Chapter 561 ·Sea of Obsession

“—This ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍should be the manifestation of the 【Law】 being amplified within a resonant magnetic field environment.”

As ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍one who had gained the favor of the 【Law of Beauty】 due to her ultimate 【Beauty of Appearance】, Janna’s attribute of “beauty” was naturally amplified to its greatest extent within the 【Land of Desire】—a realm perfectly in tune with the authority of that law.

Not ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍only that, Janna’s innate talent, the 【Voice of the Heavens】, was also significantly enhanced within the 【Land of Desire】. It not only strengthened her ability to cast sound-based witchcraft, but also imbued her voice with an enthralling charm that could captivate the heart and soul.

“Indeed, ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍even within the 【World of Consciousness】, I can still bring tangible objects with me while in my spiritual form.”

As ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍she looked at the pale-purple crystal bracelet on her right wrist—the one gifted to her by Yoya–Bauhinia—Janna, who had initially felt a little nervous about entering the 【Land of Desire】 for the first time, couldn’t help but calm down.

Earlier ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that morning, when Janna received the magic scroll, she had also received a delicate bracelet crafted from amethyst and engraved with intricate arrays.

And the moment her fingers touched the bracelet, Yoya–Bauhinia’s genderless voice echoed in her mind.

According to Yoya–Bauhinia, this amethyst bracelet had been personally designed and refined over several hours specifically for Janna. Its function was to protect her spiritual form from the emotional contamination of the 【Land of Desire】 and to extend her exploration time within it.

“Pa-da一”

With a soft flutter of her butterfly-like wings, Janna, not wanting to waste any more time, quickly flew toward the cluster of colors ahead.

As the distance between her and the colors diminished, faint and fragmented sounds began to echo inside her mind.

“It seems even a magical artifact crafted by a Third-Tier Wizard can’t completely block the emotional infiltration of the 【Land of Desire】. No wonder the 【Spark Witch】 strongly advised me against coming here—”

As Janna’s spiritual body delved deeper into the 【Land of Desire】, the voices in her head grew louder and more chaotic. Fortunately, the protection of the amethyst bracelet dulled the interference; apart from a sense of “noisiness,” she didn’t feel too affected.

Even so, Janna remained ready to activate her 【Authority of Emotion】 at any moment.

After all, her current strength was only that of a Wizard Apprentice. Once she reached the realm of the 【Sea of Obsession】, the emotional energy shocks she would face would only intensify. The amethyst bracelet alone might not be enough to withstand them.

“Bzzz一—Bzzz一—”

As she ventured deeper, the surrounding hues that had once been vibrant and varied gradually unified into a single tone. The countless 【Desire Bubbles】 that made up these colors resembled endless “floating clouds,” dazzling her senses.

Among these “clouds,” Janna saw a six-limbed creature kneeling devoutly before a colossal statue, and a blue-skinned humanoid struggling desperately to swim toward the shore. These 【Desire Bubbles】 that composed the “clouds” were being tightly bound by the tentacles of glowing, azure jellyfish—one after another being dragged downward.

“Void Jellyfish? I didn’t expect to find creatures from the 【Dream Realm】 within the 【Land of Desire】.”

Watching the Void Jellyfish weaving among the 【Desire Bubbles】, Janna followed them, descending toward the depths of the void below.

“An energy barrier?”

As Janna followed one of the jellyfish into the lower void, she suddenly saw a thin, translucent membrane spread across its base.

“Since the President never mentioned anything about this barrier, it shouldn’t pose a problem for me to pass through. But just in case…”

Even so, Janna extended her hand and cast 【Hand of the Witch】 to test the energy barrier below.

Seeing that the spell passed through effortlessly, she felt reassured and continued following the Void Jellyfish beneath the barrier.

“Bo一—”

Like a pebble falling into a lake, Janna felt slight resistance as she passed through the energy barrier, but she ultimately crossed it safely and arrived at the deepest layer of the 【Land of Desire】.

“This should be the nebula scene I saw when setting the coordinates.”

Beyond the barrier stretched a nebula sheathed in a golden halo, surrounded by countless memory fragments rotating like galaxies—each projecting the recollections of beings from other planes. For a moment, Janna’s heart grew still and serene.

But that peace shattered instantly when a torrential wave of emotion engulfed her, stirring turmoil within her consciousness.

“It seems this is where the emotional energy of the 【Land of Desire】 is at its densest.”

Though most of the emotional energy had been filtered out by her amethyst bracelet, the residual surge still struck her awareness with brutal force, nearly breaking her composure.

Fortunately, Janna had prepared to use her 【Authority of Emotion】 before entering the barrier. The moment the energy flooded into her consciousness, it was immediately converted—separated into smoke of different colors according to emotional type—and expelled from her mouth and nose.

“Splash—”

As Janna continued purging the emotional energies that tried to invade her consciousness, a sound of rolling waves suddenly echoed beside her ear.

Following the sound, she finally beheld, beyond the nebula, a resplendent river stretching across the void—real yet illusory.

“This must be the 【Sea of Obsession】 the President mentioned.”

Suppressing the emotions that kept rising within her mind, Janna hovered above the 【Sea of Obsession】, gazing down at the wondrous sight—a vast current formed entirely of emotional energy, yet flowing like real water.

“With my current strength, if I were to accidentally fall into the 【Sea of Obsession】, even with the President’s magical artifact, my spiritual body would be instantly corrupted by the energy—”

“Splash一—”

Staring at the surging waves below, Janna felt her heart tighten, but another thought arose in her mind.

“If I could harness this emotional energy, perhaps my 【Authority of Emotion】 could advance even further.”

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