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Chapter 784: Lanchi's Black Day Lord Experience Card (Part 2)
Chapter 784: Lanchi's Black Day Lord Experience Card (Part 2)
"It seems you've got quite the knack for parenting. Maybe we can exchange tips sometime," Talia suddenly realized that she and Lanchi shared a rare common interest.
"Of course, the Protoss Empire of the Northern Continent even hailed me as the Emperor of Education."
Lanchi was especially confident about this.
He never expected to share such a hobby with Talia, as they had never discussed it before.
Lanchi stopped chatting with Talia and turned his attention to the present moment, focusing on Tamisha before him.
"Thank you, Tamisha," he said sincerely, as if greeting an old friend.
In her human form, Tamisha possessed the aloof aura of Mystique Lord and the gentle features of True Night Lord, clearly their child.
"Do you know my parents?" Tamisha finally spoke for the first time, asking Lanchi a question.
"How did you know?" Lanchi asked in return, chewing on the food in his mouth.
"Your eyes gave it away when you first saw me," Tamisha replied.
She patiently waited for him to finish chewing before bringing another spoonful to his mouth.
"Your parents are very good friends of mine. They are truly remarkable demons," Lanchi said earnestly to Tamisha.
If it weren't for demons like Mystique Lord and True Night Lord, there wouldn't be the peace they had today. The end of the Blood Moon Calamity was made possible by countless small sacrifices, like a flowing river that never ceased, these droplets of water gathering to form streams, rivers, and lakes, reaching the horizon and beyond.
"What's so great about them? They still left me and my sister," Tamisha said matter-of-factly, her tone carrying a hint of resentment.
She seemed to hold a grudge against Mystique Lord and True Night Lord.
"..."
Lanchi, who had been chewing on his food, suddenly paused, his eyes clouding with a faraway look.
He leaned against the wall, lost in thought for a moment.
"Lanchi..."
Talia understood that this was something that Falling Gentle Lord Kaliyra would do. Kaliyra wouldn't tell Tamisha that her parents had passed away.
Instead, Kaliyra would tell Tamisha that her parents had gone on a distant journey.
And Tamisha, in her innocence, believed it, channeling her mixed emotions of love and resentment into her daily longing to see them again.
Lanchi heard these words of pure innocence from Tamisha's mouth.
Even Talia couldn't decipher what Lanchi was feeling at this moment.
After a while.
It was only when Tamisha brought the spoon to Lanchi's mouth again that his eyes regained some of their sparkle, and he opened his mouth to accept the food.
In the corridor, the small demon figure fed the large demon figure without another word exchanged between them.
"Thank you for taking care of me," Lanchi said, tilting his head to look at Tamisha after he had finished eating.
"..."
Tamisha nodded and packed up the bento box.
Like a gray-haired porcelain doll, she waited quietly for him.
"Tamisha, I actually have a terrible sense of direction. Could you please guide me in exploring this corridor?" Lanchi asked, pushing himself off the wall and standing up with the help of the wall.
"You're unbelievable, Lanchi," Talia had been concerned about Lanchi's feelings, but now that she heard him coaxing a child, she felt relieved.
From demons in their eight hundreds to children as young as three, he had a way with everyone.
This guy had an unbreakable spirit and was always an optimist.
"Follow me."
Tamisha grabbed Lanchi's four fingers and started walking forward.
The small hand held the larger one.
As they passed by, their reflections were cast onto the prisms, creating a kaleidoscope of their images.
Beyond the prisms, the ground became increasingly steep, with steps embedded with magic crystals every few meters, creating a subtle sense of ascent and descent. After traversing all the stairs and spirals, the sounds finally faded away, revealing a new space.
Before them stood a door several meters high, made of ancient demon-sealing steel, adorned with countless layers of curse seals that glowed rhythmically in a breathing-like cycle.
As Tamisha led Lanchi towards the door, it suddenly shone brilliantly.
Then, it transformed into countless gears, swirling in the air before the starlight faded into the thick darkness.
The deepest part of the Purgatory Corridor Academy had been unlocked.
"It feels like we're underground in Purgatory now," Talia communicated to Lanchi through their mental link.
Due to the intricate spatial layout of the Inverted Mirror Corridor, she couldn't pinpoint the exact depth, but they were likely deep beneath Purgatory.
"This should be the central chamber, capable of directly controlling the energy of the Purgatory Corridor Academy."
Lanchi, during his time as the acting principal, had never been able to reach this place.
It was only now, as the true principal, that he had the privilege to witness the hidden chamber of the academy.
It felt like reaching the final map hidden at the depths of the initial map, only accessible at the end of the story.
As he thought about this, Lanchi, led by Tamisha, walked through layers of barriers and protective doors made of demon-sealing steel, stepping into the heart of the central chamber.
The only sounds within were the rumble of heavy machinery and the buzzing of magic power lines.
The outer barrier's strength had reached the ninth tier.
Even Desecration Lord Merogass would have no hope of forcibly breaking into this forbidden place.
