Chapter 371 Soul Burial
Nantivian, Episcopal Square.
On a cold night in early spring, in an alley at the edge of Bishop's Square, the translucent pale spirit of Barrett Despenser was floating above the necromancy ceremony. This dead soul, who was in a state of pre-death, had a dull look under the constraints of the ceremony, and answered Dorothy's questions irresistibly.
"That... the Mirror Moon Goddess depicted in the Mirror Moon Goddess statue is the pure color main god of 'Shadow'. My previous guess was correct, and Barrett actually dug out the holy emblem of 'Shadow', which is in the room of his house!"
Dorothy, who was curled up in the cold wind on the street, couldn't help but feel excited after hearing the news about the holy emblem from the ghost of Barrett. She had been looking for the holy emblem of "Shadow" for a long time, and now there was finally a definite clue!
Dorothy calmed down her excitement and took a deep breath. Then she controlled the corpse doll Brandon to continue speaking to Barrett who was in the ceremony.
"Then, Your Highness, where is your mansion located, and where is the holy emblem of the Goddess Mirror Moon located in your mansion?"
Brandon continued to ask the ghost of Barrett under Dorothy's control, and the ghost of Barrett paused slightly and then answered immediately.
"That is a villa in the southwest suburbs of our city of Tivian. The specific location is north of the Shield Hill and south of the Gray Grass Field. The artifact suspected to be the holy emblem of the Goddess Mirror Moon is stored in the research room of the villa. The entrance to the room is located on the first floor of the villa, at the end of the corridor west of the living room.
"If you want to activate the secret door, you need to open the dial of the clock on the wall at the door, turn the hour hand on the dial to 12 o'clock, the minute hand to 3 o'clock, and the second hand to 6 o'clock. After that, the time on the dial will return to the correct time, and the door to the room will open. The holy emblem is in the upper right corner drawer of the main table in the room. The drawer is not locked."
Still with a dull expression, Barrett's ghost spoke slowly. After hearing such detailed information, Dorothy nodded with satisfaction. With such detailed guidance, she would spend less time looking for things in the future.
After obtaining the most crucial information, Dorothy asked Brandon to speak again and ask the Barrett Ghost some other key questions.
"Your Highness, may I ask if you still know how you died? What happened inside No. 1 Lanzhi Street when you died? Did you see the murderer who murdered you?"
Brandon asked this to Barrett Ghost, and the other party was silent for a while after hearing the question, and then spoke.
"The situation was very sudden and chaotic. I didn't really know what happened. I still remember that I was standing in the hall protected by guards looking at the paintings. Suddenly I heard a scream from behind. When I turned around..."
Just as Barrett's ghost was about to continue speaking, his spirit body suddenly became extremely unstable, and began to flicker and freeze like the screen on a black TV with a poor signal, and it was distorted from time to time. His voice also became intermittent, mixed with a noisy rustling sound, and was completely inaudible.
"What happened? Why did he suddenly become like this?"
Seeing the abnormality of Barrett's ghost, Dorothy asked Nefernis who was performing the ceremony, and Nefernis, who was possessed by Uta's soul, answered slowly.
"My soul is about to give up. I told you that this soul-calling ceremony performed by the soul alone cannot last long. My attraction to this spirit is decreasing, and the ceremony to call back his spirit on the other side has not ended. The attraction of the other ceremony to this spirit is still there.
"To put it simply, because my pulling force decreased, the other soul-summoning ritual targeting this spirit began to fight against me again. Because it was pulled by two equally strong pulling forces, this spirit began to be in this unstable state."
Nephnis, who was relying on Uta's soul, said to Dorothy. Dorothy was stunned when she heard her words. Nephnis had told her before that although this kind of soul-summoning ceremony relying on the soul-summoning ceremony did not restore the status, it was very unstable and lasted less than the normal soul-summoning ceremony. That was why Dorothy asked for the key information she needed before.
