[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-169":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},1462376,1912,"Chapter 169 - 124: The Machine That Converts the Power of Faith","synthetic-wizard-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>After obtaining the desired information, Sunan mercilessly disposed of the remaining Starfire Sect followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stationed the Hidden Dragon and the Dual-bladed Spider outside to prevent the gray-robed man from making a return attack. Sunan then entered the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the silent corridor, there was only a tightly closed metal door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Starfire Sect follower had mentioned earlier, the door and the walls were cast from refined steel, much harder than Black Stone Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Tier Two Legendary Knight would find it difficult to break through here in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it posed no issue for Sunan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked directly to the metal door, lowered his head to look at the intricate lock, and cast a Lock Picking Spell. Immediately, there was a clicking sound, and the lock was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a Tier Zero Magic, the Lock Picking Spell was quite practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how intricate a lock was, unless it was a Secret Technique lock or Magic Lock, a Lock Picking Spell could handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret chamber designed by the Starfire Sect could only block knights and ordinary people, rendering it useless against Wizard Apprentices with a Lock Picking Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open the heavy metal door, and the scene behind it quickly unfolded before Sunan’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire chamber was empty, with no furniture, only cold metal floors, walls, and ceilings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A solitary figure lay in the middle of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a man in his forties, dressed in a luxurious star-patterned robe, lying motionlessly on the ground, with a jewel-encrusted crown and a gold staff placed beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the leader of the Starfire Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan stood at the door and observed for a while, a strange expression gradually appearing on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his spiritual perception, the soul of the man lying on the ground had completely vanished, with no trace of a soul’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, strangely, he hadn’t died; his body still showed signs of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a corpse still alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bizarre situation quite perplexed Sunan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast a Weakening Beam at the man, but the spell was neutralized by a peculiar force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This force felt very familiar to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine Grace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan’s eyes narrowed slightly. Hesitating for a moment, he remained cautious as he carefully approached the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached closer, the man still showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Sunan directly began to examine him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he finally confirmed that the leader of the Starfire Sect indeed had his soul completely dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining body was sustained by the Divine Grace within, preventing complete cessation of life and decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan was startled to discover that, despite being extremely faint, to the point of being almost imperceptible, the Divine Grace within the man was indeed slowly increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bit of thought, Sunan quickly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of the Starfire Sect had essentially become a ’machine’ capable of receiving faith power and converting it into Divine Grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no consciousness, nor could he move, only relying on Divine Grace to sustain his life, lying in the chamber, converting faith power day by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why the members of the Starfire Sect rarely saw their leader; their leader was actually already dead, and only a physical shell remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real control of the entire Starfire Sect was in the hands of their Grand Priest Ovijou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also explained why Ovijou could control so much Divine Grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, the entire Starfire Sect’s Divine Grace was hoarded by him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the issue was, humans could not convert faith power into Divine Grace. The leader of the Starfire Sect could do this, which must have other hidden reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflecting on what the gray-robed man had mentioned about the Divine Remains, Sunan had a vague suspicion in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully inspecting the Starfire Sect leader’s body, Sunan quickly discovered an anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the leader’s right hand, the ring finger was drastically different from other parts, containing more Divine Grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through spiritual sensing, Sunan quickly confirmed that this ring finger did not belong to the leader himself but was grafted surgically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that the strength of this finger was extraordinarily high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan used a blade created from a Demon Pattern Core to cut with full force, yet couldn’t leave even a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the factor of being protected by Divine Grace, its strength far surpassed that of a Tier One Legendary Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was definitely not a part of an ordinary human’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that this ring finger was the so-called Divine Remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To integrate Divine Remains into your body, I can’t tell if I should praise your bravery or your ignorance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Spirits exist on countless levels above humans, their essence of life overwhelming ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just part of a Divine Spirit’s remains is akin to a terrifying ’source of contamination’ for regular people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an Official Wizard wouldn’t dare integrate Divine Remains into their body; for just a Legendary Knight to attempt such a thing is practically suicidal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader’s soul was likely extinguished by the impact of fusing with the Divine Remains, with consciousness and thoughts completely obliterated, and the body subtly transformed by the remains into a tool for absorbing faith power and converting Divine Grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This body is continuously being transformed by Divine Grace, converting into a life form more akin to the Divine Remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In due time, should the Starfire Sect expand its scale, causing faith power to surge tens of times, and continue for thousands of years, perhaps this body could fully convert into a Divine Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, the true Star God would resurrect from the Divine Body!\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.453Z",1,"novelbin.me","2e1906627deeaa93c72ccba31e0b2b5d78448963d88f7999cacb8c863726a7cb","synthetic-wizard-chapter-285","synthetic-wizard-chapter-284",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]