Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 4004 The Most Annoying Bakal
The three sacred books, Genesis, The End of the World, and The Age of Creation, describe the creation, destruction, and re-creation of Terra. The content is largely a mix of truth and fiction, but what's terrifying is that the ending is actually correct, with only seemingly insignificant errors in the process.

But that mistake secretly and profoundly affected the future of the Demon Realm and Arad, leading to the Mechanical Revolution, the Blood Curse, the arrival of Anton, and a series of major events worthy of being recorded in history.

Their influence on Hilder was also profound, driving this talented, rational, and rigorous Terra scientist to the brink of madness, making him seem like a completely different person.

Now, the entire contents of the three sacred books, including the original stone tablets, are on the altar. The stone tablets stand silently, their ancient script difficult to decipher normally, each stroke revealing the glory of bygone years and an irrepressible madness.

Monica, the ancient librarian, possessed profound wisdom and a vast collection of twenty million ancient books. She had already deciphered the entire contents of the three holy books, translated them into the current demonic script, printed them into volumes, and distributed them to the leaders of the major demonic forces.

Herder's face was covered by a half-gold tear-filled mask, completely concealing all her emotional fluctuations. The other half of her face was expressionless, and her aura was as deep and still as a stagnant pool. Although she was standing there, right in front of everyone, she seemed to be shrouded in layers of mist that concealed her true appearance.

Many leaders were wondering why they couldn't see Lord Hilder's face clearly anymore. Even Sirocco, who was already a god, suddenly felt a chill and his eyes flickered with an invisible ripple as he stared intently at the weeping apostle standing in front of the stone tablet.

Sirocco suddenly suspected that this extremely hateful and wicked woman, the culprit who had wantonly manipulated the apostles, had really been quietly raising her child and nursing Ye Lin at home all these years.

"Hilder, what exactly are you hiding?" Sirocco questioned, intentionally using the laws of the divine realm to intimidate the other party.

However, something incredible happened. Herder's black cloak suddenly moved without wind, fluttering and then drawing a strange arc like a waving flag, as if some magical power had dispelled all her oppressive aura.

"You've become a god?" Sirocco frowned, then shook his head in denial.
"I don't think so. You lack the supreme laws of the divine realm. But strangely, you give me a feeling that you are dangerous."

Hilder didn't engage in further conflict with Sirocco, nor did she intend to reveal her own secrets. With a blank expression and a calm, even voice, she slowly spoke:
"The three holy books originated from the ancient stars of Terra. Some of their contents are about the manipulation of the form of fate, some are warnings of wisdom, and some are remnants of the Terran mythology era."

Astrologer Rossello was surprised and quickly asked:
"The leader said that the prophecy about rebuilding Terra by killing the apostles was the result of a wish made by the power of the Fate Manipulator."

Herder hummed in agreement and replied a few seconds later, "What he said is not wrong, but it only applies to the content of Genesis. A true lie must be perfectly combined with the reality in order to deceive the world and fool everyone. Therefore, the part of Genesis inherits the power of the Terran mythology era and is consistent with the reality."

The leaders of the major powers had received a vast amount of information today, which was a bit difficult to digest in a short time. While looking at the translated content in their hands, they also glanced at the ancient stone tablet and occasionally looked at Lord Hilder, wondering why Lord Hilder had suddenly brought them here.

"Do you know why the ancient Terran mythological era was destroyed?" Hilder asked calmly.

"Excessive worship of the Mother Codex, the pursuit of the ultimate bloodline, the supremacy of bloodline, and the rigidity of class distinctions led to a complete breakdown in interpersonal relationships. The elderly were left without support, the young were left without care, and kinship disappeared, ultimately resulting in the destruction of the entire society," Monica from the library succinctly summarized, something she had heard Ye Lin say.

As a renowned female scholar in the Demon Realm, Monica is also one of the few people who has read through the twenty million books in the ancient library. She has a strong interest in all kinds of knowledge, including the secrets of the Terra mythology era. So she carefully searched for Ye Lin and held a seminar in bed.

Of course, without a high level of understanding, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to read through the collection of 20 million books.

The elf girl Katie and the others nodded, but they didn't know as much detail as Monica; they had only heard about it from Ye Lin in a story-like manner.

Finally, Herder calmly revealed the reason for her trip:
"I have the secret method to create twelve gods, which is engraved on the back of twelve stone tablets, but some of them are incomplete."

