Qian Renxue (45)

"Close... the Abyss Gate..." A flicker of light flashed through Isis's eyes, but it quickly dimmed. "No, it can't be closed anymore. Even using myself as the seal, I can only seal it temporarily. The power of the Abyss is too strong. It's corroding me, devouring me... I can't hold on much longer..."

"We can help you." Tang Wulin cut down the last tentacle and came before her. "Ares said the Dragon God Power can recast the seal. Tell me, what should I do?"

"The Dragon God Power..." Isis looked at Tang Wulin, and an astonishing radiance bloomed in her eyes. "It's you... the Child of Prophecy... You've finally come..."

She struggled to sit up straight. Though she was weak, her tone became firm.

"Listen, there isn't much time. The Abyss's power will recover very soon. Ares's sacrifice could only buy this little bit of time. The method to recast the seal is very simple, but also very cruel—you need to inject the Dragon God Power into my godhead, which is this Tree of Life. Use your power to dispel the Abyssal contamination in the roots and let the Tree of Life bloom with vitality again. Then, with the Tree of Life as the core, construct a permanent seal and completely seal the Abyss Gate."

"But if you do that, you'll..." Qian Renxue thought of something, and her expression changed.

"I will die," Isis said calmly. "My consciousness has already been bound to the Tree of Life. While the tree exists, I exist; if the tree dies, I die. But in reverse, if the tree is completely purified and becomes a pure Tree of Life again, my consciousness will be purified with it and become a Tree Spirit. That will no longer be Isis, only a newborn, pure consciousness."

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