Chapter 452 The truth about the "Ancient Moon"
"The ancient moon..."
Qi Ji withdrew his hand, murmuring the name that echoed in his mind.
After touching the body of the "Blood Moon", a large amount of information poured into the mind... rather than escaping from the inside of the Blood Moon, it was more like flowing from the outside world into the Blood Moon.
It’s like… when someone prays to a divine being, the prayer he recites will be “sent” to that divine being through some mechanism and thus be known by Him.
The most common example is that if someone chants the full name of a deity, the corresponding deity will immediately sense that person's presence.
Qi Ji used this mechanism to open the "Gate of Sacrifice and Gift" leading to the Gray Forest, realizing material exchange between Hill and himself.
"That's right. This 'response mechanism' is an inherent property of divinity. Since this blood moon is made up of the divinity of 'The First Authority, Ordinary World', it should also have this function."
This is easy to imagine. But what really piqued her interest was the specific content of the prayer message just now -
"Ancient Moon".
This: is a title belonging to the deity believed in by the Moonlight Empire, a vampire kingdom. It is an alien god who is not among the nine true gods. He is also the ancient ancestor in the legend of the blood clan and created the great existence of the entire blood clan.
It is said that in the early days of the Sixth Era, that is, about two hundred years ago, shortly after the disintegration of the unified human nation "Second Temple Empire", this alien god never descended again, nor did he send down any oracles or divine revelations.
Even after that, no individual in the blood clan has successfully advanced to the fifth level, "Tian", and become a mythical being with a trace of divinity.
Even those few vampires who had earlier been promoted to "Shantian" and became demigods, all went into seclusion at the same time, and no one knew where they were going or their purpose.
Over the next two hundred years, the vampire priests, patriarchs, and clergy of the Moonlight Empire held large-scale ceremonies more than once, offering precious and rare sacrifices and piety to the "ancient moon" in an attempt to gain its response again.
However, all they received was silence.
Many people wonder whether the great being who created the Blood Clan has abandoned His people, or simply died for some unknown reason.
But if this is true, then why are there still "favored ones" born among the vampires?
These lucky ones have the divine grace of "veto and privilege". If the "ancient moon" really leaves, how can this power unique to the vampires continue to exist?
Since God's grace still exists and can still appear continuously, it means that the "ancient moon" is still alive and has not abandoned its people...but this contradicts the fact that He does not respond to any prayers.
In short, it is a rather bizarre event. There are many researchers in the field of mythology in the human world who are trying to understand the truth behind it, but no meaningful results have been obtained in the past two hundred years.
This is a mystery that has lasted for two hundred years and neither race has been able to solve.
And now...
Qi Ji looked up at the blood-red color and suddenly felt as if he had suddenly realized something.
The "ancient moon" is the ancestor of the vampire race... Who said that? This is a myth passed down by vampires, and it may not be true.
Since as long as one possesses divinity, he can answer the prayers of believers and grant those who pray a certain amount of power...
Then, who stipulated that these characters who were revered as "gods"...
Must be alive?
Could it be that He...or rather, it, could not be just a complex organization composed of divine power?
It does not have self-awareness, but can mechanically respond to the power that matches the constant prayers according to the "pre-set" planned in advance.
Just like...
Just like the bloody full moon above my head.
"Hello, 'Ancient Moon'."
Qi Ji stared at the blood-red quietly, and spoke softly in a very subtle tone.
If her guess is correct... then this lonely and hollow "blood moon" hanging in the center of the End Mountains is none other than the "ancient moon" itself!
The so-called ancestor of the blood clan, from the beginning to the end... was not a living "creature", but just a mass of divine aggregate without vitality!
"In a sense, this is the first god-level being I've come into face to face with since I came to this world."
Qi Ji couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then turned his attention back to the blood moon above his head.
"By the way, how do you use this thing? A large mass of divinity with the authority of the 'Ordinary World'...what can it do?"
