Chapter 90: Chapter 25: The Evil Spirit’s [Respawn Point]
Early in the morning, Zorn was enjoying a lavish breakfast as usual, reading the Ogrande Steam Daily.
Vanessa was at his side, attending to him thoughtfully.
Over the past few days, Vanessa, whose rciful Witch Sequence had begun to stabilize, had started using her own thods to patrol the manor’s surroundings.
Zorn had buried his own power within the manor.
When she acted as the manor’s Guardian, focusing on its safety, Vanessa would continuously reap benefits.
When Vanessa’s power linked deeply with Zorn’s, it would not exhibit Evil Spirit Traits; instead, it would manifest through the thods and abilities of a Witch.
This way, she could better utilize her own power, as well as Zorn’s, to sniff out potential dangers, then deal with and confront them.
Zorn and Duke Mu Huo had already had their initial conflict.
That Duke Mu Huo would certainly investigate Zorn.
When Zorn was away from the manor, Vanessa could play a significant role.
And as her Level increased, the role she could play would beco ever greater.
「After the start of August.」
Zorn had also gone to the police departnt three tis.
Once was to host a symposium on Soul Feeder rituals for torturing Evil Spirits.
The thod Zorn provided for torturing the Evil Spirits within the Soul Feeder Sequence reportedly had a significant effect in the Ogrande City police departnt.
Many in the Soul Feeder Sequence benefited from it.
Over thirty Soul Feeders of varying Levels, high and low, participated in the symposium.
They raised many strange and unusual questions.
Zorn answered each one.
Afterward, when Caroline spoke with Zorn privately,
she even told Zorn that a certain Lord Shepherd of Souls in Ogrande City had highly praised the thod he provided.
The other two visits to the police departnt were for discussions and explorations with two other individuals regarding the Evil Spirit Divine Mage.
That’s right.
Through Zorn’s guidance, Mr. Demon’s investigation and evidence collection, and the Lantern-carrying Elder’s covert dissemination of information,
the Ogrande City police departnt had also set its sights on the Sun Secret Cult’s Evil Spirit Divine Mage as the source of the Evil God Calamity.
After breakfast, Zorn had originally planned to go check on his new factory, which was about to open.
But Zorn heard a prayer from Alvin, the Doomsday Shadow Stab.
"Great master... the Evil Spirit Divine Mage has left..."
The overlapping waves of sound washed over him, causing Zorn’s thoughts to stir.
’That Evil Spirit Divine Mage has hardly left his stronghold for any extended period of ti.’
’Now that he’s left, the ti to investigate has co.’
It was a perfect opportunity not to be missed. Zorn imdiately boarded his carriage.
"To Xingyue Street in the Bay Area," his steady voice rang out.
The carriage started off smoothly.
「About half an hour later.」
Zorn, dressed in a thin sumr shirt and a wide-brimd n’s hat, entered the Moonflow Sand Tavern.
Due to its elevated position, one could get an extrely clear view from here of the old steamship at the Bay Area Pier, the one where the Evil Spirit Divine Mage was located.
He reached the hallway with the private rooms.
Alvin, the Doomsday Shadow Stab, opened the door to a small private room, leaned out halfway, and beckoned for Zorn to co over.
After entering,
Zorn lit a black candle. As the dense black smoke curled around, the Calamity Black Mist had already ford a small, curtained-off area.
Alvin imdiately lowered his voice and quickly explained.
"About half an hour ago, a carriage stopped near the pier."
"I noticed the suspicious-looking carriage right away."
"Two people got out and imdiately headed for the steamship where the Evil Spirit Divine Mage is."
"About ten minutes or so later, the Evil Spirit Divine Mage left the steamship with those two."
"You previously instructed
to notify you the mont the Evil Spirit Divine Mage left. That’s why I perford the ritual prayer to summon you!"
"You’ve done well."
Zorn nodded slightly, offering his praise.
