Not even death can stop the head from betraying the body...
Looking at this bloody scene, Angel sighed secretly and took back Straight Sword.
At her feet, the blood constantly gushing out from the neck of Trick Sorcerer's headless corpse merged into the continuously flowing spring water of "Fountain of Youth" and disappeared almost instantly. The spring water was still clear, just like the endless life it gave to humans.
It seems that the biggest function of "Fountain of Youth" is to allow the life immersed in it to continue in a nearly lossless way, but...
Right in front of Angel's eyes, the originally smooth and delicate skin of the dead "Trick Sorcerer" wrinkled rapidly, and the skin on the chest, thighs and other areas with more fat drooped, and obvious age spots appeared. The long bright golden hair turned gray in an instant, like a centenarian.
... Once she leaves the spring, the extra "life" will be returned to "Fountain of Youth". No wonder she didn't leave the spring until the battle situation endangered her own safety... And the dead "Trick Sorcerer" cannot maintain Faceless. The effect of E...Angel thought about it, and quickly walked out of this strange spring water, for fear that he would become old in the next second, and truly realize "Unaging" Demoness The mismatch between age and mentality mentioned by Promotion Ritual.
Of course, she did not forget to pull the separated body of "Trick Sorcerer" out of the water with invisible threads and place it on the grass aside. This was out of respect for her opponent, and she was also worried that "Fountain of Youth" would eventually devour the body and take away the Beyonder Characteristic in her body.
Next, without wasting any time, she quickly walked around the huge stone in the middle of the grass, and then returned to the "Fountain of Youth" covered by the stone below. She picked off the dead branches of several withered trees, and used simple divination to confirm that these could be used as Auxiliary Materials for "Unaging" Potion.
Could it be that the "life" of these trees, flowers and plants was absorbed by Fountain of Youth? I always feel that this place is very weird. According to the general promotion process, "Despair" Demoness will bring other Beyonder Ingredients into here and take a cup of "Fountain of Youth" spring water as Potion Main Materials. And the power of this spring water comes from other life forms, just like a life transfer in some mystical sense...
Angel thought about it, and tried to put a bottle of "Fountain of Youth" that was crystal clear and seemed to exude vitality in the small bottle that he carried with him.
But the moment she left the range of the spring, the spring water in the bottle disappeared in front of her, as if what was in the bottle before was just some kind of phantom.
Can't be taken away from here, can only be promoted on the spot? In the conversation between "Black Knight" and me just now, it was mentioned that you should leave quickly after being promoted, otherwise something bad will happen, and Wensa also said that there is no "Unaging" Demoness is willing to come back here... For "Despair", Fountain of Youth is a necessity for promotion, but for "Unaging", it is something that will bring misfortune?
Shaking his head to disperse these thoughts, Angel returned to the old corpse of "Trick Sorcerer". Looking at this body that had been soaked in water for who knows how many years, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
But she did not waste precious time. Instead, she placed the other party's head next to the body, took out a piece of Magic Mirror, and constructed a simple Spirit Channeling ceremony by praying to herself at Special Mirror World.
As she expected, the Spirit Body of the recently deceased Trick Sorcerer was still in her body. After Gray Fog appeared on the surface of the mirror, a chestnut-haired woman of about 30 years old and average appearance appeared.
This was her original appearance... Perhaps after getting Demoness Marionette, she came up with the idea of using the "Faceless" ability to improve her appearance... Angel thought about it and asked:
"Who are you? Why did you stay in 'Fountain of Youth' for a long time?"
Trick Sorcerer's dull blue eyes looked at Angel in the mirror, and after a moment he replied:
"My name is Sophia, and I am Trick Sorcerer who belongs to 'Secret Order'. I am here to complete the ceremony of promoting Sequence 3 to 'Scholar of Yore'."
Sure enough, as I speculated, she was unable to leave "Fountain of Youth" in order to complete some special ritual!
Angel's eyes showed excitement and he hurriedly asked:
"What is the Potion formula and ritual of 'Scholar of Yore'?"
If he can get the formula here, Klein can start preparing... Even the "Fountain of Youth" required for the ceremony has been prepared for him... Thinking of this, Angel couldn't help but turn up the corners of his mouth, showing a heartfelt smile.
But the next second, her expression froze.
"I don't know the formula of 'Scholar of Yore'," Sophia in Magic Mirror replied in a dull tone, "After completing the ceremony, my teacher, 'Secret Order The leader of ' Zarathus will hand over the configured Potion to me for promotion, and all High Sequence in 'Secret Order' This is true for Beyonder's promotion, only Potion has no formula."
This...Zarathus seems to be the mysterious Angel, "Trick Sorcerer" that Klein encountered after stealing Antigonus Family Notebook and entering Mist Town. Fang learned it from his mouth, and Arrodes's previous divination showed that Angel who was trapped in the town had left and returned to Physical World... If I kill his students, I won't offend this powerful existence, right?
Moreover, the method used by "Secret Order" to control "Seer" Potion was so extreme that all High Sequence members could only safely accumulate their contributions under the leader in exchange for the finished product Potion. They did not even have the chance to obtain the formula and collect materials on their own... Angel's frustrated expression was palpable.
