Chapter 961 - 471: Emerald Walls (Part 2)

Chapter 961: Chapter 471: Emerald Walls (Part 2)

The scenery around changed every few steps, from reed plains, floating wetlands, shrub wilderness to wildflower marshes... all of which were deeply mysterious yet vibrant habitats.

Midway, Lily asked Li Ang: "Li Ang, are you a Sky Knight?"

"Yes."

"Oh, I always wanted to become a Sky Knight back then," the black-haired girl sighed.

"Why?"

"Do you really need to ask? You’re one yourself, don’t you understand?"

"Understand what?"

"Adventure, freedom, exploration..."

"I get it now."

Liluliss’s understanding of a Sky Knight was still on par with many children.

A Sky Knight is an Adventurer, yet not entirely. The profession, at a basic level, is a contract job with the Sky Knight Guild, but at a higher level, it also carries certain responsibilities and duties, along with many procedures and guild rules—it’s not entirely free to act as one wishes.

Li Ang tried to recall how he taught Zoe the correct understanding of a Sky Knight, but he suddenly realized he never had the chance to teach her properly.

Previously, he just assumed Zoe understood, but in reality, she was merely following Li Ang, letting him handle everything.

Sighing, and rubbing his temples, Li Ang heard Lily say again, "So, during a happier time after coming out, I also registered as a Sky Knight and did some tasks."

I must have accompanied Zoe’s father on adventures.

When Li Ang looked at this couple’s photos before, he assumed they were Sky Knights because their attire and aura during the photoshoot were very "adventurer-like." They must have lived as Sky Knights for some time back then, which was why they headed to the Holy City.

"It’s a pity, though, that I couldn’t engage in any profound adventure before clashing with the Eye of God."

"You’re not saying that you want me to take you on an adventure, are you?" Li Ang suddenly got nervous.

"You are so perceptive!"

Lily laughed: "However, that’s not my first option right now."

"What’s your first option?"

"I want to commission you to find someone."

There’s no need to guess who you want to find. Li Ang sighed in his heart.

"Looking for your child?" Diao asked at this point.

"Yes, primarily looking for that island, because the sky map was lost at the time, and I wasn’t the one piloting the boat. Firstly, we need to find where she is, she looks a lot like me, I’ll definitely recognize her when I see her."

The parents, though they had their reasons, also bore considerable responsibility for not returning. Li Ang sighed again in his heart.

"Is it a girl?"

"Yes, her name is Zoe."

Diao listened and nodded; the name was unfamiliar to her.

Inanna paused in her steps, restrained herself, turned her head calmly, and met Li Ang’s gaze.

Seeing his eyes, sensing his emotions through their connection, she realized he had noticed long ago and understood why he was being kind to Lily.

With a gentle smile, Inanna chose to let Li Ang take the lead; even if she didn’t understand his thoughts, she wouldn’t interfere with his choices.

As they chatted leisurely, time passed unconsciously, the scenery of the Sanctuary of All Spirits seemed to change in correlation with the heart. The group’s strong desire to move forward made the scenery change rapidly, and it didn’t seem long before they reached their destination.

"Wow! It really looks different!" Lily put her hand on her forehead as if looking far away, exclaiming loudly.

The lush habitat they passed through was mainly composed of low vegetation. Seeing the scenery in the outer areas before, Li Ang didn’t think it was a coincidence, and in the spirit-gathering place ahead, tall plants appeared.

The ancient towering trees stacked in an unreasonable manner like verdant high walls; the ground rose high, and water turned into waterfalls pouring down from above. To the eye, it looked like a towering wooden dam.

"Flying up should get us there, right?"

Lily half-squatted down, her slender legs gathered strength, and with a tumultuous burst, she propelled her petite body high into the sky.

"Wait—"

Before Diao could finish speaking, the black-haired girl had already flown to a high position, faint dragon wings’ shadows faintly flapping behind her, supporting her continued hovering in the air.

However, no matter how high she flew, the lush green high walls formed by the stacking giant trees still hovered ahead, barring her way.

After flying a circle, Liluliss descended to the ground with a puzzled expression.

Li Ang and Inanna exchanged a glance, both equally puzzled.

Thinking about it, Li Ang seemed to grasp a key point, looking towards Diao: "Does it require some condition to get past?"

Diao, who had been sensing since earlier, seemed uncertain too, finally nodding slowly: "Directly crossing is definitely not possible because what we see is only part of what we perceive."

"What do you mean?" Lily blinked.

"The Land of Ten Thousand Spirits, the Spiritual Dimension, transcends the rules of the Material and Magic Power Dimensions. Here, what we ’see’ is realized through the perception of spirits. Just like before entering here, the enormous screen of the Transcendent Realm, fundamentally, is the membrane we perceive."

Li Ang pointed to the four present: "A Spiritual Forger, an excellent Ancient Witch Cultivator, an Earth Dragon God Incarnation, a Dragon God Witch, whichever you take, either has a deep understanding of spirits or possesses strong spirituality, thus managing to enter here."

"We are used to the feeling here, may forget all information is obtained through perception, and they do not necessarily follow the same rules as the Physical Dimension."

"So what should we do?" Lily looked troubled.

The three looked at Diao, thinking that since she could find this place, she should have some knowledge of records left by the ancient witches.

"The ancient scrolls I read didn’t clearly state the situation of the spirit gathering area, because in the central regions, few have been able to keep records, I can only speculate roughly."

Diao explained that due to the high concentration of spirits, these small areas might present some unique order. For instance, the green wall ahead should be formed by the gathering of the forest’s spirits.

Within, it should be a world where the forest’s creatures live, and for external spirits to enter, they should be like them as well.

Li Ang sensed a bit of the girl’s meaning: "You can enter as a Shapeshifter, is that what you mean?"

Diao said: "I think it’s possible, I’ll try to see."

Instantly, the girl transformed into a female deer amidst a burst of light and dust. Leaping and accelerating, she aimed for the waterfall on the green wall.

Upon touching the water, she transformed into a fish, landing on the solid water flow, twisting her body and swimming upstream rapidly until she reached the waterfall’s top.

"Looks like it works!" Lily shouted.

Diao, now transformed into a mysterious fish with scale-covered intricate patterns, reached the top of the green wall as she transformed into a tiger, standing on the wood.

"I can see the scenery inside!" the girl shouted to the three.

She leaped, turning into a giant eagle mid-air, soared toward the ground, and transformed back into a girl.

"Amazing, amazing!" Lily applauded as if she had watched a magic show.

Diao wiped the sweat off her flat forehead and nodded toward Li Ang: "Great Witch, I’m sure I can get in."

She added: "Indeed, you must be a forest resident to be accepted by the spirits within."

"That’s a bit troublesome; we can’t get in," Li Ang said.

Lily frowned and asked, "Are there other spirit gathering places, and do those places require similar rules?"

Diao pondered for a moment and replied: "I think it may still require meeting other kinds of criteria, which might not be easy to achieve. However, we can search for them."

"That seems to be the only option," Inanna agreed.

If it’s about shape-shifting... Just as Li Ang was about to speak, a vicious scream suddenly erupted.

All four changed their expressions, turning to one side, as a foul, crimson wind roared into being, the Evil King Demon Remains forming within it.

Its hollow demon face glanced at the four, spirituality driving magic power in a violent burst, its vast form like a giant tower crashing towards the verdant high wall, the stinging spikes of its arms driving directly into the giant woods, intending to shatter it completely.

The original forest spirits wailed while fleeing, as crimson skeletons sprouted bone limbs from its back, grasped these spirits, and sent them into its gaping maw.