Chapter 264: Chosen One Ritual

Having advanced to the Second Circle, Xia De stood on the spot, feeling the changes in himself. Punching through the ground was, of course, just an illusion, but after washing the first-circle spirit runes with a complete drop of divinity and advancing to the Second Circle based on the power of divinity, Xia De understood that he was not an ordinary Second Circle sorcerer.

His foundation was more solid, his wonder arts and curses were more powerful, and his reserves of spirit and elements were also greater. Even his body had become stronger due to excessive immersion in divinity and the special sublimation ritual, and the essence of his life was undergoing a transformation.

Even if he could not easily defeat a higher-circle sorcerer as a Second Circle, as long as he continued to walk along the "Twelve Divine Sublimation Path," he could obtain power comparable to any sorcerer in the material world, even without reaching the peak of the Thirteenth Circle.

【You did not actively use power, so the divine overflow state is still continuing; it is expected to end in 7 minutes and 32 seconds.】

She whispered in his ear.

"Xia De!"

Still listening to the voice in his ear, the two ladies had already walked over. Miss Anate just looked at him with a smile, while Miss Beiyasi gave him a hug directly.

"It's okay, it's all over."

Xia De said somewhat embarrassedly. Fortunately, the light was very dim now, and no one saw him blushing.

Miss Beiyasi let go of him after hugging him for a moment; she was also blushing a little:

"Regardless, this time it was all thanks to you."

"But I am more curious, who is this?"

Miss Anate's voice came, and so the three of them looked together at the ghost beside the statue.

She had peeped at Xia De in the tomb chamber, handed him a candle in the battle just now, and not long ago, she had even briefly helped him repel the cracks.

The transparent woman wearing white robes and looking somewhat melancholy finished her prayer and stood there looking at the three of them. Her appearance was about thirty years old, barefoot, her hair draped behind her, and she wore a crown of thorns on her head.

Her body was extremely unstable; her transparent torso was flickering constantly, as if it would vanish in the next second.

The woman bowed slightly to Xia De:

"Good evening, God's Favored One."

Xia De understood the origin of this title. Miss Beiyasi was a bit confused, and Miss Anate said nothing.

"You are..."

Xia De asked hesitantly, though he had already guessed the answer.

"Gina Angela Sewell. The last guardian. After I died, I did not leave, but stayed here to watch over this tree and guide latecomers to thoroughly resolve it. It has not eaten for a long time, and its power has weakened to the lowest point."

The ghost replied. Xia De and his companions looked at each other:

"That's fine, but we must finish our own business first, and we don't know how to destroy a relic."

"No problem, I will guide you. My body is currently inside that tree and has not been completely digested. Using your power is enough to make this tree head toward its final demise. And you will receive my gift."

The sect had donated almost all of its heritage, and there were no valuable relics here that Xia De could take away, so the so-called "gift" was probably the legacy of this Miss Sewell.

Xia De, holding the 【God's Gift Box】, returned to the base of the tree with the two ladies. The soul from the past temporarily vanished, waiting for them to finish their business.

At this time, more and more vines hung down from the tree canopy, making the area under the trunk a blue, shimmering expanse.

Perhaps because it had absorbed the corpse of that vampire, or perhaps because it had been frightened by Xia De, the tree still did not attack the three of them. As for the Silver-Eyed One, he continued to be trapped under the tree by the vines, leaning against the trunk with a pale face, watching them walk over:

"You will all die, no one will survive."

His mind seemed to have some problems.

"Do you still recognize me?"

Miss Beiyasi lowered her head and said viciously, and even kicked him in a very unladylike manner. The Silver-Eyed One smiled miserably; after witnessing everything just now, this middle-aged man looked like he was going insane:

"I have offended countless people in my life; why would you think I could remember everyone?"

"Then, do you still remember the grave robber Hawthorne, do you still remember the 【Truth Society】?"

Miss Beiyasi asked again.

"What happened to that old thing Hawthorne... 【Truth Society】?"

The Silver-Eyed One was stunned, his eyes widening as he looked at Miss Beiyasi:

"Oh, so you are that First Circle sorcerer who ran away back then. At that time, I helped the 【Truth Society】 snatch a stone slab engraved with a part of the "Whispering Poetry" from the Orthodox Church, and it seems I did indeed leave one survivor. Oh!"

Miss Beiyasi pursed her lips and kicked him in the chest; he hit the trunk behind him:

"So it was you!"

He laughed maniacally, a laugh that made one unable to help but feel creeped out:

"I understand now, so that Chosen One is you! The prophecy was talking about you! Why couldn't we figure it out back then?"

Miss Beiyasi was full of anger and wanted to kick him again, but Xia De coughed, and only then did she give up the action of raising her foot again.

