I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means
Chapter 935 - 565: The Repeating Cycle of Seven Days

The sleeping Lis was shaken awake, opened his eyes and looked at Taya beside him, rubbing his eyes.

"Is it Ya'er? What's wrong?"

After speaking, Lis looked up at the pitch-black scene outside the window, and said to Taya somewhat helplessly:

"Go to sleep early; we have a busy day tomorrow!"

"We still need to specifically look at those shops. Haven't you always wanted to own a little shop of your own?"

In the midst of speaking, Lis felt something wasn't quite right, a sense of chaos clouding his mind.

His name was Lis Kain, a traveling merchant traversing the Western Desert of the Fanor Continent for many years, accumulating a considerable fortune. He brought his newlywed wife Taya to the small city of Ihelos; having liked the city, he planned to settle down here and open a small shop.

Today, he was introduced to check into the Golden Coconut Inn and planned to look at the houses for sale in the small city tomorrow. Then, he'd stroll around to get familiar with the area, waiting to attend the Gul Festival a week later...

Wait... how did I come to this small city?

As Lis pondered what was wrong, Taya suddenly grabbed his arm, shook hard, and said urgently:

"No, Lis, something's wrong!"

"It's like this illusion has changed, and my premonition isn't good."

Huh?

Illusion?

No, has my memory gone wrong again?!

Lis heard Taya's frantic voice, and the confusion in his mind shattered instantly.

The fabricated memories in his mind vanished, and Lis regained awareness of his true self.

When he awoke, Lis gasped sharply.

What the hell!

I've been saying something's off about this illusion; can it really alter memories?

Lis knew all too well; back at the Elf Royal Court, he was deeply trapped in a Divine Level Illusion crafted by Demogorgon, where his memories were altered.

Not only did he believe himself to be a Golden Rank Warrior, but he almost married Elf Girl Cecil.

If he hadn't regained his senses by a stroke of luck, he might have walked into the path of destruction alongside the Elf Royal Court.

Lis wasn't sure if he would resurrect like a player!

Though after escaping that time, Lis became a World Tree Sage, and his powers skyrocketed after the World Tree's blessing, he wouldn't dare venture again with such a huge risk.

That was the closest Lis had come to death since his rebirth, and there was little time left for Demogorgon to complete the setup.

With a system in place, as long as Lis had time, he could become stronger, keeping safe was paramount.

And upon entering the small city of Ihelos, the illusion was on high alert.

But after seeing that the city's residents were all undead creatures and the abnormality of the City Lord Mansion, Lis thought the Legendary Mage's purpose in setting up this illusion was to cover up these anomalies, inevitably letting down his guard.

He hadn't anticipated being hit here.

Really had his memories altered, Lis couldn't guarantee he'd wake up again.

Imagining living a lifetime among those undead residents, dazedly in this silent city, Lis felt a chill.

No, why didn't the setup in my mind take effect earlier?

Suddenly realizing something, Lis hurriedly used spiritual power to check the Spiritual Protection Magic Array in his mind.

The Spiritual Protection Magic Array was still there, so the altered memories and consciousness were only at the most superficial level?

So it didn't trigger the warning of the Spiritual Protection Magic Array, and Lis didn't realize.

This superficial change in consciousness and memories might suffice for regular people and Low-level Professionals, but it had little effect on Lis.

Even without Taya's awakening, Lis estimated he would soon come to his senses on his own.

After all, a Legendary Mage constructed this illusion; it couldn't compare to Demogorgon's Divine Level Illusion at the Elf Royal Court.

If the Legendary Mage Ihelos personally used Illusion Techniques on Lis, there might be a chance of success; this illusion on a big scale didn't have that effect.

However, did Taya notice the anomaly to wake me up?

Her Danger Prediction ability is exceptionally strong, huh?

And it appears Taya's mental resistance capability is remarkably robust, whether it's talent or a change brought by the War God Church, she's even quicker than Lis in breaking free from the illusion's influence.

Lis glanced at Taya beside him, wearing a thin nightgown, her body exquisitely outlined at the most fitting angles. But Lis was in no mood to admire, gratefully patting Taya's head, he smiled and said:

"Ya'er, thanks for the reminder this time."

"Mmm mmm."

Taya noticed Lis had recovered and nodded reassuringly.

"How did you sense something's wrong?"

Taya rubbed her temples, searching through her memories to see if anything was amiss and also checked the remnants of fabricated memories in her mind.

"Don't know."

Taya shook her head and softly said:

"I just felt something off and woke up."

"I don't know precisely what happened either, seeing you haven't reacted, I thought of waking you up."

"I see, got it."

Lis nodded to Taya and said:

"Ya'er, rest for a bit; I'll think it through myself."

After speaking, Lis got up from bed and sat down on the chair beside it.