Chapter 1132
The Crisis of a Pillar God’s Fall
According to Envoy of Mist, Vothigern seemed to be the true name of the Silver Crown Dragon.
But wasn’t the Silver Crown Dragon called Arthur?
Eivass remembered that even the Bear Heavenly Envoy called the Silver Crown Dragon “Arthur.” Or was Vothigern the Silver Crown Dragon’s name before becoming the Crown Heavenly Envoy?
Was it alright to speak the true name of such a being so casually?
“That is the Crown Lord’s true name.”
Envoy of Mist was fearless, or rather, she even sounded displeased. “Because the split between Arthur and Vothigern was one of the reasons Cain became obsessed with the Path of the Perfect Being.”
“The Crown Heavenly Envoy was once a believer and apostle of the Ring Heavenly Envoy… Have you ever wondered why the Ring Heavenly Envoy, a Heavenly Envoy of the Transcendent Path, had the Crown Heavenly Envoy, a Heavenly Envoy of the Path of Power, and the Silver Crown Dragon, a Pillar God of the Path of Authority, as his apostles?”
“…I did consider that question.”
Eivass nodded, admitting, “But I only thought about it.”
It was just that the Ring Heavenly Envoy had so many conspiracies that Eivass automatically filled in the cause and effect in his mind – explaining it with the universal reason, “Perhaps it’s the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s conspiracy.”
After all, the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s stance and motives were different from most people’s; nothing he did or would do was strange. Perhaps he found a way to recruit an apostle from another Path.
“It doesn’t seem like something the Ring Heavenly Envoy absolutely couldn’t do,” Eivass said.
“Because back then, the Crown Heavenly Envoy actually killed two dragons,”
Envoy of Mist replied, “One was the Red Dragon, and the other was the White Dragon. This was indeed the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s experiment… he was constructing the ‘subtraction of paths’.”
“Subtraction?”
“That’s right. If one walks on two Origin Rivers simultaneously, as long as the power is perfectly balanced, they can ascend to the next Origin River through the Sacred Number. Both the Sacred Number of Ten and the Sacred Number of Eleven operate on this principle… Hengwo also constructed the Perfect Being based on this idea, but she misjudged the proportion of the Power of Transcendence within the ‘Human’ race, leading to an imbalance towards love by adding too much of it.”
Perhaps because Eivass had shown mercy to Cain, Envoy of Mist’s favor towards Eivass had increased significantly.
Now they could at least be considered allies… And because of this, Envoy of Mist also decisively revealed more secrets to Eivass – after all, the Silver Crown Dragon’s ascension happened after she became a god, so it wasn’t surprising that Envoy of Mist knew the whole story.
“The Ring Heavenly Envoy once wanted to conduct an experiment – if a person’s soul could be completely and equally split into two, could a descending leap of the Sacred Number be achieved.”
In other words, completely reversing the idea of fusing Sacred Numbers…
As long as the splitting was complete and balanced, there would be no problem.
Eivass suddenly realized as he thought about this – wasn’t this the principle behind the two generations of Kings of Winged Ones failing to ascend to Sacred Number eleven and performing an emergency self-division!
The Wing Heavenly Envoy intended to reach Sacred Number eleven through the fusion of the Four of Wisdom and Seven of Power, but he failed… perhaps because the Fourth Path had already been contaminated. To avoid backlash, or perhaps to prevent corrupting the Seventh Path, the Wing Heavenly Envoy split himself in two.
Similarly, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was the same – a division of three and eight.
However, this time the split was not performed by the Hourglass deity. Perhaps it was the Ring Heavenly Envoy who did it, or perhaps he did it himself, but the craftsmanship was clearly rougher… This is why Lucifer’s existence was unstable and on the verge of collapse. After the Fallen Heavenly Envoy ascended to godhood, the remaining power was not enough for Lucifer to also ascend to become a Heavenly Envoy of the Path of Devotion.
“…Meaning, the Crown Heavenly Envoy was once on the Transcendent Path, but he split himself into ‘Seven of Power’ and ‘One of Love’, thus entering the Path of Power and finally completing the Path of Authority?”
Eivass frowned deeply, “What about the part he loved? Did he just discard it? Was it the Crown Lord? No, that’s impossible… And, Vothigern… what part is this name?”
“It’s the White Dragon.”
Envoy of Mist replied, “The Vothigern of the Path of Authority – the Red Dragon of the Path of Love is Arthur.
“I know this because I was an apostle of the Path of Love back then… I was also involved in this plan. According to the original script, the Red Dragon Arthur of the Path of Love should have descended to the Material Realm and formed the Knights of the Round Table. Meanwhile, Vothigern, the White Dragon of the Dream Realm, would be responsible for the decisive battle against Supreme Heaven, with the two providing each other with power through their close connection.”
