Chapter 344: A chance to destroy Huang?
The flame burned on the soul card in his hand, but Yu Cang could not feel the burning. He could only feel the warm touch flowing between his fingers and receding like the tide.
As the flames faded, the blue soul card underneath seemed to have been forged, and it glowed with a metallic color.
Yu Cang looked at the information on this soul card.
The pattern on the card is a floating single eye, with flaming clouds forming its eyelids. Behind it is a raging fire, as if a giant tree is being burned in the flames.
This soul card...is just an eye.
Yes, in the end, the scholar tried his best and even used up his remaining energy just to send out one eye so that Yu Cang could summon it away.
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Soul Card Name: Burning Eye of Ra
Category: Summon Card
Number of anchor points: 3
Quality: Connection
Attribute: Fire
Race: Humanoid/God
ability:
One or more summoned beasts
[No Sunshine]: The target connected to the anchor point is immune to fire and high temperature effects.
[Those who see me will burn]: When the target connected to the anchor point activates an ability, the ability will be ignited.
[Punishment of Pull]: When the anchor point of this soul card is connected to three summoned beasts, sacrifice yourself and the three summoned beasts to bring down divine punishment on a certain range.
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"This ability..." Yu Cang fell into thought.
Just looking at the introduction, it seems a little hard to understand. The specific strength of this ability still needs some testing.
However, now is not the time to think about these things.
"The Eye of Ra..." He seemed to have thought of something.
Remember Kong and Xu said that the scholar who took them in was called La!
Could it be that the scholar trapped in the giant tree is the one they are talking about?
If that's the case...
Yu Cang sensed it a little and found that he and two other consciousness insects were still in the space-time seal. The energy that erupted when La threw out the eye just now pushed Yu Cang back to an unknown astronomical distance, so far that the world on that side had become a point of light.
After seeing Yu Cang being repelled, Kong and Xu also hurriedly rode their horses at full speed towards Yu Cang's current location.
Sora's expression remained normal, but judging by Xu's reaction... they might have sensed Ra's presence.
Xu obviously wanted to go back and see the place where the aura erupted, but the rational Kong forcibly pulled Xu back and decided to reunite with him first.
Okay.
Within the seal of time and space, this astronomical distance is far, but it is not difficult to cross.
After all, the space he is in hardly interacts with the real world, and his state in it is just a rhythmic body, unaffected by the laws of physics, so he can achieve infinite acceleration. As long as he wants, it is not difficult to accelerate to the speed of light.
It was such a short distance that if he wanted to go back, he could easily return in just a short time.
After giving Kong and Xu some instructions, Yu Cang regained his consciousness as the king.
He controlled his main body to stand up, and then I, the king, slapped the card box and summoned three summoned beasts according to the process. I directly set the connection anchor point and summoned the Eye of Ra of the Burning Wilderness to the world.
Since Rhythmic Body was not around, he had no way of entering the Starry Sky Vision and communicating with the Eye of Ra, so he could only summon it to the present world.
Buzz...
The torrent of information crashed into the air, and the anchor ring expanded a rhythmic area. Suddenly, flames were generated and expanded in it. In the flames, an eye opened.
Eye of Ra!
This eye was surrounded by countless flame clouds. After it opened, he seemed very confused. His eyes swept around the surroundings, his pupils trembled slightly, and even the anchor ring kept shaking, as if he was in disbelief.
"Hello, scholar from afar." Wang Zhiwo came before the Eye of Ra. "It's safe here, don't worry."
Only then did Ra's eyes come back to their senses.
His gaze suddenly fell on Yu Cang, and an invisible rhythm spread out, conveying a series of messages: "Where is this... In today's starry sky, is there still such a pure land?"
"This is Blue Star."
"Blue Star...hasn't this place been eroded by the wilderness yet?"
"...We have indeed discovered many signs of desolation, but we can still resist it for now."
"Don't resist!" The Eye of Ra seemed to suddenly become excited. "Don't resist them at all! Don't make any contact! Huang can only be isolated. Otherwise, the more intense the battle with them, the stronger they will become... Quick, do you have a say in your civilization? Let them build a shelter quickly. Huang cannot be defeated!"
Yu Cang: "...Don't get excited yet."
"It's too late if you're late!"
"...Scholar, Huang entered Blue Star nearly four thousand years ago."
"What?" Ra's eyes widened. "Four thousand years... can your world still be so peaceful?"
"Yes."
"This... Could it be that you have isolated the wilderness? Or is your world very vast?"
