As soon as the Miracle Invoker potion entered Klein's stomach, it immediately split into countless ice-cold "worms" that swam towards every part of his body.
With a boom, Klein's psyche was torn apart, turning into countless tiny pieces that fused with different Worms of Spirit. There was no longer any distinction between who was the main body and who was the dominant one.
At some point in time, he had entered the grayish-white fog. The body under the half top hat and the long black trench coat rapidly disintegrated as transparent and twisted worms crawled out.
These worms quickly flew into the depths of the fog of history, each occupying a different fragment of light, overlapping with the images in the Historical Void.
In just two to three seconds, the spot where Klein had been previously was left with a semi-floating trench coat, shirt, top hat, socks, leather shoes, and undergarments that had lost all support.
"I …"
"Who am I …"
"Who am I …"
"I'm the main body …"
…
Different but similar thoughts flashed through the minds of the Worms of Spirit. None of them were willing to take the initiative to return to their "bodies." Instead, they felt intense hostility towards their own kind. However, due to Klein's remnant psyche influence, they temporarily didn't do anything drastic.
At this moment, rings of invisible ripples appeared in the grayish-white fog.
These ripples didn't happen to appear. They had long existed in the fog, but compared to Klein's entire body, they appeared indiscernible. However, to a Worm of Spirit, it was sufficiently obvious.
It came from a piece of history that had reappeared in the present era. It symbolized the fragments of light at the end of the Second Epoch and the Third Epoch. It symbolized the two thousand years that the City of Silver had persisted in the darkness.
This forgotten history had a certain collision with the present era. When it formed the corresponding Historical Void, ripples that were difficult to describe spread out.
Such ripples seemed to have a strong attraction to the Worms of Spirit, causing them to poke their heads out of the historical fragments.
After a brief moment of stillness, one of the Worms of Spirit couldn't help but crawl out of the spot of light that it had previously occupied due to the influence of Klein's remnant consciousness. It "flew" towards the core of the ripples.
Right on the heels of that, Worms of Spirit returned from different parts of the fog of history, arriving at the fragments of light formed by the City of Silver's history in the present era.
When they approached each other to a certain distance, a strong convergence force finally appeared, pulling countless Worms of Spirit together and fusing them into one.
This wasn't an effect that could be produced by the proximity of two or three Worms of Spirit. It required a sufficient number of Worms of Spirit.
And when that portion of the Worms of Spirit formed a whole again, Klein's incomplete consciousness completed the patchwork of "Himself." Things finally changed in a simple direction.
The Worms of Spirit formed a transparent and gigantic vortex. It emitted a strong cohesive force, sucking in the remaining Worms of Spirit that were hesitant, unwilling to return, and not too far away.
When more than two-thirds of the Worms of Spirit had returned, slippery and transparent tentacles grew out of the vortex.
They extended towards the Second Epoch, the First Epoch, and even the ancient cities of the prehistoric era. They grabbed the last Worms of Spirit one by one and stuffed them back into the vortex.
In less than ten seconds, the vortex began to stretch, turning into a terrifying figure formed from transparent and twisted maggots. Invisible tentacles naturally extended out from the figure's body.
The tentacles pulled over items like a trench coat, top hat, socks, and leather shoes that were floating in the fog of history, and they wore them in different spots on the terrifying figure.
The figure formed from countless "Worms of Spirit" pressed down on the top hat on its head, causing the transparent feeling on its body to quickly fade away. A layer of flesh-colored skin condensed, and it grew raven-black short hair and brown eyes.
This was Klein Moretti's appearance, but he was 1.8 meters tall.
It wasn't easy for Klein, who had finally regained his self-consciousness and pieced together a complete Soul Body, but before he could examine his present state, he felt two abnormalities at the same time.
A Beyonder characteristic that had fused with his body — a strong, terrifying, lofty, and irresistible will — seemed to awaken a little. It transmitted one scene after another. These scenes were related to the mysticism knowledge of a Miracle Invoker, and some were dust igniting into a Sun. There were all kinds of magnificent scenes produced by celestial bodies. They were filled with desolation, coldness, cruelty, madness, condescension, and no emotions. They quickly assimilated Klein's spirit, making him change his state uncontrollably.
The other was the crimson stars and numerous resplendent points of light that appeared in front of Klein. The stars emitted the prayers of Justice, The Hanging Man, The Moon, and other members of the Tarot. The points of light mainly echoed with the prayers of the residents of Moon City. Together, they created an image that was shrouded in grayish-white fog. It watched the world with pity, an image of a supreme hidden existence.
The two abnormalities reflected on Klein, causing the left side of his body to be enveloped in a grayish-white fog. Only a smiling, deep and profound eye was revealed. It caused his right side to disintegrate once again, turning into a clump of transparent and twisted maggots and a bloodshot, crazed eye.
At that moment, the right side was constantly eroding towards the left, and the grayish-white fog was gradually compressed to the extreme.
