Bab 642: Chapter 642: The Fates Brought by the Stars and the Fool
Chapter 642: The Fates Brought by the Stars and the Fool
Ancient towering trees, lush vegetation, and flowing streams are gradually losing their original brilliance, turning into a lifeless black and then continuously disintegrating. This process seems irreversible, with only death and no life.
In the dazzling starry sky, a crimson moon shines at its peak, as if its massive celestial body is pressing directly towards the Earth Mother Goddess's divine kingdom. If not for the initial barrier struggling to hold on, the crimson moon would have fully invaded the Earth Mother Goddess's divine realm.
"You still have the faith of the blood kin. Have them all pray devoutly to you at this moment, maintaining the anchor of their faith, to prevent the divine kingdom from continuing to crack."
Beside her, the Goddess of Night brings a veil of darkness to temporarily shield the Earth Mother Goddess from the influence of the crimson moon.
The Earth Mother Goddess, her body covered in black veins, closes her eyes and begins to issue divine decrees to the blood kin on the ground. After a while, as devout prayers echo, they transform into runes full of vitality, supporting the Earth Mother Goddess's cracking divine kingdom.
With a brief respite, the Earth Mother Goddess soon faces the erosion from the crimson moon again. The power of the Goddess of Night is still needed to protect the cracks in the initial barrier, preventing the outer gods from tearing it apart.
Although they cannot enter at this moment, they can gradually exert their influence through the cracks in the initial barrier.
Under the brilliant starry sky, the initial barrier is on the verge of collapse, as if the power of the stars is continuously invading it.
"Stars, the constellations, are they the greatest invading force in the real world?"
The Earth Mother Goddess can only murmur briefly before falling back into the struggle with the Fallen Mother Goddess over the authority of the crimson moon.
Elsewhere, the divine kingdom of the God of Steam and Machinery is also facing a great challenge. Not only does he need to stabilize the cracks in the initial barrier near his own divine kingdom, but he also needs to help support the area previously stabilized by the Storm Lord's divine kingdom.
His gaze does not turn to the starry sky but to the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. At the moment the stars ascended to the sky, Adam blocked the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Now, the cracks in the initial barrier nearby have lost support, becoming the weakest part of the entire initial barrier.
In the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Adam surveys the empty realm, his expression calm and silent. After a long time, he looks up at the brilliant starry sky above. He can no longer sense the presence of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, indicating that the deity has either fallen or left the real world.
"So clever."
At this moment, Adam understands that the God of Knowledge and Wisdom abandoned his divine kingdom to join the stars in the sky.
Adam remains silent for a while, raising his hand to destroy the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, when a voice comes from behind.
"It's rare to find an empty divine kingdom. It just so happens to be a temporary resting place for me. Adam, you wouldn't mind, would you?"
Will also enters the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, smiling as he surveys everything. He indeed does not yet have his own divine kingdom, as he has not established his own church. The School of Life is merely a school, and he has not encouraged its members to worship him.
This is due to the unique nature of the path of fate. His ascension only requires waiting for the right moment, without relying on a large anchor of faith to maintain his state. Otherwise, if his fate were in the hands of believers, how could he claim to control destiny?
"Congratulations on reaching the right fate." Adam looks at Will, his expression gradually becoming serious, a rare hint of surprise on his face. "The Key of Light."
"My luck wasn't bad. When I successfully ascended, it just fell into my palm without giving me a chance to refuse." Will sighed, "Such a fate is truly unexpected."
Hearing Will's obviously playful tone, even someone as composed as Adam cannot help but feel a tinge of envy.
Ascending to Sequence 0 and holding a source essence that perfectly aligns with his path cannot simply be attributed to luck.
Consider the Goddess of Night and look at the outer gods who eagerly await the starry sky. What they have longed for over countless years has easily fallen into Will's hands.
No wonder the Tree of Desire went mad, destroying the Earth Mother Goddess's place of worship.
"This isn't your original fate," Adam identifies the crux of the problem.
