"What? The Body of True Ancestor?"
The last of the mission privileges directly stunned Shichen.
This benefit was a bit too great. In this world, the power of a True Ancestor was definitely a top-tier existence, and he could actually gain the Body of True Ancestor for free.
What kind of existence was the thing in his mind, that it could even bestow him with such an ability?
But wasn't he supposed to have the Body of God?
Could the two be compatible?
The Body of True Ancestor couldn't possibly be more powerful than the Body of God, could it?
Did he still need to obtain the Body of True Ancestor?
"The Body of True Ancestor is merely power, and it was originally yours."
"What?" Shichen exclaimed in surprise.
What did "originally yours" mean?
Unfortunately, his confusion went unanswered. The existence in his mind no longer paid him any attention and fell silent.
"Hey, kid, what are you talking about?" Nangong Nayue asked again.
Shichen suppressed his doubts, looked at Nangong Nayue, and shook his head, "Nothing."
"Is that so? It doesn't matter anyway. Let me ask you, why did you suddenly appear here…!"
Nangong Nayue's words were cut short as her delicate small face suddenly turned serious, staring intently at Shichen.
Shichen naturally understood why she was acting this way. At this moment, the privilege manifested, and an unusual aura burst forth from his body.
He could clearly feel his body changing, becoming more powerful and more vibrant.
"This aura is… a vampire? An Old Generation? No, a True Ancestor?! But how is that possible!" Nangong Nayue muttered to herself, staring at Shichen with suspicion and uncertainty.
Without any hesitation, a purple triangular magic circle appeared behind her. Immediately after, several chains shot out from the magic circle, attacking Shichen.
"Wait! Wait!"
Shichen didn't expect Nangong Nayue to directly attack him with the Chains of Discipline. He wasn't some heinous criminal.
He instinctively dodged in a hurry, rolling to avoid the first two chains that came at him. But there were more than just two chains; two more came, coiling around him like long snakes.
This time, Shichen couldn't dodge and was easily bound by the chains.
However, something miraculous happened. The chains, glowing with purple light, seemed to lose their vitality the moment they touched him. The purple light dissipated, and they slid to the ground.
"What?" Nangong Nayue was incredulous.
"Wait! Wait! Nayue-chan, I'm not a bad guy!" Shichen quickly waved his hands, explaining.
"You know me?" Nangong Nayue's beautiful brows furrowed, but she didn't attack him again.
"Uh… Ahem, who doesn't know the Witch of the Void?" Shichen hastily found an excuse.
"Is that so? Then why do you call me Nayue-chan? Are we close?" Nangong Nayue continued her interrogation.
"Sorry, it's a personal habit. Mainly because you're so petite…"
"You called me petite?" Nangong Nayue said coldly, her gaze turning unfriendly.
"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm a twenty-two-year-old adult female. Are you an adult? No, you're a vampire…"
"Twenty-two years old, huh? You really are younger than me." Shichen chuckled.
"Hmph!" Nangong Nayue crossed her arms and let out a displeased snort.
"Um… Can you come down to talk?" Shichen asked tentatively.
"Why should I come down?" Nangong Nayue retorted.
"Mainly from my angle…" Shichen hesitantly hinted.
"Angle?" Nangong Nayue looked down at herself along his line of sight in confusion, from bottom to top, and she was wearing a Gothic Lolita dress.
"You fellow!" Nangong Nayue glared at Shichen and landed.
"Don't misunderstand, I didn't see anything. I just said that on purpose." Shichen explained.
From his perspective, he truly saw nothing. Nangong Nayue's skirt covered her ankles. Unless Shichen was on the same level as her, there was no way he could have seen anything.
"Of course I know!" Nangong Nayue retorted loudly, annoyed.
"Hehe~" Shichen couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing a familiar person, a familiar expression, a familiar voice—even though he didn't know her before, that sense of intimacy that welled up in his heart was truly satisfying.
Although Nangong Nayue didn't feel any intimacy towards him, she even directly attacked him.
However, Shichen wasn't unable to accept it, since he had a great deal of goodwill towards her from the start.
"What are you grinning foolishly about?" Nangong Nayue looked at him with disdain. Despite being so small, she carried quite an air of authority.
"Let me ask you, how did you get here?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Shichen blinked, bewildered.
"Don't pretend. I know you used spatial ability to come here. The moment you suddenly appeared, I detected you."