Without any hesitation, Klein raised his left hand with some difficulty and summoned the white bone scepter with a blue gem embedded at its tip from the fog of history.
Around the Sea God Scepter, there were prayer points of light surrounding it. With the help of the medium, they were transmitted to Klein's body.
Bolts of lightning leaped out from the right side of Klein's body. Invisible winds and illusory waves surrounded him, helping the grayish-white fog resist the corruption on the left side, allowing the entire thing to reach a delicate balance.
At this moment, Klein finally recovered his humanity and memories bit by bit. He had recovered to the state he was in before he consumed the potion.
He had finally advanced to Sequence 2 and had the status of an angel. He was a true Miracle Invoker.
Sefirah Castle was about to be triggered by his changes, but with a thought, all the abnormalities returned to normal.
This proved that he had truly grasped Sefirah Castle and become the owner of this sefirah. As for how much power he could unleash in the real World, he was still unable to estimate it.
Phew … Thankfully, I'm returning the history represented by the City of Silver to reality. It's powerful enough. If the ritual's effects were any worse, I would've lost control and collapsed here today … Klein rubbed his temples and slowly exhaled. He gained a deeper understanding of anchors.
The anchor wasn't a tool to help him maintain his humanity. Its main purpose was to form the corresponding perception, positioning, and image. It was to resist the mental imprint in the Beyonder characteristic and maintain a delicate balance.
Under this balance, the humanity that belonged to Klein could barely be maintained, preventing him from being seriously affected by either side.
In other words, the deities that believers knew were different from the actual deities. If there wasn't a mental imprint in the Beyonder characteristic to resist the influence, the image of the deity in their hearts would gradually cover the true appearance of the deity.
This was also a form of corruption.
It was only at this moment that Klein understood why the orthodox deities had human statues, but they later turned into Sacred Emblems. This could prevent believers from having a unified image, and it could better display the effect of the anchor to resist the remnant spirit of the Primordial One instead of subtly changing themselves.
As for why the orthodox deities had taken an epoch or two to figure this out, Klein quickly thought of two reasons.
First, he had the image of the orthodox deities in the past and their present states as a comparison. He had Rosell The Great's diary as a reference, and he had the corresponding mysticism knowledge to provide inspiration. Second, the Mythical Creature form of a Seer tended to be split, so he was very sensitive to such influences.
This balance isn't too stable. It will often deviate to a certain extent. This will cause my state to be unstable, and I will scare the people around me from time to time. Fortunately, this can be predicted in advance and can be effectively avoided … Also, when in a delicate state of balance, I should try my best to show my human side to strengthen my self-awareness in this aspect … This seems to be the common choice of many angels. The indulgence in Rose School is one of them …
However, Amon's believers are all himself. How can "He" maintain the balance?
Could it be that a Mythical Creature born with a Uniqueness has fused with the Primordial One's will? Amon has long been used to being in a half-crazy state. No, this is "His" normal state … It's an image that every Amon has voted for …
This is an idea. I can set up a marionette squad and make every marionette a believer of The Fool. Furthermore, I can use my truest appearance as the image of a deity. This can effectively provide the best anchor … It's no wonder Zaratul and the Dark Demonic Wolf don't have many believers … Uh, when the residents of the City of Silver convert to The Fool, I can consider separating the embodiment of Sea God and not use it as my anchor. This is too contradictory to the understanding of my other believers. There's no way to truly unify them … Klein instantly thought of many things. Then, with a thought, he returned above the gray fog.
As a Miracle Invoker, becoming "Him" and the owner of Sefirah Castle, he didn't need to take four steps counterclockwise, recite the incantation, or get all the members of the Tarot to pray. He could easily return here.
However, it seemed like the effects of Sefirah Castle weren't enough. He could only enter with his Spirit Body, unable to bring his physical body along.
After sitting in the seat belonging to The Fool, Klein wasn't in a hurry to check on the changes in Sefirah Castle. He first confirmed his advancement and digested the mysticism knowledge he had just obtained.
Yes … The Beyonder powers of a Miracle Invoker come from two aspects. One is to make further use of the fog of history, and the other is the newly added core power of "Wish."
The further use of the fog of history includes several abilities:
First, I can use the Worms of Spirit from the past to revive, but it will be ineffective after four times. I've already used it three times. I can only revive once at the Miracle Invoker stage. When I advance to Attendant of Mysteries, there should be a corresponding increase. Second, I can exert a certain influence on the future, making the probability of certain things happening increase or decrease to a certain extent. It's equivalent to interfering with the target's fate. Heh heh, I finally wield good luck, but in this aspect, it's still incomparable to the Die of Probability and Will. Third, I can no longer summon items from the Historical Void. I can also summon certain scenes that I'm familiar with.
Yes, the total number of items and scenes I can summon now is nine, but there are still only three at the angel level …
"Wish" is already a standard ability of a deity, but it's a little strange. Only by satisfying the wishes of others can I satisfy my own wishes. Only by fulfilling the small wishes can I gradually fulfill the big wishes …
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