Chapter 1460: Thaumaturgy - Stone Heart

"Why are you crying? Hurry, let's go!"

The gods had departed, but everyone at the table was still intoxicated by the feast that had just taken place.

Only Luvia, whose mood was exceptionally bad, spoke to Siris in an almost scolding tone, then quickly left the table, took her hand, and ran toward the forest at the edge of the clearing.

Of course, even though the gods had departed, people had not yet recovered from the loss of rational control to pay attention to them.

"Where is Xia De?"

The aftermath of the Chosen One ritual allowed others in the forest, who had gone through a whole night of war, to recover their strength and spirit. The life force emanating from the earth in the forest even caused almost all wounds to squirm and recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The witches gathered together. Seeing Luvia and Siris return, Miss Galina asked in a tone that was almost breathless:

"The God-Caller, doesn't he not destroy himself? Where is Xia De? Where did he go?" "Don't worry, wait a moment."

Only the gloomy-faced Luvia was the calmest. She was not worried that Xia De would not return; she was worried about something else.

Sure enough, as the diviner's voice fell, silver points of light slowly gathered. "Oh, Xia De!"

In the faint light, Xia De's figure indeed appeared. Luvia hurriedly supported Xia De, who had fallen into a coma. She sat directly on the ground regardless of the mess, letting Xia De lie in her arms. The witches and Siris also hurriedly surrounded them.

"He is..."

Miss Benanis did not know what to say anymore. It was certainly a good thing that Xia De still existed after the divine descent ended, but looking at his appearance, anyone could tell there was a big problem.

"He swallowed the origin of the earth's distortion!" Siris said, covering her mouth and shedding tears.

"It wasn't Xia De, it was that unknown Moon God!"

Miss Aurora hurriedly corrected. At this time, Miss Benanis and Miss Galina had already reached out, trying to treat Xia De. A swarm of red butterflies surged from the clearing into this area, and illusions isolated this forest, preventing the Church ring sorcerers who had recovered their senses from hearing things they shouldn't.

The voices of Helen and Grace appeared in Luvia's ears:

"We have consumed too much power and must return now. Please, you must take good care of Mr. Xia De."

The butterflies dispersed. Luvia took out the raw pulp of the No. 1 Holy Water that Xia De had prepared in advance, obtained from the 【God's Gift Box】, and handed it to Siris, letting her help Xia De take it.

Afterward, she took out the 【Youth-Preserving Leaf】 that Xia De had given her a long time ago, carefully chewed it in her mouth, and then held Xia De's head to feed it to him.

The witches watched Luvia's actions nervously. After the leaf and holy water were swallowed by Xia De, Miss Aurora personally checked Xia De's state and then said to the girls beside her:

"The situation is temporarily stable; there should be no life-threatening danger. But Xia De's body and soul have suffered severe damage. He must be taken back immediately; he needs further treatment and recuperation."

"Xia De is indeed... This night is truly long."

Miss Benanis sighed softly. The other ladies in the forest also felt at this time that the time of this night was longer than any night they had ever experienced.

Their gazes crossed the lush trees and grass again, looking at the clearing where the plot, which had been like a mythological story, had just taken place.

The first ray of morning sunlight had already risen from the distance of the horizon, leaving brilliant light under the surface of the Airon River, shining on the two figures standing on the shore.

Luna, Sister Daelin, and the Guardian stood with their backs to them, facing the morning sun, not knowing what they were discussing by the river. The sunlight shone on the faces of the three people by the river, leaving dark silhouettes for people to look at.

The nun by the river was clearly a clone, because Sister Daelin herself had already crossed the clearing, her eye patch looking toward the area hidden by the illusion, and then she also walked over:

"How is Xia De?" she asked softly.

"There is no life-threatening danger, but the situation is not very good."

Luvia said, looking up at her. She saw that this usually calm nun was also not in a very good state.

Although the gray robe was very neat, there was a conspicuous crack on the side of the silver eye patch inherited from ancient times. This night, no one felt relaxed.

"I will go back with you."

The nun said, and Miss Sylvia nodded:

"Our followers are still in the camp a few miles away; they should know to retreat. After going back, we will contact them again."

The great witch of space then raised her hands high to chant a spell. Amidst the clear sound of glass shattering, a massive golden and black intertwined vortex appeared before her.

Siris and Luvia each supported one of Xia De's arms, trying to help him walk into the portal, but Sister Daelin said again:

"Wait a moment."

Luvia and Siris stopped, then saw that among the petals floating above the clearing, a small pink flower completely defied gravity and the wind to float over. Luvia reached out to catch it, then identified it as the souvenir Xia De had obtained at the end of the 【Worm Cave】, which was the flower he regarded as the "Spring Flower":

"Your friends from the past are still thinking of you."

She kissed Xia De's side face, then helped Xia De enter the portal with Siris, while the exhausted witches followed behind. Sister Daelin walked last. Before stepping into the portal, she turned to look at the clearing.

