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Looking at the Red Angel Evil Spirit with a wide smile, Aaron showed an interested expression on the surface and silently recited a line, but sneered inwardly.
"Binsy Town?"
There was indeed a secret corresponding to the Red Priest Pathway there, but it was not a treasure. Especially for high-level existences of the Hunter Pathway and Demoness Pathway, it was a terrifying corruption.
"What a cunning Hunter. Even in this state, he's still plotting conspiracies."
"However, there seems to be a descendant of Medici there, a Sequence 2 Weather Warlock, who is probably half-mad."
"An Angel, and from the Hunter Pathway at that. If I can acquire her Beyonder characteristic, and with the subsequent world war, quickly complete the digestion and acting of the potion, the Jacob Family might gain another Angel."
"Hmm, but that area belongs to the Church of the Lord of Storms, which makes it a bit troublesome."
As his thoughts raced, Aaron's expression returned to calm. He didn't speak again. The Red Angel Evil Spirit clicked his tongue and tossed out the "Red Priest" card in his hand.
Worried that this schizophrenic Lunatic would leave behind some tricks, Aaron didn't take it. The Card of Blasphemy instantly appeared in Ms. Arianna's hand and disappeared silently.
"Red Angel" Medici immediately scoffed, "Tsk tsk, how timid."
Aaron ignored his mockery and collected the four clusters of Beyonder characteristics that emitted intense, dazzling spiritual light. Then, he quickly gathered the other Beyonder characteristics scattered in the hall and placed them in a specially prepared container.
Looking at the Red Angel Evil Spirit's gloomy face, Ms. Arianna and Aaron, who was carrying a bulging package, vanished from their original spot as if erased by an eraser.
The stone door, which had originally disappeared and been filled with boulders and earth, reappeared, with patterns flashing across its surface, once again blocking the hall.
Seeing the two uninvited guests disappear and everything return to calm, the two faces on either side of the Red Angel Evil Spirit spoke simultaneously:
"Medici, were you a woman in the past? You've thrown the Angel's honor into the toilet!"
Medici wasn't angered. He chuckled deeply:
"You two must have been sealed silly, don't you understand that impatience spoils the great plan?"
"You didn't hear him say we can break the seal in at most three years, and I have a premonition that in a while, the history of the Fourth Epoch will repeat itself."
Seeing the other two faces remain silent and unresponsive, Medici's lips curved slightly, and he added with a smile:
"If you're really tired of being sealed, there's a way to solve it."
"As long as you let me recite the Lord's honorific name, helpers will immediately arrive, and they might even help us solve the problem of maintaining our own existence."
Sauron, the left face, sneered and said disdainfully:
"Bah, I'd rather die than believe in the True Creator!"
Einhorn, the right face, simultaneously scoffed:
"Medici, have you sacrificed your brain to the True Creator?"
"We were already sealed, and after finally breaking some of it, Ms. Arianna just added another layer of seal. How are you going to break the seal and get help?"
Medici scoffed, slowly stood up from the high-backed chair, and walked slowly towards the center of the three high-backed chairs, saying as he walked:
"Look, you had to get to this point. If you had listened to me earlier, nothing would have happened!"
Sauron, the left face, sneered and said disdainfully:
"What's the use of listening to you? Weren't you, like us, made into a potion by Alista Tudor back then?"
Medici wasn't angered. His steps didn't stop, and he chuckled deeply:
"Heh, the reason I was captured back then was because I was dealing with you, you idiot."
"And it's not like I wasn't prepared, but my focus was mainly on the Primordial Demoness. Who knew that Alista Tudor would suddenly go mad and actually try to jump Pathways to become a Red Priest."
As he spoke, a deeply hidden trace of anger flashed in Medici's eyes. He had already arrived at a central altar. In the center of the altar was a constantly beating heart, formed from blood, emitting waves of iron-blooded aura.
Einhorn, the right face, immediately opened and closed his mouth:
"Medici, what do you want to do?"
Medici chuckled, his palm already extended, wanting to touch the heart.
"By using this heart, and us paying some price, we are fully capable of breaking the seal and transmitting messages."
Einhorn, the right face, then angrily spoke:
"You Lunatic, this is the foundation of our existence."
"Sauron, let's unite against him."
"Good." The Red Angel Evil Spirit's left mouth responded without hesitation.
Medici, seeing this, laughed heartily:
"You two really fell for it! My plan has succeeded. So indecisive, so hesitant, I can confirm that you two were women before!"
