Chapter 484 The Sixth Authority: Infinitely Branching Paths
In the area surrounding the sealed space, affected by the divine power leaking out from the loopholes, the concentration of the "Rust Plague" curse is the lowest in the entire "Distorted Land".
However, this place is not as many people imagine it to be, lush and vibrant, filled with the chirping of insects and birds, and cute and lively animals living and breeding, a beautiful scene like a paradise garden.
On the contrary, everything here is withered and dilapidated.
The trees all drooped half-dead, and the gray and white tones that symbolized the "rust plague" curse had indeed faded, but were replaced by the withered yellow and dullness that represented desolation, death, and silence.
The out-of-control angel sealed here is a demigod from the "Moon" realm. The divine power that covers this place is naturally also the divine power from the "Moon" realm.
The divinity of the "moon" corresponds to the "first authority, the ordinary world", which is represented by "nature", "harmony" and "balance". It should be a great power that can bring peace and harmony to the surroundings.
But when the divine being that holds this power loses control and goes mad... this power becomes alienated and manifests itself in a distorted form.
The result is that this "utopia" where the concentration of the "rust plague" curse is infinitely close to zero has fallen into such a desolate, dilapidated and lifeless state.
——"Dead silence" and "unchanging" can also be regarded as a state in which all forces reach a delicate "balance".
On this desolate land covered with dead branches and fallen leaves, the bewilderment on Hill's face quickly disappeared, and was replaced by deep astonishment and shock:
"Master 105... what do you want to say?"
Qi Ji did not respond to her directly, but stretched out a hand, pointed it at the gap in the seal shell diagonally above, and twitched her pink lips slightly:
"… promoted."
"brush!"
The holy emblem of the "Ninth Authority·Panacea" - "Star Chart" appeared on her delicate and white palm, and then a large number of colorful and brilliant stars burst out from it.
The colorful colors that emerged like a spring were suspended diagonally above her body, slowly spinning in a spiral around a certain point. The spiral arms could be vaguely distinguished, and the dreamlike light spots and colors gathered in the center, blooming with a dreamy light.
It's like a miniature galaxy.
This colorful "Milky Way" quietly and majestically floats between Qi Ji and the sealed space, with the "Galactic Center" in the center facing the irregular gap.
It seemed to release some kind of mysterious attraction. Hill vaguely saw a trace of bright fluorescence separating from the edge of the irregularly shaped "gap" and rushing into the center of the miniature galaxy one by one.
If you look closely, you can just about make out... those wisps of fluorescent light are platinum-colored rays, ethereal and agile, their shapes resembling illusory flames.
After a full half minute, the "gap" in the seal no longer emitted fluorescent light, as if it had been exhausted.
Looking at the center of the miniature galaxy, you can clearly see a touch of platinum light, densely gathered together, shaking, swaying, and jumping from time to time, more like a burning flame.
"It's done."
Qi Ji put his hand down, and the slowly spinning miniature galaxy instantly dissipated, but the platinum-colored light ball separated from the "gap" was still floating in its original position.
At the same time, the "gap" in the outer shell of the sealed space seemed to have lost some kind of support and began to shrink and close rapidly. It would be completely healed in a few seconds.
Qi Ji raised his head and looked at the increasingly smaller gap. He hesitated for a moment and finally sighed:
"…Forget it, let's keep it for now."
After she finished speaking, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers gently:
"Proposed: The Sixth Authority: Infinitely Branching Paths."
A strong light flashed, and a flame with a bright orange outer flame and a platinum core flame emerged out of nowhere. It rushed towards the gap that was about to heal completely, filling it up in an instant, and sticking tightly to the edge of the gap to form a circle of "support".
Then, it stopped healing and continued to expand as the platinum flame expanded, eventually returning to its original size and shape.
After doing these things, Qi Ji waved her hand, and the platinum-colored flame that separated from the gap and burned fiercely in the air floated into her hand.
She held the flame in one hand and handed it to Hill, who was stunned.
