Chapter 173: Thelemic Mind State

Ninglu walked to the bronze gate and pressed his hand against it; the touch was ice-cold.

He felt the space he occupied become sinister, and all sorts of illusory sounds rang in his ears.

The sound of an infant's crying, the sound of an adult's screaming, the sound of an old person's wailing...

Low, dark whispers filled his ears, tugging at his spirit.

The Primarch's eyes instantly turned pitch-black and deep; his black pupils expanded instantly, covering the entire eyeball until the whites of his eyes vanished completely.

He entered a state of Meditation, becoming one with the transcendent "I," the infinite "I," and the cosmic "I."

The Primarch felt the "trembling" of the entire island, the "churning" of the Sea of Storms, and even the savagery and Death of Fenris.

Ninglu instantly clarified his self, casting aside all illusory sounds.

After obtaining the Thales Book, the Primarch had begun to comprehend his Mind State in imitation of Magnus, and had already realized two layers of his own Mind State.

The first layer of Mind State he comprehended was the core philosophy of Thales's doctrine—"True Will."

The sacred blueprint of the soul, which would transcend worldly desires, break through self-deception, and resonate with the cosmic will.

Ninglu pushed hard, and the bronze gate slowly opened.

Inside the pitch-black Morkai Temple, there was not a single ray of light.

Even the Primarch, with his superhuman senses, could only see clearly within four meters around him.

The Dome of the temple was covered in green vines.

He drew his Power Sword with his right hand, pressed his thumb against the Runic Rune, and a flickering Disruption Field swirled around the blade.

The light shone into the Morkai Temple, expanding his visible range by one meter; he saw a stone pillar carved with Runic Runes.

Ninglu stepped forward, and just as his foot was about to land on the ground, the vines on the ceiling came to life; hundreds of vines, like giant pythons hunting men, shot toward him.

The Primarch swung his sword, executing a downward slash using the 5th form of "Osber-Vaya."

Blue light flashed, striking the "giant pythons."

The Disruption Field shredded the hundreds of vines; amidst the pervasive smell of burning, the vines were torn to pieces and turned into specks of green light.

The Primarch stepped forward, seeing the blood-stained Golden Chalice, ritual implements inlaid with gems, and offering tables covered in dry bones...

【Sacrifices offered by the Fenrisian; when they step into Morkai's temple, they kill captives and offer them to the Great Wolf of Death.】

Ninglu brandished his Power Sword and searched as he moved through the Morkai Temple; he found a niche on the wall containing statues resembling Leman Russ's wolf brothers, Freki and Geri.

The statues were pitch-black, yet in his Spirit Vision, they glowed with a green light of Death.

Ninglu also discovered several stone chambers, with the words "Treasure Room" carved on them in Juvik.

He pushed open one of them and walked inside.

The cold stone chamber was mostly emptied out, likely taken by the Fenrisian who had found the Morkai Temple.

Inside the stone chamber, Ninglu saw pearls scattered on the floor, iron axes and spear blades on weapon racks, and spread-out animal hides...

【The Treasure Room, likely offerings from believers to Morkai.

Every item here was a treasure to the Fenrisian.】

Ninglu knew that compared to the weapons made of stone and common sea-beast bones that the Fenrisi Buluo scattered across the archipelago were forced to use, iron axes and spear blades were far more precious.

Even after Fenris rejoined the Imperium, the only places to obtain such weapons, aside from the Asaheim Continent of the Space Wolves, were the other permanent landmark—the Iron Master Archipelago.

Whichever tribe possessed iron-forged weapons would hold the advantage in brutal tribal wars.

After exploring four stone chambers, Ninglu determined that the only things of value to him were the animal hides and pearls.

He then found four stone chambers named Priest Rooms; he pushed open one of them and walked inside.

Inside the stone chamber were twenty-four stone beds; the priests who served the Great Wolf of Death had long since been forced to leave when the Kraken Spire sank into the Sea of Storms, carrying their faith in Morkai to the various tribes.

Following the light of Spirituality, Ninglu found fourteen mirrors.

Spirit Mirrors, the main Potion Material for the "Gravedigger" corresponding to Sequence 7 "Psychic."

