The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 497 The Awakening of the Spirit of the Codex

As the ceremony proceeded, the underground sanctuary began to tremble, and ancient runes flickered on the walls, as if some dormant power was being awakened.

Suddenly, a deafening roar resounded, and the entire hall trembled.

When the dust settled, the old nobles were astonished to find a group of gargoyles clad in stone armor and wielding sharp blades standing before them.

Their eyes gleamed with an eerie green light, as if they were warriors returning from hell, ready to fight for the old nobility.

Meanwhile, at the other end of Crystal Song City, Lena stood atop the highest tower of the royal city, gazing at the storm in the sky.

Her face was full of solemnity. She knew that this storm was not only a natural disaster, but also a crisis that could overturn the order of Crystal Song City.

“We must take action!” Lena said to her guards. “Use the energy of the Frozen Hell to quell this storm!”

Upon hearing this, the guards immediately sprang into action, chanting incantations to summon the power of the Frozen Hell.

As the incantation was completed, streams of icy energy surged from the ground, quickly forming a solid ice wall above the royal city.

However, at that moment, the gargoyle army resurrected by the old nobles suddenly launched an attack.

They rushed towards the royal city like a storm, leaving behind nothing but destruction in their wake.

Upon seeing this, Lena immediately mobilized more Frost Hell energy for defense.

A fierce battle broke out in the skies above Crystal Song City.

Although the gargoyles were powerful, they gradually lost their advantage in the face of the icy energy of the Frozen Hell.

They were covered by layer upon layer of ice, and finally fell helplessly to the ground.

The old nobles suffered heavy losses in the battle, with many of them being accidentally injured by gargoyles or affected by the energy of the Frozen Hell in the chaos.

By the time they realized their failure, it was too late.

Lena stood atop the tower, witnessing all of this unfold.

Her eyes held both the joy of victory and a deep reflection on the disaster.

She knew that although she had successfully quelled the storm and repelled the rebels, the crisis facing Crystal Song City was far from over.

After the battle, Lena ordered the frozen old nobles and gargoyles to be taken to the dungeon in the royal city and imprisoned.

However, when she went to the dungeon to check, she discovered an astonishing phenomenon: although those frozen in ice could not move their bodies, their consciousness was unusually active!
Lena stared in astonishment at the rebels trapped in the ice. Their expressions remained one of shock and despair, but their eyes gleamed within the ice, as if they were engaging in some kind of silent communication.

"What's going on?" Lena asked, puzzled.

The monks around her also shook their heads in confusion.

After some research, Lena and the mages finally discovered an astonishing fact: the consciousness of these frozen individuals had actually formed a unique amber prison of thought within the ice!

In this prison, their consciousness can freely communicate, think, and even plot new conspiracies.

Lena realized that this was an unprecedented challenge.

She must find a way to break this mind-amber prison, otherwise the consciousness of those rebels will forever remain a hidden danger to Crystal Song City.

Therefore, Lena began to gather the best mages and scholars in Crystal Song City to jointly study how to solve this problem.

They worked day and night, trying to find a way to penetrate the ice and reach those sealed consciousnesses.

During this process, Lena also gained a profound understanding of the power and danger of magic.

She understood that only by using magic correctly could she truly protect Crystal Song City and her people.

This tidal surge and Crystal Song's rebellion undoubtedly taught her a vivid lesson.

After the peace of Crystal Song City was shattered, another, more profound and terrifying disaster was quietly brewing in the Abyss Sea.

Mivi, the once brave and determined ocean explorer, now stands at a crossroads in her destiny, facing unprecedented challenges.

During a deep-sea expedition, Mivi unexpectedly discovered an entrance to an abyss hidden by an ancient seal.

Driven by a thirst for the unknown and a pursuit of power, she stepped into that forbidden land without hesitation.

However, she had no idea that this would be the darkest moment of her life.

Deep within the abyss lies the ancient essence of Cthulhu—a sea god possessing boundless power and a terrifying form.

