Chapter 643
To determine how to proceed, it seems I must discuss it with the pure white armor.
After thanking Lei Mei Dai Si, Sha Er raised his head again, directing his gaze toward Sa Da Na.
At this moment, Sa Da Na's state was alarmingly unstable, teetering on the brink of collapse and madness, threatened by the chaotic memories that threatened to consume her.
Sha Er could continue to ask her questions, but doing so also risked pushing Sa Da Na further into insanity.
A mad Ascendant would undoubtedly have a significant impact on Sha Er's own psyche.
It was no wonder Sa Da Na chose to remain in the depths of the ocean... perhaps sleeping in the mysterious abyss was her best refuge.
However...
In Sha Er's world, there were no certainties, no such thing as fate.
There had to be a way to change things; perhaps he just hadn’t thought of it yet, but a solution must exist.
Looking at Sa Da Na, Sha Er slowly spoke, “Sa Da Na, have you undergone the flesh alchemy transformation by Hekate? Can you tell me about the specific experimental process?”
“What happened that turned you into this?”
After a brief moment of contemplation, Sha Er decided to ask this question.
Flesh alchemy was indeed a clever way to evade the containment of the Otherworld and the cleansing of the Great Cataclysm. It was likely that Hekate devised this method after hearing him mention the feather quill.
Yet, it was clear that Sa Da Na's flesh alchemy had failed. Hekate had not considered that Sa Da Na was already half a symbiote, constantly bombarded by the power of faith that impacted her mind.
If he could document the details of Sa Da Na's transformation and bring that data back to the Old Days, perhaps Hekate could devise an improved solution.
By the time he next encountered Sa Da Na, she might present herself in a much better state.
Sha Er's question plunged Sa Da Na into a search through her memories, leaving only the sound of waves crashing against her massive form.
“Sha Er...”
At that moment, the voice of Lei Mei Dai Si sounded beside him. He turned to look at her and saw the black shadows on her body beginning to shatter and dissipate.
The half-heart that had summoned the Dark Worms had already sacrificed over thirty high-ranking clergy members of the Holy Ascendance and a fourth-tier Elinor. Although this time there was also a fourth-tier offering, the energy they provided clearly wasn’t enough for Lei Mei Dai Si to remain for long.
Lei Mei Dai Si had forcibly torn herself from her body to descend into reality... If she didn’t return soon, there could be serious consequences...
The timeline in the Otherworld was completely chaotic; Sha Er still hadn’t figured out its operational logic. If Lei Mei Dai Si were to die in the Otherworld... he couldn’t even begin to imagine what might happen.
A flash of silver light appeared in Sha Er's hand as the deadly Blood Roland manifested.
He drew the blade across his wrist, opening a wound from which the crimson Blood Roland flower seeped, causing a continuous bleeding effect.
Sha Er extended his hand toward Lei Mei Dai Si.
Without hesitation, she accepted. The shadows beneath her writhed, forming a black funnel beneath Sha Er's wrist.
On her shadowy robe, distortions appeared as a thin black line extended from her collar, like a straw reaching toward her mouth. Lei Mei Dai Si tilted her face and took a sip from the dark straw.
A mouthful of delicious blood entered her body, and she quickly stabilized, a hint of satisfaction gracing her features.
It seemed she wanted to share, as she extended the black straw toward a spot just below Sa Da Na's eyes, saying, “You should try... it’s delicious...”
At that moment, Lei Mei Dai Si still retained some habits from her time as a Dark Worm, treating Sha Er's blood as the ultimate delicacy that aided in her recovery.
Now, Sha Er felt no confusion at this scene.
If the construction of the Otherworld truly involved his participation, then it made sense that its beings would have a fondness for him due to his 【Charm】 attribute, and that his blood could help stabilize them.
Lei Mei Dai Si didn’t seem to think there was anything wrong with sharing blood; to her, it was simply sharing something tasty.
However, after a long wait, Sa Da Na didn’t respond, which was understandable. She was no longer a being of the Otherworld. Lei Mei Dai Si retracted the black straw and turned to Sha Er, offering the habit to him, saying:
“Would you like... a little?”
Sha Er replied, “...No, thank you.”
“Oh.” Lei Mei Dai Si nodded, then placed the straw back in her mouth and began to suck.
Sha Er had little interest in tasting his own blood; he had summoned it merely to help Lei Mei Dai Si stabilize her current form temporarily.
At this moment, Sha Er was waiting for Lei Mei Dai Si's response.
Witch...
Hand this... over to... the witch...
Sa Da Na's weak voice echoed in Sha Er's mind.
“Click.”
Buzz.
In the next instant, as a tearing sound echoed, a violent spiritual alarm blared in Sha Er's mind.
Sa Da Na's body began to split apart in the middle, a torrent of blood and rotting flesh gushing forth, dyeing the surrounding sea a deep black, as if something was about to be expelled from Sa Da Na's body.
Ugh...
At this moment, Sa Da Na seemed to be engulfed in pain, letting out a mournful cry. The once calm sea began to churn again, and Sha Er could feel Sa Da Na's mind teetering on the edge of madness.
Her psyche was on the verge of breaking, even with both Lei Mei Dai Si and Sha Er present.
But at that moment, both Sha Er and Lei Mei Dai Si looked up at the surface of the sea to their right, sensing simultaneously that the source of the spiritual alarm did not originate from Sa Da Na.
Instead, something else... was rapidly approaching with malicious intent...
What Sa Da Na was doing seemed to have stirred something...
Witch...
Ugh...
The massive wound on Sa Da Na's body had ceased to spew blood and flesh. A pure white shadow emerged from the wound, forming what appeared to be a pair of glowing hands, and in those hands...
Was a pulsating, dark green brain.
This brain seemed to harbor vast information and knowledge, as if merely gazing upon it could affect one’s sanity. Each pulse sent chaotic information spilling outward...
If an ordinary person stood nearby, they would likely be overwhelmed by the illusions created by the flood of knowledge and information.
What is this...
As he gazed at the familiar green brain, Sha Er furrowed his brow.
Too familiar...
The first time he had seen a brain like this was on the forehead of Princess Windsor... where half of such a memory-laden brain had been implanted, but its vitality and energy were nowhere near as powerful as the one Sa Da Na was presenting now.
This was... an information-bearing brain, a product of ancient technology... it was highly likely that it originated from Hekate.
The former Order of the Gods had once brought such a brain from the Otherworld and extracted part of the “artificial divinity” technology from it...
Now it seemed... artificial divinity... was precisely the research the Tower might be conducting?
And now, vast quantities of green brains were stored within the ancient castle of the Otherworld's pure white armor! So many that they were practically laid out across the bridge!
So that’s it... those green brains were the remnants of information left by the Tower?!
Click—
The silver dial in Sha Er's right eye emitted a clicking sound as he quickly recorded the current moment. The minute of 【Temporal Distortion】 from the previous sacrifice had long passed, and he could activate his skill again.
He leaped high, reaching out to touch the brain that Sa Da Na had presented!
Buzz—!
A terrifying hum, almost enough to shatter his skull, resounded once more!
In the next moment, the shadowy hands that had extended the brain were wiped away like paint scraped off a canvas, leaving only a few indistinct phantoms behind.
Buzz—!
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