Chapter 152: Voice

When he first obtained those occult knowledge, Lu Mi was most looking forward to the "Art of Ghost Driving," which seemed to perfectly solve the problem of Su Shanna Ma Disi, if she hadn't been thoroughly cleared by the official Beyonders.

After truly browsing through the "Art of Ghost Driving," Lu Mi realized he had been happy too early.

This ritual magic could indeed drive away resentful souls and even evil spirits and make them stop pestering, but there were two premises: first, knowing the true name of the ghost and obtaining some item she carried for a long time during her lifetime; second, possessing enough time to perform the ritual.

The second premise determined that the "Art of Ghost Driving" couldn't be used in intense combat, making it more suitable for the situation Charlie had encountered repeatedly dreaming of Su Shanna Ma Disi—being pestered by resentful souls or evil spirits, but not dying for a while.

And Lu Mi wasn't substantially harmed by Su Shanna Ma Disi at present, at most being targeted by her. The "Art of Ghost Driving" lacked a corresponding target, with nothing to drive.

By the time Su Shanna Ma Disi attacked again, she wouldn't treat Lu Mi gently, absorbing his energy through repeated wet dreams and guiding him step by step toward death. Judging from the hatred and paranoia she had shown before, she would inevitably take action directly, using various supernatural abilities, seeking to kill the target on the spot.

In that case, Lu Mi wouldn't have any time to use the "Art of Ghost Driving," unless someone helped him block for two or three minutes.

"Do I have to use the official Beyonders? But that also means I'm known by the officials, and the subsequent trouble will be huge...

"Or, let Charlie sacrifice himself, use moving love words to appease Su Shanna Ma Disi, and accompany her to do that thing in reality? The longer he holds on, the more hope I have of completing the 'Art of Ghost Driving'... Haha, this method is weird, with a sense of underground literature..." Lu Mi muttered silently.

In the current Republic of Intis, although "Liberty" is the slogan, it is actually not that free.

On one hand, to prevent Roselle worshippers from seeking restoration, Carbonari from trying to subvert the current regime, and opposition parties from shaking the prestige of the ruling party, on the other hand, under pressure from the relatively conservative "Church of Steam and Machinery" and "Church of Eternal Blazing Sun," the Republic of Intis has always had quite strict publishing censorship policies.

They even arrange secret agents or develop certain writers as secret agents to monitor those active creators, seeking to ensure they don't promote things that affect the image of the ruling party, and don't present content that is too pornographic or too critical of church power to the vast readers.

Where there is prohibition, there is violation. Trier has developed a booming underground literature market and spilled over to other provinces.

Aurora had bought a few books out of curiosity and forbade her brother from flipping through them, hiding them in the most secret corner of the bookcase. But where there is prohibition, there is violation. Lu Mi secretly read one of them and was greatly shocked.

That book integrated criticizing church power, criticizing the luxury and corruption of clergy, and spreading pornographic content, and the book was titled "The Monk Chasing the Dog."

The plan Lu Mi just imagined of using Charlie to seduce Su Shanna Ma Disi had the style of some underground literature.

"Moreover, there is no item carried by Su Shanna Ma Disi for a long time during her lifetime as a medium. I can try to check where her belongings are in these few days. Regardless of whether it can be used in the end, having preparation means not fearing disaster..." Lu Mi pulled back his train of thought and evaluated what effect the other four ritual magics could have and what significance they had for him.

In his view, the "Art of Animal Creation" was at once incredibly miraculous, evil, bizarre, and terrifying.

Used appropriately, it could exert unimaginable effects, for example, turning captives into sheep, cows, horses, and other animals, and taking them away openly; for example, allowing oneself to mix into places that couldn't be mixed into in the identity of an animal. But most of the time, especially in intense combat, this ritual magic almost couldn't be used.

According to the occult knowledge poured into Lu Mi's brain, the prayer object of the "Art of Animal Creation" could be the hidden existence named after destiny, or it could be those whose names he didn't know that were "gifted" this time, or it could be himself.

Of course, the premise is that one has enough spirituality and corresponding status, and the probability of the ritual succeeding is far lower than the first two methods, as is the time the effect can be maintained.

In the "Art of Animal Creation," the minimum requirement for status is to reach Sequence 7 "Contractee." The higher the status, the more likely the ritual is to succeed, and the better the effect.

With the pollution of the seal in his body, Lu Mi wasn't worried about whether his status was enough, just uncertain whether his own spirituality could support the consumption of the "Art of Animal Creation." If it could, how many times could it withstand?

Besides the "Art of Animal Creation," the remaining four ritual magics could also take himself as the prayer object. As for the probability of success and the quality of the effect, that was another matter.

