Chapter 357
Growth Weapon!
Eivass focused intently on the deep purple jewel.
Like a voice spreading through a deep valley, an echo came from the other side.
The depths of Eivass’s pupils were gradually stained with a brilliant deep purple.
As if sensing something, the purple jewel flew up on its own. It hovered before Eivass, emitting an incomparably fierce radiance.
Eivass’s right hand suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably—as if some power was stirring from his palm.
“I never write tribulations, I will conceal half of the rituals. Only the law belongs to everyone.”
A light, echoing voice sounded in Eivass’s mind.
Merlin and Sherlock, standing beside him, watched this scene intently, not hearing the voice.
“Do what you wish to do, this is the entirety of the law.”
Eivass felt something in his heart and, following his increasingly strong instinct, raised his right hand. Dark-attribute mana erupted uncontrollably, forming a deep purple line between his right hand and the jewel.
The voice, accompanied by strange characters Eivass had never seen before, appeared in Eivass’s consciousness:
“You must know that the one chosen as the pillar and the one sacrificed is the Priest of the Great Beast.”
“Constrain the words of Great Sin!”
“They will summon my children as followers, and they will bring the Heart of the Stars to the people.”
At that moment, an illusion appeared before Eivass’s eyes.
He saw “himself” seemingly kneeling and worshipping something in a small ritual space.
Although he was still in the illusion, Eivass’s consciousness was clear—the “self” at this moment was his own grandfather, Jacob.
And what appeared in the center of the magic circle, like an illusion, was a strange Divine Entity.
It was luminous and had a human-like body. However, its gender and age were indistinguishable. It radiated white radiance all over, and behind it were curved wings formed by infinitely branching antlers.
It seemed to be here, yet it also seemed not to be. Its existence did not bring any changes or influences to its surroundings, like merely a phantom.
“Don’t change a single word, Prophet. You cannot perceive its mystery.”
The voice echoed repeatedly.
It was not any language Eivass knew, yet he could clearly understand its meaning.
“The child born from your heart and intestines will know everything.
He does not come from the East, nor from the West. He does not come from any dwelling you know.
My Sacred Number is 11, which is the number belonging to our people. To the fool I am 9, to the righteous I am 8, and 1 in 8. The blind see me as black, those who can see see me as blue and gold.
I am the intoxicating snake who gives knowledge, joy, and glory! If you wish to worship me, you must take wine and the secret medicine I told my prophet until you are drunk.
There is no need for fear, child. Humans, fate, and gods, nothing is to be feared. There are no gods in this World.
My hidden name contains radiance, just as the child of midnight is the Sun.
Spread your wings and awaken all the radiance within you—come to me!”
This sentence seemed not to be spoken to Jacob, but rather to pierce through time and speak to Eivass of the future.
“Come to me!”
“Come to me!”
It was an incomparably strong and intensely craving voice.
The emotion pierced through time, like a fiercely burning fire. Yet, there was a malice within it, like a coiled snake.
Eivass suddenly awoke from the illusion.
When he woke up, he was drenched in sweat.
…What was that?
Is that the “Divine Entity”?
A sense of panic still lingered in the depths of Eivass’s consciousness—as if some beast was staring at him across infinite time.
But then, a wealth of ritual knowledge he had never known before appeared in his mind. This knowledge flowed like a river through Eivass’s brain, leaving no trace, and hidden again as soon as it appeared.
Only one remained in the end.
—It was knowledge related to the ritual called 【Ritual: Ouroboros Ring】.
Eivass now fully mastered the knowledge related to this ritual, and he could even perform it himself.
It was only then that Eivass suddenly realized… the power of the Succubus crystal had been completely depleted. It was no longer a jewel—or rather, it was never a jewel from the start, and it was only the power of “dream” that gave Eivass the illusion.
A heavy book appeared before Eivass.
