Teresa, the administrator of the "Morse Ascetic," told Odis that her special abilities could not be used by Odis.
She then explained, "My properties are currently blocking a passage that an Outer God has created by exploiting the chaos of the ruins of the God War."
"Although that passage cannot directly deliver power to the real world, it can have many effects on the real world. If it had not been stopped in time, many monsters influenced by the Outer Gods would have appeared in the God War Ruins."
"Due to the urgency of the situation, I could only do my best to stop it. Fortunately, although I died in the end, I used my own characteristics and the corresponding magic array to block the passage."
"If you take away that characteristic, the magic circle will lose its source of power, and the ruins of the God War will become extremely dangerous."
Odis pondered for a moment before saying, "I have tried to seal away many high-level contaminations using the extraordinary properties of a Saint."
"Could I take a look at the magic circle and see if its properties can be replaced?"
"It's difficult," Teresa said frankly. "I also know of some high-level seals performed using the characteristics of saints."
"But those seals are based on the premise that the Outer Gods will not frequently cast their gaze upon us."
She paused for a moment and then said, "You can go and see if a replacement can be made."
"You should know that if the seal fails, you will be immediately contaminated. I believe you won't do anything foolish."
After saying that, Teresa raised her hand, and a map that looked somewhat illusory appeared in front of her and Odis.
She said, "This is a topographic map of the seabed in that area. If you follow the markings on the map, you can find my seal from back then."
Odis said, "Thank you."
Of course, you should go and see for yourself to be sure about this kind of thing.
Teresa smiled and said, "I seem to see a bright future ahead. Perhaps you can bring this library back into the public eye."
Odis looked at the rows of bookshelves: "I've always felt that this library is somewhat special."
"Yes," Teresa said earnestly, "At the beginning of the Quaternary period, I took the library to the stars many times, bringing the dawn of knowledge to many ignorant civilizations."
Odis was taken aback; this was something he hadn't expected.
Therefore, this library should already possess a certain symbolic meaning and a certain occult characteristic.
At this point, Theresa's eyes gradually dimmed: "Unfortunately, the 'Sage' often fell into a deep sleep later on, and was unable to provide adequate protection."
"During an attack orchestrated by Outer Gods, the library crashed into these 'war ruins of the gods,' and it took me a long time to find it."
Odis slowly nodded. If it were within his power, he would indeed like to bring this library back into the public eye.
Then he asked, "Why did the 'Sage' do that? Was it to digest the potion?"
Odis had previously speculated that the "Sage" should be a complete Ancient being, possessing the uniqueness of the "Secret Seeker" pathway and Sequence 1.
In addition to its characteristics, it also has the uniqueness of the "Generalist" pathway and a Sequence 1 characteristic.
Enlightening civilization is the way for the "generalist" to digest the magic potion.
"No," Theresa said. "As the librarian of this library, I must remind you that we cannot have too many utilitarian thoughts when it comes to disseminating general knowledge."
Odis nodded: "I'm sorry, I didn't think it through."
Theresa continued, "The 'sage' did this for two reasons. First, to allow intelligent beings to enjoy the progress brought about by knowledge, so that in addition to survival, they would have the energy to contemplate life and the world."
"Secondly, it is about competing with the Outer Gods for believers."
Odis straightened his back: "Please explain in detail."
"The most distinctive feature of intelligent beings, besides their ability to learn, is their capacity to contemplate many things that may not seem to have direct economic benefits," Teresa explained to Odis. "These thoughts have no utilitarian purpose, but they can give intelligent beings a better future."
She smiled and said, "This is precisely the significance of spreading knowledge."
Teresa paused for a moment and then said, "I won't explain the concept of Outer Gods to you. You just need to know that after the fall of the 'Ancient Sun God,' only the 'Sage' can safely appear in the starry sky."
He discovered very early on that civilizations that believed in external gods were mostly very barbaric.
"The Outer Gods did not bring them any progress; instead, they made them more chaotic and bloody."
"Furthermore, extraordinary characteristics are not as concentrated on other planets as they are on the real world. On many planets, there are only some 'low-sequence' level characteristics."
"This gives us an opportunity to show these civilized and wise people how barbaric and ridiculous their belief in external gods is."
"The plan was very effective. Most of the civilizations that gained knowledge began to spontaneously resist the belief in external gods."
"And those civilizations without external god beliefs can spontaneously resist this bloody and brutal belief in evil gods."
Odis asked, "Don't the Outer Gods care?"
"They don't really care about these beliefs," Teresa smiled. "Or rather, their arrogance and indifference have never truly confronted those barbaric civilizations."
