Chapter 298: The Queen of Shadows
As his body finished evolving, Owen’s consciousness began to revive. Under the influence of the golden seed, he quickly adapted to the changes in his body without a hint of awkwardness. It was incredibly smooth.
When the golden seed disappeared, Owen was fully awake. The first thing he noticed was the change in his body, and then he saw the guardian spirit standing behind him.
Owen didn’t care much about the changes in his body; it was just an optimization of his life form.
As long as he had enough Progress Value, or as long as he was willing, he could change not only his appearance but also his gender and race. However, he was afraid that once he crossed the line, he wouldn’t be able to stop. Owen didn’t dare to let himself go completely. After all, it was good enough to be a plug; if he changed into a power strip and got used to it, he would be truly hopeless.
The main reason was that Owen wasn’t confident in his own moral principles and bottom line. He wasn’t a man of strong will. If he was truly addicted to it, it would be hopeless to expect him to come to his senses.
Apart from the changes in his body, Owen was more concerned about his guardian spirit. He didn’t expect it could actually intimidate the other party.
The Ancient Sage was summoned by Owen through the Patronus Charm, so it could be said to be his soul projection or the light of his heart.
However, the original guardian spirit that Owen summoned at the beginning was simply unbearable to look at. It was only after he exchanged for the seed of the Golden Tree that it changed.
Owen’s power system was too chaotic and mixed. Although he had accumulated an astonishing amount, he had never been able to unify it, resulting in a wide range but a lack of depth.
However, with the seed of the Golden Tree, which could serve as the core, his scattered system finally had a node of communication, and thus gradually converged.
The Ancient Sage, as a projection of his heart, was just the beginning. The Demon Lord Aura that broke through the limitations was nothing. With the seed of the Golden Tree taking root and sprouting, Owen’s changes would only become more apparent.
And this was only a tiny part of the seed of the Golden Tree. A seed worth fifty Progress Value points wasn’t that simple.
The Golden Tree, originating from the Elden Ring, had incredible abilities such as absorbing essence, weaving laws, bestowing blessings, and responding to prayers. It could be said to be a special kind of god.
This was just the beginning. The Golden Tree also had the potential to grow into a World Tree. In theory, as long as it was fed enough essence and its laws were perfected, it could grow into a World Tree. Therefore, Owen planted it in the Domain. After it was slowly perfected, the Domain might have the potential to become a real world.
After standing up, Owen didn’t dismiss his guardian spirit. Instead, he looked at the young-looking female ghost with amusement. This was probably the Queen of Shadows of the Eternal Night Song, but the “shadow” in her title should probably be read as “young.”
Who would have thought that a demigod ghost would have the appearance of a young girl?
However, if one really treated her like a child, one would probably die without knowing how. Her age was estimated to be at least a thousand years.
Although the Queen of Shadows was a demigod, Owen wasn’t too afraid because his guardian spirit happened to be a natural counter to such spiritual beings. Even if he couldn’t defeat her, he still had the Domain as his trump card. Once it was deployed, ten Abyssal Demons would be waiting for her to demonstrate how to fight ten at once. The Dragon Mother would also be very happy to improve her diet.
In fact, the guardian spirit was enough. Although the current guardian spirit wasn’t in its complete state, what it had already displayed was enough to make the Queen of Shadows not dare to act rashly.
“Shall we talk?” Owen, with confidence and without a hint of panic, said with a smile.
Fighting and killing were only the last resort. Although it was the most direct method, it was usually only used when there was a significant difference in strength. When the two sides were truly evenly matched, few people were willing to fight because the chances of mutual destruction were too high.
Initially, the Queen of Shadows didn’t take Owen and Silvia seriously. Even though their battles outside the castle displayed destructive power beyond that of ordinary legends, it was still nothing to her as a demigod.
However, Owen’s guardian spirit made the Queen of Shadows redefine him. Furthermore, Silvia’s identity as a Witch was also the reason why the Queen of Shadows was willing to talk. In short, neither of them was easy to mess with. Even if she was a demigod, if they really fought, she might even risk capsizing.
The most important thing was that there was no need for direct conflict between the two sides, because the Queen of Shadows knew very well what they were here for, and it was beneficial to her as well.
“We can talk.” The Queen of Shadows nodded and returned the goodwill. She had lived for so long and was already tired of fighting. It was best not to fight if possible.
Owen was most interested in the origins of the Queen of Shadows and her companions. Four demigod-level undead, the world they came from must be terrifying.
In fact, it was indeed terrifying. The world the Queen of Shadows came from had an undead pantheon, which led to the spread of undead everywhere. Moreover, they were too powerful, leaving no room for the living. This forced the living in that world to adopt extreme measures of mutual destruction. Therefore, their world exploded. The remaining strong, regardless of whether they were undead or living, looked at each other with complicated expressions as they drifted into the endless void, waiting for fate to decide.
Although world fragments could serve as shelters in the void, they weren’t permanent. If they didn’t encounter other worlds, their remaining essence would gradually be exhausted, and then they would crumble bit by bit, eventually merging into the void.
The four demigods were lucky. The fragments they were in were very close to each other, so they painstakingly transferred the essence of the four fragments into one, eventually holding out until they encountered another world.
Because of the experiences in the previous world, the four demigod undead each had different thoughts. The Queen of Shadows only wanted to enjoy peace, the Skeleton King wanted to continue researching the mysteries of the undead, and the Zombie King was the simplest; he just wanted to find a comfortable place to sleep.
Only the Blood Prince suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and madly pursued strength, attempting to devour the other three and become the new God of the Undead.
The result was naturally that he was beaten up by the other three and then sealed away, guarded by the Queen of Shadows, who loved peace.
“He’s completely mad.” Speaking of this, the Queen of Shadows couldn’t help but sigh. A gust of deathly wind blew towards them. It felt truly stimulating. If Owen and Silvia weren’t extraordinary individuals, their souls would have been blown away.
“How mad is he?” Owen really didn’t know how a vampire could be mad.
“He, who was originally elegant and paid attention to his appearance, has turned himself into a complete monster.” The Queen of Shadows recalled the situation at that time and said with a complicated expression.
“That is to say, the Blood Prince actually succeeded in devouring part of the essence of you three.” Owen felt that things were a bit tricky.
Although blood clans were powerful, they weren’t invincible. However, if he acquired the characteristics of the other three types of undead, even if he wasn’t invincible, he couldn’t be dealt with as an ordinary Blood Clan demigod.
“Yes, and as time goes on, he will gradually absorb all the essence of the three of us, eventually turning into a monster that no one can predict.” The Queen of Shadows said somewhat helplessly.
They had discovered this early on and even tried to divide the Blood Prince, but it was useless. The Blood Prince was originally the strongest among them. Otherwise, even if they caught him off guard, it would be impossible to seize the essence of the three of them in one go. Now he was even more unreasonably strong. If they hadn’t taken action while the Blood Prince’s essence was in conflict and he was unable to resist, it wouldn’t have been so easy to seal him.
