They are all characters I control.

Claire looked down at her hands, which were bound by chains and had long since gone numb.

There was no "Guardian's Vision" on his fingers, but one could still feel a faint connection.

Claire had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

He had been sealed in this dungeon for over a hundred years, but fortunately he had never been aware of it until now.

If he were locked up for another hundred years now that he's awake, he'd probably go crazy. Luckily, he's obtained the "Guardian's Peeping".

Although it was Lia's exclusive equipment, Claire, who could control Lia, could also share the right to use it.

The only regret is...

"It's a pity that 'The Keeper's Sight' can only be unsealed for three minutes at the moment. Oh well, at least I can temporarily regain my mobility. I haven't moved an inch in a hundred years."

Claire wasn't in a hurry; once her bond with Leah reached 100%, she could unlock the skill infinitely all day long.

The seal will remain, but it's not a big problem.

Once he regains his strength, he can go and have a chat with the saintess of the goddess church who personally sealed him away.

Not a substitute saint like Isabelle, but the true saint who stood at the pinnacle of the Church of Goddess.

There will always be a way to completely break the seal eventually.

Ultimately, Claire still needs to gain her freedom and regain her strength first.

"Give it a try. It's only once a day anyway, and today's almost over, so why not use it?" Claire took a deep breath.

[Activate 'The Keeper's Gaze (Awakened State)'?]

[Currently maintainable duration: 3 minutes.]

[Once activated, it will consume the wearer's (Lia von Rost's) magic power. Please be mindful of the usage time.]

"activation."

Claire did not hesitate.

The next moment—

"Om-!"

An invisible surge of magical energy exploded from his chest!

The seven holy swords piercing his body trembled violently at the same time, and the sacred runes that had flowed on the swords for hundreds of years emitted white smoke like frost being scorched by flames.

"Click—! Click-click-click—!"

The sound of magic shattering on the runes echoed through the dungeon.

Those sacred seals that once held him firmly in place like steel were now crumbling like rotten wood, turning into a pile of dim, luminous fragments.

The chains rattled violently, and Claire felt a sudden lightness in her body, a familiar yet strangely unfamiliar long-lost sense of power coursing through her.

Although the seven holy swords were still stuck in his body, the seal had been broken.

Claire quickly lifted her leg to steady herself, being careful not to break the chains on her limbs.

It's been a hundred years.

Claire looked down at her hands; the skin was so pale it was almost transparent, the veins were bulging, and the muscles were severely atrophied, but she could still move them.

He tried to clench his fist; although it was weak, he could indeed feel his own strength.

"call……"

Claire exhaled a breath of stale air, and the feeling of the abundant magic power circulating within her body once again made her feel reborn.

To celebrate, he decided to set off some fireworks for himself.

However, when Claire tried to channel her inner magic and unleash magic as easily as before, she was stunned.

Huh? I can't seem to sense any elements anymore? I can't feel anything?

"The wrath of the heavens has transformed into chains..."

Claire, somewhat bewildered, began chanting the incantation, but nothing happened.

So, is it because I'm bound to Lia? That's why I, like Lia, have no sense of elements?

That's not right either. Lia's perception of the elements is just quite weak, not completely nonexistent.

At this moment, Claire is completely unable to perceive the elements?

After hesitating for a few seconds, Claire suddenly realized and opened the Titles/Achievements interface on her system panel.

[Achievement Completed: Dominion Over the Empire (Luck +500) - You are the sole ruler of the empire]

[Achievement Completed: Popularity (Charm +10) - You have been admired by more than ten fertile women]

[Achievement Completed: Popularity (Charm +50) - You have been admired by more than thirty fertile women]

[Achievement Completed: Many Children, Many Blessings (Charm +100) - You have been admired by more than one hundred fertile women]

[Achievement Completed: Family Tragedy (Magic Resistance +10) - You have lost five family members within three generations of your bloodline]

[Achievement Completed: Family Tragedy (Magic Resistance +50) - You have lost ten family members within three generations of your bloodline]

[Achievement Completed: Lone Star (Magic Resistance +100) - You have lost thirty family members within three generations of your blood relation]

[Achievement Completed: Demon King (Elemental Affinity -∞, Primal Perception +1)...]

Claire searched for a long time before finally finding his final achievement.

This thing is quite long, unlike the previous achievements.

Claire sighed helplessly and looked at the culprit in front of her who had made her unable to sense the elements.

【Achievement: Demon King (Elemental Affinity -∞, Origin Perception +1) - You killed a high-ranking member of the Goddess Church with your mortal body, and your body is bathed in the blood of holy magic. Such blasphemy and great deeds have been engraved by the laws of the world.

In return, you have been permanently stripped of the ability to sense and manipulate conventional magical elements, and the elemental world has been shut out for you.

However, at the same time, you gain a faint qualification to touch the deeper "source" of the world and use 'source weapons'.

The road ahead is unknown; it may be fraught with thorns, or it may lead to another throne.

Claire didn't have time to look at the achievement at the time, and thought it was just a simple reward for the immortality buff.

