We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 510 [The Gravedigger] [Lyra's News]

In this eerie, dark city.

There were a large number of unidentifiable corpses.

Some of them resemble insect limbs magnified a thousand times;

Some resemble twisted tree roots, their surfaces covered with eye-like protrusions;
Some are simply solidified shadows, emanating an unsettling aura even after death.

"these are……"

A guess came to Xia En's mind.

These corpses are most likely derived from the bodies of deities.

Or they may be descendants of gods.

Or perhaps, they are the gods themselves!

The unique existence of "divinity" itself contains a terrifying vitality.

Even after the death of a deity, this divinity may still expand, spread, and erode outwards, and may even give birth to entirely new life.

at this time.

Xia En suddenly felt the [Fragment of God] in his arms getting slightly warm.

Carles’ urgent voice rang in his ears.

"Watch out! High-energy reaction approaching!"

Xia En immediately slipped into the shadow of a wall.

A few seconds later, a huge figure slowly walked out from the end of the street.

That was a Twilight Guardian similar to Astaroth.

But it was much larger, and its armor was covered with strange runes.

It drags a huge scythe in its hand, with dark red liquid dripping from its blade.

The most terrifying thing is.

The eerie green flames beneath its helmet seemed to pierce through the shadows, and it paused noticeably as it passed where Shane was hiding.

Xia En held his breath, the [Law of Domination] slowly circulating within his body, ready to erupt at any moment.

Fortunately, the guard eventually looked away and continued walking forward.

Xia En breathed a sigh of relief only after it had completely disappeared from sight.

"Carlless, that guy from earlier..."

"The arcane power reading is higher than before... We suggest taking a detour..."

Xia En nodded and changed direction to continue forward.

As they got closer to the central tower, the number of monsters and guards around them increased significantly.

Shaun had to slow down and carefully avoid the patrols.

Finally, after traversing the last twisting street, he arrived at the foot of the tower.

The tower was much larger than he had imagined, with a base diameter of over 100 meters and its surface covered with incomprehensible runes.

Even more unsettling is that the tower seems to be pulsating slightly, as if it were breathing.

"This tower... is it alive?"

Shaun stared at the writhing runes on the surface of the tower, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Karl-Leigh's voice echoed in his mind: "Abnormal life signs detected. This tower does indeed possess some kind of life characteristic."

"Moreover... it seems to be connected to something deep underground."

"Deep underground?"

Xia En narrowed his eyes, activating the [Peeping Eyes] at full power.

Through the tower's surface, he saw countless dark red veins extending from the base into the ground, pulsating like blood vessels.

And deep underground, a vast shadow is slumbering.

"Could that will... just now have come from there?"

Xia En felt a chill run down his spine.

If the speculation is true, then they are now essentially standing on the head of a sleeping deity!
"Captain, the reaction from the [Fragment of God] is getting stronger and stronger."

Carles reminded them, "It's inside the tower!"

Xia En took a deep breath, suppressing the unease in her heart.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

He cautiously approached the base of the tower and discovered a large bronze door engraved with runes.

A dark red light seeped from the crack in the door, as if leading into the body of some indescribable being.

Just as Xia En was about to push open the door and enter, a sudden change occurred!

"boom!"

The entire tower suddenly trembled violently, and the runes on its surface twisted as if they were alive.

The dark red veins suddenly lit up, as if they had been injected with fresh blood.

At the same time, an even more terrifying will awakened from the ground!
"not good!"

Xia En's expression changed drastically, and he immediately retreated.

But it's too late.

The bronze gate swung open with a roar, and an invisible force pulled him violently into the tower!

"captain!"

Carles’ voice became distorted and distant in the mental connection.

Xia En felt dizzy and his vision was filled with blood red.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself standing in a huge circular hall.

The scene before him greatly shocked him.

One could see that the walls around the hall were inlaid with one crystal coffin after another.

Each coffin contained a corpse in a different shape.

Xia En was no stranger to those crystal coffins.

