Lord of Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

Chapter 118: Calvin's Temptation

"Wind Blade" did not kill all the pursuers in front of Elliot. Two lucky ones evaded the attack of "Wind Blade," and several quick-reacting individuals did not suffer fatal injuries.

For members of the "Rose School of Thought," being able to continue fighting without fatal injuries was expected.

Thus, a Beyonder battle was inevitable.

Elliot felt for the first time how insignificant his power was. In this long-planned Beyonder battle by the family, his Sequence 7 status made his abilities and strength negligible.

All he knew was that he had to fight desperately and be constantly vigilant against the enemy's fatal attacks.

But soon reinforcements arrived, and members of the Bark Family quickly gained the upper hand.

What followed was encirclement, breakout, counter-breakout, and finally pursuit. However, the pursuers and the survivors of the "Rose School of Thought" had already changed positions, with the surviving members of the "Rose School of Thought" running ahead and Elliot's group chasing from behind.

It wasn't until the overall commander of the battle blew the horn to stop the pursuit that Elliot and his companions stopped.

Members of the Bark Family began to converge towards the direction of the horn. Low Sequence members responsible for cleaning up the battlefield placed the enemy's bodies together, totaling more than twenty.

Gradually, smiles appeared on Elliot and others' faces. This was a great victory; in one battle, more than twenty members of the "Rose School of Thought" were killed!

Seeing the results, everyone felt that the fierce battle just now was worthwhile.

"Elliot! Come over here!" Calvin waved from not far away.

Elliot hurried over, and Calvin patted his shoulder. "How are you? Any injuries?"

"No."

As they walked, Calvin said, "We just killed an important figure of the 'Rose School of Thought.'"

The two walked out of the crowd, and Calvin said, "I need you to perform spirit channeling with him."

Following behind, Elliot was puzzled. "Uncle Calvin, I've heard from the elders that when we first opposed members of the 'Rose School of Thought,' we tried to channel their spirits using Sealed Artifacts, but every time there were terrible consequences! Besides, I don't know how to!"

Calvin looked at Elliot. "But he carries crucial information about our family's curse."

At this point, the two arrived in front of a corpse, and Elliot looked at the body in silence.

"If I guess correctly, this information could overturn your understanding," Calvin said. "Think of a way. I'll create a space for you without interference."

"Of course, you can also choose not to channel his spirit, but it will be a long time before you have another chance to access this information."

With that, Calvin left.

Elliot hesitated for a few seconds before praying to the "Creator," interested in the curse of the Bark Family. He hoped the "Creator" could give him some guidance:

"Great 'Creator,' according to Elder Calvin, this body carries crucial information about our family's curse. He wants me to perform spirit channeling with the body."

"But as far as I know, family members have tried to with members of the 'Rose School of Thought' before, and without exception, they all died tragically during the process, with many terrible things happening afterwards."

"Elder Calvin also said that if I don't..."

Finally, he said, "Great 'Creator,' I seek your guidance. May I ask if I can invoke your power to commune? If so, how can I avoid the terrible consequences?"

He prayed several times but received no response from the "Creator." Just as he thought the "Creator" did not advise him to commune, the great figure sitting on the "Iron Throne" appeared in his mind:

"Pay attention to Calvin's wording: 'about,' 'your.'"

The reason Hobert waited so long to respond was that the "Great Creator" had just awakened from a deep sleep and was disturbed by Elliot's prayer, immediately realizing it was Calvin's temptation.

And "the bystander sees clearly." According to Elliot's description, it seemed like the Bark Family needed to channel the spirit of this body of a member of the "Rose School of Thought" to understand crucial information.

But upon closer inspection, Calvin's words carried a completely different meaning.

Elliot immediately recalled where these two words appeared in the sentence: "He carries crucial information about our family's curse," and "If I guess correctly, that information may overturn 'your' understanding."

It was "about" information regarding the family curse, not that "he may have" or "should have" information about the family curse.

It was to overturn "your" understanding, not that "this information will definitely overturn our understanding."

Elliot was not stupid. Prompted by the "Creator," he immediately understood: "Elder Calvin has long known what information can be obtained during mediumship. He just wants to use this mediumship to let me know this information and also..."

He was testing him.

Elliot said somewhat anxiously, "Great 'Creator,' I have never voluntarily disclosed any information about you. This is... an accident."

The "Creator" sat quietly there, making Elliot even more flustered.

After a few seconds, the "Creator" said, "You are ready to undertake my power's ceremony."

Elliot finally breathed a sigh of relief. As he prepared the ceremony, he also felt that his previous thoughts were ridiculous; the "Creator" must have known that he had not disclosed any information about Him.

He further thought that the "Creator" was willing to help him commune, which was a direct response to Uncle Calvin's test!

This... doesn't this mean that the "Creator" is willing to let more members of the Bark Family know about His existence?

This excited Elliot somewhat, thinking that this was an important step for the "Creator" to intervene and lift the curse.

As for the ability of the "Creator" to channel the spirit, this did not seem surprising, after all, He was a mysterious and great existence.

Soon, the setup for the ceremony was completed.

Elliot began to recite the name of the "Creator":

"Creator in the Shadow of Order;

"..."

"I seek your gaze and favor;

"I seek your power to allow me to spiritually communicate with the member of the 'Rose School of Thought' before me."

"..."

Elliot's eyes turned completely black, seemingly losing their pupils. Without anyone's guidance, he grasped the remnants of the spiritual presence of the member of the "Rose School of Thought" in front of him, silently chanting in his mind: "About the secrets of the Bark Family's curse."

"About the secrets of the Bark Family's curse."

"..."

After silently chanting seven times, the haze in his line of sight changed, revealing vague buildings and indistinct figures.

In the Nation of Disorder, Hobert, like last time, took an interest in this "film."

The face of the person in front of him was blurred, indicating that his level was very high. At the level of this communion, the face of the person could not be seen.

"Professor Zatwen, are you saying that the curse of the Balk Family has nothing to do with us?"

The blurred face of Zatwen replied, "Exactly, the curse of the Balk Family resides in their bloodlines, not in a literal curse."

"Why have they always claimed that we cursed them?"

Zatwen said, "They need an enemy!"

Suddenly, from behind Zatwen, a hand stretched out, covered with eyes and a tongue with sharp teeth.

The communion process abruptly stopped. The angel of the "Rose School of Thought," or even the "Abomination" itself, may have projected its power through the spirituality of the member of the "Rose School of Thought."

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