Chapter1129:TheGodWithoutaFace
"Thisis...thefacelessdeity,"YunXistoppedinhistracks,standinginfrontofthisgiantpuppetthathadnofeatures.
Asforitsheight,ifweweretocompareittoanormalhumanproportion,itwouldbeabouttwentytimeslarger,approximatelyfortymeterstall.
Thebody’sstructureiselegantandstreamlinedlikethepuppetontheoutside,butitisnotfrail.Itsentirebodyiswovenfromasinglethread,creatingaperfectform.
Onthatsilverybody,therearerobeswithafaintsacredglow,justlikethecountlessthreadsaroundit,allcraftedfromthatfirstthread.
Thehemoftherobeandthepartcoveringthechestextendwithpatternsresemblingwings,asbeautifulandpureasanangel.
Juststandinginfrontofthisgiganticsilverfigure,youcouldfeeltheextraordinarysenseofcivilizationthattranscendedtime.
Itwasnotacreatureformednaturally,buta"vessel"createdforaspecificpurpose.
Ithadnofacialfeaturesbecause"it"hadnotformeditsownconceptyet,likeablankpieceofpaper.
Thiswassomethingpreparedforthegods,andYunXicouldsensethatthemomenthelaideyesonit.
Noheroofthisworld,nomatterhowpowerful,couldpossiblyusethisvessel.
MadefromthreadswovenbythethreeFateGoddessesoftheEndlessGod’sDomainandcraftedbythemostskillfulpuppetmaker,thefinalresultwasthisfacelessdeity.
Ablankcanvas,yetfilledwithinfinitepossibilities.
Thatfeaturelessfacewaswaitingforsomeonetopainttheirowncolorsandcontoursuponit.
Thatpersonneededtohaveapureandflawlessmindinordertoberecognizedandinvitedintothelimitlesswhitemazeaftertouchingthepuppetmarkedasasymbol.
Atthesametime,youneedtohavesharpobservationskillsandnaturaltalenttofindtheonlyfatestringthatleadstothecenterofthemazeamongcountlessthreads.
Lastly,youneedtohaveaspiritpowerbeyondthatofahero-rankedindividualtoawakenthesleepingsilvergiant,grantingitatruenameandpower.
AinandAdleycompletedthefirststep,whichmanytowerwarlocksoftheancientdivineerahavealsotaken,buttheyneverhadthechancetoseethetruefaceofthefacelessgod.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😍)
YunXitookthesecondstep,leadingAinandAdleytothefacelessgodlocatedinthecenterofthemaze,buttheycouldn’tproceedanyfurther.
Becausethethirdstepisaconditionthateventhepresenthimcannotfulfill.
Thesilvergiant,whomysteriouslyexistswithinthepuppet,isreferredtobyAinasanentityofthefacelessgod,whichisnotmeantforhero-rankedindividualsatall.
EvenwithYunXi’sspiritpowersurpassingthatofanormalhero-rankedindividualbyseveraltimes,hecouldn’tevenapproachthevicinityofthesilvergiant.
Aninvisiblebarrier,completelyrefusinganycontact,servesasthefinalfortressforthissilvergiant.
Thisbarrierclearlytellsanyonewhohasreachedthispointthatevenifyouhaveexceptionaltalentandunparalleledwisdom,aslongasyouhaven’tsteppedintothelegend-ranked,youarenotqualifiedtoreceiverecognitionfromthefacelessgod.
Thisworld,thismaze,werebothbornforadistantfuture,apossibility.
Itdoesn’tintendtoacceptanyunqualifiedcandidates.
"Thisisprobablysomethingfromyourancestors."YunXicarefullyobservedthepatternsandstyleofthesilvery-whitefeatheredcloak,whichdidn’tresemblethecivilizationofSia’sworld.
Thattranscendentsacredaura,thatcoreprotectedbypowerbeyondthelimitsofhero-ranked,allexceededthestandardsofSia’sworld.
Justlikethesuddenlyappearingtower,itclearlydidn’tbelongtothecivilizationprocessofSia’sworld.
Uponcarefulreflection,thisdivineeratoweritselfisextraordinary.Thepowerofresistanceagainsttheerosionoftimealonecannotbeexplainedbydivineera’smagictechnology.
Ifdivineerahadsuchtechnology,thegroupofred-robedmagiciancorpswouldnothavedesperatelyfledintotheUndergroundCemetery.
"Didourancestors...havesuchpowerfultechnology?"Ainlookedatthesilvergiantintheunmistakablestyleofthefemalegarmentwithanexpressionofdisbelief.
Whoeverseesthisgiantforthefirsttimecanfeeltheoverwhelmingpoweritpossesses.
Hewasfortymeterstallwithabeautifulfeathercloak.Ifthepeopleofthedivineerahadsuchaweapon,itwoulddefinitelynotgounnoticed.
Thisistrulytheirfamily’ssecretweapon,whydoestheirqueennotevenknowofitsexistence?
"Pafu!"
"Pafu!"
Forsomereason,thePafuhiddeninsideYunXi’sdragongeminhischestkeptcallingout,andeventuallyitjumpedoutofhischestcompletely.
"Ah,whatacutelittlecreature!"Adleydiscoveredthismagicallittletreasureandexclaimedwithjoy.
Andso,Pafufacedthetreatmentofbeingpinchedandsqueezedbytheyounggirl.
"Pafu,whathaveyoufound?"Asapuppetmakerwhowasnotwell-known,YunXiwascompletelyamazedbytheconstructionofthissilvergiant.Itwasaleveloftechnologyhecouldnotevendaretoimagine.
Indeed,thismustbeamasteramongpuppetmakers.
"Pafu!"
"Pafu""
Pafu,whohadjustescapedfromAdley’ssmallhand,bravelyrushedtowardstheinvisiblebarrier,emittingabrightgreenlight.
YunXihimselfdoesn’tpossessthementalstrengthofthelegend-ranked,butthatdoesn’tmeanhedoesn’thaveitwithinhim.
Don’tforget,YunXihasone-fifthofhisfleshandbloodfromhisex-girlfriend,aSpirit-levelcursefromtheCreatorGod,andMumuNarabel,theStarHuntingDragon’sfleshandblood.
ThesefleshandbloodeveninfluencedYunXi’sabilitytosummontheStarwingsandreleasetheseedsoflife,buttheyarenotaburden.
Bymergingwiththisfleshandblood,themagicalcreaturecalledPafu,capableoflivinginsideadragongem,displayedthepowerofMumuNarabel’sfleshandblood.
Itthrewitselfattheinvisiblebarrierwithouthesitation.
ForPafu,whohasaverysimpleoverallstructure,thebarrierthatevenYunXihimselfcouldn’tovercomewastough,butdefinitelynotindestructible.
Slimeisatypeofcreaturewithaverysimplebodystructure.Itissoweakthatitdoesn’tfearthepressurefromanypowerfulbeings.
Eventhebreathleftbygodsisthesame.
However,YunXihimself,withonlyone-fifthofthefleshofStarHuntingDragonMumuNarabel,cannotdothesameasPafubecauseofhisweakbody.
Ifheweretocollidewithit,hewouldlikelybeshakentodeathbytheautomaticcounterattackfromtheinvisiblebarrier.
Againandagain,witheachcollision,Pafuachievesvisibleresults,graduallybreakingthroughthebarrierthatprotectsthefacelessgod.
"Gudong!"(soundeffect)
Afterhundredsofcollisions,Pafu’sroundbodysuddenlycrossesacertainboundaryandrollsuncontrollablyunderthesilvergiant’sfeet.