Chapter 1514: Pillar of Destiny and Paradise Lost
Chapter 1514: Pillar of Destiny and Paradise Lost
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“You’re sharp.
“As expected of a human ranked in the top 50 of the ‘Pillar of Destiny’…”
Osseidro sighed with emotion.
“Pillar of Destiny? ”
Matthew asked.
Osseidro explained,
“The Pillar of Destiny is a totem pillar that extends from the Mother of the Abyss. It is engraved with many names that may pose a threat to the Abyss.
“About a year ago, we found your name at the bottom of the Pillar of Destiny. At that time, you were still outside the top ten thousand, only a few centimetres away from the Abyss Mother.
” But your growth rate is amazing. You’re now in the top 50. You’re the third youngest human on the continent of Aindor… ”
Was there was such a thing in the Abyss?
Matthew looked surprised.
“Who are the two younger than me? ”
Osseidro said without hesitation,
” The second youngest is a mage named Hibbert. He is the student of the Guardian of the West, You Ruo. He is suspected to be related to the Goddess of Magic, Ye Li.
” The first young person was someone who should have died. That death reset her age, so she was ranked ahead of you.
“As far as I know, you were also involved in her resurrection. Her name was Margaret… ”
Matthew was stunned.
Why are they all old acquaintances?
However, compared to this, what surprised Matthew even more was that Margaret, who had resurrected, was actually ranked ahead of him and Hibbert in terms of the threat index to the Abyss?
Didn’t she die at the hands of the devil?
“But isn’t it a BUG to reset one’s age after death?
“Looks like the Abyss Mother’s algorithm isn’t that humane. ”
Matthew thought to himself.
He then questioned Osseidro,
“So most of the demons in the Abyss know of our existence?! ”
Osseidro shook his head.
” No, the truth is the opposite. Only those with a higher status among the demons are qualified to read the contents of the Pillar of Destiny.
“Only the Abyssal Mages are qualified. This is the privilege of the Teru Demon Clan.
” As for the names on the Pillar of Destiny, the Abyssal Mages can’t directly tell the lords they serve, but they can use indirect methods to reveal these targets that may pose a threat to the Abyss.
” What’s more embarrassing is that in the history of the Abyss, many Abyssal Mages have used this to obtain additional support from their lords. In fact, what they did was not to eliminate threats outside the Abyss but to fill their own pockets.
” Over time, a considerable number of Abyssal Lords had a prejudice against the Teru Demon community. Even the Pillar of Destiny was seen as a lie fabricated by the Abyssal Mages to swindle more resources from the various Lords… ”
Matthew nodded slightly after listening.
There were no obvious loopholes in Osseidro’s description.
Matthew also had a certain understanding of the Teru community.
Everyone knew.
Abyssal Demons were a group hated by Aether.
They belonged to the evil camp.
Devils could easily cast spells.
But not the demons.
However, after a long period of evolution and adaptation, the demons developed spell-like abilities that originated from the Abyss Mother.
It was different from spells that required one to learn from scratch.
Spell-like abilities could spread through the bloodline and could also be shared through a master-servant contract.
It was indeed more suitable for the actual situation of the Abyss.
In the abyss.
There was only one group that could use magic, and they were known as the Teru.
In the beginning.
Not all Teru were mages.
However, due to the harsh environment of the Abyss and the naturally strong adaptability of the demons.
After a few generations, the Abyssal Mages became the name of the Teru Demons.
Because they controlled the scarce magic resources in the Abyss, they were treated as distinguished guests by the Demon Lords.
However, ordinary demons had a very bad impression of the Teru.
Many demons even hated the Teru.
There were many specific reasons, such as the superior social status of the Teru, the scarce spell resources, and so on.
However, there was another explanation that might explain the hatred of the low-level demons towards the Teru demon race.
They believed that the Teru was a demon transformed from a devil!
The key point was…
This statement was not simply groundless. There were many signs that pointed to this point.
Matthew had read about this in a magic book that examined the history of the Abyss and Purgatory.
The nature of the book was inclined towards heroic biographies or interesting unofficial history. Most of the content was absurd and sensationalist, except for the part about the origin of the Teru demon group.
Even Matthew believed it.
It was said that the Lord of the Nine Hells, Barthor, had fallen in love with a Demon’s daughter who had walked out of the Abyss.
When Barthor first saw the appearance of the Demon’s Daughter, he was shocked. He caught her back to Purgatory, then treated her with courtesy and launched a fierce pursuit.
The demon’s daughter had a very strong character and showed an unyielding attitude.
Barthor suddenly became even more excited.
” He ” had crazily favoured the demon’s daughter for a certain period of time. Within half a year, he had made her pregnant and gave birth to hundreds of cursed babies.
The union of a demon and a devil was definitely the most miserable newborn.
They were born to suffer the wrath of the heavens.
Most newborns don’t live past the age of three.
Of course, Barthor had no feelings for those newborns. He threw those half-demons and half-devils beside the Devil’s Daughter to torture her emotions and try to make her completely yield mentally.