This book's protagonist will jump back and forth between the two timelines of "Lord of The Mysteries" and "Circle of Inevitability." Since this is a "Lord of The Mysteries" fanfiction, the Mysteries portion comprises approximately seven parts, while Circle comprises about three parts. The author has created a complete outline for the timeline segments and will adhere closely to the original events with reasonable modifications. Additionally, the return to the Mysteries world plot begins in Chapter 8. Readers not interested in Circle of Inevitability may skip accordingly. Thank you all.
The surrounding landscape was entirely gray and dark, the soil a red-brown color as if soaked in blood.
A towering mountain peak dominated Lucas's field of vision. Around this peak, collapsed houses formed concentric rings—a pattern both magnificent and cruelly beautiful.
There was no conventional sky here. The surroundings were abnormally dim, resembling a night illuminated only by starlight. When Lucas raised his head, he could see thick gray-white fog covering the sky like a dense layer of clouds.
"This is Cordu Village outside the dream... I was sent here directly by that countdown?"
Observing a figure running frantically in the distance, combined with the highly distinctive ruins around him, Lucas recognized his current location. His temples began to throb.
Before transmigrating, as a reader well-versed in Lord of The Mysteries and moderately familiar with Circle of Inevitability, Lucas clearly understood what kind of place he now occupied.
This was a special area formed jointly by multiple forces after the outer god's angel within Circle of Inevitability's protagonist Lumian Lee was sealed by "The Fool" Klein—ruins polluted by evil gods.
At the beginning of Circle of Inevitability, Lumian had always believed these ruins were his dream, while Cordu Village, where his sister lived, was the "real world." However, the truth was exactly the opposite—this place, heavily polluted by evil god power, was actual reality.
For Lucas, an outsider sent here after the countdown's end, this was undoubtedly a terrible outcome. The mere thought of how many high-level beings were watching this place made his scalp crawl.
However, Lucas quickly steadied his emotions.
Since I don't see a certain priest appearing before me now, what I need to do is quickly determine whether the body I'm currently using is completely new or the previous Amon avatar...
Lucas pondered while examining his current form.
The good news was that his body remained unchanged—still using Amon's avatar body, wearing the black robe left by his predecessor, with no monocle adorning his face.
However, faint gray fog now shuttled across his body, rendering him somewhat transparent and giving him the appearance of an illusory "spirit body" shrouded in gray mist.
My body's state hasn't changed. The deliberate tears I made in my clothes remain unchanged... only gray fog power is overflowing from my body...
I can confirm that after the countdown reached zero, I was transported here together with my physical body from reality. No need to worry about accidents befalling my body there.
I don't feel any evil god pollution—not at all.
The knowledge about outer gods and above-sequence entities in my mind didn't cause sudden death. It seems my transmigrator identity still provides some protection...
The countdown on my hand has reset. Could it be that when this countdown reaches zero again, I'll return to the Lord of The Mysteries world?
On his first day in the Lord of The Mysteries world, the countdown on his hand had displayed "[168:00:00]" and constantly decreased.
While analyzing mentally, Lucas suddenly felt something abnormal—as if something was watching him.
He immediately became alert, suppressed his chaotic thoughts, and held his breath to listen quietly to his surroundings.
In this dangerous world, regardless of special qualities one possessed, caution was essential.
After all, the deeds of famous figures like Master Luo and Emperor Luo served as cautionary tales in this world.
...Strange, why are all these reckless people surnamed Luo?
While contemplating this, Lucas noticed unusual movements nearby. Suddenly, he felt that where the faint gray fog shrouded his body, sounds seemed to be trembling.
As the gray fog floated across his body once more, he keenly detected confused sounds similar to those he'd heard during transmigration.
Lucas hesitated, then spoke while suppressing his excitement, calmly saying:
"Who's there?"
The gray-white fog in the ruins continued rolling normally. The surroundings remained quiet, with only occasional footsteps of humanoid creatures wandering nearby.
Lucas stood motionless, certain that someone was observing him.
After a moment, light laughter emerged beside his ears:
"You don't seem too foolish, but you're ultimately the same as that fellow I sealed in the lamp—having lost everything, only your will remains."
"Hmm, you don't seem worried about your future?"
Someone is indeed here! But this voice... Lucas pondered for a moment. The voice had an inexplicably irritating quality, giving him a familiar feeling and prompting an outrageous guess.
Known: his transmigration was connected to gray fog.
And the voice mentioned a "lamp"...
After confirming his suspicion, Lucas steadied himself and spoke as peacefully as possible:
"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun?"
Before arriving here, he'd experienced many dreams about gray fog—that is, "Sefirah Castle." This seemed the most likely answer.
As expected, after he spoke these words, the voice paused for two seconds before responding:
"Correct guess? Not bad."
The voice didn't convey surprise, but Lucas's mind filled with confusion—if his transmigration was truly related to Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun, why weren't his thoughts, which could communicate with Him, being read?
Earlier, he had only gambled on whether someone was watching him—perhaps, from his vague memories, Amon's brother, Amon's father, or the Ancient Sun God's half-body who seemed perpetually attentive to this place.
I previously had authority to ascend to "Sefirah Castle," and now "Tianzun's" will has awakened, but He can't affect my state...
Lucas felt the "Ω" symbol on his hand's back slightly heating up, and a risky idea emerged.
He didn't respond to Tianzun's words but quickly took four steps counterclockwise, chanting with each step:
First step: "The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings."
Second step: "The Sky Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings."
Third step: "The Exalted Thearch of Heaven and Earth for Blessings."
Fourth step: "The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings."
After speaking these four sentences, the gray fog on his body suddenly expanded, completely engulfing his figure.
Upon hearing these four phrases, the voice that had just emitted light laughter suddenly froze, showing surprise for the first time, seemingly puzzled why Lucas knew these four honorific names.
Lucas opened his eyes to see broken cocoons floating around him, and in the distance, blurry fog constantly writhing.
Among these cocoons stood a figure.
This figure wore an ancient robe, black outside and yellow within. Strangely, inside the robe was a Zhongshan suit with Republic-era styling—as if different eras had been stitched together.
His build was slender, his face seemingly covered by white light, making specific features impossible to discern—only thin facial contours were visible.
Where eyes should be, two star-like colors formed eyeball outlines. On the nose bridge of pure white light rested gold-rimmed black glasses.
This figure observed Lucas, who had suddenly appeared before him. After brief astonishment, he returned to normal, raised his hands, and gently applauded:
"Clever. I admit, you're far more clever than the lamp genie."
"Even fallen to such a state, you show no emotional fluctuation. Are you so certain you can break through my seal?"
Giving you a little 'true transmigrator' shock... Lucas complained silently, then recalled his pre-transmigration understanding of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun"—the "Lord of The Mysteries":
A standard evil god, violent and insane in temperament, sinister and cunning, yet possessing divine arrogance. He enjoyed manipulating other lives for his amusement—a personality fragment of the universe's "Original Creator."
However, after Circle of Inevitability concluded, he had gained a new perspective on Tianzun's image:
Old Days level "Seer" pathway Sequence 8.
"You're right."
Lucas spoke calmly to Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun:
"Who would fear an Old Days level clown?"