Lord of Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

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Undoubtedly, the stone chair was a throne. As long as he sat on it, part of the Nation of Disorder would submit to Hobert.

Hobert watched the figure struggling incessantly in the pool and thought to himself: Unless I allow it, you won't be able to get out in this lifetime.

He sat on the stone throne and pondered for a while, coming up with some ideas about the origin of the figure: it might be the embodiment of the curse in the Heller family bloodline!

The evidence was that every time he heard the figure's screams, he would fall into endless madness.

Before this, the Nation of Disorder had been providing him with some protection, so he didn't hear the figure's screams every time.

However, because he didn't have a special connection with the Nation of Disorder like he does now, the protection it offered was very limited.

Thinking of this, Hobert let out a sigh of relief. If his guess was correct, then leaving the Nation of Disorder this time wouldn't bring the painful madness. If he could keep that figure trapped in the pool, perhaps the curse on him would disappear.

"Now that's more like it!" Hobert muttered to himself. "Even if the Nation of Disorder can't be like Sefirah Castle and create a 'network sales platform,' it can at least suppress the family curse on me, which is not a disgrace to the Sefirot."

He wanted to leave the Nation of Disorder immediately to verify his guess, but since he was already here, he decided to explore a bit first.

First was the stone throne. Hobert felt the closest connection with the throne, but it seemed his control only extended to the area around the throne, at most reaching the pool, but no further.

Hobert looked up at the clock tower hanging in the sky. He could feel that the clock tower, or rather the giant clock inside, was as special as the throne.

However, he couldn't reach the sky to climb the clock tower now. Hobert guessed that he might be able to control the clock tower only after reaching the mid-sequence.

Next, Hobert thought the stone throne was too ordinary, lacking any majesty. He tried to change the throne's appearance, and as he imagined, he could alter its shape.

For instance, after a brief thought, the stone throne turned into a round-backed chair.

Hobert pondered whether to turn it into the dragon throne from ancient TV dramas, but the style didn't match his current world. He decided on a Western fantasy-style chair instead.

He thought of the Iron Throne (the throne from "A Song of Ice and Fire," symbolizing the king's supreme authority).

With a thought, the throne under him transformed into a towering structure made of iron swords, with steps forged from sharp blades, making Hobert feel as if he were sitting among thorns.

Hobert nodded in satisfaction; this felt more like a throne.

Then he turned his gaze to the pool in front of him. Two star-like light clusters were emitting white light. Hobert tried to approach them, and they floated towards the throne as expected.

Most of the other stars remained as white light clusters of varying sizes, completely beyond Hobert's control.

Hobert estimated that he might be able to control more stars after his advancement.

He decided to check the two stars he could control. He chose one and focused his mental energy on it.

He saw a middle-aged man on a bed.

Hobert felt an urge to cover his face and quickly withdrew his attention. He hadn't expected his first use of the Nation of Disorder power to result in such an awkward scene.

Based on his feeling, Hobert realized he couldn't pull a person's Astral Body into the Nation of Disorder like in the Tarot Club, but he could communicate with them.

However, Hobert didn't plan to talk to the "busy" middle-aged man. Even a cough might give the couple a psychological shadow. It wouldn't be decent.

After some thought, Hobert focused on another white light cluster.

He saw a young man hiding in a dark forest. A brown-skinned middle-aged man was cautiously searching. When the time was right, the young man jumped out of the bushes and stabbed the middle-aged man in the back.

The brown-skinned man let out a disturbing roar, his eyes flashing with madness, looking imposing.

But the young man seemed unaffected, his attacks relentless.

Hobert judged this to be a low sequence Beyonder fight because their strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, and the surrounding trees were pushed over by their fight.

Soon, the middle-aged man's injuries began to affect his combat ability, showing signs of losing control.

The young man seized the opportunity to inflict more wounds, finally slitting the middle-aged man's throat. The middle-aged man completely lost control, but before he could turn into a monster, the young man skillfully decapitated him.

After watching the scene, Hobert realized that communicating with the young man now might also scare him, so he decided to wait.

Soon, the middle-aged man's Beyonder characteristic emerged, a gray light cluster resembling a miniature brain, with visible folds.

Hobert vaguely recognized this Beyonder ability but couldn't recall its exact pathway.

Watching the young man collect his spoils, Hobert summarized: using the two white light stars, he could project "true vision" from the Nation of Disorder to the outside world.

However, he couldn't pull people into the Nation of Disorder, indicating significant differences between its functions and those of the Sefirah Castle.

As for why these two white light stars became his coordinates, Hobert wasn't sure and needed more observation.

After these attempts, Hobert was exhausted. He left the Nation of Disorder and woke up from his dream.

As he expected, there was no madness.

However, Hobert didn't think the family curse had disappeared. Even in the Nation of Disorder, he could only trap the blurry figure, not completely eliminate it, merely suppressing the curse.

Hobert didn't continue thinking. He was too tired and turned over to sleep deeply.