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What surprised Aiwass was... Ayimar Nur had little reaction to Aiwass's arrival.

From the time Aiwass arrived in Holy Spring City on July 3rd until the evening of July 4th, Ayimar Nur hadn't come to see him.

Aiwass's arrival mode, consistent with the "Parthia" classic, spread throughout the entire Holy Spring City.

Not to mention the locals of Holy Spring City, even the Benevolent Lords from other cities knew that Aiwass brought the "King of Indigo" when he arrived in Holy Spring City.

Some witnessed the miracles of mist in person, some tasted the shadow as sweet as honey—while others, Benevolent Lords or free people from other city-states, saw nothing...thus chose not to believe, regarding it as a collective hallucination.

The Benevolent Lords did not wish for their power and sanctity to be shaken, so they inherently resisted the birth of a Savior; while the free people feared the Savior might not exist...worried that the revelry was all void, afraid of their disappointment, thereby not daring to believe it was real.

They shouted hoarsely, like barking small dogs.

But in their hearts, they hoped the other party could find convincing evidence to persuade them and set their minds at ease...

Within these two days, the disputes in the city became more intense, with some even resorting to violence and others shouting with rage and tears.

With the ascension of the Red Calamity and the Knight Heavenly Department, a fierce restlessness burned like fire in everyone's heart.

It was like road rage, or as if the weather was unbearably hot...everyone was a bit testier than usual, more prone to conflict.

According to the intelligence Lily brought back, the Red Hand Gang outside was approaching Holy Spring City—perhaps due to Morgan's influence or some other divine power...after the initial spree of uncontrollable arson, murder, and looting, they gradually became orderly under a mysterious force. They formed into legions, charging straight towards Holy Spring City.

Their goal was simple and undisguised.

—that was to come for a decapitation strike.

Almost all the Benevolent Lords of Parthia were gathered in Holy Spring City. If they could succeed in this raid, whether killing the Benevolent Lords to end the rule of Parthian Ancient Country; or controlling them, they could put an end to the disputes permanently.

This could be considered the last water war.

It's a war to truly end everything—

And Aiwass hadn't left his residence in these few days either.

Perhaps because he gathered too many memories from a past life, or perhaps because Amber was about to hatch...since regaining his memories, Aiwass kept hearing auditory and visual hallucinations. Fragmented memories flickered before his eyes intermittently, sometimes giving the illusion of someone speaking to him, the frequency increasing with time.

To avoid trouble, he stayed in Prodeno's residence.

The city was on the verge of turmoil.

Until the morning of July 5th, Aiwass suddenly felt the abnormal pulsation in his pupils had stabilized significantly, and both the auditory and visual hallucinations disappeared.

Previously, Aiwass's right eye felt like a fetal pulse. It was as if there was a tiny heart inside the eyeball...closing his eyes and touching the eyeball with his hand, he could feel a clear vibration. Because of this, if he stared at others, the slight vibration in his vision caused a slight feeling of dissonance.

Now, that fetal pulse had become eerily quiet.

His right eye was no longer unusually cold and dry, and the temperature had fully returned to normal. He could not even sense the abnormal pulsation in his eyeball, and looking in the mirror in the morning, he couldn't even see the different-colored pupil.

...It seems Zhu Tang and the others leaving last night was the right decision.

If they had delayed by two more days, it might have become troublesome...

Aiwass thought this as he opened his eyes.

And at this moment, without warning, a line of text appeared before him:

Legacy: Berserk Hunt LV9: [Berserk Hunt Tactics - Level 1 (0%)], [Dead Body Martial Arts - Level 1 (0%)], [???- Level 7 (100%)]

"...Hmm?"

Aiwass was a bit surprised.

This was a temporary profession Aiwass received as Helquinn after undergoing the Berserk Hunt transformation ritual.

Since that promotion ceremony, this panel had never appeared, and Aiwass had almost forgotten about it. Which was normal...because Aiwass couldn't adapt to the Path of Dusk, he couldn't become a Transcendent of the Path of Dusk.

