The Birth of the Omniscient Carbuncle

Under the glimmer at Charles's fingertips, the bizarre palace gradually crumbled apart.

As the strangeness dissipated, cheerful music once more reached Charles's ears.

It differed from the grand narrative of the False God Fugue.

It differed from the mournful lament of the Hymn of Chains.

It was a light, lively tune, as though the musicians trapped here for countless years had finally found their ultimate release.

They exhausted the last of their strength to play a special piece of music for Charles.

When everything had faded away, Charles clapped his hands again in satisfaction.

After listening to the two pieces, Charles continued onward across this bizarre land.

Only at this moment did he notice something strange.

The Book of Causal Paths seemed to have solidified, or perhaps entered an illusory state.

It absorbed no power of causality. Even when Charles called to it, he could not awaken it.

This piqued Charles's curiosity. He could not understand what had happened.

Charles thought to himself, Is it because of the Shadow Nightmare Realm's unique environment?

Even in the Abyss, other realm worlds, and even the void, the Book of Causal Paths can exist and draw power.

Why does it fail in the Shadow Nightmare Realm?

As he pondered this, the scene before him changed once more.

In an instant, he went from the surface to a bizarre underground passage.

Charles immediately realized what had happened.

He had returned once more to a familiar place.

The lair of the Omniscient Carbuncle—the bizarre place underground.

As he walked forward, the earthen passage ahead gradually became a passage made of stone.

Whenever he stepped on the stone slabs beneath his feet, they let out peculiar shrieks.

It was as if some creatures beneath them were supporting the slabs.

As he continued walking, the passage before