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Chapter 1080 - Chapter 1080 Chapter 332 Myriad Aspects Rune

Chapter 1080: Chapter 332 Myriad Aspects Rune Chapter 1080: Chapter 332 Myriad Aspects Rune Leonard Churchill listened to the old man recounting the secret royal history of the Taren Dynasty and had basically confirmed that Emperor Lanlingster most likely merged with the Joker Mark.

At the same time, he also thought of another issue.

That is, why would the Demon Mark appear in the Alternate Dimension?

Normally, when someone dies, an Epic Source Card would inevitably be parsed out and acquired by others.

Just like the “Tyrant” and “White Queen” origin cards, which are passed down through generations within the royal family.

If it appeared in the Alternate Dimension…

Leonard Churchill knew the only possibility was that the original merger had died unexpectedly.

Either they died within the Alternate Dimension;

Or they died in some unknown region that was beyond human reach.

Like the World Rift between continental plates.

Only a high-dimensional being that Leonard temporarily recognized as the “World Will” would help recover it, allowing it to reappear in the rewards for exploring the Alternate Dimension.

There were also ancient relics like the Hero Cloak, Xismark Holy Grail, Power Gem Golden Sphere… and so forth that followed the same circumstance.

This was also why Leonard initially obtained the “Grey Joker” from the “407 Abnormal Creature Research Institute”.

But how could Emperor Lanlingster, who ended the Chaotic Era and established a powerful Taren Empire, have died unexpectedly?

If he hadn’t died unexpectedly, shouldn’t his Demon Mark have been passed down along the Augustus Bloodline?

Or could there be another possibility:

That Emperor Lanlingster didn’t merge with a grey Joker, but instead with another colored Joker?

Leonard didn’t know.

Nor could anyone else solve his quandary.

He had scoured many records, but not a single Classic Book mentioned this sequence.

The world only knew about the “Fifty-Two Sequences”.

His friends were also aware of Leonard’s situation.

But apart from the leader of the Illumination Secret Society, Noah Wright, no one had heard of the Joker.

Even Mushroomhead, who did know, only deciphered snippets from the encrypted stone tablets passed down by the Illuminate Association.

He wasn’t clear about the full scope of this Joker sequence either.

And judging from the tone of the Tomb Guard, who had lived for three thousand years, it seemed she didn’t know either.

…

The Joker was like two special Dark cards that were hidden outside of the Fifty-Two Sequence of Deification.

It lay concealed in the shadows of history, unknown to all.

For a moment, Leonard’s mind was flooded with many questions.

While he was pondering, he happened to catch Camilla’s gaze out of the corner of his eye.

Clearly, his old friend had thought of the same issue in a tacit understanding.

Determined to clear up her own questions, she turned to the old man and bluntly asked, “That… is the ancestor Emperor Lanlingster also buried in the Ancestral Tomb?”

“Your Majesty, you don’t know?”

The old man asked in return, then suddenly came to a realization and muttered to himself, “Oh… ”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but he had already guessed the truth.

Struggles for kingship were not new.

The long history of the Taren Empire was also filled with conflicts for the throne between brothers, and fathers and sons.

But this was a matter between those of the Augustus Bloodline, not something outsiders could interfere with.

As an Inner Officer tasked with writing the royal court’s history, just recording the facts was sufficient.

All he needed to know was that the person before him was the rightful first in line to inherit the throne according to the royal court’s ancestral instructions.

The old man didn’t intend to presume to inquire further and directly replied, “Emperor Lanlingster is not buried in the Ancestral Tomb. Because… the Great Emperor went to the Abyssal Rift to investigate the ultimate secrets of the world. He never returned.”

“…”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three listeners varied.

Emperor Lanlingster’s tier must have reached the peak of the world, and there must not be many things that could be called a “secret” in his eyes.

He went to the Abyssal Rift?

Leonard was similarly curious about what exactly was at the end of the Abyssal Rift.

And he also wondered what the Alternate Dimension really was, and what the World Will was…

Camilla was equally curious and directly asked, “What exactly lies beneath the World Rift?”

This was a question everyone was curious about.

So far, it seemed no one knew.

People only knew that the gravity within the rift was inverted and one could only cross by traversing the iron chain.

It appeared there was some terrifying presence within the Void of the rift, where even those with the ability to fly would inevitably vanish without a trace if they didn’t follow the iron chain.

Leonard heard Barre Shepherd mentioning that he had descended thousands of meters into the rift along the Rock Wall, but never reached the end and almost got lost himself, returning without accomplishing anything.

Just as the three cast hopeful glances, expecting an answer, the old man simply shook his head: “No one knows.”

After pondering for a moment, she said solemnly, “The royal court’s classics state that the Great Emperor had explored the endless Abyss between the continental rifts many times… But after returning, he never spoke of what he had seen. The most detailed record I saw in the books was just a few words: ‘The Great Emperor returned from the Abyss wounded, secluding himself for several months.'”

“…”

The trio listened, their brows slightly furrowed.

Their curiosity was piqued, yet they found no explanation.

But from these words, it seemed the Abyss indeed held something terrifying enough to injure Emperor Lanlingster.

At that moment, the old man added, “According to the records, on his last expedition, the Great Emperor went to the end of the rift in the Southern Continent and never returned.”

Camilla: “The Southern Continent?”

“Yes. The Southern Continent.”

The old man nodded in confirmation, understanding why the three were puzzled and explained, “In legend, the Southern Continent has another name, called the ‘Origin Continent.’ It is said that before the Chaotic Era, the original homeland of our human card masters was there. That continent has very high law ceilings, is rich in resources, but extremely harsh living conditions. It is home to many mythological species like the Dragon Clan and the Giant Race. Humanity was just an inconspicuous lower-tier race. Whereas the Middle Earth Continent is more suitable for human habitation, which is why we migrated here…”