CHAPTER 275: CHAPTER 273: OUT OF CONTROL

Iron Plate!

They undoubtedly kicked an iron plate!

In this world, aside from the Extraordinary Knights who focus on the surging life force of the physical body and are almost unable to conceal their own strength, it is incredibly difficult to judge the depth of abilities of other Extraordinary professions represented by the Wizards through their exterior appearance.

Even Aiven’s "Data Visualization" is not an unreasonable system, but rather a reasonable result obtained by finely quantifying Aiven’s own senses.

Since he cannot feel it, then the "Data Visualization" naturally cannot feel it either.

Without taking action, Vinya, whose appearance is just that of an ordinary human girl, shows no sign of her aura, thus they can only estimate her strength from the side.

After taking action, the power belonging to "Vinya" can no longer be concealed.

It was immediately and easily captured by Kashler, the "Formless Dog Demon," who possesses highly sensitive senses, detecting that otherworldly aura incompatible with the girl’s physical body!

"This isn’t your body! Are you... an Evil Spirit?!"

There are of course many existences capable of occupying a living body’s form, but the most renowned and claimed to be immortal among them are Evil Spirits, which are also one of the most dangerous and tricky situations in cases of possession.

Shoo! Shoo!

Solomon didn’t care about the Dog Demons under his command that were captured by the opponent and quickly retreated. Aiven, of course, couldn’t fall behind and followed him to the other side of the viewing platform.

"Vinya" was not surprised at all by their intense reactions.

It seemed as though she just played an entertaining game with two little children before leaving, and was... reasonably satisfied with the result.

To Solomon’s question, she neither admitted nor denied, but gracefully stepped forward...

Calmly walked across the center of the viewing platform, ascended the stone bridge connecting to the shore, and stood at the end of the stone bridge within the stone railing shaped like a doorway.

Suddenly pausing, as if remembering something, she turned to speak to Aiven, who stood at the platform edge trying to keep as far from her as possible:

"Oh, Mr. Aiven!

Once again remind you, the ’Adventurer’s Blood’ as a price, if you cannot reach the same rank as the Ocean Goddess, you cannot undo it.

Perhaps, it’s not a bad thing.

In this majestic era, dying on a sickbed as an old man is the most pitiful way to go, isn’t it?

Hehehe, goodbye Mr. Aiven! And this Wizard from the Solomon School!"

Just as her words fell.

At the end of the stone bridge, a doorway-like structure cast from gold, ten meters high, quietly emerged. On its frame were adorned unique designs of flowers, birds, fish, and insects, while its twin doors were occupied by manifested flowing clouds and fierce winds.

Creaaak—

The huge doors slowly opened, revealing within a swirl of golden, glittering stardust, as if the other side of the door connected to an ancient galaxy!

Judging merely by the presence from this portal, it surpassed even Principal Princeton, the Great Wizard of the Alchemy School.

Under the golden light that seemed to warp the space, nearby curious onlookers appeared to be frozen, retaining their previous postures, unable to sense anything occurring in the external world.

Seeing that she’s about to completely leave.

Aiven hastily decided not to let go of this only clue related to the "Golden Kingdom," since Bertram claimed her appearance was false, indeed her name was likely false as well.

Even if encountering her again on the street next time, he might not recognize her at all!

At least he wanted to see the true visage of "Vinya," for looks might deceive, but the Spiritual essence wouldn’t!

While his thoughts were racing, the "Adventurer’s Blood" inside Aiven, which had been boiling since opposing the girl, urged him to quietly open his Spiritual Vision, disregarding the potential danger of the "Evil Spirit."

Lifting his gaze, he looked towards the girl who had already approached the "Golden Gate!"

Whoosh—

View transformed, with golden winds swirling, howling, frolicking, and shrieking mercilessly...!

What kind of magnificent and grandiose existence was that?!

A sacred figure with a human face, bird body, and twin horned head stood serenely in the void above the girl’s head, and even while bowing, it nearly reached the top of that golden gate.

Under the illumination of the brilliant, immortal golden halo at the back of its head, Aiven, with widened eyes, saw clearly.

The illustrious being had a pair of forward-curving bullhorns and a face with indescribable beauty.

Though having overseas aboriginals’ wheat-colored dark skin, that kind of ultimate beauty seemed to solidify and emanate dazzling light from the face!

Below the elongated neck.

An avian body like a Phoenix clad in feathering that seemed forged from pure gold, with every feather’s pattern interwoven with glowing runes, as the nimble wind traversed between the feathers and got dyed into gold!

Around it, numerous individuals praised, sang hymns, worshipped, and prayed to this great existence in a language they couldn’t understand but somehow comprehended in meaning!

Among them, Aiven seemed to have heard that sacred name: "Ku..ru..te..na.."

However, abruptly, the sacred name in Aiven’s ear transformed into a sharp gale, uncontrollably flooding into his mind.

Whoosh—!

Whoosh—!

The gale swept unchecked through every corner of his body, as though his soul was embroiled in a cyclone vortex.

Manifesting in his body.

Hot, red liquid streamed down from his eye corner...

His back itched in bursts, as though something was about to grow there....

[Warning! Warning! Severe mental state deviation, physical upheaval!]

Awoken with a jolt!

