The sun in Maria's World was bright and beautiful. The floating castle, which had been sealed off as an internal loop, had finally retracted its cover into its base. Now, the whole castle was exposed outside of Maria's World and connected to the whole world.
Verthandi and Delmedi had been cooped up in the floating castle for a long time. Apart from the amusement park, library, botanical garden, and some strange buildings that Lu Zhiyu had built, they could only look out at the lonely astral world outside.
Now that they were back in Maria's World, the two children were very happy. They kept playing under the sun, then rushed into the study where Lu Zhiyu usually rested. Lu Zhiyu was not at home at the moment, so the two of them were playing in Lu Zhiyu's room, hitting each other with cushions. Then, they immediately found a thick book on the table.
"What book is this?"
"I've never read it before!"
The cover of the book was very thick, and there was a scary skull on it, which attracted the attention and interest of the two children. Delmedi picked up the book, opened it, and found that there were a lot of pictures and introductions about the devil species.
"Wow! It's a monster from the Abyss World! "
"Delmedi, don't touch Abba's things. Abba will scold you when he comes back!"
"Put it back!"
"No, just take a look. It's so interesting!"
"Delmedi!"
Verthandi wrinkled her little nose angrily and was about to hit her sister. Delmedi immediately ran outside, and the two of them kept chasing each other on the lawn square outside. Finally, Verthandi held Delmedi down at the railing on the edge.
While the two of them were fighting, the book slipped and fell from the top. The two of them were stunned. They held the railing and looked down at the bottom of the floating castle with their two short legs.
Below them were layers of white clouds. Under the clouds, they could vaguely see the sea and mountains, as well as the villages and cities by the sea. At that moment, the floating castle was moving toward the east of Maria's World. The black-covered book passed through the clouds and disappeared. No one knew where it had fallen.
"Oh no! Did it fall into the sea?"
"Abba will scold us when he comes back!"
"It's all sister's fault. If you hadn't snatched my things, you wouldn't have fallen!"
"Delmedi, you bad guy!"
Above the clouds, the two little guys quarreled on the constantly moving floating castle. The cunning Delmedi was beaten up by Verthandi and cried.
At this moment, the black-covered book fell from the clouds to the ground. As it continued to fall, the pages of the book kept turning and spinning. Finally, the front of the book was revealed. In addition to a terrifying black skull on the front, there was also a line of Phinks symbols written below.
It probably meant —
"Devil's Book!"
As the strong wind blew, the pages of the book continued to spin. Finally, the whole book completely fell apart, turning into a large piece of paper and falling down.
East of the Tuten Dynasty
In recent years, maritime trade had become more and more developed. Although a large number of Children of the Sea and a large number of ferocious beasts were still wreaking havoc on the sea, all kinds of terrifying extraordinary magical beasts were still roaming the sea.
However, humans had also begun to master extraordinary powers. Ships from the distant Church of Light continued to travel to various places on the Alen Continent.
Although cross-continental exploration and trade had not yet begun, the entire plate and territory of the Alen Continent had gradually been explored by humans. The human world had begun to clearly understand the appearance of the entire Alen Continent. This was a major leap in the human history of Maria's World.
Since decades ago, when the Saintess and the first Pope, Hodap, had ascended to heaven, the Church of Light had begun to fall into internal divisions. After losing the artifacts, the Saintess, and the spiritual leader who represented absolute divine power like Hodap, no one could command the red-robed cardinals and church knights scattered in various kingdoms and duchies at will.
The new Pope of the Church of Light could not command the red-robed cardinals and church knights outside of the country. Parishes in various places had also begun to draw boundaries, and there was a trend of independent branches. Although they were still nominally under the rule of the Church of Light, they began to localize and contact the nobles of various kingdoms and duchies, distancing themselves from the Church of Light.
Although the power of the entire Church of Light felt like it was falling apart, the number of priests was constantly increasing. Their power gradually penetrated into all levels of various kingdoms and duchies, and their influence became even greater.
Many branches of the Church of Light began to contact the local nobles and royal families. Many noble fleets began to hire church knights and priests as onboard priests to preach to distant places. The area of activity of the Church of Light was further expanded, and at the same time, it also led to the development of maritime trade.
The extraordinary power of priests was enough to fight against some monsters and ordinary magical beasts in the coastal waters. Some fleets, although unable to hire onboard priests, had another option, which was the existence of the so-called devil's power, the wizards.
