Chapter 662 - 313: Bone Abyss! Divine Marrow!

Inside the Sealing Formation

The space here is vast, taking on an irregular elliptical shape, its diameter stretching beyond sight. Twelve enormous black pillars support the interior space, making this underground cavern relatively safe and stable.

"Are these nerve bundles?"

Ye Mingqiu walked up to a black pillar, gently stroking its surface as he murmured to himself.

The surface of the pillar was etched with runes, emitting a dim glow in the underground cavern. Black chains linked the various pillars, occasionally glowing with a silver light. These chains seemed to be the crucial connections binding the pillars, making the energy flow within the sealing formation more stable.

He continued towards the core area of the formation. The further he went, the more he felt an invisible pressure, as if his body was becoming heavier.

’The pressure is greater than I imagined’

Ye Mingqiu thought silently to himself.

His strength had reached the Divinity Level, yet even so, he could feel the pressure. It was hard to imagine how the chief priests had rushed here and successfully set up the array. The specifics were unclear, but it was definitely not easy.

"Boom... Boom..."

A series of heavy rumbling sounds emanated from the depths of the core. The sound was deep and rhythmic, like the heartbeat of an ancient creature. The deepest part of the core was where the divine marrow was located.

During his entry, Ye Mingqiu encountered no trouble. Most likely, it wasn’t that there was none, but rather that the heart of the sealing formation had taken effect.

Soon, he arrived at the core.

The area was warmer than he had imagined, with an air suffused with a bright aura.

Before the six-pointed star array, an elderly figure, resembling a withered man, sat on the ground. He looked at the approaching Ye Mingqiu and said, "Venerable Sun God, you’ve arrived."

"Hmm."

Ye Mingqiu nodded and then curiously asked, "Is this your true form?"

He had recently met the heart’s chief priest, Elias, whose voice and demeanor were entirely different from his elderly state now.

Even more bizarre was that although Elias seemed close to the end of his life, every moment saw a strange increase in new Life Force. This Life Force’s origin was not from the Power of Faith but stemmed from another force.

"No, I’m actually only 25 years old. This is the price for sealing the divine marrow."

Elias sighed, his gaze turning to the six-pointed star array behind him, continuing, "Although the Power of Faith you bestowed is strong, our power is nowhere near sufficient to seal such a huge force of divine marrow."

"Seraphina told you, right? The core of the seal is to activate the nerve bundles, but that’s merely part of it. It also requires someone to stay here to constantly adjust the changes within the formation to prevent any anomalous fluctuations in the divine marrow from impacting the seal."

"So, you willingly sacrificed your Life to stay here and seal the divine marrow?" Ye Mingqiu asked.

"Yes."

"..."

Ye Mingqiu was briefly silent, sensing that the truth was far from as simple as Elias had stated. Merely being here required enduring a strong influence from the divine marrow, contributing to his body’s aging.

Moreover, Elias’s existence itself was sustained by the residual power of the divine marrow, likely due to a ritual prepared by the Starlight Church, keeping him in a lingering state between life and death.

Without unforeseen incidents, he might suffer here alone for decades, even centuries, before finally decaying; and at the last moment before decay, send a message to the Silent Council, prompting them to dispatch a new chief priest as a moth to the flame, sacrificing themselves to maintain the world’s stability.

Truly a group of madmen worthy of respect

Ye Mingqiu advanced toward the core of the six-pointed star array, observing the divine marrow closely.

Golden liquid floated in mid-air, unleashing a terrifying torrent of power. The divine marrow itself had no Will; its destructive world impact was merely the natural phenomenon of its existence here.

Despite the isolation by the array, Ye Mingqiu still felt a pang in his heart, even though the divine marrow itself was devoid of consciousness, its mere presence posed an extinction crisis.

"...."

Ye Mingqiu stared at the divine marrow, contemplating how to reclaim it.

Simply grabbing it was naturally impossible. While ordinary Treasures would suffice, the divine marrow’s Tier was too high—mere contact wasn’t enough to constitute ’ownership.’

To import items into the Storage Space, not everything is permissible; they must be recognized by the Spirit Realm as owned objects.

Thus, now he must devise a way to transform the divine marrow from unowned to owned.

"Venerable Sun God, standing so close to the divine marrow, you must be feeling uncomfortable, right? No one understands your feelings better than I do," Elias whispered softly.

"...."

Ye Mingqiu remained silent.

Based on previous information obtained from the Starlight Church, the so-called Star God is actually a Faith Divinity possessing the three-eyed god’s various powers, with attributes including Yin and Yang, Light, Fiery Sun, Moonlight, among others—an incredibly powerful being.

But is the truth really so?

Due to the great difference in Tier, the Star God indeed didn’t need to master these Power Attributes in depth, as instinctively responding and granting blessings to his followers sufficed.

Consequently, this led to the followers’ misconception that the Star God was a universally omnipotent Divinity.

From Ye Mingqiu’s perspective, it’s like: Have you ever been a god? You just fantasize that the Star God is omnipotent, making up random settings, assuming whatever you wish!