Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 737 Wishing Candles

Beth initiated a city-wide sacrifice.

But things didn't go as smoothly as Dean Pound had hoped.

Beth was forced to initiate the sacrifice prematurely.

Time moves forward.

Before Thor had left the inverted tree, Char had already arrived in the core space of the tree due to its unique spatial properties.

Beth noticed Char's presence the moment he entered.

"You actually came back on your own. I thought you wouldn't show up until the very last moment."

His voice was hoarse and devoid of any emotion.

If Char hadn't been fully aware that he had completely offended Beth, he probably would have thought she was genuinely calm.

Char still looks human, but his body is faintly glowing.

The light illuminated the entire heart of the tree.

It also illuminated Bestana at the very bottom.

She lay naked on a suspended, hollow magic circle.

The naked Bestana is not truly naked, because she now only has a few patches of fair skin left on her cheeks, neck, and limbs; the rest of her body has turned into a dense thicket of roots.

The roots number in the thousands, bending and hanging like ribbons on a spinning machine.

The roots also have just as many tiny hairs.

It appears to be a product combining the characteristics of human skin with tree roots.

He indicated to Bestana that she could sense Char's arrival without seeing him.

Char was also aware of this.

He knew even better that Bestana controlled every spirit in the upside-down tree through these hairy roots.

When they are not needed, spirits will remain still according to their predetermined design, or act in a single, repetitive manner.

But when Bestana needs them, those spirits can become deadly weapons at any time.

They are utterly loyal to their masters and relentlessly fight to the death against their enemies.

Until their spiritual energy was completely exhausted.

Char understood this all too well, which is why he risked his soul's destruction to steal the tree seed.

He did not tell him that the Thor tree seed was inside him.

Firstly, this was his only leverage against Bestana. With this tree seed, Bestana would be wary of him destroying it if he were pushed to the limit.

Secondly, Xia Ya is not yet able to remove the tree seed from his body, because he cannot truly control it.

However, if Char can truly defeat Bestana, who is currently hampered in her actions, he wouldn't mind fulfilling his deal with Thor and handing over the tree seed to her.

"Bestana, I'm back. I know you're in a very bad state right now, and even if you force the sacrifice, there's a high chance of failure. So I've come back. If you give me a promise, I'll return the tree seed to you, which will increase your chances of success."

For some reason, when Xia was saying these words, he suddenly thought of Thor, with whom he had made a deal before, and his facial expression unconsciously imitated Thor's actions and demeanor.

Bestana was indeed very weak, and she knew that Char knew this, so she didn't try to hide it.

What kind of promise do you need?

Char straightened his chest. "I want to become an inverted branch of the tree like Pound. After that, I can serve you, but you must set me free when I can live independently."

"Okay, come here. After I remove the tree seed from your body, I will give you a branch to live on."

Bestana's decisiveness made Char hesitate.

"Why is this not quite what I expected?"

Despite his unease, Char had no way out.

He flew towards Bestana like a warrior ready to die.

The dense roots spontaneously parted to both sides, making way for Char.

Char continued flying forward. "I don't trust you. I need to sign a magical contract. We're both in spirit form right now, but I have a contract here that can be signed without magic."

As Xia spoke, a candle suddenly appeared in his palm.

This candle is entirely white and unremarkable, just like the white wax commonly used by ordinary nobles.

The candle lit itself as soon as it was taken out, and the flame was steady; it was unclear what it was burning.

Bestana, who hadn't paid much attention before, also became focused.

A magical artifact that can be preserved in a spirit is definitely not simple.

Two roots suddenly coiled rapidly toward Xia, as if trying to snatch the candle from his hand.

Xia quickly shouted, "Don't move, or I'll leave immediately..."

But before he could finish speaking, his attention was completely drawn to the roots that were attacking him. Suddenly, a man with a full black beard appeared behind him, grabbed Xia from behind, and bit him on the shoulder.

Char immediately realized that Bestana had no intention of making a deal with him and had already prepared an ambush behind her.

Just as he was about to break free from the person behind him, he found himself experiencing a tingling sensation in his shoulder.

The numbness quickly spread up his shoulder, and Xia immediately felt his consciousness begin to dull.

He turned his head with difficulty and finally saw the man behind him.

Char had never seen this man in the upside-down tree.

His face was covered with a thick beard, and in the areas where he didn't have a beard, his skin was completely ulcerated.

I don't know how someone could let their soul become like this.

The man who ambushed Char was none other than Wilde's soul, which Bestana had brought to the Tree Heart Space.

Although he was very dissatisfied that Bestana had extracted his soul without warning, he was powerless to resist now that things had come to this point, so he could only do what Bestana asked and help her subdue Char.

When he bit Char's shoulder, he fully activated his spiritual body, allowing the spiritual fluctuations to be transmitted into Char's spiritual body.

At the same time, it also transmitted the spiritual pollution lurking within his spirit.

As expected, Char, who had just come into contact with the spirit's corruption, was subdued by this domineering corruption. For a time, he could do nothing but desperately resist the corruption that had entered his spirit body.

Wilde immediately escorted Char back to Bestana at the center of space.

"Hurry up, the elves' corruption is powerful, but it's not entirely unstoppable."

Char was brought to Bestana's side, his eyes still filled with terror.

However, just as the two were less than three meters apart and Bestana had begun scanning Char's spirit, Char, who had been struggling in a daze, suddenly blew a breath onto the white candle in his hand.

Because his face was numb, Char's breath was very weak.

Logically speaking, such airflow would hardly be able to shake the flame.

Char simply blew on it so gently that the steadily burning white candle suddenly went out.

Then the candle in Char's hand disappeared and transformed into a transparent crystal bottle in the next second.

The crystal bottle contained the same transparent liquid, which looked just like ordinary spring water.

Before anyone else could react, Char's fingers gently removed the cork from the crystal bottle.

Immediately, a sweet aroma wafted out.

Just as Xia Ya smelled this scent, the numbness in his body quickly subsided.

It was as if they had encountered some kind of nemesis.

The most shocked person was Oscar Wilde behind him.

Because he also smelled the scent of the spring water that had suddenly appeared in the bottle.

The pollution from the elves that had plagued him for years was so easily dispelled by this sweet scent!

Oscar Wilde immediately became excited, and without regard for Bestana standing right next to him, blurted out, "What's that bottle of water?"

Xia didn't speak, but instead pressed his hand against Wilde's face. A flash of light, and Wilde was instantly teleported outside the Tree Heart Space.

Char could not kill Wilde immediately, but with the heart of the tree, he could throw this unexpected place away first.

After dealing with Wilde, Char immediately rushed towards Bestana, now holding a white tooth sealed in gray amber.

Bestana, completely oblivious to the harmless fangs in Char's hand, stared intently at the crystal bottle in his other hand, and suddenly screamed like a madwoman, "Wishing candle! You were just holding a wishing candle! That legendary cursed object is in your hands!"

(End of this chapter)