She has now revealed all the secrets of the twelve artificial gods, hoping that the transcendent beings present can gain some understanding and find a system that suits them to enhance their strength.

The moment the words fell, a large amount of stone skin began to peel off from the back of some of the stone tablets. The fragments fell to the ground and shattered into powder, revealing ancient characters and pictures composed of various intricate symbols on the back. Two of the stone tablets, although their backs were flat and blank, exuded an extremely powerful spiritual imprint, as if a god was coldly watching everyone there, radiating hostility that made people tense up.

The twelve abilities of the artificial god... All the leaders and powerful figures were momentarily stunned and their minds went blank. They involuntarily scanned the back of the stone tablet and were immediately captivated.

Some stone tablets were crackling with lightning, leaping with blinding arcs of electricity; some stone tablets had no words on their backs, yet just glancing at them made one feel a stinging pain in the spirit, as if sharp instruments were piercing the brain; and some stone tablets were pitch black and deep, writhing as if they were alive.

The three sacred books are divided into four chapters, and there are a total of twelve stone tablets.

There are twelve artificial gods, each with a unique ability, all of which are recorded on the back of twelve ancient stone tablets.

Rossello's expression was almost blank. She had gone to great lengths to collect the Starry Sky Secrets, and Lord Hilder actually had them too?!

Monica, who knew more about the planet Ancient Terra, was stunned. The scene before her was truly unbelievable. Immediately, a guess, a possibility, quickly formed in her mind.

Sirocco, who had been sitting casually with his legs crossed, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Lord Herder, does this mean you already possessed the twelve abilities?" Monica exclaimed in surprise.

There has always been a consensus in the Demon Realm regarding the Apostles: their specific ranking has nothing to do with their actual strength.

The most prominent example is Lady Hilder herself. It is said that her strength is only at the lower end among the Apostles, but because she has a very high reputation in the Demon Realm, extensive knowledge, and leads the development of magic, she is ranked second, one place higher than Lady Prey.

Then, Lord Kahn and Lord Prey are roughly equal in strength, ranking first and third respectively. This is probably more because Kahn ascended to the Demon Realm before Prey, and Kahn has slain many foreign races that invaded the Demon Realm, such as the giant race of Greenblad.

Therefore, in terms of order and contribution, Kahn was ranked first.

The elf Katie recalled that the Fourth Apostle, Lord Casillas, had said that he had defeated all the other apostles except for Cain, Prey, and Lotus. Although he had only won by a small margin, a victory was a victory, and the scales tipped in his favor.

Now, Lady Hilder has actually unveiled the secrets of twelve artificial gods in one go. Each stone tablet exudes extraordinary power, causing the leaders to suddenly wonder if the ranking of the apostles is truly based on strength, with the top three tied, the fourth next, and then the other apostles. No one in the Demon Realm has ever seen Lady Hilder use twelve artificial mystical arts... A completely new concept of combat power has emerged: Hilder, who has mastered twelve artificial mystical arts.

Seeing the confusion in their eyes, Herder said calmly:
"During the ancient Terra era, I was the person in charge of the artificial god project. I had first-hand information on all the data and abilities of the artificial gods and had the highest level of authority to access them."

Ritz nodded silently. This was probably the first time Lord Hilder had publicly acknowledged her identity as a scientist in Ancient Terra... She stopped pretending.

"If you've been investigating me, you should know that I sparked a mechanical revolution in the Celestial Realm. Back then, my identity was Hyid, and that's my real name. That stupid dragon Bakal, after receiving Nimmel's revelation, couldn't help but become arrogant, thinking he'd gone from a pawn to a player, and tried to use my domain to defeat me. Ha." Hilder couldn't help but sneer, his tone clearly sarcastic.

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the major powers all had strange expressions, as they were certainly aware of the ins and outs of the matter.

King Bakal believed that he could not defeat Hilder the Weeping Eye in the realm of magic and had to find another way. So he issued a ban on magic, which cleverly gave rise to the mechanical revolution in the heavens and a completely new system... However, Hilder saw through all of this.

Hilder was the most outstanding scientist of the ancient Terra era. Her achievements in the field of science and technology probably surpassed her achievements in the field of magic. The artificial god project she led involved forbidden areas, clashed with great wills, and ultimately both sides suffered heavy losses.

That wasn't all. Hilder even transformed into one of the Seven Mechanical War Gods, helping Bakal to drive the Mechanical Revolution against them... When they first learned of this, they were truly overwhelmed.

