Mage Manual

His psychological bottom line for coming down to find the Silver Lamp this time is that the Silver Lamp doesn't immediately bring about world extinction. At the very least, at the very least, he should wait until Ash and the others leave, then Ash wouldn't be able to manage what the Silver Lamp does (although he couldn't in the first place).

He is willing to fully commit for the people around him. As for his duties as a Savior, he will do his best but will not die resolutely for it.

Even in his most impulsive moments, Ash still remembers that there are more important people waiting for him.

Just as the shadow in the sixteenth layer said, even if he feels uneasy in his conscience afterward, couldn't he just touch the conscience of the Sword Witch more for some comfort energy?

Logically, they shouldn't get involved in Vishi's struggle with the three gods. Even though Vishi's current level is only that of a Holy Sanctuary Mage, his Magic Realm enhancement alone is enough to grant him Legendary combat power, not to mention Vishi still has cards up his sleeve, making it not an exaggeration to consider him having near-divine combat power.

Like Vishi's move 'Daydream' just now, Ash and Weiser almost had no ability to resist!

But Ash must stand up and confront Vishi!

Igula, Harvey, Tamasi, Gwen, Qikara… they are still up there!

The catastrophe has been ongoing for several minutes, and Ash was almost in despair. Now that a turning point has finally appeared, he just knows he must protect the sealing ritual of the three gods to at least have hope!

As for whether this turning point will arrive in time, he is already too scared to think about it.

Weiser's situation is much simpler.

"You've gone to the trouble of transmigrating to Senluo and expending so much effort to prepare this plan. If you fail, won't you be so mad that you'll stomp your feet?" Weiser pulled out a bronze submachine gun, a specialty of the Bronze Law Sect; outside of the Gray Fox's guns, the bronze submachine gun is a top-tier self-made gun. "This is also a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for me."

"An opportunity to sabotage a Demigod's plan!"

With her eyelids lowered, the agitated Magic Power even causing Void Wings to unfold, Weiser said coldly: "Your first mistake was not killing me earlier. No one has ever been able to dominate me!"

"Wow, the resentment of a woman is truly terrifying." Vishi weaved through the fiery forest, stepping lightly and smoothly, "But we are civilized people, why not resolve our issues with civilized means? Didn't you just want to initiate the apocalypse? I only gave you a little push, and now it's the three gods stopping the apocalypse. If you won't help me deal with them, how can you possibly even hinder me?"

"Oh yes, as long as everyone is dead, Lord Zhan will awaken and make you an Angel. As an abrupt apology, I'll take care of them for you, so you can become an Angel sooner, how about that?"

Weiser chuckled with anger, "You're offering something that was rightfully mine as a gift?"

"Don't be too hasty in claiming something as yours before it's in your hands." Vishi said leisurely, "Otherwise, life will be filled with many regrets."

"What about me?" Ash suddenly asked, "I don't seem to be getting any benefits."

"You do, you do." Vishi spread his hands, "Once the Senluoians are all dead, the nation will still need residents. Put in a little effort and recreate a people with Miss Angel, and in several years, you'll be the ancestor of the Senluoians—how's that for a benefit?"

Ash got angry, "What nonsense are you spouting!"

Vishi raised his eyebrows, "Answer like that, and you'll really upset the lady beside you..."

"With just two people, their descendants would have to resort to inbreeding. In a few generations, they'd go extinct due to congenital defects!" Ash said sincerely, "There's just not enough people. Could you sponsor a few more?"

"..." Vishi was taken aback, "I've grown this big, and you're the first to ask me for women..."

"And this benefit is too distant. Can't you provide something more tangible?" Ash rubbed his hands like a fly, "You're the Ghost Prophet, someone who has stepped into the Divine Domain. Even a bit of leftover knowledge could sustain me as a mortal mage, right? I'm already making progress past level sixty in the Ghost Legacy, interested in taking on a student?"

"Interesting." Vishi laughed, "Ash, is it? You certainly are quite an interesting person. At other times, I might let you stall for time, but unfortunately, these Divine Beings are indeed very important to me, and I am already prepared."

"Here's the deal: after you die, I'll imprison your soul, and we can chat at our leisure."

Ash's smile faded, and he spoke coldly: "As expected, you never intended to let us go from the beginning."

"Not really, like Miss Silver Lamp, I genuinely wish for her to become Lord Zhan's Angel." Vishi pointed at his own temple, "I am quite lenient with geniuses, so long as they allow my consciousness to reside within them. Collaborating and developing together, to both exhaust resources and sustain growth—this is the best management strategy. After all, my principle is..."

Vishi, Ash, and Weiser simultaneously said: "Utilize until exhausted, discard when done."

This was the most frequently appearing inner monologue in the Ghost Manual, something Ash and Weiser found hard not to remember.

From the very beginning, there was no possibility of collaboration between them and Vishi. The Ghost Prophet is truly the epitome of scum, who doesn't mind killing any mage he meets as long as he doesn't foresee consequences, simply because "what if you become a threat to me later."

He would exploit anything of value, and once used, he would kill them immediately. He never had concepts of 'allies' or 'friends,' only tools. He could compromise but would never relent in vengeance; any enemy who forced him to retreat would have their entire family murdered afterward.

He is not a pure profit-seeker, because the most important trait of a realist is cooperation and compromise. Yet while focusing on interests, he maintains a nearly manic murderousness, often killing just for the sake of killing.

Many people, including Ash, believe that the killing nature of the Ghost Prophet is related to soul cultivation. Reading about his massacres in the Ghost Manual is thrilling, but if he appears before you, you'll understand what it's like to encounter a lunatic.

For enemies like Ash and Weiser, who actively stand in his way, it would be a wonder if Vishi didn't kill them.

Vishi paused, then laughed, "I'm glad we've reached at least one point of consensus."

"So..."

The fiery trees and silver flowers suddenly dispersed, and a gigantic dragon shadow appeared behind Vishi, seeming like radiant clouds and mist, resembling both a turtle and a snake. The dragon shadow suddenly exploded, engulfing the entire area in an endless dense mist. Ash and Weiser immediately unfolded their Holy Domains to resist, but they couldn't stray too far from the three gods and had to stand back-to-back on the ground, vigilantly guarding each other!

"Since it's two against one, and more are bullying the fewer, therefore…"

From within the mist walked out one, two… ten, fifty… one hundred, one thousand…

An endless number of Vishis nearly crowded their vision, their voices blending into a single, taunting, booming sound: "…Don't blame me for being too despicable."