The sin of gluttony was fully revealed at this moment. With the fire of the phoenix as the source, blood and fire spread throughout the hall. Blood oozed from Shade's hands, and the black tablecloth was gradually stained blood red.
Shade, wearing a blood-stained shirt, sat at the end of the empty long table. As he stood up from his prone position, gold and silver tableware fell from the sky one by one. In the light of the fire, the food that exuded an alluring aroma became real from illusion. The shining dinner plates reflected the light of the golden candlesticks lit by the fire of the phoenix. There was no snow falling from the sky. On the contrary, the power of sin connected with the more filthy power that Shade had swallowed.
Just like at the God's Baccarat Party, strings of fangs hung down in the blood. The strong smell of blood even stained the terrified statues hiding in the shadows with blood.
The blood and firelight complemented each other, making the dark banquet hall even more blurry. In the fishbone pirate ship, Shade used the little match girl as a basis to show the power of the Lord of the Blood Feast. At this moment, relying on his increasingly skilled use of the power of gluttony, he recreated the strange bloody banquet with only the fire of the phoenix.
"The Phoenix has awakened?"
The vampire Mr. Armand Bernhardt was not surprised by the power displayed by Shade, but attributed it to the ancient one on the top of the mountain. Sister Develyn, whose silver eye mask reflected blood light, turned her head slightly to look at Shade, as if she had encountered a problem that she could not understand.
"Blood Feast..."
The owner of the mansion, the old man, showed surprise for the first time. He tried to stand up by holding the table, but failed. He could only stare at the young man in blood-stained clothes on the other side of the long table:
"What do you want to do?"
Although a little panicked, he still remained decent.
"Just answer one of my questions."
Even with the support of the Phoenix flame, the spirit in Shade's body was still flowing rapidly. With the power of "gluttony" deposited in the divinity, he could reproduce this scene again and again, but the consumption of this scene was greater than that of the maze:
"Did you cheat when you played cards with us just now?"
Xia De, who was wearing blood-stained clothes, asked in a deep voice.
The old man's lips, which were blue and white like a corpse, moved:
"You guys go away. I've lost this bet."
"You admit your sins?"
“Yes, I cheated. It was a sin of lying and deceit. I will not deny it.”
"Give me the pearl earrings I want, the fire of sin the nun wants, and the cup of blood the gentleman wants."
"I can give it to you, but you have to answer one of my questions."
He put his hands on the table and leaped forward. At the same time, all the surrounding figurines turned to Xia De, glaring at him. The diffused blood mist seemed to be hit by an invisible wind, and the fangs hanging from the ceiling swayed and collided with each other.
The pure black lines representing the power of sin were invading the Blood Feast. The power of red and black collided in the invisible twisted void. The fierce battle between blood and sin, fire and evil thoughts shattered all the surrounding glass.
Mr. Bernhardt hurriedly covered his head and dodged. The nun folded her hands together and placed them on her legs. The firelight and blood were reflected on her flawless eye mask. She was still "staring" at Shade.
Obviously, although Xia De had the upper hand, the owner of the mansion was not without any power to fight back:
"You are relying on the power of others to temporarily suppress the Sin Mansion, but this power does not belong to you."
He spoke of Shade's current state in a suppressed voice, with both hands on the table. The black lines representing the power of the great sin were resisting the spread of blood:
"Gluttony, greed, and laziness. You now possess the power of the three original sins, but I can see that this is not your worst sin at all. Tell me -
What is your great sin, outsider? I admit that I have committed the sin of deception and lying. What about you, outsider? Do you admit your sin
"My sins?"
Xia De frowned:
“For God so loved the world, I…”
Mr. Bernhardt, who was shocked by this scene, looked at Shad. Sister Defulin lowered her head and sorted the cards in front of her among the glittering gold and silver tableware. She seemed to fully understand what was happening at the moment.
"... ... I... ... "
God loves the world, do you love them
"She" suddenly whispered in Xia De's ear, almost making Xia De's serious expression collapse.
"God loves the world. I am not God, but I yearn for this state."
Perhaps to Sister Defulin and Mr. Bernhardt, this might sound like Shad's intention to be as kind to everyone as God, but it actually means that Shad intends to become a god.
"No, it's not your great sin."
The owner of the mansion whispered:
"Don't you even have the courage to face your inner self, outsider? You are carrying such a heavy burden and moving forward. Do you really not know your sins?"
Resisting the power of the blood feast from the gods, his entire body was deforming. The image of the dying old man was only an appearance. The real owner of the mansion who was devoured by the power of sin in the ancient era had long since turned into a monster.
Xia De recalled many past events since he came to this world nearly four months ago:
"God loves the world, I love myself."
Along with the chuckles in his ears, the old man across the long table also laughed wildly. Xia De even thought he would die of laughter:
"I see. There are lunatics like you in this world. Let's go. It's definitely more interesting for lunatics like you to exist in the world than to stay here. Big sin! Desire! Very good, very good. You will be my companion. You are even crazier than me."
