Chapter 890

After finishing talking about the "Fire of Destruction," Lu Mian frowned and said:

"I heard that members of the Witch Sect have a tradition of turning their lovers into females. Among their lovers, aren't there any Beyonders of the 'Hunter' pathway?"

This question was essentially still asking "Why me."

Just find any Sequence 5 of the "Hunter" pathway, induce him to jump to "Despair Witch," and wouldn't that satisfy the requirement of "Yin containing Yang, Yang containing Yin"? Why must it be arranged for me?

"Perhaps only you can very easily enter the area around the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring,' obtain the residual aura of the 'Blood Emperor,' and thus possess arcane similarity with '0—01'." Lady "Magician" completely understood what Lu Mian cared about.

Lu Mian continued to ask as if talking to himself:

"'Red Angel' also has ways to grasp '0—01' without arcane similarity. Since that one has no selfishness and isn't afraid of 'Red Angel's' revenge, why not bet heavily on Him instead of having to cultivate me, this 'weakling'?"

Isn't this a waste of time?

Lady "Magician" looked at the field ridge under her feet:

"I can answer this for you. One, 'Red Angel' cannot get as close to the top power of the two disaster pathways as you can, unless His next step is not to take back '0—01' and become the 'Red Priest,' but to find a way to replace the 'Primordial Witch.' Two, the birth of the 'Red Priest' must be accompanied by competition, chaos, and disaster. Only through multi-party contention can a 'Red Priest' appear in the best way in the shortest time. If only 'Red Angel' walks this path, it wouldn't go smoothly."

"Am I competing with Him?" Lu Mian curled his lips and gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Then I have to thank that one for giving me this qualification."

As for ability, that's still far off.

Lady "Magician" continued:

"Many members of the Witch Sect do indeed have lovers of the 'Hunter' pathway, but they rarely let such lovers jump pathways and become females when they are at Sequence 5. On one hand, it's because there are very, very few members of the Witch Sect who can grasp two 'Despair Witch' Beyonder characteristics. On the other hand, they seem to avoid similar things. As far as I know, among the 'Witches' at the demigod level, only one was once a 'Hunter'."

"Who?" Lu Mian immediately had the alertness of a "Hunter."

Lady "Magician" smiled:

"'Blue Witch' Alana.

"She is a Sequence 3 'Unaging Witch.' Her mother is the leader of the Witch Sect, 'Grey Witch' Judith. Her father was a 'Hunter' who later went missing and was suspected to have been killed by the 'Grey Witch'."

Lu Mian pondered for a moment and said:

"Could the 'Grey Witch' also have been a 'Hunter' once?

"Her twin sister, Chrismanna, was born female and born a 'Witch.' As a contrast, is it possible that She was born male and born a 'Hunter,' and only switched to 'Witch' at Sequence 4?

"'Black Witch' only mentioned that the 'Grey Witch' was Sequence 9 when she was born, and never said that Sequence 9 was equal to 'Assassin'."

"There is such a possibility, but it cannot be verified yet. The 'Grey Witch' is older than the sum of the ages of all the Great Arcana cards in our 'Tarot Club,' and we don't know much about Her." Lady "Magician" didn't know what she thought of, but a bit of a smile appeared on her face.

Is that so? I thought you were an angel from the beginning of the Fifth Epoch; after all, your teacher is the most powerful Angel of Time of the Fourth Epoch, Mr. "Door"... Lu Mian didn't say these words involving a woman's age.

He started walking slowly again, thinking and saying:

"Does the Witch Sect, or rather the 'Primordial Witch,' hate pure female 'Witches' really because of inner distortion? Are there no other arcane reasons?"

Pure female "Witches" don't seem to have a chance to touch the top power of the two disaster pathways, so the threat to the "Primordial Witch" should belong to the smallest category.

"Inner distortion is one reason, but my intuition tells me that this is not the whole reason." Lady "Magician" turned her head to look at New Bai Yin City, where lights were gradually lighting up, "The 'Holy Grail 7' is about to advance to 'Pain Witch.' You can try to obtain some intelligence in this regard from Chrismanna's phantom."

Lu Mian didn't continue this topic and re-explained the changes in his abilities after becoming a "Despair Witch."

This was also something he had to do after his state initially stabilized:

"At the 'Despair Witch' stage, 'Disease' became a 'Plague' that can cover a three-kilometer range. I currently grasp three types of 'Plague.' One is sublimated from the original 'Disease,' targeting the flesh of more common creatures, mainly infecting organs like the heart, brain, and lungs. From the incubation period to the outbreak of the illness and then becoming serious, it only takes ten-plus seconds. Afterward, another minute can make the target deteriorate to near death. The specific time varies depending on the enemy's rank and physique.

"The second type of plague is 'Weakness,' originating from the arcane pathogen carried by the 'Black Tears' itself. It can make the target lose strength bit by bit until even the heart is unable to beat. At the same time, it will also cause spirituality to gradually drain away. In other words, it can not only target more common creatures but also affect special creatures, and even the dead. Any target that possesses spirituality and relies on spirituality will weaken bit by bit because of this.

