Chapter 957: Chapter 503: Sin Demon Nest (Part 2)
The Book of the Future is very proficient in prophecy knowledge, and it had told him before, "When inspiration touches the invisible Source, the prophecy obtained will be removed from memory; this is the Source Prophecy that countless prophets dream of."
So, Rod had to wonder, "Is the ’Son of Destruction’ the ’Source Prophecy’ that Iyeta made unconsciously?"
He shared his guess with the Book of Knowledge.
The Book of Knowledge said unhappily, "The Source Prophecy is just a legend; no one knows if it’s real. The Book of the Future is completely talking nonsense and is not as useful as I am."
Rod laughed and said, "Who could be more useful than you? Go call it over."
The Book of Knowledge was hit in the heart and immediately showed a smiling expression, putting down its repair work to call over the Book of the Future.
"Master."
After hearing the master’s request, the Book of the Future hesitantly said, "She seems a bit special; I don’t know if it will work. My soul is too incomplete, and once it involves powerful spirits, my prophecy ability will be rapidly weakened."
Rod nodded: "It’s okay, give it a try."
The Book of the Future lay flat, and the pages began to flip rapidly.
Its weak spiritual energy and thin spirituality were quickly consumed, soon reaching an unbearable level.
"Chaos, cold, dark... I can’t, I can’t anymore..."
With a "bang," the Book of the Future closed, panting heavily.
"I can’t see her distant future, unable to verify the prophecy’s truth; I need a more complete soul, more powerful strength, I need to control destiny."
Rod glanced at it in consciousness, "Control... destiny?"
"Yes, only by controlling destiny will the prophecy become stronger."
Rod nodded: "Okay, go and rest. Book of Knowledge, give it ten thousand portions of spirituality."
The Book of the Future immediately smiled with joy, "Thank you, Master."
The Book of Knowledge was a bit disgruntled but reassured by the master’s emphasis on its utility, it snorted and said, "Go on, count yourself lucky, getting rewarded while being useless."
Rod withdrew his consciousness from the Dream Realm, glanced at the silver-haired, silver-eyed Mephit before him. She resembled snowflakes, with snowy skin and jade bones, eyes like ice, and thought, "The matter of the Son of Destruction will be discussed later; she is still trustworthy."
He said, "A-mei, the commercial district is vast, and its lair is underground; how do we find it?"
Mephit’s silver-white eyes flashed, slightly unadapted to the sudden new nickname "A-mei," but after only a few seconds of silence, she replied, "My spirit can sense the decaying aura, but it requires some humanity."
Rod laughed, "You need to replenish humanity again, huh?"
One hand skillfully wrapped around her slender waist, and the other held her petite head, pressing towards her red lips.
Mephit’s exquisite face remained cold as ice, her silver-white eyes full of cold light, but she didn’t resist.
The moment he kissed her, Rod’s humanity rapidly decreased, but for his total amount exceeding twenty million, it was just a drop in the bucket.
This was the only time Mephit would allow him to take advantage.
Just as his hand intended to move upward, his lips felt a chill, and the flow of humanity abruptly stopped. Rod knew it was over and could only release her, crushing the ice on his lips, slightly dissatisfied, "Why so fast? That’s hardly enough humanity for anyone to use."
Mephit’s expression remained icy, answering faintly, "It’s enough for me."
Rod felt slightly regretful. After the battle in Starry Sky City, Mephit had somehow gained some enhancement from the Main Star Priest’s blessing, further controlling the curse in her soul, and her demand for humanity increased again.
Rod was initially delighted by this.
Because under normal circumstances, Mephit would never let him kiss her, and the chance to take advantage became even less, even though Mephit only needed any part of her body to absorb his humanity. Since the first time was with the lips, there was no reason to change that afterward.
During the kiss, Rod could be more daring in his actions; after all, it was him being absorbed, and while humanity is something everyone has, most people can easily be drained of it.
Without humanity, one’s rationality decreases, resistance to corruption and erosion becomes negative, and even a slight pollution can cause their soul to degeneration.
Even in an absolutely clean environment, it’s easy to go insane, spiritual energy becomes uncontrollable, and the soul will spontaneously undergo darkening.
So, providing Rod with some compensation benefits seemed quite reasonable, right?
But after discovering Rod’s vast humanity, no matter how it was absorbed, it never seemed to deplete, causing Mephit to be less willing to offer further.
Rod was quite displeased with this but had no time to dwell on it now.
He recalled Anna, took Mephit, and headed towards the depths of the commercial district.
The commercial district is a giant central area in Starry Sky City, without large-scale space discontinuities, connected to many areas of the outer and middle rings, and those areas have vast and long discontinuities. It can be said that only by clearing the commercial district can they further clear Starry Sky City; otherwise, the efficiency is not only extremely low but also dangerous.
Therefore, they dispatched the seasoned Guardian Qiuqie’er to lead the strongest seventh squad here, but didn’t expect that they would also find themselves in a crisis.
The further they went, the more danger Rod felt. The Black Fog grew thicker, the range of the lantern gradually shrunk. After killing the Starry Queen possessed by the Mysterious Shadow, there was hardly such a dense Black Fog left in Starry Sky City.
Clearly, this area indeed concealed extraordinary beings.
Rod began to worry, for Qiuqie’er and the seventh squad and for Kashan; she shouldn’t have been allowed to act alone with her squad.
However, Anna’s speed was swift, and perhaps because of this, they encountered no obstacles along the way.
Soon, they arrived in front of a massive cathedral-shaped building over three hundred yards tall, with a diameter exceeding one thousand yards. Its towering spire vanished into the Black Fog, and half of its main structure had collapsed. One could imagine how magnificent a superstructure it was when intact.
"It’s right here," Mephit suddenly said, "below it, there’s a strong human decay stench; this is the Profanity Warrior’s lair."
"Are you sure?" Rod asked shortly.
"I’m certain."
"Great!"
Rod leapt off Anna, spiritual energy surged, gathering in his right foot, emitting a misty glow.
"Hey!"
Rod let out a violent shout, stomping down with his right foot.
[Divine Strike]!
A massive heat force pierced downward!
Boom!
Dust that had been settled for fifteen hundred years shot into the sky, and the ground jumped like a violently struck drum skin, with enormous cracks spreading like lightning in all directions.
Following a loud explosion, the ground collapsed.
Countless rubble accompanied Rod and others downwards.
Rod’s heart filled with joy.
As expected, below was a vast hollow.
A strong stench of decaying pollution rose to the sky, clearly marking the lair of the Profanity Warrior.
It was astonishing to have found it so quickly.
Hahaha.
A-mei is really useful.
During the fall, Rod reached out to embrace Mephit, but she effortlessly avoided him.
"Well done, A-mei, let me reward you properly..."
Mephit said faintly, "Thank you, no need, I sensed a person’s presence."
Rod’s expression turned serious. He also noticed the Fire Symbol on his collar warm up slightly, indicating a new reception had linked.
Evidently, after breaking the lair’s dome, some isolated receptions were restored.
Rod immediately pressed the Fire Symbol, trying to link with this new reception.
The other party did not respond, but the direction of the reception was incredibly clear.
"This way!"
Even before landing, Rod pushed off with his foot and flew forward.
Mephit raised a hand, and an ice path appeared mid-air, perfectly catching Anna and her.
Anna exclaimed, "A-mei, your ability is so handy."
With a stamp of four hooves, she raced with Mephit along the ice path, quickly catching up with Rod.
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PS: Second update at the usual time