69novels Chapter 996 - 414: Splendid Grand Library
Chapter 996 - 414: Splendid Grand Library
"And here is the Endless Sea."
After Alka spoke, he closed his mouth and looked at the phantom dragon shadow atop the throne.
"Has the outside world really become like this?"
The dragon shadow on the throne remarked slightly, with a sense of lament.
"So many selfish abandoners, betrayers."
"In the era of my existence, what a splendid age it was! Among the endless starry realms, we were the pinnacle of existence.
The World Mother nurtured all things, so generous."
"These traitors who have forsaken the Mother God destroyed the world in their selfishness, without even considering redemption, instead choosing to leave."
As he spoke, the dragon shadow shook its head.
Even as a phantom shadow, everyone could clearly feel his anger, his resentment, his helplessness.
"Can you tell us why the war among the Divine reached such a fierce level?" Lucilia asked directly on Alka’s shoulder.
"Of course," the Dragon King replied directly.
"We have existed in this world for millions of years. Undying, unyielding, unforgotten. Yet like mortals, such prolonged clashes cannot suppress the anger, nor extinguish the hatred."
Hearing this, Alka and the others understood it was not much different from what they had learned before.
His words only made Alka and the others more certain that what they had known was not wrong.
Just as they thought, the Divine have existed for too long.
But it could also be seen that these Divine are not emotionless beings; they, like ordinary mortals, have their emotions.
Where there are emotions, there are clashes.
Hatred naturally comes, and the development of hatred leads to more hatred clashing against each other.
The problem lies here: the power of the Divine is too strong, and their strength directly comes from the world, from the world’s generous sharing.
When hatred reaches a point of no return, the clashes happen.
Vast, powerful forces collide, gradually destroying the entire world.
At this time, Julia furrowed her brow, thought for a moment, and asked, "If the gods’ power comes from the world, then why doesn’t the world retract it?"
If it does, wouldn’t it prevent the problem?
The Dragon King slightly raised his head, seeming to recall.
He said, "Millions of years ago, there was also a war like the one ten thousand years ago.
When such fierce clashes in war became inevitable, all living beings were devastated, and the World Mother punished everyone."
"For tens of thousands of years afterward, all gods became mortals, walking on two legs."
This indicates that during that era, the world did indeed retract its power.
"And ten thousand years ago, all was caused by him."
As he spoke, the phantom dragon shadow raised its dragon claw and waved it. Crystalline points gathered in the air and transformed into four rotating spheres of different colors.
"The four divisions, mortals who ascended to divinity millions of years ago, eternally thirsted for the world’s knowledge and secrets."
"He was the most powerful among those who ascended to divinity millions of years ago, ultimately rising above even me, achieving the pinnacle of position."
"He was absorbed in knowledge and secrecy, no one knew where his knowledge reached, no one knew how deep his secrets were hidden."
Speaking again, he waved his hand, and the four rotating spheres turned into two groups.
"Within his knowledge was the most secret of secrets, which he eternally sealed.
That was, to completely consume the power the world bestowed."
A flashing star was enveloped by darkness and then disappeared, representing the hidden knowledge.
"He clearly knew that once such knowledge was disseminated, it would bring exaggerated catastrophes, so he eternally buried it.
Rightfully so, until he himself encountered a problem."
The paired spheres began to collide.
"His secrets stole his knowledge, disseminating the most critical pieces of knowledge."
Saying this, the Dragon King slightly raised his head to look at the crystal carvings on the dome ceiling.
"Those Divines who experienced the fallen era yearned for such knowledge. The earliest war erupted.
The first to master this knowledge was War; he needed raging flames of war to perfectly devour war itself, becoming the embodiment of war, not deprived by any other existence."
"Not even by Mother."
As he spoke, the four spheres dispersed and formed a tall and mighty humanoid figure.
In his hand was an exaggerated giant sword blade, the blade’s rear tied with a long chain bound to his half-body.
In the other hand, he held an exaggerated giant axe.
The figure roared with anger, flames of fury burning around him, followed by the engulfing war flames.
In a flash of fire, the figure dissipated.
"This secret knowledge has already spread; disaster is unstoppable."
As he spoke, it transformed into two groups, two spheres starting to collide.
"The four divisions clearly knew his own issue; if he did not resolve his own problems, more secret and disaster-accelerating knowledge would be disseminated by the secrets."
"He... destroyed himself."
Two spheres collided, and then the four spheres instantly shattered.
"He scattered knowledge to all mortal life."
The colliding two spheres dispersed into points of starlight, beginning to spread among all life.
"This knowledge will become the final possibility."
The other group’s two spheres, representing the share of secrets.
The two spheres were crushed by a phantom hand and then thrown away.