Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3312: Chapter 3313: Demon God’s Mark

This revelation just piqued everyone’s curiosity, but before they could speculate, Sipolov answered preemptively.

”In the widely circulated version, the Black Goat Secret Mirror contains three Secret Treasures: ’All-Knowing Treant,’ ’All-Possessing Altar,’ and ’All-Powerful Crying Wall.’” Sipolov paused at this point, glanced around at everyone, and said distinctly, ”This is actually a misconception.”

”Misconception? Are you saying this legend is incorrect?” Not only did Angel pause for a moment, but Luigi and Laplace also raised their heads in surprise.

The legend of the three Secret Treasures has always been rampant within the Daylight Mirror Domain, and over the years, it has become embedded in the hearts of various clans. Most importantly, this legend was narrated by the Black Goat itself.

Yet now, Sipolov claims that the most widely spread legend is actually wrong?

How could they not be astonished?

As their expressions showed dismay and they exchanged puzzled looks, Sipolov softly said, ”The reason I say it is a misconception is because the last Secret Treasure, ’All-Powerful Crying Wall,’ is actually not a crying wall; it is...a mirror.”

”Not a crying wall, a mirror?” Luigi quietly repeated Sipolov’s words, as if savoring the possible clues hidden behind this information.

Angel reacted faster than Luigi. Upon hearing Sipolov’s correction, he immediately asked, ”Do you mean someone has found this ’All-Powerful’ Secret Treasure?”

No matter whether its true form is a crying wall or a mirror, it had never been found before; there were only rumors.

Now, Sipolov’s correction from a crying wall to a mirror implies that someone has indeed seen this all-powerful Secret Treasure!

Sipolov nodded thoughtfully, ”Yes, according to the information I received at the gathering, there was a member of the Changhuo Clan who found this all-powerful mirror during a Secret Mirror exploration decades ago.”

”Changhuo Clan?” Luigi murmured softly, ”Was it really that lucky?”

Sipolov: ”I don’t know which member of the Changhuo Clan found it or what request they made to the all-powerful mirror. The only certainty is that the last Secret Treasure is not a crying wall, but a mirror.”

Sipolov spoke with an air of confidence, paired with his expression, forcing everyone to believe him.

However, at this moment, the Dog Deacon lying on a dog paw pillow seemed to have heard Sipolov’s speech and lifted his slightly tipsy dog head, ”Actually, the legend of the three Secret Treasures isn’t really wrong.”

The Dog Deacon yawned and continued weakly, ”At the beginning, when the Black Goat was first born, it used the Secret Mirror’s perspective to glance at the general shape of the Secret Mirror, but because time was too short, it saw only the rough forms of the three Secret Treasures and hurriedly spread the rumor.”

As the Dog Deacon responded, Angel initially thought it read Sipolov’s mind to acquire this information. But as it continued, Angel realized it understood the reasons even more than Sipolov.

It even mentioned the scene when the Black Goat first glimpsed the three Secret Treasures.

There’s no doubt this is exclusive information from the Dog Deacon, and according to Angel’s analysis, the source of this information is likely known by only one individual...

As Angel thought about this, Luigi directly asked the question, ”Where did you get this information? Does the Everything House have it already?”

The Dog Deacon sighed helplessly and glanced at Luigi, ”I haven’t finished speaking yet. Why don’t you wait until I’m done before interrupting?”

Luigi chuckled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head apologetically.

”Forget it, since you interrupted, I’ll tell you first.” The Dog Deacon replied, ”The answer should be obvious, right? I mentioned the Black Goat’s first birth; who do you think would know about this?”

Luigi: ”...Black Goat.”

The Dog Deacon showed a teachable expression, ”That’s right, only the Black Goat knows about this, so only it could tell me.”

Luigi hesitated for two seconds, ”Are you sure the Black Goat told you? And you didn’t just read its mind?”

”Aren’t they the same?” The Dog Deacon retorted, ”Since the Black Goat came with a contract to see me, wouldn’t reading its mind be a natural thing to do?”

Suddenly, the Dog Deacon revealed another big piece of news.

Luigi quickly followed up, asking, ”Contract? The Black Goat also came to the Everything House to sign a commission contract?”

The Dog Deacon nodded affirmatively, ”Yes, when the Black Goat joined the Everstanding King City, there were mutual gaps and doubts between them. To dispel mutual concerns, the best solution was to come to me, have me read minds, and sign a contract.”