"The third type of plague is 'Stiffness.' It will make even living corpses stiff and dull over time. It belongs to a type of plague that is more arcane.

"The fusion of the 'Hunter' trait and the plague allows these arcane pathogens to have a certain fire resistance. They won't wither rapidly under the state of fire burning and can persist for a period of time. Among them, the 'Weakness' plague itself can survive in high temperatures for a period of time, and its current fire resistance is the strongest among the three types of plague.

"Against these plagues, the burning of the 'Witch's' black flames and freezing a certain range are better ways to deal with them.

"I can also combine my own traits, corresponding arcane knowledge, specific ideas and experiments, and special materials that might be needed to create my own unique plague varieties. This requires a long time and can't yield results quickly, but no matter what, the 'Witch's' 'Plague' can only target things that possess spirituality and cannot make rocks and metals weather, rust, and rot like the demigods of the 'Rose School of Thought.'

"In using 'Plague,' the 'Hunter's' 'Precision' can help me maintain two types of plague at the same time, but the spirituality required is three to four times that of maintaining one type of plague."

Lady "Magician" nodded slightly, not interrupting Lu Mian's self-sorting:

"'Despair Witch's' grasp of the Mirror World and mirror magic has reached a quite deep stage. I can locate mirrors in the surrounding five-kilometer range and mirrors I have been to before. I can shuttle through the Mirror World at will and let information be transmitted to those mirrors with location through the Mirror World, presenting it. This is much more convenient than a messenger, but there is a possibility that the information will be intercepted by creatures in the Mirror World, so it is necessary to attach some curses to the information to avoid most troubles.

"I can also use mirrors with location to project myself over. It looks exactly like the real thing. Currently, this type of projection has a distance limit and cannot exceed a city.

"The 'Hunter's' 'Precision' is also fused into the 'Mirror Projection' ability, allowing me to complete three to five projections at the same time, and each projection possesses some power and can complete some things, just unable to leave the range reflected by the corresponding mirror."

When fighting the "Rose School of Thought" demigod Sigton, Lu Mian used the power of the special Mirror World to create many "Mirror Projections." If Sigton hadn't cared at that time, these illusions and projections could have caused a certain degree of damage!

"Other mirror magic, such as 'Mirror Labyrinth,' 'Mirror Substitute,' and 'Magic Mirror Divination,' etc., have all reached the Sequence 4 level. Among them, curses completed through mirrors have both normal types and those fused with 'Harvest,' which can erupt fiercely in a very short time, as well as those blended with the power of fate, which can complete curses in terms of fate." Lu Mian thought and said, "Curses in terms of fate can make the target be in a state of bad luck for a period of time afterward. This is not easily detected by them, and the use is aimed at enemies who possess strong curse prevention capabilities."

Lu Mian paused and continued:

"Like other 'Despair Witches,' if the enemy cannot use a substitute to replace themselves after I lock onto them and before completing the curse, then even if they have 'Mirror Substitute' or 'Paper Figurine Substitute,' they cannot transfer or share the damage.

"The 'Witch's' spider silk has also changed, becoming more solid and tougher, able to complete more things, including binding, tying, interfering, and transmitting pleasure, black flames, and curses. At the same time, the integration of the 'Hunter' trait makes these spider silks sharper, able to directly bring a certain amount of damage.

"My hair is the source of the spider silk. If the enemy's body is touched by my hair, the corresponding part will show certain symptoms of petrification.

"'Detect Weakness' is no longer limited to discovering weaknesses and vulnerable spots in flesh, soul, and defense, as well as fate tributaries that can bring death, but also includes weaknesses and trigger points in the target's emotions and desires.

"'Harvest' and the 'Witch' pathway's 'Full-Power Strike' have fused together, which can bring more terrifying damage. Some demigods with relatively fragile bodies can be killed by me in one strike."

"Demigods with fragile bodies often have many arcane-oriented life-saving abilities, or make it so you can't find their true body at all." Hearing this, Lady "Magician" reminded him.

Lu Mian nodded, indicating he would remember:

"Others include black magic including 'Invisibility,' the ability to manipulate frost, 'Magic Wand Substitute,' and basic divination abilities. These are all the same as a normal 'Despair Witch.'

"'Instigate' and 'Provoke' have fused together, endowing me with the ability to use language and attached arcane power to provoke the target's emotions and desires, making them do what I predicted.

"'Pleasure' and 'Harvest' and 'Precision' can all be combined...

"...

"That's about it."

Lady "Magician" nodded slightly:

"Switching to an adjacent pathway does indeed bring many strange changes and blended abilities. This is not something that can be achieved by using sealed artifacts of adjacent pathways."

Lu Mian said "Mm" and turned to ask:

"Should Franca continue to go undercover in the Witch Sect?"

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