Chapter 2593: Moonfire

Speaking of that moon in the dream, and recalling the figure upon it, Xia De felt a bit dazed. At this moment, his surging spirit for the night was once again overflowing uncontrollably. Just then, Miss Miss Beiya pushed the door open and nearly mistook him for a silver torch ignited on the sofa.

But that pure silver was not blinding at all; instead, it held a cold, gentle quality. The witch, filled with infinite doubts, found herself at a loss for words in this moonlight, while Miss Daniste praised:

"Such pure moonlight. It seems you truly gained a lot in your dream tonight. Does the Moon Dance Festival have such an effect? And that strike just now—that was a new form of your sorcery, wasn't it?"

Miss Daniste naturally knew the difference between Xia De's "Moonlight Slash" and "Moonlight Wheel" forms. Since ring-shaped energy attacks were not particularly rare sorceries, the witch, despite thinking of the "God-Awakener," did not suspect Xia De because of it.

Xia De controlled his spirit until it stabilized before nodding:

"Yes, it is the fourth form of the sorcery. At the mid-ring stage, I can probably only develop this sorcery to this extent. Based on the insights I gained when I saw the primordial moon split into three in the dream, I manifested three additional rings for the thrown moonlight wheel. Apart from my own, the other three light rings each possess different characteristics.

Of course, under normal circumstances, they wouldn't be such large light wheels; giantization consumes too much."

"Very good. I have lost count of how many times I have praised your talent for moonlight-series incantations."

The red-haired young lady nodded with great satisfaction. The witch took the teacup handed to her by her apprentice and, after thinking for a long time, asked a not-so-clever question:

"Xia De, are you really an Eighth-Ring?"

Miss Daniste burst into laughter:

"Fulora, didn't I tell you in the past that my apprentice is very capable?"

"How was I to know you weren't exaggerating at all..."

The witch pursed her lips, likely guessing that tonight's "Moonlight Wheel," like the mirage from the afternoon, was part of Xia De's promise from the morning to "let you slowly understand me." Her thoughts were in turmoil, and her heart felt as if it were being scratched by a cat; she wanted even more to peel back the secrets of that man and know everything about him.

Xia De had no intention of staying longer, as it was already very late:

"The concert today was excellent, Miss Winslet. Thank you for the tickets.

You should rest first; we can discuss anything else tomorrow. With such an accident tonight, it seems the church will be busy for a while. I am going to find Sister Sister Daifulin outside the city now and then go home; there are some things I wish to ask her."

"What things? Wasn't what happened just now temporarily resolved?"

The red-haired young lady asked in confusion. Xia De, sitting on the sofa, hesitated for a moment before extending his right hand:

"I want to ask her about fire. I... have obtained a new kind of fire."

Recalling that cold, gentle sensation in his heart, silver flames rose from his palm. They had no temperature, and their color was as clean and pure as molten holy silver.

"She" gently reminded him:

【The First Era, the first believer ignites the first Moonfire. This is solidified moonlight, the truest reflection of the moon in the material world, and the power bestowed upon a devout believer by the Moon Sage. When the moonlight of the old days fades, the lost poem no longer contains the light and shadow of Moonfire. Moonfire is silver fire, Moonfire is secret fire, Moonfire is rekindled from the dream.】

【Outsider, you have mastered the incantation "Moonfire." This special fire can heal, purify toxins, and dispel negative states.】

The witch, who had originally harbored doubts, now had even more. She was a professional painter, but at this moment, holding her breath, her eyes even stained with a layer of silver, she felt that even having witnessed such a color, she could never mix it herself.

Miss Daniste stared at the flames, her expression gradually turning serious:

"Where did you get this fire?"

Xia De shook his head:

"Just as I said, I had a dream, and this fire came from the dream. It seems to be called Moonfire. Do you know of it?"

"If I am not mistaken, this is Secret Fire!"

The red-haired young lady answered with increasing gravity:

"There is no description of this kind of fire in any reliable literature or data, but it was mentioned in an unpublished paper left by my teacher."

She reached her hand directly into the flames to feel its power:

"I only know that this is the power bestowed by the ancient Moon God upon the most devout believers. A mortal who receives it could even be called a 'Child of the Moon'... This fire was clearly just a legend; even my teacher believed that since the Second Era, no mortal would ever master this fire again."

"Moon God..."

The witch sighed softly, turning slightly to look at the moon outside the window. At this moment, the three full moons had returned to their normal size, unlike the appearance of falling just a moment ago. But they remained large and bright; she had never seen such a night.

It was indeed late. Xia De exchanged a few more words with the two ladies, after which the witch and Miss Daniste rose to see Xia De to the door, and Miss Miss Beiya saw Xia De downstairs as before.

