From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

The tense atmosphere was like a taut string, ready to solidify the very air. Karno’s heartbeat quickened, each pulse echoing in his chest, accompanied by an inexplicable sense of unease.

Sweat beads formed unconsciously on his forehead.

Prime Minister William walked slowly into the café, and the pedestrians around them suddenly seemed to lose their astonishment, resuming their own activities as if nothing had happened.

It was a strange feeling, as if they were in a different world from Karno and the others, perhaps due to some extraordinary power of Prime Minister William.

“Respected Prime Minister of Lorne, I have something important to show you that pertains to the survival of our world. Please come with me.”

The Child of the Sun God gazed at the Prime Minister of Lorne, then extended his hand to unfold a painting.

Karno recognized it at once, it was the very thing that bound him within.

“You want me to enter that painting? But how can I be sure you won’t take action against me?”

The tone of Prime Minister William was calm, but he was actually very vigilant.

“Respected Saint of Sun, your unannounced entry into Lorne could be seen as a provocation to Lorne. However, we do not wish to start a war with the neutral Terell, so we have come to negotiate with you in a calm manner.”

“Lorne doesn’t require your compensation or apology, we only need you to leave immediately, as well as release the members of the Fischer family… The Fischer family is an important ally of the Empire.”

He stated his thoughts concisely and clearly.

“I have no intention of waging war against Lorne either. In fact, what I want to do is even more important; that is, to save the world alongside the Lorne citizens.”

“Save the world?”

Prime Minister William was slightly taken aback, looking at the other with incredulity.

Most people in the world struggle for power, seek greater strength, offer something to the great being they serve, or have even crazier ideas…

But the idea of “saving the world,” so mundane and laughable, even delusional, doesn’t seem to be given much thought by the extraordinary exponents.

Yet, he could fully sense that the Saint of Sun before him truly intended to make “saving the world” his mission to fulfill.

“Yes, it’s about the six elements of Destruction. In fact, the being that the Fischer family has been serving is one of those six elements of Destruction, and the Primordial Tree also seeks to control these six elements… In my view, they all need to be eliminated, not one should remain.”

The Child of the Sun God continued.

“With my power alone, it is insufficient to eliminate the Primordial Tree and the Fischer family. I hope to ally with the Empire… As I understand it, the Primordial Tree has had numerous conflicts with you, especially their subordinate organization, the Spiritual Tunic Secret Priory, which has killed many of the Empire’s nobles to acquire those so-called spiritual tunics.”

“And I have just annihilated the Spiritual Tunic Secret Priory, consider it a gift to the Empire.”

“Mmm…”

Prime Minister William fell deep into thought, still not taking a stance. The Child of the Sun God continued.

His eyes were filled with resolute will.

“Before I take you into the painting, I can vow in the name of Blazing Sun that I will not lay a hand on you. Instead, I will show you the truth that concerns the survival of the world!”

Karno’s thoughts ran wild, like a horse without reins, galloping through his mind; one moment worrying about the potential consequences of revealing secrets, and the next urgently contemplating how to stop it all from happening.

Time seemed to stretch, each second filled with agony, making him desperately wish this were all just a nightmare from which he could soon wake up.

There it was.

Having finished his reflection, Karno wanted to speak but suddenly found himself unable to open his mouth. He instinctively looked over at the woman known as the wolf, who stood not far away.

She was staring intently at his body, using some extraordinary power to prevent him from speaking!

Damn you, Child of the Sun God, for thinking that I might negotiate, you simply left me with the right to watch but not the right to speak!

But who said you can’t communicate without speaking!

Karno just raised his hand to Prime Minister William with a subtle expression, his eyes filled with urgency and anxiety.

It was the gesture of a student wanting to ask a question of his teacher.

The mechanically augmented Prime Minister William looked at Karno Fischer and then calmly said:

“If you truly wish to persuade me, to persuade Lorne, then don’t worry about others’ words. If you, Child of the Sun God, are confident in the ‘truth’ you wield, then let me hear what Fischer has to say.”

“Very well.”

The Child of the Sun God nodded slightly, waved his hand, and the wolf closed her eyes.

In an instant, Karno was able to speak. He took a breath, squinted his eyes, and said:

“Everything our great Saint of Sun has said is correct.”

“The Fischer family does indeed serve a great being.”

Prime Minister William remained calm, simply listening intently, as if nothing was especially surprising, then motioned gently for Karno to continue.

He promptly changed his approach.

