Myriad Devils-Chapter 226: Otherworldly Ascension (5/5)

The doors of death were the many material dimensions’ collector of souls.

Inherently, they contained the mysteries of omnipresence, simply because they transcended the cosmic space’s river of time, much less a material dimension’s river of time.

Even the Holy Land, Earth, with a river of time superior to the Inverted Sky Dimension, was transcended by the doors of death.

When it moved, it was not that time that came to a halt, but it completely transcended such a concept in the first place.

However, there were still existences that were comparable in nature...

The Overlords, shrouded by a cosmic fog, and Aegon himself, observed.

There was a silence at this segment of frozen time.

Aegon’s expressions were unreadable, and his eyes were emotionless. The air around him was unprecedentedly tense, and even the other Overlords were apprehensive at heart.

This was the time...

The entire cosmic world awaited eagerly.

The very cosmic consciousness was supporting Anon’s success.

The Celestial Supreme awaited eagerly, and the Infernal God had his own plans.

Beings known and those hidden observed this segment of time with great intrigue, and the worlds awaited in trepidation.

The moment Anon died, all things would quickly follow him.

The moment Overlords and those of an even greater pinnacle stop caring, even the entire cosmic space and universal constructs beyond would not survive the carnage.

Anon’s spirit was shattered by the dragon’s attack, unknowingly assisting Anon in speeding up the process.

He already had a very limited time before the doors of death drew him in; however, due to the weakness of his spirit, he could not simply shatter his spirit into the many trillions of pieces instantly.

In fact, every moment that passed only resulted in thousands upon thousands of fragments being created.

Any more, Anon subconsciously knew that his spirit would dissipate.

Whilst the body could be reforged, and technically, the spirit as well, once the spirit dissipated, the metaphysical system, exposed due to the destruction of his body, would deteriorate as well.

This would be his ruination.

Thinking this, Anon could not, but he inevitably sighed in dismay.

The process was already faulty.

He had an unfathomable soul and a will that transcended the cosmic ruling.

With an unfathomable soul, he could perceive the entire layout of his metaphysical system as a mere mortal.

His will, which transcended the cosmic ruling, resisted the dissipation of his spirit, basically augmenting it.

However, a second world spirit was simply too weak.

Too weak...

He was certain that if his spirit had reached the third world, otherworldly ascension would be a breeze for him.

However...

The second world spirit was not meant for otherworldly ascension!

The remains of Anon’s soul were pulled further and further away from his spirit and metaphysical core, and his spirit was quickly dissipating...

Anon wanted to roar, but he could not.

He really was at a loss.

’My path ends here?’ He doubted such words.

What was the reason for the adventure in the Inverted Sky Dimension then?

Why did everything go so smoothly, and then, the moment he leaves, nothing goes the way he desired...?

Hahaha...

’Am I really just lucky to have a father writing out my future, blessing me with fortune.’

The whispers told him to accept death; there was no fighting death.

’Damn, damn, damn!’

’I don’t want to die, no! I don’t, I don’t! Not now, not at all...’

No matter how much you resisted the thought, when death came, there was nothing you, a mere mortal, could do to resist.

The remnants of Anon’s soul were drawn into the doors of death, and the doors swiftly sealed shut.

It did not fully disappear yet; however, the aura of the Celestial Supreme exploded forth from within Anon’s dissipating spirit.

At the same time, the metaphysical system burned with the aura of the Infernal God as these two godly entities acted.

Aegon stood up.

The Overlords sighed.

The cosmic space trembled with sorrow.

All living beings, mortals and otherworldly creatures, remained unaware of their inevitable end.

Beings known and those unknown made their move, rushing to descend into the cosmic space.

And two strongest beings battled for one body, unknowingly falling into the scheme of another strongest being...

.....

The realm of death, or limbo, contained the mysteries of oblivion. This was a realm that did not seek to destroy souls but assimilate with souls.

Annihilating and assimilation were two different concepts, but in this case, they were one in the same.

Due to the inherent nature of limbo, assimilating with limbo practically meant the death of the mind.

One must understand, the death of the mind was the truest form of death.

When the mind died, there were no longer any thoughts, no longer any will, everything returned to nothing, and the existential self existed no more.

This was death.

