The Miracle Core, which is conceived by the intertwining of countless soul qualities, pure magic power and pure death energy, is slowly spreading its translucent petals in a gesture that transcends ordinary understanding. Light and shadow flow between its veins, the texture of flesh and blood merge with the coldness of bones, ancient runes flicker on and off the surface of the petals, and the whispers of resentment spread into invisible ripples. Every weak pulse of it affects the pulse of the entire Sunken City ruins. Even the torrent of seawater Sky Dome that is about to completely collapse seems to be frightened by the existence that is about to be born, and its momentum is slightly reduced.
However, at the moment when this Concept Flower is about to solidify and complete its final bloom——
Buzz!
The huge magic circle covering the entire square suddenly erupted into a scream that was so harsh that it shook the soul. The complex runes that made up the magic circle flickered and twisted violently, as if they were under some incomprehensible pressure.
Immediately afterwards, the light strips connecting all the nodes on Ritual Array broke together without warning, as if they were cut off by a sharp blade.
The restraining power disappeared. Moria, Victoria and others all relaxed, with a look of astonishment on their faces. They could feel that the feeling that their life force was constantly being withdrawn had completely disappeared.
"Node?" The enthusiasm on Poe Derian's face solidified instantly.
"Broken!" Kourt The flame of the dead soul swayed violently.
The torrent of energy that made up the ritual was suddenly out of balance. The miracle flower on the verge of blooming twisted and trembled violently, and the edges of its petals collapsed like smoke.
But not all connections are broken.
Only the players - Team Spade K, joker, Heart A, Fu Qingyan, and Yang Yi lying on the ground - not only did the nodes under their feet not disconnect, but the strip of light connecting them became thicker and more solid, like a greedy poisonous snake, continuing to suck madly.
"My experience! It's still falling! It's falling faster!" Spade K screamed like a killing pig. He watched helplessly as his experience bar dropped crazily at a diving speed, which was even hundreds of times faster than his usual killing upgrade.
"Fuck! What the hell is this ritual? I'm going to be sucked dry of all my experience!"
"This is not right..." Fu Qingyan frowned. She was calmer than the others, and therefore discovered a deeper level of terror. She could feel that what was taken away from her body was not just a simple digital thing like "experience value", but something indescribable but shocking to the soul.
What exactly is that?
Li Wen's eyes narrowed. Based on her understanding of ritual knowledge, she could naturally see the unusualness of this change. She suddenly realized that this ritual was not under the leadership or control of anyone, whether it was Kourt or Poe Drion, they were just participants.
The ritual, or the flower, it is alive.
It consciously disconnected its control over other nodes, not because the ritual was about to collapse, but perhaps because there was a larger and more tangible temptation in front of it, forcing it to give up other comparatively insignificant soul powers and instead use all its power on that temptation.
But how can a player who is just starting out at a few levels become a temptation above everyone else?
If you think about it deeply, the results are undoubtedly chilling.
The person that the flower takes root in and absorbs is not the player himself.
In other words, the souls and powers of the players are just the introduction to positioning the "coordinates" of this grand ceremony. What it really wants to absorb is the larger existence that is above the players and gives them the identity of "players".
Maybe it's the game system, or maybe it's something else.
The moment she realized this, a bone-chilling chill rose up from Li Wen's spine, making her feel a chill down her back.
How dare it?
This was Li Wen's first thought.
If it dares to do this, why are things above the player indifferent?
This was Li Wen's second thought. The madness and ambition of Ritual of the Scales of Life and Death far exceeded her imagination. Kourt and Derien's plan was ridiculous and comical in front of that flower.
They actually want to take that kind of thing for themselves?
Li Wen can say with absolute certainty that once that flower fully blooms, everyone here, even the entire Kingdom of Arthur, and perhaps the entire inner continent, will become nutrients for its growth.
"A skill, a certain state, a certain achievement, a metaphysical concept, a collection of all meanings that lead to the immortality of the soul..." Li Wen read these adjectives spoken by Poe Derrien. This was the other person's conclusion about what Undying Flower was based on the wisdom of Archmage.
However.
"Wrong." Li Wen's expression was not as indifferent as his tone suggested.
The so-called Undying Flower is just a prototype of some kind of divinity.
The moment Li Wen completed this series of thoughts and was shaken by the weight of this conclusion——
The translucent flower of energy suddenly stagnated after absorbing the huge power of "rules" from the player's node. Immediately, its illusory and uncertain form suddenly exploded and turned into billions of light points.
Those light spots did not dissipate quickly, but shot towards the sky one by one, and began to collapse and condense inward at a position extremely close to the void. In just the blink of an eye, a huge, brand-new, almost solid "Undying Flower" quietly appeared in the sky in the form of a bud.
It no longer changes form, but takes on a perfect posture that is difficult to describe in words, as if carved from countless crystals and stars. Its petals are translucent, and a band of light as bright as the Milky Way flows inside. Every pulse causes ripples in the surrounding space. It is no longer a simple energy aggregate, but an entity that truly has its own "concept" and is above the rules of life and death.
The moment the flowers appeared, the hypocritical cooperation between Poe Derian and Kourt that had lasted for hundreds of years was finally torn to pieces.
"It's mine!" Poe Derrian let out a hoarse roar. He gave up suppressing the other end of the scale, and his thin body turned into a stream of light, rushing towards the perfect Undying Flower desperately. His dry arms were flashing with pure magic power that could tear apart space, and he tried to pull the flowers into his arms.
"Don't even think about it!" Kourt's Remnant Soul also let out a vicious scream at the same time. His shadow made of death energy instantly expanded and turned into a huge skeletal hand that covered the sky. It ignored the backlash of all ritual rules and grabbed the flowers fiercely.
Betrayal becomes natural in front of Eternal Fruit. The fragile alliance that had lasted for hundreds of years was completely shattered at this moment.
The forces of the two collided with each other in the air, and the huge impact caused almost made the entire sea area tremble. Even as far away as Port Belen, one could feel the powerful force that destroyed the world.
Just like the collision of two continents, a devastating energy storm erupted instantly, a thousand times more violent than any previous aftermath. The air was completely torn, the clouds were instantly cleared, the space let out a harsh groan, the seawater began to evaporate, and the rock layers on the ground collapsed. The remaining Ritual Array runes flashed like fragile glass under the destruction of this absolute power, and large areas were extinguished.
Everyone could no longer stand and could only pray that the destructive power would not affect them.
Chaos, destruction, this is a collision of absolute power!