Chapter 138: The Creation of the Turning World

This place just seemed to have something appear.

Without hesitation, the girl immediately walked step by step toward the location where she sensed an unusual aura.

To be honest, because the presence and aura of the Blood Cocoon were too strong, being the only visible creature in the cave, it was like a firefly flying near a high-wattage searchlight. Even Miss Vilyric almost overlooked the fleeting energy fluctuation nearby.

Fortunately, she had seen something similar before, allowing her to catch it at a critical moment and find the specific location.

The girl arrived at an empty corner, reaching out as if to touch or search for something.

But soon, she furrowed her brow.

Because she couldn’t capture the anomalous energy that had suddenly appeared and vanished like last time, it felt as though it were merely an illusion she happened upon.

But Vilyric knew very well that she wasn’t dizzy or disoriented; this situation could only indicate one thing.

The kind of “entrance” here was of a higher tier than what she had seen before and was exceptionally secretive, meaning it was impossible to enter in a regular manner; something akin to a key was needed.

“A key, huh…”

Looking again at the【Dawn of Blood】held in her other hand, this equipment had reached the saint-level, and the previous fluctuations in aura seemed to have originated from it, but clearly, it was not the key that matched the entrance.

However, luckily, even without a key, there were other ways to enter.

It might just be a bit rougher.

The girl stretched out her hand, and a mysterious tree grew, transforming into a slender surgical knife glimmering with silver light.

The silver blade flew up, dancing agilely in her palm, and at a certain moment, she abruptly slashed the blade across in front of her.

“Slash!”

A crisp sound, like tearing fabric, suddenly emerged. Where the silver blade cut through the air, a visible strange mark was left behind, gradually expanding, finally forming a silver light door large enough for one person to pass through.

“Hmm, this thing is still so useful! Though I don’t understand theories like spatial folding and spatial reflection, it’s pretty easy to just slice through something~”

Laughing to herself, the black-haired girl glanced back at the writhing Blood Cocoon in mid-air, did nothing further, and stepped through the doorway.

…

The world beyond the door was unexpectedly calm.

There were no ferocious magical beasts or demons suddenly attacking; the scenery in front of the priestess transformed with a flicker and soon brightened again.

It was no longer the dim, lightless cave but rather something more magical and incredible.

Vilyric looked around, then looked down.

Below her feet was a crimson “light screen” flowing like blood, seemingly solid ground, extending infinitely far ahead, while looking up revealed countless blood-red light pillars cascading down, with densely woven blood threads, and at the very top of the sky, there were vast blurry shadows.

Aside from the numerous blood-red light pillars and threads connecting heaven and earth, there was almost nothing else around.

“What is this…?”

Even with the priestess’s knowledge, she couldn’t understand what this hidden space was all about at first.

Silently, this world seemed to lack the concept known as “sound”, with only the black-haired girl as an exception, being the intruder.

But as she took a few steps forward…

Suddenly, large bursts of light surged from the crimson light screen beneath her feet, transforming into a majestic, soundless reverse thunder that shot up into the sky!

Immediately, within the hazy, unclear shadow above, nearly a hundred-meter-long afterimages dove down, colliding with the ascending blood-red thunder, emitting an equally intense radiant glow!

The two collided mid-air, exploding into a terrifying storm that made even the blood-red light pillars sway lightly.

?

The girl’s footsteps froze, gradually revealing a look of realization and surprise.

She seemed to understand.

It truly was… incredible.

Without a doubt, this was a mirrored world.

But unlike the kind of complete mirrored reflection seen in the Forgotten Land, this world was inverted compared to the real world.

What does this represent?

It signifies that… the “ground” Vilyric currently stood on, that crimson light screen, was actually the sky of the real world, while the countless shadows overhead represented the reflections of all things on the surface!

A sudden insight cut through her mind like lightning; she seemingly grasped the true meaning of the word “reverse” in【Reverse Cross of Blood】.

But the question was, what was the significance of this inverted world?

Carrying such confusion, the priestess continued forward.

Her goal was clear; after all, if one were to say what difference existed between this mirrored world and the real one, it would probably be… the countless blood threads converging from above to a spot in the distant sky like a funnel.

Realizing what this world actually was, the meaning of those blood threads was now abundantly clear.

Without wasting any more time, Vilyric directly unfolded【Wings of God】and flew at full speed toward her destination.

Soon, she arrived there.

What lay before her was an even more shocking scene.

Hovering just a dozen meters above the “ground” was a magnificent throne formed from crimson light, with countless blood threads surging down from the sky, gathering like an ocean, injecting and connecting to the throne above, creating a cocoon almost identical to the one outside.

Although there was no visible difference in appearance, for some reason, the cocoon atop that throne didn’t exude the same ferocity or horrific bloody sensation as the one outside; instead, it permeated a faint, almost special beauty or an indescribable noble aura.

Incredible, but indeed it was so.

“Oh…”

Thus, a soft exclamation, filled with surprise and understanding, slipped past the girl’s lips.

Two subtly familiar feelings finally overlapped at this moment.

Indeed, this was the true body of the blood cocoon from the cave outside… no wonder there were no guards inside the cave, and demons were not permitted to enter.

Because that cocoon in the real world was merely a distraction, a trap. If the priestess had chosen to destroy it back then, it would likely not only fail to break the【Reverse Cross of Blood】forbidden spell but could even trigger a series of far more severe consequences.

And the existence of this inverted world perhaps served to replace the reflected blood cocoon, protecting it and facilitating the true cocoon’s absorption of power, allowing something to grow within.

Of course, the reason for turning the world upside down could be hiding some even deeper, yet-to-be-fully-understood reasoning that Vilyric had yet to fully grasp, but that was not the most pressing concern at the moment.

What mattered was the sight of this…

Rather than saying it resembled the【Desecrated Cocoon】of the Forgotten Land, it would be more accurate to say that their growth seemed to mimic a form imbued with special significance—

—In the underground【Command Center】at the lowest point of the Holy Spirit Path, the doll girl who sat upon a strange throne, connected to countless tubes, echoed once more in the priestess’s mind.

Isn’t it… strikingly similar to the current scene?

   

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