Chapter 647: The Arrogant Beast Aiwass (asking for monthly tickets)
After Aiwass confirmed his choice, the other two entries disappeared.
The golden star gradually grew bigger and taller, turning into a star and becoming the only sun in the dark world.
Then it gradually died down as if quenched... Only then did Aiwass see its color clearly.
Half is red, half is purple, forming a Tai Chi of yin and yang rotation.
Like the rising sun, and also like the setting sun, it keeps shifting and blurring.
And when Aiwass saw it clearly, the Taichi Sun began to spin rapidly and glow—
Aiwass, staring at it, immediately fell into a hazy hallucination, as if his consciousness was pulled out of his body.
In a trance, Aiwass saw seven mysterious marks: three on the left, three on the right, and one on the top.
Four of the marks are dim.
A mark burning with flames, like ash.
A mark was jumping with dark purple electric light, which seemed darker than black.
[Laziness], [jealousy].
Aiwass immediately understood the meaning of the two marks.
As for the remaining one - the one at the top, Aiwas couldn't see its color at all.
The more he looked intently, the more it seemed as if it could be any color - it seemed black, red, or transparent.
As Aiwass's consciousness gradually sank into it, he finally saw...
That's a mirror.
What was reflected in the mirror was his own face.
It was a proud and unruly Aiwass with black hair and blood-red pupils.
He was wearing light black armor and sitting on the throne with his legs crossed.
He was slightly raising his right hand and looking over, while six small balls of light of different colors were surrounding his index finger.
"snort!"
Suddenly, the black-haired Aiwass seemed to see Aiwass coming.
He snorted coldly and squeezed all six light balls into his palm.
He stood up from his throne, and the earth and the palace shook and collapsed. He hovered in the air, waving his right hand horizontally outward. Behind him, with a whoosh, huge six-colored wings opened up.
Red, blue, yellow, green, white, and black.
Behind him, a huge, silent blue magic circle emerged, facing Aiwass. Then, a burst of lightning erupted from it, and it suddenly went berserk. The triple ring began to spin rapidly, sparks flying like the gears of an overloaded machine, and its color turned a deep red, almost purple.
But at this moment, Aiwass suddenly felt a pain in his heart.
An illusory chain emerged from Aiwass's heart, flew straight forward, and sank into the heart of the black-haired Aiwass before him. Like a lace, it connected the two of them together.
Aiwass sensed a blue glow around him—and he soon realized it was no illusion.
A huge blue, quiet magic circle also appeared behind him, just like the magic circle behind the black-haired Aiwass when it just appeared.
Then, the magic circles, one blue and one red, one static and one dynamic, suddenly pulled inward and closed, sticking the two Aiwasses together again!
Seeing the whole world suddenly collapse towards him, Aiwass subconsciously closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to reality.
But before his system panel popped up, he saw the strange tarot cards floating in front of him.
That was no ordinary tarot deck.
There was no Thoth Tarot depiction on it as usual.
The card showed a young man, recognizable by his build as Aiwass. He wore a long, hooded white robe that obscured the upper half of his face, making his features unclear. In his hands, he held a Book of Law that Aiwass was incredibly familiar with.
The Book of Law has been opened, and the blue and quiet magic circle is floating behind him.
There was a faint red light at the edge of the card, just like the blue light at the edge of Aiwas's vision just now!
——There is no doubt that the pattern depicted on this card is exactly like the last scene that the black-haired Aiwass just saw!
At the same time, the card's attributes also came into Aiwass's sight——
【Criminal Sin: Moriarty (Star)】
Level 30
[Transcend the Path, no attributes]
【Upright: Aiwass】
[Effect: Seal the weakened phantom demon into the Tarot card and issue a command]
Reversed: Lord of Sins
[Necessary: None 5]
【Chant, Enchant, Summon, Continuous Effect】
[Effect: Transforms itself into the Beast of Pride, Moriarty. Moriarty is considered a summoned creature. This effect can only be used when all six other Sin Beasts are on cooldown.]
"...Me too, the Beast of Sin?"
Aiwass murmured, feeling incredible.
The Sin Scholars he knew did not have this Sin Card, nor did they have the ability to transform into the "Beast of Pride"!
Has history changed again...and why this time?
