Mr. Isaiah, You're the Murderer!

As night fell, Isaiah sat quietly on the balcony of his dwelling, gazing at the distant Heaven's Obedience standing between heaven and earth.

Soon after, Mina came to his side.

"Teacher," Mina said softly, "Everything is ready."

Isaiah nodded slightly, then pointed to the chair beside him. "Sit down."

"Yes."

"Don't be so nervous, just act as usual."

"I understand." Mina took a deep breath, trying her best to appear normal. "Are you really going?"

"Of course," Isaiah said. "This is the best opportunity to prove myself, and besides, it was I who proposed it, so how could I back down now?"

"But that Bishop Luo Qi is really hard to trust," Mina said. "Why did he suddenly have the courage to agree to your request? He reacted completely differently today."

"It's very simple," Isaiah said calmly. "The Ring Finger has already come looking for him."

Mina's pupils narrowed slightly. "How did you know about that Ring Finger?"

"Because it was bound to happen," Isaiah said. "As I said before, there are not only me, Hand Eye, and Thumb here right now, but Ring Finger is definitely here too. She saw me contacting Luo Qi, and she will naturally try to find out why. She is much smarter than Luo Qi and knows how to make a choice in this kind of situation."

"So your initial target was Ring Finger?" Mina asked admiringly. "And will Ring Finger also be going there tonight?"

"No, she's a cautious person and would never show herself before my identity is confirmed," Isaiah said. "But she will definitely use her own methods to monitor my meeting with Luo Qi. This is also a guarantee of Luo Qi's safety. Otherwise, given Luo Qi's personality, he would never dare to come looking for me."

"I see. But are you sure there won't be any problems?" Mina looked ahead with concern. The darkness before her was like a deep sea, with countless waves surging beneath the seemingly calm surface. "There are at least five lines of vision that I can sense, not to mention those I can't sense, and the sealed artifacts that can detect Visas's power. Can you really get rid of their surveillance?"

"That's why I'm sitting here," Isaiah said calmly. "I want them all to see me, and for everyone to believe that... including my Hand Eye."

Mina knew that what Isaiah feared most from beginning to end was the Hand Eye that had never shown itself, especially since the other party was now temporarily possessing the rule of eyes.

"I know what you're worried about," Isaiah said. "But I have my reasons for lending out the rules of the eyes. Visas's eyes are different from the other parts of the body; their true power is sealed deep within. Rhine's Ke Li has had his left eye for half his life, but for him, it's just a 'gaze.' He can't grasp its true power, and he may not even know what the true power is."

"... Do you mean that the right Hand Eye's true power cannot be used either?"

"It's impossible for at least a month." Isaiah turned to look at Mina, his right eye, as dazzling as the night sky, shining like a Star Sea. "The true power of this eye is known only to Visas himself, and only I know it. Only I can master it, and only I can use it."

Mina sensed Isaiah's undisguised arrogance from his series of "only me".

She then remembered that her teacher was the most powerful individual in the world, the first person under God. Compared to her teacher, Hand Eye seemed more like the challenger.

Thinking this way, Mina's previously uneasy heart calmed down a lot, but there was still one last problem.

"So how are you going to avoid those devices?" Mina asked, "If you can't use the power of your right eye."

The "devices" that Mina kept talking about were biological pillars resembling lighthouses, each tipped with a huge eyeball. When they sensed the activation of the Visas power, they would immediately focus their gaze on it and simultaneously sound an alarm.

At this moment, all eyes seemed to be fixed on Isaiah, as if they were waiting for Isaiah to activate the power of Visas.

"Those devices can indeed detect the activation of the Visas power. Under normal circumstances, I really wouldn't have any good solutions," Isaiah said with a light laugh. "But Mina, you seem to have forgotten what day it is tonight."

Mina paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and looked up at the night sky.

Tonight, the stars are shining brightly, and the scattered starlight surges like ocean waves.

This is the Spotless Night!

