Chapter 1766: Chapter 1308: Ninety-Nine to One
Extreme Master of Blood Moon.
All-knowing Weaver.
Imaginary Music Master.
Lord of Infinite Abyss.
The four Divine Lords emerged from the Heavenly Kingdom, standing foremost in the crowd, overlooking their phases with an overwhelming pressure that Sonia and her companions once again felt like suffocating. Just meeting the gaze of the Divine Lords was enough to make their scalp tingle.
No longer mere vessels of descent, nor substitutes for others, it was a real confrontation with the four greatest contemporary mages. Except for Vishi, the others had grown up in the shadows of the Divine Lords, hearing of them as the universal kings since childhood. A year ago, they were not even qualified to look up to the Divine Lords, yet now they stood in opposition... For the village girl, the Empress, and the cult leader, just accepting that they opposed the Divine Lords was a matter requiring immense courage.
They were curious how they dared to challenge the Supreme Star’s ruling angels before, how they fought fiercely against four descending Divine Lords in Senluo, offending all major figures like naive fools without worrying about the future... How much did they believe in Ash, that they bet their lives on him, following him recklessly throughout this world?
What’s even more ridiculous is that even though Ash is no longer here and they have lost their memories, they still entrust their lives to him.
"Stop attacking the seal."
Blood Moon Extreme Master’s magnetic voice echoed through Heaven: "We will no longer attack, allowing you to enter the Heavenly Kingdom."
Sonia and the others were stunned.
Because the angels attacked right away, they thought the Divine Lords wanted to bully newcomers, unwilling to have another Divine Lord in Heaven. However, the reason they attacked was actually because they attempted to unseal Hell... The seal!?
"Why seal Hell?" Sonia flew up to confront them: "Why have we forgotten Hell because of you?"
"No," the All-knowing Weaver shook her head, seemingly not wanting to start a war, earnestly explaining: "Hell is forgotten because it conceals a catastrophe—don’t ask me what it is, I have forgotten it too—Hell was forgotten in two stages, or disappearing twice. The first time, those not in Hell and Heaven forgot it, but we Divine Lords could recall it through traces, so Hell disappeared in other places, leaving only a small gap in Heaven. The second time is now, where Star and we sealed the gap between Heaven and Hell completely, thus even we don’t know what happened in Hell, only knowing that Hell should never be opened."
"As long as you don’t destroy the seal and I am not dead, I guarantee no one can harm your nation." The Imaginary Music Master directly said: "For a thousand years, I am willing to protect you."
"Why?" Weiser immediately asked: "Imaginary Music Master, we are strangers to you, previously fought in Senluo, and even killed your angel, why protect us?"
"Because of your man," Lord of Infinite Abyss calmly and frankly replied, "This seat should have belonged to your man, and since he is not here, rightfully belongs to you."
Vishi squinted her eyes: "Did Ash help you?"
"He helped this world," Imaginary Music Master sincerely said: "Specifically, we have forgotten, only remembering he once fought alongside Star... Without him and Star, our world would probably not exist anymore."
"Then you should not be stopping us!" Sonia finally couldn’t hold back, eager to speak: "Ash is in Hell now! We need to open Hell and rescue him!"
The Divine Lords exchanged glances, and the All-knowing Weaver said: "We know."
"Since you know, then why don’t you—"
"Because once the Hell seal is opened, this world will face inevitable disaster," Imaginary Music Master said: "We don’t know why Ash went into Hell, I believe he has his reasons, but... Before helping seal Hell, we personally implanted ’Hell must never be unsealed’ into our minds."
"No matter his reasons, they can never outweigh our reasons. Mages always trust themselves the most."
"Moreover, did he ask you to rescue him? Did he call for help?"
Sonia’s tone faltered, Diya pressed her lips tightly, Weiser’s light dimmed, Vishi lowered her eyelids... They had always been avoiding this question.
"Certainly not." Imaginary Music Master said: "Although I have completely forgotten him, since he saved the world alongside Star, it shows he at least loves this world... or the people in it. Even we know Hell is extremely dangerous, how could he not know? Yet he chose to enter Hell, indicating he acts for this world, at least for you."
"He wants to protect you, so why would he let you take the risk of unsealing Hell? Have you ever thought that unsealing Hell may not help him at all but rather ruin all his efforts?"
"I genuinely admire your love for him that cannot be diminished even by memory loss." Imaginary Music Master sincerely said: "Which is why you should protect what he guarded, rather than destroying his intentions."
The All-knowing Weaver calmly said: "He entered Hell alone to keep you from harm, while you strive to open Hell to save him, inevitably leaving no one fulfilled... What a tragic irony full of dark humor."
"I mean you no harm." Lord of Infinite Abyss said: "To fight against Star, a new Divine Lord means more combat power... As long as you don’t touch Hell, we can trade resources to help you grow."
"But if you stubbornly insist on destroying the tranquility we painstakingly safeguarded..." Blood Moon Extreme Master said coldly: "Then don’t blame us for our cruelty."
Imaginary Music Master reasoned, the All-knowing Weaver appealed emotionally, Lord of Infinite Abyss tempted with benefits, Blood Moon Extreme Master threatened with disaster. Facing consecutive persuasion from four strongest mages of the past and present, Diya’s face showed a restless unease, Weiser fell into deep thought, Vishi remained silent, clearly they were no longer as determined as before.
Only Sonia remained calm and collected.
"I’ve thought about all that you said." She breathed deeply, saying: "The reasons you found, I also have. Believe me, I listed ninety-nine reasons not to save this man, each capable of stopping me. In contrast, there’s only one reason to save him. Ninety-nine to one, such a huge disparity, any ordinary person knows how to choose."
The Divine Lords remained silent, the Heavenly Kingdom behind them extended further from the Phase Curtain. Territory becomes the army, the world becomes the land, the Divine Lords’ way of war was evidently the Heavenly Kingdom advancing first, nation against nation.
"Seems like he doesn’t fancy ordinary girls." Sonia’s lips curved slightly, eyes gentle with flowing warmth: "Just to see him, even risking world destruction doesn’t matter... Am I a bit too strange?"
"You are very strange." Vishi said.
"But we are all very strange." Weiser smiled.
"What does it matter if they’re Divine Lords!" Diya shouted courageously: "In our phase, we are invincible, come in if you dare!"
Words are already useless, a swift decision is needed.
"As you wish."
With the Divine Lords’ low chant, their phase Heavenly Kingdom suddenly extended for thousands of miles, sweeping across all of Heaven, invading Sonia and her companions’ phase!
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