Chapter 563: Those who often kill people know...

In the vision of Aiwass's right eye, countless white spots of light appeared above Cardinal Loki's body, like a surging river, constantly flowing towards Aiwass.

Kill the fifth-level transcendent and gain 1500 free experience points.

A long-lost reminder of experience emerged in Aiwas's eyes, proving that Cardinal Loki was indeed dead.

It has been a long time since he took the position of Minister without Portfolio and has not killed anyone personally.

But……

Is this experience a bit lacking?

A hint of doubt arose in Aiwass's heart.

The giant prince Wolfram has 2,000 experience points. As the former Patriarch of the Supreme Heaven, Cardinal Loki must be much higher in level than him.

...But it's unlikely that he's not dead.

So far, no one who has had his experience harvested by Aiwass is still alive.

But Aiwass always felt that Cardinal Loki's death was not that simple.

Because Loki clearly saw him in the end, but he didn't attack him. Even if his attack might not kill Aiwass, given Vignes's personality, she would definitely return to defend. At that time, Loki might have a chance to counterattack or escape...

But he chose to use a self-destruction with a very long pre-swing.

Isn't that just waiting to be interrupted?

Furthermore, he himself said that he wanted to skip the battle because he couldn't defeat Aiwass. This meant that he was at least aware of the existence of the sixth energy level, Vines.

Aiwass had assumed that if he dared to start a fight, he would also bring out the "Perfect Man"—if it was a Perfect Man of the Sixth Level of the Dual Path, he would be a foe that would make even the Eternal Pope sweat profusely. In that instance, it was essentially a laser cannon exchange between the Eternal Pope and the Perfect Man. Essentially, it was the Eternal Pope who killed the opponent, with the player merely assisting... a performance instance.

Therefore, Aiwass attached great importance to the ball of blood light - he counterattacked the moment it attacked him.

But the opponent was unexpectedly weak.

The fact that it could be sealed instantly by the Night Demon meant that it was not at the sixth energy level at all.

...Wait, speaking of which, where is that perfect person?

"Vignes, where is that ball of blood?"

Aiwass noticed that the previously sealed sphere had suddenly disappeared, so he immediately asked, "Did it just escape?"

"No, it's just a mirror projection, much like the clone projected by the master."

The Night Demon shook his head slightly and uttered an ethereal voice: "After being attacked by the master with the Flame Butterfly, it quickly dissipated on its own."

"……I see."

Aiwass narrowed his eyes slightly and gave the only answer: "Loki is seeking death..."

As he had told Aiwass, they were not enemies.

There was no fundamental conflict of interest between him and Aiwass, and killing Aiwass wouldn't bring him any benefit. Given Cardinal Loki's character, he had no reason to suddenly attack Aiwass...but he did it anyway.

He took the initiative to attack Aiwass in the hope that Aiwass would kill him in the name of "self-defense".

But what does he want to do...

Do you want to give up this identity?

But he was indeed able to use high-level divine arts to borrow Sizhu's power - this showed that he had a very high rank with Sizhu, even higher than Aiwass, and was firmly walking on the path of dedication.

With the help of Sizhu's power, as a fifth-level being, he could even exchange a few moves with the Night Demon who had been hit by Aiwass's triple BUFF and strengthened by the Great Sin... Although he couldn't even last Aiwass's one-minute invisibility time, he at least put up some resistance.

——There is no need for him to give up this identity.

...Can I ask through prayer whether Cardinal Loki is dead?

This thought came to Aiwass's mind.

But he soon dispelled it again—

Aside from apostles like Queen Sophia, who had already been appointed, the Pillar Gods and the Celestial Archangels would select them roughly a week after a person's death. Not to mention that even if Cardinal Loki truly died, there was no telling where he was floating in the river... Furthermore, given Loki's position within the Candle Master, Aiwass would likely receive no answer from the Candle Master through prayer.

"...Si Zhu actually trusts him so much."

Aiwass murmured.

Although Sizhu's position cannot be viewed with human standards of good and evil, his contribution and enthusiasm for the path of dedication are unquestionable. The celestial officials of the path of dedication, such as Yan Tiansi, Zhu Tiansi, Xi Tiansi, etc., all respect Sizhu very much, and Sizhu is very friendly to them.

As everyone knows, Sizhu is a pillar god with a very serious tendency to protect his own apostles. He values ​​his apostles more than other celestial officials in the path of dedication, and he values ​​the path of dedication more than other paths.

The same is true for other professions on the path of dedication. Only things that you cherish are meaningful to be dedicated.

A person who completely dislikes their family cannot achieve spiritual enlightenment through renunciation. Giving away a gift you don't like isn't considered dedication; it's just recycling—and recycling is part of the path of balance.

Although Aiwass has not yet begun to formally practice advanced divine arts...but Cardinal Loki can obtain the power of Candlestick through advanced divine arts, which means that Cardinal Loki's final plan has been personally certified by Candlestick as an act of dedication.

In this case, Aiwass had to examine Cardinal Loki's purpose.

According to Aiwass's speculation, Cardinal Loki was definitely not dead.

Because Cardinal Loki's words sounded too sincere, and he also specifically said, "The last lie hidden in the truth is meaningful," Aiwas subconsciously believed Loki's words.

But now looking back...

Among the things he said, which ones were true and which ones were false?

What is certain is that he stole the Tears of Time and intended to murder the Saint—not to mention Freya, this crime alone is enough to sentence him to death. And this should be easy to find out.

In other words, at least from the perspective of outsiders... Aiwass confronted Cardinal Loki, Cardinal Loki was exposed to the fatal secret and wanted to attack Aiwass to silence him, and Aiwass fought back in self-defense and killed Cardinal Loki. This logical chain is complete.

