Chapter 141 I Always Believe in My Brother

Lily lay on the sofa and watched Aiwas clean up the ceremony for a while, but she couldn't help but come down to help him clean up.

"What path characteristic did you choose?"

Aiwass asked casually.

Normally, he didn't like to ask about these things. This was just a little curious.

Because the characteristics of the path are basically chosen based on instinct.

That was the entry given by the Nine Pillars, so it couldn't be wrong. Instinctively choosing was usually the right choice... or rather, all three entries were suitable for me, so I could choose any of them.

The same principle applies to giving the path characteristics that match the actions based on the behavior in the ritual. Without knowing this, as long as the ritual forces you to unleash your potential and you act according to your heart, the entry given will definitely be the most suitable for you.

Unless, like the assassin lady of Iris and Aiwas himself, there are special professional inheritance requirements and certain path characteristics must be obtained to complete the job... there will be a need to control the entries.

However, Lily's path to transcendence was entirely dependent on the tantra. This meant she had no inherited or restricted career system. This was essentially a completely new career, one that Aiwass didn't understand... Aiwass's dictation might have led Lily to choose a path unsuitable for her.

This is Aiwass's valuable experience: If you have never played this profession, then when others come to ask you for advice, don't point fingers based on your intuition, but say frankly, "I really don't understand."

"Both times it was shadow affinity."

Lily replied softly.

"Huh?"

Aiwass was stunned for a moment: "You want to learn shadow stealth?"

Hearing this, a sneer came from Aiwass's shadow, which Lily could hear clearly.

Lily glanced at Aiwass's shadow and answered seriously, "Yes. Didn't you say that the assassin was able to escape into the shadows only after gaining three shadow affinities?"

"I also want to have that ability."

"Do you also wish to steal the power of the shadows... Miss Spider?"

The shadow demon made a sound as low as a lion's.

"It's not about stealing, it's about teaching."

Lily said politely but seriously, "I remember the young master saying that those assassins had never actually come into contact with the Shadow Fiend. Their skills weren't based on imitation, but more on imagination... So, if I were taught the ability to infiltrate the shadows by the Shadow Fiend himself, would I be even stronger than them?"

"Of course."

The Shadow Demon replied without hesitation, "They haven't even mastered the basics of shadows. Their clumsiness makes me want to laugh. The point is... why should I teach you, a follower of the Scale-Thief and Feather-Thief?"

For some reason, Lily vaguely sensed a hint of hostility in the Shadow Demon's voice.

Aiwass squatted down and touched his own shadow, then said soothingly, "So, it's actually okay, right, Shadow Demon?"

Lily's words actually touched his heart.

Because Aiwass had thought about this before - if Shadow Demon was sealed into the blank card and became his big beast, it would be like drilling into the Poké Ball. Aiwass would need to actively release it in order to reside in the outside world.

This means that he doesn't need Shadow Affinity to perfectly control the Shadow Fiend, but it also means that Aiwass will lose the vigilance of the permanent Shadow Fiend.

By then, he no longer needed a wheelchair, so Lily had no reason to constantly push her wheelchair and follow him. Her equipment, which reduced other people's attention and kept a constant eye on them, was also difficult to trigger. Furthermore, if Lily herself were attacked, Aiwass would have a hard time reacting immediately.

If Lily could learn shadow stealth, then when Aiwass enters a dangerous area, Lily can replace the Shadow Fiend, hide in her own shadow, and guard Aiwass in an absolutely safe place!

In this way, even when Aiwas goes on archaeological trips or goes abroad, he can take Lily with him.

He prepared such good equipment for Lily. It would be a bit of a waste if he only let Lily play low-end games.

"It's not that I don't want to teach, my respected master."

The Shadow Fiend rumbled softly, his voice softening and submissive to Aiwass, even sounding a little aggrieved. "This Miss Spider doesn't have the seeds of shadow within her body. Just like a human without gills, even if they could mimic a fish swimming in the water, they wouldn't be able to breathe for long."

"Seeds of shadow..."

Aiwass thought thoughtfully.

...Come to think of it, the other half of his pastoral care method has never been used.

That is precisely the skill of [Shepherding (Essence)] belonging to the "Way of Transcendence", the ability for the shepherded phantom demon to grant power to others.

Aiwass thought for a while and said to Shadow Demon: "How about... we make a deal?

"I'll give you my flesh and blood, and you'll give her your strength. Of course, don't rush to refuse—it's not today anyway.

"Although I promised you that I would give you flesh and blood to taste after you come out...but you will have to wait a little longer. After all, I still need to use a lot of mana."

"Are you going to fight someone else, my lord?"

The Shadow Demon perked up. "In that case, perhaps your magic power won't be needed. Now I can exert some of my power through your body."

"Of course not. I want to create an extraordinary item—an item that requires a full fifty units of fire mana."

"...Are you going to make a bomb?"

The Shadow Demon hesitated.

“Hmph.”

Aiwass had a smug smile on his face: "Let me show you the strength of your master."

Seeing that the ceremony venue was almost cleaned up, Aiwas said to Lily, "Go and bring Yulia over. Keep your voice down so as not to wake up the others."

"Now?" Lily glanced at the time.

It's only a little after four in the morning and the sun hasn't even risen yet.

"Well, we need to be ready before the sun rises. Today is the new moon, the darkest night. It is also the day when the power of the Sun is the weakest."

Aiwass explained simply.

"Okay, we'll be back soon."

Lily nodded and disappeared into the shadows.

After Lily left, Shadow Demon felt uneasy: "What on earth are you going to make...that requires so much mana?"

"Have you ever heard of the Phantom Card?"

Aiwass asked back.

