Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 104:103 The Immortal's Ascension Ceremony
Tang hesitated for a moment, then silently took a step back under Owen's death gaze.

"Oh, I remember now. I have something else to do. Let's talk later~"

Owen almost laughed out of anger, "Tsk, I'm telling you, you actually know what you've done now."

He reached out and grabbed his brother Fate by the scruff of his neck as he was about to escape, and lifted him up: "Now, tell me, step by step, what exactly is going on?"

"And those two earthquakes, were you responsible? Tell me, let's talk about it in detail."

Tang: “……?”

Hasn't this guy always had a bad brain? Why is he so smart now?
But is this expression of emotion still influenced by the dark side of the universe? Is this force amplifying Owen's emotions?

But he is a demigod, a demigod!

Is it okay to mention him like this? Is it okay?! Huh?!

"Host, you're not tall enough~"

“…You talk too much.”

Looking at his brother, Tang finally said vaguely: "Well, it's a long story."

"Then let's make a long story short."

"It's hard to explain in a few words..."

"Then describe in detail what you did."

Tang finally gave up resisting: "Can you put me down first?"

"Host, why not just make him into a marionette? Aren't you in need of a marionette?"

Tang glanced at his son and replied faintly, "I think you're fanning the flames."

Being stupid is nothing, but having a bad heart is incurable.

Well, what will happen if I put it directly into the system warehouse next time the sun rises?

It is worth looking forward to.

system:'??'

"Host~ I didn't say anything~"

A little bit of life and a little bit of death.

Sleep, shut down.

After Owen put the man down, Tang briefly told the story, but he concealed most of the content related to his own secrets, magnified the role of the never-ending theater here, and emphasized the eraser angel.

Irving's expression changes are quite wonderful.

"It's a Level 0 seal from the Church of Evernight. It's quite dangerous and has a connection to the Honachis Mountains. If you catch it and erase it, you'll be transported to a small town."

Taking this opportunity, Tang also told Owen some of the secrets of the Church of Night.

After all, neither he nor Owen seemed to be good people in the eyes of the Church of Evernight. Furthermore, Owen, who followed the path of the God of Death and was a direct descendant of the God of Death, Salinger, was even more likely to become a thorn in the side of the Church of Evernight.

If Owen was wiped out, he would probably have to find a way to enter the main peak of the Honachis Mountains in advance. Well, the premise is that he is still alive and has not been hung up by the chopping board fish as a secret puppet.

"However, after being promoted to a Sequence 4 Trickster, I can always exchange places with a Marionette equipped with a 'Bionic Module'. As long as that town and Euclidean space haven't disappeared, and the spiritual line has been partially upgraded, I can penetrate the secret blockade. As long as the spiritual line remains connected, even if I go, the danger won't be too great."

Owen looked at Tang, who seemed to be in deep thought, and raised his hand to pat him on the back.

"Okay, be careful next time."

Seeing Tang frowning again with a look of "you're so stupid", Owen smiled helplessly.

He knew that Tang was very persistent in certain things, like this time. No one would blame him even if he ran away immediately, but he still took the risk.

Owen was well aware of the never-ending drama. How could a Sequence 2 Sealed Artifact be commanded by a Sequence 5 Beyonder? Every use of an Angel-level Sealed Artifact inevitably entailed immense risk.

Since the other party didn't intend to say anything, he didn't ask any more questions.

"I think you really need to be thrown into the underworld to cleanse your brain. You're the one who was criticized, and now you're the one who's acting like 'there's nothing we can do about you'."

Something wrong.

Tang muttered to himself, but Owen changed the subject, "I plan to collect auxiliary materials for Sequence 4."

"You've finished digesting it?" Tang was a little surprised to hear this. "How long have you been promoted? Have you finished digesting the gatekeeper's potion so quickly?"

"It's better to be prepared. Besides, that set of armor should be able to be used as the potion needed for promotion." Owen shrugged.

In fact, this was also the reason why his father gave Owen the extraordinary characteristics of the undead.

"It's not a big problem." Tang said casually.

Not to mention going to his father to destroy the magical items, he has the system and the never-ending theater, so destroying a Sequence 4 Beyonder characteristic is not a problem.

