20demayo Chapter 73 Astrologers
Chapter 73 Astrologers
Chapter 73 Astrologers
Once the split personality was completely covered by ice crystals, Cyril raised his hand and pressed down slightly, dispelling the rapidly spinning whirlwinds and the black smoke that had been shrouding the area.
He then slowly approached, carrying a long sword stained with mottled blood. With each step, he would cast a "freeze" spell on the split personality lying on the floor, firmly freezing the other person to the floor.
As if sensing danger, crimson flames began to rise from the split personality that was frozen to the floor.
The flames sprang up more and more frequently, but each time they were precisely extinguished by a single, icy blue ray from Cyril.
Upon getting close, Cyril gripped his longsword with both hands and swung it forward with force.
Click!
zizi~
The sounds of ice crystals shattering and flesh being corroded rang out one after the other, and the immense pain caused the split personality to break free from the ice crystals' restraint.
But Cyril's second strike had already come down, and without the obstruction of the surface ice crystals, the strike easily pierced through flesh and blood, penetrating his chest.
Black smoke, carrying a pungent sulfurous smell, billowed along the blade, rapidly corroding the flesh and blood of the split personality.
Cyril casually followed up with an "Electric Shock" on the other person.
After a sudden crackling sound of electricity, the split personality stared wide-eyed in resentment, then lay back on the floor.
After Cyril repeated the action of drawing and swinging the sword twice more, the split personality lying on the floor shattered like a torn piece of paper, eventually turning into gradually fading colors and disappearing.
With the death of her split personality, Cyril suddenly felt an unprecedented peace and relaxation.
It felt as if I was embracing the first ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds after a long period of rain, embracing new life, hope, and all that is beautiful. The whole world seemed to become exceptionally beautiful because of the feeling I had at that moment.
As he carefully felt the peace and relaxation within his heart, the magnificent ossuary transformed into countless lights and shadows and vanished into nothingness. His consciousness was enveloped by these lights and shadows and returned to his body.
Inside the room, Sirion sat up as if waking from a dream, and then he saw his reflection in the glass window in front of him.
It was a human-shaped mass of dazzling starlight, flowing with many colors.
If you look closely, you'll find that those aren't real starlight, but rather the buds on his body that shimmer with starlight.
The mental state that had just been calm and relaxed after resolving the split personality instantly tensed up, and even the shimmering fleshy buds on his body seemed to flutter in the air.
It took a long time for Sirion to calm his restless emotions and regain his composure.
As his emotions calmed down, the colors on his body gradually faded, and the shimmering flesh buds began to shrink, gradually burying themselves deep beneath his flesh.
"Phew~"
"Thankfully it wasn't flesh-colored granulation tissue, otherwise I might not have been able to calm down so quickly after developing trypophobia."
After sighing, he closed his eyes and began to meditate, adjusting his state of mind.
Once everything had calmed down, he finally had the energy to examine the changes brought about by the "astrologer's" potion:
Compared to the "Master of Tricks" stage, the "Astrologer" did not gain much substantial combat power.
However, compared to the "Master of Tricks" stage, the "Astrologer" stage he possessed stronger inspiration and spiritual intuition, and his sense of danger was greatly enhanced, no longer only appearing in moments when his life was threatened.
He also has a comprehensive grasp of astrology, is qualified to learn other divination methods, and possesses the ability to interfere with divination and spiritual intuition.
The interference of astrologers in divination is a further utilization of the spiritual realm by "apprentices," which can destroy or hide some information from the spiritual realm, thereby interfering with divination and spiritual intuition.
In addition, there is an enhancement to all extraordinary abilities from the previous sequence:
First is the "Apprentice's" door-opening ability; he can now open most doors that are blocked by extraordinary abilities for those below the level of demigod.
At the same time, "opening a door" is no longer limited to the inside and outside of a "wall". It can connect the doors of different rooms within a certain range, thereby achieving the purpose of short-distance teleportation. This is the lower level of "traveler's door".
The "Master of Magic" has enhanced the strength of his many tricks, but he still cannot escape the essence of magic.
He estimated that it might take until he reached the demigod level to make magic a truly extraordinary ability usable in combat.
Then there are the rules for playing the "astrologer," which can be easily deduced from the rules for playing the "subject": astrology is not omnipotent.
Besides the potion's own power, Cyril discovered that he himself had also undergone significant changes after becoming an "astrologer".
Firstly, he was able to leverage his own status to a certain extent, turning it into tangible power. Although this was just like the magic tricks of a "master of tricks"—more show than substance—it was at least a good start.
In addition, he can proactively invest his spirit in a higher dimension and thereby connect with his believers or other targets with whom he has established a certain connection.
Even targets who haven't established contact with him can communicate in this way, but he needs to accurately identify them himself.
With his current spiritual and mental strength, he can only project his spirit 10 times within a radius the size of Backlund.
It takes about a minute, but this time will be further reduced if there are other consumptions.
Simply put, it's a similar effect to Klein's Gray Mist, but significantly weaker.
Gathering his scattered thoughts, he leaned back in his chair, looked up at the dim ceiling, and said softly:
"Adam, are you still there?"
"I am here."
Adam's voice rose gently from his chest.
Looking down at the chest from which the sound had come, Cyril raised an eyebrow. If he didn't know Adam's abilities, he would probably have wondered if the "Rose Bishop" had entered his body.
Have I gotten used to these horrifying scenes without even realizing it?
He muttered something to himself, then lowered his voice and asked:
"Was that internal struggle just now a deliberate test?"
"Yes," Adam's voice rang out without hesitation, as if he had never thought of it from the beginning, nor cared that Cyril might have any objections.
"I was a bit curious about the ability of 'imagination,' so I took this opportunity to study it."
"This is different from the 'dreamer's' imagination; it's more like creating things by leveraging the qualities and powers of other dimensions or alternate timelines."
"No matter how close the imagined things and powers are to reality, they are just appearances. The essence is the power to project into another dimension. Therefore, after the Church of Bones descended, your split personality lost the ability to create illusions."
"In the early stages, this power only provides passageways, dangerous doors. In the later stages, it may bring almost real alternate dimensions, or even alternate worlds, into reality."
Adam's research findings gave Cyril a better understanding of "higher-dimensional observers," and while the ability to imagine this was amazing, it still seemed to be a manifestation of a dimension.
...But it shouldn't be just that, otherwise the title of "High Dimensional Overlooker" wouldn't include the phrase "the source of all illusions."
"Your guess is quite plausible, but we need to access more power from 'higher-dimensional observers' to know the outcome, or we need to use 'omniscience' to speculate."
"You have already gained the initial ability to explore the world in the mirror, where you will have even more novel experiences."
"Why?" Sirion asked quickly.
This time, Adam's voice didn't resonate in his chest, but echoed in his ears, gradually fading away:
"These are just my speculations. The mirror world should also be considered part of your dimension, and it might enhance some of your abilities."
"Isn't the mirror world a collection of doors? Can it even be considered part of a dimension?"
Cyril pressed for an answer, but Adam didn't respond, seemingly having truly left.
"Really... gone?" Sirion muttered to himself, he didn't quite believe it.
So he began to recite the honorific name of "the Fool":
"A fool who does not belong to this era, a mysterious ruler above the gray fog, the king of yellow and black who holds the reins of good fortune."
"I beg for your gaze, I beg you to examine me for any abnormalities, for any unknown beings around me."