"Take it, and you'll have the chance to master the power to completely purify the Rust Plague.
"Perhaps you won't be very powerful at the beginning, but as long as you are willing to invest enough energy in exploring and practicing, one day... you will be able to enter an unprecedented lofty realm, far superior to the 'Pure White Pope'."
Hill stared blankly at the raging platinum flame, and for a moment he felt like he was dreaming.
Completely purify the "Rust Plague"? Gain a power more powerful than the "White Pope"?
...Me?
The impact of these descriptions was too intense for her. They came crashing down on her head and made her brain go blank.
A strong excitement and excitement surged into my heart in the next second.
"…No, wait, calm down! Think!"
But she was not carried away by the seemingly beautiful, fairy-tale-like words. After forcing herself to calm down, she asked rationally:
"Master 105...what is the price?"
She didn't doubt Qi Ji's ill intentions, but basic common sense told her: There is no such thing as a completely free gift in the world!
Great power is often accompanied by huge costs and terrible risks. To obtain it, one must either make unimaginable sacrifices or bear unbearable risks.
This is not something that can be accepted on a whim; it must be carefully considered!
"The price..."
Seeing that Hill could still maintain his rationality at this critical moment, Qi Ji raised his eyebrows in appreciation and said with a meaningful smile:
"Maybe, maybe not."
"...Ah?" Hill was stunned.
"I mean, the so-called cost and risk depend on your own choice and judgment."
Qi Ji restrained his smile and said with a more serious expression:
"You have to know that in reality, not all 'deals' can be clearly priced and you can carefully weigh the pros and cons. In fact, for most choices, you can't judge the results before you get the results."
Hill nodded blankly, not quite understanding.
Qi Ji did not explain further, but just stretched out his hand holding the platinum flame:
"I don't know the consequences of you accepting this power. You are the only one who can decide this matter."
In the end, people have to rely on themselves.
She thought silently in her mind.
"Only on my own..."
His unfocused pupils stared at the flickering platinum flame, and Hill pursed his lips in silence.
For someone like me, it is a great honor and fortune just to be able to establish contact with the great, benevolent and generous external god, the "True Creator".
Now, not only was he taught the unique "other world" cultivation system - the "Mage" system, but he could also gain such incredible power? !
Is this an honor that I can really bear?
Am I really qualified to enjoy such great power?
After a long contemplation, the girl who was supposed to be ordinary until death raised her head. Her orange eyes looked over the platinum flame and met the eyes of the cloaked girl hidden under the shadow of the hood.
“Trust me,” she said, “I can bring true salvation to the Last Kingdom.”
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Chapter 485 An unexpected gain
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“Blazing flame!”
Orange-red flames bloomed from the weak but ever-lasting flames, and as if with intelligence, they split into several jets, rushing precisely in several different directions.
"Hoohoho!!!"
Each stream of fire hit a deformed monster that emerged from the gray-white bushes. These monsters all looked hideous and horrible, but without exception, they were all covered with reddish-brown rust.
They are so terrifying and ferocious. Their deformed muscles are full of explosive power, and their tall and sturdy bodies can cast huge black shadows on the ground.
Just like an armored vehicle, it can crush any lunatic who tries to hinder its progress just by relying on its brute force and weight!
"--hiss!"
However, these rust monsters can bring irresistible fear to people at a glance...
After coming into contact with those slender, surging, and lively red-orange fire streams, the ferocious and domineering body instantly collapsed and disintegrated, turning into wisps of steaming reddish-brown haze, but it completely disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Like a shadow in the sun.
"Purify!"
Hill, holding a bright orange flame in his hand, narrowed his eyes, raised his palm slightly upwards, and shouted solemnly, seriously, and loudly, like a leader holding a lamp.
And those streams of fire that could easily evaporate the evil spirits were all retracted as she spoke with great passion, and soon all turned back into bright orange flames.
The next second, a wave of platinum light burst out, bright enough to sting one's eyes!
