Chapter 1367: Chapter 1112: Decision
Something’s not right!
Just as Selena was about to withdraw her psychic power, a red fluctuation burst forth from Sajia’s eyes and plunged directly into Selena’s!
Selena hurriedly cut off her psychic power, and Sajia collapsed to the ground, but it was already too late. The red fluctuation had entered her eyes and driven straight into her consciousness. Despite Selena’s best efforts to stop it, it was of no use. The wave pattern had settled down deep within her consciousness.
"Hehehe, indeed, your power is much stronger than that waste!" a strange voice came through.
"What are you!" Selena asked anxiously.
"Me? I am a God Chaser, the great existence that pursues gods! A grand life that is beyond your imagination!" the voice said with pride.
"Heh, I thought it was something serious, turns out you’re just a Divine Worm," Selena said dismissively.
"Oh, yes, you know me; I just saw it from your memories. But your feigned disdain can’t fool me; look, I’m right in the depths of your consciousness, and every single thought you have can’t escape my grasp. Whenever I wish, I can subtly influence you. You will obey me alone, becoming my puppet!"
Truth be told, Selena was really nervous, as she had already heard of the Divine Worm from Elsa, and knew just how dangerous it was. She had not expected to encounter it herself! What to do? She quickly contemplated a countermeasure, but with despair, she realized she had no way to deal with it!
"Yes, despair, despair! Your despair will become the source of my power! Hahaha! Soon, you will be completely under my control!" the Divine Worm said.
This time, Selena truly had no way out.
No! I still have a way!
"Although I know I can’t deal with you, there is one thing even you can’t handle," Selena suddenly said with a grin, "And you’ve said it yourself; you can only influence me, not control me. Judging from the changes in my father and brother, it takes time for your influence on hosts to take effect. So as long as I deal with this trouble before your influence starts to work, that’s all that’s needed!"
Selena laughed.
"You want to... No! You can’t do that!" Although Selena said nothing, the Divine Worm saw her plan from her consciousness. Selena planned to transport herself into a star! Moreover, she would completely drop her guard! The moment her body was destroyed, the Divine Worm would not be able to survive either!
"When I first heard of the existence of such despicable beings like you, I thought about what I would do if I were ever parasitized by you. Now, it’s just time for me to make a choice. Perhaps I can’t drive you out, but I can make sure we both perish!"
Selena immediately went to the Teleportation Array beneath the Imperial City, and although she no longer had the key, as a princess, her access wouldn’t be denied.
"Activate the Teleportation Array, send me to this star system," Selena instructed the person in charge of the Teleportation Array.
Selena pointed to a star system that was positioned quite ordinarily within the Plane and nothing special about it, which left the person in charge with no reason to stop her. And seeing how bad Selena looked, nobody wanted to jinx it, regardless of what had happened.
Selena was successfully teleported away.
In the distance, a star burned quietly. Selena spread all her Light Wings and accelerated to an astounding speed in an extremely short time.
"I’m curious, knowing I’m determined to die together, yet you choose not to leave, can it be that you cannot switch hosts in a short time? Or is it that you can’t bear to leave the powerful me? It doesn’t matter, for you and I are about to disappear together. Although perishing with a contemptible being like you leaves me somewhat unwilling, it is wiser than letting you continue to parasitize within my consciousness and ultimately control me," Selena said.
At this moment, the Divine Worm that parasitized within Selena’s consciousness was close to panicking. It could not conceive that Selena would be so unyielding. From the time it parasitized her to the moment Selena made the decision to self-destruct was less than two minutes. And from making her decision to getting here was not more than ten minutes!
In less than twelve minutes, she had already made such a momentous decision? This was completely unimaginable in the memory of the Divine Worm. Especially since when it once parasitized Sajia, Sajia would never have made such a decisive choice.
"Go back! Survive!" the Divine Worm started to influence Selena.
"How amazing, just now I seemed to be slightly unwilling to die, but I know that must be your influence on me. Such a contradictory feeling is truly fascinating, try again?" Selena said with a smile.
Such a calm person!
The Divine Worm had never seen such a rational individual, who remained so composed in analyzing the situation. Once a person makes a decision to self-destruct, they must be full of contradictions. Especially when that person is not doing so out of their own will but is being forced into self-destruction, unwillingness will surely take the upper hand.
However, Selena in this situation, although she was reluctant, made a decision that seemed so unwavering!
