The Cycle of Fate

Chapter 188: Preliminary Speculation

Although Franka was speaking in Intisian, Lumian still found it confusing, completely unable to grasp the meaning of her words.

He glanced around, noticing that the surroundings of the burned-down building were still quiet and uneventful. He finally asked, "Can you explain?"

Franka thought for a few seconds before saying:

"'Heavenly Son' is roughly equivalent to 'Emperor,' and 'Taoist,' well, just think of it as a powerful Beyonder.

"The whole sentence means something like this: The emperor, titled 'Crimson,' wreaked havoc in Hell, causing chaos, while the Taoist, titled 'Underworld,' uh, a powerful Beyonder, sacrificed his own life and entered a certain river, probably to seal that emperor."

"An emperor titled 'Crimson'..." Lumian was startled, "The 'Blood Emperor'?"

Suddenly, he recalled the scenes he had seen at the "Samaritan Woman's Spring":

The indistinct figure of the "Blood Emperor" burning with invisible flames, his bloodstained and battered armor; the murky water repeatedly retreating into the spring and then surging out again; that water combining with the thin surrounding mist to form pale spring water; the remnants of Alista Tudor being pulled back into the depths of the spring by some strange force in a fierce struggle...

"You believe that after the 'War of the Seven Emperors,' the 'Blood Emperor' didn't completely die. Part of his residual soul remained due to some unusual reason, and during this divine war, a passageway was created between your world and his homeland, allowing a mysterious river from his world to seep through. It was sealed by Mr. Fool, creating the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring.'"

As before, although you used "Lie" to take on the appearance of a white-haired, brown-eyed person, your attire was now more casual, pairing a shirt and trousers with boots.

Auster paused for a moment, his eyes darkening as he raised his left hand and made seven points on his chest in a down-up, right-left sequence. "There's no problem if we leave Twaerg soon."

"He went with 'Mr. Hela'?" Franka muttered before urging Auster to continue describing.

Franka's expression stiffened for a few seconds and then relaxed.

I silently arrived at the statue of the white skull-shaped sphere in the Breezy Ballroom, letting out a heavy sigh. Auster smiled:

While approaching the Breezy Ballroom, I saw a stranger's figure. Tudor returned the gesture, smiling more warmly.

Auster lit a piece of paper, left Nightingale Street, and strolled toward the market lane.

"I suspect the 'Heavenly Son' you're talking about is the remnant of 'Blood Emperor' Alista Tudor," Guo Chengqi Truer said with a faint smile.

"He was defeated by the 'Underworld Taoist' and sealed, so he needs to gather gold to restore his golden body and escape the confinement?" Auster added with a mischievous reminder, "Mr. Hela said that the pale spring water can kill on contact."

"This river should be closely tied to death, the underworld, and similar domains. The remnant of the 'Blood Emperor,' who is in a state of death, is being carried back and forth between his homeland and the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring,' as well as Twaerg in the Seventh Epoch."

Tudor Truer's voice was deep and magnetic as he replied:

"After you discovered that Aurore was a 'witch,' any supernatural forces, demons, or ghosts—none of it is impossible anymore." 
"That starts with your and Mr. Hela's journey to retrieve the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring'..."