The entire "Mist World" seemed to tremble slightly, as the revived will of Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings and the self-cognition and spiritual imprint of Antigonus collided with each other, converging into two overwhelming spiritual storms that ravaged the ruined, magnificent palace, resisting the restraints of the decrees.
Mutterings of suppressed madness echoed in his ears, and Aaron's figure trembled, his thoughts instantly becoming chaotic, as if his intelligence had been forcibly lowered.
Before completely losing control, Antigonus was already a spiritual patchwork to some extent; parts of his self-cognition and spiritual imprint belonged to Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, which allowed him to still use some of The Fool's authority even with only one Sequence 1 characteristic and the Uniqueness.
However, influenced by the Trunsoest Brass Book and Antigonus's instinctive resistance to the spiritual imprint of Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, the already half-baked "Blind Stupidity" effect weakened further.
The spreading Spirit Body Threads distorted into slick tentacles covered in strange patterns, but they could no longer restrain Aaron, who had broken free from stupor and released the embryonic form of his Divine Kingdom.
The miniature, illusory world crashed down, carrying immense power that forcibly suppressed the spiritual storm erupting from the throne.
Using this opening, Aaron's figure flickered to the side of the throne, looking at Antigonus, who was constantly shifting between a human form and a dark cloak with slick tentacles extending from it, and extended his right hand, covered in dark gold mist.
Almost instantly upon contact, a three-dimensional symbol appeared on Antigonus's forehead, composed of a balance representing order and a scepter symbolizing dominion—this was the imprint of the Nation of Disorder.
The dark gold world, manipulated by Aaron, seemed to boil, completely leveraging this Sefirah and channeling this power into Antigonus's body through the embryonic Divine Kingdom.
Aaron, as the medium for power projection, also went all out at this moment. Neither Antigonus, who had accommodated the Uniqueness and was called half a Fool, nor the will of Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings, which was of a higher essence, were within the scope that an ordinary Balancer could influence.
Only Aaron, who had completely controlled the Sefirah and was not afraid of corruption by the Celestial Worthy's will, dared to forcibly intervene using the Hand of Order characteristic and the Uniqueness.
The revived will of Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings suddenly weakened, forcibly balanced to a degree almost equivalent to Antigonus, who lacked sufficient anchors to maintain his self-cognition and spiritual imprint. The collapsing dam of consciousness was repaired.
Before these two opposing yet fused wills could repeat their past mistakes, the power from the Nation of Disorder solidified into an imprint, breaking the original standoff. The three forces intertwined and evolved into a new balance.
On that massive stone chair, the constantly shifting transparent worms gradually stabilized. As the murmuring subsided, Antigonus, now in a normal human form, rested his elbows on the armrests, his eyes closed as he leaned back against the chair.
"Finally, I've completely digested the Balancer potion..."
Beside this Half-Fool, a smile formed on Aaron's face. Using the feedback from the complete digestion of the potion, his body gradually dematerialized and merged into the embryonic Divine Kingdom that enveloped the entire palace.
For an ordinary Sequence 2 Balancer, their Domain of Judgment would continuously sublimate with the digestion of the potion, only gaining the opportunity to transform into an embryonic Divine Kingdom upon complete digestion. This was also one of the conditions for advancing to Sequence 1 Hand of Order.
But for Aaron, who already possessed an embryonic Divine Kingdom due to the Nation of Disorder and the fragmented Divine Kingdom left by the Night Emperor, it was like a "rough house" undergoing a luxurious renovation.
He only needed to find a few fulcrums to establish this "renovated house," allowing the Divine Kingdom to connect with the world's rules and advance to Hand of Order, truly transforming from an executor of order to a controller of order. The final achievement of Order itself seemed no longer distant.
Chaotic thoughts flashed through his consciousness, causing Aaron's scattered thoughts, merged within the Divine Kingdom, to re-coalesce.
At the same time, a blurry, indistinct figure appeared, instantly calming the trembling that was even more intense than before, affecting the entire main peak of the Hornacis mountain range.
She wore a layered but not overly intricate black dress, adorned with countless stars.
Beneath the thin black veil, her eyes, as if condensed with starlight, swept over the eerily calm Antigonus, finally resting on Aaron, who had re-materialized his body beside him:
"Balancing their spiritual imprints through high-level corruption from the Sefirah is unsustainable, and there's also the risk of being corrupted in reverse."
"When this power recedes, the Celestial Worthy's will will revive more completely. He will react with unknown changes, adjusting his own state."
Looking at the Evernight Goddess opposite him, Aaron nodded, responding calmly:
"It's a necessary risk. This is the fastest Pathway for me to completely digest the potion."
"Moreover, Adam has already gathered all the materials. He is only one final world trend away from godhood. I must advance to Hand of Order as quickly as possible."
As he spoke, he curved his lips into a smile, saying:
"With my current Beyonder characteristic, there is no such thing as a main body, as long as the Nation of Disorder is not affected."
"Even if it really fails, abandoning this body and severing this part of my will to re-condense a main body within the Sefirah is not an unbearable loss."
The Evernight Goddess in the void nodded slightly, not unnecessarily mentioning what to do with Antigonus if it failed.
This was her home ground; she had been able to suppress and seal him in the Fourth Epoch, incidentally destroying the Nation of the Evernight. Without interference from other forces of the same level, re-suppressing Antigonus, who had lost a characteristic of Attendant of Mysteries, was merely a matter of convenience.
Not lingering on this topic, the Evernight Goddess softly reminded:
"After losing the Trunsoest Brass Book, Badheil is no longer arrogant and has secretly reached an agreement with the Earth Mother. The flames of war are about to reignite..."
The Goddess means that the Feynapotter Kingdom is also about to join the war...
Poor Badheil can't even recognize his own mother. He truly deserves to be the first True God to fall...
Aaron clicked his tongue inwardly. He was not surprised by this expected news. Instead, he pondered how to use this upcoming war to hunt down the Hand of Order of the Castiya family.
Thoughts arose one after another. Aaron's eyes were deep. After a moment of contemplation, he had a somewhat immature idea. Although risky, it was worth a try, but that would have to wait until he successfully advanced.
Having made up his mind, Aaron slightly tilted his head, cast a final glance at the Foggy Town outside the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range, bowed slightly to the Evernight Goddess in the void, and then his figure dispersed into points of light, vanishing into nothingness.