Chapter 573: Luo Sai Er

Luo Sai Er, reduced to a faint, thin black silhouette, turned his gaze, his tone puzzled: "Hidden Sage?"

Beiernadai quickly steadied her emotions, turned to Lei Ke Dun behind her, and asked with a hint of hope: "Do you have a way to resolve the Primal Moon's pollution?"

"Not for now," Lei Ke Dun shook his head lightly, paused for two seconds, then explained: "It has already been marinated, and on this island, the Primal Moon could intervene at any moment."

Interspersed with a few Chinese phrases, the faint silhouette of Luo Sai Er paused, looked over again, then waved his hand, his tone full of disdain: "Then don't disturb my little parent‑child time."

Lei Ke Dun stared at the mixture of consciousness, aura, and power that formed Luo Sai Er's shadow for two seconds, a deep, faint violet flashing in his eyes.

The gaze of the Secret‑Seeking Eye easily pierced the silhouette, taking in Luo Sai Er's current condition.

"Don't look!" Luo Sai Er's voice suddenly became low and hoarse.

Lei Ke Dun's sight was twisted by him, and the scene he saw became the tomb wall of piled giant stones behind him.

The earlier agitation caused several cracks to appear on Luo Sai Er's silhouette, from which deep red moonlight burst.

"Don't get worked up; if you snap, I might not be able to pull you back."

Lei Ke Dun raised his hand to stop Luo Sai Er's movement, and while speaking, his right hand, gloved in a mechanical glove, gently twisted, releasing a "Soothing".

Beiernadai's worried gaze turned to her father, temporarily stabilizing his condition; only then did she turn to Lei Ke Dun and ask: "By 'not for now' you mean that after reaching a certain sequence, you are confident you can cleanse his pollution?"

"Does it require the Hermit's power?"

"No, it requires several Miracles," Lei Ke Dun said, shaking his head slowly.

The faint human shadow of Luo Sai Er sighed:

"Miracle? Unfortunately, that old thing Cha La Tu disappeared; otherwise you could find him."

"But Miracle Masters are only Sequence Two; although their abilities are bizarre, they are far from matching the Primal Moon."

Lei Ke Dun did not explain why he needed 'Miracles' and instead spoke of Cha La Tu: "He is a guest at the Night Goddess's Misty Town; when the contest for Source Fortress enters its critical stage, he will be released."

"Fool, can he exchange Miracles with Him, and what price must be paid?" Beiernadai said, her tone uncertain.

"Not for now," Lei Ke Dun shook his head, and while speaking pulled a palm‑sized card from his pocket: the Profane Card, the Hermit Card.

Luo Sai Er's shadow turned his head to glance at the card in Lei Ke Dun's hand and chuckled:

"Hermit Card? You got it, huh? Lucky. I recall I didn't leave any clue on this card."

Lei Ke Dun gave no reply, but gently pinched the card in his hand.

Whoosh—The quiet tomb's wind roared, one brilliant star after another emerged, cloaking the entire tomb in a hazy starlight.

Lei Ke Dun stood calmly in place, sighed softly, then bright, dazzling deep‑blue‑purple light surged in his eyes; the surrounding stars began to move in a certain pattern, gradually separating and tearing the tomb from the real world.

In an instant, Luo Sai Er's final tomb was pulled by him from reality into a wondrous realm isolated from the outside.

Through the tomb wall of piled giant stones, one could see the urging starry sky outside, countless twinkling stars, and below, an endless wilderness reflected from the heavens.

In the illusory, drifting wilderness, countless bewildered figures marched on—some human, some non‑human monsters, even strange machines—rays of pure, clear starlight fell from the heights, piercing the stone tomb and landing on Luo Sai Er's silhouette, gradually eroding the deep red moonlight beneath the blackness.

"Sss!" The sudden surge of intense pain made Luo Sai Er nearly unable to hold back a scream.

Even though he no longer had a body, only this shadow mixing his spirit, aura, and a hint of will, the soul‑deep tearing sensation still made him unable to endure.

With pure light flashing in his eyes, Lei Ke Dun said calmly:

"If you can't hold it in, you can speak it out; don't force yourself. The Primal Moon's pollution has already merged with you, and clearing that pollution also dissolves your spirit, will, and soul."

Now he exudes an unusually holy, wise aura, yet appears extremely indifferent.

"Hm!"

"No need."

The faint human shadow of Luo Sai Er's voice sounded rather gritted.

In a highly rational state, Lei Ke Dun paid no mind to Luo Sai Er's forced perseverance for his old father's image and dignity; he nodded calmly, turned to the now uneasy Beiernadai beside him, and extended his right hand forward.