Based on this point, Lu Mi suspected that these five ritual magics could be simplified at higher sequences and could be initially applied to actual combat. For example, as long as you wrapped the enemy with sheepskin and chanted the pre-set incantation, you could directly turn him into a sheep.

"It seems that the 'Contractee' of Sequence 7 cannot do it, and the status of the 'Ring of Fate' of Sequence 4 is too high, not matching this kind of crude magic... So, is it the simplification attached to the 'Fate Hunter' of Sequence 5, or Sequence 6 whose name I don't know currently?" Lu Mi subconsciously did an analysis.

As for the "Art of Turning Fortune," he felt that it could only be used to "help" others at present and probably couldn't be used on himself, because his fate was deeply affected by the pollution of the seal in his body and the great existence that sealed the pollution. Unless he prayed directly to the power of destiny, it was impossible to turn fortune, that is, until the "Fate Hunter" stage, could he selectively exchange a section of fate that didn't involve those high-status existences.

The "Art of Substitution" was too complex and would seriously affect Lu Mi's daily life and other tasks. Unless there was no other way, he wouldn't consider using it.

By comparison, the "Art of Prophecy" was a ritual magic with a not-too-high completion difficulty and quite useful.

Lu Mi had already planned to collect corresponding materials, find such a corpse, analyze the approximate time range of Su Shanna Ma Disi's next attack by asking about Charlie's future, and find the whereabouts of Pualis and the others by asking about Louis Londe's future.

"Dog saliva, lynx viscera, hyena tongue, stag bone marrow, meat chunks of sea monsters or water monsters, lizard eyes, stones from eagle nests, snake venom sacs, and deadly herbs. Finding these materials isn't too difficult. The only troublesome one is the meat chunks of sea monsters or water monsters, but the ritual requirements didn't say what level it must be. Theoretically, the weakest water monster is also a water monster, just the effect isn't that good?" Lu Mi pondered for a while, seeing that his energy had recovered quite a bit, and prepared to leave this underground quarry cavity and return to the "Golden Chicken Hotel."

He had just stood up when he suddenly frowned.

He heard a subtle sound.

That sound was echoing in his ears!

Lu Mi forced himself to calm down and carefully listened to the content of that sound.

Gradually, in his perception, that sound became clearer, more majestic and grand:

"Lu Mian Lee!

"Lu Mian Lee!

"..."

Knowing my name? Lu Mi, holding the calcium carbide lamp, instinctively looked around, found no figure, and found no abnormality.

"Lu Mian Lee!

"Lu Mian Lee!

"..."

That sound rang out in bursts, as if from the depths of Lu Mi's brain, from inside his body, blocked by flesh, blood, viscera, and bones, forming echoes, layered one upon another.

Inside the body... Once Lu Mi had such a cognition, he had a guess in his heart.

He lowered his voice and asked in a low voice:

"Who are you?"

That thick, majestic, and illusory layered sound stopped repeating the call and said solemnly:

"I am the Lord's angel, Termiboros."

"Lord, which Lord?" Lu Mi narrowed his eyes and curled his lips.

He suspected that the one speaking was the "pollution" sealed in his body. After he obtained the "Monk" gift and got closer to the hidden existence named after destiny, the other party used the connection between the powers to barely transmit the sound that didn't possess pollution.

That illusory sound layered and echoing in Lu Mi's ears said piously:

"The Lord is the Great Old One, the source above the sequences, the great 'Circle of Destiny'..."

These words just appeared in Lu Mi's mind, making him inexplicably terrified, as if a gaze had penetrated the starry sky, penetrated the clouds, penetrated the ground of Trier, penetrated layers of mud, and landed on him.

Suddenly, Lu Mi turned around constantly, constantly looking at his side, as if there were invisible people staring at him in the darkness around him.

This made him panic, this made him uneasy, this made him almost crazy.

Just at this moment, a faint gray fog came from somewhere, covering this area, and Lu Mi's mental state was greatly calmed down.

He sneered at Termiboros, who called himself an angel:

"Are you the guy sealed in my body?"

I don't know if it's a real angel with Beyonder characteristics, or just an angel-level servant with gifts...

Such provocation made Lu Mi's potion seem to have digested a bit more.

Termiboros was not angry, not annoyed, and still said solemnly and piously:

"As long as you follow my instructions and let me out of the seal, I will help you resurrect Aurora Lee.

"You should be very clear that the Lord's power involves the past, present, and future, and can make destiny constitute a cycle.

"By then, I will make Aurora Lee's soul fragments return to the state before the advent ritual began, and you only need to prepare a body with biological activity for her."

Lu Mi fell silent, and after a while, asked in a low, hoarse voice:

"Advent ritual... was that ritual to create a body for you to descend?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 153 =====