Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1773: Chapter 1768: The Flame Conjecture

”Where exactly is the ’Hated Forsaken Prison’ located?”

For the exploration of the Abandonment King’s divine skin and even the Calamity Authority, this is undoubtedly an extremely important question.

Besides that, Fu Qian was also eager to find more ancient secrets within it.

The information gained from the Tyrant’s Fist no doubt proved the tragic fate of the ancient Abandonment King.

What exactly led to such hatred towards him, and ultimately caused him to be subjected to ultimate contamination and being dismembered, was indeed something to ponder.

Regarding this issue, the repeatedly appearing golden flames were undoubtedly a valuable clue.

Currently, it seems the core effect of these flames is undoubtedly aimed at the mental level, damaging intelligence, and tormenting consciousness.

During the trip to the Em House Palace, the former Academy Dean, Mr. Li He, assisted in proving a long-standing special feeling — the effect of the flames was not ordinary mental contamination or the madness from gazing at Divine Beings, but rather more akin to the annihilation of self-concept.

Fu Qian’s understanding of the difference between the two is like the difference between blending brains into mush and directly scooping out a spoonful.

The former is everything becoming a mess, while the latter is a total collapse due to the lack.

In the end manifestation, there may not be a significant difference at first glance, but Mr. Li He provided important information that another person, influenced by his enlightenment, could also to some extent distinguish this — the Second Phase Night Watchman, Stoss.

As a teammate in the Unseen Hillock operation, the latter indeed once demonstrated that kind of Fire of Madness in front of him.

And he even disclosed to Mr. Li that this flame came from a special ”Concept Domain”.

Whether it refers to the Abandoned Prison or not, it’s necessary to have a chat with Old Master Stoss.

Considering the high Merit Points earned, seeking an opportunity for a direct visit may not be impossible.

The only problem lies in not knowing how much he knows about the Abandoned Prison or the Night Watchman’s attitude towards it.

Involving such ancient secrets, the Night Watchman’s attitude throughout could be described as ambiguous and awkward.

A purely academic study could inadvertently become complex.

In summary, instead of finding a reason to visit Old Master Stoss himself, it might be better for him to visit me instead.

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”Golden flames?”

The surprise at that moment was not limited to just Lord Aike.

This information, which Miss Liushuang omitted from the report, was also unheard of for Chang Mo and the others.

And considering Fu Qian’s description actually contradicted the actual situation, meaning the golden flames originated from him, Miss Liushuang, who wrote the report, naturally put on a look of surprise as well.

”The peculiarity is not just the color. If the appearance of the White Head Holy Church represents the embodiment of extreme desire, then those flames are like a mind fire using it as fuel, filled with madness.”

Slightly nodding, Professor Fu seemed to fall into a recollection.

”The report about this part writes that because of my destructive actions, the projection of the White Head Holy Church became unstable and collapsed, which is undoubtedly correct. I’m sure everyone present had the same view.”

The gaze swept across everyone and finally settled on the research assistant’s face. Fu Qian sounded quite certain that no one saw more than she did.

”Even for me, whether or not I truly saw such a scene is something that cannot be fully confirmed.”

”But Lord Aike’s question reminded me of this... Because in that vague perception, I seemed to be aware it wasn’t a manifestation of the White Head Holy Church’s destruction but another kind of power.”

”It was waiting all along, only erupting at that instant when I took action to disrupt a certain balance.”

”What destroyed the White Head Holy Church wasn’t my simple act of destruction but it, or the will behind it.”

In a somewhat low voice, Fu Qian finally finished recalling and tapped his temple with his finger.

”Of course, all this lacks evidence and could essentially be no different from a madman’s delusions, which is why I didn’t include it in the report.”

When it comes to the Spring and Autumn Pen Technique, Fu Qian was undoubtedly at a Master Level, guiding everyone’s thoughts astray and once again explaining why this wasn’t mentioned in the report.

Initially choosing to hide it was naturally to expose the Abandonment King’s divine skin as little as possible.

But now, with Lord Aike actively sending himself to the door, it would be a waste not to take advantage of such an opportunity.

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”Are you suggesting there might be a will hidden behind the golden flames leading the entire incident?”

And sure enough, Lord Aike’s insight did not disappoint.

Listening along with everyone else, and with an increasingly grave expression, she finally perfectly summarized the conspiracy theory.

”Just a possibility... regarding your earlier pessimistic conjecture about the will of the Superior Being.”

Raising a finger, Fu Qian still looked reluctant to draw a conclusion easily.

”The White Head Holy Church gave me an extraordinary feeling, with amazing distortion and blasphemy; at the same time, it seemed one could sense its body existing somewhere in a special way.”

”But if you insist on asking me whether there’s some active planning behind this series of related events, that elusive flame seems more likely.”

”By the way, why is it that you are concerned about this, your Lord?”

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It’s apparent that Lord Aike was not very willing to answer this question.

Although for Fu Qian, it wasn’t hard to guess the general reason.

The power of higher rankings might easily disrupt order, but Night Watchmen were clearly more sensitive to Ancient Superior Beings.

The place where Senior Liliyana hid, if it truly was the Bone Burial Ground of Ancient Superior Beings, then the Night Watchmen did set up a lot of monitoring devices inside it.

Not to mention that through intentionally chaotic myth stories, they made the authentic Superior Being’s name vanish from history.

Now, with an incident involving high-ranking power and even initially having eluded the Night Watchmen’s eyes, the first reaction is naturally to rule out the existence of a special will behind it.

Unfortunately, contrary to wishes, there is already known involvement of an Ancient Superior Being — the Abandonment King.

Standing right in front of her.

And although Lord Aike masked it well, Fu Qian believed the tale of the golden flames was enough to remind her of Old Master Stoss’s unique skill.

This increasingly peculiar-looking event clearly necessitated the involvement of more advisory guests.

In the Unseen Hillock’s three-man squad, Old Master Stoss was the only one who hadn’t yet visited the Academy.