"Let's talk about this later—" Yu Cang interrupted him, "I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Yu Cang, a scholar from Blue Star. Excuse me... are you 'La'?"
Hearing this, La couldn't help but be stunned.
He was silent for a long time before he spoke:
"...My name is indeed La. How did you know that?"
"Excuse me," Yu Cang paused for a moment, "Do you know 'Kong' and 'Xu'?"
Upon hearing these two names, a noticeable fluctuation flashed across Ra's eyes, and his entire eye suddenly moved closer. After a while, he trembled and said:
"Are...are they two little bugs? I mean, bug identification?"
"Yes."
"Do you know them?"
"They are here with me now—my comrades."
"...Comrade?" The Eye of Ra fell silent again.
What can two insects do that has to do with combat?
It's nothing more than eating into the opponent's memory... This method is quite dirty for a scholar like him.
But whatever.
It's always great to be able to survive.
after all……
"Where are they now?"
"Still near that world."
Upon hearing this, the Eye of Ra suddenly became anxious: "Scholar, you must summon them back quickly! The nearby Starry Sky Vision has also been infected by Huang. Once the two Identification Bugs are marked, there is no way they can escape!"
"I want to, too." Yu Cang said helplessly, "Don't worry, Kong and Xu are absolutely safe. In fact, my Cadence body is nearby right now. They will be back in a few days."
"But……"
La Zhiyan thought that Yu Cang didn't care about the lives of the two insects and wanted to persuade him further, but suddenly he remembered that Yu Cang said that their world had been fighting with Huang for nearly four thousand years... so he took back the words.
Since it has been so long, he must have gained a lot of experience in how to fight Huang... Perhaps his guarantee of safety can be trusted.
Thinking of this, he added: "Then... you must ensure their safety. They have the potential to completely destroy Huang!"
"Hmm?" Yu Cang raised his brows.
This really shocked him.
Completely destroy Huang...Does La know what this sentence means?
You know, even the princess from the empire knew that the only existence that could fight against Huang was Emperor Star. And it seems that the battle between Emperor Star and Huang has lasted for countless epochs, but has not been able to completely destroy Huang. How could Kong and Xu do it?
I'm afraid it's because La doesn't have enough knowledge and his perspective is limited to one world, so he doesn't realize the true harm of Huang?
Yu Cang had this thought in his mind, but he didn't show it. He just wanted to listen and asked, "Really... What exactly is it? Can you tell me?"
"...It's a long story." La Zhi could also see that Yu Cang obviously didn't believe him.
So, after thinking for a moment, he slowly calmed his mind and said:
"In this era, the Desolate Realm has spread out for approximately twelve thousand years since its inception... This amount of time is insignificant in the context of the entire universe, but for the Desolate Realm, it is enough to transform most of the starry sky into a dead zone."
The first sentence surprised Yu Cang.
La actually has the concept of "era" and even knows the time when Huang invaded the universe...exactly the same as what the princess said.
This shows that he is not an arrogant and presumptuous person. Perhaps, there really is some method that even the princess doesn't know about that can destroy Huang?
Yu Cang couldn't help but feel a hint of anticipation in his heart. He said, "Go on."
"I was once a scholar of the Roland Sky Realm. When the famine spread to my world, despite possessing countless knowledge, I was completely helpless against this strange power... As the famine became more and more severe, in order to preserve the power and bloodline of the Roland Sky Realm, we had no choice but to leave.
"And I chose to leave my hometown alone, constantly researching Huang while looking for ways to fight him."
Yu Cang suddenly said at this moment: "Excuse me, but how many years have you been away from Roland Sky Realm?"
"It's been over ten thousand years now."
Yu Cang's eyes widened slightly: "So long?"
"Yes, even in the entire starry sky, Roland Sky Realm is one of the first few worlds to be infected by the wilderness."
"Then how did you ensure that you would not be infected by Huang during these ten thousand years?" Yu Cang couldn't help but feel curious.
According to common sense, La has no soul energy well and has basically no resistance to Huang. As long as he is contaminated by it, it would be a death sentence.
Could it be that in all these ten thousand years, La had never had direct contact with Huang? That didn't make sense. He himself said he wanted to study Huang, so could he also be studying the Void?
Moreover, during the years that La was trapped on the "Sun Tree", he was in direct close contact with Huang. He must have his own skills in not being infected for such a long time.
"Well... I do have a way." La nodded. "Do you know about godhood and authority?"
"……have no idea."
"There is no godhood in your world?"
