Chapter 328 : Lower Angel
Chapter 328: Lower Angel
Because the Contract Ritual proceeded too smoothly, by the time Radiant Dream Butterfly had returned to the Dream Realm, the clock in Janna's dormitory showed it was only 6:30 p.m.
This unexpectedly high efficiency, however, left Janna suddenly idle.
"There's still time—perfect for reading a bit in the library."
After clearing away all the ritual materials that had already been discarded on the workbench, Janna prepared to don her Wizard Robe and leave the dormitory for the library.
“Creak—”
Just as Janna opened the dormitory door, a sudden jolt of dread surged from within her mind, causing her to halt her movement.
“Aph!”
Bang!
The moment she confirmed it, Janna immediately activated her Contract Summoning to call the Celestial Sparrow. However, no matter how she called, the Celestial Sparrow never responded.
“Spirit Phase Travel—”
Seeing that the summoning had failed, Janna quickly activated her Spirit Phase Travel talent, locked onto the location of the Celestial Sparrow, and entered the Spirit Realm in spirit form, descending into the Heavenly Sacred Realm amidst a radiance of holy light.
“Aph?”
As soon as she opened her eyes, Janna saw the Celestial Sparrow curled up in the freezing snow beneath Aden Divine Mountain.
“So hot!”
Seeing the unconscious Celestial Sparrow, Janna’s first instinct was to use the Mental Perception witchcraft to check its condition.
However, the moment Janna’s hand touched the body of the Celestial Sparrow, its boiling-hot temperature, like scalding water, instantly reddened her palm.
“The vital signs are extremely weak… this doesn’t seem like an evolution state. Could it be a magical outburst?”
Compared to the safety of the Celestial Sparrow, Janna paid no attention to the burning pain on her palm and directly used Mental Perception to examine its condition.
“Shaping Manifestation—”
Light converged. Suspecting that the Celestial Sparrow had fallen unconscious due to a magical outburst, Janna immediately channeled the power of the Purification Law Fragment, condensing over a dozen thread-thin strands of magic and inserting them into the Celestial Sparrow’s body.
However, the moment those magical threads entered the Celestial Sparrow, they instantly went out of Janna's control and vanished completely.
“The situation is even more complicated than I expected… but I can confirm it’s not a magical outburst—”
Though extremely anxious, Janna forced herself to remain calm.
“At this point, I have no choice but to find someone.”
Faced with the strange condition of the Celestial Sparrow, Janna’s first thought was to bring it to the Primary Material World to seek help from Anthony-Blackcrow or another formal wizard.
However, to summon the Celestial Sparrow to the Primary Material World, one prerequisite was that the Celestial Sparrow must give at least a subconscious response.
Just like during its first evolution—although it had also been unconscious then, its shallow consciousness had remained aware.
Therefore, Janna had successfully summoned it to the Primary Material World back then and accompanied it through its first evolution.
But this time, the Celestial Sparrow had even sealed off its shallow consciousness and could not respond to Janna’s Contract Summoning at all.
“Jingle—”
With no time left to hesitate, Janna gently placed her palm over the golden emerald on the Celestial Sparrow's forehead, softly chanted an incantation, and activated Soul Echo.
“I hope that honored Saint will sense my call—”
What Janna was doing now was using the Angelic Mark on the Celestial Sparrow as a medium, channeling Soul Echo through Hertz frequencies to call out to the being who shared the same source of power as the Angelic Mark.
According to what the Celestial Sparrow had said before, the Angelic Mark it bore was a gift from the “Honored Saint” it always mentioned—a Lower Angel.
And the reason Janna dared summon this unseen “Lower Angel” was not only because she worried for the Celestial Sparrow's safety, but also because she knew that the “Honored Saint” was already aware of the contract between the Celestial Sparrow and herself.
Of course, Janna only knew this because the Celestial Sparrow had let it slip once, and she had remembered ever since.
Because of that, Janna knew that the “Honored Saint” had not shown any displeasure regarding the contract between her and the Celestial Sparrow. Rather, they had tacitly accepted it.
So, after weighing the pros and cons, Janna decided to rely on the Saint’s power to help the Celestial Sparrow.
After all, to some extent, that “Honored Saint” was both a mentor and guide to the Celestial Sparrow, and would never abandon it to die.
“Jingle—”
Just as Janna continued to pour out her soul power, maintaining the Soul Echo, a radiant burst of divine light suddenly blossomed above her head.
“Is it you who’s calling me?”
As Janna felt the power of holy light, she instinctively stopped the Soul Echo, but before she could speak in greeting, a deep and authoritative voice rang by her ear.
“Yes———Honored Saint, it is I who called upon you.”
Just as Janna had thought, the other party did not show any hostility toward her—in fact, their tone was rather gentle.
“It seems your memory has truly been completely erased.”
Because the holy light radiating from this “Honored Saint” was too dazzling—and combined with their vast and overwhelming aura—Janna kept her head lowered the whole time, not daring to look directly at them.
Only when they mentioned “memory loss” did Janna, having several guesses flashing through her mind, slowly raise her head.
“Divinity is not to be gazed upon. Even though this is only my avatar, with your current unrecovered strength, facing divinity will only cause you harm.”
Avatar? Unrecovered strength?
When Janna heard the word “avatar,” she could already conclude that this “Honored Saint” before her was by no means just a Lower Angel—but a being far more powerful than all the wizards of White Coral Academy.
After all, even an avatar possessed the strength of a Lower Angel, so the true form must be even stronger.
Furthermore, the latter half of their statement, along with the earlier comment about “memory loss,” proved that this “Honored Saint” must have known the former wielder of the Law of Nature and Life—Euphresia.
At the same time, the Saint had mistaken Janna for the reincarnation of Euphresia.
“Honored Saint, the reason I’ve risked disturbing you this time is because my companion, also the most devoted follower of the Holy Light—Aph—is currently in a life-threatening condition.”
“Do not worry. It’s merely that its power advanced too rapidly, causing its soul to enter a self-sealing state—”