"Mm? What change?"
Hearing Trinnon's words, the expressions of Castorice and Hyacine grew even graver.
Derick's body's energy suddenly changed, and the Vortex of Creation also underwent a dramatic transformation. What exactly had happened?
Castorice pondered in her heart.
At this moment, Derick felt someone pat his shoulder.
Turning his head, he saw a face close to his own.
The person even made a funny face, startling Derick.
"Miss Cipher, what are you trying to do?" Castorice quickly pulled Derick to her side, looking at Cipher with wary eyes.
"Of course, I came to see Derry." Cipher also stroked Derick's forehead. The scorching heat made her withdraw her hand.
"So hot. I can't tell what's causing this situation either."
Cipher looked closely, her expression also somewhat grave.
As a demigod, her knowledge surpassed that of most people. And now, with the changes in Derick's body, Cipher couldn't figure out the cause.
She walked forward and said to Derick and Castorice, "Let's go, don't delay Derry. Let's go to the Vortex of Creation now. Nothing is more important than a person's life. If that tailor girl dares to delay anything, I'll definitely claw all her golden threads off."
Castorice and Hyacine hesitated for a moment, then also agreed with Cipher's idea. Pulling Derick along, the group headed towards the Vortex of Creation together. Trinnon also quickened her small steps and followed.
That woman Cipher's method of entering the Vortex of Creation is definitely not very civilized. It's better if I operate it myself to let everyone enter the Vortex of Creation smoothly.
...
Vortex of Creation.
This was the starting point of the world, hidden by the waves, the great sanctuary housing the primordial divinity of the twelve Titans, and also the promised land where the miracle of creation would descend, according to the oracle.
This was the most important and crucial place in this Flamechase Journey.
"Aglaea, what should we do about the current situation?"
"My master, with this situation now, I am also somewhat at a loss. This situation has never been recorded in any scriptures or records."
"Then the Flamechase Journey..."
"We can only take it one step at a time. The current situation requires us to deliberate from a long-term perspective."
Aglaea sighed.
Then she turned her head and saw five people arriving at this mysterious Vortex of Creation.
She had been paying attention to the changes in the Vortex of Creation just now, and hadn't paid much attention to the observation via the golden threads. It was only when Derick and the others arrived that Aglaea noticed.
As the group walked in, they saw Aglaea and Tribbie standing beside the spirit water basin in the center of the Vortex of Creation, looking up at the sky.
"What are you two doing here?" Cipher walked forward with a smile, intending to greet Aglaea. However, she had only spoken halfway when she followed Aglaea and Tribbie's gaze upwards, and she too was scared into taking a step back.
"This, what is this situation? It shouldn't be like this!"
Cipher's tone was extremely shocked.
Hyacine and Castorice looked up at the sky and, seeing what was above, also covered their mouths in shock.
In the sky of the Vortex of Creation, there should have been a depiction of the twelve Titans. Whenever a Titan's Core Flame was retrieved, that Titan's image would be illuminated.
That was how it was supposed to be.
But now, in the sky above the Vortex of Creation, the image belonging to the Strife Titan had completely disappeared.
On the celestial canopy, there were only the images of eleven Titans.
Seeing this situation, Derick also hadn't expected that the reaction to his clone devouring Nikador would be so significant. He had intended to devour it secretly, but now it had become a huge incident.
"It seems I need to be more cautious next time."
Derick thought to himself.
As for giving up on devouring these things, he definitely wouldn't do that.
Not to mention that after devouring the Titan's Core Flame, the power in his body was constantly increasing. This desire to become stronger and make his own situation safer was something Derick simply couldn't refuse.
Even if it could stop the Flamechase Journey, he was very eager to see it happen.
Regarding Castorice's matter, he would absolutely not let her enter the Netherworld and be separated from him.
If he directly intervened, Castorice wouldn't agree, and Aglaea would agree even less.
Derick now realized there was another way.
If the Titans were made to be missing, then the Flamechase Journey naturally couldn't proceed.
As for how to save this world, Derick was now pinning his hopes on his own cheat being powerful enough.
"It would be best if I could devour that Lord Ravager as well, that would be even better."
Derick thought to himself.
Cipher's face was rapidly thinking, "How could it disappear? Even if that pitch-black monster devoured Nikador's Core Flame, it should have become a demigod or some other similar existence. I wouldn't even be surprised if it became a new Titan."
"But, to devour and digest a Titan's Core Flame... No matter how you think about it, this is too bizarre."
As Cipher said this, she suddenly remembered Derick. She quickly walked over, grabbed Derick's hand, and brought him before Aglaea and Tribbie.
"Right, look at Derry's condition. His body's energy was gradually increasing just now. See if this is related to the disappearance of Nikador's Core Flame?"
"Little Derry's energy is surging?" Tribbie extended her palm towards Derick and began to examine the energy within his body.
"This energy is indeed Nikador's energy, without a doubt." Tribbie had a thoughtful expression on her face. She glanced at the sky, then back at Derick.
What was the connection between these two?
How should the Flamechase Journey continue?
"The Titan's Core Flame has disappeared, but the energy in Little Derry's body is still there. Moreover, this energy is still surging, causing Little Derry's strength to increase." Tribbie began to ponder.
Aglaea's gaze was also fixed intently on Derick.
With the Strife Titan's Core Flame gone, the power in Derick's body had practically become the last straw for whether this Flamechase Journey could continue.
Tribbie's expression became more and more conflicted as she considered various possibilities in her mind.
"My master..."
"Lady Tribbie..."
"Miss Tribbie..."
Aglaea, Cipher, Castorice, and the others stared intently at Tribbie.
"I have a conjecture now," Tribbie said slowly at this moment.
"Lady Tribbie, what conjecture? Is it dangerous to Derick's body?" Castorice, hearing this, quickly asked Tribbie.
"If my conjecture is true, it will only be beneficial to Little Derry's body." Tribbie continued to explain her conjecture, "I think that after Nikador's Core Flame disappeared, the remaining Strife Titan energy in the air took Little Derry as its final vessel."
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