Just like when the Changhuo Clan tried to prove ’Barrier Break’ was real in front of various clans, they sent ’Phantom Leopard’ Nahuat to the Dog Deacon to sign a contract, just for the Dog Deacon to read minds.

Similarly, the Black Goat and Everstanding King City couldn’t trust each other, so they let the Dog Deacon, the most reliable third party, be the contract witness.

Luigi nodded understandingly.

When the Black Goat joined Everstanding King City, the Black Goat integrated into the city quickly. Luigi was puzzled by how the Black Goat could trust the Red Mirror Priest so readily.

Now it’s clear that everything makes sense. The rapid acceptance between Everstanding King City and the Black Goat can also be attributed to the Dog Deacon.

”Alright, stop asking now. If you want to ask, wait until I finish speaking.” The Dog Deacon coughed and continued, ”When the Black Goat was first born, it only glanced at the initial form of the three Secret Treasures and then announced the situation. That’s how the legend of the three Secret Treasures came about.”

”In fact, the third Secret Treasure the Black Goat saw, ’All-Powerful Crying Wall,’ was only partially seen.”

”It’s indeed a mirror; it’s just that at the time, the Black Goat only saw the mirror’s backside. It looked like a wall with a crying Demon face painted on it, hence the name ’Crying Wall.’

”If the Black Goat had seen the other side of the crying wall, it would have realized that it truly is a mirror.”

The Dog Deacon: ”And because the Black Goat didn’t see it fully, the information it later conveyed was markedly erroneous.”

All the clans believed the third Secret Treasure was the ’All-Powerful Crying Wall,’ which resulted in when a Changhuo Clan member, the Lucky, encountered the mirror, they didn’t recognize it as a Secret Treasure and only made a very simple request to the mirror.

The mirror quickly fulfilled the Lucky’s request from the Changhuo Clan.

By the time the Changhuo Clan member realized something was amiss, he had already been transported out of the Secret Mirror by the mirror.

In other words, the Changhuo Clan missed an excellent opportunity.

If they had known early on that the mirror was the ’All-Powerful’ Secret Treasure, the Lucky from the Changhuo Clan would surely have made a more valuable request, given that it is the ’All-Powerful’ Secret Treasure.

Dog Deacon finally paused here: ”This is also why I said the rumors about the three great secret treasures are not entirely wrong.”

The third secret treasure has two sides: one is the Crying Wall, the other is the Mirror. Saying it’s the Crying Wall is correct; saying it’s the Mirror is also correct.

Therefore, the three rumors are not wrong, just not very complete.

On the other hand, after listening to Dog Deacon’s explanation, Luigi was not concerned about whether it was wrong or not, he was more curious: ”From what you said, you know about the request that the Lucky Changhuo Clan made to the mirror?”

Dog Deacon nodded: ”At that time, when the Black Mountain Goat came to me to sign the contract, the Lucky Changhuo Clan had already come out of the secret mirror. It recounted its entire experience, and naturally, the Black Mountain Goat heard it too.”

It was also then that the Black Mountain Goat realized the last secret treasure was not completely the Crying Wall, but a mirror.

Dog Deacon: ”Black Mountain Goat knew it, so I definitely knew it too.”

Luigi couldn’t wait to ask: ”Can you tell us what request he made?”

After a pause, Luigi added: ”Of course, if this is under confidentiality, you can choose not to answer.”

Dog Deacon: ”I can tell. At that time, the Lucky Changhuo Clan was still bewildered after being transported out of the secret mirror, not knowing what was happening, so it told the situation to the others in the secret room. So, there are quite a few people who know.”

This is not under the confidentiality contract, so it can be talked about.

Dog Deacon organized his words slightly before slowly speaking: ”The Lucky Changhuo Clan inadvertently discovered the mirror, at that time the mirror was embedded in a mountain wall...”

The back of the mirror was tightly connected to the mountain wall, so the Lucky Changhuo Clan didn’t see the Crying Wall behind the mirror, causing him not to recognize it as a secret treasure.

And when the mirror caught the attention of the Lucky Changhuo Clan, according to the rules of the secret mirror, he was considered to have found the secret treasure. At this point, the mirror could no longer move, it had to fulfill the person’s request to leave.

But fulfilling an outsider’s request is also a kind of consumption for the mirror.

Therefore, the mirror would try its best to downplay the demands the other party makes, even using deception to consume their requests.

