Chapter 813: 416. Shadow Fortress
From the opponent's memory, Leoz gained a lot of useful information.
Xides possesses important 'game guides', equivalent to detailed prophetic revelations.
This includes the location where Xides will meet the mortal Li Mingji.
Apparently, the Starry Abyss's timeline preview sees Azure Star as a great stage for development.
Cosmically speaking, though Azure Star deviates from the universe's center, it is perfectly located at the intersection of two major civilizations, the Maxwell Consortium and the Fenesis Confederation.
Although remote and obscure, it's easy to make contact with the Narrative Civilization here. The arrangement by the Starry Abyss is quite ingenious; when the Descenders grow, the Narrative won't mind these tiny entities.
Xides's descent is different from others; on one hand, he appears as a Pathfinder.
Therefore, his method is to directly occupy the body of a mortal, better concealing the connection between Xides and the Starry Abyss, most importantly laying the groundwork for the Starry Abyss's fundamental purpose—to dominate the outer Starry Abyss.
On the other hand, Xides is a key target for cultivation by the Starry Abyss. He received protection and blessings, not to mention his extraordinary Talent, and became an unprecedented 'nameless with power' Deity.
Names are extremely important for Deities; they symbolize mandate, status, and even the meaning of existence—like Leoz, a Cannon Fodder Deity, who is not qualified to receive a divine name bestowed by the Starry Abyss.
Xides not only has a divine name.
He also has a mortal name—called 'Li Zi'.
At the same time, perhaps to assist him in becoming stronger faster and clearer, the Starry Abyss has given Xides a very useful boost.
"The system?"
Leoz asked:
"This thing..."
Xides straightforwardly replied:
"Oh, it's no big deal, this will be standard for Starry Abyssal Spirits in the future, you should receive it as well."
"The game system is the ability of one of the secret society's Senators [Players]."
Leoz suddenly said:
"Starry Abyss is also researching secrets?"
"Secret? What is that?" Xides was bewildered.
[Don't know... Is it that the secret is well done, or is it intentional by the Starry Abyss?]
Leoz said nothing more.
Xides noticed the sudden silence from Leoz, immediately became alert, and stepped back slightly.
Even if Leoz's breath far exceeds his own, perhaps the other party was an incredibly fearsome Spiritual Warrior in life.
But now, he is just a Spiritual Body.
He glanced at the nearby established teleportation gate.
Even though it is located in the Void zone of the Dragon Satellite, the teleportation gate's effect might be affected, but it shouldn't be a big problem.
As long as he seizes the opportunity to reach the other side of the teleportation gate, he can directly go to the Azure Star side, meet the chosen host Li Mingji, and complete the Descend. The old thing in front of him will be helpless against him.
It's just a pity, the Dragon Satellite's resources are quite good, and the Void continuously provides resources for spawning monsters. As long as it is managed, it will become one of the best hunting grounds.
"By the way, I haven't asked you which Pathway you follow?"
He pointed at the silver and blue on Leoz:
"I am a Deity shaped by the Starry Abyss, so the color is different from any Pathway, it's purple, but your color—silver plus blue, is indeed rare."
"I come from the Precision Divine Clan."
Leoz said.
Actually, being a Cannon Fodder Deity, origin doesn't mean much.
"Precision Pathway? But you don't seem like a Spellcaster... I'm planning to convert to the Sovereign Pathway, do you have any advice?"
"No."
Leoz said blandly:
"If I were you, I would definitely not choose the Sovereign Pathway, Submergence in the Starry Abyss is inconvenient, and the initial stage power is weak."
"You have a point—but you probably don't know, the Chief God Morphydelia of the Sovereign Pathway has died thoroughly, most of the Sovereign God Clan have switched to other Pathways, this Pathway is now without a Chief God."
Xides laughed:
"Starry Abyss is unlike Beyond the Abyss, the large population here truly benefits those who become Chief Gods. Since the Starry Abyss has a Task for me, I must do my best."
"Is that so?"
Leoz said:
"You're very responsible, Xides."
"Hey, it's no big deal, someone has to bear the burden on the journey."
As Xides spoke, he quietly edged closer to the teleportation gate and purposely sighed:
"Although your methods are somewhat rough, they are actually quite meticulous."
"Hmm."
Leoz turned and looked at Xides:
"There is nothing more for you here."
"...What?"
"Sequence 1: Chaos—"
Just as Leoz was about to unleash his strongest mandate, the Void zone beside him suddenly erupted with a strong tremor.
Leoz reacted swiftly, switching immediately:
"Sequence—"
In the next moment, two chains instantly generated out of thin air, tightly wrapping around Leoz.
[Chaos] seal.
[Void] seal.
Before he could employ the third mandate, it was also sealed.
"I forgot to tell you, sir."
Xides smiled knowingly:
"This is the Void Fallen Zone, which is the Inherent Time Domain of the Narrative Civilization. Indiscriminately activating Divinity and mandate will be directly countered by the Grand Narrative."
It seemed that due to information disparity, he got played.
Leoz showed no panic; the humanity part just separated by Weilue had not developed this function yet.
He simply stared coldly at the opponent opening the teleportation gate, while eerie screams echoed in the surrounding space.
"Goodbye, unnamed senior—just obediently play with these Void Monster pals, I'll be leaving now."
Xides swaggered, just about to step in, Leoz suddenly said:
"Sequence 1: Chaos."
"I told you, divine right here can't be used—"
As Xides's voice fell, he suddenly froze.
He looked down at the Void Chains wrapped around himself, then looked up—only to see Leoz burning with pitch-black flames, reaching out to place his hand on Xides's head:
"Chaos Fire ignores the dimension and spacetime, it can freely trigger various chaotic effects. I don't care what narrative is... but clearly, you haven't been burned by chaos."
Wham——————!
The black flame immediately spread to Xides, the Chaos Blazing Fire disregarding rules and ability limits, was once used to forge deities.
Especially Cannon Fodder Deities.
Starry Abyss used the blazing fire to destroy these cannon fodder's personalities and souls, turning them into loyal combat tools.
"No! No—what is this! Such pain! Arghhhhhh——!"
Now, it becomes Leoz's mandate.
Facing Xides's struggles and cries, Leoz's newly emerged emotional consciousness raised a trace of sympathy:
"...Flowers in the greenhouse, gods born with names and ordained missions, you cannot understand what it means to be born from chaos."
As he spoke, his fingers exerted force, Xides's body suddenly jerked, the porcelain skin and armor were instantly peeled off by the pitch-black deep flame, revealing a delicate weak core, scattering light particles outward.
"You, you are not a Starry Abyssal Deity? Why hurt your fellow? Do you want to betray our Starry Abyss?"
Xides's body trembled and twitched, soon the surrounding Void particles seeped into his body, and a large amount of things were stripped off.
"Your Starry Abyss."
Leoz said:
"Thanks to you, I've already learned about these uses of the Void."
He raised his hand, many traits on Xides were peeled away, absorbed instantly.
System, memory, understanding of the Sovereign Pathway—
"No!"
Before he could absorb personality and soul, Xides suddenly resisted the erosion of the Chaos Blazing Fire, grabbed Li Leoz, and dashed into the teleportation portal with gritted teeth.