Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Inside the laboratory, Lynn closed his eyes and rehearsed the complete activation process of the anchor seed, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Malfa wasn't that kind-hearted at all. She wasn't using Rowling as a test subject; she was raising her as a "substitute."

If Alphonse were to happily keep Rowling by his side, it wouldn't be long before the handmaid became a shadow of Marfa.

This means that even after Marfa is killed, he still has a chance to return by using another body.

However, this method is not a true "resurrection" but more like a "consciousness clone".

Even if she succeeds, she will only be a "clone" with Malfa's thoughts and consciousness.

What's even more ruthless is that this consciousness replacement doesn't destroy Rowling's original soul.

Her memories and personality are still there, but they will be slowly suppressed to the bottom.

She would watch herself become less and less like herself, yet be powerless to stop it.

Unfortunately, Marfa is truly dead; her body and soul reside in her own world of stigmata.

No matter how many "tokens" are incorporated, it is still just a "fake," and her "true self" consciousness can never return.

Just like Rowling, no matter how perfect the memories Malfa weaves for her, or how humane her restored consciousness may be, she is still not the original Rowling.

Lynn withdrew his spiritual power from Rowling's soul.

Rowling turned pale and slumped backward. Alphonse rushed forward and caught her in his arms.

"How is she?" Alphonse's voice trembled.

"Marfa has left a trap in her soul that will gradually erode her consciousness," Lynn said. "I can handle it, but it will take some time."

Alphonse's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He looked up at Lynn, his eyes reddening, and pleaded, "Please, save her."

Lynn nodded: "Place her on that soul array over there, and I'll begin the separation now."

He didn't care whether Rowling lived or died, but Lynn would certainly not hesitate to eliminate Malfa's backup plan.

He had only casually investigated this matter today, but he never expected to uncover Marfa's last hidden move.

Fortunately, it was discovered early, and there is still hope.

Alphonse held the anxious Rowling in his arms and laid her flat in the center of the soul magic circle.

The magic circle was carved from thirty-six soul crystals and a ring of fine bone powder. It can stabilize the soul and also reduce the pain during the peeling process.

Lynn stood at the edge of the magic circle, raised his hands, and his spiritual power surged out like a tide, enveloping Rowling's entire soul.

"It's starting," Lynn said.

Alphonse stood three steps away, his fists clenched white.

Why, why won't Marfa let her go even after she's dead?!

Even though Alphonse was feeling terrible, he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Lynn and causing any more trouble.

Lynn's spiritual tendrils had barely probed into the outer layer of Rowling's soul when they sensed trouble.

Marfa's fragments of consciousness had become entangled with Rowling's original consciousness, like two threads of different colors being twisted into a ball.

In some places, they have even become completely integrated.

Rowling's emotional reactions are mixed with Malfa's habitual way of thinking.

She herself couldn't distinguish which emotions were her own and which were implanted.

"The erosion is deeper than expected," Lynn frowned.

He could only push the resolution to its limit, distinguishing each thread one by one.

Malpha's consciousness carries a unique soul imprint, with a darker red color, while Rowling's id consciousness is more light blue.

Where the two intertwined, the color turned into a murky purple.

Lynn used his mental power to wrap the first section of dark red silk thread and slowly pulled it out.

Rowling's body trembled violently, and she let out an unconscious sob.

"If you want to stay by Alphonse's side forever, you'd better hold back, or... I'll have no choice but to destroy you completely!" Lynn whispered.

Upon hearing this, Rowling was jolted awake and could only try her best to persevere.

Alphonse heard Lynn's words and hurriedly took half a step forward, then stopped abruptly.

Lynn was trying to help him and Rowling, so he couldn't hold them back at this time.

Lynn peeled and repaired at the same time.

Every time a segment of Malfa's consciousness was removed, he would fill that spot with a gentle surge of soul energy to prevent Rowling's consciousness structure from collapsing.

After working for a while, Lynn suddenly had an idea.

Since Marfa was able to leave a seed for Rowling, why couldn't he leave one for her too?

Of course, it wasn't to invade Rowling's consciousness, nor was it to harm her; it was just to set a precedent.

If Rowling shows any remnants of Marfa's consciousness again in the future, Lynn will be able to sense it immediately.

Rowling will definitely look for Malfa's other backup plans then, and he can follow the clues and dig them all out.

If Rowling fully recovers, then the seed will remain dormant forever and will not have any effect on her.

Just do it!

Lynn separated a faint trace of his soul imprint and hid it in the deepest corner of Rowling's soul.

There is no conscious activity there; it is merely a crevice in the soul's structure, undetectable and untriggered.

After doing all that, Lynn continued peeling.

The whole process lasted for most of the day. The soul lamp in the laboratory flickered on and off. Alphonse stood by the side the whole time, his heart breaking.

Finally, Lynn extracted the last piece of dark red consciousness from Rowling's soul.

The consciousness twitched a few times in the air, trying to squeeze into Rowling's body.

Lynn snorted coldly, his mental energy transforming into a large hand that directly grasped the consciousness, completely cutting off its path to survival.

Lynn took out the soul crystal he had found in the laboratory and pressed Marfa's consciousness fragment into it.

A dark red light shone from inside the crystal, merging with the original seed token.

Let's study it properly after the fusion is complete.

Lynn put the crystal into the Ring of the Dead.

He looked at Lorraine in the magic circle. The girl was pale and breathing weakly, but her soul fluctuations had stabilized.

Lynn raised his right hand, and a soft white light emanated from his fingertips.

"What is this?" Alphonse was stunned.

Lynn did not explain.

The white light was warm; it was neither negative energy nor soul magic, but genuine holy light!

Alphonse was dumbfounded.

Lynn is a dark wizard who practices negative energy, and now he's casting holy light right in front of him?

If this gets out, no one in the college will believe it.

However, when Alphonse thought of the "All Things" stigmata that Lynn had comprehended, he suddenly realized.

Yes, the concept of "all things" is inherently "all-encompassing." Just because other dark wizards can't do it doesn't mean Lynn can't.

The white light fell on Rowling and slowly seeped into her. Her pale face regained color at a visible speed, and her breathing became steady.

After a moment, Rowling's eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.