"They didn't think these creatures would have any impact on them, so they didn't bother with them at all."
She took a deep breath and said, "If time allows, we can make those 'vacuum zones of Outer God belief' bigger and bigger."
"The purpose of this action is not to affect the power of the Outer Gods, but to deprive them of their hiding place."
"Unfortunately, the situation of the 'Sage' is not very optimistic. Before the emergence of a new Old Day, these arrangements will be of no use."
Odis suddenly realized that in the Fourth Age, when Earth faced the Outer Gods, it was still in an aggressive posture.
Of course, this is largely due to the barrier of the "original creator" on Earth; otherwise, if there were only one Great Old One, let alone an attack, it wouldn't even be able to defend itself.
Unfortunately, after the fall of the "Ancient Sun God," only the "Sage" remained to initiate attacks.
After the "Sage's" "false fall," Earth was completely on the defensive. Although the Seven Gods entered the Astral Plane, they were only in a "…"
It's just "plugging the hole".
At that moment, Odis suddenly thought, "It seems that Mr. 'Door' is also trying to spread his faith among the stars."
"That's true," Theresa said. "I'm not entirely sure of the specifics, but at that time the Morse Order had a deep-seated collaboration with the Abraham family."
Odis said "Oh," recalling the words he had heard during his exploration with Fors in the ruins of the Abraham family. The gist of it was that the extraordinary transit station was the joint property of the Abraham family and the "Sage."
This made him wonder if, since the "Sage" and Mr. "Door" were cooperating, there might be some unknown secrets behind the "Goddess of Night" and the "Lord of Storms" sealing Mr. "Door".
He thought about it briefly, then chatted with Teresa about some of the events of the "Morse Pentecostal Order" from back then.
Odis learned that Teresa had always worked at this library, which not only taught people knowledge but also martial arts.
A strong physique.
The librarian of this library is the "sage" himself, along with three other librarians, and the rest are teachers and assistant librarians.
Through her own efforts, Teresa rose to the position of "first administrator".
As they talked, Odis's vision brightened, and she returned to the real world.
He recalled the conversation he had just had, then got up and made some preparations.
He originally brought Salina along with him intending for her to do some diving tasks, but this underwater adventure was extremely dangerous, so Odis decided to go down and check it out himself.
After making thorough preparations, Odis had Bivis and Salina sail around the area, and then he "recreated" a majestic middle-aged male god with thick hair and a long beard, holding a trident wrapped in lightning.
Poseidon reappears mysteriously!
With the help of this "sea god", Odis instantly reached the seabed and gained the ability to move freely underwater for a long time.
Odis had initially thought he would have to search the surrounding area according to the topographical map provided by Teresa, but he found it wasn't difficult to find; there was a soft light shining on a piece of seabed ahead.
In the pitch-black depths of the sea, those lights were quite conspicuous.
Odis quickly moved closer, and when he was some distance away, he saw that the light was coming from large swathes of crystal.
On a small hill-like seabed, everything, from mud and sand to rocks, has turned into crystal.
Odis swam above the crystals and discovered an opening in the center of them.
He sensed that there was a magic circle here that served as a kind of identification function. Teresa could only see the entrance if she allowed him to enter it; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to find this place.
Unaware of any danger, Odis swam directly into the cave entrance and discovered that it was a vast space.
Inside were curved walls and a flat floor, along with many strangely shaped crystals. The only exception was a woman sitting cross-legged in the very center of the space, exuding a composed and wise air—it was Teresa's corpse.
Under the influence of the seawater and sunlight, Salina appeared not to be dead, but simply sitting there resting.
A phantom sphere of light composed of information flow floats above her head, constantly changing its shape; that is her extraordinary characteristic.
Odis looked around at the strangely shaped crystals and quickly realized that they were all monsters of various shapes.
Some of them have the bodies of fish and the heads of animals, some are starfish with human faces, and some have open exoskeletons on their backs containing squid-like structures, and so on.
They resembled the creatures in Odis's mind, yet they were definitely not those creatures; they seemed to be monsters pieced together from different creatures.
If you look closely, you'll notice that they all seem to be trying to escape from here, but in the process of escaping, they are all turned into crystal by the sealing power.
As Odis approached one of the monsters, he could sense the flow of spiritual energy emanating from it; these monsters were not completely dead after all!
At that moment, the faint, bright light emanating from the crystal in front of Theresa's corpse suddenly turned blood red. The red crystal seemed to have suddenly turned into liquid, forming a vortex, as if some terrifying being could burst out of the vortex at any moment.
