From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

An invisible force enveloped everything around, as if a massive mountain lay across the land, making people feel incredibly heavy and oppressed.

The members of the Fischer family stood frozen in place, daring not to move.

The presence of two divine apparitions made the air around them seem to solidify, a powerful and oppressive aura washing over them, making it difficult for several of them to even breathe.

The divine pressure was like the endless starry sky, deep and vast, compelling them to marvel at its boundless power and existence.

This tremendous pressure made Byrne and the others acutely aware of their own insignificance and helplessness, as if the entire world was completely under Their control, unmatched by anything else in the world.

Byrne took a deep breath, and a strong sense of dizziness gradually rose in his mind.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Is that a false god?"

He truly felt that in front of those two huge apparitions, he and the others were like ants, insignificant, and their bodies completely immobilized!

The people of the Fischer family only heard one sentence, "You know the end is coming," before they could no longer hear the rest due to the immense power contained in those words, causing all of them to feel dizzy and unable to concentrate, until, one by one, everyone except Chris fell into unconsciousness.

Even Chris was unable to focus and decipher those words, his mind echoing with sounds like continuous explosions, and he could hardly stand.

"..."

At that moment, the unconscious Lilian was still holding tightly to the transparent bottle.

The black light in the sacred object flickered faintly.

Karl's consciousness followed the few members of the Fischer family.

He was completely unaffected as he observed the specific content of the exchange between the two divine apparitions.

Those two apparitions must be the "Lord of Salvation" and the "World Order Emperor," and They were two of the True Gods in the Claud World.

The Lord of Salvation, one of the two most influential True Gods, boasted the largest following among all deities, with only the Blazing Sun matching Its number of followers.

Together, the followers of these two Gods accounted for half of all of the True Gods' followers.

The Salvation Church had always considered itself the leader among church powers, often resolving conflicts between nations.

Meanwhile, the World Order Emperor, skilled in combat and maintaining the world's order, was very conservative; it was said He despised all change and wished for everything in the world to remain unchanged.

The Lord of Salvation spoke in a tone that was very cold, calm, as if devoid of human emotion.

"You know, the end is coming..."

The voice of the World Order Emperor sounded like that of a battle-hardened middle-aged man, full of strength, excitement, and flames.

"Of course, I am aware that the inevitable end is coming!"

"Yet, are we truly to abandon the future of the Claud World and depart like this?"

The response from the Lord of Salvation was already very calm, bland.

"When the flames reach a house, only by leaving in time can life be preserved. Those who insist on staying will only share the house's fate of destruction."

"It's utterly meaningless."

The World Order Emperor was silent for a long time.

"Perhaps, we could still think of a way..."

The conversation between the two divine apparitions halted there, sinking into prolonged silence.

The end, huh?

Karl inexplicably felt that he had some subtle connection to the "end" mentioned by Them.

"What exactly is this so-called end? Will It destroy this world?"

"And, have those gods really left this world? Did They leave anything behind..."

Many mysteries, Karl couldn't find answers to them all at once.

He truly felt that if anyone in this world knew about his origins, understood who he was, and why he had been sealed, and who exactly had sealed him...

Then those gods likely held the knowledge.

Yet, if he truly encountered Them, would he be attacked by Them? Karl felt a strong desire to communicate with Them, yet also felt a tinge of resistance.

——

The divine apparitions gradually dissipated.

The myriad points of light were the transient traces left behind by Their appearance.

Chris, barely holding on, finally sighed in relief when those several colossal specters vanished.

He actually couldn't have held on for much longer.

The oppressive might of the Lord of Salvation and the World Order Emperor was simply too suffocating!

When Byrne and the others gradually came to, Chris immediately gestured towards the giant specters on the stone wall, then shook his head, signaling everyone not to look anymore.

The members of the Fischer family instantly understood and turned their heads away, no longer gazing at the shadows of the two divinities.

Byrne immediately said, "Don't look, if you gaze at Their mural for too long, those specters will appear, and we simply cannot endure it…"

Deep inside, he couldn't help but ponder, for whom were those images intended?

Perhaps only the Heavenly Enlightenment powerful expert could read it.

Why would the True Gods leave such things in this ancient city?

Byrne didn't understand; he was yet unable to unravel the mystery within.

"What is the End?" Chris suddenly asked out of nowhere, but no one could respond.

They had never heard of the existance of "the End," only Byrne, having read many books on mysterious realms, was aware of a theory called "the Six Elements that Destroy the World," which came from an ancient prophecy.

"The Elements of Destruction," any one of them could potentially lead the Claud World to complete ruin.

But no book could clarify what exactly the Six Elements that destroy the world were, yet at this moment Byrne was considering that perhaps the so-called "End" was one of them.

Byrne calmly said, "Let's not stay here for now, we can't do anything about that mural, let's go see other places."

Everyone nodded, still harrowed by the specters of the two false gods, feeling the shock of facing an absolute power, something they couldn't forget in a lifetime.

The so-called "Sea God" was simply unworthy of mention in Their presence.

The group decisively left the mural behind and started to search for the things the Lord of the Lost was looking for in the ancient ruins, as well as the extremely valuable ancient items and vast knowledge for Byrne's ascension ceremony specter.

For safety reasons, Yeager cast "Issue Command" on the three of them.

"Found it!"

After bustling about for a while, Yeager suddenly called out, then excitedly shared his discovery with the other three through the "Commander's" "Issue Command."

"I've found ancient knowledge and artifacts, likely useful for the ascension ceremony!"

The group immediately joined Yeager and saw a black slab that was constantly emitting an aura of magic power, and it was engraved with many ancient characters that were completely indecipherable.

Byrne took a deep breath and stepped forward to examine it closely, his mind's Spirituality beginning to boil.

"Indeed, it's effective…"

And just at that moment, a familiar voice suddenly echoed deep within Byrne's heart.

"Please save me, I will grant you everything…"

"I am a Specter trapped in the Bottomless Abyss, a wanderer amidst the chaos of time."

"Please release me!"

The voice was all too familiar, and Byrne immediately knew the source of that voice.

The Time Stasis Stone!

The trade partner of the Alchemy Council he had dealt with for many years, he never expected its true form to be in such a place?

Byrne stood still and said calmly, "I'm not going to perform that ceremony."

"After all, who knows what might happen afterward, or rather, your temptation is simply too rudimentary."

He smiled faintly, shook his head, and continued.

"Wandering Specter, your stakes are too nebulous. If you could offer something more substantial, I might consider figuring out a way to help you escape."

"For instance, finding someone else to perform the ceremony for you."

After a moment of contemplation, Byrne said, "You should be quite familiar with this place, right?"

"There is an important treasure hidden within this ancient city; I need you to tell me its location and everything about it."