My health recovery is incredibly fast.

People don't know if they will be chosen by Kamashiberline, but that doesn't stop them from having heated discussions and debates, and paying attention to every human being chosen by Kamashiberline.

That's right, the process of Kamashiberian selecting followers is public, and the Holy Crest Department will publish the list of selected candidates and their identity details in real time.

Chapter 28 The Beginning of Transformation

The underground cave system of the Wild Hammer Kingdom.

The faceless man sat lazily on the desk and chair, staring expressionlessly at the few image orbs on the desk.

The leftmost image orb is replaying his conversation with Kamashiberlein—after the Temple revealed the secrets of the spirits, the White Tree's true name also spread along with the truth of the [Land of Rest].

The faceless man already knows what the "Land of Eternal Rest" he longs for is.

He did not feel lost or confused.

An incredibly strong possessive desire had been lingering in his mind ever since the information about the [Land of Eternal Rest] was made public by the temple.

He became even more convinced of his previous judgment:

Only by entering the [Land of Eternal Rest] can one possibly rewrite the end of their own time.

The spacetime abilities demonstrated by Kamashibern are the best proof of this.

The second image orb depicts the scene of the Holy Emblem troops entering a smoke-filled area.

This video was repeatedly played by the Faceless Man, especially the scene where all the members were in the same frame.

The faceless man spent some time obtaining the identity information of all the members of the Holy Marks team through his spies planted within the team. This information was compiled into a document and placed next to the Image Orb.

The third image orb is being broadcast live, and the Holy Crest Department is revealing the live situation of the selection of Kamashiberian's followers.

Kamashiberian needed historians who were well-versed in the knowledge and development trajectories of human civilization throughout its various eras. Using life information fed back by spirits, it selected a group of scholars from the tower.

The Holy Rune Department took the list and asked each of the Tower Scholars their intentions: whether they were willing to leave their current planet and follow Kamashiberlein.

Once the intentions have been collected and summarized, the Holy Marksmanship Department will then hand them over to Kamashiberlein for further selection.

Finally, the Holy Emblem Department officially announced the selected historians to the Temple.

Following this process, the Holy Emblem Department selected historians, alchemists proficient in various alchemy techniques, tower mages proficient in various schools of magic, and administrators skilled in governing human civilization, among others, for Kamashiberlein.

In total, approximately 130 people were fortunate enough to become followers of Kamasiberlein.

These people are not the final candidates.

Once the temple has eliminated the alien demons, some people will likely change their minds, and at that time, personnel changes will be inevitable.

The specific identity information of these 130 people has been compiled by the Faceless Man's subordinates and placed on his desk.

Whether by coincidence or because Kamashiberlein used her spirit to perceive the Faceless Man's plan, none of the 130 people were any of the Faceless Man's subordinates.

The faceless man memorizes everyone on the list, then wraps himself in a time-space container and searches for traces of these people in the timeline and at the end of time.

At the end of time, nothing changed; the faceless people of the future still died as their bodies shattered.

This time, the Faceless Man was very calm when facing the end of his time. He had made up his mind to enter the [Land of Eternal Slumber] and try to steal a portion of the spacetime power of the Tree of Fate. His firm belief made him completely ignore the scene of his death.

He entered the end of time with only one purpose:

From among the followers of Kamashibern, identify a suitable target and recruit him into your ranks.

Considering that Kamashiberian's spacetime abilities far surpass his own, and that White Tree might have anticipated his plans, Faceless decided to go all out, changing everyone's fate and seizing that fleeting opportunity amidst the chaotic trajectory of destiny.

One month later, regardless of whether Xia Zuo agrees or not, the Faceless Man will open a rift leading to the [Land of Eternal Slumber].

This month is both a buffer period given to Xia Zuo by the Faceless Man out of his hypocritical honesty, and an incubation period that the Faceless Man has to set up for his dangerous plan.

...

Inside the dormitory of Xingye Academy.

Xia Zuo lay listlessly on the recliner on the balcony, with two silvery hands holding a book for him.

While the members of the Temple were hotly debating the list of Kamashibern's followers, the entire pure-blood mage faction was silent, filled with a tense atmosphere.

None of the pureblood mage faction members were chosen by Kamashiberline.

This camp that could grant longevity was completely abandoned by the Tree of Fate.

The reason is simple...

Only after a person dies will their spiritual thread break, allowing their spirit to return to the Tree of Fate.

If this person never dies, then even if their spirit accumulates a great deal of life experience, it will be unable to contribute to the Tree of Fate and strengthen its power of spacetime.

In this respect, there is a slight antagonistic relationship between the pure-blood mage faction and the Tree of Fate.

Similarly, alchemy and magic that can grant people longer lifespans are incompatible with the Tree of Fate's desires, and few masters in these fields of alchemy and magic become followers of Kamashiberlein.

The pureblood mage faction was excluded from Kamashiberian's aid, and the Holy Rune Clan focused on eliminating the Otherworldly Demons and cooperating with Kamashiberian, all of which led to the marginalization of the pureblood mage faction.

As for the unrest caused by the faceless men, only the Demon Hunter School continues to pay attention.

After carefully observing the image orb in the altar square, the astute Rexor discovered many clues from the subtle details:

For example, the research report issued by the delegation contained many logical flaws, all of which were pointed out by a few key members of the delegation.

For example, 32 members of the delegation entered the thick smoke, but only 31 came out. The strangest thing is that all 31 members of the delegation said that there were only 31 people in the team, or they couldn't say where the 32nd person came from.

