Chapter 361: The Ritual of Annihilation
Merlin saw the purple light flashing in Aiwass's eyes, and helplessly pressed his hat to cover the upper half of his face.
"It seems you've figured something out, Aiwass."
Merlin said softly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
How clever he is.
Just by looking at Aiwass's expression and seeing him suddenly resonate with the Path of Transcendence, he could roughly guess what had happened. There was no need for Aiwass to explain it to him personally.
——There is no need to consider the intermediate process or “how to do it”.
Then what remains are just a few possibilities.
Aiwass is the pawn needed for the plan behind the "Ring of Tail" ritual, Aiwass is the backup plan prepared by Huan Tiansi, Aiwass is part of Jacob's conspiracy... These are roughly the possibilities.
Anyway, it's either related to Jacob or to Huantiansi.
Merlin could quite understand the feeling of being used. After all, he had felt much the same way when Vivian cheated on him.
Merlin then placed his hand affectionately on Aiwass's shoulder and softly advised, "I don't know what you're thinking, but I have something to say."
Upon hearing this, Aiwass raised his head and looked at Merlin.
"You are the most talented person I have ever met, bar none. You are also a good child who has saved the future of countless people.
"In those plans, you might be the eggshell, the fuel, the wheel, or the chess piece."
Merlin spoke word by word, "But no matter what, I think... it's a shame that you're only a 'fragment'. You deserve a brighter future, and you just need to remove the shackles from your body."
"Will you support me?"
Aiwass asked back.
There was no respect for the apostles in his words.
Merlin keenly captured this subtle change in attitude.
——That’s interesting.
It seems that this matter is indeed related to Huantiansi.
The Tail Ring Ritual can force the other Celestials to descend to the mortal realm... but what's the point of that? Expelling the Celestials from the Dream Realm and letting them rule the Material Realm instead?
Although he didn't quite understand the process in between, Merlin had probably guessed His ultimate goal.
——Huan Tiansi is plotting to seize the position of Pillar God.
This is no secret. The dwarves' beliefs are open, their purpose clear.
As a Heavenly Master who has transcended the Dao, how could he not want to surpass his own position as Heavenly Master?
To achieve this, simply being powerful is not enough. It requires great achievements that can completely change the world.
So, having realized all this so early... what should I do? Should I choose a side?
Stand on the side of the Snake Father and help him prevent the spread of the Tail Ring ritual?
Or should he stand on the side of Ouroboros and help him advance this plan?
"……Oh."
Merlin chuckled.
——He doesn't want to stand on either side.
Since I'm going to rely on my intelligence advantage to be a gambler, I might as well take a big gamble. Otherwise, what's the difference between me and those who know nothing?
So Merlin raised his eyebrows and smiled at Aiwass: "Yes, of course I will support you. Why not?"
"That's what you said."
"Yeah, I did."
Merlin answered readily, "If you need anything, pray to me. Use the ritual to call me, and I will respond as soon as I am free."
He released his hand from Aiwass's shoulder and glanced back at the giant prince he had restrained.
"Why don't you give it a try, Aiwass? I'm also curious about how the 'holy entity' works... Can you show it to me?"
"certainly."
Aiwass replied.
He closed the Book of Law in his hand and slowly walked to the giant prince Wolfram who was bound in place.
That's ridiculous—that's what Aiwass wanted to say.
According to the original timeline, Wolfram would never have died so early. He brought his own death upon himself.
According to the Punisher, Wolfram came here to find the Book of Law because he believed a prophecy. In fact, you don't need to listen to what the Punisher said, just looking at the way Wolfram stared at Aiwass can make you understand everything.
“…How pitiful.”
Aiwass sighed: "You know nothing about this."
Bishop Mathers had long ago told Aiwass that the Noble Red's sudden arrival on Glass Island was intended to seek or approach the "divine entity." And if their goal was to obtain the Book of Law... then this prophecy could truly be considered accurate.
The Book of Dharma does indeed contain the power to change the world.
If you obtain it, you can obtain the "Tail Ring" ritual. Not only that, if you are lucky, you may even discover the profession of the Great Sin Scholar and obtain other rituals.
Those rituals were given to him by the Huantianshi, the "Prophet" Jacob. Weak rituals were unworthy of being included in this grimoire that concealed the conditions for the "Lord of the Great Beasts" job change.
"You had a chance."
Aiwass scoffed, "But you missed it."
Giants and humans are not of the same species. Giants are descendants of the Most High, while humans are descendants of Hengwo and the Serpent Father. This means that when Giants use humans as ritual materials, they do not incur the sin of "Heavenly Wrath."
Because they are not the same race.
The giant kingdom, the Kingdom of Alctors, perished too soon. Even if they wanted to use giants for rituals, they couldn't find any—Wolfram had long been imprisoned, and the demon of punishment, Cassiam, had wandered the wilds of Avalon as a common giant for over a hundred years. If he could find other giants, he wouldn't be the only one to join Wolfram.
They naturally meet the requirements for promotion to the Great Sin Scholar.
Just like a player.
Perhaps due to review requirements, players were not allowed to use humans as materials for rituals. Therefore, all Demonologist players were unable to advance to Demon Incarnation and could only advance to Sin Scholar.
As Jacob's student, Wolfram inherited the same profession and fell into the same trap as him.
A great wizard who has been promoted from a ritual mage cannot understand this book.
And Cassiem, who originally had every chance of being recognized by the Book of Law... advanced to become the incarnation of the devil.
Demonologists who wish to ascend to the rank of demon incarnation must commit a sin of the gods. Without this "unforgivable sin," they cannot be recognized by the Fallen Angels.
In other words, in order to meet his promotion requirements, Kassiem had to specifically seek some body fragments from Wolfram as materials for his job change.
——In this way, Cassiem went through untold hardships and finally advanced to become the incarnation of the devil, thus successfully missing the Book of Law.
Even now, Wolfram didn't know what the Book of Law meant. He also had no idea what a ridiculous role he and the Noble Red, whom he commanded, played in this plan.
Thinking of this, Aiwass felt only a sense of loss: "With such great power... yet still unable to escape the shackles of fate.
"Then I'll set you free."
As he spoke, he raised the Book of Law in his hand.
The pages of the book flipped open by themselves and stopped at the page about "The Hanged Man".
There is a record of a ritual that can only be used on people who are bound and hung upside down.
"Please turn him over."
Aiwass pleaded with Merlin.
"oh?"
Merlin asked with interest, "Is it like the 'Hanged Man' on the Tarot card?"
He thought of something and suddenly became interested.
"Yes."
Aiwass responded.
So Merlin clenched his staff, and the giant prince was spun around and hung upside down in the air by chains.
He glared at Aiwass fiercely, obviously knowing what was going to happen to him.
But Aiwass just said calmly: "Don't you want to obtain the power of the Book of Law?
"Then I'll give it to you."
First of all, the great wizard is not easy to kill.
Once killed, there is a possibility of resurrection or reincarnation - even if Merlin is watching, but Merlin may not be absolutely reliable.
Moreover, Aiwass was not sure whether a giant like Wolfram would be recruited as an apostle by Xiong Tiansi after his death.
Wolfram wanted to obtain the Book of Law, most likely to relieve the predicament faced by Xiong Tiansi... and faced with such a rare loyal minister, who might even be the last loyal minister in the material world, Xiong Tiansi might be willing to share some of his power with him and keep his soul.
That would be too dangerous.
He knew too much about himself. And as an apostle, he was too powerful—even the Great Guardian might die from his revenge.
——If you want to kill him, you must destroy his body and soul.
(End of this chapter)
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