"Holy Lord?" Rocky exclaimed in surprise.
"I can't believe we're meeting again so soon. This encounter is happening earlier than I predicted," Holy
Lord said calmly. From his tone and lack of surprise, it was evident that he had foreseen this.
"Why are you here?" Rocky asked. Bewilderment and curiosity were evident in his voice as he glanced
at Holy Lord.
"As I belong to this world, it is only natural that you would find me here. You, on the contrary, shouldn't
be here. But now that you are, it means you have inherited the full power of Divine King Belial.
Otherwise, King Apollyon wouldn't have allowed you to come here." Holy Lord's observation was so
accurate that it surprised Rocky.
Rocky didn't deny it, but his eyes conveyed the doubt coursing through him.
"Are you now wondering how I returned here after the spiritual race sealed the Divine Land? Since you
can enter, it is natural that I can as well. No one is more familiar with this world than me. A mere seal of
the spiritual race can't stop me," Holy Lord said proudly.
"I'm just a little surprised," Rocky admitted.
"You must have a lot of questions. Perhaps you're curious about how two worlds that originally did not
interfere with each other came to be connected?" Holy Lord seemed to be able to read Rocky's mind.
"So, I've been right all along. The Divine Land and the Wild Spirit Land are two different worlds." A
smirk tugged at the corner of Rocky's lips. Holy Lord's words were tantamount to confirming Rocky's
previous assumptions.
"You are very smart. No wonder you come from another world. Since you are here, I will share with you
why the Star Divine Race would be connected to the Wild Spirit Land." Holy Lord paused, raised his
head, and glanced at the twelve statues. With a slow nod, he recounted a period of the Star Divine
Race's history that had resulted in the birth of the twelve deities.
"This place was initially a very peaceful world. There was no war, no killing, and no rulers. Everyone
was self-sufficient, and it was a happy and promising land. The Star Divine Race beings were born with
extreme power and the ability to control all kinds of spiritual power with different attributes. Even so,
they coexisted peacefully with the other creatures of this world. One day, the power that maintained this
world suddenly lost its balance, hurling this world toward imminent danger. Later, tens of thousands of
our people died, and fewer than a thousand remained. To protect this world, the Star Divine Race
selected twelve of their strongest race members to go to the Alien World to find a way to save this
world," Holy Lord explained as he fixed his gaze on the twelve statues. He seemed to be in a daze, as
though reliving a memory.
Rocky nodded silently. He could guess that these twelve members later became the twelve deities.
"In the end, these twelve powerful members brought back a powerful source, the Divine Spiritual
Source. Once they brought the source to this world, it formed a connection between both worlds. The
other world, as you would know by now, is the world where the Wild Spirit Land is located."
"Did the Divine Spiritual Source originally belong to the Wild Spirit Land?" Rocky asked with widened
eyes. He hadn't expected to learn that the Divine Spiritual Source originated in the Wild Spirit Land, not
the Star Divine Race.
"Yes, that is correct." Holy Lord nodded as he continued, "The twelve members that retrieved the
Divine Spiritual Source were conferred the title of deity by the other members as they had saved their
world and the Star Divine Race. This is how the twelve deities came to be."
"Didn't you say that the twelve members were the saviors of the Wild Spirit Land the last time we
spoke? How can that be when you just explained that they saved their own world, not the Wild Spirit
Land?" Confusion coursed through Rocky. He had assumed that the twelve deities had protected the
Wild Spirit Land. But as per Holy Lord's story, they had only saved their world.
"The twelve deities did save the Wild Spirit Land as well. Or, who else could have the power to seal the
calamity beasts that were endangering everyone's life? It is true that the subsequent disasters that
befell the Wild Spirit Land were due to the removal of the Divine Spiritual Source..." Holy Lord clarified.
"What happened then? What does any of this have to do with the resistance of the spiritual race?"
Rocky pressed for more information.
"This is all that I can tell you now. You'll learn the rest after you activate the memory in the Oracle
Jade." Just like the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast, Holy Lord refused to say more. It was as though they
both enjoyed tantalizing Rocky with only half the story.
Although Rocky was a little unhappy, he now knew the true origins of the Divine Spiritual Source, the
story of the twelve deities, and the Star Divine Race's true nature. He was only one step away from the
truth.
"By the way, I have something to ask you." At that time, Holy Lord's expression turned serious.
"What do you want to know?" Rocky was startled.
"Before I returned to the Divine Land, I went to the Heavenly God Temple. That's when I discovered
that someone had removed the sealing stone used to imprison Wraith King Sebastian. Was it you? As
far as I know, only the power of Divine King Belial can do that..." Holy Lord stated.
As Rocky didn't intend to hide anything, he told Holy Lord about his trip to the Heavenly God Temple.
"So, Wraith King Sebastian is now attached to that spiritual race being called Alston?" Holy Lord's
expression turned grim.
Rocky nodded to confirm.
"Is it a fate?" Holy Lord suddenly sighed.
"Is this Wraith King Sebastian very powerful?" Rocky voiced the question that was bothering him.
"He is the only one from among the twelve deities to have the strength to match Divine King Belial. A
lot of trouble will betide now that you released him." Holy Lord's face darkened as he spoke. After a
brief pause, he continued, "Fortunately, his strength has not yet been restored, or the consequences
would be unimaginable. It seems that you have to deal with him first, but your current strength is
insufficient to trap him again."
"So that's why I am here," Rocky muttered as enlightenment surged within him.
"This is the only place where you can upgrade your power at the King Realm. However, you don't have
much time. The calamity beasts are still attacking the Wild Spirit Land. Once the land is destroyed, this
world will also be affected. It will lose its balance again, and this time, nothing will prevent it from
collapsing. The two worlds will likely disappear in unison." Holy Lord's steely gaze cut through Rocky.
The fate of two worlds rested on Rocky's shoulders, and Holy Lord needed to ensure that the young
man understood the situation they found themselves in.
"So, this is the so-called doomsday..." Only then did Rocky realize the true meaning of doomsday.
"You must hurry and use all means necessary to improve your power at the King Realm. As for the
calamity beasts, I will find a way to delay their destruction of the Wild Spirit Land, but I'm afraid that I
can't hold them for too long. You should lose no time! Remember that you have to deal with Wraith
King Sebastian first. You can't let him get the complete Divine Spiritual Source. Otherwise, all our
efforts will be in vain," Holy Lord warned.
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