After the huge buzzing sound, a row of vague characters suddenly appeared on the surface of the magma. The entire cave began to tremble slightly for some reason, and the free mental power suddenly gathered towards the magma.
Because the spiritual power existing in this place is really amazing. When they gather together, it is like some ancient will awakening from the ground, exuding a formidable aura.
"… Um?"
Benjamin narrowed his eyes.
He was still pushing the elemental storm towards the magma, but when the storm was only about ten meters away from the magma, there seemed to be an invisible force emanating from the huge characters on the surface of the magma, suddenly blocking the elements. The storm made it impossible to move forward.
It was an extremely scorching power, but also a little...cold
While he was still thinking, he saw the magma suddenly surge violently. Then, one after another, red spots of light suddenly rose slowly from the bush, like countless bloody fireflies. Benjamin couldn't count their number, and an unknown red light enveloped the entire cave.
The all-pervasive spiritual pressure disappeared, but the three of them felt a bit strange in their hearts.
"Oops, it's... the ancestral spirit has been awakened. Lord Benjamin, let's get out of this place!" The young man suddenly spoke and shouted loudly.
Benjamin was unmoved.
Ancestral spirits...the souls left behind by our ancestors
Judging from this posture, they seemed to be very different from ordinary ghosts and a bit powerful, but Benjamin did not intend to escape. He came here just for the ancestral spirit. How could he just wake him up from his deep sleep and then turn around and run away
Looking at those red light spots, he could vaguely feel that there was a chaotic and cruel will hidden in each light spot.
There was an extremely angry emotion coming from the light spot, as if someone was suddenly awakened from a peaceful sleep, and you could even feel a silent roar.
"Yes... yes... who dares to trespass into our clan's forbidden area?" Then, an illusory and gloomy voice suddenly echoed from everyone's heart.
The two siblings couldn't help but tremble a little, and even Benjamin looked surprised.
…can talk
The remaining spiritual power of those priests and elders who had been dead for who knows how many years was able to give birth to a clear self-will, and even had the ability to communicate. This is no simple matter.
"My name is Benjamin, who are you?" Benjamin did not act rashly. After thinking for a while, he asked while dispersing the elemental storm.
This method of communication is indeed strange. The sound penetrated the soundproof ice ball and rang directly from his head, but it felt different from the feeling of talking to the system. However, because the other party chose to communicate rather than take action, he also decided to chat first.
He was very curious, what on earth was that person who just spoke
"I am the ancestral spirit of the Sea Clan. I was born from the souls of countless ancestors. I have served the goddess for generations and eliminated all sins in the world." The voice replied, "Benjamin... tell me why you want to trespass on me. The clan’s forbidden area?”
When Benjamin heard this, his thoughts moved.
This ancestral spirit seems a little unclear about the situation
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "So, was it you who arranged the illusion on the island outside?"
But the voice said: "What illusion? I have been sleeping in this place, and I have only woken up seven times in thousands of years. And, you haven't answered my question yet, why are you trespassing in the forbidden area?"
Because the topic kept being changed, it seemed to be getting a little impatient. The scarlet light spot floating above the magma suddenly became restless at that moment, as if it might pounce at any time.
"We broke in accidentally." Benjamin quickly reassured, "Because of the illusion on the island, we lost our way and walked, and somehow we ended up here."
"There are people guarding the entrance to the forbidden area, how could you enter here by mistake?"
Benjamin immediately looked confused and asked: "Is there anyone there? We haven't met them. Maybe the guards failed their duty."
The two siblings stood aside with their eyes wide open, staring at how Benjamin opened his eyes and told lies.
"... Well, if you just entered by mistake, I can forgive you for trespassing in the forbidden area." The voice was silent for a while, and then slowly said, "However, you must leave here within ten minutes, otherwise I will also punish you. You bring down the punishment.”
Benjamin did not answer immediately, but touched his chin.
How to do this
To be honest, the current situation is actually quite weird. The ancestral spirit is currently talking to them in a friendly manner, and expresses that it has no knowledge of the illusion outside. However, the two siblings have already confirmed that the illusion that enveloped the island was created by the elders with the help of the power of the ancestral spirits.
Is it really unaware? Or is it that this will born from countless dead people is actually just a product born accidentally, without even the elders knowing about it, and it is not an "ancestral spirit" in the true sense
Maybe... it just thinks that it is the ancestral spirit guarding this place
Thinking of this, Benjamin suddenly said: "Master Zuling, our clan is in trouble, please help me."
"What's going on? What happened?" the voice asked immediately.
"Foreign enemies attacked our altar and occupied the entire village. Now the last bit of our clan's power is surrounded by enemies not far outside. We also ask Lord Ancestor Spirit to take action and eliminate them all."
"This...but I can't leave this place."
"Then my clan will perish?" Benjamin immediately sighed in a sad tone.
The voice suddenly became quiet and said nothing.
After probably being silent for a while, it spoke again, slowly saying: "If you want me to leave here, there is only one way, and that is to take out the soul heart from under this magma. My body power is attached to it. , take me to the battlefield, and I can destroy all invading enemies."
When Benjamin heard this, his heart moved.
"...Lord Ancestral Spirit, how could I get the lava?" He complained immediately, "I almost got roasted if I got a little closer. How can I obtain the soul heart for Lord Ancestral Spirit?"
The voice replied: "I can part the hot magma."
Following its words, the magma below suddenly surged, and then, a large hole slowly opened in it. A spacious passage about dozens of meters deep appeared from it, and then, Benjamin seemed to see something reflecting light inside.
The heart of the soul...
To be honest, he had no idea what it was, and the current situation was completely beyond his expectation. However, he felt this was a good opportunity.
"Did you detect anything?" He asked the system in his mind.
"It seems to be a stone, with a huge and terrifying mental power condensed inside." The system's tone was inexplicably disgusted, "To be honest, I didn't expect such a thing to exist in the world. What the hell."
Benjamin was speechless.
Compared to a stone that condenses a lot of spiritual power, the system itself is more suitable for the evaluation of "what the hell", right
However, he was too lazy to say anything else. The system seems to have found nothing wrong, and this soul heart is obviously a very precious existence. If you can get it and bring it back to the academy, you will definitely be able to research a lot of things.
Therefore, he controlled the soundproof ice ball, divided a new ice ball for the two siblings, and stopped it above the cave. He himself was alone, protected by the ice, and slowly flew downwards.