Chapter 1133
Chaos Approaches
Blood and… desire?
Eivass clasped the Heavenly Envoy Fragment of the Blood Heavenly Envoy, falling into thought.
Speaking of the Blood Heavenly Envoy, he was indeed tormented by his unfulfilled desires. The Children of the Moon, in the end, were also due to their uncontrolled desires…
They were like the Extraordinarys of the Path of Love, blending lust, gluttony, the desire to kill, and many other desires. It was precisely because they were controlled by their strong desire to feed on blood that they committed so many sins.
Among humans, there were also innate “Sons of the Beast” like Lily, who possessed a “talent” for sinning easily. For them, to remain pure and sinless often required greater effort than for others… wasn’t this a psychological disability?
It was precisely with this authority that the Blood Heavenly Envoy created the Children of the Moon, a race that people were wary of and hostile towards.
“Enduring hatred…” Eivass murmured.
He wondered… Eivass felt that Alistair would prefer the domain of desire over the domain of blood?
“You guessed correctly.” Alistair’s whispered voice sounded in Eivass’s ear, “Master…”
That warm, rustling whisper made Eivass shiver slightly.
Eivass, somewhat annoyed, manifested Alistair’s Illusion Card and flicked it with a slightly curled finger. The card let out a metallic clang, and Alistair whined in a wronged tone.
At this moment, the power emanating from the Blood Heavenly Envoy finally spread throughout the world.
The announcement of the Hourglass echoed from the clouds:
[The Path of Love has transcended its limits, and the Material Realm is about to ascend—]
The voice of the Hourglass simultaneously appeared in the minds of all Extraordinarys:
[From today onwards, the difficulty of Ascension Rituals for breakthroughs to the Fifth Tier and Sixth Tier will be reduced by half a Tier.]
[The Ascension Ritual for breaking through to the Seventh Tier on the Path of Love will be conducted solely through the Eclipse Ritual.]
[The power of love is fully boiling, and the Nine Rivers of the Path are becoming more turbulent—]
[From today onwards, even mortals without any knowledge of Extraordinarys have an extremely small chance of obtaining Extraordinary Power due to intense emotional fluctuations;]
[Extraordinarys at or above the Third Tier will no longer experience a decrease in fertility rate due to their high Tier;]
[The fertility rate of all races will increase by 10%; races with a fertility rate lower than humans will have their fertility rate additionally increased by 10%;]
[Extraordinarys not on the Path of Love can also increase their “blood qi” through rituals, potions, and other means.]
[The barrier between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm has weakened. Extraordinarys at or above the Third Tier may come into contact with Phantom Demons in the Dream Realm while dreaming.]
[—The Law of Equilibrium has been updated, and a new equilibrium point has been established.]
As the voice of the Hourglass faded, the Extraordinarys realized something:
The version had been updated again.
“…This world is about to descend into chaos.” Sherlock closed his eyes and sighed.
He was the one who could see the situation most clearly.
Previously, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy descended, followed by the transcendent path exceeding the limit of the Material Realm. Although some people would connect these events, it wasn’t absolute.
The fact that the Father Serpent’s condition was worsening wasn’t a secret; any Third Tier astrologer could tell. The overflow of transcendent power also had prior signs before the Fallen Heavenly Envoy’s descent.
When the Ouroboros Ring ritual wasn’t fully revealed, the logic of “Heavenly Envoy Descends” leading to “Path Upper Limit Increase” was purely a deduction from a divine perspective. For most Extraordinarys, these two events had no direct logical connection; some even reasoned the opposite, believing that the Father Serpent’s overly active transcendent characteristic caused the Fallen Heavenly Envoy to descend to the Material Realm.
…It wasn’t entirely wrong, though. Strictly speaking, this reasoning was even correct.
But now, the situation was completely different.
Heavenly Envoys had descended twice in succession, specifically on the Path of Transcendence and the Path of Love; the Tier limit had also increased twice, coinciding with the Path of Transcendence and the Path of Love. Moreover, the Heavenly Envoy subjugation and the Tier increase happened together.
An isolated case proves nothing – but now, this was no longer an isolated case.
Many ambitious individuals began to harbor their own little schemes.
The Heavenly Envoys seemed… not as powerful as they thought.
