The overwhelming attack, like the roar of mountains and seas, had little to do with Fox.

He was part of the top-tier Mage Corps working to solve the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm crisis.

Besides him, the participating mages were at least of legendary status.

He even discovered more than one Jade Phoenix Mage among them.

Demigod-level Jade Phoenix Mage Grom, Legendary Jade Phoenix Mages Tira, Biltina, and Celia.

These were colleagues belonging to the Jade Phoenix Mages.

To be honest, he had never seen so many Jade Phoenix Mages in his life as he did today.

It was during this emergency handling of the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm that Fox learned their revered emperor had not interfered in the continent's affairs for a long time.

The Gate of the Abyss beneath Tino City occupied most of his energy.

The emperor found it increasingly difficult to move freely.

Although the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm was dangerous, strictly speaking, Ense could handle it alone.

——Provided the emperor could spare time, and that thing forming in the sky wasn't the emperor's reflection.

The projection in the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm nearly drained the original source that had accumulated there over the years.

The Black Sun, symbolizing the emperor's dark side, possessed a power that shocked Fox.

It was an opponent only the emperor could confront.

In fact, even the Black Sun was manageable by the emperor.

"Although the Black Sun is also strong, it's not too bad."

Standing beside Louis, Fox murmured:

"But the problem is, when the emperor stands up, there's pressure over at the Gate of the Abyss."

"I initially thought my strength lay in not failing at crucial moments, even if it meant dying."

"But that day I realized, human effort is limited and ultimately... cannot withstand the jokes of fate."

As Fox's words fell, the sky erupted once more with a thunderous roar.

An ancient gate suddenly descended from the sky, and with its landing, a landscape of rugged rocks unfurled on the other side.

Louis furrowed his brow.

He had seen this gate before, or rather, no one was more familiar with it than he was.

"The gate leading to the Underground City in the outer city ruins?"

"Damn, could it be...?"

A primordial call came from the other side of the gate.

A roar resounded through the heavens and earth, suppressing even the thunder at times.

An innumerable horde of monsters surged forth.

The Underground City bared its menacing fangs on the lands of the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm.

The Mage Corps, having just come up with a solution, was suddenly thrown into chaos. Just watching the scene made Louis feel suffocated.

One wave hadn't settled before another rose.

With the Black Sun and Fallen Shadow creatures at the front and the Abyssal Demon Army at the back, now there was also the monster frenzy from the Underground City.

The entire Fallen Shadow Nether Realm turned into a chaotic mess.

A roaring sound erupted once more.

The Jade Phoenix descended from the sky.

Engulfed in a whirlwind and sparks, it engaged directly in battle with the monster army of the Underground City.

"Demigod?"

Fox exclaimed in astonishment during the meeting.

"What is this?" Louis, who was watching from the side, was also bewildered.

Was Ense always this powerful back then?

There were even two demigods among the Jade Phoenix Mages?

Is this the gold standard of the First Empire, which mastered all nine sword heritages?

Amidst the towering flames, Louis finally saw the figure swaying in the fire clearly.

"Mother-in-law?"

The demigod who suddenly intercepted the monster army was none other than Diana Rastima, whom Louis had previously met in the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm.

Maybe all the old and new grudges had piled up.

Diana was particularly fierce when fighting the monsters.

A large number of monsters were instantly wiped out under her sweep.

Soon, the Mage Corps also joined the fray.

Louis's heart trembled.

In Star Calendar 14435, fifteen years before his rebirth in 14450.

The little swan was only five years old then.

Diana hadn't entrusted the little swan to Lumi yet.

The Fallen Shadow Nether Realm hadn't invaded yet...

Wait a minute, that's not right!

Louis discovered something that bewildered him immensely.

"The time is wrong... Wait, what's going on here?"

The period in 14435 had an issue.

A question flashed through his mind instantly.

If the Black Sun was born in 14435, doesn't that mean that the attendant "Qian" beside Beatrice was born at least after this time point?

It's known that in Master Rogen's memories, he survived the rampage of the Black Sun and was eventually recruited by the emperor.

Combining it with Master Rogen's first experience meeting his lover, at that time, Ense hadn't moved the capital to Tino City yet.

During his first involvement in the National Waste Disposal Plant case, he had investigated data related to the establishment of the plant.

It included mentions of "since the capital moved to Tino, in 74 years, the annual turnover rate at the plant usually ranged from 4% to 6%" (Content of Chapter 13).

This implies that the capital relocation to Tino City was 74 years ago.

At least seventy-four years ago, the emperor transformed into the Black Sun of the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, annihilating all living beings there.

The surviving War Ghost Rogen was then taken in by the emperor, joining his ranks.

A few years later, War Ghost Rogen left the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm, meeting his lifelong love during Tino's capital move 74 years ago.

Subsequently, the two lived a carefree life together, eventually having a daughter years later.

This daughter is Qian, the attendant to Beatrice.

During the Mad King's disaster, Rogen's lover was killed by the living dead.

The emperor killed Mad King Rudelson, confiscated the original of the "New Book of the Dead," and told Rogen to dispose of it somewhere.

However, due to "War Ghosts Can't Cry," Rogen developed a rift with the young Qian during his lover's funeral.

Ultimately, Rogen vowed with "a desire to give his daughter a complete family," secretly preserving the "New Book of the Dead" and studying it alone.

Later, Qian embarked on the path of the Iron Guard, and not long after, the Rudelson Organization attacked, and the "New Book of the Dead" was stolen.

In order to atone for his sins, Rogen chose to turn his life into a "sword that slays all undead."

In the same year, Louis was reborn, and Rogen, sensing the presence of the "New Book of the Dead" within Limuru, was reawakened.

But in the eyes of the empire, the Black Sun first descended only fifteen years ago.

This timeline was completely different from War Ghost Rogen's understanding.

Louis's brow twitched.

Wait a moment.

Let me think it through.

In terms of time, the Hero Squad was almost entirely wiped out at least a hundred years ago.

After all, from a hundred years ago, the emperor had already suppressed the demigods of various countries.

The previous Hero Max must have been dead by then.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been the emperor's turn to suppress, especially since Max was stronger than the emperor in the early days.

The Celestial Destiny Mage had developed for so many years and finally succeeded in becoming a demigod, only to perish when the little swan was about six years old.

From this, it can be deduced...

Princess Consort Diana must have suffered some irreparable damage during this war, which eventually led to this outcome.

The Black Sun should have appeared long ago, but at that time, its appearance was controllable, and the outside world didn't even know that the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm was under the emperor's control.

However, fifteen years ago, something went wrong with the Black Sun, invading the primary material world.

This led to the tragic event in Fox's memory.

He suddenly felt his scalp go numb.

Saying this, it seems the emperor also gradually ceased to intervene in imperial affairs around that time period.

What the hell happened fifteen years ago?

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