Chapter 1176: Section 1177: Sealing the True Name
The entire process was astonishingly calm, apart from a faint whiff of mystery, as though nothing had happened.
“Is it already a success?”
“It feels like nothing has changed?”
While everyone was puzzled, Nereus proactively flung himself to Aoluxiya’s side, and without any resistance, was pulled into the Nest of True Spirits by Aoluxiya.
Unlike the others around him who fell under the influence of the true spirits and became exuberant, Nereus stood calmly by Aoluxiya’s side with his eyes closed.
Minutes later, Nereus opened his eyes.
“I have destroyed one of the paths entering the Nest of True Spirits,” Nereus turned and spoke slowly.
Upon finishing, everyone’s eyes lit up.
To no longer be seduced by the power of true names, to have destroyed a path into the Nest of True Spirits, did that mean… the true name had been curbed?
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Nereus nodded, “Aoluxiya’s true name has been sealed within the Nameless Scroll and won’t be influenced by the power of true names for a short time.”
“For a short time? How long is that?” Sanders suddenly asked.
Nereus glanced at Sanders, their gazes meeting in the air, seemingly sparking with electricity before Nereus turned his head first, saying in a low voice, “At least until all paths to the Nest of True Spirits are closed, Aoluxiya’s true name will not resurrect.”
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In the Abyssal Depth, a distant void that can’t be measured by distance.
A pair of tremendous eyes slowly opened.
As the eyes opened, it seemed as if all things in the world began to burn.
“Eh, why can’t I feel its true name anymore?” The ripples of thought echoed in the void, “The true name has vanished into thin air, but why?”
Carrying doubt, the eyes slowly closed again.
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How many paths lead to the Nest of True Spirits? According to Monty, there wouldn’t be too few, but also not so many as to cause despair.
Moreover, without the influence of true names, even an ordinary Wizard could destroy a path to the Nest of True Spirits.
One path, two paths… In a short time, hundreds, perhaps thousands of paths were destroyed.
The biggest contributor wasn’t humans but Komodo.
Not long ago, Komodo and Monty locked eyes. Although neither spoke, since then Komodo started to destroy the paths to the Nest of True Spirits with the other Wizards frantically.
“It made a deal with me. It wants the Primeval Flame, and I want Aoluxiya’s bloodline,” Monty stated indifferently.
“You agreed, Lord Monty?” a fire Wizard asked with disappointment etched on his face.
“I agreed,” Monty said, and he and Komodo once again exchanged distant looks.
Komodo snorted coldly and swung another punch at Aoluxiya, but before the force of his fist could reach her, Komodo itself was pulled into the Nest of True Spirits.
However, Komodo didn’t know that after it entered the Nest of True Spirits, Monty added, “However, I just agreed to give it the Primeval Flame. Whether it can take it away is another matter.”
With those words, the Wizards shared a knowing look, ceasing to mention the matter again.
Elsewhere, Fafnir relayed to Angel what the humans had said, “Binaqionse once said she had met a gentle human. Gentle? How could humans possibly be gentle? Look, humans are truly despicable, just like Demons—greedy and deceitful. Even promises witnessed by will can be exploited.”
After listening, Angel remained silent. In truth, it wasn’t just humans towards Demons—humans behaved the same way towards their own kind.
Otherwise, why would the renowned ‘Oath of Dingyuan Silentmark’ have been revised hundreds of times from its original draft to the present? It was like Earth’s entertainment games, where the earliest versions were crude, and countless players sought loopholes to exploit, forcing the operators to repeatedly update the versions, attempting to permanently close any gaps.
Driven by interests, humans are actually no different from Demons. On the contrary, some Magical Creatures, with their straightforward thinking, are easier to understand—such as Toby or the giant serpent Axo they had encountered in Poclades.
Angel silently watched Aoluxiya in the distance.
It was very busy around Aoluxiya now, everyone diligently working to destroy the paths to the Nest of True Spirits, coming and going innumerable times.
“Can this really destroy the paths to the Nest of True Spirits?” Angel asked.
Fafnir replied, “Looking at the current situation, with Aoluxiya’s true name sealed, it should be possible to destroy the paths to the Nest of True Spirits, and it should happen rather quickly.”
Angel didn’t ask further, but his eyes held a trace of worry.
If everything was as Fafnir said, going smoothly, that would be good. But Angel couldn’t shake a sense of unease, so many doubts remained unanswered.
For example, where was Popota at this moment?
Based on the information he had deduced before, it was highly likely that Popota was a Baiyuanian, and his target was also the Primeval Flame. But now, Popota still hadn’t appeared.
Perhaps, he was waiting in the shadows for an opportunity.
Popota was an uncertain element, and then… Angel’s gaze slowly drifted toward the distant ‘dark cloud.’ There, a dense mass of Demons all assumed a posture of bowing deeply, facing the direction of the night manor’s owner.
And the Night Innkeeper, still with his eyes closed, was enduring the final powers.
These demons, in fact, were also variables, especially Nitotipu and Yadasai. There was still no reason why they aided Aoluxiya before, and now, they appeared like mere spectators; why was this?
Further away, as flames began to congregate in the sky, the Void beyond the ‘Birdcage’ also revealed itself. Those figures peering into the Birdcage from the outside, brimming with malice, could they too become the ultimate variables?
Angel pondered a great deal, and at last he sighed heavily, shaking his head inwardly in self-mockery, “This matter itself has nothing to do with me; I’m not involved, nor do I have a stake in it… Even Lord Monty isn’t in a hurry, so why am I thinking so much about it?”