Chapter 1547: Chapter 274: Vitreous Container

Since it’s dangerous, send him away… she told herself.

Actually, there is a more permanent solution—destroy the source of the threat… That’s how she should have chosen, if it were before today.

What exactly is disturbing her?

She doesn’t know… The path leading to where the High Priest’s controlled [Door] is a long one, with the two walking side by side. She suddenly has a ridiculous thought, hoping this path can go on forever.

That way, she wouldn’t know the real truth; she wouldn’t need to know the real truth… She doesn’t want to know the real truth.

She’s not frightened by her own thoughts.

“I am a despicable person.” She said this, looking at the young guard before her.

The boss said he never met anyone who wasn’t at least somewhat despicable, even including himself in the past.

Yamana thought for a moment, “Perhaps that’s what makes a complete person.”

She hopes to become a complete person. The Light of Soul flickered in the boss’s view at this moment, like a candle in the wind.

Then, they reached the final destination — [Door].

…

…

The High Priest was right there, holding the Scales of Good and Evil, as if he had long been confident that Yamana would come to him.

“Yamana, you didn’t disappoint me.” The High Priest’s voice was so gratified.

Yamana confirmed one thing, which is that the High Priest did not see the young guard Yiben— including her, she couldn’t see his presence now.

Obviously, they accompanied each other all the way, it’s not an illusion… Why does he always vanish suddenly when needed?

Just like when she threw her mother’s relic to the Pharaoh of the Kingdom, he also suddenly disappeared… Always at crucial moments.

“But you disappointed me.” Yamana took a deep breath, maybe he didn’t truly vanish, but was still watching…observing her through his eyes, to find answers.

“What are you concerned about?” The High Priest possesses an extraordinary ability of perception, noticing the slight distraction in Yamana’s attention, couldn’t help but frown, “Yamana, this reminds me of your mother… she was the same, but when she carried another emotion in her heart, she would always show this look. You are astonishingly alike.”

“Then did my mother disappoint you?” Yamana asked calmly, stepping closer to the High Priest.

The so-called [Door] is not a tangible presence; perhaps it is only a peculiar energy that requires the High Priest’s special means to appear — without the [Door] appearing, this place is just an empty room.

Like between gods, like among sins, always so quiet, quiet enough to hear breathing and heartbeats clearly, if there’s no light here, perhaps a normal person couldn’t stay for a day.

“All my love and expectations, have been given to her.”

This is the High Priest’s answer.

“She turned into a monster right before my eyes!” Yamana shook her head, “Right in front of me, my father king personally killed my mother, and then the monster she turned into, turned to sand before my eyes.”

“That was an accident, Yamana.” The High Priest said, opening his arms, “As The Vessel, your mother couldn’t ultimately overcome her heart’s desire… I thought after having a complete life, your mother would become the perfect Vessel, but her love for you exceeded the thought of salvation, she became selfish, her selfishness devoured it. But I do not regret letting your mother have a complete life, because she gave birth to a more outstanding you… Yamana, you are the best candidate to become The Vessel.”

“You’re wrong, I am not perfect at all.” Yamana said self-deprecatingly, “So many years have passed! You took me away from the City of the Sun, you allowed me to live in the outside world, you allowed me to have Claudia’s identity, you allowed me to travel between two worlds… one is a world of civilization and freedom, the other is a world where death is a constant companion! Do you know, every time I return from the outside world, it is so cruel to me, countless times, I even don’t want to come back!”

“No, this is real, facing difficulties and striving for noble ideals…” the High Priest’s eyes revealed a fiery light, “Only a Vessel with firm faith can become the perfect vitreous container in the Balance. Each time you resist the temptation of the outside world to return, you’ve already done well, Yamana, you’ve always done well, you’re only missing a little bit. But it doesn’t matter, this time’s experience will bring you closer to perfection.”

“If that’s the case, why do you want me to leave again this time…” Yamana laughed coldly, “Isn’t this contradictory?”

The High Priest said blandly, “As long as you’re safe, as long as the Balance remains, as long as you can become The Vessel, the City of the Sun will see the day of rebirth. Yamana, throughout the growth process, it’s necessary to experience failure and setbacks, accept them, defeat them, you will become more perfect… The City of the Sun is merely a Warm Bed to nurture you, no matter how many I can create. You’ve already proved you have enough will to resist all temptations, so next you need to experience despair… greater despair.”

She suddenly felt unfamiliar with this man.

She doesn’t know when it started, this man seemed to replace the Pharaoh in her heart’s position… from when the Pharaoh personally killed her mother?

She doesn’t know, she only knows clearly that when she passed through that magical [Door], turning into an ordinary girl named Claudia, living in the prosperous and civilized outside world, she had a father-daughter relationship with this man.

Xie Jiatu and Claudia… making her once think, everything in the City of the Sun is merely a fairy tale heard in childhood, just something she fantasized in her head.

“Isn’t this contradictory?” Yamana shook her head, “Since you let me know this is just an arrangement… you can’t achieve the lab’s effect. I don’t understand how the you who brought me into the civilized world could make such a low-level mistake.”

The High Priest said, “It’s very simple, because I need you to come here… coming here is sufficient, Yamana, I’ve said, you’ve done well, because you’ve brought me what I need, right to me.”

“I don’t understand.” Yamana couldn’t help but frown.

The High Priest now stepped back, reached out to press a brick on the wall behind him… the rumbling sounded, the door she entered through, closed directly at this moment.

She instinctively felt a sense of unease.

At the same time, the floor started to crack… from the cracked area, something was pushing up a large round tubular container!

