Chapter 351

Luo En came to a new area of the workshop that he had just arranged.

This space, which he had carefully arranged, was completely different from other areas.

This was the divination space he had specially opened up, and the decoration style of the entire room was completely different from other areas.

Precise star charts were drawn on the obsidian floor.

Those ancient runes would move slowly according to the changes in the real starry sky, just like some kind of living map recording the breathing of the universe.

"The suggestion of the King of Illusions is indeed worth trying."

He gently stroked the astrolabe on the divination table, feeling the time precipitation contained within:

"Many troubles can be solved through divination, especially problems related to oneself."

As a newly promoted astrologer, he possessed accuracy far exceeding ordinary people when performing divination related to himself.

This ability could not only point out the direction of development but also avoid potential risks in advance.

... Provided he could correctly interpret those obscure and vague images.

The ritual items on the divination table were ready:

The ancient astrolabe borrowed from Professor Professor Yute, with forbidden runes of the Second Era engraved on its surface.

These runes recorded the painful experiences of the astrologers of that era when they came into contact with high-dimensional existences, most of which did not have a good ending;

Three star crystals that had already established a connection with him, corresponding to the Hermit Star, Scholar Star, and Observer Star respectively.

They floated quietly in specially made crystal pillars, with light spots inside swimming slowly like living things;

A drop of his own blood, as a medium for connecting with the fate line.

The blood had already coagulated in a small silver dish, its surface glowing with an unnatural dark red luster;

And the "True Sight Incense" that was burning, this incense could dispel the interference of false prophecies, but at the same time, it would also attract some less friendly "audience."

In the corner of the room, Dai Er curled up nervously by the edge of the crystal pool.

"Master..." Her voice was as light as a feather, but the worry within was as heavy as substance: "Your heartbeat is much faster than usual."

Lady Lady Ailan floated from the depths of the workshop, her emerald branches trembling slightly in the air.

As a plant life, she could keenly feel the dangerous aura contained in the divination instruments.

That was a primitive power capable of distorting the essence of life.

"These things... they are whispering."

The dryad's voice carried fear: "Master, I can hear them talking, in a language I don't understand but makes me want to run away."

Luo En did not answer immediately, just calmly checking every detail.

Long-term research experience had already taught him the ability to maintain rational analysis under any circumstances.

Even when facing power that transcended human understanding.

"Divination is never a safe act."

He said without looking up, his voice without the slightest ripple:

"Any attempt to peek into fate may pay a corresponding price."

Luo En sat down slowly in front of the divination table, taking a deep breath to let his state of mind return to calm.

Divination required absolute concentration and an ethereal state of mind; any distracting thoughts could affect the accuracy of the prophecy.

Besides this, the diviner must also have sufficient mental strength to withstand the terrifying truth that might appear.

Activate "Whispers of the Star Eater," adjusting the consciousness frequency to a state of resonance with the stars.

The astrologer profession bonus allowed him to perceive the threads of fate more clearly; those possibility branches that were usually blurred now became relatively clear and visible.

Whenever he delved into the level of fate, he could feel a certain gaze that transcended understanding.

That feeling was like being scrutinized by countless pairs of eyes simultaneously, every cell exposed to wisdom that could not be named.

"With the wisdom of the Hermit, observe the reason of the Scholar, borrow the eyes of the Observer..."

Following the incantation, the astrolabe began to emit a faint silver light.

Those forbidden runes of the Second Era swam slowly like snakes, as if they were ancient wills waking up from slumber.

The elemental crystals in the twelve directions lit up in turn, but the light they emitted all carried unnatural colors.

The flames were green, the water flow was blood red, the breeze carried faint wails, and the earth trembled slightly but continuously.

The air began to be filled with the heaviness of time, and the boundaries between past, present, and future became blurred.

Luo En felt his consciousness extending, touching those levels of fate that could not be perceived usually.

At those levels, he vaguely saw countless intertwined time lines...

Some time lines were as bright as the galaxy, some were as dark as the abyss.

At the intersection of all time lines, he vaguely saw his own figure.

Some were victories, some were failures, some were no longer even in human form...

Luo En gently pricked his fingertip, letting a drop of fresh blood drip into the center of the astrolabe.

The blood was instantly absorbed by the astrolabe, forming complex patterns on the surface.

These patterns wriggled like living things, searching for the intersection of fate.

Following the spread of the blood patterns, his consciousness began to receive information.

Deep in his consciousness, the intersection of fire and earth elements began to distort and deform.

At first, it was just blurred color patches, with crimson heat waves mixed with golden granular substances.

Gradually, these colors began to condense into more concrete images:

An endless desert appeared in Luo En's "field of vision."

But this was not an ordinary desert.

Careful observation would reveal that those seemingly ordinary sand grains were actually tiny bone fragments.

