Chapter 1257 Mahid Furlong and Ismail
Without a doubt.
Inanna is the last and strongest beast of sin in Aiwass, and also the strongest phantom card in Aiwass...no doubt about it.
Not only does the summoned entity have extremely superior performance, the entry effect alone can provide unconditional and non-reading permanent group control, with a considerable amount of permanent defense and resistance reduction... This control state even has the ability to resist dispel, and must be dispelled twice in a row to be released.
No matter how you look at it, this is a skill that only a very difficult BOSS would have!
Even in the most difficult dungeons, it's a high-risk system where you have to use special skills to barely resist, and you can't even eat it. It's the kind of system where if you make a mistake and a few people get eaten, the whole team will be wiped out, making it better to just restart.
Moreover, even if Aiwass doesn't summon Inanna's true form, the upright effect of this card alone is already powerful enough—
It is equivalent to a large-scale, long-term mass preservation spell that only requires five mana points to use once. In addition, its other effect is actually the key point: everything within the range of the light is considered "touched".
——This means that as long as the field of vision is wide and can be illuminated by this light, Aiwass can directly use powerful phantom cards such as Star Ice and Charming Aura that require close contact to use from a considerable distance... or directly summon the Flame Butterfly or the King of the Wild Hunt behind the enemy!
"After all, in a sense, it can be considered as the juvenile stage of Amber..."
Aiwass held the card with great satisfaction and played with it lovingly.
Inanna's body is at level 59 - this is the highest level existence that Aiwas has seen so far.
You know, this is the extreme level of the sixth energy level!
Before the arrival of Yuan Tiansi of the Twilight Path, the theoretical limit of the Twilight Path in the material world is only level 50.
——In other words, as a phantom demon on the path of dusk, she is even nine levels higher than Yuan Tiansi who is about to be pulled down by the Tail Ring!
This power has completely exceeded the limit of the Wall of Balance!
And this isn't Amber's true strength—if she were to calculate based on her true strength, this level would be far too low. Many high-ranking phantom demons in the Dream World possess strengths of the sixth or seventh energy levels. Before the Fallen Angels died, any leader-level demon would have been higher than this.
If Amber's strength were calculated using data, it would have to be level 99... At least it would have to be at the tenth energy level limit to be worthy of her status.
But in fact, using energy levels to measure the ability of the pillar gods is itself quite meaningless.
The so-called "energy level" refers to the depth and power that the soul projection can exert on the corresponding path when in the dream world. The deeper the immersion, the more it can resonate with the corresponding path.
However, the Pillar God itself is the existence that opens up and guides this path. Even if the energy level is extremely high, that is, the degree of resonance is infinite, then at most it is infinitely close to the Pillar God's original body.
Relying solely on the power of the Dao itself, it's impossible to defeat a Pillar God—just as Hengwo overwhelmed the Beast Lord not by relying on the power of the Beast Dao, and the Silver Crown Dragon defeated Supreme Heaven not because his power Dao was higher. This must be due to the power of other Daos, or a deeper understanding of the source river than the current Pillar God, gaining a more fundamental understanding.
Therefore, as long as a Pillar God is concerned, there is no concept of energy level in principle. If a Pillar God must have a level, it actually corresponds to "how many levels others need to tap into the full power of this path."
For example, the "level" of the Silver Crown Dragon and the Red of Disaster is definitely much lower than that of the other Pillar Gods... maybe even more than one level lower.
but……
However, Aiwass vaguely guessed why Inanna's level could surpass the Wall of Balance.
Amber is a pillar god who was born in the future and died in the past.
So for Inanna, perhaps cause and effect itself is reversed -
For example, even though Abyssal Celestial Master hadn't descended yet, Inanna had already gained the power of Abyssal Celestial Master's arrival. And she was only level 59, which probably meant...
"There will be no second round of the Tail Ring."
Aiwass murmured softly.
At least in this reincarnation, until Amber's own end, the power of the Twilight Path in the Material World will only reach its upper limit once. This was the answer Amber herself gave.
This meant that Aiwass either won or died—he had no chance to fail and escape, then slowly operate and try to come back. He only had one chance.
Aiwass became increasingly aware that the end of the world was approaching.
This made Aiwass happy, but also a little calmer and more cautious.
He began to think of a special possibility -
What if I trust Inanna's power too much and choose to summon her as a trump card in the battle with Yuan Tiansi... but then find out that Inanna cannot be summoned correctly because her power exceeds the Wall of Balance, or she will be expelled instantly after being successfully summoned, what should I do?
