When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 457 - 358: Master of the Evolutionary Path

When "Aiwass" in the game got his hands on this book, he must not have had a single Phantom Card on him.

Or rather, it was when he realized that this book contained some kind of "means to acquire power" that he began to create cards as the key to unlocking the hidden power of the book.

Long, long ago, when Aiwass first started using Shadow Demons to make cards, a doubt had actually arisen in his mind—why was he able to create cards so effortlessly?

Although "knowledge" that is correct and materials that are without issues suffice for card creation, even if one lacks the energy level, this is the specificity of rituals. They have the traits of being "passed down through generations" and provide the possibility of "triumphing over the strong with the weak." This symbolizes the very essence of the Serpent Father.

But ordinary people can only replicate rituals that already exist.

To pioneer an entirely new ritual, one must have the rank of a Ritualist. For it is the Ritualist who can deconstruct these powers of the Path, precisely capturing the mysterious origin and achieving symbolism through various miraculous means.

It was also why Aiwass conducted experiments with Shadow Demons on his own, finally confirming that he could save Yulia through this method.

If this was a ritual developed by Jacob... then everything would make sense!

Setting aside the "Aiwass" of the game’s original plot, the Aiwass of this world has been him from the very beginning. Though he lost his memories, he still possessed a mature soul. The proof lay in how he took care of Yulia like an adult even when he was very young.

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—But after Aiwass became an adult, he also suddenly began to thirst for knowledge of the Path of Transcendence just like the "Aiwass" in the game, and what’s more, it wasn’t ritual or curses he craved... but rather "demon knowledge."

His grandfather, Jacob, was a Curse Ritual Magician.

Aiwass’s craving for this knowledge even reached an irrational extent, willing to risk meeting a "pen pal" who was fraught with danger, alone.

...Looking back now.

If Aiwass hadn’t become a Demon Scholar at that time, he could never have advanced to become a Great Sin Scholar.

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And from whom did the knowledge of the Great Sin Scholar and Master of Beasts originate?

—It came from the "Holy Entity" Jacob had encountered!

Aiwass remembered that It appeared within a certain Array. That is to say, It was highly likely that It was summoned by Jacob.

Shortly after that, Aiwass Alexander was born.

It was the fourth year after Hayna had been created.

That so-called "Holy Entity" must have been made from a fragment of itself to create the "Swampfolk", which likely was Aiwass. Just as using a fragment of Lancelot I to create Hayna.

...But at this point, Aiwass was filled with doubt.

"He does not come from the east, nor from the west. He does not come from any dwelling that you are aware of."

What the holy being had said sounded like it referred to a player, or a transmigrator.

Yet, in a world with players, "Aiwass" didn’t have such distinctive uniqueness. "Aiwass" indeed mastered the power of the Master of Beasts in the end, but he still died—dying willingly to take a bullet for the player.

In this world, however, there isn’t a "player character". There is only Aiwass.

And Aiwass also fits the description of "not coming from the east, nor from the west. Not coming from any dwelling that you are aware of," and indeed, he understood what It had said.

...But what if the perspective were changed?

The reason the player could arrive at the critical moment and save Aiwass when he was in danger...

Could it be because the "player" is actually inseparable from "Aiwass"?

The original NPC "Aiwass" wouldn’t kill to level up; in other words, he didn’t have an "Experience Points" system. But he was "born from your heart and entrails" and did indeed master the profession of the Master of Beasts.

He was once saved by a player and ultimately gave his life to save the player. It formed a cycle.

To this day, Aiwass still doesn’t know what the main storyline is after the sacrifice of "Aiwass"—because after that, he transmigrated.

But if Aiwass and the player were originally two sides of the same coin... it makes sense that part of the divine entity was used to create Aiwass and another part to create the player!

—However, Aiwass had never seen such a person. He had gained the ability to use "Experience Points," and now, he had even managed to awaken the Book of Law by himself.

"So that’s how it is..."

Aiwass muttered to himself.

According to the settings, the player character was the son of the Serpent Father. But the "Ouroboros," also known as the Serpent Celestial Marshal, was likewise a son of the Serpent Father.

That is to say, in terms of seniority... the player and Aihuan should be siblings.

Yet, the player has a self-designed "origin." Clearly, their parents didn’t carry the bloodline of the Serpent Father, so where did this title, "Son of the Serpent Father," come from?

Aiwass had an idea.

He made a bold guess.

——"The player" is very likely a shard of the Serpent Celestial Marshal!

This could explain why the game was called "Ring of Ouroboros."

And another fact corroborated this.

In the original plot, not long after Aiwass became the "Master of Beasts"...

The owner of the "Path of Transcendence," the Serpent Father, fell.

The one who took His seat as the Pillar God was the former Serpent Celestial Marshal, the lord of the new "Evolutionary Path"——the Pillar God who inherited the holy number 8, "Ring of Ouroboros." Neither the Great Sin Scholar nor the Master of Beasts suffered in this upheaval... because they both belonged to the profession of the Ring of Ouroboros.

——"To the fool, I am 9, to the upright, I am 8. I am also the 1 among the 8."

The voice of the Holy Entity echoed in Aiwass’s heart.

At the time, Aiwass did not understand the meaning of these words. But now he did.

9 symbolizes perfection, eternity, and is 8+1. It means something greater than the Serpent Father.

And 8 is the holy number inherited by the Ring of Ouroboros.

1 represents the Eternal Self of the Path of Love, the symbol of desire.

——"Transcendence" minus "Desire" is "Authority." And "Transcendence" plus "Desire"... is "Eternity."

Evolution signifies the constant nature of the eternal change of all things; it does not require the weak to overcome the strong, only to never stop progressing. It indeed counts as a form of eternity.

"So that’s how it is."

Aiwass repeated his murmurs, but his tone gradually grew firmer.

He lifted his head, his pupils shimmering with a purple light.

——Do you wish to use me as a pawn to ascend to the Seat of the Pillar God?

Use the Ring of Ouroboros ritual to pull down one existence after another from the Dream Realm... scattering the Celestial Marshal Shards across the world, causing a cataclysm to shatter the old Balance.

To make Transcendence surpass the unsurpassable, turning the world into chaos.

This is the "great accomplishment" He desired!

Serpent Celestial Marshal!

If I truly am a shard of yours...

I can’t see why I can’t achieve what you did!

A supremely clear thought emerged in Aiwass’s mind.

It was something he never considered since coming to this world.

——I too, shall ascend to the Seat of the Pillar God!

Reclaim your path of "Evolution"!