“However, there are many secret organizations in the world that worship gods not recognized by the Church,” he said. “Each of them theoretically has the potential to destroy the world, right?”

“As far as I know, even so, both great empires and the Church still have had many temporary alliances with some useful secret organizations, even heretical cults, right?” Find your next adventure on My Virtual Library Empire

Indeed.

Theoretically, there were too many organizations with the potential to destroy the world, but in reality, each of them was incapable of truly accomplishing such a feat, so what if the Fischer family was among them.

It was adequate to minimize the losses. Even if the Lorne Empire decided to stop cooperating with the Fischer family, it didn’t matter, as long as they didn’t send a hundred Monarch powerful experts to assassinate Fischer.

Karno was very clear about this in the depths of his heart because as long as he could slightly numb the other party, as long as they could delay until his father ascended to the Eighth Tier… Once his father ascended to the Eighth Tier, he would possess power akin to that of Heavenly Enlightenment!

Moreover, with the augmentation of rune power, it was even foreseeable that most Lower Transcendents of Apocalypse would be no match for his father.

By then, even if the Lorne Empire sent a hundred Monarch powerful experts to assassinate the Fischer family, it would be utterly futile!

Yes, as long as they could hold out until then, the family would be temporarily safe.

“The words from our mouths are but a performance, the true value lies in what we see with our eyes,” said the Child of the Sun God.

“But what you can offer is merely an illusion, isn’t it?”

Karno confronted the Child of the Sun God, who looked at him for a while, shook his head, and said:

“Karno Fischer, I admit I have somewhat underestimated you, and indeed… being lenient with someone like you was a mistake.”

Afterward, the Child of the Sun God raised his hand and looked at Prime Minister William, saying, “Let’s establish The Oath, then you can judge after you truly see everything.”

“In fact, just like you said… I hope to truly convince you, and I am not afraid of others’ words.”

Several minutes later.

The gaze of Prime Minister William was grave, as if he carried the weight of the world, slowly reaching out his hand, his fingertips lightly touching the thick black mist of the illusion, as if making contact with an unknown Abyss.

His expression turned exceptionally serious, his brows furrowed, his mouth a tight line, revealing the unease and resolve in his heart.

The Child of the Sun God and Karno both looked over the vision once again.

No matter how many times Karno watched, he was always struck with Shock, the illusion seeming as real as life!

After watching all the content of the visions, Prime Minister William gently closed his eyes. In a moment of silence, he seemed to be holding a silent dialogue with himself, weighing every possible course of action and the consequences that might follow.

When Prime Minister William eventually opened his eyes again, a new resolve and calmness could be seen, he spoke thoughtfully, “Let’s step outside to discuss this.”

“All right.”

The Child of the Sun God nodded gently, waved his hand, and the few of them returned to the café. Suddenly, he felt a strong sense of danger in the depths of his heart.

Hmm?

And just as they stepped out, the gemstone pinned on a customer’s chest suddenly burst into a dazzling light, like a constellation falling to earth, lighting the whole café as if it were daylight.

The light rapidly spread, forming a rotating circle of light, enveloping everything and everyone within the café.

“What’s happening?”

Karno was astonished, trying to comprehend what was unfolding before him, as the world began to undergo dramatic changes. The scenery in the café gradually became blurred.

After the light dissipated, he found himself in an entirely different world—a world that resembled the surface of the moon, an otherworld.

The sky above was a profound dark color, sparsely dotted with stars. Below his feet lay a crater-pitted surface, covered with a thin layer of silvery-white dust, reflecting a faint light.

What place was this?

Karno could even see in the distance several towering, oddly shaped ring mountains, and a few winding cracks, like scars of the earth.

The air was filled with a strange and slightly cold fragrance, invigorating his spirit.

“This isn’t the Claud World?”

The Child of the Sun God stood calmly, without any sunlight here, his power undoubtedly at its lowest ebb.

His two attendants, the wolf and the cat, were also nowhere to be seen, and all the passersby from the café had disappeared.

Only the three of them were transported here.

All was silent around, and the voice of Prime Minister William soon reached the ears of the Child of the Sun God and Karno.

“I believe in everything you have just shown me, respected Saint of Sun.”

“The Empire will destroy the Fischer family, don’t worry,” he paused, then continued, “But I can’t miss this opportunity to let you continue existing… Because you want to eradicate all six elements of Destruction, but I think some of them can be quite useful.”

“If used properly…”

“The increasingly chaotic Claud World lacks new divine beings, don’t you think?”