Chapter 3200

The shadows of the two people beside the fire basin swayed as the flames flickered. The nun kept her head lowered, her silver blindfold "gazing" at the flames as she recounted those ancient secrets:

"Although a Heretic God, among the gods of the death lineage, the Bone King is a relatively important deity. It is rumored that the gate to the Great Mausoleum of the ancient first God of Death is guarded by Him."

Fortunately, there is no legend of "Three Gods of Death" in this world, otherwise Xia De would have to worry about whether the departed Heretic Gods would be resurrected through mutual slaughter among their descendants... However, this world does have the saying of "Three Heretic Gods of the Sea."

"The 【Ancient God of Death】 presides over death and endings, while that God of Tombs guards the dead... so He is very strong, right?"

Xia De asked again with some worry. Sister Deline nodded lightly:

"I also know a thing or two about the 'Tombstone Wasteland' you mentioned. That place is the final destination for cowards who refuse to face death. Before the Ancient Gods departed, that place was the gateway to the tranquil waters you and I have seen, a threshold between life and death."

"But after the Ancient Gods departed, the God of Tombs changed His mind and made that place His own kingdom."

Her right hand, which had been clasped and hanging in front of her, reached forward, palm facing down, hovering above the hilt of the 【Ash】 greatsword. The flames licking the greatsword then surged higher, wrapping the nun's hand in fire as well:

"There must still be a passage to true death there, it was just hidden by the gods. As for the passage to the world of the living... please come find me again before you set off next time."

Xia De nodded lightly, understanding that Sister Deline was also trying to find a way:

"Then what about Sister Belen? Although you said last night that I could accept her flames, I still want to confirm whether I really..."

"Your actions depend solely on your own will."

This was also the sentence she said to that witch on the sea cliff before the snowy mountain:

"If the power is useful to you, go and obtain it. I just hope that I..."

Sister Deline's voice lowered, a rare moment of hesitation, but Xia De knew what she wanted to say:

"You are my only fire-holding nun. I touched the 【Primordial Fire】 from your hands, and I will not forget that."

The nun did not speak again, only continuing to "gaze" at her own hand being licked by the flames. The silver crown-style blindfold reflected the light of the flames in this dim sacrificial ground; the shimmering blindfold, the intricate and complex patterns, and her cold face half-hidden in the shadows formed a sharp contrast.

"Do you know, Xia De."

The two listened to the sound of the flames together, and after a long while, she suddenly spoke again, addressing Xia De by his name directly this time:

"Dozens of generations of fire-holding nuns might not be able to wait for a hero capable of inheriting the fire. But the nuns are always full of hope, silently enduring the burning of the flames, waiting for the arrival of the destined person in the darkness and emptiness."

"Destined person..."

【The flower bud blooms into a fresh flower in the flames, and silently withers in the darkness of lonely waiting.】

"She" gave a metaphor with a light laugh. Xia De pursed his lips and turned to look at the nun, then reached out his left hand and grasped her right hand that was being burned by the flames:

"I understand, I understand everything."

"Bearer of the Fire, you will continue to hold my hand, right?"

"Yes, Sister Deline, the flames connect you and me; this is both a shackle and destiny."

"Mm."

The 【Heartless Worm】 that was grabbed by Sister Deline and burned as firewood early this morning should be considered the first "test subject" after the initial fire gained the ability to transform firewood into weapons or power.

Now that the worm had been completely burned, Xia De had to decide for himself how to handle the remaining ashes while most of its power became part of the flames.

Even if it was just the ashes left after the firewood burned, its power was quite astonishing. Transforming it into a weapon, even if it wasn't a relic, would certainly be a top-tier special item, and it would be a special weapon that existed in Xia De's body in the form of flames, capable of being materialized at any time; transforming it into power could bring a brand-new Spirit Rune, or even if not a Spirit Rune, it would be a very powerful Sorcery or Spell.

And regardless of whether Xia De chose to turn it into power or a weapon, only he and Sister Deline could use it. Sister Deline gave the opportunity to Xia De; although Xia De had said he wanted power early this morning, she still informed Xia De of the result of the other choice:

"If you choose a weapon, I can use the initial fire to forge it into a pair of short daggers emitting cold mist, or an ice-made long spear."

Xia De did not change his mind:

"Let's stick with power. You know I still prefer using a sword; 【Night Watcher】 and the Moonlight Greatsword are enough."

She was not surprised by Xia De's choice, so she turned slightly in front of the fire basin to face him, then brought her hands together and held them up. Slender flames rose from her hands, and Xia De knelt on one knee facing the nun, extending his right hand toward the flames in the nun's palms in front of the fire basin.

"Please, touch the darkness within me."

