Magician in Type-Moon

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The massive spell set up by Hartres

It is precisely in order to continuously replenish that power, so that it possesses a closed-loop structure of divinity.

That is to say-

The imposter itself is being "completed" into a full divine concept.

He has not yet been "deified," but he is no longer a mortal.

...This is undoubtedly a formidable challenge.

To seduce someone off course midway through the process of building this power,

The required level of divinity must be at least high enough to "confuse the target".

But this is not impossible.

—Matouchi's own background has never been that of an ordinary person.

His magic methods have always been unorthodox, unreliable to divine intervention, and unconventional.

He seized power from countless gods and the dead through devouring and imitation.

Echoes from the underworld, the trail of hunger, the boundary of death, the rift of reincarnation...

Beelzebub's poisonous touch, the bloodline of Typhon, the echo of the god of night...

Each fragment is incomplete, yet they overlap and conceal each other.

This formed a divine framework pieced together.

Although these fragments are all incomplete.

However, if we integrate them into a "composite pseudo-god body"

It is enough to exude a divine outline that can confuse the spell's judgment in the face of the spell.

This is a false god in the magical sense, a "constructed divine impression".

They are neither descendants of gods nor favored by gods.

Instead, it uses magic to mimic and piece together the power structure of the gods.

Then, a false god template is established for the identification of techniques.

in short:

It's not about becoming a god.

But -

Create a facade that is sufficiently divine to make the spell believe it to be true.

It's not impossible.

If you can fool the magic, you don't need to fool the world.

This was a fraud that was carried out only within its "internal logic".

As long as you make the Start gold coin "trust" him,

As long as the spell internally confuses the symbols of "the imposter" and "Matouchi",

So, the spell on this Starr coin.

They might be abducted and thrown into the arms of another "god".

The second step is to determine which power should be the primary symbol.

Of all the powers that Matouike possessed, the most complete and highest-level was the "hunger" that he had taken from Beelzebub.

Beelzebub, a being who spans multiple mythologies, has left a profound and undeniable mark on the history of this planet, whether as the ruler of the heavens, the prime minister of the underworld, or with various other prestigious titles.

Using "hunger" as a symbolic representation of a false god to oppose the "new god" that Hatres is gradually reshaping seems to be flawless and the most advantageous.

However, after a brief moment of contemplation, Matouike decisively abandoned this option.

He realized that he had a more precise and suitable option—

That was the power of Emperor Taizu Long Typhon.

Typhon, one of the most symbolic and awe-inspiring beings in Greek mythology, is a monster sculpted by the planet itself to fight against the Greek gods.

His power not only challenged the star gods, but also gained the recognition and acclaim of the planet itself, making his legitimacy unquestionable.

More importantly, Typhon, the Great Dragon, once devoured a part of Zeus's divine body, and the power he wielded contained the core essence of Zeus's divinity.

The god-making ritual constructed by Hartres was precisely through the imposters using Spirit Origin Ascension to approach the Throne of Heroes of Iskandar, the Conqueror.

The legend of Iskandar itself is the legend of the son of Zeus and the reincarnation of Heracles. Various myths are intertwined, shaping him into a semi-divine or even godlike being.

Therefore, by selecting the powers of Typhon, the ancestor of Zeus, which are closely related to Zeus, we can accurately extract the most core common divinity of the two mythological systems—the symbolic representation of Zeus.

Centered on the symbol of Zeus, Matouchi is able to precisely penetrate and deceive the core circuits of the belief system upon which this technique relies, forming a strong and destructive force of opposition.

Matou Ike uses the X-ray vision ability attached to his Distorted Mystic Eyes to see himself inside.

Adjusting its own magic circuits.

Then he chanted in a low voice the power language bestowed upon him by the Great Ancestor, Typhon. His deep and long voice seemed to tear an invisible rift in the space.

That power was not simply destructive, but a precise kind of infiltration, like venom slowly eroding the structure of Matou Ike's body.

Then comes the spirit possession ritual.

Matouchi once obtained memories of her "past life" through this ritual.

But now, the main figure in the ceremony is not him, but—

Typhon's powers.

