Chapter 214
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Lan's hands began to move slowly. Her slender white fingers streaked through the air, creating layers of golden ripples in the invisible air.
The king's hands formed a complicated seal. A short stick or wand that had been stuck at his waist all this time began to move.
This claustrophobic space felt like it was in another dimension, and Li Jie felt very uncomfortable.
It was even more uncomfortable than when Ancient One had used soul magic to take Li Jie through the wars and history of the universe.
The space beneath Li Jie's feet began to collapse. Time began to stop.
Perhaps this was actually the same thing. Space and time were the same thing to a certain extent.
Time and space were never relatively independent existences. The term space-time was often used in conjunction with each other.
There was no source of light here, but it was abnormally bright.
There was no darkness here, but it was frighteningly lonely.
There was no end to the space here, but it felt as if the edge of the universe was within reach.
There was no length of time here, but countless lives unfolded and then withered. Countless reincarnations played out here.
All the five senses seemed to be deprived here, but it also made one feel as if one's perception was abnormally sharp and infinitely extended.
This was an amalgamation of contradictions. Everything was right and wrong.
Reasonable and unreasonable.
Life and death. Light and darkness.
Feverish colors, lonely gloom.
Everything alternated in this indescribable space.
As far as Li Jie could see, the space was constantly collapsing and mending.
Time only intersected for a moment, but it was also eternal.
It was impossible to know whether everything here was seen with the eyes or the perception of one's soul.
In this place, everything you saw was infinitely detailed. The dust in the air was infinitely decomposed, and the cracks in the floor were like a magnificent world.
This secret place had been continuously developed by generations of supreme sorcerers. It was specially built for the cultivation of special warriors.
With the power of the Eye of Agomotos, the power of countless generations of supreme sorcerers and other sages had been gathered to split open this realm.
The space collapsed and folded into countless patterns, but they disappeared in an instant.
Li Jie could only remember a few of those patterns. Only two had a deeper impact. One was the symbol of the sorcerers he had seen in Kamateki.
The other one was a very abstract picture of a spear and a shield.
The Mist and the King would use the power left behind by the Supreme Sorcerers to stabilize this space in a mysterious state.
It was an angle between space and space. Time began to stop at that moment.
The king spoke. "How do you believe the world exists?"
"Based on what I know, this world should be made up of countless molecules and atoms." Li Jie could only answer so many questions. These were all from books and popular science programs.
"Do you believe in the conservation of the essence of all things?"
"I do not know what the essence of all things is."
"You believe that everything in the future will advance in an orderly manner according to fate's arrangements, because the moment you toss the coin, you have already decided which side the coin will land on."
"I believe that there will always be people in this world who do not wish for everything to be arranged this way."
"You are strong, but somewhat stubborn."
"As you said."
"That's a good quality. Then what do you believe? "
"I believe that everything can be changed. Meaningless nihilism, meaningless fatalism. Or other things. "
"You and I are talking through our souls. Can you use the will in the deepest part of your soul to answer me? Nightcrawler, can you stay true to your heart and hold on to what you are about to see and not reveal it to anyone? "
"Because what you are about to see will be jointly created by the great sages of human history."
"An illusion created by the great and adventurous scientists, the artists who pursue their own peace and tranquility, the cultivators who adhere to the creed of truth and secrecy, and the most mysterious and indescribable magicians."
"Here, you will go through the initial cleansing of your heart, and only then will you be qualified to explore the mysteries of metaphysics."
"I swear, I will abide by the maxim of the cultivators who adhere to the creed of truth and secrecy." Li Jie had heard something similar from Iron Fist, so he said it out loud.
The king nodded to Mist. The two of them gestured for Li Jie to stand on a round platform between them.
This round platform was engraved with a beautiful symbol of the Mage's Eye.
Large pieces of grey-black metal were engraved into the symbol. The materials used were astonishing. They were all from Uru alloy, one of the most difficult metals to mine in the universe.
The moment Li Jie stood on the round platform, Mist's fingers began to move quickly.
The constantly folding space moved towards the center of the round platform. The king's staff emitted a dazzling green light.
This secret place was connected to the Sorcerer Supreme's whereabouts.
Ancient One placed the Eye of Agomotos on an ancient altar. This altar looked like it had existed for thousands of years.
It had a sense of calmness brought by the accumulation of time. The Eye of Agomotos was stuck in the center of the altar. There was a specially dug hole here. It looked like it was used to place the Eye of Agomotos.
Green light flashed from the Eye of Agomotos, gentle and full of power.
When Li Jie stood on the round platform, he felt his body being swept and surrounded by countless waves. It was like someone was squeezing him with soft, warm cotton.
At first, it felt quite comfortable. But the thing that was squeezing him slowly began to feel different.
At first it was cotton, then leather. This was passable.
Then it was hard plastic. Li Jie had to use his own power to shatter this feeling.
Then it was hard stone, then indestructible hard metal.
Li Jie felt like he was wrapped in a huge piece of metal.
His eyes were already losing their sight. In fact, his five senses had been taken from him in the beginning. In this space.
Everything that Li Jie knew was actually transmitted to him from his soul. These feelings didn't come from his body.
He felt like he was drowning and couldn't breathe. All of this came from his soul, not the feedback of the real space.
In Wang Helan's eyes, everything about Li Jie was normal. He was standing in the center of the round platform in a daze, undergoing a special test.
It seemed like Wang Helan's work was temporarily over. Both of them had used up a lot of magic power and felt a little weak.
"What do you think he can see?" King picked up his staff and walked to Lan's side, panting a little.
"It's more appropriate to use the word 'sense'." Lan corrected King's description. She thought that King's description was wrong.
"I'm not sure what he can sense. After all, everyone can sense different things. It has to do with the soul."
"And the soul is the most mysterious thing in this world. Even the sages of the past couldn't understand it. Even most gods can't completely destroy a soul. They can only banish or imprison it. Until the soul disappears or loses its power and becomes part of the energy of the universe. "
"You and Mordo are the only two people to pass this test in all these years. What do you think you can sense?" King seemed a little nosy.
And it seemed like not many people could pass this test.
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