Chapter 341 Ulrich's Wish
Li Ang turned and looked at the torches on the wall.
He knew that Ulrich's soul was here, but he didn't expect that Ulrich could actually talk to him.
"Relax...don't think about anything...this is the only way to get you back..."
Kavala was still speaking softly, and he seemed not to hear Ulrich's voice.
Leon turned to look at Althea, who was frowning and in a daze. She didn't seem to hear Ulrich's words.
What's going on?
Am I the only one who can hear Ulrich talking?
Why?
Li Ang thought with some doubt.
Oh, by the way, the consciousness of spirits can be heard directly...
But I am no longer a spirit, have I been resurrected? Why can I still hear? Aren’t only spirits able to hear each other?
"Leon, he is trying to steal your body! You can hear me, right? Your soul is about to leave your body! Get out the door! Get behind Althea!"
Ulrich's voice was anxious.
Li Ang was stunned for a moment, moved his mouth but couldn't say anything, and his body was a little stiff.
He realized that he had indeed been tricked by Kavala, and was perhaps in a state of semi-out-of-body experience. The question he had just thought in his mind was indeed "heard" by Ulrich.
He was going to do as Ulrich had said and get up and walk out the door.
But I found that my body was unusually heavy, as if this body was no longer my own.
My whole body was numb, like a paralyzed vegetable. Apart from the numbness, I had no feeling at all.
Li Ang exerted all his strength and twisted his body.
This time, his body finally moved, from leaning against the wall to lying on the ground.
"Leon, what's wrong with you?"
Althea sensed something was wrong and stepped forward to help Leon up.
She couldn't hear Ulrich's thoughts, but she could feel that Leon's condition was not normal - he suddenly fell to the ground and had no reaction. This was definitely very wrong. Even if Leon was covered in injuries, he wouldn't be completely unresponsive.
Li Ang's current condition was probably on the verge of becoming a ghost. The struggle that had just forced him to fall to the ground had already exhausted all of Li Ang's energy, and he was now unable to make any movement.
But just as Althea touched Leon, the voice of Kavala in Leon's mind suddenly disappeared.
Althea was standing right between Leon and Kavala's brazier.
Kavala seemed to hum.
And Ulrich let out a long sigh.
"Althea will save you...Leon, listen to me...Most of what Kavala said just now is true, but he concealed some of the most important things..."
"In his later years, Kavala built temples and statues for himself everywhere, and people at that time worshipped him like a god - of course, his achievements were indeed worthy of such worship. But you should understand why he did this..."
"You have seen it with your own eyes. There are statues of him everywhere in Sarleon City, including the statue in the throne room and even the one on the dome alongside the goddess of order Eunomia. You should know that he built it himself... Have you ever seen a king of any country build so many statues while he is still alive? And who would have his statue placed alongside the main god?"
"He doesn't just want to be the Supreme King - he wants to be the Supreme God! And he was planning these things while he was still alive..."
"He did die on the expedition to Barkley! But in fact, he led his fleet to the other side of the Endless Sea during the expedition - the continent destroyed by the Sindarri elves, the continent of Gwendarian."
"In that completely destroyed frozen land, he found a monster... Aziz Dahaka."
"That is a magic weapon made by the Sindar elves, a magic monster that can drive the undead... He attracted this monster, forcing the goddess of order Eunomia to descend to the earth and dragged Azi Dahaka into the void - this is the real reason why the goddess of order left!"
"But he didn't expect that before leaving, Eunomia actually locked him here... Ha, he's not guarding this door, he was sealed here by the goddess!"
"The dragon outside and Senior Noldor beside you are the real gatekeepers - Senior Althea has the ability to ban magic and smooth out magical fluctuations, and the dragon has the strongest soul power. With them around, no spirit can leave the temple!"
"What Kavala wants is your body. With your body, he can leave the seal, which is the same way that Aigrim left the abyss."
"Spiritual bodies can hear each other's thoughts. These are what I just heard! These are his thoughts!"
Ulrich conveyed these contents to Leon in a very short time.
Li Ang understood now.
