Thud.
A heavy sound rang out.
Xu Yuan appeared abruptly from the Void and slammed into the wall, punching a huge hole in the Secret Chamber.
He lay on the floor, eyes fixed on the air above.
—In the instant before he left, the Ancient God's power had swept across the Three Realms, bent on destroying Yanmen and severing the Dark Crown Ritual for good.
Fortunately, he had activated Void of Authority at that very instant and escaped.
Had he succeeded?
At the last moment,
the Hidden Ritual granted by the Universe had yet to reveal itself in full.
Had it followed him back?
Xu Yuan stared into the Void without blinking.
The three Ritual Executors moved to help him up, but he raised a hand to stop them.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
Light.
Flecks of light rose like a tide, crossing countless Epochs as they surged toward him.
They gathered into lines of new prompts:
"You have obtained the complete Dark Crown Hidden Ritual: Four Symbols."
"Description:"
"In 'death,' the Ancient God devours the empty shell of the 'Universe.' Four organs within its uncontrolled body will rapidly decay. The predator will not eat them, and they will waste away on their own."
"Go and win their support."
"Once you, who possess the power of the Cosmic Origin, gain their allegiance, you will be deemed to have gained the Ancient God's allegiance. This will lead to one result:"
"You have gathered the power of both of Truth’s Two Aspects."
"Perform the Dark Crown Ritual with Truth’s Two Aspects, and you will obtain the precious Fourth Crown. Perhaps it will connect to the Origin of Truth, allowing you to escape!"
"—The Ancient God will never imagine that what it yearns for will come to pass through you."
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