Initially, the Divine Worm merely wanted to subtly influence Selena, but soon it found that Selena wouldn’t be influenced at all! It then had to intensify its influence on her. Yet, that star was still enlarging before its eyes!
"Half an hour, in about half an hour, we’ll reach the surface of this star, and then I’ll instantly drop all defenses, and I’ll painlessly turn to gas. You, Worm, I’m curious what you’ll become," Selena said.
"I am eternal, and I will continue to exist!" the Divine Worm said.
"I’ll be looking forward to it," Selena remained unmoved.
The Divine Worm finally understood that if it continued like this, it would probably be doomed. It immediately gathered its already dwindling energy from having re-parasitized and gradually increased its influence over Selena. At this moment, Selena’s eyes were flickering with a faint red glow, and her speed seemed to have slowed down just a tad!
It could work! This could work!
Stop! Stop! Survive!
Desperate, the Divine Worm finally concentrated all its energy and aimed a powerful psychic influence deep into Selena’s consciousness.
Almost at the same time, Selena began to slow down with all her might. The star was already in front of her, its dazzling light bringing forth astonishing heat radiation, but Selena still maintained her shield, so it didn’t feel too bad.
By now, Selena’s eyes were completely emitting a red light, she began to slowly retreat, moving away from the star and murmured, "I’m not willing to die like this, I have other methods, I can deal with the Divine Worm, I must survive, even if it’s for my sister!"
Suddenly, the Heart of the Heavens that once belonged to Elsa in Selena’s chest burst forth with astonishing energy, and a dark golden arc shot out from her chest. After circling in the air, it went straight into Selena’s eyes!
"God Eater!" The Divine Worm was terrified out of its wits! It could never have anticipated why a God Eater would appear here! Wasn’t that a Giant’s spell? How could she, a Princess of the Celestial Clan, possess a spell of the Giant race?
As soon as the God Eater appeared, the Divine Worm immediately gave up on parasitizing. It rushed out of Selena’s other eye and fled into the cosmic depths. It knew that once it couldn’t find a suitable host, it would only face death in the depths of space. But it knew even more that once entangled by the God Eater, that would truly be an absolute path to death!
However, the God Eater had no intention of just letting it go. Just as the red fluctuations had burst forth, the golden arc was already in pursuit, a red and a golden streak chasing each other through space. Without the support of a host, the Divine Worm’s energy was rapidly depleting, and it was quickly exhausted, while the God Eater could draw steady energy support from Selena.
Finally, the Divine Worm’s energy was depleted, and it was reluctantly entwined by the God Eater and consumed in the blink of an eye.
All of this was witnessed by Selena. She could hardly believe her own eyes, that the Heart of the Heavens Elsa had given her contained such a fierce spell! She might not know what the God Eater was, but she discovered the Divine Worm’s fear of it!
Could it be that the God Eater really was a spell capable of devouring gods?
Only then did Selena realize that her back was soaked with sweat.
Who would choose death if there was a chance to avoid it?
Elsa, Elsa, just how many secrets are you still hiding?
Selena found herself increasingly unable to understand her younger sister. It was one thing to be powerful, but for such strong magic to suddenly emerge from the Heart of the Heavens she had given her, magic strong enough to eliminate the Divine Worm—what was going on?
The most intense feeling for Selena at that moment was relief, but following that was gratitude. If not for the Heart of the Heavens from Elsa, she would certainly have fallen victim to being parasitized by the Divine Worm.
When she returned to the secret chamber, Sajia had already left. Selena went out to look for him and was told by a maid that the First Prince had just left not long ago. His face looked very terrible, completely drenched in sweat, as if he had been through a severe illness.
Selena chuckled to herself; this was far more dangerous than any severe illness.
But what was now certain was that her brother had been controlled, there was no doubt about it. And if one follows this logic, their father, the Emperor of the Celestial Clan, was very likely controlled as well.
So, the question arose. If their father indeed was controlled by the Divine Worm, how could she save him? The God Eater wasn’t her spell; she couldn’t control it.
In the final analysis, this matter would have to fall back on Elsa.
Hence, for the first time, Selena decided to pay Elsa a visit.
However, before Selena could set out, Elsa had already come to her.
"You encountered the Divine Worm?" Before Selena could speak, Elsa had already asked.
Selena nodded and immediately recounted everything that had happened.
"Actually, I’ve known for a while," Elsa said. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
