My wife is the stand-in.

She clasped her hands together, with the vajra pestle in her palms. The nun closed her eyes and chanted sutras, her words barely moving, yet the chanting resounded far and wide.

"For example, when I chant the Red Lotus Chant, all the flames radiate the light of the Eight Treasures, and at that moment the light shines brightly, and the flames transform into boundless red lotuses."

The young nun suddenly opened her eyes, and everything within her sight spontaneously combusted, like the majestic might of heaven.

Behind him, six fireballs stirred up six streams of burning wind, which unfolded in the flames and transformed into six petals, forming the shape of a red lotus!

Chapter 57: Amanosaki's Awakening

The chanting of Buddhist hymns was loud and clear, resounding and enlightening.

Flames burned in all directions, forming thousands of petals of a red lotus.

The delicate nun, like the flower's heart, was obscured by the bright light and could not be seen clearly; the vajra (penetrating pestle) hanging above truly resembled a flower's stamen standing upright.

The demonic roar was like a surging river underground.

As far as the eye could see, there was only a vast expanse of black water, with rolling waves surging forth.

Goose feathers do not float, birds do not land; the Gui water is hidden in the Weak Water (also known as the Weak Water), draining all the groundwater near the Sanjiang Hall, gathering on the surface, making a show of force.

The red and black colors filled Amanosaki's entire field of vision. He stared at it, his heart filled with longing.

"Is this the full power of a branch-level unit? It's absolutely outrageous! This momentum is comparable to the release of a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm in Fate."

While watching, he didn't forget to show his otaku nature, vividly making sarcastic remarks.

The man, his face greenish, lay on the ground like a dead dog, his eyes tightly shut, seemingly resigned to his fate, his mouth opening and closing:

"Young brother, is this your first time seeing this? This is the ultimate move of the Bhikkhuni Karma Fire, called 'Red Lotus Chen,' which has the power of a small sun. The Bhikkhuni hero risked being punished by the abbot of Shaolin Temple with a ruler to use this move, and this evil spirit will be half dead at the very least."

"Shaolin Temple?" Amanosaki's eyes widened. "Does Shaolin Temple teach this kind of magic?"

"All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin," the green-faced man said, gesturing with his hand. "You don't really think Shaolin Temple is like in the movies, where the protagonist goes in, reads the scriptures, and spouts a bunch of philosophies to cultivate chivalrous heroes, do you?"

"Buddhism is also a path acquired through practice, so of course one must study and practice diligently. The Dharma platform below us is where the Bhikkhuni Hero usually cultivates. This Dharma platform can suppress all supernatural abilities. Unless a hero at the branch level or above fully unleashes his abilities, all supernatural abilities will be suppressed here. This is the earth-bound band that the Shaolin abbot put on the Bhikkhuni Hero so that she can cultivate in the form of a mortal."

Amanosaki instantly pictured the little nun sitting cross-legged, chanting sutras while striking a wooden fish, and then, when a great enemy approached, wielding a wooden fish hammer, stepping off the platform, unleashing thunder and fire, and gracefully returning.

"This Noble Phantasm animation is so cool, it has to be called something as cheesy as 'Immovable Crimson Lotus Dragon'."

In an instant, Amanosaki had already imagined all of the Karma Bhikkhuni's profession, level, and Noble Phantasm in his mind.

"Hey kid! The fighting's started, I advise you to lie down like me, or you might get caught in the crossfire... well, who knows if you'll live or die." The green-faced man pointed at himself, sprawled out like Ge You, with an air of knowing what he'd been through. "We're just a burden now."

Amanosaki let out an "oh" and lay down, resting his chin on his hands. He didn't look at the light that was already burning his eyes, but instead looked at the Gui Shui, which was now level with the altar and made everything still. He began to imagine the abilities of this evil spirit called Gui Shui Yin.

The blazing fire fell fiercely, crashing onto the surging Gui water, evaporating countless water vapors.

The properties of this Gui water were burned away by the fire of the Bhikkhuni, and it was restored to the purest water.

"Hmm... Gui Shui sounds too close to the profession of a Heroic Spirit. Let's call the Noble Phantasm Weak Water. Its ability is to penetrate mountains and create caves, and to prevent anything from floating... Hiss! I've never seen this kind of water before. How should I describe it? Its density?" The surging water vapor made Amanosaki's clothes flutter. He stared at the surging Gui Shui, lost in thought. His imagination, honed over twenty years, had entered a state of blissful reverie, oblivious to everything around him.

His jacket and underwear were quickly soaked, revealing the definition of his toned muscles.

