Welcome to the Land of Darkness
He watched as a scene flashed through the Ethereal: it was the first level, in the room of the [Demon Doppelganger], where a young warrior was confronting Devil.
That was him.
"I remember now," he said, his voice hoarse. "I didn't come here for revenge."
I watched him Jingjing.
"I've come... to atone for my sins," the Iron Guard said. "I made Contract with the Devil, gaining power in exchange for the lives of my kin. They died because of me. I was trapped in the Tower, killing that 'Demon Doppelganger' over and over again, thinking it was revenge. But in reality... it was just myself."
He remained silent for a long time.
"I killed my own sins."
Jingjing remained silent.
She was only looking at another scene—a scorched graveyard, a huge serpentine skeleton lying across the earth, surrounded by countless kneeling figures. That was her clan, her people, her mission.
"My clan died too," she said softly. "When the Desolation Plague came, they sent me into the Tower to find a way to survive. They... were all waiting for me outside."
She paused.
They waited for me for ten thousand years.
The Machine Fortress, meanwhile, was silently reminiscing.
He thought of his past self, who had selflessly built the Tower, and who had selfishly sacrificed himself to survive, becoming the Tower to bear the Desolation Plague.
No wonder I, as a robot, can have such realistic emotions.
The Observer walked at the very back.
She didn't look at those images, didn't recall them, didn't feel anything. She simply "looked" at the golden road ahead, something slowly flowing through her blind eyes.
"What's on your mind?"
The Observer were silent for two seconds.
"I'm wondering," she said, "What the Gods are thinking when they die."
Su Luo walked to the door, stopped, and turned around.
I looked at them and remained silent for two seconds.
Then he spoke, his voice calm:
Welcome back to the Land of Darkness.
He paused.
Welcome to... Darkness Survival.
Su Luo in the very center of the Dream Library, holding a pen made of pure Fire Element in her hand, writing and drawing in the Void.
The Text and patterns outlined by the flames floated around him, densely packed and layered, like a giant net being woven.
"He still has some Fortune on him."
Su Luo stopped writing and murmured to herself.
If he hadn't been banished to the Era Fragment of the fallen Gods during the third phase, if he hadn't used the energy from the countless remains of the Gods to cultivate his Vassal tales, and if he hadn't used the recirculation function of the [Blood Moon Relic] to leverage his own power...
At that time, Su Luo really couldn't defeat that Corruption heart.
Su Luo lifted the pen again, and with a gentle tap, the suspended Text was neatly arranged into five parts, floating in front of him.
This is the list of rewards from this [Eternal Night Court] Exploration Quest.
First, there's the Purple Skill rewarded by the system—[Power of All Beings].
Based on the skill description and his observations in the Tower, this skill seems to originate from the Observer lineage and is related to faith and group Resonance. The specific effects still require further analysis.
The second part is a product of Deep Dreams — the Tower Throne and the time-regulating clock, now obsolete, which was seized from the Snailman.
The value of these two items lies not in the items themselves, but in the technology they embody. From the Corrosion patterns on the throne, one can glimpse a few traces of the Dreamscape -building techniques of Lost Civilization; from the wreckage of the clock, one can analyze the underlying logic of regulating the flow of time.
The third part is the light obtained after reaching the top of the tower. The Four-Colored Puppets gained the true power of the Lost Civilization, the Blood Moon gained freedom, and the light that Su Luo obtained was also extraordinary.
The fourth part is the Blood Moon itself. It is currently in a peculiar state, neither a purely real being nor a purely Dreamscape being, but something in between. This state gives Su Luo the possibility of controlling and killing it.
Originally, Su Luo was not capable of killing Him. All of Song Shige and Su Luo's current actions were carried out when the Blood Moon was underdeveloped, taking advantage of the Moon's vulnerability.
The fifth part is the arrangement of the Four-Colored Puppets.
Iron Guard, Jingjing, Observer, and Machine Fortress, who inherited the power of the Previous Civilization's members, are now all in his Dream World, each adapting to their new environment.
"There's just too much to do..."
At this point, Su Luo pressed her forehead with a mixture of pain and pleasure.
The pain stems from the fact that most of the technology and knowledge previously acquired from the Yuncang Civilization has not yet been fully digested, and now there are even more Dreamscape elements that need to be analyzed and digested.
Happiness comes from the fact that these things have a real and tangible foundation.
With each analysis, his strength increases. This increase is not simply a matter of accumulating Attributes, but rather a deeper understanding of the World Rules and a more accurate grasp of the Essence of power.
Furthermore, and more importantly, Su Luo hasn't used the new Purple Skill she acquired yet.
He stood up and took a step forward.
The next second, he disappeared from the Dream Library and appeared in the sky above the experimental planet.
This once lifeless planet has become much more realistic as his strength has increased.
It has now been simulated as a planet with data similar to Earth—it has Oceans, continents, an atmosphere, and even simulated life forms.
Of course, there was also an "experimental area" that Su Luo used to conduct various experiments.
At this moment, the most conspicuous thing on the surface of the experimental planet is a Burn sea of Black Flames. The sea of fire occupies one-third of the planet's Ocean area, and the black flames leap on the sea surface, Burn the surrounding atmosphere until it is slightly distorted and shiny.
Su Luo temporarily placed the Four-Colored Puppets on top.
A person stood on the edge of the sea of fire.
Iron Guard.
He wasn't wearing a mask. After leaving the Tower, the mask that was so closely connected to him by blood and flesh could finally be removed. At this moment, he was wearing an ordinary robe that Su Luo had casually given him, standing on the edge of the sea of fire, Jingjing watching the surging Black Flames.
Su Luo appeared beside him, her hands behind her back, and slowly walked onto the sea of fire.
"How is it?" he asked.
The Iron Guard remained silent for a few seconds.
"Your flames are very strong," he said, his voice hoarse, but with a touch more warmth than when he was in the Tower.
"Very powerful, very powerful. I've seen countless kinds of flames in the Tower —natural, God, and others'—but none like yours..."
He paused, as if searching for the right word.
"Pure, very pure."
Su Luo nodded.
"However," Iron Guard changed the subject, "It's Grand Void."
"Empty?"
"I saw no growth or experience in your flames."
Iron Guard slowly closed his eyes, as if savoring something. After a moment, he opened his eyes and shook his head.