From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 27 The Eye That Tears Through the Soul

Long Yutian snapped out of his daze, almost forgetting the purpose of his visit.

"Teacher, you said this thing could blow the whole of Greenfield City to smithereens, you must be joking..."

"It's true." Modi said the terrifying words with a calm expression.

He pushed over a blackboard covered with various formulas, some of which were written in runes unique to the continent of Itnity.

"According to my calculations," he pointed to a formula on the blackboard, "using the Light God Fragment has a 70% chance of being safe, a 25% chance of an unknown accident, and a 5% chance of erasing Green City from the surface."

A 5% probability is still too high. He dares to gamble like this because of the Ancient Blood that can be activated at any time.

Seven days later, he will inevitably be expelled from this world, but before that, he can activate the ancient blood at any time.

"...Teacher, how did you come up with this calculation method?" Long Yutian got a headache as soon as he saw the formula.

How did I come to this conclusion? Of course, it came from the painful lessons learned from repeatedly reloading save files.

He naturally wouldn't reveal such a shameful and private matter, so he simply gave a vague answer:

"Have you finished reading the Greta School of Magic Theory? If you don't know it by heart, you won't understand even if I explain it to you."

Upon hearing this, Long Yutian felt a headache coming on, like a primary school student being urged by his parents to do his homework after school. He quickly changed the subject:

"Teacher, please stop reading. We have important matters to discuss."

"Serious business? Oh, I've already calibrated the Light God Fragment Launcher, and it's locked onto the Frostbite Giant Spider. It's ready to launch at any time," Mordy said seriously.

Long Yutian nodded subconsciously, but a second later he realized something was wrong.

"Wait, I never said we were going to attack the Frostbite Giant Spider right now. We're not even sure if it's coming for us..."

"It's confirmed," Modi interrupted him. "The cold wind has brought news that the hungry Titan is heading towards us and is expected to arrive in Greenfield City in six hours."

The cold wind is the Wendigo's natural messenger, and this is also true for him, who possesses Wendigo blood.

Long Yutian was initially somewhat skeptical, but after an informant brought him the latest observations, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Mr. Mo was referring to the observation results from an hour ago. The giant spider is now expected to arrive in five hours."

"Tsk, how come we're still short an hour for preparation time?"

Long Yutian looked at the altar with a headache, his gaze falling on the fragment of the God of Light.

He had just read through the research report on this thing and understood how dangerous it was.

His experts and scholars all stated in their reports that this thing was extremely terrifying, and they also believed that Modi was being conservative; if this thing exploded, the disaster would certainly not be limited to Green City.

"Fragments of the God of Light? It's hard to imagine what kind of being the God of Light was, that even the fragments he left behind after his death are so terrifying."

"According to the records," Mordi continued, "He was the forerunner who destroyed the rule of the ancient dragons, the guide who banished the eternal night, and a merciless god."

If we were to recount the deeds of this God of Light in detail, it would take three days and three nights to finish.

Ending the rule of the ancient dragons of the First Age, dispelling the eternal night of the Chaos of the First Age... these are all His achievements.

The sun that now hangs high in the sky above the continent of Itnity is a remnant of His fall, and also the largest fragment of the God of Light.

Even such a powerful being could not escape its fate of destruction, and was torn apart by numerous demons during the Battle of Sunset.

"It's unimaginable that such a powerful being could die."

Long Yutian did not ask Mo Di where he learned these secrets. Everyone has their own secrets, just as he would not ask where Mo Di came from.

"Let's get back to business. We only have less than five hours left, which isn't even enough time for the residents of Greenfield City to evacuate."

He looked at the altar, his gaze deep, his martial will helping him make his choice.

"Rather than sit and wait to die, we might as well take a gamble."

If successful, one of the three calamities can be eliminated, and the crisis in Green City can be resolved.

If it doesn't work out, I'll just die a little sooner.

"I'll fine-tune the instrument a bit more. I estimate it will start up in an hour." Mo Di nodded slightly, walked to the instrument's control panel, and began adjusting the instrument.

Without the Ancient Blood, he certainly wouldn't have been able to escape. That Frostbite Giant Spider was more cunning than he had imagined, and had already sealed off the entire Green City with magic.

Outside Greenfield City, a blizzard had already engulfed the area, and even with his innate affinity for ice, he couldn't guarantee he could escape the blizzard.

A question lingered in his mind: "The Frostbite Giant Spider race, in theory, does not like to eat people unless they are extremely hungry."

What could have driven a Frostbite Elder to such a desperate state...? Wait, Aether?

In a flash of inspiration, he seemed to grasp the thread of the truth.

"The Frostbite Giant Spider species deliberately chooses high-ether worlds as its nests. Is it possible that it cannot adapt to low-ether environments?"

Once they arrive in this type of environment, they will suffer from hunger, just like this one on Earth.

Modi looked up, and a biting wind lashed his face. The temperature, lower than usual, foreshadowed the arrival of the Titan.

