The Mystery Lock - Kiss of the Tree, the second Mystery Lock that Shade mastered, its most important function is to seal and suppress. In the dark realm, by using the power of divine power to flush the spirit runes and the power of the ring, Shade used this Mystery Lock to seal most of the power of Darkness, the Human Pus.
On this beach of death, Shade used all the spirit in his body to seal the door of death. His seal was certainly not as good as the one personally guarded by the August priest who was suspected to have mastered the power of the original angel, but at least it could ensure that this door would not have any problems in the short term.
Of course, the seal of the Kiss of the Tree had no effect on him, so he didn't lock himself in here.
Even other thirteen-ring sorcerers would not be able to accomplish what he was doing. After all, coming here meant death, and the maze of Shade itself contained stories and the power of the god who had the power of the "door".
So, have you figured out how to leave
she asked softly in his ear.
"Of course—the key to the door!"
The red bonfire was burning on the beach, and the roots of the giant tree almost merged with the death scene on the stone door. Shade, whose face turned pale due to excessive use of strength, pressed one hand on the stone door and activated the door key inside the maze lock.
The Kiss of the Tree is the story of the old god who controls the power of space and transforms the door. Coupled with the spell that also comes from him and the blessing of the power of the afterglow of divinity, Shad feels that he can barely turn his arm and open the door of death.
This also allowed him to discover another function of the maze - Kiss of the Tree. Within this maze, he could open almost any lock.
When Shade fell out of the white light between the two giant stone doors, he almost didn't have the strength to stand up. The extreme consumption ensured the power of the puzzle lock to the greatest extent, and the action of opening the door also consumed the little remaining physical strength.
In the narrow space between life and death, the recovery speed of his spiritual and physical strength was reduced, leaving him with almost no ability to fight.
Push open the door of death and walk into death, open the shackles between life and death, and return to the narrow space between life and death.
Stranger, you have once again heard the "whisper" from death.
You have acquired the Thaumaturgy - Death's Door. Open a one-way passage to true death, which only allows you and the souls that voluntarily leave to enter. While the passage is open, because it is one-way, the other side will not affect the normal world.
"Ha, why would I open this kind of channel? It would be nice if I could actively suck in my enemies, but it only works on souls, and the other party must leave voluntarily... Could it be that this magic is meant to make me die again?"
He held onto the ground and gasped:
"It's almost daybreak."
Xia De didn't know that his use of the maze caused the abnormal phenomenon in the Xikar Mountain area. He only knew that he had no strength to cross such a long distance in the narrow space and return to the house inside the Russell Manor, not to mention the attacks of evil spirits on the way.
"Fortunately, I was prepared."
A smile appeared on his pale face. Shade, who had fallen to the ground in front of the Death Gate, stretched out his hand and managed to find the key, the door, a toy that looked like a branch, two bottles of blood, and the blood bottle left by the priest from the items placed in front of the stone door in advance:
"May the World Tree protect me in time."
Panting heavily, he inserted the key into the door. After turning it, the small door was filled with thick white mist. Even the black wind blowing from the crack in the door behind him could not shake the mist.
"Sure enough, even here, the Time Key can be used."
He put his finger into the door, the metal pendant fell to the ground, and Shad disappeared.
Stranger, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time".
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Spring of the 3014th year of the Fifth Era, Eastern Continent, Night Manor.
Event: The God of Vampires' cocktail party.
Duration: thirty minutes (2/3).
You get additional information.
The figure of the Infinite Tree Father continues to watch over you.
The tests given to you by the Ancient God of Time will continue.
Attend the reception of "Duke of Vampires Laoaire" with the mortals until the end of the reception.
The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Thaumaturgy-Silent Moonlight, a True Message-Elf.
He entered the white fog space in a prone position and left the narrow space. His physical strength recovered rapidly. It was as if Xia De had the ability to breathe and heal his wounds. After a few breaths, he stood up directly:
“It’s not bad.”
After changing the clothes that were stained with mud in front of the stone gate into the spare clothes that had been turned into toys, Xia De stretched his body and took a step forward without wasting time. The scenery of the corridor of the night manor slowly unfolded.
Turning his head to look out the window at the almost still and strange night scene in the courtyard, he felt that his physical strength and spirit were still recovering at a normal or even faster rate. Then, he saw that the three bottles in his hands were still there:
"very good."
He is very satisfied with the current situation.
Walking forward along the corridor, he turned the corner and entered a long and narrow passage. At the end, the double doors opened automatically and Shade walked in directly.
The huge hall, which seemed to be built for creatures of giant height, remained the same, but on the tables in front of the middle-aged witch, the armored old man, and the twin girls, there were rich-looking meals served on gold and silver plates, and it seemed that everyone had eaten some.
Although it was quiet here, the atmosphere was better than Shad had imagined. It seemed that the saints and mortals had held other cocktail parties while he was away. At least Shad saw a smile on the face of the white-haired old man who was putting the cards together.
"god."
As the door behind him closed automatically, Shade greeted the saint in a red cloak at the end of the long table. The cracks on his skin that had disappeared when he left the Death Gate reappeared, and the saint nodded to him:
"Please take your seats. After a short break, the reception will begin."