"Ah, this…"
Shichen now understood why Nangong Nayue suddenly appeared in front of him. Sure enough, he wasn't in this space just now.
In that case, his treatment upon crossing into this world was no different from before; he still came into contact with the host of a Divine Fragment at the very first moment.
But it was Nangong Nayue, who was both mature and loli, and legal…
"Is it a Familiar with spatial power? What are you doing in the Demon Zone Special Ward?" Nangong Nayue didn't know what Shichen was thinking and continued her interrogation.
"Familiar? No, I don't have that kind of power." Shichen shook his head in denial.
"Don't deny it. Your vampire aura can't be hidden from me."
"But I'm not a vampire." Shichen spread his hands.
His Body of God, compatible with the Body of True Ancestor, possessed the power of a vampire, but he wasn't a vampire.
"…" Nangong Nayue fell silent.
She did indeed feel the power of a vampire on Shichen, but he was indeed not a vampire. It was very illogical, yet it was right before her eyes, making it hard for her not to believe.
Moreover, there was also the aura of a True Ancestor, yet she couldn't sense any magic power, and her Chains of Discipline had no effect on him.
Such an existence suddenly arriving on Itogami Island made her feel uneasy.
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. Just assume… just assume I accidentally stumbled in here, how about that?"
Shichen tried to gain Nangong Nayue's trust, but she wasn't naive.
"Bad guys never say they're bad guys."
"Then are you a bad person?" Shichen immediately retorted.
"…I'm not a good person. Don't you know my identity? I'm a witch." Nangong Nayue replied calmly.
"A witch is a witch, I don't care. As long as you're cute, that's enough." Shichen said indifferently.
"?" Nangong Nayue looked at him inexplicably.
She felt like she had been teased?
It was the first time in her life.
What was wrong with this guy?
If the Chains of Discipline weren't useless, she would have just bound him and taken him away.
But for now, she couldn't determine the other party's purpose, and with her methods ineffective, it wasn't suitable to provoke conflict.
"…What exactly are you here for?"
"I really did stumble in here by mistake." Shichen cried out in injustice.
"Is that so? Then leave quickly, I won't stop you." Nangong Nayue didn't believe him at all.
"I can't go back."
"What do you mean?"
"You can think of it as me being transported here by someone and losing my power. Now I'm just an ordinary person with some fighting skills."
"…Do you think I'm an idiot? Would an ordinary person have the aura of a True Ancestor? What's your relationship with the War-God's Domain?"
"No relation at all."
Nangong Nayue looked at him calmly. It was obvious she didn't believe him.
"I'm telling the truth!" Shichen raised his hand to swear.
"Then what exactly do you want to do?"
"Nothing. If possible, can you take me in?"
"Me? Take you in? Do you really think I'm stupid?" Nangong Nayue couldn't help but laugh.
"But you're also not at ease with me being here, are you?"
"…Where are you from?"
"Um… The Great Eastern Nation?"
"Why are you asking me? Are you from China? Are there True Ancestors in China? You're lying to me, aren't you? Could it be that you're the Fourth Progenitor?" Nangong Nayue suddenly asked, thinking of something.
"You know the Fourth Progenitor? Has she already appeared?" Shichen asked urgently.
That shouldn't be right. This seemed inconsistent with the timeline he had just confirmed. At Nangong Nayue's current age, shouldn't the Fourth Progenitor still be asleep?
"She? You know the Fourth Progenitor?" Nangong Nayue caught the key point and retorted.
"More or less."
"What's your relationship with her?"
"Not acquainted yet."
"…" Nangong Nayue glared at him unhappily. This guy was full of lies.
"Don't be angry. First, tell me how you know about the Fourth Progenitor."
"The Calamity of the Night… Isn't it normal to have heard of it?"
"So, the Fourth Progenitor really hasn't appeared yet?" Shichen breathed a sigh of relief.
"What? Do you mean the Fourth Progenitor is about to appear?"
"Yes." Shichen nodded. There was nothing to hide.
"…"
Nangong Nayue paused for a moment, then immediately questioned coldly, "Then what is your purpose? To help the Fourth Progenitor revive?"
If the person who might be a True Ancestor in front of her were to help revive the Fourth Progenitor, then it would be troublesome, and her Chains of Discipline were still useless against him.
Shichen laughed awkwardly and said, "Help the Fourth Progenitor revive? No interest. I just want to settle down here."
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