Now it seems the price awaits him here.

While gaining immortality, Claire also lost her elemental affinity.

This is a difficult situation, Claire is in a bind.

Although the mental magic and rune inscription magic that Lia learns do not require elemental affinity, advanced mental magic and rune inscriptions are extremely rare and difficult to obtain.

It's fine for Leah to protect herself and escape, but it would be inadequate for Claire to use in combat.

Even at his peak a hundred years ago, Claire only used mental magic and rune inscriptions as supplementary tools.

In that case, forget about finding the saintess; it would be almost impossible for her to even kill an archbishop.

"Even if I escape, I'll only be able to live as an ordinary person? Wouldn't that be the end of me?"

Claire chuckled self-deprecatingly.

What enabled him to overthrow the nobility and confront the church back then? Besides his intellect, it was his strength and magic!

Having inherited the bloodline of the Hero King, he was born with exceptionally strong magical talent.

In this magical world, if you don't know magic, you're doomed.

Now, things are really messed up; his own seal has been broken, and now his magic is gone.

What kind of situation is this?

However, before Claire could calm down, the three minutes were up.

The sacred runes on the seven cross-shaped holy swords embedded in his body once again shone brightly.

Claire's previously abundant magic and physical strength were now disappearing again as the seal was activated, but she didn't care about that at the moment.

He was trying hard to recall the memories in his mind.

"Hmm? I seem to remember that when the Church of Goddess was fighting, someone used a weapon that was also some kind of 'primordial weapon'? That person was a captain or something..."

Just as Claire was trying to piece together her hazy memories.

A blinding light streamed in from the cracks in the gradually opening stone door overhead.

Chapter 65 Could he be insulting me?

It's time for the dungeon visit.

"You didn't pretend to be dead this time? I thought you were going to play the dead game with me again."

Isabelle was still wearing that overly tight white robe with gold trim, and she was still wrapping the small portion of food she was feeding Claire in her own handkerchief.

She was clearly used to being with Claire, and her speech became more casual.

That makes sense. Although Isabelle is a powerful woman with divine attributes, she is only twenty-five years old and still young.

Before this, she had been 'communicating' with the unconscious Claire for more than ten years.

"You're bringing this so late, are you trying to starve me to death?" Claire complained, looking at the other person.

He thought the prayer agent wouldn't come today, and when he tried out the effect of [The Keeper of Secrets' Peeping], he almost got caught by Isabelle.

This acting saintess usually comes during the day, but she came so late today.

"You are an evil god, how could you possibly die?! Even if we wanted to kill you, we couldn't."

Isabelle rolled her eyes at him, opened the basket, and took out a loaf of bread wrapped in parchment paper, a small piece of cheese, and a few pickled olives.

In addition, she brought a small bottle, about the size of her palm.

Claire's gaze fell on the small bottle, and she raised an eyebrow.

"what is this?"

“Red wine.” Isabelle’s tone carried a hint of smugness. “Didn’t you complain about not having any wine? I brought some especially for today.”

She paused, then added, "So I'm late."

Claire looked at her face, which was trying so hard to maintain an "I'm giving you charity" expression, and suddenly felt like laughing.

This woman with big breasts still remembers what she said before.

Last time, I tugged at her a little because she made an excuse that she didn't have any alcohol, but this time she obediently remembered to bring some.

"Hehe, that's hilarious. The high and mighty Acting Saintess is going to such lengths to prepare a whole wine?" Claire teased, watching Isabelle set out food on the sacred protective magic that had transformed into a table, as if she were having a picnic.

“I am the Church’s representative saint, one of the saint’s agents. You, the evil emperor, cannot do whatever you want and even drink alcohol.”

Isabelle glared at the complaining guy with annoyance.

"Alright, give me a bite then. Your church just loves to show off." Claire licked her lips.

There is a difference between not dying and not living well.

While it's true that it's better to live a miserable life than to die, if you were really hung there for a hundred years without food or water, you wouldn't find life meaningful anymore.

Let alone a hundred years, it couldn't even last three days.

Isn't living just about eating, drinking, having fun, and enjoying life? Or is it about pondering why people live at all?

"Okay, don't rush me!" Only Claire, standing right in front of her, could speak to Isabelle like that.

As the acting saintess, she is one of the saintess's representatives.

Her position in the Church of the Goddess was beyond question, and she was the only person on this continent who could stand on equal footing with her...

Well, the evil god emperor Claire could indeed be considered someone qualified to do that.

"Okay, open your mouth! If you complain again, I won't bring you food next time."

Isabelle took a piece of bread from the basket, skillfully broke off a piece, dipped it in cheese, and offered it to Claire's mouth.

Claire opened her mouth and caught it.

Watching Claire chew with her cheeks bulging, Isabelle felt a strange little excitement well up inside her again.

"Um, can you talk about what we were talking about before this time?"

Seeing Claire finish chewing her bread, Isabelle picked up the small bottle of red wine and waved it in front of Claire.