Lord of Prayer

Chapter 472: Chapter 299: Sun King

—Sun King Noah.

Zhou Chen wasn’t the least bit surprised by this answer.

He felt it was only natural.

The awe-inspiring, blazing Sun was the best proof.

Besides Sun King Noah, there was no one else in the entire World who symbolized the "Sun."

’So, the figure I saw must have been Sun King Noah.’

Zhou Chen immediately sorted through his thoughts.

Forbidden Object B-005: Peach Blossom Spring was once contained by Sun King Noah and later gifted to Havier. However, Noah had long since left his mark within Peach Blossom Spring. Anyone who reached a high enough tier, or who possessed great intuition, perception, or a unique constitution, could resonate with the lingering traces he left behind.

But there were other possibilities—perhaps it wasn’t a mark Noah left unintentionally, but one he deliberately placed. A resonator might gain some unknown benefit, trigger an epic quest, or perhaps this was a secret contingency for Noah’s resurrection...

But after careful consideration, Zhou Chen realized he hadn’t seemed to gain any benefits, nor had he triggered any epic quests. As for whether this was Noah’s contingency for resurrection... he didn’t think so.

During the world-shaking event fourteen years ago, the [Night of the Sun’s Fall], Sun King Noah died. His death briefly threw the World into turmoil, and its far-reaching effects have not subsided to this day.

Shortly after that brutal battle, the Star Association and the Dawn Church publicly announced Sun King Noah’s death. Countless people who respected and loved him wept. Torrential rains fell across the globe, and a rare phenomenon known as the [Dayless] occurred—for three consecutive days, the Sun did not rise, and the entire World was shrouded in Darkness.

Only on the fourth day did the Sun rise as usual.

This was an anomaly caused by Noah’s death.

Detailed records of the event were classified as top secret, but many highly credible rumors still circulated. For example: "Humanity had a traitor who secretly colluded with the Abyss to plot Noah’s death," "Three Abyssal Kings participated in the assassination," and "In the subsequent Divine War, a True God betrayed their side and defected to the Abyss, directly leading to Noah’s fall."

Even if ninety-nine percent of those rumors were false, the words "Gods" and "Abyssal Kings" couldn’t be—back then, Noah was the strongest being beneath the Gods. Unless the Gods or Abyssal Kings themselves made a move, who could possibly have killed him?

Therefore, the [Night of the Sun’s Fall] must have involved multiple Abyssal Kings making a move against Noah, on top of a treacherous True God who defected to the Abyss and a long-planned assassination plot...

There was no way Noah could have survived.

To truly kill a High-level Ascender, it’s not as simple as just killing their body and destroying their Soul. One must sever all their means of resurrection, leaving them with no possibility of ever returning.

Sixty years ago, back when Zhou Chen was still in Hong City, the Star Association eliminated the Eternal Fire’s Grand Steward, the "Puppet Master." Afterward, the Star Association used Forbidden Object B-030: Spirit Realm Tracking Hound to eradicate the Puppet Master’s consciousness and spiritual residue attached to all his puppets, completely obliterating him and ensuring he could never return.

How could the Abyssal Kings not know about such things?

That was why Zhou Chen believed Noah was truly dead. His strange dream probably didn’t have much meaning; it was just a brief Essence Resonance with the traces Noah had left behind long ago.

Still, he had to be cautious about everything. What if this really was one of Noah’s methods of resurrection?

After dismissing the Plague Doctor with a few brief words, Zhou Chen closed his bedroom door. His consciousness rapidly ascended, appearing in the Round Table Hall.

"I want to know the meaning of that dream."

[Wish Fulfillment Value Required: 1]

’Only 1 point?’

Zhou Chen froze for a moment before a piece of information appeared in his mind.

[The dream was the result of an accidental resonance with the Essence left behind by Sun King Noah in his early years. It has no special meaning.]

"Is there a contingency for Sun King Noah’s resurrection here?" Zhou Chen continued his divination wish.

[Wish Fulfillment Value Required: 1]

’1 point again...’ Zhou Chen sighed. This meant the divination wasn’t being affected by any High Tier Power. In other words, this wasn’t Noah’s contingency for resurrection; it really was just a trace left behind from long ago.

[Peach Blossom Spring does not contain any contingency for Sun King Noah’s resurrection.]

"Then..."

Zhou Chen paused. "Did Sun King Noah leave behind any means of resurrection elsewhere?"

[Wish Fulfillment Value Required: 100,000,000]

[Current Wish Fulfillment Value: 8,945/100,000,000]

[This wish cannot be fulfilled.]

’One hundred million points...’ Zhou Chen’s eyes widened in disbelief. ’That many points would be enough for me to advance to a Crowned King a hundred times over. Why is it so high?’

He quickly figured out the reason—the scope of the question was too broad.

There were far too many secret areas in this World, such as the Stars Association Headquarters, the Five Major Church Headquarters, Fallen Paradise, and even the Restricted Areas and the Abyss... He had just asked about "elsewhere," a scope so broad that all these places would naturally be included in the calculation, hence the astronomical cost.

After a moment of thought, Zhou Chen gave up on the question. ’If I can divine it, how could the Abyssal Kings fail to do the same? The question is meaningless. If Noah had even the slightest chance of resurrection, the Abyssal Kings would have already initiated a Divine War.’

Recalling the awe-inspiring, majestic, blazing Sun from his dream, Zhou Chen let out a soft sigh.

Noah had been an uncompromising idealist. Everything he did after his debut caused a sensation. His accomplishments were enough to be recorded in the annals of history, to be admired and praised by later generations.

He was the Sun in people’s hearts, sweeping away the gloom, soothing their pain, dispelling the cold and the Darkness, and becoming a spiritual pillar for countless individuals.