Lord of the Mysteries: Master of Time
Chapter 424

Bluffing

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Constantin did this so that he could have an opportunity for revenge.

However, he misjudged his own situation, and things did not ultimately develop as he had planned.

Since Constantin had only recently been promoted to Knowledge Emperor, he hadn't made much progress in digesting Beyonder Characteristic.

Therefore, the sudden compatibility with Uniqueness directly led to Constantin's Loss of Control.

After Loss of Control, Constantin was unable to maintain his Mind. Ultimately, the Hidden Sage's Mind was dominated by his newly born Uniqueness, which led to his current state.

The Hidden Sage may harbor considerable animosity towards Stiano, but that stems from a dispute over Pathway.

As for Amon, the Hidden Sage had absolutely no recollection of him.

The Hidden Sage had no intention of seeking revenge, and Amon naturally didn't want to provoke such a troublesome fellow.

Therefore, at this moment, there is no longer any enmity between the Hidden Sage and Amon.

The Hidden Sage was unable to retaliate in the same way as Constantin, but Constantin's actions still greatly upset Stiano.

In Stiano's opinion, Constantin was more talented than him.

Therefore, both of them were Sequence 4 when they founded the Moses Ascetic Order, but Constantin advanced to the title of Knowledge Emperor earlier.

Then, Constantin even gained the Uniqueness of the Hermit.

If things continue to develop in this way, Constantin could become the King of Angel, and might even have the opportunity to ascend to the True God.

Stiano had absolutely no confidence in facing such a competitor, because at that time he was just a Sage.

Therefore, Stiano chose to scheme against Constantin.

In Stiano's plan, it would be best if Constantin were to suffer heavy losses after being attacked by Uniqueness, so that he could reap the benefits.

Constantin's Beyonder Characteristic Knowledge Emperor and his Uniqueness Hermit were all in his hands, and he could also completely control the Moses Ascetic Order. Just thinking about it makes me very happy.

However, Constantin's suicidal move completely shattered Stiano's plans.

The sudden emergence of the Hidden Sage blocked Stiano's path forward, forcing him to turn to the Paragon Pathway.

Although he eventually achieved the position of True God, his journey was fraught with difficulties, and he almost Loss of Control because of it.

After obtaining this Information from the illusory Stone Stele, Kronos felt a deep sense of melancholy.

Those who dominated the Fourth Epoch Age were already rulers of this continent in the Fifth Epoch, but Constantin, who once had the opportunity to ascend to Divine Throne, met such an end.

Death is a common occurrence in this world, but in his pursuit of becoming Hermit, he has been forgotten by almost everyone.

Perhaps only Archangel or True God would occasionally recall this name when reminiscing about the past.

While it's regrettable, it doesn't mean that Kronos will feel sympathy for the Hidden Sage.

The Hidden Sage blocked Stiano's path a thousand years ago, and it was also because of him that Emperor Roselle was unable to advance his career normally more than two hundred years ago.

He's still there now, blocking Kronos's path.

Therefore, a battle between Kronos and the Hidden Sage is inevitable. However, if Kronos wins, he might consider writing a book about Constantin and spreading it.

After Record the Hermit's Information, Kronos bowed to the Stone Stele and then prepared to leave.

The Hidden Sage ' power created a Distortion area around them, which is why Kronos couldn't see them.

With the help of God Almighty's Substitute, Kronos saw through the region and successfully integrated into it.

Now that they had turned and walked out of the area, the Stone Stele naturally disappeared from sight.

However, as soon as he stepped out, Kronos saw a withered Old Man with Walking Stick standing not far away, just staring at Kronos.

From this Old Man, Kronos sensed a very familiar aura—the aura of the Hermit Pathway, and it should be an Angel.

Kronos hadn't expected that after he'd been wandering around the headquarters of the Moses Ascetic Order for so long, someone would finally appear.