Mivi's intrusion unexpectedly triggered the seal, awakening the sleeping giant.

Cthulhu's tentacles coiled around Meve like giant pythons, and streams of dark and powerful energy began to flow into her body.

Mivi tried to struggle, but her strength seemed so insignificant in the face of Cthulhu.

She could only watch helplessly as her body was gradually consumed by darkness, and her right eye mutated into a growing tumor that emitted a nauseating stench.

"No! I can't be swallowed up like this!" Mivi screamed in her heart, but her voice was quickly drowned out by the roar of the abyss.

Just then, David appeared with the core of the Void Dragon Beast.

He witnessed Mivi's tragic state, and his heart was filled with anger and determination.

He couldn't let Mivi disappear into the abyss like this, nor could he allow the evil power of Cthulhu to sweep across the continent again.

David swiftly implanted the Void Dragon Beast's core into Mivi's heart, and a powerful force instantly surged into Mivi's body.

Dragon scales and tentacles began to intertwine and grow on her body, forming a unique symbiotic armor.

Mivi's body gradually contorted amidst pain and change, but her gaze grew increasingly resolute.

When the last dragon scale covered her body, Mivi finally broke free from Cthulhu's shackles and stood in the abyss in a completely new form.

Although her right eye was still a tumor, it now radiated a mysterious light, as if it could see into every secret of the abyss.

“I, Mivi, will no longer be that weak explorer,” she murmured to herself. “I am the challenger of the Abyss Sea Emperor, the embodiment of the Void Dragon and the power of the ocean.”

Mivi opened her enormous mouth covered in tentacles, and a powerful suction force instantly enveloped the entire sea area.

The seawater surged wildly into her mouth as if drawn by an invisible giant hand.

The abyss began to boil, and a huge whirlpool formed on the surface, as if even the sky was being shaken by this force.

The engulfing event lasted for three full days, covering the surface of the Abyss Sea with massive whirlpools, and countless marine creatures perished in the disaster.

Meanwhile, Mivi's power was constantly increasing, and her symbiotic armor became more robust and mysterious as it devoured others.

When the last drop of seawater was swallowed up by Mivi, she finally stopped. The Abyss Sea returned to calm, but beneath that calm lay an even deeper and more terrifying power.

Mivi stood at the center of the vortex, her eyes filled with both a thirst for power and a fear of the unknown.

“Cthulhu, your awakening brings disaster,” Mivi whispered. “But I, Mivi, will stand against you as the challenger to the Abyss Sea King and stop your evil plans.”

Deep within the Abyss, Cthulhu sensed Meve's challenge and determination.

Its dormant will began to awaken, and an even more powerful force surged within it.

With the awakening of the Abyss Sea Emperor, the situation on the continent has become even more turbulent.

However, amidst this chaos, a more hidden and far-reaching crisis is quietly spreading—the collective weakening of the wizarding bloodline.

Under the intense radiation released by the Elemental Throne, the genes of organisms on the continent began to undergo subtle changes.

This change may be insignificant to ordinary people, but it is a fatal blow to wizard families who rely on the power of bloodline inheritance.

The ancient power contained in their bloodline began to gradually dissipate, and the once glorious family heritage faced the brink of collapse.

This change caused panic among all wizarding families on the continent.

They gathered together, trying to find a solution, but all their efforts seemed to be in vain.

The radiation from the Elemental Throne is like an invisible giant hand, quietly rewriting the underlying genes of life and making the traditional bloodline inheritance system extremely fragile.

In this moment of despair, David stepped forward.

As the owner of the Elemental Throne, he was well aware of the source and nature of this radiation.

He realized that instead of futilely resisting this force, it was better to adapt to the changing times and find a new system of power.

Therefore, David announced the opening of access to the Elemental Throne, allowing the strongest individuals on the continent to come and comprehend the elemental power within the throne.

