Miss Witch’s Devotion Has Gone… Twisted-Chapter 90: Requiem

Name: Loren
Level: 24 (80%)
Strength: 10
Stamina: 21
Agility: 20
Intelligence: 30
Mana: 5070/5270
Remaining Attribute Points: 2
Accessories: [Weeping Blood Wedding Ring] [Lurking Fangs]
Blessings: [Truth Discernment] [Pluto's Mouth] [True Sight Eye] [Clear Conscience]
Curses: [Shattered Love] [Scorn of All Beings]
Talent: [Sensitive Heart]
After dealing with the fully-formed "Ignorance" guarding the door and fighting monsters along the way, Loren was about to reach level 25. Fighting monsters above his level all the time now, his leveling speed was still quite fast.
Furthermore, there was an additional blessing in the Blessings column: [Clear Conscience]. This was the reward for passing the Scales of Sin Severance.
The effect of Clear Conscience was to enhance willpower strength and increase resistance to mental shocks and corruption, which wasn't very useful for Loren.
This time, the door's color was different. The door was white, filled with light, and at its center was a pentagram symbol.
Loren hadn't encountered anyone else along the way. Everyone was in an independent space, on a unique floor. The probability of different people being assigned to the same place wasn't high.
Loren took out all the Sin Fragments he had collected earlier, assembled them into the shape of a pentagram, and placed them into the pentagram symbol on the door.
The next moment, the Sin Fragments were devoured by the door. With the pentagram as the center, darkness began to spread, eventually staining the light door black. The door leading to the hidden sixth floor opened.
"Let's go in."
Everyone held hands once again. As Loren touched the door, they were instantly sucked into the next layer.
The moment they appeared, a longsword descended from the sky, unavoidable. Yet, Loren's expression remained completely unchanged.
The last two layers were reward stages. If one had no sin, there was no need to encounter any danger.
The longsword passed through Loren's body without causing any damage. At the same time, Loren clearly saw the person holding the longsword—it was a knight.
Seeing that the longsword hadn't harmed Loren and the others, the knight knelt on one knee, offering his longsword to Loren.
"Young master was not harmed by the Blade of Judgment, proving you are a righteous person. I hope you will accept this Blade of Judgment to cut down all the world's sins."
Loren took the Blade of Judgment from the knight's hands. It truly was a divine artifact. Like the Sin-Burning Flames, the more sin the enemy possessed, the higher the damage. A few slashes could solve some early-game minor BOSSes.
But for Loren, it wasn't enough.
This knight was just a program, not a real person. Loren directly walked past it, arriving behind the knight. Here, there was also a light door.
But in front of the light door, there was also a triangular altar. In the center of the altar was a groove, perfectly sized for inserting the Blade of Judgment.
This room was also triangular, with a knight statue in each corner.
"You all stand at the corners of the altar."
This was why Loren needed to bring three people. On one hand, it allowed them to avoid the Scales of Sin Severance;
on the other hand, it was precisely for this ritual.
After Anna and the others were in position, Loren inserted the Blade of Judgment into the central groove. The next moment, the room began to shake, and the location of the light door transformed into a staircase leading upward.
Not only that, but a light also emanated from the altar, and a Tarot card flew out from the center of the altar.
Loren reached out and pinched the Tarot card between his fingers. By the dim light, he saw the card's face.
It depicted a knight standing upon a high platform, raising a knight's sword high. Hanging from the sword's tip was a blood-stained crown. Below the platform were cheering crowds, but at an even higher place, there was another figure looking down upon everyone.
"In a moment, some treasures will appear around you. Do not move. If you leave the spot you're standing on now, I will be trapped up there forever."
After settling everyone, Loren walked up the staircase.
The mechanisms here were layered, but the guidance was relatively clear. Loren discovered these patterns after clearing it a few times.
The Prison of Sin Spire had so many procedures precisely to ensure that the one who finally reached the seventh floor was a truly good person.
Along the way, there had been multiple judgments of sin. The sixth layer required entrusting one's life to others. Ultimately, being able to pass the sixth layer not only proved the visitor was sinless but also deeply trusted and worthy of receiving the treasure.
The staircase wasn't long. Loren soon arrived at the seventh floor. Here, there was a golden door inlaid with countless priceless gems. Written upon it was a sentence:
"Within lies a secret treasure for the upright. Place the card into the groove to open the door. Upon entering, choose one item."
To enter the treasury, one needed to surrender the Judgment card. Logically, this was the moment to make a choice, but Loren had the High Tower.
Many secret realms guarded against wall-phasing abilities, often setting up mechanisms that sealed souls, but this place did not.
Loren directly phased through the door, arriving at the treasury behind it. Here were countless powerful artifacts, but Loren's target was clear.
He walked straight towards the location of a blade. As he approached, the blade also trembled, even more excited than Loren.
"Demon Blade: [Soul-Burial Dirge]."
The scabbard was entirely black, engraved with dark red chains and flower petals. Four blood-red lines ran through the entire scabbard, as if blood was about to overflow at any moment.
The moment Loren picked up the blade, a sense of despair enveloped him. He suddenly wanted to end his own life right then.
But such a thought only appeared for an instant before Loren successfully suppressed it.
Loren drew the blade. The blade body was black, engraved with a pattern of dark red spider lilies. The blade edge was bright red, incredibly eerie and demonic.
Demon Blade: Soul-Burial Dirge
Effects:
[No Life]: Any hit is guaranteed to cause damage. The damage caused is extremely difficult to heal. The weaker the target's willpower, the higher the damage. When the target is completely in despair, it causes an instant death effect.
[Severed Hope]: When unsheathed, it emits a soul-striking shock, damaging the soul when causing damage, simultaneously severing hope, imparting thoughts of death, and generating extreme fear.
[Deathly Silence]: The souls of creatures killed by Soul-Burial Dirge are imprisoned. When released, they can cause mental shock with an instant silencing effect. The more souls imprisoned, the stronger the effect.
Looking at Soul-Burial Dirge's description, Loren was extremely satisfied. Even among demon blades, Soul-Burial Dirge was among the most top-tier.
Not only were its additional effects powerful, but Soul-Burial Dirge's own base stats were also sufficiently high, frighteningly sharp.
This was one of Loren's favorite weapons, capable of being used directly until graduation.
Its base stats ensured a solid floor, while its special effects raised the ceiling. Whether farming weak enemies or fighting bosses, Soul-Burial Dirge had excellent effects.
After Loren obtained Soul-Burial Dirge, the other treasures disappeared. What vanished wasn't just those treasures;
even the entire Prison of Sin Spire was disappearing.
Loren only felt his vision blur, and then he appeared outside the Prison of Sin Spire. When he looked towards the spire's original location, all that remained was a stone slab recording sins.
"Master Mentor!"
Anna's voice suddenly rang in Loren's ear. When he turned his head, Anna had already crashed into him, knocking him to the ground.
"It's over."
Loren just stroked Anna's hair, standing up again. Anna still hung onto him.