In Type-Moon, people create a magic family lineage

A rebellion meticulously orchestrated by Roya came to an end.

And he finally witnessed the return of the newborn 'god'—the resurrection of Vic Towar.

A true miracle is one that comes back from the dead.

—The Triple Greatness

This is the greatest miracle that Lu Kang aims to create!

Chapter 75 The Hanging God, the Body Achieved as the Master of Esoteric Buddhism, the Revealed Truth of "Lord"

At this moment on the banks of the Seine, the miracle of France still remains, but the palaces that once shrouded the sky and the earth have all vanished. Even the brief divine era, woven from the pseudo-primordial core that was the foundation and highest achievement of the entire French mystery, lasted for less than a moment.

But that one moment was enough to create a true 'miracle'.

Guided by Jeanne Darc.

It was also accepted by the French people.

It was entirely taken over by Lu Kang and Viktova.

It becomes the cornerstone that reveals its highest level of mystery.

It became the foundation upon which it forged its unique and mysterious monument.

The so-called resurrection is a true resurrection, not a false return of the living, nor an infinite reincarnation that abandons the past.

Rather, it is a true continuation of the past and a continuation of the future, a continuous renewal.

This is the scene that appears before Michael Roya Faldamyan at this very moment.

It was the most sublime 'miracle' scene he had ever witnessed—

Just like 1,400 years ago, people witnessed the scene of Christ returning to heaven three days after his death in the suburbs of Rome, but it was even more mysterious.

Under the gaze of Roya's pair of 'magic eyes' imbued with magic.

First, I saw the return and reorganization of matter and elements torn apart by the mystery of the matters I had crushed with numerical power. Then, I saw the resurgence of concepts that I had obliterated with the mystery of higher inherent barriers. Next, I saw the return of magic power that had been scattered between heaven and earth, and the reopening of the eyes of things and people that had perished.

However, it does not exist within the sight of Roya's true physical body.

Open your eyes, but you cannot see.

Because it still exists below the water surface.

In the 'reflection' of the world.

It was also a mysterious figure that seemed to be hanging upside down from the world. Its posture and appearance were exactly the same as the original Viktor Tuval-Lucon, but what it revealed was the true mystery of its own great achievement.

He walked slowly down from beneath the water.

From every drop of water and every splash of water in the Seine, now flowing again.

He stepped out of the world's reflection.

It's also like returning from the 'past' of a timeline where its existence was briefly absent.

This is...

"The Shadow of the World, God Upside Down."

That is the origin of the simulated church, the only form that can exert divine power in the modern era.

That is also a manifestation of existence truly comparable to the divine age, the physical body of a god!

The rushing water resumed, and Roya, watching the 'Viktvar' finally emerge completely from its reflection beneath the water's surface amidst the buzzing sounds, regaining its upright and reversed posture, couldn't help but hold his breath, suppressing the shock in his heart—and the 'reverence' that was constantly growing and surfacing, like a maggot clinging to his bones, even though he tried to cut it off repeatedly.

Miracles can inspire awe, reverence, and even 'assimilation' in all living beings.

Those who witnessed the ascension of Christ, the Son of God, a thousand years ago, have since become saints walking the earth and disciples of the Son.

Now, he

They also encountered the same situation.

But he originally thought he would be unaffected by it, he originally thought he could resist the hype of this miracle—as it turned out, he could, but not entirely.

He could sever it, but the influence was like countless insects constantly multiplying in his mind.

It is constantly severed, yet it is constantly regenerated.

"So."

Looking at his opponent, Lu Kang, knowing his current situation, naturally raised his hand without hesitation.

He felt that this moment was the only time he could truly be called a great achievement, a state of near perfection, as if the France that had just been sublimated had been frozen and then condensed into human form.

He knew that, regardless of the quantitative increase in the life force brought about by this body, which was truly comparable to that of a god, the greatest gain was the qualitative leap it achieved.

With this level of 'quality,' the magic extracted through the circuit will reach an unprecedented peak.

Although, just as a demon god formed from a soul, the foundation of the mind still needs an extremely long time to develop from an 'infant' to a fully grown 'demon god', his current physical state has already laid the foundation for a near-divine appearance, but to make it grow, it still needs enough 'mystery' and enough ancient 'time'.

But with a simulator, he never lacks time.

Even in the current situation.

The soul and the body are each other's 'gods', and they are linked by thought, complementing each other. The mystery that his body carries and contains is more than ten times that of before!

Both the mind and the body have been fully utilized.

Fear no challenge!

"Shall we fight again, Serpent of Akasha, Infinite Reincarnator?"

If Lu Kang and Luo Ya were completely overwhelmed in terms of the concentration of mystery before, then now, even with the added benefit of the inherent barrier, the other party is still inferior to him.

