Nameless Mist!

The old man was about to get up when he was surprised to find that the intangible 009 suddenly opened his eyes.

"Wow, he really is a cockroach."

At that moment, the intangible 009 suddenly began to bite at other unconscious things nearby, whether people or objects.

He devoured all those who came with him, bit by bit.

"It seems to have entered the feeding logic, but as long as the stolen memories and name cannot be retrieved, it will ultimately remain just a beast under the feeding ring."

The old man was not surprised by this situation. Those who can withstand the Nameless Mist and still have some consciousness will enter the logic of eating.

Big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp, until they face the Nameless Mist again. Only by killing the fog demon within the fog can they regain their true selves.

From this point onward, it's no longer a punishment.

Or rather, being able to enter this place is a reward in itself, because it is the only place where an innocent soul can be tempered.

This place can nurture a pure, divine soul untouched by any pollution, but to leave, one must kill the Fog Demon and reclaim one's true self.

Reclaiming one's true self means being tainted by human nature again; it's a matter of choice.

According to the rules of the Divine Treasury, the stronger one's divinity, the stronger one's physical body will be after leaving this place.

This was originally the final destination after the game ended.

A mortal body enters, a divine body exits.

What means God will use to save those people at that time is something we cannot know now.

Watching 009 tear at and devour Arthur like a wild beast, the old man couldn't help but stroke his chin. "Should I lend you a hand this time, 009?"

"Although you may be punished, I really want to see if you can survive as tenaciously as before if you just go out like this."

As the old man spoke, he raised his hand, and a woman slowly emerged from the lake.

The woman was not swallowed by the Nameless Mist; she still had a physical form, and her black hair was that of the Snow Woman who had frozen herself.

Now, the Absolute Freeze has been lifted, but strangely, the Snow Woman has not disappeared.

The old man looked at the Snow Woman and said, "In a way, as long as I feed you to the Frost King, he won't have to kill his Mist Ghost."

In other words, he should thank me.

"But I don't need his gratitude. He died and came back to life, so he's destined never to leave again. If I let him become stronger and regain his abilities, he'll only use them against me."

"You are a copy of the Frost King, so you naturally possess his God's Blood. How about we make a deal?"

"Give me your God's Blood, and I'll spare 009's life."

The Snow Woman gazed at the old man. "This is not enough."

The old man laughed, "When did you start having room to bargain? If it weren't for me, you would have been dead long ago."

Snow Woman: "Then how are you going to save him? If you just let him out like this, he won't even have any awareness of what's happening. Wouldn't he be at the mercy of others?"

Old man. "So that's what you care about. But if he kills the Mist Ghost and walks out of here in his physical body, he will directly transform into a sixth-order Saint Realm expert."

"It's not that time yet. Letting him walk out in that body would be a huge problem for me. I might even have to pay with my life. What do you think?"

Snow Woman: "If he can't regain his self, he'll just be a penniless mortal when he goes out now."

Upon hearing this, the old man looked at 009 and said, "Does not having immortality mean you can't be a cockroach? In my opinion, not necessarily."

God's Blood.

The old man clearly saw a drop of Divine Blood at 009's heart. If the Divine Blood hadn't been taken by the Mist Ghost, then...

"If you insist on being so long-winded, then I'll release you as well. But you can only take your memories and your sense of self; you must leave everything else behind."

Snow Woman: "I want my Absolute Trait. If you can't fulfill this request, then I'll stay here with him forever. That's not impossible."

Absolute Trait...

If her Divine Blood were removed, her Absolute Trait would likely be severely diminished, as the Frost King's Divine Blood only enhanced her Absolute Trait.

"This is really a difficult situation... How about this, you help me kill someone, and if you add this condition, I'll let you take the Absolute Trait out of here."

Snow Woman: "Who should I kill?"

Old man. "The Book of Changes."

"Don't rush to agree. If you can't do it, 009 can forget about getting his own identity back. Do you think you can do it?"

Snow Woman: "I can do it."

The old man laughed, "I have some knowledge of the I Ching, but don't get too excited too soon."

"Besides that, there's one more thing. 009 can still go out now because he still has his crown, but your situation is more special. Nobody knows how long you can wander around."

"It's possible you'll be dragged back as soon as you go out, but that's beyond my control. Even if you are dragged back, you can't blame me."

Snow Woman: "I understand."

World Calendar Year 763.

The Central Continent, 004's Empire.

During the long war of giants, a powerful soul descended upon the Empire of 004 and entered the body of a newborn baby.

That same year, a young woman visited that family.

Ten years passed in this way, and that family underwent tremendous changes.

It was springtime when some of the last remaining magicians after the fall of Babylon found the child.

They discovered that the child was born with unparalleled Mental Power.

They had never seen such high Mental Power before, and this Mental Power was free of any impurities, of a high rank and pure!

This is no longer Mental Power that ordinary people can possess; only the gods they know possess this level of Mental Power!

"So, would you like to become my disciple?"

An old man with a white beard, dressed in a red robe, looked at the boy in front of him and said that the boy was young but had a head of white hair and was somewhat mature for his age.

The boy glanced at the old man upon hearing this, and said, "Are you worthy?"

The old man was stunned. "This..."

Educational problems, educational problems, have nothing to do with the child himself; they can be re-educated, it's not too late...

Seeing the boy's defiant expression, the old man in red robes squatted down. "Listen to me, child. Since the destruction of Babylon, there are very few first-tier mages left on the continent."

"I am one of them. As long as you come with me, I guarantee that you will be respected wherever you go in the future."

The old man held up a finger, and a small flame ignited on it. "Look, how about this?"

The white-haired boy frowned. "Can magicians live forever?"

The old man in the red robe said, "No one can live forever, but if you can become a god, you might actually be able to achieve immortality."

"That's too much trouble," the boy said, grabbing the old man's hand.

"Instead of slowly passing on all your knowledge to me, why not just give me your whole life? That should be the same purpose as you taking me as your disciple, right?"

After saying that, the red-haired old man's hand suddenly merged into the boy's hand!

When the old man realized what was happening, he tried to pull his hand away but found that his hand was still connected to the boy's. What was this thing?!

The old man struggled desperately, but was completely unable to resist, and in the end his entire body disappeared.

The boy flexed his wrist, then extended a finger, and a small flame ignited on his finger.

"It's definitely faster this way. Thank you, master."