Chapter 1123: "The Fool's" Instructions

Above the Gray Fog, watching the "Light-Slayer" Mylergen rapidly age and decay into white bones, Klein couldn't help but think of Mobeite, Xatas, Longzer, and Snowman who had left "The Grosel Journey."

He hadn't been able to stop it back then, and the situation was no different now, because the leader of those "Court Hunters" had never recited "The Fool's" revered name, and thus couldn't be pulled above the Gray Fog.

However, compared to before, Klein — now wielding the "Scepter of the Sea God" and utilizing the "prayer light points" — was capable of far more.

He immediately accommodated the "Black Emperor" card, mobilizing the power of the mysterious space above the Gray Fog, allowing the "Paper Angel" to carry his words through the crimson star into the real world, descending toward Mylergen's fragmented spirit.

This was the approach that least compromised "The Fool's" standing, after all, the "True Creator" was still watching this area.

Just as Mylergen's consciousness was rapidly blurring, an angel with layers upon layers of black wings on its back suddenly appeared before his eyes.

The speed at which his spiritual body was dissipating slowed somewhat, and a grand, majestic voice sounded in his ears: "What are the advancement ritual and supplementary materials for the 'Silver Knight' potion?"

"Is Sasleyar truly slumbering within the Giant King's palace?"

Mylergen answered in a dazed, confused manner: "The 'Silver Knight' advancement ritual comes from the 'Blasphemy Slate.' It requires setting up a complex altar, placing the remains of six powerful creatures you've personally hunted in the correct positions, and receiving the blessing of a god..."

"The supplementary materials are..."

"I cannot say for certain... In any case, that door has not opened since Lord Sasleyar entered..."

As he answered, Mylergen's spirit dissipated slowly but resolutely. Finally, he could no longer hold on, transforming into motes of light that merged into the unchanging twilight of the "Giant King's Court."

And this conversation had taken place within the "mind," inaudible to anyone else.

Good thing I was cautious enough not to let Mylergen mention the main materials for the Silver Knight potion — I can substitute directly with Beyonder characteristic anyway. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have heard the answer to the second question... "The Fool" quietly let out a breath of relief, silently praising himself.

He then refocused his attention, carefully contemplating Mylergen's words: "A god's blessing? Isn't this advancement ritual a bit too difficult for just Sequence 3...? Well, I need to consider the historical context. Mylergen was a powerhouse who survived from the Second Epoch, accustomed to calling Angels subsidiary gods and placing them in the ranks of deities. In other words, an Angel's blessing should suffice. Hmm, I'll use divination to confirm later... Of course, even if an Angel's blessing would work, I have no way to provide one right now. It all depends on whether the City of Silver's Grade 0 sealed artefact possesses living characteristics and can be communicated with..."

"That altar arrangement really is somewhat complex... Do the remains of six powerful creatures hunted personally have to be at the demigod level? That would be extremely difficult for 'Demon Hunters' outside the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods.' Where would they find so many demigod-level creatures to hunt? The vast majority of them belong to factions, organizations, or enjoy divine protection... It seems the Church of the War God must have developed alternative solutions while preserving the essential nature of the ritual... Is this the difference between the second 'Blasphemy Slate' and the first?"

"But for the City of Silver's Chief, who isn't exactly young, the powerful monsters he's killed must have long exceeded six... So that part is simple."

Since Klein could currently confirm that the second "Blasphemy Slate" appeared after the fall of the Ancient Sun God, he was able to determine that what Mylergen the "Light-Slayer" had spoken of was the first "Blasphemy Slate."

He quickly materialized the advancement ritual and supplementary materials he had deciphered onto a sheet of parchment, used a citrine pendulum to perform a divination, and received a revelation indicating no errors.

Then, he tossed this information toward the crimson star representing "The Sun."

"This is a gift from Mr. Fool." Having completed everything, Klein let out a self-deprecating smile, increasingly feeling that Mylergen's answer to the second question was worthy of further contemplation: He didn't say whether Sasrir was truly in slumber, only that after the Dark Angel entered, the great gate had never opened again.

But what remained closed was limited to that single gate.

The God of Knowledge and Wisdom gave me the key, and Adam gifted me the Cross of Light—they wanted to open the gate and confirm the Dark Angel's condition? As Klein's thoughts raced, a sudden wave of relief washed over him. What he was grateful for was that the True Creator didn't seem particularly interested in this matter. If the True Creator had also descended an intent just now, attempting to influence Mylergen's disintegrating spiritual body, it would have run straight into The Fool's "Paper Figure Angel."

That would have been quite awkward.

Only now did Derrick dare to open his eyes, his face bearing the pallor of excessive blood loss—to sustain the Domain of Light, the cross had drawn a considerable amount of his blood.

He glanced left and right, held the Cross of Light before his chest, and sincerely expressed his gratitude to Mr. Fool.

At this point, Hayim set down the "Thunder God's Roar" warhammer and his own weapons, unbuckled the leather pack from his back, found a set of clothes, and tossed them to the Chief.

For the City of Silver's exploration team, as long as the clothing and armor didn't belong to magical items, battle damage was inevitable, so they always prepared several extra sets in advance.

For them, the function of clothing in covering the body was secondary; what mattered most was providing space to store materials, potions, and charms.

Colin Iliad scanned his surroundings warily, found nothing unusual, then quickly dressed. He rummaged through the metal vials scattered across the ground from the earlier battle, picked one out, uncorked it, and gulped its contents down.

His complexion turned slightly greenish, as if showing signs of poisoning, but the wounds on his body and his fading aura were both improving.

Lovia, on the other hand, could no longer maintain her shepherding of the silver-armored knight's evil spirit and withdrew it into her body.

Once Mylergen's Beyonder characteristic coalesced into a mass of silver-white radiance resembling both a heart and a miniature sun, collected by the Demon Hunter Colin, the Shepherd Elder turned her pale gray eyes toward the Giant King's Palace not far away and said: "Chief, the path to the ocean is most likely hidden in there."

Lovia paused briefly, then added: "Perhaps there's also a way inside for us to reach the other side of the ocean directly."

Colin Iliad watched Derrick, Hayim, and the others clean up the battlefield, collect items, and deal with Antina's shattered remains, shaking his head as he said: "A Dark Angel slumbers within—undoubtedly an Angel King. We stand no chance of fighting it, and even facing it would be nearly impossible.

"We'll withdraw first, tell everyone about the ocean we saw, and then prepare for entering the Giant King's Palace."