【Outsider, you have touched the Whisper.】

【Outsider, you have obtained the Spell - Cryo-Ray: Fires a ray used to freeze enemies.】

【Outsider, you have gained insight into "Cold" and "Ice and Snow."】

【Note: Due to the power of the ashes, the next time you gain insight into similar power, you will most likely obtain the corresponding Spirit Rune directly.】

Xia De's right hand, which was touching the nun's palm, turned into crystal-clear cold ice in an instant, but returned to the appearance of flesh and blood in the next second. 【Cryo-Ray】 is similar to 【Sunlight Ray】, both being attack-type means that output energy by converting Spirit into corresponding energy.

Of course, this spell is not the key; the Spirit Rune about to be obtained is the most important.

Considering that Xia De has been operating near the snowy mountain recently, the difficulty of gaining insight into power like "Cold" and "Ice and Snow" again is not very high. If you add the reward for the "Tombstone Wasteland" key, which is the Miracle Spirit Rune - Envy, it seems Xia De needs to consider his high-level sublimation words as soon as possible.

Because Luvia said to let Xia De consider going to Fatumunster Island in the afternoon, Xia De did not leave immediately after finishing talking with Sister Deline, but asked the nun to help him set up a ritual, and learned the sorcery "Thunderclap" corresponding to the Profane - 【Thunder】, which he obtained from Miss Reinhardt.

This sorcery mainly serves a knockback effect. After mastering the sorcery, Xia De also invited Sister Deline to cooperate with him to try it out. At that time, he stood at a distance of more than ten meters from the nun, took a deep breath, and swung a palm forward:

"Thunderclap!"

A soft humming sound accompanied by the crackling of jumping lightning sounded, and it felt as if a gust of wind had instantly blown through the underground sacrificial ground. The flames in the fire basin swayed violently, and Sister Deline's gray-black robe and hair swayed backward together, but the nun herself just stood in place, not even her expression changing:

"A sorcery very suitable for you."

She commented softly, and Xia De apologized somewhat awkwardly:

"Sorry for messing up your hairstyle... do you need me to help you tidy it up?"

In addition to practicing new sorcery, Xia De also talked to the nun about the magic sword. Although the 【Spirit Cultivation Order】 had never contained that Angel-level relic magic sword, the nun knew a little about the swordsmanship used by that magic sword.

During the time before lunch, she used the 【Ash】 greatsword to simply spar with Xia De, and pointed out the response techniques for Xia De when facing that sword again.

In short, Xia De had a very fulfilling and interesting morning. He went home for lunch. When he got home, Vanessa had already returned to Randall Valley, Galina was not there either, and only Sylvia and Luvia were at home.

However, the maids had already prepared lunch. Xia De washed his hands and also washed the little paws of the cat that had been watching from the edge of the sacrificial ground all morning, before coming over to eat.

"Coaxed successfully, right?"

Luvia asked with a smile.

"What coaxed successfully?"

Sylvia then laughed with Luvia:

"It seems it was coaxed successfully."

Luvia took advantage of this morning to prepare a temporary amulet for Xia De with the help of the three Great Witches. The purple-eyed girl planned to write a letter to Bella, and the two diviner girls would make a better one together later, so this one could only be considered "temporary."

But even though it was called temporary, the silver moon-shaped silver pendant that Luvia handed to Xia De at the dinner table was even more effective than the broken purple crystal string of Miss Reinhardt.

"It can not only bring you luck and resist bad luck, but when you are interfered with by fate power again, it can even record the source of the power to a certain extent, so next time we might know what those three relics are.

Oh, Xia De, you should also carry the purple crystal that Mr. Bernhardt gave you during the Year-End Festival; you must not be careless about such things."

Xia De did not have the habit of wearing bracelets, and the "Witch Detection Badge" and "Key to the World Tree" hanging on his neck were already enough. So Bella's purple crystal and Luvia's silver little moon were hung together on the silver ladies' pocket watch that Adele gave him—the two little pendants matched the pocket watch very well.

Time had passed for a day, and Mr. Bernhardt's reply letter had most likely not been sent to Moon Bay, so Xia De did not need to rush to Moon Bay to ask about the magic sword today.

So after lunch, he said goodbye to Luvia and set off for the top of the snowy mountain with Sylvia. It is worth mentioning that Little Mia actually took the initiative to follow. This cat was willing to take the initiative to follow Xia De out in extremely rare circumstances, and today was obviously a rare situation.

【Perhaps, it was just worried that you would be injured again.】

After walking out of the teleportation gate and facing the biting cold wind of the snowy mountain, the cat held in Xia De's arms looked around with great interest. Facing the strange environment after entering the Witch's tower, the orange-white kitten, although slightly nervous, did not show an overly stressed reaction.

This time Sylvia only asked for a kiss as "road toll." The young witch was not a girl who didn't know how to measure, and besides, she was already very satisfied last night, so the two kissed goodbye in the teleportation gate room, and Xia De came to the Time-Wheel City - Fatumunster City at the foot of the snowy mountain again through the teleportation gate in the tower.

(End of chapter)