Chapter 965 – The Anointment of Sacred Light (2/2)

His delicate features would occasionally be tinged with pain, through which one could imagine the torment he was currently enduring.

But no fear could be seen on his face or in his black eyes, not even the slightest hint of panic.

When the ancestral spirit's body had grown so massive that it seemed about to break through the starry sky…

When the Wildfire in the cavern had grown so fierce that even the roots of the Celestial Tree began to burn…

When the curtain of light smoke dropping from the bamboo hat finally burned to nothing and its brim began to burst with sparks…

He took out two small stone statues.

It was difficult to say what sort of stone these statues were carved from, something akin to gold or jade, but they also seemed incomparably smooth and glossy.

The two statues depicted two naked people. One stood straight and apathetic while the other had its hand on its knee, like it was thinking. Although very small, they were detailed down to the smallest hair, appearing almost lifelike.

If Bie Yanghong or Madam Mu were present, they would naturally recognize the origins of these two statues.

These were the Angels from the Sacred Light Continent.

Black Robe had used some type of method to make them into statues.

Those two statues had been quietly standing in the back gate of the courtyard in the western part of White Emperor City this entire time.

Then they had been brought by the young man to this place.

He gripped the two Angel statues and thrust them towards the Wildfire.

The Wildfire that blazed to the heavens seemed to sense something. After freezing for a second, it grew even more savage and fierce, howling as it raged towards the statues.

The blazing hot Wildfire, carrying a Qi that could destroy all, touched the two statues and was instantly swallowed.

The two Angel statues appeared practically unchanged. They were just a little brighter, though still as cold as two black holes.

The young man gazed at the statues in his hand, his expression growing stern. Even his breathing seemed to have stopped.

The Wildfire continued to pour into the two Angel statues, accompanied by terrifying howls that echoed through the cavern.

As time passed, the two statues grew brighter and brighter.

At some point, the demi-human ancestral spirit had dispersed.

After some time, the Wildfire in the cavern was finally sucked clean by the two Angel statues and the temperature gradually returned to normal. The surface of the magma gradually solidified, regaining its black hue. The roots of the Celestial Tree, however, had been scorched into an unbearable state. It had probably not received such damage in all its countless years of existence.

The two statues gradually dimmed, regaining their original appearance. And yet, compared to before, they seemed to have undergone some subtle transformation.

The lines on the statues seemed clearer, the impassive faces of the Angels more vivid. One could even believe that their lashes were blinking.

Like they would come to life at any moment.

The young man gazed at the two stone statues, many emotions flashing through his black eyes.

There was wariness and fear, derision and sadness. It was an incredibly complex mixture of emotions, but they eventually transformed into a tinge of confusion.

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The first to conclude his baptism of Wildfire was Xiaode, followed by Xuanyuan Po. The two other demi-human experts had still not returned to the high platform.

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the mountains, thunder and lightning lashing out as a torrential downpour descended.

Mist suddenly drowned out the mountains, the strange sight of rain being evaporated by the Wildfire.

Xiaode abruptly turned to a mountain to the northeast.

The moment he turned, so did the Xiang clan leader and many generals and ministers.

The mists were extremely thick around this mountain, instantly engulfing an area several dozen li in radius and then slowly drifting up into the sky.

One could vaguely make out that the massive tree on this mountain was swaying and letting out thunderous cries.

Why was the Wildfire there blazing so fiercely? Why did that Celestial Tree seem afraid? What was going on there?