Merlin saw the purple light flashing in Aihuas's eyes, and somewhat helplessly pressed his hat, blocking the upper half of his face.

"Looks like you've got something, Ivus."

Merlin whispered, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

How clever he is.

Just by seeing Ivus's expression and watching him suddenly resonate with the Transcendent Path, you can roughly guess what happened. There was no need for Ivas to explain it to him personally.

- The process in between, and the "how" of how to do it, don't need to be considered at all.

Then the rest is nothing more than a few possibilities.

Ivus is the pawn needed for the plan behind the "Ouroboros" ritual, Ivus is the backhand prepared by the Ring of Heaven, and Ivus is part of Jacob's plot...... Roughly speaking, these are the possibilities.

Anyway, it's either related to Jacob, or it has something to do with the Ring of Heaven.

Merlin can quite relate to the feeling of being taken advantage of. After all, after he was deceived by Vivian, he was almost in this state of mind.

So Merlin stretched out his hand and put his hand on Ivus's shoulder, and whispered, "I don't know what you have in mind, but I have a word here. ”

Hearing this, Ivas looked up at Merlin.

"You're the most gifted person I've ever met, not one of them. You are also a good boy who has saved the future of countless people.

"In those plans, you may be an eggshell, or a fuel, a wheel, or a pawn."

Merlin said word by word: "But anyway, I think...... It's a shame that you're only doing 'shards'. You deserve a brighter future, and you just need to remove the shackles from yourself. ”

"Will you support me?"

Ivus asked rhetorically.

There was no respect in his words for the apostles.

Merlin keenly captured this subtle shift in attitude.

- Kind of interesting.

It seems that this matter does have something to do with the Celestial Division.

The Ouroboros Ring Ritual allows other Celestials to be forced into the Nether...... But what's the point? Driving the Celestials out of the dream realm and turning them to domination over the material realm?

Although he didn't quite understand the process in between, Merlin had probably guessed his ultimate purpose.

- Huantiansi is plotting to seize the position of pillar god.

It's no secret. The beliefs of the dwarves are public, and their purpose is clear.

As a celestial division who has transcended the path, how can he not want to transcend his own position as a celestial division?

And to do that, it's not enough to be strong. It takes something great to change the world forever.

So I realized all this so early...... And what to do? Is it time to take sides?

Stand by the Serpent Father and help him stop the spread of the Ouroboros ritual?

Or stand by Ouroboros and help him advance the plan?

“…… Scold. ”

Merlin chuckled.

- He didn't want to stand anywhere.

Since you have to rely on intelligence superiority to be a gambler, it is better to gamble on a big wave. Otherwise, what is the difference between yourself and those who don't know anything?

So Merlin raised his eyebrows and smiled at Ivus, "Yes, of course I will support you." Why not? ”

"That's what you said."

"yes, I said that."

Merlin replied cheerfully, "If anything, pray to me." Call me with rituals, and I'll respond to you whenever I'm free. ”

He let go of the hand on Ivus's shoulder, and glanced back at the Giant Prince, who was bound by him.

"Why don't you give it a try, Ivus? I'm also curious about how the 'Divine Entity' works...... Can you show me that? ”

"Of course."

Ivas replied.

He closed the Book of Law in his hand and slowly walked over to the giant prince Wolfram, who was bound in place.

It's ridiculous—Ivas meant to say that.

According to the original timeline, Wolfram would not have died so early. He did his own death on his own.

Listening to the meaning of the Demon Punishment, Wolfram had listened to a certain prophecy and came here to find the Book of Law - in fact, he didn't need to listen to the Demon Punishment, just looking at Wolfram's eyes staring at Ivus to understand all this.

“…… It's pathetic. ”

Ivus sighed, "You don't know anything about all this. ”

Bishop Mathers had long told Ivus that the Red of Noble had suddenly entered the Isle of Glass in order to find or approach the "Divine Entity". And if their purpose is to obtain the Book of the Law...... Then it can really be said that this prophecy is quite accurate.

