I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 345

Chapter 345 Chapter 139 True Eye
Ig’s palm touched the door of “Truth”, and he seemed to gain a flicker of enlightenment, and his body moved forward.
Passing through the door, the starry sky disappeared. In front of him was a background like a deep, silent void, with white light paving countless paths, extending towards the end beyond the void. The young man’s figure paused slightly, then chose a path and walked forward.
“What is this…?”
Ig felt that his mind was clear, but at the same time, he was as if he was in a dream, a hazy veil covering his thoughts. In a state of confusion, his body reacted before his thoughts could convey.
“Boom.”
His footsteps landed on the white light-paved road, as if stepping on glass. With his steps, the continuous road connected to the end of the pitch-black void that could not be seen directly.
This is the path of destiny hidden beneath time and dust. Ig gained a flicker of enlightenment in his heart.
Ig took his last step and reached the end, the vast white mist before him about to dissipate.
He turned around, and in the endless void, the origin and the end seemed to form a pure circle, and countless sprawling roads intersected, rising and falling majestically, but all converging at this final destination.
“The paths of destiny… they all connect here. Does this mean that the final outcome is already decided?”
Ig thought to himself. Although he never believed in destiny, at this moment, it uncontrollably came to mind.
He turned around, and the white mist that could not be seen directly in front had dispersed. Lava stones, scorched red and dark red intertwined, were exposed on the ground. A burst of scorching wind blew towards him, and a blazing flame abyss appeared before him. Waves of flame surged and struck, bringing astonishing heat.
“This is where Vera and I first met…?” Ig thought in his mind.
“Tap, tap, tap.”
Like a maiden’s light steps, in the quiet air, the sound was as crisp and pleasant as piano keys. Ig turned around, and a maiden in a magnificent dress appeared in his sight.
A crimson, flame-like long dress adorned her slender and graceful figure, with gorgeous golden embellishments. The maiden gently raised her head, and her smooth hair, as brilliant as the morning sun, cascaded down. On her exquisite, flawless face, meticulously carved by deities like an artwork, her long, delicate eyelashes slowly opened, and her eyes, like shimmering stars, flowed with resplendent golden flames.
Ig was stunned for a moment. He hadn’t expected to see the maiden here, and a smile immediately appeared on his face as he wanted to greet her: “Vera…”
A tender smile also curved the maiden’s exquisitely beautiful, flawless face. She quietly looked at the young man in front of her, and suddenly, a jade-white, slender hand reached out and pushed him.
“Mmmph—”
Ig’s eyes suddenly widened. The maiden’s figure and that exquisite face moved away from him, and the feeling of being thrown away instantly filled his entire vision. Blazing flames surged, and the tide of fire churned, leaving him with only the sensation of heat and burning.
“Predestined fate…?”
Ig thought last. Then his consciousness sank into the deep sea, engulfed by roaring waves of flames.
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“Verafia, what is this True Eye you’re talking about?”
Seeing the surprise on the maiden’s face and the blood flowing from her injured hand, Ophi immediately felt that this was a problem that could not be ignored and quickly asked.
Verafia did not speak immediately. Her scorching golden pupils remained fixed on the young man, her delicate brows slightly furrowed as if in thought. Only after the wound on her palm was gradually healed by the golden flames did she raise her face and explain to Ophi:
“Speaking of the ‘True Eye’, it’s a very special ability. I’ve only seen it in fragments of inherited memories… Its ability is to perceive the essence and true knowledge of things, not just materials and physical reality, but also energy, skills, and even the trajectories of how things operate.”
“Perceiving the essence of things… that sounds somewhat similar to Ig’s ‘Appraisal’ talent.”
Ophi blinked her frost-blue eyes. Since leaving Rubiel City, Ig had come to find her every free evening to practice sword techniques. Over such a period of time, Ophi had gained some understanding of Ig’s spiritual talent, which could dissect and analyze her spear techniques.
“Yes. The techniques I taught that guy were extended from this ‘True Eye’.”
Verafia slightly raised her head, her delicate brows moving as her gaze shifted. “However, Ig’s ‘Appraisal’ talent, even at its limit, is only insight. It’s still far from the level of ‘Truth’. If Ig’s talent is just the manifestation of the True Eye at a low level of strength, and this is the real one now…”
Verafia’s brows furrowed slightly, and her slightly raised gaze looked towards the young man’s figure.
“Talents” are the blessings of the gods, reflecting on individuals based on the depth of their divine authority and prestige.
Therefore, for the vast majority of professional individuals with divine talents, their talents mostly originate from the God of Light lineage; as for Ig’s “Appraisal,” which is extremely rare in the entire history of humanity, even rarely recorded, it is naturally because the gods with such authority have shallow power in this field, making it difficult to form widespread projections.
As for the “True Eye,” there has never been any record of it on the entire Agast continent. However, in the Demon Race War a hundred years ago, Verafia had witnessed such an ability on both the human and demon sides.
“Moon’s Eye of Light, in addition to the divine power of light, its other abilities include the power to perceive true knowledge; as for the Dark Giant King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Race, his single eye is said to even possess the power to see destiny.”
Verafia thought of the names of these two beings.
Moon was a cleric companion who had traveled with her. In addition to his mastery of Divine Light Arts, Moon was also known to be skilled in all arts, and even Verafia’s sword techniques had been deciphered by him. Such an ability naturally relied on the power of his Eye of Light.
As for the Dark Giant King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Race, he, along with the Blood Demon Great Lord, was stationed in the Demon Realm and did not accompany the Demon King to conquer the human world. Therefore, Verafia could only infer about his single eye, which was rumored to “know true knowledge and destiny,” from legends.
“If what Ig just revealed is truly the same as theirs…”
Verafia’s thoughts paused slightly, and she shook her head gently.
Although the spiritual fluctuations that erupted from Ig earlier had partially matched the fluctuations and frequency of Moon’s Eye of Light, she still felt some difference in her heart and couldn’t be sure.
Thinking of this, Verafia squatted beside Ig, still trying to grab his wrist, wanting to complete what she hadn’t finished.
Suddenly, a faint fluctuation passed by, and the maiden couldn’t help but be startled. Immediately after, she felt the opponent’s spiritual fluctuations become active, as if he were about to awaken.
“Wait, this guy is about to wake up!”
Thinking of this, Verafia quickly threw his hand away and jumped up.