Of course, completely eliminating the immortal 'snake' will still require a great deal of effort.

If Michael Roya Faldamyan, affected by the miracle of his own resurrection, were to remain.

There might even be unexpected surprises.

Therefore, Lu Kang did not take direct action.

He simply asked calmly.

Calmly lowering her eyes.

Meanwhile, Luo Ya took a deep breath, barely suppressing the mental influence. He looked at Lu Kang, whose temperament was as mysterious, profound, and sacred as before, like a god, and knew very well that he could no longer make a move.

"It seems you are better at using strategy than I am."

The slender, snake-like man maintained a calm demeanor, striving not to reveal his true intentions to his enemy. He also feigned composure in his analysis—even admitting defeat: "You imprisoned the magicians in Paris, you drove me out of Paris, and you fought me here on the banks of the Seine—during this process, you were deliberately trying to force me to kill you, weren't you?"

Only through 'resurrection' can Lu Kang achieve his current state.

Only through 'death' can there be 'resurrection'.

“I just did the same thing as you, the same thing, using external forces to complete the ritual I had been planning for years,” Lu Kang said. “The difference is that the force you used was something you could never resist on your own, while the force I used is now inferior to mine.”

"If you still want to make a move, I'll gladly oblige. Although it will require more effort, dealing with you will be no problem."

"But I think you probably don't want to do it anymore."

"After all, I have never been your greatest enemy—and because of the name I just mentioned, Arcueid Brunstadt is about to wake up, isn't he?"

Upon hearing this name, Roya's expression changed once again.

His murderous intent surged, which he barely managed to suppress, but he also understood that what Lu Kang said was true.

He was no match for the young man before him.

There's no point in taking any more action or staying any longer.

His greatest enemy was never him.

Luo Ya knew that it was indeed time for him to leave.

But before leaving.

"I'll only ask you one last question."

He gazed at the handsome young man opposite him, looking at this godlike figure: "What will be the name of the 'religion' you wish to establish—"

Founding a new school...

Lu Kang was taken aback for a moment, then pondered for a second.

They were not stingy in providing answers.

"All things in the world are accomplished in secret."

"The religion I founded is called 'Esoteric Buddhism'."

—A secret, unknown 'teaching'.

...

The religion, which arose at the beginning of the Common Era, is the world's largest religious group, and it has three branches.

As the mainstream, longest-standing, and most original religion originating in the Roman era, with the doctrine of worshipping one God—it is the linchpin and core of all churches, and also its origin.

As the second branch, Protestantism, founded in the 15th century and rising during the Industrial Revolution in Europe, opened up the world to the right to interpret its doctrines, which resonated with the humanities.

As the third branch, the Eastern Orthodox Church was formed in the fourth century AD by the Catholic Church spreading eastward and integrating the background of Eastern European countries.

But apart from these three major religions.

There is another teaching.

They operate in secrecy and do not publicize their actions.

It exists based on theories that are quite different from those of the orthodox church, such as the belief in the "other side of the world," the "hanging God," the "master of things and mind," and the "godlike" Vic.

It is the French Church.

Originating in France.

It originated from a little-known miracle of 'coming back from the dead'.

—Internal Records of the Church (Documents Collected by the Eighth Secret Society (Part Three))

...

[Creating your own 'teaching' – this was actually an idea you had before this.]

You want to be bound to Joan of Arc and your Jeanne d'Orc, and ascend to sainthood together.

But you don't want to continue down the original path, you don't want the girl to head down the road of being abandoned.

Even if the ending of the era is the same.

However, whether the different paths individuals take will ultimately lead to sainthood remains highly uncertain.

Therefore, creating your own educational philosophy might be a good option.

Dividing the 'church' from within is a more secure approach.

You never place your hopes entirely on others—let alone these people who are also your enemies.

[And those three hundred Templar Knights you initially trained, your and Jeanne's most loyal followers, were your original 'followers'.]

Esoteric Buddhism takes the unraveling of the mystery of the physical body as its initial principle.

...

Michael Roya Faldamyan arrived in a menacing manner.

Ultimately, their momentum waned and they departed.

The Seine flowed swiftly, and Lu Kang gazed at the towering city wall across the river, which had been carved with a large hole, but he was not in a hurry to leave.

He is waiting.

We await the return of the best news from the front lines.

And we await the girl's return, bringing with her her victory, to meet her here.

...

The Seine River outside Paris has flowed unchanged for thousands of years. A thousand years ago, Saint Louis I, the founder of the Gallic kingdom, crossed the river here, enclosed land and expanded the city. A hundred years later, it became the capital. A thousand years later, the victor and the saint met here and made a promise to each other.

—A Brief History of the Hundred Years' War

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