Chapter 388: Chapter 17: The 72 Pillars of Demon Gods A violent gust of wind arose.
The space of the secret realm seemed to be covered, as an innate domain barrier unfolded.
It was as if pillars of light rose from the ground, countless shadows of heroic spirits began to appear around Duncan. The empire legions who had followed him in the battles of old all descended in the Mist-covered Avalon Barrier in the form of heroic spirits.
——Tethys (Avalon Guardian Fairy) (Demigod) [Five-star Gold].
——Morreno (Avalon Guardian Fairy) (Demigod) [Five-star Gold].
——Glidon (Avalon Guardian Fairy) (Demigod) [Five-star Gold].
The figures of six Guardian Fairies also appeared behind Duncan. In the gradually spreading mist, the imperial generals Severus, Clegane, Kulin, Kvito, Balton, and others who had campaigned across the lands began to emerge one by one.
Most of these imperial generals displayed powers ranging from three to four stars, far stronger than they had been in life, with only Severus bearing a five-star silver-gray mark.
After all, he was later promoted to a Great Druid of the British Order.
Historically, Severus lived nearly a hundred and twenty years and was quite active during Duncan II’s reign, thus his legendary level was higher.
A strange flock of crows suddenly appeared.
——God of Witchcraft and Secret Arts - Crow Queen - Triss [Blood-colored Skull Mark]!
The newly appeared Crow Queen was draped in a luxurious black robe. With a gentle wave, tangible magic power seemed to cut through the barrier of reality. The powerful force field shattered everything in front of her, with blood and limbs scattering everywhere. Hundreds of enemies were instantly cut at the waist by a mere wave of the Crow Queen’s hand.
A demon resembling a fallen angel tried to counterattack, but Crow Queen Triss’s incarnation lightly clenched her hand, and a terrifying magic force field formed an invisible giant hand, crushing the lower-ranking demon into a shapeless mass of flesh.
In the oldest record, "John’s Revelation," it is said that one-third of the angels became fallen angels, and their number was immense.
And among them, a legend states that King Solomon compiled the magical book ’Key of Solomon’, recording contracts with 72 demon gods, carving their names on seventy-two pillars. This figure was historically regarded as akin to the early Monotheism gatekeeper. He also established the first Holy Temple, which preserved the ancient Ark of the Covenant.
Woo hoo hoo!
A mournful horn sounded.
Above the Demon Fallen Angels Legion, nine Valkyries appeared, seeming to awaken from slumber, spiraling down to Duncan’s sides. One Valkyrie, wearing a bird-winged golden helmet, gazed intently at Duncan’s majestic back, directly guarding behind him.
A Victory Spear pierced the skies!
Behind the demon fallen angel legions, the figure of the demon god Amon was directly pierced, forcibly pinned to the ground.
This perished Egyptian Divine King, one of his aspects was suppressed by Monotheism, transformed into one of the seventy-two demon gods. As for his other aspects, their current state is unknown. After all, divine spirits have multiple aspects, and those whose reality faith foundations were severed have become various forms of monsters throughout history.
The hoot of an owl echoed in everyone’s ears.
In the spatial rift of swirling mist, a vague goddess’s shadow barely entered the secret realm between reality and the Otherworld.
Perhaps only here could she barely descend as an incarnation. In the real world, one might as well forget it.
——Minerva-Athena-Suliss (Trinity) (Greek Divine King) (Divine Incarnation) [Golden Skull Mark]!
The entire battle was almost a one-sided crush.
Once Duncan activated the innate barrier ’Mist-covered Avalon,’ the enemy’s summoned seventy-two demon gods, demon legions, angel legions, and others were ruthlessly suppressed, and even the sky rumbled with thunder.
The divine beings from the Norse Pantheon glanced over, seemingly feeling no need to intervene, and quietly withdrew their incarnations.
Now, the power of the Norse Pantheon has also waned significantly; they won’t easily descend in incarnate form.
Outside the secret realm.
King Solomon, who had just completed the summoning of the seventy-two demon gods, felt a chill all over. He wanted to flee but it was too late.
Because a ghostly owl had already locked onto his position.
Dimension Space.
Duncan marked King Solomon hiding within a gap in the barrier; this guy had indeed cast from a great distance, avoiding God’s Eye surveillance. Duncan was currently positioned in the Otherworld Secret Realm, while King Solomon was in a gap between realities.
To describe it in Dungeons and Dragons terms, there’s a Legendary Mage hiding in a semi-plane, observing the battlefield through clairvoyance, then summoning a servant demon to attack you on the Material Plane.
This guy really is a sneak!
He probably realized he couldn’t face Duncan head-on, so he used Gilgamesh as bait, secretly crossing planes to initiate a Summoning Ceremony.
But once exposed, escaping again would not be easy.
Crow Queen Triss cast a spell to open a spatial rift, and Duncan plunged into it without hesitation, crossing the Otherworld to lock onto King Solomon’s form. The opponent’s heroic spirit form was a young man in a luxurious red and black magic robe, surrounded by tangible magic power, with seventy-two pillars reflecting behind him, each revealing shadowy forms of demon gods.
As the first person to establish the Jerusalem Holy Temple, Solomon married the daughter of an Egyptian Pharaoh, sought wisdom in dreams, and forged a pact with the seventy-two demon gods.
The earliest Western servant demon spells were invented and created by him.
However, this category of summoning spells varies in different places. In the West, summoning servant demons is the main focus, while in the East, the mainstream is driving ghost gods. In places like Fusang, it’s the summoning ceremony of calling Shikigami.
In about a hundred years, it will be the era of the Yin Yang Master Ampere Qingming, and the summoning rituals there will begin to take shape.
At this moment, two monarchs spanning millennia met in the gap of reality.
King Solomon gazed at the blood-red wings behind Duncan, with a grave expression, nodded slightly, and said, "Your Majesty Duncan!..."
"I never thought we would meet at this moment."
This one is much more polite than Gilgamesh.
Duncan also has a legendary status within Monotheism, otherwise, the Oathkeeper would not have become a Holy Relic of the church.
However, Duncan’s position is one of royal supremacy. Although he supported factions within Monotheism, he prevented a unification of faith. Within the entire church system, Duncan’s presence is extremely unique.