OBS Chapter 4169 Flowers Given to the Gods
Chapter 4169 Flowers Given to the Gods
Chapter 4169 Flowers Given to the Gods
Gina covered her mouth with her hand to stifle her tears. Miss Felianana, floating above her, appeared expressionless, but her tiny eyes, no bigger than half a fingernail, were filled with worry. Mrs. Gustav had already begun praying for Shad. The halfling girl pursed her lips, her hands nervously clasped together.
Her voice was very gentle in my ear:
You're always like this, facing dangers that aren't yours for the sake of pretty girls.
"If I don't protect anyone, if I only do things that seem to concern me, how will my ending differ from the six endings Luvia has reached?"
Her laughter was as gentle as the warm breeze blowing through the window during a spring afternoon nap:
This ancient god has shown you no mercy. Now, what should you do?
"Life Fire Form!"
The flames of life ignited within the distorted flesh, and then the mass of flesh seemed to be set ablaze. The flames burned away the excess, and when all the flesh disappeared, only the purest humanoid form, composed of the very essence of life, stood amidst the blood mist.
Having lost its flesh and blood, naturally, the flesh and blood deformities would no longer occur. But God's gaze remained fixed on Shad, and so, tumors representing deformities began to slowly appear on the body formed by the spark of life.
According to legend, the power of the Lord of Flesh and Blood Anomalies can even cause pure metal creations to grow deformed bodies, and the gaze of the gods can naturally affect the spark of life.
Shad did not give up his struggle. Having already figured out what to do, after successfully casting the "Life Fire Form," he began to meditate on the red moon. He had previously tried to imbue the Red Moon with the Life Fire Seed; now, he wanted to try to imbue life with moonlight.
During his adventures in Vistalin, he also experienced the sensation of physical distortion under the Moon's Calamity: The Mad Moon. At that time, he maintained his existence by absorbing the moonlight of the Mad Moon seeping from the time rift, until three ladies of the thirteenth ring/thirteenth rank used the Moon's divine magic together. (Chapter 2994)
Even in his current life-fire form, he was unable to absorb moonlight or power from the evil god, nor were he aided by the ladies of the lunar system in his palms. However, the lingering sensation from absorbing the moonlight of the "Mad Moon" within his body was reawakened as the red moonlight permeated his burning form, and the essence of flesh-and-blood distortion symbolized by the red moon surfaced in his mind.
He meditated on the moon, and the moon shone upon him, causing Shad's burning silhouette to change once more. This time, he did not try to resist, but instead yielded to the power of flesh-mutation emanating from the evil god, allowing himself to continue to mutate, but according to his own will.
The crimson flame of life was imbued with the radiance of the blood moon, transforming into the deep hue of the moonlight. In the shimmering moonlight, Shad's silhouette gradually shed its disorder and became a regular pattern, or rather, his silhouette in the dark red blood mist transformed into a sphere.
"A full moon."
Miss Felicity said.
At this moment, Shad felt strange. He knew his body was changing, but he also clearly felt his body curled up and being gently embraced from behind. The peaceful embrace made him want to close his eyes, and the gentle embrace made him feel as if he had returned to the beginning of his life.
Her voice was gentler than ever before, and a warm current flowed through Shad's ears as she spoke:
The red moon is the spiritual light of flesh and bones.
Brokenness is reshaping, flesh and blood are a palace.
The moon embraces you, as if holding a sliver of starlight that has just fallen to earth.
May the moonlight bathe every inch of your skin.
In the rhythm of a heartbeat,
You will eventually become the person you desire.
"But what does this mean?"
She smiled as if she were facing a child's silly question, and the answer entered Shad's mind on its own. The skeleton tailor had actually given them a very straightforward hint—
The body can influence the soul, and the soul can influence the body. You may not be able to control the distortion of your own flesh and blood, but as long as the soul always remembers its original form and does not accept the gift from distortion, the changes in the body are reversible.
So, what are you going to do?
In her gentle voice, the Philosopher's Stone that Shad carried suddenly lit up with a faint light. Shad imagined that the red moon enveloping him was the temple of the moon goddess, and that the writhing and mutated flesh was not heading towards chaos, but returning to its most original form under the moonlight in the temple called Moonlight.
The crimson moonlight, as if devouring the flames of life, flowed through every muscle and line of his body. The source of fire in his hand was even swallowed by the moonlight, giving it an even more intense color.
Based on the Philosopher's Stone, life force propelled the uncertain body of moonlight to writhe and deform, and thus the "moon" in the mist shattered.
Like the evil entity called "Life" that had just been born here, Shad's hand tore open the red moon's shell, and then he emerged from the red moon.
