Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 651 - 566: Tier 2 Limit!

Woo woo woo...

On the real Lake Huron Manitoulin Island, the northeast wind swept the remaining snow on the branches, still reflecting the desolate scene of late winter and early spring with ice and snow yet to melt.

Yet, two stunning beauties of contrasting charms unexpectedly encountered each other on this island.

One of them had seaweed-like thick blue long hair, adorned with splendid Atrean-style gold jewelry on her upper body, her smooth skin was a healthy wheat color, and her lower body was a splendid golden fish tail, just like a legendary mermaid.

The beautiful long tail flicked through the dry cold air, yet it seemed to swim as if in water.

The other had black long hair coiled high at the back of her head, with blue lipstick and purple eyeshadow painting her face, she had a slender graceful figure, wearing a Nimansite-style black formal dress with a matching lace parasol in hand.

From appearance, attire to demeanor, she resembled a charming Nimansite noblewoman.

However, between the two ladies facing each other, there was an unmistakable tension in the air.

"Ye He’er, you’ve adopted that style from foreign gods, with the ’Mourning Church,’ the ’Shaman Group,’ and even turned ’Totem Warriors’ into ’Knights of the Order’.

Your power has not increased much, but the surface tricks, you have indeed mastered to perfection."

"Hehehe, Melro! I think you are better off going back to the Akapul Sea Trench to keep company with your fish friends; you probably have a common language.

The ever-changing Izana Continent really doesn’t suit someone as stubborn as you!"

The "noblewoman" chuckled, even her demeanor was reminiscent of those noblewomen from the courts of the Old Continent.

Melro’s temperament was clearly at odds with the gentle title "Mother of Water," and after being mocked by "Lady Crow," she immediately lashed out.

"It seems the lesson last time wasn’t enough for you!"

A dazzling divine light flashed fleetingly in her sea-blue eyes.

The next moment.

Ye He’er’s previously flat abdomen suddenly swelled at an incredible speed, as if in just a few breaths, she had gone through a normal woman’s ten-month pregnancy.

The "Mother of Water" and Aiven’s promoted "Father of Creation" seemed superficially similar, but their essences were completely different, the core authority for one being [Fertility], the other [Creation].

The former specifically refers to "reproduction of offspring"; the latter refers to "creation leading to growth," a much broader scope with greater potential.

As the protector of mothers and children, Melro’s use of the "Fertility Authority" could be summed up simply as: glance at someone and they get pregnant.

And as long-time rivals since ascending to High-Rank Totem God, having opposed each other for nearly a century.

Ye He’er was naturally well aware of the "Mother of Water’s" abilities, this bizarre authority’s power was mediocre but its taunting effect was perfect.

Bang—

Her abdomen, swollen to the limit, suddenly exploded, scattering into countless black crows taking flight.

Caw caw caw...

As the crows circled and one by one returned to Ye He’er’s body, merging with her.

Ye He’er lifted her delicate left hand to caress her purple lips, extended her tongue to sensually lick her fiery red nails, and slowly exhaled towards Melro.

In a flash.

The upper body of the "Mother of Water" in the air erupted with a cluster of red cysts, while scales on her golden tail fell off, and black-red putrid fluid dripped down, corroding the rocks into small pits.

[Authority: Plague]

Splash...

Equally knowledgeable about Ye He’er, Melro instantly transformed into flowing water, swirling rapidly to expel the mass of red worm-like creatures from her body, escaping the dreadful plague.

The normally pathogen-based [Plague] in Ye He’er’s hands had already transcended to a conceptual level, irrelevant to whether the victim possessed a physical body or not.

In fact, upon reaching the level of Tier 4 Totem God, they had long shed any spiritual body constraints. They didn’t need to possess a human body and had their own powerful energy-formed bodies matching their path.

These deities of "Humanization Authority," though lacking the grandeur of the "Natural Authority" deities in combat, were far more bizarre.

Without a matching tier of formidable extraordinary essence, there would be virtually no resistance against such an attack. Moreover, the attacks and defenses between them happen in an instant, possibly ending completely before the average person could even react.

However.

For them, such attack and defense was hardly even a warm-up, just a small greeting.

The two High-Rank Totem Gods, harboring not insignificant grudges, were just about to prepare for a serious fight, to decide the ownership of a certain "Spiritual Origin" through victory, as before.

Suddenly.

"Gah! Out of a total of five or six candidates, it turned out to be this farthest one, making me traverse half a continent from the north. However, it seems I haven’t arrived too late."

A tall creature with an eagle head and draped in a black feather robe, holding a scepter adorned with bone fragments, slowly descended from the sky, "Death" materialized around him, withering grass and even rocks seemingly dying at his feet.

Flap flap flap—

A black male eagle with a white ocarina around its neck followed him down from the sky, folding its wings and landing on the extended head of his scepter.

Back to confrontation.