"Authority... does belong to the Star God."
Hearing this, La was stunned: "In this world, the Star God has not yet broken into godhood?"
Yu Cang: "..."
What a mess.
Why did the Star God break into godhood?
At this moment, a lazy voice came from the side.
"Logically speaking, after the death of the Star, the Sun will no longer be the life star of anyone else in this world. The authority held by the Star God will be shattered and shattered into pieces, and can be obtained by others to become a 'godhood'." Chao Ci lay on Yu Cang's chest at some point and said casually, "But, if I don't want to, then I can't."
Authority is the toy she gave to Xing, and it can only be Xing's toy.
La: “…Who is this?”
"Just an ordinary spirit." Chao Ci said.
Ra blinked, confusion flashing across his eyes.
How could Fan Ling speak so domineeringly?
"I roughly know what the godhead is." Yu Cang said, "Go on."
Those who have the Sun as their destiny star will have absolute authority in this world.
Then when the authority is broken and obtained by others... they will naturally possess a portion of the authority. Within this area, it is not an exaggeration to call them gods.
This authority is probably what is called godhood.
"...Okay then." Eye of Ra organized his words. "I've discovered that no matter what world it is, the gods infect all living things after they've been infected. The divine nature can protect against the erosion of the wilderness to a certain extent. So, every time I arrive in a world, I kill a god from that world and use the divine nature to protect myself."
Yu Cang: "..."
Why does this sound so scary... How come the God you are talking about is just like a minion?
On the side, Chao Ci changed into a comfortable position, lazily feeling the moonlight and Yu Cang's warmth.
Lying on the table, Ye Lai didn't even raise his head, as if he was asleep.
The Eye of Ra seemed to notice Yu Cang's strange expression and blinked.
Um?
From what we've seen so far, Yu Cang seems to be using his gnats to fight and devour memories without any psychological burden... This should make him a neutral evil, right? At the very least, he should be a chaotic neutral.
Therefore, in order to attract everyone's affection, he deliberately portrayed himself as ruthless and selfish in the description just now.
Could it be that this guy is chaotic good?
Thinking of this, the Eye of Ra blinked and added:
"Don't worry about it. In reality, most of those who possess godhood are cruel and capricious. They possess power but lack the corresponding state of mind. They are basically those who commit many evil deeds. I have chosen only the most sinful among them."
Yu Cang: "...Excuse me, how many times have you been a 'god'?"
"Oh, not many," said the Eye of Ra. "I've only been the Sun God over two hundred times. Other gods have occasionally played the role, but honestly, the Sun God is generally the most ferocious, and his divine nature also has the best protective abilities, so I usually choose him."
Yu Cang: "..."
Quite picky...except for the Sun Godhead, he doesn't like anything else.
This man is so scary.
Going to another world and killing a sun god is like ordering a dish in a restaurant.
And judging from his expression, he probably won't pay after ordering the dishes, and he'll even kill the chef.
"La, do you eat beef?"
"Hmm?" Ra's Eye was a little confused. "Beef... I don't have that taboo, but I'm not sure if my understanding of cattle is the same as yours."
"It's okay, just keep talking."
"Okay." The Eye of Ra didn't care. "With the protection of the divine power, I traveled through many worlds, constantly studying Huang and trying to help them fight Huang, but with little success... Along the way, I also collected many ancient books, bit by bit looking for records related to Huang.
"Until one day, I ran into an old acquaintance from the Roland Sky Realm. He brought me some records from before the epoch, and I learned that the Desolation was a terrifying apocalypse that had been ravaging the universe countless epochs ago.
"Honestly, when I saw that record, I was completely hopeless. Countless epochs had failed to completely eliminate Huang, so how could I possibly fight him? But fortunately, there is always a way out. That record recorded two ways to fight Huang!"
Yu Cang raised his brows and asked quickly, "Which two?"
"The first is to wait for the Emperor Star to appear." Ra's Eye shook his head, seeming rather regretful. "Speaking of which, this is quite strange. When I saw the name Emperor Star, I felt vaguely familiar with it, but I couldn't recall where I had seen it before. For me, once I've seen it, I can never forget it. This is quite unusual.
"I spent a long time sorting out my memories, and finally discovered that there was a large blank in my memory. It seemed to be related to an empire that once ruled the stars. I don't know what happened, but all memories related to the empire were erased, and I have no way to do anything about it.
"However, after combining the clues in my memory and deducing from them, I came to a conclusion: this so-called Imperial Star may have fallen. In other words... this path is blocked."
