Randy's smiling face froze, and he narrowed his eyes at Wu Chang. His originally light blue pupils instantly turned a deep black.
With a whoosh, all the Oil Lamps in the Hall were extinguished. Dark clouds rapidly gathered above the Sanatorium, plunging everything into darkness.
"Crack!"
Accompanied by the sound of sparks exploding, the Oil Lamps lit up again, with Blood Flame replacing the yellow lamplight.
Under the red light, Wu Chang saw that the Zombies killed in the Hall, and Wolf, who was killed by a Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt, were all in a posture of prostration and kneeling.
They were arranged in concentric circles, surrounding Randy and him in the center.
The death of the crowd and the life of Randy formed a starkly contrasting picture.
The Believers sacrificed everything just to welcome the rebirth of their Lord.
Randy, like a child who had found a new toy, curiously asked, "How did you find out?"
Wu Chang rubbed his chin, pondered for two seconds as if recalling something, and then replied, "From the very beginning."
"Oh?" Randy became interested. "Tell me in detail."
"The initial incongruity came from the Church of Serenity in the town," Wu Chang slowly began.
"They had the Ability to control White Stone Town, the Ability to control all the Villagers in the town, and the Ability to infiltrate the Moonlight Sanatorium and place Surveillance around Dean Randy, yet they didn't attack him directly."
"Although Randy's Combat Power is formidable, he hadn't Awakened his family's Bloodline Talent and suffered from Delusion Syndrome. There were countless ways to eliminate him."
"Therefore, the Church of Serenity intentionally left Randy alive, monitoring, controlling, and even raising him."
Randy replied noncommittally, "Continue."
Wu Chang walked up to Wolf, pulled the Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt tainted with Grudge from the back of Wolf's head, wiped it clean with his clothes, tucked it into his robes, and continued:
"The people of the Church of Serenity were waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a certain person to arrive to stimulate Randy into fully maturing, and I just happened to be the person they were waiting for."
"Someone reminded me that to select a qualified pawn, an excellent screening mechanism is indispensable. The conspicuous and high-profile Jinton was the perfect Item to use for screening. By eliminating Jinton, one could follow the clues to find Wolf under invisible guidance."
"Next, I heard a truncated story about going to awaken the Bloodline descendant of a legendary Hero, Dean Randy."
"You didn't awaken Randy just because you had Suspicions?" Black-eyed Randy spoke about Randy as if describing someone else.
Wu Chang said, "Human cognition is one of the Origins of Mysticism; this is the First Law of Mysticism summarized by the Arcane Knights. Old Anderson would rather let his descendants become Ordinary Persons and squander all their wealth than let them understand Mysticism; there must be a Special reason."
"The Evil God Leman's desire for Revenge and malicious humor are notorious, so I thought that perhaps letting Randy know everything would actually help the Evil God resurrect."
Randy raised an eyebrow, "To be able to deduce this, a Mortal is smarter than I imagined."
"So I played along, intending to make Randy believe everything was a Hallucination and simply eliminate Wolf using his Talent, but I still miscalculated." Wu Chang clicked his tongue upon saying this.
"Let me think, where did the process go wrong? It must have been when Randy used the Golden Crossbow. Although Old Anderson sealed the descendant's Talent, he surely left a contingency plan and wouldn't let the descendant surrender when facing danger. The Golden Crossbow, symbolizing the Anderson Family, must have some kind of Power sealed within it."
"Once Randy uses the Golden Crossbow, it will trigger his Awakening of his Mysticism Talent. The trigger for the Awakening, I guess, was Wolf's bewitchment of Randy when he broke out of his cocoon."
Clap, clap, clap.
Randy applauded, praising, "Brilliant. As expected of the special envoy chosen by the King, you truly have meticulous thoughts."
Wu Chang frowned, confused, "You think I am a special envoy?"
"Aren't you?" Randy was momentarily stunned by the question.
