Chapter 1264: Chapter 114: Larthas’s Awakening_3
Larthas accompanied Gorisong to find Ah Dai for two purposes, one of which was to inquire whether Goris had created the Divine Artifact. He had coveted the Divine Artifact that Goris was preparing to refine many years ago. Another purpose was to try to persuade Ah Dai and Xuan Yue to join the Mage Guild of Tian Jing through Gorisong’s connections, but now he had lost all desire and could no longer speak the words he had previously intended, only silently comforting the grieving Gorisong.
Xuan Yue held Ah Dai’s big hand, feeling his trembling body, and softly said, "Big brother, don’t be like this. Teacher Goris would be sad to know this. Don’t you still have the Wish of Goris? Your teacher is always with you, watching over you!"
Ah Dai wiped the tears from his face, pulled up his magic robe on his arm, and looked at the black pattern revealed outside the Giant Spirit Snake Armor from the Wish of Goris. A warm energy transmitted from the Wish of Goris, consoling his sadness. Ah Dai felt warmth in his heart and said obsessively, "Teacher, are you alright? Look, your brother is right here! Teacher, I really miss you."
Gorisong took slow steps towards Ah Dai and sighed, "Child, I misjudged you. Can I take a look at the Divine Artifact left by your elder brother?"
Ah Dai extended his right arm, lifting up his Giant Spirit Snake Armor to reveal the black right forearm transformed by the fusion with the Wish of Goris. The glow from the Wish of Goris flowed, and its energy fluctuations were extremely intense, as if it was saying something. Feeling the energy contained within the Wish of Goris, Larthas exclaimed in surprise, "What? Have you fused with the Divine Artifact as well?"
Ah Dai shook his head, somberly saying, "No, I haven’t fused with the Divine Artifact, but with Teacher Goris’s soul. Through this artifact, the teacher resides within me, always watching over me."
Gorisong stared at the black energy, feeling a gentle and intimate sensation. He slowly extended his withered palm towards Ah Dai’s right arm where the Wish of Goris was.
Ah Dai watched his palm that resembled Goris’s withered one, his eyes moistening again. Gorisong’s hand drew closer, and finally, his slightly shriveled fingers touched the black pattern on the Wish of Goris.
Time seemed to stop at that moment. Both Ah Dai and Gorisong trembled vigorously as the Wish of Goris burst out with an extremely intense black light. The energy, which didn’t seem to be magical, continuously circled inside the room, giving a peculiar feeling as if there was another person, no, more precisely, another soul in the room – the soul of the artifact.
Xuan Yue and Larthas just watched the strange phenomenon in front, while Ah Dai and Gorisong continued to tremble. The black light rising from the Wish of Goris seemed to be constantly telling them something. The black energy gently spiraled, conveying waves of soft fluctuations, soothing their saddened hearts.
Larthas was moved and said, "An artifact with a soul, this is the most basic requirement for a top-grade Divine Artifact!" Judging the grade of an artifact not only from the energy it displays but also the existence of a soul is a very important factor. Generally speaking, top-grade Divine Artifacts possess their own souls. The soul of an artifact has a subconscious instinct that makes the artifact more lively and powerful. It can be said that all top-grade Divine Artifacts have souls, but not all artifacts with souls are top-grade. Now, although the Wish of Goris has the soul of Goris, its own capabilities only reach the lower realm. However, any artifact with a soul has the potential to evolve under certain conditions, possibly evolving into a top-grade artifact. Thus, Larthas was surprised. Ah Dai’s Dragon’s Blood and Xuan Yue’s Phoenix’s Blood also possess the souls of the Divine Dragon and Phoenix; therefore, they ascended to the realm of top-grade Divine Artifacts when they triggered the fusion of the two artifacts.
The black energy of the Wish of Goris slowly descended, circling around Ah Dai and Gorisong for a round, then re-entered the Wish of Goris. The room returned to its previous calm, but the stirred emotions of Ah Dai and Gorisong couldn’t settle for a long time. Just now, that was Goris consoling them! Gorisong somberly said, "Big brother, rest assured and go. Perhaps it won’t be long before we brothers meet in another world." Lifting his head, he looked at Ah Dai’s tearful eyes and softly said, "Child, you must take good care of this artifact. It contains all of your big brother’s efforts and expectations for you. He must be silently blessing you in another world, do not let him be disappointed."
Ah Dai nodded and said, "I will, unless I die, I will never be separated from teacher’s soul for even a moment."
Gorisong took a deep breath, calming his own emotions, then turned to look at Larthas, saying, "State Preceptor, do you have anything else to say?"
Larthas shook his head, saying, "Let everything take its natural course. Perhaps, founding the Mage Guild of Tian Jing was a mistake from the start. I need to return to Empire of Tian Jing; my injuries have not yet healed, and I must find a quiet place to recuperate."
Hearing Larthas’s words, Ah Dai was slightly startled. Could it be that he no longer wanted to compete with the continental Mage Guilds?
Seemingly seeing through the doubts in Ah Dai’s heart, Larthas smiled slightly and said, "I have figured it out. Power is like a drifting cloud; life lasts but a hundred years. My entire life has been troubled by fame and fortune, and I’ve lived too tiredly. When my injuries heal, perhaps I will use my remaining years to travel around. There are still many places on the continent I haven’t visited. Gorisong, come back to the Empire with me. You can handle the Guild matters for the time being. As for here, if the continental Mage Guilds truly do not wish to see our presence, let Bu Tian lead our people to withdraw."