Mina then remembered that tonight was supposed to be the day Isaiah planned to deal with Tongue and Luo Qi, but because of Hand Eye's scheming, their operation was forced to be brought forward by a day and thus failed.

But the plan failed, yet the Spotless Night did not disappear; it still arrived as promised.

So even without his right eye, Isaiah is still the number one man under God!

As long as the stars shine, Isaiah is all-powerful.

Suppressing her excitement, Mina asked, "Teacher, how do you plan to set off?"

Isaiah turned his head and looked at Mina with a half-smile, "When did you get the idea that I haven't set off yet?"

Mina looked at Isaiah with a slight puzzlement, not understanding what he meant.

It wasn't until Isaiah raised his hand and reached for Mina's that Mina instinctively tried to respond, but saw Isaiah's fingers pass right through her palm.

Mina's eyes widened instantly; she then realized what was happening.

The teacher before me is not a physical entity, but a projection! A projection formed from starlight!

He sat down right in front of Mina, less than a meter away, but Mina never noticed Mina.

... This is the power that the teacher can wield during the Spotless Night.

Mina was filled with shock and admiration.

"Those devices are a limitation on me, as well as on my Hand Eye," Isaiah said with a light laugh. "I can't use my right eye any further, and he naturally can't use his left eye any further either. And this level of 'gaze' can't see through my disguise."

"So now it's not him restricting me, but me restricting him."

Isaiah raised the teacup, which was also an illusion, and took a small sip of the steaming tea inside.

Meanwhile, the facilities in the distance, the people monitoring them, and even Mina, who already knew that Isaiah was an illusion, couldn't detect anything unusual.

"In the end, even without Visas' Corpse Pieces, I am still the strongest in the world," Isaiah said calmly. "And without Visas's power, he is nothing. That is the biggest difference between us."

On the other side of the Heaven's Obedience, in a blind spot of the monitoring device, Isaiah himself was looking up at the starry sky, his face revealing little joy or sorrow.

What he did tonight was arguably the best solution he could come up with in the current situation. If he succeeded, the balance of power between him and his Hand Eye would be instantly reversed.

But can it really succeed?

Isaiah did not know either.

Although everything was going according to plan, he had used the projection of the Spotless Night to attract everyone's attention. All he needed to do next was wait for Luo Qi's arrival, and then he would show Luo Qi and Ring Finger in the shadows the rules of this finger, and that would be the end of it.

Isaiah did not believe that the Hand Eye could stop Luo Qi and the Ring Finger without showing themselves, and that once he showed himself, it would automatically declare that the constraints of Peach Blossom Paradise were a deception, and that would also be the end of it.

Everything went smoothly.

But... can things really continue to go smoothly?

The guy who possessed four pieces of the corpse, successfully schemed against the entire Peach Blossom Paradise, and almost drove Isaiah to the brink of despair, could he really turn Isaiah around so easily?

Isaiah didn't know, but he would soon have the answer.

Not long after, Isaiah heard footsteps behind him. He did not turn around immediately, but said calmly, "You are late, Mr. Luo Qi."

Luo Qi cautiously surveyed his surroundings, seemingly afraid that a few ambushers would jump out from the shadows and kill him, but then he thought that if Isaiah really intended to attack him, he probably wouldn't need an ambush.

"Do you think it's easy to get out?" Luo Qi said irritably. "After meeting you, I've been targeted too. Now I have to be careful even when I go out. And couldn't you have chosen a place closer to home?"

Isaiah ignored Luo Qi's complaints and slowly turned around to look at Luo Qi, whose face was full of tension.

He noticed that Luo Qi's gaze kept wandering around unconsciously, as if searching for something, and he immediately guessed that the Ring Finger was also watching them.

That would be even better.

"Let's get straight to the point," Isaiah said to Luo Qi. "You can begin."

Luo Qi didn't want to waste any time, so he nodded and formed a hand seal.

