Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 609 - 610: The Sacred Spring

’The Sacred Spring? She wants to visit the Sacred Spring?!’

Hearing the black-haired girl’s words, Karos’s anger shot up like a rocket. The Sacred Spring, formed from the essence of the Mother Tree of Nature, was the Elves’ absolute treasure. Outsiders were strictly forbidden from entering, and even the Duke of Black Rose, as despicable as he was, had only been grudgingly allowed a few dozen visits.

’This stranger had burst into the heart of our Elven territory, demanding to visit the Sacred Spring?’

’Did she think the Elven lands were her backyard, to come and go as she pleased?!’

The more Karos thought about it, the angrier he became. Having been bullied by the Black Rose family for so long, he harbored a deep-seated frustration.

The dignity of the Elves was not to be trampled upon by just anyone!

With these thoughts, Karos erupted with a terrifying magical aura, raising his golden sword with an imposing yet dignified manner, pointing it at the unknown black-haired girl. The Elven guards around him also readied themselves for battle.

Despite Karos’s overwhelming eighth-level pressure, the black-haired girl remained indifferent, even ignoring the sword pointed at her forehead, and continued to ask insistently:

"Where is the Sacred Spring? I don’t have time to waste..."

During her speech,

The black-haired girl bit her lip as if enduring something, appearing to be in a deep pain.

However,

Her actions of lowering her head and enduring the pain further infuriated Karos.

’Is she ignoring me, even with a sword pointed at her forehead? That was unacceptable!’

Enraged, Karos gripped his sword hilt tighter.

Someone capable of breaking through the defenses of the Elven Forest and rushing into the Golden Emerald Palace must be powerful, but the Elven King Karos was not to be underestimated! He was determined to make this foolish intruder pay.

"The Sacred Spring is our Elves’ sacred and forbidden land! It’s not a place for an outsider like you to enter on a whim! You’re seeking death. It seems you really don’t understand how things work here..."

Karos’s expression turned deadly as he brimmed with killing intent.

However,

Just as Karos was about to act, his brother Prince Odom discreetly poked him in the waist and whispered in an ancient Elven language that others couldn’t understand:

"She is Yu-Black Rose..."

At these words,

Karos, who was boiling with rage and ready to strike, suddenly froze like he had been turned to stone. His fierce declarations came to an abrupt halt.

’What happened?’

’Your Majesty?’

Seeing their king suddenly disconnect, the Elven guards were bewildered, looking at their king with confused eyes.

For a moment,

The atmosphere was filled with an eerie silence.

After a brief pause, under the baffled gaze of the guards, Karos slowly lowered his head and took out an old pair of glasses from his pocket, putting them on carefully. Then, when he looked up again, his expression had undergone a drastic change.

Gone was the aura of a stern imposing king, replaced by a big friendly smile, as radiant as a blooming flower under the sun while his eyes brimmed with warmth.

In that brief moment of lowering and raising his head, Karos transformed from a cold-hearted monarch to a cordial and welcoming Elven lad.

The speed of this change was almost unnerving.

The nearby Elven guards were left with dozens of question marks over their heads, utterly confused.

Meanwhile,

The murderous atmosphere in the palace disappeared instantly, and the strong magical energy that had filled the hall retreated crazily back into Karos’s body.

The next moment,

The highly survival-oriented Karos, scratching the back of his head awkwardly, said with a hearty laugh:

"Ah?! It’s Miss Yu, sorry about that! I’m highly nearsighted and forgot my glasses, so I didn’t recognize you at first! Hahaha, my apologies, please don’t mind it, alright?"

(The guards: Since when did our king become nearsighted?!)

As he spoke,

The golden sword that had accompanied Karos for a hundred years was casually thrown out of the window by him, as if it were mere trash.

The stunned Elven guards, still radiating hostility and unsure of what to do, were suddenly cleared from the hall by Prince Odom with a swift ’energetic sweep’, sending them flying out. Before being ejected, these guards couldn’t understand the sudden change in their leader’s behavior.

However, considering their king’s frequent mood swings in front of the Duke of Black Rose, they weren’t too surprised. They cooperatively feigned unconsciousness, collapsing on the spot.

With the obstructing guards out of sight, Karos, uncharacteristically eager, approached the black-haired girl:

"Right this way, please? The Sacred Spring is just a dull place, and you’re welcome to visit as many times as you like, even bathe in it, haha~. No need to be formal, feel at home here~"

...

A few minutes later,

In the core area of the Mother Tree of Nature, a secluded space constructed of vines and branches, rich with the essence of life, hovered in this forbidden zone. The source of this life force was a small pool with a two-meter radius in the center of the area.

Perhaps, it was more appropriate to call it the ’Sacred Spring’.

The emerald liquid in the Sacred Spring was the essence of the Mother Tree, possessing powerful life force and purification properties. Although the Mother Tree was massive enough to accommodate a large portion of the Elven population within its structure, the essence it produced annually was limited.

Over thousands of years, the Elves had accumulated only a small pool of this life essence.

This essence was not only the raw material for ’Nature’s Kind’ but also a key element for helping the Elven strong break through their limits. In essence, the Sacred Spring was the heart of the Elven race.

Therefore,

This place was the Elves’ most sacred and forbidden area, guarded by numerous powerful Elves, impenetrable even to a mosquito.

Yet today,

Following Karos’s lead, another non-Elf, aside from the known Black Rose, had entered this sacred Elven domain...

...

With Karos and Odom consciously leaving the forbidden area and sealing the entrance, the black-haired girl was left alone in this ’secret chamber’.

She then slowly walked towards the Sacred Spring.

As she moved, the blood-stained clothes on her delicate body were gradually removed, revealing her flawless figure in intimate contact with the air. After undressing, the girl, now naked, gently placed the seed emitting a soft blue glow into the Sacred Spring and slowly immersed herself in it.

The raw power of the Sacred Spring was incredibly potent and could be overwhelming.

Direct contact with it often led to excessive restoration, causing bodily explosion and death for the unprepared.

However,

When the black-haired girl submerged in the emerald waters of the spring, the violent life force surging within her brought a sense of comfort instead of pain. Her body, which had been suffering due to the continuous overflow of power, finally found relief. Moreover, the inherent purifying effect of the Sacred Spring steadily suppressed and dispelled the dark thoughts incessantly arising in her heart.

The terrifying killing intent, bloodlust, and the desire to destroy everything gradually faded under the cleansing effect of the spring, suppressed back into the depths of the girl’s mind.

The madness in her crimson eyes slowly faded along with the fading black light.

"Thank goodness, I made it in time..."

Feeling her sanity regaining control, Yumo, the black-haired girl, breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment,

Her tensed body suddenly relaxed, and she leaned weakly against the edge of the Sacred Spring...