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But soon.

A gentle spirituality was flowing through her soul, and her mind, which had been muddled and heavy from engaging with the prophets and using numerous rituals, was now becoming lighter and more relaxed.

Avina groggily pulled herself out of the darkness, only to find herself in front of an unfamiliar wooden ceiling, bright lights, and...

A red-haired nun wearing a black priest's robe?

"Annie! I picked up a Tia! No, I picked up a spirit that looks like Tia, and she even has a dragon head! She just merged with me in an instant, holy crap, what is this thing?!"

Vera and Anne were using their shared senses when Anne exclaimed in surprise, "What do you mean you picked up a Tia?"

Vera said, "We found them on the Great Icefield Road. They were carried by a dragon and flew incredibly fast in the sky. It's just that the dragon's spirit structure was too weak; both spirits looked like stray dogs on the roadside. In a flash, they merged, and then the dragon's hair turned silver and it grew horns."

“I thought it looked like Tia, so I quickly took her back to Eternal Night Castle. But it turned out that Tia’s physical body hadn’t been moved at the guild hall, and her soul seemed to be in the deep sea.”

“Tia…”

Avina was in a daze, but upon hearing the last part, she snapped back to reality and exclaimed, "Tia is in the deep sea?"

Vera glanced at Avina and asked warily, "Who are you?"

"I am Avina Sulph! What's the situation with Tia?"

"I guess they're trapped in the deep sea by Dongya?"

"What! I have to..."

Just as Avina was about to stand up, the lower part of her spirit body turned translucent, which startled Vera so much that she quickly pressed her back onto the bed.

Anne's voice rang out, "Feed her the elixir."

"oh oh."

Vera took a bottle of Twin Serpent Eyes from her handbag and poured it into Avina's mouth. Although Avina was in spirit form, the potion instantly dissolved into a shimmering white light the moment it touched her lips, flowing into her spirit body to repair its damaged structure.

The Twin Serpent Eyes also have a restorative effect on the soul, but it is not as noticeable as on the body.

Avina barely managed to raise her hand, unable to even set up a proper ceremony, and stared at Vera, asking, "Who are you talking to?"

"You can see it?"

"I saw two voices overlapping."

Vera was deeply shocked.

What does it mean to see a sound?

Are you an Eastern monk with the same five senses and the ability to perceive Guanyin?

Avina regained some strength and quickly said, "While I'm still alive, break off my horn immediately. This is Arianok's true form. Then give this to Tia. The rest of my spiritual essence is yours to keep..."

“No, I just healed him! I’m a nun, I only heal people casually, I don’t kill people casually.”

Vera is very professional.

"That's not important. Once the Destiny Star Chart is activated, I will..."

"The Destiny Star Chart cannot be activated."

"what?"

"I said the Destiny Star Chart couldn't be activated, Sister Avina? Is that how you should address me?"

Vera saw the silver-haired dragon girl clutching the bedsheet, seemingly at a loss, and said, "I still need to create some deep-sea turbulence later. You should lie here for now. Tia is next door, but considering that both of you are in a vegetative state, I suggest you lie down first."

"I......."

Avina's mind was in a daze. As if possessed, she reached into her chest and pulled out a piece of emerald light, saying, "If you want to interfere with the prophet, take this with you. Keep it on your person."

"what is this?"

"I stole this star map from the prophet. It can help you conceal your fate. The multi-headed serpent Palam and the Undying Lord of the Eye Demon also recognize it; they are all spirits comparable to saints. They will help you. But remember, once you discover the projection ritual has begun, throw it away immediately!"

"I understand! Good stuff!"

Vera quickly took it, and the moment the star chart touched her, it turned into a scroll of parchment. When unfolded, it was a star chart, with a large circle encompassing the Milky Way and the universe. Stars lit up on the star chart, and when connected to form lines, they formed abstract constellations resembling boatmen, anchors, giant bears, and bear cubs.

Having obtained the star map, Vera didn't delay and immediately set off for the Great Ice Plains.