Meanwhile, the areas inside the crystal-turned monsters around them suddenly turned red as well.
Thump thump thump Odis seemed to hear the powerful heartbeats emanating from them.
They seemed to come alive all at once, ready to move at any moment.
Just as the red vortex was about to break free of the crystal's restraints, the extraordinary property above Teresa's head suddenly began to emit a clear light, providing power to the magic circle.
As one mystical symbol after another appeared, a large, ethereal magic circle formed on the ground. The unsettling red wave quickly receded, with the red inside the monsters disappearing first. Then, the blood-red vortex stopped churning and was finally covered by a clear radiance, transforming back into a crystal emitting a faint glow.
At this moment, the extraordinary clarity and brilliance disappeared, and mysterious symbols were hidden inside the crystal.
Odis recalled the magic circle; the library's "first librarian," Teresa, was clearly an expert in magic circles as well.
There's almost nothing that can be optimized.
The situation here is more serious than the two previous seals performed by Odis, which were basically contaminated by the outer gods.
However, this time, an Outer God was frequently watching this place, and a single 'Saint' level of characteristics was indeed insufficient.
However, this does not mean that the angelic-level characteristics cannot be replaced, because Odis can use the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to provide power to this magic circle.
The power level of "Source Matter" is higher and more stable than that of a Sequence 2.
Moreover, the power of "source matter" is almost inexhaustible and is not afraid of being consumed by the magic array.
With this in mind, Odis quickly came up with a plan, but this plan still required a Saint-level attribute, any means necessary.
So Odis returned to the Argo and to her workshop.
Then he entered the "Knowledge Wilderness" and looked at his 10 level 1 sealed items. He chose the "1-83" puppet dagger, which was a sealed item with a lot of negative effects on him. Although he had obtained this sealed item for some time, he had never used it even once.
However, considering the influence of the "Fallen Mother Tree" on the "Bound Ones" pathway, using this property makes one a little uneasy.
Odis then looked at another sealed artifact with somewhat lackluster abilities: the "1-90" Mysterious Two-Sided Mirror.
It corresponds to Sequence 4 "Mystic" of the "Hidden Man" pathway, which is perfect for receiving power from the "Wilderness of Knowledge"!
So Odis shattered the sealed artifact, allowing the extraordinary properties to re-condense. After waiting for more than twenty minutes, he obtained the extraordinary property of the 'Mystic'.
Odis returned to the water and, to avoid being watched by the Outer Gods again when switching power sources, simply opened a second channel to provide power to the magic circle.
The extraordinary nature of this "mystic" is primarily used to locate the "wilderness of knowledge," "notify" the invasion of the outer gods, and ultimately receive the power from the "wilderness of knowledge," without participating in the direct sealing.
It is essentially an "automatic responder".
Theoretically speaking, a "mid-sequence" extraordinary trait can most likely accomplish the same task. However, if the trait level is too low, it may be somewhat unstable. It would be safer to use a "saint" trait directly.
After opening the new passage, Odis used the characteristics of the "mystic" and then used a ritual to pray to the "wilderness of knowledge" for power to maintain the operation of the magic circle and to strengthen it.
Then his consciousness entered the "wilderness of knowledge," where he responded to his own prayers.
Then, that "mystic" quality floated up, shimmering faintly in the seawater.
Odis temporarily severed the channel through which Teresa's extraordinary abilities provided power, and then waited quietly for the power of the Outer God to strike again. If his arrangements could not stop the Outer God's invasion, Odis could quickly switch to the channel through Teresa's abilities to prevent the seal from failing.
After waiting underwater for more than ten minutes, they finally witnessed the gaze or invasion of the Outer God once again. This time, the crystal in front of Teresa turned into a gray glow, and Odis seemed to be able to hear whispers underwater as well.
This time, no vortex formed, but there seemed to be an evil force trying to pierce through the crystal.
The sealed monsters around them also emitted syllables that Odis couldn't understand. These syllables were either passionate and generous or low and flowing, as if they were giving a rather inflammatory speech.
At that moment, a surge of power appeared in this huge crystal cave, making the cave seem to suddenly narrow.
Immediately afterwards, this surging power, targeting the characteristics of the "mystic," rapidly poured into the magic circle. The characters within the magic circle reappeared, appearing sacred and luminous compared to the previous magic circle.
With a whoosh, the monsters that had turned into crystal and were trying to escape were shattered by this force, becoming fragments of crystal that quickly merged into the surrounding crystal walls.
The light in the crystal cave became brighter and more translucent.
The gray light vanished without a trace, as if it had been punched squarely in the face.
