Mystery: Time Travelers of the Fourth Era

Chapter 535 No One Is Spared

Before the eyes of "Eternal Darkness Branch" Salinger, the phantom of the Darkness Branch appeared.

This was the source's almost instinctive desire, an almost instinctive hope to re-accommodate high-level characteristics and uniqueness, and with the help of the Phoenix Ancestor, it completed its positioning more precisely.

"Phoenix Progenitor" Greta Garley knew during the riots of the Eternal Darkness Branch that her death mark would inevitably be further eroded. What she could think of was to guide the riots outwards and direct them to the current Grim Reaper in the real world. This was also the easiest time to borrow the power of the Eternal Darkness Branch, which was entirely a matter of taking advantage of the situation.

"Emperor of the Underworld" Salinger's expression changed drastically. He discovered that he could not sever his connection with the Eternal Darkness Branch. Not only could he not sever the connection, but he was also unable to deal with this upheaval. He could only watch helplessly as he was corrupted by the Eternal Darkness Branch. This was not something that a Sequence 0 individual's qualities and personal performance could change.

The occult connection between "Pluto" Salinger and "Ancient Death Goddess" Greta Garley is too deep, and...

Salinger's path to godhood was not smooth. The first ruler of the underworld was Greta Garry, the founder of the underworld. The second ruler of the underworld was the former ruler of the spirit world who stole the authority of "End Point" and ruled the underworld through Greta Garry's spiritual imprint and legacy.

The third lord of the underworld was Salinger.

Because the Hermit focused more on the spirit world during his brief tenure as the ruler of the underworld, and only used the temporarily created Phoenix Scepter to control the underworld, the influence of the Phoenix Ancestor in the underworld, after being worn down over more than an era, was strengthened again by the Hermit's ascension to the throne.

Even a hermit could not steal the authority of an angel king and hold onto it safely.

Therefore, the hermit naturally...chooses to take shortcuts.

He used the Phoenix Scepter and the power of the Phoenix to bind the stolen ultimate authority to the Phoenix Scepter. This broke the limitation that normal thieves who steal the same level of power can only return it in the end. Furthermore, he used the Phoenix Scepter and borrowed the identity of the Phoenix Ancestor to control the Underworld.

This resulted in Salinger being unable to regain control of the "End Point" no matter what he did.

After Salinger lost the authority over the end, he lost the ability to directly control the underworld and could no longer directly and quickly cleanse the spiritual imprint of the Phoenix Ancestor within it.

At the same time, in order to become a god as soon as possible and to protect himself, Salinger could only merge with the underworld before the cleansing was complete. Only in this way could he complete the godhood ritual. Only after merging with the underworld could he indirectly use the power of the underworld to become the final destination of all living beings again.

The pit that the hermit dug back then is now backfiring on Salinger.

Because Salinger merged with the Underworld, the connection between the Underworld and the Phoenix Ancestor was not completely severed. In just an instant, Salinger was corrupted by the Eternal Darkness Branch, and his soul was almost taken away by the Eternal Darkness Branch. His only means of dealing with this was to take out the Phoenix Golden Ornament.

Only the Phoenix Gold Ornament can influence the Eternal Darkness Tribe. As the Grim Reaper, Sode's authority, combined with the Phoenix Gold Ornament, can at least appease the raging Eternal Darkness Tribe and slow its spread and erosion towards her, even if it cannot cleanse her of the corruption.

The downside is that, although Greta Garry, who is on the Eternal Dark Branch, was unable to retrieve the Phoenix Golden Ornament after sensing it, Sleeve, as a former ancient god who was a hybrid of the Grim Reaper and the Gate, has already established her location. The mystical connection between Salinger and the Eternal Dark Branch will now be very difficult to sever.

"Death" Salinger was in complete chaos and overwhelmed, so he couldn't bother with the Blood Emperor and the Hermit. Meanwhile, the God of War and the Goddess of Night were also caught in the crossfire.

"Phoenix Ancestor" Greta Garry didn't specifically target these two. She was eager to drag Salinger down with her. However, the Eternal Darkness Branch had its own ideas. The influence of the source matter on high-level characteristics and uniqueness, as well as the source matter's instinct for aggregation, were all playing their own role in the riot.

The "Darkness" path is the most similar to the external appearance of the River of Eternal Darkness.

The Dark Heaven was completely deserted. The Goddess of Night had erased herself and hidden herself in her town, effectively sealing herself off. Not only that, she felt that wasn't enough, so she used the uniqueness of the moon in her possession to create another layer of isolation around it, making it as frightened as a bird startled by a bow.

The "Twilight" pathway possesses some "proxy" authority and is the only one of the three pathways in the Black Death War that allows it to make slight use of the power of the River of Eternal Darkness.

However, the face beneath the mask of "God of War" Badheel was somewhat pale. The twilight seemed to freeze time, and the entire divine realm was engulfed in this amber-like state. This was because his father, the former Giant King, had used the power of the Eternal Darkness Branch. As the eldest son of the Giant King, he had witnessed that power firsthand.

The current "God of War," Badheir, resists this because he knows all too well the price of using this power. The "acting" authority, literally, means that one can represent the god (including uniqueness) to whom one is loyal or to the past and display power. However, if it is not restrained, one will gradually lose one's mind and become a true "servant."

Normally, when facing a crisis and in urgent need of power, it is acceptable to use the power of the Eternal Darkness tributary in a restrained manner. However, during the riots of the Eternal Darkness tributary, actively using the delegated authority and becoming the delegate of Eternal Darkness in a mystical sense is tantamount to courting death. One would likely be instantly eroded and corrupted by the power of the source matter, and by a very serious degree.

that's all...

The Black Death War, under the Eternal Dark River, consisted of three god-level warriors, each facing their own troubles and being rendered useless. The one in the best condition was the Goddess of Night, but given her personality, she would prioritize self-preservation at this moment and would never dare to step forward.

This is just the beginning.

One of the entrances to the "Abyss" is deep within the Misty Sea.

Desire's pathways and corrosive power surpass even death; it is an invisible infiltration.

After the Celestial Barrier was weakened, the Shadow World of the Western Continent appeared to be without any fluctuations, but an unseen erosion had already begun in the shadows. The "Demon King" Fabuti in the abyss had no use for his malicious perception.

It was useless before because the Blood Emperor possessed the secrets of the Three Ghosts and the concealment of the Hermits. This did not include the Blood Emperor's own authority, making it a quadruple concealment. Moreover, the Blood Emperor never actually intended to target Fabuti; it was just an accidental injury. Therefore, the Sequence 0 level malicious perception did not issue a warning.