Chapter 187: Black Moon Goddess
The Chief Judge spoke at length, much like a corporate executive, and Xia Feng automatically extracted the key points.
In essence, after the Black Moon Goddess awakens, she will bestow a Sky-Mending Stone Embryo. Therefore, the primary objective of activating the Miracle Star River is for the two major Holy Sees to compete fairly for this so-called Sky-Mending Stone Embryo.
It is said that the Sky-Mending Stone Embryo is the foundational material for advancing from the Fifth-stage to becoming Venerable. It also possesses a terrifying effect of repairing all spiritualities. For instance, if a spiritual divine flower is damaged and withered, it can be repaired using this stone embryo.
Upon understanding this, Xia Feng subconsciously thought of the Calamity Demon Heart. He wondered if the Sky-Mending Stone Embryo could repair his heart. His heart’s current repair progress was just over 1%, having awakened two types of Demonic Energy, and it was still a long way from the next stage of 10%.
Since the Sky-Mending Stone Embryo was so powerful, Xia Feng hoped it might indeed be effective against the Calamity Demon Heart.
Soon, everyone began to step forward one by one to undergo the baptism ritual.
Well, to put it simply, it was similar to choosing a university major – selecting a Holy See to join. If no one wanted you, then you wouldn’t be able to participate in the subsequent events.
Mushroom chose the Black Moon Holy See, but to her embarrassment, the Black Moon Holy See rejected her application without hesitation.
Archbishop Laura, seeing Mushroom’s awkwardness, didn’t say much. She simply raised her elemental staff calmly, and Mushroom was levitated and placed into the Elemental Holy See’s ranks.
Chief Judge Zorav glanced indifferently at the old woman beside him, secretly shaking his head. He had long heard that Ms. Laura had a cold exterior but a warm heart, always fond of showing pointless kindness.
While contemplating, Zorav didn’t say much more. He raised his scepter together with Laura, and two dazzling beams of golden light instantly flowed into the Five-Colored Obsidian formation at the ceiling.
Buzz—Buzz—
Two streams of colorful light rippled outward, and a gale swept through the central hall, stirring up waves of light flow. The entire space distorted visibly to the naked eye.
The 150 Obsidian stones embedded in the ceiling disintegrated with a bang, flying down towards the nearly a thousand participants.
Xia Feng’s gaze followed 30 of the Water Obsidian stones, observing who received them.
Soon, he saw a Water Obsidian stone fall onto the head of a tall woman wearing a luxurious long skirt.
This woman seemed to be called Ito Mi. Her Water and Dark attributes were both very high. According to the idle chatter around him, Ito Mi had been a nun in the Black Moon Holy See for ten years and had always been a candidate for Saintess. She had an excellent relationship with Chief Judge Zorav, making her the most likely to become a reserved Saintess.
As the Obsidian stones fell, exclamations of surprise suddenly arose from the crowd, drawing everyone’s attention.
They saw five Obsidian stones rapidly circling above Mushroom, who was standing in a corner, casting colorful light.
“All-Attribute Affinity?” Zorav stared astonished at Li Hongdou, who had been chosen by the five elemental Obsidian stones, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Everything happened too suddenly. Upon hearing Zorav’s words, everyone reacted, their gazes complex as they stared intently at the girl in the corner.
“How is this possible?!”
Miki, standing beside Ito Mi, widened her eyes. She couldn’t comprehend it at all. Wasn’t this princess a cripple just yesterday? What happened?
Everyone present felt it was absurd, but they also understood. No wonder Li Hongdou dared to come today, and that genius Xia Feng came with her. They were pretending to be weak! So, a genius’s friend is also a genius?
Seeing this, Ito Mi’s eyes narrowed slightly. After quietly observing Mushroom in the distance for a moment, the corner of her lips curved into a somewhat eerie smile. “Interesting.”
Mushroom felt the continuous influx of shocked gazes from those around her. Her face blushed slightly, and she inexplicably felt like laughing out loud, but luckily, she was professional and managed to hold it in.
Is this what it feels like to show off? She was starting to enjoy this feeling. This was the first time she had received such shocked attention; it felt very special.
