Chapter 362 Aiwass: Grant You a Trial
“Ritual punishment tends to eliminate.”
Under everyone's gaze, Aiwass placed one hand under the Book of Law and spoke slowly, "Like the priest's punishment of the undead, it's also called 'dispelling.' The word originally meant exile, because people believed that corpses were unclean and had the potential to give birth to the undead. Killing the sinner couldn't completely end this sin—it had to be made to disappear forever."
The Book of Law floated above the palm of Aiwas's hand. Aiwass pointed his other hand at the open pages, on which an extremely complex magic array floated up on its own.
The rituals stored within it allowed Aiwass to perform the rituals himself without having to carve complex ritual arrays on the ground. It also provided the "first" rituals... meaning that Aiwass could perform the first ritual recorded in the Book of Law without any materials.
Currently, Aiwass has obtained a total of five rituals.
He decided to use one of them to execute Wolfram and completely eliminate the hidden danger.
"So, I will eliminate you once and for all, Wolfram."
Aiwass declared, "And you will agree to it yourself."
Wolfram's face flushed with gravity, his silent eyes filled with sarcasm.
"Don't be impatient," Aiwass said slowly, "Listen to me -
"—Do you believe in your own will and courage?"
He said this and glanced at Merlin.
Looking at Merlin's interest, Aiwass knew that Merlin already knew which ritual it was.
Then Aiwass declared directly, "This is a ritual designed by the Great Master himself. He left a last way for mortals who cannot possess wisdom but still desire it. He allows those who have nothing but courage to gain wisdom.
"I will blind your right eye, cut off your right hand, and pierce your heart. I will sacrifice your entire life and soul to your future self. This you will give to your next self, and the next you to your next self—this sacrifice is based on the power of the Ring of Heaven, and it is an infinite cycle. You yourself are a great wizard, and you should be able to understand this ritual.
"You will see all the secrets of the world—all knowledge and secrets will flow into your mind. The longer you persist, the more wisdom you will gain.
"If you can persevere for nine days and nine nights, you will gain all the truths of the world. You will directly become an apostle of the Great Master and gain power comparable to that of the Heavenly Official. If you cannot endure until then, your soul will be annihilated under the repetitive pressure of the ritual. This is the knowledge the Book of Law has given me."
Aiwass looked at Wolfram and said calmly, "You heard it too. Merlin is on our side. Under his watch, you cannot be resurrected or reincarnated as you planned. Of course, you can also accept death and see if Xiong Tiansi will accept you."
"You can also choose to accept the trial. Merlin will tell you whether this trial is true."
"It is indeed true."
Hearing that he was also involved, Merlin leaned forward and spoke seriously, "I swear in the name of Wei Zhe that this ritual is authentic. And Aiwass hasn't missed a single detail—someone has even passed this ritual, gained all the truth of the world, and become Wei Zhe's apostle. He himself is a giant... and the apostle currently believed in by the northern giants."
Merlin's words were true.
The apostle's name was "Odin".
Because he is the only apostle who has passed the Great Trial and obtained the truth of the world, he is silent like Great Trial and has one eye like Great Trial. Because of this, he often exists as Great Trial's shadow, and some people confuse his existence and legend with Great Trial.
"The giants of the north have sought this ritual, but they have never found it. Now it lies in my hands."
Aiwass declared: "I will grant you the Trial of Odin.
"If you agree, blink twice; if you disagree, blink once."
Wolfram was silent for a moment, then blinked. But there was only a brief pause before he blinked again.
——Evans knew that he would not refuse.
The reason is simple.
Because Wolfram is old, and he has accomplished nothing.
The Supreme Heaven despises deserters and prisoners, and encourages the courage to fight to the death. He had been imprisoned since his youth, escaping decades ago. His entire life, he had done little besides being imprisoned. To gain the power to escape, he even changed his profession to become a Bound One of the Path of Authority.
After escaping, he tinkered with the Noble Red Society, but ultimately didn't achieve any results.
In the original worldline, Noble Red constantly troubled Avalon, even directly destroying it—though that was a plot by the Star Antimony people, Noble Red was a key pawn in the process. If their primary goals were to "please the Bear Celestials" and "retaliate against the Avalonians," Noble Red could be considered to have essentially achieved victory.
—At least Wolfram himself got the victory.
But because of Aiwass's interference, Noble Red is like a clown.
They had accomplished nothing, and now they were about to be utterly destroyed. Even if Wolfram could escape, it would probably be too late for him to reorganize a new Noble Red.
If one could obtain the Book of Dharma or a divine entity, it could be considered a great achievement.
But now...
Aiwass could see Wolfram's fear simply by looking into his eyes.
He was afraid that he would be rejected by Xiong Tiansi and become a useless and powerless wandering soul.
Even if he knew it was a trap, he would never give up.
——Or rather.
Just because Aiwass made this proposal in front of him, which "carries the risk of death but can bring huge profits if successful", he absolutely could not refuse it.
Because if he refused at this time, it would be tantamount to choosing cowardice.
In that case, Xiong Tiansi would still be disappointed in his soul.
Even if he passed the trial, he would be restrained by Wei Zhe himself because he knew too much.
