Chapter 139 - 108: The Circular Courtyard

Chapter 139: Chapter 108: The Circular Courtyard

Laine’s “reciprocal gift” obviously didn’t mean to send the item back, but Cronus was still very curious about what a branch from the Golden Apple Tree could do.

However, although he asked, Laine clearly had no intention of explaining.

Some things should not be given away lightly, such as the Source Power of space and time, and likewise, branches from the Golden Apple Tree.

To the former, the so-called “giving” would ultimately return to one’s own hands; as for the latter, some phenomena, which seemed commonplace to her, could actually occur in many places.

But that is how deities are, always subconsciously overlooking this point.

However, that was a matter for the future. Now, Laine had to complete the last step.

“A new life has been born, and now it is my turn,” he said.

Before coming to the Abyss, Laine had intended to retract this incarnation, but after seeing that power of Order, he changed his mind.

The three realms that belonged to him still needed his control for the time being.

Bowing gently, in the next moment, Laine’s ephemeral form as an incarnation shattered. He became the essence of Chaotic Source Force, a capricious black Mist Serpent, and with a wriggle of his body, he plunged directly into the fifth realm that was his.

From the outside, the snake looked very fine and ethereal. But as it neared the world, it doubled in size and became more tangible with each approach. Finally, when it entered the fifth realm, it was no longer an ethereal Mist Serpent but had, under the power of the realm, formed a new body just as Cronus had.

The serpentine body coiled slightly, with head and tail facing each other, already encircling the world before it.

Hiss—

The hissing sound echoed, but in the next moment, the world understood its meaning; this was its master naming it. Henceforth, the fifth realm had its own unique name, Central Court.

“Central Court is a good name, a Divine Court situated in the central world? It seems I too should give my world a fittingly illustrative name,” Cronus mused.

Feeling the power tapping lightly on the realm’s barrier, Laine opened the gateway, and thus a figure appeared, the new Lord of the Nine Realms stood before him.

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The giant serpent raised its head, its eyes large as stars, and looked at Cronus.

“I have.”

“This is a place beneath the earth, even below the Underworld, thus it should include ‘Hell’; it was once a prison for criminals, a place not embraced by the present world, thus it could be called a dungeon. Since that is so, let’s call it ‘Hell’.”

“Hell has nine levels. Since I cannot be the King of the Abyss, being the Lord of the Nine Hells isn’t too bad either.”

They are influenced by both, just that the side of order has a deeper effect, so calling the Realm of Lightlessness ‘the Outworld’ isn’t really a problem.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the Twin Gods of the Dark Night maintain neither the essence of the completely chaotic Abyss nor the fully personified character of Gaia, which is entirely orderly.

The previous time Laine entered the Land of Eternal Night, he discovered life influenced by chaotic forces within it for the very same reason.

Thus, for Erebus, a power outside the present world is actually quite easy to obtain since he possesses it himself. In the Realm of Lightlessness, remnants from the dawn of creation are scattered throughout, and he had never cared for them before.

Although these powers were weak, as long as they could open a world, Erebus could completely swallow his old body with the new world. His own essence would not resist himself. Once done, this would not only not affect his power, but it would also free him from the shackles of the present world.

By then, the reborn Realm of Lightlessness, like the Abyss, would become one of the main entities of the other side of Chaos, but he would maintain his own consciousness.

Moreover, Erebus had even contemplated a further direction. He planned to bring every place outside the present world under his control, with the Abyss among his targets. If he could be successful, then he would become another sovereign of Chaos, a being equal in stature to the will of the present world.

After all, the will of the present world is the only existence he could see that was half a step higher than the Great Divine Power.

“So how do I complete the first step?”

“Stripping away everything of myself... with my magnitude, it will be countless times more difficult than them.”

Frowning slightly, although the idea was good, taking the first step to start everything, to cleanse the past, turned out to be The Dark Overlord’s most difficult task.

Without even thinking, one could tell that the difficulty of shedding all of the Great Divine Power is not comparable to shedding the power of the former Divine King, and even Laine himself might not have the ability to do it. Even if he had the ability, Erebus had not been pushed to the edge of the cliff like Cronus; why would he pay such a heavy price and pin his hopes on an enemy that had just been established?

And for other methods, Erebus really couldn’t think of any at the moment.

“Forget it, I’ll think about these matters later. For now, it’s time I took action.”

“The gods of the present world are not a concern, but if I can cause him more trouble, that’s good, too.”

Raising his gaze toward the land, Erebus was well aware that by now, Laine had probably sensed his covert move and would know of his small actions. So from this moment on, they were enemies.

Since they were enemies, then whatever the other side wanted to do, he had to oppose; whatever the other side opposed, he had to support.

Of course, distinguishing whether the other side’s attitude was genuine rather than being deceived by appearances was the time to test both parties’ wisdom.

“Come, let me witness the power of the Lord of the Spirit Realm.”

With a thought, the Realm of Lightlessness expanded. Almost instantly, it crossed the boundary delineated by the light of the Nether Moon, traversing the division between the present world and the Outworld.

In this moment, The Dark Overlord clearly felt the present world’s laws’ subtle resistance against him, but he was unconcerned.

Just this once, the price was nothing to worry about.