Know yourself and your enemy

As a cluster of Star Cluster, composed of countless Exploding Suns, tore apart planets and pulled matter toward itself, the pervasive Grayish-White Fog and the figure of Klein, wearing Medium-Height Silk Top Hat and a long black trench coat, also bent toward the "Overlord of the Supernova," the "Rulers of the Old One."

At the same time, Klein sensed a seemingly unreachable shadow appearing at an infinite height, examining the "Spirit Body Threads" from a higher Dimension, preparing to interfere with, manipulate, influence, and destroy them.

"Higher-Dimensional Watcher!"

This is Rulers of the Old One " capable of suppressing abilities such as "parasites," " Marionette," and " Flash," and it possesses corresponding symbols:

"Dimension"!

From Dimension or lower Dimension, the "Spirit Body Threads" is real and tangible; the "Flash" only moves on a very small scale and is bound and coupled together by the "parasitic" beings.

This renders the "Lord of Mysteries '" numerous avatars and ubiquitous appearances ineffective, forcing the battle against the "Higher-Dimensional Watcher" to rely solely on the main body.

Therefore, as long as there are "Higher-Dimensional Watcher" on the battlefield, Klein can only rely on the Pillar symbol to deal with one more "Rulers of the Old One".

However, if it's just a one-to-one relationship, it can't be said that the "Dimension" of the "Higher-Dimensional Watcher" restrains the spacetime symbol in the "Lord of Mysteries" and "Change" symbols. They suppress each other, and the "King of Space-Time" can also make it difficult for the "Lord of Dimension" to effectively rise and fall freely between different Dimension.

In that case, the symbolism of "Foolishness" would be enough to make the "Higher-Dimensional Watcher" suffer. Klein would find it difficult to truly kill Him, but he could certainly defeat Him, Banishment Him, and make Him suffer a great deal.

Besides the "Higher-Dimensional Watcher," there are three others who can influence the "Lord of Mysteries" to manifest in countless forms and fight multiple opponents single-handedly:

"Decaying Monarch," "Unquenchable Muttering," and "Primordial Hunger."

The symbolism of "Decay" and "Certain Death" in "Decaying Monarch" means that the death of the clone is equivalent to the death of the original, and the Decay of the remaining image is equivalent to the Decay of the original.

"The Unquenchable Muttering" seems to originate from the same source as the spiritual influence of the "Primordial One Creator" left within the Beyonder Characteristic. It is the origin of all whispers, able to ignore the interference of Marionette, clones, afterimages, etc., and directly utter its own voice, transmit its own madness, and implant its own thoughts within the Sefirot and Uniqueness. Moreover, it has no real entity, but only attaches itself to certain things, giving those things a specific color or shape.

"Primordial Hunger" symbolizes the instinct of "Aggregation," which can be used to forcibly pull Klein's main body to one's side. In addition, if it devours a clone or Marionette, it can absorb and erase the corresponding ability, reducing or even temporarily eliminating the corresponding symbolic influence.

Without these four "Rulers of the Old One," the remaining four, "Lord of Mysteries" Klein, could undoubtedly hold them off alone. At worst, he wouldn't win, but he certainly wouldn't lose, preventing them from interfering with other battlefields.

If the "Mother Tree of Desire" were still in its complete form, as the "Source of Curse," it could completely Curse its original form through Curse clones and Marionette. Unfortunately, it has currently lost this symbolism. The Uniqueness the "Chained" and the Beyonder Characteristic of the two "Abomination" are still sealed by Klein, and the "Shadow World" also resists its influence.

While "Overlord of the Supernova," being more grounded in reality, can influence spacetime and Distortion Dimension through symbols and concepts like "Density," "heaviness," and "attraction," they are no match for the "Lord of Mysteries Rulers of the Old One," who control Change and can manipulate illusion for reality and reality for illusion. At most, they can avoid direct confrontation; indirect interference is enough to hold them back.

The "Circle of Fate" symbolizes "Past," "present," "Future," "Loop," and "Predestination," and theoretically can influence special abilities such as Marionette, clones, and Flash. However, it is precisely countered by the combined concepts of "King of Space-Time," "Destiny Beacon," and "Error." If the "Lord of Mysteries" lacked any of these targeted concepts, the "Circle of Fate" would have a chance, and it wouldn't be so effectively countered, or even suppressed in the opposite direction. But Klein possesses all three: "King of Space-Time" targets "Past," "present," and "Future"; "Destiny Beacon" targets "Loop"; and "Error" targets "Predestination."

The symbolism of the "Goddess of Destiny" is mainly concentrated in the Domain of Fate, and it is a conscious manipulation that makes it a favorite opponent of the "Destiny Beacon," which symbolizes "Foolishness." As for the other important symbolism of the "Goddess of Destiny," "Eternal Life," Klein never thought he could actually kill her.

Based on previous intelligence Prophecy and Divination, Klein already knew which ones should be intercepted and which ones could be guided and let go. He hoped to hold off three or four "Rulers of the Old One" on his own, giving other battlefields a chance to break the deadlock.

To guide the unwanted "Rulers of the Old One" to other places and keep the ones you want to control, besides using "Fooling" and "Deceit," you also need to have a general understanding of what those "Rulers of the Old One" are aiming for.