The remains of countless creatures had been weathered into powder, shimmering with the luster of death under the scorching sun.

The sky presented an unnatural orange-red color, as if the entire world was burning.

In the center of this bone-sand sea, a blurred, huge figure was undergoing painful changes.

The figure had the outline of a reptile, but the details were constantly blurring and reconstructing in the illusion, just like a mirage distorted by high temperature.

Whenever the figure emitted a silent roar, the surrounding bone sand would roll up into a whirlwind, forming various ominous patterns in the air.

Luo En could feel that kind of pain; it was a resonance from deep within his bloodline, just like his own body was also undergoing the same transformation.

The prophecy images flickered, sometimes clear and sometimes blurred.

He had to rely on his own knowledge and experience to interpret the meaning within.

"The combination of fire and earth... this points to an environment where elemental opposition is most intense."

Luo En analyzed in his heart:

"And the imagery of the bone-sand sea... I remember at the Lans Festival celebration, the elemental song and dance troupe from the Flowing Sand Land performed a similar scene."

One of the scenes in that performance, the dancers used sand and soil to simulate the topographical features of the Flowing Sand Land:

Relics of ancient battlefields scattered in the vast desert, the bones of countless creatures buried by wind and sand and then exposed again.

And fire elements and earth elements reached a certain extreme state of balance there, creating a unique activated environment.

"Franka once mentioned that in the Flowing Sand Land there is another family of bacteria-preserving species... they master a bloodline similar to the Solar Dragon bloodline but more stable."

The figure undergoing painful transformation in the prophecy was very likely himself.

And the degree of pain of the transformation and the bone-sand environment shown in the prophecy both hinted that this would be an extremely dangerous bloodline evolution.

"Timing..." Luo En continued to interpret other details in the prophecy:

"The color of the sky, the flow direction of the sand... these all point to the special celestial phenomena of the third quarter, the period when the opposition of fire and earth elements in the Apocalypse Season reaches its extreme."

He recalled the content that Mentor Mentor Mentor Yuni had taught in the elemental theory class:

When the conflict of opposing elements reaches its peak, it often produces unexpected fusion effects.

Pain and danger are inevitable, but the harvest will also be huge.

"There is about half a year left until the Apocalypse Season, enough to make detailed preparations."

Luo En recorded key information in his heart: "Need to formulate safety plans, prepare emergency potions, and... contact mentors in the Flowing Sand Land."

People like Ha Ha Ha Ha Ye Ke and Mentor Mentor Yuni held teaching positions in the Sand Sea School and could provide him with detailed local information and necessary support.

The aftertaste of the first prophecy had not yet dissipated, and the second anomaly began to emerge at the position of the Gemini Star Domain.

This time the scene was more twisted and nauseating.

Countless blood-vessel-like silk threads were crazily entangled in the void, each emitting different light, representing the bloodline essence of different creatures.

These blood-vessel silk threads intertwined, devoured, and fused, emitting heart-palpitating pulses.

In the center of this bloodline entanglement, a blurred skull outline was slowly taking shape.

But the construction process of this skull was extremely bloody.

The eye sockets were spliced together from broken bone fragments, filled with pupils of various colors;

The nasal bone part was composed of sharp keratin;

And the mouth part was a terrifying crack composed of countless tiny teeth arranged.

The most eye-catching was a pair of curved sheep horns on the top of the head, which emitted an eerie purple light.

Whenever the light flickered, the surrounding space would undergo slight distortion, and the boundaries of reality would become blurred.

"The construction prophecy of the second head of the Chimera..."

Luo En, while enduring the mental shock brought by the prophecy, worked hard to analyze its meaning:

"The Gemini Star Domain represents the contradictory unity of division and fusion."

The bloodline fusion process shown in the prophecy was more complex and dangerous than he had expected.

Among those entangled blood-vessel silk threads, he could identify some familiar characteristics:

The dark luster of Franka's Hidden Dragon bloodline;

The chaotic fluctuations unique to abyss creatures;

And some alien bloodlines he had never seen before but felt inexplicably familiar with...

"The source of chaos requires a powerful existence at the apostle level..."

He combined the bloodline knowledge he mastered to analyze:

"And through the connection between the substitute puppet and Nari, perhaps I can obtain blood samples of this level."

The characteristics of the auxiliary bloodlines in the prophecy also gradually became clear:

The predatory mouthparts of the Sand Sea Hunter, the adaptation membrane of the ecological bagworm, and some deformed tissues unique to the fourth layer of the abyss.

These materials themselves carried strong toxicity and pollution, and the fusion process would surely be extremely painful.

But the last part of the prophecy showed that the successfully constructed second head would possess danger premonition, chaos resistance, and powerful mental attack power.

The purple light emitted by that pair of sheep horns hinted at a certain terrifying power capable of distorting reality.