The mirror is very spiritual; through simple conversation, it discovered the Lucky Changhuo Clan didn’t recognize it. So, pleased, it began to deceive.

It boasted that it was an enigmatic scholar, and aside from information on the three secret treasures, it knew many other things about the Black Goat Secret Mirror.

From its words, the purpose can be roughly guessed—deceiving the Lucky Changhuo Clan into asking some non-secret treasure information.

At that time, the Lucky Changhuo Clan, although detecting some cunning words from the other, didn’t realize the mirror was the actual secret treasure. Coupled with inner cautiousness, he decided to ask some random questions, to see what purpose the other might have in approaching him.

Hence, the Lucky Changhuo Clan asked a question that was very indifferent to outsiders: ”Is there anything in the Black Goat Secret Mirror that can enhance my abilities?”

As the ”all-knowing mirror,” it quickly confirmed the answer and told the Lucky Changhuo Clan.

”In some hidden locations within the Black Goat Secret Mirror, remnants of the Evil Desire Demon God’s mark remain. The Evil Desire Demon God, the Abyssal Great Demon God who loves to manipulate desires and hearts, His remaining mark also retains part of the Evil Desire Demon God’s powers; if you find this mark and integrate it into yourself, there’s a high chance of gaining the ability to manipulate emotions.”

The Changhuo Clan itself is skilled at inciting unrest, so having the ability to manipulate hearts and emotions would make their inciting more effortless.

And for every successful incitement, the cultivation of the Changhuo Clan can improve.

Therefore, getting the Evil Desire Demon God’s mark does indeed enhance the Changhuo Clan’s abilities.

After the mirror answered the Lucky one’s question, it was equivalent to ”fulfilling the request.” According to the secret mirror rules, each person who enters the secret mirror has only one chance to interact with the secret treasure, once used, they’ll be transported out.

Thus, the Lucky Changhuo Clan had just gotten the secret insight and was thinking about looking for the so-called Demon God’s mark, but before he could start searching, he was transported out of the secret mirror by the rules’ force.

Thus, came the bewildered follow-up in the secret room.

After hearing Dog Deacon’s recount, Luigi expressed deep sympathy for the Lucky member of the Changhuo Clan. Though he was the first to find the ”all-capable” secret treasure, he was deceived by it, asking a rather meaningless question.

However, Angel, after hearing the whole story, felt that this was not a ”meaningless” question.

”Why do you say that?” Luigi curiously looked at Angel; even if the Demon God’s mark could enhance the Changhuo Clan’s abilities, the side effects must be obvious.

The most important thing is, using the Demon God’s mark equals having a connection with the Abyssal Great Demon God. They could be watched by him anytime, anywhere, or even receive projections.

The Evil Desire Demon God is also good at manipulating desire and heart, for the Changhuo Clan with chaotic desires and mottled hearts, the appearance of the Demon God’s mark is undoubtedly inviting the wolf into the house.

Angel: ”No, I wasn’t referring to the ability enhancement... Have you ever thought about why there would be a Demon God’s mark in the Black Goat Secret Mirror?”

Luigi was taken aback by the question.

He hadn’t thought about this issue before. Now, upon Angel’s mention, he felt there was something off.

The Black Goat Secret Mirror is a relatively closed special mirror space, plus it’s rarely visited; things inside are almost entirely native.

Which means, the Demon God’s mark likely existed since the birth of the Black Goat Secret Mirror.

But... why would a newborn mirror space have a Demon God’s mark?

”Generally speaking, such special mirror spaces reflect the scenes of the material realm.” Luigi murmured: ”Could it be, that the material realm corresponding to this Black Goat Secret Mirror is related to the Abyssal Demon God?”

Dog Deacon: ”It could also be related to Demon God believers.”

Sipolov, on one side, listened to the others’ conversation and couldn’t join in nor understand. Related to the Abyssal Demon God, isn’t it also related to Demon God believers?

Dog Deacon glanced at Sipolov and said blandly: ”Related to the Abyssal Demon God means the material realm corresponding to the Black Goat Secret Mirror is likely the Abyss. But related to Demon God believers, the material realm could be anywhere.”

The Abyssal Demon God’s belief radiates across the Infinite World.

There might exist Demon God belief in an unheard small world, and the Black Goat Secret Mirror may be located in some corner of this Infinite World.

If it really is the Infinite World, then the ”Demon God’s mark” appearing in the Black Goat Secret Mirror wouldn’t be that significant.