"My magic attribute is 'water,' so I should be able to make this thing faster."

Suddenly, Amanosaki, inspired by a stroke of genius, turned his attention to analysis in order to better describe the Gui water.

"It's done!"

At the top of the mountain, Granny Yu leaned back in her deck chair and gently clapped her hands.

"What has become?" Li Junzi, sticking his head out, looked down at the scene below, which was obscured by misty water vapor. The infrared field of vision was also illuminated by the karmic fire, making it impossible to see anything. He just scratched his head, at a loss.

"I mean my Nozaki, he's done."

"He finally found the way to knock. That's more like it!" Granny Yu exclaimed excitedly, patting the table next to the beach chair. "Whether you're a magician or a sorcerer, you need to constantly study the mystical side. Our Nozaki has the talent to succeed, but he doesn't have the mindset. He stepped forward at the martial arts arena because he was prepared to take on the responsibility of a chivalrous hero and was prepared to die for it."

"But that's not enough; he needs to keep getting stronger."

Li Junzi asked blankly, "Isn't this just common sense?"

“What do you know? You can’t generalize about people. Not everyone has the ambition to conquer the world.” Yubaba rolled her eyes. “Nozaki is the kind of person who struggles and doesn’t give up in desperate situations, but he will sink into complacency in a stable environment. The saying ‘content with small wealth’ describes him in the past.”

“If you give him ten or twenty million right now, he’ll definitely be willing to immediately give up his chivalrous identity and come with me to a small city to buy a villa, then raise a few cats and dogs, have children, and find a leisurely job to live a lifetime.”

"No, Brother, you can change your mindset so quickly?" Li Junzi was shocked. He didn't even care about the thick fog and fire lotus that were covering the mountainside. He stared at Granny Tang in horror.

It's hard to change a person's nature. Some people talk about becoming rich and living a life of leisure by collecting rent, but that's just talk. For others, it's a real lifelong dream.

Yubaba grabbed the champagne on the table, flicked the cork, and took a big gulp. "You like that nun, right? You should understand the word 'enlightenment,' right?"

"So-called enlightenment is not something that comes from deep contemplation, but rather requires social practice and life experience. The reason why we suddenly understand the truth when we are young is not because we have become smarter as adults, but because we have experienced it. In the few days since my son Nozaki became a knight-errant, he has been harassed by people almost every day. These setbacks are forcing him to make choices."

"Without me today, he realized that his strength was simply insufficient to protect the wounded in the aftermath of the great battle, and he unconsciously became aware of the need to move forward."

"I'm currently helping him block out external noise. Whether he moves forward or back is up to him."

"I see," Li Junzi said dismissively, looking at the vast expanse of white fog.

Anyway, he can't see anything clearly now, so if his sister-in-law says it is, then it is.

“Those wounded people suffer serious injuries if they come into contact with the Weak Water, so I can’t touch it directly.” Amanosaki stared at the dark Weak Water, which he had renamed, and subconsciously took out the valuable gem that Yubaba had given him. “The Dharma Platform will suppress all supernatural abilities. If you want to use magic within its range, you can only rely on it.”

The thought of feeling sorry for her only lasted a moment before it was inexplicably forgotten.

Pure curiosity and a desire to explore consumed his mind, while external factors such as money, life, and material desires were infinitely diminished.

Without hesitation, he caught the gem in his mouth, and a faint light flowed from the magic mark on his right hand, creating countless circuit board-like magic circuits on his body.

The magic circuit quickly filled up, and as Amanosaki took out a small bag of quartz powder from his pocket and rubbed it in his palm, the powder quickly spread throughout his hand, enveloping it.

After creating a special glove using magic, Amanosaki carefully controlled his fingertips, transforming the magic quartz at the tip into the shape of several droppers.

"call!"

Amanosaki took a few deep breaths and, with the hand speed honed from being single for over twenty years, lightly touched the undulating Weak Water.

Chi Chi!

The dropper quartz absorbed weak water and began to dissolve at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Amanosaki grabbed the test tube, and countless quartz crystals grew, completely enveloping the weak water.

He withdrew his hand and pressed the quartz stone onto the altar.

The originally highly reactive weak water quickly stabilized, as if it were a chemical reagent that had been removed from the reaction conditions.

Ignoring the stares of the knights-errant around him who looked at him like he was crazy, Amanosaki pressed his hands against the quartz.

"Material...Explanation."

"Characteristics...under analysis."

Amanosaki was breathing heavily, sweat mingling with the moisture clinging to his skin, rolling around rapidly.

