Chapter 1039: Fountain of Temptation

Ms. "Magician's" meaning was:

The moment the girl in the coffin obtained the power of the "Disaster Witch" and "Undead" through a strange ritual, a mutation occurred. Now, this corpse possessing the power of an angel level was a monster from the moment she was born.

Lu Mi, in the state of a Witch, frowned:

"Doesn't the gift not affect the spirit body, only causing the spirit and body to gradually alienate?"

It shouldn't directly create a monster, right?

Moreover, from the current point of view, the power of the "Witch" pathway and the "Death" pathway is not that contradictory and can be fused to a certain extent.

"What I talked about before was just the gift under normal circumstances." Ms. "Magician" deliberated, "The essence of the gift is actually closer to controlled, recyclable pollution. The superior giving the gift will generally try to restrain the spirit, consciousness, and emotions belonging to themselves within the gift power, to avoid the recipient being unable to bear it on the spot and having problems. That goes against the original intention of the gift and cannot achieve the expected purpose."

Mr. "Hanged Man" added:

"In the gift events of evil gods we know, if there are not enough sacrifices and few human sacrifices, even if the passage is opened with the help of a ritual, a portion of the recipients at the scene will be unable to bear the power, and their bodies will collapse on the spot, or they will die, or become monsters."

Jenna realized and confirmed:

"The high-level existence pointed to by the 'Blood Emperor's' strange ritual did not control or restrain the spirit, consciousness, and emotions within the gift power when giving the gift, letting them exist as usual, so this girl as the recipient couldn't bear it and became a monster?"

Mr. "Hanged Man" nodded lightly and said meaningfully:

"It might not be a gift; it might be theft."

"Amon played a role in this ritual?" The gift power on Lu Mi's body came from theft.

Mr. "Hanged Man" smiled:

"Theft in another sense. Let me give you an example. Many sealed artifacts can be used by us to a certain extent, but we must pay attention to avoiding the corresponding dangers and find the most suitable method. Because they have no wisdom, you can't discuss with them, let them be obedient, and not harm you.

"In this case, the appropriate method of use is equivalent to a relatively safe means of theft."

Lu Mi recalled his experience after lighting the corpse oil candle and nodded thoughtfully:

If he hadn't possessed both a male and female body in the dream city at the same time, his physical body might have collapsed on the spot and become a monster.

"The 'Blood Emperor' is indeed bloody and crazy..." Jenna couldn't help but exclaim.

The girl in the coffin was likely not a voluntary participant in such a special ritual.

"Not necessarily." Franca said in a low voice.

Seeing everyone looking at her, she cleared her throat and said:

"Based on my experience before transmigration, if this matter is related to the Western Continent, the whole ritual might not be what you imagine.

"It might be that a girl born on a certain year, month, day, and time was pre-selected, killed in a special way at a specific time, specially treated, then placed in this coffin prepared in advance, and other arrangements were made. Finally, the ritual was held to let her obtain power and open her eyes in the state of 'Undead'."

"Why do it like this?" Jenna asked suspiciously.

Franca smiled:

"I'm just guessing. It might be that only in this way can the corresponding high-level existence be pleased, or it might be that only in this way can the influence of the spirit and consciousness within the gift power be avoided. But for some reason, perhaps the 'Blood Emperor' and the others made mistakes when interpreting the secret knowledge, missing some key points, and the ritual seemed to have failed in the end.

"Uh, maybe that wasn't a ritual to pray for a gift at all, but a method of refining corpses..."

Jenna was silent for two seconds:

"Then you still said the 'Blood Emperor' is not necessarily bloody and crazy."

This is even more cruel than the previous guess!

Franca explained:

"I didn't say the 'Blood Emperor' is not necessarily bloody and crazy, but that it's not necessarily just ordinary bloody and crazy, it's likely 'extraordinary'."

Ms. "Magician" turned to look at the female corpse wearing the phoenix crown and rosy clouds and explained:

"She has no Beyonder characteristics. Let's go to the next room."

"Alright." Lu Mi had no objections.

After Ms. "Magician" let the coffin lid fly up on its own and cover it again, several people returned to that deep and spacious corridor.

Lu Mi raised his right palm, looked at the dim dark red spots, the pitch-black "pinhole," and the pale skin, and put his palm into his "Traveler's Bag."

Maintaining this posture, Lu Mi walked forward again.

He felt that encountering that female corpse was likely due to the role of his right palm, so now he had to try his best to eliminate its influence.

After a dozen seconds, Lu Mian opened another door formed by condensed starlight.

At the same time, he saw a pool of spring water and a spring eye bubbling with water.

The spring water carried a sacred feeling and emitted an alluring aura. It was clear and pure, making Franca and the others, who had dry mouths due to the influence of the female corpse just now, suddenly feel thirsty.

In their minds, voices echoed one after another:

"Drink it, drink it and you will regain your youth..."

"Drink it, drink it and you will obtain powerful strength..."

