As he gained a deeper understanding of the ritual, he discovered that the basic principles of the ritual left by the Witch Emperor were very similar to the principles of the small sealing ritual taught to him by Sister Defulin, except that the nun's ritual was scaled down and avoided the step of using the witch's power.
This also means that the spiritual order to which Sister Defulyn belongs has also inherited some of the knowledge of the Fifth Age.
All in all, it took the three of them a full hour to finish setting up the ceremony venue. Xia De's hands and feet were cold, and the two witches looked like they were about to collapse.
The small bells hanging on the wall tinkled with the black wind. The pulled silver threads entangled the witch's hair, forming a pentagram pattern with the well as the center.
Most of the runes on the walls have been refilled, and the ground has been refilled with ritual materials.
The witches were exhausted, but they still came to the well with Shade against the wind. The power of death penetrated into the narrow space from here, and the golden afterglow on Shade's body and the light of the two witch jewelry became brighter.
But even so, they knew that they had to leave here as soon as possible.
So far, besides himself, Shade only knew of two people who could stand in this area intact. One was Priest Augustus who had the power of the original angel, and the other was Sister Defulin who possessed the original fire.
"Ms. Aurora, let me do it, don't come near me."
Xia De stretched out his hand, and the lady with long brown wavy hair could only hand him the comb. He walked straight to the edge of the well against the wind, and put his hand on the outer wall of the well to prevent himself from being blown down by the cold black wind that seemed to freeze his soul. The wind pulled the golden light in the cracks on his body backwards. In the eyes of the two witches, he looked like a golden flame on his body:
"I'm going to lose it, get ready."
Shade shouted loudly, but his voice was very low due to the narrow nature of the room.
The right hand holding the comb came to the top of the well mouth, and the golden afterglow and rainbow-colored light spots rushed upwards with the black wind. He knew he couldn't delay any longer, so he loosened his hand and the comb fell down.
Almost at the same time, a golden light appeared behind them, and Miss Aurora's twelve-step golden stairs and Grandma Cassandra's ten-step golden stairs appeared at the same time.
The light from the stairs illuminated the place, illuminating the mottled murals and peeling runes.
The witch's power permeated all around, and the spiritual light spread along the silver lines. At the same time, the wellhead also gushed out rainbow-colored light, briefly illuminating Shade's face and the circular space.
With the help of the light, Shade also saw some antique fragments and stone sculptures of unknown use by the wall. He believed that the Witch Council would move them all away in the future.
“It looks like it was successful.”
Shad breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to retreat to a safe place, waiting for Granny Cassandra and Miss Aurora to resume the ceremony.
But at this moment, the voice beside my ear was gently reminding me:
There is a handprint next to the well.
"What?"
It’s not that Xia De didn’t observe carefully, but the wind here was so strong that he couldn’t open his eyes. Fortunately, “her” senses were not restricted by these restrictions.
"Where?"
Feel to the right... ... up a little... ... and slowly down... ... Yes, good, you should have felt the fingerprint.
Xia De did feel fingerprints. The handprints on the outside of the well mouth looked like someone had used force to press them on the hard black stone. You know, even the winds that represent death could not leave any traces on the well mouth in the span of two epochs.
The witches were busy controlling their powers and following the incomplete ritual traces to clear the ritual veins, so they had no time to pay attention to Shade. So Shade overlapped his hand with the slightly smaller handprint to see what would happen.
"oh?"
The woman's hesitant voice sounded in his ears, and Shade also got the hint:
Outsider, you have obtained "Violet Marshall, the Guardian of the Witch Zankyou Witton".
"What?"
He took his hand away in surprise and saw the handprint on the wall of the well emitting a faint golden light:
"The Witch Emperor died here?"
But "she" said that only the place where the witch with voting rights died could Shade absorb the residual sound.
A witch who is powerful enough can leave echoes while still alive. For example, Mana Filianna.
"But Miss Felina is..."
He wanted to say that Miss Feliana was a genius witch of the Fifth Epoch, but if he thought about it carefully, the witch who could become the Witch Emperor at the end of the Fifth Epoch was not necessarily less talented and powerful than Miss Feliana.
Looking down at the handprint on the wall of the well, it was still glowing, and getting brighter and brighter. Xia De stepped back temporarily, and then heard an unfamiliar sigh in his ear. It was a woman's voice, very young,
"Is the seal finally going to fail?"
