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The third major stage for Eastern spiritual practitioners is the Enlightenment Stage. Once one has successfully attained enlightenment, that is, confirmed their own unique path of cultivation, they have reached the pinnacle of this stage and entered the later stage. They should then strive towards the new stage, the Proof Stage.

In contrast to Western magic practitioners, this signifies the establishment of their own conceptual framework, which can be considered the later stage of a great magician, the third stage of mastery.

As for mages... mages actually belong to an unorthodox cultivation method. They don't need to consider the mysteries of magic or their state of mind. They just need to accumulate magic power and stats and then acquire special abilities like drawing cards.

For a fusion-stage mage to defeat a grand mage who has established a concept of magic, they would need at least three fusion organs.

Now that Amelie has two fused organs and has established a magical concept, her strength has entered the later stage of this major phase. Theoretically speaking, the Dao Ancestor is also at this level, but the Dao Ancestor's control over his own path has reached its limit, and his nearly 10,000 years of accumulation is even more terrifying.

The lack of experience due to her young age is the problem that Emeryte is currently facing.

Once you reach this level of strength, it's no longer possible to quickly become stronger through talent and opportunity, unless you have help from someone at a higher level. Otherwise, you can only gradually accumulate and improve.

The old lich actually possessed roughly the same strength as she does now 800 years ago; she only increased her power by less than 5% over those 800 years.

This is a problem that all the powerful beings who have entered the late stage of the third major phase must face, including the Dao Ancestor, the Elf Queen, and the Divine Tree.

With Amelie's talent, if she had another 1000 years to hone her skills, she would be absolutely confident in becoming the world's number one, or at least tied for number one. Unfortunately, she doesn't have that time.

Emerald didn't know what would happen if the Dao Ancestor actually succeeded in merging with the Dao, but judging from the original game's plot, it would be best to prevent the Dao Ancestor from merging with the Dao.

But how can we stop it?

Only those who have personally witnessed the Sword of Annihilation and have reached the corresponding level of power can truly understand the terror of that power, a power that cannot be resisted by unity or numbers.

If there is no way to counter the Sword of Annihilation, then no matter how many people are gathered, it will only be a pointless death at the hands of the Dao Ancestor.

"I'm sorry, Ellie, I'm afraid I can't help you."

The old lich saw the reason for Amelie's anxiety, but there was nothing she could do:

"Although I hate to admit it, your talent is actually better than mine was back then. I've already taught you everything I could, and now you've embarked on your own path... I have no way to help you become stronger anymore."

"No, in my heart, you will always be the strongest!"

Amelie shook the old lich's skeletal arm twice more.

"...Even if you try to be cute, it won't work. If you can't do it, you just can't do it."

The old lich glared at Amelie speechlessly, then thought for a moment and said:

"However, as an old fellow who has lived for over a thousand years, although I can't help you become stronger myself, I can give you an idea."

"Oh? I knew you could do it, Mother-in-law!"

Emery was overjoyed, and her voice became even sweeter:

"Tell me quickly, Grandma~~~~"

"The answer is actually within yourself."

The old lich remained unmoved, and instead looked intently at Amelie:

"There are no gods or religious beliefs in this world, so logically no one should be able to use holy magic. But why are you using it? Do you know why?"

"……I know."

Emery hesitated for a moment before letting out a long sigh:

"You might not believe it if I told you, Mother-in-law... Before I was born, I seemed to have seen a goddess and received her blessing and protection, so I can use holy magic, even though I don't actually have any religious beliefs."

"Before you were born... then it seems your identity, little Ellie, is quite extraordinary."

The old lich gave Amelie a deep look, but didn't delve into why she had memories from before her birth. He simply asked again:

"Do you know where the holy magic you're using now comes from?"

"know."

Emery nodded again:

"Although there are no gods in this world, visitors from other worlds occasionally appear, including priests of those other world gods."

“Long before the human federation was established in our western continent, the elven kingdom had contact with those otherworldly priests. They had conflicts and exchanges.”

"The divine power and magic used by the priests aroused the curiosity of some elven mages. They wanted to use magic to control divine power in the same way they used magic to control magical power. After some research, they developed several series of holy magic."

"Unfortunately, although the theories of these holy magics are correct, life forms that have not been approved by the gods cannot use divine power. Those elves eventually researched a variety of holy magics but had no divine power to use... It's as miserable as a single dog who has read a lot of erotic books, has rich theoretical experience but no partner, so he can't put it into practice."

