Chapter 78: Fusion Initiated

, The Mysterious Calamity

The real world.

Aaron crossed a hillside, and what met his eyes was a wasteland.

This was the edge of the Green Forest; there was no produce on any side, nor was there any sign of human life.

Transportation was blocked, and Aaron had specifically investigated; there were no mineral deposits underground either. It was absolutely a remote and desolate place, the kind that would be difficult to develop even after an extremely long time.

"Not bad, not bad; it's good precisely because there is nothing here."

He seemed very satisfied with this.

"The tombs of emperors throughout the ages, even those of founding emperors—once a dynasty falls, if someone comes along for 'protective archaeological excavation' or grave robbing, there is still nothing that can be done..."

"This has been the case since ancient times; no one can escape it..."

"The only way is either to learn from Cao Cao and set up decoy tombs, or learn from Genghis Khan and just find any random place to dig a hole and bury it... ensuring that grave robbers of later generations can never find it no matter how they search. Obsessing over Feng Shui and Dragon Veins—isn't that just leaving a map for others?"

"Although Cao Cao's tomb was eventually found, at least it remained hidden long enough..."

"By the same token, with my current reputation, if I dared to be buried in the Sotos Family Graveyard, it might be fine for a few hundred years, but later on, if the family were to decline, there's an eighty percent chance my ashes would be scattered..."

Aaron cautiously cleared away his traces and confirmed that he had not been discovered on the way here.

He found a random spot and began to write his final notes:

【Even if this world lacks the Mysterious, I shall create the Mysterious myself!】

【The plan has taken shape; I will fall into a deep slumber and give myself a psychological suggestion to use the Mysterious Units generated each day to drive the fusion and grafting of the two worlds.】

【To freeze myself, I am using the unmelting ice of the 'Unmelting Ice'... In the real world, only the power left behind by the sun itself can withstand the erosion of long ages and the dissipation of Spirituality, right? At the same time, its status is high enough to resist divination and prophecy, which can effectively protect my Lingmu.】

【As for any potential lingering pollution, I will simply purify it with my own abilities during the sacrifice.】

【This will be an extremely long process... During this process, the Spirituality remaining in my body will also completely dissipate, thereby turning me back into an ordinary person—an ordinary person suitable for walking any Extraordinary path!】

【When the real world has been transformed to meet the requirements, I will awaken and truly embark on the Extraordinary path!】

【I am the true Spiritual Creator of this world!】

【For the first few decades or even centuries, the real world will likely only have faint Spirituality, insufficient to grant immortality, but the knowledge I leave behind will be enough for the Sotos Family to gain an advantage...】

【And... the long development of Occultism and the research contributions of countless outstanding individuals might perhaps produce different sparks in this world; I look forward to it...】

【If the plan fails, I will accept it willingly; at least... I have tried, I have attempted...】

【I am the transmigrator Aaron; I am waiting for myself in the future!】

After writing the last line, Aaron rubbed his hands together, ignited the notebook, and watched it burn to ashes.

"If I am still alive, it is irrelevant... If I am dead, I cannot leave it behind to become a dark history for later generations. Even if there is the slightest possibility of it being unearthed, it cannot be allowed!"

A flash of crimson crossed Aaron's eyes.

Poof! Poof!

The 'Red' Spirituality within his body was consumed violently, and countless tree roots emerged from the ground, wrapping around him and turning into a tree ball that sank into the earth.

Above the ground, a sense of vitality flourished, giving rise to lawns and Plants.

Soon, this patch of ground was just as it had been in its primitive state, with no traces of human activity left.

Deep underground.

Countless banyan tree roots spread out, compressing the soil and rock to carve out an underground space.

"Setting up a tomb for oneself—how exciting."

Aaron did not reinforce the tomb; after all, once he was frozen, that ice left behind by the sun would likely be indestructible by any blade, spear, or even earthquake.

Even if it were dug up, with the protection of the cold ice, even if the world produced Mysterious individuals, unless they had reached a sufficient height, they might not have a way to open it.

That layer of solid ice was the best defense.

"It's just... just roots and rocks are a bit monotonous."

Aaron sighed, and while he still had some time, he made a few auxiliary burial chambers while carving and decorating the tomb passage.

Although the air was getting thinner, he was not worried.

Anyway, it would be soon...

The dream world.

Lin took one last look at the pocket watch, a determined expression appearing on her face: "The time has come. This is the Divine Oracle of our Lord; we must complete it!"

At this moment, outside the original solid ice, another layer of dense Ritual Array had been added.

Many believers were in Prayer, beginning the sacrificial Ritual.

More Extraordinary individuals injected their Spirituality into the Ritual Array; Olivia, Abner, and Yimir looked solemn, saying in a chanting tone:

"Praise our Lord!"

"The Spirit of Falsehood wandering in the unknown, the Absolutely Neutral Existence, the Silent Observer!"

"You are the symbol of free will, the only savior of the end times, the Supreme Light..."

"You hold the Fate of many destinies; you are merciful and tolerant; you are the true savior..."

"Please open the gates of your kingdom and accept the pious gratitude and devotion of your believers!"

While chanting, some believers even wept.

They all knew that after this time, their Lord would fall into a deep slumber.

For pious believers, this was no less than a bolt from the blue!

But their eyes were firm as they continued to recite the incantations.

They must offer an Offering to the Lord!

Even if it is themselves!

Boom—!

Amidst countless Prayers, an invisible passage opened in the void, and indescribably brilliant colors surged out.

An illusory gate emerged, slowly opening a crack.

Behind the crack of the gate, it seemed as if there was an entire world; even just a glimpse made Lin and Olivia incredibly excited.

What a... complete and simple world that is!

That is Light!

That is Jiusu!

That is hope!

Blinding Light surged down, enveloping the entire frozen building.

Immediately, the Light flashed, and all the ice and debris vanished without a trace.

"My Lord..."

Lin immediately felt a void in her heart, and tears could not help but fly.

The real world.

Underground tomb.

"It's here!"

Aaron closed his eyes, lying in the stone coffin, feeling the bone-piercing chill.

The power that originally belonged to the Scarlet sun after it was extinguished was washed away by his Mysterious ability, turning into pure ice, which constantly spread outward with him as the center.

Crackle!

The entire stone coffin was completely frozen, and the bone-piercing cold air continuously overflowed, freezing the entire tomb...

It continued to spread outward, eventually turning into a solidified ellipsoid, like a buried giant ice egg.

When the ice expanded to its limit, the outermost cold air instead retracted, no longer leaking out in the slightest.

"The psychological suggestion is also prepared..."

Aaron felt the terrifying cold; under that cold current, his body, his heart, his blood vessels, his soul, and even every bit of his thinking became sluggish, and then eternally solidified...

He fell into eternal darkness.