55: Miracle Designated Gift

[Faint miracle power detected. Proceed with miracle bestowal?]

This unprecedented prompt suddenly appeared on the panel.

Harboring caution towards the wish-granting mechanism, and considering the situation of the two allies beside him...

Ronan did not want his companions to come into contact with unstable related content like he had.

Although Ash Leaf was carrying him step by step towards the cave entrance, each step left a pool of blood on the spot.

It was evident that her body was gradually nearing collapse.

In Ronan's eyes, a silver light cluster was floating above Ash Leaf's head.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this should be the 'faint miracle power' mentioned by the panel.

However, it was clear that generating this miracle power came at a cost.

Ash Leaf's miraculous ability to resist soul absorption and her sudden burst of strength to carry him away... it was obvious she had achieved this by consuming all her body's latent potential.

Although it was unknown if she could actually carry him out of the plaza.

But if she truly managed it, it might not be a good thing for her... Ash Leaf's body might collapse on the spot and die.

Looking at Ash Leaf's condition and Evil Axe lying on the ground behind him, his soul faintly leaving his body.

Ronan finally gritted his teeth and chose 'Yes'.

The next second.

His soul appeared on the Supreme Throne within the Temple Space, the boundless void above his head, the endless dimensional staircase beneath his feet.

He looked down, his gaze piercing through countless dimensions, landing on the flustered Ash Leaf below.

So it wasn't only 'Miracle Descent' that could pull people up to make wishes... At this moment, a faint cluster of silver light appeared above Ash Leaf's head.

She appeared extremely nervous and uneasy.

One moment she was carrying White Night, and the next, she found herself alone in this dim space. It was impossible not to be nervous.

Although she didn't know where she was, she could clearly feel,

A supremely great existence was casting its gaze upon her.

Yet, she didn't feel afraid because of it. Instead, she looked around, trying to find Ronan's figure.

Until a semi-transparent panel appeared before her eyes.

The panel was lined with many mysterious characters, but from Ash Leaf's perspective, it was written in the Grey Elf language she was most familiar with:

"Bestowed by the Supreme Existence, you have received a miracle."

"Oh supremely great existence, may I give this opportunity to someone else?" Ash Leaf asked, thinking of Ronan first.

However, she received no response.

Ash Leaf knew well that pies don't fall from the sky, so she asked again,

"Oh supremely great existence, what price must I pay?"

Still no response.

Ronan on the divine throne wanted to speak to her, but the endless dimensions separating them left him powerless.

He was now a pure high-dimensional observer.

The only way to interact with those below was to issue panels and thereby grant wishes.

With her inquiries unanswered and no way out found, Ash Leaf could only wait calmly, guessing what miracle she might receive.

At this moment, Ronan on the divine throne gazed at the silver light cluster above Ash Leaf's head, lost in thought.

He keenly noticed that the prompt on the panel before Ash Leaf didn't say 'make a wish,' but 'miracle.'

In other words, even though Ash Leaf was pulled here, she couldn't make a wish.

So what constituted a miracle?

As Ronan willed it, the silver light cluster above Ash Leaf's head traversed countless dimensions and appeared before him.

Simultaneously, a line of text automatically surfaced:

[Miracle Power: 9 units]

[Grantable Miracle Rank: Glimmer-Star]

[Currently Achievable Wish: Survival]

Seeing this, Ronan understood the difference between 'Miracle Bestowal' and 'Miracle Descent.'

Compared to the wish-granting mechanism of 'Miracle Descent,' 'Miracle Bestowal' was triggered by miracle power, with the wish content determined by the owner's most urgent current need.

Simply put, it was a designated wish.

In other words, based on how much miracle power you possess and among the wishes this power can grant, I have already determined the most suitable wish for you. Now I bestow this wish upon you.

This was 'Miracle Bestowal.'

It was even more unreasonable than the forced 'Miracle Descent.'

The great existence will bestow a miracle upon you, and you must accept it gratefully.

But in reality, 'Miracle Bestowal' had significant limitations.

The most important point was that the prerequisite for triggering 'Miracle Bestowal' was that the target must possess miracle power.

Simultaneously, the wish of 'Miracle Bestowal' was determined by the target's most urgent need.

If the other party's wish was too grand, but their miracle power was insufficient, the outcome was unpredictable.

In Ronan's view, nothing happening would likely be the best result in such a case.

Wishes possessed instability.

Directly bestowing a wish upon an enemy—Ronan would be thrilled if the wish became super distorted.

But for companions, the risk was simply too great.

However, the situation outside was already critical.

If no change was made, both Ash Leaf and Evil Axe might have their souls sucked away by the magic array... Therefore, Ronan decided to take a gamble.

Holding the silver light cluster in his hand, he crushed it in one go.

A prompt suddenly popped up on the panel before Ash Leaf:

"The great existence bestows upon you the 'Survival' miracle."

Just as Ash Leaf was about to say something, the scene before her suddenly shifted.

In a daze, she found herself back in the plaza.

Ronan was still on her back, which made her feel somewhat reassured.

Everything that had just happened felt like a fleeting dream.

Now back to her normal state, the original heavy burden returned, making her unable to even stand.

Her soul was becoming unstable, beginning to detach from her body.

Seeing this, Ronan was greatly alarmed.

Hadn't the miracle been bestowed?

Why was there no effect?

And at this moment.

The Second Young Master, resisting desperately, finally couldn't hold on any longer. Facing the increasingly strong pull of the illusory giant hand, he lost the stalemate.

In an instant, the illusory giant hand extracted a human-shaped soul from the Second Young Master's head.

Then the illusory giant hand quickly retracted, vanishing from Ronan's sight in a flash.

The Second Young Master's soul was also taken into the spatial wormhole.

At this moment, the wormhole's area was rapidly shrinking, as if it had exhausted its energy and was about to close.

Ronan looked up and happened to see the illusory face at the center of the magic array swallow the Second Young Master whole.

But suddenly, the illusory face roared in inexplicable fury.

It turned its head, looking towards Ronan's location.

In the entire plaza, only he and Ash Leaf showed signs of life.

Just before the spatial wormhole closed, a beam of light suddenly shot from the illusory face's mouth, heading straight for Ronan.

Ash Leaf noticed it first; this was clearly some unknown attack.

"Watch out!"

Using the last bit of strength in her body, she turned around, threw herself over Ronan, attempting to block the attack with her body.

Unfortunately, the beam of light passed straight through her body and struck Ronan.

Ronan suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest; the intangible attack spread to the soul level.

Then, it was immediately neutralized.

He finally experienced firsthand the importance of the divine spark guarding the soul.

This attack couldn't shake his soul, only leaving a strange mark on his chest.

In contrast, Ash Leaf lost consciousness, lying motionless on top of Ronan.

As the spatial wormhole disappeared, the powerful soul-sucking force of the original magic array also dissipated.

However, Ronan saw Ash Leaf's soul slowly separating from her body, eerily reminiscent of the moment before life fades away.

At that moment, a silver light of unknown origin instantly enveloped Ash Leaf's fragile soul.

The miracle had finally arrived!

Ronan's heart leaped with joy, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second,

Ash Leaf's soul, wrapped in the silver light, shot straight towards the distant body of the Second Young Master!