"The price is huge, but the benefits are even more tempting."

Luo En weighed the pros and cons calmly: "A second head equipped with danger premonition ability will greatly enhance my survival ability and decision-making accuracy."

The emergence of the last prophecy caused the temperature of the entire divination room to drop suddenly.

Luo En saw an ancient mirror, but the "surface" of this mirror was black liquid constantly flowing.

Some twisted faces occasionally emerged from the liquid, all carrying expressions of fear and despair from their final moments.

The blurred figure of the "Thousand-Change Phantom" appeared in the mirror.

Countless light and shadow fragments were stripped from its "body," each containing memory fragments of the creator.

In these memory fragments, Luo En vaguely saw the technology he had been looking for—pollution isolation method.

But the price for obtaining this technology was to delve into its most painful memory core and endure those painful experiences that did not belong to himself.

The images in the prophecy were sometimes clear and sometimes blurred, but one thing was certain:

This would be an extremely dangerous psychological exploration.

If he was not careful, his consciousness could be devoured by those painful memories and lost in other people's nightmares forever.

"The creator of the 'Thousand-Change Phantom'... judging from the memory fragments that occasionally appear, it should be an ancient wizard who experienced the Great Rift period."

Luo En recalled his observation of this item.

"Necessary risk." He made a decision in his heart:

"After mastering pollution isolation technology, my research scope will be greatly expanded. Those dangerous materials I dare not touch at present will all become usable resources."

Moreover, this technology might also provide Lady Lady Ailan and Dai Er with additional pollution resistance, allowing them to assist him more safely.

After all three prophecies were completed, Luo En slowly woke up from the deep meditation state.

The astrolabe on the divination table returned to calm, and those mysterious runes also stopped swimming, as if they had never moved.

The entire divination process lasted nearly two hours, making Luo En feel deeply mentally exhausted.

But this exhaustion was soon replaced by excitement and satisfaction.

Through this divination, he obtained three clear development paths, each pointing to more powerful strength.

"Interestingly..." He wiped the sweat from his forehead, a certain profound realization rising in his heart:

"The content shown by these prophecies is all based on my existing knowledge base."

Divination did not provide him with brand-new information, but reorganized the various clues he already knew, showing possible development paths in a clearer way.

Information about the Flowing Sand Land came from the festival celebration and Franka's introduction;

The possibility of bloodline fusion was based on his understanding of abyss creatures and the bloodline of bacteria-preserving species;

And pollution isolation technology was hidden deep in the memories of the Thousand-Change Phantom.

"The true value of divination lies in helping to organize thoughts and determine priorities."

Luo En stared thoughtfully at the astrolabe that had already gone out:

"It is not predicting the future, but revealing the possibilities of current choices."

This realization gave him a deeper understanding of astrology.

Fate is never predetermined, but the result of countless choices accumulated.

Divination is just a tool to help decision-makers see the pros and cons of various possibilities.

He began to formulate a detailed action plan in his heart:

First is the acquisition of pollution isolation technology, which is the basic guarantee for all subsequent plans.

Although the process is dangerous, compared to the other two goals, this risk is the most controllable;

Then is abyss exploration, simultaneously completing the collection of tears of the newborn beast and the acquisition of bloodline materials.

Need to discuss specific exploration plans with Professor Professor Yute;

Finally is bloodline evolution in the Flowing Sand Land, need to choose the most suitable timing and environment, while ensuring sufficient safety guarantees.

"Through the mental link of the substitute puppet, I can also simultaneously carry out the upgrade and transformation of the puppet."

He was perfecting the details of the plan in his mind:

"Integrate magic power amplification crystals, add soul steel materials, and finally complete the transformation into a magic sword form."

That will be a true work of art, a perfect creation fusing alchemy, enchantment, bloodline modulation, and other skills.

It will also become an important cornerstone for him to move toward a higher level.

After tidying up the divination tools, Luo En did not rest immediately.

The tranquility of the night and the revelation he had just obtained kept his thinking in an unprecedentedly active state.

"Time to take the next step." He took out the alchemy materials he had prepared for a long time from the storage grid:

"The production of magic power amplification crystals cannot be delayed any longer."

Dai Er and Lady Lady Ailan looked at each other, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

They were already used to their master's workaholic schedule, but they would still worry about his physical condition.

"Master..." Lady Lady Ailan tried to persuade:

"You have been working continuously for more than ten hours, maybe you should rest first?"

"Time waits for no one." Luo En answered without looking up, already starting to check those dangerous abyss materials:

"Every moment of stagnation is a waste of life, and the current state is just right for precise alchemy work."

The observatory in the middle of the night was exceptionally quiet, with only those living tissues constituting the main body of the building emitting faint wriggling sounds in the dark.

Occasionally, a few wails of unknown origin came from the depths of the corridor.

(End of chapter)