I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 569 - 569 568. Residence of the Mysterious Monarch_1

Chapter 569: 568. Residence of the Mysterious Monarch_1 Chapter 569: 568. Residence of the Mysterious Monarch_1 Lu Ban also saw the kaleidoscope of light.

These colors did not belong to Earth, as if they came from the cosmos, only in that profound and pitch-black void would such resplendent colors present themselves.

Among these colors, all things began to liven up, to grow, to nourish, to twist.

As Lu Ban meditated, more knowledge flowed into his brain.

In the distant past, a gigantic Divine Being ruled the world, amidst the boundless void, war surged, and It was defeated, suppressed, sealed by other great entities, creating the mountains.

Time and again, this slumbering Divine Being nearly awakened, but each time some force subdued, sacrificed, and beguiled It.

Then, Lu Ban saw an eye.

A huge, narrow, crimson eye.

That eye was larger than the tallest building; just being watched by it was enough to suffocate someone.

The eye quickly noticed Lu Ban, but because it was too vast, Lu Ban couldn’t discern what thoughts it contained.

But the eye rapidly vanished, leaving nothing behind.

Lu Ban returned to that twisted, strange temple.

He saw that the other six people were pale as iron, trembling slightly, as if trapped by something, with Pollution swirling around them, like gaping maws of blood, eager to devour them.

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Tang Que felt an unusual silence around her.

After everyone gazed at the token, it seemed as though something had captured all of their attention, immersing them; some appeared to see a beautiful sight, their faces showing a drunken expression, some frowned deeply as if seeing a cruel future, and others, like Lu Ban, looked utterly blank, as if they were daydreaming.

Lu Ban might have actually been daydreaming.

Soon, Tang Que also saw some hallucinatory things, like colorful butterflies fluttering and circling in mid-air.

She seemed to see her own father, and the power within her bloodline, originating from some titanic giants, who seemed not of this world. Through this token, Tang Que saw snippets of the life of these giant races, knowledge flowed into her brain, causing her muscles to bulge, swelling as if she could barely contain her power.

Just as Tang Que felt that she might lose control of this force, possibly plunging into madness, a hand touched her shoulder.

“Relax.”

A voice came from behind her, and Tang Que then realized it was Lu Ban.

Tang Que saw Lu Ban raise his hand, and as if writing, he inscribed something atop the heads of each person.

As Lu Ban wrote, these individuals gradually came to their senses.

“I just…”

Du Ming seemed to still be savoring the things he had just witnessed, but he quickly rubbed his temples, burying those memories.

Clearly, that forbidden knowledge could bring power, but it also brought danger.

“There’s a powerful force contained in this thing, knowledge brings power, knowledge brings Pollution,” Lu Ban said lightly.

Everyone fell into deep thought.

The sights they had just witnessed were indeed forbidden knowledge, and indeed they had gained considerable abilities, but at the same time, it had almost caused them to lose themselves, unable to regain their Sanity.

Only Lu Ban seemed unmoved, even saving herself.

At this point, there was no more suspense in the competition for the throne of the Mysterious Monarch.

If anyone was to bear the weight of the Mysterious Monarch’s position, it could only be Lu Ban.

Blindman Zhang fell into contemplation.

Having been through four Mysterious Monarch competitions, claiming he had no obsession with the position would be impossible.

But this time, Blindman Zhang felt something eerie.

Because in the past competitions, he only gleaned a small amount of knowledge when contemplating the token, but this time, he had almost traced back to the origin of the Nine Streams.

This is unreasonable.

Moreover, Lu Ban’s previous action of taking the token was also abnormal, making it unclear whether it’s because Lu Ban is too special or there is indeed something wrong with this competition for the Mysterious Monarch.

However, now that things have come to this point, we can only continue with the tradition.

“In my opinion, Lu Ban has remained true to his heart during this enlightenment, unmoved and not tempted by power. He rightfully deserves to be the winner of this round of competition,” said one of them.

The others looked at each other with complex emotions—some were regretful, some indifferent, and some deeply contemplative.

“At the same time, due to Lu Ban’s lead, we won’t need a fifth event to decide the Mysterious Monarch this time.”

Even though Blindman Zhang did not look at Lu Ban, the rest of the people present also turned their eyes toward him.

Without a doubt, in the up and coming fifth event, even if Lu Ban does not participate, his score would still be enough for first place. Normally, the competition for the Mysterious Monarch is also decided after the fourth event.

“Keep going upwards. Up there, there’s a cave. Take the token and walk in, and you will enter the cave. Everything about the Mysterious Monarch is in there.”

Blindman Zhang pointed outside the temple.

Lu Ban walked out and saw a mountain path leading to the top, but oddly, this path had not been noticeable before.

He turned back to look at the descendants of the Nine Streams.

“You can wait here; I will be back soon,” he said to them.

Lu Ban nodded, then began to climb upwards.

The mountain path was rough, wide enough for only one person to pass.

It was still very hot in the mountains, and even more stifling than before. Lu Ban roughly estimated that the temperature might have exceeded forty degrees, not something an ordinary person could endure.

He walked for about half an hour before finally seeing a cave.

The cave was near the mountaintop.

Lu Ban arrived at a flat area, very close to the real peak, where he could see lush green trees.

On one side of the platform was the cave.

This cave seemed ordinary, like any other one might see anywhere.

Using True Sight, Lu Ban looked toward the cave, where a thick layer of black mist enveloped it, spreading down the mountain impressively.

At the entrance of the cave, an invisible barrier blocked most of the black mist from dispersing.

With the token in hand, Lu Ban walked into the cave.

…

Boom—

An explosion shook the air, startling birds into flight.

The blond man, Gordon, gazed at the shattered rock wall ahead, his expression grave.

“Indeed, this leads to the heart of the mountain, which exists solely to seal Fang Geng.”

He looked down the deep path that led further into the mountain and said.

“Dai, let’s go. You are about to witness a real Divine Being,” he told his companion.

Hearing Gordon’s words, the now-awake Dai Yuanyang felt some trepidation.

“If there really is a monster suppressed here, aren’t we attempting to break its seal? We won’t be able to escape if it’s released,” he argued.

“Don’t worry, Dai. Neither of us is a common man. Besides, we’re just going to check the condition of the seal. If it could be broken so easily, with the current pace of urban development, something would awaken it one day anyway,” Gordon said nonchalantly, grabbing a torch and heading into the interior of the cave.

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Old Man Huan, how amusing!