The figurines in the shadow of the firelight handed a pair of pearl earrings and an ancient blood-colored metal wine glass to Shade and Bernhardt respectively. Shade looked at the pair of earrings that were obviously relics and knew that they were the culprit for the current situation. Bernhardt showed an ecstatic expression on his face. This foreign nobleman could no longer control his emotions.
Then, the old man threw the filthy flames that seemed to be collected from the abyss to Sister Develyn. She was immediately burned by the black fire, and even Bernhardt, who was across the table, could feel the horror of the flames. But the flames were covered by another flame and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"Craving for the fire of sin will only burn you. Sister, I don't know which god you believe in, but God must have guessed your fate. Because I found the fire of sin underground, I ended up like this... Go away, all of you."
Shade stood up and waved his hand, and his Rhodes card left Sister Develyn and Mr. Bernhardt's hands. As he stood up, the Blood Feast, representing the power of sin, was absorbed from the surroundings into Shade's body, but it did not have any effect on him for the time being.
Sister Defulin and Mr. Bernhardt also stood up, while the old man was still laughing crazily. The blood color gradually faded, and the utensils containing the rich ingredients disappeared one by one.
Shade walked in front, followed by the nun and Mr. Bernhardt, and they left the banquet hall with the old man holding a kerosene lamp who appeared at the door at some point in time. But the mocking laughter still lingered in their ears.
"Am I really that stupid?"
Xia De asked in her heart, and immediately got the answer. She answered softly, the ancient language whispered, as if there was a breeze blowing past her ears, that voice was in her ears and in her heart, she was always like this:
There is no need to belittle yourself.
"Why?"
because... ...
The group walked through the corridor, which was destroyed by Sister Defulin's fire, and had been restored to its original state. The vampire walking behind was still looking at the blood cup in his hand with fascination, while the sister's blindfold was aimed at Shade's back.
... ... I am you.
He once again recalled the memory of being surrounded by a pair of silver-glowing, smooth arms in front of the door of death.
"Will you stay with me forever?"
Yes.
She chuckled:
My dear, stranger.
After leaving the third floor, Xia De still felt hungry. But because the owner of the mansion promised to let everyone go, the group safely went from the third floor to the first floor. When they arrived at the huge lobby, Xia De hesitated and stopped:
"You guys go first. I promised someone else to send this back."
Xia De shook the pair of pearl earrings in his hand. The jewelry that was demanded by desire was certainly not an ordinary thing. This was a relic with a very significant whispering element. Now the way out was in front of him. Xia De actually didn't need to return to the wine cellar. After all, he no longer needed to leave through the wine cellar. But after careful consideration, Xia De still didn't want to cheat a level 0 relic.
Xia De could even imagine that if he left at this moment, he might see the woman's head emerging from the bathtub in the bathroom No. 6 in St. Teresa's Square when he returned home, where the gas lights were all off.
"I'll go with you."
The nun said softly.
Mr. Bernhard hesitated for a moment, then looked down at the wine glass in his hand, gritted his teeth and said:
"Then I'll go with you."
He did this to thank Xia De for his help.
"No need, it's just a short trip, and the danger in the basement is actually greater than the Crime Mansion itself."
He didn't know whether the nun and the vampire understood what he meant, so he turned around and walked to the left along the corridor:
"Wait for me outside, I'll be out shortly."
Behind him, Armand Bernhard glanced at the nun hesitantly:
"Excuse me, are you the leader of the spiritual sect? Actually, I want to ask you for help with something. Of course, it will cost you money."
"We can go outside and talk."
The nun said, and beside them, the old man holding the oil lamp had already pushed open the door of the mansion with great effort:
"Would you like to sell the oil lamp in your hand?"
the nun asked softly.
(Mi Mia is running...)
There was no one in the mansion who would stop Xia De, so after saying goodbye to his companions, he returned to the underground wine cellar smoothly.
After arriving at the bottom floor of the wine cellar from the elevator, the light from the gurgling pool water also reflected the rippling waves on Shade's face.
"You're very fast. Also, you smell like fire. Are you the phoenix underground?"
Desire laughed a delighted laugh.
It seems that after arriving at the Mansion of Sin, everyone knows that there is a phoenix on Mount Xikar.
"Yes."
He spread his hands, revealing the pair of golden pearl earrings. Under the effect of the moving object spell, they slowly floated towards the pool.
"I thought you would just come over here."
The woman's head that emerged from the edge of the pool said with a smile, and Xia De felt the pair of pearl earrings flying for a distance before he lost control of them. The earrings separated, one on the left and one on the right, and flew to the ears of the beautiful woman's head and fixed there:
"Do I look good?"
