Chapter 461

"What did you think would happen?"

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the witch on the train asked Xia De. They had been on their way for quite a while and would likely be able to return to Aurora Manor before six-thirty in the evening.

At this moment, Xia De was holding the orange cat, which had been slightly frightened by the town's earthquake, although Xia De believed it was highly likely faking it.

"Before we set off, I kept worrying that we would run into Dac Nisi in the town, or that old Mrs. Ilar hadn't actually given up and was trying to sacrifice us to the god."

Xia De replied.

"Dac Nisi left Coldwater Port a week ago; there is no way he could appear here. As for Ilar, she is only a Second-Ring; are you looking down on me too much?"

The witch asked with a smile, and Xia De shook his head:

"I just didn't expect it to go so smoothly. I thought that every spiritual rune obtained required a thrilling adventure."

"Most of the time that is the case, but not every time... just how dangerous is your life?"

Xia De smiled embarrassedly:

"However, when I touched the statue, I saw some illusions. That Old God seemed to be merely a powerful, strange creature wandering underground in the ancient era, but later, while in the earth, it devoured... devoured the power of an Ancient God, and only then became a god. So, what exactly are the Old Gods? Are the Ancient Gods the original gods, and the Old Gods individuals who became gods after obtaining the power of the Ancient Gods?"

This kind of discussion about gods is something even a Thirteen-Ring sorcerer would not engage in. But witches are even more powerful; these women, whose power systems originate from the previous era, clearly have more courage.

Miss Aurora's expression was serious:

"The answer to this question cannot be spoken aloud; the weight of knowledge cannot be ignored. But since you have figured it out yourself, I can say a few things I know. Yes, I have read the secret texts of the Worm Sect. Although it was not explicitly stated, those most secret materials hinted that the power of the 【Earth-Shaking Worm】 originated from the Ancient God 【Earth Mother】, who governed the earth, the four elements, and the foundation. Yes, Xia De, the power of most Old Gods comes from the departed Ancient Gods. In the distant ancient eras, they were already powerful and strange existences, and for various reasons, they obtained the dregs of the Ancient Gods' power, thereby becoming gods. Of course, according to the records of the Council, only some Old Gods are like this. There is even a theory that even the five True Gods..."

She suddenly shut her mouth and looked cautiously at the ceiling, as if worried that a bolt of lightning might strike down.

Xia De was so surprised he even forgot to continue stroking the dozing Mia. He had always been curious about the source of the Old Gods' power, and he never expected that he would ask it out just by mentioning it casually.

The lady with long brown hair sat up straight, looking as if she regretted saying those words to Xia De just now:

"Let's change the subject. Ever since I saw that statue, I have had the illusion that there are insects crawling on my arm even now. Let's not discuss gods anymore. Xia De, what do you think of this sect that is heading toward extinction?"

Xia De cooperated and did not ask further, but he also knew that an organization like the 【Witch Council】 must still have a vast amount of information he needed:

"There will always be those who leave, and there will always be those who return; the extinction of any thing is part of the natural law. I am just lamenting that the followers of the evil god actually look so kind... only look, though."

"The things she did when she was young are enough for the law to hang her ten times over."

The witch said, glancing at Xia De, and seeing he had no reaction, she continued:

"I thought you would suggest going back now to kill her."

"My lady, do you think I am a stereotypical knight from a classical knight novel?"

Xia De asked while holding the cat, then added:

"There are so many bad people in this world; I would even bet that at least half of the civil servants in the Tobesk City Hall have committed crimes, but am I going to go and judge them one by one?"

Miss Aurora laughed.

"Am I not right?"

Xia De asked embarrassedly.

"Half? Oh, you really don't think highly enough of the City Hall's integrity."

The point the witch cared about was completely different from what Xia De cared about.