Xia De came to the end of the long table facing the saint, and the chair automatically pulled open for him to sit. He looked at the other people attending the party. The witch who looked like a middle-aged woman had no expression, the gray-haired old man smiled and nodded at Xia De, and the twin girls were still surprised by the golden light marks on Xia De's body.
"You have a strong smell of death. I hope it doesn't affect your taste for wine."
The saint in the red cloak spoke softly, but only sighed slightly before getting straight to the point:
"So, unexpected guest, this time, have you brought blood that satisfies me in exchange for the qualification to continue to attend this reception?"
"I think so."
Shade placed the three small bottles in his pocket on the table and pointed to the first bottle of blood:
"The blood of the Deep-Eyed Dragon Squid. It's very hard to get. I got it from a mermaid in a trade."
"Not bad, at least much better than impure dragon blood."
The saint made a simple evaluation and it seemed that this bottle of blood was just barely qualified.
"The blood of the Rhine demon. Many people died for this."
Shade pointed to the second bottle of blood.
"Oh? Rhine Demon? This is rare. This kind of demon that uses blood relationship as a curse is absolutely dangerous to my believers."
The saint said, and Shade thought about it before he realized that the other party was referring to the fact that the "Rhine Demon" was very lethal to the blood-sucking clan.
"Although I only need to bring two kinds of blood this time, I also brought a third kind."
Shad pointed to the last small bottle. The priest left in a hurry, so the blood left behind was very little compared to the other blood that Shad had purchased at a "high price".
“Looks like something very interesting.”
He waved his hand, and the three bottles in Shade's hand automatically floated to the other end of the long table.
The stopper of the third bottle was opened automatically, and the blood-sucking god twitched his nose slightly, then narrowed his eyes.
Xia De endured the huge mental pressure and observed the other party's expression. When the blood-sucking god frowned, he said tentatively:
"This blood... may be related to the original angel, Jakel."
Shade asked the priest to bleed because he thought that the story of priest Augustus was interesting enough, so his blood might have value. In addition, the blood-sucking gods would not curse the mortals just because they sucked their blood, so he set his sights on the priest.
But when he got the spirit rune in the Land of Death, he heard the information of the "First Angel", and Shade had a new idea. The "First Angel" seemed to be traceable back to the first gods, and the first gods were the ancient gods. Maybe he could find out more information about the ancient gods through the "First Angel".
The saint nodded slightly:
"It is indeed the original angel."
Xia De opened his eyes slightly to show his excitement:
"So the first angels were..."
"The first angel, the angel of death, the angel of death, mortals like to call it this."
The god simply said, and then changed the subject without giving Shade a chance to ask questions:
"Very good. Although the smell of death in this blood is too strong, it is also a good wine. Unexpected guest, you can choose to use this as a gift when you come next time, or you can choose to use it to offset the next wine tasting requirement."
After a crisp snap of his fingers, ten identical green wine bottles appeared in front of the god, and the plates in front of everyone were emptied, with some delicious-looking snacks. At the same time, brand new glass goblets appeared in front of them with a thud:
"Then let's move on to the next stage of the wine party. Now that I have tasted the fine wines you brought, I cannot be stingy with my collection. Here are ten pieces of my collection. I will taste them one by one, and all you have to do is taste the wine with me."
"God, do we also need to taste all the blood brew here?"
Xia De asked, and the saint shook his head slightly:
"Each of you only needs to drink with me three times. But if someone still doesn't drink three times after I have tasted all the blood brew here, then he will probably be unlucky and end up like the mortal king who brought impure dragon blood."
The rules of this cocktail party were simple and easy to understand, and the five people had a good understanding of them, so there were no questions.
"Also, you guys."
He suddenly looked to the right of Shade, at the twin girls in black and white gauze dresses. The girls held hands and lowered their heads, and under the great pressure of the saint's gaze, even their breathing stagnated.
"You two brought the same blood, so I will consider you as one. You must taste the same blood brew."
"Yes, God."
The little girls whispered.
"you."
He looked at the old man in armor again. The old man had already gathered the cards and put them into his pocket.
"The game just now was fun, maybe we can continue during the next break. So, you can just drink with me twice."
“Thank you for your mercy, God.”
The old man also lowered his head and said that his mental endurance was the worst among the people currently alive. At this time, just being looked at by the saint, his face immediately turned purple.
"Very good. Then, the second round of the cocktail party officially begins!"
The tightly drawn curtains by the window turned blood red in an instant. The metal material of the bat-shaped kerosene lamp by the wall melted and deformed, and it became a child holding a bat with sharp teeth and wings. The carpet turned blood red, and the crystal chandelier above the head hung down a string of thin teeth. Even behind the saint, on the wall that was originally just a tapestry, a strange oil painting appeared.
The oil painting was a blood-red mass, and in the gaps between the uneven paint, it seemed as if something was flying in groups. But upon closer inspection, one could only feel dizziness and a headache, and even a rust-like taste appeared in the mouth for some reason.
The originally red carpet seemed to have blood flowing through it, and the dark liquid had stained the carpet with lines similar to human blood vessels. On the stone bricks of the old hall walls, large patches of black blood stains appeared, until the entire room was filled with a faint smell of blood.
The strange night view of the manor outside the window remained unchanged, but the restaurant, which was originally normal, had changed in a somewhat strange direction with the start of the second cocktail party. Not only did Xia De frown, but even the witch felt uneasy.