This is also one of the preparations Klein has made over the Past month:

The "Higher-Dimensional Watcher" craves rules, order, and the Sefirot related to space and time. Klein, through Divination and Prophecy, judges that He desires either a "Nation of Disorder" or a "River of Eternal Darkness." If the "Rulers of the Old One" can concentrate most of their power to force the "Lord of Mysteries" back into his Coffin, the "Higher-Dimensional Watcher" will also want to accommodate the Uniqueness Pathway the "Gate" and the Uniqueness of the "Error" Pathway, and control the "Sefirah Castle."

"The Unquenchable Muttering" is likely filled with a thirst for the "Knowledge Wilderness" and seeks to control the "Chaos Sea" to accommodate the Uniqueness of the "The Hanged Man's " Pathway, the Uniqueness of the "White Tower's " Pathway, and the Uniqueness of the "Visionary's " Pathway;

"Primordial Hunger" will not let go of Chaos and anything related to the Primordial Witch. Its goal should be to devour the "City of Calamity," eat but not digest the "Chaos Sea," and absorb the Uniqueness the "The Hanged Man" and other related entities—this is the normal state. However, Klein suspects that "Primordial Hunger" may lose control of its Convergence Instinct and directly devour the "Chaos Sea." If this develops, the situation will become more complicated and troublesome.

The goals of "The Decaying Monarch" are easy to determine: he wants both "City of Calamity" and "River of Eternal Darkness," but can only choose one.

The "Mother Tree of Desire" will inevitably prioritize reclaiming the "Shadow World" and its corresponding Uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic; this is its Divinity instinct.

The Circle of Fate certainly desires the Key of Light most, but the City of Calamity and the River of Eternal Darkness are also within its Hunting grounds, as these two Pathway symbolize Predestination endings and various Calamity. Furthermore, like the Higher-Dimensional Watcher, if the Lord of Mysteries is defeated by a united front, the Circle of Fate also has a desire to take control of the Sefirah Castle and accommodate the Uniqueness of the Fool and the Uniqueness of the Error.

The goals of the "Overlord of the Supernova" are relatively difficult to determine. Klein can only roughly assume that He wants the "City of Calamity" to obtain the symbol of "Universe Calamity," the "Knowledge Wilderness" to provide Himself and the galaxy with more knowledge and a stronger Civilization, and the "Nation of Disorder" to complete the order and rules outside the laws of celestial motion. At the same time, He should also be interested in the "Chaos Sea," the Uniqueness of the "Sun" and "Storm" Pathway.

The "Goddess of Destiny" also prioritizes the "Key of Light," but if the "Sefirah Castle" is vacant, what she and the "Circle of Fate" want should be the same. As for the Uniqueness the "Chaos Sea" and the related "White Tower" and "Visionary," Klein feels that it is also possible.

Having grasped this information, Klein already had a plan for what to do next.

His first action was not to "Grafting" the Western Continent's Buddha Kingdom and the "Shadow World" onto his side, but rather to voluntarily detach himself from the Astral World.

Suddenly, from an infinitely high place, overlooking the entire world, appeared the "Lord of Mysteries," Klein, wearing black Gloves, a dark trench coat, and holding a cane inlaid with Stardust Staff. He was enormous, standing above all things, and raised his right hand, snapping his fingers.

With this action, a Gray-White mist instantly enveloped the Spirit World, the entire Spirit World of the Universe.

The "Overlord of the Supernova," "Higher-Dimensional Watcher," and other "Rulers of the Old One" immediately lost their connection to the Spirit World and could no longer exert any influence over Spirit World.

"Lord of Mysteries", the ruler of the Spirit World!

This is an application of the symbolism of Pillar!

From this moment forward, for a certain period of time, no living being may enter the Spirit World without the permission of "Lord of Mysteries" Klein.

All their powers, Authority, and symbols related to the Spirit World will become invalid!

--The three Pillar differ greatly in their use of Pillar. For example, the "Fallen Mother Goddess," the Ruler of Reality, cannot seal off reality, prevent any unauthorized persons from entering, or expel all adversaries. These actions are impossible. She can only cause the target in reality to suffer continuous weakening. On the other hand, "reality," as the foundation of the Universe, will exist eternally unless everything Termination. Therefore, the "Fallen Mother Goddess" possesses the characteristic of immortality and will never fall. As long as she does not wish, she cannot be transferred or sealed away.

When the "Lord of Mysteries" sealed off the Spirit World, Lumian, with three heads, three bodies, and six arms, awaited the appearance of his target.

Since we're not dead yet, and we haven't collapsed, let's proceed with the next phase of the plan.

The plan is:

Take the initiative and devour an "Rulers of the Old One"!

The "Rulers of the Old One" Outside the Barrier can consume another portion of Sefirot to bring themselves closer to the Pillar, and so can I, "The Calamity of the Root" and "The Doomsday Calamity"!

Don't you "Old One" possess any Sefirot? What you can do, I can do too!

As for the issue of your immortal spirits, and what will happen after I finish swallowing them, I'm about to die, why should I care about these things?

Lumian had already selected his target and made some preparations in advance.

For example, he restored his Honorific Name within the Disease Church to "God of Disease".

The previous "God of Disease" referred to a "Decaying Monarch".