Chapter 1275

"I think you should know that both I and the lady on the shore are trying to find you."

Xia De said suddenly, looking at the soul of the golem in the distance, who nodded slightly:

"Yes, and the methods you chose are all correct."

"Then, since the answer is right in front of me now, can you tell me directly about you, about the Guardians?"

Xia De asked again, but Mr. Fleming still shook his head:

"I would very much like to tell you, but for the safety of the Schluch Lake Valley, and for our own safety, I cannot say anything until I defeat my enemy."

Xia De's eyes stared ahead, already having his own guesses about this. The small boat moved silently on the dark great lake. The divine ritual being conducted by the Church effectively attracted the giant statue's attention, and Miss Miss Beiya did not need to summon the giant statue yet. Xia De only needed to carefully steer the small boat to avoid the huge floating ice:

"You know Mr. Schluch Lake met me, right? That time at the manor outside the city."

"Yes, I know."

"Then can you tell me about his situation? His daughter, Miss Schluch Lake, misses him very much."

Mr. Fleming looked silently at the darkness in front of him, and it was a long time before he said:

"He is fine."

"Then you know Mr. Toby Julian met me once, right? He gave me 【Earth Power: Healing Aura】."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Xia De mentioned another person.

"He didn't give you any technique or spell; he just let you come into contact with Earth Power. What you learn and what you gain is entirely up to you."

Mr. Fleming corrected him.

"Alright then, since you are unwilling to tell me about your affairs now, can you help me? How can I enhance the power of 【Healing Aura】 in a short time?"

This was not only to better purify the earth, but also to sink to a position deep enough to touch the suspected divine "Heart of the Earth" at the source of the black mud.

Mr. Fleming was willing to give an answer this time:

"You have the blessing of an Old God on you, which greatly enhances the power of the earth. If you can come into contact with the power of an Old God related to the earth again, 【Earth Power: Healing Aura】 can be further enhanced. This is the most effective method."

"Old God blessing" referred to that Butterfly God, which allowed Xia De to cast spells using petals.

"Are there any other methods? Even if the departed Old God still has residual blessing power, I don't think the probability of encountering it again is very high."

"There is no better way. The accumulation of Earth Power itself is like the earth itself; it requires a long time and a heavy foundation. Of course, if you can have a deep understanding of the earth in a short time, the power of the spell can also be enhanced."

Increasing the understanding of any technique could enhance the effect of the corresponding technique.

"As expected, there are no shortcuts."

He was not very disappointed, and then asked the final question:

"You cannot have too much contact with me, is it because of that ancient and evil thing that exists locally?"

Mr. Fleming turned his head to look at him for the first time since boarding the boat and nodded gently:

"This incident tonight is actually a conspiracy it set against me, but I had no choice but to come. Soon, you will know what kind of power it has. But we had to appear; this is a very clever conspiracy."

Now Xia De understood everything:

"'It' is cooperating with the cultists? You are hiding from it? Could it be that the cultists who escaped also relied on 'its' help to hide? Could it be..."

The two of them tacitly did not say the word "Demon."

"Gentlemen, please be quiet, we are already close enough."

Luweiya, holding the pendulum, said suddenly, so Xia De and Mr. Fleming stopped talking.

The faint light traces of the Abundance Domain spread on the water surface with the ripples. As they got closer to the center of the great lake, frost appeared on the water surface, until it froze into a layer of ice.

Determining that the small boat could not continue forward, the three of them left the boat and stepped onto the solid ice. The best position for casting spells was at the feet of the 【Rain-Praying Golem】, because that was the center of the entire mad earth. Of course, an even better place was actually beneath the water surface, but for the sake of safety, Xia De did not intend to do so.

"Luweiya, follow me in a while."

Xia De instructed the purple-eyed girl, then confirmed with Mr. Fleming that they were both ready, and took out his Tarot deck, flipping the first card to 【Origin: Darkness】.

Thus, in the hands of Miss Miss Beiya on the shore, 【Origin: Darkness】 disappeared automatically. Understanding that the action had officially begun, the Witch immediately summoned the giant statue for the second time.

The Witch's chant-like spell sounded again, and the pentagram ritual base appeared on the water surface for the second time. With a rumbling sound, the giant statue rising from the shore launched a second attack on the 【Rain-Praying Golem】 in the center of the lake. Even the Church camp on the opposite shore of the lake probably guessed something; the attacks that were originally just to contain the giant statue became increasingly frequent and dense, and even the divine ritual was accelerating.

And taking advantage of the Rain-Praying Golem being distracted, the three of them immediately braved the blizzard and moved along the ice toward the center of the lake. The degree of influence by the 【Mad Earth】 was deeper here, but fortunately, Luweiya had been casting spells to protect the three of them.

Because the Rain-Praying Golem had to fight the Witch's summoned creature, its movements cracked the ice layer that had just been frozen again. But there was no time to worry about that now. When they were very close to the feet of the stone statue, and moving any further would risk being caught in the crossfire, Xia De stopped voluntarily and took out soil and petals to prepare for casting.

