Chapter 3769

Since Aili shattered the first seal on Friday night, the battle had been going on for several hours. Fortunately, the intensity of the battle increased progressively as each seal was broken, so most of the people fighting in the snowy mountains had not yet shown obvious signs of fatigue.

Winnie's power allowed the blizzard to conceal Xia De's tracks, so those flying monsters did not notice him. The two soon arrived at the outskirts of the Peak of Destiny. Looking at the summit from afar, they could see gorgeous ritual arrays blooming one after another in the air. The whistling of arcane arts and the hissing of evil creatures tore through the sound of the wind, while the shining spiritual light almost turned the night into day.

Pink crystals built a platform near the summit. The stone golems summoned by the Witch of Earth shook the mountains, the emerald glow of the Elven secret arts seemed to bring giant trees into existence, and the golden miraculous light of the Five Gods Church's divine arts was like a sun in the night sky.

Giant dragons breathed fire at the monsters climbing the mountain, and the female sorceress of angelic lineage had wings on her back, as if a true angel had descended.

Of course, there was also the blonde Great Witch of Time manipulating the order of time, to the point that her own figure had become distorted due to the chaos of the temporal sequence around her.

The intensity of the battle was even more exaggerated than Xia De had imagined. Including the witches, at least ten 13th-tier sorcerers had gathered here, which in the past would have been enough to directly start the battle with the final enemy.

But for now, all they were doing was guarding the summit, giving the candidates and even the Chosen Ones who would appear later a chance to retreat. The Road of Atonement leading to the summit ruins was becoming increasingly clear, but the wind and sand blowing from the entrance had become even heavier than when Aili and the others broke in; clearly, the situation inside the ruins was not optimistic.

There were quite a few sorcerers present holding counterfeit rings, but except for the few who accompanied the four candidates into the ruins, most of the other "Ring Holders" were pinned down here by the "Counterfeit Ring Beasts" and the "Ring Holders" under Mr. Snake, unable to leave.

Xia De believed that the Church was certainly doing everything possible to mobilize more high-tier sorcerers to come here, but currently, manpower was needed everywhere on the island and the sea, not to mention that the thick fog had already spread to the coastline of the Old Continent, which also needed help. Therefore, there should not be any large-scale reinforcements appearing at the summit in the short term.

"Winnie, fly a little higher... that's about right, just stay here. Silver Moon Slash—Falling Star Strike!"

Like a meteor falling through the night sky, but when that bright silver light trail truly reached overhead, Adele Isabella saw that it was a cross-shaped beam of moonlight.

Xia De did not aim at the enemies at the summit; the falling moonlight passed over the summit and struck downwards. Emilia at the summit could not see the situation below, but she could see that all the enemies blocking the way in the air melted under the moonlight.

And when Xia De flew up again, his right hand was gripping the arm of the "Priest" with the unique hairstyle from the 【Society of Ten Thousand Returns to One】. Winnie entered the summit area first to open a path for Xia De, and the people fighting here also intentionally blocked the surrounding enemies, allowing Xia De and that candidate to approach the entrance of the ruins.

Xiwei glanced at Xia De, signaling that he didn't need to greet her. Galina and Megan also didn't approach. So, Xia De stepped forward and appeared directly beside Winnie, then pulled the "Priest's" arm and entered the "Road of Atonement" together with Winnie.

The summit ruins did not truly appear; what was revealed here was only the latter part of this small path, but after entering the Road of Atonement, one could directly see the scenery behind the ruin archway above.

Xia De and Winnie moved upward rapidly and soon reached the end of the stone steps.

"Why help me?"

It wasn't until this moment that the cultist asked. Xia De answered very casually:

"Since I happened to see you, I'll give you a hand. I don't think it's possible for you, having fallen so far behind, to become a Chosen One. Besides, even if you had that possibility, having cooperated with the 【Misfortune Cult】 for so long, the believers of misfortune have probably long prepared means to deal with you.

Helping you enter the ruins is just to increase the possibility of finding the Upper Spring."

It was also snowing heavily in the ruins, but fortunately, although there was fine sand in the wind, the sky above the ruins was still a dark night. The yellow sand came from the direction of the temple. Xia De glanced toward that side, but due to the obstruction of the wind, snow, and the broken walls of the ruins, he could not immediately see clearly what was happening at the temple.

Although the scenery of "Before the End" had not yet appeared in parts other than the temple, it was clear that this place had already begun to be affected by the power of the end. This power severely interfered with Xia De's perception, to the point that even he could not immediately discover where Aili and Stella were now.

"You go find the Upper Spring. Since Mr. Snake has not yet broken free, it means the seventh act has not ended."