The remnants of Anon’s soul were drowned by an overwhelming drowsiness. Even thinking became a challenge, one that he subconsciously desired to stop doing.

His previous unwillingness to die had dissipated completely.

He didn’t even know who he was at this point.

And just like that, even the remains of his soul were assimilated into the realm of death.

.....

The Celestial Supreme had long bargained with the Human Lord. Anon’s blood contained the Human Lord’s blessing and the mysteries of Inevitability.

His soul was marked with his mother’s blessing and the mysteries of Destiny.

Most importantly, he was the child of Fate, and this was the principle dormant within his spirit.

The one who wielded all three supreme characteristics would resonate with the Ancestral Crown, and the one who wears the Ancestral Crown will become the Lord of the Lord’s World.

All schemes and conspiracies were based on this pretext.

The Celestial Supreme understood the mysteries of fate more than any other. Dormant within Anon’s spirit was the power of Fate, and the will of the Celestial Supreme.

The gift of the Infernal God was dormant within the deepest part of Anon’s blood, awaiting his failure to burst forth from his metaphysical system and give the Celestial Supreme a surprise.

One had prepared for years in dormancy, and the other had the element of surprise, whereas a third observed from afar.

However, even though the doors of death had already sealed shut, it was yet to disappear completely.

The true battle was only awaiting the disappearance of its interference over time before beginning.

This beginning, though, did not arrive...

.....

Truthfully, Anon was already down and out.

However, there were many mysteries in the Lord’s World, and just like the inherent mysteries of the realm of death, Anon’s soul also contained its own inherent mysteries.

These mysteries were not related to the principles, the supreme characteristics of fate, destiny, and inevitability, but were the dark soul itself.

The realm of death trembled.

Likely, this was the first time in its existence that the realm of death, the world of nothingness, the entirety of Limbo, shook.

Whether it quaked in fear or not was unknown; however, the remains of Anon’s soul, assimilated as they were, only sought to devour the entirety of Limbo.

The realm of death perceived its oddness.

It wasn’t that they were actively seeking to be assimilated by Limbo, but the dark soul itself sought to devour the realm of death.

This was likely caused by dread, but the realm of death actively severed the remains of Anon’s soul, which were previously assimilated.

It had effectively severed parts of itself; however, the doors of death reopened.

Anon did not crawl out from death...

Death fearfully spat him out.

.....

What was a soul that devoured Limbo?

Even if it was not the entire realm of death, a soul that had devoured some of the mysteries of the realm of death was an unordinary soul to say the least.

The remnants of Anon’s soul devoured each other, unknowingly forming a whole.

His flow of thoughts slowly reawakened; however, this Anon, one that devoured death, was fundamentally different.

Technically, no time had passed, so more accurately, the Anon that had not experienced death, and the Anon who devoured death, were inherently two different creatures.

He perceived his metaphysical system and his spirit, but he was not worried.

Why would he be?

For a second world spirit to succeed in otherworldly ascension, the process was never spirit-flesh unity in the first place.

After spirit, flesh unity, the soul would be drawn toward the heart realm. This was not a literal heart, but a unique space within an otherworldly creature.

However, a second-world spirit simply could not achieve spirit-flesh unity.

And besides his dark soul, no other could succeed in the process of otherworldly ascension with a second world spirit.

The will of the Celestial Supreme, previously dormant within Anon’s spirit, and still in the process of slowly awakening, felt something go awry.

It was an incredibly eerie sensation.

Such a sensation was unprecedented for an existence of such stature.

Similarly, the gift of the Infernal God, slowly awakening from its dormancy within Anon’s metaphysical system, felt an abnormal sense of crisis.

It was incredibly odd.

Like the doors of death pulling in their souls.

By the time they reacted, it was already too late. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

.....

The world, shrouded in black and white, returned to normal.

But many things had occurred, and even more things had changed. Schemes and conspiracies were shattered and needed to be redesigned.

One entity had surpassed expectations.

Aegon frowned.

Just before the disappearance of the doors of death, a presence similar to Anon’s had reappeared, though it also felt distinctively different.

More importantly, soon after, the presence of the Celestial Supreme and the Infernal God had disappeared.

Now, Anon was nowhere to be seen...