Because that was the very same Eternal Coffin that once housed Vivian and played a crucial role in saving the Seven Seas World!
Xia En's pupils suddenly contracted.

The scene before him exceeded even his wildest imagination.

Dozens of [Eternal Coffins] were arranged in a ring, each emitting a faint and ancient light.

The corpses inside the coffins were in various positions:
Some retain a human form, but have wings or scales;
Some have completely deviated from their biological form, resembling a solidified starlight or a distorted shadow.

There were also several bodies that couldn't even be accurately described in words; just looking at them made one feel like their sanity was on the verge of collapse.

"these are……"

Karllais's voice rang out in the mental connection, filled with rare shock: "Divine corpses! These are the remains of fallen gods!"

Xia En swallowed hard.

He should have thought of it earlier.

The Eternal Coffin was originally a container used to preserve important beings; even a special being like Vivian could be sealed away for hundreds of years without decay.

It is the perfect place to preserve the corpse of a god.

But why are so many divine corpses gathered here?
What exactly is this "Eternal Twilight"?
"Welcome to... the end of eternal twilight."

Just then, a hoarse voice suddenly rang out in the hall.

Xia En turned around abruptly and saw a dark red orb of light floating in the center of the hall.

Twisted faces kept appearing on the surface of the sphere of light, some male, some female, some old, some young, as if countless souls were imprisoned within.

"who are you?"

Xia En asked warily, the [Dominator Law] gathering power within his body, ready to be unleashed.

"I am both the guard and the prisoner."

The voice from the sphere of light was filled with deep weariness: "I witnessed the fall of the gods and guarded their last remains."

“You have a familiar aura… the successor of the [Overlord].

Xia En's heart skipped a beat: "You know about the [Law of Domination]?"

"of course."

The voice from the sphere of light deepened.

"The [Sovereign Law] is no ordinary law."

"It can balance the contradictions and conflicts among many laws."

"Even some gods cannot do this."

Xia En's breath hitched slightly.

The words of the guardian of the light sphere confirmed his previous guess—the [Law of Domination] was no ordinary law, and might even have intricate connections with the gods.

"Then, these divine corpses..."

Xia En looked around at the crystal coffin.

Why did they perish here?

The faces on the surface of the sphere of light twisted and changed, emitting low laughter.

"Ragnarok is a grand feast." "The victor devours the vanquished, the strong rule the weak... this is the law of the world."

The guard's voice echoed in the empty hall, carrying an indescribable sense of vicissitude and sorrow.

Xia En stared at the dark red ball of light, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

From the guard's words, he vaguely gleaned a terrifying truth—[Eternal Twilight] might not be a simple secret realm, but rather the ruins left behind by a divine war!

Those twisted buildings, bizarre monsters, and even the Twilight Guardians may all be products of this divine war.

"So, what is your purpose in guarding these divine corpses?"

Xia En asked cautiously, while secretly observing the layout of the hall, looking for a possible escape route.

The face inside the sphere of light slowly rotated, eventually settling on an aged human face.

"Purpose? Ha... I'm just a forgotten guardian."

"The gods are dead, but their power has not vanished."

"My duty is to ensure that these divine qualities do not get out of control and pollute more of the world."

Shane keenly noticed the key word in the guard's words: "Contamination?"

"Yes."

The old man's face turned serious: "Divinity... is contagious."

"When a world comes into contact with too much divinity, it begins to become distorted and mutated, eventually becoming part of the Eternal Twilight."

"Like this city?"

Xia En thought of the buildings and monsters outside that defied the laws of physics.

"exactly."

The guardian sighed, “You are fortunate to have arrived while the Eternal Twilight is in its 'slumber'.”

“If you encounter the ‘active period,’ even a successor of the ‘Dominator’ like you will find it difficult to survive.”

Xia En felt a chill run down his spine.

He recalled the terrifying will that had swept over him just now; its residual power alone had made the monsters in the entire city bow down.

If that existence is fully awakened...

"and many more."

Xia En suddenly realized something.

"You mentioned 'inheritor'... Could it be that the previous holder of the [Sovereign Law] was also here?"