Before Kavala cast a spell to try to take over Leon's body, Leon was a living person at that time, not a spirit, and could not hear Kavala's true thoughts, but Ulrich could hear them.
But at that time, Ulrich could not convey any information to Leon - Ulrich did not have the ability to communicate directly with living people like Kavala.
After Kavala cast the spell silently, Leon's soul left his body and was able to hear Ulrich's thoughts. So Ulrich seized this brief opportunity and saved Leon's life.
Li Ang could imagine the thrill involved.
Althea can block soul spells - she's like a mobile magic tower.
If Althea hadn't been there, he would definitely not be able to escape and would have been quietly possessed by the spirit.
"Your Majesty, why did you save me? Speaking of which... you probably don't like me - I am indeed a descendant of Kavala."
Althea was checking on Leon's condition at the moment, and Leon took advantage of the fact that he could still communicate with Ulrich to ask more questions.
"I know you are the child of Helen and Leonardo, and I also know you are the child of prophecy. But if I don't save you and let Kavala use your body to return to the continent of Pendor, then everything related to my family will be reduced to ashes...Leon, although I don't like you very much, at least I know you won't kill innocent people, and...I should thank you for your kindness in carving on my tombstone - to be honest, it was Kavala who told me these things."
That was indeed Leon's kindness - he carved on Ulric's tombstone: 'He fought alone against powerful enemies and died bravely. May the soul of the brave man no longer be lonely.'
Ulrich is still the rational king, and he always makes the choice that is most beneficial to him.
He was already dead, so nothing else mattered, but he had to at least protect his family, especially his sister's children - if Kavala was allowed to go back, Ulrich's family, including Amy, would definitely not have a good ending.
After all, the Kingdom of Sarleon was usurped from the Kingdom of Pendor, and Kavala is the Supreme King of Pendor. If he returns to the continent of Pendor, he will definitely take revenge.
"Ulric, shut up. This is indeed the only way for Leon to return to the continent of Pendor... Leon, if I don't do this, you will never be able to cross the void and return to Pendor - you will be lost in the endless chaos and will never find the way back! I will not occupy your body forever. As long as I leave here, I will find a body that can live forever. I have prepared that body a long time ago... You should know that I can't lie to you now. This is true!"
Kavala's voice sounded again.
This time, both Leon and Ulrich heard it.
Only Althea didn't respond. She was trying to wake Leon up - she started drawing runes again.
Li Ang knew that what Kavala said this time must be true, because it was a communication between spirits and it was Kavala's true thoughts.
If you don't let Kavala possess you, you will most likely not be able to return.
Allowing Kavala to possess a person is too risky and might bring disaster to the entire world.
Leon believed that Kavala would not occupy his body for long, but he was sure that once his soul was occupied, it would not end well...
He could even guess who the so-called immortal body that Kavala was talking about was.
Maltis!
The Sindarien Elf who was resurrected by the Snake Cult!
It is the only humanoid creature in the entire world that can survive for a long time and has a physique that is not resistant to magic.
The Noldor elves are naturally forbidden to use magic, so Kavala cannot occupy their bodies, only Maltis...
Kavala was indeed the first High Priest of the Snake Cult—and only that High Priest could control Maltis!
Phew…but what is the void?
What if I don’t get lost in the chaos?
"You are very smart... child, Maltis is indeed the body I prepared. But I promise not to hurt you. You are my descendant, and I can't hurt you. Besides, you don't know what the void looks like - that is a world you have never seen before! Do you believe that this world is spherical? Do you believe that all the stars and the moon are dark spheres? Do you believe that there are countless worlds outside this world? Billions, countless! Without me, when you enter the void, you will not be able to find the way back to this world..."
Kavala obviously heard Leon's thoughts and then passed on the information.
"I see... Hahaha... If that's the case... Then in this entire world, I'm afraid no one is more familiar with this void than me..."
Li Ang suddenly realized.
Void?
Isn’t this the starry sky?
No wonder the pattern looks like a galaxy, and judging by the shape of the arm, it is most likely the Milky Way.
The so-called inability to find the way - there are too many planets and the galaxies are too big, it is indeed not easy to find.
