Chapter 1110: 005 (A Long Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
A slightly chilly wind blew from the depths of the underground cavern, passing through the blurry figure.
He Ao slowly descended the worn old steps.
What had descended here was not his true body, but a "projection" constructed through a special ritual.
It came from the "descent knowledge" generously gifted by the Mysterious Shadow.
This was a method that could use a special Descent Ritual to send one's power to a distant location in the form of a projection.
Of course, aside from requiring a powerful supply of energy, this ritual also required the descender to possess "High Status."
From the occult knowledge He Ao had learned, descending a "projection" seemed to be something only gods could do.
Naturally, He Ao did not possess the status of a god, and he could not afford the cost of a "divine descent" that began with an Angel-level projection.
However, after carefully studying the Mysterious Shadow's descent knowledge, He Ao discovered that the "Descent Rituals" contained within were actually highly "optimized" rituals.
Their drawback was that they could not descend much power—at most Rank B.
Their advantage, however, was their extremely low energy consumption.
The entire ritual structure had been optimized for energy, allowing it to transport the greatest amount of power at the highest efficiency.
In other words, completing a "descent" from this knowledge actually consumed very little energy. Even powerful angels could afford such a "descent" to a certain extent.
This was likely a Descent Ritual the Mysterious Shadow had custom-made for itself.
After all, judging from that "descent knowledge," it was itself a symbol of occultism, skilled at using fragile power to move immense power.
Even if it descended only a Rank B projection, it could use its status to pry