She was a little confused. She was very clear about the situation of the team entering the mountain, and she also saw the horrified reactions of those guys when they saw the tunnel they had drilled out of.
Later, because Thomas did not follow the leader into the tunnel, she was temporarily unable to learn the specific situation of those people, but her guess was almost right.
Therefore, she guessed with great confidence that... this team belonging to the Order of Saint Hydra had originally planned to dig a tunnel through the mountain.
Its destination is probably this strange giant abyss shaft, and the only thing worth paying attention to in this shaft is the big moon in front of it.
It is known that Saint Hydra sent out a team to open up a passage to the "distorted earth"...
In other words, if I do something with this big moon, I can open the door to the gray forest? Or induce some similar phenomenon?
What should... be done?
She thought about it, waved her hand, and the sacred and brilliant "Left Hand of Law" emblem appeared on her palm.
Then, a ray of extremely refined golden light was gradually emitted from the center of the ball, quietly floating in the air.
"Emmm... Although I'm not sure, since Saint Xudela asked someone to extract the divinity of the 'Eleventh Authority: Dawn' for them, it means that it can definitely be used, right? Then let's give it a try~~"
With a give-it-a-give attitude, she raised her hand and pressed the golden light directly onto the surface of the blood moon.
"Om-"
One red and one gold, two extremely distinct lights suddenly burst into dazzling flashes the moment they came into contact!
Although the gold color belonging to "Dawn" seemed very small in front of the boundless blood-red, it was like a drop of water falling into an oil pan on the verge of boiling, and an extremely violent reaction occurred in an instant!
A large number of tiny teardrop-shaped light spots shot out in all directions, some red and some gold, like fireworks flying all over the sky. The scene became like a welding scene with sparks flying everywhere, so spectacular.
Qi Ji looked at the oncoming light spots without retreating or resisting, allowing them to fall on his body, face, and cloak, as if he was in a heavy rain.
Chapter 453: Crossing the Vortex Wall
As soon as these light spots composed of two colors came into contact with her, they shattered into smaller pieces and soon disappeared completely, as if they had no lethality.
But Qi Ji clearly felt that... the "suppression and offset" force that had always existed nearby suddenly increased countless times at this moment!
It was because of this power that her "Stand-In Flash" skill was basically ineffective before, and now...
She raised one hand and released a beam of black flame into the pitch-black void.
"Oh!"
There was a short, dull, powerful explosion, and purple-black flames emerged from her palms, rapidly expanding and spreading, and then...
went out.
It felt like lighting a bunch of tinder used in magician's performances. A ball of flame suddenly rose up and then disappeared completely in an instant. Even the magician's white cloth gloves could not be burned.
The terrifying black flame that was once able to wipe out all matter within hundreds of meters along its path was now as weak as an ordinary torch!
"Sure enough, all the power and influence originating from 'spirituality' have been suppressed."
Qi Ji withdrew his hand, without showing any surprise at all.
Perhaps stimulated by the divinity from other realms, the divinity of the "ordinary world" in the blood moon burst out with an extremely violent effect at this moment, and this effect was to "weaken all spiritual power."
In the place where Qi Ji is now, the divinity of the "ordinary world" is so strong that it is almost enough to suppress any spiritual power. Even a metallurgist would probably fall into a mortal in an instant!
Only divinity can fight against divinity... Under normal circumstances, this is an unbreakable iron law:
Under the myth, we are all ants!
"It looks like we're still a little short of the mark. We need to step up our efforts."
Qi Ji saw that although the blood moon was sparkling under the stimulation of golden light, there was no additional change, so he intensified the divinity of "Dawn" injected into his palm.
"brush--"
In an instant, the surface of the red moon was like a sleeping body hit by a heavy hammer. Extremely violent circular ripples spread out in all directions. At the same time, the point where her palm was pressed suddenly sank.
Under the squeeze and pressure of the bursting golden light, the surface of the blood moon sank deeper and deeper, and soon formed a nearly conical "pit".
