Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops
Chapter 402 - 310: The Spirit Moon Ceremony, Crimson in the Sky (Four-in-One) (Additional Release for 11700 Monthly Tickets in May)_4

"The Spirit Moon Ceremony requires the Moon Summoning secret technique, which only the Main Priest can master."

"In order to maintain the Spirit Moon Ceremony in its entirety, the power of all nine Main Priests is indispensable."

"Do the other eight Main Priests have to descend to the First Rank?" Qin Chuan's gaze sharpened.

That would be eight individuals of the Mythical Rank, Second Realm.

If that were truly the case, he would have taken Lin Yue and fled right away.

"It's not a descent, but rather a spiritual avatar." Mahiya shook her head slightly, "Although the Spirit Moon Ceremony is important, it would be far too risky to have all Main Priests descend just for this."

"After all, once a Main Priest descends, the original self remaining at the Second Rank becomes extremely vulnerable, and the descended power is subject to many limitations."

"If things don't go well, our clan could be wiped out by other clans in one fell swoop."

"That makes sense." Qin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, "So, a spiritual avatar is?"

"It's a unique ability of our clan," Mahiya said with a smile, "Our clan can temporarily converge an avatar with the power of the moon, detaching a part of our consciousness to control it."

"Unlike descending, if the avatar is damaged, it causes no harm to oneself."

"However, as a result, the avatar's strength is much less than one's own, with a Mythical Rank, Second Realm avatar being equivalent to just having entered the Mythical Rank."

"The avatars of the eight Main Priests aren't strong; however, they are more than enough to preside over the Spirit Moon Ceremony, and..." Mahiya paused slightly in her speech, "the simultaneous appearance of all nine Main Priests also serves as a kind of... inspiration? for the other members of our clan."

As she said this, Mahiya seemed somewhat embarrassed.

After all, she herself was one of the nine Main Priests.

Her words could not help but sound a bit like self-praise.

"A spiritual avatar, huh..." Qin Chuan pondered thoughtfully.

At that moment, he thought of Clary whom he had seen in the Milian Demon Forest, a Grade B instance.

Her true strength far exceeded the instance's limit, especially from the perspective of the Second Rank.

The fact that she could appear in the instance must rely on this spiritual avatar technique.

Although the nine Main Priests were strong, if the other eight were just spiritual avatars, they wouldn't pose a threat to Qin Chuan and Lin Yue.

But he still needed to be vigilant, just in case one or two of them actually descended...

Qin Chuan cast an inquiring look at Lin Yue.

Lin Yue shook her head slightly.

She didn't detect any danger; everything was still within controllable limits.

Thus, Qin Chuan steadied his mind and cracked a slight smile, "Since that's the case, I look forward to being a spectator."

He would also take this opportunity to gauge the strength of the nine Main Priests.

"The moon at the Heavenly Dome Rank is very beautiful," Mahiya said with a smile, "The two of you can take the time to appreciate it when the time comes."

As the Spirit Moon Ceremony grew closer, Mahiya excused herself and left.

Not long after, servers from the Moon Spirit Clan invited Qin Chuan and his company to the spectator seats.

A group of women from the Moon Spirit Clan, clad in gossamer dresses and with faces painted with various colors, appeared. They beat their drums at their waists and danced an exotic dance that drew cheers and applause from the thousands of Moon Spirit Clan members present, with the rapid drumbeats heralding the arrival of the Spirit Moon Ceremony.

Once the dance concluded, Mahiya changed into a more sumptuous and solemn robe and slowly emerged, leading those about to participate in the Spirit Moon Ceremony step by step towards the altar.

The purple moon wheel behind her flickered with a dim light, setting her off as if she were a goddess above the mundane world.

The entire Moon Spirit Clan quieted down, watching the procession ascend the altar with eyes filled with anticipation and blessing.

"Look, there's Pei Ma'er over there." Lin Yue tugged on Qin Chuan's hand, pointing to a certain location among the Moon Spirits following Mahiya.

There, Pei Ma'er wore a radiant smile, looking around curiously.

Sensing Qin Chuan and Lin Yue's gaze, she looked over and excitedly waved at both of them.

Soon, Mahiya and the other participants in the Spirit Moon Ceremony with the Moon Spirit Clan ascended the altar.

A melodious and solemn song wafted from above the altar, enveloping the entire venue.

With Mahiya's previous introduction, Qin Chuan and the others knew this was the Moon Spirit Clan's ceremonial song, present at all major ceremonies of this clan.

Accompanied by the winding song, streams of energy emanated from the top of the altar, spurting and then blooming around, slowly converging and taking shape in the void.

Those were nine platforms situated above the void and connected to the top of the altar like the nine petals of a blooming flower.

Mahiya climbed onto one of the petals, and as she finally reached the platform, that petal was completely suffused with a deep purple hue.

A beam of purple light shot towards the sky.

The Purple Moon Priest was in place.

The singing soared for a moment, as if ascending to the heavens along with the pillar of light.

Moments later, the image of a woman draped in a blue robe gradually emerged on an adjacent petal. Compared to the Purple Moon Priest, her power was lesser, but the moon wheel flickering behind her was more prominent than that of the Purple Moon Priest.

Recognizing the familiar face, Qin Chuan subconsciously squeezed Lin Yue's hand a little harder.

"Is that the Blue Moon Chief Priest, Clary?" asked Lin Yue, curiously gazing at her.

Qin Chuan had told her about the origin of the Disease Cleansing Spirit Water, and if it weren't for Clary, it would have taken her much longer to stand back up.

Sensing their gaze, Clary looked over from afar, a gentle smile adorning her graceful face.

In the next instant, as her figure completely solidified, the petal beneath her feet became suffused with a rich blue color, and a pillar of blue light soared into the sky.

With the convergence of two pillars of light in succession, the sky seemed to dim a little at this moment.

The light of the sun was being gradually suppressed.

Sensing this change, the cheers from the crowd grew even stronger.