But at the same time, they were also prepared to run away immediately if they found that Isaiah would not "end" the conflict, without hesitation.

Isaiah watched as the crimson flames slowly climbed up Luo Qi's body, and felt the surging Magic Power in the air. He then slowly raised his left hand, making sure that Ring Finger in the distance could also see it.

"Then let me see!"

Luo Qi shot the rising flames toward Isaiah's face, and in the raging fire, Isaiah's two fingers came together.

However, just as the music was about to start, an indescribable sense of unease surged into Isaiah's heart, and his right eye began to sting as if pricked by needles. Black blood gushed from the bottom of his eye, forcing him to loosen his grip.

Then, with a "whoosh," he was engulfed by flames.

Luo Qi was completely stunned as he stared at the raging flames.

What the hell does this mean?

He had considered that Isaiah would snap his fingers and the flames would disappear. He had also considered that Isaiah would use other means to end the flames and then attack him.

But no one expected that Isaiah would simply take the flames without doing anything!

What is this? Is this some kind of staged accident?

But Isaiah is Isaiah after all, and such an attack could not kill him. In the flames, he covered his right eye tightly and realized what was happening.

It's about Hand Eye!

That guy Hand Eye, used the rules he lent out and then paid the price back.

Judging from the force of this backlash... he didn't use [Gaze], but [Eternity]!

This guy has actually mastered [Eternity]!

How is this possible?! It's only been a month! He spent half his life mastering [Eternity], why is this guy...?

There's no time to think about that now; there's an even more important issue.

Why did that guy use [Eternity] at this moment? Was it just to prevent him from using [Termination]?

A strong sense of unease welled up in Isaiah's heart.

Just then, the long-silent camp suddenly emitted a shrill whistle, surveillance devices stood upright one by one, and flames lit up one after another, turning the night into day in an instant.

At the same time, the Guardian's angry and shocked roars echoed throughout the camp.

"The Warden has been assassinated! The Warden has been assassinated!"

"The killer had Visas' Corpse Pieces on his body!"

"Search immediately! Search immediately!"

Isaiah was astonished.

Hand Eye went to kill the Warden?! Has this guy gone mad? Isn't he just self-destructing...? Wait!

Isaiah's eyes widened suddenly.

Is that really the plan?!

We can't let him succeed!

Isaiah immediately raised his head, wanting to say something to Luo Qi.

But there was no one left in front of him at this moment.

"Swish swish swish".

Mina watched helplessly as the fully armed Guardian surrounded the Star Remnant's camp, her previous composure and confidence completely gone.

"Teacher!" she looked at the phantom of Isaiah beside her. "What's going on?"

With his physical body damaged, Isaiah's phantom was naturally affected as well, flickering slightly as if it might disappear at any moment.

The Guardian approached Isaiah, and the Starbound Sorcerer tried to intercept them, but they were far inferior in both number and quality to the well-prepared Guardian and the representatives of the various churches who followed.

In an instant, the Guardian stood before Isaiah.

Mina wanted to say something more, but one of the Guardian stared at Isaiah for a while, and then with a "whoosh," a Magic Power barrier opened up, blocking out the starry sky.

The phantom of Isaiah immediately dimmed, a scene witnessed by everyone.

"It seems there's no need for further explanation." The Guardian placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and said, word by word, "Mr. Isaiah, you are the murderer."

Meanwhile, at Lyra's camp.

Looking at the body that had been fine during the day but was now lifeless, Ina couldn't help but take a deep breath.

But she said nothing and, as instructed, threw it into the pre-prepared Power Furnace.

With a series of teeth-grinding sounds, the charred body was finally reduced to ashes.

"What kind of mess is this?"

Ina rubbed her temples, looking rather troubled.

Just then, a subordinate's voice came from outside. "Lady Ina, the Contract Land has sent us there. They have found Mr. Isaiah himself."

Ina nodded, took one last deep look at the residue spit out by the Power Furnace, and then turned and left.