World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 101 The Stars and Me!

Hearing the system's anthropomorphic laughter, Lin An, who was used to mechanical voices, couldn't help but shiver.

Upon opening the panel, the barrage of "prophet" messages had already raised his pollution level to 17%.

Good heavens, no wonder the system went crazy.

But strangely enough...

Lin An stretched out his hand, his five fingers still straight and his skin smooth. He touched various parts of his body, and everything that was supposed to grow was in its place, intact and without any abnormalities.

My main body was completely unaffected.

Is this Ke Xue?

In fact, after awakening his mysticism, Lin An always felt that there was a subtle barrier between him and the system, even though it repeatedly claimed to be Lin An's "embodied mysticism".

For example, the system initially had a poor grasp of the distance of the data, often directly hitting Lin An's eyelids.

Subconsciously, I can't see numbers clearly? What kind of idealistic nearsightedness is this?

For example, the system claims that its original language is "Roman". Although it explains that it is a mystery generated from the "Complete Book of Magic", Lin An thinks it is too far-fetched that it does not understand Chinese.

Do I consider myself a time traveler from Constantinople?

And on that very first day, when the system awakened, there were no initial radiation values ​​or levels of contamination, which was vastly different from the situation where a normal mystic connects to a divine medium to draw energy at the moment of awakening.

Just now, although Lin An was completely taken aback by Madam Ava, he never rashly believed the truth of the prophecy, unlike the system...

They actually broadcast a series of announcements, concluding that he had succumbed to fate and that he had accepted the results of the divination.

He has a bit of a Western mindset.

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, "The essence of fate is Logos, a kind of etheric substance that permeates the entire universe, the seed of creation, which is immutable."

In the epic poem Iliad, the god Zeus decides the fate of mankind; in Genesis, the gods created heaven and earth and all things, including mankind, and arranged the fate of all creations, leaving mankind powerless.

During the Spring and Autumn Period of the Dragon Kingdom, the philosopher Xunzi mentioned that "the stars revolve, the sun and moon shine in turn, the four seasons govern, yin and yang transform greatly, wind and rain bestow their blessings, and all things obtain their harmony to live and their nourishment to grow. One sees the effect without seeing the action; this is what is called divine."

God is the sum of natural phenomena such as the sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, all things, and the changing seasons. While the "Way of Heaven" has its own laws, people can also follow the timing of Heaven and use it as a basis for their own benefit.

The two represent a clash between self-determined destiny and divine ordained fate.

Lin An wasn't so easily convinced by "prophecy," but the system fell into the trap of fatalism even before him.

Although he is of mixed race, Lin An has lived with his aunt's family since he was a child and has hardly ever been in contact with his mother. How could he possibly have the underlying logic of a Westerner?

"Stop laughing, System Bro," Lin An interrupted the system's rant. "Can you even keep using it?"

"I'm fine! Full of energy!"

Surprisingly, the system's voice was no longer a slightly distorted mechanical tone, but a human voice with intonation and rhythm, which gave Lin An goosebumps.

Why does this thing seem to have a personality more and more as my level of contamination increases?
Is it really possible for someone to communicate with a mysterious being?

"Hehehe, I am you, and you are me!" The system caught his thoughts. "What, don't you believe me? Am I really that untrustworthy! Don't you believe in yourself?"

"Sigh, I really should start working on the pollution level." Lin An's expression was complicated. "Come on, [Mysterious Encyclopedia]."

"Isn't it great now? I think we're amazing! Not only can we fight side by side, but we can also chat! You don't need anyone else from now on, just me forever!"

"Get out of here! Change back now!"

"Someone's coming. What's he saying? Hey, did you hear him?" the system said. "The voices around us are getting louder. Who's speaking?"

Upon hearing this, Lin An's expression hardened.

A few minutes ago, the white mark on my forehead was only slightly hot, but now it felt intensely hot, and a hoarse and terrifying voice rang in my ears.

"Where have you been hiding, little mouse?"

Efron Ruben!
Unlocking the door and lifting the curtain, Lin An glanced outside. Most of the believers had lost sight of Lady Ava and gradually dispersed. Only a few fanatical believers remained seated, whispering and speculating about the intentions of the leader of the Séance of the Gods.

"Could it be related to the identification of the manager?"

“I remember the person Mrs. Ava pointed to was just a new face who had only recently joined. How could she possibly make him the new manager? I’ve followed her for ten years to get where I am today.”

"This is too strange... Besides, have you heard about what's been happening in other parishes lately? It seems our séance is being investigated and attacked by some unknown person..."

"Is she being threatened by that person?"

Just as several core believers were about to stand up, Lin An walked out from behind the cabinet, and they all pointed at him in surprise.

