Chapter 57 - Chapter 57: Chapter 55: The Gateway of Knowledge and Shadows (2/2)

The Tethered Spirit clown, leaping towards him, was immediately pierced through the abdomen by the sword blade. It wailed in pain while Byrne lifted its body with his powerful strength.

Not far away, Irene also silently prayed to the great Lord of the Lost.

“Great Lord of the Lost, please grant me the power to bring destruction to those who have perished!”

Black light, mixed with the aura of destruction, twisted around the bullet. Irene took a deep breath and felt an odd sensation as if guided by a deity.

It must hit its mark, for He had already determined its fate.

“Bang!”

The bullet within the black glow instantly streaked a line of destruction towards the soul that had already passed, landing a Heavy Strike on the head of the Tethered Spirit clown.

How grand You are!

Irene revealed a satisfied smile, feeling as if her deepest faith had been filled.

The wails halted abruptly as Byrne, exhausted, lowered the Tethered Spirit clown. This lowest of mystical beings faded into faint blue spiritual light spots, returning to the enigmatic Spirit Realm.

“It really is an experience outrageous enough, the Spirit Realm is indeed too bizarre.”

Byrne sighed, feeling a sense of excitement lurking deep within. He felt his practical combat experience had grown significantly.

The strength of Extraordinary power is decisive in battle.

But practical experience plays a huge role in battles of equal level, quite naturally.

Irene looked towards the dissipating spirituality and silently wished to sacrifice them to the great Lord of the Lost, but nothing happened.

Feeling a bit regretful, she calmly said

“We are now on the very edge of the Spirit Realm, the fourth ring. There are a total of four rings in the Spirit Realm, and the closer we get to the islands of Spirituality towards the center, the truer and more substantial the history rifts they project.”

“It’s said that if people suddenly enter the core first ring, they might never be able to discern the difference between there and the real world.”

Grandma Narda suddenly pointed to the sky and cried out.

“What is that, what is that!”

Irene and Byrne quickly looked up, and two distinctly different massive vortexes materialized midair.

The purple vortex was dense and full, with its color extending outward from the core, gently transitioning to a soft, bright purple, as if it were emitting a faint glow.

As it continued to rotate and twist, it created a marvelous and captivating play of light and shadow, as if an endless amount of secrets were hidden inside.

The other vortex was pitch black.

It seemed to be a converging point of darkness, absorbing all the light nearby, thick and opaque, spinning rapidly and irregularly, ready to spiral out of control at any moment.

The swirls of black were like a painting of darkness, twisting, entangling, and deforming, leading one to think of enigmatic hidden powers.

They were the gateways of spirituality.

Irene took a deep breath, having finally reached their destination, yet her heart was not at peace:

“They are the ‘Gate of Knowledge’ and the ‘Gate of Shadow’. Once you choose one, the other will disappear, so we can only enter one of them.”

She was quite thrilled inside because, having found the Gate of Shadow, the Fischer family could keep generating new, controlled Extraordinary Exponents.

“The Gate of Knowledge?”

A strong curiosity surged within Byrne, as the Gate of Knowledge held a great attraction for him.

The things behind the gate felt as significant as the most precious treasures or the closest family members, and he could hardly resist the urge to make contact sooner.

“Irene, what’s behind the Gate of Knowledge?”

He gazed at the purple vortex, subconsciously taking a half-step forward, almost unable to shift his gaze away.

“Forbidden knowledge, perhaps even certain Extraordinary knowledge that does not exist in our world, may not necessarily be of use, but coming to understand them almost always requires a permanent price.”

Irene, sensing something was wrong with Byrne, immediately stepped forward, resting her hand on his shoulder and warned:

“Don’t be tempted by the knowledge, we’re here to do what we have to. Let’s go through the Gate of Shadow quickly and give Grandma Narda that potion!”

Byrne suddenly snapped back to reality, nodded, and took a deep breath, sweat beading on his forehead.

The Forbidden knowledge behind the vortex seemed alive, just now tempting him!