The statue of the Lord of the Sleeping Old Gods was a faceless, fat man who was holding up or stretching. The holy emblem was an indescribable snake-like spiral. Shade felt sleepy as soon as he saw it, and couldn't help yawning.
This caused Mr. Bernhardt beside him to yawn.
Xia De held his breath and stretched out his right hand. When his fingers crossed a certain limit, the skin on his fingertips peeled off, revealing a not-so-bright golden mark in the cracks.
After withdrawing her hand and narrowing her eyes slightly, she saw that everyone was looking at her. After a moment's hesitation, she used her left arm to block the sight of others in an awkward position. However, considering that Sister Defulin's "seeing" did not rely on vision, it was hard to say whether this method was useful.
He stretched out his right hand and grabbed the statue and the holy emblem at the same time. Immediately, an irresistible sleepiness came over him, and amidst "her" laughter, Shade fell on the table:
"As expected of Shenmian..."
"Then let's get on with it."
The owner of the mansion withdrew his gaze from Xia De.
"What will happen to him?"
Bernhardt asked quietly, pointing to Shade, who was lying on the table.
"If he can wake up from his slumber, he can leave. But if he continues to sleep, he must stay here."
"Can't we take him with us?"
Sister Defulyn also asked.
The wrinkles on the old man's face piled up together, and he grinned, revealing his toothless mouth:
"First card of the second round, my bet is..."
(Mi Mia is running...)
Shade had a psychological expectation of what would happen after touching the evil god statue. Since this old god was called the Father of Sleep, it was understandable that he would fall into sleep after touching its power.
In the endless nothingness, I stepped on solid ground. With the green land under my feet as the center, the wilderness under the endless night sky spread out in all directions. The sea of stars hung upside down above my head, and the huge silver moon shone on Shade.
He knew this was his dream. After all, this was the scene he saw most often in his dreams since he came to this world. But this time, the wilderness under the silver moon seemed unstable. Shade could feel that he was falling into a deeper dream.
It was a dream of nothingness, a dream without consciousness and any thoughts.
So who do you turn to for help
Xia De looked up at the moon, and "she" whispered softly in Xia De's ear.
Desire in the pool? She is looking forward to your call.
she asked with a smile.
Xia De shook his head and looked down slightly at the scene around him collapsing:
"Sister Develyn has already said that when you encounter danger, you can move towards the direction of the flame (Chapter 637)."
The solid earth of the dreamland collapsed, turning into light spots floating towards the starry sky above. The starry sky scroll gradually closed, and only the silver moon remained so real.
"Flames..."
He looked at his hand. The red stone he had once received from Mr. Thales of the Xikar Inn, the stone that could reveal a giant flying bird when facing the sun, appeared in his hand through his imagination.
Stranger, you are about to fall into a deep sleep.
"She" reminded softly.
Xia De nodded and looked at the silver moon above his head:
"I need guidance."
He said softly.
The silver moonlight was quiet and calm, and as Shade spoke, an illusory yellow moon appeared behind the silver moon. The ground beneath his feet completely collapsed, and Shade closed his eyes and fell into a deeper dream. The silver moonlight and the yellow moonlight shone on his body and his hands.
"It's a pity that you still didn't ask for my help."
In a trance, he seemed to hear the voice of desire, but then his thoughts completely stopped and he fell into an eternal sleep...
The consciousness fell into the deepest dark void, and one second seemed to be an eternity. In the deep darkness, the red stone in Xia De's hand suddenly flashed red light.
The stone slipped out of his hand and floated in front of him.
With a clear bird call, the stone ignited into flames. The flames spread in all directions, illuminating the darkness. Light red, dark red, fiery red, orange red... ... The illusory colors of the flames presented a hazy light and shadow in the dark void.
The chaotic and brilliant, indescribable light illuminated the deepest nothingness of consciousness, and while Xia De, whose consciousness had fallen into silence, was illuminated by the red light, he heard the most real voice:
"Shad Suren Hamilton, open your eyes..."
"Again?"
The exhaustion made Xia De, who had regained consciousness, even unwilling to open his eyes.
