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Chapter 151: The Resurgence and Disappearance of Things

After that, following the path back, everyone returned to the original ritual hall.

“Hey, wait a minute! Look, there are words on it now!”

With Xiao Kong’s exclamation, Miss Vilyric and the others turned to follow her voice, and indeed, they found that the large amount of text on the stone tablet in the center of the round platform, which only Vilyric had seen before, had somehow become visible.

Moreover, this time it was not just floating on the surface; it was genuinely engraved on the stone.

“Uh…”

The Priestess stepped forward to take a closer look.

It was exactly the same as the content previously seen. She couldn’t understand… what was going on? Was it because of the earlier 【Reconstruction】 that this place was also restored?

She turned back to the gathered crowd.

“Can you all understand the messages written here?”

Although Mr. Murong Yun glanced at the stone tablet a few times and quickly showed a troubled expression, the Cat Daughter, holding the white cat, confidently patted her chest and placed one hand on her hip.

“Hmph, who does Vilyric look down on? How could I not understand Guniir script? When this kind of writing was used, the Ancient Spirit Realm hadn’t even formed a unified common language yet.”

Hen quickly nodded in agreement.

“This should be the special script known as the Ancient God Language from the previous era. I encountered it in the secret library of the capital of the Spirit Kingdom and can barely make out some of it.”

【So can I! This kind of writing, we, the Nine Dragon Sons, are also qualified to use, though we usually find it more convenient to communicate through thought.】

“Uh… Why does it feel like I’m the only one being isolated here?”

“Haha, everyone has their strengths, so don’t be disheartened, Uncle~”

While chatting casually, Xiao Kong had already finished reading the content left by the Spiritual Fox Priestess on the stone tablet and couldn’t help but show a hint of emotion.

“It turns out that this happened before she left… These guys will go to any lengths for a breakthrough into the Fairy Hidden Realm, sigh…”

“Vilyric, why do you think Xi… the Spiritual Fox Priestess didn’t completely erase the 【Nameless Demon Lord】 but chose this kind of seal instead? Is it really just because it’s difficult as mentioned here?”

“Why are you asking me…?”

Looking into the strangely colored vertical pupils of the Cat Daughter, the Black-haired Girl helplessly shook her head and could only guess casually.

“I’m sure the reason you mentioned accounts for a part of it, but I think another aspect has to do with her admiration for this 【Nameless】 character. To create such an extraordinary technique from nothing as a mere mortal without any qualifications, and even to escape multiple times from the hands of the far more powerful Spiritual Fox Priestess, the 【Nameless Demon Lord】 indeed has some skills.”

“Those beings that have been completely refined cannot be salvaged, but perhaps Ming Xi also hoped that this extraordinarily gifted powerhouse could repent. Once she returns here and has a second exchange with him, she could then consider whether to give him a chance for redemption or to completely erase him.”

“I heard that the Spiritual Fox Priestess possesses the power to reverse life and death, traversing between the underworld and reality. Perhaps that’s why she views life and death with more indifference, believing that killing isn’t the best way to solve problems… something like that.”

At this point, the Priestess shrugged her shoulders as if she didn’t care.

“But you saw, she wasn’t able to return in time. That guy clearly has no intention of sincerely repenting and is even conspiring furiously to resurrect.”

For a moment, everyone was speechless. Just then, the Silver-haired Girl, who had just finished translating the stone tablet’s content using the common language of the Ancient Spirit Realm and was about to jot it down on paper, suddenly spoke.

“Then, why didn’t Vilyric make this decision for the Spiritual Fox Priestess? As the chosen one, you should possess this kind of power and authority.”

The Black-haired Girl tilted her head without any hesitation.

“Hey, why do I have to do that? It’s super troublesome, okay? The mess left by the Spiritual Fox Priestess should be dealt with by her or the Lingyin Fairy Island. What does it have to do with me? I’m not a superhero…”

“Is that so?”

For some reason, Miss Hen smiled, and Xiao Kong and Murong Yun exchanged glances, helplessly shaking their heads, leaving the Priestess completely bewildered.

“W-what’s wrong? Where did I go wrong?”

The usually aloof expression on the Silver-haired Girl’s face softened slightly as she couldn’t help but chuckle, then she put away the paper in her hand and turned away again.

“Oh, nothing, just maybe figuring out the real reason why she did that back then~”

“……Eh?”

……

After returning Ya Zi and once again exiting the tomb entrance, the outside world had turned to night, and bright daylight resumed.

The Wangxi Basin was still eerily surrounded by the Black Scale Army, and it seemed rather bustling.

“Quick! Fill in the gaps over here! Don’t let them escape!”

“Squad Two, prepare to swap! Squads Three and Four, encircle from behind and add another layer of encirclement!”

“Boom boom boom!!!”

With the thunderous sounds that shook the earth, large numbers of Black Scale Army figures were quickly rushing out of the tomb’s exit, forming an almost impenetrable iron barrel formation, seemingly blocking someone in the clearing.

“Oh dear, it’s getting heated up over there~”

Miss Vilyric, having roughly guessed what was happening over there, emitted a gleeful laugh, almost maliciously.

Of course, since they intentionally didn’t use 【The Land of No Trace】 to hide like when they came, they quickly received the same level of treatment.

“And there are smugglers! Hurry, capture them too!!!”

A rush of heavy footsteps came surging in, with countless Black Scale Army soldiers running under orders, quickly surrounding the unhidden Priestess and the others, bright gun tips aimed directly at the supposedly unarmed group.

Because of the change in positions due to the Black Scale Army’s movement, the figures blocking Vilyric and those already surrounded easily dispersed sideways, allowing both sides to quickly see each other’s faces.

“It’s you guys?”

“Long time no see, seems we’re quite fated, huh~”

The Black-haired Girl smiled at the other party, showing no signs of anxiety despite her situation.

The surrounded unfortunate ones were none other than the members of the Divine Shock Sect, including Shangguan Hong, whom Vilyric had seen with her divine sense earlier.

Though it was unclear how they had sneakily entered that tomb, their progress was not as fast as Miss Priestess and the others, who had seemingly sped through, and halfway, they were sent back to the outside with the Black Scale Army due to the 【Reconstruction】 activated by the White-armored Guardian.

The White-armored Warriors weren’t thoughtful enough to differentiate camps for outsiders, and thus, it seemed rather expected for them to stumble into such a situation.

“You are… those friends we met earlier at the tea house. How did you all end up here?”

Thanks to Vilyric and the others’ sudden arrival, Shangguan Hong, who had momentarily gained a reprieve due to the repositioning of the Black Scale Army, immediately cast a surprised look at the four. Although they had previously engaged in what could be called a sparring battle, this time he readily joined forces with a few disciples against the Priestess, seemingly preparing to join forces against a common enemy.

Not resisting the implicit cooperation hinted at by the other side, Vilyric replied flatly.

“Why can you appear here, but we can’t? Speaking of which… why are only you few here?”

Seemingly surprised by the Black-haired Girl’s calm demeanor, Shangguan Hong hesitated for a moment before quickly breaking into a hearty laugh.

“Haha, your grace is commendable! We had previously offended you, and Shangguan Hong apologizes for it.”

“To be honest, this time we are here for a little practice organized by the third generation disciples of the Divine Shock Sect, so the strongest Teacher Mu did not participate. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so unfortunate that we got trapped here.”

“……?”

The Priestess subtly raised an eyebrow.

What on earth is this guy talking about?

Didn’t he notice that what was once a team of 8 from the Divine Shock Sect, minus Teacher Mu, now… was left with only 5 people?