Chapter 1331 I will organize your ceremony
This promotion ceremony for Aiwas was completely different from every other promotion experience he had had in the past.
It does not have the peaceful feeling of being immersed in the mother's arms like the full moon ceremony, nor does it have the bloody darkness and heaviness of the new moon ceremony.
It wasn't even the same experience as the Lunar Eclipse Ritual—Aivas still remembered that during his last Lunar Eclipse Ritual, he had directly entered the dungeon after regaining consciousness. When he woke up, he was even dazed for a few seconds before gradually remembering that he was in a dream.
This time, Aiwas's consciousness was extremely clear.
He did not fall asleep at all, but felt that his spirit was rushing through a black tunnel at an almost out-of-control speed.
It was like riding a roller coaster at breakneck speed in the darkness. A chill seeped into Aiwass's chest, like riding a motorbike at night wearing only a leaky sweater. The cold air poured through the gaps in his clothes, freezing his thoughts and blurring his consciousness.
Every now and then, Aiwass felt like he'd bumped into something, but he was so lost in a kind of hazy confusion that he couldn't quite grasp what it was. The objects were covered in a soft membrane that didn't injure Aiwass, only slowing him down.
It felt like driving over a speed bump. My body jolted, but I wasn't hurt. There was only a brief flash of pure white moonlight at the moment of impact.
After passing through a corridor, the collision suddenly became more intense. As Aiwas's speed gradually decreased, his consciousness gradually returned, and he realized what it was through reason.
——Those are all sleeping spirits.
To be precise, these are other spirits who have passed the promotion ceremony and are preparing to go to the dream world.
Some kind of power from the Eternal Self protected them, so that even if these spirits collided with each other in the tunnel leading to the dream world, they would not be hurt; and they fell into a deep sleep, so they had no idea what happened along the way.
"……I see."
Aiwass finally understood why the experience of the full moon ceremony and the new moon ceremony were so different. One was like soaking in a hot spring, and the other was like being drenched by the rain... It was because the strength of this protective power was different.
During the new moon, my power is the weakest, so the power to protect these spirits is also diluted, so I will feel the biting cold, and occasionally feel uncomfortable because of the residual collision.
After realizing this, Aiwass imitated the postures of those "cocoons" and released his Taoist power.
As the warm light slowly lit up in the black tunnel, the feeling that the mind was frozen by the cold wind gradually eased, just like wearing a thicker piece of clothing while riding a bike.
There were no lights or road signs in this corridor, only a road that suddenly narrowed after a certain distance.
The environment, which was originally as wide as a square, has narrowed several times and can only accommodate one person.
At this moment, the speed of travel began to gradually increase. With the gradual feeling of suffocation, Aiwass felt that the speed was getting faster and faster.
Finally, with a whoosh, he instantly passed through the black corridor and passed through the only window that was shining with white light in the darkness.
Aiwass opened his eyes.
He had form again, eyes and the sense of touch.
——However, this place is not a dream, but more like a waiting hall for the promotion ceremony.
Aiwass was sitting on a huge stone chair.
But……
Compared to all the waiting halls that Aiwas had entered before, this hall seemed abandoned.
Aside from the intact chair Aiwass was sitting on, the other chairs were all in shocking disrepair, like a castle with hundreds of years of history or more that had been neglected and reduced to a shattered ruin.
...Including the one under me, there are eight chairs in total.
Eight? Aiwass quickly counted the number of chairs, his heart trembling.
Absent ceremony?
But this doesn't really make sense... because the promotion ceremony itself is a performance for the Nine Pillars to enjoy, and it is also a ritual used by the Nine Pillars to increase "possibility". Therefore, in theory, there shouldn't be eight chairs - this means that one Pillar is excluded and cannot see the ceremony.
This is why, if everyone rejects a certain path and triggers the rules of the Absence Ceremony, they will have to face the most difficult and rigorous promotion ceremony... and may even be deliberately made difficult by the host.
I didn't enter the dream directly. Could this be a PVP ceremony?
If this is true, Aiwass should be relieved.
Today's Aiwass is no longer as timid as he was in the past when he was weak - fighting against others is definitely much simpler than exploring, collecting, deciphering and other uncertain factors.
He was advancing to two paths at the same time this time. According to the rules, would he have to fight seven people alone? That wasn't impossible...
"You don't want to fight seven alone, do you?"
At this moment, a familiar low voice suddenly rang out: "That's a nice thought."
Aiwass' pupils shrank slightly.
Although the voice was different from his own...but the moment Aiwas heard the voice, he had guessed the identity of the visitor.
It's like being alone in leather shoes, walking slowly on the wooden floor late at night.
The extremely clear footsteps carried a sense of silent oppression.
Not far away, on the curved line between darkness and light, a figure that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar walked out as if "refreshed".
It was different from Aiwass's handsome and elegant, perfect posture at the moment, like the embodiment of beauty - that was a complete and extremely pure masculine aura.
His hair color was different from Aiwass's, being pure black, but its length was less than a third of Aiwass's, not even reaching his ears.
Compared to Aiwass, his features were noticeably tougher, with distinct lines. He wore a gray suit with a purple-red plaid shirt underneath, looking like a CEO.
Just from the suit that was bulging out at the shoulders, one could see the terrifying muscles on his body - his skin was a wheat color that was tanned to an almost brown color, and clear traces of blood vessels could be seen on his slender hands under his sleeves.
Unlike the halo on Aiwas's head and the wings behind him, his skin was covered in clearly visible scales. His ears, collarbone, chin, forehead, the backs of his hands... and behind him was a long, slender, snake-like tail, swaying as he moved forward.
His pupils were as cold as ice, his back straight and imposing. A faint, deathly yellow hue covered his pupils, giving him the inexplicable impression of an old man.
He looks almost exactly like Aiwass, even his height is exactly the same...but he gives people the feeling that he is at least ten years older than Aiwass.
He stopped at the periphery of the ceremonial circle, standing outside the eight opposing stone chairs, facing Aiwass who was sitting on the chair farthest from him.
"...Nice to meet you, Ah Huan."
After a long silence, Aiwass opened and closed his mouth, and finally spoke slowly and gently, "This should be the first time we meet, right?"
"This is the first time you've seen me."
Huan Tiansi reached out and tightened his tie, then said calmly and distantly, "But this isn't the first time I've met you."
"Yeah……"
Hearing this, Aiwass was not panicked.
It seemed that Huan Tiansi was not in a good mood - at least he didn't want to chat.
Aren't you going to give me any information at all?
"If I remember correctly, it should be the apostles of the Nine Pillars of God who preside over the ceremony, right? It doesn't seem like it's your turn as a celestial priest..."
He leaned back slightly, looking at Huan Tiansi like a judge, tilting his head slightly: "So what is your purpose in coming here? To kill me?"
And Huan Tiansi was not polite either.
There was no reminiscing or verbal sparring. He simply walked forward, raising his right hand and clenching it towards Aiwass, as if he were strangling him by the throat.
Just like that, Aiwass suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes.
The strong feeling of suffocation made Aiwass involuntarily hold his throat.
He felt his body being slowly lifted up, even off the stone chair.
A strong sense of detachment made Aiwas's consciousness gradually become blurred, as if he felt as if he was dreaming.
"Unfortunately, your host died outside the door."
In the darkness, Huan Tiansi's calm voice grew closer and closer, and he slowly said, "Next, I will take care of your ceremony."
Finally, the thought that came to Aiwass' mind was:
—You didn’t even introduce yourself… How rude.
(End of this chapter)
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