The Fourth Pillar, Nanook's Treasure
Chapter 577 The Fourth Pillar, Nanook's Treasure
Word count: 1849 · Updated: October 21, 2025
Chapter 577 The Fourth Pillar, Nanook's Treasure
Clayne hovered above the River of Everlasting Darkness for a long time, looking at the "river water" below.
Now he finally understood what the "danger" that the goddess of night, Amanesis, had spoken of was.
It is [nothingness].
For unknown reasons, this tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness has been stained with [Nothingness].
Now it really becomes "even if you die, you will be detained."
"This story tells us that high-level beings need to watch their mouths and not speak carelessly. Otherwise, it is likely to have an impact on their destiny and attract bad things." Crane muttered a few words and continued to try to find a way to obtain river water.
Crane dropped and rose again several times, trying to find a breakthrough but to no avail.
He had originally thought that now that the true gods could leave the astral realm, the Goddess of Night could come and fetch the water from the River of Eternal Darkness herself, but now she was asking him for help.
"Hmm, this feels a bit tricky." Crane was clueless.
So he chose to call for help, hoping that the cell phone signal would not be affected by the River of Eternal Darkness and the Void.
Soon, the call was successfully broadcast without any impact.
This is the power of pioneering.
The phone rang only a few times before it was answered.
"Help, Ceris," Clayne said, looking down at the River of Everdarkness, his tone a bit exaggerated. "I suspect Earth will soon be short of Essence."
"The River of Everdarkness?" asked Cerus on the other end of the line.
"Yeah," Crane replied. "You know?"
"Ah, I know," said Serris. "Last year, Azk stepped into the Void and threw the half of his soul, which the Hades King Salinger had left within him as a backup for his resurrection, into the Void."
"And then... Salinger committed suicide?" Crane looked at the pale Salinger below.
"No," Serris denied. "That half of Salinger's soul died along the way. The Void followed the connection between Salinger and the Death Mark, causing the mark Salinger left in the River of Everdarkness to self-destruct."
"So that's how it is." Crane suddenly realized and looked at Salinger, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground with his head lowered in the river.
He also thought that if half of his soul could bear the consequences of self-destruction and return to the River of Eternal Darkness, it would be truly remarkable.
What if he really is some big boss called [Nothingness]?
He died on the way.
I originally thought it was comparable to the suicide bombers of the past, but after all this time it turned out to be just a bystander.
"So what do we do?" Crane pressed. "If the River of Eternal Darkness is polluted, will it affect Earth?"
"No," Cerus replied, "I mean the Everdark River will not be polluted. Someone will stop it."
"You?" Crane flew above Salinger.
"No, it's Nanook." Sirius's answer was beyond Crane's expectations.
He had considered that the Star Gods might be interested in the Essence, and that [Abundance], [Protection], [Harmony], and even [Joy] might personally intervene.
But he never expected it to be [Destruction].
"Yes, it's [Destruction]," Serris replied affirmatively. "I didn't take the wrong medicine, nor did I sleep too much."
"Then...what does he want?" Crane still didn't understand.
"The fourth pillar," Cerus replied. "You probably don't know yet, do you? Once the fourth pillar appears, it will explode the entire universe."
"Nanook really cherishes this precious baby of his. I've felt his gaze on me more than a dozen times in the past two years."
"This..." Crane was speechless for a moment.
It seems to make sense to say so.
Just appearing can destroy the entire universe.
This is indeed Nanook's favorite.
Rather, it was a blessing from the Amber King that Nanook did not come down in person to ripen the fruits.
Crane inexplicably thought of a scene from "Cat and Jerry".
The mouse with Nanook's face stares intently at the cheese that forms the Earth. The cat with Krieger's face stands behind Nanook, holding a hammer (a baseball bat). Every time Nanook moves, Krieger hits him with the hammer.
The cat and the mouse are still too authoritative.
"So, it's actually only this part that's been polluted." Clean understood what Ceris meant. "It's only a tributary that's been polluted. And the connection between this tributary and the main body of the River of Everdarkness may have been [destroyed]."
"That's right." Ceres' tone was full of smile.
"By the way, where are you now?" Crane thought of a question.
"I followed your advice and am now searching for the Fallen Mother Goddess on the moon," Ceres replied with a smile. "She's hiding, though, and I can't seem to find her. I guess she's playing hide-and-seek with me."
Crane was silent for a few seconds. "Well... then you had fun."
"Bye-Bye."
