Chapter 896 – The Root of the Cataclysm

　　At the bottom of the deep sea, the corpse of that volcano-like huge beast trembled slightly.

　　In the center of the hideous face hidden in the murky seawater, a single eye as huge as a Ferris wheel slightly opened a scarlet slit, and tumbling seawater spewed out from its mouth, clearing all the seawater from its stomach.

　　It slowly floated up from the bottom of the deep sea, like a submarine that had been enlarged countless times, slowly and noiselessly following the ocean currents and advancing in a certain direction.

　　”Does stopping this lead mean that we can stop that havoc?”

　　In the stomach of the giant beast, Lin Qiye once again asked.

　　Since the revival of this giant beast would be the trigger for the creation of a certain cataclysm, did that mean that by stopping this giant beast, the cataclysm could be stopped?

　　Merlin moved his gaze away from the giant beast’s body, his eyes were deep and profound, he shook his head slightly, “Whether or not to stop this giant beast is meaningless, the root cause of the holocaust is not here, if the problem cannot be solved from the root, it will still be empty in the end.”

　　Merlin’s words were so confusing to Lin Qiye that he found himself unable to keep up with Merlin’s thoughts.

　　”Lord Merlin, are you foreseeing something?” Lin Qiye couldn’t help but ask as he looked at Merlin’s star-scarred twinkling eyes.

　　As the originator of prophecy, Merlin was able to peer into the trajectory of destiny; the past, the present, and the future couldn’t escape those eyes of his.

　　”The trajectory of destiny, I’ve already seen seven or eight of them, and I pretty much know the beginning and end of things.” Merlin stretched out his hand and pointed to the [Eagle Duck] that was inserted in the stomach wall in the distance, “But the owner of this blade changed the timeline, making fate disturbed as well, and there are still some key parts that I can’t see clearly right now ……

　　Therefore, I intend to personally go to the place that is the root of all this, and take a walk.”

　　”The root of the havoc?” Lin Qiye asked suspiciously, “Where is it?”

　　”The destination of this giant beast is where the root of this havoc lies.” Mei Lin paused, turned his head to look at Lin Qiye, and spoke with a smile, “Your Excellency Seven Nights, you’re also going along with me.”

　　”Me?”

　　”When His Excellency Nix was discharged from the hospital, he left you a Darkness Origin as a gift, but unfortunately, the Origin represents the source of the Laws, and a person can only have a maximum of one Origin, so I can’t give you a second one …… so I’ve prepared another gift for you.”

　　”What gift?” Lin Qiye’s eyes lit up.

　　This wasn’t a New Year’s red packet, Lin Qiye wouldn’t push back, after all, a random handful of gifts from these gods would be a huge boost to his strength, Niux’s gift directly gave him the qualifications to become a god, so he thought that the gift Merlin had prepared for him wouldn’t be too bad either.

　　”Wait until we get to the Land of Roots, and you’ll know.” Merlin smiled mysteriously.

　　Lin Qiye nodded as if he remembered something and looked down at the unconscious Jia Lan in his arms, “What about her?”

　　”She ……”

　　Mei Lin’s gaze landed on Jia Lan’s body, and he was suddenly startled, those deep eyes narrowed slightly, and a star trail crossed his pupils, as if he was peering into something …… His brows furrowed tighter and tighter, as if he was somewhat puzzled.

　　”What’s wrong? Lord Mei Lin?” Lin Qiye noticed Merlin’s abnormality and asked suspiciously.

　　”It’s nothing ……” Merlin pondered for a moment, but still answered, “She …… will follow us as well. ”

　　”Good.”

　　Merlin glanced at the stomach wall above his head, sat down in place without panicking, and spoke:

　　”There should still be quite a bit of time until we reach the Land of Roots, before that, let’s take care of another matter.”

　　Lin Qiye froze, “What matter?”

　　Merlin smiled, stretched out his hand, and pointed at himself, and

　　”My last ability, you haven’t drawn it yet.”

　　The Asylum of the Gods.

　　Clad in a white coat, Lin Qiye stood alone in the center of the courtyard, looking at the carousel panel floating in the void in front of him, and took a deep breath.

　　”Lord Merlin, how should I draw?”

　　”Because you’ve already drawn an Origin on Nyx’s body, that last 1% of the area on my panel is already in an undrawable state.” Merlin’s voice echoed lazily in his ears, “But all the other abilities, they are extractable, so tell me directly which one you fancy.”

　　Like Nyx, Merlin was able to see all the panels in this sickbay after his healing progress reached 95%, naturally including his own ability carousel.

　　When he said this, Mei Lin was breezy on the surface, but in fact, blood had already begun to drip inside.

　　He could already foresee that after Lin Qiye selected a certain ability, he’d have to start repeating the extraction process again and again with time regression magic just like he did when he first drew the Black Night Origin, and a large chunk of his already few hair would fall out again.

　　But who made this the last time Lin Qiye pumped his ability?

　　He had stepped in to help when Niux was discharged before, and now that it was his turn to be discharged, he couldn’t just stand by and watch, could he? Wasn’t this a slap in his own face?

　　The good thing was that without any surprises, this should be the last time he helped Lin Qiye cheat.

　　Lin Qiye fixed his eyes towards that roulette wheel, and just as Merlin said, that mysterious black area had disappeared from the wheel.

　　”Fire Magic Proficiency, Thunder Magic Proficiency, Space Magic Proficiency, Eye of Wisdom, Abyssal Magic Proficiency, Prophecy, Astrology ……” Lin Qiye’s eyes swept over the reels and fell into deep thought.

　　In the past, when he extracted abilities, he had always flicked the dial with his eyes closed, and what he could draw was completely at the mercy of the heavens, and this was the first time that he had the qualification to pick abilities on his own.

　　Praise the God of Magic!

　　Being able to pick your own abilities is indeed very cool, but in the same way, Lin Qiye also began to get entangled …… Which one should he pick?

　　After pondering alone for a long time, Lin Qiye still raised his head and asked, “Lord Merlin, which one do you think I should pick?”

　　Outside the hospital, a smirk surfaced on the face of Mei Lin who was sitting opposite Lin Qiye.

　　This kid …… is still quite smart, huh?

　　Since he didn’t know what to choose, he simply asked Merlin directly, anyway, all these abilities are his, which one is the best and most useful, Merlin’s heart is the most clear, not to mention that he can also predict the future trajectory of destiny, the choice that he helps Lin Qiye to make is naturally the most suitable.

　　Mei Lin opened his mouth and slowly reported the name of an ability.

　　Lin Qiye’s gaze landed somewhere on the carousel and his eyes instantly lit up.

　　”This one it is then.” Lin Qiye made his choice.

　　He began to flick the dial, and as the pointer spun rapidly, Mei Lin sighed and a heart clenched ……

　　After this wave, how much hair he would have left would be left to fate.