ATPnovel Chapter 4005 The Song of the Purple Moon (56) The 7th Asura
Chapter 4005 The Song of the Purple Moon (56) The 7th Asura
Chapter 4005 The Song of the Purple Moon (56) — The Seventh Asura
"...Is this the place? The [Source Room] of the labyrinth."
In a strange place, Lady Xinone stood before a very old hardwood door—the door and the passageway were completely integrated.
Above the door, a large number of uniformly sized square wooden plaques are now inlaid.
This is a game that Lady Shinone used to play with Raizo, piecing together a jumble of wooden plaques... Lady Shinone never expected that Raizo would use such a simple "lock" for such an important "source room".
"As expected, you knew I would come here, didn't you... Raizo?"
Looking at Raizo, who was sitting against the wall and still looked dazed, Lady Shinone couldn't help but sigh.
The sharp, blade-like fingers began to slide haphazardly across the wooden plaque on the door.
The complete pattern should be a formula—the formula to open the [Source Room].
There are many permutations and combinations, and each combination can be used correctly, but there is only one correct formula. If someone comes here and creates an incorrect formula, the [Source Room] will probably be destroyed.
The only place that can truly control the Golden Nightmare Labyrinth is the hidden core that she and Raizo built together.
Just like many creators who like to leave their own unique marks in places unknown to others... the creation of magical artifacts is also another form of artistic creation.
This was the last line of defense set up when the maze was designed, to prevent the magical creatures from becoming too powerful and defying the creator.
"So, it was this set of formulas..."
After the last wooden plaque was moved, Madame Xinonne examined the entire formula, seemingly lost in some kind of memory.
Formulas can be beautiful because they embody truth.
"It seems the teacher has remembered this formula."
Before the quiet entrance to the [Source Room], the voice that rang out was none other than Raizo's, slightly low and composed.
Lady Shinone frowned, then slowly relaxed. "I was wondering when you planned to come out... [Ryea]!"
She didn't look back.
Raizo chuckled faintly, "After all, it's necessary to ensure that Raizo's fear is enough to maintain your existence... At least for now, it all seems worthwhile."
Lady Shinone was silent for a moment before sighing, "Why did you bring me back... Rhea, you should know very well that I am already dead."
Raizo… or rather, [Raia] at this moment, said with burning eyes: “I cannot accept it, I absolutely cannot accept that my beloved teacher would die in such a place. Teacher Shinone, I have thought of countless ways to resurrect you! Unfortunately, I cannot become [Sun], nor can I go to the final point of [Origin]! I have exhausted everything, I am even willing to sacrifice both of my souls to [Holy Land]! But [Holy Land] said I am not qualified and rejected my request!”
Resentment, bitterness, resentment... even mania!
At this moment, Raya was a paranoid madman, gripping his handsome face tightly.
"But it doesn't matter! The Holy Land says my soul is worthless because it doesn't understand my talent and genius! Only Teacher Xinone... only the teacher has always known that I am a true genius, and that's enough!"
Lady Xinone said calmly, "I believe the one who can surpass me is Raizo, not you."
"He is me too! And I am him!" [Rhea] roared angrily, "Why, why now, do you still want to separate me from him... Can't you share a little more of your love with me?!"
"Distinguish?" Lady Shinone shook her head gently. "Didn't you also use Raizo's fear of me to bring me back? Who is really distinguishing between you?"
Raya's face darkened, and he fell silent.
Lady Xinonne sighed, but ultimately activated the completed formula.
[Rhea]'s gloomy expression softened slightly. "No matter what, it was I, Rhea, who brought you back from the brink of death, and that's enough! Teacher Shinone, I've even transcended true life and death! What they said I couldn't do, I ultimately did!"
"A lonely soul forever imprisoned in the labyrinth?" Lady Shinone said calmly.
[Rayah] said in a deep voice, "My research can continue! I will further improve the [Golden Nightmare Labyrinth]! I will find the [Nightmare Clan]. Legend has it that there is a mutant among them who can transform dreams into reality... I will definitely find it! If the [Void Artifact] is not enough, then let it evolve into a [Super Artifact]! If the [Super Artifact] is not enough, then I will create an artificial [Other Shore Artifact]! Teacher, you told me that there are no limits to magical creation, and that miracles can be created!"
"I hope so," Lady Xinone said softly.
The wooden door opened, revealing a pale blue light screen. Without any hesitation, Lady Xinone stepped inside.
[Rayah] took a deep breath and, with a look of pilgrimage, eagerly caught up with Lady [Shinone]'s retreating figure.
Inside the [Source Chamber] is a stone chamber made of blue stone bricks, which appears to be only a few dozen square meters in size.
The place was almost entirely filled with workbenches and books, as well as some messy materials.