"It's you! Do you know how Mrs. Ava is doing?"

“She finished talking to me and told me that she has something else to say to you,” Lin An said, pointing to the room behind him. “And she wants to see all of you.”

“You’d better swear that you’re not lying.” The believers looked at him suspiciously.

“How could I dare to fabricate Lady Ava’s orders? Let’s go in quickly.” Seeing their hesitation, Lin An dropped a bombshell, “She doesn’t look well. I think you’d better go as soon as possible, otherwise…”

Given the recent strange occurrences at the séance, the believers stared wide-eyed.

Is Lady Ava about to leave them?
Without Lin An urging them, they hurriedly walked toward the small room behind the consecration hall and filed in. The room was pitch black. Just as the believers touched the light switch, they saw a corpse lying next to a round table with a bloody hole in its chest and forehead.

It was none other than Mrs. Eva.

After suppressing their screams for so long, a shock almost pierced the roof. They were completely flustered, like headless flies. They then tried to pull the door open, only to find that the key had disappeared and the door had been locked from the outside.

Before the group could start cursing Lin An, another completely unfamiliar, unpleasant voice, like heavy metal, came from outside.

"So you hid behind the Blind Granny, Lin. Where is she? And where are her offerings?"

Contrary to the sound, a dazzling light pierced through the dim hall, like the sacred and noble light described in Genesis coming from the doorway.

Efron pushed open the door and walked slowly toward Lin An.

Rather than walking, it would be more accurate to say that he was floating.

A young man with short hair stood on an altar that had been transformed by energy, with three lifelike marble steps.

An oval halo hung overhead, with a large golden circle on the outside and black dots connecting the five-pointed star pattern. The color deepened as you went in, eventually transforming into a pure, blinding brightness.

He held an ancient scripture in his left hand, and raised his other hand slightly, extending and joining his index and middle fingers.

On the altar sat six tall, slender archangels, while smaller cherubs played church instruments such as violins, cellos, bassoons, trumpets, and woodwind horns, producing strange humming sounds.

The song is beautiful and ethereal.

But as long as Efron gives the order, these angels will transform into the most ruthless killing machines, pulling out all kinds of firearms to slaughter all living things within the "Judge's" range.

"So, you're just going to stand there like this as you face death?" Efron said with a wicked grin. "Where's the [Blind Woman]?"

"Lady Ava told me everything!" Lin An jumped onto the long table of the Séance of the Gods, standing on a stool. "As an inspector, you not only cooperated with the free mystics, but also slaughtered ordinary people! What do a bunch of unawakened bastards have to do with the 'Comers' world?"

“I don’t want to kill anyone, and I certainly don’t want to help that extreme old woman achieve her wish.” Efron withdrew his hand, which transformed into a machine gun, and hooked the trigger with his index finger, which was “praying to God.”

"But as the 'judge,' I have to act and think according to His will. Besides, it was Chairman Adenauer who gave me the address, and I just followed his instructions to leave nothing behind. I told you before, I'm actually an honest man."

"Lady Ava has escaped. Don't you want to know her whereabouts?"

As Lin An spoke, he tried to make out the title of the scripture in Efron's hand. He felt that he had vaguely seen a similar book not long ago.

Mythical level, Chief Judge.

Could Efron also be a fragment of Missina's work?
Missina has six parts, and the St. Anilof Foundation has six deacons, which almost correspond one-to-one.

Guy Agnimo later became a member of the inspection team? But didn't he mention 'Mr. Wood,' one of the family's offline conglomerates, on the phone...?

“Compared to you, I don’t care about her life or death at all!” Efron laughed twistedly, staring intently at Lin An’s vital points. “Ending a young life with my own hands is far more satisfying than killing an old bone with one foot in the grave!”

"Click!"

Having said that, all the angels raised their guns again.

The sacred atmosphere vanished, leaving only the grim atmosphere of the battlefield. Efron's cruel gaze locked onto Lin An.

At the same time, the system also posted a data panel in front of him.

【戯字】：复戣揪-科佸厛姆、口瑷箴言V
【瘎绾】：Divine Illness, Grade B

[Radiation]: 24.8%
[Thin dyeing degree]: 15.5%
【粙璐】：审闗口

The fifth reader to reread this book—Kodashim!
The laws of Missina governed the sacrifices and the slaughter of animals.

Although the displayed data was barely legible, Lin An, who was familiar with the panel, knew that Efron was a Mythical Grade B with a radiation level of 24.8%!

It was almost exactly as he had guessed!
In Lin An's plan, besides having the mythical "prophet" and Efron fight to the death, he also thought of a name.