And the one who had set up this barrier was not Kaliyra but an even more ancient demon, the Inverted Mirror Lord Tebiriuss.
"Should we continue forward?"
Tamisha suddenly stopped and turned to Lanchi, her childish voice echoing in the silence.
Before them was a door that resembled a black waterfall.
Beyond lay the unknown.
"Hmm, Tamisha, can you stay by my side for a while? I might be leaving later, but not for a while."
Lanchi gazed at the small figure and replied.
Upon hearing his words, Tamisha walked through the automatically opening door, which resembled a black waterfall illusion.
Silence permeated the streamlined passageway and the illusory corridor within the central chamber as they walked a long path, and when light reappeared, they found themselves in a circular, enclosed space.
It was a small, transparent room enveloped by the eternal night sky, with sparse starlight providing just enough illumination to see their surroundings clearly.
However, the true space within the central chamber was vastly different from the outside world.
The mesmerizing walls devoured most of the light and sound, leaving behind only oppressive silence and a bottomless starry sky.
At the center of the room, several pillar-like structures made of demon-sealing steel connected to a semi-transparent barrier, with magical demon runes glowing a faint blue on the steel columns.
At the heart of the demon-sealing steel lay a mirror-like mechanical magic artifact, bound by layers of magical chains.
It resembled a mirror yet took the form of a six-sided cube.
Each mirror surface distorted the space within, as if countless twisting souls were swirling, and multiple layers of barriers surrounded the mirror, appearing and disappearing like illusions.
Just one glance was enough to identify it as an extraordinary magic artifact.
It was a forbidden object capable of overturning the world's order.
"Lanchi, wait."
Talia immediately stopped Lanchi.
Lanchi also pulled Tamisha's hand, preventing her from taking another step forward.
A golden gleam appeared in Lanchi's green eyes as his magic power stirred, and Talia began the arduous process of appraising the artifact.
[Tebiriuss' Mirror]
[Type: Magic Artifact]
[Grade: Red Legend (Damaged)]
[Attribute: Divination/Illusion]
[Tier: 9]
"Effect: Can be activated once for every nine-tiered Great Demon soul imprint consumed. It reveals the future of the current timeline to the user. There is a chance of instant death upon paying the activation cost. Due to the artifact's damage, it requires the energy of Purgatory and the Demon Clan's ancestral land to function."
[Current Available Uses: 3]
[Note: For you, who knows nothing of eternity, it's time to reveal the answers. Bet it all on a spiral that stretches towards a dream-like fantasy...]
Talia slowly deciphered the artifact, and her findings were shared with Lanchi's mind.
His expression gradually turned to astonishment.
A legendary artifact, he had only seen one before in the Flower Capital, Parrie, and that was the magic book named [Palroni's Grievance Record].
He never expected to encounter another Red Legend-grade item in this shadow world from tens of thousands of years ago.
Lanchi scrutinized the [Tebiriuss' Mirror].
Tebiriuss was the name of the Inverted Mirror Lord, the demon craftsman who had built the Purgatory Corridor Academy.
And this artifact, hidden in the depths of Purgatory Corridor, was undoubtedly the supreme masterpiece of Inverted Mirror Lord Tebiriuss's lifetime.
"What the hell is this magic artifact?"
Talia had never heard of a divination artifact of this caliber in her era.
Setting aside the activation conditions, just the "instant death" negative effect made Talia reluctant to even consider touching the artifact.
Each broken soul imprint would inflict irreparable damage, and even a ninth-tier Great Demon could find themselves severely weakened in the short term, with their strength permanently impaired.
The cost of predicting the future was a gamble with fate, wagering one's soul.
"It fits the style of the Inverted Mirror Lord, doesn't it?"
Lanchi clearly remembered the Great Demon trial in the negative sixth layer of Hellrom Prison, the inverted path of the afterlife, where one had to transcend life and death and fear no death to pass.
The Inverted Mirror Lord showed no favor to the faint of heart but admired those who dared to gamble with their lives.
"But someone has already paid the activation cost several times?"
Talia noticed that the artifact could be activated three times without any cost.
In other words, someone had sacrificed three Great Demon imprints before their arrival and gambled their lives three times, winning three chances to activate it.
"......"
Lanchi remained silent.
It was obvious who could help him pay the price of a ninth-tier Great Demon imprint.
"......"
"Before Kaliyra died, she used it once herself and left the remaining three chances for you...?"
Talia listened to Lanchi's inner thoughts and realized the truth. She figured it was probably something like this.
Kaliyra was a Seventh-Seal Great Demon, and she wanted to leave three seals for future Great Demons to inherit a new Great Demon trial and maintain the identity of a Great Demon. She needed to keep at least three seals.
But she was no longer afraid of death, and she had already given her soul to her friend.
In her final moments, she offered everything that was left of her life, devoting it all to the [Tebiriuss' Mirror], filling it up four times, and then completely dying, turning into Falling Gentle Village.
"I think so," Lanchi said flatly, his voice devoid of emotion.
Talia, who resided in his heart, couldn't decipher his thoughts.
