CHAPTER 480: CHAPTER 406: LOYALTY THAT ENJOYS NO RESPONSE SHOULD NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXPECTATION

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A whole wall of torture devices, just the materials alone were enough for Lin Suo to craft them into a multitude of Treasures; his King’s Treasure couldn’t even fill a single stone column to the brim.

Far less compared to the number of witchcraft he had mastered.

An Upper Grade Titan who could wreak havoc and destroy a star outside was like a toy in Lin Suo’s hands.

The screams of agony couldn’t even escape his throat.

An intangible fear and despair shrouded his body and soul; one always has to pay for their actions.

At the same time.

Angel King Metatron successfully obtained knowledge about the Original Rebirth Pool from the Divine Domain Library, which made him believe that his loyalty had not been betrayed.

Everything was worthwhile.

He immediately began the necessary arrangements; the Rebirth Pool, as the legendary construction existing for the resurrection of Angels, had many built already, and the Original Rebirth Pool needed only minor modifications to turn into an even more extraordinary Original Rebirth Pool.

All of this only took seven days for Metatron.

And the Rebirth Pool could only be used by Angels who had perished. To be cautious, Metatron summoned his subordinate.

He swiftly ended the subordinate’s life, stripped him bare and threw him into the Rebirth Pool, then dripped in the Titan Blood he obtained in exchange for merit.

The addition of the Titan Blood affected the pool water, which was emitting soul smoke like milky fog, like a drop of ink falling on water’s surface, the crimson color spread incessantly.

The pool water also boiled, and the body of the experimental Angel absorbed strands of red silk, undergoing some kind of visible mutation.

The entire experiment was conducted in a sealed chamber.

Therefore, Metatron was alone.

Moved by the sight, he almost danced with excitement; even if he relied on the Rebirth Pool to obtain the Titan Bloodline, the end result would only be a Mixed-blood Titan, a Demigod at best.

But did he need power?

No, what he needed was an identity, even a mongrel’s was better by far than the purebred, created identity of a Slave.

However, before he could celebrate for long.

The initially smooth fusion suddenly turned violent, the experimental Angel’s body material swelled up, muscles became grotesque, and the head enlarged, appearing extremely foolish.

The next moment.

—Boom!

Red and white body fragments and viscera splattered all over Metatron, the Rebirth Pool only required a complete body and fragments of the soul to function.

The body being shattered like this, declared a complete death.

"How could this be?"

"Impossible... There must have been a problem."

After years of longing finally seeing a glimpse of success, Metatron wanted to start from himself, to be the one taking the lead and gradually change the Angels’ status.

Unwilling to believe in the reality of failure.

Thus, he inspected the Rebirth Pool facilities, made some minor adjustments, and continued to summon his Angel Guards for the experiment.

Failure!

Failure!

Failure!

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Failure!

A multitude of failures drove him completely mad, he pulled out his long spear and stabbed towards his own heart, the remaining few Angel Guards were originally waiting outside the door.

Hearing the continuous explosions, they knew the Angel King’s experiment kept failing.

Pessimism had already taken over the mind.

After the explosion, no "next one" was heard. A glance inside the doorway instantly sent a shiver down the legs.

Skill rushed in immediately, paying no heed to the flesh and bloody scene around, and managed to stop Metatron from his self-destruction in time.

"Your Majesty, calm down... calm down!"

"Yes, although it was a failure, everyone knows your intention, and they were willing to die for it. If you die, all of this would have been in vain!"

"Could there be something wrong with the Original Rebirth Pool?"

"Pachison’s body is nearly comparable to an Upper Grade God; even strength like this can’t withstand the pressure, let alone the ordinary Angels."

Someone clever suspected there was a problem with the Rebirth Pool.

But Metatron closed his eyes in sorrow.

With his right hand covering his heart, he felt as if a seed was taking root and sprouting there, tears streaming down his cheeks as he softly spoke.

"The Wisdom Angel would not make a mistake."

"The one who erred is a God..."

"The God who created us!!!"

By the last word, Metatron was grinding his teeth, believing that the problem lay with Titan God King·Uranos, who previously never wanted the Angel Clan to possess the Titan Bloodline.

This time it was given away just for capturing a human Wizard.

Metatron felt it to be surreal; when the input and the price paid do not match, the first instinct is often that one has been deceived — he was no exception.

However, he was unaware of how significant Lin Suo was in the eyes of Uranos, much more important than a Titan Bloodline, and so what he was given was indeed the original Rebirth Pool technology.

Just as the Wizards had guessed, Uranos had sent Angel King·Metatron to publicly capture a Wizard in the Corona Star System.

One reason was that he did not want to see Lin Suo, a fellow with unique properties, continue to stir up trouble and grow, as the Immortals can remember the original history.

Secondly, it was a declaration of war!

He had found a way for the Titans to temporarily break away from the World Tree without their strength diminishing. Moreover, Titan God King·Uranos obtained a Supreme Holy Artifact of the Space Magic type.

That was the real confidence behind his declaration of war.

Otherwise, restricted by the Realm of World Tree and unable to stray far from their Headquarters, the Titans looking to invade others could only rely on the sacrifice of God-created species.

To only defend and not attack would be a joke.

Now that the ability to venture far had been obtained, the first order of business naturally became to eliminate the dire threat; otherwise, if things kept developing this way...

Who knows how powerful the Wizard Council would become a hundred thousand years later, and to what extent Elements would be destroyed?

Better to nip the problem in the bud than to slowly boil like a frog...

Thus, knowing that Metatron already harbored doubts about him, this time Uranos very directly granted what he wanted, hoping that after the war started, the Angel King would remain aligned with him.

Regrettably.

Nobody could have predicted that the Wisdom Angel who had developed this technology was, in fact, an avatar of the God of Knowledge, an Ancient Padolon.

The technology of the Rebirth Pool offered lacked a crucial aspect—rejection. Without resolving this issue, any number of attempts would fail; this had nothing to do with the Titan God King — Metatron had truly misunderstood this time.

The story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is widely known.

Uranos was regarded as untrustworthy, so it was natural to first suspect him when issues arose.

The red-eyed Metatron commanded his subordinates.

"You all leave; let me repent here alone for a while."

The Angel Guards exchanged glances but ultimately believed in their mentally strong King, who had not sought death even when humiliated by Lower Grade Titans before. Now that his self-destruction had been thwarted, he must have come to a realization.

The Angel Guards didn’t leave far, still staying nearby at the doorway, waiting for their King to emerge.

Inside the secret chamber.

Metatron took out the Light Element Divine Fruit given to him by Lin Suo and ate it without any hesitation.

"Since loyalty receives no reciprocation, I shall harbor no more expectations..."