As the target of Spirit Channeling, Sophia ignored her emotions and continued:
"Promotion Ritual of 'Scholar of Yore' requires me to completely escape reality for at least 300 years and take Potion in an era when I have become history. can only live for more than 100 years. Demigod cannot do this without external help, so I can only seek help from 'Demoness Sect', sign a contract with them, and maintain a long life in 'Fountain of Youth', isolated from the world, waiting for the day when I can see the light of day again."
After escaping from reality for 300 years, he took Potion... Angel's lips were slightly opened, and he fell into a sluggish state of shock.
When she guessed the reason why "Trick Sorcerer" Sophia stayed in "Fountain of Youth", she did consider the possibility that the other party could extend his life with the help of the concept of "Unaging". However, at best, she thought that the other party was already old and could only rely on external objects to continue his life. She sought the opportunity to extend his life after promotion, but she did not expect that a mere ceremony would require more than 300 years.
Then Klein... how to be promoted? Also spend 300 years in "Fountain of Youth" like Sophia? How could there be such a ceremony... Angel muttered, suddenly remembering the ceremony he needed to be promoted to "Unaging". There was a certain degree of similarity between the two.
Could it be that it was some kind of destiny that he was promoted to "Unaging" and then helped Klein through a long 300 years?
Seeing that Sophia's figure had faded, Angel gathered his mood and continued to ask:
"What do you mean by the bad things that Demoness will encounter after being promoted to 'Unaging'?"
"I don't know, but every Demoness who came for promotion said so, and Judith who signed the contract with me also mentioned this... It seems to have a certain connection with Demoness's 'Mirror Person'."
Sophia frowned slightly, seeming to be lost in memories.
Judith, "Saintess of Gray" Judith... She, no, as the leader of "Demoness Sect", she must be Sequence 2's "Catastrophe" Demoness, who can compete with Sequence 4's Sophia signed the contract because of her teacher Zarathus... As for the issue of "Mirror Person", I'm afraid it is related to what Wensa said before, that after being promoted to "Unaging", he must reconcile with his own "Mirror Person".
"Where is your Marionette Demoness? She is also one of the promoted 'Demoness Sect' members?"
Realizing that Sophia's Spirit Body was close to being transparent, Angel knew that he could only ask two or three more questions and continued to ask without thinking.
"No, according to 'Demoness Sect', she belongs to the kind of wild Demoness. As part of the contract between me and them, I hunted her and turned her into my Marionette, and thus obtained the key to enter 'Fountain of Youth'."
It seems that it is really difficult for ordinary Demoness of Despair to deal with "Trick Sorcerer" who owns "Black Knight" Marionette... Angel sighed and asked the next question:
"How long have you been at 'Fountain of Youth'? How many Demoness came for promotion during this period?"
"From 1175 to now, a total of three Demoness have come to be promoted."
Sophia replied briefly, his figure becoming increasingly bleak and transparent.
It has been 175 years since 1175... She has been halfway to her goal of being promoted to "Scholar of Yore"... "Demoness Sect" has a total of thirteen "Unaging" and "Catastrophe" Demoness. Only three of them were promoted within these 175 years? It seems a little too rare, but combined with the extremely long lifespan that "Unaging" Demoness is likely to have, it is more reasonable...
Angel was thinking, and before Sophia was about to disappear and Spirit Channeling ended, he asked:
"Where are the Mystical Item and Sealed Artifact you are carrying?"
Since the formula of "Scholar of Yore" is hopeless, Angel is ready to maximize its profits and squeeze out the last bit of value from this "Trick Sorcerer".
"In order to avoid the negative effects of Mystical Item on Promotion Ritual, before entering here, I left all my belongings at Derrenburg, which belongs to my teacher and belongs to 'Secret Order'..." Spirit Body of Sophia seemed to have thought of his situation now, with a trace of panic showing on his transparent face, "If you see my teacher, tell him that I didn't..."
Before he finished speaking, Sophia's figure flashed and disappeared among Magic Mirror.
Wait, I also want to ask where Derrenburg is... Angel reached forward and grabbed it, trying to retain Sophia who Spirit Body had dispersed.
As Spirit Channeling ended, a faint glow appeared on the body of "Trick Sorcerer". They quickly condensed to form a half-fist-sized crystal next to the head, which was in the shape of an irregular oval. It is round, and there seem to be countless transparent worms intertwined and crawling inside. Angel just glanced at it and felt that his thinking was a little stagnant, as if he had entered an incomplete "Marionettization" state.
She quickly used the silk thread to pick it up from the air, sealed it initially and put it away carefully.
Even if you didn't get the Potion formula of "Scholar of Yore" this time, you at least got a copy of Beyonder Characteristic of "Trick Sorcerer". Whether it is made into Mystical Item or used as the promotion Potion of "Marionettist", it is priceless.
Moreover, there are those Marionette that she controls outside...
Looking at the grass outside the boulder, Angel felt a little hot inside.
This time, there is no negative effect of "Angelica's Edge".
No, no, where is my Edge?
Angel looked at his empty hands and suddenly realized that his weapon was missing.