"Over there in the palace, is it your problem?"

Nicholas II's spirit frowned: "In order to get the marrow of the wizard, you rushed to the palace to kill people?"

“…… I'm starting to regret it a little now. ”

"Regret what?"

"I regret that I shouldn't have given you the technology of the Philosopher's Stone."

Nicholas II glared at Bernardino with dissatisfaction.

He had no idea that Bernardino would do such an outrageous thing.

To put it mildly...... There are so many dark wizards in the royal capital, can't you just kill one?

Even if you want a better quality spinal cord, Wang Du is not a transcendent without a silver rank.

The Philosopher's Stone made by a silver-level transcendent is already enough to be used seven or eight times. Each time it is used, it reaches the standard length of five minutes of combat - does it have to be as bloody as killing the palace and removing the spine directly?

"I don't even know what you're going to do with the Philosopher's Stone after you've succeeded in making it."

The white-haired young spirit frowned, floated 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 corpse? It's really not okay, can you take the whole body away? Why leave a corpse without a spine specifically? ”

I'm afraid I'm going to get into trouble this time.

I don't know if I'm going to be imprisoned...... Or it is possible to be directly executed by the stone father.

After all, strictly speaking, he can even be regarded as a "labor prisoner".

He himself came here, and he was not allowed to touch anyone.

And after he taught Bernardino how to make the "Stone of the Sage of the Hermetic School", the stinky old man immediately stabbed him in the back......

He didn't even destroy the corpse after taking the other party's spine away!

Isn't this a deliberate attempt to let the clues find their heads?

Bernardino just smiled.

The old man in the wheelchair said unhurriedly: "I just need to use it to extend my life...... That's all. ”

"The 'Philosopher's Stone' is the perfect essence of the elements, the greatest thing in the world. Even if it is not fully manufactured, it can completely change a person's fate. ”

Nicholas II emphasized: "You should not use it as a tool or as a medicine. ”

"No, no, no, Nicholas."

The old man chuckled quietly and whispered with joy and contentment, "Of course I don't think of it as a tool.

"—for it will be my blood, my fuel, it will be my heart, my life, equal to all that I hold dear...... and the beginning of my destiny. ”

Bernardino said slowly, looking up from his wheelchair.

Hearing this, Nicholas II frowned slightly.

I don't know why...... Seeing this scene, he suddenly had a little bad feeling in his heart.

At his level, the "premonition" is not a simple "premonition".

Fortunately, he also mastered some of the spells of the Prophetic School.

Nicholas II's spirit suddenly flashed a faint yellow halo at the bottom of his spirit body—only a hollowed-out, metal clock pattern was engraved on his pupils.

This is the Prophetic School spell that the Eyes of Time previously taught to Nicholas, Limited Foreknowledge.

Its inventor is none other than the "Eye of Lag" himself. Although it is only a silver-level instant spell, it can be used to peek into the ephemeral future-

- All of the above happened only for a brief moment.

The next moment.

At the moment when Bernardino raised his head.

"[Truce between the two sides]!"

Nicholas II suddenly rebuked.

There was an indescribable sense of majesty in his edicts.

The moment the words fall, they turn into a power of substance.

Between Bernardino and Nicholas II, a transparent, crystalline wall suddenly rises. The invisible repulsion roared and pushed towards both sides at the same time.

However, only Bernardino's wheelchair was bounced open, while Nicholas II's spirit remained floating in the air.

"—The Lion's Crown, omitted."

Nicholas II's anxious voice instantly calmed down.

The wooden floor in front of him collapsed in an instant. Turned into a scorching quicksand that shimmered with golden brilliance.

The room became extremely dry in an instant. It's like a desert under a hot summer sun...... Even more brutal than that.

If ordinary people are here, I am afraid that as long as they stay for three seconds, they will start to become dehydrated; If it's a demon, it's seven times more damaged. If you land in the sand, it will start burning in the blink of an eye.

Because the quicksands that Nicholas II refined were actually the living desert in the east of the continent of Yaserland, which almost completely engulfed the elves and centaurs.