【The Five Matrixes of Paracelsus】.

Although Lin An himself couldn't catch up with Efron for the time being, the wand, based on the gems of the ouroboros and the basilisk, contained five plant golds and absorbed the Heavenly Dew, which was at the Source-level Awakening. It not only reached the mythical level, but its radiation value was also comparable to Efron's.

The only problem is that neither of the two enhanced gems is an attack type.

The Philosopher's Stone contains five different images, each requiring five different metals to be forged, a gradual process.

Plant gold, heavenly dew, and next... celestial gold.

There are few records of this metal. Legend has it that it is the essence of the stars in the sky, and alchemists tend to exchange it with "good demons" or gods.

Alchemist Van Hel Monte stated: "We pray for the blessings of the heavens so that metals from the stars may fall to the earth; and the heavens, in turn, draw something unseen from below, thus establishing a free and mutual interaction."

Alchemy is based on the principle of equivalent exchange; to obtain this metal, one must pay a certain price—most often, it is one's soul and life.

Monte also claimed that this metal could subtly influence the will of all creation, possessing celestial magic, through which the Philosopher's Stone was able to form an alliance with Heaven.

Since it has been given a name like "Stars to Me", this mysterious technique must be more than just "suicide". Moreover, the "Lord of Dreams" is not related to simple killing.

"The bullets seemed to come from the stars. Two shots rang out at the same time. The eagle fell, and the girl in the wedding dress also fell into a pool of blood."

That's right, it came from the stars!

The devil caused the metal from the stars to fall to the ground, and took a life as the price.

Isn't this the source of the "star gold" mentioned in Monte's Notes?

The reason why Lin Ansheng did not use [Stars to Me] earlier was because he was afraid that the Strange Tale-level Star Gold would not be able to provide enough radiation value, and there was a certain probability that he would need external assistance when facing Efron.

Even if Lady Ava isn't a mythical figure, as a wanted person, she can still share some of Efron's direct firepower.

Unexpectedly, Lady Ava's mysterious prototype turned out to be "Zongzong the Demon".

Family Demonology, entry on the demon god Solomon!
This is exactly what Lin An was hoping for!
This is truly his auspicious day!
So he abandoned the idea of ​​"shifting the blame" and decided to take matters into his own hands, killing Lady Ava directly and combining the two strange tales into a "disaster" level mystery.

"System, trace the entries 'The 72 Demons of King Solomon III: The Demon Shooter' and 'The 72 Demons of King Solomon V: The Demon Lord'!"

"With your witness, the illustration of [Solomon's 72 Demons II: Stoth] has been unlocked. Do you wish to consume 2 'Dream Lord' media to use [Stars to Me]?"

It's alright, it doesn't let us down when it matters.

Watching the angels fluttering in the sky casting intertwined shadows, Lin An made the shape of a gun with his hand and pointed it at his temple.

"Ping——!"

The whistling of bullets and the sounds of explosions rose and fell. In Efron's crazed eyes, Lin An's appearance, under the influence of the mystical magic, was not human at all, but an outright pig!

Once the ceremony is held, the animal to be slaughtered is already determined!
"God, accept my sacrifice today!"

However, the next moment, the angels suddenly stopped firing and stood there in a daze. Efron was stunned and saw that Lin An had turned back into a "human" in the oval hall filled with smoke.

He slowly walked out of the smoke.

No longer an animal?

Efron gripped the Missina tightly in his hand in shock.

When did my magic fail?!

Impossible! My lock can never be broken unless the individual dies!
But he's clearly still alive—how is that possible?

Lin An's lips curled into a smile, and the green gemstone exuded a healing aura, instantly healing the fatal wound to the soul. At the same time, a bullet-shaped metal object floated in mid-air.

It took Lin An's life a few seconds ago, and then remained on Titan forever, never to be dispelled.

"【The Art of Transcendence】".

Lin An extended his magic wand, and the star gold transformed into a triangular symbol that merged into the brown gemstone.

The topmost dot represents the great spirit, and the line drawn from there to the bottom right signifies the spirit descending into matter, and rising again from there, representing matter reaching the highest form of the universe.

The whole is contained within the individual; this is the essence of alchemy.

The brown gemstone becomes viscous, spongy, and more permeable under the influence of the symbol; the interplay of two fixed and unstable properties gives rise to spiritual power.

Efron's pupils constricted, reflecting Lin An's every movement and every tiny expression.

"I don't know how you broke free, so what? I will use mystical magic an endless number of times until I tear you to pieces! You cannot escape death—die! Die!"

The young man simply pointed his wand at him, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"Hasta la vista, baby."

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Lin An's words were in Spanish, which translates to "Farewell."

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