"As for the promotion ceremony..."

The rituals were all performed to combat the madness and loss of control inherent in the potion itself, much like the promotion ritual of Sequence 4 in the Diviner Path. He needed to combat the schizophrenia of the Trickster, making every spirit worm acknowledge that he was the master, and that all the marionettes were merely puppets in his hands, not their masters.

If he is not careful, and the effect of the ritual is not enough to offset the loss of control caused by this level change, he will turn into countless spirit insects on the spot, suffer from schizophrenia, eat the body, and become a monster.

There are two things that the undead need to contend with in order to advance.

One is "death" itself. The biggest characteristic of the undead is that they will continue to die and be reborn again.

This is also one of the few sequences that possesses the extraordinary power of 'resurrection from the dead' at the level of a saint.

But this also means that the undead potion has a huge hidden danger. If a living person drinks it, he will be immediately assimilated by the power of the undead. The dead...ah, what kind of potion do the dead need to drink?
To combat this influence, during the promotion process, the Beyonders on the Path of Death must maintain the boundary between life and death. They are neither living beings nor truly dead.

It's probably what's called a micro-death of a living person.

The second point is the need to fight against the loss of memory.

The lifespan of the undead is long, and memory is something that accumulates over time, forgotten and remembered again and again. This schizophrenia will cause the extraordinary person who takes the potion to forget all memories in an instant. If he does not remember them before the potion completely transforms his body, it will also lead to loss of control.

These two points are what the Undead need to overcome. Therefore, the Undead's ascension ritual is to take the potion at the critical point between life and death, when the memory fades to the extreme, but is suddenly remembered. Under the huge contrast between the two extreme states, the two extreme states collide and collide with each other.

Under normal circumstances, these two completely opposite extreme states are difficult to achieve, but there is a spiritual creature called the 'Banshee' in the spiritual world. This creature can create an effect similar to 'suspended death'. As long as it is caught, the next thing to do is to overcome the memory problem.

But for most Beyonders advancing from Sequence 5 to Sequence 4 on the Death Path, both are equally difficult.

The former is because the spirit world is vast, Banshees are rare, dangerous, and difficult to detect. If threatened with death, they will immediately leave their location. The latter is because without the assistance of a High-Sequence Beyonder similar to the Audience Path, it is difficult to instantly restore memories after forgetting everything. This is extremely difficult. If you can't recall, it's equivalent to a ritual failure. The most tragic outcome is becoming a half-dead, empty-headed monster. "So I need to find a Banshee," Owen said, "or something with similar Beyonder abilities."

You can try using the miracle of the theater core. This should not exceed the status of the theater core, and you can respond with a miracle.

Or you can go directly to your father, he should have a solution.

Tang pondered the Sequence 4 promotion ceremony, and after thinking for a while, he felt that he could handle it.

As for memory, you can use the extraordinary characteristics of the manipulator in the Sun Scepter to operate it, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

"I'll keep an eye on it for you... Oh, by the way, I plan to take that witch away."

Don changed the subject slightly.

That witch killed many people. Even if they deserved it, once the witch, who was on the verge of losing control, went completely crazy here, death would be her only outcome.

"It's better to take her away." Owen said, "The environment here is not suitable for her."

"You're so considerate of others~" Tang teased.

Owen's mouth twitched again. He suppressed the urge to hit someone, glanced at his brother, and then walked out.

After the chat, when Owen walked into the group of non-commissioned officers, Tang lifted the illusion and re-entered the Euclidean space.

There are no demigods here. The leaders of the Church of Night and the Church of Storms are probably still dealing with the impact of the gods from the dark side of the universe, so they have no time to take action. As long as the eraser doesn't pass by, Tang, who has been promoted to a demigod on the path of fortune teller and has Euclidean space, can be said to be like a fish in water here.

After returning to the hotel he had rented before, looking at the clean and tidy bed, Tang went to the bathroom to wash up, then rolled around on the comfortable bed, and finally began to count his gains from this trip.

'New tasks updated.'

'Main Quest 3: Advance to Sequence , Ancient Scholar.'

