Saileni also put down her milk tea cup. Her pure white priest's robe fluttered without wind, and specks of Eternity golden light gathered at her fingertips. Her gaze became focused and serious.
The air seemed to freeze, as if a silent battle was clashing. Hoolay gritted his teeth, and the faint light of [ Eternity ] illuminated the space in a bizarre and surreal way, the dangerous atmosphere so thick it was almost dripping with danger.
Any small action could become the fuse that ignites a battlefield.
However, at the eye of the storm, Ye Yan remained calm.
His gaze swept indifferently over Hoolay, who was on high alert, over Xing and Saileni, who were poised to attack, over the trembling Borisin wolf soldiers, and over Jiaoqiu, whose face was deathly pale.
Finally, his gaze fell on the milk tea in his hand.
Hmm... while in the Prison of Deep Seclusion, Saileni slipped a cup of milk tea to Jiaoqiu during the chaos; I wonder if he noticed.
If you accidentally end up in the Prison of Deep Seclusion... consider it a unique kind of [ Eternity ] beacon!
Speaking of which, some time has passed since the Church went to Amphoreus. The signal was bad in that area, Ye Yan could understand why there was no communication. His main concern was that some God of Elation might cause trouble.
After all, it sounds quite amusing to try and trick the infant [ Lord Ravager ] into becoming the [ Eternity ] Emanator.
You say that Aha doesn't get involved in [ Elation ]? He doesn't believe it. Sometimes, friends are more dangerous than enemies, especially Aha.
Ye Yan has very reasonable requirements regarding his identity. Since his current identity is that of an Nameless walking the Path [ Eternity ], he cannot do anything beyond his identity, which would be detrimental to the virtues of [ Eternity ].
Well, on another note, now that we have some time, why don't we go and... hear about how the Church is doing?
[ Eternity ] is inspecting (eavesdropping)...
"Oh ho ho ho~ [Multiple Path intertwine and entwine Amphoreus, together composing the fate of the world!] Look, what an interesting setting! It's a shame it's not written into a novel."
"[ Eternity ] Beacons have been placed throughout Amphoreus, awaiting His arrival!"
" Destruction offered to [ Erudition ]? Ah, before Him, all is in vain..."
Before the words were finished, another Intellitron voice came:
"I regret to inform you, madam, that I can no longer allow you to act as you please."
After a few seconds of silence, Fulisina's voice came again:
"What? You can't sell milk tea here?"
"What a joke! You Antiochian, you scoundrel! Do you know that this shop is a beacon of ' Eternity ' and must not be desecrated!"
Ye Yan remained silent as well. Were those two really on the same wavelength?
"[The methods of Garden of Recollection are not worth mentioning. But what about you? How did you manage to break through the Ultimate Protocol?]"
"Damn it, those alien Intellitron are taking advantage of my old age and weakness..."
The silver-haired elf's unwilling voice came through, completely irrelevant to the question.
Ye Yan frowned, realizing that things were not so simple. This didn't sound like something Fulisina would say; it was too normal.
"[Your esteemed lady, your exaggerated acting is meaningless to me.]"
"Alas, it seems the scales of fate have not tipped in our favor after all... So be it, our hearts yearn for [ Eternity ]!"
"[Like you, I too have been bathed in the gaze of the ' Aeon,' and I solemnly assure you that, in extreme circumstances, our Destruction is mutually assured.]"
From Hoolay's perspective, Ye Yan's eyes were completely calm, devoid of anger, contempt, or even the slightest fighting spirit; to him, it meant nothing.
There is only a detached observation, as if the tense, imminent confrontation before them is nothing more than a drama full of [ Elation ] elements.
He even tilted his head slightly, as if pondering something insignificant, or perhaps simply finding the scene before him a bit... noisy?
Ye Yan remained motionless throughout, but it was precisely this absolute inaction that created the most suffocating deterrent.
Under His unfathomable gaze, Hoolay felt an unprecedented pressure.
It was an intuition stemming from the very essence of life; if they acted now, they would be the ones to die.
Hoolay was not afraid of death; he only hated... he only hated that the current Borisin had long forgotten the [ Ancient Precepts of the Wolf ], and now they only wanted to reclaim themselves, not to choose a new master.
Hiding and fearing for their lives... where is even a shred of Borisin?!
For Hoolay, this proved the decline of the entire tribe. Only weak beasts would place their hopes on the protection of the strong, while powerful beasts would fight their way out on their own.
The prophet who manipulated the Borisin to come and rescue him was nothing more than a liar trying to exploit the Du Lan bloodline.
If they weren't truly desperate, Borisin would never have hidden like rats in the streets and alleys of the Xianzhou. They should have been hungry wolves baring their fangs, walking among flocks of lambs; they were the strongest at the top of the food chain!
Seriously, what exactly happened during his seven hundred years of imprisonment? How come there are so many experts everywhere on Xianzhou Luofu?
Even so, roars still occasionally came from Hoolay's throat, and the tips of his claws gleamed with a cold light.
But the killing intent he had gathered, under this silent gaze, retreated uncontrollably, like a flame doused with ice water.
Hoolay dared to swing his claws at Saileni and roar at Xing, but faced with this silent being, he couldn't muster any 'attack' move no matter what.
"Wow~ Teacher Ye Yan, is this considered Path suppression?"
Saileni acted as a live broadcaster, frantically sketching Ye Yan's heroic figure in her little notebook.
"Bah! Mr. Ye Yan merely stood here, yet he displayed the aura of a supreme being. Witnessing this scene, I have no regrets in this life!"
"Wait a minute, aren't you a prayer priest? How did you turn into a commentator?"
Xing, dressed in Cloud Knights armor, was quite surprised. This was completely different from what she had expected. Why wasn't there a pre-battle name-reporting ceremony?
In this way, Xing can slam the array blade into the ground with a 'bang' and then make the most perfect self-introduction (announcing his name as March 7th ).
Alas, it was all just an unrealistic fantasy. As the saying goes, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel...
Seeing that Ye Yan hadn't made a move yet, Hoolay, who was still planning whether to fight to the death, was also stunned.
Are both sides holding back in a test of willpower?
Comparing willpower to that of an [ Eternity ] Pathstrider... haha, what's the difference between that and courting death?
The Modu nearby was filled with mixed emotions. He was going to die sooner or later anyway, so he might as well fight them to the death!
"Wolves, follow me, strut proudly among your prey!"
"Feed the wolf to a dead end, so that it may find its way forward. Feed the wolf to the point of certain death, so that it may have enough to eat. Seeking comfort and security will lead to nowhere; fighting to the death will ensure its survival for eternity..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Modu and his Borisin of wolf soldiers charged towards Xing and Saileni, shouting things like "Wolf pack! Fight!" They perfectly bypassed Ye Yan.
"Huh? This even has automatic target acquisition? This... this isn't right, is it?!"