It wasn't that Aiwass felt he couldn't defeat Yuan Tiansi just because he lacked Inanna's power. But if he treated it as a trump card, he'd be prone to carelessness and miss opportunities when faced with real problems. It would be better not to consider it from the beginning.
"……Um?"
At this moment, Aiwass suddenly heard a sound and frowned slightly.
He held the card in his palm and looked out the door.
With Inanna completely sealed, the dusk power that had previously surged like a tide in Aiwas' body finally subsided again.
The house that was completely blocked by the power of dusk and had completely turned amber in appearance was finally unblocked at this moment.
As the unusual color faded, the sounds outside the house suddenly surged in like a tsunami.
——That was the sound of a fierce quarrel.
Many people gathered at the door, shouting and cursing, and they seemed to have seen the strange phenomenon in the house being lifted, so they became even more excited.
Aiwass glanced at Plotinus with some confusion: "Here to cause trouble for you? Do you want to call out your guards?"
After all, this is the house rented by Plotinus, and Aiwass has only been here for two days.
Earlier, when Aiwass was performing the ceremony to prepare to hatch and seal the amber egg... in order to avoid suspicion and to keep it secret, Plotinus stuffed all his guards into the house.
Plotinus obviously didn't think he could offend anyone in his daily life.
He scratched his head in confusion, then suddenly realized a possibility: "Perhaps... they came looking for you? And then, ignoring their instinctive warnings, they forcibly attacked the house protected by the barrier?"
The power of amber, even if it is just a residual one, is extremely deterrent.
This deterrent effect is the opposite of dragon might—weak mortals might not feel it, but any transcendent would definitely sense something unusual. Furthermore, the higher the level of the transcendent, the more they would sense a powerful threat, a divine might as powerful as a prison.
Only if you face this kind of threat and can see at a glance that the house is already inside some kind of barrier, and still try to touch the house, will you be counterattacked and petrified by the barrier set up in advance by Aiwass.
This is a very reasonable, even gentle, defensive measure. It's like a ritualist setting up a ritual and placing curses around it to prevent it from being disturbed. If anyone attempts to approach, the curses will suddenly attack them, rendering them unable to disrupt the ritual.
In a sense, this protective ritual is more like the sign hanging in a public restroom: This location is occupied and in use.
Even though the toilet door was closed, it couldn't actually keep people inside safely...just like these defensive static curses or temporary barriers, they could easily be broken by hostile ritualists.
If they really wanted to get in, they could just kick the door open, but considering the people inside could attack at any time with enchanted projectiles, it would at least discourage a large number of people with nothing to do. Only those with a real life-or-death grudge would attempt to sneak in and launch a surprise attack at this time.
——Of course, this is the case for normal people.
"Anything is possible in this magical land of Rest."
The old ritualist Iben, sitting nearby, sarcastically said, "Who knows, some important figure out there might see this sense of crisis as a challenge to their own status."
"After all, this is a land where simply seeking human dignity is punishable by death. Those who have, through various means, 'rented' dignity through the grace of a benevolent lord would rather die than lose it for even a moment."
"Someone's been petrified at the door, Master."
At this time, Lily had already gone outside for a walk.
A cold, pleasant voice rang out from within Aiwas's shadow. "More than one or two. Six people in total have been petrified. One man in a boat is arguing with a woman riding an elephant. Judging by their attire, both parties appear to be benevolent."
——Isn’t this the opportunity to test the cards?
Aiwass's heart moved, and he stood up and walked over.
He stood at the door, and Lily appeared and quietly opened the door for him.
This place didn't resemble Moriarty Mansion, with its iron gates and gardens for outsiders to admire. It was more like the little house Isabel had given Aiwass at school—just opening the gate put him right at the street entrance.
Haena was a little late and rushed over, but she did not appear outside. Instead, she hid far behind Aiwass, observing his every move.
"Beautiful Mahidevran! I'm warning you one last time. Get out of my way!"
The male benefactor was already furious at this moment.
It was obvious that those petrified people were his followers.
"How dare you attack the residence of another good lord!"
The female philanthropist riding on the elephant chose to support Aiwass without hesitation, even at the cost of confronting another philanthropist.
She also looked extremely angry at the moment: "I have already said it - this is absolutely forbidden, brave Ismail!"
"Humph! A bunch of trash!"
