Brothers! Do You Want Visas' Corpse Pieces?!

Isaiah slowly opened his eyes, and a sky full of stars came into view.

"Teacher," a respectful voice sounded beside him, "You're awake."

Isaiah turned his head and saw the middle-aged woman kneeling beside him, dressed in a black robe adorned with stars. He spoke softly, "Mina, have you always been by my side?"

"Yes, teacher." Mina nodded, then said with a hint of doubt, "You didn't seem to be resting just now. I could sense that you had entered a very strange state, but Morning Star told me that it was not dangerous."

"Oh, yes." Isaiah stroked his right eye, which resembled Star Sea, "It was indeed a very strange experience."

"... You look very happy."

Is it that obvious?

"Yes," Mina asked with a light laugh. "I haven't seen you with that expression in many years. Can you tell me why?"

"Of course, my child." Isaiah nodded slightly, gazing at his student with his Star Sea- like right eye. "Because... the other eye."

Mina's mouth opened wider and wider; she never expected it to be another eye.

But upon closer reflection, it seems that only her other eye could give her teacher something to look forward to.

Her teacher, Isaiah, was one of the most renowned scholars of the Star Relic Sect, but after obtaining that eye, the "one of" could be dropped.

The Star Relic Sect aims for the stars and the sea, drawing power from the stars. The more thorough one's understanding of the stars, the greater the power one can possess. After Isaiah acquired this eye, he took this path to its extreme.

That eye is his Star Sea.

After acquiring this eye, Isaiah seemed to have everything, losing all interest in anything in the mortal world. Even the position of Pope of the Star Relic Sect held no appeal for him. It was as if he had transformed into a Star Sea, only to be admired by mortals, who would never approach them.

If it weren't for the ancient covenant from the Contract Land that compelled him to lead the scholars of the Star Remnant there, he would probably still be gazing at the starry sky from the Star Gazing Tower.

But at this moment, Isaiah became interested in something beyond the stars, and that thing was... another eye.

"Vesas's left eye," Mina said. "It has been in the hands of the Rhine Church since the War of the Gods. Its previous owner was the West Bishop of Rhine, Corey, but after Corey was killed, the eye was taken by a man named Uru, which is the purpose of this gathering. According to Rhine, he may already have more than five pieces of the body, so the churches need to join forces to defeat him... Is this what you mean?"

"Yes." Isaiah rested his chin on his hands, smiling at Mina. "I saw it just now."

Mina's pupils narrowed slightly.

Just now?!

And it is "it", not "he".

"I'm sorry, teacher, I don't quite understand. You said you just saw that eye?" Mina asked. "Or... that person named Ulu?"

"I can't be sure if he is Ulu, but I'm sure that eye is the one I've been searching for," Isaiah said softly. "It's so beautiful."

After finishing his reflections, Isaiah did not continue to be the riddle teller, but instead told his disciples about the events in the Peach Blossom Paradise.

As the top student of Xingyi, Mina considered herself to have enough knowledge, but after listening to Isaiah's story, she couldn't help but show astonishment.

"I can't believe something like this could happen," Mina said softly. "It's so surprising."

"Yes." Isaiah nodded slightly and said with a touch of emotion, "Visas's power is always so captivating."

Mina pursed her lips, realizing the crucial question.

"Should we tell the Contract Land and Rhine about this? After all, you've already met that person named Ulu."

This is a very crucial question.

Although Isaiah was detached from worldly affairs, Mina, as his successor, needed to pay attention to matters beyond the Star Remnant. Therefore, she knew very well that Rhine would never let that eye fall into the hands of others, even if it meant abandoning all the other body parts; that eye was something she would definitely get back.

And if other churches knew that Isaiah had the right eye, it would be even less likely that he would get the left eye.

After all, Visas's "rules" are all powerful, but there are still differences in their strength, and His left and right eyes have always been considered to be the most powerful type.

... But would the teacher really give up that eye?

Mina looked at Isaiah with some unease.

Isaiah did not answer immediately, but instead looked up at the night sky.

The night sky is bright tonight, dotted with stars, and cloudless, making it a place of wonder... because this is still the territory of the stars.

The Star Relic Sect can be said to be the least prominent of the Four Great Orthodox Churches, located on the edge of the continent. But this is not because they are weak. How could the power drawn from the starry sky be weak?

They were confined to this land, just as Lyra was confined to their Divine Kingdom, Rhine was confined to their insurmountable number of Knight, and Holy Sound was confined to their minds.

And what confines the stellar remains is the starry sky.

Not every place offers a view of the stars.

During the day and at night, when the sun dispels the darkness and dark clouds obscure the stars, the power of the Star Remnant scholars weakens considerably. Therefore, they must huddle at the very edge of the continent, in this desolate land of polar nights. Of course, desolate in the eyes of other churches, for the Star Remnant, this is their "heaven."

