Chapter 524 Sealing Potion <TOC> Chapter 526 Revealing
Translator: SumTLMan
At first, Angel was worried about the time and wanted to get away as soon as possible. However, as the scene progressed, he forgot about the time and got immersed in Eudes’ emotions.
However, this memory was not long, after all, this Soul Bead was not specifically used to carry memories, but only attached some fragments of memory scenes.
In no time at all, the story came to an end.
During this period, Angel gradually learned the origin of this Soul Bead.
This Soul Bead was called “Eudes’ Talent Mirage Bead” and was a divine object born from Eudes’ bloodline during its growth process. Just like a pearl, it was refined through thousands of years of experiences and wisdom, finally producing such a Mirage Bead.
It could be said that all its illusionary talents relied on this bead.
It wasn’t until then that Angel gradually understood why he had a strange familiarity with the illusion nodes set up by Eudes.
Because it was a Mirage!
One of the branches of illusionary magic: Mirage!
Mirage is a kind of illusionary school that controls the natural world and is considered a high-end branch of illusionary magic. The basic Mirage illusion requires at least a level three apprentice to learn, so Angel had no conditions to access it before.
However, he had experienced Mirage firsthand.
It was a Gourmet Mirage! Not long ago, when Sunisha was cooking the Ink Touch King’s egg, a Gourmet Mirage appeared, but hers was too low-end.
Thinking about the Mirage that Gloria created when making gourmet food, it directly covered dozens of miles.
Gourmet Mirage, although very different from the Mirage of the illusionary system and basically had no lethal power; in essence, it was actually very similar. Both use the natural world to create illusions. Therefore, Gourmet Mirage also belongs to Mirage.
That’s why Angel felt extremely familiar with it, but he hadn’t personally understood Mirage, so he couldn’t judge the nature of the illusion nodes.
After Eudes’ story ended, Angel thought that the matter had finally come to an end and he could hurry to the Altar of Demise. However, unexpectedly, although there were no more fragments of Eudes’ memories, even more violent information suddenly poured crazily into his mind.
This time, it’s not about the story, but the information stored in the “Talent Mirage Bead” itself.
It seems that the “Talent Mirage Bead” has sensed the demise of its own body and feels some mysterious omens, knowing that this world is about to be destroyed. If no one comes, its inheritance will be completely lost. So, when Angel was looking for it, it lured Angel over through some wonderful rhythm.
Although it knew that Angel killed its body, it didn’t matter because even if Angel didn’t kill it, Eudes would die soon. Moreover… Eudes’ own will had long wanted to be completely extinguished, but the “gods” wouldn’t let him die.
The Talent Mirage Bead poured all the information about Eudes’ talents and abilities into Angel.
These pieces of information, although only Eudes’ talents and abilities, are difficult for Angel to reproduce without Eudes’ bloodline. But they contain a lot of insights “about the natural world,” which will be extremely useful if Angel wants to learn Mirage Illusion spells in the future.
Even if Angel wants to learn elemental tricks like “controlling clouds, creating wind and waves,” it could also be done with half the effort because of this!
A wizard-level monster’s understanding of nature over nearly three thousand years! It can be said that this information is incredibly precious, even priceless.
But Angel… doesn’t want it at all.
Because time is passing!
If it weren’t for the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, he might have gladly accepted it. But with the countdown card at hand, if accepting this information led to missing the final countdown, what’s the use?
If he dies, all this valuable information would be wasted.
Angel doesn’t want it and even resists it with all his might. But the “Talent Mirage Bead” has no intention of letting him go. However, it seems to sense Angel’s thoughts, and it speeds up the transfer of its inheritance.
This makes it difficult for Angel, who feels like his head is on the verge of exploding. If the rate of information transfer were just a little higher, he might have just died.
The light continues.
This precious inheritance, unknown even to the people of Sky Mechanical City, is forcibly stuffed into Angel’s mind.
Even though Angel’s body is full of rejection.
When the last piece of information is poured into his mind, the light on the Talent Mirage Bead dims and eventually disappears completely.
Not only does the light disappear, but the Talent Mirage Bead itself shatters into transparent crystal sand, falling from Angel’s fingers.
At the same time, the illusion nodes in Eudes’ entire body are completely extinguished.
Because his mind was overloaded with information, Angel felt like his brain was about to explode, and he was on the verge of passing out. However, thinking about the “countdown,” he forced himself to suppress his physical discomfort and staggered out.
He didn’t know how much time had passed while he was receiving the information, but since the Purification Sea hadn’t collapsed yet, there must be a little time left.
After rushing out, he withdrew the Nightmare Domain into his body.
When the Nightmare Domain disappeared, Angel saw the situation of the others. Nausica was sitting on the ground, her palm stroking Single Butterfly, her expression a bit sad and her eyes unfocused, as if thinking about something; Cherie was holding Luna, a lantern at her feet, muttering the names of her parents; Coral seemed resigned, lying on Gank’s head, whispering last words that outsiders couldn’t hear.