If an ordinary person were tailing him, they would easily be perceived by a Transcendent.
But the Doomsday Shadow Stab’s ability of covert Insight was beyond question; as long as he maintained a certain distance, he was impossible to detect.
He gazed at the old steamship on the river by the pier for a mont.
Zorn slowly retracted his gaze.
Then, from the black Monster Treasure Chest he carried, he took out a lady’s hand mirror.
The hand mirror was silver all over, with a border featuring a Scale Armor pattern.
This was the Forbidden Sealed Object, the Witch’s Mirror.
Looking at the mirror from an angle revealed a Miss Witch inside, combing her hair. For her, reality was the mirror.
The contours of her face were unmistakably those of the forr Miss Mirror Witch.
When he held it directly in front of him, Zorn’s reflection did not appear in the Magic Mirror.
"Good morning, Miss Witch!"
Zorn greeted her with great kindness.
When the Miss Witch combing her hair saw Zorn, she was startled for a mont, then spoke with a respectful tone.
"Good morning, Mr. Fighting Master!"
The boss, the Mirror Witch, was a part of the Witch’s Mirror manifested in reality.
When he had first obtained it and used it, Miss Mirror Witch had been quite resentful toward this Fighting Master who had thrown her back into the Magic Mirror.
"If there hadn’t been a problem with my Ability, you’d be the one being held,"
Miss Mirror Witch had said.
Although Zorn was the current master of the Witch’s Mirror and could force her to obey his commands,
Zorn still fulfilled her wish.
Zorn voluntarily entered the Mirror World.
The battle between the Fighting Master and Miss Mirror Witch began once more.
Having Skills only allowed Miss Witch to prolong the ti she got beaten.
Furthermore, because Zorn had been constantly consuming potions these past few days and had already mastered so of the Power of the Giant Dragon, Miss Witch took an even harsher beating.
When Zorn tore off Miss Witch’s head for the second ti and gallantly handed it to her,
Miss Witch beca polite and courteous.
Ordinary Transcendents lack the ans to eliminate the Forbidden Spirit within a Forbidden Sealed Object, let alone threaten them.
Therefore, Forbidden Sealed Objects containing a Forbidden Spirit never restrain themselves, instead indulging their power wantonly.
Any user must abide by their Forbidden Rules, and even bear the consequences.
But Zorn fighting on her ho turf and still tearing off her head sent a very clear ssage.
’If you don’t obey, I can actually destroy you.’
And Miss Mirror Witch clearly understood this point, and thus beca a lady!
"I need to enter the Mirror World and use my Mirror Image to walk in the real world."
"Of course, Mr. Fighting Master."
Soon, Miss Mirror Witch constructed Zorn’s Mirror Image.
"Reality" and "Mirror Image" faced each other.
In that instant, Zorn saw his "real" self.
His consciousness silently descended into the "Mirror Image".
He gazed out at the Mirror World.
The intricate, complex, and yet orderly Mirror World was like a kaleidoscope.
The World was stacked before his eyes in countless, densely packed forms.
"Go to that old steamship over there with the two red smokestacks."
Following Zorn’s command, Miss Mirror Witch quickly paved a mirrored path for Zorn straight to the old steamship.
Upon reaching the old steamship, Zorn gave a light push and easily passed through the cabin’s glass window into the room inside.
Projecting a Mirror Image into reality had no destructive power, and it would shatter and disappear if it suffered a relatively serious attack.
But a Mirror Image leaves no trace in the real world.
The Evil Spirit Divine Mage would have no way of sensing it.
He followed the stairs, heading down.
Zorn encountered the Ritual Curtain constructed by the Evil Spirit Divine Mage.
Zorn had long been prepared for this.
He reached out his palm, and the Calamity Black Mist silently surged forth.
The Calamity Black Mist and the Evil Spirit Sequence of Egunus’s flesh and blood shared a commonality.