Accompanied by the mockery, the Red Angel Evil Spirit's left and right mouths simultaneously roared:
"Shut up!"
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Night enveloped the world, and a huge, sacred Red Moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the monastery with its numerous ancient buildings below.
Aaron opened his eyes and found himself standing at the top of this monastery. As soon as he had collected all the Beyonder characteristics, he had canceled the maintenance of the historical void image and no longer used the "Crimson Eye."
As he surveyed the gray world and the high-hanging Red Moon, Ms. Arianna, dressed in a simple linen robe, slowly appeared beside Aaron. Her dark eyes looked at Aaron and she spoke calmly:
"This is my secret world."
Aaron nodded knowingly. After thinking for a moment, he still offered a simple explanation:
"During the Fourth Epoch, Medici, Sauron, and the two ancestors of the Einhorn Family died during the Blood Emperor Alista Tudor's godhood ritual."
"After their deaths, their residual spirits and hateful intentions together formed that Evil Spirit."
He didn't explain why he knew these things, nor why it was only a seal and not a direct obliteration of the Evil Spirit.
Ms. Arianna nodded calmly, and the "Red Priest" card, which she had completely purified, appeared before Aaron.
Aaron's eyes lit up. He quickly put away the Card of Blasphemy, coughed lightly, and continued:
"Respected Ms. Arianna, I have one more matter that requires your help…"
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Backlund, in the sewers in the middle of Buckland Street.
Hazel followed the rusty iron pipes and the slowly flowing sewage river to the end of a quieter, more eerie passage, where moss and dirty things covered the walls and ground.
Hazel had just stopped, wanting to share her observations from the "Winter Solstice Day" with her teacher, when she saw two figures appear out of thin air not far away.
One of the figures was Lord Aaron, whom she had just seen that evening. A hint of panic flashed in Hazel's eyes.
Instinctively, she poured all the spiritual power she controlled into the "Tinder Necklace" around her neck. Seven translucent emerald stones were strung on it, and one of them lit up, its emerald glow casting a somewhat eerie and sinister light on Hazel's beautiful face.
The emerald green light was fleeting, like an illusion, as if nothing had happened.
Before Hazel's confusion could fully rise, she saw another lady, dressed in a simple linen robe, slowly turn around.
For some reason, just by seeing her, Hazel's heart became extremely peaceful and calm. She couldn't help but close her eyes, and all the chaotic thoughts that had arisen subsided.
Unbeknownst to her, the entire underground passage was enveloped in a layer of dark mist. A clear, vivid Red Moon suddenly appeared in the underground pipe, and a voice filled with resentment and vigilance followed:
"Who?"
Accompanying this voice, a long spear, pure to the extreme, blazing white to the extreme, seemingly composed of pure sunlight, appeared out of thin air.
It was the demigod-level ability "Unshadowed Spear" recorded by Aaron using the Ring of Mysteries.
The place from which the voice came was instantly enveloped by a miniature Sun, blazing white to the extreme, large enough to illuminate a city, and the figure of a large, bloody rat appeared.
Accompanying the painful howl, one hole after another ripped open on the rat's body, and vaguely, one could see one illusory Worm of Time after another, with seven or eight segments, under its skin.
The rat's crimson eyes stared fixedly at Aaron, but it seemed not to see Ms. Arianna and Hazel beside Aaron, as if the two were in two different worlds.
Just as he was about to press the attack, Aaron's heart skipped a beat. The extra perception from the Beyonder level of Sequence 8 Sheriff and the Imperative "Exile" from Sequence 6 Judge instantly disappeared, as if he had never possessed them.
Despite being unaccustomed to this feeling, a smile still appeared on Aaron's face.
For a severely wounded Marauder Pathway demigod, temporarily stealing two Beyonder abilities was the limit while maintaining control.
And the 'Misfortune' provided by Ms. Arianna ensured that even if this Jacob Family demigod successfully stole Beyonder abilities, they would be the ones least affecting the battle.
The battle in the secret world would not destroy reality, and it was isolated from reality, so Aaron had no qualms and immediately uttered a name:
"Amon."
Upon hearing this name, Flora Jacob, who had been somewhat hysterical, instantly stiffened and was "unluckily" stunned for a moment, as if caught in some terrifying memory.