It had a dark brown and black cover, with a white crystal sword-shaped cross star in the center. Above the cross, a deep red ring coiled around the blade and hilt of the sword.
On the ring was a snake’s head, making it look like an Ouroboros.
And below the sword blade, written in calligraphic script, was the name of the book—Book of Law.
Eivass slowly reached out and touched the book.
At this moment, Eivass suddenly thought of something and reacted immediately.
Just as Madam Mina’s prophecy foretold… when Eivass obtained this book, Sherlock and “someone she didn’t know” stood beside him.
—That person was Merlin.
This also explained why Madam Mina had spent so much energy divining this matter. Because she was trying to divine an Apostle… which meant Merlin had no ill will, otherwise Merlin could have counterattacked from afar.
As he touched the book, the white crystal was rapidly filled with swirling purple energy, turning into a seductive and mysterious amethyst.
And its name appeared before Eivass:
【Eivass’s Book of Law (0/21)】
【Extraordinary Equipment (Deep Purple)】
【Weapon – Grimoire】
【Module – Grimoire of Great Sin: For each different Illusion Card registered, gain 1 colorless mana (only one of each Tarot Card can be registered)】
【Extraordinary Module – Book of Law: Your casting range increases by 30 meters; the Illusion Cards registered in the Grimoire gain an additional 30 meters of casting range】
【Extraordinary Trait: At the cost of one registered Illusion Card that has not entered cooldown, another Illusion Card that has entered cooldown becomes effective again, 0 times daily (based on registered Great Sin Cards)】
【Extraordinary Trait: (Unlocked after registering seven Illusion Cards)】
【Divine Trait: (Unlocked after registering fourteen Illusion Cards)】
【Divine Trait: (Unlocked after registering twenty-one Illusion Cards)】
“—Ah.”
Eivass sighed meaninglessly.
…Finally.
He finally got it.
Eivass sighed silently in his heart, his emotions a mixture of complexity and joy.
—It’s actually a growth weapon!
The first unlocked stat is the “card burning” he needs the most right now!
Great, I’m done with this!
At least this long ordeal wasn’t a loss…
This “Grimoire of Great Sin” is the exclusive weapon module for the Sin Scholar.
It completely serves the combat style of the Sin Scholar—the “colorless mana” that replenishes daily is exactly what the Sin Scholar needs most. Colorless mana can replace any type of mana.
With this, Eivass could even use the Thunder Halberd in his main body state!
And the book’s special module allows Eivass to directly increase his casting distance by thirty meters when holding the book—this is undoubtedly a great enhancement for most Illusion Cards that require “contact” casting!
For example, if Eivass had had this card before, he wouldn’t have needed to use flying cards on the King of the Wild Hunt.
He could have directly buffed the King of the Wild Hunt from thirty meters or even sixty meters away!
However…
A doubt arose in Eivass’s mind.
There should be twenty-two Tarot Cards. With six Great Sin Cards, each one occupies two slots.
This means that after removing the Great Sin Cards, the Sin Scholar’s regular skill slots should hold ten cards. Ten instant-cast, once-daily strategic skills, plus six summonable beasts that can be rotated… this is the regular combat style of the Sin Scholar before further Ascension.
Generally speaking, the Grimoire of Great Sin should be able to register twenty-two cards.
Why is one missing? Which one is missing?
As Eivass’s thoughts stirred, the book began to flip open on its own with a rustling sound.
The book was not blank—it contained a large number of rituals, including ancient and mysterious ones. But as the guy who called himself “Sacred Number 11” said, He “will conceal half of the rituals.”
—All the rituals in here are only half!
And the part that was concealed was the most crucial half… it belonged to the “those who know, know; those who don’t, I can’t tell you.” If one already knew the ritual, seeing half of it would immediately reveal which half it was; but if one didn’t know the ritual, it was impossible to deduce the other half from this partial information.
“What a fragmenting dog!”
Eivass cursed aloud.
(End of Chapter)
