My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Because he didn't sense any energy fluctuations while the two were talking.

But in the next second... he was proven wrong, and his face was filled with astonishment.

Nukalofa remained with his back to the demons, his arms outstretched to the sides, releasing a ball of dark shadow energy.

The shadow energy hovered in front of him, transforming into a constantly writhing black sphere, gradually condensing into something Xia Zuo was very familiar with:

Time container!

To Xia Zuo's astonishment, Nukalofa used shadow energy to construct a time container that transcended the barriers of time and terrain, reenacting the scene of Serites holding a squad meeting inside the container.

Serites' voice and words appeared exactly as they were in the time container, without any difference.

Xia Zuo forced himself to calm down and carefully recorded every detail he saw.

He soon discovered that the perspective of the scene within the time container was fixed.

Xia Zuo thought back for a moment, and realized that this was the perspective of the infiltrator who had said "enjoy the pleasure."

Nukalofa's subsequent actions proved this point.

After watching the replay of history once, he switched to another perspective and watched it again—the perspective of another infiltrator who said "enjoy the pleasure."

After watching the history repeat twice, Nukalofa silently dispelled the time container in front of him, and the shadow energy returned to his body.

Nukalofa, who held a high position, remained silent, as did the many demons below him. The former stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly lost in thought, while the latter were in awe of Nukalofa's authority.

The square fell silent.

Xia Zuo stared at the silent plaza, pondering the scene he had just witnessed, his mind filled with questions.

Nukalofa did something he had always wanted to do but had never been able to:

[Remotely view historical reenactments at designated locations.]

When restoring the historical appearance of the old site of Tarozk village, Xia Zuo had already considered this matter.

He tried it a few times.

Unfortunately.

The time container he conjures can only be about half a meter away from himself at most. Once it exceeds this distance, the time container becomes unstable.

He couldn't even manage to have himself at Starry Night Academy while the time container was placed at the old site of Tarozk Village, let alone remotely observe the recurrence of history at a designated location.

How did Nuukalofa manage to do that?

After much thought, Xia Zuo only found one answer:

The Sands of Time within the magic-free field follow a very regular pattern, and coupled with the dimensional signal from the dark chamber covering the entire region, Nukalofa gained the ability to observe history repeating itself across different regions.

While Nukalofa remained silent, Shazo used the thin thread on his red vest to wake up the sleeping bald man.

Rexor opened his sleepy eyes, sat up, washed his face with the basin beside him, and asked, "Shazo, what happened?"

"I've discovered two traitors," Xia Zuo told the bald man the whole story.

Upon hearing about the traitor's actions, Rexor sneered, "As expected, there was a spy..."

When Shazo mentioned that Nukalofa was watching history repeat itself from afar, Rexor raised his eyebrows to show his concern, but that was all; he wasn't as shocked as Shazo.

Seeing the other party's calm expression, Xia Zuo asked, "Master, did you already know that Nukalofa had this ability?"

“Yes.” Rexor nodded. “I also know that the Sands of Time in the anti-magic field are different from those in the Temple Territory.”

"Could you tell me more about it?" Xia Zuo asked curiously. "If it involves secrets, then forget it."

"Hmm..." Rexormosso, the bald man, said as he pondered:

"Although this is a confidential matter, I'll make an exception and tell you anyway, since I need you to help me monitor Nukalofa. I'll complete the formalities once we return to the temple."

Rexol paused, then continued:

"The scholars of the Tower have been studying the anti-magic field, the dark chamber plane, and the Sands of Time within the force field."

"A more widely accepted theoretical speculation is that the anti-magic field can not only restrain energy, but also the Sands of Time. As a sub-plane, the Dark Chamber plane has become increasingly integrated with the natural world under the operation of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons, and the overlapping spatial areas between the Dark Chamber and the natural world are increasing."

"The most typical example is the projection of the fleshy wall in the sky. Ordinary sub-plane projections are limited by the size of the area where the sub-plane merges with nature. The area of ​​the fleshy wall projection almost covers the entire anti-magic field, which is the best evidence of the deep integration between the dark room and nature."

Rexor picked up the water jug ​​and took a sip. "As for how Nukalofa received the coded message from the spy without any magical fluctuations, that's related to the Dark Chamber plane. After merging with nature, the Dark Chamber plane is practically omnipresent. The Shadow Demon Overlord, who controls the Dark Chamber, can record the actions of individual creatures and the surrounding scenery simply by observing them."

Xia Zuo nodded slowly. Rexor's explanation was the same as he had imagined. He then asked, "Since it can see the spies who have infiltrated the team, can it also see other people? Could the Shadow Fiend have already discovered you?"

“No.” Rexol shook his head. “Although the Dark Chamber Dimension is deeply integrated with the natural world, it is not yet completely integrated. The prerequisite for the Shadow Demon Overlord to observe a person is that the person says certain words or does certain actions that cause a reaction in the Dark Chamber Dimension. Only then can the Shadow Demon Overlord notice me. As long as I don’t say those four words, the Shadow Demon Overlord will not find me.”

"Should I inform Serites and the others to evacuate?" Shazo asked. "If Nukalofa sends out the Otherworldly Demon Cult, and you can't use magic, it will be very difficult to escape then..."

Rexol slowly shook his head. "We will evacuate, but not now."

He looked toward the cave entrance and said, “The most important thing now is not to reveal that your Blood Element servants have infiltrated the headquarters of the Otherworldly Church. I expect your Blood Element servants to remain there and provide us with a constant stream of intelligence. If we withdraw without warning, it will inevitably alert the Otherworldly Church, and they may search the headquarters—although the possibility of that is slim, I still don’t want that to happen.”