He proposed that a person's power no longer depends solely on the purity of their bloodline, but rather on the extent to which they can elementalize themselves and master the power of the elements.

This proposal caused a huge uproar on the continent, but it also provided an opportunity for non-pure-blood wizards to rise to prominence.

Driven by David, an unprecedented transformation began on the continent.

The powerful flocked to the Elemental Throne, attempting to unravel its mysteries.

Their strength and status are no longer determined by bloodline, but are reassessed by the degree to which they have become elementalized.

In the midst of this transformation, Cynthia discovers an astonishing secret.

While researching the Nine-Tailed Mirror, she unexpectedly discovered that this magical mirror could actually store data about old bloodlines.

These data contain the history and heritage of countless wizarding families, and are a valuable cultural heritage.

Cynthia realized that although these old bloodline data could not directly restore the wizards' power, they were a bridge connecting the past and the future.

Therefore, she decided to build a museum of bloodline civilization to preserve these precious data permanently.

The establishment of the museum has attracted widespread attention on the mainland.

Wizards flocked to the site to reminisce about those glorious bygone days.

For the younger generation of wizards, this museum is an important place to learn about their family history and find their place in the world.

Amidst the crisis of bloodline degeneration, David and Cynthia's efforts brought a glimmer of hope to the continent.

They made people realize that even as the power of bloodlines gradually fades, humanity's pursuit of knowledge and its desire for power will never cease.

As long as we can adapt to the changes of the times and find new power systems, humanity can be reborn from adversity and create a more glorious civilization.

With the opening of access to the Elemental Throne, powerful figures across the continent have devoted themselves to exploring the power of the elements, and the weakening of the wizard bloodline seems to be temporarily masked by this new power system.

However, beneath this torrent of change, an even more ancient and mysterious force is quietly awakening.

During the final stage of the coronation ceremony, the atmosphere in the entire venue reached an unprecedented climax.

Amidst the intense anticipation of the crowd, two legendary artifacts—the Silver Moon Pendant and the Book of Eclipse—were slowly placed in the center of the ceremonial platform.

These two divine artifacts, one containing the blessing of the moon goddess and the other recording the mysteries of the world, seem to foreshadow some ineffable destiny when they meet.

At that very moment, two completely different forces of law erupted from the artifact, colliding violently in the air as if to tear this space apart.

As the collision intensified, a tiny black hole singularity suddenly formed between the artifacts, greedily devouring everything around it, including light and sound.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden turn of events.

However, David appeared unusually calm.

He knew that this was a sign of the fusion of the two great artifacts, and the result he had long awaited.

Without hesitation, he activated the elemental power within his body and recorded all the bloodline codes he had devoured throughout his life into the black hole singularity.

With the injection of bloodline coding, the black hole singularity began to undergo subtle changes.

It no longer greedily devoured everything around it, but began to emit a soft and mysterious light.

At the same time, a dynamic star map began to automatically appear on the cover of the Book of Eclipse. Each point of light in the star map represented a bloodline code, and they intertwined to form a complex and beautiful pattern.

At that very moment, an unprecedented power erupted from the black hole singularity, instantly sweeping across the entire venue and causing all the experts above the fifth rank to feel a profound shock to their very souls.

To their surprise, they discovered that their souls seemed to have been granted a kind of annotation privilege, enabling them to perceive the existence and essence of that new power.

The awakening of this power shook the entire continent.

People began to realize that a brand new era was about to begin, and that new force would become the master of this era.

However, no one can explain the nature and source of this force.

In the aftermath of the coronation ceremony, people talked about the appearance of that mysterious force.

For David, he knew that this power was not just his personal achievement, but a turning point in the fate of the entire continent.

He secretly vowed to use this power to bring true peace and prosperity to the mainland.

Meanwhile, Cynthia was also closely monitoring the movements of this new force.

She realized that the old bloodline data in the Bloodline Civilization Museum might have some kind of strange connection with this new power.

(End of this chapter)