"What did Kaliyra see?" Talia wondered aloud.
Kaliyra should have seen the possible outcome of Ranklos.
Even so, Kaliyra left the decision to Ranklos.
She didn't make the choice for him.
"Let's find out by looking into the Tebiriuss' Mirror," Lanchi said with a sigh of relief, smiling inexplicably at the mirror before him.
He was also curious about why all of this was happening.
Why?
"Tamisha, could you wait here for me? Don't go near this mirror. There are still three layers of food untouched in the bento box, and you can finish it all. Don't worry about me." Lanchi crouched down and spoke gently to Tamisha.
"Okay," Tamisha nodded.
"Take care." She seemed to have figured something out as well and said to him.
"See you later," Lanchi waved at Tamisha reassuringly.
He turned towards the deep purple mirror-like magic artifact, which resembled a bottomless abyss.
The edges of the mirror rippled with slight undulations of void energy, and magic began to dance gently on the calm surface.
As Lanchi raised his hand to touch the mirror, he found that he could pass through it. He took a step forward, and his figure merged with the mirror, eventually blending into the void surrounded by deep purple light.
In an instant, both Lanchi and Talia felt as if they were plummeting from the sea of stars, experiencing the strange sensation of weightlessness, with the occasional flashes of light and colors intertwining to form distorted landscapes.
Until the speed of their descent began to slow, turning into an ascent, and the pressure on their bodies gradually increased. Dazzling white light burst forth from the exit, enveloping them in its glow.
"!"
Lanchi didn't know if it was his consciousness accelerating suddenly or if the white light was rushing towards him. All the information in the form of comprehensible characters rushed into his mind.
[The Future Illusion of the Inverted Mirror]
[Activation Successful]
[Remaining Uses: 2]
[Name: Lanclos Saint Anastasius]
[Current State: Ninth Tier (Limit)]
[Attribute: Seal/Light]
[Spells: Undead Eternal Punishment, Amalgamated Edict, Radiant Corona, Eternal Radiant Destruction, Immortal Liuli Physique... The Last Gentle Village.]
[Accessories: Honing Empire Testing Ground Military Card, Loser's Broken Blade, Nameless Ring, Farwalker's Pocket Watch, The Witch's Warm Companion, Greyt Stone Crest... Saint Soul Lancent Silver Mask.]
[Character attributes have been recorded]
[Divination Result: Death Approaches]
[Departure Location: Demon World, Purgatory City Pasquale, Suburbs, Purgatory Corridor Academy]
[Life Remaining: 5 Days, 13 Hours, 21 Minutes]
After this text flooded his mind, Lanchi felt dizzy and rubbed his forehead.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting in the principal's office of Purgatory Corridor Academy.
"This is..."
His eyes scanned the familiar furniture in the room—the desk, the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the deep brown decor. But what caught his attention wasn't the furniture in the office.
It was the reflection in the window glass, not far away, of a face wearing a silver-white mask. The mask seemed branded onto his face, and only his cold, emerald green eyes shone through the mask.
He raised his hand to touch the mask.
The figure in the glass mirrored his movements.
The legendary magic artifact, the [Tebiriuss' Mirror], seemed to have never existed.
He was back in the principal's office.
Or perhaps this was the simulated illusion created by the [Tebiriuss' Mirror].
He would experience the future in this illusion.
The next second, new semi-transparent demon text appeared before his eyes—
[Saint Soul Lancent 614, 12th month, 25th day.]
[Twelve years after the Northern Saint Soul Empire entered the war, the dictatorial regime of the Southern Honing Empire collapsed, and the continent of Seville welcomed the dawn of peace once more.]
[You, with your fearless actions and efforts, have brought about the final glory of the Saint Soul Empire and changed the fate of its citizens. The determination to resist of the entire Saint Soul Empire reversed the situation on the northern continent, and the empire began its final swan song, its final performance, its final defiance, and its final splendor. You have achieved victory.]
[In the blink of an eye, the steel fortress headquarters, Oberon, will be holding the fourth anniversary of the revival of peace on the continent of Seville in two weeks' time.]
[People celebrate and cheer for the hard-won peace, cherishing the imagination of happiness and looking forward to the coming prosperity.]
[You have traveled a long road, and every fate along the way, unknown to others, has left you unfazed. You gradually sink deeper into the embrace of tranquility and dreams.]
[...]
[You felt the approach of destiny in the Purgatory Corridor Academy and woke up.]
[It's probably just a matter of days before your life comes to an end.]
[Whenever the ending of the story is mentioned, it reminds one of the beginning.]
[To end your life as the principal of Purgatory Corridor Academy is to have a beginning and an end, and you are grateful to Kaliyra for fulfilling your initial wish.]
[But there is a subtle restlessness in your heart.]
As Lanchi read this, he noticed that the information stopped, and four options appeared.
[Your next choice will be:]
[A. Stay]
[B. Go to the Demon King's City]
[C. Return to the Saint Soul Empire]
[D. Intervene personally]
(End of Chapter)
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