The spirit body of Nicholas II frowned: "In order to get the wizard's bone marrow, you rushed to the palace to kill people?
"...I'm starting to regret it a little now."
"What do you regret?"
"I regret that I should not have given you the technology of the Philosopher's Stone."
Nicholas II glared at Bernardino very dissatisfied.
He didn't expect that Bernardino would do such an outrageous thing.
To put it bluntly... there are so many dark wizards in the royal capital, why don't you just kill one of them?
Even if a spinal cord of better quality is needed, there are still some Silver-level extraordinary beings in the royal capital.
The Philosopher's Stone made by a Silver-level transcendent is enough to be used seven or eight times. The length of each use reaches the standard battle length of five minutes - it must be extremely bloody to enter the palace and directly remove the spine.
The way?
"I don't even know what you will do with it after you successfully create the Philosopher's Stone."
The white-haired young spirit frowned, took a few steps forward, and scolded unceremoniously: "Even if you have a grudge against that wizard, don't you know how to cover it up a little?
"Will you die if you dispose of the body? If that doesn't work, can you take the whole body away? Why do you want to leave the body without the spine?"
I'm afraid I'm going to get into trouble this time.
I don't know if I will be imprisoned...or maybe directly executed by Father Shi.
After all, strictly speaking, I can even be regarded as a "re-education through labor prisoner".
When he came here, he was not allowed to contact anyone.
And after he taught Bernardino how to make the "Hermetic Philosopher's Stone", the smelly old man immediately stabbed him in the back...
He even took away the opponent's spine without destroying the body!
Isn't this intentional to let clues find its way to one's head?
Bernardino just smiled.
The old man sitting in the wheelchair said calmly: "I just need to use it to extend my life...that's all."
"The 'Philosopher's Stone' is the perfect essence of elements, the greatest thing in the world. Even if it is not completely manufactured, it can completely change a person's destiny."
Nicholas II emphasized: "Don't use it just as a tool or a medicine."
"No, no, no, Nicholas."
The old man chuckled softly and murmured with joy and satisfaction: "Of course I won't treat it as a tool.
"——Because it will be my blood, my fuel, it will be my heart, my life, equal to everything I cherish...and the starting point of my destiny."
Bernardino said slowly, raising his head from the wheelchair.
Hearing this, Nicholas II frowned slightly.
For some reason... seeing this scene, he suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
At his level, "premonition" is no longer just a "premonition".
Fortunately, he has mastered some spells from the prophet school.
A faint yellow halo suddenly flashed through the pupils of Nicholas II's spirit body - a hollow metal clock pattern was seen engraved in his pupils.
This is the magic of the prophet school that "Eye of Delay" taught Nicholas before, [limited foreknowledge].
Its inventor is the "Eye of Delay" himself. Although it is only a silver-level instant spell, it can be used to peek into the short future——
——The above only happened in a brief moment.
next moment.
The moment Bernardino raised his head.
"[Both sides have a truce]!"
Nicholas II suddenly spoke up and reprimanded.
There was an indescribable sense of majesty in his edict.
The moment the words fell, they turned into substantial power.
Between Bernardino and Nicholas II, a transparent, crystal-like wall suddenly rose up. Invisible repulsion roared and pushed to both sides at the same time.
But only Bernardino's wheelchair was bounced away, while Nicholas II's spirit body was still floating in the air.
"——The Lion's Crown, later."
Nicholas II's previously anxious voice instantly became calmer.
The wooden floor in front of him collapsed in an instant and turned into scorching quicksand that was constantly churning and shining with golden light.
In an instant, the room became extremely dry. It was like a desert on a hot summer day...even more cruel than that.
If it were an ordinary person here, it would probably start to dehydrate in just three seconds; if it were a demon, it would suffer seven times the damage. If it falls on the sand, it will start burning in the blink of an eye.
——Because the quicksand refined by Nicholas II is actually the living desert in the east of the Yasselan continent, which almost completely engulfed the elves and centaurs.
