Chapter 338: Section 125: Zi Di Awakens (Part 2)
Since the incident on Mysterious Monster Island, Zi Di had been in a deep slumber, unresponsive.
To awaken Zi Di, the young man led the survivors in a determined effort to retrieve the Green Jade Gold Coffin.
Aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish, they successfully arranged the Jade Liquid Magic Array using the Green Jade Gold Coffin as the core.
However, even with the Jade Liquid mending her bodily wounds, there was no sign of Zi Di waking up, and the young man was perplexed and at a loss.
But he never gave up on awakening Zi Di.
He joined the Empire as a pirate, partly with the intention of using Empire channels to exchange for rare items that might awaken the girl.
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Even when facing the bishop of the Life Sect, the young man contemplated seeking assistance.
But Zi Di awakening at this time was beyond the young man’s expectations.
“My lord,” Zi Di called out softly to the young man, staggering, bracing herself against the wall to stand somewhat steadily.
Having just woken up, her face was pale, her brow furrowed, and her condition seemed dire, yet she stressed, “Never take Mei Lan, the Goddess, out of the Green Jade Gold Coffin!”
“Zi Di,” the young man immediately set the Goddess Mei Lan aside, hurried forward, and took hold of the girl’s arm.
Staring into the girl’s purple crystal-like eyes, the young man asked with concern, “What’s wrong with you? How can I help you?”
But Zi Di merely groaned and collapsed into the young man’s arms, unable to support herself.
Her eyes lost focus, as countless memories flashed frantically through her mind.
These were the memories of the ship ghost from its life before.
It turned out that Zi Di had practiced Undead Magic and her spirit naturally possessed the instinct to devour other spirits.
The state of the ghostly ship ghost was terrible, and upon contact with her spirit, not only did it fail to devour the girl’s spirit, but it was instead devoured by her spirit.
The reason Zi Di remained unconscious was due to a spiritual injury.
Treating and resting with a Soul Crystal was indeed the correct approach. However, the Feathered Snake spirit inside the Green Jade Gold Coffin interfered, siphoning off almost all of the Soul Crystal’s power, causing Zi Di to remain comatose.
But after devouring the soul of the ghostly ship ghost, Zi Di’s spirit suddenly received a tremendous boost and she immediately woke up.
However, soul-devouring was not the same as a Soul Crystal. A Soul Crystal is a refined and purified crystal of a soul, very exquisite and pure. Soul-devouring not only brought a sudden increase in spiritual foundation but also a torrent of memories.
These memories, like waves of continuous tides, washed over the girl’s heart.
Before long, Zi Di lapsed into unconsciousness again.
After a long time, she slowly came to.
“You’re awake! Zi Di,” said the young man, joyously watching over her.
Upon seeing the young man, Zi Di immediately felt a surge of intense safety and warmth.
Beside the young man stood Cang Xu.
Cang Xu smiled at her, “Who would have thought that the ship ghost would transform into a ghost and, by a twist of fate, became the catalyst for Miss Zi Di’s awakening.”
“At the time on the battlefield, when he chose to self-destruct, I had my doubts, and even used Undead Magic to investigate. Unfortunately, the situation was too urgent for a thorough investigation.”
“Now it seems, the ship ghost’s understanding of Undead Magic far exceeds my own.”
Zi Di nodded to him. It was Cang Xu who revealed his identity during the final moments on Mysterious Monster Island and used Undead Magic to assist her, allowing everyone to be saved.
Her enchanting eyes turned to the young man, slowly disclosing the grave risks within the Green Jade Gold Coffin and the Goddess Mei Lan.
After hearing this, both the young man and the Undead Mage broke into a cold sweat.
“I had no idea how perilous the situation was behind the scenes!” exclaimed the young man.
“We are incredibly lucky; there was a standoff between the two deities. Otherwise, any one of them could have spelled certain death for us,” Cang Xu said, visibly shaken.
The core cabin gradually fell into silence.
The faces of the three were not looking good.
These two divine beings were right beside them, like two bombs, ready to explode at any moment. Once they did, there would be no escape.
The gap in strength between them was just too great!
“Our troubles have grown even larger,” the youth sighed, breaking the silence.
Frankly, he had never wanted to bring back a goddess. But as circumstances unfolded in such a way, he could only go with the flow, which led to this situation.
The youth did not regret it; simply by the awakening of Zi Di, he would never feel regret.
He just felt an immense headache because he did not know how to handle the issue.
Cang Xu also sighed, “Our situation is very bad! First, we have completely run out of Pearl Bubble, and we can’t defend against others’ Divination and predictive spells. Second, the commotion caused by Sea Eye City this time will definitely provoke a fierce reaction from various forces, and we will become a target for major powers. Lastly, concerning the divine beings… they are completely beyond our capacity.”
“Yeah,” Zi Di said with a worried look on her face, “We are powerless to eradicate Them. For now, it seems we can only leave things be and let Them continue their standoff.”
The youth had a thought, “Could my Blood Core be effective against divine beings?”
He had absorbed a Blood Core on Mysterious Monster Island, which allowed him to devour the Legendary King of Flame Dragon. Now, he had found another Blood Core within the chest of Mei Lan’s God and absorbed it.
Logically, with the Blood Core now stronger, could it be used against divine beings?
Immediately, the youth suppressed this speculation in his heart.
“When I initially absorbed the King of Flame Dragon, it was because it was trapped and immobilized by the War Merchant’s Alchemy Array. Otherwise, I would have been killed by the King of Flame Dragon right at the start of the absorption. And now, these two divine beings are not immobile.”
“Moreover, even if the Blood Core in my heart could be effective against divine beings, I cannot kill Mei Lan’s God.”
Once Mei Lan’s God fell completely, who else could provide Divine Power for Mermaid’s Fairy Tale?
“As for the soul of the Feathered Snake… after all, it is a spirit; can my Blood Core absorb it?”
The youth was highly skeptical about this.
If he kept Mei Lan’s God, then he had to keep the soul of the Feathered Snake. Because only with both gods in a stand-off could he maintain the current situation. Leaving just one would be asking for death.
As he pondered, Lan Zao’s voice came from outside the cabin door, “Captain, we’ve just discovered a group of Fishmen pursuing us.”
“Fishmen?” The youth frowned slightly, “I’ll go check out the situation.”
The three left the core cabin together.
Arriving in the captain’s room, they received more intelligence from the Tower Spirit.
“Most are Fishmen from Sea Eye City…” the youth sighed inwardly.
Cang Xu coldly suggested, “Ignorant fools, just kill them all. They’re desperately chasing us for Mei Lan’s God.”
“There’s no need,” the youth shook his head, “It’s better if we just shake them off. After all, they are believers of Mei Lan’s God, and our goddess needs Faith.”
Cang Xu nodded, accepting the reasoning.
A god requires Faith; the more Faith, the stronger the Divine Power.
The Justice Pirate Group needed Mei Lan’s Divine Power.
Shortly after leaving the Sky Pillar of Sea Eye, the Justice Pirate Group had suffered heavy casualties and were utterly exhausted, yet everyone was on high alert.
The Pearl Bubble had been completely exhausted.
The situation had become very tense.
Cang Xu suggested directly, “Captain, according to our maximum sailing speed, the nearest Imperial Harbor is only a three-day journey from us. I strongly recommend that we rest and recover!”
“Imperial Harbor?” Zi Di was slightly surprised.