Chapter 723: 721 Bewitch (Part 1)_1

Truth be told, Colin had to admire the madness of this Mage Kurd.

He dared to transplant the heart of an Orc into his own body!

What’s even more outrageous, he actually succeeded!

He remembered hearing about a person in his previous world who had transplanted a pig’s heart, but even with the aid of the most advanced medical methods, that person only survived for two months.

Compared to that, Kurd’s successful transplantation was like an outrageous piece of fortune.

An absolute miracle.

Thinking for a moment, Colin asked:

“I can understand that by replacing his heart with the heart from the Holy Field, Kurd could possess the strength of the Holy Field, but what about his age? Can he rejuvenate by changing hearts?”

Mr. Ji shrugged and spread his hands, saying:

“We are not quite sure of that ourselves. Probably it is due to this incredibly powerful heart that his body returned to its peak state, making it seem as if he was ‘rejuvenated’.

But honestly, this success was too lucky, not even our teacher is confident he could replicate such a miracle…”

Colin rolled his eyes and said:

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“You guys aren’t even confident about replicating this miracle, yet you had the nerve to use this to deceive people like the Marquis of Oberth.”

Mr. Ji chuckled and said:

“The closer one is to death, the more one values life. Those old fogies are willing to risk everything for such a hope, not to mention, there’s the living example of our teacher. Even if we tell them the risks involved, they’re willing to take a gamble.”

Colin sneered and didn’t dwell on the issue.

These old men who are desperate to regain their youth are destined to be nothing more than clowns. The iron hooves of the Blood Knight Army are enough to crush their old bones.

“So, what is the purpose of your Mages studying divine beings and faith for so long? Or are you just trying to gain greater power through this and seize power in the Empire?”

“No, Duke, if you think we’re just trying to control the Bright Empire, then you’re underestimating us.” Mr. Ji shook his head solemnly, “Our teacher risked his life for the heart transplant technique, and as for the risks I’ve taken and the price I’ve paid for the Eyes of Judgement, I believe you’re aware of them.

Do you think we would go to such lengths just for worldly power?”

“Then what is it for?”

“To reveal the true face of the False God! To break the shackles that imprison humans! To free our descendants from living in a world built on lies!”

Looking at Mr. Ji, who had suddenly become fervent, Colin stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Before he could ask any more questions, Mr. Ji continued excitedly:

“Duke, haven’t you ever wondered why the limit of mortals is the Sixth Rank? Why do we need the divine grace to ascend to the Holy Field?

But this so-called ‘divine grace’ is merely the Power of Faith that we humans serve to the divine beings!

That is rightfully ours!

Therefore, it isn’t grace, but alms!

Moreover, it’s alms given to us using what is rightfully ours!

They deceive us into faith with this!”

Colin nodded silently, feeling that Mr. Ji’s speculation made some sense, but he still calmly retorted:

“But as you admitted before, the initial Power of Faith cannot be directly utilized. It must be absorbed by divine beings, given to priests, and then passed on to knights through baptism. This entire process forms the material of faith that can help knights break through the Holy Field.

So, you can’t deny the role of divine beings. They indeed have assisted humans.”

Mr. Ji slowly shook his head and said solemnly:

“Duke, what if humans were originally capable of setting foot in the Holy Field by relying on their own power?”

Colin frowned, finally grasping the meaning of Mr. Ji’s words, saying:

“So, you believe divine beings are using some method to bind humans, blocking our stairway to the Holy Field?”

“Exactly!” Mr. Ji said through gritted teeth, “The False God cut off the way for humans to rise, and by giving a faint hope of advancing to the Holy Field to a small number of people, they harvest humans’ faith.

But even this small number who can ascend to the Holy Field are inevitably just chess pieces of the False God!”

Hearing this, Colin couldn’t help but think of the scene he saw in the Illusion Realm, where Emperor Gana received the coronation of an angel.

Could it be that Emperor Gana refused it so much, even drawing his sword to chop the angel, because he saw through the conspiracy of the divine beings?

Colin felt a heaviness in his heart, but he still couldn’t help asking:

“This is just your speculation, what evidence do you have to prove that humans can set foot in the Holy Field by their own power?”

Mr. Ji smiled confidently, but then asked a seemingly unrelated question:

“Duke, do you know the origin of the Arcane?”

Colin was patient and answered:

“I only heard it was passed down from the Elves, but I don’t know the details.”

“Yes, the Arcane was indeed passed down from the Elves. But what was passed down was only the tip of the iceberg!

The real essence has been deliberately erased!”

“Essence?”

“Yes.” Mr. Ji said through gritted teeth, “True Arcane can lead Mages to ascend to the Holy Field, even to higher ranks! But now, it has been deliberately castrated, leaving only this incomplete thing that confines all Mages to the Seventh Rank for life!”

Seeing the doubtful look in Colin’s eyes, Mr. Ji continued to ask:

“Duke, you should know that in their prime, the Elves were a race that could stand up to the Giant Dragons, and even managed to defeat them in the end.

But the Dragon race has demi-gods, do you know how the Elves defeated these semi-god dragons?”

Colin thought for a while and said:

“It’s said that the most powerful profession among the High Elves at that time was the Druid, I guess it was they who defeated the dragons?”

“Yes, and do you know what the power source of the Druids was?”

Colin shook his head.

Mr. Ji said emphatically:

“It was the Arcane, the true Arcane! Not this incomplete stuff that we Mages practice today!”

“Is that so?” Colin didn’t try to hide his suspicion.

“Yes.” Mr. Ji said confidently, “Please don’t doubt the research of us Mages over the past thousand years. Although someone deliberately hid this part of history, they obviously couldn’t completely erase all traces.

From the Quenya ancient books passed down from the ancient times, we have found many pieces of evidence.

If you are interested, you can go to Yevir and confirm for yourself whether what I’m saying is made up.”

Colin smiled noncommittally and said:

“So, you think that the true Arcane can help humans reach the Holy Field, or even higher ranks, without the aid of divine beings?”

“Yes! And that’s precisely why it was lost! The Druids disappeared because of that!”