OBS Chapter 4163 The Sea of Origin
Chapter 4163 The Sea of Origin
Chapter 4163 The Sea of Origin
[Stranger, you have acquired the wondrous technique "Life Fire Form": This form merges the "Source of Fire" with yourself, igniting your flesh and blood with the Life Fire, transforming your physical body into an elemental form. In this form, your vital points disappear, and you will not die until the Life Fire's energy is depleted. It also enhances the effects of "Life" series wondrous spells. You are immune to negative effects and attacks targeting flesh and blood, but are more susceptible to the effects of death. Corresponding to the [Life] rune.]
Ah, this.
The requirement of this magical technique, "the source of fire becoming one with the body," is actually just burying the source of fire into one's own flesh and blood. However, the mark on Shad's right palm can directly contain the source of fire, so he no longer needs to harm himself.
This power sounds incredibly powerful. After transforming oneself into a "fire person," even if injured, one wouldn't feel much pain. Furthermore, the enhancement of life-related magical spells would greatly improve Shad's combat abilities.
But he instinctively didn't like this strange technique. To outsiders, his own flesh and blood body of unknown origin was the most perfect. He didn't need to rely on elementalization to give himself other characteristics. The characteristics of this flesh and blood body were enough for him.
"But since it's a free and wonderful technique, we can try it out if necessary. However, this should also be considered as constructing a body with life force from a purely energy perspective, not flesh and blood or machinery."
In addition to acquiring the magical technique, Shad also obtained background information about it.
Although this is a magical technique of the Ring Sorcerer, its power actually originates from a very distant past. "Sparks" are indeed very rare, but in the Mythical Age, the believers of the Old Gods possessed far more Sparks than in any other era.
This is a sacred relic that only the most devout priests of the Old Gods are allowed to possess, and the priests who possess the relic have developed a series of divine spells that can only be used if one possesses the source of the fire.
The "Life Fire Form" was not a divine art developed for combat; its essence is a ritual of sacrifice before death. Life is only once, a belief shared by both worshippers of death and the god of creation. For those who come after, the soul may perish, but they hope the body will not be annihilated.
Thus, the "Life Fire Form" was born. In ancient times, when the holder of the Fire Source was about to die, he would use the "Life Fire Form" to transform his body into a fire. Once the soul departed, the Fire Source would absorb all the fire, and the body would thus exist forever in the form of life energy.
"The ancients were truly amazing. The ancient fire source carried the life energy of generations of priests, so it must be much more powerful than the fire source held by modern people."
Xia De sighed inwardly. He did not directly try the new magical technique here, but when he tested the power of the magical technique, he clearly felt that after obtaining the new power, his control over the "Life Seed" had been greatly enhanced.
In this way, he can try to imbue the fire with more of the Crimson Moon magic.
"You've made some progress, haven't you?"
The petite witch asked, and Shad nodded, telling Miss Feliananna about the magic and related information.
Meanwhile, the three witches had each digested their gains. Miss Bradvi and Gina both acquired new magical arts and ancient knowledge related to them, while the old witch only obtained pure information.
Mrs. Gustav's face was somewhat pale, clearly indicating that the knowledge was a great burden even for a twelfth-level witch, but fortunately, because she had not been in battle, the old witch was actually in relatively good condition.
She didn't share more details about that knowledge, but before the four set off again, the old witch asked Shad a question:
Have you ever heard of the 'Sea of Origin'?
Shade shook his head:
"No."
Miss Felicity was somewhat surprised:
“I have read about it in ancient books, but those records are just legends. From the materials passed down from the Second Age, it can be seen that even for people living in the Mythical Age, the so-called ‘Sea of Origin’ was just a place that could not be verified.”
But the pale-faced old witch said with certainty:
“I obtained a myth about the creation of ancient gods, and I gained new power from a miracle, so the myth is most likely true.”
The stories of the gods bring miracles, and this is the most orthodox way to obtain miracle-type runes in the Sixth Age, so Lady Gustav's judgment is correct.
"So, what is the Sea of Origin?"
Gina asked curiously, but the old witch gestured to the pink dragon girl and the halfling girl not to listen. Seeing her seriousness, the two witches temporarily stepped away, and then Lady Gustav explained to Shad:
"That is the place where the ancient god of creation created life at the beginning of the world. It is the origin of all races and the origin of all myths related to the 'birth of life'."
Her face grew increasingly pale, but the old witch insisted on sharing this information with Shad:
“My knowledge is not as extensive as Miss Felian Anna’s; I had never even heard of this myth before. But just now, when I gained this knowledge, my consciousness saw a ray of light in the midst of chaos and disorder—the light of destiny.”
