Xiao Meng and Sunshine both felt their hearts skip a beat.
Three hundred pairs of eyes, three hundred Xing Wen, resembled three hundred miniature universes, shimmering with a faint blue light, all staring intently at Xiao Meng. The sensation was more unnerving than being confronted by three hundred cameras broadcasting live right in her face.
“Mommy…” The hauntingly childlike voice echoed again, this time not as a single whisper but as three hundred voices overlapping, like a dissonant nursery rhyme resonating in the vast space, causing her rationality to plummet.
Even more bizarrely, the infants' Xing Wen began to morph, twist, and elongate, ultimately transforming into three hundred thin, starry Umbilical Cords!
“Mommy's Xing Wen is our Umbilical Cord…” the infants chorused in unison, and the three hundred Umbilical Cords seemed to be manipulated by an invisible hand, drifting toward Xiao Meng.
Xiao Meng felt her body being uncontrollably pulled by a powerful suction, as if she were about to be drawn into a gigantic black hole.
Looking down, she noticed a swirling Star Sand Vortex had appeared beneath her feet at some point. The Xing Sha sparkled like tiny diamonds, radiating an enchanting glow while exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
“What the hell is this?!” Xiao Meng couldn't help but curse. She desperately tried to stabilize herself but found that she was like a frog caught in quicksand—the more she struggled, the deeper she sank.
At that moment, the Star Pattern Lock Core on her chest suddenly began to heat up, emitting a dazzling light.
The light sliced through the darkness of the Star Sand Vortex like a sharp sword, creating a reverse suction that countered the infants' Umbilical Cords.
Meanwhile, the Blood Curse Master stood coldly at the periphery of the infant crowd.
The scalpel in his hand glinted ominously, resembling the Grim Reaper's scythe and sending chills down her spine.
“The Witch Bloodline needs fresh Xing Sha to nourish it…” he said ominously before unhesitatingly slashing the scalpel across one infant's back.
As the blade passed through, a thin line of blood appeared on the infant's back, followed by grains of sparkling stardust pouring from the wound.
However, instead of falling to the ground as expected, these Xing Sha instantly transformed into black Umbilical Cords that coiled around Wu Yue's body like greedy venomous snakes.
The Serpent-shaped Birthmark on Wu Yue's neck glowed with an eerie blood light, and her expression became increasingly deranged.
“What is this?!” she screamed in terror, desperately trying to break free from the black Umbilical Cords but finding them tightening like an insidious parasite.
Suddenly, a brilliant blue light descended from above and pierced fiercely into the center of the infant crowd.
It was Sunshine's Starry Marriage Contract!
“The Azure Priestess is here to reap the Contract Vessel!” a commanding voice echoed through the air with undeniable authority.
However, instead of destroying the infant crowd as anticipated, the Starry Marriage Contract was repelled by their Xing Wen and instantly transformed into a massive stone statue.
At that moment, a Bone Flute emerged from a crack in the statue.
The Bone Flute was pure white—exactly like the one Wu Yue had used earlier!
“Is this…?” Xiao Meng's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before her.
“The game has just begun…” A chilling voice emerged from the Bone Flute, laced with mockery and derision.
Xiao Meng felt like a small insect caught in a spider's web, as three hundred beams of starlight, the Umbilical Cord, writhed like greedy tentacles, trying to drag her into the abyss.
A powerful suction nearly suffocated her, and the swirling Star Sand Vortex beneath her feet resembled a massive maw, ready to consume her entirely.
Her Star Pattern Lock Core burned like a hot iron, desperately resisting the pull, akin to the final moments of a tug-of-war, gritting her teeth and holding on for dear life!
Suddenly, the pocket watch hanging from her neck, the Old Grandpa Plugin, cracked with a sharp “Ka Cha!”
The sound was as crisp as an old popsicle breaking, particularly jarring amidst the eerie whispers of infants.
“The anchor point of Three Lifetimes of Memories is collapsing!” The grandfather's voice was no longer gentle but filled with terror, reminiscent of a teacher appearing behind you just as you realize you’ve failed an exam.
The Star Pattern Lock Core in Xiao Meng's chest shattered like a broken glass bead!
The fragments spun and reassembled, ultimately forming three distinct Xing Wen: one was an ancient rune exuding a mysterious aura of a shaman; another was a complex Geometric Pattern brimming with futuristic technology; and the last resembled an exquisite crown, shimmering with the radiance of a noble princess.
The three Xing Wen flickered alternately on her chest like a dazzling marquee light, overwhelming to behold.
At that moment, the Blood Curse Master made an inexplicable move.
He abruptly raised the scalpel in his hand and without hesitation plunged it into his own throat!
“Thud!” Blood gushed forth like a blooming black mandrake, filling the air with a strong metallic scent.
His eyes were filled with madness and relief, as complex as winning five million only to discover that the lottery ticket had expired.
“The son of the True Priestess is here…” He used his last ounce of strength to utter this cryptic phrase.
His body slowly collapsed like a statue crumbling to the ground, splattering crimson droplets everywhere.
Strangely, amidst his gushing blood emerged an infant’s arm!
The arm was pale, small and frail yet emanated an unsettling aura of evil.
On that arm was a birthmark identical to that of the Black-hearted Grandpa!
The mark twisted like a contorted centipede against the pale skin, appearing particularly grotesque.
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