All indications suggest that the Faceless Man has sent a subordinate who somehow managed to deceive the temple guards watching the teleportation chamber and infiltrate the envoy's group. His purpose is presumably to make contact with Kamashiberlein.

Because of a deal he made with the Faceless Man, Shazo couldn't reveal the truth to the bald man, but Rexor still managed to arrive at a nearly correct answer based on the clues.

The bald man took his investigation report to the Holy Marksmanship Department, hoping they could extract information about the Faceless Man's whereabouts from Kamashiberlein.

Unfortunately, and puzzlingly, the Holy Crest Department rejected the request without giving a suitable reason.

The Holy Mark Department chose to temporarily suspend its pursuit of the Faceless Man, focusing all its energy and time on gathering troops to advance into the anti-magic field, forcing the Demon Hunter School to also engage in military operations.

For a time, no one discussed the provocations the temple had suffered in the previous ten days or so.

The pureblood mage faction has fallen into a cold cave, all their requests have been ignored, and the pureblood mages, including Xia Zuo, can only rely on their own strength to defend against the faceless men's invasion.

Xia Zuo lay on a recliner on the balcony, seemingly relaxed and comfortable, but in reality, he was very busy.

He stood in the sunlight with his eyes closed, his eyeballs constantly moving beneath his eyelids.

After discovering that the pure-blood mage faction was isolated and helpless, Xia Zuo initiated a self-rescue plan.

With the consent of Christo and the other two, Shazor transformed them and their descendants into Anjou's blood relatives, and Anjou taught them Shazor's unique blood magic.

This is the first line of defense.

After that, Shazo created some blood element servants that were better suited for covert operations, and used them to monitor Tauvinsett, members of the mission, and other people and things related to the Faceless Man around the clock, in order to find suitable breeding targets.

At the same time, in the vast deep sea, the frigid snowfields, and the remote mountains, more than a dozen blood element servant teams, led by blood magic clones formed by the [Flesh and Blood Clone], were sweeping away monsters.

【Flesh and Blood Clone】This blood magic clone, created by blood magic, possesses high intelligence and can act according to the master's instructions, making it capable of serving as a monster-slaying leader.

Xia Zuo bought two deep-sea submersibles from the master of marine alchemy, Hillenburg, and dispatched two teams to hunt sea monsters in the depths of the western sea of ​​the eastern continent.

In the frozen snowfields, three blood-element servant teams tirelessly traversed the various monster territories, ruthlessly reaping the monsters that had been left to roam freely in the temple.

In the forest south of the Eastern Continent, near the northern border of the Golden Vitex Ideal Country, Xia Zuo, relying on information provided by Little Golden Vitex, hunts down the monster groups lurking in the jungle. Ostensibly, he is collecting monster materials, but in reality, his goal is still to kill monsters, gain experience, and absorb vitality attribute values.

With a constant influx of experience and vitality points, Xia Zuo's leveling speed increased rapidly, reaching level 60 in just three days.

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[Level] lv.60

[Experience] 7700/120000

[Health Points] 60

[Health Regeneration Speed] 12 points/hour

[Strength] 554

[Agile] 554

[Endurance] 554

[Vitality] 12

[Perception] 554

[Willpower] 554

[Mental State] 554

【Charm】554

[Free Attribute Points] 554

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Xia Zuo had thought of this upgrade method a long time ago, but he had always been unwilling to do it.

Reading books, conducting alchemical experiments, and studying spells can also yield rewards, though the efficiency is relatively low.

As a long-lived pure-blooded mage, Xia Zuo doesn't mind spending more time gaining experience and attribute rewards in a relatively peaceful way with less killing.

However, reality doesn't allow him to be so laid-back anymore. Only by accumulating enough strength in a short period of time can he possibly help the pure-blood mage faction and himself fight against the threat of the faceless men.

Xia Zuo, who had been in a sluggish state for a long time, suddenly went all out to grind monsters and gain experience for the first time, resulting in a comprehensive improvement.

In addition to doubling his attribute values, all the blood magic he has mastered at this stage has reached level lv.ax, unlocking many new features.

The only drawback is that while blood magic is incredibly effective against flesh and blood, it is largely ineffective against the energy bodies of wild elementals.

Fortunately, his collaboration with the arcane mage provided Xia Zuo with many new uses for blood magic.

The automatic tracking chain swords, condensed using Blood Magic Attack and Defense, have been developed into various new models by arcane mages: Blood Magic Chain Sword Traps that can be buried underground to wait for their attack, Automatic Locating Catapults equipped with heavy metal balls that are swung by Blood Magic Chains, and Mid-to-Long Range Alchemical Missiles that are attached with Blood Element Minions and can adjust their flight trajectories in real time, etc.

In the desolate mountains and wilderness of the western continent, a large group of Blood Element servants are replicating the heavy weapons developed by the arcane mage, one-to-one, for Xia Zuo.

This is the most satisfactory of all the countermeasures Xia Zuo has prepared.

Once the faceless man's whereabouts are found, Xia Zuo will not be a fool to confront him face to face, communicate and fight him. Why risk his life and do things personally when heavy weapons can solve the problem from a distance?

If it weren't for the strict management of the Starry Sky Border, Xia Zuo would have prepared to build another floating tower, equipped with a huge number of powerful energy bombs, to give the Faceless Man a spectacular surprise from high above.

As for whether attacking the Faceless Men's lair with heavy weapons would attract the attention of the Temple?