Super Righteous Player-Chapter 1201 - 242 Only Hatred...

The previous battles involving Annan were all conducted within a barrier conjured by Void World demons.

The Grey Tower was not damaged by Annan summoning a sublime counterfeit.

The structures remained intact, and thus no alarms were triggered. The Wizards and Ritualists studying at the Grey Tower were completely oblivious to what had transpired at the top floor...

And they certainly wouldn’t have known that their fake and inferior "Tower Master" was already dead.

Moreover, died a terrible death.

So, when they left the barrier, Annan and his party were able to search around the top floor undisturbed and unbothered by anyone.

As for Professor Grey, who theoretically should be "running dead and resurrecting"...

"He probably won’t go far away."

Longjing Tea analyzed: "He’s not just looking to replace his body. He wants to seize the opportunity and use Annan’s name ’Chariot’ to complete his own Ascension Ceremony.

"Since Professor Grey knew that the boss would be coming over here and didn’t stop it, but instead stood by the door to welcome him... then it can be assumed that he has already completed the other preparations.

"Therefore, if he strays too far, he might step outside of the ritual ground."

Every ritual requires a ritual ground.

If the key component of the ritual is removed from the ritual ground, the ritual will become invalid. This component is not necessarily the Ritualist himself... for instance, the ritual of the Skeleton Baron demands the gravestones buried under the Duchy of Mourning, not himself.

Professor Grey could indeed be reborn in a body far from himself.

For example, the "Wolf Professor."

Although their relationship has been completely severed, essentially, it’s more akin to a "sham divorce." They could fully reconcile into a single person again under Wolf Professor’s advocacy.

This is also why high-ranking Idol Wizards are so difficult to eradicate completely.

They are like cockroaches... When you see one cockroach, you can be sure there’s already an infestation in your house.

"But if he resurrects from the Wolf Professor’s body," Ah Dian also gradually caught on, "then his Ascension Ceremony fails!

"Because as soon as he leaves the Grey Tower and is resurrected under another name, it’s as if he has left the ritual ground. Then the ritual will naturally become invalid."

The Ascension Ceremony of the Mirror Visitor was set to mirror symmetry both in time and space... In reality, a second ritual ground was established in another place instead of escaping from the original ritual ground.

He, still an unborn fetus at the time, also had to be born within the Northsea Domain of Rosburg to complete the second half of the ritual.

Since Professor Grey needs "Annan" present in his ritual, this signifies his ritual ground. He must be reborn near Annan—and before his Ascension, he must confront Annan again!

...But as long as he doesn’t show up on his own, it will still be very difficult for Annan to find him.

This kind of "name theft" by Idol Wizards is not just illusion or modifying someone else’s memory but rather a modification of the world’s laws. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Even as a Gold-tier Transcendent, Annan cannot be immune to such an effect and directly recognize Professor Grey’s essence.

Unless he actively uses his Gold-tier Transcendent abilities, or inadvertently does something that wouldn’t befit the real owner of the body... only then, through logical analysis, can he uncover the impostor.

Even relying on memory to distinguish is useless.

Because in the instant that Professor Grey replaces him, the person’s past will be altered as well. Under these circumstances, searching for that one single "suspect" in the entire Grey Tower... it’s practically like playing Minesweeper.

Of course, Annan does have one last resort.

That is to take direct action and thoroughly slaughter everyone from top to bottom of the Grey Tower—when it comes to Professor Grey, he will naturally expose himself.

This is definitely the most effective method.

In this case, Professor Grey would not even have the chance to argue... The only issue is, it’s far too unrighteous.

If Annan really did such a thing, there would be no difference between him and a Spirit Caller Monk.

——It’s also thanks to those few mirrors.

Because of their existence, Annan, who is usually detached and only exercising self-restraint through his own moral standards, saw a clear "red line."

That is, the things "I don’t want to do," "I shouldn’t do."

However, it seems there is no need to resort to such violent means...

After some contemplation, Annan turned to Naifertali to ask: "Do you have any ideas? After all, you’re likely the most powerful Ritualist that Professor Grey has taught.

"Given that, he would have a hard time teaching you while hiding his signature knowledge. In your view, what kind of Ascension Ceremony would he perform? Or rather, if you were him, what kind of ritual would you choose?"

After all, she once was a student of Professor Grey, specializing in rituals. With Naifertali’s knowledge of rituals, she knew even the prayers for Chariot... Hence, she might have some information about the ritual that Professor Grey is currently using.

At the very least, she could provide some insights.

"...I might indeed know something."

Naifertali pondered for a moment and seriously replied: "If I go by the teacher’s style, then the highest priority in his ritual should be Niusel."

Upon hearing this, Niusel’s expression turned a bit tense: "But I am truly..."

"I know."

Annan interrupted him and added: "I’ve considered this possibility, too. Hence, I’ve already taken action—you and Niusel now both belong to me as my Angel Envoys; he cannot take over the position of an angel."

"I see, we’ve already started to step into the ’Ascending History,’ haven’t we?"

Naifertali seemed to suddenly understand.

Annan nodded: "That’s the least I can do for employee benefits."

"Well, that’s not bad. I have thought of several rituals that only those with high-ranking positions can use... but let’s not talk about that for now."

The red-haired, flame-eyed girl coughed lightly, her expression becoming serious again: "This leads us to the concept most advocated by the teacher..."

"’——Only hate can grant people lasting power.’"

Annan and Naifertali said in unison.

Seeing this, Naifertali was slightly taken aback.

She looked at Annan with some surprise: "You know about it?"

Annan nodded: "I have indeed heard that phrase before... but it was more of a guess. However, since you said it too, I can almost confirm it."

It was something he had heard from Professor Grey back in the nightmare.

Back in the nightmare... after that phrase, Professor Grey actually added another sentence——