Besides, the Berserk Hunt profession itself wasn't one that a living human could undertake. He underwent the transformation ritual as an undead, but Aiwass wasn't dead yet.

This profession being suddenly and strangely activated now was definitely related to Amber's unusual movement.

Thinking this, Aiwass wanted to get up to look at himself in the mirror.

But just then—as he opened his eyes the next moment, the ground before him suddenly petrified.

Aiwass looked up in astonishment, and as his gaze followed, the floor, table, walls, and glass all petrified in turn—

Prodeno beside him was startled and jumped to his feet. His guard immediately dragged him to the adjacent room...luckily, Aiwass restrained his instincts, or else a glance could have frozen the three of them on the spot.

"...What's going on?"

Aiwass quickly closed his eyes, then cautiously opened a slit in his left eye and found nothing unusual—he then opened his right eye. The moment he opened it, a pomegranate in front of him instantly turned to stone.

This process didn't even involve any Path fluctuations. Not to mention it was unclear what energy level the spell was, it didn't even have any Path of Dusk power fluctuations.

Aiwass mused to himself and reached out to unleash the Petrification Light—

A streak of Petrification Light shot out from his fingertip, petrifying a chair.

Then Aiwass, with only his left eye open, reached out as if to erase the "mistakes" in his field of vision with an eraser...the petrified marks on the floor, walls, and ceiling were all silently wiped away.

Controlling the petrification ability at will...well, not entirely at will.

Originally, this was a divine art used only when praying to Amber. And now it was used like advanced divine art, as if Amber had descended into his body, allowing him to use it at will with just a single thought.

Thus Aiwass was able to confirm that his body was now filled with an unusually powerful Dusk Power, belonging to Amber's divine power. A portion of her Holy Entity had already entered his body...but since Aiwass had no energy level for the Path of Dusk, this power couldn't further elevate his level.

Otherwise, who knows what level he'd be dragged to...

"Lily."

Aiwass suddenly called.

"I'm here."

The shadow under Aiwass spoke, its voice clear and elegant. This voice reminded Aiwass of the old Shadow Demon, and made the little crow in the corner of the room snort.

"Hasn't Senior Sister returned yet?"

Aiwass closed his eyes, frowning slightly: "It's already been four hours, and she's a top-tier Fifth Power Level strongholder, it should be about time. Go follow and see—if she needs help, lend her a hand."

Hayna, being a Transcendent at the Fifth Power Level, should be able to roam freely even in the third ring of Holy Spring City. That so-called cake maker couldn't possibly keep up with Hayna's advancement speed.

If she hasn't returned by now, she's likely encountered a formidable enemy. If she's not brought back now, later on when Aiwass enters the birthing state, there won't be any spare hands.

—This was his first time giving birth, and it was natural to feel a bit nervous. Although this was not traditional childbirth...giving birth to a living god, wasn't that more terrifying?

"Young Master..."

Lily's voice showed some concern: "What about you? It's not that I look down on Mr. Prodeno, it's just..."

—Just that it seemed you were about to give birth.

Faithful Lily didn't dare to say this out loud.

"Ha."

Aiwass chuckled dryly: "I can't even control this power from Amber...if someone comes to cause trouble at this time, they really chose a good time... besides, I have Vinesse by my side, what's there to fear.

"However, I'm almost at the critical state here, you go fetch Hayna back quickly. If there's trouble, act with full force—have no scruples, I've got your back."

"...What if it's a Benevolent Lord?"

Lily seemed a bit worried to ask.

But from this cautious question, Aiwass sensed a familiar bloody scent.

Sure enough...just like when Aiwass and Aleister split, each had retained a part of the other's characteristics within. Lily, whose nature was a killer, after being separated from Selene for so long, had some of the Path of Love, the son of the Beast Master's scent of blood reborn anew.

"It makes no difference, kill them on sight."

Aiwass replied without hesitation: "Kill the enemy as you see fit, nothing is off limits."