Aiven then realized the foolish thing he had just done, he actually gazed directly upon a Divine Spirit’s mythical form with his Spiritual Vision!!!

Even if it’s just an incarnation residing in the body of a human girl!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The blood vessels in his eyes were almost about to burst open.

Aiven struggled to command his somewhat uncontrollable body, using all his might to close his eyes.

But even if visual perception could be isolated, the connection already established from a mysticism perspective was not so easily severed, a subtle yet forceful power continued to reside in his body, exerting some inexplicable influence.

This power embedded itself in his flesh and blood, attempting to warp and transform him into some unknown existence!

His back itched increasingly, Aiven knew that if he allowed the change within to continue, even the best outcome might just be being transformed from heart to flesh, becoming a Beloved under the command of the Divine Kurutena.

To serve Him, to believe in Him until... forever!

And the worst outcome, might be directly turning into a formless and indescribable lump of flesh.

Bang——

Aiven somewhat awkwardly fell to the ground with force, rolling to the shadows beneath the platform’s edge railing, gritting his teeth as he activated the best quality "Shadow Talisman" he had on his person.

[Shadow Talisman] Effect: Allows the bearer to briefly enter a "Shadow Transformation" state, lasting up to three minutes, during which they leave the Material World and are immune to all physical harm.

Side effect: Humans naturally do not possess shadow bloodlines, the more it is used, the greater the degree of shadow erosion, until being devoured by the shadow (Note: literally, not transformed into shadow creatures).

In the Material World, his shadow-shrouded body quietly turned intangible and dim, a lizard-like shadow also pounced on him, then disappeared together into the shadows.

Completing the conversion from three-dimensional to two-dimensional, Aiven finally severed the connection with the other party in terms of spatial scale.

Utilizing the power carried by the talisman, it could not allow Aiven as a normal human to remain in the shadow world like those true shadow creatures.

So he seized the time to do the second thing, took out a bottle of "Wise Man’s Potion" and gulped down a big mouthful, suppressing the upheaval in his flesh with an absolute "Super-Self" state!

Soon, his physical state improved significantly, but the side effects also began to manifest.

"Woo woo woo, I actually attempted to harm an innocent to obtain the geographical knowledge of this world, even restricting her freedom. Truly damned!

If I want to discover the secrets of the sea, I should sail my own battleship to explore, but I actually want to be a despicable thief who gains without effort?!

Woo woo woo...."

Aiven was weeping bitterly, his head knocking against the ground, deeply repenting for the sinful thoughts in his heart!

Meanwhile, another force existing within Aiven’s body also joined in besieging the "out-of-control" power, a special existence that has never been realized by the ancestors of the Galliot Clan - "Adventurer’s Blood".

So-called "Adventurer’s Blood" evidently does not merely cause them to lose the so-called "timid and complacent" heart, but is an unknown force that physically exists within the body.

Left by another Ocean Goddess Thetis who rules the "Golden Kingdom", a force equivalent and homologous to "Kurutena", after joining the siege, it quickly subdued the upheaval in Aiven’s flesh.

After three minutes

When Aiven returned to the Material World, he finally pulled himself back from the brink of loss of control.

"Huff... huff..."

But the aftereffects lingered, Aiven lay on the ground, gasping for breath, with bloodshot eyes, his eyeballs pulsating as if they were about to explode.

Nausea, dizziness, like riding a roller coaster one hundred and eighty times without a break.

After gasping for quite a while, he finally felt a little better.

At this moment, he realized that his back had been itching quite a bit. Reaching his hand behind and pulling with force, he found two golden feathers rooted in blood.

Looking at the "souvenir" left by this near-miss loss of control, Aiven couldn’t help but shiver.

Yet he clearly knew that if the Sky Goddess "Kurutena" hadn’t shown mercy, he might have already been finished.

Because, Divine Spirits cannot be gazed upon!

Perhaps his small "rudeness" is no different from a monkey showing off in front of such a great presence.

"But, who could have imagined that the other will within ’Vinya’s’ body would actually be a Divine Spirit!

Aren’t you... damn it... cough cough?"

No wonder He knew so many secrets about the "Golden Compass" and Divine Spirits, it would be strange if He didn’t.

I was really out of my mind trying to forcibly "invite" a demigod to be a guest. There are many angels in the Divine Kingdom of the "Queen and Goddess of Navigation" who know this world deeply, have you seen anyone dare to "invite" them back?

"Sigh——"

Aiven forced himself up from the ground, looked around with still somewhat blurred eyes, and saw that passersby had already returned to normal, going about their business, as if the entire viewing platform was ignored.

Uh, with one exception, and that was Bertram Solomon, squatting in front of him with a dark face and crossed arms.

"Captain Aiven! Although there was no loss of life this time, and under the great power of that existence, no one but the two of us realizes what happened here.

However, I need an explanation, how did you provoke such an existence of this level?!"

The elegance of a noble descendant could no longer be maintained, his spit almost splattering on Aiven’s face.

Although he didn’t personally activate Spiritual Vision, seeing Aiven’s "miserable state", Solomon had realized the opponent he just faced was of what level of existence.

Even if he wasn’t injured, and all three of his servant demons were released unharmed, just the fright of facing such an existence already made him feel like he lost half his life!