Before Kronos could speak, the Old Man said, "I wonder what this gentleman saw on the Stone Stele just now? Could you share it with me? I can let you leave without any hindrance."

The Angel of the Moses Ascetic Order are different from the Angel of the True God Churches. The True God must possess three parts of the Sequence One and Uniqueness to be able to ascend, so the Angel of the True God Churches have no chance of advancement.

However, the Hidden Sage is different; he only occupies a portion of the Knowledge Emperor and the Uniqueness, so the Sage still has room for development.

However, the Stone Stele here hindered his development.

Because he was only Sequence Two, he could only see the Sage's Stone Stele, and had no way of knowing about the Knowledge Emperor's.

The Old Man was overjoyed to suddenly find someone who could see the two Stone Stele behind them.

However, Kronos was not so optimistic.

In the previous Loss of Control Angel memory, Kronos had a general understanding of the state of the Moses Ascetic Order.

The Angel of the Moses Ascetic Order are all in a terrible state because the Hidden Sage are Consciousness on guard against them.

Therefore, once someone is promoted, the Hidden Sage will be the first to take action, pushing their condition to the limit to prevent them from having any other ideas.

Such Angel on the verge of spiraling Loss of Control have no choice but to seal themselves off and slowly search for a way to restore their original state.

The Angel that Loss of Control before failed and completely Loss of Control within the seal.

And this Old Man in front of him didn't seem that great to Kronos either.

The Eyes of Mystery Prying might not be able to see anything, but with the help of the Wings of Light's Omniscience, Kronos was still able to see his chaotic state.

He looked like an ordinary Old Man, but his Loss of Control aura had reached a critical point. He didn't even need any external force to push him; as long as his emotions fluctuated slightly, he would Loss of Control irreversibly.

This Old Man was originally Angel responsible for guarding the headquarters; in reality, he was sealed inside the headquarters.

When Kronos first entered, he didn't attract his attention, mainly because Kronos also possessed the power of the Hermit Pathway, so he was mistaken for one of his own.

However, when Kronos was fully urging God Almighty's Substitute to decipher the secrets of the Stone Stele, he was awakened and broke free from the seal.

Out of a desire to protect his organization, he would still take action to eliminate the intruders.

However, after arriving here, he discovered that this person could actually see the contents of the Stone Stele behind him, which immediately piqued his interest.

A person on the verge of Loss of Control has already become confused in their thinking.

In truth, the Knowledge Emperor's Potion Formula was of no use to him whatsoever. Not to mention the Potion Formula, even if the complete Potion were placed in front of him, it wouldn't change his current situation.

But he just couldn't resist the urge; he felt that these things might be able to help him.

Just like Old Neil before he died, even though he had already mutated and the so-called Resurrection was a lie, he just couldn't Consciousness.

Kronos knew very well that when facing someone like this, the only thing he could do was to fight directly; nothing else mattered.

Therefore, Kronos attacked without saying a word.

A chaotic Force Field directly engulfed the Old Man opposite him; this was a technique he had learned from the Enlightenment Monastery.

The Old Man thought he had been very amiable, but he never expected the young man to attack him so directly.

He was still quite puzzled. Wasn't this young man afraid of attracting the Hidden Sage back?

To be honest, Kronos wasn't really that afraid, because he had already created Concealment Domain through the Concealment Scarf.

As long as this battle does not cause too large an impact, it will not attract outside attention in the short term.

The instant the chaotic Force Field Descent, a spear formed of Redfire appeared in Kronos's hand, which he then hurled with Fatal Strike strike.

This power originates from the Red Priest Pathway.

Kronos was able to control things because of God Almighty's Substitute.

Kohler's power originally existed within the Dark Angel's Wings. Although he absorbed so many chaotic Beyonder Characteristic, he was still, in essence, Sequence 3 War Bishop.

Although the power of the Dark Angel's Wings seemed to disappear after the formation of the God Almighty's Substitute, it exists as an omnipotent force.

