CHAPTER 480: CHAPTER 255: EPILOGUE AND RETURN

"It seems that we have still underestimated the depth of the Truth Circle. In that previous Floating City, they definitely obtained some extremely important gains."

An awkward silence ensued for a moment, and finally, Bair from the Crystal Gate of the Gloria Empire spoke up solemnly, breaking the quiet atmosphere on the battlefield.

Previously, relying on his special crystallized body which was immune to most negative states, he tried to briefly withstand the Sleeping Snow, attempting to break through the Councilman’s Defensive Magic Array by force.

As a result, he became the only one, besides Archbishop Mark who initiated the Divine Descent Technique, who was laid down by the Sleeping Snow at the Ninth Rank Limit.

Looking at the other Ninth Ranks gradually waking up around him, Bair spoke with a tone of finality.

"Do you remember the previous prophecy? It said that the fallen Sky City harbors secrets beyond the Ninth Rank. Now it seems that this secret has most likely been covertly grasped by the people of the Truth Circle.

Otherwise, they couldn’t possibly manage all this!"

"Lord Bair’s words are very reasonable. After the recent events, we must be more cautious in our attitude towards the Truth Circle organization."

Listening to Bair, another Ninth Rank, whose body was translucent as if turned into elements, nodded seriously.

He was a veteran Ninth Rank from the Federation Council, a senior member of the Councilman’s previous Defense Array, also serving as a ’Human Body Battery’.

Seeing someone stepping forward to provide a way out for both sides, he also strategically shifted the topic.

Listening to the two, many other Ninth Ranks also fell into deep thought.

Although they knew that the Crystal Gate specifically brought this up perhaps to ameliorate relations between both sides, the sudden increase in the threat from the Truth Circle was tangible.

After all, if they could eliminate even the Super Ninth Rank Councilman, wasn’t the life and death of those who had fallen asleep entirely at their whims?

Fortunately, the other party merely left a business card on each of them without further action.

This might be a way of showing goodwill, or perhaps they wanted to demonstrate their power without making additional enemies—’We can easily take care of you, just like what happened with Sky City, but we choose not to.’

After all, they had previously declared that their goal was to revive the glory of the Ancient Magic Empire.

If they intend to revive it, they cannot afford to make enemies of the whole world. Maybe they planned to use this action to establish their fame and thus recruit some neutral Ninth Ranks.

Thinking about the possible meanings behind their actions, the expressions of many Ninth Ranks became grave.

It seems that from today onward, another top-level secretive force will emerge on the Continent.

The Truth Circle, not to be underestimated!

After exchanging glances, everyone dispersed, while also beginning to devise their own plans.

As Bair previously said, the opposing force broke the Councilman’s Summoning Ceremony in such an adverse environment, and even the Councilman himself has gone missing.

Ninth Rank Professionals could not possibly achieve all this. There is a high chance that the opponent has indeed gained the secrets to break beyond the Ninth Rank Limit and successfully advanced further.

Thus, for some neutral Ninth Rank Professionals, joining the ’Truth Circle’ organization to obtain the secrets to break the Ninth Rank Limit might not be a bad idea...

As many Ninth Rank Professionals became suspicious and mindful of the ’Truth Circle’, the Net of Destiny began to undergo new changes.

This is precisely what Anvis intended to achieve.

At the moment, Anvis’ main body was located within a secret stronghold of his in the Silver Moon Kingdom.

As he made a breakthrough to the Eighth Rank as a Prophet, the massive feedback from the Net of Destiny finally descended upon Anvis.

This time, as he strategized to seize control of the network, he forcefully destroyed the Councilman’s Array. In the final moments, he sealed the Councilman himself, dramatically preventing the descent of Ma’elim’s will, which even drew unprecedented attention from many Ninth Rank individuals.

The degree of interference caused by this series of actions has far exceeded the normal boundaries needed for a breakthrough to the Eighth Rank.

Thus, having met all the conditions for advancement, Anvis naturally ascended to become an Eighth Rank Prophet. His strength, having just broken through, was already verging on that of the long-established old Eighth Rank Prophets.

At the same time, all of his deeds summed up brought him directly over one hundred thousand units of destiny feedback force!

"Huh—"

Gently opening his eyes, Anvis took a long breath. After a self-assessment of his spiritual power, he found himself quite satisfied with the gains from his journey.

Every newly promoted Eighth Rank Prophet has a significant impact on the Continent Destiny Net. Therefore, at the moment of his breakthrough, the ripples generated by the Net of Destiny were impossible to hide from anyone.

The other High Rank Prophets must already be aware of his breakthrough, and it is likely that some are already secretly investigating his true identity.

However, due to the interference of the Ancient Secret Scripture, such investigations are essentially a waste of effort.

No longer considering those matters, and after slightly adapting to his newly elevated strength, Anvis slowly left the stronghold.

His stronghold was located within the belly of a Nameless high mountain on the western side of the Dibilos Mountains. The entrance was hidden at the halfway up the mountainside, nestled inside a gigantic slab of rock on a small hill.

Stepping out from the entrance masked as rock, Anvis stood on a gentle slope filled with various exotic wildflowers and plants, gazing towards the sky.

At that moment, the night had faded, and the sky revealed the uniquely beautiful pale golden hues of early morning. The new day’s sunrise was about to ascend. Everything that happened last night seemed like only a fantastical illusion dream.

"Time to go back..."

Staring at the faint golden sunrise, Anvis touched the thick book hanging from a Void Heavy Silver chain on his waist, showing a slight smile of relief.

Suddenly, he remembered the cool mornings at Moon Castle, his soft bed carrying the scent of Snow Domain Orchid. And the petite girl who yawned while greeting him in the morning, her light golden hair carrying a faint fragrance.

.....

Meanwhile, Landon, who had fallen on the battlefield, finally woke up in a daze.

He felt as if he had a long nightmare, continuing the scene from inside the Dark Pyramid, taking him back to the eve of his wedding night with his three girlfriends, and being alone in a room with his sister Leia.

This time, without the interference of dark crows, he finally heard Leia’s secret.

It turned out, his beloved sister Leia, was actually a boy and even more so than him...

Under extreme shock, although slightly disoriented, he accepted this setup quite naturally.

Thus, the main character of the wedding the next day turned out to be Leia, and a dazed Landon ended up marrying Leia, becoming one of her harem along with his other girlfriends.

Before he woke up, decades had passed in the dream, and all his children had already broken through to the Seventh Rank.

Although he could not remember how he had children or how they achieved their breakthroughs, the facts remained as such.

Moreover, he didn’t understand why both he and Leia, although humans, often had children with dark, amorphous appearances and communicated using ancient and bizarre syllables.