Chapter 197: God Descent Ritual
"Ash Repair Shop?"
Looking at the unremarkable name on the plaque, Jia Na, who had landed on a branch opposite the shop as a "sparrow" following the dark sun contamination scent, couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"I remember this shop; it should have closed down already—"
Its small scale, remote location, and irregular opening hours had caused this shop to close down a month ago.
The reason Jia Na remembered this shop was that its location was exactly on the path she took when leaving work.
As Jia Na's fame grew, her "fan base" also increased. Even though she usually wore a Wizard hood, people familiar with her could easily recognize her by her figure.
Therefore, to avoid causing traffic congestion when returning to the academy, Jia Na would intentionally choose some quiet and hidden roads to go back.
It was precisely for this reason that she knew about the "Ash Repair Shop" closing down.
"Clang—Clang—Clang—"
The Ash Repair Shop, which had clearly been closed for a long time, now faintly emitted sounds of iron and stone being struck from within.
The firelight flickered. Looking at the light inside the window, which was bright and dim by turns, a strange sense of coldness sprouted from the bottom of Jia Na's heart.
"What exactly are these Dark Sun Cultists up to—"
Just as Jia Na was carefully monitoring, suddenly, the door of the Ash Repair Shop was slowly pushed open.
She saw a withered, silver-haired old woman, leaning on a walking stick, trembling as she walked out of the room.
"Vanished?"
The moment the old woman walked out of the Ash Repair Shop, the sounds of hammering and striking from inside suddenly disappeared. Along with it, the foul smell from the dark sun contamination also vanished.
"Could it be that this time's Dark Sun Apostle is just a human good at disguise?"
Whoosh, another cold wind blew. Jia Na, who was preparing to continue flapping her wings to follow the old woman, suddenly felt a strong palpitation attack her, causing her "sparrow" body to instantly freeze.
"So you were hiding here—"
As if a sticky tentacle had brushed across her neck, before Jia Na could react, a hoarse and strange voice sounded in her ear without any warning.
"Ah—"
Accompanied by a sharp scream, Jia Na, who was originally unable to move, immediately lifted her sparrow form and returned to her human body.
As Jia Na quickly jumped down from the tree, she saw a hunched old man completely burned by blue and white Flame,
constantly rolling on the ground and screaming.
"There are actually people from the Dark Sun Church appearing within Turin."
After casually eliminating the Dark Sun Cultist who was preparing to ambush Jia Na, looking at the pile of ash on the ground that was once the "Dark Sun Cultist," Anthony-Black Sparrow's face couldn't help but reveal a solemn expression.
"Let's go inside and take a look."
After the blue and white Flame completely extinguished, Anthony-Black Sparrow turned around and walked towards the Ash Repair Shop.
"Can you sense the dark sun contamination here?"
As the two walked into the repair shop, Anthony-Black Sparrow, who didn't notice anything unusual inside, couldn't help but turn his head and ask Jia Na, who was beside him.
"I can't sense it now—but I can let my contracted creature try."
Jia Na, whose mastery of the Purification Law Fragment was still too low, began chanting a summoning spell after searching without result.
"By my will, I command you, summon—a Celestial Sparrow."
Accompanied by a flash of milky white light, the Celestial Sparrow, radiating a holy aura from head to toe, appeared before Jia Na.
"Afu, can you sense the contamination here?"
"I cannot, Master—but Afu dislikes this place very much."
"Dislikes?"
Hearing the Celestial Sparrow's ambiguous answer, Jia Na just thought for a moment, then said to Anthony-Black Sparrow:
"Principal, my contracted creature didn't find any traces of dark sun contamination in this room, but I still want to try something."
Hearing Jia Na's words, Anthony-Black Sparrow, who didn't know what she was going to do, just glanced in the direction of the Celestial Sparrow, then nodded.
"Afu, use Divine Fire to ignite this room."
"As you command, Master."
Hooo—along with a high-pitched bird cry, the Celestial Sparrow, having received Jia Na's command, quickly flapped its wings, rapidly growing larger amidst a dazzling white light.
"Puff—"
Until the white light dispersed, the Celestial Sparrow, stretching its long wings, immediately spat out a mouthful of brilliant golden Flame towards the Ash Repair Shop.
The golden light was dazzling. Feeling the aura of divine energy emanating from the Flame, Anthony-Black Sparrow, as a Necromancer, couldn't help but frown.
"Principal, the problem is right here!"
The Divine Fire, which only reacts to dark-attributed energy, was burning rapidly on the floor of the Ash Repair Shop.
rapidly burning.
As the burning area grew larger, a strange totem outlined by brilliant golden Flame suddenly formed on the ground.
"God Descent Ritual—these Dark Sun Cultists actually dare to set up a God Descent Ritual in Turin!"
Each word was almost squeezed out from between his teeth. Anthony-Black Sparrow, with an extremely cold expression, felt a chilling killing intent constantly surging from his body as he looked at the wooden floor engraved with the "God Descent Ritual" before him.
"It seems I need to find some time to go to Black Bone Forest recently to continue the soul experiments I didn't finish last time—"
Hearing Anthony-Black Sparrow's sinister voice, Jia Na felt a chill down her spine.
If Jia Na hadn't guessed wrong, the "soul experiments" Anthony-Black Sparrow spoke of were targeting the souls of the Dark Sun Apostles captured in the Shadow World last time.
And as an expert in the field of souls, Anthony-Black Sparrow possessed at least a thousand types of "soul tortures" that would make people wish they were dead but couldn't die.
"You did very well this time. I'll remember this credit—"
"However, I guess there can't be just one of these 'God Descent Rituals', so I'll have to trouble you and your contracted creature to work hard tonight and accompany me on another trip."
"No problem, Principal—Gak—"
Before Jia Na could finish speaking, suddenly, a feeling of the world spinning rapidly rushed over her like a tide, causing her brain to feel dizzy for a moment.
When Jia Na came back to her senses, she found that all the surrounding scenery had become huge. And she herself had turned into a black Raven, only the size of a palm, squatting on the Principal's shoulder.
"Hold on tight, be careful not to fall."
"Gak—This time, not only her size, but Jia Na found that her voice, and even her aura, had become exactly the same as an ordinary Raven.
"The Principal's Complete Transformation seems to have improved quite a bit compared to last time—"