Chapter 560 ·Transformation of Appearance

“Done!”

After ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍working tirelessly for several hours, Janna-Roland finally completed the refinement of the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 just before nightfall.

“Now, ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍all I need to do is light the wick of the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】. In theory, that should allow me to enter the 【Sea of Obsession】 and harvest the 【Threads of Desire】.”

According ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍to the description on the magic scroll provided by Yoya–Bauhinia, those who possessed the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 only needed to light its wick beside the 【Sea of Obsession】. The 【Threads of Desire】 illuminated by the lamp’s glow would then automatically gather around the 【Wick of Desire】 and be absorbed and stored within the 【Lamp of Star Marrow】.

Of ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍course, whether the 【Threads of Desire】 would be drawn to the light of the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 entirely depended on the intensity of the “desire” the holder used when lighting the wick.

As ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍for Janna, the “desire” she would use to ignite it was none other than her mastery over the 【Fragment of the Law of Beauty】.

Both the 【Law of Love】 and the 【Law of Beauty】—the two most renowned among the “immaterial laws”—possessed powerful influence over the desires and obsessions of intelligent beings.

Take the 【Law of Love】, for instance. Its corresponding power mainly derived from the most primal and uncontrollable instincts within living beings: desire, passion, and even hatred—all of which served as nourishment for the 【Law of Love】.

Meanwhile, the power source of the 【Law of Beauty】 stemmed largely from the longing of living beings toward “beauty.” When such beauty evoked collective emotional resonance among a group, it became the very foundation that strengthened the 【Law of Beauty】.

Thus, for anyone venturing into the 【Land of Desire】, mastering either the 【Law of Beauty】 or the 【Law of Love】 alone would be enough to ignite the wick of the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 and attract high-quality 【Threads of Desire】.

Naturally, aside from the 【Law of Love】 and the 【Law of Beauty】, other immaterial laws could also evoke potent human desires: the 【Law of Wealth】, which stirred greed and covetousness; the 【Law of War】, which brought immense pain and suffering; and the 【Law of Disease】, which spread misfortune and separation. These were all “desires” that met the standards for lighting the 【Wick of Desire】.

However, since the emotions these laws provoked tended to be singular and negative, the 【Threads of Desire】 they attracted also leaned toward darker emotional energy. A moment of carelessness could lead to backlash upon the harvester—immensely dangerous—

“Although I still have some strength left, it’s best to wait until my mental power recovers to its peak before attempting to enter the 【Land of Desire】.”

Even though the sky outside hadn’t yet turned completely dark, after a full day of study and several hours of intense focus, Janna felt both mentally and physically exhausted. It wasn’t ideal for her to proceed into the 【Land of Desire】 in her current state.

“Haa—”

Letting out a long sigh, Janna gazed at the successfully refined 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 on the workbench. She then recited the incantation recorded on the magic scroll, storing the cage within her Sea of Spirit.

“The reason this witch tool can be stored within the Sea of Spirit isn’t just because its lamp was refined using materials like the 【Star Marrow Fragment】—which harmonizes with soul energy—but also because the nerve filaments of the void jellyfish granted the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 a magic circuit capable of existing in a void state within the soul—”

Of course, for others who entered the 【Land of Desire】 in a purely spiritual or mental form, this ability to store the cage within the Sea of Spirit was indispensable.

But for Janna—a “special case” capable of entering the 【Land of Desire】 through her spiritual body using the talent “Spirit Traverse”—this particular feature of the 【Cage of the Thought-Weaver】 was somewhat redundant and not especially useful.

After putting away the cage, Janna, who hadn’t eaten all day, retrieved her usual ham sandwich from the fridge, brewed herself a cup of honey water, and had a simple meal.

Then, she returned to sit on her bed. As the sun dipped below the horizon, she began to regulate her breathing, gradually letting her consciousness sink into deep meditation.

At the same time, following her habitual routine, Janna began condensing her 【Source Power】. As the magical light particles around her flickered, her aura slowly settled into calm.

Late at night, the bright moon hung high.

The cool moonlight poured down like liquid silver, coating the magical plants in her dormitory with a faint sheen. Their emerald leaves glimmered softly beneath the night’s quiet glow.

“I’ve rested enough.”

Opening her eyes in the darkness, Janna felt her spirit return to its peak state. Without hesitation, she activated 【Hand of the Witch】 to arrange a ritual array.

“Although I already established a coordinate marker in the 【Land of Desire】, it’s better to play it safe and rely on the power of the 【Lord of the Spirit Realm】 for my first descent.”

Using materials such as deep-sea beast hide, laurel flower powder, spiritual candles, and a round mirror, Janna completed the ritual setup. Then, with practiced motion, she drew her mithril short knife and sliced a three-centimeter cut along her left wrist.

“Great Lord of the Spirit Realm, You are the ruler of the boundless Astral Realm, the watcher over the beings of countless dimensions—please heed my will and bestow upon me Your infinite power—”

As crimson drops of blood dripped onto the center of the mirror, a long incantation in the Mykethan tongue flowed swiftly from Janna’s lips. Within moments, the mirror floating at the center of the ritual began to emit a dazzling light.

“Spirit Traverse—”

Seeing that the 【Lord of the Spirit Realm】 had responded to her invocation, Janna—already prepared—immediately activated her witch talent.

“Coordinate—Land of Desire!”

Under the escorting power of the 【Lord of the Spirit Realm】, Janna’s spiritual body successfully merged into the mirror’s surface.

“Success—”

When she opened her eyes, the indescribable kaleidoscope of color before her made Janna finally relax.

“Hm? My spiritual form here seems to have changed a bit———”

As before, Janna’s spiritual form still wore a wreath of roses on her head, and her body was cloaked in a robe woven from withered vines and thorns. A pair of green, leaf-shaped wings spread from her back, and embedded on her forehead was a golden emerald gem in human shape.

However, unlike before, when her manifested appearance perfectly matched her real one, Janna’s visage now radiated an extraordinary allure.

Like a poisonous rose blooming amid thorns—its mere fragrance was enough to make anyone lose themselves in it—···

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