Bernadette, who controlled a portion of the authority of fate and the Wheel of Fortune card, only needed specific mediums to unleash certain special abilities of high-level Beyonders from the Fate Pathway.
Even if Azik's soul fusion went awry, he could use a weakened fate reset to buy time for rescue.
Hopefully, it won't be necessary... Aaron's thoughts stirred slightly, connecting to the Nation of Disorder. He took out the blood of the Snake of Fate, which he had specifically obtained from a baby in Backlund some time ago, and threw it to Bernadette.
As soon as it left Aaron's control, this drop of silver blood immediately expanded, turning into a ball of light. One mercury-colored, complex symbol after another leaped out from it, instantly forming a giant, illusory, scaleless snake.
On the surface of this silver-white giant snake, abstract and distorted patterns and symbols formed interconnected rotating wheels, with different markings around each wheel.
The Wheel of Fortune card quietly disappeared. Bernadette, with silver eyes, transformed into a torrent of information and merged into that illusory, scaleless snake, completely enveloping the massive feathered snake, burning with pale flames, that Azik had transformed into.
Observing the state of the two Angels with interest, and with the blessing of the Nation of Disorder, Aaron gained a deeper understanding of the mysteries of the complete mythical creature forms of the Death Pathway and the Hermit Pathway. He began to accelerate Azik's return using his authority as a Balancer.
A deep, subdued dark-gold radiance, not dazzling but profound, instantly enveloped the hundreds of miles of the Ferrying Abyss. A miniature world rose behind Aaron, and the portion of the Underworld's authority that had originally merged into his nascent Divine Kingdom was finally completely assimilated at this moment.
The entire nascent Divine Kingdom began to tremble slightly. Law and order intertwined, forming a unique Underworld at the very bottom of that miniature world.
Reality and the Underworld opposed each other, life and Death complemented each other, and order was balanced. The nascent Divine Kingdom, already extremely complete from absorbing fragments of the Night Emperor's Divine Kingdom, began to undergo further transformation, making the entire Divine Kingdom even more real.
The vast illusory world instantly enveloped the two Angels who had displayed their complete mythical creature forms, but it stopped at the last moment before completely solidifying.
Aaron's figure reformed. This feeling of being one step away from perfection left him with a lump in his throat, but he had no intention of forcibly taking that final step.
Under normal circumstances, a Sequence 2 Balancer would continuously elevate their Domain of Judgment as the potion was digested, only truly acquiring a nascent Divine Kingdom upon complete digestion of the potion. This was also the foundation for advancing to Sequence 1 Hand of Order.
"Even if an ordinary Balancer fully digests the potion and obtains a nascent Divine Kingdom, it's only the illusion of a city. I, however, have perfectly inherited the Night Emperor's legacy through the unique nature of the Nation of Disorder, which is why I have such a foundation now."
"Allowing one's nascent Divine Kingdom to completely merge with the corresponding real-world area is something that only needs to be done when advancing to Sequence 1. It's more like a breakthrough point for embedding one's order into the world's underlying rules, and also an anchor for stabilizing oneself."
As his nascent Divine Kingdom further improved and sublimated, Aaron's eyes grew brighter. Recalling the information he had gained when deciphering the Justiciar card, he pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and clenched it tightly.
In the nascent Divine Kingdom, the "Underworld" deposited beneath that illusory world trembled violently. Dark-gold chains of order shattered, turning into swirling mist, and sank along with this illusory Underworld, merging into the entire Ferrying Abyss.
Aaron's aura weakened for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, a smile appearing on his face. The entire Ferrying Abyss was now completely under his control.
His Divine Kingdom far surpassed Angels of the same level. While this meant greater power, even without relying on the Nation of Disorder, he possessed a natural suppression against other Balancers. However, the pressure he would face during advancement would also increase exponentially.
A single city merging with reality would likely be unable to bear the pressure of the entire Divine Kingdom. He had to find points of convergence with reality, and the Ferrying Abyss was one of them.
East Tucker County, Paz River Valley, Five Seas, Moon City.... Aaron's gaze swept over the illusory world beneath his feet, which had been stripped of the Underworld. His eyes lingered for a moment on the latter two locations, then he subtly retracted his Divine Kingdom.
After confirming Azik's condition, Aaron did not continue to wait. This place had already been assimilated by his Divine Kingdom, and if any abnormality in order occurred, he could instantly return no matter where he was.
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In the Spirit World, a vibrant, abstract-painting-like realm, the slightly dilapidated Black Tulip slowly moved through the colorful blocks.
On the deck outside the captain's cabin, "Admiral Hell" Ludwell skillfully raised his right arm. His arm quickly became illusory, with faint greenish lights appearing, as if it had turned into a Wraith or a ghost.
Suddenly, his right arm shot out, and an illusory face emerged from his pale palm. A tongue covered in pale feathers extended into the colorful blocks, dragging back a few strangely shaped Spirit World creatures.
Putting Azik's copper whistle back into the cigarette case sealed with a wall of spirituality, Klein, with Alger's face, glanced at the Spirit World creatures caught by Ludwell, and reluctantly shouted towards the depths of the cabin:
"Frank, I caught what you wanted!"
The next second, accompanied by the vibration of the deck, Frank's burly figure appeared. He greeted Klein very enthusiastically, his eyes shining as he looked at the uniquely shaped Spirit World creatures:
"Praise the Mother! With these experimental materials, I will surely create something even greater!"
Klein's eyelids twitched. He reached out to stop Frank, who was excited and even eager to try, and lightly coughed, saying indifferently:
"According to the agreement we made when you boarded, the cabins of this ghost ship can be used for your creations, but as a supervisor, I need to understand your experimental progress and..."
Klein paused, holding back the words "dangerous, evil" that came to his lips, and chose a more subtle expression:
"Hmm, your wild ideas."
Frank was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head a little sheepishly, laughing heartily:
"Sorry, Mr. Sparrow, I was a bit too excited just now and forgot to explain my ideas to you."
"The bounty of the land brings us the joy of harvest, but land is finite, and if disturbed by war, the bounty of the land might be squandered."
"Therefore, I plan to thoroughly research Spirit World creatures. The specific approach is still to be determined, but I plan to first try to crossbreed them with wheat."
Frank became more and more excited as he spoke, completely oblivious to Klein's suddenly stiff expression:
"This is a field I have never explored before, and I might need your marionette to help me a bit. If successful, this will be a great creation!"