What he heard was a hoarse woman's voice calling him, and he could feel a grand and beautiful figure appearing in his consciousness.
The body that was originally "lying" in the void of consciousness gradually turned around and became a posture facing the hazy red light and shadow. In the repeated calls of "Open your eyes quickly, Shad Sulen Hamilton...", Shad tried hard to overcome the influence of the evil god's power on him, and "looked" at the existence that called him in the void of consciousness.
The firelight illuminated his eyes, and what he saw was the blurry figure in the firelight. It accompanied the flames, and the flames accompanied it. The beautiful and crazy figure was reflected in his pupils. The gorgeous flames were wrapped in the deepest part of the red light, and a beautiful creature was surrounded by burning human bones.
"Phoenix..."
"Shad Suren Hamilton."
The sound seemed to come from all directions, but it was not loud, but rather gentle. But in the gentleness there was madness and restlessness. It might have gone crazy a long time ago, but it still obeyed the call and came here, awakening the sleeping Shade.
But Shade was not satisfied with this, he needed the help of this ancient. The moonstone ring appeared in his consciousness, and he kissed the ring gently:
"May the yellow moon guide you—confusion."
Two silver-yellow moons appeared in the illusory firelight around them. The cool light calmed Xia De's spirit and softened the restless flames:
"Stranger outside of destiny, I see new possibilities in you."
The beautiful figure in the fire seemed to be awake, and a little bit of firelight from the figure in the center of the light flowed into Shade's body little by little. He felt the power and satisfaction, and he realized that he was devouring the fire of the phoenix.
The soul was delighted by this, but due to greed and gluttony, it craved for more. The sin of laziness truly became Shad's strength the moment he regained consciousness, and the new sin was gradually becoming solid in his soul.
"The issue between life and death is imminent. I woke up to your call, but I couldn't last long."
This is the ancient language, speaking in a gentle tone:
"The narrow space is on the verge of collapse, and death is about to befall the city at the foot of the mountain. Go, you, the traveler from a foreign land, and remove the four nails sent from the Land of Death to the real world. They are four people who have come back from the dead. This cannot prevent the disaster, but at least it can buy you more time."
"I see."
Xia De didn't open his mouth, but the voice appeared naturally in this empty space.
"The traveler connecting the present and the past, the Red Butterfly Twins, the Ash Sister, the Angel of Death, the Blood Prince, the Witch's Heir, the Chosen One, the strong men of the material world gather here, and even the sight of the great ones is cast here. Go, Shad Sulen Hamilton, I will give you the strength to help you overcome the difficulties ahead and fight sin with sin. But remember..."
Shade felt himself waking up, and the ancient one who had been here since ancient times also gave his final warning:
"... Death is the only way to fight death. All men must die... All things must die."
Shade was about to wake up, and he asked his last question:
"Excuse me, why did you use your body to suppress the narrow mountaintop passage?"
The Witch Queen probably sealed the passage on the mountainside, after all, they are the true mortal managers of the material world of the Fifth Epoch. The Orthodox Church took action only after discovering the problem, as they are the guardians of the extraordinary order of the Sixth Epoch.
Only the ancient one on the top of the mountain seemed to have nothing to do with anything, but it sealed the most critical passage. This responsibility was unimaginable to Shade.
“Because I’ve always been here.”
"What... ... "
"Humans worship the mountains and forests, that is me. Humans worship the flames, that is me. Everything in this mountain that humans worship, that is me. I have been here since I was born, from the Third Age until now. I am the son of Mount Xikar. I am with the mountains, the earth, and everything."
The fire engulfed Shad, the endless power, like the mountains, like the earth. In the fire, he saw the phantom that represented everything about Mount Sikar, and saw the story of people and mountains.
Outsider, you have come into contact with the fire of the phoenix, and you have gained the spell "Fire Plasticity".
Outsider, you have come into contact with the Phoenix Fire, and your body has gained stronger self-healing abilities.
The Phoenix that suppressed the narrow space was the original guardian of Mount Xikar. It was not a god, but the mountains were with it, and it was the son of the mountains.
Chapter 708: Son of the Mountains