Chapter 667
The Great Deed of the Ouroboros
“Shh…”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers simply raised the index finger of his right hand, held up the slender finger wearing a black glove, and made a mysterious gesture: “This is a secret, not for you to know.
“Wouldn’t you want to kill Her anyway? Your Transcendent Path power comes from Great Sin… If you continue to grow stronger, you will be detected by a Fallen Heavenly Envoy sooner or later. As a demigod of the Ring Heavenly Envoy, you couldn’t possibly have obtained this power with the Fallen Heavenly Envoy’s permission, could you?
“That ill-tempered guy won’t be so lenient.”
“But aren’t we in a ‘mutually beneficial cooperation’?”
“Cooperation means I won’t have to pay extra for it. Because you’ll also benefit from it—this isn’t working for me, it’s co-investing in a venture with me. It’s best to put your heart into your own projects.”
The Lord of Scales and Feathers chuckled in a low voice: “Anyway… I already gave you that thing in advance, didn’t I?
“—The essence of Supreme Heaven.”
“…Do you mean I’m going to die here?”
“Who knows. I can’t see your future clearly, after all you are the variable itself. Even if I could see it, it might not be accurate.”
The man in the black suit, whose head was only a void of chaos and darkness, said lightly: “Having one more life should be enough for you.
“Oh, and about the question you’re wondering in your mind, what is the Ring Heavenly Envoy going to do…”
Suddenly, the Lord of Scales and Feathers added: “You’ve actually already guessed it in your mind—you’ve known the answer to that question for a long time, you just didn’t realize what the question was.”
…I guessed it? Which part?
Eivass was slightly stunned.
The surrounding darkness dissipated again.
“Boss, boss?”
Eivass called out to the Lord of Scales and Feathers again, only to find that the boss no longer responded.
He felt a dismissive sense of “Sorry, my phone is out of battery, I’m hanging up.”
This thought popped into Eivass’s mind.
Although he didn’t know why the Lord of Scales and Feathers and the Ring Heavenly Envoy were targeting the Fallen Heavenly Envoy together… Eivass felt that the boss might have been involved in the Ouroboros Ring plan.
…I guessed it? What did I guess?
Eivass felt somewhat confused.
Just then, Eivass found that it was unexpectedly quiet around him.
Looking up, he saw that the noisy Cardinal Bishops had all disappeared.
Eivass carefully sensed the passage of time and found that more than half an hour had passed. Unlike last time, the Lord of Scales and Feathers hadn’t paused time but had directly dragged him into his consciousness.
At this moment, Eivass was sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform made of metal. Only Cardinal Cyril remained here—and the Father of Snakes on him had completely dissipated.
Cardinal Cyril had returned to his gentle and somewhat cunning appearance.
“Awake?”
Cardinal Cyril’s voice was kind.
Eivass looked up: “Did they just leave?”
“They’ve been gone for a while.”
Cardinal Cyril said cheerfully, “Congratulations, you’ve successfully ascended and passed the assessment, a double blessing. You’re truly going to become a legend in the Church… Humans have never been so highly regarded by the Nine Pillar Gods before.”
—To be honest, the Nine Pillar Gods still don’t think much of humans.
Eivass thought to himself.
The reason he could sign a contract with the Lord of Scales and Feathers was, in a sense, due to his unusual origins. He had “pulled some strings.”
However, he could understand… for immortal Phantom Demons, human lifespans were far too short. Just reaching the Fourth Tier meant that a person’s life was already more than half over, or even in its later stages. Then, to develop interests beyond the Path of Devotion to a level recognized by a Pillar God, and then pass the assessment to become an earthly spokesperson recognized by a Pillar God…
…And then retire or even die within a few years.
It was like hiring a new employee who left after two days of work following two weeks of training. Eivass wouldn’t bother with that either.
Hiring a Giant, an Elf, or a Dragon… meant not having to replace them for at least a few hundred years. If nothing else, it was less troublesome.
At least from Eivass’s perspective, there didn’t seem to be any particularly active Pillar Gods among this generation.
“The Cardinals left quite quickly.”
Eivass felt some regret: “I was dragged away for a private meeting by the Lord of Scales and Feathers… It’s a shame I didn’t get to get acquainted with them.”
He was particularly curious about the two Proxies chosen by the Twin and Hengwo.