In short, the Second-Ring blasphemous spiritual rune 【Vibration】 was probably the easiest spiritual rune Xia De had obtained so far. And he didn't even have to go to the trouble of finding corresponding sorcery to learn; old Mrs. Ilar directly gave him a sorcery related to it, and this sorcery was also very powerful.

【Mind Blast】, a quite classical supernatural ability. According to Miss Aurora, the prototype of this sorcery can even be traced back to the Second Era or even the First Era.

The effect of the sorcery is also very simple: by casting the spell to trigger vibrations in the enemy's soul, it causes the opponent's sorcery or incantations to be interfered with for a short time. For targets whose soul power is not strong, it can directly damage their souls. And mastering this ability proficiently allows one to grasp the technique of memory wiping to a certain extent.

Of course, because the effect of the sorcery is too brutal, if one wants to use 【Mind Blast】 to wipe memories, one must be prepared for the opponent to become a fool.

This sorcery can only be mastered if one has spiritual runes corresponding to the concepts of 【Soul】 and 【Vibration】 and their derivatives. Depending on the user's level and the amount of spirit, the effect it can have is also different.

As a sorcery that acts on a single target, when used at a high ring, a single glance can turn an ordinary person into a madman or a fool. For a low-ring sorcerer like Xia De, interference and soul damage are the primary effects.

After all, this is just using spirit and elements to vibrate the opponent's soul, not using one's own soul to vibrate the opponent's soul. Otherwise, Xia De, who has two drops of divinity in his soul, would even dare to go directly to duel Ivan Dac Nisi.

As a sorcery mastered through self-study, casting it requires not only fingers but also spellcasting materials. Because the spiritual rune is 【Vibration】, the spellcasting materials must compensate for the deficiency in the "soul" aspect.

The spellcasting material mentioned in the knowledge provided by old Mrs. Ilar is "Mind Crystal," which is an expensive and rare alchemical product. It is created by ring sorcerers who are proficient in alchemy and psychology when they explore the dream worlds of others, converting nightmares or beautiful dreams into products of the real world.

Although expensive, it is not a consumable spellcasting material. As long as Xia De can find it and let it touch his fingers every time he uses the sorcery, it will suffice.

Old Mrs. Ilar did not have such a thing, and Miss Aurora did not have one on hand for the time being. If Xia De wanted to find specialties from the New Continent, she could help, but for such precious materials of mind alchemy, even a witch would need to make arrangements to find them.

However, Xia De did not ask the witch to help again; the help she had provided this time was already enough. He planned to go to Doctor Shi Nai De for help; after all, the doctor happened to be an expert in this, and even if he didn't have it on hand, he certainly had ways to get the goods.

"However, I thought old Mrs. Ilar would give me a sorcery like 【Earthquake Spell】."

This was a remark Xia De made during the boredom of the train journey.

"If it were just to cause small-scale ground tremors, many sorceries could do that; it has no practical value at all. If you tried to stomp on the ground to cause a real earthquake, that kind of sorcery could not be learned until reaching a high ring."

Miss Aurora said.

"Why must it be a high ring?"

"Do you think an earthquake is just the transmission of vibrations from beneath the ground to the surface? Although theoretically that is the case, nature and the world itself have power. Therefore, while it is simple for a 'God-Awakener' to summon wind and snow, it is too difficult to truly change the celestial phenomena of reality. Guess how much time and gold pounds the fish-men spent to summon that red ocean?"

From this perspective, Xia De still had a lot of common sense to learn.

After returning to Coldwater Port, Miss Shi Wei Aurora invited Xia De to stay at the manor for dinner, after which Xia De set off to return to Tobesk.

Not wanting to disturb Doctor Shi Nai De in the evening, after returning home and reading for a while, Xia De rested in the guest room on the first floor that had been left alone and not repainted. The style of the brass-post four-poster bed and the design of the curtains chosen by Miss Difa were quite to Xia De's liking, but the mattress was too soft, and he slept very uncomfortably.

The orange cat, however, liked that kind of soft mattress very much.