The reason why the demons did not reach Yasselan was not because they were kind... but because the demons could not cross that desert.
That was a real epochal disaster.
But Bernardino, who was swallowed up by the sea of sand and sank, and whose bandage began to turn yellow and spontaneously ignite, did not look panicked at all.
Seeing this, Nicholas II's face darkened.
He raised his right hand again and began to chant quickly.
"...a little ahead, Kubler's left eye. A little. A lily corolla. A little. A little. The moon-eating wolf should raise his head and look at——"
But his chant is not yet complete.
Because he was just stared at by Bernardino's shining right eye, Nicholas's spirit body suddenly froze.
……how come?!
Even if the Spirit-bearing Monk has absolute suppression over the spirit body... he can't do it so easily...
"Nicholas Flamel. I have one thing to explain to you, and that is your Philosopher's Stone...I have successfully completed it."
Bernardino said with a smile: "Because in the spirit body I carry, there is a person - he is your teacher, your adoptive father... the former master of the Jade Tower, His Excellency Isaac Flamel.
"
Upon hearing this, Nicholas II's expression suddenly froze.
The next moment, the black Cyclops rose silently behind Bernardino.
Then countless black feathers, like liquid feathers dripping with oil, appeared out of thin air around Nicholas II, quickly gathered towards the center, and stuck to Nicholas II's spirit body piece by piece.
When the first feather touched him, Nicholas II suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness.
Just two or three seconds passed before he completely turned into a black stone sculpture, unable to move.
And when Bernardino was about to be completely engulfed.
The Cyclops behind him stretched out his hand and lifted him out easily.
The skin was burned to the point where the bones could be seen, but Bernardino didn't panic at all.
Under the astonished gaze of Nicholas II, his skin emitted white smoke and healed quickly.
The exposed skin was soft and smooth, not as aged as before, but it was covered with dense tattoos.
Nicholas II could see it at a glance - it was filled with alchemical symbols directly inherited from the Jade Tower.
"This is the miracle you have created, Nicholas."
Bernardino chuckled and laughed out loud.
He reached out and pulled off the bandage on his face and stood up from the wheelchair.
I saw that the originally extremely aging face had returned to the age of less than thirty.
His brown curly hair was spread to his shoulders, and his deep gem eyes shone with confidence. But his face, neck - every part of his skin was engraved with refinement formations.
When he saw the formation on his face, Nicholas II instantly recognized the truth of everything.
...He refined himself into the Philosopher's Stone?!
This is not the Philosopher's Stone of the Hermetic School at all...if you insist on saying so, it is just a half-finished product.
It is to inject the liquid Philosopher's Stone, which is no more than 70% complete, into his blood vessels, contain its power through the runes on his skin, and continuously activate it.
"Immortality, infinite power of elements, the 'herd' of beasts gathered around me - now, I have reached the limit of a mortal!"
Bernardino laughed, looked at Nicholas II, and said with a smile, "This is all thanks to you, Nicholas!"
Nicholas II suddenly felt that he could speak.
He said solemnly: "So, do you want to take away my spinal cord too?
"——As a thank you to me?"
"No, no, I just want you to... live a more sober life."
Bernardino had a mysterious smile on his face: "When you go back, remember to slit your wrists in the sun, and then read out a piece of mysterious knowledge about Mr. Yao."
"Varied--?!"
"Let me tell you a secret, Nicholas."
Bernardino interrupted Nicholas II.
When he spoke, it was as majestic as God's pronouncement.
"——[You once killed innocent people in the royal capital];
“——[You once formed the Nicholas School];
"——[You once created digital demons]."
After hearing these three sentences, the younger Bernardino smiled slightly and waved.
The spirit body of Nicholas II slowly sank downwards and fell into the black mud.
But the next moment, he suddenly woke up.
When Nicholas opened his eyes from the chair.
...He suddenly felt his throat felt a little itchy.
"where did you go?"
Father Shi's voice sounded behind him as always.
"I--"
But Nicholas opened his mouth, but nothing came out.