"What is that?" Shadow Demon had never heard of it before.

"Oh, or rather," Aiwass chuckled, "you know the 'Art of Sin'?"

"...Are you talking about the ritual you used to drain my power earlier?"

The Shadow Fiend was deeply impressed by the [Rite of Sin].

Until now, it had never seen anyone draw the power of a higher demon so easily.

"You know that Yulia is the egg of the phantom demon."

"Of course, that's obvious."

The Shadow Demon replied sinisterly, "It's a vehicle for the resurrection of a certain phantom demon."

Any phantom demon that hatches from a phantom demon egg is not a newborn phantom demon, but a phantom demon that has been reborn after death.

"I know the secret of your phantom demons' immortality."

Aiwass nodded and said, "After your phantom demons die, their remains can return to the dream world and absorb the power of the Tao to slowly regenerate and recover directly. However, if the death is too complete, or if they are destroyed again during rebirth, their concepts will descend to the material world.

"Those babies who haven't learned to speak or know their own names after birth, if they are born with a resonance with a certain path, can sense the phantom demons of their early life."

"Phantom Demon Eggs" are generally child prodigies. Yulia is only fifteen years old, but she is already familiar with university-level knowledge.

But rather than saying that becoming a Phantom Demon Egg would increase one's talent, it would be better to say that only true geniuses could become Phantom Demon Eggs.

"And what I have to do is to extract the phantom demon from Yulia's body."

Aiwass replied: "This way, Yulia won't have to worry about losing control."

"...Let me remind you, Master. Extracting the Phantom Demon from the Phantom Demon Egg will cause the Phantom Demon Egg to die immediately."

"That's a human skill."

Aiwass affirmed: "But what I want to use is the Tiansi skill."

Just then, Lily gently pushed the door open and walked in.

She explained softly, "We ran into Mr. Oswald on our way out and were delayed for a little while."

At this moment, Lily's coat was draped over Yulia, who was wearing pajamas. Yulia was clearly still asleep and was standing there in a daze.

But she was very well-behaved and didn't make any noise or trouble.

Yulia rubbed her eyes and looked at the remaining rituals in the room sleepily.

Aiwass laughed and said, "Oswald must have heard the noise, so he came over to check on the situation."

"Mr. Oswald is really amazing."

Lily sighed, "I was still in stealth mode, and he saw me directly."

That's normal. Aiwass nodded.

This elf butler might have the fifth energy level. The reason why it is possible is that Oswald did not enter the book, so Aiwass did not know more about him.

These guardian elves will serve and protect the founding family, and it is very likely a deal between the Theocracy or Candle Master and the Silver Crown Dragon.

After all, the ancestors of these founding families were related to the Silver Crown Dragon's ascension to the position of Pillar God, and many of them should have been sublimated into apostles of the Silver Crown Dragon - just like the "Gawain" he had just met.

The Theocracy sent people to take care of the bloodlines of these apostles left in the material world, at least to prevent them from being cut off... This is quite normal.

Even if the apostles no longer had any connection with the material world and no longer had any ties with it, it was at least a proper and reasonable respect for the people of the material world. And this was most likely what the candlestick master meant.

——Although no one knows the Silver Crown Dragon's name as a human, Aiwass speculates that he is most likely called "Arthur".

After all, Avalon's founding monarch was Lancelot, and the founding family was the original Knights of the Round Table. With the presence of Merlin, Vivian, Mordred, and others, the Arthurian legend is complete, except for the protagonist, King Arthur.

Previously, the human warrior played by Aiwass, who possessed adaptability beyond the path, was called "Arthur" by the giant chief. The giant obviously did not know the knight played by Patton, but he knew "Arthur".

So Aiwass was thinking...could this be the story of Arthur before he killed the white dragon and became the Crown Celestial Master of the Path of Power?

Arthur at that time possessed the adaptability to both the path of power and the path of transcendence.

The elves' faith was in Candlestick. They were the only clear ally of the Avalonians at the time, and participated in the crusade against the giants... Could this mean that this was actually a war between Candlestick and the High Heavens?

Or at least, this was Sizhu's revenge for the murder of his "Eternal Pioneer" by the apostle of the Supreme Heaven using despicable means.

From this perspective, the Silver Crown Dragon was most likely supported to the throne by Sizhu, which is also the reason why the Church and the Elves have a high status in Avalon, and the Theocracy and Avalon will become "eternal allies."

Aiwass suppressed his curiosity about Oswald.

"Come here, Yuli."

He reached out and patted Yulia, then smiled and opened his arms, indicating that he wanted to hug her.

At this time, Yulia slowly woke up and suddenly realized that Aiwass was not in a wheelchair.

She was stunned for a moment, then rushed over: "Brother, is your leg completely healed?"

Aiwass smiled happily, picked her up and lifted her above his head, then held her in his arms: "Do you think my brother looks like he's in trouble?"

He kissed Yulia's cheek and said gently, "Are you still wearing the amulet, Yuli?"

"Except when I take a shower, I always carry it with me."

Yulia whispered in Aiwass's ear.

The girl smiled happily, rubbing her cheek affectionately, her eyes curved into the shape of the moon. "I haven't had any headaches or heartaches this whole week... This amulet is useful!"

——That was actually the effect of the seal, and both of them knew it.

But Yulia would rather believe that it was the effect of the amulet, because if that was the case, she would never feel pain again.

"Good. It won't bother you anymore."

Aiwass smiled and gently touched his forehead with Yulia's hot forehead: "Do you believe in your brother?"

"I always believe in my brother."

The white-haired girl, who gave off a sense of transparency, put her arms around Aiwass's neck and spoke seriously.

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