Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1582: Chapter 1577: Workshop (14)

Indeed a grand gesture.

As the team delved deeper into the darkness, with the crisp sound of footsteps echoing, Fu Qian’s satisfaction was directly proportional to the lack of light.

Using such extraordinary materials in a no-expense-spared manner to create such a gigantic entity.

If it’s truly used to store something inside, its value should be much higher than that ring Miss Yingzhu possesses.

And the latter is already capable of allowing a mortal body to freely wield extraordinary power.

A workshop that can automatically forge "weapons"?

This indeed seems a reasonable explanation, yet Fu Qian is simultaneously curious about what grants this miraculous effect.

The development of events so far, relying on a transcendent mental state, has seemingly allowed him to touch upon the core secret of this organization—within the politeness spectrum, efficiently.

This power form, inherited from the Holy Grail Sect yet more flexible, has always piqued curiosity in how it accomplishes its feats.

Even in the absence of the Sage himself, it continues to function.

That failed exploration of the ruins clearly dealt a devastating blow to this organization.

"Walk along the edge."

Filled with anticipation, after entering that door, Ice’s voice reached everyone for the first time, signaling the advancement to a new phase.

For the young ones thoroughly shrouded in darkness, with fear uncontrollably brewing within, this is undoubtedly an encouraging message.

Even though they have no concept of their current space, they still follow the instructions, hands against the cold wall, moving firmly.

"Stop when you touch the corner, those behind should move past and continue forward."

Upon confirming that all three followed the instructions, Ice’s undeniable voice rang out again.

Although not very democratic, in this situation, it seems to bring the maximum solace.

Especially as the instructions themselves are rather clear.

Without even needing perception, Fu Qian could easily deduce by angle and distance that, after moving past Ice’s side, everyone entered a square space.

Indeed, like the box in Miss Yingzhu’s hands.

The winding passage the group just traversed was clearly a rather unique entrance behind a certain wall.

Even somewhat familiar.

Fu Qian naturally recalled the scene in the Sea of Ashes when visiting Nini Anni’s hiding place.

This inexplicable winding path, in certain ways, seems to have a magical effect.

And Ice’s intention was quite simple, having everyone stand in different corners of the space, as far apart as possible.

If it’s to avoid mutual interference, then it’s certainly a reasonable and easily executable arrangement.

The only issue is that even with his Second Phase Transcendent perception fully open, Fu Qian still didn’t discover anything in the space before him.

The martial core of the Post-Blind Eye Society, a secret among secrets, supposedly a place capable of bestowing the power of hunting deities, was empty?

This kind of contrast is certainly shocking.

More shocking is Ice’s next instruction.

"Now, take out your respective gold coins and place them at your feet, facing the direction of my voice."

"Remember not to close your eyes. I know you can’t see anything, but Vacuum Flower can see you."

...

So, should this be considered good news or bad news?

The solemn title Lady Ice uttered at last naturally sparked a philosophical thought in Fu Qian.

First, it truly sounds like the mission objective of this trip; the core to forge the hunting Divine Power is indeed the Vacuum Flower inside this giant box.

This essentially confirms that previous actions were indeed progressing towards the correct answer.

Yet at the same time, the status of the target is somewhat unconventional.

The current scenario presents two possibilities: one is that at an unknown time, the Vacuum Flower has escaped the organization’s control, vanished.

As for the second possibility, it hasn’t escaped. However, even if it’s wandering inside the space, even "watching" you, there’s still no perception.

Honestly, compared to the former, the latter scenario seems less optimistic.

"Remember I mentioned you are about to face an existence beyond comprehension or recognition?"

As a master of team ambiance, Lady Ice’s timely speech strongly supported the second possibility.

"Even the name Vacuum Flower is merely a flawed description reflected in our poor thinking."

Her wording now vaguely mirrors the style of the Sage Old Master.

"Fortunately, you don’t need to understand. As an existence far beyond the concept of deities, it was observing you from the moment you entered this time-space."

"After enduring a sufficiently long time, this honor will awaken your true power, forging it into a unique ’weapon’ for each of you."

"All you need to do is maintain this state from now until I give notice."

...

Not even asking the group to confirm receipt, Ice’s voice faded into the darkness.

Entering the crux so swiftly, coupled with the previously heavily esoteric descriptions, the young people who had prepared mentally countless times for embracing a new future successfully realized they were not ready.

Heartbeats, breathing, Fu Qian clearly felt the tension from the other two students.

Even though confronting darkness that renders vision meaningless, they dared not even blink.

Indeed it was a special feeling.

Fu Qian did not despise this at all, although compared to them, his demeanor was so relaxed it bordered on impolite.

The invisible gaze from the darkness could inspire endless fantasy in any intelligent being with a slight imagination.

The reason for such empathy ability is partly due to how much more singular this feeling is for him.

There truly was nothing in this not-too-large space.

The news feedback from perception was far clearer than for any of them.

And as a professional, imagination was always one of his specialties.

Savoring this wonderful sensation, Fu Qian politely adhered to Ice’s suggestion, silently exhibiting the patience of someone on a mission.

The only pity was, from a certain moment, the person who proposed this suggestion began breathing heavily, joining the ranks of the other two young ones.

...

In darkness, any sound is easily amplified.

Fu Qian believed Ice’s change could certainly be detected by others.

The good news is, the morale hit wasn’t as big as it could have been.

Because there’s a high probability that the tension would be attributed to himself.