At the end of this message was the practice of various supreme magic, slightly different from the previous ones. This time, Crazy 'Ole did not introduce all the techniques of practicing and using supreme magic in detail. First, he gave a comprehensive introduction so that Amon could understand the practice of various kinds of magic. Then, he focused on the fields that Crazy' Ole was best at, such as spatial magic, message magic, elemental magic, and so on.
The practice of supreme magic consumed a great deal of time and energy. Even a supreme mage could not take care of everything at the same time. Nietzsche was an eighth-level mage. His achievements in magic had not reached the pinnacle, but he was definitely one of the top great theologians. He had studied almost all kinds of magic and practice related to it.
With Amon's current 'convenience', he could already read all kinds of supreme magic books on his own, which was probably beyond Crazy 'Ole's expectation. But Crazy 'Ole's message in the Terroculus was still very valuable. He explained everything in detail in the most concise way. Not to mention what he was good at, he even used the best parts of other supreme mages' experiences to teach Amon the magic he hadn't practiced to a very high level.
If Amon was left to explore, study, and verify on his own, who knew how many years and efforts it would take. Crazy 'Ole did this because he wanted to unravel the secrets of the gods. Although he did not fulfill his wish in the end, Amon benefited a lot from this legacy.
Reading this message, Amon immediately had a plan to practice supreme magic. He would use Crazy 'Ole's teaching as the core and the various books in the Temple of Isis as supplements. However, Crazy 'Ole was not good at body arts, and the method of practicing the power of two sides left by Bair had already been verified. If he continued to explore, everything would depend on Amon himself.
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Although they were both in the Temple of Isis, Amon rarely saw Maria, except on public occasions such as sacrificial ceremonies. At that time, the Adoratrice would be in the center of the worship of tens of thousands of people, and Amon could only stand and watch from afar. Normally, Amon did not have the opportunity to see Maria alone. The Temple of Isis was as large as a small city. It was almost impossible for the high and mighty Adoratrice to have direct contact with a warrior on duty in the Archives.
The Adoratrice would never come to the Archives to borrow materials. If she wanted to read any book, there would be someone to bring it to her. In theory, Gabriel did not have to come to the Archives in person. But she had been there several times, and every time she came, it was Amon who was on duty in the Archives. She claimed that she was here to retrieve the secret books for the Adoratrice. Because the books were very important, she came in person.
Amon had a feeling that Maria wanted Gabriel to come and see how he was doing. Maybe it was just his wishful thinking, because the books that Gabriel came to retrieve were the most precious. Even Amon was not qualified to see them. Usually, they were locked in boxes protected by magic. The key was in the hands of the full-time priest in charge of the Archives, and it could only be opened with the witness of the warrior on duty.
Gabriel's status was higher than the full-time priest in charge of the Archives, so sometimes he would bring the key directly and open the box with Amon as witness. The last time this supreme warrior came to return the books, he had a brief chat with Amon and asked him how his injury was recovering. At that time, Amon was in a state of slow growth and answered Gabriel's question truthfully.
Gabriel was a little surprised and only said that he would find an opportunity to talk to Amon about the practice of body arts. Of course, it was more than he wanted to wait for the guidance of such a supreme warrior. Amon thanked him repeatedly and then asked what the Adoratrice wanted to see. Gabriel replied that this book was very important for him to break through the seventh level and become a supreme mage.
The test to become a seventh level mage was the "Fusion of Faith". Amon had just passed the test of body arts, the "Breakthrough of the Limit", and the power of two sides had been cultivated to the sixth level. According to the context of Bair's last words, the next test he faced was likely to be the "Fusion of Faith" of magic. As for whether this was the case or not, he still needed to verify it himself.
A book that was very important for the advancement of the Adoratrice of the Temple of Isis to become a supreme mage, of course, made Amon very curious. Coincidentally, this time Gabriel came and went in a hurry. After returning the book, he gave the key to the box to Amon and asked him to return the key to the full-time priest, so Amon had the opportunity to read this precious book.
This book was written by the Adoratrice of the Temple of Isis two hundred years ago. To Amon's slight surprise, this book did not describe anything about the practice of magic, nor did it mention a word about the test of magic advancement. The whole book was a hymn, not only the words were gorgeous, but also the sincere and true description. Even Amon was deeply shocked when he read it.
Even if one did not believe in the existence of the goddess Isis, one had to admire the spirit of the Adoratrice's faith. It was real and powerful – this was how Amon felt. However, what kind of mystery did this hymn describe about the "integration of faith", and what kind of help and inspiration Maria would get from it? Amon was still pondering.
