Chapter 62: Spiritual Pollution, Terror

What was even more terrifying was that as these messages poured in, he began 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 [Star-Eater's Babble] saw at the beginning.

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

"This is the so-called weight of knowledge, it's really heavy beyond imagination, no wonder that traveling wizard would go crazy..."

As this thought arose, his thinking began to become chaotic, and his brain felt as painful as if pierced by countless sharp swords.

In fact, he didn't directly stare at this existence, just caught a glimpse in the gaps between the stars.

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 tried to interrupt the meditation and return to reality, but found that his consciousness had been firmly captured by that scene and could not easily break away.

The stars began to flicker at an unhealthy frequency, and the babble sound became sharp and harsh, 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 exploded 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 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.

[[Star-Eater's Babble] EXP +10]

The protective magic array in the room was still running stably, the incense had burned out, and a faint fragrant breath permeated the air in the room, which was the trace of the artificial star dew energy dissipating.

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

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

After calming down, Luo En discovered that his lips had also been bitten through 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 tried to eliminate this abnormal state.

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

[Successful reset of negative state: Moderate spiritual pollution, Energy -5]

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

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

"It's really 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 [Star-Eater's Babble] to be so thrilling.

However, danger and harvest often coexist.

His spiritual power seemed to have undergone a special tempering because of 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 undergone extreme challenge!]

[Spirit: 2.4 -> 2.6]

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

Luo En sighed, feeling deeply fortunate.

He opened the window, letting the fresh night air pour into the room, slightly alleviating the subtle sense of oppression that still remained in the room.

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

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

"Since I can't sleep, I might as well use 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 begin to relax, and his eyelids gradually became heavy.

In fact, at this time, after the pocket watch reset the pollution state, there were still five points of energy left to use, but the mental burden at this time made him unable to continue training.

Fortunately, the pocket watch scale refreshes at midnight, and adding extra training after coming back from Lady Ailan's side tomorrow afternoon shouldn't be wasted.

Lying on the bed, he recalled the scene of the stars he saw today, and the 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 extend to one place..."

With such thoughts, he finally sank into a dream.

………………

In the 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 relieved.

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

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

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

"Is it a hallucination caused by my excessive fatigue?"

Luo En rubbed his eyes; the status displayed on the job panel was all normal. The pocket watch last night should have reset his pollution state completely.

He shook his head; the most important thing now is to master the core secrets of [Star-Eater's Babble] as soon as possible to prepare for the various challenges to come.

"Go to Lady Ailan's place to report the experience of last night first, and then continue to learn."

Luo En 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 tried it." The old witch didn't have any pleasantries, pointing out directly, "Faster than I expected."