Who hid My Corpse!

"After all, even I have no way to resist the Heavenly Voice Obedience," he said softly,

"Isn't this a dead end then?" Mina became more flustered, "What should we do?"

Seeing that Mina said "we" instead of "you," Isaiah's expression relaxed a bit.

"The best way is to let them know that Ulu is still alive," Isaiah said. "This is the simplest and most effective method, but I don't think that guy will easily expose such a flaw after going to such lengths to scheme against me, so I can't count on him self-destructing."

"Then is there any other way?" Mina felt a little helpless, unable to do anything except ask Isaiah what to do.

But Isaiah didn't mind, he just said indifferently, "Of course, it's far from a dead-end. Just like some problems that seem complicated, once you break them down, they become much simpler."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry about the obvious Contract Land for now," Isaiah said. "As I said before, as long as I insist that the person fighting me is not Ulu, they can't do anything to me in the short term. Then, what I need to do is focus all my strength on dealing with that truly troublesome guy."

"...Ulu?"

"Who knows," Isaiah said softly, "Ulu, Hand Eye, or Tongue. Until now, I still don't know who he really is, but I must admit, he will be the most powerful and challenging enemy I have ever encountered."

Mina had never seen her teacher place such importance on an individual before and didn't know how to react. After thinking for a while, she still asked, "But how did he manage to do it?"

"That's the crux of the matter," Isaiah replied. "The most direct reason he can push me to this extent is that he can do what none of us can, which is the extent to which he can utilize Taoyuan Village. Before this, I always thought Taoyuan Village was a place that treated every Corpse Fragment Holder equally, but now it seems that's not the case—Taoyuan Village favors him."

"Is it because he has enough Corpse Blocks?" Mina asked, "So much so that quantity causes a quality change?"

"If that's not the reason, then we can only assume he is Visas himself," Isaiah said indifferently.

It seems that is indeed the reason.

"The information we've always held is that two Corpse Blocks would start to unlock and reject Taoyuan Village, and more than three is unknown," Isaiah continued, "So it's even less possible to know what he can do with five Corpse Blocks."

Five Corpse Blocks...

Upon hearing this quantifier, Mina felt an indescribable pressure.

After all, Isaiah had become a figure standing above all others with just one Corpse Block, and the person he needed to deal with had a total of five Corpse Blocks, so it would really not be surprising if he did anything.

So is there really anyone who can stop him?

Mina couldn't help but think.

And Isaiah, guessing Mina's thoughts, said indifferently, "Calm down, don't let yourself get flustered. You have to know, he is not the real Visas. If he truly has power above all else, there is no need for such schemes."

"What do you mean...?"

"He's going through such painstaking planning against me, which can only mean he's not that powerful, or for some reason, his hands are tied," Isaiah said, "Otherwise, he could just come and kill me directly, take away this eye, instead of framing me at the cost of a finger."

"Could it be he's trying to use this to avoid Heavenly Voice Obedience?" Mina said, "Is he really Ulu himself?"

"That possibility can't be ruled out," Isaiah once again showed that middle finger, "That's also why I kept this finger. Now I have two Corpse Blocks, according to his words, I also have the qualification to enter Taoyuan Village."

Hearing this, Mina's eyes began to brighten gradually, and her thoughts quickly expanded: "In that case, can you seek the help of the other two within Taoyuan Village? Right now, they are your natural allies."

"Theoretically, that's the case," Isaiah said, "But I don't think he will leave such an obvious flaw for me."

"But didn't you say this finger is real?" Mina asked, "Or is it that the notion of two Corpse Blocks unlocking Taoyuan Village is a lie?"

"We'll find out soon enough."

As soon as Isaiah finished speaking, Mina heard a sound that made her teeth ache. She looked down and found that her teacher had severed his left hand middle finger, and blood was gushing down uncontrollably.

Mina instinctively wanted to step forward to help her teacher stop the bleeding, but seeing Isaiah's calm expression, she resisted the urge, just widened her eyes and watched as Isaiah slowly attached the middle finger to the severed part.

In just the blink of an eye, the bleeding stopped, and the middle finger was perfectly attached to Isaiah's severed part, naturally like it was original.

Despite being mentally prepared, Mina was still shocked by this scene and quickly realized that this demonstrated that the finger was indeed real.

"Teacher..."

"Attack me with a spell," Isaiah said.

Mina was startled at first, then quickly reacted, raising her hand to summon several fragments of stardust.

But just as the stardust was condensing, a snap of fingers instantly made them disappear without a trace.

Mina opened her mouth wide: "This is..."

"The Rule [Termination]," Isaiah said, "It can interrupt any spell or Divine Arts chant at will."

"...What a powerful force."

"Of course, Visas's power is not weak," Isaiah chuckled, "Being able to give me the real thing shows that his situation is indeed dire, to the point where he doesn't mind using a Corpse Block to divert attention."

"Does this mean he really is Ulu?"

"Or perhaps he has bigger plans, like how fishing requires bait, this is the bait he's thrown out."

Using a real Corpse Block as bait, what exactly does he want?

Mina didn't dare to think further, she just asked, "Can you unlock Taoyuan Village?"

Isaiah closed his eyes to feel, then shook his head slowly: "Unfortunately, no."

So Taoyuan Village is indeed a lie? At least, you can't open it with only two Corpse Blocks.

Mina felt a bit disappointed, but she noticed that her teacher didn't have the same sentiment, which puzzled her.

And for this, Isaiah explained: "He underestimates me. Before, I had only one Corpse Block, and I reached my current status. Now that I have two, regardless of his original intention or whether this finger is the weakest of his rules, at least I have it firmly in my hands. When I finally find him, he will have no chance of winning, and what I lost today, I will regain a hundredfold."

Hearing Isaiah say this, Mina finally felt relieved.

The confident and powerful teacher was back.

Yes, the teacher is the true number one under God, and the other party is just a coward who doesn't dare to show himself. How could he possibly oppose the teacher?

And just at this moment, Isaiah glanced at her again.

With just one look, Mina suddenly felt a pang of anxiety, like being gripped by an invisible large hand, a strong sense of unease, and fear froze her in place.

But this feeling only lasted for a moment before it quickly disappeared.

"What's wrong?" Isaiah noticed Mina's anomaly.

"N-nothing," Mina forced a smile, "Just a bit tired."

Isaiah, immersed in the power he had just gained, didn't pay much attention to Mina and just nodded before continuing to walk forward, leaving Mina alone in place.

Mina looked at Isaiah's receding back and recalled that previous look.

She didn't know why in that instant, she felt the person looking at her was... not Isaiah.

It was as if in Isaiah's eyes, there was another presence.

...It should just be my imagination.

Mina comforted herself.

But then she realized her body was drenched in cold sweat at some point.

...

Bai Wei withdrew his consciousness from Isaiah's mind, then chuckled and shook his head quietly: "What a close call, almost got noticed, seems like I need to be more careful next time."

With that, he opened Taoyuan Village again, skillfully summoning the phantom of the ring finger and the thumb, and continued to speak in the identity of Hand Eye.

"The Tongue has already been taken down by the Right Eye, next it should be the turn for the three of us."

"Tell me, what do you all plan to do?"