Panda Novel
Chapter 3467 In the Bark (Part 2)
Chapter 3467 In the Bark (Part 2)
Lith sighed and focused Abyssal Grasp on the golden leaf. It was splendid, majestic, and also just a lump of energy like the rest of the Sapling's life force.
'I must follow Valtak's teachings and use the Dread Flames as feelers. If the World Tree is right, I should find some difference between knowledge and emotions. Lith shifted his focus from the breathing technique to the Dread Flames, using Solus' Sage Staff to enhance his mental acuity.
The silvery flames enveloped the golden leaf and once Lith was certain they caused no harm, he sent them deeper. Most of the golden energy was just that, energy. By traversing it with the Dread Flames, Lith glimpsed upon spells, their inventors, and their insane agendas and methods.
Witnessing the horrors that perfecting a single Forbidden Spell required was
unsettling even for him so Lith didn't dwell on it. He kept searching until he spotted black swirling current moving below the leaf's surface.
The Dread Flames chased it for a while, spreading through the rest of the golden leaf until the black current had nowhere to run. The moment the silver fire touched the blackness, Lith felt a great agony, a burning ambition, and a creeping madness.
Everything the World Tree had felt and thought during their final moments was there, compressed and distilled into its rawest and purest form. It was small but it had the power of an obsession.