Archbishop Laura also hadn’t expected such a turn of events. Her cloudy eyes showed some surprise, and then she glanced at Zorav beside her with amusement. A smile appeared on her solemn, aged face. “Chief Judge, thank you for your generosity.”
“…” Zorav’s gaze was calm, but his twitching eye and slightly somber expression revealed his inner turmoil.
All-attribute affinity. Even if she didn’t know the affinity for the two special attributes, Light and Dark, it was still exceptionally talented. Yet, he had just personally rejected her.
Damn it, do these heaven-defying geniuses nowadays all like to play the fool? Zorav sighed and shook his head. However, it didn’t matter. Only those who survived were called geniuses, and it was even uncertain whether Li Hongdou could survive the Miracle Star River. Her joining the Elemental Holy See was fine.
Hummm—
Light waves surged in the hall. Amidst everyone’s shocked, envious, and jealous gazes, Mushroom reached out and grabbed the five Obsidian stones. Her figure instantly turned into a streak of starlight and floated towards the brilliant Star River at the ceiling.
Following closely, the more than one hundred others who had been recognized by the Obsidian stones also transformed into starlight and floated towards the Star River.
Due to the effect of Mushroom’s spirit artifact, Xia Feng, Mushroom, and Yue Hongli were connected, allowing them to be teleported together by the Obsidian stones.
Entering the Miracle Star River felt somewhat like time travel, with countless streams of stars rapidly receding in the surroundings.
“Xia Feng, does this mean I’ve joined the Elemental Holy See? But I remember the Elemental Holy See doesn’t have a branch in District 51.” After recovering from the exhilaration of showing off, Mushroom asked worriedly.
“It’s fine. Actually, compared to the Black Moon, the Elemental Holy See is a better choice.”
Xia Feng’s voice echoed in her mind. “According to the information I have, due to the contamination of the Black Moon Goddess, the Black Moon Holy See is in chaos. I don’t know much about the Elemental Holy See, but I feel that Ms. Laura is a good person. With your talent, she will definitely treat you well, so remember to stick close to her in the future.”
“Feng, what I mean is, if there’s no branch in District 51, wouldn’t I have to leave District 51? I… I don’t want to leave here…”
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“Actually, I’ll be leaving in a few days too.”
“Oh. Huh?” Mushroom was surprised.
Xia Feng had originally planned to take Mushroom and run away together. After all, Mushroom had no relatives in District 51, and her only stepmother was with him.
So, they would take this opportunity for their little family of three to embark on a spontaneous world tour.
But now that the Saintess selection was happening, and Mushroom had a high chance of becoming the Elemental Saintess, letting her join the Elemental Holy See was undoubtedly the best option. After all, Mushroom’s ‘Elemental Mushroom Body’ and the Elemental Holy See were a match made in heaven. With the vast resources available to a Saintess, Mushroom might truly be able to change her fate.
Whoosh—
Just as Mushroom was about to ask further questions, her surroundings suddenly changed. She found herself in a very dreamlike place.
Rivers composed of countless star fragments flowed slowly towards the unknown starry sky ahead, but she felt like she was walking on solid ground. Mushroom looked around.
The surroundings were all endless, boundless star rivers. Looking down, there were still countless rivers gleaming with starlight, and she could vaguely see a few figures suddenly appearing within them.
“Spirit Robe cannot be used anymore.” Xia Feng keenly noticed the anomaly in his spirit pressure.
Mushroom nodded. “According to the introduction, the spirit pressure of Spirit Masters will be suppressed to the minimum within the Miracle Star River. Here, we can only fight using spirit artifacts or rely on physical strength.”
Oh? Such a good place? Xia Feng was pleasantly surprised. He liked fair places where one could only fight with spirit artifacts and physical strength!
“Huh? Wait…” Mushroom’s voice trembled with surprise. “Xia Feng, look quickly! What is that!”
The moment Mushroom saw it, Xia Feng saw it simultaneously.
As the star mist dispersed, he saw a woman sitting cross-legged at the end of countless star rivers. Her figure was as majestic as a distant, ethereal mountain. Her face was filled with divine radiance, and she sat with divine majesty filling heaven and earth. The dark golden crescent moon hanging behind her divine body made her aura even more unfathomable and mysterious.
But what surprised Xia Feng even more was that he sensed her divine body was covered in a large amount of Holy Solution!
