The instant the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King died, an enormous surge of life energy spilled out of his body. Its aura was so dense it almost condensed into liquid, and Huo Yuhao was utterly shaken by the sheer strength of that life force.
Electrolux had already emerged from the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness. Whatever magic he had cast, it had enclosed the entire cavern beneath a gray-gold barrier of light, trapping all the escaping life force within that cramped space, where it darted wildly about.
As he cast one incantation after another, all the life energy in the air began to flow like water. Electrolux's spiritual soul form seemed to become a spring at the lowest point, drawing every stream of life energy slowly into his body.
With every passing minute, Electrolux's spectral soul form grew more solid. As his strength increased, he continued chanting new incantations.
Soon, he drew the green piece of life metal out of the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King's body. Rather than absorbing it directly, however, he guided it through Huo Yuhao's Eye of Devouring and into the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness within his body.
Ignoring Huo Yuhao's astonishment, Electrolux burst into laughter.
"Yuhao, I need to borrow your Divine Sense Orb to bring my idea to fruition," Electrolux said, seemingly asking permission.
"Elder Yi, take whatever you need." Huo Yuhao did not hesitate in the slightest.
Having received Huo Yuhao's consent, Electrolux threw back his head and laughed, then said with a look of gratification, "Yuhao, I never intended to devour the gold of life. Since you treat me with sincerity, I ought to give you a welcoming gift as well."
As he spoke, Electrolux appeared inside Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness along with the gold of life, which had vanished from sight.
Within the pitch-black space, Electrolux's soul form gave off a faint glow. Having absorbed a considerable amount of life energy, the white light surrounding his spectral soul form had also grown much stronger.
Inside Huo Yuhao's pitch-black Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, the green gold of life floated before Elder Yi, radiating a rich aura of life.
Electrolux continuously chanted incantations as he controlled the gold of life. As his chanting continued, the metal trembled ever more violently and released increasing amounts of life energy.
At this point, Huo Yuhao also entered his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, wanting to see what Electrolux intended to do.
Although he had no idea what Electrolux was doing, he was certain that everything Electrolux did would benefit him.
Seeing Huo Yuhao enter, Electrolux smiled faintly and asked:
"Little Yuhao, do you know how worlds are formed?"
Huo Yuhao froze for a moment. He did not understand why Electrolux would ask him that question, but after pondering it for a while, he answered seriously.
"Elder Yi, I don't know how worlds are formed, but you've shown me that beyond the world we live in, there are many other worlds like it."
Admiration filled Electrolux's eyes at Huo Yuhao's answer. To deduce so much merely from knowing that he did not belong to this world, Huo Yuhao truly was an intelligent person.
"Little Yuhao, as you said, there are actually many, many planets in existence, otherwise known as planes. Every plane is a planet and also a main world. Some share the same space as us, while others exist in different spaces.
"When I was alive, I once used my formidable power to create several relatively small worlds. I called them demiplanes.
"These planes don't exist within the main world, but are independent worlds. Their owners can enter them using a Spatial Key or a special Teleportation Array.
"Although demiplanes contain only a limited range of elements and are extremely small, there's no denying that they are genuine worlds.
"Demiplanes?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"Yes, demiplanes. The ones I created all had very similar attributes; they were essentially demiplanes governed by a dark order. Among them, my most satisfying masterpiece was the Undead Demiplane, and even now, I can still sense its existence.
"I placed most of the undead creatures inside it myself, but after thousands of years of propagation, even I don't know just how powerful they've become.
"I've long intended to leave the Undead Plane to you. Once you learn Necromancy, you'll be able to open it.
"But today, I have something even more important to give you.
"With this piece of gold of life, so rich in life force, along with the law of light within me and your Divine Sense Orb Martial Soul, which contains a strange power of rules, I can finally complete the masterpiece I never finished in life-the Bright Half-Plane."
"The Bright Half-Plane?"
Huo Yuhao was completely stunned, partly because Electrolux actually intended to craft a plane for him by hand using the gold of life, and partly because he was shocked that Electrolux could even create a plane of light.
"I'm sure you remember what I told you. In life, before I became a necromancer, I was an extremely powerful light system mage.
"I mastered countless forms of Light Magic. Although I later fell into darkness and learned Necromancy, I once possessed the light attribute as well.
"Having died once, all the darkness in my fragments of divine consciousness has disappeared. Now, my heart holds only boundless light.
"After absorbing the life force of this purest gold of life, I can begin attempting the one thing I never accomplished in my previous life: creating a truly sacred plane, the Holy Light Plane.
"This was my sole regret in my previous life. Because I was the Holy Necromancer, the Undead Calamity, that plane always remained beyond my reach.
"My research mostly concerned Necromancy. Although it was Necromancy with the light attribute, it was still generally classified as evil magic of the dark side.
"In my previous life, I had fallen too deeply into darkness to create this masterpiece. But in this world, I have a feeling I can succeed, and this Bright Half-Plane is the gift I intend to give you."
Ignoring Huo Yuhao's dazed expression, Electrolux resumed chanting. He chanted faster and faster, until Huo Yuhao could no longer even tell whether his lips were moving.
Under his chanting, the green gold of life began to undergo a tremendous transformation. The originally hard metal gradually liquefied, becoming droplets of green-gold liquid. The terrifyingly dense aura of life and powerful force of rules it contained were intoxicating. Even though Huo Yuhao was only a soul form within his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, he was still bewitched, his very soul turned upside down.
Electrolux did not stop. Once the gold of life had finished transforming, his soul form began to radiate an intense, blazing white light that instantly illuminated the entire Spiritual Sea of Consciousness. Huo Yuhao could clearly see just how barren his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness was, despite having already undergone several enhancements.
Suddenly, the white light surrounding Electrolux began to merge with the raw life essence of the gold of life, giving off an exceptionally terrifying aura.
"Elder Yi, can you create a world with the energy in such a small amount of gold of life?" Seeing that Electrolux had stopped chanting and was quietly waiting for the white light within him to finish merging with the liquid life essence, Huo Yuhao finally could not contain his curiosity any longer.
Electrolux chuckled.
"Hehe, Yuhao, don't underestimate this little piece of gold of life. It's a full fifth of the Eye of Life. That big turtle certainly didn't hold back. I imagine the Forest Beast King whose home was raided must have been so furious he couldn't eat for thousands of years."
The early worm gets eaten by the bird. I have classes during the day, so I get up at four every morning to write. Boohoo, even then, I can still only manage two updates a day. I feel a little bad about letting everyone down.
(End of chapter)
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