Chapter 900 - 436: Crimson Thorns
Inanna gently kissed Li Ang on the cheek, holding his hand, together harnessing the powers of Earth and Dragon. Instantly, the land within the realm reversed upwards, with soil and rock merging in the momentum of collapsing mountains, akin to the head of a giant dragon swallowing the "Six-armed Demon."
The giant dragon continued its advance, even under the guidance of the Dragon God, the dimensional removal had no effect on the attack formed by earth and rock. It surged forward, devouring all the phantoms emerging from Li Ang’s Spirit Mark.
Inanna turned around and smiled at Li Ang.
"Uh, thank you for your help."
Li Ang was somewhat at a loss facing this Earth Dragon, after all, her attitude was...
The Earth Dragon incarnation before him was not a Spirit Mark but a real presence crossing space through the domain.
Even though the Spiritual Dimension was neither the Material Dimension possessed by her as a world pillar, nor the Magic Power Dimension she, as a Dragon God, could traverse, her Divine Spirit format was sufficient to perform extraordinary feats, such as instantly destroying the projection created by that Eternal Prison aimed at Li Ang.
"Li Ang, Great Witch, could this be..."
Diao was startled by Inanna’s sudden appearance, the latter’s power, especially the format from the Spiritual Level, caused a ripple of shivers across the young Druid’s body, as her thin boots adorned with golden scales stepped on the eagle’s back.
"She is the Earth Extreme supporting the world, the incarnation of the Earth Dragon among the Six Dragons, Inanna."
"You, hello! It’s an honor to meet you!"
Diao was a bit flustered, as a cultivator engaged with spirituality, she could perceive Inanna’s extraordinary power.
Perhaps the Great Witch shared some ancient scrolls with her. Whether the primordial curse mages or the ancient witches who inherited their legacy, all have some understanding of the world’s structure, surely aware of Nebis’ Great Gods.
Facing the young girl’s respectful demeanor, Inanna showed little reaction.
As a Divine Spirit, perhaps due to being equally stained by curses, even during the Fertile Stage, it was normal for her not to regard others. Previously on the Eternal Summer, it wasn’t like this that would have angered the members, though the latter were not tame ones either.
"Diao, it’s safe now, you can transform back."
As Inanna quelled the last wave of intense attacks, the Otherworld Objects below temporarily ceased further assaults.
It seems they relied on the mark I left in the Spiritual Dimension to launch their attacks. Now all these things have been depleted. Li Ang thought.
Relaxing a bit, the oil painting world before him was momentarily calm; now it’s time to consider how to enter that doorway which is just a step away.
Diao pulled back her wings, her feathers receding, returning her to the beautiful tribal maiden with skin as delicately brown as chocolate.
In the Spiritual Dimension, there is no concept of height or gravity; although far from the Otherworld Objects below, even without flying, the three could stand stably.
It could be said that this standing state was perceived by the Spirit because here, bodies do not possess the same attributes as in the Material Dimension.
Seeing the Dragon God ignoring her, the young girl tidied her hair, standing quietly aside, her demeanor calm.
It’s worlds apart from those troublesome girls, Li Ang sighed.
"So this is the dimension of spirits. It’s completely different from the other dimensions of Nebis! It allows observing Nebis from a new angle."
Inanna held Li Ang’s hand, raising her arms, looking around like a slightly naive girl.
"Have you been to any other dimensions?" Li Ang seized the opportunity to ask.
"Goodness, we agreed not to use formal words with me."
Inanna hummed softly and casually replied: "There are personal worlds of Primordial Beings, and places like the Creation Furnace. Our Six Dragons’ oracle counts, and our New Dragon Nest is soon too; perhaps even better than these places."
The New Dragon Nest refers to the monster breeding ground on the Eternal Summer.
Certainly, given its rapid development and mystical nature, Li Ang felt the Eternal Summer was merely its entryway, rather than containing it entirely.
Li Ang pointed at the screen-like doorway spanning the heavens: "Now, I want to pass through it, entering a deeper realm."
"Hmm..."
Inanna softly murmured sweetly, swaying Li Ang’s hand, slightly opening her golden eyes to gaze at the gate.
The Dragon’s Vertical Pupil endowed with Divine Power seemed to focus on a distant place as if this gaze penetrated the world’s structure.
However, she seemed to begin contemplating something, momentarily not speaking to Li Ang.
Li Ang, with a complex mind, awaited the Dragon God’s reaction.
When the Earth Dragon Realm formed, Inanna already said that his domain connected with her Wilderness Area Dragon Nest within the breeding ground. Although he had long considered whether she might run out when activating the domain, Li Ang held a bit of luck thinking the Dragon God wouldn’t randomly seek him like a runaway princess.
Now, it seems his thoughts were oversimplified.
"Zosia Shaher, cease your actions."
Inanna suddenly spoke a sentence.
"What?"
Li Ang did not understand what she meant, turning to look, the Earth Dragon incarnation had her eyes wide open, staring intently at the oil painting door. Her expression was no longer calm, as if spotting something critical.
"Is that a name?"