Luweiya, of course, stopped with Xia De. Mr. Fleming had originally wanted to continue walking forward; after all, he was a soul, and although he would be affected by the Relic's whisper elements, he was not afraid of being hit by physical attacks. But seeing Xia De stop, he also stopped.

The two of them sprinkled soil together, and Xia De also threw an extra petal. Two earthen holy grails formed almost simultaneously beneath their cupped palms, and the rich earthy-yellow aura swept toward the ice surface and spread downward into the pitch-black lake water.

However, on the snowy lake surface, the spiritual light of this spell was truly dazzling, especially in the illusory holy grail summoned by Mr. Fleming's spell, where the fountain-like aura even illuminated a small area in the center of the lake.

"Careful, you've been noticed!"

Luweiya warned.

Her voice had just fallen when the giant golem's attack arrived. Although the giant-like golem's hands were both held by the other stone statue in a struggle, it still kicked its pillar-like leg forward.

Large swaths of the ice layer shattered as a result, and the attack, like a natural disaster, arrived in front of them in an instant. Fortunately, they had already anticipated this situation.

"Please do not resist."

Mr. Fleming said, and Xia De and Luweiya simultaneously felt someone push them. Subconsciously taking a step forward, the scene before them changed, and they actually arrived at a high altitude.

Looking carefully, they were clearly standing on the shoulder of the Witch's giant summoned creature. This was the method Mr. Schluch Lake had used to let Xia De leave the manor; it was not spatial movement, but the earth itself moving.

Mr. Fleming also came here with them, standing in front of them against the blizzard. And looking at the Rain-Praying Golem from here, the opponent no longer seemed so terrifying, but instead had a sense of solemnity and vicissitudes.

The golem reached out, wanting to grab them on the shoulder of the stone statue. That palm, which was larger than ten Xia Des put together, slapped down, but it was immediately blocked by the stone statue's hand. The two giant hands collided, making a huge sound, and stone chips splashed in all directions in the snow and wind.

At high altitude, the snowflakes were so dense that Xia De could hardly open his eyes; only during the Battle of Pantanal had he seen such heavy snow. Subsequently, several sunlight guns from the camp by the lake crossed the lake surface and hit the golem's arm, and the jumping golden thunder made the golem's movements sluggish.

Not only that, Mr. Fleming, in the gap between casting "Healing Aura,"

stepped on the giant's shoulder with his right foot, and the earthy-yellow spiritual light immediately spread to the giant statue summoned by "Earth Power." The giant statue manipulated by the Witch became a bit thicker, and the surface of the originally normal stone seemed to be covered with a layer of rock armor. In another deafening clash of fists, it did not fall into a disadvantage.

The plan was being executed very smoothly so far.

"Xia De, how much longer will it take to completely purify this place?"

Luweiya immediately asked Xia De, who was concentrating on casting the spell. Her divination had yielded a not-so-good result.

"It's hard to say; the pollution here is no weaker than the last time at the manor."

Xia De said, and Mr. Fleming added:

"It will take at least twelve minutes; the shift in the essence of the earth is becoming increasingly severe."

Judging from the current state, as long as Miss Miss Beiya on the shore had no problems, it would not be a problem for Xia De to persist for another twelve minutes after drinking the essential oil. But as a diviner, Luweiya felt more and more that something was wrong.

Those purple eyes, which seemed to glow in the dark night, looked at the ice layer far below. Even though the ice layer was almost covered by snow, she still noticed that the ice layer seemed to be turning black:

"Something is wrong."

Before Xia De and Mr. Fleming could answer, she frowned and took out her divination cards, the Fate Ring behind her revealed a corner, and the core spiritual rune 【Fate】 bloomed with brilliance.

Her hands, frozen red, drew two cards in the blizzard:

"The Devil."

"What?"

Xia De also looked down, while "She" in his ear whispered a reminder:

【The power truly sown by those cultists has manifested; use 【Demon Vision】 to look below.】

The technique was activated, and Xia De saw that the ice surface had actually turned into stone from another perspective:

"Sure enough, what the Guardians have been avoiding is that Demon! This place is actually a trap set by the Demon to force the Guardians to appear! And the cultists are its partners. Regardless of whether the plan succeeds or whether the Guardians appear, this major incident will definitely cause further changes to the earth! And the Demon is coveting the souls of the Guardians!"

Before Xia De could take the next step, the pitch-black power spreading beneath the ice surface had already touched the giant Rain-Praying Golem.

As if blood vessels appeared on the surface of the stone, black lines spread from underwater to the entire body of the Relic. And from Xia De's perspective, it was clearly dense stone thorns attached to the surface of the Relic. The abrupt appearance of the Demon's power caused the Relic to undergo even more strange changes, and the scene where they were evenly matched, or even where the Witch's summoned creature had the advantage, was instantly reversed.