At the same time, he used the recoil force of Osares's giant sword to slide his body several meters to the side and back like a swimming fish.
He narrowly avoided the frost bone spurs that pierced his feet, and with his right hand, he grabbed the air. The gravity of the gap in the starlight accurately captured the diamond-shaped token in the secret compartment in his hand!
Without any pause, Mark pressed the diamond-shaped token hard against the vague diamond-shaped depression inside the black box without even looking!
“Click!”
A crisp sound of a mechanism snapping was heard!
The token fits perfectly into the recess!
“Buzz——!!!”
The black box instantly burst out with a dark blue light that was far stronger and deeper than when the giant bronze door was opened!
The light was no longer cold and dead, but instead had a strange rhythm, as if the dormant core of the mechanism had been awakened!
Countless rays of faint blue light projected out from the intricate Lumi runes on the surface of the box, interweaving and changing in the air!
The light and shadows flowed, quickly forming an extremely clear illusory image:
On the left is a Lumi text contract made of pure energy, emitting the vibrations of an ancient soul!
The handwriting is strong and powerful, with a resolute will.
Monica's identification array instantly deciphered it, and her voice was filled with the surprise of having discovered a treasure:
"This is the Soul Guardian Contract that Osares voluntarily signed. It's a lost Soul Guardian Contract! The price is the eternal imprisonment of the soul, in exchange for the right to guard the treasures of the royal mausoleum and await the final judgment of the 'Will of Holy Light'! As long as the oath is not broken, it can exist forever!"
On the right is an extremely complex dynamic diagram of energy flow!
It clearly shows the energy threads mixed with holiness and coldness extending from the suspended "pale skull crown", entwined around the core of the contract like maggots on the tarsal bones!
It is these energy threads that distort the original meaning of the contract and transform "protection" into "slavery"!
"Isn't this pale skull crown a mythical item of holy light? How come it looks so much like something from the abyss?" Monica's voice was filled with shock. "The skull crown's power has contaminated and distorted the contract with Osares!
"It feeds on the soul power of Osares's voluntary sacrifices and the overwhelming resentment of the kingdom's destruction, turning the guardian into an eternal prisoner that sustains its existence! Those who possess the Skull Crown can use this method to control an indestructible army of the undead!"
Mark's pupils shrank suddenly!
So, they have been fighting with the Pale Crown for a long time, and the Osares in front of them is just a puppet.
"What should we do now? With this guy here, there's no way we can get the skull crown! And how do we own the skull crown? Is it enough to just put it on your head?" Enzo jumped to Mark's side and helped Mark take on another swing of Osares' sword.
"Don't be stupid, how dare you wear something like this!" Mark cursed angrily.
Not to mention whether they can break through Osares's defenses, the fact that an image of the pale skull is stored in the Hall of Darkness for no reason is very strange in itself.
Who would go to their own house and specifically play a video showing the usage and efficacy of their household products for potential robbers to watch?
Unless the legendary last king of the Lumi Kingdom was the legendary cuckold.
"Monica, what should we do now? Do you still want this skull crown?" Mark asked Monica. Now only she could judge whether they were still qualified to seize the thing in front of them.
It would be hilarious if they ended up being enslaved by this thing.
"Osares should still be conscious. Find a way to awaken his consciousness. If not, we will give up!" Monica gave the answer.
Awakening the consciousness of the undead is not an easy task for non-magic professions.
In fact, even the orthodox clergy of the Church of Holy Light do not have the ability to awaken the consciousness of the undead without mastering special skills.
But Mark was different.
He has the forbidden sacred text.
Although there is a small price to pay, it is very likely that the tomb of the Lumi Kingdom contains something related to a mysterious existence.
These prices have been paid.
What's more, in order to adapt to the cost of using the [Forbidden Codex], Mark actually tries to use it every day.
It's just a headache, he can bear it!
“Osares!!” Mark roared with all his might, his voice resonating in the Hall of Darkness. “See the truth! The skull crown is the culprit that enslaved you! It twisted your oath! We are here to help you put an end to it! Break the shackles!!”
Before he finished speaking, Mark no longer hesitated!
He hid behind Enzo and poured all his mental strength into the [Forbidden Scripture] that had just been activated, like a flood!
A galaxy of light instantly streamed out from the pages of the holy book, and the pages of the forbidden holy book, which were shining with holy light, turned automatically.
He held the holy book tightly in both hands and pointed it towards Osares who was about to attack!
"Starlight enters the dream!!"
Mark roared silently in his heart and activated the second active spell of the Holy Scripture!
In an instant, the light flowing on the [Forbidden Scripture] suddenly converged and transformed into countless bright spots of light as fine as star dust.
Silently yet with unstoppable penetrating power, it crossed the physical distance, like the softest yet most resolute tide, instantly seeping into the depths of Osares's ice-blue soul fire!
Even the undead body composed of the magic power surrounding it cannot stop this spell.
This is a spell on the spiritual level!
However, the price of forcibly intervening in the soul memory of an ancient undead that has been polluted by the power of the abyss and burned by hatred for thousands of years is also instantly reflected on Mark himself!
It's no less serious than forcibly intervening in the soul modification contract of the Mountain Tiger thieves!
An irresistible tearing sensation suddenly grabbed his head!
It was as if a cold steel needle pierced his temple and stirred violently in his fragile brain!
A severe headache suddenly broke out, causing his vision to suddenly go black, and a dazzling white light and ominous dark purple filthy light spots exploded before his eyes!
What followed was an intense feeling of nausea, stomach cramps and twitches, and a strong sour and rotten smell rose from the throat, as if the soul was contaminated by the cold hatred and despair.
Mark's body shook violently and he almost couldn't stand.
Fine beads of cold sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead, and the fingers holding the [Forbidden Scripture] spasmed unconsciously due to pain, and his knuckles turned white.
"Ugh..." A suppressed groan of pain escaped from between his clenched teeth.
Despite this, the communication that spanned thousands of years and reached the origin of the soul has been completed!
Although Osares's soul is powerful, it is polluted and enslaved by a higher level of power.
But Mark didn't want to help it escape from slavery, he just needed to give it an external stimulus to wake it up.
So Mark only experienced some physical discomfort, and the price he paid was still within an acceptable range.
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