"Later, during the war between our Federation and the Elf Kingdom, some Elf mages who had participated in the research of holy magic were captured by us humans and completely fell into depravity. They gave all their research results and knowledge to us humans... That's how I obtained holy magic."

"good."

The old lich nodded, then chuckled:

"So, little Ellie, haven't you realized the problem yet? You were blessed by the gods and were born with the right to use divine power, but the way you use that power is magic, something a group of elven magicians who can't even use their own divine power developed."

"Of course, those elven mages are still very talented, and little Ellie, your holy magic is just as powerful now."

"But using magic to use divine power is ultimately similar to using magic to forcibly drive Eastern magical artifacts. It can be used, but the effect is definitely not as good as using spiritual power or even using exclusive spells."

"So my advice to you, Ellie, is this: you might as well try to study the orthodox way of using divine power and evolve your holy magic into true divine art."

"Although there are no clergy among the otherworldly visitors currently residing in the Federation, the Federation has hosted quite a few clergy in the past. I even came into contact with a follower of the Goddess of Death. She really wanted to kidnap me and make me her sister, but in the end, she was driven away by the woman in red."

"Little Ellie, you can look up the information left behind by those otherworldly priests. There might be some contact information among them. If you can contact the goddess who blessed you or the church that believes in her, you should find something of great value."

"...Should I try the priesthood route? Do you really want me to become a saintess?"

Emery gave a complicated remark, but it was indeed a solution, so she nodded.

"Understood, Mother-in-law, I will give it a try."

. . . . .

"Let's duel, Emerald!"

Emerald had just returned home from Pirate Island when Julia started pestering her.

By this time, Emerald had already learned about the events of the past few days from Suzuran and had a rough idea of ​​Julia's plans, but she did not reveal them.

"it is good."

Emerald simply hugged and kissed Julia, and then the two of them went from the living room door all the way to the room, where she kicked the door shut with a back kick.

Water magic duel, begin!

It started as a normal water magic duel, with Emeryte using her extensive experience to launch continuous attacks on Julia, firmly suppressing her.

However, Yulia's resilience should not be underestimated, especially her almost limitless stamina, which allows her to regroup and launch another suicidal attack on Emerald no matter how many times she is defeated.

While Emeryte possesses exceptional skills and wins battle after battle, her stamina is limited, preventing her from sustaining the same level of continuous charging as Julia.

In order to maintain her victory, Emerald had no choice but to use a higher-level technique, gently pointing a finger at Julia's vitals.

Everything dies eventually, and even the most abundant physical energy will eventually be exhausted; this is the rule.

"Well!"

Yulia's eyes widened instantly; that was exactly the feeling!

Even though she had plenty of energy before, with a single finger from Emery, she felt as if she were completely exhausted, wanting to close her eyes and fall asleep immediately.

Yulia had experienced this situation several times in previous water magic duels, but at that time she didn't think too much about it, only assuming that Emeryte's skills had improved again, or that she was indeed tired after continuous battles.

But things are different now. Yulia has realized that this is actually a rule attack, a powerful but gentle rule attack, which is just right for her body to gradually adapt to.

I can't get tired! I can't sleep!

Yulia roared inwardly, stubbornly staring at Emerald, trying to stay conscious.

Unfortunately, her body hadn't evolved the corresponding resistance yet, so Julia eventually fell asleep, staring at Emerald before slowly nestled into Emerald's arms.

Goodnight, my love.

Seeing this, Emerald gave Julia another light kiss:

"I believe you can do it... If there is anyone in this world who can stand with me against the strongest opponent, it is you."

"..."

Yulia, who was already fast asleep, didn't say anything, but her expression seemed even sweeter.

. . . . .

Lian Xiaoxiao's decisive strike completely decided the outcome of the election.

After roughly guessing Rei's true identity, Emery became a little more cautious and didn't dare to flirt with her as often as before. She hasn't contacted Rei for the past few days.

Lian didn't show any particular behavior, continuing to run her Drunken Red Pavilion while secretly controlling the daily lives of the heroes of Holy Mercury.

At that brand's new women's clothing launch event, Beth's performance was quite eye-catching. Her innocent and alluring charm with her youthful face and large breasts made many people secretly swallow their saliva, which increased her popularity from another perspective.

Even though they knew Beth already belonged to Amélie and they had little chance, there were still quite a few people who were purely captivated by Beth's beauty and supported her father, Gaif, for her sake.

Gafer's approval rating continued to rise, while Justin's rating rose in the opposite direction.