Eivass suddenly understood when he heard this.
—Right! That’s it!
No wonder he always felt something was off – Arthur had to fight giants in the Material Realm and then return to the Dream Realm to fight Supreme Heaven. Traveling back and forth seemed too busy. It also made the part about him fighting giants seem somewhat meaningless… Why would defeating giants enable him to defeat Supreme Heaven? Why did he have to fight both giants and Supreme Heaven?
If this part was like a cooperative game such as “It Takes Two” or “A Way Out,” where one person controls one side and they cooperate, then it would make sense – the Crown Heavenly Envoy had actually completed the co-op game alone!
And such an Arthur would be consistent with Eivass’s impression of the “Knights of the Round Table” IP – that cold, arrogant, and absolutely rational Arthur seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.
So it was Vothigern playing Arthur’s account… no wonder!
In Eivass’s original impression, Guinevere should have been Arthur’s queen in the story of the Knights of the Round Table… but in this World, she became Lancelot’s queen.
It turned out this Arthur was not playing his own account at all, so he didn’t care about other people’s wives… He even deliberately excluded the part belonging to his “love.” That’s why he deliberately distanced himself from Guinevere, thus fulfilling the love between Guinevere and Lancelot.
It was also probably because he once had a half-self on the Path of Love that he was charmed by the Witch of the Path of Love…
“The true Arthur was sealed by the Silver Crown Dragon in that iceberg. But recently, the Red Dragon within that iceberg has disappeared…”
Envoy of Mist warned, “That’s why I wanted to remind you. Be careful… the Crown Lord might be in trouble.
“If Arthur and Vothigern fuse again, then… as the Pillar God of the Seventh Origin River, He may no longer be pure.”
Hearing this, Eivass understood Envoy of Mist’s meaning.
Once a Pillar God is no longer pure –
It means his Path has problems.
Just like in Supreme Heaven’s rule over giants, the idea of absolute power as king had unknowingly turned into the authoritarian ideology of “royalty being superior.” There was already a flaw in His control over the Path, which is why Arthur could successfully fight back. If Supreme Heaven had no flaws at all, Arthur would never have been able to defeat Supreme Heaven.
“…Is the Silver Crown Dragon going to have problems?”
Eivass’s heart tightened.
This was an unfolding he had never seen in “history.”
The fall of a Pillar God… he had seen the fall of the Serpent Father, but others…
“Perhaps it’s unnecessary worry, but you should still keep it in mind. This information is a favor I owe you… If possible, help me take care of this child.”
“Yes, of course.”
Eivass nodded.
After Envoy of Mist left, he sighed and turned to treat Arsen – he had been startled earlier, thinking the Void was about to enter Arsen’s body. But Arsen suddenly went mad and, while standing still, twisted all his muscles out of nowhere.
That was terrifying…
Although Eivass’s mind was not invaded by the Void, resisting the Void’s control… referencing the Swan King showed it was certainly not easy.
To achieve what Arsen did was like one person conjuring a hand with willpower and strangling themselves.
Even if they didn’t actually die, they were truly choked to the point of coma by sheer mental strength!
The Heavenly Envoy Fragment of the Blood Heavenly Envoy had not yet precipitated, and he didn’t want to just wait. At least, he should stabilize the injured person’s condition first.
Eivass never expected that in the annihilation battle against the Blood Heavenly Envoy, the only injured ally would be Arsen. And he had severely injured himself…
But even so, Eivass had to say – well done.
He had indeed played a crucial role… at least effectively delaying the Child of the Void.
If the Child of the Void hadn’t sensed a flaw in Arsen, He would have fled immediately. If He had escaped, it would have been too troublesome to find His host again among the vast crowds.
After Eivass healed Arsen, he waited for a long time… The Heavenly Envoy Fragment of the Blood Heavenly Envoy finally coalesced with great difficulty.
Perhaps because a part of the soul was used to rebuild “Little Cain,” the manifestation of the Heavenly Envoy Fragment was much slower. But at least the remaining amount was enough to shape it.
It twisted reality, constantly changing, and finally became a scarlet wing, about the size of a palm, composed of fine blood vessels.
Holding the blood wing, the system panel appeared before Eivass’s eyes:
[Heavenly Envoy Fragment – Fragment of Blood and Desire]
[—The laws of blood and desire, the remnants of the Blood Heavenly Envoy’s power. Used in the appropriate way, there is a chance to become the Blood Heavenly Envoy or the Envoy of Desire.]
(End of this Chapter)