Odis smiled as he looked at the empty crystal cave; this was the effect of a higher level of power.
Although Odis successfully blocked the invasion of the Outer Gods this time, he did not leave immediately. In the next three hours, Odis experienced six more invasions by the Outer Gods, and the magic circle worked reliably each time.
Moreover, Odis realized that with the support of the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge," it seemed that it was not just a matter of blocking the Outer Gods, but also as if the invading Outer Gods had been "bumped" back.
So the frequency of Outer God intrusions seems to be getting lower and lower. At first, it would intrude once every ten or twenty minutes, but later it only came once every half hour.
Odis thought to himself: This news has probably spread throughout the "Outer Gods" by now. Don't go there anymore; there's no hope for that passage!
After confirming the stability of the design, Odis bowed slightly to Teresa's body, then waved his hand, and the extraordinary ability above her head floated towards him. Odis "set up an array with a thought," simply sealing the extraordinary ability, and then returned to the "Argo" with the ability.
Just as Odis returned to the ship, before he could even feel happy, he heard the sound of "extraordinary machine guns".
He quickly put the newly acquired trait into the "Knowledge Wilderness" and then rushed to the captain's cabin.
Odis first saw a lush island in the distance! At this moment, dark clouds filled the sky, and roaring beasts ran out of the forest, walking on the sea and rushing towards the "Argo".
Many monsters were still lurking in the sea, and the "Extraordinary Puppet" was firing machine guns from the deck into the water.
Bivis and Salina finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the captain return.
Third mate Bivis quickly reported to his superior: "This island is like a giant ship, rapidly drifting towards us! Then the surrounding creatures began to attack us."
Odis nodded, took out the two commonly used sealing artifacts, and drew the "Gus Staff" to go onto the deck.
He guessed that when he was performing the ritual and praying for power from the "Wilderness of Knowledge," some surrounding forces sensed him and came here to check on the situation.
However, such rituals are protected by corresponding mysticism, and Odis doesn't know how the power on this island is sensed.
But that seems to be the only explanation.
The Argo, unable to leave while waiting for Odis, had no choice but to fight.
If they had left then, this battle wouldn't have been necessary. The magic circle Teresa created also had the ability to conceal itself.
Even if we find that seabed covered with crystals, we still can't get inside.
Upon reaching the deck, Odis glanced at the overcast sky, then immediately raised the "Staff of Gus," once again "recreating" the image of "Poseidon."
As the towering deity wielding a trident appeared above the Argo, the surroundings seemed to fall silent. The monsters in the water swam away quietly, while those that emerged from the forest suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea.
With a snap, the phantom of "Poseidon" raised the trident in its hand, and a series of muffled thunderclaps rang out, as a forest of pale white lightning descended upon the island.
The island seemed to pause suddenly, and whirlpools appeared around it, the undercurrents stirred up as it tried to leave.
Odis suddenly realized that when the pirate ship that had no crew said "it caught up," it probably meant that the island had caught up!
After the Argo sailed away past the pirate ship, the island followed far behind, so it shouldn't have been attracted by the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge".
This makes sense, since the rituals for seeking power at that time were protected to a certain extent, and it was impossible for them to attract an extraordinary power so easily.
Seeing that the island was about to leave, Odis did not chase after it. Who knew if the other party was just pretending to leave?
Having already obtained the promotion attribute, the safest course of action is to leave this place as soon as possible, since the "God War Ruins" hold many unknown dangers.
After seeing the island disappear, Odis ordered the ship to sail at full speed away from the area.
After driving for only ten minutes or so, night fell.
Odis entered the library of the "Ascetic Order of Morse" again, and Teresa quickly found him and asked excitedly, "Whom did you pray to for that power?"
After all, her physical body and extraordinary characteristics were there, so she knew exactly what had happened there.
Odis said, "This is precisely the information I cannot discern; I believe it to be 'Source Matter,' but calling it a Celestial Master seems to imply a close connection with 'Sages.'"
"No wonder, no wonder," Theresa smiled. "I finally understand the mission I've been waiting for here."
"I must first thank you for your special qualities," Odis said. "I never make promises lightly, but for you, as long as I have the ability in the future, I will definitely resurrect you."
This doesn't seem too difficult. First of all, Theresa's spirit is perfectly intact, and her body is also in excellent condition. Moreover, Theresa no longer needs to guard that place.
What is currently lacking is the extraordinary qualities of a "sage," as well as a high-level power capable of breaking the laws of "life and death."