Lady Xinonne showed a hint of nostalgia at this moment.
"Does the teacher still remember this studio?" [Rya]'s voice was soft. "This is where I lived during the first few years after I became your student, which were also the most important years of my life... You came here three times during those years. So, I moved it here."
As he spoke, Raya hurriedly rummaged through his belongings and finally carefully took out a black wooden box, inside of which was just a ceramic cup.
He took it out as if it were a precious treasure, saying, "Teacher, this is the cup you used back then, and I've kept it all this time!"
Lady Xinone looked at the fanatical fellow expressionlessly, "You've really gone through a lot."
“It was all worth it!” [Rayar] chuckled. “Would you like some tea, teacher? I’ve already prepared it, your favorite coffee beans! Please wait a moment, I’ll get them for you right away…”
“Rhea, let’s get down to business first.” Lady [Shinone] said seriously, “There are still quite a few troublesome guys in the labyrinth. If you can’t take full control of the labyrinth as soon as possible, I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold on for much longer.”
[Rayah] slapped his forehead, saying nervously, "Look at me, I was just too happy, I really got a little carried away... That's right, I should have activated the [Spirit Core] immediately! I didn't expect the maze to actually develop self-awareness! But it's okay, I already considered this possibility! It's easy to solve, just wait a moment..."
Then [Rayah] lay down on the ground, vigorously sweeping away the mess and frantically scrubbing the old floor.
On the floor, you can vaguely see a series of symbols!
While wiping, [Rya] would occasionally look up at Lady [Shinone] who was waiting quietly to the side—and all Lady [Shinone] needed to do was give him a smile during the eye contact, and [Rya] would work even harder.
"By the way, Rhea, why were you sealed by the Sea God?" Lady Shinone leaned against the workbench, revealing her voluptuous figure.
[Rayah] seemed to swallow hard, then quickly lowered his head and carefully wiped the rune formulas on the ground—every place he wiped would instantly light up the rune formulas, emitting a faint orange-red glow.
“Because she’s gone mad.” [Rhea] said with a hint of resentment and helplessness, “Teacher, you don’t know, when I completed the labyrinth, it was already the late stage of the Darkest Fate, and the Great Cataclysm had swept across the entire void. The immortals’ fear of death spread like a plague… Everyone has gone mad!”
Lady Xinonne looked thoughtful.
[Rhea] continued, "[Purple Moon] seems to possess a very special magnetic field that can counteract this fear... This allowed me to successfully complete my research at the end of the Great Cataclysm. But what I didn't expect was that [Sea God] ultimately couldn't withstand it either, and she became paranoid. She even planned to use her daughter as the core of the labyrinth; she's completely gone mad! Every day, her lucid moments are getting shorter and shorter. She's even hallucinating, believing that I'm not creating the labyrinth, but secretly resurrecting the Lord of [R'lyeh] to devour her... Damn it, that foolish woman!!"
Lady Shinone said calmly, "I remember, Karithorp was also a rare beauty."
“It’s just a pretty face!” [Rhea] looked up, gazing at Lady [Shinone]. “How could she compare to even a fraction of you, Teacher!”
Lady Xinone chuckled softly, walked up to Rhea, and gently lifted his chin with her blade-like fingers. "And then?"
Raya's breathing quickened, and she said in a daze, "Later, Kalisorp thought that the Lord of R'lyeh had really been resurrected, so he launched a divine war, fighting against thin air, and even resorting to forbidden techniques... I was also caught in the crossfire at that time and was sealed away by Kalisorp."
“What an unfortunate child.” Lady [Shinone] cupped [Rya]’s face in her hands, then lowered her head and gently kissed his forehead. “Are you feeling better now?”
Raya's breathing became extremely heavy, and he even trembled violently... He collapsed weakly to the ground, "T-Teacher, you...how could you...suddenly..."
Lady Xinone said slowly, "Didn't you say you wanted me to give you more love? What, now that I've actually given it to you, you can't accept it anymore?"
“No…no…” [Rayah] took a deep breath. “I…I’ll get used to it, very, very quickly…very quickly! No, I…I will, I will hold on next time…”
“Don’t forget what you’re doing,” Lady Shinone said expressionlessly.
[Rayah] immediately shuddered, "Y-yes! I'll activate the [Spirit Core] right away! No, it should be that you and I activate it together, Teacher! Because this maze was originally designed by you and me!"
"Oh?" Lady Xinone narrowed her eyes and said, "You didn't modify the formula for the core key?"
"No!" [Rye] blurted out instinctively, "This was left by you, Master, how could I erase it... Damn Raizo, he actually wanted to modify it! He actually thought there was a flaw in your formula, Master! How dare he!!"
“Yes, how dare he…” Lady Xinone sighed softly and said with a wry smile, “It seems I was indeed wrong. Rhea, you are more outstanding than Raizo.”
