Chapter 257: Chapter 0257: Doubts (Congratulations to reader 120226104604296, the Alliance Leader!)

Translator: 549690339

“Abyss… Demon!”

Whispered Su Lu, a smile suddenly crossing his face: “The Pottery family… seems always to be entwined with demons…”

Not just the Donks couple who might have ended up in the Abyss and the [Demon Hunting Expert], Rod, who stepped on a professional path were all originated from the Ancient Snake Society, an organization supposedly controlled by demons!

If this wasn’t a cursed bond, then what was?

He cautiously inspected the edge of the ditch for quite some time without any significant findings and decided to give up.

Only when he left the cave, feeling the vibrant forest outside, and speckled sunlight occasionally filtering through the leaves, did Su Lu let out a long sigh of relief.

The abyss-tainted atmosphere deep in the mine was indeed unbearable.

“How was it?”

A person emerged from under a tree. It was Rod.

Su Lu didn’t know when he had arrived and been waiting nearby.

“No clues…” Su Lu shook his head.

The Abyss was still far beyond his realm.

Rod’s lips moved, but in the end, he said nothing.

In the true era of the gods, when transcendent power was resurgent, the third level was barely considered as a middle-level occupational person.

Yet even in those times, a demon was a powerful and evil Dominator! Its reputation was enough to horrify anyone who heard about it.

“Let’s go, we are heading back!”

Su Lu led the way home. A flash of light emerged from his right hand, revealing a dull-black Demon Hunting dagger. He casually tossed it to Rod: “What do you think? Do you recognize it?”

“Spatial gear, Demon Hunting knife?”

Rod was surprised as he caught it: “You’ve got plenty of good stuff…”

He didn’t ask further, but a sense of dread set in. He realized that his brother’s experience during this time was probably far from simple.

His attention was immediately drawn to the knife in his hand.

“This is…”

Rod mumbled to himself, turning over the Demon Hunting knife, studying it: “Perfect… it must have been created by a high-level occupational person on the [Demon Hunter] path, a legend in the making…”

“Why?”

Su Lu asked curiously.

Rod certainly knew more about this Demon Hunting item than him.

“Firstly… the material used to craft it should be ‘Dark Gold’, a very rare and unique metal… it has a strong damaging effect on demon creatures, apart from that… the ‘sharp’, ‘demon breaking’ effects engraved upon it are permanent…” Rod praised it over and over.

“Permanent?”

Su Lu thought for a moment, it seemed that all the magical items he crafted had a use-by date, like the Greedy Gloves, which had a lifespan of two years.

However, this Demon Hunting knife had suppressed the “Unnamed Undead Book” for an unknown number of years before he acquired it!

“Unless it is a divine blessing, the mysterious power contained within magical items will always diminish… The ‘permanent’ I speak of is just a relative description, but it could survive for hundreds of years and pass through the hands of dozens of generations, that’s somewhat of a ‘perpetual effect’”, Rod elaborated. “It is better than any magical item I possess, it can even compare with the treasures held by my teacher… Make good use of it.”

He handed the Demon Hunting knife back to Su Lu.

“Why? Don’t you want it?”

Su Lu was a bit surprised. After all, the knife would be most effective in the hands of a [Demon Hunter].

Its destructive power against demons was amplified to a terrifying extent. If Rod were to wield it, even the [Winged Demon] would be wary.

“No need… I have a lot of magical items myself, most of which I exchanged from the Goddess Church… they are quite generous in this regard…” Rod slapped his waist generously, showing off his wealth. However, he became speechless after seeing Su Lu’s right glove.

After all, that was a storage equip!

The Pottery family definitely had it in their prime, but now… heh heh…

“Alright.”

Su Lu boxed up the Demon Hunting knife again.

Fairly speaking, occupational persons on the [Dimensional Walker] path were impressive assassins, so it was quite appropriate for them to use a dagger.

“Actually… I’ve always had a doubt.”

Back in the cabin in the woods, while Su Lu was stewing a pot of vegetable soup to soak the bread, he asked Rod, who was cutting the bread: “Between the Dawn and the revival of the gods, several centuries or even a thousand years passed… The last Twilight of the Gods started about three hundred years ago, is that right?”

“Yes, the New Continent was still a colony of the Chris Empire back then, and only later did the rise of the White Eagle Federation occur…” Rod answered: “What’s the problem?”

“Fifth-Level professionals who experienced a qualitative change and ascendance in life, these high-level professionals, will have a protracted life… where did they go during the Twilight period?”

Su Lu asked solemnly.

“Professionals below the Fifth Level, except for some special categories or those who have obtained some marvels, or received the blessing of great beings… indeed, only a few have the long lifespans that can last through the Twilight of the Gods. But high-level professionals, I mean transcendent beings above the fifth level, are likely to have survived till now… according to my conjecture, descriptions from my teacher and some scriptures, most of them chose to seal themselves to wait for the arrival of dawn…”

According to Rod’s explanation, Su Lu’s expression gradually became serious.

During the Twilight of the Gods, transcendent forces were suppressed, and the normally long lifespan of transcendent species was shortened, with stronger beings suffering more.

Therefore, most chose to seal themselves, to hibernate in a safe place.

“So… in ruins, within those terrifying families, there might indeed be some ageless monsters? They might have started awakening…”

Su Lu said with a somewhat playful smile: “This is so similar to the depiction of gods…”

Due to the decline of the spirit tide, gods also scaled back their involvement with the Old and New Continents, leading to a gradual decline in faith.

“The biggest difference is that the gods do not exist in this world, they reside above the Spirit World…” Rod shook his head: “And some of those ‘old monsters’ you’re talking about, they might have chosen to go to the edge of the world, to the Dark Continent… you should know, time has most drastically depleted spiritual tides on the New and Old Continents. However, on the Dark Continent, on our unexplored land, there may still be some ‘spring eyes’ left, else we couldn’t explain the presence of transcendent species on that land… there, high-level professionals can barely move, remain conscious and alive, and still have a relatively long lifespan…”

Rod looked at Su Lu: “Therefore, do not provoke the Federation, the Church and other large forces… The Federation has already intended to recall the explorers, and these groups might include some of these age-old figures!”

“So this is what is meant by…’deep-rooted foundation’?”

Su Lu dished up two bowls of the cooked vegetable soup: “It seems, within the Chris Empire on the Old Continent, those royal families, nobles, and the Six Great Churches, there would be more hidden age-old figures? Should we feel lucky to be living in the White Eagle Federation, this relatively young country?”