Chapter 1439 - 50: Competitive Gate_3
Chapter 1439 - 50: Competitive Gate_3
Fisher touched his chin and said with a frown,"Is it possible that she has already left, but for some unknown reason, she can’t send you a reply?"
"...There’s another thing that makes me certain she didn’t leave, but instead something may have happened to her. After she disappeared, that Mother Goddess, who had calmly watched this world for thousands of years, suddenly changed temperament, began to crudely use Asuka’s magic to interfere with the world, and finally She directly used Her authority to seal the demons... At that time, I made a great effort to contact Her, hoping to inquire about Asuka’s whereabouts, but She completely ignored me, saying nothing..."
Fisher could somewhat understand the situation at that time, because if anything happened to Tangze Asuka, the Creation Society seeing her as a pillar would definitely experience unimaginable turmoil.
To put it nicely, under the leadership of Tangze Asuka, the members of the Creation Society still had some semblance of humanity. To put it harshly, without Tangze Asuka, each member inside was like a monster carrying an unstable bomb on their back, and this bomb was one that could directly blow up a demigod.
It might be precisely to maintain stability in the Society that the Cardinal of Destiny chose to disguise as Tangze Asuka, yet even so, Caleb Wuz went to the Dragon Court attempting to enter the Spirit Realm, and this ultimately hastened Erwin’s betrayal...
Death Lord touched his chin before speaking,
"If you ask me, is it possible that the pollution appearing in the Spirit Realm is the President himself? After all, it sounds like that pollution did appear from nowhere about five or six thousand years ago..."
"Absolutely not!"
The Cardinal of Destiny said through clenched teeth, making a sharp friction sound from those pointed teeth within her unique mouth,
"That Spirit Realm pollution appeared out of nowhere when Asuka was still in front of me preparing all sorts of arrangements for going home. How could that thing be Asuka!"
"...No matter what, regardless of where she is now or what situation she is in, we are unsure, we can only say anything is possible. She is also my student, of course, I wouldn’t give up searching for her. I promised you I would find her, and I won’t break that promise. It just so happens, tonight I might try contacting the Chaos Species in the Spirit Realm, they might know some clues... But no matter what, right now the most important thing is those two Eighteenth Rank demons."
Fisher sensed the emotional fluctuation of the Cardinal of Destiny and quickly interrupted her words.
Currently, there are already many matters: the two demons, Elizabeth’s secrets, the Doomsday Prophecy, the whereabouts of Tangze Asuka, dealing with relations with various Ladies, transactions with Helair and Gui...
All such matters are weighing down on Fisher, so even if he wants to handle them, it has to be done one by one.
He can only first make a promise to the Cardinal of Destiny so she does not rush,
"The intelligence you shared with me is crucial. If I receive any news afterward, I will contact you immediately."
"Indeed, I also think it should let me die first and then you get busy with other stuff. Old Immortal, don’t you think?"
"..."
Those teeth that had been biting were little by little released, once again revealing the strands of knotted cords within her mouth, then she said,
"You better remember..."
"Ding dang..."
Afterward, this mouth no longer spoke, the entire flesh instantly turned to ash, disappearing on the spot.
The room returned to silence, Fisher glanced at Death Lord, but saw him shrug, looking as though he’s used to it, prompting Fishe to ask,
"Why does it seem that the Cardinal of Destiny you described, and the one I imagined are not quite the same?"
"Oh, how are they different?"
"Didn’t you say she likes speaking in riddles, yet this isn’t very straightforward?"
"Haha, you’re lucky, this time it’s the [Mouth] that came, so she speaks quite directly... Well, but you noticed, the Mouth’s emotions were very unstable, often getting anxious while speaking, and when very anxious liking to curse with foul language... This time it was related to the matter of the President, so she didn’t get to express much. Wait till later, there will be chances, if she doesn’t curse your ancestors until smoke rises, it’s her loss."
Death Lord took a small sip from the last remnants of the liquid in his flask, seemingly it was the last gulp, then he again cracked his fingers and said,
"So, this is just a part of her, very different from her other parts and her whole self. Besides, she is nevertheless an Old Immortal, her abilities are far greater than what you or I can imagine, it’s just a matter of whether she uses them or not. But as I’ve judged, after the President left and the Creation Society fell apart, she has started to slack off... Anyway, what’s the plan next, weren’t you having that scroll, how are we going to the Demon Dynasty?"
Fisher glanced at the scroll in his hand, then slowly began to open it little by little, revealing a picture that looked particularly ancient and intricate, with the writing:
"All beings have ten desires, the Dynasty has ten Gates"
"Gluttony, Love and Desire, Seeking Knowledge, Possession, Competitive, Performance, Curiosity, Fame and Fortune, Pleasures, Authority"
Each picture told a story of a location, most distributed among various corners of the South Continent, but crucially, the way each Gate is opened is different, and Fisher himself is unsure which Gates still remain intact, which Gates can still be accessed...
Death Lord on the opposite side looked at the scroll, then pointed with his finger at the "Love and Desire Gate," saying,
"Hey, won’t I just follow you to the Gate, not sure if it’s an illusion, but I just feel this Gate should be easy for you..."
"..."
Fisher was too lazy to pay any attention to him, just continued reading the meanings of these Gates.
As it turns out, the Dynasty was divided into many regions, each linked to each other, inhabited by many different Demon Species, and demons residing behind one Gate in a region generally have similar temperaments and characteristics...
Fisher carefully looked at the names of demons engraved behind each Gate, accompanied by descriptions and summoning methods...
For example, Paimon lives behind the [Seeking Knowledge Gate], Agares resides behind the [Curiosity Gate], Barbatos makes his home behind the [Performance Gate].
Carefully recalling Helair’s specific personality, Fisher wasn’t sure whether these Gates correspond accurately with the Demon Gods’ personalities, as that guy aside from seeking fun and stuff, didn’t seem to have much else.
Of course, people all believe Demon God Paimon holds much secret knowledge, and recalling Elliog’s words that she enjoys endowing humans with some inexplicable knowledge, it does correspond somewhat.
Just uncertain what Agares’ "Curiosity" and Barbatos’ "Performance" manifest in.
Aside from Helair and these two demon adversaries, the scroll also included a name that instantly caught his eyes.
At the forefront after the [Competitive Gate], were lines of scarlet text with descriptions,
"Elliog"
"Duke, First Pillar behind the Competitive Gate"
"Greedy and agitated, loves violence, revels in war, pursues destruction"
Then comes the specific method for summoning Elliog,
"Fresh catnip from the wild mixed with incense of fragrant wood can be set alight and placed around, during which all kinds of livestock are slaughtered, totaling ten types."
"A hundred priests, all equipped with heavy armor weapons on their bodies, perform war dances to please him, summoning his presence."
Then there were small lines of annotations below,
"During war times, nations all use this method to summon him, raising dancers to stir inexplicable conflicts, casualties countless."
"Yet, all do not respond"
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