However, this has indeed restricted their opportunities to "compete" with other churches, often putting them at a disadvantage in their diplomacy with other churches.

However, the weakness of the Star Remnant has nothing to do with Isaiah.

Mina quietly watched her teacher.

As their convoy slowly drove out of the Star Remnant territory, dark clouds that blotted out the sun rushed in, obscuring the brilliant night sky, leaving every Star Remnant scholar with only a gray expanse in their eyes.

Except for Isaiah.

Dark clouds obscured the night sky, but the Star Sea in his right eye remained dazzling!

Yes, his right eye was never a reflection of the night sky, but a real Star Sea.

"A hundred years ago, I captured the starry sky with this eye and witnessed the truth of this world... but it was just a single glance. For so many years I have searched desperately, but I have always fallen short." Isaiah lowered his head, gazing at Mina with eyes as vast as the Star Sea, and said softly, "At that time, I made up my mind that as long as I could see that one glance again, I would spare no expense... Do you understand?"

Mina lowered her head deeply.

"Understood, teacher."

Bai Wei emerged from the Peach Blossom Paradise and returned to reality, then pinched the bridge of his nose, looking slightly tired.

He wasn't an actor in his previous life, so performing two plays in Peach Blossom Paradise was still quite torturous.

But at least the goal was achieved. The two different identities were at odds with each other. As soon as they started to consider taking sides, they fell into Bai Wei's trap, because it meant that they had inadvertently accepted the most important message Bai Wei conveyed—"the body parts are scattered."

Having Three Corpse Pieces and having Five Corpse Pieces have completely different meanings. Three Corpse Pieces a corpse are like a fat sheep that they can eat their fill, but a fat sheep has sharp claws. Five Corpse Pieces, however, are not a fat sheep, but a ferocious tiger that can devour them.

This can be seen from the reaction of the Rhine Church. After Bai Wei ended his Holy Sound Journey, the Rhine Church, which deduced that Bai Wei likely possessed Three Corpse Pieces of Rhine corpse, did not convene a contract gathering. Instead, they were overjoyed and eager to reap a big reward. It wasn't until they lost two Devourers and a Bishop that they realized their overconfidence and hastily contacted the Contract Land.

So when Bai Wei "told" them that he didn't have Five Corpse Pieces yet, they certainly wouldn't be in such a hurry.

When they discover that the tongue and the Hand Eye are still locked in a fierce battle, they will naturally feel more at ease. In particular, the mutual "explosions" between the tongue and the Hand Eye bring each other's identities and rules to the forefront, and those of them in the shadows will naturally think that this might be an opportunity to gain everything.

Just as Bai Wei said, those who have experienced the power of corpse parts are absolutely unable to resist them.

As long as they have this idea, at least Bai Wei's safety will be guaranteed.

After all, with all of Bai Wei's current rules sealed off and the remnant body he brought back from the Holy Sound increasingly weakened, the joint manhunt of the seven major churches was indeed a significant threat. Unless absolutely necessary, even if the rules were restored, Bai Wei did not want to attempt a one-against-seven battle.

Therefore, the best option is to wait for the rules to be restored and then lure them over one by one to deal with them.

However, before that, Bai Wei also had other things to do— the Contract Land.

The gathering of the seven churches was not only an opportunity for him to retrieve body parts from his fellow Corpse Friends, but also an opportunity for Bai Wei to enter the Contract Land. Without this opportunity, Bai Wei would have no way to enter the closed Contract Land. Rushing in would be too dangerous, since "Blasphemy" had not created a map of that area, and he had almost no information about that land, not even knowing where it was.

But he still knew how to find the entrance.

He was in a dilapidated hotel room. Outside, the place was bustling with activity. Bai Wei walked to the window and looked out.

This is the Rhine Border, a small town belonging to the Northern Church. Further out is the Borderlands bordering Wildfire. Bai Wei came here after leaving Wildfire.

In this era, border towns have always been rather chaotic, not to mention that Bishop Fei Ge of the Northern Bishop of the Rhine was killed by Bai Wei. The loss of a leader made the Rhine's management of the town much lax, and all sorts of strange and monstrous people mingled together.

For example, what Bai Wei is staring at now is a thin, dark figure sneaking around in the alley.

This is a Black Market Merchant named Lai Er, whom Bai Wei has been observing for several days.

Black Market Merchant are a shady group in this world, not only because they often sell dangerous contraband, but also because most of the items they sell are counterfeit. This is reflected in the game as well; players can find these guys in almost every corner of every city, and then find items like "suspicious-looking unidentifiable things" in their sales list, which are quite valuable.

More than 90% of these things are fake. After buying them and opening them, you find that they are "completely useless waste materials that cannot even be lit".

