However, the battle between these two holy relics (jihad for short) does not appear to be fierce or spectacular at all. To put it bluntly, it is a small snake and a bean sprouts. The time was completely spent in a stalemate.
The final outcome is that the offspring of the Sun Stairway desperately absorbed energy from the meteorite fragments, exhausted the fragments, and finally dissolved and absorbed the Ouroboros completely, but it also paid a heavy price. The crystal-clear and transparent stem was already black and surging inside, as if a large ball of ink had been poured into a glass of clear water, and the leaves and tentacles-like tendrils began to droop.
At this time, Old Alam took a long breath and wiped off his sweat, full of the pleasure of relief. He is still hurting only his vitality but not the root cause. If he takes good care of him, his life expectancy will not be affected, and his youth can be restored. After seeing Fang Senyan's tangled appearance, he thought about it carefully, then hesitated and said:
"Outsider, the situation you are encountering now is very rare. You only got the offspring of the sun ladder, but not its dead leaves. It is completely impossible to use conventional methods to obtain the power of the sun ladder."
Fang Sheyan could only smile wryly at this time, how could he still have the financial ability to support another trip to the ruins to collect dead leaves from the sun ladder? It's just that Fang Sheyan quickly understood what this guy meant, and immediately looked at Old Alam and said in surprise:
"Could it be that you seem to have other ways to fail?"
Old Alam thought for a while and said:
"Among our royal family in Dubai, there is also an ancient ritual passed down a long time ago. This ritual is called Babu Babura. It is a unique method for our royal family to use the sun ladder. The Ouroboros tribe and the Sun tribe are both With the help of the power in the withered leaves of the sun's ladder, Babu Babra took another way."
"You should also know that the mother plant of the sun ladder is a very cruel plant, and will kill its own daughters with its own hands. Our ancient method is applied to those dead sun ladder daughters. However, those offspring were all killed by the mother plant, and your current offspring is not only in a half-dead state, but also bitten by ouroboros. I cannot guarantee that the ancient method will be effective, more importantly Yes, even if the Babu Babur ritual is successfully performed, the death rate of this method is also very high, and it is still very painful!"
"Then what happens after it succeeds?" Fang Senyan suddenly said, "Since this method has been passed down, it proves that it must be useful. What will happen after it succeeds?"
Old Alam recalled:
"I can't use your words to describe the power gained after success. It is completely different from the power gained by the Sun Tribe and the Ouroboros Tribe. They have not changed much in themselves, but they can make thousands People lose their lives without knowing it."
Sheyan thought for a while, took a deep breath and said:
"You tell me the method first, I'll think about it."
Old Alam got rid of the entanglement of ouroboros and was in a great mood, so he agreed to Fang Sheyan's request, but he pulled out a very old rope from behind, on which were densely tied many different shapes of ropes. Knot. When Fang Senyan saw this scene, he immediately remembered an ancient custom that he had heard about before: "Knotting events with knots"!
This way of inheriting history and culture seems incredible, but in fact, it has existed in various ancient civilizations with a long history.
There is a saying in the Book of Changes: "In ancient times, people were governed by knotting ropes, and the sages of later generations are easy to write contracts, hundreds of officials are governed, and all people are judged."
The way of knotting usually follows the principle of "if the matter is big, make a big knot;
And this custom is not unique to China, Indians also have a similar practice. Of course, to interpret the knots of different sizes into words, you can only rely on the formulas passed down from generation to generation in the family.
Old Aram stroked the knots one after another with his rough fingers, and gradually immersed himself in the realm of communicating with the ancestors and gods. You can't understand half a word, and there is also a strange melody that blends into your heart.
After a while, Old Aram said to Fang Sheyan:
"The method used by Babu Babra is very cruel, and it is impossible to stop once it starts. If it is not successful, then you will become its food, and slowly watch it devour your body. Continue until the sun rises and sets twice, are you sure you want to accept it?"
The sun rises and sets twice and it takes a total of forty-eight hours. Hearing Old Alam's slow voice, Sheyan couldn't help but feel his heart tremble, coughed and said:
"So... I mean, if I feel that I can't stand it at that time, what will happen if I use external force to stop it forcibly?"
