r18novel Chapter 209 Summoning Oneself
Chapter 209 Summoning Oneself
Chapter 209 Summoning Oneself
Raphael was telling Sharon the truth: the "Temperance" ideology was in considerable conflict with the general principles of the "Magic Source Scripture".
The philosophy of "The True Scripture of the Demon Source" holds that desires originate from the human nature. Although those who gain abilities from the "Dark Abode" will have stronger desires than normal people and need to control them to some extent, they cannot be completely suppressed, as doing so would lead to the accumulation of desires and bring great danger.
Therefore, it is important to release desires appropriately in order to maintain a relatively healthy physical and mental state.
Raphael, however, had long noticed that the "licentious" faction was too indulgent, which was dangerous, while the "temperamental" faction was the complete opposite and not the most effective way to solve the problem.
After hearing Raphael's words, Sharon said, "I've heard Marich mention some of your ideas, and I've also seen too many prisoners who have lost themselves because of indulgence."
"At first, they thought it was just a little indulgence, but soon they completely lost control of their desires."
Raphael smiled and said, "That's because their method is wrong."
"My approach is to temper my spirit and body while indulging my desires to a small extent."
"I even have a chart that shows how many times a month one can go to bed, how many times one can enjoy good food, and how many people one can kill after the mind has been trained to different levels."
"Any amount within this range is considered normal; anything exceeding this range should be noted."
"The True Scripture of the Demon Source" is an extraordinary textbook that is as easy to use as a nanny. Raphael has currently reached the fourth level. Each level has a desire comparison table. As long as it is within the comparison table, it is considered normal.
If you exceed the limit, don't be afraid. It means that you haven't tempered your spiritual body enough, so your consciousness is not firm enough. Just spend more time tempering it.
Sharon thought for a moment before asking, "What are the side effects?"
Raphael didn't quite understand: "What side effects?"
"What side effects might your method have?"
Raphael smiled and said, "Nothing has been found yet."
A possible side effect is that, at higher levels, one might desire to approach the "Dark Abode" and the source essence.
However, this is not a major problem, because "Dark Abode" is currently sealed in the Western Continent.
Sharon considered it for a moment before saying, "Let me go back and think about it to see if I want to make a deal with you. You should also think about whether you want to make a deal and what kind of reward you want."
Raphael nodded and said, "Okay."
The next second, Sharon and the wooden box containing the blooming properties disappeared from the carriage, and Raphael didn't even have time to say goodbye.
After returning to the villa by carriage, Raphael went straight to his room to rest.
He planned to rest for a day, then began to voluntarily play the role of a "serial killer."
However, on this day of rest, Raphael will attempt to summon his own phantom by offering himself as a sacrifice.
In that case, the "Lord of Evil Desires" would have a demigod-level "subordinate".
In the future, when encountering powerful enemies, it won't always be the "Lord of Lust" who takes action. Because if he takes action in everything—especially after the "Lord of Lust" appears—most of the time he's covering our retreat instead of eliminating the target, which is a bit beneath him.
After preparing the altar, Raphael offered two cigarettes as a sacrifice to himself. Since the offering was to himself, he didn't need to pay too much attention to the offering.
Just as he was about to build the "spiritual wall," Raphael suddenly realized that he did not yet have a symbol to represent it.
Designing one wouldn't be too difficult. Raphael combined the symbols of "the bound" and "the abyss" together. The outer ring is made of steel nails and bandages symbolizing the bound, while the inner ring is made of a goat's head symbolizing "the devil".
It looks pretty good; this is the symbol representing the "Lord of Evil Desires".
After drawing the symbol, Raphael formally offered himself as a sacrifice.
Meanwhile, Raphael from the Western Continent was already waiting in the "Dark Hut". This sacrificial process was not quite the same as a normal sacrifice. A certain connection would be established between the sacrificer and the recipient of the offering.
If the person accepting the offering is a high-ranking demon, then be careful, because every high-ranking demon is extremely evil, and even if he accepts the offering, he may not necessarily provide positive help.
However, there's not much pressure when it comes to sacrificing oneself.
In addition, this time there was no "sacrifice gate"; only a vortex appeared, which sucked away the offerings.
The two Raphaels sensed that they had established a close connection, meaning that this cheating-like method was feasible.
However, three sacrifices were required in total, so Raphael made two more sacrifices using cigarettes. As a result, Raphael in the "Dark Hut" embarrassingly discovered that at the Sequence 6 level, he could not create the corresponding phantom to provide for his real-world self to drive.
This ritual is more directed at Raphael's physical body than at "Dark Lodge." If it were directed at "Dark Lodge," it would certainly be able to summon the corresponding phantom.
In other words, Raphael originally thought that as long as the road was repaired, there would be cars. Now the road is open, but Raphael in the "Dark Hut" can't afford a car, so there are still no cars on the road.
After thinking for a while, the two Raphaels suddenly came up with an idea.
Since Raphael's level is insufficient, the power of "Dark Pavilion" can be mobilized through certain mediums to condense into an illusory image.
This medium is at least at the demigod level—Raphael in the "Dark Lodge" looked at the "Eye of Illusion" beside him.
He reached out and grasped the "Eye of Illusion" in his hand. The power within the "Dark Hut" gathered around the "Eye of Illusion," and then, through the connection established between the two Raphaels, this surging power was transmitted to it.
In an instant, a tall, black figure exuding malice appeared beside Raphael in the real world.
The figure was the size of a giant, over two meters tall, with no discernible features. The only two clearly visible elements were the two long goat horns on its forehead and the single eye on its face.
Then, Raphael in the real world of the Northern Continent felt a profound spiritual connection with this tall figure.
It's estimated that summoning other high-level demonic phantoms wouldn't yield such a high degree of compatibility.
This phantom can last for about a minute, during which Raphael can use his spirituality to issue simple commands.
The phantom can only use four abilities: "Manipulate Desire", "Summon Magma Sword", "Brief Hallucination", and "Screaming". This is probably because the medium used to create the phantom is too low-level, so only an empty shell can be created. However, all four abilities are at the Sequence 4 level, which is enough to completely deceive people.
After examining the phantom before him, Raphael decided that he still needed to offer a sacrifice to a high-ranking demon.
He wanted to establish a deep connection with that demon and see if the "Lord of Lust" could conduct surveillance or similar operations, in order to obtain as much high-level information as possible from the "Abyss" pathway.
In other words, Raphael wanted to use himself as bait to catch fish.