Regardless of the outcome, the result had already been determined when Aiwass made this suggestion.
Merlin looked at Aiwass and couldn't help but gasp.
This kid... is really cruel.
“Hehehe…”
Aiwass let out a meaningless laugh and placed his hand on the Book of Law. The ritual array shone with an even brighter purple light.
"Then I will give you a trial."
He spoke in a low voice, and the purple light turned to a deep blue.
The power of the ritual turned the Giant Prince's right eye and right arm into nothingness - as Aiwass originally said, the ritual "eliminated" them as sacrifices.
"—I call upon the Great Master, the God whose sacred number is four, the God who sees the truth, the God who remains silent!"
At this moment, Aiwass grabbed Sherlock, who had been standing beside him, by the back of his neck with his right hand and recited loudly: "I preside over the Trial of Odin!"
The power of the Book of Dharma omits all complicated steps.
A storm howled around Aiwass.
His magical power poured out rapidly, and even the magical power in Sherlock's body was continuously drained by the ritual.
The next moment, the sky began to turn gloomy.
The thunderclouds that had just dispersed appeared again, and strong winds blew.
A single azure eye lit up in the dark clouds.
It looked at Aiwass and Sherlock, then at Merlin standing in the distance, and finally turned its gaze to the hanging giant.
And the next moment, a bolt of thunder fell!
The deep blue thunder was like a spear, piercing the heart of the giant prince!
The giant prince's eyes suddenly widened.
Veins bulged across his face, countless deep blue runes swirled across his body, and an infinite amount of deep blue light emanated from the depths of his pupils.
He trembled violently and struggled fiercely - even though his mouth was sealed, the almost roaring cry was blocked in his throat and came out of his nostrils.
His skin instantly turned red, then purple. Crackling blue light like lightning swirled around him—that was Wei Zhe transmitting all the secrets he knew to him.
But this state only lasted for a short two minutes.
Two minutes later, the Giant Prince seemed to have lost some kind of balance—his body began to swell abnormally, like the joints of a gouty patient. It started with one or two spots, then became a dense mass of bulges all over his body.
"it's over."
Merlin sighed, “What a bummer… I thought we could at least hold out until tomorrow.
"Self-sacrificing in the pursuit of wisdom, yet resisting the infusion of truth into one's own brain... How ridiculous. Wouldn't this endless cycle of rituals be broken? Just being clever..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant prince swelled up like a balloon.
Then, the azure spear disappeared with a crackle.
And the swollen flesh began to collapse and shrink inward.
Eventually it completely turned into nothingness.
"What a pity."
Aiwass's mouth curled up slightly: "It's really... not unexpected."
The clouds dissipated.
In the end, the eyes in the dark clouds above the sky even glared at Merlin fiercely, causing Merlin to laugh awkwardly and quickly take off his hat to salute the sky.
But in Aiwas's vision, it was an unprecedented feast——
All I saw was white spots of light all over the sky.
They flowed towards Aiwass like a river, sinking into his body. This time, so much experience poured in at once that Aiwass felt a sense of "fullness".
Kill the fifth-level transcendent and gain 2000 free experience points.
This way, Aiwass could be sure that Wolfram was indeed dead.
He even gave away twice as much experience as he normally would have - this should have been evidence of his complete demise.
Aiwass even saw a few scattered points of light dissipate. There was still about one-seventh left, not a large number, but it still made Aiwass feel very sorry.
That's probably because I can only absorb so much free experience in one breath.
only……
Aiwass looked at Merlin.
He wanted to confirm one thing.
Merlin, who had become obedient after receiving a glare from his boss, now resembled a student who had bowed his head and immediately regained his spirits after walking out of the homeroom teacher's office. He leaned forward, twirling his hat with one hand, and asked with interest, "And then? Are you going to perform a ritual to confirm your 'transcendence' and thereby gain a boost in power?"
——Merlin didn't notice the glint in Aiwass's eyes at all.
I see.
Now Aiwass had a clear idea in his mind.
It seems that even the Pillar God's apostles cannot see that he can gain "experience points".
"No need," Aiwass said with a smile, "I already got it."
"Oh, really?"
It seems he doesn't want to perform in front of him, Merlin thought. Which makes sense.
He glanced at the dim amber village around him and replied casually, "In that case, I'll leave.
"Don't worry about the situation right now—everything will be restored to its original state tomorrow morning. The village solidified by Amber's own hands won't be destroyed for such a simple reason."
Merlin chuckled and put on his wizard hat.
"Mr. Merlin! Do you know the contract here?"
Seeing that Merlin seemed to be about to leave, Haina finally couldn't help but ask, "What kind of contract did the ancestors of Eagle Cape Village sign to cause this situation?"
"That's not something you should know now, Miss Haena."
Merlin said gently, “I’ll tell you when the time is right.
"—Because I was the witness to the contract signed with the people of Beheading Valley."
After he finished speaking, he nodded slightly to Aiwass and disappeared in a stream of azure light.
Update completed!
It’s a little late, but it’s an update of over 6,000 words, meow!
The story of Eagle Cape Village is over, and then we have to go back to Glass Island!
(End of this chapter)
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