Chapter 2763: A Kiss with Lowered Eyes

That huge figure did not disappear after one blow, but continued to look at the smoke and dust on the ground calmly. It was just that the black-haired lady took the initiative to cancel the magic, took back the long sword with dissatisfaction, and then flew back to the flying carpet:

"Let it run away, it has actually turned into a natural phenomenon in this forest..."

The power of her blow was far greater than the doctor's Middle-Ring Sublimation Language, but the doctor's Sublimation Language was specifically aimed at this demon, so she couldn't win in one blow like that psychologist thirty years later.

However, the female warlock didn't think about continuing to chase that thing. Even if it was her, it was difficult to completely eliminate this kind of existence. And she was in a hurry to heal Xia De's injuries now. After returning to the flying carpet, she continued to chase the silver moonlight waiting for them in front.

That moonlight did not fly out of the range of the Vista Forest, and finally landed in a quiet place without any signs deep in the forest.

The murmuring stream reflected the moonlight, making this place not particularly dim. After the black-haired lady jumped off the flying carpet holding Xia De, she walked a few more steps into the forest, and a few minutes later saw the moonlight stop.

It shook in the air a few times, and the scenery that had been hidden for an unknown long time returned to the forest.

In the slight vibration of the ground, a small temple entangled by vines, covered by trees, and occupied by weeds appeared between the dense forest.

It was called a temple, but it was just four pillars standing at the four corners of a square open space paved with floor tiles. There were no walls or roofs here, and in the center of the temple stood a statue of a goddess.

Even the knowledgeable Lady Helena Carter rarely saw this situation. The true image of a god cannot be observed by mortals, so when people build temples and shrines, they prefer to use holy emblems to represent their respective beliefs. It was not that she had never heard of religious places using statues, but this was the first time she had truly seen such an ancient statue.

The moonlight spilled into the forest, and the sound of the wind made the forest rustle. There was no tree crown above the temple, so the moonlight made the shadows of three of the four pillars fall into the temple, and the rest of the temple was completely illuminated by the quiet moonlight.

That statue of the goddess, if she stood up, should be over five meters tall. At this time, she seemed to be sitting on a stone platform, her body pressing on her legs covered by the dress, her body tilted slightly, her head lowered, and her hands seemed to be hugging something.

Half of her face was illuminated by the moonlight, and half of her face was in the shadows, so the whole face was quite three-dimensional. The erosion of time also made the surface of the statue become rough, and the face of the god carved by mortals was not beautiful, but it still looked miraculous under the moonlight.

"Something should have been held in the arms of the statue, was this taken away by someone?"

The thirteen-ring female warlock thought while standing outside the temple. At this time, the moonlight that guided them here had disappeared, and she suddenly understood something, and helped Xia De step into this ancient building that was almost integrated with the forest.

There were no other signs in this temple at all. There were no words on the floor tiles, stone pillars, and the base of the statue. Just seeing the goddess lowering her eyes as if she was sad, she knew that this must be a kind god. So after expressing her apology to the statue in a low voice, she used magic to lift Xia De up, let him fly toward the statue, and finally lie in the empty arms of the statue.

Thinking about it later, even Helena Carter herself was surprised by her bold actions.

After doing all this, she temporarily exited the temple, and then watched the moonlight gathering on the statue become brighter and brighter, until the statue itself lit up with holy pure silver brilliance.

And the next scene that happened was beyond her understanding.

In the gentle moonlight, this statue that had stood here for an unknown number of years actually moved.

With a sad expression on her face, she looked at Xia De in her arms, and then two hands picked him up. Because the statue was too huge, it was like hugging a baby at this time, hugging Xia De.

The holy silver brilliance was not strong, the moonlight was still gentle like every night, and Helena Carter once thought that this moment was a dream.

In the moonlight, the color of the stone shell on the surface of the statue was almost invisible, and only the statue composed of pure silver light gradually brought her face close to Xia De's face.

She leaned her side face against the side face of the unconscious Xia De. This scene with motherhood was even more sacred. And then, the statue raised her side face, and then the god kissed Xia De's forehead lightly. This kiss also brought out the moonlight in Xia De's body, and the dazzling light forced the black-haired lady to cover her eyes.

"What happened?"

