Chapter 1447: The Divinity of the Earth

In that instant, golden flames seemed to ignite upon Xia De, forcing the nearby Yin Yi Yi Lu Na to retreat continuously. She watched in astonishment as the sludge beneath Xia De's feet evaporated rapidly as if scorched by fire; even the pitch-black stone pillar began to slowly transform into an earthy yellow under the indescribable power erupting from Xia De.

The previously calm magma lake began to churn, and pillars of fiery red magma surged upward, to the point that Yin Yi Yi Lu Na worried whether the Heart of the Earth would be submerged by the magma.

But this change lasted only a few dozen seconds. As the fluctuations of power on Xia De subsided, filth once again filled the Heart of the Earth. Xia De, who had been keeping his eyes closed, turned around. When he let out a long breath and opened his eyes, trembling all over, the seventeen-year-old girl was surprised to see the golden light in his eyes slowly fading—and she actually felt... a sense of dread toward those eyes.

【Outsider, you have absorbed the divinity of the earth.】

【When the Mother Goddess departed, the unattended earth gradually twisted and fell apart. Yet, the earth still nurtures all things in the mortal world. Those things that came from the earth and will eventually return to it will eventually realize the power of the soil. It does not come from faith, nor from fear, nor from respect; this power is simply here.】

【You have listened to the story of the earth, and you have learned of the earth's miracles.】

【Outsider, you have obtained the curse—Active Soil. It grants activity to soil and rock constructs, filling the deficiencies in biological bodies and making them a part of the biological body.】

【Outsider, you are now completely immune to any influence from the Mad Earth. You have obtained the blessing of the earth: when you stand upon the earth, your stamina and Qi recovery speed are increased.】

【Outsider, you have entered a brief state of "Divinity Overflow." Note: Excessive use of the power in this state will lead to a short period of unconsciousness.】

"I'm fine."

Xia De said the moment he opened his eyes, but Yin Yi Yi Lu Na looked at him with great concern: "The way you're trembling all over right now doesn't look like you're fine."

She reached out to support Xia De, only to find that he was shaking even more violently; even when he spoke, he seemed unable to control his own tongue:

"I really am fine, I'm just enduring... I'm about to advance." Yin Yi Yi Lu Na felt that Xia De's body temperature was truly very high.

In fact, normally, a Ringed Shushi's advancement requires the assistance of a complete ritual, whereas almost every one of Xia De's advancements had been forcibly catalyzed by other powers.

The advancement from the First Ring to the Second was the divinity of the God of Toys, the 【Innocent Creator】; from the Second to the Third was the power of Miss Feilian; from the Third to the Fourth was the individual blessings of his friends in death and the power of the Red Butterfly; from the Fourth to the Fifth was the drop of divinity obtained from the "Goddess of the Lake."

And now, as Xia De, who possessed all four spiritual runes of the Fifth Ring, obtained a brand-new divinity, the joy of his soul and the urge for his power to break its shell were enough to make him advance to the Sixth Ring in the next second.

But Xia De forcibly held it back. This act, which completely defied the instincts of life and soul, caused his body temperature to rise abnormally and his whole body to tremble.

After using divinity to imbue spiritual runes to complete an advancement, one would have a very brief period of "Divinity Overflow" because the divinity stained the soul. Using the slight power of Divinity Overflow during this time would not result in the sequelae of unconsciousness like when first stained by divinity.

Therefore, Xia De was forcing himself not to advance now, in preparation for the upcoming battle. "Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, what did you obtain?"

He asked Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, trembling. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na shook her head in distress:

"I felt the earth again, but that feeling of new power breaking its shell did not directly catalyze new spiritual runes or miracles."

"Don't be anxious. The deeper the accumulation, the more powerful your final gain will be. Let's leave now."

Taking one last look at the surroundings and taking a deep breath, Xia De gripped Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's hand tightly once his body's trembling subsided.

The state of "Divinity Overflow" after obtaining a brand-new divinity only lasts for a little over ten minutes, and excessive use of power during this period would lead to unconsciousness.

Xia De still had more enemies to face tonight,

so he absolutely could not easily fall unconscious at this time. Therefore, he could not excessively use the power of Divinity Overflow. Fortunately, he was no longer the Xia De who had to sleep for an entire day after kicking once at the Lakeside Manor; using a little power was still acceptable.

"Hold on to me."

Xia De instructed. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na extended her other hand as well, and feeling unsatisfied, she boldly hugged Xia De's left arm directly.

Xia De temporarily put away the fragments of the Heart of the Earth and held the 【Night Watcher】 in one hand. As the golden light traces on his skin, which had not yet faded, spread to the sword, the longsword also seemed as if it were about to split open, emitting a golden glow.

He took a step forward with Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, while his right hand slashed the longsword fiercely into the air:

"Lagley's Leap!"

