A magician never performs without preparation.
Even as the situation worsened, with the Extraordinary individuals of the three major churches not having arrived and the door to the abyss about to open, Tang remained calm.
Before this, he had anticipated some possible sudden situations, and without the ability to protect himself, he wouldn't, and couldn't, intervene.
Faced with the corner of the law issued by the 'Trennsohst Brass Book' being polluted, a hammer emitting a faint light appeared in Tang's hand.
'Golden Hammer, Silver Hammer.'
'Quality: System Exclusive.'
'A magical item provided by the System, its power depends on the strength of the "Artificer" module.'
'Extraordinary Power: The Golden Hammer can temporarily enhance a certain physical/mystical attribute of the item it strikes, while the Silver Hammer can temporarily weaken a certain physical/mystical attribute of the item it strikes.'
'Negative Effect: 100 Knowledge Fragments/hour.'
Previously, the System provided this magical item, which, at the cost of more Knowledge Fragments, could forcibly elevate mid-Sequence Extraordinary items to the demigod level. Now, with the System already possessing demigod power, it could provide even greater assistance.
"You are strange."
Facing the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe directly, Tang didn't lose control due to the opponent's mad divinity. One had to know that below the demigod level, just a touch between demigods, without even intentionally targeting, the aftermath of the battle alone would cause low- and mid-Sequence Extraordinary individuals to lose their combat ability, or even their lives.
But Tang's current state was quite special.
"You are not a demigod."
Tang put on his mosaic glasses, shielding himself from the spiritual level interference, preventing him from seeing the abyss and mythical creatures.
"However, you possess divinity, abrupt divinity. This is not an effect that extraordinary items can grant. Your Sequence level must not have reached demigod, and the extraordinary abilities you wield contradict and conflict with the power your body displays."
Tang raised the hammer in his hand.
"Your spirit body is special? Heh, I can see that your spirit body and your physical body don't seem to match very well."
"You hide a secret, and what, then, is that secret?"
The voice of the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe was hollow and filled with temptation. The voice continued in segments, each word, each phrase carrying deep malice and probing.
The System and Tang both knew that once Tang's emotions were stirred, he would face a deeper level of pollution from the abyss.
The images Tang had just seen and the pollution he had suffered had been forcefully resisted by the System. Having divinity and not having divinity made a complete difference in the degree of resistance to pollution. Facing the pollution of the abyss, neither Tang nor the System would be careless.
Now that the rules issued by the 'Trennsohst Brass Book' pulled out by the historical projection couldn't completely restrict the power of this vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe, then they would increase the power of the 'Trennsohst Brass Book' again!
'"Artificer" module ready, 500 Knowledge Fragments consumed, preheating.'
Tang decisively abandoned the chains that had been polluted and instead grabbed the parchment in front of him. Faint golden light spots emanated from the golden hammer, and then Tang hammered the parchment that was being rapidly eroded by black spots.
'500 Knowledge Fragments consumed. This enhancement will release a portion of the "Trennsohst Brass Book's" power restricted by the mists of history!'
The mechanical System notification sounded, and the parchment suddenly lit up with twinkling, brilliant light. Countless mystical symbols merged into it, strengthening its connection with the mists of history and Euclid's space!
The next moment, the mercury-like flowing symbols on the parchment lit up.
The middle-aged man in the distance, of medium build yet appearing cold, icy, and unlike a living person, slightly furrowed his brows.
Around him were countless bones—animals, plants, and humans. Their flesh and blood had been completely stripped away, and on the ground, on the stone walls, and on the stark white bones, they jointly inscribed wriggling, twisted symbols one after another.
They seemed as if they would come alive at any moment, would become part of the abyss, would become forerunners helping him open the door to the abyss, artificial demons created from spirituality, divinity, flesh and blood, and pollution.
Even with the blockade of the rules issued by the Arbiter's Uniqueness and a Sequence Four magical item before, these jumping and twisting symbols showed no signs of being suppressed.
But now, everything had changed.
More powerful and more overbearing rules forcibly suppressed these restless symbols. An invisible spiritual whip lashed down from mid-air. The symbols piled up with flesh and blood were themselves manifestations of demonic power and shouldn't exist under the rules. Thus, they were invisibly erased and destroyed, losing their original purpose.
An unreadable emotion flashed in the hollow eye sockets of the middle-aged man. Facing this situation, he stretched out his hand, and depraved, twisted power instantly spread around. The black mist that permeated the surroundings like a natural phenomenon was replenished with power again, gaining extraordinary abilities.
They came alive, just like before, surging towards the red moon and the distant figure.
But an even more powerful spiritual lash whipped fiercely towards the middle-aged man.
'The guilty shall be sentenced to death!'
The mists of history rolled in, and through Euclid's space, the past and future were closely connected. The influence of the 'Trennsohst Brass Book', originally belonging to the future, on the past was rapidly strengthening under the System's operation.
The demonic power that was suppressed again caused the affected chains to regain their strength. The countless chains responded to the Uniqueness of their pathway, and its power was unprecedentedly strengthened.
The chains swept across the earth, destroying demonic symbols, blocking the black mist. Each chain that split out began to split into more chains, layer upon layer, rushing towards the only great demon here.
The middle-aged man was ruthless and decisive. He indeed abandoned the idea of opening the door to the abyss here and instead detonated the remaining demonic symbols.
The demonic symbols shattered, the pollution thick and nauseating. At the same time, Tang saw more spirits flying from the distance.
The spirits just sent away by the high-level charm of the Death domain were only a minority of the many flying spirits. The Blood Sect's long-term planning had provided the Dark Side of the Universe with many sacrifices. Now, these sacrificed spirits were rushing here one after another from all over the world.
The range that angels could respond to was the entire world. Even if the Dark Side of the Universe was regarded as the 'shame of the True Gods', the range of its power's radiation was also the entire world.
A deep black flashed in Tang's eyes. The next moment, he disappeared from where he stood.
Entering Euclid's space, Tang held the Sun Scepter and the Yesterday Once More charm, ascending into the high sky.
(End of this chapter)