She didn't have much time left. Annie was constantly reminding her about the deep-sea turbulence, which was almost over, with only minor ripples remaining in the shallow waters.

The deep-sea turbulence will subside in at most two hours.

Eleanor's Memory Manual was also created around this time.

—Although the prophets will need to make secondary adjustments to the star map projection and create a suitable deep-sea environment after calming the turbulence, theoretically Eleanor could certainly place the secret text in the temple a step ahead. But all of this won't take much time.

If the prophet, in a moment of desperation, projects directly after calming the turbulence, then all his efforts will be in vain.

Race against the clock.

Vera took a deep breath and immediately used the Four Elements Conversion and Flight Ritual to gain wind element affinity before flying out of the hall and quickly heading to the tundra.

Chapter 537 The Name of Elvira Salvia

The entire ice sheet is long and narrow from east to west, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, from the western side of the continent all the way to the distant eastern side.

However, the distance from north to south, from the edge of the tundra to the edge of the polar region, is only 700 kilometers.

The flight technique created two invisible wings behind Vera, flapping rapidly, while the airflow, enhanced by the transformation of the four elements, moved freely according to Vera's will, adjusting its speed and direction.

After quickly traversing the vast mossy grasslands and swamps of the tundra, and then crossing the snow-capped rocky hills, what came into view was a boundless expanse of snow-covered plains and icebergs, a vast expanse of white, without a trace of life.

Upon reaching the edge of the ice field and the frigid zone, Vera felt the power of the Great Icefield Curse.

She could no longer maintain her flight ability, and driving the Sequence 8 "Four Elements Transformation" was like maintaining the Sequence 6 "Four Elements Annihilation," causing her soul's burden to increase by more than two times.

Fortunately, Tia's holy blood wasn't greatly affected. Vera tried it, and at least activating the projection of the Moon Gazing Tower through her holy blood wasn't a problem. However, trying to contact the Upside-Down Temple was proving difficult.

It is likely because the water level at the Moon Gazing Tower itself is not high.

Annie's voice rang in her ears, "Vera, how are things going on your end?"

"We've only just arrived in this frigid zone, and we're already preparing to cause turbulence."

"Did you bring the elixir?"

"I'm carrying it, just like Tia and Aunt Isa. Don't worry, I'm not a child."

Vera felt a little emotional when she thought about this.

She was prepared for danger when she left Westerburg.

But I never expected to encounter such a wonderful adventure as soon as I stepped out!

Not only did I pick up a beautiful dragon girl who happens to be Aviana, but I also got a free Star Chart.

There were even two free thugs.

Vera had originally planned to fight the Prophet alone with her bare fists, but now she's picked up two Sequence 3 spirits.

This is further complemented by the Moon Tower gifted by Tia and the Authority of Natural Disasters gifted by Valon.

Isn't this just giving her the easy mode?

"Wow! It seems like everything's been going well lately. Becoming pope out of nowhere is one thing, but to have an amazing encounter like with Sister Avina is quite another. Does this mean she was chosen by the Father of All Things?"

"Never mind that for now. You should be relieved that someone is helping you. I'm going to dive deep into the Great Icefield now to stir up the turbulent currents."

"Anytime, anywhere, Super Vera, strike hard!"

immediately--

Setting up the ceremony.

Projection Sanctuary.

"We beseech the Holy Grail—the merciful god of blood!"

Vera Ming's long red hair was hidden in her robe, and her black priest's robe and golden sash fluttered in the cold wind.

And three silver crowns could be faintly seen in her hair—even though the Church had never crowned her, her status as Pope and Saint, recognized by the Seven Seas and the Holy Land, still earned her the Holy Grail's approval.

"We beseech Alchemy—the God of Light!"

The surrounding ice field cracked open in an instant.

Countless cold and dazzling rays of light rose from the ground like shattered crust and collapsed rocks, creating a storm of radiant light across the vast ice plains, reaching upwards to the boundless sky and downwards from the bottomless abyss, coming head-on.

