So-
The Shadow Brotherhood was connected to the Huntian Gate?
Come on, these were two different worlds!
Could the Brotherhood be the Huntian Gate's legacy in the Nightmare World?
Shen Ye suddenly realized something.
That's right...
The Nightmare World and the Main World were actually one world.
So, long ago, powerful members of the Huntian Gate had existed in the Nightmare World and fought using the Guanghan Sacred Artifact, which was why records of it had survived to this day.
That made sense!
Yes, that had to be it!
As for the Shadow Brotherhood-
That organization was under Prince Norton's command, and Norton was also the last bearer of the Divine Scion bloodline.
Perhaps he knew something about the Nightfall Short Sword!
But I should ask the Netherworld Lord first. The Netherworld Lord was a god, after all.
"If I really am Saint Peppa-but I still have a question," Shen Ye said.
"Go ahead," Micteticashiva said.
"Are there any members of the Huntian Gate in the Nightmare World? Or rather, during your battle against the 'Five Desires,' did anyone of mysterious identity offer you help?"
Micteticashiva paused, then answered:
"During our battle against the 'Five Desires,' a voice once guided us, helping us stabilize the situation for a time," Micteticashiva said.
Shen Ye's heart jolted, and he hurriedly asked:
"A voice?"
"Yes, just a voice-we didn't know what it was. Anyway, the method it suggested later was too outlandish. We didn't accept it, and it disappeared," Micteticashiva explained.
Wait.
The voice in this world-
Could it be the voice that explained the Gate Ability to me and gave me the Nightfall Short Sword?
What exactly was it?
"What method did it suggest?" Shen Ye asked.
"It told us to extract the world's essence and sacrifice it to it-doesn't that sound