And the lowest point of this "pit"... gradually revealed a hint of white as the pit continued to expand, and a grayish-white light seeped out from that tiny point.
Even if it's... the plastic wrap that's about to be torn!
Qi Ji concentrated his mind and released all his senses, paying attention to his surroundings and the Blood Moon itself with the utmost precision to prevent any accidents.
Then... he pushed hard with his raised arm, and the brightness of the golden light in his palm surged again, transforming into a large golden halo that was almost as big as the rising sun!
"Boom boom boom boom!!!"
At that moment, as if a certain limit had been broken, with a deafening explosion, a big hole instantly appeared at the bottom of the pit on the surface of the blood moon!
The entire vertical shaft was shaken by the violent vibrations and sound waves, and a large amount of rocks fell off the surface of the cave wall and fell into the abyss, and were swallowed up by the thick darkness in an instant.
"brush--"
At the same time, light poured down from the gap in the surface of the red moon.
Grayish-white light, faint light...
Familiar light.
"If we just pass through this thing, we can reach the Gray Forest?"
Qi Ji tilted his head and looked at the scene in front of him.
Through the hole in the surface of the blood moon, what comes into view is a large area of grayish-white "fog".
The word "mist" is a bit of a misnomer, because the first impression it gives is more like a cotton wall covered with slaked lime powder than a fluffy, wispy mist.
The color distribution is not uniform, there are mottled marks everywhere, and it is very dense and thick.
But it flows and collides in a very frantic and violent manner, which compared with the thick texture... seems very contradictory.
Generally speaking, it is a gray and monotonous color, and it is difficult to describe its specific appearance in detailed language.
Qi Ji maintained the release of the divinity of "Dawn", continuing to expand the red color of the blood moon to prevent it from shrinking and healing on its own.
With a thought, her body slowly rose up under the support of an invisible force, slowly passed through the hole, and stopped in front of the "gray fog wall".
"Could it be that if we just pass through it... we can reach the Gray Forest?"
Qi Ji himself was not sure. After all, there was no relevant information at all. Even if he had great ability, he would not be able to figure it out just by thinking.
But just looking at the tone of this gray fog wall... it is indeed very similar to the gray-white forest. It seems that I can intuitively convince myself that there is some connection between the two?
Anyway, just give it a try.
Before passing through the gray fog wall, Qi Ji used the same trick again and stretched out his hand and poked it with his index finger.
“…No feeling.”
She pulled her hand back, her expression a little confused.
Because when her fingers sank into the weird, dense, and manic gray, she did not feel anything unusual.
Even her current senses did not detect anything abnormal...
There is no entity, no force field, and no other force fluctuations.
It was as if this grey wall of fog…didn’t exist at all.
This is actually a strange thing. After all, as long as it exists, no matter whether it is a material entity or something else, it will definitely interfere with the outside world, so Qi Ji will definitely be able to sense it.
"…Forget it. Since it has no effect on my body, let's go in and take a look first."
She is also very skilled and courageous. When she wants to rush in, she is not afraid at all. She just jumps and gets in.
"Whoosh-"
Was it an illusion? At the moment when his vision was completely filled with the restless gray-white, it seemed that there was a sharp sound of howling wind... passing by his ears.
As her body was engulfed by the gray mist, she also stopped maintaining the divinity of "Dawn" in her hand.
The golden light stopped shining and dispelled the scarlet. The sea of blood around the hole gathered together and closed in an instant, leaving behind waves of ripples.
Soon, the surface of the blood-red full moon returned to complete calm, without leaving a trace, as if nothing had happened.
No one noticed that when the petite figure with black hair disappeared, under the blood moon, in the deep darkness that stretched for thousands of feet...
Without any warning, a faint dark red light suddenly lit up, flickering in the silent and sticky darkness.
It was like a demon with its eyes wide open in a cave, emitting a maddening bloody smell.
