Chapter 376
From Negri's reply, Aiur obtained the Great Magus' secret order, as well as some understanding of the current situation.
Of course, Aiur also believed that Negri was trying to deceive him, but after returning to the House of Mages, the Great Magus' strange attitude, as well as the events that happened afterwards, caused his will to waver, allowing him to accept the secret order.
The shocking fact that Life Bearer was currently controlling the Great Magus was true, to the point where the Great Magus could only use a few minor tricks to trigger abnormalities and attract other powerful entities to help him escape.
Then, how did Life Bearer control the Great Magus?
Some of them couldn't help but turn their gazes towards the Mana Fetus. Wasn't the Mana Fetus the most closely related to the Great Magus' life?
"A while ago, the Great Magus had already fallen into a state of nirvana. To obtain a second life, he sought out Life Bearer"
"The Mana Fetus was originally a Follower God of the Life Child of the three Elven Pillar Gods, but the Life Child was hunted down by Life Bearer, so the Life Child's Divine Artifact fell into Life Bearer's hands"
"The Great Magus worked together with Life Bearer to use those artifacts to repair the Mana Fetus, then used the repaired Mana Fetus to reconceive the Great Magus" Aiur loudly continued: "However, working together with God is no different from standing at the edge of the abyss, one that could fall into it at any moment"
"Although the Great Magus was powerful, he was still afraid that he would fall into the abyss, so he had already made preparations. He gave me a special invitation letter to head to the town of Lohr and hand it over to Mister Negri, drawing the attention of both Negri and the Sun Shadow church. If the Great Magus failed, this letter would serve as a form of insurance"
"As everyone knows, the Great Magus failed, so his will to resist activated this insurance. The Great Magus didn't read the letter, but instead used certain events to guide me to discover the secret order hidden within the letter" Aiur breathed heavily as he explained to the Great Magus who was still sitting in his seat.
"The secret order informed me of these matters, as well as the method to verify them. If you, the Great Magus, had simply obtained youth through the Mana Fetus, the nature of your mana wouldn't have changed, but if you had been controlled by Life Bearer, the nature of your mana would have undergone an unconcealable change" Aiur slowly raised the secret order in his hand, displaying all the contents on it. "Please prove my mistake with facts, Archmage Stim!"
"An interesting story, but …" Stim said with a calm expression, "I don't need to prove who I am. Akasha is standing beside me, which means that the Grand Library is under my control. Therefore, I declare that Aier is a traitor, and kill him."
The mages behind Stim's back were now in a predicament. Just who were they helping? Aiur had brought out evidence that they didn't know was real or fake, and Stim's refusal to reveal the nature of his magic power seemed to be a problem.
"His excellency the Great Wizard must have anticipated this to a certain extent, which is why he left some hidden measures in various places of the Academic City. If he didn't succeed, he would have revealed it" At this point, the bald Negri abruptly spoke up: "I've sent people from the Impure Hermit Order here to investigate, while I myself am also hiding here to investigate the abnormalities in the city"
"For example, Michael, as a member of the House of Mages, he was the Great Wizard's hidden measure. Because he needed to undergo reincarnation, Michael had arranged a magical reincarnation ritual in the Mobis Institute. Through this ritual, we would be able to discover the traces of Life Bearer"
"My subordinates went to investigate the Mobis Institute and caused an explosion. After that, the reincarnation ritual was hastily concluded, but the newborn Michael managed to obtain a second life. However, this newborn Michael is now using the means of Life Bearer, which means that Life Bearer has already removed the hidden hand in Michael's body and turned him into one of its own."
The bald Negri explained to Negri, who was standing on top of the strange lifeform he had created. Their gazes met, then calmly looked away. This way, the abnormalities on Negri's body could be easily explained.
In fact, Negri even suspected that the bald Negri didn't know that he was also a clone of Negri in order to maintain the secret connection between Negri's main body and Life Bearer.
"During our investigation, we managed to find one of the most important pieces of evidence" The bald Negri gestured for Killer J to step forward. As Killer J walked in front of everyone, a crimson blade manifested in his hand and slashed at the space next to him. A crimson spatial rift opened up, from which a 7-8 year old little girl walked out.
As soon as the little girl walked out, the Mana Fetus that was originally squirming instinctively abruptly roared, its body madly wriggling, but the transparent threads simply held the Mana Fetus back and prevented it from going out of control.
"The Great Wizard Stim had captured the Evil God and completely removed its consciousness, turning its body into a Mana Fetus. However, the consciousness of an Evil God wasn't so easily destroyed, so its consciousness had been infused into another vessel and had been sealed ever since"
"Lisa was the original name of the Evil God, and it is also her current name" the bald Negri solemnly explained as he held the little girl's hand.
"The method to find Lisa was secretly guided by the Great Wizard. If the Great Wizard wasn't being controlled, he wouldn't have been so stupid as to leave such a crucial factor in our hands"
"At the same time, we managed to obtain some important information from Lisa"
"Previously, Life Bearer and the Great Wizard had worked together to repair the Mana Fetus, but the Scion of Life's Divine artifact didn't fuse with the Mana Fetus, instead acting as a vessel for Life Bearer's will, hiding inside the Mana Fetus' body"
"Due to the Divine artifact, the Great Wizard's authority over the Mana Fetus had decreased, so he didn't notice this. When the Great Wizard entered the Mana Fetus' body to undergo rebirth, the Divine artifact had used this opportunity to invade and take control of the Great Wizard's body"
"Furthermore, Lisa also told me another important thing. The Scion of Life's Divine artifact is still inside the Mana Fetus' body. Although the Great Wizard isn't as powerful as a Righteous God, he is still close to a True God, so it will take a lot of time to fully control him"
"The Half Life Church's mission this time is to seize the opportunity to undergo rebirth, so as to conceal this matter and stall for time, allowing the Divine artifact to completely fuse with the Great Wizard's body and gain absolute control over him"
"This also puts Life Bearer in an awkward position. If they help me return Lisa to the Mana Fetus, Life Bearer will lose control over the Divine artifact, the Great Wizard will be freed from his control, and the Divine artifact will become the nutrients for this rebirth. Even I am tempted by the idea of using the Divine artifact as nutrients"
The bald Negri's words caused the crowd to become restless. A few greedy thoughts also arose from this. The mages here understood just how big the gap between a mage and a God was. They didn't even dare to easily accept the power of an Evil God, let alone the power of a Righteous God.
If they could fuse the Elven Divine artifact into their bodies through rebirth, wouldn't that mean that they had the qualifications to become Gods?
Although they understood that this matter wasn't something they could meddle in, their greed grew stronger and stronger. They were able to remain calm and not chase after the Mana Fetus because the Mana Banquet only happened once every ten years, so they still had a chance. They weren't greedy because the benefits weren't big enough, but when the benefits were big enough, their greed would no longer be able to be suppressed.
As for how Negri would control Lisa's return to the Mana Fetus, and how they would seize the opportunity to undergo rebirth, and how they would survive after obtaining rebirth, some of them had already thought it through. They would still have a chance if they took action, but if they didn't, they would have already reached the peak of their lives.
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