I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 649 - 649 648. Good Number_1

Chapter 649: 648. Good Number_1 Chapter 649: 648. Good Number_1 “Splendid Realm? Is this the Splendid Realm?”

Lu Ban carefully recalled this familiar term, and soon remembered that Feng Yu had mentioned it to him before.

There once was a powerful Foreign Domain that led the fight against Pollution, boasting a bright and splendid civilization, from which many Extraordinary Items originated.

But like other Domains polluted, the Splendid Realm was merely using one type of Pollution to combat another, and its end was inevitable: decay.

Moreover, their ability to resist the Pollution from the Ancient Overlords implied that they might also possess an extraordinary Pollution of their own.

However, everything had turned to dust, returning to the earth.

As the final glimmers of civilization’s sunset faded, the remnants of the immense satellite stretched across the night sky, creating a profound sense of oppression—an eerie tableau akin to the moon magnified several times, making it impossible to sleep peacefully.

Lu Ban felt a cool breeze.

He wondered why there was still air on this planet and couldn’t help but wave his hand through it.

“Yes.”

The woman nodded, waved her hand casually, and the remains of the roasted lamb Lu Ban had eaten disappeared, leaving only the flickering fire to illuminate her face.

“You may call me Charlotte, just a moniker.”

The self-proclaimed Charlotte said.

Lu Ban felt that the name sounded familiar, but couldn’t recall where he had heard it.

“I always thought that the Ancient Overlords were supposed to be creatures mired in eternal madness, devoid of any Sanity.”

Lu Ban said, curious.

“Someone kind like you, who even fed me roasted lamb, doesn’t quite seem like an Ancient Overlord.”

The woman couldn’t help but burst into laughter upon hearing the words “kind” from Lu Ban.

“Me? Kind?”

Charlotte seemed to find the idea incredibly amusing. Her brows and eyes became even more seductive when she smiled. If on ordinary days she was like the rising sun, then the smiling woman before him was like the first light of dawn—genuinely moving.

“The Ancient Overlords I’ve encountered before were either blindly foolish, sealed and Unmoving, or those who would sing and ring bells upon seeing others, driving them insane. Then there are some others about whom I am not too clear, always speaking indecipherable words. But looking at you, you don’t seem to show any of that.”

Lu Ban added.

“That’s because I’m in disguise; what you see is not the real me.”

Charlotte turned her gaze toward the fire.

“In reality, even I do not know what my true form looks like.”

Her expression was aloof, yet under the flickering firelight, she seemed somewhat frail, inspiring a protective impulse.

“I once mentioned that there was some aspect of me on you. Let me think, The Black Pharaoh? The Invisible God? No, the fact that you have seen and survived suggests it’s probably The Dark One.”

Charlotte mentioned several names unreservedly.

Common words, yet they made Lu Ban feel an itch in his heart, his mind muddled as if he was intoxicated. He shook his head, finally clearing the haze.

“Oh, sorry, I forgot that you are just a Mortal.”

Charlotte smiled and then looked Lu Ban over from head to toe.

“Strange. I was prepared for your body to collapse after hearing these names, ready to personally reshape you, but you’re fine.”

There was no surprise in her tone, only a tinge of regret.

This person was doing it on purpose, wasn’t she?

Lu Ban couldn’t help but think, he then said,

“What I saw was a dark-skinned, lean man.”

“Ah, The Dark One.”

Charlotte nodded her head, her expression was like finally recalling the name of an insignificant classmate from elementary school.

“He is the most enthusiastic about dealing with mortals among us.”

“Among you?”

Lu Ban thought for a moment and came up with a guess.

“When you mention a certain ‘you,’ does this mean that they are all your avatars?”

“Wrong.”

Charlotte stood up, her fan in hand waving lightly and vanishing into thin air.

“More accurately, we are all his avatars.”

It was the first time she used a word that denoted divinity, even when describing The Dark One, Charlotte had not used such an appellation.

“He?”

Lu Ban had a vague feeling that he should not continue asking, but since he had already come this far, he decided to ask thoroughly.

“You wouldn’t want to know His name, nor would I mention it here. You only need to know that He is one of the oldest beings in this world, a ruler above the Ancient Overlords, an Outer God, whose mere name is enough to destroy a Foreign Domain.”

Charlotte spoke with an icy tone.

“Unlike other Ancient Overlords, He seldom has a clan, but more avatars. He has created a countless number of avatars, many of which don’t even know of each other’s existence. These avatars might have their own clans, scattered across Foreign Domains; some are sealed, some still walk the earth, and some even engage in conflict and warfare with each other.”

“Why does He do this?”

Lu Ban didn’t quite understand. From Charlotte’s description, this Ancient Overlord seemed more rational than the blind and foolish existences, which was rather extraordinary in a world where pollution determined power.

“For no reason, just purely for amusement,”

Charlotte chuckled lightly, an almost helpless sigh.

“Amusement?”

Lu Ban confirmed the word.

“What is sanity, but logic and order, restraint and control? And the Ancient Overlords are the existences farthest from sanity. Why would you use mortal logic to infer the motives of a being that towers above the Ancient Overlords?”

Charlotte seemed to be mocking Lu Ban, but quickly added,

“In fact, madness encompasses sanity, just as disorder encompasses order. The true essence of a Foreign Domain is chaos, and He is Lurking Chaos, the God of a Thousand Faces. He divided a portion of His own madness and created these avatars of ours. At the same time, we also possess the sanity He has divided. But there is one thing you must remember.”

“What is it?”

Lu Ban looked at Charlotte, and the woman smiled charmingly.

“I am not the most sane among these avatars.”

Lu Ban saw that Charlotte’s eyes exhibited a crimson glow.

Within that crimson, it seemed as if massive, thick tentacles swept by, a sense of swelling bursting forth from those eyes, involuntarily arousing a sense of fear; merely witnessing this scene could make one tremble, verging on a breakdown of sanity.

But that light was merely a fleeting flash. She blinked her eyes and then turned her head to look toward that grand and imposing building.

“Come here, I need your help.”

Charlotte said, striding towards that building.