Janet did manage to boost Justin's approval ratings by taking advantage of the maze trial, but it now seems that it was just a temporary resurgence.

During the maze trial, Janet unfortunately fell into a trap and was trapped in complete darkness. She shouted for her to give up, but no one responded, which terrified her during that time.

Finally, Lulu, who had not participated in the trial, appeared like a hero in the darkness.

Having already learned some of Amelie's skills, Lulu knew how to seize opportunities. Using the suspension bridge effect, she easily won over Janet, tearing away her arrogant exterior and enjoying her sweet charm.

After that... even though Janet knew that Lulu was a jerk and that there was probably no future for them, she still fell for Lulu's sweet talk and superb skills, becoming completely love-struck and forgetting about her father's election.

Without his daughter's support, Justin, who was already at a disadvantage, was in even worse shape, and the gap between his approval rating and Gaif widened... Although the election is not over yet, the outcome is already decided.

Time passed, and finally, on the last day of summer, which was also the final vote for the presidential election held every six years in the Allen Federation, the election began.

That morning, countless streams of magical light flew from the rooftops of government buildings in every city of the Federation, heading to every corner of the city and landing in the hands of every citizen of the Federation.

Every legal citizen of the Allen Federation signs a contract with the Federal Tax Service from birth to pay taxes in accordance with the law, and members of the two major families are no exception.

While this contract requires federal citizens to pay taxes no matter where they hide, it also serves as a form of identification and a guarantee—many adventurers lost in the wilderness have ultimately found their way and been rescued thanks to this tax contract.

The magical beams that flew out of the city government buildings were located based on the tax contracts of federal citizens, ensuring that the magical beams could be delivered to the citizens.

That stream of magical light wasn't some kind of offensive magic, but rather a small card, which was also the legitimate vote of every citizen of the Federation.

Every citizen of the Federation can use magic to write down their preferred candidate on the ballot. Afterward, they can activate the card return function, and the card will fly back to the government buildings in each city, where government mages will be responsible for counting the votes.

At 8 p.m. that evening, as the voting and counting process across the entire federal government concluded, the final election results were announced.

The winner was undoubtedly Beth's father, Gafer Hewlett.

He won with over 37.6% of the vote, a full 14% ahead of second-place Justin, making it a victory without any suspense.

In the square of the Presidential Palace, countless federal dignitaries applauded the new President, including the pink-haired member of the Melson family and the magician of the Lohid family, as well as Amelie.

Emerald was representing the Melson family at the inauguration of the new president tonight. She not only wore a gorgeous crimson dress, but also stayed in the center position, attracting a lot of attention.

Julia accompanied her, but instead of wearing a formal gown, Julia wore a rather dashing black tuxedo and stayed by Amelie's side the whole time, looking very boyfriend-like, which caused many women to scream.

In the minutes immediately following the announcement of the election results, it was undoubtedly a time of celebration for the winners. All of Gaif's supporters cheered happily, and many people hugged each other.

"We won, young lady~~"

Lian was also present, but she didn't seem to have any intention of revealing her identity. She treated Emery the same as before, calling her "Miss" affectionately and even ingratiatingly.

At this moment, Lian walked to Amelie's side, took two glasses of champagne from the tray carried by the maid behind her, handed one to Amelie, and held the other to her own lips:

"Come on, cheers!"

"……cheers."

Emerald's heart was actually pounding a little, but since Rei showed no intention of revealing her true identity, Emerald could only continue to play along.

After the two exchanged a few words, another woman approached, also a beautiful woman.

She wore a blue evening gown with very little fabric, almost exposing her entire back, and the front was only held together by thin straps.

It was the first time Emery had seen her, but she recognized her at a glance—her face was very similar to Beth's, and her figure was just as voluptuous as Beth's, at least an E-cup. She must be the "big cat" that Rean had mentioned earlier, Beth's mother, Lady Gaif.

"Greetings, Miss."

Mrs. Hewlett showed great respect to Emery:

"Thank you for your support of Gafer and for your guidance of Beth. Without you, our family would not have achieved such glory tonight... From now on, you can give us any orders you may have."

"Ah."

Unlike Lian, who seems to harbor feelings for Cao Cao, Amelie has never been very interested in women who have already borne children for men, no matter how beautiful they are. She was quite indifferent to Mrs. Hewlett.

Seeing this, Lian gave a somewhat regretful look and dismissed Mrs. Hewlett with a single glance.

"Wow! We won! Hahaha! We really won!"