The two in the room walked to the window together. After waiting a moment, they saw Xia De walking into the distance along the patches of light beneath the streetlamps. The witch could not suppress the question in her heart:

"Daniste, do you really believe this is power brought by a dream? Those four light wheels had the power of at least the Twelfth Ring, right? I would even believe it was a strike of the Thirteenth Ring."

"Don't you often say that Xia De doesn't look like a ring-mage of the Moon faction? You see, you just don't know enough about him yet."

The red-haired young lady said with a hint of smugness, her eyes still fixed on Xia De's back:

"He can be chosen by me to become the next librarian of St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy; of course, he has his own uniqueness."

"But that Moonlight Wheel, haven't I heard of it somewhere... Daniste, why do I have the feeling that you and your student have been hiding a big secret, a secret that even your academy doesn't know?"

Seeing that Xia De's figure had disappeared into the street, the red-haired young lady reached out and pulled the curtains:

"Everyone has secrets, and it seems Xia De doesn't mind you knowing these. Can't you just continue observing? How about it? The sorcery Xia De used tonight was very powerful, wasn't it? This is my student."

She lifted her head slightly. The great witch of death said nothing more; if this were her student, she would probably be just as happy.

In the morning, Xia De used witch sorcery; in the afternoon, Miss Miss Beiya saw him use a mirage; at night, Xia De held up a silver light wheel the size of a moon disk under the moonlight, and then there was that fire... Fulora Winslet felt that she would probably suffer from insomnia tonight.

The great battle in the night sky did not affect the citizens celebrating the festival, but as it was now very late, the bustling city gradually returned to tranquility.

Xia De threw the crystal shoe and returned home. On the second floor, he saw that Dorothy and Vanessa were at home tonight, discussing the topic of adapting Dorothy's new story into an opera. Xia De greeted them and the cat, then hurriedly headed toward the Vista Woodland under the night sky:

"I'll be back soon!"

He had originally intended to find the location agreed upon with the three sisters in the woodland, but just as he stepped out of the tree hole, he saw a petal of a Emerald Star Flower on the ground among the ruins.

Thus, Xia De put on the flower crown and arrived at the tree house of the blonde elf girl. All three floors of the tree house were lit. When he climbed to the platform on the second floor, he indeed saw Sister Sister Daifulin.

The night in the forest was very quiet, as late autumn was approaching and one could not hear many insect sounds at night. The sister wearing a silver eye mask was sitting at the wooden table on the platform talking to the elf. Seeing Xia De arrive, the tall blonde elf girl said:

"The sisters are staying with me tonight."

"Do you know about what happened in the city?"

Xia De did not ask how they had bumped into each other. Seeing that there was one chair left at the table, he sat down directly.

"Of course I know. It seems the 【Tree Hole Society】 found a tree hole. That dragon beast lived hundreds of years ago. If you cannot defeat it in the era when that thing lived, the 【Tree Hole Society】 will certainly continue to use its power later.

By the way, that dragon beast looked twisted in flesh and blood, and its power was also so strong; it was all caused by the time curse."

Although the time curse is called a "curse," it is, after all, a nearly unchangeable supernatural power, so if the curse is used well, it can also exert positive effects. For example, Miss Daniste's "Forever Eighteen," Miss Winslet's transformation, and Baron Kaming's... Gold Appraisal.

Therefore, it is not impossible that the dragon became stronger due to the curse.

"Destroying that dragon at the source... There are no rumors of that dragon in the Vista Woodland of this era, and it is unclear whether it was destroyed or went elsewhere."

The combat power of that Twelfth-Ring "Clockmaker" was currently unknown, but with the time avatar of that dragon beast summoned from the past, even if she did not fight, she could completely suppress the vast majority of ring-mages in this city.

"Those who play with time will eventually be punished by time. You don't actually need to pay too much attention to her; she will definitely be unlucky."

The blonde elf said this, then rose and left the table:

"You guys keep talking; I'll go see if the two sisters upstairs need anything else staying here tonight."

As she spoke, she climbed toward the higher-level tree house along the soft ladder woven from vines. Xia De sighed softly; this Sunday was truly too busy:

"Sister, your intervention just now was very timely, but do you intend to stay locally to negotiate with the church?"

Sister Sister Daifulin shook her head:

"I will leave according to the original plan."

The Orthodox Church should soon arrange for people to come and support the Vista Diocese, so Sister Sister Daifulin's departure would not affect anything.

"That's fine, but if the church comes to ask you about things here, don't say too much for now."

He exhorted again. The sister nodded silently. Seeing Xia De's exhausted look, she asked again:

"It seems you have other things on your mind." ===== CHAPTER 2594 =====