"You're absolutely right," Will's face beams with a radiant smile, revealing his white teeth. "I couldn't understand it before, but on the way here, I finally realized why I'm so fortunate today."
Adam remains silent, waiting for Will to continue.
"In my original fate, the Fool was the key to whether I could ascend to Sequence 0. The fate you see should be the same, right?"
"But then the stars appeared, an unusual fate, making me initially resist their approach, fearing they would disrupt my original fate."
Will glances at the starry sky and continues, "But once fate appears, it doesn't stop, nor does it change because of my avoidance."
"My bond with the stars didn't weaken; instead, it deepened."
"When I was confused about my future fate, the Fool and the stars descended upon me that day."
Recalling that moment, Will's lips curl slightly, "In that instant, I saw my fate and knew the right moment I needed to wait for."
"The day the stars return to the sky is when I ascend to Sequence 0."
"Simply ascending to Sequence 0 doesn't mean obtaining the fate after acquiring the Key of Light."
Adam, silent, finally speaks, "Ascending to Sequence 0 is the fate you originally should have had."
This realization is why he didn't intervene in Will's ascension ceremony. Otherwise, given Will's close relationship with the stars, he wouldn't have allowed Will to obtain the Key of Light.
In his view, even a Sequence 0, despite following the path of fate, cannot interfere with what he intends to do.
"Yes, this is the fate I should have," Will nods in agreement and continues, "So when the Key of Light suddenly appeared before me today, I was equally shocked."
"I didn't understand why fate suddenly changed like this."
"Until just now, I figured it out," Will's lips curl with a hint of mockery towards Adam, "Since I can't see the fate of the stars, I naturally can't see the fate brought by the stars, and neither can you."
"The reason I could ascend to Sequence 0 is because of the fate brought by the Fool. The reason I obtained the Key of Light is the fate brought by the stars."
"They appeared together that day, and now I have ascended to Sequence 0 and obtained the Key of Light in a single day."
Adam remains silent for a long time, saying nothing further.
"Do you know why I told you all this?" Will's face shows a mischievous grin, "Because such a legendary day, an unparalleled feat, needs a suitable audience to boast to."
"Now, off you go."
Will slightly raises his chin, signaling Adam to leave his divine kingdom.
"You haven't mastered the source essence of the Key of Light."
"You haven't merged with the True Creator either."
Adam says nothing more and disappears.
"Talking to Adam like that feels so satisfying!"
Will, in high spirits, punches the air in the direction Adam left. He had long wanted to challenge Adam but never had the strength, always hiding in Backlund to avoid trouble.
"Ahem, keep a low profile. Now I can be considered half an ancient one, right? I should have the demeanor of an ancient one."
Will calms down a bit, takes a tour around the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and chuckles, "This old guy always shows wisdom in choosing sides."
After teasing the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Will glances at the nearby cracking initial barrier. A massive wheel of fate rises from the divine kingdom, supporting the cracks in the initial barrier that the God of Knowledge and Wisdom needed to stabilize. With some strength left, he looks at the Earth Mother Goddess's divine kingdom, which has collapsed by two-thirds, and chooses not to intervene.
After surveying the initial barrier and confirming that the outer gods cannot take advantage of this opportunity to invade, he faces the starry sky, giving a radiant smile to the outer gods watching from there.
Then he closes the divine kingdom of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, preparing to accommodate the Key of Light.
Merging with the source essence is not an easy task, and even for him, who controls fate, it requires caution.
Originally, he intended to wait for Hastur's return before attempting, but without truly accommodating the Key of Light, he lacks the confidence to face the Ancient Sun God.
The only consolation is that the God of Knowledge and Wisdom has fled, and Adam has not obtained his authority.
This way, even if Adam merges with the True Creator, he still has the ability to protect people.
"Now I just need to wait for Hastur's return," Will's eyes reveal deep concern.
The changes in the starry sky today are enough to awaken those slumbering outer gods. The current starry sky is terrifying.
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