Xia Ai'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Is this a mutual attraction?
He was unwilling to part ways with the Gray Mist, and the Gray Mist apparently hadn't fully accepted the failure of the second wrong toss, still willing to provide some care?
"In any case, this is much more cost-effective than going crazy as a Parasite."
Xia Ai'er once again jumped back into the sea with Arrodes, heading towards the more remote deep sea. Before he could become a Sword God of Ten-Mile Slope and an Angel on Earth, he would never return to land.
"You previously said you knew the whereabouts of a Calamity Beyonder characteristic. Is that accurate?"
He asked while diving in the deep sea.
"Accurate. This Calamity Beyonder characteristic comes from an Elf Sub-God, but it was polluted by the underground, which is why the Elf King allowed it to be lost and did not retrieve it."
Arrodes shared the information it knew with Xia Ai'er. It had noticed this Beyonder characteristic because it was attracted by the underground aura.
"But you might also be polluted."
"You Elves should still have safe Calamity Beyonder characteristics, and I can also help you find other usable Angel Beyonder characteristics."
Arrodes wanted to help Xia Ai'er find other safer Beyonder characteristics, but it had not been born for long. The reason it was able to discover the whereabouts of this Beyonder characteristic was because it was more sensitive to the underground aura.
"I will consider the Elves' side."
"I need believers to advance to Sequence Three, and I am also willing to provide some protection for the Elves, but having an Angel Beyonder characteristic as a backup is always good."
Xia Ai'er found a place in the seabed where it intersected with the Spirit World, opened up a living area, and then cast a fervent gaze at Arrodes.
"Wh-What's wrong?"
Arrodes was a bit at a loss.
"Spectator Pathway, the Beyonder ability of virtual personalities, you should be aware of it, right?"
Xia Ai'er said with a smile.
If Arrodes hadn't seen Xia Ai'er tear apart the sea monster that originally occupied this place and roast its eight tentacles into skewers, it would have really thought its Elf friend was very gentle.
"I know…"
"You want me to help you separate a virtual personality?!"
Arrodes first agreed, then the entire mirror looked at Xia Ai'er in a daze. It couldn't do that, it had never even thought of such a thing.
"It's very simple."
"I'll teach you. Since you've been in contact with the Mirror World, you're not unfamiliar with the knowledge of Mirror People, right?"
"Right now, isn't there a 'Mirror Person' on your mirror surface?"
"Although I am not a Demoness, and this 'Mirror Person' is just a temporary projection, you are the great Arrodes. Any mirror can become a vessel for your descent. Your power, my spirituality and mental strength, together, can make my Mirror Person walk out from your mirror surface."
Xia Ai'er began to coax him patiently.
"Can this work?"
"It seems it really can?"
Arrodes simulated it according to the idea provided by Xia Ai'er and found that it seemed to be truly feasible.
"Xia Ai'er, did you also consume a Beyonder characteristic from the Reader Pathway?"
Arrodes asked curiously.
"That's not important. My wisdom doesn't need the Reader Pathway to prove it."
Xia Ai'er refused to answer the question.
"Then you did."
Arrodes drew a conclusion.
"Isn't it normal for Elves to eat a little more? We are not those white-furred monkeys on land; we don't lose control that easily."
Xia Ai'er shrugged. Which Elf only had one Pathway? The Elf Queen and the God of Luck, these two also consumed quite a few Beyonder characteristics from other Pathways.
"Alright, let's begin."
Xia Ai'er closed his eyes. A blurry human figure composed of lightning condensed in front of him. This lightning approached the magic mirror, and Arrodes tried to contain and absorb the lightning.
The lightning followed the patterns on the mirror surface, approaching the Elf's mirror projection. The Xia Ai'er in the mirror opened his eyes, and electricity flashed in his eyes. The projection in the mirror shattered, losing all spirituality.
It failed.
Xia Ai'er let out a soft snort, feeling uncomfortable from the loss of both his extended spirit and spirituality.
"Sorry, Xia Ai'er, I didn't use my power in time to stabilize your mirror projection."
Arrodes responded apologetically.
"It's okay. Succeeding on the first try would be abnormal."
"Our direction is correct. You are the most important. Only you can provide a safe shell for my outward-projected spirit."
Xia Ai'er didn't mind. His emotions were still stable, and he had already seen the hope of success.
It was basic for a Storm pathway Demigod to integrate their spirit into a sea area. He just needed to treat Arrodes as the sea now.
"Let's continue."
Xia Ai'er began to try again and again. After an unknown number of failures, he was finally able to stably preserve his spirit and spirituality on the "Magic Mirror" surface projection.
"Xia Ai'er" curiously observed the Mirror World. This was still the Mirror World sealed by Arrodes; otherwise, if it wandered around the Mirror World, it would quickly appear in another place, right?
"Xia Ai'er, although we succeeded, if your main body is too far from my main body, your Mirror Person will still revert to a normal projection."
Arrodes reminded the "Xia Ai'er" in the Mirror World.
It also used its own power to give this 'Mirror Person' a blessing, allowing the 'Mirror Person' to collect and view information and images it was interested in through its power in the Spirit World.
"I know."
"Of course I know."
The "Xia Ai'er" outside the mirror slowly said, "I am not a Marauder, a Seer Pathway Demigod; I cannot split myself."
"But that doesn't mean I'm powerless."
He looked up at the sky. Even the crimson moonlight could not illuminate the gloom of the deep sea. He sang softly:
"The moonlit evening, the river wrinkles with autumn waves,"
"A boat full of clear dreams pressing against the starry river."
"But there are nightingales, their sad songs unknown to anyone."
...
"I know the green mountains play the river,"
"I only know the green mountains know the river's joy,"
"Playing the zither for people, no one knows my joy."
...
Xia Ai'er recorded "Know Me" into his mirror projection. A smile curled at the corner of his mouth, his singing melodious. Using Arrodes's power, like making a charm, he preserved the Demigod's song.
Arrodes listened quietly. Its silver mirror surface reflected the free and unrestrained Elf. When the singing stopped, the Elf in the mirror seemed to be full of 'power'. It meditated, activating the charm, communicating with the Gray Mist. A crimson light flashed, and the projection in the mirror blurred, first disappearing, then re-reflecting a normal projection.
"It seems… it succeeded?"
Xia Ai'er blinked at the magic mirror.
"It seems… it succeeded."
A blinking emoji appeared on the mirror surface.
The Gray Mist space really doesn't mind him being forced onto the Storm pathway?
Xia Ai'er didn't know how much Arrodes's help contributed to this success, but being able to maintain some connection with the Gray Mist was a victory.