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Chapter 315: A Life-Saving Ritual
Chapter 315: A Life-Saving Ritual
Finally, he managed to get rid of them...
Maintaining the conspiracy persona, Lyon stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze indifferent, waiting for the Dream Realm to close. Only after more than 20,000 Wealth Goddesses completely disappeared did Lyon finally heave a genuine sigh of relief.
The work of the Purification Bureau was truly not for the faint of heart. Even a powerful figure like Senior Emma had met with an accident, and when Lyon had called upon Senior Tom, also a Tier 1 Purifier, to help, they had almost been taken out together by the descending Wealth Goddesses.
Hmm...
Or perhaps the situation wasn't initially that dangerous, but Lyon and Senior Tom, both disliked by the World Will, had their bad luck compounded when they were together, attracting the Wealth Goddesses that shouldn't have appeared.
In his heart, Lyon silently admonished himself to try to avoid being with Senior Tom in the future. Then, he quickly walked over to the unconscious Senior Emma, unbuttoned the top button of her collar, helping her breathe more easily, and then carried her on his back as he climbed towards the top of the valley.
...
"Wake up!"
"Slap!"
"Senior Tom! Wake up!"
"Slap, slap, slap!"
"Ugh..."
The drowsy young man, his face pale and his eyes blinking in confusion, woke up to the pain on his cheeks and mumbled:
"I..."
"You fainted."
After saying something unnecessary, Lyon, who had just slapped Senior Tom awake, looked at the half-trident with a snake tail stuck in the valley and replied vaguely:
"It seems like something happened to the Wealth Goddess. She suddenly rushed into the Dream Realm... Let's not worry about her for now. Let's hurry and run. Have your bones grown back? Can you move?"
To avoid the unfortunate situation where the Wealth Goddesses might not have left completely and could turn back after hearing his explanation and confession, Lyon didn't reveal what had just happened.
The drowsy young man, who had regained consciousness, tried to straighten his neck to lift his head, but soon lay back down, shaking his head in frustration:
"Not yet... Your bandages are still too slow. My leg bones haven't shown any signs of regrowth; only a few tail vertebrae have grown."
"..."
"Ugh... Why does my face hurt so much? And my lips..."
"That... I called out to you for half a day without a response, so I had to take action. Sorry..."
Looking at the young man with both cheeks swollen and four fingernail marks on his lips, Lyon apologized:
"Senior Emma's injuries are too severe. It's unlikely she'll wake up soon. I have some Spell Silver and a pendant with offensive power, but they were all taken by the Wealth Goddesses. Now, I don't have sufficient means to protect us.
Apart from the followers of the Scale Gold Sect outside, there are probably eighty to ninety clergy members, and at least two Bishops. I don't feel it's safe to directly take you out, so I thought of waking you up first and asking if you have any ideas."
Do I have any ideas?
Looking at his own body, devoid of bones and joints, the drowsy young man sighed:
"All my bones and joints are gone. Only my mouth and, oh yes, now I have a butt... Anyway, what can I do in this state?
Oh, didn't you pick up those shell coins? Why don't you try to wake up Emma like you did for me before?"
"I already tried, but it didn't work."
Hearing this, Lyon shook his head with a hint of helplessness:
"Senior Emma's situation is more complicated. The sword wound in her heart is a spiritual injury. Her arms have undergone Jade Transformation by the Emerald Dream, and she sold 300 lives to the Snake Spirit. These three injuries combined cannot be purchased separately, and the number of shell coins is insufficient.
Additionally, unlike buying your bones, 'injuries' cannot exist independently of the flesh. To buy the injuries on Senior Emma, someone would have to bear those injuries."
"Raising his right hand, Tom looked at the several jade-like fingernails, and Leon, with a lingering sense of fear, added:
"My imbued value with Emma... well... the Leon Value is just too far behind. Whether it's physical quality, soul strength, or resistance to anomalies, they're not even on the same level.
For her, it's just a severe injury, but for me, they're all life-threatening wounds. I estimate that with just one-tenth of the injuries she sustained, I would be crushed by the sword wound on her heart, and my soul would be completely shattered, turning me into an immovable emerald statue."
"Then let's not buy it..."
Looking at Leon's emerald-green fingernails, the lazy youth pondered for a moment and realized that the current situation was indeed a bit troublesome.
Although the most dangerous Wealth Goddess had mysteriously fled, sparing their lives unexpectedly, the Scale Gold Sect followers were still outside the Emerald Dream.
According to the Scale Gold Sect's gathering procedures, each of the three lineages would typically have a bishop present. After taking out one of them, there should still be two bishops and several dozen core followers with special abilities left outside.
While the Scale Gold Sect is not renowned for its combat prowess, their bishops are notoriously weak, only on par with ordinary Tier 2 Purifiers, and even inferior to the scouting-type Purifiers like Jerry. They aren't considered a formidable challenge.
If either myself or Emma were in good condition, taking out those two bishops would be a piece of cake, probably not even taking thirty seconds. But with Emma unconscious and me immobile, and with Lyon, the only one in good condition, having lost the main battle anomaly, it's not certain that we can get past these Scale Gold Sect followers.
If I survive the True Deity but end up dying at the hands of a few lousy bishops, I won't be able to close my eyes in peace..."
"...How about you just stab me to death?"
"Huh?"
"Don't worry, this is my ace in the hole."
Seeing Leon's dazed expression, the lazy youth explained:
"When we first entered, didn't I set up three rituals in advance?
The first two rituals have already been triggered. The first one, using five types of metals, was to steal money from the Scale Gold Sect's cat spirit. The other, using mercury, sulfur, and salt, was to counteract the influence of the snake spirit's secret shrine. And the last ritual was just right for resurrection."
"Resurrection?!"
"Yes, the effect of that ritual is resurrection... or you could say that after I'm taken out, it automatically activates, restoring my dead body to the moment when the ritual was set up."
After glancing at Leon's shocked expression, the lazy youth continued with a hint of pride:
"The six materials of the restoration ritual are in pairs of opposites. Matches and amber represent the solidification of eternity and the fleeting annihilation; a child's nail and an old man's will symbolize the growth and end of the flesh, while horns and tails signify the beginning and conclusion, forming a perfect balance between them.
If I'm taken out, it's as if the match of my flesh goes out, the soul's old man passes away, and life reaches its end. The one-sided balance is completely shattered, and at that moment, the remaining half of the imagery is activated, starting to reshape everything about me.
After that, my flesh will become like amber, my soul will flourish like a child's, and the life that has reached its end will start anew, thus resurrecting me."
"Let me tell you, this is my proudest ritual. It's what saved my life when we dealt with the True Deity, so just go ahead and stab. As soon as the sword goes in, I'll be alive and kicking... er... hold on!"
Seeing the blood-red flanged mace covered in reverse spikes in Leon's hand, the lazy youth's eyes widened in fear, and he instinctively retracted the tailbone that had just grown out.
"No... I did tell you to stab me, but not with that!"
(End of Chapter)
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