Chapter 1474
He used a Mindscape to destroy what could never be destroyed, carrying fragments of memory, and—by leveraging the rules of the Realm of Nightmares—conjured an entire Mindscape to trap Uther within.
That cluster of blood-red light was the origin of the Mindscape, attached to it yet also existing outside it. Thus, anyone who entered would never escape. Even if they spotted that blood-red light, in the split second when the world collapsed—perhaps just three seconds—there was no way out.
If within those three seconds one failed to suppress the blood-red light, the memories attached to it would erupt once again, merging with the rules of the Realm of Nightmares, and another Mindscape would form.
When the world is destroyed, even a Sky Rank Level Nine powerhouse would surely perish. Under the rules of the Realm of Nightmares, unless one could withstand its laws, no one could survive.
Uther was indeed the master of that Mindscape, but he was also its prisoner...
Leon slowly channeled a trace of mana into the Death Tome, and a stream of information flooded into his mind.
The Blood Chapter, also known as the Chapter of Undeath, and by some as the Chapter of Eternal Life...
Whoever possesses it, their blood will never cease to flow; the symphony of life will never stop playing. No matter what creature acquires it, their life will not end—even the undead...
This power is the complete opposite of the Chapter of the Fallen. The Blood Chapter can turn an undead into a living being, and no one could spot the flaw. Just like the Chapter of the Fallen, the Blood Chapter resurrects the undead, making them truly alive.
The Blood Chapter only appeared in the Zenith Era, and it was Bain who acquired it—right in the Undead Plane. After the Undead Plane was conquered, Bain found the Blood Chapter, but no one knows where he actually discovered it.
Its abilities were only unearthed after Bain vanished, recorded in his journals.
For a long time, this artifact was fiercely contested. After all, it could be considered a unique magical item—usable even without the power of the Death Tome.
Whoever mastered the Blood Chapter would gain immortality. Even at the end of life, they would not die. By becoming undead, they could use the Blood Chapter's power to resurrect once more—like a living undying creature, truly immortal.
For undead beings, its value was beyond measure. In the early stages, undead advanced rapidly, needing only to devour Soul Fire. Some could leap from a level ten skeleton to level forty in a short time.
After reaching Transcendence, as long as they kept devouring Soul Fire, they could quickly reach level forty-six or forty-seven—ten times faster than Leon's own advancement.
But after level forty-six or forty-seven, that was basically the limit. No matter how much Soul Fire they consumed, advancement slowed drastically. At levels forty-eight or forty-nine, even ten thousand years might yield no progress.
Those undead stuck at some stage of level forty-nine may have been trapped there for tens of thousands of years. Though immortal, they are doomed to remain unchanged forever.
Human mages, though limited by lifespan and mortality, advance by comprehending laws—not by consuming Soul Fire or Death Marks. Given enough time, they always progress, however slowly, even if it's far slower than life itself slips away.
For mages whose potential is exhausted, it's not that they cannot comprehend laws anymore, but that their progress becomes unimaginably slow—too slow to keep pace with the passage of life. So, they eventually die of old age or perish while seeking new opportunities.
For humans, that pace is intolerably slow—completely unacceptable. But for undead who haven't progressed in tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years, it's sheer luck.
Revived by the Blood Chapter, one becomes truly alive. With the advantage of higher levels, even a casual grasp of a law would outpace any mage. Even if it’s slow, one day they’ll master it completely.
At that point, with the law comprehended, breaking through to level fifty and then turning to study the Death Law becomes exponentially easier. It might be slow, but for undead, time is the least valuable thing—they have plenty to spare...
Even the Undead King would covet the Blood Chapter.
And it cannot be destroyed. Strictly speaking, as long as life exists in a world, it cannot be destroyed. Life endures; immortality persists.
The Realm of Nightmares may have strange laws, but it's not a world devoid of living beings. Both the outer and deep worlds are integral parts of a complete world.
The Blood Chapter clings to the back of that Mindscape, and the destruction wrought by world collapse is minimized. Coupled with the Blood Chapter’s own abilities, it could never be destroyed by the Mindscape’s end.
Leon hadn’t considered the Blood Chapter at first, but after seeing Uther become undead, he arrived at this last, most improbable possibility—a series of impossibilities forming an impossible world.
The Blood Chapter, suppressed by the Death Tome, will gradually merge into it over time. As a Death Tome Module, once it’s sealed inside, resistance is futile. The Blood Chapter’s power is great, but at best only slightly stronger than other modules. The Death Tome has already absorbed seven or eight modules—subduing the Blood Chapter is almost effortless.
As the Blood Chapter is suppressed, endless information—or memories—pour out from the Death Tome. Leon quietly observes these memories, his expression somewhat odd.
Previously, the Mindscape did indeed trap a person—more precisely, a soul. And it was trapped here by its own doing...
Trapped here, anyone who enters faces certain death. No one can escape, not even the soul itself...
The soul trapped here is that of a god-demon, though only a remnant...
There are no memories of the God-Demon Era; the memories begin with the Nesser Dynasty. After the God-Demon Era ended, all seventy-two god-demons fell, but very few truly died or lost the chance to return. Only beings like the Warbringer were completely denied a second chance.
God-demons were reincarnated, some into the Abyss as demons, slowly rising to Demon Lords and Archfiends. Some reincarnated bodies were destroyed before they could mature...
In the Northend World, a god-demon reincarnated as a Pureblood Elf, eventually becoming the Grand Elf King. Thirteen weaker god-demons reincarnated as Chromatic Dragons, becoming the Thirteen Dragon Kings.
They created the glory of the Pureblood Elves and Chromatic Dragons, and the splendor of the Nesser Dynasty. But the grudges of the God-Demon Era endured.
Abyss, Purgatory, Undead Plane...
God-demon reincarnations seem to exist in endless planes, but few recover to the Divine Fire stage. Most god-demons have perished, or their soul fragments are shattered and scattered across countless planes. Without help, revival is impossible—even reincarnation is denied.
The Lord of Nightmares fell in the Undead Plane, but a fragment of his god-demon soul reincarnated as an undead creature.
Unfortunately, this process led to subsequent events. Undead below Transcendence lack intelligence; without wisdom, the reincarnated body's own mind slowly develops, rather than retaining the Lord of Nightmares' original wisdom.
Gradually, the reincarnated body grew in the Undead Plane. The innate advantages of god-demon reincarnation prevented a premature end, and then he obtained the Blood Chapter.
Using the power of the Blood Chapter, he was resurrected as a living being—Uther, a half-elf with Black Dragon and Sunfire Elf blood.
His reincarnated undead was a half-elf who became undead after execution...
Upon returning to the Northend World, he was hunted by Pureblood Elves. They would never allow such a half-elf to exist—especially one with the destructive Black Dragon blood. It was an intolerable disgrace.
The Lord of Nightmares' soul had not yet awakened, but the reincarnated body's own mind had developed. The panicked Uther did not understand why the Pureblood Elves pursued him. He kept fleeing, constantly improving himself, and slowly advanced to Transcendence...
His hatred for the Pureblood Elves deepened. At that moment, the god-demon soul of the Lord of Nightmares awakened...
But something unexpected happened—the wisdom of the Lord of Nightmares and Uther became distinct, sharing one body. The newly reborn Uther suppressed the weakened Lord of Nightmares, but driven by his hatred for the Pureblood Elves, he began to cooperate with the Lord of Nightmares.
The Lord of Nightmares harbored hatred for the Grand Elf King and the Thirteen Dragon Kings. The disruptors appeared—former god-demon reincarnations were gradually found by Uther, and old grudges merged with new ones.