Evolving My Undead Legion In A Game-Like World

Chapter 1362: True God Appearance

For a brief moment, nothing happened.

The golden eyes remained fixed upon him. The terrifying pressure continued descending, causing Michael’s consciousness to tremble.

Then a terrifying roar suddenly erupted throughout the dark space.

ROOOOOAAAAARRRR!

Michael’s entire consciousness shook. Unlike the pressure from the golden eyes, this roar wasn’t directed at him. It came from somewhere impossibly distant. And yet, the moment it sounded, the entire space trembled violently. The connections of fate surrounding Michael began snapping apart. Even the darkness itself seemed to distort.

Michael couldn’t understand what was happening. He only knew that something had answered his call.

The golden eyes shifted their attention away from Michael for the first time since becoming fixated on him.

Michael didn’t waste the opportunity. He immediately gathered what remained of his consciousness before attempting to escape.

This time... it worked!

Crack!

The space surrounding him fractured, and countless bubbles disappeared. The golden eyes vanished. And before Michael could comprehend anything else, his consciousness was violently expelled from the battlefield.

He had escaped.

Michael soon found himself back on the rooftop beside Jester.

His consciousness, which had initially been dense and almost solid, was now so faint that it resembled a cloud of gas. Even maintaining his current form seemed difficult. The edges of his consciousness continuously fluctuated, occasionally becoming so transparent that it looked as though he might disappear at any moment. Fortunately, the connection between his consciousness and his physical body remained intact. Otherwise, he might have completely dissipated after escaping the strange space.

Fuck.

He wanted to curse aloud, but even that seemed to require more effort than he was willing to expend.

However, Michael wasn’t the only one in a miserable condition. Beside him, Jester was no better. Although Jester’s expression hadn’t changed much, the condition of his vessel told a completely different story. Sweat poured down the youth’s face. His clothes were completely soaked, and his breathing was unusually heavy. Even his normally calm green eyes appeared somewhat unfocused.

"..."

Michael glanced at him. Jester looked back.

Neither spoke. Neither of them dared to.

Almost simultaneously, the two began sealing away their memories of the incident. Michael didn’t even attempt to examine the information he had obtained concerning the mysterious existence. He retained only the truth regarding the disappearance of the True Gods from the universe.

He immediately isolated everything connected to that particular memory, including the name he had encountered, the golden eyes, and the terrifying sensation that had nearly destroyed his consciousness.

Jester was doing something similar. The green-eyed youth closed his eyes, his expression unusually solemn as he carefully severed the connections surrounding his recollection of the incident. Neither of them made the mistake of consciously recalling the True Name. Instead, they sealed away the entire experience associated with it.

Only after the last trace of the dangerous memory had been isolated did the two finally stop.

"..."

A moment passed. The terrifying pressure didn’t return. There were no golden eyes. Most importantly, neither of them sensed any new backlash approaching. Only then did Michael finally relax.

"Haa..."

A long sigh escaped him. Beside him, Jester also released a breath. For a while, the two remained silent on the rooftop, neither particularly eager to discuss what had just happened. After all, they had only narrowly escaped death.

However, a moment later, Michael suddenly noticed something unusual and turned toward Jester. The green-eyed youth was still beside him, but the aura surrounding his body had begun to change. It was growing stronger.

What’s happening?

Michael was surprised. Considering how miserable Jester had looked just moments earlier, he had expected the latter to require some time to recover. Yet instead of weakening further, Jester’s aura was rising at a remarkable pace.

More importantly, Michael could sense something else. A mysterious aura had begun gathering around Jester. It was different from the energy ordinarily associated with an undead creature.

Michael couldn’t identify it at first. He watched as the fluctuations continued for several moments before gradually stabilizing.

"..."

Michael immediately activated Detect. A familiar panel appeared before him. However, the moment he examined the information displayed, his expression changed.

[Undead Veylith Level 100]

[Grade: Epic Grade Three Stars]

What?!

Jester’s level had increased, and not by a small amount!

He had actually reached the peak of Rank 4!

His grade had also been restored.

Michael stared at the panel in disbelief. However, a moment later, a look of understanding came to him, and he shook his head.

This was the ’feedback’ from Jester’s use of his Law of Heavenly Revelation. Since he had just won a battle, the ’feedback’ received was also good.

Was this the opportunity Jester spoke about? Michael wondered.

After all, if he wasn’t mistaken, Jester was now only a step away from advancing, and it could happen at any time.

And this might not even be the full extent of Jester’s opportunity. Perhaps the greatest benefit would only manifest after his advancement.

Noticing Michael’s expression, Jester smiled.

"Master, it seems we had some good gains."

"..."

Good gains?

That was certainly one way to describe it. After recalling how close they had come to death, Michael wasn’t sure whether he should laugh or curse. Nevertheless, Jester wasn’t wrong. Despite the terrifying conclusion of their battle, their gains had indeed been considerable.

Jester’s advancement was only one of them. The mountain of information Michael had obtained from Yū Meng was already valuable beyond measure. Knowledge concerning Origin Energy, Divine Fire, Greater Laws, and several taboo secrets of this universe was something he might not have obtained even after spending decades searching for it.

And there was another gain that was just as important. They had managed to interfere with the balance of power surrounding Earth.

Previously, Earth had been under the influence of three extremely powerful existences.

Yū Meng, the Lotus Empress.

The Demon Sin of Pride, Leviathan.

And the angel, August.

These three beings had maintained a delicate balance, with each possessing a portion of influence over Earth’s realm will. This influence wasn’t something they had obtained merely by declaring ownership over the world but had been accumulated gradually.

By constantly interfering with Earth’s fate and corrupting its realm will with their respective influences, they had slowly established a degree of influence and authority over the realm.

However, that balance had now been disturbed.