After drawing thirty-six times in a row, Lin Qiye still didn't get that ability.

As the time-reversal magic circles unfolded one after another, Merlin's hair fell like snow and his expression was extremely bitter.

After going back in time again, Lin Qiye looked at the stiff Merlin and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Merlin...are you okay? If it doesn't work, I can use another ability to draw?"

The corners of Merlin's mouth twitched slightly. He gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm and said:

"No need to change, just a little bit of frost... just keep smoking."

"……good."

Lin Qiye adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes, and turned the dial again.

As the pointer swept across each ability area, Merlin's heart suddenly tightened, and the desire in his eyes almost overflowed.

Finally, as he stared intently, the pointer slowly stopped at a certain area.

Merlin's eyes lit up, relieved.

Lin Qiye opened his eyes and saw the area where the pointer stopped, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

He got it.

The main body of the turntable gradually dissipated, leaving only that area of ​​power that turned into a black light and poured into Lin Qiye's body. After a moment, a line of small words appeared in front of him:

“

Merlin's Secret Tome of Forbidden Spells:

The forbidden book of Merlin, the god of magic and prophecy, records a large number of forbidden magic unknown to the world, including the "Chapter of Killing" with super-magical level of large-scale destructive power, the strange and unpopular "Chapter of Side Doors" with special uses, and the "Chapter of Seals" which records various types of super-level sealing magic.

”

The moment he saw these words, a large amount of information was automatically imprinted in Lin Qiye's mind. He frowned slightly and stood there for a long time before he completely digested them.

Feeling the additional knowledge of forbidden spells in his mind, Lin Qiye breathed a sigh of relief.

"Successful?" Merlin asked.

"Um."

Merlin showed a satisfied look on his face and reminded, "The forbidden spells in the secret book are different from other magics. You can't use them casually, especially when your own mental strength is not high. If you forcefully activate most of the forbidden spells now, they may be drained in an instant.

Of the small number of spells that you can use, most of them require drawing magic arrays in advance, and even preparing sacrifices to replace magic materials, plus a lot of chanting, before you can barely activate them... Of course, the power and effect of these forbidden spells are much greater than ordinary magic."

Lin Qiye thought for a moment, "That is to say, most of these forbidden spells are only applicable to positional battles that require advance preparation time?"

"That's right." Merlin's eyes showed approval. "Of course, when you become strong enough, you won't need to draw the magic circle in advance and can cast it instantly without chanting."

Lin Qiye nodded.

He pulled his consciousness out of the Gods' Mental Hospital, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the pitch-black esophagus of the giant beast above his head, and couldn't help asking:

"Sir Merlin, what on earth is this giant beast?"

"It?" Merlin paused. "It's called Huajing, a legendary sea beast from the Japanese pantheon. Although it's huge, it doesn't have much attack power."

"Japanese pantheon?" Lin Qiye asked in surprise, "I thought it was a creature from the Cthulhu pantheon."

Merlin shook his head and pointed upwards. Through the monster's stomach and the sea water, he saw a bright moon hanging in the night sky.

"Cthulhu, it's all there."

Seeing that Merlin seemed to know everything, Lin Qiye couldn't hold back any longer. He opened his mouth to ask, but Merlin opposite him calmly closed his eyes and began to rest.

"Sir Merlin?"

"Some things you will know naturally when the time comes. It is not a good thing for you to know too much now." Merlin said slowly.

Seeing that Merlin didn't want to say more, Lin Qiye shrugged and could only sit down where he was.

His spiritual power spread out, through the giant beast's stomach, sensing the flow of the ocean currents outside. The deep sea was dark and chaotic, and he had no idea in which direction it was heading...

At this moment, Lin Qiye suddenly thought of a question.

In the timeline he saw, Wang Mian went upstream in the long river of time, broke through the closed loop, and also fell into the deep sea current and disappeared without a trace.

So where is Wang Mian now?

…

Japan.

Circle of people.

The surging sea water hits the dark cliff, creating large white waves.

Under the azure blue sky, a girl in a black kimono with cherry blossoms on it was sitting quietly at the very front of the cliff on the coast, looking at the endless sea in a daze.

The sea breeze brushed across her cheek, lifting a strand of her temples, and the light pink cherry blossom hairpin cast a faint halo in the sunlight.

A long paper knife hung at her waist.

While she was in a daze, several men in black kimonos walked up behind her, bowed respectfully, and whispered:

"Master, it's almost time, we should go back."

"...Wait a moment." The girl said calmly.

“…”

The men looked at each other and saw the helplessness and embarrassment in each other's eyes.

Just then, a man slowly walked up from behind them. He was also wearing a black kimono with cherry blossoms, but the number of cherry blossoms on his body was only half of that of the girl. He patted their shoulders and motioned them to step back.

The men bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Kazesai Takuya stood behind the girl, his kimono fluttering gently in the breeze. He sighed:

"Master, that gentleman will never come back... He doesn't belong here in the first place."

"I know." Yurina stared at the distant horizon and muttered to herself, "But what if?"

Kazematsu Takuya smiled helplessly, "I understand your feelings, but we come here every other day, isn't that too often? It's rumored outside that this coastline has been reserved by our Kazematsu family..."

"Let them say what they want."

Yurina sat cross-legged at the very front of the cliff, and slowly closed her eyes amid the sound of the sea breeze and waves.

This is where he first met Lin Qiye and pulled him out of the sea, and it is also where the miracle that changed her destiny began.

Although Lin Qiye has left, she still comes here regularly, waiting foolishly for her miraculous return... She is the smartest head of the Fengji family, but on this point, she is as persistent as a fool.

After a long time, Yurina's eyes were a little tired. She sighed, slowly stood up from the cliff, and prepared to turn around and leave.

At this moment, her peripheral vision seemed to catch something, and she was stunned and looked back.

Amid the turbulent waves, a masked figure with silver hair was swept into the sea like a stone statue and washed ashore.

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