The Book of Dharma does contain the power to change the world.

As long as you get it, you can get the "Ouroboros Ring" ceremony. Not only that, but by chance, it is even possible to dig up the profession of a Scholar of Mortal Sins and obtain other rituals.

Those ceremonies were all ceremonies conferred on him by the Celestial Division on him the "prophet" Jacob. The ritual that is too weak is not worthy of being stored in this magic book that hides the conditions for the transfer of the "Lord of the Great Beast".

"You would have had a chance."

Ivus scoffed, "But you missed it. ”

"Giants" and "humans" are not of the same race. Giants are the sons of the Most High Heaven, and humans are descendants of the Elastant Self and the Serpent Father. In other words, giants using humans as ritual materials will not trigger the sin of "heavenly sin".

Because they weren't a race.

And the kingdom of giants, that is, the kingdom of Alctos, fell too early. Even if they wanted to use giants as ritual materials, they couldn't find them at all—Wolfram had already become a prisoner, and the demon Punishment Cassiem had wandered the wilderness of Avalon for more than a hundred years as a giant civilian. If he could find other giants, he wouldn't be the only one who had defected to Wolfram.

They naturally meet the promotion requirements of the Scholars of Grave Sins.

Just like the players.

Perhaps due to moderation, players are not allowed to use humans as materials for rituals. Therefore, none of the Demon Scholar's players can be promoted to Demon Avatar, and can only advance to the Mortal Sin Scholar.

As a student of Jacob, Wolfram inherited the same profession as him. The same pit he stepped on.

The great wizard promoted by the spell mage can't read this book.

And it was entirely possible for Cassiem to be recognized by the Book of Law...... But he advanced to become a demon incarnation.

If a demon scholar wants to be promoted to a demon incarnation, he must commit the sin of heavenly sin. Without this "unforgivable sins", it would not have been recognized by the Fallen Heavenly Division.

In other words, in order to make up his qualifications for promotion, Cassiem also had to ask Wolfram for some body fragments as transfer materials.

In this way, Cassiem struggled to become a demon incarnation, and thus successfully missed the Book of Law.

And now, Wolfram doesn't even know what the Book of Law means. He had no idea what a ridiculous role he and the noble red of his commander played in this plan.

Thinking of this, Ivas only felt excited: "There is such a powerful power...... But he still can't get rid of the shackles of fate.

"Then I'll give you relief."

As he spoke, he raised the Book of Law in his hand.

The pages of the book clattered on their own, stopping at the page of "The Hanged Man".

There is a ritual recorded that can only be used on people who are bound and hung upside down.

"Please turn him upside down."

Ivus pleaded with Merlin.

"Oh?"

Merlin asked with interest, "Is it like the 'Hanged Man' on the tarot cards?" ”

He thought of something and became interested.

"That's right."

Ivas replied.

Merlin shook the staff, and the giant prince spun in a circle and was chained upside down in the air.

He glared at Ivus viciously, clearly already knowing what was going to happen.

But Aihuas just said calmly, "Don't you want to get the power of the Book of Law?

"Then I'll give it to you."

Great wizards are not easy to kill in the first place.

Once killed, it is possible to be resurrected or reincarnated - even if Merlin is watching, Merlin may not be absolutely reliable.

And Iwass is not sure if a giant like Wolfram will be recruited as an apostle by Xiong Tianji after his death.

Wolfram's desire to obtain the Book of Law is most likely to relieve the predicament faced by Xiong Tianji...... And in the face of this rare loyal minister, and maybe even the last loyal minister in the material world, Xiong Tiansi may be willing to share some of his power with him, thus leaving his soul.

That would be too dangerous.

He knows too much about himself. And as an apostle is too powerful - even the Great Guardian could die for his revenge.

- If you want to kill him, you must destroy all your spirits.

(End of chapter)