Chapter 397: A Thousand Years of Waiting (Please Subscribe)

Light!

This color was hard to describe; it looked like white light, but to Bruce's inspiration, it was a color that had never appeared in the world before.

In a trance, he felt as if he saw a sun rising from within this unknown color...

—Ever since unlocking the Fifth Primordial Substance, Aaron's control over the "Secret Source" had also undergone a change.

This radiance was one of its external manifestations.

Terrifying vine brands emerged on Bruce's body, covering him entirely, yet he was not panicked.

Because as that indescribable color descended, the vines on his body seemed to come alive, being expelled from his flesh and rapidly withering...

"Thanks to the great 'Spirit of Falsehood'!"

The table, chairs, bed, and other furniture instantly faded, turning into the appearance of an old photograph, shifting from physical to illusory.

As the Spirit World Language resonated, the surrounding environment inexplicably became deep and gloomy, with dark green colors overflowing.

"With the help of my Lord's radiance, I can remain clear-headed for a short time..." Lin's small face was full of solemnity: "I was forced to merge with Olivia, becoming the 'Mother of Nature'... but her madness also infected me. Back then, she was controlled by an existence at the end of the 'Cocoon' path, branded by the other party, and became an enslaved Immortal... To save her, I had to perform a dangerous Ritual, but the Ritual went wrong, and we were forced to fuse. The mad consciousness and the clear consciousness are constantly struggling... I waited for a thousand years, and finally, I heard my Lord's name in the Mortal World again and saw His radiance!"

Those insects all crawled back, collectively forming facial features like eyes, a nose, and ears.

Countless things resembling insect compound eyes opened, and thousands of gazes descended.

Clatter!

Those withered branches seemed to regain their Vitality, beginning to spread and grow wildly... like creeping ivy, covering the walls of the room.

From the darkness, a blurry figure with a plump and soft silhouette, surrounded by countless vines and iron thorns, with four arms and a human torso, slowly walked out.

'The key is... is this seemingly clear consciousness really Lin? Does she truly have no malice toward me?'

On the body with two faces and four arms, the face belonging to Lin struggled as it spoke, and the next instant, her expression became stagnant, like a statue.

Aaron suddenly felt a burst of gibberish enter his ears, making his head feel as if it had been pierced by countless steel needles.

In the darkness, countless insect compound eyes closed. Among the two faces, the eyes belonging to Lin suddenly regained a trace of clarity: "My Lord's radiance... no... you are not my Lord! My Lord is the Unobservable One! Who exactly are you?"

Just at this moment, he felt a powerful will descend with a boom!

A rare peace returned, and even the symptoms of auditory and visual hallucinations vanished without a trace, causing Bruce to shed tears of gratitude.

'Two consciousnesses merged into one, and one of them is mad; is this the root cause of the 'Mother of Nature' being in a bad state?'

The other party existed within that light, and Bruce could not block it at all, because it was he who had actively established the connection, opening a 'Gate' for the Hidden Existence!

His consciousness sank into darkness, yet his eyes became increasingly bright.

Aaron picked up a withered vine that had previously detached from Bruce, rearranged the Wall of Spirituality, and lit two Candles.

Hearing Lin's voice again, even Aaron could not help but sigh: "I am the Green Forest Earl—Aaron Sotos!"

The next moment, the indescribable color emerged.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Aaron's mind, and he asked solemnly: "Who is the existence controlling Olivia?"

Snap!

The Candles burned out, and the figure of the 'Mother of Nature' and the forest both disappeared.

Snap!

Bruce's head disintegrated with a boom, turning into countless crawling insects.

Transparent and illusory Mysterious symbols and twisted Talismans were like a torrent, containing a vast amount of profound knowledge of 'Red' and 'Cocoon', and together they formed the 'Deruoyi zhi Tu'!

If an Extraordinary of the 'Oak Ring' were here, they would likely be unable to wait to kneel and pay homage to the forest.

However, to a Hidden Existence, even an 'Immortal' is merely an ant, so the level of strength is not important.

Those insect compound eyes opened once again, and the image of the 'Mother of Nature' slowly returned to the forest: "My Lord..."

An illusory forest emerged from the candlelight, overlapping with the entire sealed room.

Opposite Aaron, the Candle flame representing the 'Mother of Nature' instantly surged, blooming with a sickly green light.

When she spoke, the Candle had already burned to the end.

'According to Lin, she is a free Immortal, while Olivia is an Immortal who passed through the Gate of Longevity with the permission of the Ages? Her promotion speed is faster than Olivia's? Uh... perhaps mad people are more suited to the Mysterious System; this is not impossible.'

"Perhaps it is the 【Cocoon】 that died but is not yet stiff, or it could be the 'Residual Cocoon' or the 'Lady of the Forest'... Aaron Sotos, the person chosen by my Lord, or perhaps His incarnation, His vessel... Please tell the great Lord that nature will always stand on His side. Besides that... beware of Olivia, she... she is coming out."

The gloomy atmosphere of the forest in the room was rapidly dissipating; the Mortal World and the Spirit World were like two trains passing each other, briefly intersecting before finally heading in their separate directions.

He stirred his 'Secret Source Power', and a trace of Purification light fell upon the two-faced, four-armed figure, causing her originally slightly raised, withered arms to drop.

The Spirit World and the Mortal World had another 'point' briefly intersecting!

Countless Mysterious things surged out from the forest...

Aaron's expression was solemn as he stared at the figure before him: "Jiusu!"

At the same time, Olivia's face became more vivid, yet also more mad and ferocious: "It is I who am attempting to contact my Lord in the Mortal World... be careful... Lin! She is the real traitor!"

A gaze sufficient to make an ordinary Extraordinary collapse, yet Aaron acted as if he had not noticed it in the slightest, waiting quietly.

"I remember... Konili introduced the honorific name of the 'Mother of Nature' to me... anyway, Bruce has already been 'watched', adding one more mark doesn't matter..."

Because deep within that forest, there was everything they pursued!

If they could merge with such a great source, it would be their supreme Glory!

She had two faces, one slightly youthful, the other very mature.

The only thing they had in common was the madness carried within those two pairs of eyes!

Aaron looked at his own hands and then moved his body: "Sigh... the strength of this body is just average."

He was solemn, and his voice was low as he began to chant: "'Mother of Nature', you are the master of vitality, the protector of forests and Animals, the Dominator of the Steel Jungle..."

Aaron's expression did not change, only showing a hint of sadness: "A thousand years of waiting..."

The second update will be late.

(End of chapter)