Chapter 1759: Great Gifts and Borrowing the Way

Regarding Taide's suggestion, Xia Duo hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed. The problem now was that continuing to follow along might not only lead to a fatal crisis for himself, but might also drag down Taide's squad.

As for Taide's mention of going to the Holy City to leave behind data related to the 【Soul-Locking Technique】, Xia Duo had no objections to this. Exchange leads to progress, and with the addition of the 【Soul-Locking Technique】, he felt a bit more confident about his future trip to the Holy City.

In fact, as long as the Kingdom of Radiance opened a "Green Channel" for Netherese Mages to travel back and forth, it was estimated that plenty of people would be willing to go there to conduct research.

"Divine Envoy Taide, since that is the case, I will take my leave now. I will definitely go to the Holy City, but not necessarily today. Take care, do not die, and I hope we can meet again in the Holy City."

Listening only to the words, Taide's expression remained as usual, but when Xia Duo said "do not die," Taide immediately gave a carefree laugh, "Mortal, I will be reborn in the kingdom of my Lord after I die, rest assured! We will definitely meet again!"

Reborn?

Xia Duo immediately thought of demons. Could it be that Divine Envoys like Taide were similar to demons, with their essence in the Kingdom of Radiance, allowing them to be reborn after death?

"No wonder!"

Xia Duo realized that Divine Envoys like Taide, in tracking demons, had likely held a determination to die from the very beginning. If that were the case, even if he hadn't displayed the 【Soul-Locking Technique】, Taide would have let him leave once they had penetrated deep enough into the Abyss.

Or perhaps, letting him continue to follow was just treating him as an extra piece of cannon fodder.

Xia Duo would not speculate on Taide's initial intentions; at least for now, Taide held no malice toward him.

However, he had entered the Abyss inexplicably, so how was he supposed to leave? As long as there was a choice, Xia Duo did not want to use Soul Transition to return directly.

Returning directly from the Abyss, heaven knows what kind of ghosts might be dragged along the way. It was best to first exit the Abyss and return from the Boundless Wilderness or some other relatively safe place.

Just as Xia Duo was hesitating, Taide pointed to a subordinate, "Kamier, you take him out of the Abyss, then follow after."

"Yes, Captain."

Kamier still maintained his Light Giant form at this moment. He bent down slightly, extended an open palm toward Xia Duo, and then said, "Get on!"

Xia Duo glanced at Taide, then soared into the air and landed on the nearly solid, massive palm. Immediately after, the Divine Envoy named "Kamier" covered it with his other hand from above.

Holy Light surged, and Kamier dissolved his form, turning into a mass of shining Holy Light that enveloped Xia Duo and shot straight into the sky.

Just as Xia Duo was wondering why they had to fly upward to leave the Abyss, Taide's voice reached his ears again, "You may continue to keep my Holy Seal. If you encounter demons in the Mortal Plane, you can use the Holy Seal to summon me and my squad to fight."

Holy Seal?

Xia Duo subconsciously looked at the back of his left hand. At this moment, the Blessing Holy Seal on his left hand had quietly undergone some changes. He had a feeling that as long as he was willing, he could turn this seal into a Light Feather at any time to summon Taide.

Of course, in its Holy Seal state, it still possessed a powerful shielding effect against Abyssal Aura.

"This—"

Although he didn't quite understand, Xia Duo could roughly guess that the Holy Seal now possessed a portion of Taide's essence, effectively becoming a special Magic Item. Of course, calling it a Holy Relic might be more appropriate.

This gift was not insignificant; he even felt it was a bit too hot to handle.

However, thinking that Taide would be fighting in the Abyss next, perhaps parting with this portion of his essence was also an extra safeguard left for his resurrection.

Of course, the premise was that Xia Duo would be willing to return this Holy Seal to the Kingdom of Radiance after Taide died.

Was Xia Duo willing? Of course he was. Since Taide was willing to trust him, what reason did he have not to respond to this trust?

Dream Abyss.

In the deep purple sky, a mass of shining Holy Light flew at high speed. Xia Duo could still overlook the land of the Abyss from within it, seeing many fresh things he had never seen before.

The Taide Holy Seal on the back of his hand vibrated slightly, reminding him that even just looking was dangerous due to the risk of being invaded by Abyssal Aura.

"Mortal, close your eyes, do not look directly at the Abyss! You will delay our time to leave by doing this!"

Divine Envoy Kamier's voice, sounding like clashing metal, rang in Xia Duo's ears, making his heart tighten. Although he did not close his eyes, he did not peek around recklessly anymore.

At the same time, he also thought of the special way of walking in the Boundless Wilderness; the role of the heart and the power of thought were far greater than legs, or "wings."

So Xia Duo asked, "Divine Envoy Kamier, are we returning to the Kingdom of Radiance now?"

"No, returning directly to the Kingdom of Radiance from the Dream Abyss would lead to the battlefield between the Kingdom of Radiance and the Eternal Night Abyss. We will go to the Pale Bingyuan first; it is less affected by the Abyss there. I can send you back to the Mortal Plane, or to the Boundless Wilderness where the Kingdom of Radiance is located."

"Then is there anything I can do now?"

"You doing nothing is the best help you can give me!"

"..."

Xia Duo closed his eyes in silence and began to count 1, 2, 3 in his heart, but before he could even count to 10, Kamier's voice reached his ears again—

"We have arrived at the Pale Bingyuan. Will you return to the Mortal Plane here, or continue to the Boundless Wilderness?"

Although this voice didn't have much tone and was filled with a metallic clashing sound, Xia Duo could hear that Kamier seemed to prefer him choosing to return to the Mortal Plane here.

The other party couldn't wait to return to the Dream Abyss to fight alongside Taide.

If Kamier hadn't mentioned earlier that this place was also affected by the Abyss, Xia Duo might have returned here, but since Kamier mentioned that there was Abyssal influence here too, he would naturally choose the safer path.

Xia Duo quickly opened his eyes and glanced downward. Below was pure white, almost without a trace of any other color. He hurriedly closed his eyes and replied:

"Please, Divine Envoy Kamier, send me to the Boundless Wilderness!"

"..."

Kamier did not answer, but after a while, Xia Duo felt the Holy Light enveloping him begin to dissipate, and he realized that Kamier had already sent him to the Boundless Wilderness.

As for Kamier himself, he had undoubtedly already headed to the Dream Abyss to rendezvous with Taide and the others.

Opening his eyes, Xia Duo saw the familiar Boundless Wilderness. Looking out, large swathes of waist-high, unknown weeds stretched out, perhaps mixed with some crop plants, but that would require someone to settle their heart and search slowly.

A few scattered trees swayed their branches in the breeze, a scene full of desolation.

In the distance, at an altitude of about 30 degrees above the horizon, a grayish-white sun was quietly emitting light and heat; that should be where the Kingdom of Radiance was located.

"So I'm back!"

Recalling everything he had experienced, Xia Duo felt as if he had had a very bizarre dream. The only regret was that he still hadn't figured out exactly what demon was targeting him, and who was behind the demon's Command!