He turned his right hand to activate "Key to the Gate - Cinderella" and changed into his new clothes. A ten-ringed life ring appeared behind him, with the red moonlight attached to it, like the outline of a red moon accompanying him as he moved forward.
[Outsider, you have gained a deeper understanding of the "Red Moon," and all powers related to the "Red Moon" have been enhanced.]
[Outsider, you have acquired the wondrous art "Crimson Moon Nourishment": a passive ability where your crimson moonlight spontaneously possesses the power to nourish flesh and blood.]
"The flame of life can give light to the red moon; the light of the red moon can also give light to the flame of life. Am I, the red moon, life itself?"
The outsider felt as if he had seen the road leading to the red moon. He had a vague feeling that the greatest gain from the Bloodstained Factory was not the power related to flesh and blood, nor the secret art of the source of fire he learned from Miss Felian Anna, but that he had finally mastered the method of fusing life energy with the red moonlight.
The new magical technique "Red Moon Nourishment" imbues red moonlight with properties almost like life energy, and the next step after fusion is transformation.
Facing the deity in the mist, the moonlight flowing over his body finally gathered in his palm, returning the spark of life to its source. Under the red moonlight, Shad's body would no longer undergo distortion; the stranger's soul firmly believed that his appearance and soul were one.
The crimson moon and life intertwined, flesh and soul influenced each other, and so the body, based on the Philosopher's Stone, was restored in the meditative "Moonlight Temple." To the stranger, his soul was his essence, after all, it was the only thing he brought from his homeland.
The god standing amidst the dark red blood mist no longer seemed unattainable, and footsteps echoed once more in the silent world. As the golden light emanating from his scars dissipated, Shad continued his journey towards the god:
"Miraculous Technique: Life Ray"
The life force flickering in his palm was once again solidified into a red flower, and before this physical flower collapsed, Shad continued casting his spell:
"Miraculous Technique: Flower of the Corrupted Moon".
The flower, formed from life energy, was further adorned with tiny blossoms created by the light of the red moon. The stranger simultaneously imbued the scarlet moonflower in his hand with the fire of life and the nourishing moonlight.
Using the red moon as a medium, he gained a deeper understanding of the essence of flesh and blood mutation, and the flower that was summoned became even more real and moving. Shad stopped and handed the flower to the Lord of Flesh and Blood Mutation in front of him. The latter's appearance changed constantly, and finally, he appeared as a one-armed middle-aged man who stretched out his left arm and took the flower in his hand.
God looked at the flower, and after a moment crushed the moon flower. He turned and walked back the way he came, and soon disappeared completely.
"To cross the line between life and death is the only way back."
A divine voice appeared in his ear, and the crimson fragments of light combined with the surrounding dark red blood mist, transforming into scattered streaks of light that drifted toward Shad. Then, "she" gently reminded him:
[Outsider, you have experienced "blasphemy."]
[You have received the blessing of the "Lord of Flesh and Blood Aberrations": You have anchored yourself amidst the chaotic aberrations, your deformability resistance is at its highest, and you are immune to the effects of external flesh and blood aberrations.]
[The Old God, Lord of Flesh Aberration, has granted you new power: You have gained an additional shapeshifting state, allowing you to freely choose any creature in your vicinity and take its form for 48 hours.]
The lingering glow of divinity emanating from Shad gradually faded, signifying the god's true departure. The witches initially hesitated, but quickly approached when Miss Feliananna floated towards Shad.
"Shad!"
The girl grabbed Xia De's arm as if afraid he would mutate into something strange again. She only knew that he seemed to be alright, and did not know how amazing Xia De had just done.
"I am fine."
Shad was still gazing at the spot where the god had vanished.
"That deity... has spared us, hasn't he?"
The old witch asked with great awe, and Miss Feliana answered the question:
“Shad proved to the gods that he also knew the secret of flesh and blood mutation. Although one is life and the other is the red moon, different paths lead to the same end. Although Shad is still a mortal, he has touched the edge of that end, so the gods spared us.”
The doll looked at Shad's profile:
"The gods know that someone is worthy to stand with Him."
The old witch murmured things like "myth," "impossible," and "is he really a mortal?" The halfling girl didn't think so much. After confirming that Shad had indeed faced the gods without any problems, she looked to her left and right.
"But how do we get out? I still can't see the way."
Shad withdrew his gaze:
"God told me that we must cross the line between life and death. I have a feeling that we need to find a 'ship' to leave this place, a ship that was originally here. This trial of the Bloodstained Factory is over, and this place will be sealed off until it reopens. We must leave as soon as possible, or we really won't be able to leave."