Chapter 2168: 1210: Turning Point

Chapter 2168: Chapter 1210: Turning Point

Upon a sudden realization, to confirm his thoughts, Leo Ray directly asked the old Loren: “Sir, as a Guardian of the Temple of Light, you should know about the [Stone of God] that the temple has inherited, right?”

“Your Highness, this is a closely guarded secret of the Temple of Light, known only to each Master of the temple regarding the specific information of that [Stone of God]!”

Despite being filled with questions about Leo Ray’s sudden query, the old bishop, under the extreme gravitational pressure, gritted his teeth and responded truthfully: “I only know that the [Stone of God] was discovered by His Majesty Gannon the First, the founder of the Temple of Light, and has been passed down as a secret treasure of the temple’s Master to this day!”

At this point, the old bishop seemed to recall something and added, looking up: “Oh right, when I was young, I once overheard the previous Guardian mention that the [Stone of God] seems to possess an extremely powerful ability to create barriers, so much so that even a Tier 6 Expert cannot break through it!”

“Is that so?”

Leo Ray’s lips curled up slightly, then he loudly addressed the frail Stone Spirit, equally oppressed as if by a mountain: “Little Jie, you are not a Tier 5 [Stone of God], but a Tier 6 [Stone of God]. Those puppet Stone Spirits that look exactly like you are actually just a part of your strength!”

“Do not fear them, you must reclaim control over them!”

Indeed, this was the answer Leo Ray came up with, and the only explanation he could think of.

That is, after acquiring the Temple of Light’s [Stone of God], a mysterious entity somehow restructured the [Stone of God], reducing Little Jie’s strength to a Tier 5 Level as a Stone Spirit.

Simultaneously, it obtained nine other puppet Stone Spirits serving its evil purposes at Tier 5.

This explains why Little Jie and the puppet Stone Spirits share a common origin, as they were originally a complete Tier 6 [Stone of God].

This point can be corroborated by the old bishop’s words just now; after all, a barrier cast by a Tier 5 Stone Spirit cannot possibly trap a Tier 6 Expert.

Moreover, Little Jie never experienced the Era of Blankness, yet lost her memories before encountering the mysterious entity, which is likely the side effect of her power being stripped.

“Sir, you mean that not only was I cursed by that despicable creature, but my power was also stripped away?!”

Upon hearing this, a trace of astonishment appeared on Little Jie’s pale face, and then, as if deep in thought, she said, “No wonder I’ve always felt powerless and empty inside, this must be the reason!”

With that, Little Jie mustered her courage and shouted at the mysterious being: “You despicable creature, not only did you make me lose my master, but you also dared to interfere with the divine creations, my Father God will not spare you!”

“Father God? This filthy land has long become Godforsaken Lands, you’re but a discarded piece of trash, dreaming such foolish dreams, how utterly stupid!”

The mysterious entity glared at Little Jie with mocking eyes, laughed wildly: “Indeed, it was I who used forbidden secret spells to convert the Temple of Light’s Tier 6 [Stone of God] into ten Tier 5 [Stones of God], otherwise, ‘tree seeds’ wouldn’t be gathered this fast.”

“After all, at least twelve ‘tree seeds’ are needed to fully activate the Blood-Dark Tree; searching for them one by one is too much hassle. I spent a century and at any cost, only found three extra [Stones of God].”

The sinister smile grew on the mysterious being’s lips as it mocked without restraint: “[Stone of God] truly is a wonderful thing, it can even be used as ‘tree seeds’ for the Blood-Dark Tree, much easier than back when I sought out those arrogant Chosen Sons of God for sacrifice, hehehe.”

“Yet, I didn’t expect you, a vile Otherworld scum, to detect this, truly surprising!”

Said the mysterious figure, its war scythe’s black light flashing, launching a devastating assault on Leo Ray once more.

“Indeed, remnants of the Malevolent Deity’s Chosen Son from back in the day.”

Leo Ray’s gaze was firm, exerting all his strength to fend off the mysterious being, simultaneously advising the frail Stone Spirit: “Little Jie, those puppet Stone Spirits originally belong to you, not tools of the enemy; reclaim control over them, dismantle these barriers confining us!”

Leo Ray understood clearly that as long as he stalled the mysterious entity while Little Jie dismantled the barriers, everything would naturally resolve.

Seeing Leo Ray find new hope, the constrained allies were all visibly invigorated, enthusiastically cheering on Little Jie from the sidelines.

“As you command, Sir, I shall give it a try!”

Little Jie nodded resolutely, gritting her lip, as her two slender arms propped against the ground to stand up, striving to break free from the gravity suppression while attempting to connect with the nearest puppet Stone Spirit identical to her.

Yet, despite her utmost effort, regardless of how many times she tried sensory or verbal connection, the puppet Stone Spirit remained unresponsive, and instead intensified her confinement with spellcasting.

Under the strengthening gravity suppression, Little Jie was soon once again bound to the ground, unable to move an inch.

“Hehehe, what a naïve idiot.”

The mysterious figure’s cloudy eyes veiled a hint of ridicule as it sneered at Leo Ray: “Boy, I separated that piece of trash from these ‘tree seeds’ because it alone inherited the original [Stone of God’s] consciousness, leaving it in the Underground City of Brilliant City.”