Chapter 791: Chapter 449: Ineffable Strangenesses

The vast hall was filled with silence, as dozens of people sat without making a sound.

About half an hour later, the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged stirred slightly and slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze was cold and piercing. At the very moment he opened his eyes, at least half of the many pairs of eyes staring at him immediately averted their gaze, choosing to look down or elsewhere.

Only seven or eight people continued to look at him without turning away.

Those who were still looking at him were seated in the first row, each with a composed expression, draped in black or white robes, their eyes occasionally moving to the “Book of Change” on the podium.

The middle-aged man in the black robe unfolded his legs and slowly stood up.

He did not move the book in front of him, but instead stepped over it and walked down from the platform.

At this moment, two elderly men from the first row stood up, one bald and the other with silver hair, and walked towards him.

“Jeffrey, how do you feel? Can you communicate?” asked the silver-haired elder in a dark red robe first.

The middle-aged man Jeffrey nodded slightly, still seeming immersed in the feeling he just experienced, “There’s no issue with communication. My touch not only passed through the first layer and made contact with the Possession Demon, Ivan, it also breezed through, lightly touching the second layer…”

Continuing, Jeffrey nodded emphatically, “I am certain that my touch just now definitely reached the True Word Demon, Sylvanus, on the second layer.”

“Are you confident you can summon it out?” asked the bald elder in a white robe with evident concern.

Jeffrey lifted his gaze toward the ceiling of the museum hall, as if his eyes pierced through the spine of the roof, leaped over numerous buildings, and finally settled on an even more majestic and magnificent superstructure.

“If… Claudia the Ninth would relent and provide a bit of the Hellhound’s blood, combined with the Demon Summoning Materials I’ve already collected, I believe we could definitely persuade the True Word Demon, Sylvanus.”

The silver-haired elder said, “Convincing Claudia IX is something we can handle, but you must ensure that once the True Word Demon appears, it won’t act against us and must remain within our control.”

Jeffrey chuckled lightly, “Just within the Ninth Generation Demon Hunting Group alone, we have three Reapers. With them in command, as long as it’s manageable in the early stage, the odds of the True Word Demon going out of control are very slim. If it really becomes uncontrollable, isn’t there still Claudia the Ninth’s grandson, that terrifying existence even I can’t look directly at?”

“Besides…” Jeffrey turned to glance at the ancient book lying on the platform floor, “the ‘Book of Change’ is our biggest reliance, completely different from the ‘Book of Oath’ which can only serve to summon. With the ‘Book of Change’ at hand, the True Word Demon Sylvanus will almost definitely obey us.”

“Better to be cautious,” said the bald elder, “After all, Sylvanus is a demon from the second layer, more powerful than the first layer’s Possession Demon, Ivan. I suggest we refrain from using the Hellhound’s blood until we are absolutely sure.”

Jeffrey nodded slightly, “Of course, that’s why when the Half Moon Association came to borrow the book from Claudia IX, they paid a handsome fee, and the Ninth only agreed to lend them a contemporary copied version of the ‘Book of Oath’. You can imagine the heavy price they’ll have to pay if they truly intend to activate the altar.”

“It seems quite from the Great Capital of USA recently,” mentioned the silver-haired elder, apparently privy to the latest news.

“Let’s not worry about them. Once the True Word Demon, Sylvanus, appears, it will absolutely be under my control,” Jeffrey said with a smile. “Then the Claudia IX Demon Hunting Group, Payne Cross Demon Hunters Group, and my own Iron Blood Demon Hunter Group can slowly engulf all global strangeness, gradually taking control of all factions.”

“Still limited to this place?” The bald elder exchanged a glance with the silver-haired elder, and they both burst into laughter.

“Breaking through to the second layer not only releases the True Word Demon, but also indirectly opens a rift in the dimensional space, an irreversible process. The opportunities waiting for us in the future are simply unimaginable!”

Jeffrey turned and walked back to where he had been sitting, carefully picked up the “Book of Change” that had been laying on the ground, cradled it in his arms, and returned.

“Then I shall safely keep the ‘Book of Change’ for the time being, and await the good news you bring back from Claudia IX,” he stated.

With that, Jeffrey left through the red corridor door beside the platform, taking almost half of the people below with him.

Their footsteps were hurried, and soon the sound faded away.

A magnetic field appeared silently around the bald elder and the silver-haired elder, enveloping their figures.

Only then did the bald elder speak in a subdued voice, “My Payne Cross Demon Hunters Group stands completely alongside the Ninth Generation Demon Hunting Group, with unswerving loyalty.”

The silver-haired elder nodded gently as though he trusted the bald elder immensely, “Claudia IX has mentioned you to me many times. He trusts only you, but he still holds some caution towards this Jeffrey.”

After a pause, the silver-haired elder added, “But for now, among all the Demonic Exorcists in Olay Great Capital, only Jeffrey of the Iron Blood Demon Hunter Group has the most sensitive and formidable magnetic field sensing. We must rely on him for the time being.”

“We’ll take meticulous precautions and act opportunistically; I understand the Ninth’s thinking,” the bald elder nodded.

“In fact, Claudia IX is well aware that the ‘Book of Change’ can only summon demons up to the second layer, absolutely unable to reach the third and final layer,” the silver-haired elder continued. “And it just so happens that the True Word Demon of the second layer resonates with the divine gift of the ‘Book of Change’, so we can only summon it and be confident in our control.”