Chapter 241: Baptism of Stars (3)

Chapter 241: Baptism of Stars (3)

The Celestial of the Little Dipper, Polaris, the first and loftiest celestial, the brightest star

The place where Polaris... was born?" Ohjin gave Vega a surprised look.

Vega continued with a small nod. This is Polariss sacred ground.

"Wait, didn't you say Polaris was in seclusion?"

Yes, but the remnants of his power still linger.

Did that mean the constellation was maintaining the sacred ground where the three dragon veins intersected with just the remnants of his power?

Fufu. Are you nervous? Vega asked.

"Well, Id be lying if I said I wasnt. Ohjin took a step toward the fissure. I have to see it for myself. He had to see with his own eyes what kind of place it was so that he could get the answers to some of his questions.

Step by step, he entered the brilliant, starry fissure.

"Keuk!" A piercing headache immediately assaulted him, and his heart pounded in his chest as if hed just full-on sprinted for hundreds of meters. What. The. Hell...? He frowned and put a hand against his chestit felt like his heart was a rampaging beast in a cage.

He lifted his head while doing all he could to suppress the pain. "Oh" The Milky Way flowed into a river of stars that intersected and illuminated the dark abyss of the universe.

Isn't it beautiful? Vega asked.

Ohjin nodded without meaning to. The sight before him was so magnificent that the pain in his chest was momentarily forgotten. It looks to be around 100 meters in size. It was slightly too large to be called a spring, but it was too small to be a lake. The size of it wasnt what mattered, though

Fuck The condensed mana he felt emanating from the spring was enough to send chills down his spine. Hed been completely mistaken in his assumption that, since three dragon veins intersected there, the spring would contain three times the power of the veins hed encountered before.

Simply put his assumption had been wrong. For starters, the dragon veins flowing through there were completely different from the ones hed encountered before. If the others could be compared to streams flowing through a rural village, then the spring where the three veins intersected was more like a river winding through a technologically-advanced continent.

He chewed his lips and gave the spring a nervous look. I cant absorb this. Even considering it was ridiculous. The moment he used the Black Heaven, his body would swell and explode like a balloon thatd been inflated beyond its limit.

Vega tilted her head when she noticed Ohjin standing in a daze. Hmm? Is there a problem?

He snapped back to his senses and did his best to remain calm. "No, its just so beautiful that I forgot where I was for a moment."RêAd lateSt chapters at novelhall.com Only

Fufu. It's definitely a beautiful place. Vega smiled at the spring.

We can appreciate its beauty later, Deneb said. Quickly prepare for the ceremony.

There's no need to be in a hurry, right? Vega asked.

"Hmph! Unlike a certain someone, I have things to do." Deneb walked up to Ohjin. "Well, take off your clothes first."

"What?" Ohjin asked. Why was the constellation telling him to take off his clothes all of a sudden?

"You're going to soak yourself in the spring, aren't you? Clothes would interfere with your mana absorption."

Ohjin looked around in embarrassment, unable to believe hed have to remove his clothes in front of so many celestials.

Don't worry, my child. Vega approached him and spread her arms, causing a silver curtain to surround the two of them. Now, no one can see your jewels! she confidently said.

He gave her a look of disbelief. Vega, you're watching. Whether she knew his thoughts or not, she still approached with a twinkle in her eyes. This lady will help you take off your clothes.

"No, I'm not a child," he said.

Ahem! Stay still! she ordered before beginning to sternly remove his clothes. Though she looked solemn, her hands shook with barely-contained excitement. His shirt and pants came off in an instant, and when she hesitantly reached for his underwear

[The Black Heavens eighth awakening is starting!]

Blue messages appeared before his eyes, and he desperately tried to hold onto consciousness and not be swept away by the surging mana. A clear bell rang in his ears as messages appeared one after another.

[The Black Heaven has reached the eighth awakening!]

[Transmission has been pushed to a later time to avoid mana overflow.]

Heuk, heuk! He coughed from the shock of the flooding mana suddenly halting. All of his muscles tensed as he raised his head to look at the celestials.

Wh-what on earth? Vega asked.

"R-ridiculous"

They looked back at him with consternation.

Fuck. Had he been caught using the Black Heaven? When he checked the mana in the Milky Way Spring, he found that itd hardly diminished. It had so much mana to begin with that what hed absorbed was hardly noticeable. Black Curtain shouldve masked it anyway.

Why did the celestials look so shocked?

Th-the light

"I've never seen anything like this before."

The light? Ohjin looked back down at the spring. "Oh" The water was shining as brightly as the sun. They said the intensity of the light varied depending on the amount of mana absorbed, right? Unlike others, who indirectly absorbed the mana, hed done it directly with the Black Heaven, which was why the light was so absurdly bright.

"Whoa"

Fortunately, they didnt notice his use of the Black Heaven.

Whoooooooong!

The entire spring began to fluctuate with ripples of water.

This is Vega murmured. N-no way

The celestials watched as the springs surface rose into the air.

What is that? Ohjin looked at the egg-like sphere floating above the spring. What the heck was happening? The sphere split in half, and a being covered in the brilliant starlight of the Milky Way appeared. Starlight scattered over the surroundings in such a brilliant cascade that he couldnt tell whether the body was masculine or feminine.

Polaris...? Vega asked in bewilderment.

Polaris? That's Polaris? Ohjins eyes widened.

The star-like being floated over toward him [It was you.] Its genderless voice reverberated through his head in the same way Vegas sometimes did.

[Ive been waiting for you for a long time.]

You were waiting for me?

[You are an existence that will change fate, a star that defies cause and effect.]

The feeling was oddly familiar

[You are the Heaven-defying Star.]

"What?"

No, Im not