Old Alam said with certainty:
"The biggest possibility is that you died together with the person who presided over the ceremony. Another possibility is that Babu Babura's ceremony failed and you could not gain power. The records of the ancestors are very detailed. Can be disturbed by any factor, once disturbed is a failure."
Obviously, Sheyan's idea was to return to the Nightmare Dimension as soon as he found out that there was something wrong with the ceremony, and forcibly repair his body. But now it seems that this plan can only save lives, and the ceremony is bound to fail. At this time, he actually didn't have much choice, so he could only force his teeth.
"Are you really sure you want to perform Babu Babura's ceremony? I have to tell you that the larvae of the sun ladder adopted by our royal family are all malnourished and dead, unlike the larvae you have now. , not only grows very strong, it seems that it is only seriously injured and has the possibility of surviving, and the possibility of something going wrong is quite high."
"I see, let's do it." Fang Sheyan was already on the verge of riding a tiger.
Seeing that he must persist, Old Aram shrugged his shoulders and said:
"Okay, wait, I have to look for records about Babu Babra."
Sheyan took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes and waited. He didn't hear anything from Old Alam for more than ten minutes. When he looked up, he saw that guy scratching his head in shame and saying:
"I'm really sorry, I left the ritual record about Babu Babura at home, you wait for me here, I'll go back and get it right away..."
Fang Sheyan:
"...Wait!! Why don't you just take me with you."
It stands to reason that Sheyan can't leave the Dubai Swamp within five kilometers, otherwise he will be forced to teleport back, but under the leadership of the old Aram, he broke this rule, but there is also a reminder in the space after arriving at the port of Qom, It can only be used within the Port of Qom, and if you leave, you will be teleported back to the Nightmare Dimension.
At this time, the pirates had already sailed away and returned to the Caribbean Sea. They had to return when the wind was favorable, at least half a month less bumpy at sea. Having returned with a full load, their morale is high, and they must be speeding up their sails.
There is no doubt that Old Aram has absolute authority among the tribe. After he returned to the tribe, he first ordered the tribe to prepare things, then searched for some strange medicines everywhere, and finally settled down in his pointed thatched hut. After rummaging around for a long time, he finally took out something from the basement. Sheyan was surprised when he saw this thing. It was a shrunken head! !
This head has obviously undergone special treatment, and it has been shrunk down to the size of a fist in a strange way. The surface is brownish red. Because of the overflow of oil in the skin, it feels smooth to the touch, as if it has been waxed. . Due to severe dehydration, his facial features were squeezed together, and he looked ferocious with bared teeth.
After seeing this head, Fang Senyan realized that the guys who came to Qom Harbor were also very barbaric cannibals. It is estimated that this scary thing occupies the status of modern people's "sausage" and "bacon" in these indigenous recipes. Could it be that the old man knew that his physical strength was exhausted next, so he had to hit the tip first to replenish his physical strength
Unexpectedly, Old Aram looked very respectful when facing this head. After lying on the ground and praying devoutly, he was still chanting words. After being introduced by a native next to him, "Wow in the house", Fang Senyan realized that this head actually belonged to the old Aram's grandpa. It was made like a shrine, a spiritual tablet, and it was a sign of respect.
Old Aram picked up the shrunken head and soaked it in clear water. You can see a lot of hair strands in the scalp absorb enough water and spread in the water, which looks like a braid. It seemed that when the clear water was completely still, the hair at the back of the head was soaked away, forming a braid with many knots.
Old Alam squinted his eyes, struggling to pronounce some syllables that Sheyan couldn't understand. He seemed to be quite focused on identifying the knots in the braids and analyzing the meaning expressed in them. At this moment, Fang Senyan wished to throw him a pair of reading glasses. If this old guy remembers wrongly, he is not the one who suffers
Watching his actions, Fang Sheyan couldn't help feeling emotional. The method of recording secrets like this is indeed jaw-dropping. Even if he stole this shriveled head, which he knows is of great significance, he would definitely not understand the meaning.
After a while, the corner of Old Aram's mouth twitched, and he looked at Sheyan and said seriously:
"Are you sure you want to perform Bab Babla's ritual?"
Sheyan said angrily:
"I'll answer you for the last time, I'm sure."