452. Reunion

"Teacher!"

Messiah gazed at Sulu, who seemed lost in memories, and spoke softly.

"Where is Ham now?"

Sulu opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice.

"Right within the palace, I have appointed him as my court Mage," Messiah said. "Would you like to see him?"

"Let him come over."

Sulu waved his hand.

The Messiah went out and gave a few instructions to the servants waiting outside the door. Before long, a footstep hurried in, knocked on the door, and entered.

"Your Queen!"

Ham looked much older than before, with more wrinkles on his face, and bowed slightly wearily to the Messiah.

Suddenly, he looked up and saw another figure in the room.

Ham seemed stunned, paused for a moment, then rubbed his eyes. "Mentor?"

It's me.

Sulu turned around and saw Ham like this, and couldn't help but sigh.

The other party must be in great pain and feel guilty, right? Otherwise, with his current fourth-tier strength, he wouldn't have aged so much.

"Is he really my mentor?"

Ham immediately knelt down and burst into tears like a child. "Waaah... I'm sorry... I was wrong... I caused the entire school to split... I should have listened to Silver Eye's advice and executed them ruthlessly before they even had a chance to develop..."

Sulu looked at Ham and frowned. "Get up!"

For a fourth-tier Wizard to be so emotional is already somewhat unusual.

He immediately saw Ham's spirit through his own clairvoyance.

Although stronger than the average person, he was tainted with a lot of turbidity, his expression sometimes frantic and sometimes blank.

'Is this... a common ailment among Arrogant Wizard? Or is it due to a curse, or ritual damage?'

Sulu stepped forward, reaching out a hand and slipping it into Ham's chest.

Messiah watched this scene quietly. Although it seemed like Sulu was about to harm Ham, she felt that things were definitely not that simple.

Immediately afterwards, her red lips parted slightly, and her pupils contracted.

She saw Sulu's hand withdraw from Ham's body and pull out a translucent spirit.

The other person resembled Ham, but appeared extremely chaotic, with a jumble of colors on their body. The surface chaos and madness were constantly extending into their core.

In reality, ordinary people cannot see spirits unless they deliberately manifest themselves.

But as a fourth-tier professional, she was naturally different.

"Well..."

Sulu gazed at Ham's spirit and sighed, "Psychic Thaumaturgy!"

A burst of purple light appeared, washing over Ham's spirit, seemingly cleansing it of madness and filth.

Sizzle!

Ham's spirit displayed a pained expression, and the colors on its body suddenly came to life, as if it had turned into a constantly wriggling worm.

Some of them hissed, some burrowed deeper, and some even tried to spread to Sulu's hands.

"Dream Sealing!"

Sulu's expression remained unchanged as materialized Dream Crystal emerged, resembling pieces of natural hot resin that sealed the small insects, ultimately forming amber with black spots inside.

Using Psychic Thaumaturgy and the ability to Dream Sealing, Sulu could perform some superficial surgeries on the spirit body.

After completing all of this, Ham's mind had become much clearer.

Deep inside, there were traces of dark rust, like an eight-legged spider, stubbornly clinging to the depths.

Seeing this, Sulu's expression became extremely solemn. "The influence of the Mad God — Sivinardo?"

This was something he couldn't interfere with.

Whether rational or insane, the spirits of these Arrogant Wizard have long been corrupted by their Words of Arrogance, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

To gain extraordinary power, one must inevitably pay a 'price'!

'It wasn't a problem before, but now that Sivinardo resurrected, Beatrice is a ticking time bomb next to me... No!' Sulu glanced at the Words of Arrogance skill on his Attribute Panel, a bitter smile appearing on his face: 'And then there's myself... Although my fifth-tier essence makes me more resistant, and several observations haven't shown any signs of my spirit being corrupted, the opponent is, after all, a god!'

It could be said that he had a 'connection' with Sivinardo from the moment he received those Words of Arrogance.

From a mystical perspective, having connections with such great beings is not a safe thing.

'The attention of God cannot be replaced; one deity can only replace another... I will use my own imprint to replace all other external influences!'

Sulu's mind raced as he looked at the awakened Ham: "How are you feeling now?"

"Much better."

Ham's expression regained its clarity and rationality, but he was still excited. "Master... you've finally returned. I'm sorry... I didn't protect the school you left behind; even Violet Territory has been occupied by the enemy."

This is not your fault.

It's perfectly normal for Rationalist Faction to lose to radical, Madness Faction.

Sulu helped Ham up. "Tell me about Allen Smith!"

"He's a genius, a true genius!"

When the name of the Radical Faction leader was mentioned, Ham's expression became complicated. "I discovered him when he was just a Wizard with some talent... I took him as my disciple and taught him both Words of Arrogance and Path of Reason, but he betrayed me."

"Your disciple?"

Sulu paused, thinking of the orphans Ham had adopted.

By that calculation, Allen should still be a teenager, incredibly young, almost exceeding the boundaries of genius, right?

"Yes, he's only nineteen! That kind of talent is practically monstrous!" Ham asserted. "I suspect his mind has long since gone mad; he's become a monster!"

"It is a bit strange..."

Sulu nodded, then solemnly asked Messiah, "Have you met this Allen? What were your impressions?"

"Have no idea..."

Messiah shook his head, a hint of recollection appearing on his face. "I just found him terrifying, not the kind of madman, but... how to put it? A kind of madness hidden beneath reason. His core was madness, but his actions were remarkably rational... At the time, his strength might have even surpassed mine, but out of consideration for the kingdom's power, he didn't choose conflict and instead let me take Ham and the others away."

"A rational madman?"

Sulu understood that madmen are not scary; what is scary is a madman with behavioral logic.

Driven by a crazy goal, they can make many meticulous plans and achieve them step by step!

' Messiah is already at the peak of the fourth tier, even stronger than her, perhaps she has already entered the legendary realm? A mere boy couldn't possibly do that, but if he comes into contact with Sivinardo, anything is possible.'

Sulu felt a sense of urgency. "Messiah, Ham... I need to hold a ceremony, and I'll need at least ten thousand people to assist me."

Originally, he intended to use the resources of the Messiah and the extraordinary individuals of the Arrogant School to hold a perfect and grand ' Spirit Sacrifice '.

But now, we have to settle for second best.

Anyway, ' Spirit Sacrifice ' is just a prerequisite for advancement; as long as it's completed, it's fine.

Although the completion rate affects the success rate of advancement, Sulu has Attribute Panel and never relies on the success rate!