Looking at the [Statue of Sister Reed], Qin Ran's mind raced.
Why did Damien know so much about the late abbess of the "Marilin" church?
Or rather, what reason would make one of the famed Twenty Hounds of the Elders Council know so much about a church lost to the river of history?
Interest.
A simple, yet most truthful answer.
Then...
What kind of interest could it be?
Some powerful item?
Or perhaps some enticing inheritance?
The speculation surfaced in Qin Ran's mind almost instinctively, setting his heart ablaze.
Because aside from those possibilities, Qin Ran could not think of anything that would make Damien willingly risk a war between the Elders Council and the Sacred Heritage Society just to "touch" the [Statue of Sister Reed].
Even though the Elders Council was infamous for its madness, Qin Ran believed those people regarded as lunatics were definitely not fools.
Fools could not become something everyone feared.
Much less when those who feared them came from the Mystery Side.
Therefore, the [Statue of Sister Reed] had to conceal some sort of secret.
A secret that could be learned by resonating with the [Statue of Sister Reed]!
"The fake Gannett was captured only a short time ago, yet he was already able to resonate with the statue's power. So, this secret art shouldn't be complicated. It might even be extremely simple, but it would restrict people like Damien..."
Qin Ran pondered, his brow faintly furrowed.
Even though he had deduced that the secret art was not complicated, he still found it difficult to begin.
Because he had absolutely no clue what that secret art was.
Was it an incantation combined with hand gestures, or some sort of ritual... A ritual?!
Qin Ran suddenly recalled a scene from the illusion.
The changes that had