Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 418 The Power of Dao Integration

To the surprise of the saints of the "Rose School," this was actually an attack by the followers of the "Lord of Evil Desires."

This surprised them somewhat. According to their intelligence, the "Lord of Evil Desire" seemed to have only one follower, Raphael. Although Raphael seemed to be a high-ranking member of the Aurora Society, he should not be able to mobilize all of the Aurora Society's forces.

Therefore, the power that the "Lord of Evil Desires" can mobilize should not be as great as that of the "Temperance Faction".

However, three saints have appeared at the three attacked strongholds, and according to the "Mother Tree of Desire," the other side should still have forces that have not yet been mobilized.

This is already a rather powerful force.

The key question is, how come they didn't notice that so many extraordinary individuals had appeared in the Southern Continent?

However, now is not the time to look for these reasons. Since the "Mother Tree of Desire" has issued a divine decree, we must quickly gather forces from all over the world and send them to support the strongholds where battles have already taken place.

The saints, scattered in various places, quickly received the order to assemble.

The gathering of forces in various regions by secret organizations usually involves the saints first concentrating them, unifying the battle plan, and then they return to their respective regions to mobilize their subordinates to provide support in batches.

The meeting point this time was a stronghold in the rainforest, a place so well hidden that even few people within the organization knew about it.

The saints gathered here include Leleja and another saint who has already converted to the "Lord of Evil Desires," and another saint who has already "supported" the three attacked strongholds.

Leleja waited at the stronghold for a while, and the saints of the "Rose School" all arrived. In Leleja's memory, this should be the most complete gathering of the saints of the "Rose School" ever. There were two of them that Leleja had never seen before.

So, as planned, they chanted the name of the "Lord of Evil Desires" in barely audible voices: "Father of Demons, Lord of Heretics, Source of Curses—"

"The Silent One," Maihams, immediately noticed Lyleja's subtle movements. A "disciple of silence," he didn't speak, but his assistant understood and loudly questioned Lyleja, "What are you doing?"

Leleja and the other saint ignored them and quickly finished reciting the name.

The other saints also noticed that something was wrong with Leleja and the other man, so they all retreated, isolating the two of them.

Leleja laughed loudly: "The great Lord of Evil Desires already knows this location. He will soon unleash his divine power and wipe you all out. Hahahaha!"

Maihamms and the others immediately assumed a defensive stance, ready to flee at any moment.

But as time passed, and after more than ten seconds, nothing had happened.

Leleja's smile vanished: "W--what's going on?"

Was the chanting just now not sincere enough, or not loud enough?

According to the plan, the "Lord of Evil Desires" should have already appeared, and at the same time, several saints from the allied forces will come to support them and surround and kill the saints gathered by the "Rose School".

However, neither did the "Lord of Evil Desires" nor the saints of the allied forces appear.

At this moment, Raphael, who was observing the situation from inside the "Dark Hut," couldn't help but smile.

He never intended to come to the rescue immediately, or rather, he never intended for the three saints, including Leleja, to live until the end of the battle.

Raphael didn't think there was anything wrong with the "permissive" group's way of doing things. He just felt that if he took such madmen as his subordinates, it would be like having three time bombs that could be targeted or wiped out by the Church of the True God at any time.

They would cause trouble if they were alive, but they could make a contribution if they were dead, so Raphael thought it best to let them die.

As Raphael watched the demigods of the "Rose School" begin to attack Leleja and another saint, he sensed that the "Devil's" potion had been digested in much greater quantities.

In the secret stronghold of the "Rose School" in the rainforest, Leleja and another saint were besieged by several other saints.

They were trying to escape from here when they suddenly turned into a dog and a rabbit.

The indifferent-looking angel Balanca came from the spirit world to the real world. He had just made his move, turning Leleja and another saint into animals.

The transformation curse at the angel level can cause targets below the angel level to lose almost all their characteristics and abilities.

The dog and the rabbit were immediately killed by the other saints.

With brown skin and graying hair, Baranka said in a hoarse voice, "This place has been exposed. Prepare for an enemy attack."

