"Earth's Gift"

"The Earth’s Gift" can make the land within a 300-kilometer radius fertile, increase water flow, and enhance the reproductive tendency of life, so that even the most unfavorable environmental conditions cannot prevent life from producing offspring, only reduce their number and frequency...

"' Earth’s Gift ' will randomly cause land within a 300-kilometer radius to become barren, resulting in crop failure and withered plants. Unless the barrenness effect ends, the land will not become fertile again. This can be suppressed by Angel abilities similar to purification, limiting the barrenness to a very small area and preventing it from spreading..."

"If used actively, ' Earth’s Gift ' can cause all life within a 30-kilometer radius to rapidly perish until death. Abilities outside similar areas will also gradually wither and weaken as a result. Those who are no longer alive and enter this area will quickly return to the earth..."

"The ' Earth’s Gift ' can also fill a fifty-kilometer radius with various highly poisonous substances and allow various extraordinary plants beneficial to itself to grow. Similarly, it can Domestication all animals in this area that do not possess higher intelligence, and strengthen the tendency of every Beyonder to Loss of Control..."

"Through touch, ' Earth’s Gift ' can create Puppet from soil, plants, Magma, ores, and metals, imbuing them with a certain life and power. The strongest Puppet cannot exceed Sequence 3, and the maximum number of Half-God- level Puppet is nine..."

"The Earth’s Gift" can transform the environment, making even the Abyss suitable for human habitation...

"Those who wield the ' Earth Gift ' will truly become one with the land, forests, streams, Mountain Peak, and minerals within their domain, able to traverse them at varying speeds..."

"Each time you are struck by ' the Earth’s Gift,' you will face the test of Loss of Control, and also the test of death. If you cannot pass, you will either Loss of Control on the spot or die instantly..."

"' The Earth’s Gift ' can temporarily transform the wielder into a Mythical Creature, but the wielder must be able to withstand the Mysticism knowledge and the Impact of madness that comes with that Mythical Creature Form..."

"' The Earth’s Gift ' grants the holder all Women characteristics..."

"Those who come into contact with the ' Earth Gift ' will either be healed of all their wounds and diseases, or die instantly. Which outcome will occur cannot Divination beforehand. According to Prophecy, Women with Ombella blood who have suffered betrayal from their immediate family will not experience this instant death..."

Even if someone who doesn't meet the above conditions is lucky enough to receive a cure, they cannot use ' Earth’s Gift ' for more than one minute afterward, otherwise they will Loss of Control or die...

"Those who meet the criteria will also suffer other negative consequences..."

"Anyone who understands the above information, unless they possess Divinity, will most likely conceive within a short period of time, becoming pregnant with an unknown creature..."

Note: Except for the Prophecy parts, all descriptions are based on the experiences, lessons, and knowledge of the City of Silver.

After reading the information about "Earth Gift," Lumian finally understood why only Women with Ombella blood and who had been betrayed by their immediate family could come into contact with, pick up, and briefly use this "0" level Sealed Artifact. For anyone else, it was purely a gamble with their life. Unless there was no other way to heal their injuries and illnesses, or they encountered a crisis that they could not overcome normally, no one would try it.

"But it is indeed very strong, worthy of being a '0' level Sealed Artifact. Moreover, if used for a short period of time, the negative effects are not entirely unacceptable. It's just that the desolation effect must be suppressed, and we must also guard against the enemy turning into an even more terrifying Evil Spirit after death..." Lumian muttered to himself for a few moments, focusing his attention on the most crucial point.

That was the part where Ombella, in very poor condition, went to City of Silver seeking a sacrifice.

According to the "Magician" Lady, Ombella's identity and Destiny had already Steal, and the people of City of Silver could not possibly know that the Women Giant before them was the "Harvest Goddess," Ombella.

However, the records show that the residents of City of Silver knew without a doubt that it was Ombella, without even the slightest doubt or objection.

They believed this was a fact that didn't need verification, and it was reflected in the records in just two short sentences, the purpose of which was to describe that Ombella arrived at the City of Silver on foot.

Lumian raised his head, looked at Mr. "Sun" sitting against the wall, and asked thoughtfully, "What form did ' Harvest Goddess ' Ombella take when she arrived in City of Silver?"

He remembered that the previous records mentioned that Ombella had descended upon City of Silver many times, mainly in two forms: one representing harvest and reproduction, and the other symbolizing desolation and death.

This led Lumian to suspect that Ombella might have two identities: one where "harvest and procreation" had their Destiny Steal, and the other where "desolation and death" sought sacrifice in the City of Silver.

Mr. Sun shook his head:

There were no records at the time.

Lumian rested his cheek on his hand and fell into silent thought:

"The demand to sacrifice half of City of Silver's inhabitants certainly brings it closer to the image of 'desolation and death'..."

