[You look at the sage shell lying dead on the ground…]

[Shell of Knowledge-Seeking Direct Vision Branch Association Sage: Vice President of the Direct Vision Branch Association in the auxiliary capital Notos, already possessing demigod level strength of a Sage. It is one of the five pillars beneath the Branch President. Due to a clash of beliefs with the True God’s Envoy, it was killed with treacherous means by the Envoy. Compatibility: 126% (+65%).]

[Do you wish to possess this shell?]

“Finally took this guy down.”

The sage’s own strength was only that of a common demigod, but the problem was that he had a whole pile of magic items. With the power of money buffing him, even Lin Xun could not take him down quickly.

[You possess the shell of the Knowledge-Seeking Direct Vision Branch Association Sage.]

Lin Xun had no time to check its panel attributes. He immediately left the Starlight Cage and teleported back to the storage room.

[…]

[You open your eyes and are once again in the familiar storage room…]

[You immediately hang the teleportation painting of the Starlight Cage back on the wall, adding some more battle marks to the scene in the storage room to create the illusion that the True God’s Envoy has escaped.]

[Just as you finish all this, you hear a sky-shaking rumble and the entire building begins to tremble violently.]

[You hurry to the corridor window and see that the spell energy of Endless Flood of Knowledge is still rampaging in the sky, while that terrifying shadow has already disappeared.]

[The several sages seem to have exhausted their mana and descend to the ground, leaning on their staffs and panting. Only the Branch President Direct Vision Great Sage raises his staff and flies toward the administrative building where you are.]

“How can these spell grandpas still toss out another ultimate, and their mana bars never run dry?”

Lin Xun thought of how Sage Osborn had obviously just experienced a great battle, yet had soon been back to leaping around, even pretending that his mana was completely drained to test him.

There was no time to dwell on it now. He reacted at once.

[You immediately raise your staff, break through the window, and fly toward the Direct Vision Great Sage who is rushing over.]

[When he sees your battered appearance, his expression darkens. Flying to your side, he asks in a low voice where the True God’s Envoy is.]

[You sigh unwillingly and say that you alone simply could not stop the True God’s Envoy. Being able to keep him in the storage room for that long already cost you every last one of your Stored Spell Treasure Rings.]

[In the end you even used that scroll, yet you still could not stop the True God’s Envoy.]

[The Direct Vision Great Sage’s face is gloomy, but he cannot blame you.]

[You had already informed them at the earliest possible moment, but because the evil star god descended again, they could only first protect the academy and the association. They could not just stand by and watch countless students die, so they did not come in time.]

[The Direct Vision Great Sage says coldly that the Great Prophet’s prophecy is indeed correct. This True God’s Envoy has repeatedly summoned the evil star god without caring for the many students in the academy. From this alone, it is clear that the Envoy has an extremely violent tendency toward world destruction.]

Lin Xun snorted. “You people sure are good at throwing the blame. If you had not forced me, would I have summoned enemies from the opposing faction over?”

After he summoned the starborn monsters, he had immediately taken off the Ring of the Radiant Stars.

Otherwise, after this starborn monster died, the evil star god might very well have sent down another projection or monster, stopping only when it finally killed him.

[You suddenly speak up to remind him that after this incident, the True God’s Envoy’s prejudice against the Direct Vision School has become very deep. From his actions, it seems he intends to go look for those lunatics of the Multivision School…]

[The Direct Vision Great Sage’s expression becomes even uglier when he hears this. He takes a deep breath and slowly says that the True God’s Envoy must be stopped from going to the Multivision Association. If those lunatics obtain the Envoy, this world will truly have no hope.]

[You first follow him to the Mana Source Stone to restore your mana…]

[He will arrange for the sages to go with him to the Multivision Branch Association and lie in ambush near the association. Under no circumstances will they allow the True God’s Envoy to make contact with the Multivision Association.]

[During your conversation, you and the Direct Vision Great Sage have already flown back to the battlefield from earlier and landed on the ground.]

[The Direct Vision Great Sage leads you all toward the Mana Source Stone…]

[…]

[The so-called Mana Source Stone is located beneath the administrative building where the Great Sage resides…]

[The dim-blue pool water glows softly, and countless tiny characters rise and fall with the ripples, constantly appearing and vanishing.]

[In the center of a pool several dozen meters across, a strange giant stone is submerged.]

[The stone is roughly rounded in shape. Its surface is covered with a black fused crust and pitted marks, along with dense small pores and some radial line-like traces. These traces also glow with a faint blue light that flickers and causes the pool water to ripple, stirring up countless tiny characters of knowledge.]

[You carefully examine the giant stone and deduce that it is a rock from beyond the heavens, leaving such inimitable marks only after friction with the atmosphere.]

[You have discovered the Mana Source Stone!]

[Because you hold a Mana Source Stone Fragment, as long as you approach the Mana Source Stone with the fragment, you can quickly restore your mana (knowledge specialist only).]

[Several sages, each holding a small fragment, walk to the edge of the pool and begin meditating to recover…]

[Countless tiny characters are attracted like iron filings to a magnet. They are drawn to the Mana Source Stone Fragments, then absorbed into the sages’ bodies…]

After killing Sage Osborn, Lin Xun had obtained an item of the same name.

Now he copied their actions, clicking to use the item and walking toward the edge of the pool to recover his mana.

Meditating beside the Mana Source Stone, his mana bar indeed recovered with astonishing speed. Even if a sage spellcaster drained his mana completely, it would take only five to six minutes to fill it back to overflowing.

“This thing is really something. If I could move the Mana Source Stone away, would that not mean never having to worry about spellcasters being out of mana again?”

According to the description in the text, the Mana Source Stone seemed to only allow knowledge Scholars to quickly restore mana, but even so, the item’s effect was immense.

[You and the other sages all restore your mana. Under the Direct Vision Great Sage’s arrangements, the other sages rise and leave immediately, heading to the Multivision Association to intercept the True God’s Envoy.]

[The Direct Vision Great Sage presses a hand on your shoulder and says that your injuries still need rest. It would be better for you to stay here and continue recovering. The Mana Source Stone can continuously nourish the spirit and is also beneficial for healing injuries.]

[Do you wish to accept the Direct Vision Great Sage’s arrangement?]

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.

“So this is another fishing test?”

“Perhaps the Great Sage still harbors doubts about my identity… If I were the True God’s Envoy in disguise, going by normal logic, I would definitely not dare to go together with the Great Sage.”

He licked his lips and pressed ‘No.’

[You shake your head and claim that your injuries are not serious. After your mana is restored, you can go to the Multivision Association together with the other sages.]

[With one more person, the chance of intercepting the True God’s Envoy will be higher.]

[The Direct Vision Great Sage smiles, pats your shoulder, and nods, telling you not to overexert yourself and to be extra careful when fighting while wounded.]