The size of the flame did not change, but its brightness suddenly increased several times. The platinum flame in the center covered the surrounding space of more than ten meters, and dragged extremely long shadows behind the sick trees, spreading out radially.
The few wisps of reddish-brown smoke formed by the evaporation of the evil spirits completely disappeared under the platinum flame that was comparable to the sun, and ceased to exist, without even the slightest ability to resist.
“This can be considered an unexpected gain.”
Qi Ji, who was following behind Hill, took light steps and looked with a smile at the slender figure shrouded in platinum light, as if in a halo of heaven, and couldn't help muttering.
The strong light lasted for a moment, and soon the flame in Hill's palm returned to its original brightness, and everything around returned to the gray darkness.
But what is different from before is that... the vegetation illuminated by the platinum light, whether it is trees, shrubs or weeds, the seemingly eternal gray-white color has obviously faded, revealing its original color of either brown-red or emerald green.
However, even if all the rust is eliminated, these plants will not return to normal, but will wither and die soon.
——For these plants that have been living in high concentrations of rust since they germinated from seeds, the curse that is hated by countless people has become an inseparable part of them, a part of their survival.
"call……"
Hill let out a long breath, slowly put down his hand that was holding the flame, and carefully held it in both hands, placing it on his chest. His movements were very gentle, as if he was protecting a fragile flame that was more precious than a diamond.
"Tsk, I told you not to be so careful. That thing is a collection of divine power, it's very durable, there's no way it could go wrong."
Qi Ji curled his lips, smiled helplessly, shook his head, and turned his gaze to his right hand.
The holy emblem "Map of Stars" that symbolizes the "Ninth Authority: Panacea" was undulating and flickering in the palm of her hand, and when her eyes fell on it, red-orange and white-gold quickly spread, replacing the deep purple and pure black that made up the galaxy.
Soon, her palm turned into a blurry bright block, composed of two colors, red-orange and white-gold. The two colors mixed and entangled with each other, you are in me and I am in you, inseparable, hazy and illusory.
These colors seemed to want to condense into a fixed form, but every time they gathered together, as if their power was exhausted, they spread and merged again, turning into a chaotic and blurred mass again.
Qi Ji stared at the bright color block in his hand that kept changing and was ultimately futile, and murmured in a deep voice:
"The Sixth Authority: Infinitely Branching Paths."
Corresponding to the "Fire" realm, it represents the authority of "challenge", "opportunity" and "accident".
An authority that is said to have never been held by any god so far!
The only "miracle worker" who was active in the early Sixth Epoch and suddenly disappeared, the "Lord of Pure White", obtained the divinity of this field.
To be honest, she was a little surprised to find this thing in the gap of the sealed space. She didn't expect to have such a gain when she came to this land.
In other words, she expected that the "Pure White Gate" might have once been the only miracle worker in ancient times, the "Pure White Lord", but she did not expect that "He" would be related to the sealed space and the out-of-control angel of the "Moon".
Could it be that the two had fought before? Was the out-of-control angel of the "Moon" sealed by the "Pure White Gate"?
It is very likely, but it cannot be confirmed based on the current conditions.
It would be better to wait until I return to the Last Kingdom and have a face-to-face chat with the god who was most likely the "Pure White Lord" before making a decision.
"Master 105, the recovery potion that the True Creator gave me...is about to lose its effect."
Hill's voice suddenly came from the front.
Qi Ji extinguished the color in his palm, looked up, and saw Hill stopped and turned back to look at him with a look that was half embarrassed and half awkward.
"Oh, that's right, it's time."
After Hill accepted the divine aggregate of "Sixth Authority: Infinite Branching Paths" bestowed by himself, the two rested for another night under the sealed space, and set out early this morning to trek towards the direction of the Last Kingdom.
It was now noon, and exactly one full day, or twenty-four hours, had passed since Hill drank his special recovery potion.
According to the expiration date she set when she made the potion, it would soon become invalid.
After losing the efficacy of the Seventh Season recovery potion, Hill could no longer maintain sufficient physical strength by going without food or drink and only getting basic sleep and rest as before.
