This answer caught Mike completely off guard.
Apollo had a habit: once he started explaining something, he would explain it thoroughly, ensuring Mike fully understood.
So, Apollo had two modes: Riddler Mode and Straightforward Mode.
Right now, he was in Straightforward Mode.
“This world didn’t originally have the concept of talents,” Apollo began, immediately pointing Mike in the right direction.
In ancient times, powerful beings had methods and paths for cultivation, but there was never any mention of talents.
If Mike dared to speculate further, it seemed that the talents awakened by the human race were all derived from the Supreme Source!
Apollo continued his explanation, “During the talent awakening process, the Truth Core Crystals evaluate the physical attributes, personality, and state of the individual. Based on that evaluation, the most suitable talent is matched, and a fragment of the Supreme Source is drawn.”
According to Apollo, all talents originated from the Supreme Source.
And SSS-grade talents were the most complete fragments of the Supreme Source. A second talent awakening was essentially another opportunity to draw a fragment from the Supreme Source!
It was known that the Supreme Demon God possessed the Supreme Source, and every year, billions of humans awakened, continuously consuming the Supreme Source.
Mike’s eyes lit up as his thoughts suddenly became clear.
Many things that had previously been confusing now made perfect sense.
Why was a potential Supreme Being such a fatal temptation for the Supreme Demon God? Why had Apollo once said that the human race needed nine Supreme Beings, willing to risk everything in a final battle against the Supreme Demon God, to have a chance at victory? The human race needed time.
Not just time for the potential Supreme Beings to grow!
But also time for the human race to continue consuming the Supreme Source!
An F-tier or D-tier talent might not mean much to the Supreme Demon God.
But with the sheer size of the human population, those numbers became significant!
Moreover, as the human race grew stronger, the overall quality of talents among the younger generation had improved significantly compared to 300 years ago!
Why were the offspring of powerful individuals more likely to have high-tier talents and become Supreme Being seeds?
Because their foundations were stronger than their peers, giving them a natural advantage when awakening their talents.
Understanding all this, Mike couldn’t help but marvel, “The person who came up with this system is a genius!”
Apollo casually replied, “That would be Morpheus.”
Morpheus, the first Supreme Being of the human race, had always been a bit of an enigma. Morpheus’s presence was… strange.
On one hand, Morpheus was undeniably important. Many major events had been turned around by Morpheus’s efforts, saving the human race from disaster.
But on the other hand, Morpheus was incredibly mysterious, rarely seen or heard from. Mike was getting closer and closer to level 1000, yet there was still no sign of Morpheus!
Having cleared up many of his doubts, Mike still had more questions. He decided to take advantage of this opportunity to ask them all.
“So… was the Tower of Truth designed to help the human race level up and defeat the Supreme Demon God?”
“No.”
This time, Apollo gave a different answer.
“The original purpose of the Tower of Truth was to serve as a sanctuary in the event of an apocalypse, a place where the Nine Races could survive, while also accommodating the Truth and the myriad races.”
At the time, there were rumors that the apocalypse was coming, and all races would perish in the end of the world.
Truth used the Supreme Source as a bargaining chip to convince the Nine Races to build the tower together.
The Nine Races agreed that after the apocalypse, only those who had participated in the construction of the Tower of Truth would be allowed to enter the tower, either to strengthen themselves or to settle there.
The rest of the races would be confined to the Core City of Truth, serving as vassals.
As Apollo spoke, Mike fell into silence.
*Apollo, you know an awful lot about this…*
It was hard not to be suspicious…
But Mike had always been direct with Apollo, asking whatever came to mind.
After all, Apollo never lied.
“Uh… if you don’t mind me asking,” Mike swallowed nervously, “You’re not Truth, are you?”
Mike had always been curious about Truth.
The figure was shrouded in mystery, acting more like a prophet than anything else.
In ancient times, Truth had single-handedly reshaped the fate of the myriad races.
Apollo’s deep knowledge of these events naturally led Mike to this suspicion.
As expected, Apollo gave a straightforward answer.
“No.”
To dispel Mike’s doubts, Apollo even added, “Truth is still alive and is now part of the Supreme Demon God.”
Mike immediately understood.
“So, like the Chaos Ancestor and the others, Truth merged with the Supreme Source?”
Apollo was silent for a moment before giving a somewhat ambiguous answer.
“Something like that.”
Clearly, Truth’s situation was slightly different from that of the Chaos Ancestor.
But this wasn’t something a mere level 599 Thor needed to worry about!
Reflecting on their conversation, Mike realized that, according to Apollo, the Tower of Truth was more like a version of Noah’s Ark.
In ancient times, the Supreme Beings had reached a consensus that the apocalypse was inevitable, and the world was doomed to destruction. They began seeking ways to escape.
At that moment, Truth, possessing the Supreme Source, stepped forward and rallied the strongest races to build the Tower of Truth…
The clues were coming together, forming a coherent picture of the truth.
However, Mike still had one more question.
“Didn’t you say only the Nine Races could enter the Tower of Truth? Why can humans enter as
well?”
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“During the construction of the Tower of Truth, some races used a large number of human
slaves.”
Even without Apollo saying it, Mike could guess that one of those races was probably the
blood clan.
By sheer coincidence, the human race had participated in the construction of the Tower of
Truth.
After the apocalypse, during the Earth era, the Tower of Truth descended upon Earth, and the human race gained access to the tower…
Mike couldn’t help but sigh.
“I wonder who made the decision to involve the human race.”
If Mike ever found out which vampire had come up with the idea, he’d be sure to “thank”
them properly!
…
In ancient times,
On an ordinary morning, The forbidden prince overseeing the construction of the Tower of Truth was in a foul mood.
“A bunch of useless idiots! Incompetent fools! Trash!”
Dracula elegantly smashed a wine glass over the head of a blood clan Duke, pointing angrily
at the construction plans.
“We’re already 300 years behind schedule! How much longer is this damn tower going to
take?!”
An elder of the blood clan, highly respected, prostrated himself on the ground and humbly
said,
“Great Prince Dracula, the area around the Tower of Truth suppresses all beings to the level of ordinary mortals. No one can use their powers. Even the strongest werewolf slaves can’t lift a
single log.”
Dracula was well aware of the difficulties in building the Tower of Truth.
But he didn’t want to hear complaints-he wanted solutions!
A newly promoted blood clan Marquis, standing at the door as a guard, spoke up calmly.
“Your Highness, since all beings are reduced to mortals, why not use humans to build the Tower of Truth from the start?”
For the blood clan, humans were plentiful.
It was just that humans had always been seen as a lowly race, and no one had thought to use
them to build the Tower of Truth.
Until this Marquis suggested it.
“Not a bad idea…” Dracula’s eyes darkened, a hint of approval in his gaze as he looked at the
Marquis.
“What’s your name?”
The guard lowered his head slightly and gave a simple, unremarkable name.
“Vladimir.”