Everyone’s faces were very ugly, and when Angel heard Coral’s last words, his expression became even more serious.
Seeing this situation, a strong sense of foreboding rose in his heart.
“How much time is left in the countdown?!” Angel asked, trembling slightly.
Neither Cherie nor Coral paid attention to Angel, and Nausica raised her head and said to him: “Forget it, you’ve done your best, but… it’s probably too late.”
“How much longer?!”
Nausica whispered: “At most… 5 minutes…”
When Angel heard this, it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind, and he swayed unsteadily.
They were still a full 500 miles away from the Land of Demise!
5 minutes, 500 miles!
If his Gravity Lines had any remaining power, he might be able to force himself to fly there, but now not only had his Gravity Source dried up, he had also taken a Sealing Potion, and leaving his body would be tantamount to suicide.
Under these circumstances, he had no chance of making it in time!
“Let’s go, let’s go. There might still be a chance, there has to be a chance.” Angel muttered, taking the lead to leave.
Although the others seemed resigned to their fate, their emotions were actually being suppressed, and they were more focused on staying calm. Since Angel wanted to leave, everyone followed him in the calm of their thoughts.
…
Time went back to half an hour ago.
In the valley where the Purification Garden was located, thousands of wizards arrived, suspended in mid-air. Among these wizards, some might have had grudges, but here, they all pretended not to know each other, occupying separate areas, and not interacting with one another. Only very close friends gathered together.
Among them, the wizards from Sky Mechanical City were the most tightly-knit group. They all stood or sat, leaned or lay on the stone wall above the Purification Garden, or suspended in mid-air.
All the wizards stared at the giant screen, and the image in the screen was that of the Altar of Demise.
Some people were eyeing the glowing Purification Law in the center of the altar, but many more were searching through the screen for their own apprentices.
Not long after the countdown ended, many apprentices holding the Sword of Mer had already appeared on the altar.
“Isn’t that Dela? As expected, Dela is well-suited to lead the new generation of Mechanical City.” Several watchful wizards in Sky City were whispering among themselves.
“I see my apprentice, Whitney performed very well this time.”
“Huh, why hasn’t my little apprentice appeared yet?”
“…”
Sabo and Midora were also sitting on the side, watching the screen. Sabo sighed: “Actually, Diavolo could also go to the Purification Garden. I’ve already seen several third-level apprentices at the Altar of Demise.”
“Most of these third-level apprentices have been stuck at a bottleneck for many years. They’re all here to comprehend the laws, using a one-in-ten-thousand chance to make a desperate attempt. With Diavolo’s talent, there’s no need to gamble on such a small probability.” Midora laughed.
Sabo: “Speaking of which, Angel has also comprehended the laws. Will he comprehend the laws again this time?”
Midora: “If the laws were so easy to comprehend, would they still be called laws?”
Sabo nodded: “That’s true.” Sabo was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: “But why haven’t I seen Angel on the altar? Could it be that they haven’t arrived at the altar yet, or is it that…”
Sabo left the words hanging, and Midora naturally understood. However, he didn’t believe for a moment that Angel would fail to arrive. He smiled: “Probably still on the way. With Angel’s strength, surviving should be quite easy.”
At the same time, Muse, who was suspended in midair with Rosen, was also pondering this question:
“Why hasn’t Angel appeared yet? I’ve already prepared the Memory Stone. Last time I didn’t record their embarrassing moment, but instead recorded their heroic moment when they dealt with the Flying Fish and Ink Touch King. How boring…” Muse muttered, waiting for the purification time when Angel’s impurities would be expelled, which would be a perfect handle.
As Muse thought this, Rosen glanced at him, seeing his scheming expression, and sighed slightly.
I don’t know who’s going to be in trouble.
Suddenly, Rosen’s body stiffened, and he took out a strange meter from space. This meter was similar to the scale used when testing mental power, ranging from 0% to 100%.
At this moment, the meter was glowing. The original 55% scale soared to 62%.
Muse also noticed the change in the scale numbers. Others might not understand the meaning of these numbers, but Muse was very clear because he made this scale.
A scale used to measure the degree of blood sacrifice in the Purification Garden.
When the scale reaches 100%, the Purification Garden will advance.
When an entire Flying Fish World was sacrificed initially, the scale only reached 50%. After the apprentices’ slaughter in the Purification Sea these days, the scale advanced to 55%. But now, it suddenly jumped from 55% to 62%, leaping by 7%. This meant that the blood sacrifice total in that instant exceeded all previous apprentice killings!
“Did a main sacrifice get killed?” Muse asked softly?
Rosen frowned: “It’s very likely, and looking at the scale’s leap at the moment of sacrifice, it could be one of the two most important main sacrifices. Either it’s the ancestral founder or…Eudes.”
“Both of these are wizard-level beings. Can someone kill them?” Muse felt this was too absurd.
“I don’t believe it either.” Rosen shook his head: “But we’ll know when we take a look.”
Rosen waved his hand, and the screen’s image changed instantly amidst the shining light.