The face inside the sphere of light suddenly contorted violently, as if it had touched upon a taboo topic.

The light in the hall flickered, and the crystal coffins began to tremble slightly.

"Don't... mention Him!"

The guard's voice turned shrill and piercing: "That traitor! That blasphemer!"

"If it weren't for Him, the Eternal Twilight wouldn't be what it is now!"

Startled by this sudden change, Shane took a step back.

[The Law of Domination] is operating at full capacity, ready to deal with any potential dangers at any time.

But unexpectedly, the guardian quickly calmed down, and the orb of light returned to its original dark red color.

"I'm sorry... but some memories are best left untouched."

Its voice grew weary again: "You didn't come here to find these old stories, did you?"

Xia En composed himself and nodded.

"I am looking for a girl who may be carrying another [Shard of God]."

"Moreover, she was affected by the [God of Blind Fools] and lost her original memories."

"In other [Secret Realms], she is known as the [Time Witch] or [Witch of Time]."

"【The God of Blind Fools】?"

Upon hearing this name, the guard's tone once again fluctuated considerably.

The face inside the sphere of light suddenly distorted, and the voice was filled with fear and hatred.

"That madman...that twisted, indescribable being!"

The entire hall trembled with the guards' emotional fluctuations, and the divine corpse in the crystal coffin seemed to be stimulated by something, and began to wriggle slightly.

Dark red veins emerge from the floor and walls, pulsating like blood vessels.

The entire space was illuminated as if one were inside the entrails of some giant beast.

Xia En immediately tensed up, circulating the [Law of Domination] within his body, ready to deal with any possible changes.

"Have you seen Him?"

he asked in a deep voice.

"No one has ever seen Him..."

The guard's voice became hoarse.

"He is a concept, pollution, chaos that erodes reason... He does not even exist in any time or space, yet he is everywhere."

"As for the girl you mentioned..."

"She did come here."

The face inside the sphere of light gradually calmed down, and the dark red light also stabilized.

"She carried a fragment of God into the deepest part of Eternal Twilight."

"The deepest part?"

Xia En frowned: "What's there?"

"The Tomb of the Gods' Remains".

The guard's voice was low and solemn.

"The place where all divinity ultimately converges, and also the true core of the Eternal Twilight."

"What...what does that girl want to do?"

She called it 'the end of time'.

The guard said slowly, "She said she wanted to find her lost memories there."

Xia En was startled.

Leila really was here!

Moreover, to his surprise...

Leila has actually realized that she has lost her memory.

Moreover, her goal in coming to [Eternal Twilight] was very clear—to retrieve the memories affected by [the God of Blind Fools].

But what lies hidden in the deepest part of the Eternal Twilight?
"I'm going to find her."

Shaen said firmly, "Tell me how to get to the Tomb of the Gods."

The faces within the sphere of light displayed complex expressions.

"Are you sure? It's a thousand times more dangerous there than here."

Even the Twilight Guardians dare not approach easily.

"and……"

The guard paused. "That girl's condition... is very strange."

"What do you mean?"

Xia En's heart tightened.

"She has too many mixed elements."

The guard's voice became ethereal: "Time, chaos, madness... and something else I cannot comprehend."

"Like... a walking paradox."

Shaen recalled the image of Lyra he had seen in the [Eternal Darkness Realm].

At that time, she did indeed give off an inhuman and eerie feeling.

"No matter what, I must find her."

Xia En's tone left no room for argument.

The sphere of light remained silent for a moment, then finally sighed.

"Alright, the successor of the [Overlord]."

"Since you insist on this..."

A dark red beam of light suddenly shot out from the sphere of light, pointing towards a small door deep inside the hall.

The door was previously shrouded in shadow, almost blending into the wall, making it extremely difficult to spot.

"Go through that door and go down the stairs."

"But remember—"

The guard's voice suddenly became extremely serious.

"No matter what you see or hear, don't stop moving forward."

"And do not... respond to any voices calling your name."

(End of this chapter)