Diao, equally puzzled like Li Ang, noting the tan-skinned girl appeared a bit uneasy—in this Spiritual Dimension realm devoid of Material and Magic Power Dimension rules, summoning certain names was a bizarre action.
"Here, some names cannot be casually mentioned; it could lead to unforeseen circumstances." Diao informed Li Ang.
Inanna continued to mutter to herself.
"... Such absurd actions, the world will collapse..."
"I’m sorry, we could not..."
"Get away, get away..."
The Gemstone, radiating with the Earth’s rich light, showed a pained expression, her words fragmented, and her body showed signs of being unable to hold on.
Li Ang wanted to support her, but contrary to her usual clinging demeanor, she just suddenly knelt down.
An immense pain seemed to ascend onto the Earth Dragon Incarnation as she hugged her arms tightly and curled up.
At this moment, the sticky darkness at the very bottom started to churn violently, which felt even stronger than when it previously attacked Li Ang.
"Diao, go!"
Li Ang immediately pulled the young girl away.
He thought of a very troublesome situation.
"Oh, Li Ang, where are you going?"
Inanna suddenly stood up as if nothing had happened, but at this moment, she had already reversed.
In front of him was her "Desolate Stage".
Her half-closed golden eyes emitted a dangerous glow, the noblewoman licked her tongue and stepped forward.
Diao, who had transformed into a female deer, carrying Li Ang, fled for some distance, but with one step, Inanna, as if using the Shrinking Earth Technique from a novel Li Ang once read, appeared right in front.
Diao wanted to accelerate to escape, but Inanna pressed down on her head, forcibly stopping her.
The Dragon God in a golden long robe grasped the sturdy antlers of the female deer with slender arms and twisted her, brutally throwing her to the ground.
Taking advantage of this, Li Ang jumped off Diao’s back and headed straight for the door.
"Diao! You go back! Don’t get involved in what comes next!"
Although he still didn’t know how to enter, escaping the Desolate Stage of Inanna left only one path.
Li Ang cast Spiritual Activation and the Acceleration Technique on himself again, fleeing with all his might.
In the Spiritual Dimension, having used Spiritual Activation previously didn’t seem to leave any burden, and he could still use it now.
However, in the next second, he was directly crushed to the ground by a soft pressure.
In this dimension, Inanna’s speed was even faster than when she caused havoc on the Eternal Summer.
Could it be that all power here relies on Spiritual Strength? As a Divine Spirit, her strength was completely off the charts.
Soft yet powerful thighs clamped onto the prey, Inanna sat up, her fervent golden eyes fixed on Li Ang, she bit her lip, her slender palm as fierce as a sharp dragon’s claw, disassembling his long robe in an instant.
No, in this domain, it wasn’t that the magic robe was truly torn, but that the part of Li Ang’s spirituality that constructed his self was being suppressed.
In the distance, Diao was suppressed by a heap of golden sand and stones, no matter how she transformed, the sand and stones moved with her, enveloping her.
The young girl roared and transformed into a giant bear, still unable to overturn the flowing sand, only able to contend with it.
"Dragon God, in this place, you surely can’t leave offspring, right?"
Li Ang’s persuasive words seemed utterly feeble.
"No, this place is wonderful."
Inanna surveyed her surroundings: "In this dimension, we’re constantly at a peak of spirituality. Here, we can birth children born with extraordinary power."
She smiled brightly, her hand brushing across her collar, revealing a brown long robe with mountain patterns and golden embellishments that flowed away like fine sand, but the gemstone ornaments on her fingers, earlobes, horns, and beast ears remained, contrasting with her unexpectedly fair skin.
What defines the Earth’s magnificent mountains, what signifies the flourishing of life, what captures the joy of fruitful harvests, all was conveyed to Li Ang by the God-like perfect body.
"Wait a moment!"
"I’ve waited too long to save Nebis’s Earth."
Although fervent and slightly mad, Inanna’s voice was filled with grievance, even carrying a hint of a sob.
Li Ang sensed her state was quite wrong, even more aggressive than her previous Desolate Stage.
Could it be that the Spiritual Dimension had exacerbated some problem within her?
As Li Ang’s thoughts unfolded, as Inanna leaned over, about to press onto him, he saw a myriad of crimson patterns emerge on the noblewoman’s bountiful form.
"Uh..."
The crimson hue spread like thorns, both a metaphor for these patterns and the pain they wrought.
Inanna trembled violently, quickly covered in crimson thorns, eerie yet with a twisted beauty, merging vulnerability and helplessness at that instant, emanating a deadly allure.
It’s your turn to suppress her.
There seemed to be a voice saying in Li Ang’s ear suddenly.
The pale golden Hand of the Wounded Knight appearing with the same crimson, they were more tangible than the red thorn patterns on Inanna, pushing through armor plate gaps with crimson sharp angles, as if escaping from the metal hand armor’s cage.
Damn it!
At this moment, his perception told him the darkness below was churning even more violently than before.
As this thought appeared, in the sticky black mud, some tentacles reached upward, while the blood-red thorns on Inanna’s body grew downward, connecting the two in the middle.
The separation of the Spiritual Dimension and the Eternal Prison seemed to be on the verge of being breached in this instant.