Vera grasped a ray of light, which transformed into a silver staff. She slammed it heavily onto the earth, and a thunderous tremor resounded instantly, causing the ground to rise steadily.

"We beseech the unsheathed blade—the god of endless chaos!"

She raised her left hand high, and the radiance, using her palm as the central axis, roared towards the sky on both sides like parting oceans, drawing an arc before flying into Vera's body.

When the radiance fades.

A tall tower stood atop the ice plains, and Vera, almost a being of pure light, stood on the observation deck atop it. Looking down, she saw the crumbling earth, which had not yet ceased its cracking; rather, the tower's presence seemed to provide her with spiritual energy.

Along with the surging currents that follow, rising from the deep, dark sea.

Intensified.

.................

.................

"The Walloon Sanctuary has been raised to 9500 meters. The deep-sea calming project has been completed, and it is preparing to sink."

"Wallong Sanctuary has sunk to 9600m, 9700m, 9800m... Anomaly detected! A second Wallong Sanctuary has appeared, and this sanctuary is creating turbulence! Prepare to report!"

A report was quickly delivered to Dongya.

Dongya knew the contents of the report without even opening it, and her expression shifted between anger and uncertainty.

She had predicted almost all the twists and turns of this star chart projection ceremony.

Avina, the spirit riots, the deep-sea turbulence, Tia, Merlin, Anzu, and even that Princess Katrin.

But this was the one thing no one had anticipated—just when everything was getting on track, an uninvited guest and a new deep-sea turbulence suddenly appeared!

In Dongya's pupils, countless futures were overlapping and converging, with branches of the future unfolding before her eyes.

When she first arrived at the Great Icefield, three-quarters of those countless futures pointed to her success.

Afterwards, Tia arrived at the Great Ice Plains, where Avina came to steal the Star Chart of Destiny, reducing three-quarters of it to one-half.

She then used the Empire as a pawn, using Merlin to draw the attention of the riotous spirits, and the half suddenly became four-fifths.

She then ventured deeper into the Great Icefield, trapping Avina and Tia one by one, and kept them inside the Great Icefield until the percentage rose from four-fifths to nine-tenths.

Countless paths to the future, almost all of them, lead to the star map projected into the deep sea.

But just now...

In the future she saw, a large portion of the successful future branch suddenly disappeared, replaced by a scene of her sanctuary, the "Palace of Wisdom," exploding, but no star map was projected.

As for the successful branches, only seven out of ten are successful.

There are still many opportunities for a successful future, but Dongya has already sensed the chaotic nature of fate.

Prophets predict the future by resonating with their spirituality in sync with the deep sea, and the fluctuations of their spirituality are influenced by various factors such as their knowledge, vision, insight, and mindset.

There are places she overlooked.

There must be something she overlooked.

Dongya suddenly spoke lightly, summoning several prophets who were presiding over the ceremony. She tapped the armrest of the throne and said, "Who among you can tell me what it means to have a second Walong Sanctuary in the deep sea?"

"Your Excellency Bahram, this turbulence is very shallow, only about 20,000 meters underwater, and it will soon..."

"Shut up."

"You didn't even distinguish between the sanctuary of Walloon and the authority of Walloon before reporting to me?"

"The authority of Valon! How could this be? When did the people of the Seven Seas arrive at the Great Icefield?!"

Upon hearing that someone was exercising the authority of Wallon, the prophets began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Valon is the guardian deity of the Seven Seas. He may have died suddenly, but the power is certainly still in the hands of the Seven Seas. Those merchants would never allow the power to quell the storm to fall into the hands of others.

The problem is that they have not found any of the Seven Seas Kingdoms in the Great Icefield, or even any outsiders who have broken in!

“Someone is up to no good! It could be Aviana, or it could be Merlin, but it’s most likely Aviana. In any case, the deep-sea turbulence is being manipulated—find that person for me.”