"No! Teacher, you can't be wrong!" [Raya] exclaimed excitedly, "Raizo is the one who's wrong! He learned it wrong! You can't be wrong, you can't be wrong, you can't be wrong, you can't be wrong, you can't..."
Lady Shinone suddenly grabbed Raya's wrist, pressed it to the ground, and whispered, "Then let's prove to Raizo whether I've made a mistake or not."
"teacher……"
Lady Shinone moved Rhea's hand across the formula, saying, "Rhea, prepare for soul synchronization, and add the final stroke to our work."
"It was between me and the teacher..."
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Deep inside the maze.
Little [Mimi] has already started... The moment the [Eye of the Labyrinth] was operating at full power in front of [Caesar], [Radiant King]'s time seemed to be frozen, completely still.
As a projection of fear onto the labyrinth, if it cannot be restrained even in person, then it's better not to save it!
At this moment, under the direct gaze of the Eye of the Labyrinth, Caesar seemed to fall into a daze, his hands hanging down naturally, without any defense.
Soon, a semi-transparent "matter" began to condense before Caesar's eyes.
Perhaps out of curiosity about what this mastermind feared, he did not take advantage of Caesar's unguarded state.
They probably wouldn't stoop to doing such a thing.
"Dream, what do you think this guy's fear is?"
How would I know?
"Dream, do you think if I secretly gave this guy a good pounding right now, could I kill him?"
"Whatever makes you happy!" Xiao Meng found it amusing and encouraged, "Why don't you give it a try, big sister?"
Miss Witch really did have such a plan—among so many people here, she was probably the only one willing to carry out a sneak attack from behind.
Don't do anything unnecessary!
A sudden, cold shout came from the true dragon of Shenzhou.
Miss Witch immediately shrank back... There was really no way around it; facing Ah Xi Ruo, who could violently dismantle the cockpit of [Haro], she was truly timid.
This time they dismantled the cockpit; next time they might dismantle the person...
"No! He didn't resist!" Zhang Bolu's gaze suddenly sharpened. "On the contrary, he seems to be cooperating!"
"Cooperate?" The witch exclaimed in astonishment, "What kind of operation is this? Projecting his own fears, doesn't he feel any fear...?"
At this point, Little Mimi was covered in spiderweb-like blood vessels, which showed just how difficult it was for her.
Even so, Little Mimi didn't feel any resistance from Caesar. This guy actually opened up his mental world directly!
However, deep within Caesar's heart lay utter chaos.
It's struggling... because the object it needs to project is clearly far beyond its current capabilities!
Click!
The semi-transparent mass that had gathered in front of Caesar was instantly torn apart by something, forming a vertical crack.
"They're here!" [Xiang Feihu] suddenly warned, "This aura, could it be...?"
"The Primal Demon?" The witch exclaimed instinctively!
The Void Immortals are not unfamiliar with this aura—for the Primal Demons, the Immortals will instinctively feel disgust, a rejection that is both physiological and psychological!
"It's not a Yuan Demon."
Testarosa frowned.
Suddenly, a pair of black arms with many tiny holes stretched out from the vertical crack, forcefully tearing the crack open. Then, a figure emerged from the crack in an instant!
"This is... Void Asura."
For a moment, Testarossa's expression changed slightly as if she had thought of something terrible—but she quickly calmed down. Although the Void Asura was terrifying, it was just a creation of the labyrinth and was mostly incomplete.
Next... Testarossa glanced quietly at Boss Luo beside her.
And then there's the fact that as long as this person is around...
Although it's hard to admit, the new master of the Holy Land really gives people a sense of reassurance under these circumstances.
—【I did my best…】
Little Mimi fell directly to the ground at that moment.
Master, I've tried my best... Little [Mimi] is a useful [super artifact], right?
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At the same time, the figure had completely emerged from the vertical crack.
At this moment, Caesar slowly opened his eyes and murmured to himself, "Yaroni... the Seventh Asura, we meet again."
The Seventh Asura, [Yaronig]!
It lowered its head and looked at Caesar, a hint of doubt in its eyes... Suddenly, it clenched its fist, its voice low, "I haven't felt this weakness in a long time... So, who are you? Did you summon me?"
"Judging from the situation, projecting you completely is still too much of a stretch." [Caesar] then revealed a rather maniacal smile. "However, Yorniger, since you're already here, then... I'll borrow your power! Divine Art! [Twilight Carnival]! Activate!"
In an instant, a huge, but dilapidated, amusement park phantom appeared behind Caesar.
The Seventh Asura glanced at it expressionlessly. "That divine technique looks familiar? I feel like I've seen you somewhere before... I remember now! You are, top-tier, ingredient!"
(End of this chapter)