Due to time constraints, the traction of Nefernis's summoning ceremony decreased, and although the ceremony held at Bajian did not summon any souls, it continued. Now the traction on Nefernis's side has dropped to the same level as that of Bajian's. Affected by the two opposing traction forces, the ghost of Barrett began to show abnormalities and was unable to answer Dorothy's questions normally.
Moreover, the inability to answer the question is only a small matter. The continued decrease in traction on Neveu's side will cause another consequence that will be even more serious.
"So...if the traction on our side continues to decrease, Barrett's soul will most likely be snatched away and summoned by the other side again?"
Dorothy asked Brandon to ask Nephness, and Nephness nodded slowly before speaking.
"Yes... The decrease in my traction is continuous, and the opponent's traction will not change for a long time, so it is inevitable that I will lose control."
"So is there any way to increase our traction again? If it can't be increased, simply preventing the other party from summoning spirits will be fine."
Brandon continued to speak, and Nephnis answered with a hint of fatigue.
"My soul fragment can't hold on for much longer now. It's useless to provide stronger traction. After a while, the ritual will collapse and the spirit will be taken away.
“But if you simply want to stop the other party from summoning the soul, I do have a method. That is, I will convert the ritual and use the power of shaman to connect to the great soul. I will build a passage in the Youhe River and convert the summoning ritual into a soul burying ritual. I will send this soul through this passage to the depths of the Youhe River, close to the great soul.
"The Great Soul exerts a pulling force on all souls at all times. For living beings, this pulling force is very weak and can be ignored, but for dead souls, this pulling force is very obvious. It is under this pulling force that the dead souls enter the Nether River and return to the Great Soul.
"The deeper this pulling force is in the Nether River, the closer it is to the Great Soul, the stronger it will be. The closer it is to Him, the stronger the pulling force will be. The soul will return under the pulling force of the Great Soul. The pulling force of any mortal can't compete with the Great Soul, and this also includes me."
Nefernis, who was relying on Uta's soul, said tiredly. Dorothy understood what she meant as soon as she heard it. Since she couldn't compete with the pulling force of the soul-calling ritual, she should change the nature of the ritual while the current soul is still here, and change it from soul-calling to soul-burying, and send the soul to a place close to the great soul in one breath, so that it can be pulled back by the great soul. The pulling force of the soul-calling ritual of ordinary mortals cannot compete with the great soul, so the soul will definitely be pulled away by the great soul, and when the soul finally returns, any soul-calling ritual will be invalid.
If he did so, neither he nor Bajian would be able to summon Barrett's soul. Barrett would return to the origin of his soul, taking with him the secret that he had not yet had time to reveal.
"Well, now please hold a soul burial ceremony to send this soul to the great soul."
With his hands behind his back, Brandon spoke to Nefernis at Dorothy's instruction. After hearing Brandon's words, Nefernis nodded slowly.
Then, the expression on Nephnis's face froze. She stretched out her hands above the suspended magic circle and began to make various gestures continuously, while she began to chant the spell of the spiritual seal language silently.
"Ah... the origin of all souls... the end of all spirits... the eternal order of the cycle of the underworld... I, in the name of the Shaman of the Burial Land... seek your guidance in the dark river... guide me to the bridge leading to you..."
As Nefernis continued to chant the spell, the ghost of Barrett in the magic circle gradually showed some changes. His confused and distorted state slowly disappeared, and his entire spirit body showed a stable and peaceful posture. In this stability, the original dull look on the ghost of Barrett's face disappeared, and was replaced by a natural peace.
Finally, in this peaceful look, the spirit of Barrett's ghost gradually became less transparent, and finally disappeared completely into the air, leaving only an empty magic circle and Nephnis who had stopped the spell.
"That soul set out on his final journey to the Great Soul. He was guided by the Great Soul, and no mortal power could ever derail his path."
Sitting cross-legged in front of the magic circle, Nephnis, who was relying on Uta's soul, said this. At this time, the tiredness in her eyes could no longer be concealed.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. You have helped us a lot this time."
Facing Nefernis in front of her, Dorothy asked Brandon to bow and Nefernis just shook her head in response.
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