'Main Mission 2: Recover the 'Hermit', the uniqueness of the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic of the 'Perfector' pathway.'

'The task status has been updated.'

"Main Quest 4: Advance to Sequence , Trickster."

'Task status: Completed.'

Mission: [Master of Secrets]

'Task status: Completed.'

'Quest: A Peek from the Abyss.'

'Task status: Completed.'

The three tasks were completed one by one. With the end of the main task and role-playing task, Tang gained a large number of knowledge fragments, appraisal times and craftsman times.

After being promoted to a Trickster, the upper limit of the system warehouse is also increased, directly from Sequence 6, ten slots, Sequence 5, twenty slots, to Sequence 4, forty slots.

Obviously, when entering the demigod level, the upper limit of the system warehouse will also increase.

Similarly, after being promoted to demigod, a new forging template is added to the 'Craftsman' module.

Bionic Marionette Module Forging

By consuming Spirit Worms, or the Beyonder's Path's Beyonder characteristics, or the Universalist's Path's Beyonder characteristics, you can forge a new Bionic Marionette module. However, please note that quality is more important than quantity. Too many Marionettes might even cause a fight.

"This is interesting."

After opening the forging module, as long as he can afford the cost of the spirit worms, it means that he can spread the secret dolls to every corner of the world?
Think about it, ah, this is my secret doll, ah, that is my secret doll.

This one, that one, east one, west one, the enemy’s friend is my secret doll, and the enemy’s enemy is also my secret doll... Well, this is also quite a weird wizard.

Tang looked at the last reward.

'Quest: A Peek from the Abyss.'

"The dark side of the universe, struggling to escape from a certain state, has been dormant for a long time. This time, He has finally found a perfect solution..."

'When the eyes that gaze into the abyss also see the shadow of the abyss, when the sun disappears, when plants wither, when the spirit is extinct, when all things fall into the land of depravity, the hand that symbolizes the filthiest and most corrupted will personally push open the gate of the abyss!'

This was the task issued by the system when Tang and the dark side god of the universe started fighting.

Similar to the previous mission in 'Never-Ending Theater', both are extremely dangerous and involve top-level forces from Sequence 2 and above.

Like that task, after completing this one, the system opens a new module.

A module called 'Repair the Petri Dish'.

Are you still worried about your Marionette's low level? Are you troubled by not knowing where to use your Beyonder Characteristics? Have you developed a deep affection for your Marionette after using it for a long time, but now have to give it up because it's too low level? Are you worried about the Marionette's own flavor? Don't worry! This module provides full after-sales service for your Marionette!

'Our motto is, no cavities!'

"Dear, you can spend a certain amount of knowledge fragments to maintain, repair, or upgrade the secret puppet~"

God damn, no cavities.

Tang's eyes twitched as he looked at it. He took a quick look at the new module and his heart moved slightly.

"The essence of the marionette is dead. Even if you force potion into it, it will only combine with the marionette itself, forming a strange human-shaped sealed object."

"In other words, from the moment a Beyonder is made into a Marionette, the Marionette's sequence level is fixed. Even if my level increases, the Marionette's own level will not increase accordingly. I can only enhance my own strength by replacing the Marionette."

This module is said to be useful, and it seems to be somewhat useful, but it is also really useless.

"First, since I have the corresponding Beyonder characteristics, why don't I just make it into a magical item instead of upgrading the marionette? Secondly, if I want a better marionette, can't I just replace it directly? Why go through so much trouble?"

Compared to the Bionic Marionette Module, which essentially improves the Marionette Master, this module seems a bit useless. It is only useful in cleaning and repairing marionettes?

Speaking of cleaning up the secret dolls...

"Tongzi, can we clean up the pollution as well?"

Tang suddenly asked.

"Yes, host."

The system quickly finished reading the user guide and responded to the host's questions.

In other words, after he pulled the marionette over to be contaminated and washed it, it can still be used?
Speaking of which, the Time Worm should also be considered a form of pollution, right? If I put a Time Worm-infested Marionette inside, can it be washed off?
Tang suddenly thought of this.

(End of this chapter)