As the ceremony continues, Matou Pond is drawing ever closer to the distant past ancestor, Dragon Typhon.

Next-

It was by using the divine fragments that Typhon devoured from Zeus's body that a hidden alien factor was injected into the faith circuit of the Start gold coin.

This factor, like a virus, lurks at every point of the Spiritual Origin Ascension, disrupting its resonance with the symbolism of Zeus and interfering with the believers' chain of faith in the new god.

The luster on the gold coin began to dim, and Iskandar's ghostly figure swayed, seemingly drawn by some invisible force, gradually losing its former majesty and steadfastness.

Matouchi calmly observed this subtle change.

"The key to fraud is not to confront them head-on, but to make them disintegrate in their own beliefs," he thought to himself.

Subsequently, Matouchi released more subtle and precise fluctuations of power, using Typhon's divine core to reshape the symbol of Zeus in a mutated form, injecting a twisted, false radiance into the ritual.

The mythological symbols that were supposed to support the rise of the new gods gradually became blurred and unreal under this distorted light.

A connection is being established between Matou Pond and gold coins.

An invisible bond quietly entwined him, tightly connecting his existence to the cold metal.

Various symbols slowly manifest around Matouchi's body.

The runes derived from Hartres's exploration, the marks representing wealth and eternity, and the aura of faith gathered around him slowly condensed and flowed like mist, constructing a brief and strange realm.

The spell that Hartles had originally constructed on the Stat gold coin began to function.

The magic circuit engraved on the gold coin, meticulously designed by Hartress, was activated, shimmering with light, and its inherent mechanism began to execute preset instructions—to collect faith and create false gods.

However, its target audience gradually expanded from the imposter to Matou Ike.

However, the target locked by the technique shifted.

Like overflowing water, the guiding force of faith that was originally directed at the "imposter" now spread uncontrollably, including Matou Ike standing next to the gold coin in its range.

God and Faith.

Usury and fraud.

Two diametrically opposed yet closely intertwined concepts, like a cold electric current and a scorching flame, simultaneously assaulted Matou Ike's senses.

He could clearly "touch" that one side was the sublime and distant essence, while the other was the despicable means of seizing power.

Matouchi sensed these strange things.

He did not resist the surging, strange power flow mixed with countless thoughts.

Then he slowly mobilized these beliefs that had "nominally" belonged to him.

Since the spell mistakenly identified him as the source or target of the faith, he went with the flow and began to try to control this faith power that was nominally "belonging" to him.

The Deconstruction Eye silently activates, meticulously dissecting the flowing energy structure.

At the same time, the valuable information contributed by Aozaki Touko, like a precise map, allowed him to understand the complex and intricate magical structure on the Stat Gold Coin.

What Hartles did was to create gods through faith.

At this moment, Matouike is influenced by the gods and their beliefs.

The two paths represent a stark reversal.

Hartres's magic is to gather mundane beliefs and pile them up in an attempt to create a sacred idol.

What Matouchi did was to use his own divine essence, which he already possessed, to exert influence in reverse through this ready-made channel of faith.

The supplier is now transformed into the supplier.

The flow of faith circuits has been forcibly reversed. The "source" that should have been drawn from has now become the "end point" of output.

The divinity possessed by Matou Ike is currently being continuously injected into the Stat Gold Coin through the Faith Circuit.

The divine qualities within him, which did not originate from this faith, surged back like a reverse flood along the channel of faith, forcibly injecting into the core of the gold coin that carried the spell.

The "gold" that represents eternity is now decaying and turning into "rusty iron".

The contamination of divinity is severe.

The essence of "gold," which symbolizes immortality and purity, rapidly deteriorates and decays under the impact of this heterogeneous force.

The brilliant gold has lost its luster, and ugly brownish-red spots have appeared on the surface, as if it has been eroded by the long years and is irreversibly decaying into inferior rusted iron.

In the underworld, "rusted iron" is equivalent to "silver".

This transformation is not without significance. According to the laws of the underworld—the deep world described by the poet Dante—corrupted rust, in its status and symbolism, is exactly equivalent to pure silver.

This is the blessing left by Dante.