The morning sunlight shone on the eye patch, which had obvious signs of shattering due to the battle, and the dense cracks were incredibly clear in the sunlight.

And although the long dining table was still set with delicacies, the table was already empty. "Is it over?"

In the distance, Doctor Schneider stood cautiously on the top of a tree, looking at the surroundings. After yawning, he scratched his hair.

The bird calls were very crisp, and the forest was recovering in the light of dawn. Seeing that no one paid attention to him, the blue-eyed middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders, found the horse that had just been resurrected, and then rode the horse toward the Randall Valley urban area in a good mood.

(Little Mia is running...) Cold, shaking...

When Xia De realized that he was falling into a deep dream, he was standing on the ridge of the boundless wilderness under the night sky, looking up at the silver moon above his head that seemed about to fall.

The cold wind blew, leaving pain on his body in the dream, and at the same time, snowflakes fell from the sky. It was actually snowing in this familiar dream, and even this boundless wilderness had been dyed silver by the snowflakes.

"But isn't it already spring?"

Xia De thought curiously, took a deep breath, lowered his head, and clutched his throat, feeling his neck stiff from maintaining the same posture for too long.

He shook his head to look around, sighed at the scenery in the snow, and then looked at his body. In the deep dream, the characteristics of the "Divine Radiance" were very obvious. The golden cracks all over his body, and the points of divine light generated around his body, represented the brand-new divinity that Xia De possessed.

Of course, this was also the last drop of divinity at present.

【Outlander, you have devoured the divinity of the evil god - Stone Heart Demon.】

【In the ages long ago, the ancient Stone Heart was born from the movement and crushing of the earth. The Stone Heart longed to one day become a true, hot heart. Having traversed the desolation of the earth and witnessed the fall of the ancient gods, the Stone Heart glimpsed the crazy ending that would eventually come.】

【You have listened to the story of the Old God "Stone Heart Demon," and you have learned one of the blasphemies of the Old God "Stone Heart Demon."】

【You have obtained the thaumaturgy - Stone Heart. Close your eyes to cast the spell, and you can hear the sound of nearby heartbeats more clearly. At the same time, the heart is no longer your fatal part; even if the heart is cut out, it will only make you feel pain.】

"Stone Heart... associated with the 【Vibration】 spiritual rune."

Xia De said softly, feeling his body in the dream, and then asked:

"I swallowed the distortion of the earth's origin. Even if I was in a state of divine burning at the time, it is impossible not to have any impact on my body, right? Is it good or bad?"

At the table, someone whispered in admiration. But the sound of tears dripping onto green grass blades and shattering dewdrops went unnoticed by anyone.

... have not yet fully digested those spirits and concepts, which is expected to take about a week.

"She" reminded softly.

Xia De sighed again. In this way, things were far from over.

【This will bring you power, but it will inevitably bring negative effects. However, it shouldn't be a big problem.】

"As long as it's not a big problem, I understand."

He trusted "her" judgment very much. Since "she" thought there was no big problem, then it should be fine. 【What were you thinking when you chose to swallow those distortions yourself?】

"She" whispered in the wind. Xia De thought for a while: "If I didn't do this, what else could I do?"

He reached out to catch the falling snowflakes, watching them melt in his palm. The consciousness in the dream gradually became blurred, and in reality, Mia's cry had already entered the dream. Xia De knew he should wake up.

"She" did not continue this conversation. "~"

Before opening his eyes, Xia De felt the existence of the cat on the right side of his head. The cat's heartbeat was so obvious, as if Xia De had his ear pressed against the cat's chest.

Xia De realized that this was his brand-new thaumaturgy at work. Continuing to close his eyes and feel, besides the cat's heartbeat in the room, there were two heartbeats belonging to humans. Besides that, outside the windowsill, there was another heartbeat with a different speed.

【There is a sparrow on the windowsill.】

Opening his eyes, above his head was the familiar ceiling. This was clearly the Benanis Manor in Randall Valley.

Although Xia De had not moved yet, Mia had already excitedly jumped onto the quilt. The cat's performance also made the girls in the room look over, and then Xia De heard Siris's surprised cry:

"Xia De is awake!"

Time perception told Xia De that the current time was the 9th day of the Month of Wind, 1854, Sunday morning at eight o'clock. About 27 hours had passed since Xia De fell into a coma before dawn on Saturday.

Someone reached out to try to help Xia De up. Although he didn't see the face, the perfume smell indicated that it was undoubtedly Luvia.

Siris's footsteps had left the room to inform others that Xia De had woken up, and after Luvia helped Xia De up, she hugged him directly.

Probably because of the thaumaturgy, Luvia's heartbeat was so clear in Xia De's ears.

The morning sunlight shone on Xia De's back and Luvia's face, and Xia De heard a slight sobbing sound. Thus, the arms that didn't know where to put them also hugged Luvia.

He put his head on Luvia's shoulder, sniffed the perfume on the purple-eyed girl, and then said:

"I'm fine." ===== CHAPTER 1461 =====