Chapter 1002: Time For A Hug
Si Kongxue recalled for a moment and said, "This statue was very strange. At the beginning, its face had no features. It was just a blank white slate. I don’t know if it was originally like that or if the features were erased later."
This answer surprised Li Xiaofei even more.
The statue’s face had originally been a blank slate?
He considered a possibility. Just like the ancient Reaper clans such as the Ruò Iron Tribe, this divine statue might have once represented the deity worshipped by a race that had achieved perfect evolution. After the entire race ascended together, the statue had been left behind.
However, similar to the other ancient tribes, this statue too had been interfered with by some unknown force. However, the ascended race was far more powerful than the Ruò Iron Tribe. As a result, not only had they preserved the statue’s structure, but even its head had remained intact. Still, they had not managed to preserve its true face.
However, why had the statue gradually taken on his appearance after Si Kongxue prayed to it? What secret was hidden within this statue?
Li Xiaofei examined the jade-like statue from top to bottom, but he found nothing unusual. Then another thought struck him as he thought, could the strange energy of Oblivion and death within Si Kongxue's body be connected to this statue?
As he stared at the statue, which now bore his own likeness, countless questions swirled through his mind.
"Ever since I started praying before the statue, the valley has become increasingly safe. Oblivion began to grow docile, and Anyi was able to command the beasts. Eventually, they even became Anyi’s friends. Our life here slowly improved and the statue began to look more and more like you.
"The changes in my body are related to this statue. Every time I prayed, I could feel a new energy awakening inside me. It resonated with the statue. It was as if it were communicating with me, telling me something, and even granting me strength..."