Chapter 248
A hoarse murmur echoed from within, and one of the subordinates behind Keduosi trembled uncontrollably. He recalled a comrade from a past mission who had failed to complete their task, ultimately transforming into a death knight—an entity that knew only to obey orders and kill, all in response to that very murmur.
To his surprise, this time, the voice did not express anger. Instead, it spoke, “This time, it’s not your fault... I can feel it, it’s coming soon, it’s coming soon! The remnants of the last one are about to appear, hahahaha…”
The hoarse laughter was filled with unrestrained joy, reverberating across the desolate wilderness, but to those present, it sounded only like terror.
Only Keduosi seemed to grasp something, raising his head in astonishment. “Ancestral Spirit, are you referring to that one...?”
“Yes,” came the rare good-natured reply. “The Obscure King, the one who opened the era of seals, the legendary curse mage... that vanished god-king.”
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**Chapter 168**
After using the Source Water Droplet, Ye Bai and Ottofis once again found themselves in the familiar basement of the lord’s manor, accompanied by a familiar sensation of traversing space.
Checking the territory log, Ye Bai discovered that this round trip to the divine realm had consumed a total of seven game days, much shorter than she had anticipated. It seemed that as her strength increased, the time required for each passage through the Source Well was continuously shrinking.
Next, Ye Bai picked up the life branch that served as a pendant. Aside from the paper figure residing within, the countdown timer still displayed its pull, indicating it had not become ineffective despite crossing realms. Moreover, the countdown had decreased by three days.
It appeared that three days was now the time required for Ye Bai to travel to the divine realm unidirectionally. This meant she could plan her next traversal in advance.
Stepping out of the basement, Ye Bai looked through the window and saw that it was still night outside. The entire city was quiet, with only a few night-watchers still on duty. The energy crystal streetlights illuminated the main roads, providing a unique sense of safety to the city.
After quietly admiring the night view of Baiye City, Ye Bai entered the master bedroom of the manor and logged off, returning to reality.
Before long, in the Aether Laboratory, Ye Bai opened her eyes.
As soon as she returned to reality, she moved her body slightly and felt the changes brought about by her recent journey to the divine realm.
The life fruit was not an equipment piece; the attribute bonuses it provided were genuinely felt by Ye Bai. Upon returning to reality, she sensed her cellular vitality had reached its peak. Both her physical and spiritual forms felt unprecedentedly full and powerful, even giving her an urge to release that energy.
Just as Ye Bai returned to reality, she intended to test her new skill’s effects, especially since it was still night in the game.
The skill “Historical Circuit” had only a release cost and cooldown time listed on both the profession and secondary profession pages, with no other details. However, given its cost was similar to “Time Rewind,” it was clear that it was not simple.
Historical Circuit, Historical Circuit... Contemplating the possible meanings of this skill, Ye Bai closed her eyes and activated it.
In the next moment, she felt a sensation almost identical to that of Time Rewind, as her past experiences played out in reverse before her. Both her experiences in the divine realm and reality unfolded in front of her.
Then, as she looked at the items she had once handled, Ye Bai naturally grasped what “circuit” meant.
The previous Time Rewind could only revert Ye Bai to her past state, but this new ability could actually extract items from her past experiences.
Realizing this, Ye Bai’s consciousness trembled—was this what they called infinite free loot?!
Almost instinctively, she wanted to pull all her various equipment from the game into reality.
However, she quickly discovered that even the Death Codex she held in the historical scene, any piece of equipment on her, or even some ordinary plants from the game, felt incredibly heavy, as if a thick barrier existed within their essence, preventing her from succeeding.
Was this... the legendary dimensional wall? While surprised, Ye Bai couldn’t help but scoff internally.
Yet, her previous second-class profession as a spellbreaker had allowed her to bring game skills into reality, and many interstellar players operated across realms, gaining real-world mental power upon leveling up. Was the breakthrough of the “dimensional wall” conditional? With this thought, Ye Bai’s consciousness searched through various items from her past experiences.
Finally, the scene rewound to the dream in the Emerald Forest, the moment when Ainolucia handed her the life tree fruit.
If there was a dimensional wall, could game items that could influence reality be brought out? Thus, Ye Bai shifted her focus from her own equipment to that invisible virtual hand, reaching out to “fish” for the life tree fruit she had consumed.
“Clang…”
Ye Bai seemed to hear a sound of shattering, followed by a rapid drain of her mental power. The life tree fruit from her past experience was “torn” from its place, leaving behind a translucent shadow that fell into her hand.
In the next moment, the “past” rushed forward, and Ye Bai returned to the “present.”
From her mental perspective, she felt her naturally extended mental power now “grasping” a ball of energy brimming with vitality.
Ye Bai was stunned by this scene, and as her spiritual form trembled slightly, the already fragile energy began to dissipate rapidly.
Seeing this, Ye Bai quickly reacted, taking a deep breath to stabilize her mental power, carefully wrapping the energy, and then directing the Aether Laboratory to conduct research on it.
Although Ye Bai hadn’t gained much in terms of material loot from the “black hole,” she had acquired the most valuable knowledge legacy from it.
In the past, she had dedicated time each day to study this knowledge, and with her B-class mental power and the Aether Laboratory, while Ye Bai’s current level might not qualify her as a great scientist, she at least had the ability to independently conduct research in this high-tech lab.
Soon, through analysis, Ye Bai confirmed that the energy brought from the historical life tree fruit was indeed a special energy with strong restorative and vitality-enhancing properties.
Through the extensive sample analysis stored in the black hole, its essence resembled the power released by healing abilities.
To test its effects, Ye Bai gritted her teeth and made a small cut on her arm.
“Hiss…”
Blood immediately oozed from the wound, but Ye Bai controlled her muscles, preventing them from tightening around the injury—given her current physical condition, if she didn’t consciously control it, the bleeding would likely stop the moment the wound formed, leaving only a faint line of blood before healing.
Then, Ye Bai drew a bit of energy and applied it to the wound.
Accompanied by a cool, tingling sensation, the energy acted like an eraser, smoothing over the wound and restoring it completely.
Although Ye Bai’s healing ability was already quite strong, and her newly acquired title “Natural Protection” increased her health recovery speed, it still couldn’t reach this level.
However, aside from the powerful restorative effect, the various ability enhancements that the life tree fruit possessed were absent; it only brought out the temporary effect of “Life Surge” that came from consuming the fruit, which was the part with the strong restorative power.
Through this experiment, Ye Bai understood the current effect of “Historical Circuit” in reality: it could bring out limited types of game item effects, and these had no physical form. Equipment that could consistently enhance her strength or provide permanent effects could not be brought out.
Even so, the ability to bring out the effects of the life fruit was enough to excite Ye Bai, as she felt this was not the limit of the ability, but rather the limit of her current strength.
If her strength increased in the future, it might indeed be possible to truly “bring” game items into reality.
Moreover, this time, Ye Bai had attempted a massive leap from game to reality; if it were “reality to reality, game to game,” without the “dimensional wall,” would the effects differ?
At the same time, Ye Bai was also extremely curious about what would happen if items from the past and present coexisted simultaneously.
Choosing to condense this ball of life energy for future use as a “healing potion,” Ye Bai began her next test.
Currently, “Historical Circuit” had entered a cooldown state, but “Time Rewind” had not.
For the items in the reality experiment...
The skill cooldown time was one day, and using ordinary items as test subjects felt somewhat wasteful. After a moment of thought, Ye Bai’s gaze finally landed on the jade terminal beneath her arm’s skin.
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