Chapter 25_2

Because, only life can exchange for life...

These are the truths taught to him by that "Great Being".

In order to create this eternal key, he opened the gates of the Abyss, awakened that "Great Being", built a temple for it, and with its power initiated the Beast Tide to accomplish the harvest of life.

Roughly speaking, at least a thousand humans must have died directly or indirectly because of this, right?

Hippomenes looked at the Erebus stone in his hand, full of cracks, and crushed it into crumbs, scattering them onto the earth. He thought it a pity as he shook his head and sneered.

It seemed that those fools of the Hermes Cult had even given such a blood-soaked object a noble and elegant alias.

What was it called—"The Philosopher's Stone"?

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At this moment, Luo En arrived at the tree, pulled out the bronze spear stained with blood and chunks of flesh, and bent down to pick up a dark red chip from the ground, examining it with a frown.

"The Philosopher's Stone!"