Chapter 848 - 411: Anchor Point 2
Is the problem solved so easily? That’s great, although we still have to go to the Sanctuary of All Spirits, as the system has assigned the witch’s heritage task there, but limb regeneration ensures we face those tricky trials in the best state.
"Hiss—"
The sound of someone inhaling suddenly interrupted Li Ang’s spaced-out state, and a sharp pain erupted from his numbed severed arm. He looked down, and the garland released by the Earth Dragon twisted, with various flowers falling off and withering in mid-air.
The skin originally covered by the garland twisted into a grotesque shape, as if bone spurs were trying to pierce through.
"Whoaa!" Othella, who had come over to join the excitement, ran to the other side of the deck in fright.
"Is this, is this normal?"
Li Ang looked at Inanna and asked urgently.
Not to mention how terrifying it looked, the pain was so intense he could hardly stand. Having already expended a great deal of energy earlier, the onslaught of pain was almost unbearable, and he felt his last bit of strength drain, causing him to collapse downward.
Inanna cast a spell with one hand, while the young girls hurriedly supporting him embraced him earlier, wrapping him in the soft, fertile embrace of the earth.
"It’s okay, the demon’s curse is rooted in the dimension, your body is just a means of manifestation."
"The curse hasn’t disappeared yet?" Farina hastily asked.
Even though Li Ang didn’t tell anyone in advance about the arm severance, the Dragon Witch’s magic perception enabled her to clearly sense the foreign magic on his arm no longer existed.
And Li Ang himself, from the Spiritual Horizon, could not find any altered spirituality on his body either; they must have been temporarily sealed in the dimensional rift along with the Demon Arm.
"The essence of the demon’s curse is to use some object in the material dimension as an anchor point to attract the spirits of the Demon Abyss, and while those spirits have been temporarily discarded, the anchor point remains, and subsequent material around it will still undergo transformation," Inanna said.
Understanding her words, Li Ang asked, "You mean if I grow a left hand again, it will still become a Demon Arm because the curse’s anchor point is on this hand?"
"Yes."
"Then please stop."
It truly isn’t that simple. The root removal of the curse does not act on one’s body, but rather on the so-called "anchor point," which sounds like some sort of demon modification to the material dimension.
"It’s okay, I’m here," Inanna said.
Li Ang blinked, not understanding her meaning. He looked at Farina and found that the Dragon Witch seemed to realize something.
Just as Farina was about to speak, the Earth Dragon continued, "I already understand the method of coexistence between curse and rebirth; with this method, you can still grow your hand back."
"Desolate Stage and Fertile Stage... Lord Earth Dragon’s state switch should be due to the constant stimulation by the demon’s curse on part of her essence," Farina said softly.
"If my hand grows back, will I also switch between the two sides?" Li Ang immediately asked.
"Even before, you weren’t quite like your usual self. If you continue this way, who knows," Farina replied.
Inanna remained silent, only smiling while increasing the magic output.
"Lord Earth Dragon, let me think for a moment," Li Ang hurriedly tried to move away from her side, but the Earth Dragon’s arm held him firmly like a steel hoop.
"It’s okay, it will just be intermittently out of control. Once you get used to living with it, you’ll find a way to control it before losing control."
What kind of talk is that?
"Stop!" Li Ang anxiously tried to get up.
As he decisively shouted, a piercing sword qi instantly struck, forcing the Earth Dragon to release.
Meluna pulled back her sword arm, the light blue Wind Dragon Claw pattern on her wrist slowly retracting into the Six Dragon Wing Claw Mark.
Li Ang, supported by ALulu and Zoe, stood firmly, casting an extra glance at the Female Sword Saint.
[Six Dragon Wing Claw Mark]
[An imprint infused with the Six Extremes Dragon God’s power that sustains the world, neither a blessing nor a curse, but an insertion of essence. When it radiates its brilliance, the ultimate effects of the elements and Power of Dragon will also manifest.]
[Effects: Dragon Blood Divine Power, Four Great Elements Protection, Light and Dark Protection]
The system panel’s description of this mark is very mysterious. In the past, Li Ang thought she used some method to obtain part of the Six Dragons’ power. Now, looking more closely, he feels she has not shared a lot.
Could a portion of power force the Earth Dragon Incarnation to immediately let go?
In the Desolate Stage, she came to the Eternal Summer with the intent of taking Li Ang away to birth children for the earth, and her incarnation was Tier Nine High Position, much stronger than Akuya traversing Nebis with a Tier Seven incarnation. Even so, she wouldn’t directly withstand that sword qi imbued with the Power of Wind?
Li Ang noticed Zoe was also staring intently at Meluna, evidently, the young girl who had accompanied the Wind Breath Sword for many years could also sense something profound about that power.
Inanna kept her eyes closed but faced Meluna directly. She stood silently, though the magic around her showed signs of instability.
Is she triggered and about to switch to the Desolate Stage?
Li Ang immediately raised his hand and said, "No offense, Lord Earth Dragon, but we mortals may not be able to coexist as effortlessly as you."
If the entire Bloody Red Land’s curse tormented Inanna, and she hadn’t gone berserk to destroy the world, Li Ang would be in awe. But personally, he didn’t want to try that "intermittent loss of control."
"Alright."
Earth Dragon pouted, lowering her head like a wronged little girl.