The tree canopy swayed, and the rustling sound echoed constantly. The 【Corpse Tree】 seemed to understand that its prey was about to be killed, but Xia De did not care. The divine overflow state had not ended yet; no one here could beat him:

"Hold the ritual now, let Miss Beiyasi become the Chosen One; we must leave here as soon as possible."

He was already very exhausted now:

"It's time to end this. Oh, one more thing, the false god's container is not just Lawrence; I was reminded just now, and I think I understand now."

He glanced at the insane Silver-Eyed One:

"Do you remember the doctor's gluttony patient?"

Miss Beiyasi did not understand, but Miss Anate understood immediately. A look of horror appeared on her face; she hadn't even had such an expression during the situation just now:

"Count Abrash's wife and daughter?"

"Yes, but don't worry too much; as long as the banquet is not held, the two extra containers are useless. But for safety's sake, we must let the church know about this as soon as possible. This variable is simply too big."

"I'll go tell the church in a while; you have worked hard, no need to show your faces in front of the church."

Miss Beiyasi said, and Xia De and Miss Anate meant the same thing.

The two retreated to the side. Miss Beiyasi held the 【Judge's Holy Bell】, but looked up at the tree canopy above:

"Speaking of which, how am I supposed to hang upside down?"

"I have prepared a rope."

Miss Anate said with a smile, but Xia De shook his head:

"No need for such trouble, I will use the curse 【Move Object】 to lift you into the air."

"Is that okay?"

Miss Beiyasi asked embarrassedly.

"Yes."

Actually, his curse was not that strong; even after advancing to the Second Circle, moving a small animal like Little Mia was strenuous. But now it was divine overflow, so this was not a problem at all. And the coma time after divine overflow was determined by how much power was actively used. Last time, a full-power strike meant one day; 【Move Object】 would probably just mean sleeping for a few dozen minutes:

"Attention, it's starting."

Xia De signaled, and Miss Beiyasi subconsciously covered her pants. Only then did Xia De understand that the other party was not wearing a skirt today, and that there was this layer of meaning.

"Look, I was prepared long ago."

The seventeen-year-old girl said somewhat uneasily. After the life-and-death battle, everyone's mood was quite good, and both Xia De and Miss Anate showed smiles.

Xia De let Miss Beiyasi rise slowly into the air, positioned her upside down in the air, and then stood there with Miss Anate without speaking.

The brown-haired girl hung upside down under the tree. Her face became serious; she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and then the phantom of a golden scale appeared directly above her body.

"It's starting, Xia De, let's witness an epic together."

The female diviner on the side said in a low voice. Xia De nodded, his eyes fixed ahead without blinking.

Miss Beiyasi took a deep breath and said loudly:

"I, Iluna Amelia Beiyasi, hereby declare..."

She breathed heavily and looked at her friends once again. Pale golden light radiated from her body, and the sound of prayers with thousands of voices overlapping came from nowhere. The wind rose here again, and the tree canopy in the wind rustled.

Hanging upside down under the tree, Miss Beiyasi reached out and placed her hand in front of her left eye, gritted her teeth, and used her hand to dig out her own eyeball. Xia De sincerely admired her courage; if it were him in this position, he would probably have hesitated for a few seconds.

The bloody eyeball dripped blood downward, but she did not let out any cry of pain:

"To the Old God 【Upside-Down Judge】, I sacrifice my left eye in exchange for wisdom."

The light of the golden scale overhead enveloped her. Xia De suddenly discovered that a strange power had taken over his action of maintaining Miss Beiyasi's posture, so he stopped the curse.

Exhaustion surged up, but he could still hold on.

The left eye dug out by Miss Beiyasi floated to the left side of the scale above her head. The scale tilted, but subsequently, ancient runes appeared on the right side of the golden scale.

Even in the divine overflow state, interpreting this rune still made him feel severe dizziness and discomfort. The rune exchanged for the left eye was named "Balance."

"I will judge my enemies fairly."

The upside-down girl said, trembling, and with difficulty, she used her right hand to shake the holy bell in her hand. This sound was different from all previous ones; the bell itself was also imbued with the luster of the golden scale at this moment, and it was undergoing a transformation.

"I... Silver-Eyed One Diak, you..."

Without using any means to stop the bleeding, the blood from Miss Beiyasi's left eye dripped down constantly, and she became increasingly weak:

"You killed the innocent, harmed the weak, looted the remains of heretics, and together with cultists, attempted to summon a false god to descend into the material world."

Her gaze gradually became hazy, but the light on her body became more and more obvious. Miss Beiyasi's Second Circle sorcerer destiny ring appeared behind her, gradually rising into the air and overlapping with that golden scale.

White sky light pierced through the soil layer, shooting down from above, enveloping the person hanging upside down under the tree. The ritual halo composed of thirteen different-colored light spots extended from the feet above to the head below.

She said with difficulty:

"I, in the capacity of the Chosen One of 【Balance】, sentence you..."