Chapter 1066: Chapter 819: Mysterious World
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"Awoooo—"
The ghost spirit let out its first howl, a sound made from a direct vibration of energy. Elsa, unprepared, was repeatedly pushed back by the shockwave.
Trying to outdo me in volume?
For some reason, Elsa felt playful and suddenly opened her mouth wide, shouting with all her might, "Ah!"
Although Elsa had simply intended to shout, the power of the Giant within her burst forth, creating a strange oscillation. This oscillation, accompanied by a faint roar, shot out from Elsa’s mouth—the roar originating from the tremors of space itself!
This shout instantly pulverized the surrounding debris into dust, and even the ghost spirit in front of her flickered before exploding with a loud bang!
Even Elsa herself was stunned. She knew her shout would have some effect, but wasn’t this a bit too astonishing?
This was probably the result of the ghost spirit’s own power combined with the power of the Giant. This golden ghost spirit was clearly a formidable opponent, but under the absolute suppression of its own kind, it could no longer maintain its form and dissipated.
The tetrahedron floated in the air, Elsa reached out to catch it. She looked at it from various angles but ultimately decided not to infuse it with the Giant’s power.
It’s better to leave this for Long Yi to open himself.
In the vacuum of space, Elsa maintained a semi-energetic state. In this form, she did not need to breathe nor was she affected by the surrounding environment. Only after returning to her private spacecraft did she revert to her material form. The sensation of breathing again felt strange to her; she had never before realized that breathing could be such a peculiar experience.
Just ten minutes after Elsa appeared in a certain spaceport, Sajia had already received the news. By this time, more than ten days had passed since Elsa’s departure. During these ten days, Sajia had faced growing pressure at each morning’s meeting. This pressure came not just from the ministers but also from the public. In the past ten days, there had been six ghost spirit attacks—all of which involved reckless individuals attempting to sneak into the old Imperial City for an adventure, only to be attacked by the uncontrolled ghost spirits. Of course, while they were injured and frightened, no one had died, which could be considered fortunate amidst the misfortune. Had there been any fatalities, it’s highly likely that the responsibility would fall on Sajia, not Elsa.
The feeling of being led by the nose was extremely uncomfortable; therefore, as soon as Elsa appeared, Sajia immediately sent people to inform her as fast as possible that he had agreed to open the Imperial treasury and retrieve the Cosmic Stone fragments for Elsa to research a way to change the ghost spirits.
Elsa had long expected this to happen, so she didn’t wait around but instead used the Teleportation Array to return directly to the Celestial Clan’s Imperial City.
When Elsa appeared during the morning meeting, Sajia’s heavy heart finally relaxed, and smiles spread across the ministers’ faces.
"You were in too much of a hurry that day, my sister, you didn’t even give me time to think. In fact, we swiftly reached a consensus, believing that your plan would benefit everyone, so I approved your request. The Cosmic Stone fragments in the treasury are now yours," Sajia said with some insincerity, but Elsa didn’t care—she was in too good a mood due to her substantial gains to pay attention to him.
"Alright, when can I have them?"
"Actually, I’ve already taken them out and had someone transport them to the entrance of the old Imperial City. You can take them away at any time."
"Thank you for your generosity, goodbye everyone."
Elsa gave a slight bow to the ministers and then turned to leave, the ministers responding with smiles and bows of their own.
Selena watched from the side, her mind filled with a different sentiment.
Ever since Elsa’s return, every move she made, every word she spoke—in the eyes of everyone, whether ministers or commoners—defined Elsa as someone who disliked power struggles and preferred to decide matters with strength, all while wholeheartedly considering the welfare of the nation.
After all, it was because of Elsa that the ghost spirits transformed from a threat of the Heaven Realm into a tourist attraction.
But in Selena’s view, Elsa had unwittingly attached a perfect label to herself.
Strong; assertive; unafraid of authority; devoted to the Heaven Realm; even a touch of being unworldly mixed in. Such a princess was too perfect!
And the person who had helped Elsa attach these labels was Sajia himself. Whenever he tried to use his political tactics against Elsa, she always cleverly turned them into her own advantages.
Now Selena finally understood why Elsa never built her own power base. Once she had her own faction, those belonging to her side would immediately become liabilities. When Sajia couldn’t deal with Elsa, he would turn against her subordinates. But if Elsa had no subordinates, only herself, then whatever she did would surely reflect her own will.
No mistakes meant an unbeatable position.
Selena finally got it.