The aged witch looked incredibly tired:
"Fate has given me this opportunity to glimpse the secrets of the beginning of the mythical era, but it has also given me the responsibility to tell you this myth—the Sea of Origin, the place where the ancient gods created life. I don't know if it is a real place, or just a landscape projected from a higher dimension to a lower dimension."
But you need to understand this, to know this, it's very important for you.
Xia De nodded heavily:
“I understand, madam, I will remember that. Are you alright? I still have some Star Dewdrops here.”
The old witch shook her head:
"I'm fine. Being able to guide young people in their old age is an opportunity many can only dream of. If I can get back safely this time, I definitely will."
"No, no, don't say such things until we successfully get out of here."
Shad hurriedly stopped her, and Miss Feliana and Mrs. Gustave both laughed.
It took half an hour to traverse the four safe rooms, and that was only because everyone searched very quickly.
When they opened the last door hidden by the shelves and saw the "Furnace of Life" floating in the air and connected to the blood pool on the ground, all four of them breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Anyway, it's finally coming to an end."
On a regular dodecahedron made of twelve carved, reddish-copper cast iron plates, the requirements for the twelve organs are clearly visible. Although this is the last furnace, the rules here are no different from before.
After deciphering the symbols, everyone went one by one to check the various flesh and organs in the small bucket that Miss Bradley had been protecting all along.
Everyone thought at least one or two organs would be missing, but after checking, they discovered that all twelve organs had been collected. The [Blood Essence of All Things], used as fuel, was already in the hands of the witches before Shad appeared, meaning that the factory adventure had come to an end.
Filling the furnace with materials and igniting it wasn't difficult, but everyone understood that once the final furnace was opened, no one could predict what would happen next. There was still plenty of time left, but Shad reiterated the next steps to everyone:
"No matter what happens, it's most important that we don't separate. In a very critical situation, Miss Feliana's doll might self-destruct, but I will try my best to make sure that doesn't happen."
If this happens and we haven't managed to escape or defeat the enemy, then I will stay behind to cover our retreat.
Shad explained his reasons for doing so:
“I will leave when the time comes, so space cannot restrict me.”
Gina and the other two nodded, but Shad added:
"In order to prevent what is about to happen from taking too long, there is something I would like to tell Miss Felicia in advance."
He turned his head slightly to look at the doll on his shoulder:
"What do you know about the Dragon Maid Contract?"
The petite witch pretended not to understand anything:
"do not know."
"Alright, I might find a way to send a dragon egg to you through this contract in the next few years. Please take good care of it. It's the moon egg I mentioned before. It was originally a fossil of a black dragon egg. I'm not sure what kind of creature it is now."
"Black Dragon?"
Gina blinked suddenly. Shad hadn't mentioned the dragon species that the moon egg originally corresponded to before.
"The year I enrolled."
She had barely opened her mouth when she was met with Miss Felianana's gaze, and so the words from the pink gem dragon's mouth became:
"If that egg really gets to the academy, I will take good care of it."
Xia De nodded and then instructed:
"And then there's the [Leather Goods Guild]. I saw traces of battle left by Brienne in the [Leather Goods Guild], which is why I chose to return here early without encountering any trouble. For the sake of closing the time loop, we must ensure..."
"Don't worry, we'll handle this."
Miss Feliciano said gently:
"Leave everything concerning the Fifth Era to us. The Leatherwork Guild may be disgusting, but I don't think finding it will be difficult. You want to completely contain it, is that right?"
"Yes, I've seen too many disgusting things in it, and I don't want it to continue."
"I understand, I'll help you figure something out."
She has found another "location with overlapping timelines," and she should make good use of this opportunity.
Seeing that Xia De seemed to be planning to leave early, the old witch spoke up as well:
"Mr. Hamilton, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to meet again, will we?"
Shad nodded:
"Although I may come to this era again, the time and place are uncertain, and it is highly likely that we will not be able to meet again."
"May the merciful Lady of Creation protect you on your path. I have no gift to give you, only my verbal blessing. Young man, may everything in your future be smooth and peaceful."
The old witch said, and Shad, remembering the coincidence that her surname was the same as Danist's, smiled and said:
“In the distant future, I also know a girl whose surname is Gustav. If we can leave here safely, Miss Feliana should have a way to preserve our memories. You can leave a message for your descendants. Perhaps the girl I meet in the future will really be your descendant.”
Although witches cannot bear children, they still have their own families and relatives, and there is a very small chance that Danist is indeed a descendant of Lady Gustav's family. However, the two eras are too far apart, and Shad doesn't really hold out much hope.
The old witch said with a smile:
"Of course, I really hope that our fate can be renewed in the future."