CHAPTER 1021: CHAPTER 529: SACRIFICE (PART 2)

Rod watched as the Judgers hurriedly carried his ice-covered body into the Spirit Coffin, a coffin with powerful sealing capabilities, ensuring his life state could be maintained until he was sent back to the Royal City.

He suddenly asked, "Mephit, your cold ice, can it freeze even the soul?"

Mephit glanced at him, "Yes, you knew that, didn’t you?"

Rod nodded.

Not only that, but he also knew that dissecting a soul frozen by Mephit’s cold ice was currently the only certain way to identify the Ancient Evil Thought.

"It seems to be more than just ordinary frost."

Mephit’s silver eyes looked at him, as if frost was gathering within them.

"Yes, it’s not ordinary frost; it is some more essential power, ’cold ice’ is merely the name humans gave it."

Rod’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "If there were no taboos, and you could use all your characteristics, how strong would your combat power be?"

Mephit gently shook her head, "That’s impossible."

"Why?"

"A curse."

Rod frowned, "A curse? Isn’t it almost lifted?"

"No, only part of it has been removed. It comes from my soul and can never truly be lifted, unless..."

Rod quickly asked, "Unless what?"

"Unless I can gain extraordinary power... Do you remember the blessing of the Main Star Priest from Starry Sky City?"

"I remember." Rod nodded, the blessing had enhanced everyone present, and all the warriors who returned from Starry Sky City saw substantial improvement in their strength.

As for himself, he directly gained 2 million soul strength and a complete Twelfth Level Spiritual Energy, bypassing the cumbersome Spiritual Energy advancement ceremony.

"I didn’t actually receive the blessing, it bypassed me," Mephit said.

Rod’s heart chilled, "Why?"

"Maybe because I am an ominous person."

Rod frowned again, only to hear her continue.

"But I intercepted a portion of the power that was meant for you, that’s the core of the Main Star Priest’s blessing, and it’s what I call extraordinary power."

Mephit spoke with a calm expression, as if she were recounting a rather dull and uninterested matter.

"Thus, I broke the boundaries of the curse... In fact, I have already lost control."

Rod was shocked, "You... have lost control?"

He never imagined such a thing existed, every word Mephit said was shocking to his soul.

Mephit lightly nodded, a strand of silver hair fell from the edge of her hood, swaying like bangs in front of her eyes.

"Yes, my soul curse is completely beyond my control, I need more humanity..."

Rod let out a long sigh of relief.

"So, it’s humanity you need, no problem, take as much as you want!"

Mephit’s silver eyes looked on, like a silver moon emitting cold air.

"I need a lot, much more than before..."

Rod glanced at his massive humanity count of over 20 million, deliberately grinning mischievously, "Then it will cost you a bit."

Mephit glanced at him, a complicated expression flowing in her silver eyes.

But Rod simply reached out and patted her shoulder, transferring the humanity.

Mephit absorbed humanity with just simple body contact, any part would do, even through clothing.

Soon, a continuous stream of humanity flowed from Rod’s palm into her soul.

Rod’s humanity plummeted at an astonishing rate once more.

This time, over 300,000 humanity dropped in one breath before Mephit was satisfied.

"Thank you," she said softly.

Rod waved his hand grandly, "It’s nothing. Are you stronger again?"

Mephit replied, "I need to digest."

Rod showed a bit of a smile, "Great, whenever you need humanity, however much, just let me know, okay?"

Mephit nodded slightly.

Rod felt a weight lifted from his heart, and he laughed, "That time when you killed the Demon Dragon, it was really cool."

Mephit said flatly, "That Demon Dragon, its resistance to cold ice was unbelievably strong. I couldn’t freeze it, so I had to attack it with physical frost."

Rod flicked her forehead, seriously saying, "Tell me these things in advance next time; I didn’t know about this and still asked you to freeze it."

A hint of complex emotion appeared in Mephit’s silver eyes, but she said nothing, just returned to her position and silently entered meditation.

The base soon returned to normal operations, albeit minus one Lucian, whose duties Rod temporarily took over.

Rod was still quite familiar with the processes of the Internal Affairs Court, and under his command, no mistakes occurred in internal affairs.

They even discovered a real Doomsday believer.

He was a scholar, hosting history research work, and due to his excellent performance, he was granted this rare opportunity.

He hid within the team, finally sneaking into Sagus City, but unfortunately, he didn’t have time to execute any plans before being caught.

Unfortunately, this seemed to be a Doomsday believer from another line, completely unaware of Amon’s existence.

Rod could only have Mephit freeze him completely, then dissect his soul with a Spiritual Energy scalpel.

Unfortunately, he was not the Ancient Evil Thought, just an ordinary human corpse.

Another clock hour passed, and the Moonlight Knight Olivia finally returned to the camp.

Rod immediately met with the strongest in the team, detailing the course of events.

Olivia’s face also turned grim.

Amon’s ability was so unpredictable, even she might fall victim to it.

"Rod, Lord Lucian is already frozen. What are your plans as you take over his duties?"

Rod responded succinctly, "Absolutely prohibit solo outings, examine each returning warrior, cross-check their movements."

"Mephit as the final resort."

Olivia’s face grew darker, "How can you be sure she hasn’t been parasitized?"

"Mephit can’t be parasitized; her soul is very special, and she possesses mental control abilities herself, unaffected by Amon."

This satisfied Olivia. Although her face was very unpleasant, she agreed to the plan.

"Alright, let’s do as you said."

Olivia’s deep blue eyes swept toward Mephit’s tent, a hint of loathing flashed in them, but it was swiftly suppressed.

"Let’s talk about something good; our route to the Dual God Towers has been mostly cleared. We can set off whenever we want."

Rod hastily said, "Lady Olivia, we still have two areas to clear."

Olivia nodded, "I know, I’ll personally take care of it."

She paused for a moment and continued.

"Due to the situation’s tendency to spiral out of control, I believe we must complete the main mission immediately and return to the Royal City."

Rod, though somewhat regretful, also felt a faint sense of unease.

For safety’s sake, he agreed with Olivia’s suggestion.

Afterward, they devised some measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Subsequently, Olivia led Rod and the others to clear the remaining two areas without great effort.

Rod was stunned.

Under the Moon Phase, Olivia’s strength far exceeded his previous impression.