The distant firelight flickered on and off, and the curses of the nun and Gui Shuiyin continued unabated; the battle seemed endless.

But thanks to their battle, Amanosaki, who was somewhat dehydrated from being roasted, managed to replenish his fluids with the steam, thus avoiding the fate of going into shock due to dehydration.

"Rin said that every magician has their own attribute, but these attributes do not mean that a magician can only use the corresponding magic. The attribute only expresses the nature of the magic. Water attribute magicians are often good at absorption, flow, and other gentle magic. Fire attribute magicians are suitable for release and explosive magic... Weak Water is still water. What can I learn from it?"

He closed his eyes, intently sensing the seemingly calm yet incredibly dangerous Weak Water in his hands.

After an unknown amount of time, Amanosaki, who had closed his eyes in the thick fog that blotted out the sun, could no longer see.

His hearing was blocked by an invisible force, and he could not hear the concerned figure of the knight beside him.

His sense of smell was blocked, so he couldn't smell the scorching aroma of the blind fish encased in the weak water, burned by the flames.

His senses were blocked, and he couldn't feel the discomfort of the wet clothes sticking to his body.

But then, in a daze, he saw that black mass, smelled the putrid stench that made everything wither, and felt an indescribable sensation.

He continued to delve deeper, his thoughts piercing into the darkness, beginning to stir and swirl wildly.

"This thing... is it alive?"

Amanosaki muttered to himself in astonishment.

"Is it because most of the light that shines through is swallowed up by this living thing that it appears black?"

"Then how does it release energy?"

Amanosaki fell into deep thought.

"It's been five minutes, and he's been squatting like that. Doesn't his leg hurt?" the green-faced swordsman asked, clutching his stomach.

One of the swordsmen had half his jaw rotten and his body was covered in pus and blood. He cursed angrily, "How the hell should I know? People aren't afraid of dying if they touch that stuff, so what's it to you?"

“I think this is a state of deep meditation.” Another knight-errant said seriously, pushing up his glasses. “I’ve seen news reports before about someone who entered a state of deep meditation while looking at their own poop, and then realized something and awakened superpowers.”

"Bullshit, it's not that absurd!" the green-faced swordsman scoffed.

"Really, that guy's name is Wallace!" Glasses said, his face flushed, as if to say, "You have to believe me."

"Holy crap, what he said seems to be true. That Wallace awakened his superpower in the toilet, and it even made the news. I was in high school back then, and the boys' toilets were always packed with people after class, especially the squat toilets, with three or four people in each stall," the man with the rotten face exclaimed in shock.

Then Amanosaki, who had been keeping his eyes closed, stood up. Under the watchful eyes of the three knights, he crushed the quartz in his hand, held the small amount of Weak Water in his cupped hands, and naturally extended it outside the altar.

"Damn it! Brother, don't! The outcome is still uncertain, we might not die!" The green-faced swordsman immediately tried to dissuade him.

But it was too late.

The weak water, once outside the altar's range, immediately became active, pulling out radial threads that wrapped around the magic quartz glove. With a hissing sound of crystal breaking, the attached structure of the magic quartz was destroyed and began to peel off.

However, the magic crest on the inside of Amanosaki's arm began to heat up, drawing new magic power from the life force and injecting it into the quartz, bringing new changes to the magic quartz.

The quartz began to self-destruct, turning into fine, intertwined dust structures that seemed to have a life of their own, enveloping the weak water within them.

The tiny drop of water, upon contact with the changing dust, immediately retracted its tentacles, transforming back into a large water droplet, obediently allowing the quartz to completely "swallow" it.

Amanosaki opened his eyes, pressed the quartz covered with tiny cracks against his eyes, and burst into laughter:

"Hahaha! I get it! I get it!"

"The purpose of gem magic is to store magical energy. The Tohsaka family's magic is not good at storing magical energy, which is why they need to use expensive gems. But I'm different. My magical attributes are naturally adapted to absorption. With the help of the natural magical imprints that gems come with, I can enhance my magic and make it simulate properties similar to Weak Water!"

"It's plunder! The Weak Water plunders all energy, pressing the debris to the bottom, only stirring up the dregs when it flows. The storage properties of gem magic, combined with my water attribute, create a difference in life force, allowing me to continuously obtain magic power!"

"Weak Water and my magic have failed to plunder each other and can only coexist. I am truly a genius!"

The green-faced swordsman looked sadly at Amanosaki, who was talking to himself, and shook his head bitterly:

"It's over, another one has gone crazy."