Chapter 62: Spiritual Pollution, Terror

What was even more terrifying was that as this information flooded in, he started to see some terrible scenes.

Between the stars, something was moving, so huge that it exceeded imagination, its shape twisted to the point of being incomprehensible by human common sense.

"He" was wriggling, stretching, devouring every planet and even star it passed, like a huge black hole, but even more... conscious than a black hole.

Luo En suddenly realized that the residual image he was witnessing might be what the traveling wizard who created "Whispers of the Star Eater" saw initially.

That was undoubtedly a cosmic-level terrifying existence, an ancient entity that transcended human understanding.

"This is the so-called weight of knowledge; it's truly unimaginably heavy, and no wonder that traveling wizard would go crazy..."

As this thought arose, his thinking started to become disordered, his brain aching as if pierced by countless sharp swords.

In fact, he didn't directly gaze at this existence; he just caught a glimpse of a corner between the gaps of the stars inadvertently.

But it was precisely this glimpse that caused a sense of nameless fear to instantly sweep through his entire body.

His spirit was dissolving, his thinking was collapsing, just like an ant trying to understand a volcanic eruption, or a drop of water trying to contain the entire ocean.

"Thinking is overloaded... must stop continuing contact..." The ocean of consciousness kept sending danger warnings to Luo En.

The observer hurriedly attempted to interrupt the meditation and return to reality, but found that his consciousness had been firmly captured by that scene and couldn't easily break free.

The stars started to flicker at an unhealthy frequency, and the whispers became sharp and piercing, like countless insects crawling in his brain.

"No... this is not what I want... must control it..."

At this critical moment, the effect of the artificial star dew suddenly erupted to the extreme.

A thin layer of silver-blue light film formed on the periphery of his consciousness, like a protective cover, filtering out most of the information that was enough to crush his sanity.

【Artificial Star Dew effect activated: Spiritual Shield】

【Currently resisting external spiritual impact, protection degree: 83%】

With the help of this layer of protection, Luo En barely maintained the clarity of his consciousness.

He clearly realized that if he hadn't taken the artificial star dew early, he would probably be deep in severe pollution by now.

【"Whispers of the Star Eater" EXP +10】

The defensive magic array in the room was still running stably, the incense had burned out, and the surrounding air was filled with a faint fragrant scent, which was the trace of the energy dissipation of the artificial star dew.

Luo En opened his eyes, finding that although he was already soaked in cold sweat, his spirit was still quite clear, far from as bad as he expected.

Lady Ailan's warning was correct, and the artificial star dew he prepared early out of caution indeed protected him at the critical moment.

After calming down, Luo En found that his lips were also bitten broken due to prolonged tension, and a trace of blood slid down the corner of his mouth.

【Warning: Spiritual pollution detected】

He immediately reached out to take the silver pocket watch from the bedside, put his consciousness into it, and attempted to eliminate this abnormal state.

The black gemstone on the pocket watch lit up immediately, starting to absorb the negative states on him.

【Negative state reset successful: Moderate spiritual pollution, Energy -5】

As the pocket watch reset the spiritual pollution, Luo En felt his mind gradually become clear, and his thinking returned to rationality.

That feeling of being invaded by countless strange thoughts disappeared, leaving only a trace of faint fatigue.

"Truly too dangerous..." he whispered to himself, his back still breaking out in cold sweat.

Even with Lady Ailan's warning, he didn't expect the first meditation of "Whispers of the Star Eater" to be so thrilling.

However, danger and harvest often coexist.

His spiritual power seemed to have been tempered by this experience, just like muscles need to be torn to be reorganized stronger, the spirit also needs to reach a new height through this extreme experience.

【Spiritual power has experienced extreme challenge!】

【Spirit: 2.4 → 2.6】

"If I hadn't prepared the pocket watch and star dew in advance, today would have been... next time I must be more cautious; there are really too many dangers in this world."

Luo En sighed, deeply feeling fortunate.

He opened the window, letting the fresh night air pour into the room, slightly alleviating the subtle oppressive feeling that still remained in the house.

The night was deep, but his spirit was abnormally clear.

He knew this was a normal reaction brought by the improvement of spiritual power, and it would take at least a few hours to truly calm down.

"Since I can't sleep, might as well utilize this time."

Luo En took out his notebook from under the bed, intending to roughly record his experience and feelings of this meditation for future reference.

When everything was recorded, he felt his spirit finally start to relax, and his eyelids gradually became heavy.

In fact, at this time, after the pocket watch finished resetting the pollution, there were still five points of energy left to use, but the heavy burden on his spirit at this moment made him unable to continue training.

Fortunately, the pocket watch scale refreshes at zero o'clock every day; adding a practice session after returning from Lady Ailan's side tomorrow afternoon shouldn't be a waste.

Lying on the bed, he recalled the scene of the stars he saw today; that feeling of grandeur and terror intertwined was still vivid.

"This is the path of a wizard, the weight of knowledge and the boundary of madness extending to one place..."

With such thoughts, he finally sank into a dream.

………………

Morning, Luo En stood by the window, watching the dawn sunlight disperse the mist over the Black Fog Forest, and the thrilling moment of last night was slightly alleviated.

In the short sleep just now, he had an extremely peculiar dream.

In the dream, he wandered in the boundless sea of stars, and that kind of indescribable whispering sound echoed around him.

Deep in the sea of stars, something was watching him; that gaze was both ancient and cold, making one shudder.

"Is it an illusion caused by my excessive fatigue?"

Luo En rubbed his eyes; the status displayed on the professional panel was all normal, and the pocket watch last night should have reset his pollution state clean.

He shook his head; the most important thing now was to master the core essentials of "Whispers of the Star Eater" as soon as possible, preparing for various upcoming challenges.

"Go to Lady Ailan's place to report last night's experience first, then continue learning."

Luo En already had a plan in his heart.

………………

The herb shop in the morning was quiet and peaceful, and the faint herbal fragrance permeated the air. Lady Ailan was organizing yesterday's accounts behind the counter.

"Here?" She didn't raise her head, seemingly knowing Luo En's arrival long ago.

"Yes, Madam." Luo En answered respectfully, closing the shop door behind him.

Lady Ailan was already waiting in the shop, and those dark green eyes locked onto him the moment Luo En entered the door, as if wanting to see through his soul.

"Looks like you've already attempted it." The old witch didn't have any pleasantries, pointing out directly, "Faster than I expected."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 63 =====