Chapter 867
Fallen Empire Awakening Incident
Just maintaining the “Sin Eater Beast” state without using any power… the mana consumption in this state is quite low.
Eivass and Grey studied it for a long time, only consuming two standard units of mana.
This means that it requires about one point of mana every three minutes.
This means that if Eivass wanted to, he could maintain this state almost indefinitely, even without devouring Sin Thorns.
In this state, Eivass cannot pray to the Candlemaster to recover mana, but 284 points of mana can allow him to maintain the transformation for about fourteen hours.
Considering that this is basically Eivass’s ultimate move… instead of always hiding it until a fight, it’s better to let the reliable and trustworthy scholar study it first and slightly develop its usage.
After all, in the Sin Eater Beast state, Eivass can only use the abilities of the Path of Devotion, meaning he can no longer use Great Sin Cards to switch to other Beast of Sins or cast spells. This means his transformation might even downgrade his combat strength… coupled with the fact that the more mana used in the Sin Eater Beast state, the irreversible the conversion rate will increase, so he must not carelessly activate the transformation.
After confirming the mana consumption and effects of other abilities, Eivass said solemnly to Grey:
“I’m going to start the treatment.”
Grey nervously nodded. She touched her amber-compacted eyeball one last time to confirm its texture. Then, she closed her eyes.
Eivass didn’t know how he should treat Grey.
He could only rely on his inner instincts and use his wishing ability.
He lowered his head slightly and pressed his antlers, which were burning with white flames, against Grey’s head. But Grey did not feel the pain of being burned; instead, a continuous warmth flowed from her head, submerging her entire body.
“【I wish for all your injuries and illnesses to be removed】.”
He whispered, “In… my name.”
The next moment, intense white flames spread from the tips of his antlers to Grey’s entire body.
As Eivass spoke his wish, he felt his mana rapidly draining – in just two to three seconds, about forty to fifty points of mana were lost.
Just as Eivass momentarily worried that he wouldn’t have enough mana, the rate of mana loss quickly decreased and stopped.
He glanced at his attribute panel.
A total of sixty-three points of mana were consumed.
…Such brutal mana consumption.
Eivass was startled.
Even when Eivass sealed the King of the Wild Hunt, it only cost fifty points of mana…
But the wish he made had been perfectly fulfilled—
In just four to five seconds, the white flames instantly dissipated.
Grey, revitalized, opened her eyes.
Her first instinct was to touch her eyes.
Her fingertips no longer felt the firm and smooth texture of a jewel… but an incomparably unfamiliar, sharp pain, causing her to involuntarily exclaim and frown, closing her eyes.
She had touched her transformed amber eyeball for too long over the years, and had already forgotten that normal eyeballs could not be directly touched with fingers.
The burning pain caused a tear to slowly flow from the corner of her eye, but an incomparably brilliant and beautiful smile bloomed on Grey’s face.
It wasn’t “surprise,” but “emotion.” She had never doubted that Eivass could do this, so there was no room for surprise—however, realizing that Amber Compaction Syndrome was truly gone from her forever brought her a sense of relief like being freed.
For Grey’s recovery abilities, the injury from forcefully touching her eyeball with her fingertip was healed in just a few breaths. But her tears continued to flow uncontrollably.
Her Highness the Saintess, who was “larger” than Eivass in every sense, kept wiping her crying eyes, like a little girl on the street who couldn’t find her parents.
But Eivass knew that it wasn’t due to fear and confusion.
It was the relief of centuries of pressure being lifted.
Eivass sighed softly.
He lowered his head slightly and touched Grey’s forehead again with his antlers. This time, he didn’t use any abilities, merely sharing his warmth with her through the heat of his antlers, quietly accompanying her.
The plan succeeded perfectly—Grey’s Amber Compaction Syndrome was instantly and completely cured by Eivass.
But unlike Grey, Eivass wasn’t as happy.
The mana consumed to heal Grey made Eivass realize one thing: he couldn’t possibly heal everyone solely through the power of wishes.
