The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 769 - 406

Chapter 769: 406

"The tide of the undead there led to the disintegration of the Empire in the Magic Black Forest."

"That should have been the Empire that could rebuild civilization after the disappearance of the ancient civilization."

"Anyway, the winter undead are not to be trifled with. Falling into their hands means longing for life but unable to live, wishing for death but unable to die, it’s far more tragic than death itself."

Knight Robinson said to Ivita: "What this demon says is true, I’m surprised that you can control it. I didn’t expect it to have direct contact with the River of Knowledge. All knowledge in this world is said to ultimately return to the River of Knowledge. Entities that can directly connect with it are either sages or those who bring massive disasters to the world."

"And the Winter Kingdom is indeed as the demon described."

"It used to be a huge problem for the countries of the Magic Black Forest, but now it has been crushed by the nations and lost its previous threat. I heard that the Three Great Winter Undead Tribes can’t even find enough kings, so they have to let one king jointly rule the three tribal kingdoms."

"There, it has been overlooked for a long time."

The mummy inside the Iron Maiden said: "Heh, Knight of the Church, then you’re underestimating the winter undead. As it turns out, they’ve been lurking in this country for a long time."

"The King of the Ancient Tomb escaped from the Iron Crown for three reasons, one of which is, he received the power of Winter Law."

"The second reason is because he himself was the owner of the Iron Crown, but due to an accident, the throne fell into the hands of his nominal brother—the King of the Iron Kingdom."

"The Iron King spent his whole life covering up the fact that he wasn’t the master of the Iron Crown."

"Moreover, after the King of the Ancient Tomb’s death, a logical conflict occurred at the Law level. Theoretically, all the dead were under the control of the master of the Iron Crown, but the master of the Iron Crown can’t be his own slave, so after the death of the previous masters of the Iron Crown, either they voluntarily left the cycle controlled by the Iron Crown and left here, or their souls still commanded in the crown, existing as the soul of the former king."

"But the death of the King of the Ancient Tomb put the Iron Crown in a predicament where it couldn’t accommodate his existence."

"This has caused a great flaw in the Iron Crown itself."

"The third reason is because of the evil church."

Ivita raised an eyebrow. "Which evil cult is this? Doesn’t the Church monitor all these evil cults?"

The Hearthstone Witch coughed and said to Ivita: "No, the evil church that is mentioned refers to the Holy Church. Demons usually call the Church the evil church, which is so wicked that even the demons themselves feel ashamed."

"These impure villains, without a shred of genuine honor in their hearts."

Ivita asked the mummy inside the Iron Maiden, "Why would the Church cause the Iron Crown to fail?"

The Knowledge Demon laughed menacingly. "If the followers of the Church are going to heaven, how should the Iron Crown exercise its rights over the citizens?"

"The Iron Crown itself should not bind those citizens to stay on earth, because originally, the Iron Crown guided the souls of the citizens on earth to heaven."

"The King of the Ancient Tomb took advantage of this flaw in the Iron Crown."

Ivita thought for a moment and then understood that the distortion in the function of the Iron Crown may be related to a series of incidents that happened before."

Knight Robinson said to Ivita, "Sir, the Iron King is one of the few wise rulers in Lombardy Duchy."

"It’s hard to believe that he doesn’t have full ownership of the Iron Crown."

The demon inside the Iron Maiden said, "A man would only strive to pursue what he doesn’t have. Since the Iron King feels guilty, he naturally tries twice as hard."

Ivita asked the Knowledge Demon, "In that case, how can we deal with the King of the Ancient Tomb? Do you have a plan?"

The demon inside the Iron Maiden said, "We can only start with the power of Winter Law that the King of the Ancient Tomb has received. However, the traces of Winter Law are present in both the second and third keys."

"As long as the King of the Ancient Tomb loses the support of Winter Law, he will naturally reenter the cycle."

Ivita asked, "And what are the conditions for it to lose the support of Winter Law?"

The Knowledge Demon began to hesitate. "Your Light Soul is sufficient to achieve this. I’ve never seen such a powerful Light Soul. As long as the water and fire are reversed, the Winter Law would lose effect on the King of the Ancient Tomb."

"But we must find the true heart of the King of the Ancient Tomb and reverse the elements of fire and water to nullify the effect of the Winter Law on him. However, I don’t know the location of his heart."

The Knowledge Demon stated: "The River of Knowledge has completely changed from the one I am familiar with. A massive shadow lurks in the upper reaches of this river. I don’t know what it is, but it has robbed me of most of my control over the River of Knowledge."

"Even if I escape from this Iron Maiden and find a new body, I can’t possibly regain my peak power. I don’t know what it is, all I have glimpsed is a shadow of a city."

"Therefore, indeed I can’t determine the location of the King of the Ancient Tomb’s heart."

From within the Iron Maiden, the Knowledge Demon issued a warning to everyone. "I’ve realized that, after the King of the Ancient Tomb transcended the circle of reincarnation, there aren’t many forces in this world that can harm him anymore, and Ivita, even your Light Soul can’t."

"So, if we can’t find his heart and reverse winter and summer, then going against him will offer no chances of victory."

This conversation left everyone silent.

Ivita turned and said to the Hearthstone Witch and the leader of the Sun God Sect: "You two, each of you perform a divination."

"Verify the results given by the Knowledge Demon."

Everyone then looked expectantly toward the Hearthstone Witch and the Sect Hierarch of the Sun God Sect as they performed their divination.

About an hour later, the two of them told Ivita their results respectively. Although the details varied, the result was the same: if they didn’t know the location of the King of the Ancient Tomb’s heart, they wouldn’t be able to defeat him.

Ivita wore a serious expression. "Each heir apparent of the great families should have a diviner by their side. Why haven’t they discovered how dangerous it is to face the King of the Ancient Tomb directly?"

"Right, it’s the information."

"We learned about the King of the Ancient Tomb through the Knowledge Demon, whereas those heir apparents probably still regard the King of the Ancient Tomb as a common enemy that controls great power."

"They possibly haven’t figured out why the Iron Crown turned so many people into mindless zombies."

"Without sufficient information, even the best diviners would be constrained."

But how could they find the heart of the King of the Ancient Tomb?

Ivita looked at the Hearthstone Witch, "Hearthstone Witch, can you divine the location of the King of the Ancient Tomb’s heart?"

The Hearthstone Witch shook her head and said with frustration: "I’ve tried before, but it was of no use."

"The King of the Ancient Tomb must have cast some kind of specific protective spell over the location of his heart, which prevents us from divining its location."

Ivita fell into despair.

What should they do?

It was obviously a pipe dream to have the followers of the Sun God Sect infiltrate an army of zombies to search for the King of the Ancient Tomb’s heart.

Knight Robinson said to Ivita: "Perhaps we can collaborate with other candidates who might have experts at finding things."

Ivita told Knight Robinson: "That’s worth a try. Over the next few days, keep an eye on caravans passing through this underground river. But it’s like relying on luck."

Ivita said to the Hearthstone Witch and the Sun God Sect leader: "Can you divine any items or methods that might lead to the location of the King of the Ancient Tomb’s heart? Wait, that’s unlikely."

"Your Light Soul power isn’t strong enough, as such activity would constitute a second divination."

"It’s a bottomless pit that drains mana."

"You two may retire for now, Hearthstone Witch, keep an eye on the Iron Maiden."

The group left the rock Ivita was sitting on, while Ivita kept her gaze on the underground river, pondering where the leader of the zombies, the King of the Ancient Tomb, would hide his heart.