This was not merely Xia De's space-traversing miracle; it also incorporated the techniques Miss Silvia used when opening portals. Xia De at the Fifth Ring could not do this, but in the state of Divinity Overflow, he was fully capable of doing what a witch could do.

As the longsword swung down, a blurred light and shadow actually appeared in the scorching air.

Xia De rushed in with Yin Yi Yi Lu Na. The two felt as if they had passed through a curtain made of silk, and then the surrounding heat vanished; the chill of the snowy early spring night surrounded them from all directions.

"We really came out!"

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na looked in shock at the forest scenery in the snow, then looked at the low, winding hills to the east: "Xia De, are you okay? Also, where are we now?"

"I don't know either."

Xia De shook his head. He could not perform long-distance spatial teleportation at all; what he had just done was a teleportation effect imitated by relying on powerful strength, so he could not control the destination:

"I can only be sure that we should still be in the northeastern region outside Randel Valley City." "I think I sensed something..."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na said, so Xia De closed his mouth. The seventeen-year-old girl soon reached a conclusion:

"I can now vaguely sense the locations of those who possess the power of the earth. In fact, until I finish digesting the power of the Heart of the Earth, I should be able to feel it, but the distance cannot be too far. In the Randel Valley region, there are two areas where existences with deeper earth power than mine are located. The one in the city is obviously the church, and the one outside the city is the Mad Guardian."

"Can that Guardian sense you in this way?" Xia De thought of this. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na nodded:

"He probably can too, but he's crazy now, so it's hard to say whether he can still capture that subtle sensation." "Where is the location?"

Xia De asked. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na pointed with her finger toward the direction of the city, away from the mountains:

"Over there, the distance isn't far, about 6 miles (about 9.7 km). The other party's movement speed is very slow, almost at a walking pace."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na then blew the bone whistle, summoning the undead skeletal horse. The skeletal horse carried the two into the air, and from high above, they saw the burning Randel Valley Creek in the heavy snow, but this also confirmed their current location:

"The Guardian is not heading toward the direction of the Night Temple!" Yin Yi Yi Lu Na made the judgment almost immediately.

"In other words, the ritual site is not the Night Temple, but another area in the northeast of the city?"

He told Yin Yi Yi Lu Na the location of the earthquake center he had sensed at the Wilde Opera House after the earthquake, and the Sun Church in the city had, of course, vaguely determined the area outside the city with the most severe pollution after the earthquake.

The two exchanged information and basically determined that the Mad Guardian's target was the bank of the Ailong River, that empty plot of land where there was nothing.

Every second was precious now, so Yin Yi Yi Lu Na pulled the reins and let the skeletal horse fly directly toward the destination. However, the target in the air was still a bit too large. Just as they set off after confirming the location, the deafening roar in the distance forced them to stop.

"We've been targeted by something!"

Xia De, whose perception was stronger, turned his head and made the judgment. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na asked: "Is it fast?"

"At least faster than us... It's here!"

In the drifting gray

snowflakes, a pitch-black flying dragon fossil with two heads drew closer. This was a fossil of some ancient sub-dragon, but neither Xia De nor Yin Yi Yi Lu Na could recognize what species it belonged to.

Xia De did not make a move; he took out the relic 【Higgs Dragon Head Stone】 and handed it to Yin Yi Yi Lu Na:

"I can't use my power for the time being, I'll leave it to you. Solve it, we'll go to the destination from the ground; being in the air is simply too conspicuous."

"Okay."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na knew the function of this relic Xia De handed her, so she held the reins with one hand and gripped the strange stone in her right hand tightly.

She took a deep breath. As the Qi in her body reacted strangely because of the relic in her hand, Xia De clearly saw a bright light, like the sun, radiating from Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's entire body.

This was not quite the same as the light on Mia; the light on that cat was more natural and gentle, while the sunlight on Yin Yi Yi Lu Na could simply be described as violent:

"Roar!"

Even sitting behind Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, Xia De clearly saw the golden light pillar that broke through the night sky leaving a clear light trail in the air.

The powerful recoil even caused the skeletal horse in the air to almost fall to the ground. At the end of the light trail that left a clear mark in the night sky, the light pillar, like a flying arrow destroying building blocks, caused the fossil carrying the power of the filthy earth to scatter in the air. Dense, tiny bone fragments fell to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a new area of Mad Earth in the woodland.

"Oh, the one-time release of energy and Qi, so this is what it feels like, my throat~"

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na complained, taking out the 【Youth Eternal Leaf】 and holding it in her mouth. She manipulated the skeletal horse to land back toward the woodland, not bothering with the newly formed filthy area, but instead pursued the direction of the Guardian at full speed with Xia De. ===== CHAPTER 1448 =====