Akkad was a first-generation priest and a student of Anthony the Great Sage. He was the founder of wizard alchemy and the alchemy system, as well as the third master of the wizard tower. When Frank's disciple, Edward, became a level four wizard, he stepped down from the position of master of the wizard tower and chose to travel outside. He had been stuck at the threshold of level four for a long time. The checkpoint of mind power activation was a fatal one for wizards.
Apart from Borl, the rest of the first generation of Magi had all failed at this stage. The best case scenario was that their spiritual force had been severely damaged, and they had lost the possibility of advancing. There were even those whose consciousness had collapsed and died on the spot. The chances of success were far lower than what Borl had predicted.
Akkad had been stuck at this threshold for a long time. Although his mind power scale was now sufficient, he still felt uncertain. He was afraid of failure, but the limit of his lifespan was approaching, so he had no choice but to make up his mind.
Akkad was already over a hundred years old. Most of his peers, and even the wizards of the same generation, had already entered a long sleep. They had either died at the end of their lifespans or died in unexpected disasters. This trip was also the final preparation for a breakthrough.
Akkad followed a big ship, slowly approaching the legendary Tuten Dynasty. The Tuten Dynasty was a large country in the east. The king of this country was elected by the various city-states, and his term of office was also seven years. The number seven had a special meaning to the Tuten Dynasty. The atmosphere here was very different from that of the Church of Light. In recent years, some missionaries and priests of the Church of Light had also begun to arrive here, but they had not made much progress.
The rejection of wizards here was not as strong as that of the Church of Light and the Orc Kingdom. However, because this place was too far away from the core area of the human race, and they had to cross almost the entire Alen Continent, there were not many wizards here.
The people of the Tuten Dynasty on the dock were wearing loose clothes. Many of the men were topless, while the women had their long legs exposed. As they approached the dock, they could see a market and a large number of vendors. It was very lively.
"That's it, Mr. Akkad. Is there anything else you need?"
"No need. When we return, someone else will be sent over. You don't have to contact me anymore!"
"Alright, Mr. Akkad!"
The captain ingratiatingly sent Akkad off the ship, his back drenched in cold sweat. Compared to the monsters on the sea, these monsters that dealt with demons were the most terrifying to ordinary people. Akkad had driven away the monsters on the sea several times along the way, and there was even a Son of the Sea God in the form of a sea cucumber that possessed extraordinary power and could easily destroy a huge sailboat.
Akkad was wearing a long black robe, and wrinkles had begun to appear on his face. He looked to be about fifty years old, and he had a beard. He was observing the surroundings. Suddenly, a strange sound came from the market in front of him, followed by a scream of panic and pain. This attracted everyone's attention.
"Help! Help!"
"Hold him down!"
"What's happening?"
Within the crowd, a person could be seen clutching his own neck. He was writhing in the middle of the crowd. The skin on his body seemed to be melting, and mucus was seeping out. His entire body was slowly becoming translucent. This scene was so terrifying that everyone around him kept retreating. Many of the more timid ones were so frightened that they fell to the ground.
"Ugh … Ugh … Ugh!"
The man was strangling his neck as if he wanted to strangle himself to death. Several people around him wanted to hold him down, but they were knocked to the ground by his tremendous force. Many people were smashed to the ground, screaming and groaning. This was exactly what Akkad had seen before.
The man opened his mouth, and a fist-sized eye appeared in his mouth. It was evil and ferocious, and it was looking outside, as if it was exploring this new plane from another world. Those who were stared at by this eye instantly felt as if their souls were being eroded. An evil force poured into their brains, and a large number of people collapsed to the ground.
"Get away! Get away!"
"This is a curse! This is a curse from hell!"
"He's possessed by a demon!"
"Don't get close to him!"
A large number of vendors around him fled. There were overturned fruits and vegetables everywhere, and the market was in a mess. At this time, Akkad immediately waved his hand, and a fireball hit the monster that had turned green. The mucus all over his body was like gasoline, and the whole person instantly turned into a flaming man.
The monster suddenly closed his mouth, and his whole body turned into a flame. He kept hitting everywhere, and finally, he gradually died. The raging fire gave off a foul smell, and everyone who smelled it felt dizzy.
"@ # ¥%% @ @!"
Before he died, he let out an inexplicable scream, which seemed to come from hell and the abyss. It was so harsh that a large number of people couldn't help but cover their ears when they heard it.
Everyone watched as the monster was engulfed by the scorching flames, and finally burned into a mass of black. At this moment, many people fell to the ground. They were also eroded by the power of the strange pupil. Some were injured by the monster, and some were so scared that they couldn't move. The originally bustling coastal market had become a mess.
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