Wu Chang glanced at the Hall littered with corpses, and his heart sank—this was bad!
Julie's various actions perfectly overlapped with Wolf's, leading him to believe Julie was also part of the Tranquility Sect, causing him to deliberately not call her before taking action.
But now it seemed Julie and Leman were not allies, and he might have screwed over his teammate.
He hoped she was alright.
After two seconds of brief guilt, he quickly adjusted his mindset.
It was all Leman's fault!
Just wait, I will take Revenge for Julie!
Leman felt the hostility emanating from Wu Chang out of nowhere and slowly formed a question mark.
Wu Chang opened his gold pocket watch again, glanced at the time, and whispered, "It's almost time."
"Almost time for what?"
"Time for Demon Exorcism."
Wu Chang pinned the Arcane Emblem to his chest, rubbed the emblem with his thumb, and the tarnished crest, corroded by rust after being buried underground for hundreds of years, emitted a dazzling brilliance.
An invisible Power rose from the ground, enveloping the entire Moonlight Sanatorium.
He activated the Purifying Power of the Demon Exorcism Formation.
Unlike the power of the Formation activated unconsciously by Randy, the fully activated Demon Exorcism Formation was more than ten times stronger in both pressure and Ability.
Randy, possessed by Leman, let out a muffled groan, and a pure White Flame ignited above his head.
The Flame scorched Randy's Soul, and also scorched Leman within Randy's Flesh. The fire burned hotter and hotter, quickly spreading to half his body.
His Spirit burned by the fierce flames caused Randy's expression to become painful and distorted, but Leman in the same Body appeared completely at ease. He let out a long sigh, like one making when first entering a hot spring, and said languidly:
"A little trinket made by a Human Mage. You think you can kill me with this? What you're doing will only accelerate the Death of the original Soul in this Body, helping me quickly take over."
Wu Chang did not panic because of Leman's composure; he spoke slowly and deliberately:
"Don't rush; this is just the beginning. When either you or Randy is burned to ashes, the Flame of Purification will swell dozens of times, its Power surpassing the limits of a Spiritual Body and burning Reality."
"So what? As long as you burn away the original Soul and allow me to be completely reborn, in just an instant, I can extinguish this small flame and prevent it from destroying my new Body."
"I don't mean burning your Body; I mean, when Randy's Soul is on the verge of collapse, the Flame of Purification will become very painful," Wu Chang corrected.
Another question mark appeared above Leman's head. Did this Human have a problem with his mind?
Leman didn't understand Wu Chang's meaning, but he soon experienced it firsthand.
The White Flame quickly spread over Randy's entire Body, indicating that Randy's Soul was almost gone, with only a few embers remaining.
The Flame suddenly surged, its outer layer reaching the height of Four Layers, drilling out of the Sanatorium roof through the hole.
Once the embers of Randy's Soul were extinguished, the White Flame would burn the Flesh.
But this last trace of ember, like someone on a cheat code for invincibility, simply wouldn't go out.
Feeling the searing pain, Leman lost his previous composure and exclaimed in shock and anger, "What did you do?"
Wu Chang looked at the gold pocket watch and said, "Weren't you asking why I kept looking at the time? I can tell you now: I was waiting for the Medicine efficacy to take effect. You kept chatting with me; what were you waiting for?"
Leman: "I..."
"Wait, time is limited. Let me add fuel first; we can talk while we cremate you."
Wu Chang interrupted Leman, placed the King's Emblem on the other side of his chest, and activated the linked Special Skill between the King's Emblem and the Arcane Emblem.
「Special Skill: Final Purification. 」（Unlocked by the King's Emblem）
「Skill Description: Unleash Power that surpasses the limits of the Formation by burning the entire Formation. 」
With a roar, the White Flame turned into a sea of fire, causing the entire Moonlight Sanatorium to ignite.
"Lord Leman, do you feel the heat now?"