The three-on-three structure was indeed stable but equally frustrating, making it exceedingly difficult to break the secret realm and monopolize that Spiritual Origin amidst mutual constraints.

...

Swish——

Facing the "Spiritual Origin" flying towards him like an emerald meteor, Aiven, after a brief moment of confusion, quickly threw open the [Shadow Cloak] on his body and sprang up.

But although Aiven’s speed was fast, there was something even faster than him.

The "Bronze Talisman" hanging at his waist, encircled with a ring of green spiritual light, bypassed Aiven’s side and met the emerald meteor first.

"Hmm?"

As the precious "Spiritual Origin" was about to collide with the "Bronze Talisman," Aiven, though unsure of what had hijacked the situation midway,

felt an instinctive longing for the Spiritual Origin, which made him accelerate with electric sparks underfoot.

Suddenly reaching out, he grasped the pale green "Gemstone" at almost the very moment they collided.

After a brief standoff.

Bang——

The "Gemstone" abruptly shattered, with most of it disappearing along with a flash of green light on the talisman’s surface, while about a third turned into a smaller gemstone that embedded itself into Aiven’s palm.

Instinctively.

Aiven reached out and caught the "Bronze Talisman" adorned with a coiling feathered serpent pattern, which had returned to its normal state and seemed unchanged.

By now, he realized he was purely acting out of wishful thinking.

It wasn’t manna from heaven because of his perceived favor, but because the "Bronze Talisman" he brought from the Mist Sea had summoned the Spiritual Origin of this continent.

In ancient times, the three main gods worshipped by the Kuma Empire, Gashna Empire, and Azik Empire ruled this New Continent known as the Izana World to the Atrean people.

They were Sun God Inti, Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan, and High God Omedekutri, three powerful demigods, until the Hilus people came to the New Continent and ended it all.

One of the embodiments of their rule was the Spiritual Origin of the entire Izana Continent, which was controlled by these three main gods. Especially the sanctuaries of the demigods, located at the nodes where spiritual power or magic elements flow in the world, were their strongest strongholds.

Among them, "Feathered Serpent God" Kukulkan ruled the Izana World the longest.

The Kuma Civilization lasted over three thousand years, while the second-ranking Gashna Civilization lasted no more than seven hundred, and the Azik Civilization, which succeeded the Kuma Civilization, had an even shorter history of only two hundred years.

Time is the friend of gods, and just by the length of time they ruled the Izana World, it is clear that among the three main gods who controlled the continent’s Spiritual Origin, "Feathered Serpent God" Kukulkan clearly surpassed the other two latecomers.

At this moment.

Even though they had all fallen into Deep Sleep, their demigod statuses remained, and the imprints left in the continent’s origin over the long years were still there.

The "Spiritual Origin" actively embraced because it sensed the aura of one of the original rulers of this continent, "Feathered Serpent God" Kukulkan, and had nothing to do with Aiven.

So, although he only got a third, he was effectively a third party forcing his way in.

Uh... Was the joke on me?

However.

Aiven then realized that perhaps when that little girl Evil Spirit handed him the talisman, she had anticipated this situation. He just needed to bring it back to the continent, and "Feathered Serpent God" Kukulkan’s power would naturally gradually recover.

Tap!

And just as he landed on his feet, the Aiven who absorbed the Spiritual Origin already had emerald spiritual radiance bursting from his eyes.

He felt every cell in his body nourished at the root, greatly invigorated, and the minor injuries left from the previous battle with the "Sea Serpent God" were completely healed.

It was already the strongest "tonic" for Natural Spirit, instantly helping Aiven achieve spiritual completion.

Although it was only a third of the total amount, his spiritual power directly reached the pinnacle of Tier 2, with Spirit: 4.99... infinitely close to the Upper-Rank Wizard’s threshold of 5 points.

In an instant, without even needing to consciously enter a meditative state, under the impetus of the abundant Spiritual Origin, the [Life Tree Meditation Method] had already illuminated the Fifth Essence "Severe."

It was a veritable leap to the top.

And the surplus power was merely dormant for the time being, promising another round of rapid enhancement during future advancements.

The key was that Aiven’s research direction (innovative achievement) was already determined. He just needed to find a barren land devoid of moss or lichens to conduct the corresponding ritual to advance.

"Ah! Damn it, return the Spiritual Origin!"

Within deafening roars, three streaks of light, seething with anger, were already shooting down from the sky.

However, before they could bring Aiven within their attack range.

For the Spiritual Origin had already been absorbed.

Clang! Clang! Clang!....

The melodious chimes, just like before, reverberated in the void, and the entire Secret Realm began to gradually fade away like a dream bubble.

Aiven had already darted to Angie’s side, smiling and waving goodbye to the three furious Totem Gods.

With electric sparks flickering, the [Thunderbird Robe] on him unfolded in sync, ready to disappear into thin air the moment the Secret Realm shattered.