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After the Seed Event ended, Elma had mentioned she was preparing a big surprise for Long Yi. So Long Yi had been waiting for this surprise from Elma while also curious about how much of it would actually be surprising.
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Happy?
Long Yi certainly didn’t believe it.
Especially after hearing what Elma had said, Long Yi was even more doubtful.
One day, Elma finally sent someone to tell Long Yi that the surprise was ready!
So Long Yi went with Ai Lin, Little Zi, Silverlight, and Xiaodie to Elma’s study. It was located on the topmost level of the building, with a dome made entirely of transparent crystals from which one could see the entire universe.
"Long Yi, you’ve finally arrived! Come and see the surprise I’ve prepared for you!"
Elma looked at Long Yi, happily took his hand, and led him to his own desk.
On the ground there was a small metal altar with patterns that were completely incomprehensible, unclear whether they were pictures or text, looking strange and extraordinary.
Long Yi vaguely saw that there seemed to be spatial fissures above the array, but because the speed was too fast, it was not very clear.
Suddenly! A golden lightning bolt came from Elma’s wrist! It was the Power of Rules! The moment Long Yi was struck by the Power of Rules, he immediately lost all control of his energy, and even his brute strength vanished! The greedy snake immediately mobilized, beginning to rapidly devour this portion of the Power of Rules. But Elma was faster; he forcefully pushed Long Yi forward. Long Yi stumbled a few steps, just as his foot landed on the altar, and almost at the same time, the altar opened a spatial fissure and swallowed Long Yi whole!
"Bastard!"
Little Zi shouted angrily and rushed forward, but she hit a barrier head-on. Xiaodie reached out to touch it but shook her head. "It’s a spatial rift; I can’t do anything."
Ai Lin walked a few steps closer and touched,"This spatial rift was created by that array, right? It looks like it can last for ten minutes at most, but have you thought about how you’re going to stop us after ten minutes?"
Ai Lin’s eyes were very intimidating.
But Elma was not worried; he just smiled slightly and said, "Don’t worry, in less than ten minutes, Long Yi will return. He will definitely be happy that he went there... After all, the world within that temporal fissure isn’t something just anyone can enter!"
Elma took a few steps back while Zulal became somewhat worried.
"Master Elma, are you sure this is okay?"
Elma laughed,"Ten minutes in the outside world could turn into over ten years in that world within the temporal fissure! The longer Long Yi stays in the temporal fissure, the more his thoughts will be infiltrated by the creatures of the fissure. Even if he can leave, he will become a puppet that completely obeys me! This time, both he and his power will stay with me forever!"
This was a completely distorted world with unstable gravity, where light and dark interlaced. The energy around him ran wildly, tearing at Long Yi. At this moment, Long Yi had almost no sense of direction; he could only let himself be pushed around by the chaotic currents.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Long Yi groggily woke up to find himself on the ground, and the whole point seemed to be vibrating regularly. He opened his eyes but saw nothing. So he closed his eyes and released his mana to sense his surroundings.
He was in the middle of a forest, with the curious sounds of life surrounding him. Noticing that he had woken up, those creatures immediately scattered. However, some bolder creatures kept watching him from afar and slowly circled to Long Yi’s back.
"Sss!"
A small creature emitted a sharp sound and charged straight at Long Yi’s back. Long Yi reflexively drew his Cosmic Stone greatsword and slashed at the creature’s head. To his surprise, the sword struck the creature with a clang, only managing to send it flying!
"Is this little thing that hard?" Long Yi puzzled.
The small creature somersaulted in the air and, realizing Long Yi seemed to be of no threat to it, immediately let out a loud hiss. Soon, a dozen more similar creatures appeared from all directions, pouncing toward him without any intention of dodging.
Long Yi immediately released magic missiles, and the dense flurry of them blasted the creatures away, but still, they sustained no damage.
Just then, a rumbling sound came from the surroundings, followed by several thick pillars falling from the sky! The pillars rubbed against the forest a few times; some creatures were squashed alive by the pillars, while others hid.
Long Yi watched the pillars depart with surprise and then seemed to understand something.
He began running toward a certain direction, pursued relentlessly by the hiding creatures. Eventually, Long Yi left the forest. However, those creatures did not plan to leave; they just hissed threateningly, as if trying to intimidate him.
Long Yi simply flew up, and as he ascended higher, his mana started to form the outline beneath his feet.
Then, Long Yi landed again, laughing to himself.
Just as he had thought, this was the head of a gigantic creature! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