"Drink it, drink it and you will extend your life by thousands of years..."

"Drink it, drink it and you will become a heartthrob..."

"Drink it, drink it and you will live forever..."

Lu Mi, who was also tempted and heard the whispers, laughed:

"Don't worry, I will drink it. I am here to drink you..."

Before he could emphasize that he was a person with a sense of ritual, Ms. "Magician" had already taken action.

Layers of void were stripped away, and the clear and pure spring water retreated suddenly, revealing the situation inside the spring eye.

There was a highly decomposed female corpse that had not yet turned into white bones. The pale yellow and green pus constantly seeped out from the disgusting flesh of the corpse, combining with the air, becoming sacred, alluring, and clean.

This was the source of the spring water.

Ms. "Magician" then raised both hands.

Points of glass-like fragments and blood with a pale yellow color flew out from the female corpse's body and fell into two containers that were floating in mid-air at some unknown time.

After finishing this, Ms. "Magician" let the two containers fly toward Lu Mi:

"They can replace the mirror god fragments and the gorgon blood as auxiliary materials, enough for four advancements."

Once Lu Mian had put away the container, the specks of starlight gathered in the void suddenly pressed downward, completely crushing the highly decomposed female corpse. This caused the charming, holy, grayish-white radiance to be rapidly extracted, condensing into a fist-sized crystal that resembled a spring.

Illusory water constantly flowed out from the surface of the crystal and fell back.

With Ms. "Magician's" right hand pushing, this "Unaging Witch" Beyonder characteristic quickly came to Lu Mi and had already been initially sealed.

Before the radiance extracted from the female corpse had fully dissipated, the remaining parts recombined to form a transparent eyeball brimming with tears.

"Your 'Despair Witch' Beyonder characteristic." Ms. "Magician" gave the beautiful and sorrowful eye to Jenna, "As for auxiliary materials, 'Chariot' and 'Hierophant II' should have some left."

"Thank you." Jenna quietly let out a breath and quickly put the sealed Beyonder characteristic into the "Traveler's Bag."

Ms. "Magician" nodded slightly and walked out of the current room:

"Go find the next material. This time, 'Hierophant II,' you are responsible for opening the door."

Franca was just about to move forward when she suddenly saw Lu Mi hand over a piece of parchment.

On the parchment were words in Ancient Feynapotterian like rust:

"Potion Name: War Bishop;

"Sequence: 3;

"Main Materials: Heart of a Biphase Centaur, Star Core of a War Comet;

"Auxiliary Materials: 100ml of Biphase Centaur blood, fragments of a War Comet, 1 Blood-colored Tudor Iris, 8g of bark from a Flaming Giant Tree;

"Advancement Ritual: Lead your own team to defeat a powerful enemy force in a war.

"Note 1: The aura of an impending war will attract a comet symbolizing war through the spirit world. It will streak across the sky at night, bringing revelation. Among such comets, the number of those that truly possess substance and can enter the real world is limited.

"Note 2: In the advancement ritual, the stronger the enemy force, the better the ritual effect."

Seeing this parchment, Franca was stunned:

"Where did this come from?"

"Advancement is the promise of the Major Arcana cards, and Mr. 'Fool' gave me an extra reward." Lu Mi smiled, "What I wanted was the 'War Bishop' potion formula."

Without waiting for Franca to respond, Lu Mi added with a smile:

"I hope you have the right to choose."

Franca's mouth opened and closed, and her emotions seemed a bit agitated.

After a moment, she glanced to the side and said in a low voice:

"I didn't say I wanted to be a 'War Bishop'... I still have a mission..."

Lu Mi did not persuade her and put the parchment back into the "Traveler's Bag."

Jenna's expression was slightly complicated as she let out a breath:

It's good like this now, it's good like this now...

She didn't want to change; she was afraid of change.

Because "The Magician" and "The Hanged Man" were present, Franca felt too embarrassed to say to Lu Mian, "You brat, you usually only know how to make people's teeth itch; I didn't expect you to have such a smooth side," to ease her own emotions. She had no choice but to walk forward quickly and casually push open a door condensed from starlight.

As soon as the door opened, an exquisite, beautiful human skin suddenly fell from above.

This human skin suddenly covered Franca.

Franca's body immediately turned gray-white, as if she had turned into a stone statue, making it difficult to dodge in time.

At this time, the darkness all around bent and folded instantly, quickly sealing the fair and elastic human skin inside.

Immediately after, Ms. "Magician's" hand clenched.

That dark sphere collapsed suddenly, the corresponding void completely disintegrated, and the human skin inside was quickly torn into pieces by the space-time storm.

"This is also an 'Unaging Witch' Beyonder characteristic. The secret cooperation between the 'Blood Emperor' and the 'Primordial Witch' was indeed close." Ms. "Magician" smiled at Franca, Lu Mi, and Jenna while crushing the characteristic.

Franca was stunned and revealed a brilliant smile:

Hey, my luck is good today, one try and success!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1040 =====