Xia De said to the "Priest," then ignored him and crossed the archway into the ruins with Winnie.

Winnie carried a curved arc on her, so she could still move in this area for the time being. Xia De planned to separate from her:

"You go find Stella and the others. Take these three rune stones that Sylvia gave you. I have the crystal shoes; if I really want to leave, I can go at any time."

The Ice Maid did not question her master's decision:

"Then where are you going?"

"The temple. Although the Upper Spring can condense the Ring of Destiny, whether it can succeed and how long it will take to succeed is not certain, but the miracle in the temple can definitely be exchanged."

Xia De said:

"I'll go see what the situation is at the temple, and you go assist Stella and the others to find the Upper Spring and condense destiny as soon as possible. Once the seventh act ends, as a player, I should be able to immediately obtain a 20-sided die with a significant number of points. At that time, I will exchange all the points for the second ring. As for the third ring, that will depend on luck later."

"Once the seventh act ends, I will immediately take them to the temple to meet you."

Winnie nodded slightly and turned into a burst of frost again, flying into the distance, while Xia De walked toward the direction where the yellow sand originated. Compared to the battlefield-like exterior of the ruins, there were no enemies in this ancient ruin of destiny; he only needed to keep his direction and move forward.

【Why not go to the cliff higher up first, go to the Oracle Plaza, and obtain that Ring of 【Luck】?】

"She" asked at this moment, and Xia De shook his head:

"I have a feeling that as soon as I arrive there, I will probably have to face 'Destiny' directly. The Oracle Plaza, the Saint's Cliff—the suggestive nature of these names is simply too strong. Tonight is the final battle of destiny, and even I can feel where destiny will lead me."

Xia De looked up and peered at the high part of the ruins through the wind and snow:

"Besides, I'm not sure if I can definitely dig 【Luck】 out of the plaza's floor tiles right now. So, unless necessary, I won't go there for the time being."

Just as Xia De thought, the source of the yellow sand in the wind was the temple. When he saw the temple from afar, the temple gate was wide open, and a dim yellow light was emanating from within, illuminating the area under the eaves of the temple entrance.

The candidates who had already entered the ruins would certainly not come to such a place, but when Xia De arrived at the temple entrance, he still saw footprints on the snow.

He did not hesitate and walked directly into the light at the entrance. This was also his third visit to the Temple of the God of Destiny.

Unexpectedly, there was no wind or dim yellow light inside the temple. Except for the sand piled up in the corners and the walls, floor, and ceiling looking as if they had been ravaged by tens of thousands of years of time, the only difference from his last visit was that the seventh mural was more than half finished.

The scene depicted on that mural was the group of people playing cards in the Drowning Ghost Tavern, except that the five players and Ms. White were only located at the edge of the picture, and the scattered cards on the card table in the center of the picture were the center of this mural.

There were faces of the five candidates on the cards, but the one truly located at the center of the card table was the card with two unicorns and one cat.

This made it easy for anyone to distinguish who the true protagonist of the seventh mural was.

"In this way, except for the sixth act 'The Great Movement of Destiny' where Aili was absent, Aili has appeared on all the other six murals."

Of course, because the story of the seventh act had not yet ended, one-third of the seventh mural's picture was still dim in color. But judging from the current progress, it probably wouldn't take too long for this mural to become complete.

The Upper Spring would definitely be found tonight; otherwise, if the seventh act didn't end, Mr. Snake would never be able to appear on the "stage" in his true form.

Of course, although the scene in the temple only looked a bit more dilapidated, the feeling it gave Xia De was already similar to "Before the End." And he was not the only person to appear here. When Xia De entered the door, Ms. Pawo was standing by the wall, looking up at the seven murals.

Hearing the sound, she turned around. The current president of the 【Truth Society】, dressed in a black dress, nodded at Xia De:

"God-Caller, it's been half a year since we parted at Vesta Woodland early last winter. I'm very happy to meet you here again."

Xia De did not feel surprised by her appearance here:

"You had the 【Society of Ten Thousand Returns to One】 send me a message saying you would wait for me here. I didn't expect you would really come. Why not wait until everything is over, then come here to let the candidate of the 【Society of Ten Thousand Returns to One】 fulfill their promise and give you that Ring of Miracle?"

The female sorceress, who looked ordinary but had exceptionally bright eyes, smiled and said:

"Because I don't trust those cultists, so it's better to come and see for myself. Compared to the unpredictable destiny, the 【Truth Society】 believes more in those simple numbers and confirmed experimental results. Although I am curious about destiny, I am also in awe of it.

I don't want to participate in this story, but I am curious about how the story here will end, so I came here to wait."