After waiting for a while, all the light calmed down. Helena Carter put down her hands and saw that the forest was still quiet, and the statue covered with moss and cracks maintained the posture when they arrived. The moonlight remaining in the surrounding space gradually calmed down, and Xia De, who was lying in the arms of the statue, got up while covering his head, looking like he hadn't figured out what happened:

"Where is this? What happened?"

The black-haired lady hurried over again, helping Xia De down from the arms of the statue. It was not until this time that Xia De saw the environment around him clearly, but before he could see the full picture of the statue, a layer of dust appeared on the surface of the statue, and then the whole statue and even the pillars and floor tiles of the whole temple turned into flying ash, and soon disappeared in the night wind without leaving any traces.

Although Helena Carter understood that it was probably Xia De's moon fire that resonated with this place suspected to be the ruins of the Moon God, she still felt that this ancient temple had stood in the barren forest for an unknown number of years, as if it was waiting for tonight, waiting to welcome Xia De who needed treatment.

"So what happened?"

Xia De still didn't figure out the situation. He only remembered that the treatment of moon fire seemed to be ineffective, and then he fainted again. And after waking up, his body was all normal, but the statue he didn't have time to see clearly disappeared.

"Don't talk first, let me see you."

The black-haired lady said, holding Xia De's head to look at his forehead, which was the place that seemed to have been kissed by the statue just now. But there was nothing there, and even obvious miracle elements could not be felt.

"How do you feel now?"

She asked again, and Xia De also felt it. "She" in his ear spoke softly at this time, as gentle as the night wind in midsummer:

【Outsider, you have devoured the "Curse of the Great Tree", you have gained a new characteristic: Self-healing↑, Poison Resistance↑↑, Natural Affinity↑↑↑, Stamina Recovery Speed↑.】

【You have gained a certain resistance to this curse.】

【Outsider, you have gained a short-term moonlight blessing: within three days, your self-recovery ability is greatly enhanced.】

【Outsider, your spell-"Moon Fire" has been enhanced. In addition to the existing effects of healing, purifying toxins, and driving away negative states, it adds the ability to purify powerful curses. But please note that Moon Fire still cannot drive away all curses.】

After a slight pause, "she" added;

【Outsider, you can absorb the spiritual rhyme of the ancient Moon God by finding other Moon God powers scattered in the material world to enhance the power of "Moon Fire". Since this spell is a blessing from a god, the spell-"Moon Fire" can only be improved in this way.】

"Moon God..."

"What did you say?"

The black-haired lady on the side tilted her head and said. Xia De then explained that he had recovered because of the blessing of the statue, and explained the prompt he had gained.

As for devouring the "Curse of the Great Tree," the outsider was not surprised at all. His body seemed to have the talent of "devouring power that can enhance itself." From the flesh and blood of the initial "desire," he had already devoured many strange entities and non-entities.

And among the four improvements gained this time, the effect of poison resistance was the smallest. After all, the First Flame itself provided extremely strong poison resistance. Xia De never felt that self-healing and stamina recovery speed were too much, and as for "natural affinity," this seemed to be the most important part of this improvement.

Acting in this forest, with natural affinity, many things would become very convenient.

And hearing him say this, the thirteen-ring female warlock looked at the statue that had disappeared behind him, and her expression looked exceptionally awe-struck:

"I said I couldn't have been wrong, that was Moon Fire. I just didn't expect that there would still be mortals in our era who could be blessed by the Moon God. Danister really found an amazing student... But it's good that you are fine. Let's go back first. Tell me what you encountered in a while. This kind of ancient curse is really terrible."

The temple had disappeared, and there was no need to stay here. However, she still forced Xia De to thank the open space before getting on the flying carpet with him.

When taking off, she saw the sword on the flying carpet, and then she remembered what happened on the way:

"Just now it seemed that your moon fire resonated with the power here, which led us here. But on the way here, I used your ring and your sword, and we disturbed a monster in the forest. That seemed to be a legendary ancient evil spirit. Although I could beat it, it ran away."

Thinking of George Conde mentioning that it had been seriously injured by another hunter in 1821 in front of that Door of the Old God, Xia De only felt that everything had formed a closed loop. As for the escaped demon, there was no need to care. Its ending had already been witnessed by Xia De on a night in late autumn in 1854.

So what Xia De needs to consider now is not the demon, not that strange temple and statue, and not even the evil thing "Great Tree" that exiled him to the Time Interval in one move. What he needs to consider now is how he can return to 1854. ===== CHAPTER 2764 =====