If it weren't for the divine message from the "Mother Tree of Desire," Baranka would have ordered them to evacuate quickly and launch a counterattack only after finding out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses.

But since the "Mother Tree of Desire" has given the order, they have no choice but to bite the bullet and fight back.

Although both received the oracle from the "Mother Tree of Desire," Baranka could sense the anger within the oracle. Therefore, in the upcoming battle, he must try his best to kill as many enemy soldiers as possible.

Before coming here, Baranka was unsure why the "Mother Tree of Desire" was angry. Now he guessed that it might be because the "Lord of Evil Desire" was vying for the important believers of the "Mother Tree of Desire," which made the deity very angry.

In fact, he only guessed part of it. The "Mother Tree of Desire" had failed in several of its operations against Raphael, and had caused considerable losses to Xiu.

For the "Mother Tree of Desire," all that matters is controlling the higher-level characteristics of the "Bound Ones" and the "Abyss." The members of the "Rose School" are just pawns; having more or less of them makes no difference.

Therefore, the "Mother Tree of Desire" spares no effort to severely damage the power of the "Lord of Evil Desire," and it would be best if it could harm the "Lord of Evil Desire."

Unlike adversaries like the Church of the True God, who are merely obstacles to the "Mother Tree of Desire" and whose affairs are rarely interfered with by Xiu, the "Lord of Evil Desire" is an enemy of the "Mother Tree of Desire" and must be eliminated as much as possible!

The "Mother Tree of Desire" had this idea because He was in the starry sky. Although He realized that this was an attack by the "Lord of Evil Desires," He could not see the whole picture because of the involvement of the "Fool," so He made a wrong judgment.

In any case, this was exactly what Raphael wanted.

More than anyone else, he wanted to immediately engage in a decisive battle with the "Rose School," otherwise, given the vastness of the Southern Continent, it would be difficult to find members of the "Rose School."

Baranka had just given his orders when a loud laugh suddenly rang in everyone's ears. The laughter seemed to have a magical power, drilling into their ears and instantly aligning their emotions with it.

At first, the laughter was unrestrained, and Maihamus and the others felt very happy. But then it turned into a maniacal laugh. Although Maihamus and the others tried their best to resist, their eyes gradually lost their senses.

Baranka was also affected, but she was able to resist for a while, while constantly emitting long howls that struck straight to the soul, helping Maihamus and the others to block the attacks of laughter, preventing these saints from completely falling into madness.

During this process, Baranka felt something was strange. The enemy's ability was somewhat similar to the "Eating Words" of the "Abyss" pathway, but he had never seen anyone use it like that before.

At that moment, an old man with completely white hair, age spots all over his face, and a cane appeared beside Baranka.

This old man is another angel of the "Rose School," named Radcliffe.

With a tap of his cane, the trees within a radius of tens of kilometers were simultaneously cursed, rapidly turning yellow and withering, or mutating, growing things like hair, eyes, mouths, and tongues on their leaves.

A dozen kilometers away, a middle-aged man dressed in a strange robe appeared due to the widespread curse.

This middle-aged man was none other than the "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord," who was currently laughing with his mouth wide open. The attack that had just been accompanied by his laughter was the one he had unleashed.

Radcliffe narrowed his eyes, took a single step that covered several kilometers, and opened his mouth to utter a vicious curse.

The laughter of "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord" suddenly grew louder and even developed a rhythmic quality, which dispelled Radrick's curse.

Radcliffe was taken aback; this was an attack method he had never seen before.

The pressure on Baranka and the others on the other side lessened, but Baranka did not go to help Redrick. Instead, he suddenly looked at a corner of the stronghold. With a wave of his hand, some of the wood and mud bricks in the corner immediately seemed to come alive and wrapped around something invisible.

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The "invisible thing" suddenly turned into a ball of flame, and a cold-faced Gehrman Sparrow walked out of the flame.

He reached out and pulled from the void, pulling out Mr. Azik, whose eyes were somewhat dazed, and began to utter "undead language" to attack Baranka.

Gehrman reached out and pulled again, and Lady Ariana, dressed in a simple robe, appeared. A black straight sword immediately appeared in her sleeve and she thrust it towards Baranca.

