Chapter 701
That was the flame of Xiao Zuo from the other realm.
I wonder how Salas is faring in that world...
Xia Er's ritual drew closer to the flickering flame of Xiao Zuo, which expanded in Xia Er's mind, revealing the visage of Xiao Zuo within the burning fire.
She could see Xiao Zuo's movements; one finger was raised high, holding a necklace, while the other fingers twirled around it, as if performing some ancient ritual through dance.
“Xiao Zuo.”
Xia Er slowly called out the name in her heart...
...
Clap, clap.
Before a massive, eerie castle, a strange left hand was raised high, spinning and dancing in a bizarre manner while holding the necklace.
“Xia Er... my lord... Xia Er... my lord...”
“Like... Xia Er... my lord... likes...”
Compared to before, this creature seemed to have learned some new vocabulary.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that some areas of its body, once covered by armor, had been stripped away, revealing newly grown bones and tender flesh beneath.
Buzz.
Suddenly, the pendant before Xiao Zuo, the runes on the faceless goddess statue, began to flicker with a red light, which gradually transformed into silver, and a voice emerged.
Xiao Zuo.
“Goo gaga?”
“Goo goo gaga!”
Xiao Zuo was momentarily taken aback, then sprang up, spinning in place with the pendant in hand.
The pendant flew from its grasp; being an old artifact, the connection between the faceless goddess statue and the chain was quite fragile.
In such rapid rotation, the faceless goddess statue was flung away, landing at the entrance of the castle.
“Xia Er... my lord...”
After spinning several times, Xiao Zuo finally stopped, belatedly realizing what had happened, and hurriedly crawled toward the flung pendant.
At that moment, the pendant, shimmering with silver light, began to move.
Crack, crack.
With a faint sound of breaking, the silver faceless goddess statue seemed to lose its metallic hardness, becoming somewhat soft.
The once motionless statue began to rise, as if it were a real human, supporting itself against the ground.
Using this ability for the first time... this little sculpture's body is indeed not very easy to manipulate...
The Omniscient's ability allows one to control items that point toward oneself, which can also be referred to as an altar.
This is a power that even a Level 1 Omniscient possesses; Xia Er had never had the chance to try it before, but now she had found an opportunity.
It does look a bit eerie, though... like a faceless little figurine that is walking.
Xia Er waved at Xiao Zuo, and when Xiao Zuo crawled down, it climbed onto the back of her hand.
Using the Omniscient's power, Xia Er instructed Xiao Zuo to lead her toward the castle. Upon entering, she was met with a rather abstract scene.
In the vast hall of the castle, a large metal iron ball sat in the center; aside from that iron ball, Xia Er saw no one...
It seemed that upon hearing Xiao Zuo's entrance, one of the iron balls began to sway slightly.
Crack.
The iron ball hissed as steam escaped, opening halfway, revealing a small golden-haired head peeking out.
“Xia Er...?”
Rei Mei De Si rubbed her eyes, yawned, and spoke in a lethargic tone.
“I’m hungry...”
**Chapter 358: A Step Ahead... to Godhood**
Listening to Rei Mei De Si's words, Xia Er felt a moment of speechlessness.
However, her mood became somewhat steadier.
Wanting to eat meant her body was recovering quite well.
But now, even if Xia Er wanted to feed Rei Mei De Si some blood, she couldn't, as she was merely moving with a small silver statue.
Xia Er watched as Rei Mei De Si crawled out of the iron ball; her lower body was still a shrunken version of a dark worm, and the torn wounds were nearly invisible.
It seemed that the damage from her forced departure from the other realm had mostly healed.
“Where’s the Pure White Armor?” Xia Er inquired, her gaze shifting to the two iron balls.
One of the large iron balls might contain Salas... but what was the Pure White Armor doing inside?
Rei Mei De Si listened to Xia Er's question, lowered her head in thought, and after a while, looked up to meet Xia Er's gaze, saying:
“He’s injured...”
“Out fighting...”
Out fighting?
Did he leave the castle to battle other beings in the other realm?
Was it to help find the ascendant of the Witch Academy for her?
Suddenly, Xia Er recalled something and looked at Rei Mei De Si, asking, “You’ve seen Salas, haven’t you?”
“Salas?” Rei Mei De Si blinked, then nodded slightly, “I have...”
“She’s the ascendant of the Witch Academy that you trained, right?” Xia Er said, a hint of emotion in her voice, “I didn’t expect she wouldn’t be in the other realm...”
As she spoke, Xia Er keenly noticed a slight tremor from the nearby round ball.
Hiss.
The central large ball slowly opened, and the Pure White Armor stood up from within, looking in Xia Er's direction.
The white armor on the Pure White Armor seemed somewhat different from before; its shoulder plates were covered in cracks, and one could even see some internal mechanical structures through the gaps.
It was clear that he had sustained serious injuries.
“Xia Er, my lady...” A faint, weak metallic hum emanated from within the armor, revealing a hint of grievance in his voice.
In pursuit of a chance to return to the old days and uncover his origins, he had fought fiercely to break out of the castle, only to find himself brought back with injuries.
This made his suffering seem particularly unnecessary, filling the Pure White Armor, who had wanted to make a good impression, with a sense of frustration.
“Hmm... you did well with these iron balls.” Xia Er could somewhat empathize with the Pure White Armor's feelings and awkwardly offered a compliment.
“Sigh...”
Realizing that Xia Er was merely trying to console him, the Pure White Armor sighed, choosing not to say more and swallowing this slight grievance.
Perhaps to shift the slightly awkward topic, Xia Er turned her attention to the last unopened iron ball and asked the Pure White Armor, “What’s the situation with Salas?”
“Not good.” The Pure White Armor shook his head and replied, “She’s barely hanging on; her body and spirit have reached their limits. If she leaves the incubation chamber, she might die instantly.”
“Hmm...” Xia Er nodded gently.
It seemed that trying to extract more information from Salas was unlikely.
Originally, Xia Er had come to the other realm just to confirm Salas's condition.
But now that her situation was dire, this trip to the other realm might yield little in terms of results.
However...
Xia Er recalled her earlier inability to discuss the minions of the God of Existence with anyone in reality.
In the other realm, she might find someone to talk to.
Here, there was the half-mad Rei Mei De Si and the theoretically knowledgeable Pure White Armor.
Perhaps they could provide her with information she was unaware of.
“I have some matters I’d like to discuss with you,” Xia Er said, looking at the Pure White Armor.
“Sure.” Upon hearing that it was a serious matter, the Pure White Armor quickly shook off his earlier emotions and nodded at Xia Er.
Meanwhile, Rei Mei De Si seemed oblivious to Xia Er's words, fixated instead on the Xiao Zuo that Xia Er was riding.
No wonder Xia Er had felt the slight trembling of Xiao Zuo beneath her; it was being stared at by Rei Mei De Si.
It appeared that Rei Mei De Si regarded Xiao Zuo as some sort of food... part of her dark worm nature now made it quite normal for her to consider other beings in the other realm as potential meals.
The Pure White Armor led the way, guiding Xia Er to the reception hall.
Given Xia Er's current mobility issues, she rode on Xiao Zuo, while Rei Mei De Si followed closely behind, matching her pace.
Upon arriving at the meeting hall, Xia Er noticed that the decor was less elaborate than below; the furniture was primarily made of stone, and the carving style leaned slightly toward the ancient towers, seemingly crafted from memories of knowledge.
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