Ninglu did not immediately move the Potion Material into the Kingdom of Disorder; there was still some kind of danger present within this temple.

He walked past the four Priest Rooms and continued to move forward.

The further he went inside, the colder it felt, and the vines became denser and thicker.

The Primarch swung his sword, hacking, sweeping, and slashing; strips of vines were shredded by the Disruption Field.

Ninglu finally arrived before a statue several meters tall.

A black Fenrisian Great Wolf statue stood atop a bronze pedestal.

The black metal statue was like a black hole devouring everything, and the lines carved by the Artisan were like real fur.

The fangs exposed in its blood-red maw flashed with a chilling, cold light.

Its front paws were extended, pressing onto the bronze pedestal, just like a Fenrisian wolf striding forward.

Beside the statue's pedestal, a pool emitting a cold aura reflected a distorted wolf shadow.

When the ripples moved, one could see many different forms of wolves: pouncing, prowling, howling at the sky...

Ninglu's gaze swept over the statue and looked at the wolf's head.

The greatest difference between the head of the Morkai statue and other idols was that its pitch-black eyes were covered by a bone Mask.

The bone Mask occupied about a quarter of the giant wolf's head and was densely covered in mysterious runes.

The moment Ninglu's gaze met the Mask, he felt as if he were facing Death itself.

A dim light spread rapidly from the bronze Mask; the vines that had not been slashed were rapidly decaying, rotting, withering, and dying, losing their sense of vitality in an instant.

The Primarch's superhuman body even felt a sense of fatigue, as if he had traveled through an endless swamp, his body wrapped in thousands of ice-cold, slippery tentacles, dragging him toward a dark ocean.

Terrifying shrieks and horrifying roars echoed incessantly in his ears; this was a mental attack sufficient to drive one mad and cause them to lose their reason, instantly shattering the Thelemic First Layer Mind State he was maintaining.

"True Will" was blurred and distorted, replaced by illusory, horrifying scenes.

A bright flame erupted from Ninglu's spine, and he ascended to the second layer of Mind State—"Kundalini."

"Kundalini" originated from the energy control of the Thales spiritual practice system, converting bodily energy into spiritual power.

The lingering terrifying shrieks and horrifying roars vanished in an instant, but his body remained entangled by countless tentacles.

Ninglu poured his Spirituality into the Silver Gauntlet on his left hand, and he spoke with majesty.

"Death is forbidden here!"

The "Prohibition" of a Sequence 6 Judge, under the activation of the Hand of Order, erupted with power at the level of a Sequence 1.

The blooming golden light tore the countless tentacles to shreds.

Ninglu's body was no longer bound; his superhuman physique instantly regained its freedom, and he leaped into the air.

He pressed the Runic Rune to deactivate the Disruption Field of his Power Sword and sheathed it at his waist.

Ninglu leaped in front of the wolf head and reached out to remove the bronze Mask.

As the Mask touched his hand, an icy chill immediately spread throughout his entire body, and the terrifying shrieks and horrifying roars...

With a thought, Ninglu arrived at the third-level space of the Kingdom of Disorder.

He dropped the Mask and used the status of his Source Essence to establish a connection with this Magical Item, which was suspected to belong to the "Death" pathway.

After returning to the real world, Ninglu immediately felt the chill that had haunted the entire temple gradually fade away.

【Could that Mask be the manifestation of the true corpse of Mokai?

Was it refined by someone, or did it form naturally?】

Ninglu pondered for a moment without result; although Mokai had always been the god worshipped by the Fenrisian people, he existed only in legends, and no one had ever truly seen the Great Wolf of Death, at least not among those living today.

After sending all the Spirit-Channeling realm cultivators to the Kingdom of Disorder, he ordered the pearls, furs, and other items to be moved back to the trophy room of the Shadow of Sovereignty.

The ancient iron weapons were also sent back to the Shadow of Sovereignty for the Techmarine to study whether there was anything worth referencing.

After Ninglu had completely looted the treasures accumulated at Kraken Spire over thousands of years, he received a summons from Huang Laohan.

(End of this chapter)