[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Synthetic Wizard",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462374,1912,"Chapter 168 - 123: Eternal Life Association (3)","synthetic-wizard-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>Seven spell missiles whistled as they hit the gray-robed man, but his body suddenly exploded with a bang, turning into countless insects that scattered and flew outside the courtyard, leaving behind a chilling message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll regret it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan was slightly taken aback; he didn’t expect the gray-robed man’s words to be so arrogant, yet his escape was so quick and decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a contradiction in his actions and words!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Sunan confirmed the gray-robed man had truly left, he shook his head and turned his gaze towards the Starfire Sect followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the gray-robed man departed, the insects flew away as well, leaving the Starfire Sect members paralyzed on the ground, gasping for breath, and looking fearfully at Sunan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One menace had left, but another stood before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan looked at the elder who first recognized him earlier and asked, \"Who was that man just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I’m not really clear,\" the elder responded fearfully. \"That man infiltrated the church headquarters once before but was repelled by Ovijou, the high priest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon mentioning Ovijou, the elder’s gaze toward the person before him grew even more apprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Ovijou the high priest was said to have died at the hands of this very individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan realized then that the gray-robed man knew he couldn’t defeat him, hence he left without any delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he planning to gather reinforcements?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, being able to retreat unscathed from Ovijou, the gray-robed man was at least quite capable among Level 3 Wizard Apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that the Eternal Life Association was not some second-rate faction, and Sunan would have to ask others at the next gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are the Divine Remains?\" Sunan asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know about any Divine Remains,\" the elder looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan frowned and cast a Charm Humans spell, asking again, but still got the same answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were also equally unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Sunan asked, \"What about your pope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The pope is still in seclusion,\" the elder glanced at the building behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that this was where the Starfire Sect’s pope was secluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan sneered, \"Such a major event has happened, and your pope is still calm enough to remain in seclusion. Quite composed indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the pope in the Starfire Sect were Ovijou the high priest and priests Jensen, Blake, and Yors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, these four without exception all perished at Sunan’s hands, leaving the upper echelon of the Starfire Sect entirely wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s simply incomprehensible that their pope did not step out to manage the situation, but continued seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Starfire Sect is in chaos now, even struck at its headquarters, nearly all members slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The secret chamber where the pope is secluded is made from refined steel, even a Legendary Knight cannot break it from the outside, and only Ovijou the high priest had the key to the chamber. We simply can’t open it or contact the pope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Key?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan recalled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When killing Ovijou, he was quite heavy-handed; apart from the holy artifact, everything on Ovijou was shattered into remnants by him, leaving no trace even if there was a key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like he needs to address this tendency to be overly forceful in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collecting his thoughts, Sunan stared at the building before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was growing more curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the followers’ descriptions, the Starfire Sect’s pope rarely appeared publicly, with Ovijou handling church affairs most of the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, only Ovijou alone could see and communicate with the pope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was undoubtedly abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost seemed like the Starfire Sect was entirely under Ovijou’s control, with the pope being completely dispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was evidently not the way a normal church should operate.\u003C\u002Fp>",622,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.453Z",1,"novelbin.me","f48828971e0c4e7db97e76045a1a0dcccfbfcdb58cb79fdf43b29e3f83215623","synthetic-wizard-chapter-284","synthetic-wizard-chapter-167",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]