238: A war of lords spanning a thousand years!

Just as Mo Yan was about to sweep everything into his Talent Space, his Talent, Resource Perception, suddenly felt a slight tremor.

It came from behind the bookshelf to his left.

He walked around the back of the bookshelf and knocked on the wall.

It was solid.

But he trusted his Talent.

He carefully observed the patterns on the wall and soon found a groove on one of the stone bricks that seemed out of place.

He extended his finger and infused Qi into it.

Click.

With a soft sound, the wall in front of him slowly retracted inwards, revealing a hidden compartment.

Inside the compartment, there was only a simple, unadorned wooden box.

Mo Yan took it out and opened it.

Inside the box, there were no earth-shattering treasures, only a dozen or so translucent fragments emitting a soft starlight, and three books with covers glowing with Holy Light.

“This is...”

Mo Yan’s pupils suddenly contracted, and his breathing paused for a moment.

【Star Fragment】

Quality: Special

Type: Consumable

Effect: A remnant containing the Law of Space. After collecting ten pieces, a temporary teleportation gate can be constructed for three days to return to the Lord World.

Description: The way home is in your hands.

This was the only credential that allowed one to re-enter the Lord World after returning to Blue Star!

“I finally found it!”

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and shifted his gaze to the three books.

【Skill Book: Holy Light Judgment】

Quality: Rare

Description: The core offensive skill of the Light Church, condensing the power of Holy Light to deal massive damage to evil units.

【Warning: Your power system is “Cultivation System,” which has a severe conflict with this skill’s “Holy Light” system. Cannot be learned!】

.

【Skill Book: Holy Light Shield】

Quality: Rare

Description: Constructs a sturdy shield with the power of Holy Light, capable of withstanding powerful physical and magical attacks.

【Warning: System conflict, cannot be learned!】

【Skill Book: Divine Purification】

Quality: Rare

Description: Dispels negative statuses, purifies curses and poisons, an essential auxiliary skill for Advanced high priests.

【Warning: System conflict, cannot be learned!】

A series of red warnings calmed Mo Yan down.

“As expected, it won’t work.” He shook his head.

It seems he really had to be selective when going into future Secret Realms.

Although Secret Realms of the Holy Light system were lucrative, he couldn't use their core skills. In the long run, Secret Realms of the Cultivation System were more suitable for him.

With a thought, he collected everything in the hidden compartment, along with all the supplies in the entire treasury, into his Talent Space.

After doing all this, he turned around and looked at Idora behind him.

“Idora, are you familiar with this place?”

“Mm,” Idora nodded. Her expression had completely returned to calm. Her Awakening Bloodline gave her a natural sense of familiarity with the place.

“My Bloodline memory contains the layout of this place. These books are categorized and record all of the Empire’s history, geography, alchemy, magic, military, and civilian life.”

“One could say that thousands of years of Diens Empire civilization are all here.”

“Help me find two types of books. Those about the Diens Empire’s oldest history, especially its founding period.”

“Also, all records about the Light Church, the more detailed the better. I want to know exactly what their origins are.”

“Yes, Sir.” Idora responded.

She closed her eyes, sensing quietly, holding the Sun Scepter, standing in front of the bookshelf.

The light at the tip of the scepter rapidly compared and filtered the massive influx of knowledge with her Bloodline memories in her mind.

A moment later, she opened her eyes and nodded to Mo Yan.

“Found them!”

She opened her eyes.

Several thick tomes automatically flew out and landed in front of her.

One of them was the gilded-cover “Imperial Royal Annals.”

Another was made of a peculiar leather, with no text on the cover, yet it emitted a heart-pounding aura.

“Sir, this one...” Idora handed the nameless leather book to Mo Yan, her face a little pale, “My Bloodline memory tells me that it doesn’t belong to the Empire, or even... this world.”

“I just touched it and felt a pang in my heart.”

Mo Yan took the book and opened the first page.

【Lord’s Log】

【Lord Calendar Year 2233, I was chosen by the Supreme Will and descended upon this initial land called Aira Continent. My Talent is S-rank Holy Warrior. All Soldiers, residents, and talents in my territory have their light-element magic effects enhanced by eighty percent.】

【In three years, I established my Kingdom—Deins.】

【In ten years, my territory ascended to... I led my people, the entire nation, to Ascension, heading to that vaster Star Domain! I will establish an eternal and immortal Sun Empire there!】

【The Star Domain is vast and full of dangers. We encountered a Void Realm storm and lost thirty percent of our people. But we survived and found a stable demi-plane to serve as our new Foundation.】

【...】

【Star Domain Calendar Year 127, the Empire was flourishing. My strength had also reached the Peak of this realm. I thought my Empire would last forever.】

【Star Domain Calendar Year 133, Alert! Alert! Unknown Star Domain coordinates exposed! High-intensity undead energy reactions detected! A massive undead fleet is warping in!】

【It’s another Lord, a Lord who follows the undead plague system! He has set his sights on my world!】

【War broke out. His undead army was endless, and my Sun Knight Order was brave and fearless. The Star Domain trembled, and planes collapsed. This war lasted for a full decade.】

【We both suffered heavy losses. His territory was shattered by me, but my Empire, my territory’s core, was also cursed after death...】

The log abruptly ended here.

The following pages were blank.

Mo Yan closed the book, silent for a long time, but a monstrous wave surged in his heart.

He had guessed countless possibilities, but he never expected that the founder of the Diens Empire was a Lord from the Lord World, just like him!

So these Secret Realms were actually formed from the territories after the Lords died!

And an S-rank talented Lord could actually develop his territory into a vast Empire spanning planes!

This brought him immense shock and pointed a completely new direction for his future Dao.

But what followed was an even deeper chill.

Even an Empire as powerful as the Diens Empire ultimately suffered a mutual destruction in the war between Lords.

That undead Lord’s curse...

In Mo Yan’s mind, the bizarre blood-colored patterns on the skin of the Black Crow Town residents flashed, as did the terrifying plague that destroyed the Empire.

“So that’s how it is...”

He finally understood that the plague created by the Light Church was a skill they found from ancient war remnants and learned how to utilize it.

If the Diens Empire was formed from a Lord’s territory after his death...

These so-called Secret Realms were not Secret Realms at all, but the graveyards of countless fallen Lords!

The truth of this Secret Realm was far more cruel and grand than he had imagined.

This was not a simple story of a Dynasty’s demise and a church’s rise.

It was the continuation of a war between two Lords, spanning thousands of years!

In this eternal war, there was no right or wrong, only strength and weakness.

The strong devour everything, the weak...

Can only be devoured!