The "woman" with wet hair asked Xia De shyly by the pool. But this scene not only did not make Xia De feel charming, but made him a little terrified. The other party's mere smile had the power to charm the mind, it was really desire itself.
"Of course you are beautiful. To be honest, I have never seen a face more beautiful than yours."
"Although you are a little less courageous, you are still honest."
A shy blush appeared on that pretty face:
"Laziness, the new sin is this. See, I said, sin is always with you."
"But I think this seems to be a sin that you have induced me to commit."
Shade corrected her, but the woman just chuckled, and that laugh was so beautiful...
"Of course, I can't compare to you."
He added in his mind.
Thanks.
"This is the gift I promised you. I think you will like it."
With the sound of water, a fair right hand emerged from the water, holding a rolled-up parchment. Judging from the thickness, the length of the parchment after unfolding would probably not be less than 5 feet (about 1.5 meters). Although it was taken out of the water, the parchment was not wet at all.
Desire knew that Shade would not approach, so the old parchment automatically flew to Shade. Shade reached out to catch it, but did not feel any whispering elements, which meant that this thing was not a relic.
"This is knowledge, or more precisely, this is a book."
"What book?"
Xia De looked the heavy parchment tube up and down. There were some burnt marks on the edge of the parchment.
“The Pink Book.”
"Um?"
He looked up at the other person, then quickly looked away. Now, both white hands were stretched out, one on the left and one on the right, clasped together and placed on the sink in front of his head. But strangely, the shoulders and neck were still not visible.
"I know the Pink Book, it's..."
"It's not the manuscripts you know. This is a copy of the original Pink Book, and I copied it."
The woman's slightly hoarse voice was unusually pleasant to hear.
"The original text of the Pink Book originated from ancient times. Yes, it is very old. When I copied it, I changed the content to be suitable for the knowledge of the Sixth Epoch Supernatural System. It is not difficult to obtain the spiritual runes if you read it several times. I think you will be interested in it."
When Shad first went to St. Byron's library, he saw a copy of the Pink Book on the bookshelf. Later, he learned from Dorothy, who had read many books, that this book was... ... a book on assisted reproduction. Although the content sounded very unorthodox, the knowledge of spells, magic, and rituals in it was actually very useful, but in this book, most of them were used in unorthodox ways.
For example, the famous Grease and Partial Petrification spells, these ancient spells still exude vitality in the Sixth Era. However, due to the diversity of his own magic, the advantage of magic over magic, and the rapid upgrade, Shade has no time to spend money to select useful spells from the huge spell list of the academy, but this does not mean that he is not interested in this knowledge.
For an average ring sorcerer, it is normal for the number of spells to be three to four times the number of thaumaturgy, but for Shad it is almost the opposite.
"Well...thank you?"
He said hesitantly, accepted the parchment, and decided to return home and open it in front of the statue hidden behind the wall to prevent any accidents.
"You're welcome, Shad Hamilton."
She said Shade's name very accurately, and then smiled that pleasant smile again:
"This chance encounter is probably fate's arrangement. I think this won't be our last encounter."
Xia De really wanted to make this encounter the last one.
"So, we'll... um, see you next time?"
He just wanted to leave now.
"Sin is also your power. I hope that next time we meet, you can bring me more surprises, at least more surprises than the crazy Phoenix this time."
"Sin is not my power."
Xia De corrected, and then heard the sound of water, as if a huge monster was stirring the water at the bottom of the pool:
"Oh, how young and naive."
The two arms were retracted into the water, and the woman's head moved away from the edge of the pool, smiling at Shade:
"Answer me a question."
As he spoke, the head had returned to the center of the pool.
"Excuse me."
Shad noticed that the head was slowly sinking into the water, but the beautiful eyes, which seemed to be able to absorb human souls, were still looking at Shad;
"When the final moment comes and everything enters its final phase, is the power of sin not power?"
She didn't give Xia De a chance to answer. Her pretty face completely sank into the water, but there was no trace of floating hair on the surface.
The gurgling sound of the water gradually disappeared, and the light under the water gradually went out. Looking at the square pool again, it was clearly filled with red wine.
The underground wine cellar regained its peace, and the whispering elements returned to their original state in the Sin Mansion. Shade knew that desire had left.
“It’s a good thing that it didn’t stay in Fort Midhill, otherwise the future of this city would be really pessimistic.”
After looking down at the parchment in his hand and turning it into a toy and putting it away, Shade turned around and prepared to leave.
But he didn't know that in the dim wine pool behind him, the beautiful head quietly "rose" again. Eyelashes were stained with wine, and red drops slid down cheeks. Purple eyes narrowed, and the slender tongue licked the lips, and the color of the silver moon was reflected in the pupils.
In the end, she did nothing. It seemed as if something huge was stirring the liquid in the wine pool, but there was silence.
The woman's head sank into the wine pool:
"Well, see you next time, interesting soul."
Chapter 710 The Gift of Desire