Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Ironclad Physique, The Transient Traveler_1
Regarding the matter of "himself" being killed, Aiden retained a memory, but this memory was extremely vague.
He only remembered that the person who killed "him" wore a mask of the Blood Moon Cult and pierced "his" heart with a gun during a fierce battle.
In that Blood Moon Cult which was destroyed by Silvertown’s Inquisition of Heresy, either the core members of the cult committed suicide or were killed in desperate resistance, with the only exception being the mysterious founder who remained at large.
The previous owner of this body was a mighty person capable of capturing an S-class criminal single-handedly.
At least, as far as Aiden’s impression went, the former owner of the body must have resisted; at the very least, he wasn’t instantly deprived of the ability to resist during a sneak attack.
To defeat and kill such a senior Judge, the founder of the cult definitely had exceptional strength, without a doubt.
The Blood Moon Cult not only used human flesh to summon their dominator to this world but also attempted to strike at the three core individuals with divinity in the Witches’ Assembly. And Daili once mentioned that the three big figures in the Witches’ Assembly, Abigail, Lamia, and Qiqimora, all possessed divinity; one way to acquire divinity was by absorbing it from the remains of other individuals with divinity.
From this, it was evident that the Blood Moon Cult likely also had information about divinity and the Divine Decrees, and they were actively collecting them.
Then, the likelihood of that cult founder using the Divine Decrees was quite high.
"Exactly," Melifilia gave an affirmative answer, "That person is anything but simple; he’s a saint who’s just one step away from the dominator’s authority."
"Saint?"
"The thirty-six Divine Decrees can be subdivided into twelve authorities of the dominator, with each authority having three decrees. By completely mastering the Divine Decrees of the same authority, one can become a saint. Each decree can elevate the power to the limits that a mortal can attain; and that person has mastered the three Divine Decrees under the authority of ’Hatred’." Melifilia explained, "In other words, if you were to encounter him now, you would be undoubtedly killed."
"So is his goal to become a god? Isn’t mastering all the Divine Decrees under the authority enough to ascend as a dominator? You just mentioned, there are still some conditions?" Aiden inquired further.
"This is exactly what I was getting to. To cross the threshold between mortals and dominators, not only must one master the decrees, one must also possess the ’actual authority’ itself. But to assimilate the power of the authority, one must fulfill the ritual requirements corresponding to each Divine Decree under the authority. He indeed succeeded in obtaining the authority, but he hasn’t met all the conditions to control it. As for the remaining condition he needs to ascend as a dominator now..." Melifilia revealed a mischievous smile, "it’s to kill you."
Aiden was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, "Didn’t he already kill ’me’ once? Then isn’t he already a dominator now?"
"Of course not, you’re still jumping around and standing here alive; how could it count as a successful killing?"
Aiden thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something, "Is it you who stopped his ascension?"
The previous owner of this body did indeed die at the hands of that man. But the identity of "Aiden Galahad" had not disappeared—because Melifilia used her power to summon the current him to this world, to be reborn in this body.
In other words, because of his replacement through transmigration, "Aiden" continued to live in this world, and the condition of that man "killing Aiden Galahad" was not successfully met.
"The child is teachable," Melifilia laughed heartily.
"Does this mean he knows I’m still alive, and he will definitely try to kill me again?" Aiden pondered while stroking his chin, "But that’s not right, so many years have passed, and he hasn’t made a move..."
He had always thought that the man killed the former Aiden merely out of vengeance because his cult was destroyed and the summoned goddess was taken away.
After killing the former Aiden, the man might not have known that Aiden was still living well in this city, nor that Melifilia had been secretly placed underneath Rose Iron Prison, still under "Aiden’s" watch, hence no further attempts in these past five years.
But from the facts Melifilia just revealed, that man’s killing of "him" had a clearer objective and necessity.
If the founder of the Blood Moon Cult killed "Aiden" in order to ascend as a dominator, then upon failing to ascend after killing the former Aiden, he should have realized that "Aiden" was still alive.
Normally, the man would have come to kill him again.
But five whole years had passed in complete serenity, and Aiden had not seen a shadow of that man again.
"There are many reasons, but the main one is that he’s realized that killing you again would be pointless," Melifilia answered, "The ’insurance’ I placed on this body isn’t a one-time thing."
Aiden paused for a moment, then came to a realization: "Don’t tell me... if I get killed, this body would still resurrect a new transmigrant?"
"Yes, exactly," Melifilia affirmed very crisply, "Although I control the authority of Spirit, that doesn’t mean I’m clueless about the Divine Decrees under other authorities. To a certain extent, your body can be considered immortal, although it cannot be truly resurrected; each time you die..."
"A different soul takes over?" Aiden continued.
"Quite interesting, isn’t it?" Melifilia smiled.
"Not really... So that’s why you summoned me here." Aiden responded expressionlessly, while thinking to himself, what kind of game was this? An iron body, but the transmigrants flow like water?
"Hmm, that’s not entirely it," replied Melifilia with an air of mystery, "In any case, do you now recognize your situation? Even though that guy won’t be able to kill you for the time being, he will certainly come again once he finds a way to finish you off completely."
"This is such an important matter, and you are telling me only now?" Aiden asked closely, staring into Melifilia’s eyes, feeling more and more unable to see through the goddess before him.
"Although I am quite fond of you and hope you live a bit longer, this doesn’t mean I will hand-hold you through everything. What’s the point of a pet that can’t survive without nanny-like care from its master?" Melifilia said indifferently with a smile, "This time, you learned the Divine Decrees on your own and came to ask me; consider this information as a reward. Here’s a word of advice—go and grasp the dominator’s authority, otherwise, your death will be quite ugly in the future."
