Chapter 315 : The Fourth Law Fragment
Chapter 315: The Fourth Law Fragment!
"I command you with my will, summon—Celestial Sparrow."
As a milky-white light flashed by, the bewildered Celestial Sparrow was once again summoned to the Extreme Cold Secret Realm.
"Master, you called for me."
Seeing the surrounding world of ice and snow, the Celestial Sparrow’s first reaction was—cold!
After all, the last time it had merely stayed at the bottom of the canyon for a few minutes, the Celestial Sparrow had the illusion that it was about to freeze to death. However, as it fluttered its wings and landed on Janna-Roland’s shoulder, the Celestial Sparrow suddenly felt that although the surrounding temperature was still very low, it was much better compared to last time at the canyon bottom. At the very least, it wouldn’t freeze to death right away.
"Aph, how long can you endure this temperature?"
Upon hearing Janna-Roland’s question, the Celestial Sparrow tilted its little head seriously, then replied with some uncertainty:
"About half an hour—"
"Hmm, that should be enough."
Vivian, when transformed into her bloodline form, also crawled very quickly, but due to the difficulty of moving through the snow, her speed was correspondingly limited.
So, even for Vivian, it would take nearly an hour to return to the teleportation formation from here.
But for a flying bird-type magical beast like the Celestial Sparrow, as long as it wasn't affected by extreme weather, even if it couldn’t reach the destination within half an hour, it could still cover a long distance.
"Aph, I’ll cast Shrinking Spell on myself and ride on you in a moment. Then, just fly according to my directions. Stop only when I tell you to."
"Understood, Master."
Upon hearing that it was only to serve as a mount this time, and not to purify the death aura in the freezing canyon again, the Celestial Sparrow, which had been tense, gradually relaxed.
Aside from the extreme cold, as a Holy Light-type spirit, the Celestial Sparrow naturally felt disgust and resistance toward the death aura it had encountered at the canyon bottom.
After all, death aura was different from ordinary pollution and curses.
In the Celestial Sparrow’s eyes, normal pollution and curses were low-grade energies that were naturally countered by it and posed no real threat—but death aura was another matter.
The birth condition of death aura was the existence of the Death Law, and as one of the most powerful Primary Laws in the material world, the Death Law severely suppressed a Holy Light-type spirit like the Celestial Sparrow.
They were not even on the same dimension. Even scattered death aura had immense law suppression power on the Celestial Sparrow. Of course, if the Celestial Sparrow’s level was high enough, or once it was promoted from a Holy Light reservist to a low-ranked angel, its abilities would no longer be limited to Purification, but ascend to a higher level—Light.
At that point, the suppressive relationship between the Celestial Sparrow and the death aura would reverse. It would no longer be restricted by death aura—in fact, it could even "dispel death"—
"Chirp—"
With a clear cry, the Celestial Sparrow, originally in parrot form, rapidly expanded amid a burst of Holy Light, transforming into a long and elegant bird-type magical beast.
"Petite and exquisite!"
Seeing the Celestial Sparrow ready, Janna-Roland immediately cast Shrinking Spell on herself and Vivian.
With the spell taking effect in the blink of an eye, both Janna-Roland and Vivian’s bodies shrank to about ten centimeters in height—exceptionally petite.
"Vine Entwine!"
After directing the vines to place herself and Vivian on the Celestial Sparrow’s back, Janna-Roland took out Hidden Nook and concealed the Celestial Sparrow’s form and aura.
"Let’s go, Aph."
"As you command, Master."
Receiving Janna-Roland’s telepathic command, the Celestial Sparrow immediately spread its wings and flew swiftly in the direction she had indicated.
"Master, your witchcraft is amazing. I can’t feel your weight at all. Also, I feel like my own weight has decreased."
As the Celestial Sparrow ascended into the sky, it was astonished to find that it couldn’t feel the weight of Janna-Roland and Vivian at all. At the same time, its own weight seemed significantly lighter.
"That’s because I just cast Light Feather Spell. That’s why you feel this way."
"Oh—I see."
The Celestial Sparrow responded with a vague understanding, then flapped its wings vigorously and focused intently on flying forward.
"There should be a bird-type fierce beast ahead. Remember to dodge."
"Understood, Master."
Upon hearing Janna-Roland’s reminder, the Celestial Sparrow continued its high-speed flight while dodging potential aerial threats.
"Aph, how much longer can you keep going?"
Janna-Roland, who had been keeping time, asked in advance as half an hour was nearly up.
"Master, Aph feels it can keep going for much longer—and it’s not as cold as before."
"Really?"
Hearing this, Janna-Roland was a bit surprised at the Celestial Sparrow’s cold resistance.
"Yes, Master. On your body, I can feel a power of Light. This power makes me feel warm."
Power of Light?
Upon hearing that, Janna-Roland instinctively touched the Sun Medallion under her witch’s robe, nodding thoughtfully.
"So, the Sun Medallion isn’t a fire-elemental magic accessory, but a light-elemental one—"
Because of the intense burning sensation from the Sun Medallion, Janna-Roland had never tried using Spirit Perception to probe the properties of this magical artifact and had simply assumed it to be fire-elemental.
"No wonder—the Sun Medallion is charged by sunlight, not flame—"
Forty-five minutes later, thanks to the Celestial Sparrow’s excellent flying, Janna-Roland and Vivian safely arrived at the location of the teleportation formation.
Janna-Roland then used the ice-elemental magic stone given to her by Hellman-Rose, along with a secret incantation, to successfully activate the teleportation formation and return to the underground chamber of Rose Castle.
"Miss Janna-Roland, Miss Vivian—"
"She’s fine, Isis. Vivian is just asleep."
Seeing the worry on Isis’s face, Janna-Roland couldn’t help but marvel at the fact that even alchemical creatures could show emotion. She handed the deeply unconscious Vivian over to Isis.
"She’ll probably need to rest quietly for a while—"
Buzz—Before Janna-Roland could finish her sentence, a withered yellow light burst from within her body. Before she could react, large patches of decayed, bark-like brown skin rapidly spread across her hands, arms—even her face.
"Miss Janna-Roland! Are you alright?"
Seeing Janna-Roland’s terrifying appearance like that of a "tree person," Isis cried out in alarm.
But at this moment, Janna-Roland seemed to have truly turned into a rotting tree.
In addition to the tree bark spreading over her body, even her consciousness was slowly sinking.
"This is the power of the Withering Law."