"goodbye."
Crane hung up the phone.
Hope the moon is okay.
Putting away his phone, Crane flapped his wings and dived forward, flying over the long, illusory but colorless river beneath his feet.
He already understood why the Goddess of Night needed him to come.
Soon, he went deep underground and came to the "end" of the river.
The city of Calderon is located in the spirit world, where there is no front, back, up, down, left, or right.
So this is just the conceptual end.
It was a thick gray-white mist, and the tributary of the River of Everdarkness flowed out from the other end of the mist.
Crane could sense that the contamination of the Void had ended here, been destroyed, and did not move forward.
really.
Crane nodded in understanding.
Looking at the thick gray fog, Crane quickly realized what it was.
That is the seal that Tianzun placed on the Western Continent.
Of course, the seal of Tianzun cannot exist only in reality, it naturally exists in the spiritual world as well.
In the spirit world, there is no distinction between up, down, left, and right, so as long as you step over this gray fog, you can directly reach West Road.
The seal left by the "Lord of Mysteries" is of course inaccessible to Clayne, who is currently only the "Servant of Mysteries." However, by using the mask to "borrow" his future self, Clayne can borrow the identity of "Half of the Old Day."
He couldn't break the seal, but he could create a small opening so he could get some water I heard that it was the order to dig
Chapter 578 I heard that it was the order to dig
Word count: 2574 · Updated: October 21, 2025
Chapter 578: I heard that it was the envoy who took...
Maybe, he can do a "Yugong moving water" thing.
Dig a spoonful today, bring a bucket tomorrow, and the clones are endless.
Clain smiled, collected his wandering thoughts, and placed his hand on the seal.
Part of the authority of the "door" seeped into the past, just as it did before, turning into a "bowl" made up of countless "doors" stacked up.
The bowl passed through the seal and fell into the clean River of Everlasting Darkness, storing some of the "river water" before returning along the same route.
When returning, Crane felt as if someone was trying to stop him, as if trying to forcibly grab the "bowl" over there.
But I didn't catch it, or I didn't pull it.
The indigenous inhabitants of Xidalu? I just don't know who they are.
Crane took back the "bowl", shook it casually in his hands, and blinked.
After some consideration, Crane decided not to communicate with the person on the other side of the seal.
Well, to be on the safe side, let's wait until it becomes a thing of the past.
The essences are all on the opposite side, it would be bad if there is an Old One on the opposite side.
The next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot.
This is just a historical projection.
Outside the city of Calderon, Crane's true form emerged from the mist of history, still holding the bowl made up of layers of overlapping "doors" in his hand.
As soon as he took off the mask of joy and walked out of the mist of history, Crane yawned subconsciously.
The next second, he keenly realized that he had been forcibly dragged into a dream.
Without resistance, Clay accepted the "dream entry" of the Goddess of Night obediently.
The scene around me changed instantly.
At the center of the dream was a Gothic palace that seemed to blend into the surrounding darkness. It was exquisitely detailed and dark in color, yet still magnificent.
Holding the "bowl" of water from the River of Everlasting Darkness in his hand, Crane walked through clusters of night-blooming herbs and deep-slumber flowers. Like a regular here, he entered the palace without hesitation.
At the deepest part of the hall, the "Goddess of Night" sat on an ancient high-back chair, still wearing her layered yet simple black dress.
The sparkling dots on the long skirt reflect the brilliance on the palace dome, walls and columns, creating a quiet and dreamy starry sky.
His voice sounded like a serenade.
"First of all, congratulations on your promotion, and I wish you success in your next promotion."
The goddess of the night, Amanesis, whose face seemed to be covered with layers of gauze, stood up slowly, holding a bird-shaped golden ornament, walked down the stairs, and came in front of Crane.
Clayne politely took off his hat, bowed slightly and said:
"I'll give you my good wishes."
Layers of illusory doors appeared in the two empty eye sockets of this bird-shaped golden ornament.
Those doors had a great attraction, and without Crane deliberately interfering, they sucked all the river water in Crane's "bowl" into them.
During this time, Crane yawned again.
After Amanesis received some of the water from the River of Everlasting Darkness, Clayne reminded him,
"I heard that the Star-God of Destruction has set his sights on the River of Everlasting Darkness."
Oops, this time Nanook has really found a treasure.
This is much better than Boshizun's second-hand computer.
Amanisis's movements were not affected and remained graceful and calm.
"I know."
"I was also noticed by Him."
