Chapter 867: The Fallen Empire Awakening
If you just maintain the state of "Beast of Sin" without using any strength... the mana consumption of this state is quite low.
Aiwass took Gray to study for a long time, and only lost two standard units of mana.
That means one point of mana is needed almost every three minutes.
This means that if Aiwass wanted... even if he didn't devour the Sinthorn, he could almost always maintain this state.
In this state, Aiwass could not pray to the candle to restore his mana, but 284 mana points would allow him to maintain his transformation for about fourteen hours.
Considering this is basically Aiwass's ultimate move... rather than hiding it until the middle of battle and using it based on intuition the first time, it would be better to let a reliable and trustworthy scholar study it first and develop some usage methods.
After all, while in Sin Beast form, Aiwass could only use the Path of Consecration abilities, meaning he could no longer use Sin Cards to switch to Sin Beasts or cast spells. This meant that his transformations might even reduce his combat power... Furthermore, the more mana he used in Sin Beast form, the higher his conversion rate would be, so he shouldn't initiate the transformation lightly.
After confirming the mana consumption and effects of other abilities, Aiwass said solemnly to Gray:
"I'm going to start treatment."
Gray nodded nervously, touched her amber eyeballs one last time to confirm the feel, and then closed her eyes.
Aiwass didn't know how he should treat Gray.
He could only rely on his inner instinct and use his ability to make wishes.
He lowered his head slightly and placed his antlers, burning with white flames, against Gray's head. However, Gray did not feel the pain of being burned. Instead, a constant warmth flowed from her head and immersed her whole body.
"May all injuries be eliminated."
He murmured softly, "In... my name."
The next moment, blazing white flames spread from the tips of the antlers to Gray's entire body.
As Aiwass expressed his wish, he felt the magic power in his body rapidly draining away - about forty to fifty points of magic power were lost in just two or three seconds.
Just when Aiwass was worried for a moment that he didn't have enough mana, the rate of mana loss quickly decreased and stopped.
He glanced at his attribute bar.
A total of sixty-three mana points were reduced.
...It consumes a lot of mana.
Aiwass was startled.
Even if Aiwass sealed the Wild Hunt, it would only cost fifty mana points...
But the wish he made has been perfectly fulfilled——
It only took four or five seconds for the white flames to dissipate instantly.
Gray, refreshed, opened her eyes.
She touched her eyes first.
The feeling from her fingertips was no longer the solid and warm touch of gemstone... but an extremely unfamiliar pain, which made her subconsciously groan, frown and close her eyes.
She had been caressing and touching her amber eyeballs for so long that she had long forgotten that normal eyeballs could not be touched directly with fingers.
The burning pain caused a tear to slowly flow from the corner of her eye, but Gray's face instantly bloomed with an extremely bright and beautiful smile.
It wasn't a "surprise," but a "touching feeling." She had never doubted that Aiwass could do this, so naturally, she wasn't surprised—but when she realized that the amber disease was really leaving her forever, she felt a sense of relief.
With Gray's recovery ability, the injury from touching her eyeball with her fingertips healed in just a few breaths. However, her tears could not be stopped.
This Saint, who is "greater" than Aiwass in every sense, is now constantly wiping her tearful eyes, like a little girl standing on the street who can't find her parents.
But Aiwass knew that it was not because of fear or confusion.
It is the relief that comes when hundreds of years of pressure are lifted.
Aiwass sighed softly.
He lowered his head slightly and touched Gray's forehead with his antlers again. This time, he didn't use any abilities, but simply used the warmth of his antlers to share his own warmth with her, quietly accompanying her.
The plan was a perfect success - Gray's amber syndrome was completely cured instantly by Aiwass.
But unlike Grey, Aiwass was not so happy.
The mana consumed in healing Gray made Aiwas realize one thing: he couldn't heal everyone by the power of wishes alone.
And his conversion progress bar also quietly rose to 7%.
—Healing Gray consumed approximately 63 mana. Combined with the two mana previously consumed, this directly increased Aiwass's conversion rate by 2%.
So... about 1% conversion rate for every 33 mana?
This is reasonable, and it fits the sacred number of devotion.
And when the conversion rate increases to 7%.
A silver light suddenly flashed across Aiwass's pure white fur.
An even more divine glow emanated from him, a faintly rainbow-colored halo, like the halo behind a god.
There is also a new effect behind the "Sin Beast Form":
[You are immune to instant death, fire, and holy damage]
Aiwass gained new strength from his good deeds.
He finally understood why the first Pope entered the dream world at such a young age...
This power, which can help almost anyone, is impossible for a good person to resist. And the more it is used, the more power it unlocks, and the more things it can do... Eventually, it is almost inevitable that it will be permanently transformed into a half-human, half-deer form.
The same is true for Aiwass.
When he gained this power, he was doomed to die a natural death as a human. He absolutely could not sit idly by and watch others suffer while living his own happy life... In other words, this power itself traded his "right to sit back and watch" for his "ability to meddle in other people's affairs."
In other words.
When Sizhu gave Aiwass this power, He had already determined that Aiwass would no longer have a daily life as a mortal.
Either you will be swallowed by Huan Tiansi, or you will win from it.
As long as Aiwas wins the battle against Huantianshi, he will become Tianshi or Zhushen.
...As for the identity of the Candlestick Son, it was his "life-saving method" when Aiwass failed in his struggle.
Even Sizhu was not optimistic that Aiwas would win.
If Aiwass was defeated in the end, it gave Aiwass a chance - to devour the sinthorns, disperse all the magic power to trigger any miracle, so as to forcibly transform his soul into a sin beast and permanently abandon the soul of transcendence.
When Aiwas lost his transcendent soul, he was no longer useful to Huan Tiansi, and Huan Tiansi could no longer devour Aiwas to replenish himself.
This way, Aiwass would be prevented from being devoured by Huan Tiansi. And once he became the son of Sizhu, his safety in the dream world would also be guaranteed...
In other words…
The essence of this power is that my father called and said, "If it really doesn't work out, let's go home."
It is warm indeed, but...
"...Are you so unimpressed with me?"
Aiwass chuckled and changed back into human form.
He found his new clothes and put them on—the cardinal's robes, which he had just used, happened to be lying on the bed.
——Even Sizhu doesn’t believe I can win.
"Then I must win once and see."
Aiwass murmured softly.
He has always been a stubborn person.
Aiwass looked at Gray... Now that he was not wearing the Holy Crown, he no longer had the authority to communicate with all the cardinals.
Therefore, Aiwass said: "Tell everyone about what happened here... Your Holiness the Pope."
"...No, you are the Pope. I am merely the Acting Pope."
The White Saint wiped her eyes and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "The Church has always been the legacy of the Son of the Candle Master... We keep this in mind. We have always maintained a neutral stance because of the wishes and guidance of the Candle Master in the past. And now, since the Son of the Candle Master has once again descended into the world... The Nine Pillars Church must also begin to act."
"Excuse me, what is your intention now——"
"Then let's calm down the chaos in Xingti first. It looks like it's getting really chaotic."
Aiwass was a little surprised, but he still gave the order to the saint wearing the Pope's Holy Crown without hesitation: "In that case, then intervene."
April 1st, morning.
A piece of news that shocked the world spread rapidly to all countries—
The Eternal Theocracy announced the lifting of its permanent state of neutrality, a decision unanimously passed by all cardinals.
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Black Sails: Azure Throne
The Age of Discovery, the Plantation, the Mysterious Sequence, the Alchemical Colossus, and the Man-O-War.
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