Ismail roared in frustration, looked at the petrified followers, and then saw Aiwass opening the door.
He was stunned for a moment, then sneered and said, "It seems our colleagues from Avalon have finally finished their prayers. Is the evil dragon about to break the seal?"
However, the female philanthropist Mahide Fran did not stand up to support Aiwas at this moment. Instead, she glanced at him and shut up.
Aiwass vaguely sensed her subtle attitude——
Rather than wanting to stop him from bothering her, this was more like anger at him for ignoring her advice.
Their name sounds a bit awkward, but this is actually the special way of naming by the good master.
Because of the naming mechanism of Anxi, the probability of them having the same name is actually quite high.
In order to distinguish their identities, ordinary people would choose a long name.
A title is added before the name, roughly equivalent to a nickname. The title of a benevolent master has a special, meaningless suffix that distinguishes them from ordinary people. If this suffix is forcibly translated, it can be called "的," "之," or "者."
Aiwass also quickly understood the identities of the two people in front of him:
The female benefactor with beautiful long red curly hair is Mahid Flan, the "Beauty" of Carnival City; and the other male benefactor with short golden hair, dark skin, and exposed six-pack abs is Ismail, the "Brave" of Ark City.
These were all well-known benefactors, their international status no less than that of a king of a small nation. They weren't from small cities like Rock Cellar City, but rather from large oasis cities with roughly 60% to 70% of the population of Paradise City.
That seemingly fragile female benefactor, Aiwas had even heard of her name in Iris. An artist had adapted her story into an opera—she murdered her ailing father, married her cowardly brother, and usurped the throne. She was a remarkably beautiful and fragile benefactor, yet countless lives were lost at her hands.
The reason is very simple. Carnival City's business is casinos, circuses and brothels.
In this desert, there has to be something stimulating to stir people's nerves. This kind of straightforward stimulation is the best way out. "Swindler" or "professional gambler" is a profession that originated from her.
Ismail the Brave was indeed a brave man. His most famous feat was when he was eight years old and was thrown into an iron cage by his father. He fought a lion with a table knife and won.
He remembered this duel for over twenty years. When he ascended to the throne of the Good Lord at the age of thirty-five, he sealed away all of his elderly father's magical powers and threw him into the lion cage. This time, he gave his father a sword, and he had to face three lions.
But this wasn't simply revenge... After his father defeated the lion, he laughed and pulled his battered father from the lion's cage, demanding a healer's care. Then, they reconciled. He later claimed that he was the descendant of a warrior, born strong and destined to be a benefactor. But Aiwass knew that "someone" couldn't be his true father. His father had already died when he inherited the Seal of the Benefactor.
With his bravery and sincerity, he commanded the Ark City inherited from his father.
Ark City is different from all other oasis cities - it is a mobile city.
This city was built from the foundations of a large number of abandoned wizard towers. This was once a gathering place for ancient wizards... It is said that the materials used in most of the wizard towers today were originally created here.
It is much lighter than it looks, so the main job of countless slaves is to drag the huge desert ark forward in the desert with ropes.
Furthermore, his slave knights didn't just ride camels. They would pilot a floating device that looked like a flying carpet, traveling at high speeds across the desert, plundering supplies from other city-states, as well as travelers and free people lost in the desert.
This can probably be considered a kind of nomad.
But what they were herding were not cattle and sheep, but travelers.
This also came from the abandoned base of the Mage Tower... It's like the backward, barbaric regions didn't quite understand the principles of these technologies, but at least understood some of their uses, thus forming a kind of faith in technology—those "slaves who pull the city" were, in turn, incredibly loyal to their benevolent masters, because they believed that this illogical miracle was a testament to their masters' great power.
The saying "If you don't learn math, physics and chemistry, your life will be full of myths" is reasonable in a sense in this world.
Although he only heard a few words, Aiwass had already roughly understood the situation:
The "brave" Ismail, perhaps for some unknown reason, suddenly wanted to "summon" him, so he sent someone to call him. His men realized that something was wrong and came to report the situation to Ismail. Ismail, probably because he had lost face in front of Mahid Furlan, forced the other party to open the door.
The result is naturally death.
Mahidevran was also angry because her opinion was not respected, so the two sides started arguing in front of their own door.
——That’s ridiculous.
Aiwass didn't feel angry. He felt pity.
Update completed! I'm still not feeling well, so I'll take a break today by writing a two-in-one chapter!
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