Moreover, he had previously said he would contact Cardinal Fafnir.
Furthermore, Cardinal Fafnir, as well as Cardinal Siegfried, whom Eivass knew as “Topaz,” had both obtained the Warrior profession due to his influence. Although they were not professional adventurers, their Path of Devotion professions wouldn’t be directly stripped away. However, they would likely be significantly affected.
But he had no chance to see them again—when he woke up, he was already sitting properly on the lotus platform like a Buddha.
“I know.”
Cardinal Cyril nodded lightly, “The Lord of Scales and Feathers has already informed us. You weren’t in a coma at the time—that was the Proxy state, meaning the Pillar God was deeply involved. You were sitting here ‘by yourself,’ I didn’t move you there.”
“…What did the Boss tell you?”
“Boss? Uh… your way of addressing the Lord of Scales and Feathers is quite novel. I thought only the Disciples of the Hourglass would address their Pillar God like that.”
Cardinal Cyril was clearly surprised by Eivass’s address.
But he quickly explained, “It’s nothing much, he just told us to take good care of you. Because he doesn’t plan to find any other Proxies from the Church.”
…Meaning, Eivass had monopolized the Lord of Scales and Feathers’ contract, just like Cardinal Loki?
“They left quickly, it had nothing to do with you. Mainly because the Church is quite chaotic right now… they are all very busy. Especially after the appearance of the ‘Warriors’…”
Cardinal Cyril sighed: “Actually, in my opinion, these changes are not your fault, nor are they related to the Lord of Scales and Feathers.
“From a theological perspective, it’s due to the Father of Snakes reaching his apex. The Power of Transcendence in this World has become extremely strong… I predict that many Phantom Demons will be elevated to Heavenly Envoys.
“The Father of Snakes is about to abdicate, so in addition to Transcendence, concepts like ‘Metamorphosis,’ ‘Fallen,’ and ‘Rebellion’ are also becoming active. Disciples will betray their original Masters, and all sorts of chaos and rebellion will occur in the mortal realm, this is ‘Rebellion’; old Warriors will transform into the Path Adaptation, and the Path Adaptation, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, will also change, this is ‘Metamorphosis’; people become restless, wars tend to be fierce, and the stable Church begins to become noisy, this is ‘Fallen.’
“Avalon a few days ago, and Star Antinomy now—the rebellion in Narcissus’s territory is also like this. The Trolls of the Southern Continent and the Dwarves of the North. The Fourth Water War is imminent, and Horus’s side has even experienced a rebellion…”
This Cardinal, who had a contract with the Father of Snakes, pointed out something Eivass had never realized.
…Right.
Eivass realized it.
He finally understood what the Lord of Scales and Feathers meant by “he had already thought of it”—
Pillar Gods and the entire World are closely connected, just as the rules set by Supreme Heaven, Beast Lord, Hengwo, and Silver Crown Dragon affect the entire World.
After the Ouroboros Ring Ritual became widespread, a large number of Heavenly Envoys fell…
…But based on Eivass’s current understanding, there aren’t that many Heavenly Envoys in this World.
Regardless of anything else, there are less than five Heavenly Envoys from the Path of Authority and the Transcendent Path combined.
But what if…
It was from this moment that they had just become Heavenly Envoys?
The Father of Snakes was about to ascend, and the Transcendent Path had reached its perfect endpoint. The Origin River was boiling, and the Power of Transcendence in the entire World became chaotic… just as Players and NPCs alike began to level up rapidly at this time.
Above the Dream Realm, the number of Heavenly Envoys began to grow rapidly!
—From this perspective, the Ouroboros Ring Ritual actually helped balance the relationship between the Dream Realm and the Material Realm!
No wonder those Heavenly Envoys were victims, but the Hourglass helped the Material Realm eliminate them instead of dealing with the Ring Heavenly Envoy who initiated all this… and even allowed the Ring Heavenly Envoy to become a Pillar God.
Referring to Silver Crown Dragon’s ascension process—even if one Pillar God objected, He wouldn’t have been able to secure that position.
“No wonder, no wonder!”
Eivass suddenly became enlightened.
Everything made sense!
So, this was indeed the Great Deed of the Ring Heavenly Envoy!
—This plan that caused great chaos in the World could actually be considered a Great Deed through such means!
(End of this chapter)