"Okay. I'll be careful to stay hidden." Xia Zuo retracted the red thread from his red vest.

Rexor reached the cave entrance, beckoned to the curly-haired cat crouching in the nearby bushes, whispered something to it, and then returned the way he came to continue resting.

...

The top floor of the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons.

A hazy, purplish-black mist appeared around Nukalofa.

Whispering voices emanated from the mist, lingering around Nukalofa.

About a minute later, the babbling conversation disappeared along with the mist.

"Hiss~~~~" Nukalofa took a long breath, then raised his arms and led the singing of praise.

An invisible energy surged from the shriveled blood vessels, sweeping across the entire plaza.

All the demons immediately raised their arms and sang loudly along with Nukalofa.

Upon seeing this, Xia Zuo asked in confusion, "Why do they seem more excited? Their singing seems to have gotten louder?"

Xia Zuo cast a detection spell.

The concept of "forced piety" has changed.

...

【Enhanced Forced Devotion】: The affected person falls into an uncontrollable state of extreme fanaticism, and the speed at which faith power is output increases by 1%.

...

Doubled!?

Xia Zuo was taken aback. He turned the perspective of the Blood Element Servant to look at the shriveled blood vessels and cast another detection spell.

..

[Wide-area Vitality Recovery]: Charging is in progress, currently at 82.1%. It is expected to be fully charged in 18 hours.

..

This feature also doubles the charging speed!

What is the Church of the Otherworldly Demons trying to do?

Xia Zuo immediately told Rexor about the strange occurrences at the ceremony.

Unable to reveal the existence of his cheat ability, Xia Zuo provided ambiguous information, only vaguely pointing out that the demons were becoming increasingly fanatical, and the frequency of their shriveled blood vessels pulsating had increased significantly.

Rexor was sitting cross-legged on the ground drinking fruit wine.

He was also puzzled after seeing Xia Zuo's information, unable to understand why the Otherworldly Demons were acting this way.

“Shazo…” Rexor thought for a few seconds before saying, “Go find Krestor and tell her about this. Ask her to consult the mage scholars in the Tower who specialize in anti-magic fields and demon incubation techniques. I have a bad feeling that if we don’t figure out what the demons are doing, we might suffer heavy losses.”

“Okay, I’ll go right away.” Xia Zuo got up and left the alchemy room, then knocked on Christo’s door.

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Card 69: Predicting Slaughter (2-in-1)

The information revealed by Xia Zuo made Christo somewhat anxious.

It turned out that there were indeed spies from the Church of the Otherworld hiding within the group, and these two passed the information to Nukalofa right under the watchful eyes of the pure-blooded mages' blood magic puppets.

To some extent, the pureblood mages responsible for supervising the infiltrators were derelict in their duties.

Especially the owners of the blood magic puppets beside those two spies.

“They are blood magic puppets of two third-generation pure-blood mages…” Christor rubbed her temples. “I will inform their mothers and grandmothers of their dereliction of duty. This matter will definitely be reported to the Council of the Two Temples.”

Reporting this to the two halls' council means you might face punishment. While it won't necessarily mean going to jail, it will reduce the rewards for this mission...

Xia Zuo rubbed his nose, thinking that these two third-generation pure-blooded mages would most likely be criticized and have their "salary" docked...

After handing the intelligence over to Christo, he returned to his alchemy room to continue observing the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworldly Demons.

Krestor spoke a few words with the other pure-blood mages before leaving the secret chamber.

About half an hour later.

Christo led a veiled female mage in a star-patterned robe into the secret chamber and knocked on the door of Xia Zuo's alchemy room.

Christo turned to the female mage beside her and introduced her to Xia Zuo, "This is Lady Starry Night, Seresporina. I think you've met before. She's here to help you unravel the secrets of the Demon Incubation Technique and the Anti-Magic Field."

"Good day, madam. Thank you for your help." Xia Zuo bowed slightly, made way for her, and invited her into the house.

Christo quietly left.

After entering the alchemy room, Selena lifted her hood, revealing her face.

Xia Zuo was stunned when he saw the other person's fair skin. He didn't expect that the other person had come in a physical body. He thought that the other person had an elemental body. No wonder Christo used the title of "Selena" when introducing her.

At Xia Zuo's invitation, Seresporina sat down in a chair at the desk. "Xia Zuo, I need more information now. Are your blood magic puppets still able to move freely within the headquarters of the Church of the Otherworld?"

“Okay.” Xia Zuo glanced down at the notebooks on the desk, then picked out a large stack of notebooks and placed them in front of the other person. “These are all the information I’ve recorded, including the room layout and energy pipeline routes of the Otherworldly Church headquarters, etc.”

Seresporina manipulated the notebooks to fly into the air, hovering beside her. She used magic to quickly browse the contents of the notebooks, finally picking one out to hold in her hand, and returning the rest to their original places.

“I need your blood magic puppet to go to the fourth floor of the church headquarters again, the floor full of incubation rooms.” Seresporina opened the notebook in her hand and placed it in front of Xia Zuo. “You need to draw all the details of the incubation rooms using [animated graphics] so that I can more clearly determine the specifications of the incubation rooms.”

【Dynamic Image】 is a spell that combines the arts of magic and illusion. It can draw three-dimensional dynamic images, similar to the VR/AR technology of the previous Xia Zuo.