But if it were 100% fake, that would be one thing. But there's a 10% chance that it's genuine, far exceeding its value. Once you buy it, you'll take a screenshot and post it in the group chat, making your friends exclaim "Wow!" It's like opening a blind box.

The most obvious example in reality is Ulu.

The story begins with Ulu extorting a finger from a Black Market Merchant, which he believed to be counterfeit.

However, this black Black Market Merchant named Lai Er was clearly not as capable as the one Ulu had encountered; at least his sack didn't contain any genuine goods.

But...

Bai Wei watched as Lai Er sneakily walked towards a burly man, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He can get this guy the real thing.

"Hey bro," Lai Er walked up to the burly man who looked a bit dim-witted and asked in a low voice, "Want to buy some good stuff?"

The burly man looked at him, puzzled. "What good stuff?"

"I have everything!" Lai Er enthusiastically promoted. "If you can think of it, I can sell it. See this blue potion?"

"What is this for?"

"A special sleeping potion! Just a little spray and she'll be unconscious immediately." Lai Er's face was full of ambiguity. "Any woman she fancy can be completely..."

"Get lost! I'm not interested in that." The burly man was indignant. "I'm a reserve Knight of the Rhine God Sect, you want me to do that kind of thing?!"

"Rhine Knight!" Lai Er instantly understood and immediately pulled out a bottle of yellow potion. "Then let's try this."

"What's this for?"

"For lubricating the intestines!"

The burly man raised an eyebrow. "For treating constipation?"

Lai Er thought for a moment, "It can also be used to treat constipation."

The burly man was full of questions, thinking Lai Er was out of his mind, and was about to leave when Lai Er stopped him again.

"Wait, if you don't want any of these... then do you want power?"

Lai Er's voice suddenly became much lower, as if he had transformed from an unscrupulous fake medicine seller into a mysterious businessman.

"Strength?" The burly man stopped in his tracks.

"Yes. You know... Visas' Corpse Pieces?"

Lai Er's eyes narrowed slightly beneath the burly man's pointed head, and he knew he had found the right target.

Visas' Corpse Pieces are essential items for Black Market Merchant to swindle and cheat; almost everyone has one.

Although this sounds absurd at first glance, how could Visas' Corpse Pieces be replicated?

But it's not actually that difficult. Black Market Merchant have a unique method that makes severed limbs "indestructible" for a certain period of time. The most distinctive feature of Visas' Corpse Pieces is that they are unaffected by any method. Doesn't that match up perfectly?

Of course, the "indestructible" forged by Black Market Merchant is not truly indestructible. Anyone with a basic understanding of advanced magic can easily distinguish the real from the fake and will not be fooled.

But such people wouldn't be targets for Black Market Merchant.

Black Market Merchant have always targeted burly men like this one: a big-headed, clueless layman who happens to have a tiny bit of knowledge about Visas.

Such laymen are not easy to encounter, but once you do, they can cause you a huge loss.

Sure enough, upon hearing about Visas' Corpse Pieces, the burly man involuntarily lowered his voice. "You have this thing?"

"Of course." Seeing that the burly man had taken the bait, the Black Market Merchant immediately followed up, "I have a finger like this that I can confirm is from Visas."

"... Are you fucking lying to me? If it were true, would you still be selling it?"

"Why not?" Lai Er shrugged. "Visas's power comes with risk. Only those with great courage and strength deserve to possess it. I know my own limitations and can't afford such risks, so I'll use it to make a big profit. Besides, you can test it to find out if it's fake or not. Visas' Corpse Pieces cannot be destroyed by any means."

Upon hearing the description of courage and strength, the burly man straightened his back, and greed and desire appeared in his eyes.

Of course, in Lai Er's eyes, this was the look of a fat sheep.

"What, you want it?"

The burly man pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let me see it first! Let me verify it."

Haha, you'll have to pay after the verification.

Lai Er was certain the burly man had no way of distinguishing real from fake, so he leisurely opened his bag, preparing to sell the finger that was almost rotting inside.

But when he opened the backpack, he was stunned.

Because he saw two severed Broken Finger in the backpack.

How can there be two?!

"Hey, what are you standing there for?" the burly man asked warily. "You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Ah, no, no, of course not." Lai Er quickly reached into his bag, preparing to take out one of the Broken Finger.

But for some reason, a strong sense of unease welled up in his heart, causing him to inexplicably ignore the Broken Finger, pick up another portion, and hand it to the burly man.

"What is this?" The burly man stared wide-eyed at the short, thick severed limb. "A toe?!"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm." Lai Er nodded repeatedly. "Visas's toes, you know."

"You just said it was a finger!"

"Uh, I forgot, the fingers were sold out last week."

"It's already sold?!"