Although the "Secret Seeker" method is not good at resurrecting others, Odis felt that once he became the King of Angels, he should be able to accomplish such a thing.
Then Odis asked, "What did you just say was your mission?"
"To make you stronger." Theresa said earnestly, "My premonition in the Fourth Epoch was right; I can play a greater role here."
"Alright, let's get out of here quickly, that island is following us again."
Odis was taken aback: "That island can operate at night?"
"That island is actually a giant piece of rotting flesh, and the monsters on it are like bits of rotting flesh. They have no soul or consciousness and can move around at night," Teresa explained. "They are not difficult to deal with, except that they are numerous and hard to kill."
"The main reason is that a monster that can make use of that rotting flesh has landed on that island. I'll send you to the vicinity of that monster."
You'll have to figure out how to deal with it yourself.
Odis said, "Thank you."
Then the scene before him changed, and he found himself in a wide corridor.
Odis quickly concealed himself and, guided by his spirit, entered through a door that led to a small chapel. At the very back of the chapel hung a cross.
At that moment, a person dressed in a black robe was kneeling before the cross in prayer.
Odis was taken aback. The monster he had seen before had no facial features and its face was a solid piece of flesh.
He quietly approached the person and, sure enough, heard the person whispering a prayer: "The Creator of everything, the all-knowing and all-powerful God!"
"Two sons of God conspired to kill a king—"
Odis stopped being polite and drew his "Gus Staff," "reappearing" the "Diamond Ring," and smashed it at his opponent.
The monster, who was praying, suddenly sensed danger and immediately rolled over to put some distance between itself and Odis.
However, it was unable to escape the "Diamond Ring" and was knocked off its feet by the golden halo.
In the instant his opponent was stunned, Odis rushed forward and sent him flying with the "Iron Blood Gauntlets".
Having gained a certain advantage, Odis certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. He raised his staff, about to continue using the "Reappearance" ability, when suddenly Odis's arm seemed to be pulled by something.
Odis was startled and looked down at the ground. It turned out that it was his own shadow that had pulled him back.
But this did not prevent Odis from continuing to use his extraordinary abilities, and he once again "recreated" the "Mysterious Reappearance: The Red Angel's Attack".
Before him appeared the figure of a young and handsome man wearing blood-black armor. He had red hair, a flag-like mark between his eyebrows, and held a phantom longsword with dark red rust in his hand.
After the phantom of the "Red Angel" appeared, he laughed twice and swung his longsword at the "Faceless Monster".
The pull of Odis's shadow just now slowed Odis down by a step, giving the faceless monster a little time to prepare. Immediately, a layer of black armor appeared on its body, and a two-handed greatsword appeared in its hand.
Odis made a judgment: this was a monster comparable to the demigod "Mystic".
Faced with the attack from the phantom "Red Angel," it did not hesitate to raise its two-handed greatsword in an attempt to block the attack.
But this monster was too overconfident. Although it was a phantom, it was still a phantom of the "King of Angels". The phantom longsword with dark red rust in Medici's hand directly pierced the two-handed greatsword in the monster's hand into pieces.
It wasn't cut in half, nor was it knocked away; it simply shattered into fragments and scattered.
Then, the monster's breastplate also collapsed under the huge impact, leaving a hole in the faceless monster's chest.
Fortunately, the faceless monster possessed flesh magic, and the wound immediately began to heal.
Odis pointed his scepter at the wound and with a "whoosh," released a "flesh bomb," blasting the faceless monster's left chest into a hollow.
The faceless monster then realized that the person in front of it was more powerful than itself. A head with dark brown hair appeared on its right shoulder, and then it turned into lightning and quickly fled from the room.
Odis smiled slightly and reappeared as the "God of the Sea" Poseidon for the third time. As soon as this tall god appeared, the lightning wrapped around the trident in his hand suddenly became brighter. The monster that had just turned into lightning and fled suddenly turned uncontrollably and returned to Odis's front.
Poseidon used his trident to pierce the faceless monster, and a crackling lightning bolt pierced through the monster's body, causing it to tremble violently.
Just then, Odis's eyes lit up. He sighed. If that guy were to come again, Odis would be able to kill him.
Of course, a major reason for this victory was that Odis had successfully launched a sneak attack at the start. The opponent seemed to be a strange creature comparable to the "Three Holy Heads". Without that sneak attack, the opponent would not have been so easily defeated, and Odis would have even hesitated about whether to fight him.
But now there's no need to hesitate, because Odis had just severely injured his opponent in the dream, and he immediately went to the deck to pursue him.
This piece of fat meat is right in front of us, of course we can't let it go.