Among those words, Aiwas found the most unbelievable one to be the story about the Son of the Moon in the realm of "perfect man".

Others may not know, but Aiwass happens to know how the perfect person changes his career - because humans are on the path of transcendence and love, the perfect person must reach the peak on these two paths, which is the sixth level.

And the words "drinking the blood of the saint can create a perfect person" were said by Vines this morning.

This is exactly what Loki said to himself.

——Could this be the secret he just overheard, and he didn’t know the secret of the perfect man at all?

So Aiwass asked Vignes to confirm whether this was just a lie - if she had made it up, then everything would make sense.

Sadly, Vignes shook his head.

She explained, "There is indeed such a statement... although it is basically spread as a rumor and ridiculed. Because no 'perfect person' has ever been born among the children of the moon, I don't know who spread this statement."

Aiwass looked at the body of Cardinal Loki and fell into deep thought.

Even if Cardinal Loki could steal the power of the Moon Child, even if he, as an ancient heir, possessed many paths...

Then the most he would do is give the power of the giant to Bram, and cut out love and transcendence to turn into the egg of a perfect man, leaving only dedication and adaptation for himself - assuming he has the adaptability of the five paths!

There is still a problem.

...What's his level?

Adaptability means one can embark on this path, and how deep one can go... but reaching each path still requires a great deal of learning and practice. For him, adaptability and dedication can still be cultivated - but love and transcendence, with his identity, are simply impossible to practice, otherwise he would be discovered.

In other words, the other self he split off from...if that was a substitute, it would be impossible for him to master the power of a "perfect man".

Because the level of his path of love and the path of transcendence must not be high.

Could it be that... he simply created an avatar of the Son of the Moon for himself, wanting to give up his position as Cardinal and become the Son of the Moon?

...Then why bother?

At this moment, Vignes suddenly turned into a crow and landed on Aiwas's shoulder.

The surrounding darkness gave way to the bright morning sun, and the scarlet mirrors returned to their original state. However, the mirrors remained shattered, and except for Cardinal Loki's body still lying before Aiwass, everything seemed like an illusion.

"——Aiwass!"

Janice rushed in.

She teleported directly into a religious painting in the eleventh circle—and was startled when she jumped out.

Because the entire eleventh ring seemed to have turned into a devil's domain.

Everywhere was the smell of blood, and only darkness remained. Every mirror was covered with densely packed blood-red pupils. Every elf was pinned to its spot by countless shadowy hands, their limbs grasped. Only wails, shouts, and screams could be heard, and the entire Eleventh Circle was in chaos.

Janice tried to turn those shadow hands into ink to help her fellow tribesmen break free from their restraints, but she was shocked to find that she couldn't dissolve them.

...Is this the power of the sixth level?

But the next moment, those things disappeared like an illusion. Only the elven priests, with their bodies covered with black handprints emitting a chill, remained frozen in place, their bodies still stiff and unable to move.

So Janice grabbed the paintbrush in her right hand and rushed in without hesitation.

——As a result, I was stunned when I entered the door.

She originally thought that the one outside was Cardinal Loki's ultimate move...but she didn't expect that the one standing in the end was Aiwass.

"Um, does this count as... an attack on, an assassination of the cardinal?"

Janice paused and asked hesitantly, "Do you want me to help you deal with the body?"

"I was acting in self-defense, and he committed a crime punishable by death - I found evidence, so he tried to silence me."

Aiwass explained.

"Okay, I believe you."

Janice answered without hesitation.

She looked at the crow perched on Aiwas's shoulder and asked hesitantly, "Should we take her back? Should we take care of the body...? I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what we should do at this moment..."

"It's okay, I'm more professional."

Aiwass shook his head and replied smoothly, "Don't do anything—just stay where you are and wait for Pure White to arrive."

Those who often kill people know that trying to deal with the murder scene will only make you look more guilty.

Janice felt Aiwass's professionalism and nodded repeatedly.

But she still frowned. "But no matter what... he is the leader of the Controlled Fire and a Cardinal. There are many elves who master advanced divine arts and resonate with great beings. But only those who resonate with at least one Pillar God can become a Cardinal...

"The Cardinal is already nervous. As long as Cardinal Loki dies, those who control the fire... I think there will definitely be large-scale chaos in the Theocracy.

"Because there are not enough cardinals now, there is no way to spare one to take over the eleventh ring. Practicing high-level divine arts is difficult, and gaining the recognition of the Pillar Gods is even more difficult. Without cardinals, the Central Observation Bureau's system will not be able to operate at all..."

Upon hearing this, Aiwass raised his eyebrows slightly.

This means... now that Cardinal Loki is dead, the entire Theocracy's surveillance has been destroyed by Aiwass.

If the Controlled Fire people want to cause trouble - they will definitely do it on March 3rd, during the Pope's succession ceremony.

...Is this also part of Loki's plan?

This thought flashed through Aiwas' mind.

but……

He suddenly asked, "For the Cardinal, reaching the fifth energy level or using advanced divine arts to resonate with the Pillar God... which condition is more important?"

"They should all be important. I don't know, why don't you ask Junbai... Wait?"

Janice replied casually, then her eyes widened immediately, realizing what Aiwass meant: "Do you want to try it, Aiwass?"

"——Why not give it a try?"

Aiwass asked back.

Although there are no humans in the Cardinal so far...but there are still foreign races.

Cardinal Loki himself is the best example.

If Rocky can be a cardinal, why can't Aiwass?

Update completed!

There are a lot of words today so I'm a little slow.

(End of this chapter)