Yu Cang's expression changed slightly.
This Emperor Star you mentioned... Forget it, I'll just wait until he finishes speaking before telling him.
"As for the other method—that is to find a key, go to the Lost Land, and reopen a ruin!"
Yu Cang frowned slightly: "What do you mean? Explain it more clearly."
"I can't explain it any more clearly—that's all I know." The Eye of Ra shook his head. "The clue is just one sentence. I have no way of verifying its authenticity. I only know that this method should have been used to fight Huang in the last era, but because of the last step that was not completed, they were still destroyed."
Yu Cang thought for a moment and said, "Then what does this have to do with Kong and Xu?"
"I wonder if Sora and Xu have ever told you how they get rid of their own appetite?"
"Yes." Yu Cang nodded. "I heard that it was the Cadence that ate one of your treasures."
"That treasure is the 'key' mentioned in this sentence!"
"What?" Yu Cang's eyes widened. "Doesn't that mean..."
No more?
"No." La said, "Listen to me first - when the key was first eaten, I was heartbroken and furious. After all, this was an opportunity that depended on the survival of the entire starry sky, and it was destroyed right under my nose... I cannot escape the blame.
"At that time, I cried in despair, filled with grief and indignation. But strangely, the consciousness insects, which were supposed to be emotionless, were actually infected by my emotions. Not only did they not run away, they stopped in front of me. At that time, I looked at the two consciousness insects and suddenly realized something.
"Because of a certain rhythm within the key, they might have broken free from the wretched racial constraints of the Insect Sense and become a new species. But by then, the matter was already settled. Even I couldn't remove the rhythm from the Insect Sense's belly and restore it.
"Plus, their wailing moved me for a moment—I thought, since it was already the end of the world, perhaps this was God's will, so I shouldn't trouble these two new lives. So, instead of killing them, I let them go.
"But, they seemed to feel guilty and stayed behind, wanting to use the concealment of the Starry Sky Vision to help me detect some traces of Huang. Although I don't need it, it can make the two little bugs feel more at ease, so I let them go."
Yu Cang didn't say anything.
The plot of this part is very similar to what Sora and Suguru said.
"Later, the world I stayed in was deeply infected by the desolate world. Soon, the effect of the godhead was greatly reduced. At that time, I had no idea how to find the next world. Looking at the surrounding starry sky from there, there was desolation everywhere. It was difficult for me to find a world to settle down.
"But I'm not in a hurry. Roland Sky Realm has done in-depth research on the Starry Sky Vision. I can use the Starry Sky Vision to temporarily avoid Huang's infection and find my next place to stay during this period of time. But at this moment, I realized that I was wrong."
The flame-shaped eyelids of the Eye of Ra drooped slightly: "One day, when I entered the Starry Sky Vision as usual, I found a cluster of dark rhythms with the breath of Huang nearby. Then I realized that Huang might have set his sights on me!
"When they discovered such a target, they would use the Starry Sky Vision to escape every time. Therefore... they actually evolved the ability to erode the Starry Sky Vision... When I discovered this, Huang's erosion of the Starry Sky Vision was immature and slow, and it posed no threat to me at all. I had plenty of time to leave.
"But at this time, Kong and Xu were infected by Huang before me... I have no relationship with them. Although I have developed some feelings for them after spending these days together, it's not worth taking the risk. I was about to leave this world directly, but suddenly I realized something."
Looking at the ever-changing expression of Ra's Eye, Yu Cang couldn't help but become serious: "What's the matter?"
"This is all such a coincidence!" said the Eye of Ra. "You know, when Kong and Xu ate the key rhythm, although I was already very weak and sleeping soundly because of my constant struggle with Huang—
"But my strength is still intact. How could I have let two mere insects devour something so valuable without even realizing it? And how could I have let them go just because I saw them crying? Instead of capturing them and studying them?
"I understood it immediately—this was indeed God's will, but it was God's will that allowed me to activate the key!" Ra's eyes couldn't help but flash with excitement. "I've studied the key for a long time, but I still don't know how to use it. Perhaps, letting the knowledge bug eat it is the true way to activate the key!
"So I immediately decided to cover Kong and Xu's evacuation. Since I've been targeted by Huang, even if I find the next world, I'll only bring disaster to others. I might as well fight to the death and see if those two bugs can create a miracle!"
Hearing this, Yu Cang's eyes changed quietly.
"So, Yu Cang, we can't let anything happen to them!" La Zhiyan's tone became serious.
(End of this chapter)
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