Arcane Lord

After setting up basic protection and warning measures, Xia Duo leaned on the seat, letting his consciousness enter a state of concentration, and gradually increased the level of concentration until it reached a limit, allowing him to see the soul.

Yes, Xia Duo sensed the soul again. The group rehearsal just now made him the absolute protagonist in the square. Although he knew that the power of sporadic faith at this moment may not bring much change to the bloodline and soul, he still couldn't help it. Want to check it out.

The state of the soul is no longer unfamiliar to Sha Duo. When he does routine meditation training every morning, he often senses the state of the soul, which naturally includes this morning.

After some perception, there is no qualitative change in the soul now compared to the morning. There is still a large amount of faith power constantly impacting the "body surface" of the soul, which then stimulates a thin glow, reflecting a small space around the soul.

Originally, this perception was just a temporary idea of ​​Xia Duo, and he did not have any unrealistic thoughts at all. Wanting to awaken his bloodline again is not something that can only be satisfied by the attention of this gathering.

but--

When Xia Duo saw the fleeting figure in the small space around his soul that was reflected by the glow, he was simply stunned!

What's happening here? !

The extreme shock almost made it impossible for him to maintain such a level of concentration. He suddenly broke away from the state of sensing the soul, but even if he could no longer sense the soul, the scene just now stayed deeply in his mind.

what is that?

Why does it appear here?

Will it cause harm to the soul?

A series of questions emerged in Sha Duo's mind. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of this free time to study the demiplane, but now he is not in the mood to study the demiplane!

The soul can be said to be the most private thing for a person, if it can be called a thing, but now a figure appeared around his soul. Although it disappeared quickly, how could he pretend that he didn't see it?

Although it was from the perspective of the soul just now, he could see very clearly that it was a human figure with a head, hands, and a body, and he was even wearing a simple linen shirt.

It's just that the man's face was a little blurry. Xia Duo searched for a long time in his memory but couldn't find anything similar. If he could see the man's appearance clearly, he might be able to determine his identity.

Then infer the other party's purpose or the secret behind the matter.

To be able to exert influence around his soul, there must be something big involved. The figure disappeared in a flash. If he hadn't happened to sense the soul at this time, he might have missed it.

Therefore, Xia Duo regarded this incident as some kind of intuition-triggered warning mechanism. Otherwise, why would he know that the gazes of hundreds of people, who were not emotionally intense, were not enough to bring any changes to his soul and bloodline? But it was at this moment that he sensed the soul.

It's hard to argue that this isn't intuitive.

Recalling that I just "saw" the fleeting figure in the space around my soul, although the face was blurry and even other features were not clear, there were some things that didn't need to be clear to judge.

For example, the style of the linen shirt worn by the figure!

It is somewhat similar to what Sha Duo is wearing now. Sha Duo is not particular about what he wears. Basically, as long as it is not uncomfortable, the shirt he is wearing now is just the most common shirt in Netheril.

It is somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese clothes from Xia Duo's hometown, but the form is more concise and the wear is not complicated. This is the biggest reason why he does not design his own shirts.

With his current status, he could definitely find a tailor to design a new style, but because the durable shirt was quite comfortable, he didn't change it.

Of course, the shirt he is wearing now is different from the one he wore during his apprenticeship, but the difference is only in material, and the style has not changed much.

Netheril has been a country for nearly a thousand years, and I don't know how many elves have influenced it during this period. The style of shirts, a kind of close-fitting clothing that is worn every day and worn by everyone, must be relatively mature.

Just like underwear on earth, each era has its own relatively stable styles. At most, there are only some changes in details, but the major styles have not changed much.

This is why Shado can recognize at a glance that this is the style of Netheril, not the style of elves or dwarves.

But knowing this is not enough. There are millions of people in Netheril, and I don't know how many people wear this kind of shirt. They still have to have a clearer face.

In this way, possible targets can be found through detection spell positioning.

If there is too little information, you can only use the legendary prophecy. Sha Duo does not know this kind of magic, and he has not heard of many people who know it.

Obviously not everyone can master this kind of magic. The more famous ones who have mastered the prophecy skill are the Archbishop of Severton Temple and the Grand Arcanist Cliff.

The latter is not a pure arcane spellcaster. Strictly speaking, he should be classified as a priest, but he has also made extraordinary achievements in the path of magic.

As for the other people who are rumored to have mastered prophecy, none of them are pure arcane casters. The closest thing to them is a believer in the goddess of magic, a being with holy power.

Xia Duo suspected that the undirected prophecy might require God's participation, so he didn't have to think about it. As for asking for help, he would inevitably reveal the secrets of his soul.

Otherwise, can the other party give an accurate answer just by saying "I have a question"?

Then such prophecy would be too exaggerated, exaggerated to an unimaginable level, and might even subvert his understanding of God.

If no clues are given, prophecy can give an accurate answer, which means that as long as the other party needs it, he can understand most of the secrets.

This is almost omniscient. Before seeing it with his own eyes, Sha Duo would never believe in the existence of such magic or magic. In his opinion, even gods may not be omnipotent.

How could God’s priests be so powerful!

…

After repeated thoughts to no avail, Xia Duo once again entered a state of extreme concentration and re-observed the small space around his soul. However, he was unable to stay focused until he was mentally exhausted, and he never encountered that mysterious figure again.

This made him a little disappointed, but at the same time he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Maybe it was some kind of natural phenomenon that happened occasionally, and no one was behind it. He was just overthinking everything.

Xia Duo wanted to think so, but reason told him that the figure appeared and disappeared abnormally. Even if it was a natural phenomenon, how could it happen around the soul?

And the obvious Nese-style shirt was almost telling him clearly——

look! I am not a natural phenomenon at all!