Chapter 316: The Fourth Law Fragment!
“By my will, I command you: summon a Celestial Sparrow.”
With a flash of milky-white light, the bewildered Celestial Sparrow was once again summoned to the Extreme Cold Secret Realm.
“Master, you called for me.”
Seeing the surrounding world of ice and snow, the Celestial Sparrow’s first reaction was: cold!
After all, last time, after only a few minutes at the bottom of the Canyon, the Celestial Sparrow had the illusion that it was about to freeze to death. But as the Celestial Sparrow flapped its wings and flew onto Jia Na’s shoulder, it suddenly felt that while the surrounding temperature was still very low, it was much better than the temperature at the bottom of the Canyon last time. At least, it wouldn't freeze to death in a short period.
“Afu, how long can you withstand the temperature here?”
Hearing Jia Na’s words, the Celestial Sparrow tilted its small head thoughtfully, then said with a slight uncertainty:
“About half an hour—
“Hmm, that should be enough.”
Vivian’s crawling speed in her bloodline form was also very fast, but the difficult snowy terrain limited her speed accordingly.
Therefore, even for Vivian, returning from here to the teleportation array would take approximately an hour.
But for a flying magical beast like the Celestial Sparrow, in the absence of extreme weather, half an hour, even if it couldn't reach its destination, would allow it to fly a long distance.
“Afu, I will cast a 【Shrinking Spell】 on myself and sit on you in a moment, and then you will fly according to my instructions. Stop only when I tell you to stop.”
“Yes, Master.”
Upon hearing that this time it would only be a mount and wouldn't have to purify death qi in that deadly cold place again, the Celestial Sparrow’s hanging heart gradually relaxed.
Aside from the extreme low temperature, as a Holy Light Elf, the Celestial Sparrow felt a natural aversion and resistance when facing the death qi at the bottom of the Canyon.
After all, death qi is different from ordinary pollution and Curse.
In the Celestial Sparrow’s eyes, normal pollution and Curse were naturally restrained low-level energies that posed no threat to it—but death qi was different.
The conditions for the birth of death qi are due to the existence of the 【Law of Death】, and as one of the most powerful 【Main Law】 in the material world, Holy Light Elf like the Celestial Sparrow would be completely suppressed by it.
It could even be said that the two were not on the same dimension at all; even the diffused death qi had a powerful 【Law】 suppression effect on the Celestial Sparrow. Of course, if the Celestial Sparrow's level was high enough, or when it was promoted from a Holy Light Reserve to a low-level Angel, its ability would no longer be limited to 【Purification】, but to a higher level of 【Light】.
By then, the suppressive relationship between the Celestial Sparrow and death qi would be reversed; not only would it not be limited by death qi, but it could even “dispel death”—
“Hoo—”
With a clear bird cry, the Celestial Sparrow, originally in its parrot form, rapidly grew larger in a burst of holy light, transforming into a slender and magnificent bird-like magical beast.
“Small and Exquisite!”
Seeing that the Celestial Sparrow was ready, Jia Na immediately cast two 【Shrinking Spell】 on herself and Vivian.
As the Witchcraft took effect, in the blink of an eye, Jia Na and Vivian’s bodies were shrunk to about ten centimeters, extraordinarily miniature.
“Vine Entanglement!”
After Jia Na used vines to place herself and Vivian on the Celestial Sparrow’s back, she then took out the 【Concealed Corner】 to conceal the Celestial Sparrow’s figure and aura.
“Let’s go, Afu.”
“As you command, Master.”
Receiving Jia Na’s mental command, the Celestial Sparrow immediately spread its wings and flew rapidly in the direction Jia Na indicated.
“Master, your Witchcraft is truly amazing. I can’t feel your weight at all—and I also found that my own weight has become lighter.”
As the Celestial Sparrow flew high into the sky, it was amazed to find that it couldn't feel the weight of Jia Na and Vivian at all, and at the same time, its own weight seemed to have become much lighter.
“Because I just cast the Light Feather Spell, that’s why you feel this way.”
“Oh—so that’s how it is.”
Hearing this, the Celestial Sparrow responded with a half-understanding nod, then quickly flapped its wings and focused on flying forward.
“There should be a bird-like fierce beast ahead, remember to dodge it.”
“Okay, Master.”
Hearing Jia Na’s reminder, the Celestial Sparrow accelerated its flight while continuously dodging potential dangers in the sky.
“Afu, how much longer can you last?”
Jia Na, who had been keeping time, saw that half an hour was almost up and asked the Celestial Sparrow about its condition in advance.
“Master, Afu feels like it can last much longer—and I’m not as cold as before now.”
“Is that so?”
Hearing this, Jia Na was somewhat surprised by the Celestial Sparrow’s cold resistance.
“Yes, Master. I can feel a power of light from you. This power makes me feel very warm.”
The power of light?
Hearing this, Jia Na couldn't help but touch the Sun Badge under her wizard robe, nodding thoughtfully.
“So, the Sun Badge isn’t a fire element magic accessory, but a light element—?”
Due to the intense burning sensation of the Sun Badge, Jia Na had never attempted to use her Mental Perception to investigate the specific attributes of this Witchcraft tool, silently assuming it had fire element attributes.
“No wonder—the Sun Badge has always been charged by sunlight, never by Flame—”
Forty-five minutes later, thanks to the Celestial Sparrow’s excellent flight performance, Jia Na and Vivian safely arrived at the location of the teleportation array.
Jia Na also used the ice magic stone and a secret spell given to her by Hermann-Rose to successfully activate the teleportation array and return to the underground secret room of Rose Castle.
“Miss Jia Na, Miss Vivian, she—”
“She’s fine, Ises. Vivian is just asleep.”
Looking at the worried expression on Ises’s face, Jia Na marveled inwardly at how an alchemical creature could possess emotions, then smoothly handed Vivian, who was still in a deep coma, to Ises.
“She might need some rest during this time—”
Buzz—Before Jia Na could finish speaking, suddenly, a withered yellow light erupted from within Jia Na’s body. Before she could react, large patches of decaying brown bark, like withered wood, rapidly grew on Jia Na’s hands, arms, and even her face.
“Miss Jia Na! Are you alright?”
Looking at Jia Na’s terrifying appearance, like a “tree person,” Ises on the side cried out in alarm.
However, at this moment, Jia Na seemed to have truly transformed into a decaying tree.
In addition to the constantly spreading bark on her body, her consciousness also gradually sank.
“This is the power of the Withering Law.”