Viscous, thick blackness seeped from the surrounding air, swiftly flowing and coalescing, encircling her and forming a black giant cocoon about two meters tall.

Isolating Beiernadai from her surroundings, he refocused on Luo Sai Er's faint shadow. Pale‑blue starlight gradually eroded his figure; cut off from reality, the lacking deep red moonlight dimmed bit by bit.

Luo Sai Er's silhouette grew ever more faint, becoming somewhat transparent and illusory; countless fissures split the black shadow as if ready to shatter into fragments, emitting deep red moonlight and a little hazy starlight.

Luo Sai Er's will, born of pain, caused the tomb's rules to warp and descend into chaos, making the falling starlight from above sway constantly, as if about to be cut off.

He could only rely on his will to fight his instincts, guiding as much starlight as possible onto himself.

When he finally could no longer hold back a roar, Lei Ke Dun suddenly half‑crouched and placed his right hand against the countless cracks of Luo Sai Er's blackened silhouette.

A bronze‑colored mechanical hand emitted a dim, dark red glow—neither bright nor glaring—and this light gradually separated the corrupt intent from Luo Sai Er's silhouette, merging with surrounding shadows to form an uncontrolled independent creature.

The black silhouette on the ground twisted rapidly, healing; the cracks on its body vanished quickly, its form became clearer, facial features discernible, its blue eyes unusually bright with specks of pale‑blue stardust spilling out.

"You did that on purpose, huh? With such means, you didn't use them earlier; you had to see me rolling on the ground to be satisfied?" Luo Sai Er's voice sounded somewhat feeble.

"Quickly eliminate your fallen aspect; its stature is too high, I can't control it."

Lei Ke Dun stared expressionlessly at the independent creature peeled from Luo Sai Er, the deep‑blue‑purple light in his eyes flickering slightly, as if ready to shatter at any moment.

"Hm!" Luo Sai Er snorted coldly, and the black silhouette instantly rose from the ground.

His eyes calmly fixed on the mingled deep‑red and black figure ahead, his lips parting slightly as he spoke:

"Die!"

A sound like a heart exploding rang in his ears; the next second, the mingled deep‑red and black figure froze, its outward‑flowing deep red moonlight suddenly dimmed, leaving only a layer of darkness.

The black figure's abdomen suddenly swelled, growing larger as if it would explode the next moment.

"Die!" Luo Sai Er shouted again, low.

The black figure's abdomen instantly stopped swelling, deflating like a leaking balloon.

Silently, the black figure turned into sheet‑like shadowy currents that slid down, dissipating into nothing, leaving only a small deep‑red figure floating mid‑air.

The small figure resembled an underdeveloped infant, oddly shaped, with an undegraded tail behind it.

Lei Ke Dun looked at the Luo Sai Er silhouette beside him and said, "Congratulations, you've experienced a painless childbirth."

"Get lost! That's not me." Luo Sai Er's voice sounded frantic; the entire silhouette twisted, turning into a mass of black slime.

The state lasted only a moment; the blurred, twisted black silhouette quickly clarified, revealing a high nose bridge, thin lips, two neatly groomed moustaches, and even black shadows extending outward, forming a wide coat.

Luo Sai Er sighed as if reborn: "Finally comfortable, I feel like I've come back to life."

Lei Kedun glanced at him, his tone serious, and said:

"It's just an illusion; this place is cut off from reality, and your resurrection process still hasn't progressed."

"Moreover, your problem isn't solved yet; your fallen self is self‑attacking, and the child you bore must be aborted."

"It's a pity you don't become a hunter!"

Luo Sai Er gritted his teeth as he spoke, glared fiercely at Lei Kedun, and his standing position twisted, instantly turning him upside‑down on the ceiling of the tomb hall.

"Ugh!!"

The baby's wail instantly echoed throughout the tomb, harsher than the shriek of the Silent Disciple, unbearable to hear.

Even in the body of a Second Angel, Lei Kedun momentarily lost his focus, and suddenly seemed to see a red moon rising.

The red moon barely appeared before being swallowed and shattered by dazzling starlight.

The unbearable wailing was instantly erased, the entire tomb fell silent, the rules here altered so sound could not travel.

In the next second, Luo Sai Er's figure materialized before the deep‑red little figure; he clenched his right fist and struck down hard.

Though it was merely an ordinary punch, a force capable of shattering an island erupted from him.

The deep‑red little figure was flung backward, crashing into the stone‑built wall without a sound, the wall showing no damage, as if the blow had been weightless.

(End of Chapter)