"The Frostbite Giant Spider has sped up; it's probably too hungry to wait any longer."

If it originally took about five hours to reach Green City, the time has now been reduced to two hours.

A short while later, Long Yutian arrived to tell him the latest observation results.

"Teacher, the Frostbite Giant Spider has sped up and is expected to arrive in two hours, but in one hour, the cold air it releases will be enough to freeze the entire city."

"I know, I just calculated it too," Modi looked up and removed his hands from the control panel. "Adjustment complete. The Spear of Light has locked onto the target and is ready to fire at any time."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get started!"

No sooner had he spoken than Modi pressed the large, red button on the control panel.

A wave of palpitations washed over me, but even faster than that came a blinding flash of light.

The fragment of the God of Light was activated, transforming into a small sun that radiated light and heat, as if returning to the ancient era of the Second Age when the God of Light hung high in the sky.

The two people closest to the fragment, Mo Di and Long Yutian, were staring wide-eyed at the light, looking directly at the light that should have been eternally indestructible.

It's not that they insist on doing this, but it's useless to cover it up. The eternal light will pierce through all cover and shadow, and there's no difference between looking at it directly and turning your back on it.

Both of them were highly perceptive, meaning they possessed keen spiritual insight and were better able to sense the mysteries of the eternal light.

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and for the two who gaze directly at the eternal light, it is as if they have given it an entrance to the depths of their hearts.

Light seeped through the crack and flowed into their minds and their consciousness.

Modi felt his mind was clearer than ever before, as if something was about to break free from the depths of his consciousness.

"I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

Without him having to speak, the light itself acted as a conduit, conveying his intended meaning to Long Yutian.

"Let's hear the bad news first. So, what's going on here?"

Despite never having encountered this situation before, Long Yutian found himself not surprised at all, as if everything was perfectly normal.

"The bad news is that we've drawn that 25% chance, and the Light God Fragment is undergoing an unpredictable transformation."

The good news is that we're unlikely to die; even a small fraction of the energy emitted by the Light God Fragment is enough to kill the Frostbite Giant Spider.

The blinding light released by the fragments of the God of Light was focused into a beam by the magic lens that had been adjusted to the correct angle, and finally shot into the distance, pointing directly at the vaguely visible outline of the giant beast.

Driven by hunger and rushing to the next hunting ground, the Frostbite Spider was completely unaware of this; the speed of the Light God's Spear far exceeded the speed at which the premonition of danger took effect.

When its premonition of crisis finally took effect, the light spear had already pierced through its body.

Unlike the gods of light in most works, the god of light is a merciless god. His radiance is neither benevolent nor gentle, but only brings ruthless destruction and purification.

The light spear pierced through the Frostbite Giant Spider, instantly vaporizing most of its body. The time was so short that even its fixed spells didn't have time to trigger.

The chill brought by the Frostbite Giant Spider completely dissipated, replaced by the intense heat generated by the light spear's instantaneous release.

One of the three calamities of Blue Star, the Frost Devouring Giant Spider Elder, a Long-lived being, perished. The merciless light completely erased its life force, and even though it still had a small part of its body left, it could not regenerate.

The natural disaster that was about to reach Greenfield City was thus averted, but the effects of the fragments of the God of Light were far from over.

The unusual movements of the fragments at the Altar of Light and Shadow became increasingly apparent.

Modi, who was closest to it, finally realized what changes had occurred to him under its influence.

It was an eye, an eye that opened upon the soul.

"This is the fifth eye, a soul eye that was forcibly torn open."

Legend has it that the third eye is the pineal gland, and the fourth eye is a mark made during the process of becoming an immortal. Every extraordinary person will condense their own mark during the process of becoming an immortal.

The fifth eye is the eye of the soul, which is the extra "eye" he has.

With a slight turn of his Soul Eye, he observed a completely new world.

One's own sexuality, the distorted magnetic field around one's surroundings, the sparse ether in the world... the most dazzling thing is that ball of light that shines in all directions.

Despite having many functions, the Fifth Eye is actually not a good thing.

On the contrary, it is often referred to by sorcerers as a curse, the fifth eye curse.

The forcibly torn-open Eye of the Soul will continuously extract the emotions of the soul, polluting the soul and spirit. The holder of this item will eventually become a soulless, lifeless being devoid of passion.

Moreover, not everyone can adapt to the new sensory experiences it brings.

"If I were an ordinary superhuman, I'd probably be searching for a way to shut down my soul eye immediately. Luckily, I'm not."

Modi summoned a wisp of curse from his body and fed it to the Eye of the Soul.

The negative emotions such as pain and fear contained in the curse satisfied this eye, but also made him realize that something was wrong.

"The Eye of the Soul connects to the depths of my consciousness, where something seems to exist."

Without giving him time to think, just moments later, the fragments of the God of Light suddenly erupted.

A beam of light shot up from the ground and into the sky.

At this moment, eternal daylight enveloped the entire planet.