"You're being so formal..."
Cynthia looked at Leviathan, who lay on the altar, and grinned, her sunken mouth pulling back. "I... am the master of this magic mirror!"
"Return, my power!"
As she spoke, Cynthia placed down the mirror engraved with strange runes. Then, she opened her mouth wide and bit into Leviathan's carotid artery…
"Ahhh… ah…"
"Chrrripp ~ Sizzle ~"
"Ahhh… ah!"
"Sizzle ~ Chrrripp ~ Sizzle ~ Sizzle …"
…
The screams of Leviathan, the gushing of blood, Cynthia's swallowing and chewing sounds mingled and echoed constantly…
Before long, Leviathan was entirely swallowed by Cynthia, not even a bone remaining…
…
Ye Feng and the others were unaware that the Leviathan, who had escaped the City of No Sin, had been devoured by Cynthia, one of the Twelve Main Gods. They were moving rapidly in the direction the Homesick Worm was crawling…
…
One noon,
While the Homesick Worm was eating, Ye Feng and his group also seized the opportunity to eat.
After the meal,
The Homesick Worm no longer crawled steadily in one direction, but lay still. Ye Feng and the others also lay on their rattan chairs, resting.
"Han Xianxing was right earlier… The arcane energy of Arcanists and the true energy of Cultivators are ultimately unified at a higher level…"
Ye Feng looked at the ice-attribute arcane origin stone in his hand, feeling quite emotional.
According to Bai Xi, arcane energy and true energy were essentially the same, both involving the absorption and application of worldly power.
It was just that Arcanists absorbed worldly power through an intermediary, the arcane origin stone… while Cultivators absorbed it directly…
These arcane origin stones were formed gradually because of special geographical and climatic conditions that caused more worldly power to gather…
Because of the additional intermediary of the arcane origin stone, it became easier for humans to absorb worldly power, and Arcanists' cultivation became easier. In contrast, Cultivators, who absorbed worldly power directly from heaven and earth, faced much greater difficulty…
This was also why there were many Arcanists… and few Cultivators…
"No wonder arcane energy in the body can be directly converted into true energy… it's the same thing…"
Ye Feng mused, recalling what Bai Xi had said earlier.
"Big Brother, since worldly power is everywhere and can automatically gather to form arcane origin stones, then perhaps when a person awakens arcane energy, it's because they've absorbed a certain amount of worldly power, leading to a qualitative change!"
Xiao Xiao looked at the arcane origin stone in Ye Feng's hand and, hearing his musings, also recalled what Bai Xi had said earlier.
"That's probably it… This is likely why Wu Ye Lin said before that everyone has a chance to awaken arcane energy, and the ways of awakening are bizarre and varied…"
Ye Feng nodded.
"E."
At this moment, several bursts of blood erupted from Apollo's chest. Then Ye Feng and the others saw a girl appear behind Apollo, wearing a long dress patterned with waves and possessing a gentle and lovely appearance.
Although the girl's appearance was gentle and lovely, her face was filled with anger and hatred. "Aphrodite… Why are you…"
Apollo, spitting blood, turned his head to look at the girl in the wave-patterned dress who had suddenly appeared behind him, his face filled with disbelief.
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying were also very surprised, because the one who had stabbed Apollo's heart several times from behind was actually Luo Ying… And judging by Apollo's words, Luo Ying seemed to be Aphrodite, one of the Twelve Main Gods…
Aphrodite's sharp eyes stared intently at Apollo. "These few stabs are for Alice. Die!"
"Shuuu ~ Sizzle ~ Chrrripp!"
As Aphrodite spoke, Apollo's chest and head were instantly pierced by a large amount of something like water splashes…
"This…"
Seeing this scene, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and the others exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what was happening.
"Are these Twelve Main Gods having an internal conflict?"
…