As before, the green pattern hidden in the glove began to dance at Angel’s fingertips.
Soon, the green pattern at the fingertips formed a familiar structure.
"Release, Channel, Door"
A faint mist-like aura emanated from Angel’s fingertips.
In the eyes of others, the energy released by Angel carried a strange aura, extending continuously and finally probing into the True Words Tome.
Because along the way, whenever Angel released illusion techniques, similar energy auras would permeate, so no one doubted that this energy did not come from Angel.
Even the Wise Sovereign who signed the contract with Angel had not the slightest doubt.
When the energies of both parties were absorbed by the contract, Angel and the Wise Sovereign simultaneously felt the power within the contract flowing slowly, and the power of the contract began to extend from the Book of Admonitions.
Until the contract power connected Angel and the Wise Sovereign together.
In an instant, a scene appeared in Angel’s mind. In the scene, there was a Triclops Blue Demon, massive as a mountain. However, unlike other vicious-looking Triclops Blue Demons, its expression was calm, filled with wisdom, standing on an unknown mountaintop, looking up at the starry sky.
A meteor suddenly streaked across the night sky, heading straight towards the Triclops Blue Demon on the mountaintop.
In a trance, the Triclops Blue Demon reached out as if trying to grasp the meteor.
However, when the glowing meteor reached in front of the Triclops Blue Demon, it was discovered that it was merely a light, without any substance.
And this light wasn’t caught by the Triclops Blue Demon but directly merged into the center of its brow.
The gigantic blue body was bathed in the glow.
The light grew more intense until Angel’s mind was completely engulfed in golden light.
The unbearable light lasted for several seconds, and as the glow gradually faded, the Triclops Blue Demon on the mountaintop was gone, replaced by a grand group of palaces. A delicate youth with an eye on his brow stood on the Star Observation Deck under the starlight, continuing to gaze at the starry sky...
These images continuously formed in Angel’s mind and finally transformed into a contract, imprinted in the depths of the Mind Space.
Undoubtedly, the Triclops Blue Demon in the image was the Wise Sovereign.
From the moment he gazed at the starry sky, he had awakened his spirit intelligence. The meteor descending from the heavens was not a real star but a symbol, representing the enlightenment of wisdom.
In the end, after undergoing the baptism of wisdom, the Triclops Blue Demon became a sage.
After viewing the scene, Angel was still in a daze.
It was his first time signing a contract on the True Words Tome, which was completely different from the contracts he signed before. He was actually able to briefly glimpse the life of the Wise Sovereign through the energy left on the contract.
This was an experience he had never had before.
Through this experience, Angel felt as if he had lived through the life of the Wise Sovereign, becoming more acquainted with him, and also gaining a better understanding of him.
Whether this was a good or a bad thing, Angel did not know. However, Angel was now a bit worried about the situation on the Wise Sovereign’s side.
Since Angel could see a brief life of the Wise Sovereign, then according to the nature of the contract, wouldn’t the Wise Sovereign also be able to see his past?
At this thought, anxiety began to build up in Angel’s heart.
He was not afraid of his past being spied upon, as his growth trajectory was straightforward, with no major differences from others in this world, except after Jon joined, making it unique.
However, Angel feared that what the Wise Sovereign saw was not himself.
Angel now somewhat regretted using the energy of the Nightmare Realm to replace his own... Although, this statement is not entirely accurate. Angel used energy full of the Nightmare Realm’s aura, but ultimately it was still "self-produced and self-sold" by Angel. Strictly speaking, it was still his energy.
Yet, the source of this energy, even now, Angel hadn’t fully deciphered. He only knew that the green pattern was an intermediary, connecting to the Nightmare Realm.
But the Power of the Nightmare Realm couldn’t possibly flow out without reason, it was highly likely related to that one.
So, what Angel was worried about now was that the Wise Sovereign might see the life of "that one." And that one was not a benevolent presence. The last time that one was spied upon, it resulted in the fall of a Demon God...
Angel pretended to unintentionally glance across.
The Wise Sovereign had not yet opened his eyes, seemingly still immersed in the imagery given by the contract.
Seeing this, all Angel could do was to silently pray. Hoping everything would proceed smoothly...
...
The contract on the True Words Tome indeed allowed one to see some of the past of the other. However, Angel misunderstood what this past truly meant; it wasn’t a real past, but rather a specialized, summarized past.
Just like the scene Angel saw, the Wise Sovereign reaching out to grasp the meteor, standing on the Star Observation Deck gazing at the night sky, in reality, none of these ever happened.
The Wise Sovereign never did these things; they are merely a generalized "specialization" or "beautification."
It is the power of the contract, simulated through some unknown means.
And because it’s fabricated, there’s no worry about one’s secrets being discovered by the other.
Otherwise, the Wise Sovereign would never have freely signed the contract. Angel has secrets—does he not have secrets as well?
At this moment, the Wise Sovereign, as Angel suspected, was indeed viewing the "past" specialized by the contract’s power.
However, the more the Wise Sovereign saw, the more puzzled he became. What exactly was he seeing?
His current perspective was on a pitch-black balcony, where, besides the faint light from a window, there was no other light source. There wasn’t even starlight or moonlight; the sky was completely dark, and the Wise Sovereign doubted whether there were even clouds?
Because it was so dark, he couldn’t clearly see the surrounding scenery, only vaguely making out that he seemed to be standing on the balcony of a noble’s castle.
"Noble castle." This implied that Angel once was a noble. From some of Angel’s mannerisms, the Wise Sovereign also reckoned he indeed had noble roots.
So why was the area surrounding this noble castle so dull? Was it because the specialized scene just happened to fall on a lightless night?