"However, if the image of 'abundance and reproduction' is severely damaged, it is possible that it will take lives to help itself recover..."

"Furthermore, while two images are understandable, how could two identities be concentrated in one person... It can't be that the ' Harvest Goddess ' Ombella Steal the identity and Destiny of another Ombella in the past, right? She didn't come through the ' Thief ' Pathway, and there are no legends indicating that she possesses similar items..."

Lumian considered for a moment, then stood up and said, "I want to experience the ' Earth’s Gift '."

Let's see what kind of resonance the Ombella bloodline can bring and what information we can obtain.

Mr. Sun Derrick Berger, also stood up:

"Good."

Dressed in a simple white robe, he walked steadily ahead, entered the Round Tower through the connection on the second floor, and then descended through the deep, dark dungeon to reach a heavy double stone door.

Behind the stone gate are Mottled Steps leading downwards, with specks of Dawn light shining through from the Depths, bringing a little visibility.

Lumian noticed that the walls on both sides of the stairs were damp, seemingly soaked with water droplets, and clumps of hair-like black plants sprouted from the cracks and hung there.

The further down the steps you go, the brighter the Dawn light becomes. Mushrooms of various colors, golden Wheat Ears of wheat, and unique Blackface Grass grow among the damp walls and black plants that resemble strands of hair. The spirituality in the air becomes more lively and vigorous.

Lumian's heart began to flutter, as if she were returning to her mother's embrace, or perhaps finding her former self again.

He heard the sound of blood flowing, seemingly coming from inside his body, yet also as if it originated from the bottom of the stairs.

"It really is Ombella... The Formless Divine Child is indeed Ombella..." Lumian exclaimed, calming himself down.

His hair was growing inch by inch inside his Cloak, and his skin was becoming smoother and more elastic.

After descending for a while, Lumian saw the Sunlight, which came from Mr. "Sun".

A pure, warm, and sacred golden light quickly filled the area, causing the desolate power and the aura of death to retreat to the edge.

Upon seeing this scene, Lumian instinctively thought of the "Witch's" "disease" and "Plague":

"In such a Sunlight realm, the vast majority of Mysticism Pathogens would quickly perish, while only a few common Pathogens might survive..."

Finally, "The Sun" Derrick Berg and Lumian arrived at a large room dotted with the first rays of Dawn.

The air was filled with the smell of earth, the scent of Grass, and the fragrance of Flowers. The ceiling, floor, and walls were covered with black, hair-like strands, from which all sorts of plants and Mushrooms grew.

In the center of the room, a mound of brownish-black earth was piled up, topped with a section of a withered, enormous tree trunk.

The tree trunk was almost touching the ceiling, about seven or eight meters tall, and it would take three or four people to encircle it. Most of the bark had fallen off, leaving a grayish-brown color.

Its heartwood has become hollow, and the exposed wood facing Lumian and Mr. "Sun" is convex and concave, outlining a legless, human-like pattern.

The figure used branches from the tree trunk as hands, its face was extremely Distortion, and its eyes were two giant crimson flowers.

Within the wood grain of its "surface," faint streaks of Blood-Colored could be seen.

"This is ' the Earth’s Gift.'" The sacred Sunlight created by "Mr. Sun" merged with the dappled Dawn in the room.

Lumian could feel his blood surging, and he felt an unusually close, blood-related connection between himself and that withered tree trunk.

The two were originally one.

As if summoned, Lumian walked forward subconsciously, his elegant and clean face seemingly radiating light in the Dawn Sunlight.

One step, two steps, three steps... He arrived at the top of the pile of brownish soil and stopped in front of the withered Giant Tree.

"The Sun" Derrick Berg did not stop her.

Lumian took a breath, adjusted his state, and prepared to use "Mirror Substitute" before extending his well-proportioned, long-fingered right palm to touch the withered tree trunk from which streaks of blood were seeping.

The moment his fingers touched the dull-colored wood, a scene Flash through his mind:

The sky was hazy, seemingly shrouded in a dark mist. A colossal figure of light, seemingly capable of supporting the heavens and earth, appeared in front, behind which were strange silhouettes outlined in blurry lines...

Such a scene flashed by, followed by utter darkness, a deathly silence.

After an unknown amount of time, in the darkness and deathly silence, a mournful cry drifted faintly through the air:

My child, Ombella...

"My child, Ombella..."

Lumian was suddenly jolted out of the illusion, as if he had been forcibly pushed away from the "Earth’s Gift" by an invisible force.

He immediately felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder, accompanied by a cool sensation as if bathed in moonlight.

That was the activation of the Contract Mark originating from the "Abscessed Severed Hand," but it had no effect whatsoever, granting "Teleportation" and "Flash."