Aaron seized this gap. His right hand, which had been grabbing at something in the air since the beginning of the battle, suddenly sank, and the Ring of Mysteries flashed with a faint light:
Joseph Weil's historical void image, dressed in black with light golden eyes, appeared out of thin air beside Aaron.
"Theft is forbidden here."
A majestic voice rang out, and an invisible wave spread outwards from the historical void image's feet.
At the same time, the historical void image's left hand raised and formed a grasping motion, which was "Imprisonment" from Sequence 4 Imperative Mage, essentially an sublimation and enhancement of "Imprisonment" from Sequence 6 Judge, capable of restraining a target, making it difficult for even a spirit body to move.
Flora Jacob had just emerged from shock and fear. She was already severely wounded and had to parasitize a rat, and after facing the attack of the "Unshadowed Spear," she was already on the verge of collapse.
Just as she was about to steal Aaron's impending action, causing him to briefly freeze, to find an opportunity to escape.
Flora Jacob suddenly despaired to find that she could no longer use her abilities, and her weakened state also made her unable to move.
Because her weakened spirit body was being attacked by "Psychic Piercing," personally cast by the historical void image, the chaotic thoughts made Flora Jacob only able to watch as another "Unshadowed Spear" magnified in her pupils.
The Ring of Mysteries could record a maximum of three demigod abilities, and therefore, this was Aaron's last recorded demigod ability.
And because the "Unshadowed Spear" currently had the strongest single-target attack power, Aaron recorded it twice.
"No…"
Accompanying the soul-shaking shriek, a slightly illusory gray shadow escaped from the flames, but like a headless fly, it couldn't escape.
Aaron exhaled silently and dispelled the maintained historical void image.
Even though his face was a bit pale from the excessive consumption of spiritual power, it still couldn't hide his excitement.
Even with the aid of a Sealed Artifact and some help from Ms. Arianna, and even though Flora Jacob was already severely wounded and in an extremely weakened state, this was Aaron's first true hunt of a demigod.
Rubbing his slightly dizzy head, Aaron looked at the clear, vivid Red Moon and said:
"Alright."
Within the huge Red Moon, a black dot instantly stood out, descending from the sky. It was the Archbishop of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, the Servant of Concealment, Ms. Arianna, dressed in a simple long robe with a bark belt.
In this secret world, this ascetic monk did not use any Beyonder abilities. She simply floated in mid-air, casting her gaze upon the "Parasite" spirit that was scurrying about.
She gently raised her right hand, and the slightly blurred, bewildered, and resentful spirit of Flora Jacob, the Jacob Family demigod, appeared in her hand.
"You may ask." Looking at Flora Jacob's spirit, Ms. Arianna turned to Aaron and spoke calmly.
Aaron glanced around, not seeing Ms. Hazel's figure. As if seeing his thoughts, Ms. Arianna calmly explained:
"She will forget what happened recently. Next, she will join the Nighthawks team in Backlund."
Aaron nodded, feeling a bit emotional. This could be considered the best choice.
After all, as an extremely high-risk Marauder Pathway, staying in the Nighthawks team in Backlund could at least ensure some degree of safety.
Ms. Hazel would most likely not have to experience the fear of being surrounded by "Amons."
Gathering his scattered thoughts, Aaron looked at the calm Ms. Arianna, cleared his throat, and asked Flora Jacob's already somewhat confused spirit:
"Where is the Jacob Family treasure you previously explored? What steps are needed to open the treasure?"
"The treasure, the treasure is in the sewers at 116 Williams Street, at the end of the third passage after turning left."
Accompanied by a hoarse, hollow voice, Flora Jacob's spirit showed clear signs of struggle, yet it returned to calm.
"The opening of the treasure requires the Jacob Family bloodline and a token…"
Perhaps the successive severe injuries had caused irreversible damage to Flora Jacob's spirit body.
Aaron only managed to get one address from Flora Jacob before she came to Backlund. It was where the remaining Beyonder materials and Sealed Artifacts of her lineage were stored.
As for what the token to open the Jacob Family treasure was, no matter how he inquired, he couldn't get an accurate answer.
Aaron's heart stirred, remembering the scene he had seen during his previous dream divination. He rummaged through the ashes.
Finally, he found a badge the size of an eyeball, its surface a combination of the symbolic patterns of "Fate" and "Concealment."
Aaron, combining his inquiries to the spirit and the divination from the divination pendant, finally confirmed that the token was the badge of the Hermits of Fate gathering.
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