Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 867: Fallen Empire Awakening Event
If you just maintain the "Beast of Sin" state without using any strength... this state consumes very little mana.

Aiwass took Gray to study for a long time, and only two standard units of mana were lost.

That means one point of mana is needed about every three minutes.

This means that if Aiwas wanted...even if he didn't devour the Sinthorn, he could almost always maintain this state.

In this state, Aiwass could not pray to Sizhu to restore his mana, but 284 points of mana would allow him to maintain his transformation for about fourteen hours.

Considering that this is basically Aiwass's ultimate move...rather than hiding it until the battle and using it based on intuition the first time, it would be better to let a reliable and trustworthy scholar study it first and develop a little bit of usage.

After all, Aiwass can only use the ability of the Path of Devotion in the state of the Sin Beast, which means that he can no longer use the Sin Card to switch the Sin Beast or cast spells. This means that his transformation may even reduce his combat strength... In addition, the more mana he uses in the state of the Sin Beast, the higher the conversion rate will be, so he must not start the transformation rashly.

After confirming the mana consumption and effects of other abilities, Aiwass said to Gray solemnly:
"I'm going to start treatment."

Gray nodded nervously, touched her amber eyeballs for the last time to confirm the touch, and then closed her eyes.

Aiwass didn't know how he should treat Gray.

He could only rely on his inner instinct and use his ability to make wishes.

He lowered his head slightly and placed his antlers burning with white flames on Gray's head. But Gray did not feel the pain of being burned, but instead felt a constant warmth flowing from her head and soaking her whole body.

"May all injuries and illnesses be eliminated."

He murmured in a low voice: "In... my name."

The next moment, blazing white flames spread from the tips of the antlers to Gray's entire body.

As Aiwas expressed his wish, he felt the magic power in his body draining away rapidly - about forty to fifty points of magic power were lost in just two or three seconds.

Just when Aiwas was worried for a moment that he didn't have enough mana, the rate of mana loss quickly decreased and stopped.

He glanced at his attribute bar.

A total of sixty-three mana points were reduced.

...It consumes a lot of mana.

Aiwass was startled.

Even if Aiwass sealed the Wild Hunt, it would only cost 50 mana points...

But the wish he made has been perfectly fulfilled——

It only took four or five seconds for the white flames to dissipate instantly.

Gray opened her eyes refreshed.

She touched her eyes first.

The feeling from her fingertips was no longer the solid and warm touch of gemstone... but an extremely unfamiliar sharp pain, which made her subconsciously groan, frown and close her eyes.

She had been stroking and touching her amber eyeballs for so long that she had long forgotten that normal eyeballs could not be touched directly with fingers.

The burning pain caused a tear to slowly flow from the corner of her eye, but Gray's face instantly bloomed into an extremely bright and beautiful smile.

It was not a "surprise" but a "movement." She had never doubted that Aiwass could do this, so she was not surprised at all—but when she realized that the amber disease was really leaving her forever, she felt a sense of relief.

With Gray's ability to recover, the injury from touching her eyeball with her fingertips healed in just a few breaths. But she couldn't stop her tears.

This Saint, who is "greater" than Aiwass in every sense, is now constantly wiping her tearful eyes, like a little girl standing on the street who can't find her parents.

But Aiwass knew that it was not because of fear or confusion.

It is the relief that comes when hundreds of years of pressure are lifted.

Aiwass sighed softly.

He lowered his head slightly and touched Gray's forehead with his antlers again. This time he did not use any abilities, but simply used the temperature of his antlers to give her his warmth and quietly accompanied her.

The plan was a perfect success - Grey's amber syndrome was instantly and completely cured by Aiwass.

But unlike Gray, Aiwass was not so happy.

The mana consumed in healing Gray made Aiwas realize one thing: he couldn't heal everyone just by the power of wishing.

And his conversion progress bar also quietly rose to 7%.

——The treatment of Gray consumed about 2 mana. Adding the mana consumed previously, it directly increased Aiwass's conversion rate by %.

So... about 33% conversion rate for every 1 mana?

This is reasonable. It fits the holy number of dedication. And when the conversion rate increases to 7%.

A silver light suddenly flashed across Aiwas's pure white fur.

An even more sacred glow emanated from his body, which looked vaguely rainbow-colored, like the halo behind a god.

There is also a new effect behind the "Sin Beast Form":

[You are immune to instant death, fire, and holy damage]

Aiwass gained new strength from his good deeds.

He finally understood why the first Pope entered the dream world at such a young age...

This kind of power that can help almost anyone is impossible for a good person to resist. And the more it is used, the more power it unlocks, and the more things it can do... It is almost inevitable that it will eventually be permanently transformed into a half-man, half-deer posture.

The same is true for Aiwass.

When he got this power, he was doomed to die as a human being. He would never sit back and watch others suffer while living his own happy life... In other words, this power itself was exchanging his "right to sit back and watch" for his "ability to meddle in other people's affairs."

In other words.

When Sizhu gave Aiwass this power, He had already determined that Aiwass would no longer have a daily life as a mortal.

Either you are swallowed by Huan Tiansi, or you win from it.

As long as Aiwas wins the battle against Huantianshi, he will become Tianshi or Zhushen.

...As for the identity of the Son of the Candle, it is a "life-saving method" when Aiwas fails in his struggle.

Even Si Zhu didn't think Aiwas would win.

If Aiwass was defeated in the end, it gave Aiwass a chance - to devour the Sinthorn, disperse all the magic power to trigger any miracle, so as to forcibly transform his soul into a sin beast and permanently abandon the soul of transcendence.

When Aiwas lost his transcendent soul, he was no longer useful to Huan Tiansi, and Huan Tiansi could no longer devour Aiwas to complete himself.

In this way, Aiwass could be prevented from being devoured by Huan Tiansi. And once he became the son of Sizhu, his safety in the dream world would also be guaranteed...

In other words...

The essence of this power is that my father called and said, "If it really doesn't work, let's go home."

It is warm indeed, but...

"…You don't think highly of me?"

Aiwass chuckled and changed back to human form.

He found his clothes and put them on - there happened to be the cardinal's robe he had just used lying on the bed.

——Even Sizhu doesn’t believe that I can win.

"Then I must win once and see."

Aiwass murmured softly.

He has always been a stubborn person.

Aiwass looked at Gray...Now that he was not wearing the Holy Crown, he no longer had the authority to communicate with all the cardinals.

Therefore, Aiwass said: "Tell everyone what happened here... Your Holiness the Pope."

"...No, you are the Pope. I am only the Acting Pope."

The White Saint wiped her eyes and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice: "The Church has always been the legacy of the Son of the Candle... We keep this in mind. We have always maintained a neutral attitude because of the wishes and guidance of the Candle God in the past. And now, since the Son of the Candle has come to the world again... then the Nine Pillars Church must also take action.

"Excuse me, what is your intention now——"

"Then let's calm down the chaos in Xingti first. It looks like it's getting really chaotic."

Aiwas was a little surprised, but he still gave the order to the saint wearing the Pope's Most Holy Crown without hesitation: "In that case, then intervene."

April 1, morning.

A piece of news that shocked the world spread quickly to all countries -

The Eternal Theocracy announced the lifting of its permanent neutrality, a decision that was unanimously approved by all cardinals.

(End of this chapter)