The demons did not arrive in Aceran because of their kindness...... It's because the demons can't cross that desert either.

It was a real disaster of the epoch.

But Bernardino, who was swallowed and sunk by the sea of sand and the bandages began to turn yellow and spontaneously combusted, did not have the slightest panicked look.

Seeing this, Nicholas II's face sank.

He raised his right hand again and began to chant rapidly.

“…… Omitted, Kubler's left eye. Outline. Corolla of lilies. Outline. Outline. The Lunate-Eater should look up—"

But his chant was not yet finished.

As he was merely stared at by Bernardino's shining right eye, Nicholas's spirit froze.

…… How come?!

Even if the Spiritual Monk has an absolute suppressive power over the spirit body...... But he couldn't have done it so easily......

"Nicholas Flammel. I have to explain one thing to you, and that is your Philosopher's Stone...... I've done it without a hitch. ”

Bernardino smiled and said, "Because among the spirits I bear, there is a man who is your teacher and your adoptive father...... The former owner of the Jade Tower, Lord Isaac Flammel. ”

Hearing this, Nicholas II's expression froze.

The next moment, the black cyclops rose silently behind Bernardino.

Then countless black liquid feathers, like dripping oil, emerged from Nicholas II's side out of thin air, and quickly gathered towards the center, sticking to Nicholas II's spirit one by one.

Nicholas II felt a strong sense of powerlessness as soon as the first feather was attached to him.

After only two or three seconds, he was completely transformed into a black stone sculpture, unable to move.

And at a time when Bernardino was about to be completely engulfed.

The cyclops behind him reached out and lifted him out with ease.

The skin was burned to the point where the bones could be seen, but Bernardino did not panic in the slightest.

Under the stunned gaze of Nicholas II, his skin emitted a snorting white smoke and healed rapidly.

The exposed skin was soft and smooth, not at all as old as before, except for dense tattoos.

Nicholas II could see it at a glance - it was full of alchemical symbols of the direct lineage of the Jade Tower.

"This is the miracle you have made, Nicholas."

Bernardino laughed and laughed out loud.

He reached out and ripped the bandage off his face and got up from his wheelchair.

I saw that the original aging face had recovered to less than thirty years old.

His brown curls fell to his shoulders, and his deep, jeweled eyes sparkled with confidence. It's just that his face, on his neck, every part of his skin, is carved with refining arrays.

Seeing the refining array on his face, Nicholas II instantly recognized the truth of everything.

…… He refined himself into a philosopher's stone?!

This is not the philosopher's stone of the Hermetic school at all...... If I have to say it, it's just a half-finished product.

It is to inject a liquid philosopher's stone with no more than 70% completion into the blood vessels, and through the runes on his skin, its power is curbed, and it is constantly activated.

"Immortality and immortality, the infinite elemental power, the 'herd' of beasts gathered around me - now, I have reached the limit of mortals!"

Bernardino laughed, looked at Nicholas II, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Thanks to you, Nicholas!" ”

Nicholas II suddenly felt like he was able to speak.

He said in a deep voice, "So, do you want to take my spinal cord too?"

"—as a thank you to me?"

"No, no, I just want you to ...... Live a little more soberly. ”

Bernardino had a mysterious smile on his face: "When you go back, remember to cut your wrist in the sun and then recite a mysterious piece of knowledge about Mr. Yao." ”

"What——?!"

"Let me tell you a secret, Nicholas."

Bernardino interrupted Nicholas II.

He opened his mouth with the majesty of God's judgment.

"—[You have killed innocents indiscriminately in the royal capital];

—[You have formed the Nicholas School];

"—[You have created several demons]."

After hearing these three words, the young Bernardino smiled slightly and waved his hand.

Nicholas II's spirit slowly sank downward, into the black mud.

But the next moment, he suddenly came to his senses.

When Nicholas opened his eyes from his chair.

…… He suddenly felt an itch in his throat.

"Where have you been?"

Father Shi's voice sounded behind him as always.

"I-"

But Nicholas opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

- I open my mouth, but I can't say anything.

In this moment, Nicholas realized the truth.