The Oracle Paths

Chapter 1114 I Swear I Didnʼt Do It On Purpose

Arriving in front of the designated annex a moment later, however, Jake reconsidered, deciding to revise his definition of recklessness.

The building seemed welcoming at first glance, even luxurious, as one might expect from a place used to receive diplomatic envoys from various kingdoms and vassal nations of the Radiant Conclave. The problem was, it was entirely made of wood.

And not just any wood: Anthaceʼs wood. If Jake hadnʼt scanned the city with his mental sense upon arriving, he would have suspected the Titan tree had sprouted this spacious residence in a hurry just to trap him.

The problem remained the same, though. As arrogant and confident as he was in his own power, his power had not yet gone to his head to the point of intentionally entering a domain controlled by the enemy. Maybe he was overestimating the enemy and just being paranoid, but he didnʼt want to give them any chance.

As the two female envoys dashingly stepped into the building, the door opening like a plant valve to accommodate their large size, Jake came to a halt.

”Is there a problem?” Lady Lyria inquired tactfully, noticing he wasnʼt entering.

”Iʼm not going into a Titanʼs body. The negotiations will have to take place elsewhere.”

The two women exchanged a confused look before coming to a realization. The Archive Keeper, supposed to be in charge of negotiations, was somewhat disconcerted, not used to this kind of protocol.

”Ah! Of course! Where were our heads?” Lady Faye took over from her socially awkward colleague and immediately corrected course by leading them to another construction in the neighboring street.

A minute later, a traditional three-story white stone building appeared in their view. It was undoubtedly the villa of an significant dignitary, but it was currently unoccupied for some reason.

What Jake didnʼt know was that it was the property of one of the many immensely wealthy Lifemancers whose sudden death he had caused a few days earlier. In such a short time, all the estates left without an owner had not yet been sold.

”A bit austere and monochrome for decor, but itʼll do,” Jake conceded with appreciation before noticing the front door.

It was of normal shape and dimension, but was made of tempered steel as if it led to a vault. It might seem absurd, but Jake figured it wasnʼt so strange for a noble to use metal for a sense of privacy if the only alternative was the wood of a Titan tree capable of establishing a close psychic connection with the countless artifacts and furnishings made from its own growths.

However, it quickly became apparent that the issue was not the composition of the door, but its size. Its dimensions, suited for a human of two to three meters at most, were not even sufficient to accommodate the two young women. As physically perfect as they were, with such Life Lumyst cultivation, they both measured a little over five meters.

Wondering how they intended to enter the building, Jake was nevertheless transfixed in place when he suddenly saw their appearances shrink noiselessly to comfortably pass through the door without risking a bump. They now measured just the standard size of a top model on Earth.

Such an ability wasnʼt so rare, with Jake himself also able to compress his body to a certain extent. The reason he was so shaken was something else: The method used was different.

In fact, it was far superior to his!

With his Cosmic Sight constantly activated, he hadnʼt missed what had happened, and he had clearly seen how their cells had deflated as their biomass converted into a strange variation of Life Lumyst. This Lumyst then went to lodge in a certain area of their heart, or in other words, their Lumyst Core.

Interestingly, Jake also noticed that the two women didnʼt have just one Lumyst Core, but several. Each seemed to have a different attribute, occupying different organs so that their incompatible natures didnʼt conflict.

The heart contained two of these Lumyst Cores, the densest. The first, by far the brightest, contained the same hybrid Life Lumyst contained in the atmosphere and Lumyst River while the second contained only a massive amount of lifeforce. It was this one they had used to store their biomass after converting it into Life Lumyst.