Chapter 525: Closer to the Stars
Chapter 525: Closer to the Stars
A bunch of scheming old foxes.
Hastur looked at the starry sky that had just disappeared above his head and the secretive entities that had dissipated, and sighed self-deprecatingly.
The situation just now couldn't have formed a balance by coincidence; there must have been many secretive entities deliberately disrupting the situation.
They made the whole scene appear balanced, ready to be broken at any moment.
This was enough to make many secretive entities change their positions in the upcoming situation.
Perhaps those who targeted him tonight might stand by his side in the future, while those who helped him might become enemies.
The Goddess of the Night, the Earth Mother, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom did not take action, which meant that tonight was just a test from all sides.
Except for the Hidden Sage and the Fallen Mother, who had completely stood on the opposite side.
The Lord of Storms, due to the influence of the High-Dimensional Overseer , had his position fixed when the Overseer helped him.
The God of Steam and Machinery should have formed an offensive and defensive alliance with the Lord of Storms, standing passively.
The Original Witch had an alliance with the God of Death in the past, and judging by her recent behavior, she was willing to form an alliance with the Phoenix Ancestor, Gregali, again.
The True Creator, Adam, the High-Dimensional Overseer , and the Primordial Hunger could all change their positions at any time.
What made Hastur most wary was the True Creator and Adam. The former Ancient Sun God was too mysterious and powerful.
He definitely had the ability to overturn the table, and no one could be sure of his true position.
Hastur pondered for a moment and then temporarily suppressed all kinds of speculations in his mind.
If it weren't for the need for the ceremony to ascend to the ENLIGHTENED MASTER, he wouldn't have stood under the starlight, attracting the attention of all the secretive entities.
Fortunately, this was just the promotion to Sequence 3, and he could still rely on the Hall of Stars to suppress the commotion. When he ascended to Sequence 2, it would probably be very difficult.
By then, whether it was the Outer Gods beyond the stars or the six major deities hidden in the divine kingdom, as well as other secretive entities, they might all discover the truth of the stars.
The identity of the King in Yellow could only help him complete Sequence 3.
Fortunately, for Sequence 2, the Star Attendant, he could choose to skip it like Klein and directly rush to Sequence 1, the Singer of the Stars.
By then, he would have a certain degree of self-protection.
The next period would be the most critical.
Hastur put away all his miscellaneous thoughts and looked down at the Rosside Islands below.
He saw Bernadette, who wanted to ask questions, the High-Dimensional Overseer with a half-smile, and the Primordial Hunger , who looked a bit simple and honest with a full smile.
Hastur just smiled and then opened a travel portal to return to Backlund.
His head was splitting with pain, and he urgently needed a good rest.
It was based on this consideration that he did not choose to ascend to Sequence 3 ENLIGHTENED MASTER during the Yellow Robe Monks' founding ceremony.
On the Rosside Islands, after experiencing the unprecedented oppressive night, most people had already collapsed to the ground, trembling.
Even Cattleya and Edwina leaned against each other, sitting on the grass, barely maintaining their composure.
Just now, they couldn't even understand which secretive entities were fighting above the capital, let alone dare to look up.
The fear from the depths of their souls alone made them weak and powerless.
If it weren't for the starlight enveloping the entire Rosside Islands, they would have lost their sanity and gone mad on the spot.
This was definitely the most terrifying night they had ever experienced.
"Calm down."
Bernadette came to them, and a pale white light radiated from her, covering the entire Rosside Islands.
As a Sequence 2 Sage, Bernadette was naturally very good at healing extraordinary abilities.
Cattleya and Edwina, the first to be healed, quickly regained their strength and stood up from the grass.
Just as the three were about to leave, a young figure walked over.
He moved slowly, but his body seemed to traverse the spatial boundary, appearing in front of them in an instant from hundreds of meters away.
"I mean no harm, I just want to visit the soon-to-be-established Pirate Kingdom." The High-Dimensional Overseer smiled kindly and said, "I was once a pirate for a while. Many people at sea gave me a nickname, the King of the Sea, I believe."