Yamana’s pupils suddenly contracted, a state of blank realization beginning to occupy her mind… She took two steps back — out of fear!

The cylindrical container in front of her… Inside this container, immersed in a light blue liquid, was a naked body — her… her own body!

“Is she… is she the one outside?” Yamana instinctively said, “Did you… did you also bring her in?”

“No, she’s still outside,” the High Priest said calmly, “She’s still outside, diligently commanding the Expeditionary Force against the rebellious monster. Because of a man I appreciate but who won’t cooperate with me, the longest night has arrived ahead of schedule according to the normal procedure.”

“Then she is…” Yamana gazed at the body inside the container in horror.

She suddenly recalled the young guard Yiben’s question… Yiben asked her if she was also in the pool after seeing the person inside — she said no.

“This is the real you, Yamana,” the High Priest smiled slightly and said, “Of course, it could also be the real Claudia — whether it’s you or the one outside, you’re both just a part of her.”

Yamana’s expression suddenly became agitated, drawing a gun… She fired it wildly at the container, showing such fierceness.

However, the bullets couldn’t pierce the surface of this container… The naked body inside the container, seemingly without sensation, Yamana’s hands began to tremble.

She couldn’t accept one thing — she wasn’t the real one, and the one outside commanding battles wasn’t part of her; she herself was actually part of the true one.

They were both actually parts of the body inside this container… clones.

“Soon,” the High Priest waved his hand, The Scale of Good and Evil in his hand suddenly emitted a flash of light… The light shot out, directly confining Yamana, making her unable to move, “Soon, an entire version of you… or Claudia will, yet, by then, she will possess even more perfect potential as The Vessel.”

“Don’t come near… you’re not the High Priest I know,” Yamana’s face was full of horror, “You’re not Father, you’re not him… who are you! You’re not him!”

“I’ve told you, no matter the place, I am this identity,” the High Priest stepped towards Yamana, reaching out to touch her face, and softly said, “Those days in the outside world, were the happiest days for me… Yamana, my daughter.”

Deception, betrayal, anger, despair… hatred — at this moment, in her heart, the degree of sorrow far exceeded when the High Priest framed her in front of everyone, turning her into a monster.

“Why… bring it up at this moment…”

“To leave you with the last bit of fantasy and hope,” the Priest chuckled, “And then to let them shatter as well.”

Saying this, the High Priest raised his hand, and Yamana felt a sharp pain in her abdomen – a dagger, stabbing into her body from the High Priest’s hand.

“I need to extract your soul, Yamana,” the High Priest softly said, “It has already developed sufficiently.”

“What am I… really?”

“Of course…” the High Priest gently held her head, murmuring softly, “My most beloved adopted daughter.”

Her gaze gradually lost its light, as if her soul had vanished, turning into an empty shell.

The High Priest’s face revealed a smile… But his smile suddenly froze, as he sensed something — The Balance in his hand suddenly heated up, and he turned around quickly!

Next to the cylindrical container, a young man dressed in Royal Guard attire had appeared at some unknown time.

The young man was pressing his palm against the container’s surface… looking towards the High Priest, “So this is how it is, soul fragmentation and soul regeneration are like the tail of a gecko, capable of growing back quickly… truly fascinating, this Scale of Good and Evil.”

The High Priest’s gaze shifted from surprise to vigilance and then to calm… He frowned and said, “You’re the one who lured the Pharaoh to mutate in the hall, aren’t you… How did you know that removing his left eye would achieve the result?”

The young guard shook his head, “Compared to this, doesn’t the High Priest feel it’s a shame?”

“A shame?” the High Priest smiled casually, but quietly aimed one side of the Balance towards the young guard before him.

As if he hadn’t noticed the High Priest’s subtle move, the young man thought for a moment and said, “This is clearly as beautiful as a star that can illuminate the dark night sky, yet why… why let it be tainted, let it completely fall into the abyss? Look, it’s no longer shining now, from a gemstone, it has turned into an inconspicuous pebble, it’s such a pity.”

“There’s too much beauty,” the High Priest smiled indifferently, “But most beautiful things are not real, like glass, shattering at a touch. The ugly ones are different; they are the strongest things in the world, also the best nourishment.”

The young guard smiled, “The High Priest’s way of cultivating souls is truly admirable… Let me introduce myself, I am a Traveling Merchant from the outside world, specially here to solve problems for guests.”

“And then?” the High Priest squinted his eyes slightly.

The young guard waved his hand, and The Balance in the High Priest’s hand suddenly became overwhelmingly heavy, sinking to the ground, nearly crushing his hand, causing him great surprise.

“You have something you want to acquire in your heart, and I will sell it to you,” the young guard thought for a moment, “But in exchange, how about you sell me the Balance and these Materials you have?”

Upon hearing the request for the Balance, the High Priest was not overly surprised, but upon hearing “Materials,” his expression changed slightly.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the High Priest shook his head.

The young guard stepped back, gently pointing his finger at the wall… The surrounding walls began to crack open, simultaneously, so did the floor.

Within the cracked walls, numerous cylindrical containers emerged, and from the cracked floor, the same containers rose… These containers unexpectedly held various naked bodies inside them.

Among them, both male and female, and within them, there was even one with the same appearance as the Little Maid Arian… Various forms, totaling more than fifty.

“The remnant soul within the Balance, one Vessel is probably not enough,” the young guard casually said, “That’s why so many are needed… even you yourself are among them…”

Among these numerous containers, there was also a container holding a body that bore the likeness of the High Priest himself…