Although the Evil Spirit Divine Mage had not yet managed to leverage the Calamity Black Mist,
his own power inherently contained a portion of the Calamity Black Mist.
Using this commonality,
Zorn could silently pass through the Evil Spirit Divine Mage’s Ritual Curtain.
However, Zorn did not enter rashly.
While mobilizing the power of the Calamity Black Mist, Zorn simultaneously cast the Forbidden Curse, "Upper Rank: Ringed Snake’s Eye".
The world behind the curtain continuously unfolded within Zorn’s vision.
A mont later, Zorn habitually rubbed the bridge of his nose.
’This Evil Spirit Divine Mage fellow is as cautious and cunning as I thought.’
’Of the two red-headed parrots he’s raising, one is a ’Divine Art Parrot.’ Although it looks no different from a normal parrot, it’s clearly his eyes and ears.’
’Never mind entering with my real body; even a Mirror Image would be detected.’
’Besides that red-headed parrot, that Monster Treasure Chest over there, which looks like it’s for storing valuables, is also a death trap. If an intruder tries to open it to see what’s inside...’
’a terrifying Divine Art Forbidden Curse will be shoved right in their face.’
’On top of that, from this Evil Spirit Divine Mage’s frequent use of the Great Prophecy Technique, the entire steamship has gained a certain natural Spiritual awareness.’
’Using the Great Prophecy Technique to awaken the steamship’s steam-spirituality... I have to say, that’s quite an idea.’
’Under the soothing influence of my Authority, the steamship’s natural Spiritual awareness won’t see a thing.’
Before long, the curtain beca hazy and transparent.
Zorn’s "Mirror Image" passed directly through the curtain and entered the Mirror World version of the Evil Spirit Divine Mage’s cabin stronghold.
The Mirror World inside the cabin stronghold was hazy and illusory.
This place was affected by the Evil Spirit Divine Mage’s Great Prophecy Technique.
Fortunately, there was no Divine Art Parrot here, so Zorn could move freely.
Walking through this mirrored secret base, Zorn’s pupils turned into silver-gray vertical slits as he ticulously observed the various veins and traces.
’If a territory were established within my own Holy Witch Spirit Realm, or in the Ruined Divine Kingdom...’
’the death of an Evil Spirit Boss would beco a ritual of self-sacrifice.’
’Resurrection after Death would grant them an even more powerful second form, and then a third form.’
’The more tis they die, the more astounding the sacrifice, and the more terrifying their multiple forms beco!’
’But out here,’
’without a territory of one’s own,’
’when an Evil Spirit Boss dies, its Spiritual nature will suffer a heavy blow, and it will enter a weakened state.’
’Reviving on the spot at a ti like that is just asking to be killed a second ti!’
’Therefore, they must construct a ritual to guide their "Spirit of Resurrection" to revive in a hidden location.’
’In other words, those of the Evil Spirit Sequence must use a ritual to construct their own [Respawn Point].’
’Otherwise, being corpse-camped would be a huge problem.’
’The Evil Spirit Divine Mage possesses the power of Resurrection.’
’He must be aware of this.’
’So, he would definitely construct his own [Respawn Point].’
’And the [Respawn Point] must have so connection to the area where the main body is active.’
’Using the Ringed Snake’s Eye, I can discover the trajectory of that connection.’
Zorn reckoned that the Evil Spirit Divine Mage himself probably didn’t even know his Resurrection Power had such a trait.
Soon, on the purple flower of an inconspicuous-looking potted plant,
Zorn saw a faint, barely visible "Evil Energy Life Trajectory".
Following the Evil Energy Life Trajectory, Zorn continuously peered into the past using the power of his Forbidden Curse.
Finally, deep within the gray fog, in a basent sowhere, Zorn saw a Ritual Platform shrouded in a mass of Calamity Black Mist.
He had found the Evil Spirit Divine Mage’s [Respawn Point].
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