Chapter 689: Totems and the Confrontation Caused by the Spatial Rift

“Totem?”

I spoke to myself, somewhat unsure.

After confirming again, it indeed had no effect.

This type of existence, even when attempting to condense it using the method of runes, produced no feedback of any kind.

But... this pattern truly existed upon the two abilities of Self-awakened Body Cultivation and Self-generating Magic Power, as if this pattern were the genuine link that connected these two abilities...

And the ritual that originally linked the two still existed, but this pattern was superimposed upon it.

I cautiously tried to touch it with my Mental Power, but it seemed to have little effect.

But when I "touched" it using the perception channel of Self-awakened Body Cultivation, this pattern reacted.

But this reaction scared me immensely!

Because this pattern was like a predator buried deep beneath the sea, exposing only its head, and upon perceiving my contact, it suddenly transformed!

It changed into a pitch-black, serpentine trajectory, heading towards my perception!

It should be noted that the perception channels of Self-awakened Body Cultivation were nothing more than the Five Senses Enhancement, along with my current Heart Sense and Time Sense.

And the so-called "touch" was actually an act of perceptive contact.

At this moment, I was so frightened by this power that I quickly backed away, even leaping up entirely, leaving the roof of the hotel.

Everyone was startled by my sudden, unannounced action, as this was the first time they had seen me look so panicked.

And the reason I was so flustered was because... the dark, serpentine trajectory the pattern carried was a Spatial Rift!

I would absolutely not mistake that aura!

I had encountered Spatial Rifts many times.

After all, I had dealt with them twice when perfecting the Grand Spellbooks.

After possessing the power of the Domain, I also had means to handle this thing, but that didn't mean I wasn't afraid of it!

This thing was something that even Transcendent Witches had to retreat from, and more crucially, the place where this thing originated... was my soul life essence.

If I had been careless, I might have genuinely been finished.

After all, I didn't know if a Spatial Rift could tear my soul, but there was a ninety-nine percent chance it could.

So, a moment ago, I was just one step away from true death.

If not for Time Sense making me react and quickly dodge, I wouldn't know what to do now.

I looked at the pattern that had detached from my body, but it was still fiercely chasing me, as if it would catch up and enter my body the next moment.

Therefore, I had no choice but to deploy my Domain, using the Domain to carry my Body Cultivation perception channels.

As I deployed this Domain, all the Power of Knowledge Domain Order within my Domain transformed into the five senses, with the knowledge power of the five senses' "iconography" exhibiting a slightly chilling posture.

But my action—deploying the Domain—was like knocking over a barrel of gasoline, and the pattern dragging the serpentine Spatial Rift was like a spark, completely "igniting" my entire Domain!

I looked at my maneuver, which was like "adding fuel to the fire," feeling somewhat confused and shocked.

I didn't even have time to worry that I had left the obscuring line of sight of the rooftop, as the terrifying pressure from the Spatial Rift radiated from above the Sixth Sanctuary.

Countless people below the Sanctuary, seeing the anomaly in the sky, stopped their steps, their pupils reflecting a fear of the unknown.

But I felt something was wrong amidst this anomaly.

My inner fear stemmed from the fear of the unknown, but the Domain bought me more reaction time, although... it also made the situation worse.

This was because I found that the tearing of the Spatial Rift was not as severe as the mode of direct opening by the Grand Spellbooks.

The Spatial Rifts opened by these patterns were narrow like cracks and were quickly squeezed back into a serpentine shape by the Void, rapidly tearing and healing.

Moreover, the Spatial Rift was not the direct product of this incident, but a "by-product" brought on by the pattern's spread.

To understand what these things were, the enhancement of my Time Sense on my reaction speed was pushed to the limit, all to gain time to react.

To quickly understand why all this was happening and how to solve this trouble.

As I observed, I became increasingly certain that this seemed to be the so-called "Totem"!

This was because it itself had no value for replication, and its value lay in its existence.

Actually, I was not opposed to the Totem trying to contact my Self-awakened Body Cultivation power.

I should even actively try to see what would happen.

But the Spatial Rift it brought along was simply too deadly...

And within the deployed Domain, I frantically suppressed the genesis of this Spatial Rift.

Back when the Grand Spellbooks were accommodating the Spatial Rift, I used this method to guide the Spatial Rift.

Now, it was just practicing old skills.

And within my Domain Order, it wasn't just the power of Body Cultivation now, but also the power of the two Grand Spellbooks.

However, I found that these Spatial Rifts could not be utilized by these two Grand Spellbooks.

What a pity...

But with the added order of the Grand Spellbooks, the Domain visibly suppressed the Spatial Rift. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

But it must be noted that it was only suppression, not elimination.