"I've seen you before." Bernadette recognized the High-Dimensional Overseer . He had once come to her and had a conversation with the Lamp God.
Hmm, the Lamp God was quite angry at that time.
"A follower of the stars, not bad, just a bit late in ascending."
Then the High-Dimensional Overseer glanced at Cattleya and Edwina but did not comment on them.
"A friend will be staying here for a while. You'd better hire more chefs, or there might be trouble."
After giving this advice, the High-Dimensional Overseer turned and walked into the streets of the capital, leisurely admiring the new capital.
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Backlund, Queen's District.
As soon as Hastur returned, he barely managed to say a few words to Sharon to reassure her before collapsing onto the bed, forgetting to take off his clothes and shoes.
"The master looks so tired." Aisala's eyes were red.
"Yes."
Sharon glanced at the already sleeping Hastur, naturally went over to help him take off his coat, and Aisala took off his shoes. They then adjusted Hastur's sleeping position and covered him with a blanket.
"Go rest."
Sharon told Aisala to go back to her room to rest while she stayed by Hastur's side.
On December 28, Hastur, who had slept for three days, finally woke up from his deep sleep.
Sleeping was a good way to recover from spiritual exhaustion.
Originally, Hastur only planned to sleep for about a day. Sensing Sharon by his bedside, he felt at ease and slept for two more days to fully recover both his mind and body.
"Sharon, you must be tired?"
Hastur naturally held Sharon's hand by the bedside.
"Not tired." Sharon's expression was calm, but there was a hint of joy in her eyes.
"You haven't rested well for three days. How can that be?" Hastur pulled back a corner of the blanket and hugged Sharon, then covered them both with the blanket.
"…"
Sharon just glanced at Hastur, who looked serious, sighed helplessly, and obediently curled up in Hastur's arms, pretending to sleep.
Even if she didn't rest for a month, she was already used to it and wouldn't feel tired.
Creak.
The door opened, and Aisala walked in, covering her mouth in surprise before quickly leaving the room, tightly closing the door, and instructing that no one should disturb them.
In the entire villa, Hastur was the most authoritative, and since Sharon didn't like to manage things, Aisala's words carried the most weight.
Moreover, Butler Neil doted on her, treating her like his own daughter.
Around three in the afternoon, Hastur walked out of the room alone, took a comfortable bath, and then enjoyed the various delicacies that Butler Neil had prepared.
Aisala took advantage of this time to sneak into Hastur's room but didn't see Sharon.
After waiting alone in the villa for over an hour, Sharon finally returned to her room.
Aisala keenly noticed that Sharon still had a bit of blush on her face and had changed her clothes.
"Sharon, did the master bully you?"
Aisala curiously approached. As a Joyful Witch, she often observed many inappropriate scenes late at night.
"Don't think nonsense."
Sharon knocked Aisala on the head.
"But the master wouldn't be so honest…"
Aisala wanted to say more, but Hastur lifted her by the collar and knocked her on the head. "You're too young to be thinking about such things."
"Bleh bleh bleh…"
Aisala made a cute face and quickly ran out of the room, carefully closing the door.
"It's getting dark, and I've taken a bath. Shouldn't we rest early tonight?"
"I don't need rest."
Hastur's meaningful words scared Sharon, who quickly hid back in the mirror on the table.
"How cute."
Hastur chuckled and naturally lay on Sharon's bed.
He had important matters to attend to tonight, or he wouldn't have let Sharon slip away from his sight.
In the Hall of Stars, Hastur, who had ascended to Sequence 3 ENLIGHTENED MASTER, felt the Hall of Stars getting closer to the starry sky.
It was about to break through the initial barrier and reach the stars.
At this rate, after ascending to Sequence 2, the Hall of Stars would fully reach the stars.
As for surpassing the stars, that would have to wait until the day he became a god.
If he could reach that step.