Crane was speechless for a moment.
After thinking about it, I remembered some information I learned in the simulated universe.
"I heard that many of the Orders of Destruction are related to multiple fates. Perhaps He wants to turn you into the 'Lord of Extinction who destroys the Mystery.'"
"Lord of Annihilation..." Amanesis repeated the word.
"Are these Extinction Lords very powerful?"
He was indeed somewhat worried about the opponents he might face in the future.
"Very strong." Crane said with a sharp look.
After a moment of thought, he added, "Among them, Xingxiao, the 'Lord of Destruction [Harmony]', is stronger than I am now."
"So, what if it's the [Joy] Envoy? How does it compare to that [Joy]?" Amanisis asked again.
"Cerris..." Crane had also heard about this from Serris, but he didn't quite believe what Serris said.
"I heard that he once lost by a finger to the Lord of Annihilation."
"Only a few fingers?" Amanisis was puzzled.
"His exact words were..." Crane smiled, mimicking Cerus' voice and tone. "The Lord of Extinction has returned to Silence. It's said he came to 'destroy the Lord of Extinction who destroys Pleasure.' Without a doubt, I clashed with him. Sadly, I was only slightly behind."
As he spoke, he materialized an image of silence in the air.
He was a gentleman-looking man in a suit.
Instead of a head, he had a purple hand on his neck.
Amanesis suddenly had a premonition that what Ceres said at that time was probably not serious.
really...
"At first, he raised his middle fingers at me three times, and I could only raise my middle fingers twice in return."
"It's such a shame and humiliation!"
Clayne finished his words, imitating Cerus's voice and tone, and shrugged. "That's it. While his words can't be fully trusted, they might hold some weight."
A smile appeared on Amaniss's face.
"That envoy... has quite a personality."
"Yeah." Crane nodded with a smile, then yawned again.
Seeing Clean yawn, the goddess of night, Amanesis, lowered her eyes.
"You have suffered greatly from the effects of [Eternal Sleep]," the Evernight Goddess said softly, "You should rest now."
"Rest..." Hearing the word, Crane shook his head.
This phrase comes from the "Lord who sleeps in silence," so it's definitely not just a simple sleep.
This meant more to let Clain let go of his responsibilities and all the things on his mind, and have a good, relaxing, dreamless rest.
Crane smiled.
He said:
"I sometimes think that if it weren't for what happened later, I would definitely still be living in Tingen, working for you, the goddess, with a salary that's not particularly high but enough to support a family of three."
"I go to work on time every day, take turns on underground shifts, handle a few cases, play cards with my colleagues, and occasionally go to the theater or circus with Melissa and Benson."
"If I can go home early someday, I'll study food, which is one of my hobbies."
The Goddess of Night just listened quietly, without saying a word or interrupting.
He was a good listener and a good listener.
Crane's story continues:
"I might visit Mr. Azk on the weekend. He's the son of the God of Death, the Lord of Death from the Balam Empire, and he lived a very, very long time. Since I know nothing about him, I'll relax and discuss the history of various realms with him."
Having said this, Clay paused.
His voice was still smooth, without a trace of hoarseness.
"Unfortunately, there's no going back."
"Life always pushes us forward and confronts us with changes one after another."
"I can't go back..."
The Night Goddess's dream projection nodded gently and said,
"You have maintained your humanity well. Perhaps this is also the advantage of [Joy]."
Upon hearing this, Clayne smiled again and said:
"If humanity is not well maintained, allowing divinity to gain the upper hand, I will make a similar choice, because the instinct of divinity is to gather around me."
The dream projection of the "Goddess of Night" Amanesis smiled softly.
"Then make preparations and go see Antigonus as soon as possible."
Clain said no more, watching the projection of the "Goddess of Night" disappear before him and the dream gently collapse.
The bird's nest-like city of Calderon reappeared in his sight.
For him, there was not much preparation needed to go to the main peak of the Hornacis Mountains and face the ancestors of the Antigonus family.
He had already digested the characteristics of the "Mysterious Attendant" twice.
The first time, he served "Mr. Fool", that is, himself.
The second time, he used his clone to resurrect the "Lord of Mysteries".
Although he later killed the newly resurrected Lord of Mysteries, it is an undeniable fact that he resurrected Tianzun.
The future successor of the Lord of Mysteries must of course learn how to exploit bugs.
I believe that if the Heavenly Lord knew about this, he would be very pleased.
Well, this is called having successors