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Chapter 624 The Prophecy of Toto
After being locked in the [Bewitched] state, the priest had no chance to hide anything. Upon hearing Feng Xue's question, he immediately spoke:

"A tremendous power is hidden within each person's destiny. The gods extract and control this power by mastering the true name, and then bestow it upon us. As long as we master the true name, we can control this power."

"True name... the Egyptian system of word-based rituals?" As a former online novelist, Feng Xue had some understanding of the power in various mythological systems.

In the Egyptian mystical system, the names of all things are believed to have "binding power." As long as one possesses the true name, one can completely control the other. There are even myths such as "the goddess tricked the supreme god, forced him to reveal his true name, and thereby usurped a portion of the supreme god's power and gave it to her son."

This spellcasting method belongs to a type of speech ritual, which uses the symbolic act of mastering the true name as a ritual to achieve effects such as restraint and control.

It can not only be applied to living things, but can even give commands to inanimate objects with real names, such as "Stone, float!"

The issue is……

"Ultimately, it's just a spellcasting technique. Why is it immune to my Soul Binding? If we're going to be honest, Japanese shikigami also use the True Name Word Spirit system, but they haven't been able to resist my Soul Binding either!"

Feng Xue wasn't one to get stuck on things; if she couldn't figure it out, she would just ask directly.

Upon hearing Feng Xue's question, the priest hesitated for a moment, not because he was resisting being possessed, but because he was pondering the meaning of Feng Xue's words.

After clarifying Feng Xue's demands and comparing them with the mysterious system he possessed, the priest tentatively said:

"It should be a matter of ownership. In terms of procedure, the monsters we possess are lent to us by the gods, but the source of this power is still in the hands of each holder of a destiny. Before they go to the underworld for the final judgment, even the gods only hold them temporarily."

"That's possible, but we still need to investigate the specifics."

Feng Xue thought to herself that she really needed some physical objects for research, and then said:

"Where are the spirits? Show me one."

"No, we are not the masters of those monsters. After a monster dies, a new ritual must be performed to ask the gods to inscribe it on the magical artifact so that we can continue to use it."

"Good heavens, you didn't leave any backup plans?" Feng Xue was speechless at this move of betting all her cards at once, but then a question popped into her head—

"What about the spirit of your own destiny?"

At this point, Feng Xue couldn't help but glance at the priest's destiny mark above his head. It clearly displayed the five words "Priest of Toto God." Not only him, but several priests present all had the same destiny mark above their heads.

"I didn't bring it." The priest gave an answer that surprised Feng Xue—

"Using Destiny Monsters indiscriminately places a tremendous burden on one's spirit. If one dies in battle, it will also harm the original body. Therefore, after everyone is allowed to extract Destiny Monsters, they are all entrusted to the gods for protection. When needed, the gods bestow upon them a clone processed with divine power. Its strength is no weaker than a directly summoned monster, but there is no risk. Therefore, for a priest, there is no difference between his own Destiny Monster and other people's monsters. When carrying out a mission, he will only choose the monster more suitable for the mission." "..." Listening to the priest's answer, Feng Xue felt a sense of déjà vu popping into his mind, but he couldn't find the answer for the time being, so he continued to ask:

"What did you mean by 'enemies of order' earlier? How did you know we were here?"

"The great god Toto, who wields the power of prophecy, foresaw three days ago that two enemies of the Order were about to land and issued war preparation orders to the cities under his rule. This morning, we received instructions, took the ambush monsters, and began our probing."

The priest's words were very straightforward, but Feng Xue frowned. He didn't like the ability to make prophecies, because once a prophecy was made, he had to consider whether it was bound to come true or could be changed.

If it is destined to come true, then making a prophecy is part of the prophecy itself, and it cannot be changed no matter what. Knowing it will only add to your troubles.

Conversely, if it can be changed, then the act of making a prophecy itself will change the prophecy, and following the prophecy will only lead to being caught in its trap.

Therefore, Feng Xue felt that giving him a detective ability would be more suitable than a prophecy.

However, keeping this ability in your own hands is a trap, but if the enemy uses it, it will be a real headache!
but……

Why three days ago?
Three days ago, Chen Xuan and I left Troy, so does that mean the other party's precognitive ability can cover a radius of hundreds of kilometers?
Just as Feng Xue was pondering, Xiao Lingdang had already completed the database call and speculated:

"Master, the information about Toto has been collected. It has certain similarities with Hermes, whom we destroyed before. From the perspective of mythology and literature, the two have a tendency to merge. Considering the relatively vague time point of three days ago, it may be that Hermes' death led him to obtain the information."

"That's possible, but we can't be sure. We should prepare based on the assumption that the other party has a strong predictive ability." Feng Xue remained noncommittal about Xiao Lingdang's speculation. Rather than boosting his own confidence, he preferred to be overly cautious about the enemy.

He glanced at the priests' clothing and equipment, then changed the subject:

"Where are you from, the closest place? Where can we get a monster?"

Upon hearing Feng Xue's question, the priests who had not been locked up but were trapped by the demonic possession immediately came to their senses and tried to commit suicide, but were easily suppressed by Mo Ying.

The priest, however, answered without the slightest hesitation, in a completely flat tone:
"About twenty miles south of here, there is a town built next to an oasis. There is a temple of the god Toto there. We were sent to be stationed nearby three days ago and set off immediately after receiving the divine decree."

"So, there must be a lot of such teams near the coastline?" Chen Xuan suddenly felt a little numb. Who would have thought that this barren land would be full of enemies?

Feng Xue didn't care much about this. He was only interested in these destiny monsters. Although his Ziwei Hundred Forms combined all his magical skills, it was not a perfect spell. Naturally, he wouldn't let go of this kind of summoning technique!
"Yingbao, erase the memories of everyone except this locked one!"

After Feng Xue gave the order, she then used her magic. With the surge of Tai Su power, she and Chen Xuan were instantly covered in clothing similar to those of the people on the ground...

(End of this chapter)