak. You can never be as strong as me. Authority will never be able to compare to Power—just wait and see if you don’t believe me.
“I’ll wait for you at the Twilight of the End.”
As he finished speaking, his body began to shatter, and a crimson glow flowed from the cracks.
It was a dazzling light, like crimson crystal—
—Fragments of a Heavenly Envoy!
(End of Chapter)
