Chapter 926: Holy Light Like Water, Returning to Youth

Zhenna and Bailun were both silent, and Xia Duo no longer brought up any topics, likewise silently watching Saide in the open space not far ahead.

At this moment, the sacred radiance emanating from Saide's body had become so dense that it obscured his entire figure; if a stranger were to see the location of that radiance at first glance, they would never imagine that a person was still hidden within.

As for Bishop Anbulier, relying solely on the naked eye, Xia Duo could no longer see his figure; only within Magic Vision could he see a humanoid existence emitting intense light.

And above Bishop Anbulier's head, a channel of Holy Light shot straight up into the sky, eventually becoming increasingly blurred, merging into the Holy Light environment that shrouded the entire Temple.

"This must be the Guidance of the Holy Power stored in the Temple!" Xia Duo thought thoughtfully.

In fact, he also possessed a brand-new perspective acquired not long ago—the Cloud Qi Vision brought about by his new soul form, but inside the Temple, he absolutely dared not activate Cloud Qi Vision.

In Cloud Qi Vision, the Princess was already a form of light and flame like the sun; although Xia Duo had never truly used Cloud Qi Vision to look at the Temple, he could almost imagine what it was like.

Not to mention that such behavior could potentially anger the Lord of Radiance; Xia Duo didn't even dare to think about it.

He first knew he might possess some kind of special vision because of the Statue of the Great Arcanist Savi in the Savile Town Central Square, which was shrouded in some kind of special Cloud Qi.

Suspecting it to be Faith Power, he had wanted to go to the Temple to take a look at the time, but in the end, he did not make up his mind; it wasn't until he saw the Princess in the Green Field Plane, in that light and flame form that could not be looked at directly, that he immediately felt fortunate.

Although Xia Duo guessed that the Lord of Radiance might not pay any attention to his behavior at all, guesses could be counted on, especially guesses about gods, which were even worse than blind men touching an elephant.

It was better to have more reverence; Xia Duo's hometown had always had a tradition of "respecting and keeping one's distance" regarding such situations.

Now that he was under the sun, "distance" was likely not feasible, but "respect" still had to be maintained.

Thinking this way, Xia Duo no longer peered at the Temple at will, but just quietly observed Saide's state; even just that mass of light was something he found interesting to watch.

Gradually, that bright and dazzling sacred radiance suddenly underwent a subtle change; for some reason, Xia Duo felt that the radiance seemed to be becoming transparent.

Soon, he realized that what he was seeing was not an illusion, but a truly real scene; Saide, whose figure had originally been obscured by the sacred radiance, gradually became clear.

But the Holy Light surrounding him did not appear to weaken; instead, the feeling it gave people became even stronger, as if the originally ethereal light had now become pure Holy Light Water with substance.

Generally, Holy Water was made by blending pure water with Holy Power; Xia Duo had never heard of Holy Light directly turning into Holy Water.

The "water" here did not mean it contained water, but that it possessed a substantial water form.

"With this level of Holy Water, I'm afraid even a dead person could be pulled back!" Xia Duo thought, secretly amazed as he watched.

Of course, he also knew that resurrection was not as simple as repairing the body; the key lay in the soul. If the soul could not return, then it could only be a living corpse.

However, Saide had not died; his consciousness might just have fallen into some kind of illusion, perhaps related to the water grass, or perhaps related to some experiences he had in the green light of Maihete Lake.

Could he be saved and awakened?

Xia Duo still felt some worry in his heart, even imagining the scene of the rescue failing and Zhenna going on a rampage; however, with Master Bailun here, this President Zhenna shouldn't go on a rampage on the spot, right!

As the Holy Light transformed into Holy Water, Saide, under the envelopment of the Holy Water, actually changed from his original lying position to floating in the air.

Xia Duo clearly saw the Holy Water pry open Saide's mouth and pour into it; as for other orifices like his eyes, ears, and nose, Holy Water also seeped into them.

Is this the Restoration Spell?

He had heard Bishop Anbulier mention it once before, but the situation was urgent at the time and there was no detailed explanation; now seeing this scene, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious.

This looked a bit like a spa treatment on Earth, and it was really hard to associate it with any Restoration Spell; however, since President Zhenna, who should be most concerned about Saide, didn't say anything, he had no choice but to patiently continue watching.

Soon, Xia Duo knew why this method of treatment was called a Restoration Spell; it really was restoration!

First of all, the water grass originally stuck to Saide's body fell off one by one under the washing of the Holy Water; afterwards, as the Baptism continued, Saide actually became younger bit by bit.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo almost bit his own tongue.

This is the Restoration Spell?

Isn't this the Secret Flame Baptism Ritual that Aiboke experienced during the Arcane Competition in the Savile Territory more than a year ago!

It was just that the one who performed the Secret Flame Baptism for Aiboke at that time was a mysterious priest from the Yi Ao Le Mu Ling, and it was a ritual performed by him alone.

But now, what Saide was experiencing was performed by a High Priest of the Lord of Radiance with the advantage of the Temple; in Xia Duo's view, both were returning to youth, and there was no great difference in essence.

So he has returned to youth?

Although he didn't really become a child, he was indeed much younger, looking about 23 or 24 years old, (outwardly) appearing about the same age as Xia Duo and Niya.

Of course, the appearances of the Princess and Zhenna were also very young, which couldn't help but make Xia Duo have a train of thought: could they also have used some means of returning to youth?

Even for Master Bailun, who now had an aged appearance, it was hard for Xia Duo not to have suspicions about him, because Aiboke was a living example.

After the Secret Flame Baptism Ritual, Aiboke became younger, but afterwards, he used magic to disguise his youthful appearance, becoming his previous middle-aged form.

Could this aged appearance of Master Bailun also be a disguised appearance?

Once this thought arose, it took root in Xia Duo's heart; having seen the scene of returning to youth twice with his own eyes, it was hard for him not to make such a guess.

However, there should still be a distance between returning to youth and true longevity.

Aiboke had once mentioned that although the Secret Flame Baptism Ritual reversed his physical state, it would accelerate growth afterwards, and the final Longevity effect might only be ten or twenty years.

But in any case, Saide should have profited greatly this time; at the same time, Xia Duo also realized that the price behind this method of treatment might be much higher than he had imagined!

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that saving Saide was somewhat not worth it; even if the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce compensated a lot, could the price be fully recovered?

Thinking about it, it was unlikely; some things, once lost, are lost, and unless time flows backward, they simply cannot be retrieved.

Looking at Bishop Anbulier's weary face, Xia Duo's mood couldn't help but become a bit heavy.