Chapter 500 : The Black Hole Event Horizon
Chapter 500: The Black Hole Event Horizon
Just like Louisto-Tulan, the two Wizard Apprentices from the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 did not have humanoid Spiritual Body forms.
Twin heads, draconic wings, four limbs— the Spiritual Body of the apprentice on the left was that of a terrifying giant dragon with two heads.
The entire draconic form was divided by the two heads: one side blazing red to represent fire, and the other icy blue to represent frost. The colors were sharply divided, carrying an overwhelming visual impact.
The other Wizard Apprentice also had the appearance of a dragon, but with only one head. His body was much smaller than the twin-headed one beside him.
However, the dark purple scales covering his entire body, together with the thick green mists constantly spreading from his sides, made Janna feel a sense of extreme danger.
In addition, both Wizard Apprentices from the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 also bore an outward feature of the 【Law Consciousness Cluster】—a “ribbon” coiling around their bodies.
Yet unlike Janna’s colorful “ribbon” of the 【Law Consciousness Cluster】, the “ribbons” on the two apprentices from the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 were much simpler in color.
The twin-headed dragon’s 【Law Consciousness Cluster】 had only two colors—red and blue—while the other purple poisonous dragon’s ribbon was a single, deep green, constantly expanding and contracting with the poisonous fog surrounding it.
“The opponents are two senior apprentices who have already condensed 【Law Seeds】, and they even possess high-tier dragon bloodlines.”
Hela-Helheim, who was also observing the power of the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 apprentices, felt the overwhelming aura from the other side. Her dark violet eyes flashed with heaviness.
Though they all displayed similar traits of the 【Law Consciousness Cluster】, the “ribbons” around the apprentices from the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 were clearly more solid than Janna’s.
Moreover, around the purple-scaled dragon’s Spiritual Body appeared a miasma-like 【Witchcraft Anomaly】 of the Laws, its depth completely unfathomable.
“At this point, we can only take one step at a time—if things go south, we’ll just grab the resources and leave.”
Louisto-Tulan, who usually acted on impulse, surprisingly spoke with rare rationality.
“Besides, when we return to the 【Material Plane】, Miss Janna won’t need to set up an additional Ritual Array. We can withdraw anytime.”
Upon hearing that, Hela-Helheim nodded slightly, then turned toward Janna. “Janna, what do you think?”
“I agree with Mr. Louisto. If danger arises, I’ll immediately use my gift to take us back to the 【Material Plane】.”
“Good. In that case, let’s see how much we can snatch from them—”
“Boom——”
With the final wave bursting from the 【Black Hole】, Janna and the others, who had long been ready, immediately flew toward its direction.
“Remember, the 【Black Hole】 remains stable for only one hour. After that, it’ll enter a self-destructive phase, and everything nearby will be completely devoured—.”
As they flew toward the 【Black Hole】, Hela-Helheim still took the time to send another telepathic reminder to the other two.
Yet before she could even finish, a draconic roar suddenly resonated from deep within their souls, echoing in all three of their Spiritual Consciousnesses without warning.
“Guard—”
At the very moment they were ambushed, Janna—who had long been prepared—instantly cast a radiant Guardian Barrier resembling the brilliance of the stars, enveloping all three within it.
“Well done!”
Seeing the tightly sealed barrier, Louisto-Tulan, whose Spiritual Body had briefly frozen from the dragon’s roar, couldn’t help but praise her.
“You two better hurry!”
Watching the apprentices from the 【Land of Sleeping Dragons】 about to enter the 【Black Hole】 before them, Louisto-Tulan transformed into a blazing crimson firebird, flapping his wings and shooting toward the abyssal vortex like a streak of scarlet light.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”
Because their cosmic coordinates were already located at the very edge of the 【Black Hole】’s event horizon, it took them only a dozen minutes.
Under Louisto-Tulan’s high-speed flight, the three successfully entered the boundary of the 【Black Hole】’s event horizon.
“Whoosh——”
Darkness swallowed their vision; magic vanished.
As Janna’s Spiritual Body fully entered the 【Black Hole】, she felt as though everything around her had come to an abrupt halt. Except for the resonating humming in her mind, she could no longer sense anything at all.
“So this is…the event horizon of a 【Black Hole】…”
Silence. Darkness. Helplessness.
Though it lasted but an instant, Janna’s Spiritual Consciousness felt as if countless years had passed.
It was so long that she felt her Spiritual Body being stretched into thin threads—then disintegrated into countless specks of magical particles, vanishing completely into the depths of the 【Black Hole】’s horizon.
“Splash——”
When Janna’s Spiritual Consciousness finally regained awareness, she was astonished to find herself within a world entirely made of seawater.
“Is this…the scene of a 【Plane】 an hour before its destruction?”
As a 【Black Hole】 roughly the size of a 【Falling Star】, its previous form had been a very small 【Plane】.
Through observation, Janna realized that this was an ultra-microscopic 【Plane】 without even a trace of 【Plane Will】—its area smaller than most 【Falling Stars】—left to the self-operation of its own 【Law Consciousness Cluster】.
“Wait…why does this place look so familiar?”
As Janna’s Spiritual Consciousness probed deeper, she suddenly recognized it.
This 【Water Elemental Plane】—she had been here before!
“Splash—”
An endless ocean stretched as far as she could see. Yet within this sea, not a single trace of water-elemental life existed.
“This 【Water Elemental Plane】…it’s the one I used for the 【Synesthesia Ritual】.”
Back then, in order to simulate her Mermaid Form, Janna had used a 【Spirit Summoning】 ritual to locate a pure 【Water Elemental Plane】.
In that plane, due to the absence of a 【Plane Will】, there had been nothing but the ocean—no trace of native elemental life.
Strictly speaking, the ocean of that 【Water Elemental Plane】 had merely been a dead sea, the remnant of broken Laws.
And yet, when Janna completed the simulation of her Mermaid Form, that 【Water Elemental Plane】 had miraculously “come alive,” forcibly binding her as its new 【Plane Will】.
“To think…after all this time, I’ve come back here again—…”