As Shade stared in astonishment, a phantom figure of a woman in a silk robe appeared from the light of the handprint. She had long hair and a delicate yet solemn face. There was an earring with a pentagram mark on her left ear, but nothing on her right ear:
Miss Aurora and Grandma Cassandra looked over in surprise:
"Shad, what did you do?"
The shadow just talked to herself, and had no intention of paying attention to the three people. She walked from the well to the wall at a walking pace, and then walked around the circular wall. As she walked, the golden color on her body left clear marks on the wall, further strengthening the effect of the seal.
Finally, the figure of the Witch Queen Violet Marshall walked back to Shade:
"The situation is very serious, witches of the future, it seems that you are really in big trouble."
"Are you talking to me? But I'm not a witch."
"I'm not talking to you. This is just a talking shadow that has recorded my words. It can only be triggered by a witch from the Council. In addition to helping you strengthen the seal, this shadow can also detect the situation in the narrow space. Judging from the current situation, the collapse is almost at the edge."
The shadow was looking at Shade as he spoke. Shade hesitated and took a step to the right, so the shadow turned slightly. Apparently, this mark could track the person who triggered it:
"I don't know how far away your era is from mine, but judging from the current situation, the best solution is..."
Shade and the two witches looked at her expectantly.
"... ... Run quickly. The material world is so big that it won't be a big loss to abandon such an area and divide it into an inaccessible restricted area. After all, safety comes first."
The shadow said with a serious face, "As the top witch in the Fifth Epoch, Miss Violet Marshall's appearance is absolutely top-notch. She has a standard oval face, long hair draped behind her, and even if you can't see the details of her robe clearly, you can still tell how luxurious it is."
"run?"
Xia De didn't expect the other party to make such a suggestion. Although this suggestion was very practical, they certainly couldn't do it.
"Of course, there are other ways. The boundary between life and death is a natural phenomenon and cannot be completely solved, but we can change our thinking. We cannot solve the gap, but we can solve the thousands of undead souls in the gap and restore the balance between life and death."
This is a good idea. The reason for the upcoming catastrophe is that the power of death has accumulated too much. But if most of the undead in the narrow space are cleared, the outbreak will naturally not exist.
A smile appeared on that face again:
"However, in our time, no witch is confident that she can do this. The specific steps are as follows -
First, we need to open a huge gap from the material world to outer space. The scale must be large and stable enough. "
This alone could not be achieved in the Sixth Era.
"Then, at that gap, splice in the passage to real death."
This is even more impossible. Even for Xia De, he can only open a crack leading to death, and splicing it together is impossible.
"Finally, go deeper into the narrow space and find a way to lead all the undead souls in the narrow space to the material world. Then lead them from the material world into the opened passage and into death."
The last step is even more outrageous. Not to mention how to guide the undead, just bringing so many undead souls into the material world is a disaster in itself.
"The dead souls in the narrow space cannot pass through the narrow passage to death because this is the boundary. Therefore, we can only reopen a gap in the material world to allow those souls that have been stranded from ancient times to the present to go through the process of real death in the material world again. I don't know what kind of power people in this era have, but in short, I wish you good luck, future witch, and may the ancient god Chaos Witch be with you."
Amidst the laughter, the Fifth Epoch Witch Queen's silhouette dissipated into a golden point of light:
"In addition to the comb, I also left a roll of parchment. I hope it can help you."
Most of the light points were scattered in the ritual venue, using the last bit of power to help strengthen the seal. A small number of light points gathered in front of Shade's chest and slowly entered his chest.
That warm power swept away the discomfort since entering the narrow space. At the same time, the Enlightenment-Witch Light Spirit Rune responded to the power from the Fifth Era, and a new power was born.
"Huh? Just a comb and parchment? Where did the Time Key come from?"
The time key has no fixed appearance pattern, it is always found in remote corners. The key just now probably appeared quietly after the seal of the fifth era was completed.
The power of the witch penetrated into the soul, following the instinct, the spirit rune involved a new power. Shade stretched out his right index finger and pointed it at the ground. The blazing light shot out, leaving a bright mark in the air, and the heat quickly disappeared with the black wind.
However, this ray did not leave any trace on the ground.
Outsider, you have acquired the magic "Sunlight Ray".
Outsider, you have received the blessing of the Witch Queen: the undead spirits in the narrow space have greatly reduced their hostility towards you. This will last for about a week.