They did investigate Lady Hilder's actions; she was always doing mysterious things, as if veiled. Who wouldn't be curious about the secrets of this weeping eye?

Hilder gave them some time to react and calm down... Of all the apostles, the one she disliked the most was the Explosive Dragon King Bakal. This dragon was excessively arrogant and always acted arrogantly and lawlessly, a hundred times more arrogant than the current Roble. Bakal's black wings were soaked in the blood of countless demons.

After the destined apostles all ascended to the Demon Realm, Sirocco and Anton resided in the Earth Rail Center, Diregie was driven to Bolonx, Prey traveled between Kreitkiel Mountain and Night Skyscraper, Lotus lived in the dark deep sea, Casillas was in St. Patrick's Ancient Church in northern Brooklyn, Kahn lived in Central Plaza, and Luke was also in the Earth Rail Center.

Only this extremely annoying Dragon King roams freely throughout the Demon Realm, without a fixed abode, causing trouble all day long, and bringing an entire powerful dragon clan to wreak havoc in the Demon Realm.

The key point is that, compared to the other apostles, the Dragon King Bakal does indeed possess considerable intelligence. He saw through some of her schemes before the other apostles, which forced Hilder to devote more attention to dealing with Bakal. Eventually, she became truly annoyed and ordered Alice to use the Water of Life to set up a shocking trap for Bakal, triggering the Dragon War and driving the dragon to the heavens. She was the first to attack Bakal, using the dragon's life to set the stage for all her conspiracies.

When Bakal died, Herder smiled for the first time in a long time.

In short, the wisdom that Bakal had been inspired did pose a certain threat to her, but only a threat, causing some trouble, and not enough to truly confront her.

Herder said calmly, "Some of the twelve sets of man-made mystical arts are incomplete, and some are not compatible with your nature. Do not force them."

"At the same time, the twelve stone tablets, because they carry too much meaning, have been tempered by the changes of civilizations, and have the destiny of great will, the influence of wisdom and cause and effect, are already a set of weapons comparable to the primordial artifacts, with unfathomable power."

Herder's mood suddenly sombered at the mention of these words.

In the era of the artificial gods of ancient Terra, almost everyone on the planet Terra fanatically worshipped the twelve artificial gods they created, naming them "Beyana," the goddess of glory and justice of the mythical era.

They worshipped and longed for the radiant appearance of the artificial gods, whose powerful vitality shone like a sun, possessing the heroic spirit of the mythological era. In this fanatical and distorted atmosphere, research projects on artificial gods sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

The most famous of these was Elemental Beana. Gutella discovered that the power of the artificial gods could no longer be found in the universe, so she condensed the elemental power of the universe to replace it and injected it into the human body. Indeed, in a short period of time, the same brilliance was achieved, and those humans were as radiant as the artificial gods... Of course, the final outcome was tragic. Most of the experimental subjects could not withstand the power of the crown and eventually exploded and died.

At the same time, some people were also studying the domain abilities wielded by the artificial gods. In an era with almost no cultivators, the twelve abilities that transcended the mortal body were undoubtedly regarded as powers that only gods could control, which naturally aroused great desire.

Herder said:

"The twelve abilities were left over from that time, but most of them were lost. They were only collected recently. Because I was worried that the artificial god's power system would attract the indifferent gaze of the gods who follow the great will, I have been sealing it. Now it's almost time to unveil it."

"As for the missing parts, Ye Lin will fill them in later."

"It's just a pity that I no longer have the Water of Life."

Ah……

Sirocco doubted that the woman's words were even 50% credible.

Ritz and the others exchanged glances, not rushing to learn the twelve secret techniques, but instead asking directly:
"Lord Hilder, what exactly is that strange phenomenon in the starry sky? Why did you suddenly ask us to learn secret arts? Is there something you need us for?"

I'll feel uneasy if I don't get a clear answer.

Herder's influence has been too profound for so long.

Hilder nodded slightly, his voice suddenly becoming somewhat turbulent, and said coldly, "As you can see, the prelude to the merging of parallel dimensions has begun. The first step is to restore everything to the original site of ancient Terra, including Terra and the shattered star fields around it. Everything will return to its original place, including the Demon Realm."

"I need you to do everything in your power to stop this process."

"Once the Demon Realm returns to its original position and the octahedron is repositioned, the Demon Realm will lose its meaning."