And his conversion progress bar silently rose to 7%.
—The treatment for Grey consumed about sixty-three mana. Added to the two points of mana consumed previously, it directly increased Eivass’s conversion rate by 2%.
This means… roughly 33 mana for 1% conversion rate?
This is also reasonable, fitting the Sacred Number of Devotion.
And when the conversion rate increased to 7%.
The pure white fur on Eivass’s body suddenly flashed with a silver light.
He radiated a more sacred glow, with faint iridescent halos, like a halo behind a god.
And a new effect was added to the “Sin Eater Beast Form”:
【You are immune to instant death, fire, and holy damage】
Eivass gained new power from his good deeds.
He finally understood why the first Pope, at a young age, entered the Dream Realm…
This power, which could help almost anyone, was impossible for a good person to resist using. And the more he used it, the more power he unleashed, and the more he could accomplish… eventually, permanently turning into a half-human, half-deer form was almost inevitable.
It was the same for Eivass.
When he obtained this power, it was doomed that he would not die of old age as a human. He absolutely could not stand by and watch others suffer while living his own happy life… In other words, this power itself was exchanged for his “right to stand by” and his “ability to meddle.”
In other words.
When the Candlemaster gave Eivass this power, She had already determined that Eivass would no longer have a mortal’s daily life.
Either he would be devoured by the Ring Heavenly Envoy, or he would triumph from it.
And as long as Eivass won the battle against the Ring Heavenly Envoy, he would become a Heavenly Envoy or a Pillar God.
…As for this identity as the Child of the Candlemaster, it was a “life-saving method” in case Eivass failed in his struggle.
Even the Candlemaster did not have high hopes for Eivass’s victory.
If Eivass ultimately lost, She gave him a chance – to devour Sin Thorns, exhaust his mana to trigger any miracle, thus forcefully transforming his soul into a Sin Eater Beast, permanently abandoning his Soul of Transcendence.
If Eivass lost his Soul of Transcendence, he would no longer be useful to the Ring Heavenly Envoy, and the Ring Heavenly Envoy could not devour Eivass to complete itself.
This way, Eivass would not be devoured by the Ring Heavenly Envoy. And once he became the Child of the Candlemaster, his safety in the Dream Realm would also be guaranteed…
In other words…
The essence of this power was like his father calling and saying, “If it’s really not possible, just come home.”
While the warmth was indeed warm, it was still…
“…You don’t have much faith in me?”
Eivass chuckled and reverted to his human form.
He found his clothes and put them on – conveniently, the Archbishop’s long robe he had just used was on the bed.
—Even the Candlemaster doesn’t believe I can win.
“Then I’ll just have to win it once to show you.”
Eivass muttered.
He had always been stubborn.
Eivass looked at Grey… Without wearing the Supreme Holy Crown now, she no longer had the authority to communicate with all Cardinals.
Therefore, Eivass opened his mouth and said, “Tell everyone about what happened here… Your Majesty the Pope.”
“…No, you are the Pope. I am just the acting Pope.”
The Pure White Saintess wiped her eyes and said with a slightly hoarse voice, “The Church has always been the inheritance of the Child of the Candlemaster… We keep this firmly in mind. We have always maintained a neutral stance because of the past wishes and guidance of the Heavenly Candlemaster Envoy. And now, since the Child of the Candlemaster has descended upon the world again… the Church of the Nine Pillars Gods must also act.
“May I ask, what is your decree now—”
“Then let’s quell the chaos in Star Antinomy first. It’s really too much to watch.”
Eivass was somewhat surprised, but he did not hesitate to order the Saintess, who was wearing the Pope’s Supreme Holy Crown, “In that case, let’s intervene.”
April 1st, Morning.
News that shocked the world rapidly spread to all countries—
The Eternal Holy Kingdom announced the dissolution of its Permanent Neutrality status, a decision unanimously passed by all Cardinals.
(End of this chapter)