Baranka's eyes narrowed; he hadn't expected there to be such a troublesome "miracle worker" among the enemies!

At this moment, Gehrman reached his hand into the void again. This time he pulled three times before finally pulling out a "Serpent of Destiny" covered with mysterious patterns.

With the three angel projections suppressing Baranka in front, and Gehrman attacking the target with sealing artifacts from the side, Baranka was completely suppressed, although it was difficult to injure him for the time being.

As the angels began their battle, the space within the stronghold was suddenly ripped open, and Raphael led the saints out. The "Demon Personality" roared with laughter, "Hahaha, you scum, are you about to die?"

While laughing arrogantly, Raphael first released a "strong acid swamp". Then, after being silent for a long time, Raphael opened his mouth and uttered a vicious curse at Mahamus!

The gold studs with their intricate patterns on Maihamus's thick lips suddenly disappeared, and he uttered a vicious curse.

In the end, Mahamuss transformed into a venomous snake at the level of a "vengeful spirit," while Raphael merely shrank in size.

While he was casting the curse, he also used the power of "Dark Hut" to create an illusory protective layer, so Raphael won this round of curse battle completely.

The two fought very quickly. At this moment, the saints rushed out from the spirit realm. The stronghold hidden in the rainforest was quickly overturned by the saints.

In an instant, the abilities of Saint-level beings flew about, and the battle was extremely fierce from the very beginning.

Meanwhile, the surrounding trees and animals were affected by the saints' abilities and quickly underwent various mutations.

Some rabbits grew dog heads, some snakes grew pig hooves, and some hedgehogs grew leaves.

On the battlefield of the saints, Raphael, relying on the enhancement of "Dark Lodge" and the ability of "Dual Path" potions, repeatedly charged into battle and quickly killed one of the leaders of the "Rose School," Mahamus, and severely injured a "Puppet."

Raphael's side already had a numerical advantage in the saints, and now that advantage is rapidly expanding.

After being injured, a saint from the "Rose School" threw a shriveled human head into his mouth. The head seemed to have undergone some strange processing; it was not large, and the hair on it was very sparse and had no luster.

It looked as if this saint had taken a special pill.

In the next instant, the saint was rapidly enlarged, his body surface turned white and became extremely greasy, quickly transforming into a large, fat, oily doll.

The puppet looked at one of the saints on Raphael's side, and the saint's spirit was immediately severely injured, fleeing the battlefield in pain.

This saint of the "Rose School" uses a magical item bestowed by the "Mother Tree of Desire." Although it comes at a price, it grants him power approaching that of an angel for a short period.

Raphael swiftly pulled the phantom of the "Eye of Illusion" from the "Dark Chamber"—

Theoretically, after Raphael's advancement, he could summon a new phantom. However, the problem is that the power in the "Dark Lodge" is now not only sealing the "Super Star Overlord" but also sealing the arrangements of "God," and there is no spare capacity to support him in summoning another high-level phantom.

The Lord of Lust can create an additional phantom, but the Lord of Lust must constantly replenish its power.

Now is not the time for the "Lord of Evil Desires" to make his move.

The phantom of the "Eye of Illusion" blocked his way, buying Raphael a second or two. He was quickly enveloped in a dense spiritual aura, and a sword appeared in his hand, sometimes white and sometimes black.

Raphael's aura immediately surged. His robes fluttered as he seemed to slowly swing his sword, but the oily puppet couldn't dodge it. Raphael's sword sliced ​​it in two as if it were just a casual stroke.

This is the utilization of the results of "Harmony with the Dao," and Raphael is limited by the current Sequence 3 level, so he needs some time to prepare.

The "Mysterious Sound Demon Lord" over there looked over, because this was the "Manifestation of the Dao" level, and it was the first time he had ever seen a cultivator at the Sequence 3 level achieve this.

On the doll's split abdomen, which was dripping with oil, a head that looked like it had been soaked in grease suddenly looked at Raphael, opened its toothless mouth, and let out a shriek.

Raphael leaped forward, and the longsword pierced through his head. The head, which looked as if it had been soaked in grease, let out a scream and turned into a puff of black smoke before dissipating.

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