The essence of Corruption power is erosion and manipulation; after eroding and manipulating all Pathway, it can achieve its omnipotent purpose.

However, the omnipotence controlled by the bright and majestic God Almighty is not manifested in a Corruption form.

After Analysis all the forces in the world, and using this as a basis, the essence of those forces Simulation to achieve omnipotence.

Therefore, the Fallen Servant in the Dark Angel's Wings have all been Analysis by the power of the White Tower Pathway, and then Simulation by the power of the Hanged Man Pathway, and completely controlled by Kronos.

After the Fatal Strike was thrown at the Old Man, Old Man first thought was to dodge.

However, within the chaotic Force Field, the Old Man's actions were completely out of his control.

He exerted a sudden force, intending to leap into the air, but Kronos held him firmly in place, preventing him from escaping.

Despite the chaotic Force Field here, the Flame Spear that shot in was completely unaffected.

Kronos's efforts in managing the Force Field at the Enlightenment Monastery for so long were not in vain.

Therefore, Kronos's Force Field can be made chaotic when he wants it to be chaotic, and orderly when he wants it to be orderly.

The spear flew straight toward the Old Man's head, but Kronos didn't think the battle was over yet.

If an Angel were so easy to kill, they wouldn't be called Angel.

Sure enough, when the spear pierced the Old Man's head, it passed by as if it hadn't touched anything at all.

A closer look reveals that the Old Man's head appears to be blurred, as if it hadn't been attacked at all.

The reason he was able to achieve this effect was because he used his ethereal form.

Sage can etherealize their bodies, breaking them down into streams of complex knowledge, transforming them into pure Information Stream Creature. Therefore, they are indeed immune to many common physical attacks.

Don't be fooled by how easily he did it; for his current state, it was no simple task.

Sure enough, before Kronos could make his next move, the Old Man cried out in Affliction and then uncontrollably began to transform into his Mythical Form.

In less than a second, he transformed into a black mass covered in countless eyes, with numerous Information Stream floating around him.

Information Stream Creature are one of the Sage's methods, but Mythical Form are the trump card.

The Old Man uncontrollably revealed his hand, and you can imagine what his state of mind was like.

Seeing this, Kronos immediately threw out a string of Blasphemy Card.

The Playing Cards formed a Playing Cards Castle, and then the Planeswalker, the Lightseeker, the Catastrophe, the Servant of Concealment, the Weather Warlock, and the Balancer appeared one after another in the Playing Cards Castle.

The ultimate act of Blasphemy Card is to unleash Angel power, and therefore, the incarnations of these Archangel represent the pinnacle of that power.

Six Angel look intimidating, but they can't actually maintain that for very long; each one can only unleash one attack at most.

But such a lineup is quite frightening, especially for this Old Man whose mind isn't quite right anymore.

Even though he almost Loss of Control, his instinct to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune was still there.

He said in a trembling voice, "I just want to make a deal with you, why are you refusing to communicate at all?"

"If you really don't want to make the deal, then get out of here. I don't want to fight you to the death."

He could also sense his own condition and knew that even small changes could easily lead to irreversible deterioration, so he did not want to fight.

The Old Man's idea coincided with Kronos's.

At this level of combat, it's basically a fight to the death; otherwise, it's impossible to determine a winner or loser.

Even if Kronos possessed the Power of Time and had God Almighty's Substitute, he couldn't guarantee that he could subdue a Sage in a short time.

If the Hidden Sage suddenly returns, that would be disastrous.

So, if you've really intimidated him, now is a good time to get away.

Kronos feigned a slight hesitation, then said, "You've already seen me appear; how can I possibly keep you here? Don't be delusional."

The Old Man bluntly replied, "You should be able to sense that I'm on the verge of Loss of Control."

"If you leave now, I will immediately choose to stabilize myself, so I won't have any time to do anything detrimental to you."

To ensure his own safety, the Old Man didn't hesitate to reveal all his secrets.

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