When the Fallen Heavenly Envoy descended, the Pope had mobilized the armies of several countries—but these armies were not the main fighting force, and they were defeated before they could even properly engage. Now, the Blood Heavenly Envoy descended… and was resolved without a sound.
Even the local Extraordinarys of the Iris Flower were completely unaware of who defeated the Blood Heavenly Envoy. This was because the Blood Heavenly Envoy had not occupied any territory but had hidden away after killing the Children of the Moon. She even withdrew the blood-red sky. Unlike the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, she did not seal off territory, preventing entry or exit…
Could the Fallen Heavenly Envoy be the exception?
Furthermore, since the Extraordinarys of the Material Realm could also confront Heavenly Envoys—and even defeat them twice—it meant that Heavenly Envoys were not invincible!
Look at the Blood Heavenly Envoy; she didn’t even cause any damage to the Iris Flower but instead did a good deed!
A great good deed!
Those Children of the Moon were all killed by the Blood Heavenly Envoy herself—although no one knew who summoned the Blood Heavenly Envoy, it couldn’t possibly be the Children of the Moon, right? Even though the Children of the Moon were insane, they weren’t stupid. They wouldn’t possibly invite someone to exterminate themselves.
And if no one invited the Blood Heavenly Envoy to do this, how could the Blood Heavenly Envoy inexplicably exterminate her own descendants and followers?
This meant that if one could obtain this ritual, they could invite a Heavenly Envoy to help them with a task?
If they could defeat a Heavenly Envoy, could they also raise the Tier of a Path for the entire world?
…It felt like it was a good thing either way?
What about the price?
It seemed the price wasn’t very high!
“If I’m not mistaken… Heavenly Envoys will be continuously pulled down by the Ouroboros Ring ritual from now on.” Sherlock glanced at Eivass, “Is this also your counterpart’s conspiracy?”
“Better few, than unequal…” Eivass nodded slowly, “The current world situation is basically peaceful. And peace means stability… but this stability doesn’t mean the absence of contradictions; rather, it means that all parties have reached a balanced state.
“And now, the unsealing of the Path of Transcendence and the Path of Love will undoubtedly disrupt this balance.”
Countries dominated by one or two Paths, such as the Iris Flower or Avalon, were not uncommon. Even the Southern Continent, which had no concept of countries, was the same—
The Trolls were mostly on the Path of Transcendence, while Goblins were usually Extraordinarys of the Path of Wisdom or the Path of Balance. Currently, neither Wisdom nor Balance had been unsealed, but Transcendence had been unsealed… This meant that the Southern Continent would soon be in chaos.
This was like the Native Americans during the colonization of the Americas suddenly having divine soldiers descend, with everyone gaining superpowers, and even their tribal leaders being able to summon meteorites and cause plagues, while the colonizers still used firearms of a backward era; or like during the Triangular Trade, when Black people suddenly obtained Wakanda’s technology…
Then the situation would naturally be immediately reversed, and the roles of attacker and defender would change.
The Goblin merchants would naturally not accept this situation where “our side was operating smoothly, and then the other side suddenly opened up.”
How would they solve this problem?
By now, this problem was self-evident.
“—They will perform the Ouroboros Ring.” Sherlock replied, “To restore the balance of the situation.”
In other words, they would try to bring down a Heavenly Envoy of the Path of Wisdom or the Path of Balance—and since there was currently no Heavenly Envoy for the Path of Balance, they could only bring down a Heavenly Envoy of the Path of Wisdom.
To be more precise, it would be the Geometric Heavenly.
—Sherlock could even name the victim!
Although Sherlock himself was on the Path of Wisdom and would ultimately benefit from this… he dared not imagine the catastrophe this would cause.
“More than that.” Eivass shook his head, “As long as this news spreads… the Path of Devotion will also be involved sooner or later.”
“…The Church likely won’t.” Sherlock didn’t instinctively refute Eivass but seriously considered, “You mean, because the Children of the Moon summoned the Blood Heavenly Envoy and were subsequently wiped out… No, they don’t know that the Children of the Moon summoned the Blood Heavenly Envoy. So, the Horus people might directly summon the Xi Tian Si to prevent a tragedy like that of the Iris Flower from happening to them?”
“That’s not it.” Eivass narrowed his eyes, “I’m talking about the Dwarves in the Northern Mountain Range.”
