Apocalypse Rebirth: Beauties Surround Me

Chapter 274: Space Ring

Early-stage cultivation progresses rapidly, making one very powerful, but once reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, progress will be limited by one's innate talent and become slow, wasting time.

He only accepts one disciple because he needs only one person to study the cultivation methods of the people in this world.

Additionally, he can only care for one person at a time, reestablish their foundation, and ensure their path after Foundation Establishment is smooth.

While cultivation relies on personal comprehension and opportunity, he doesn't want this group to enter the cultivation world only to find no progress and end up dying in a foreign land.

"Then, senior, can we enter your world on our own?" Elijah asked reluctantly.

If only one person is accepted, what about the women of Azure Isle?

"Of course, but this place, where realms merge, is in the perilous Ten Thousand Mountains of the South Wilderness. Otherwise, why would only I and that demon be aware of it? With your strength, you won't be able to break out..." The elder shook his head.

"Then..." Elijah wanted to say something more, but the elder interrupted: "Here's the deal. I've just healed my injuries and was planning to explore this world. I'll give you a month to consider. After a month, decide who will come here!"

Without waiting for Elijah's response, the elder transformed into a streak of light and flew east, disappearing into the sky.

As the elder's figure vanished, everyone turned to Elijah.

"Elijah…" Daisy said with some reluctance.

She had guessed a possible outcome.

Charlotte hesitated but didn't speak, her eyes becoming even more determined.

"Since the elder said the dense forest ahead is too dangerous for us to handle, we won't explore it. Let's just head back!" Elijah said after a moment of contemplation, smiling at everyone.

"What's with the expressions? Meeting an immortal is a great thing! There are also elixirs that can help us remove the corpse poison!"

"Hmph, it's just that we're worried you might leave…" Daisy muttered.

"It's too early to talk about that. We still have a month. Let's go back and report the situation here to Fiona and the others!"

Hearing this, everyone followed Elijah back, their mood much more subdued compared to their cautious optimism when they arrived.

Back on the yacht, Sophia pulled up the anchor and turned the vessel around.

On the deck, Elijah and Charlotte stood at the bow, watching the fog grow closer. Suddenly, Elijah said, "Do you want to go?"

Charlotte was silent and did not answer.

"I know. You want to go. Even if the elder doesn't take you, you'd stay in the Ten Thousand Mountains!"

Charlotte still didn't speak, but suddenly hugged Elijah with unprecedented passion.

"Don't say anything. Kiss me..."

On the way back, everyone on the yacht went completely wild, spending each day immersed in games between men and women, regardless of whether it was Charlotte or Abigail involved.

This allowed Elijah to fully relax for a few days.

As they neared the sea area of Neoville City, everyone finally calmed down, and Elijah was able to take some time to sort out a few things.

"Charlotte, since this ring came along with the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword, and one of them is a talisman, this one should also be a talisman, right?"

"That's right, but we don't know the triggering conditions for this talisman!"

On the deck, Elijah and Charlotte lounged on chairs, enjoying their leisure time.

Elijah was fiddling with the ring he had obtained from country A along with the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword.

"Speaking of which, it was this ring that attracted me, not the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword. It's unlikely that the Green Shadow Cold Light Sword is so amazing while this ring seems ordinary. It attracted me? It's also me attracting it! After all, attraction is mutual! So, is there something about me, or somewhere about me, that is special?"

Elijah pondered for a moment and suddenly had a thought.

If there is anything special about him, it would be his ability, Seed of Consciousness!

He had only seen this ability in Matthew so far.

Other abilities, to some extent, have duplicates, even Bella's healing ability, which recently has been awakened in two others, though these people merely think it can only heal human and animal injuries.

Fiona brought those two to the shore service area and opened a special clinic dedicated to treating injuries.

This was to keep people under her surveillance while preventing them from coming into contact with spirit plants.

Apart from that, the only other special thing about Elijah is that he is a reincarnated individual. Could it be because of this?

Elijah speculated in his mind. But how could being reincarnated attract the ring, and how to activate the ring? Seed of Consciousness? Reincarnation?

Elijah realized that the Seed of Consciousness did not awaken naturally in this life but came with him from his previous life.

To test this theory, he bit his finger and let a drop of blood containing the Seed of Consciousness fall onto the ring.

A magical scene unfolded before him: the ancient stone ring, which had not changed with blood or fire before, immediately absorbed the blood.

The ring's surface flashed with mysterious patterns before returning to normal.

However, Elijah sensed a mystical connection with the ring.

Inside, he saw a hidden space with some extraordinary items. Excited, he shared his discovery with Charlotte, who asked, "Is it activated? What does the ring do?"

"It's a space ring," Elijah explained with a smile. "It has a 5-cubic-meter space inside and contains some items. Let me pull something out to show you." Elijah focused and retrieved the most prominent item from the ring's space.

Charlotte watched in astonishment as Elijah's hand suddenly produced a massive white banner.

The banner's pole was an eerie white, seemingly carved from bone, and topped with a terrifying skull.

The banner and its flowing ribbons were also white, adorned with strange, shifting patterns that made her dizzy and disoriented.

She could vaguely hear piercing screams, like the wails of vengeful spirits, sending chills down her spine.

"This is bad!" Elijah realized something was wrong as soon as he took out the bone banner.

The talisman's power, even when merely displayed, was already overwhelming enough to dazzle and confuse a third-tier ability user.

As a fourth-tier ability user holding the banner, Elijah was struggling to cope with its effects as well.