At this time, his system panel finally popped up and updated the changes:
Sinner Scholar LV30: [Basic Ritual - Level 6 (0%)], [Demon Contract - Level 11 (0%)], [Curse - Level 3 (80%)], [Shepherding (Essence) - Level 3 (0%)], [Demonology - Level 7 (0%)]
Mana Pool: 204/204 (None), 0/42 (Wind)
Road characteristics——
[Yin and Yang Harmony (Gold): When your path is in balance, all your mana pools become colorless mana pools. Colorless mana pools are the sum of all your paired colored mana of opposite attributes (currently activated: Light and Dark/Water and Fire). When your mana pool is colorless, any action that consumes mana will gain different benefits by consuming 1/2/3/4/5 times the amount of mana.]
[1x Silent Spell: This spell no longer requires a language component]
[2x Spell Range: Double the range of this spell]
[3x Spell Power: All effects of this spell are enhanced]
[4x Instant Spell: This spell no longer requires language or action]
[5x Spell Upgrade: This spell's priority +1]
The path has been illuminated: Dedication-4th level, Transcendence-4th level
"—successful?"
Sherlock, who had been staring at this side for a long time, almost jumped up from his chair and walked over quickly.
But Aiwass just lowered his head and looked at his hands expressionlessly.
The pain was completely different from the last time I advanced.
This time, Aiwass didn't feel any pain at all.
He only felt that his spirit seemed to have become infinitely high and infinitely far away - he was like a cold and ruthless monarch overlooking the earth. His mind was extremely calm, but he felt that everything in the world was meaningless and fragile like snow.
Aiwass's pupils were brimming with purple light, his gaze cold and hollow, and he exuded a monarchic majesty. Sherlock was in awe of him, far more than Isabel, even more than Queen Sofia... so much so that his hurried pace slowed to a noticeable slowness, and then stopped a few steps away from Aiwass.
But at the same time, Aiwass has an extreme sense of harmony, which gives him a strange charm that makes anyone who sees Aiwass unable to help but look at him a few more times.
The only difference is...
Aiwass felt his heart was empty.
It's like I've lost something...
It’s like making a decision and giving up one’s own wish; it’s also like an important person has died, but there is no time to grieve.
Aiwass couldn't help but reach out and touch his chest.
Even though I could feel the powerful pulsation and the real warmth, I felt a sense of alienation, as if I were touching someone else's chest and feeling someone else's heartbeat.
"I'm fine."
Aiwass said calmly.
As he spoke, new data continued to emerge before his eyes:
[Professional Characteristics——]
[Unforgivable Ritual: Your "Basic Ritual" evolves into "Sin Ritual"]
[Sin Ritual: Rituals one energy level lower than your path to transcendence no longer require ritual arrays; rituals two energy levels lower than your path to transcendence no longer require mana; rituals three energy levels lower than your path to transcendence no longer require ritual materials.]
[Break Free: Your "Devil Contract" evolves into "Phantom Demon Contract"]
[Phantom Demon Contract: You can sign a temporary or permanent contract with a phantom demon other than a demon, just like you would with a demon. Your "Ritual: Summon Demon" can also summon phantom demons other than a demon.]
Immediately afterwards, Aiwass's panel also changed.
Sin Scholar LV30: [Sin Ritual - Level 6 (0%)], [Phantom Contract - Level 11 (0%)], [Curse - Level 3 (80%)], [Shepherding (Essence) - Level 3 (0%)], [Demonology - Level 7 (0%)]
Mana Pool: 204/204 (None), 0/42 (Wind)
...Finally completed the advancement.
Aiwass exhaled slowly, and the cold and rational feeling lingering in his mind gradually dissipated, and the cold expression on his face gradually eased.
Then, he immediately felt extremely weak and dizzy.
"It seems... all went well? Do you need something to eat first?"
Sherlock, who was watching from the side, reacted the moment Aiwass's expression softened: "Should we go see Lily first?"
"I……"
Just as Aiwas was about to reply, he saw a new prompt.
He was suddenly alert and forced himself to look at it again with full concentration.
I want to see what the God of Lightspeed Balance Payment will pay this time!
If it's weaker than the "First Limited Edition Road Characteristics", I'll really complain!
[You have completed the test of the Lord of Scales and Feathers]
You feel the gaze of Adaptation.
[You have obtained the characteristic: Adaptation - Essence of Atlas]
[Adaptation - Essence of Atlas: A potion made from the essence of Atlas, the "Supreme Heaven". When you die, you will be reborn stronger (once only)]
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