Finding the Formation's Core

Volibear stopped clapping when he heard Tam's words, and the oppressive aura around us dissipated.

How dare you threaten me?

"This isn't a threat. You should have some self-awareness. I'm helping you, not watching you show off. «-(¯`v´¯)-« »-(¯`v´¯)-»"

"If anyone had dared to talk to me like that before, I would have smashed their head in, but..."

"Alright, I don't want to hear your rambling. Are you going to cooperate or not?" Tam was forceful, showing Volibear no mercy whatsoever.

Volibear suddenly fell silent. He leaned down and stared at Tam, hot air billowing from his Kog'Maw and nostrils, looking furious but forced to suppress his anger.

Tam was fearless and stared straight at him. Soon, Volibear shrunk back to the size of a normal Bearman.

"Come, break the seal for me."

"I've changed my mind. You must hate me to the core now. If I release you easily, you'll surely kill us once you regain your strength."

"You're right, so you don't want to help me anymore?" Volibear made no attempt to hide his true feelings.

"No, I will help you. Although I am not a god, I will not break my promise. I just want your promise."

What promise?

"Stop using Divine Strength to indiscriminately kill mortals."

"Hahaha... You, a spirit, actually sympathize with humans? If I remember correctly, spirits are the ones who hate humans the most, aren't they?"

There are always exceptions. If you agree to this condition, I'll take action immediately.

"Alright, I promise you, I will never interfere in the affairs of mortals again. I'm going to find those gods who oppose me and kill them with my own hands!"

"Then I'll leave it to me." Having received Volibear's promise, Tam began to help him break the seal.

The array that can seal Volibear is undoubtedly very powerful. Tam said that to break the array, we must find the core of the array and consume the corresponding items.

Finding the key point of the array is extremely difficult because of its antiquity; the sealing array has become one with the forest. The key point might be a tree, a bird in the forest, or even the mist or sunlight at a certain moment.

Searching for the array's core isn't something just anyone can do; it requires a powerful sensory ability, which is why Tam asked a few of us to help.

According to him, we began to sense the place where the power was converging, but the power flow of the magic array was very weak. Even the slightest breeze could interfere with the flow, so we had to search inch by inch and thread by thread.

This raises another problem: searching such a vast forest would take at least ten days to two weeks to find it, and the situation in Ionia doesn't allow me to search so leisurely.

Tam seemed to sense my worry. "Without you, we would indeed have to search for a very long time, but with you, it's different. You can use the wind to search, give it a try!"

"I've tried it, but these energies are chaotic and it's hard to tell which ones come from the magic array and which ones come from other life forms. The Wind's Breath Insight has limited effectiveness."

"Don't you possess Divine Strength? Why don't you give it a try?"

"Oh right, how could I forget that!" Tam's words reminded me.

Although these tiny energies are elusive, Spiritual Power is different. This kind of power does not interact with other forces and can exist independently of nature, so it is not afraid of being disturbed!

I sat cross-legged on the ground just like Udyr had done, gathering my Spiritual Power and spreading it outwards. Suddenly, I discovered that there was a very dense flow of Spiritual Power around me!

Then it suddenly occurred to me that the one who created this sealing array was not an ordinary person, but Anivia, who was a god like Volibear. The array emitted not ordinary power, but Spiritual Power!

No wonder we couldn't find the array's core no matter how hard we looked; it turns out that ordinary sensing methods don't work!

I suppressed my excitement and continued to sense the flow of Spiritual Power. I quickly found three vortex-like places, which seemed to be the key points of the formation!

I found it!

"Oh dear, you scared me!"

I suddenly opened my eyes and shouted, startling Sivir beside me. Ignoring her surprise, I quickly told Tam what I had discovered.

Tam wasn't surprised; in fact, he had already found one of them. Hearing that there were two more array points, he frowned, his eyebrows drooping slightly.

"There are three key points in the formation, this is troublesome."

"Why? How come finding it has caused trouble?" Sivir curiously.

"Because I only brought one item, I don't know what to put in the other two array points."

As Tam spoke, he pulled a small glass bottle from his person, containing a few drops of a blue-glowing liquid, just like Lili's blood!

"Is this the Blood of Ice?"

"Yes, this is what that little girl named Lili asked me for when she visited me."

"You're going to pour this into the core of the formation?"

"That's right, this sealing formation is strengthened with Blood of Ice, so it should be broken with this kind of blood. But what should we put in the other two formation eyes?" Tam, somewhat puzzled.

Freljord has three ancient gods: Ornn, Anivia, and Volibear. Since this sealing array was set up by Anivia, it must have been strengthened with her own blood, a fact that Volibear has already acknowledged.

There are now two other key points in the formation. Could they be the blood of Ornn and Volibear?

I think that since it's a key element of the formation and has extremely powerful sealing power, it couldn't be something too low-level; it should at least be on par with the Blood of Ice.

Tam agreed with my idea and thought it was worth a try.

We cannot trace Ornn's bloodline, but Huo Su, as People of Furnace Village, possesses Ornn's power and may also have his blood flowing through his veins; he could be used for testing.

As for Volibear's blood, that's even more convenient; it can be taken out at any time. However, he doesn't quite believe he'll be trapped by his own blood, but there's no other way now but to give it a try.

Volibear rubbed his palms together, and soon a few drops of dark green liquid appeared in his palms, which Tam collected in a container.

Huo Su was reluctant, but in the end he obeyed Tam's words, cutting his finger and squeezing out a few drops of blood.

Everything was ready except for the final touch! Tam finished collecting the blood samples and began pouring them into the array's core.

When Lili's blood dripped onto the core of the formation, we clearly felt the earth shake violently. Volibear excitedly exclaimed that the seal had been relieved!

Then came his blood. As the dark green blood dripped down, the ground shook even more noticeably than before. Volibear's eyes shone, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope.

When Huo Su's blood was finally dripped onto the center of the formation, nothing happened; there was no shaking, and Volibear did not feel any relief.

Is it because the bloodline isn't genuine that it's not good enough? Or is it that Ornn's blood wasn't used at all?

Just as I was wondering, Volibear made Huo Su contribute some more blood, but this time he had to activate his giant sheep form!