But since they went out from here, the exit must be nearby, otherwise how did those "gods" who had no understanding of astronomy come back from the void?
"Your Majesty Kavala, maybe you really won't hurt me, but I know you will definitely control me...right? Sorry, I don't want to be controlled. You're already dead, why do you have to go back? There's no need to ruin your original reputation as a hero..."
Leon persuaded Kavala.
"Leon, you will regret this..."
Kavala was not angry, but he stopped talking after saying this, as if he could control himself and not think about anything.
"Your Majesty Ulric, would you like to try to use the remains of Aigrim and go back with me? Otherwise, I'm worried..."
Ulrich helped Leon, so Leon naturally had to return the favor. He planned to take Ulrich back, otherwise Kavala would definitely take revenge on Ulrich.
"I can't do it... I'm just a pure human soul. I haven't built any temples or statues. I don't have the power of faith and can't possess other bodies like a demon. But Kavala can't do anything to me - otherwise he would have done it long ago. He can't hurt me in this temple..."
"If you want to do something for me, why not help me find Anna and bring her here to accompany me - this should have been her job. She was once the gatekeeper of the abyss left by the Dark Goddess in the world. But the abyss passage has now been placed in this temple and has become a door to the void, so Anna should also come here..."
Ulrich rejected Leon's kindness, he was still thinking about his gentle and beautiful queen.
"Are the Three Prophets really the gatekeepers of the Abyss? Then you knew about all the things they did from the beginning?"
Leon didn't expect that Ulrich knew everything.
"People change, Leon. Kavala was once the messenger of the Goddess of Order, but after spending most of his life suppressing demons and gods, he decided to become a god himself. The same goes for the Three Prophets - they also worked diligently to defend the Gate of the Abyss, but after so many years, they also wanted to become gods... Everyone has desires."
Ulrich sighed: "From wealth, to power, to longevity, then to immortality, then to eternal life, and finally to becoming the only master... People are like this, it has nothing to do with good or evil."
"I see. I'll bring the sisters to keep you company."
Li Ang understood.
Ulrich did not resent Anna, nor did he care about his own death, because he had long known that death was not necessarily the end.
This was also the last communication between Leon and Ulrich.
Because he was rescued again by Althea.
"Leon, what happened? You suddenly passed out. Are your injuries serious?"
Althea asked.
"No... not injured. Althea, I know how to get back... Do you want to go back and see the Noldor elves?"
Li Ang moved his neck and it was very painful - from the fall he had just made.
"You mean through the Abyss? I can't get in... I tried, and neither Kualis nor I could get in."
Althea shook her head somewhat melancholy.
It seems that this is a problem caused by the magic-resistant physique. After all, this channel is actually a magic portal.
The Noldor cannot use magic, not because they do not possess magical powers, but because their bloodline prohibits magic and the magic power in their bodies cannot be used.
But in fact, the magic-proof physique itself is a kind of magic, and a very powerful magic - just like Althea, she can't use any concrete spells, but she can block Kavala's soul spells just by standing in front of Leon.
There should be another reason why Kualis cannot enter. This little dragon is the body often used by the God of Creation. The God of Creation wants to erase all traces of his existence, so the little dragon may also be restricted by the laws of the world and cannot appear in other continents.
The rules of the Creator God are indeed very strict.
"Then... I will leave here tomorrow. If you need anything or have anything to say, I can bring it to the Noldor elves."
Li Ang looked at the little dragon still sleeping in the lake and decided to say goodbye to it and leave tomorrow.
"No, the tribesmen must not know of my existence. This is what the gods have instructed. I don't want to risk the consequences of going against the gods' wishes."
Althea looked at Kavala's soul fire and made the decision to abide by the rules.
"But now that I know of your existence...will my memory of this place be wiped?"
Li Ang asked uncertainly.
"As long as you leave this island, you will completely forget about us. My brother was like that... But I have a feeling that you will come back."
Althea nodded. "The girl you mentioned, Wendy, I dreamed about her last night. She was praying for your whereabouts with dragon tears... She was the first child to understand the correct use of dragon tears."