Gabriel said that he would talk to Amon about the practice of body arts when he had the chance, but more than a month had passed. Even when Amon was sure that he had achieved the sixth level of the power of two sides, he did not see Gabriel again. Just a few days after Amon read Crazy 'Ole's message, the annual "Blessing of the Goddess" began. This was one of the most important festivals in Montefiore. During this ceremony, Amon finally understood what Gabriel had been busy with.
Of course, the goddess Isis would not show up in person. The person who represented the goddess' blessing was the Adoratrice. This festival had not been held in Montefiore for a full thirty-three years, for no other reason than the absence of the Adoratrice. Two years before Maria came to the Temple of Isis, the ceremony was not held. It was said that the Adoratrice was growing up under the goddess' care.
The climax of the ceremony was after the sacrifice, when the Adoratrice would bless the people in the square in front of the temple.
The square in front of the Shrine of Isis was very large, and it could hold hundreds of thousands of people if they squeezed together. Almost all the residents of Memphis had come, and there were even farmers and shepherds from outside the city, as well as citizens from other cities who had heard the news. It was very difficult to maintain the order of so many people without any accidents of crowding and trampling. Even Amon was transferred to the square to be on duty. He stood among the crowd with a spear in his hand.
When the blessing ceremony began, Maria, wearing a golden crown and holding a scepter, stepped onto the high platform in front of the temple. The priests stood around her and set up a magic formation. When the bell rang, the people in the square knelt toward the high platform. They saw Maria's expression was solemn. She silently chanted something and slowly raised the Adoratrice's scepter.
The Gods' Tear emitted a golden light. The light was very faint at first, but the area it illuminated was very wide. The magic formation set up by the priests gathered in the air and turned into a golden beam of light that shot into the sky. The beam of light became brighter and brighter, and gradually the whole sky was plated with gold. The golden sky was a rare spectacle in the world, and the people kneeling in the square were in deep awe.
When the sky was golden, the beam of light disappeared. It looked like the Adoratrice's scepter was raised high and plated the sky with a layer of golden brilliance. The bell of the temple rang melodiously and slowly, echoing in the square. As the bell rang, a milky white light slowly floated down from the golden brilliance of the sky, like a veil or a milk waterfall, or like the hazy moonlight.
This was the "Blessing of Isis". Maria had used it to treat Amon's injury, and now she cast it on hundreds of thousands of people. This was a high-level effect of magic. It could not only heal injuries, but also eliminate pain, wash away fatigue, restore physical strength, and give people confidence, strength, and courage. Such a blessing ceremony was an important reason why the people of Eygut worship and worship the goddess Isis. At the same time, it was also the symbol of the Temple of Isis.
Although there were nearly a hundred priests holding their scepters and set up a magic formation to help, to cast this magic on hundreds of thousands of people and let everyone present feel its effect at the same time, Maria on the high platform had to be at least a supreme mage. She had finally succeeded in advancing and restored the most important ceremony of the Temple of Isis. From this moment on, she was the true Adoratrice of the Temple of Isis, and her position was unshakable.
Amon also knelt in the crowd. No one knew better than him how soft and warm the Blessing of Isis was. He had a familiar feeling, and when he knelt, he felt a sense of peace and tranquility from the bottom of his heart. The effect of this large-scale casting of magic was obviously not as good as when Maria healed Amon alone when she was still a sixth-level mage, but everyone in the square felt it.
Everyone knelt on the ground devoutly and attentively. Hundreds of thousands of people were silent, and few people noticed what was happening around them. At this moment, Amon suddenly became alert. Unexpectedly, he bounced up from the ground and threw the spear in his hand to the left.
In terms of pure strength, at this time, Amon was almost comparable to a supreme warrior. The spear flew out with a sharp and subtle tremor, and there was a circle of silver light in the air, like a ripple caused by a fish in the water. The spear met a black crossbow bolt in the air, which was five feet long and as thick as a wine cup. It suddenly shot from the crowd towards the Adoratrice on the high platform.
The seemingly dim crossbow bolt collided with the spear in the air, making a roar like waves hitting the reef. The spear, which could even pierce a brick wall, was lightly bounced off. What was even more incredible was that the crossbow bolt did not change direction. It only paused in the air, and then, as if it suddenly gained new strength, continued to fly towards Maria.
The people knelt on the ground and did not see this scene at all. The sound of the crossbow bolt colliding with the spear in the air happened to ring at the same time as the bell in the temple. People would never dream that there would be an assassin in such a sacred and solemn ceremony.
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