Reborn One Week Before the Apocalypse

Chapter 154: Chapter 144: Got the Item

Tang Mo had, after all, studied this glyph for a long time. After confirming there were no differences in detail between her mental image of the glyph and the one on the pedestal, she began to form it within her body using spiritual power.

Just as she had experienced before, the condensed spiritual power seemed to have no functional purpose beyond its unique structure.

’There’s a reason for everything,’ she thought. ’Since this glyph is carved on the pedestal, it must have some significance.’

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Tang Mo deliberated for a long time before finally deciding to extend the condensed spiritual power toward the pedestal.

She held her breath, focusing her energy...

It worked!

Tang Mo’s eyes lit up.

Unlike before, when she had been blocked, this time her spiritual power passed smoothly through the protective barrier around the pedestal. Then, she cautiously extended it, bit by bit, toward the sphere of light.

The instant her spiritual power touched the sphere, it seemed to melt, transforming into a pool of shimmering light. The light then flowed along the path of her spiritual power, streaming into her body.

It all happened in a flash. Tang Mo barely had time to react before every last shimmering particle from the sphere had poured into her.

Fearing something might go wrong, Tang Mo hastily withdrew all of her external spiritual power.

But her worry didn’t last long. To her delight, she discovered a sparkling pearl had appeared in her sea of consciousness, right alongside her own spiritual power.

This had to be the Spirit Power Pearl.

So, the Spirit Power Pearl wasn’t a physical object at all, but a massive amount of energy. Once acquired, it would enter the user’s body to be commanded by them.

Although the pearl had only just appeared in her sea of consciousness, after sensing it for a moment, Tang Mo was amazed to find that the immense energy it contained felt as if it had always been a part of her.

She could use it whenever she wanted, just like her original spiritual power.

What excited Tang Mo even more was that the pearl wasn’t static; it was spinning on its own axis at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

And the purpose of its rotation was to purify her original spiritual power!

The terrifying strength of the Spirit Power Pearl wasn’t just due to its sheer volume. More importantly, the spiritual power it contained was clearly purer and denser, and therefore far more potent.

Now, the pearl’s rotation was helping to compress and purify her own spiritual power, eventually bringing it up to the same standard as the energy within the pearl itself.

Although the process would likely be a long one, even the slightest degree of purification would dramatically increase the output of her spiritual power.

This was an effect that couldn’t be achieved no matter how many Crystal Stones she absorbed or abnormal treasures she used!

With the Spirit Power Pearl, Tang Mo could finally stop caring about things like stats and leaderboards.

Because once the power from the pearl finished compressing and purifying her own spiritual power, even someone whose attribute value was far higher than hers might not be able to defeat her. This was, without a doubt, exactly what Tang Mo had hoped to achieve.

”The Spirit Power Pearl... it’s truly extraordinary!” Tang Mo’s eyes sparkled.

She suddenly felt a strong curiosity about the other four pearls. If possible, she wouldn’t be against competing for them.

Of course, that was all a matter for another time.

After getting a complete understanding of the pearl in her sea of consciousness, Tang Mo, now satisfied, turned her attention back to the pedestal.

The radiant image of the pearl was still there on the pedestal.

However, its glow was much dimmer than before. When Tang Mo tried probing it again with her spiritual power shaped into the glyph, she touched only empty air.

It seemed the Spirit Power Pearl had completely left the pedestal and entered her sea of consciousness; the image was nothing more than a meaningless projection.

Understanding this, Tang Mo finally relaxed. Her trip to the secret chamber beneath the quicksand had been a success.

Out of caution, Tang Mo condensed her spiritual power into several small blades and, with a series of quick swipes—SWISH, SWISH, SWISH—erased the glyphs carved around the pedestal.

This glyph was from Wuxi Village, and now it had appeared here. It was clearly no ordinary thing; there might be a great secret behind it.

Even though she had already taken the pearl, she couldn’t risk leaving the glyph for whoever came next.

Just as Tang Mo finished, Lin Shourong suddenly appeared out of thin air in the middle of the secret chamber.

Tang Mo observed him discreetly and noticed the tear stains at the corners of his eyes. She immediately had a good idea of what had happened.

She remembered Lin Yu telling her about Lin Shourong’s character; he wasn’t a wicked man. ’His inner demon must have been related to those innocent children,’ she presumed.

A moment later, Ah Bin also appeared in the chamber. His expression was relatively calm, though tinged with a hint of disappointment. But that disappointment quickly twisted into a fierce look that was hard to read.

”Hasn’t Lin Yu arrived yet?”

Lin Shourong looked around, but he couldn’t see any sign of Lin Yu, and he couldn’t help but feel a pang of anxiety.

He knew well that the Illusion Realm was a test of the inner demons of all who entered.

Lin Yu was the most talented child in Sand Town. He had watched the boy grow up; he was upright and kind. ’There’s no reason he should be trapped by an inner demon,’ he thought.

”Is that the Spirit Power Pearl?”

The moment Ah Bin arrived, his eyes landed on the pedestal and the glowing pearl atop it. A look of immense, delighted surprise erupted on his face, as if something from the Illusion Realm had just become real. He immediately dashed toward it.

Seeing this, Tang Mo took a few steps back to give him space. She went to a corner and scooped up Jingjing, who was still moping and drawing circles on the floor.

”I can’t touch it, and my spiritual power can’t get through! What’s going on? Are we just supposed to stand here and stare at it?”

After several failed attempts, Ah Bin grew frantic, becoming irritable and agitated.

Watching from the side, Tang Mo observed him quietly. ’It seems the Illusion Realm had quite an effect on Ah Bin,’ she noted.

’Someone who was once so restrained can’t even manage his basic emotions now. It looks like he’s destined to fall at the final hurdle.’

”You don’t have a way either?”

Lin Shourong asked, and Ah Bin’s gaze also shifted to Tang Mo.

As the first person to escape the Illusion Realm and arrive here, claiming it was all just a coincidence would be fooling no one.

”I tried. Same result as you,” Tang Mo said with a shrug.

Neither Lin Shourong nor Ah Bin doubted her. After all, the Spirit Power Pearl was still sitting right there.

If Tang Mo really had a way to get it, she would have taken it long ago. Why would she have waited for them to arrive?

”There’s nothing we can do right now. Let’s just wait for Lin Yu. Perhaps he’ll be able to do something.”