I could only wait for it to naturally "heal."

And as these Totems, which I had identified, caused trouble within my Domain, I noticed that many very strange patterns, different from runes, appeared in my Domain.

“This is... the Totem?”

I somewhat uncertainly materialized a manifestation of the Power of Knowledge that gathered my Body Cultivation power.

I found that my Power of Knowledge had already been "stained" with this Totem.

It was like the most primitive engraving, or a pattern carved out of stone piece by piece.

These patterns seemed to have no meaning.

They were neither a rune framework nor a ritual structure, yet the patterns themselves possessed a power that could not be underestimated.

But I still didn't know how to use it.

As for why I knew of the existence of this power... because when I fully committed my Floating World-level Spirit Vision to "understand" it, I felt as if I had returned to the time when I was an infant, seeing everything as an incomprehensible mass of information!

I finally understood why the Academy Head said that even True Time, which was my Spirit Vision, couldn't help in learning Totems.

This was because the Totem itself was an incomprehensible power.

Floating World-level Spirit Vision only acquired more information that I couldn't understand.

It wasn't a systematic power and thus couldn't be cognitively understood.

Therefore... if one wanted to utilize it, one had to personally experience and feel the concrete existence of this power.

All utilization of it was built upon a "brand new cognition" of my process of recognition and feedback!

No wonder the threshold for learning Totems was so high.

If one couldn't contact a Totem, one had no qualification to learn it.

Moreover, this power couldn't be obtained through cultivation, nor could it be replicated.

“You... are you Yang Yuehan?”

“What are you doing in our Sixth Sanctuary? Are you trying to disrupt our order here!”

Just as I was immersed in the contemplation of the Totem's power, I was interrupted by an external voice.

At this moment, I noticed that several figures were also flying outside my deployed Domain.

They didn't dare to enter my Domain, because the "pressure" brought by the minute Spatial Rifts within my Domain made them lack the courage to enter.

“Everyone, move away. My power is out of control. If you don't want to die, leave immediately, and also evacuate the crowds below who are looking for death.”

I merely glanced at them indifferently.

Seeing that they were primarily Beast Academy personnel, I offered no further explanation.

Demanding an explanation from me?

Why should I explain?

Under my guidance, a Spatial Rift suddenly tore open at the edge of my Domain, and the terrifying pressure and irresistible Void power instantly ripped a few of the people who had shouted at me first.

Fortunately, they ran quickly, but the one who was left with only half a body let out a scream and fell from the sky.

And the immortality that the senior student was so proud of was completely unable to self-recover from this partial loss of flesh and blood, even with the lingering aftermath of the Spatial Rift's influence.

This was because the attack had affected his life essence.

No matter how much his life level manifested physical immortality, he couldn't repair this kind of subtractive injury.

And I only showed a slight surprise before my expression returned to normal.

Sure enough, the Spatial Rift was an existence that even some Transcendent Witches had to avoid.

This made me even more certain that my caution back then was correct.

Otherwise, at that moment... I might have truly died.

A complete death, with no soul left behind.

Of course, not necessarily.

After all, my soul essence still had the ultimate return to the Soul Dream State.

Could a Spatial Rift open the Dream State as well?

I didn't know.

But it was very easy for me to escape: cut off the limb to save the life.

Just sever this connection.

The reason I was so flustered earlier was that I was a bit too "greedy" and didn't want to miss this opportunity.

This was the potential to cognize the Totem!

If I missed this opportunity, the promise Academy Head Mei made during the vacation might not even let me understand what a Totem truly was.

And seeing the fate of the injured person, the individuals who were preparing to come up and demand an explanation from me all subconsciously backed away from my location.

They were all figures roughly equivalent to Teaching Assistants from various academies and didn't want to take this risk.

This power was simply too bizarre!

Until another figure arrived here.

Mentor Enala!

The Resurrection Mentor stationed in Ninglan New City!

And with the arrival of this figure, many other figures also quickly arrived at the scene in this short period of time.

These figures were all the "Transcendent" individuals who were currently staying in the Expansion Realm.

Including a large number of avatars from the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree laboratory, and also... mentors from other Transcendent Academies.

“The trace of the Spatial Rift is this vast?”

“It's Little Han.”

“I don't know why, but seeing that it's Little Han, I don't feel any surprise.”

At this moment, high above the Sixth Sanctuary, with me at the center, the two groups suddenly became hostile.

The two sides in the confrontation were the Witch Academy on one side, and on the other... all the mobilized mentor avatars from the other Transcendent Academies.

Although these avatars had no power... they could serve as Teleportation Markers at any time, allowing their main bodies to arrive here!

It should be noted that there was no Great Weakening Spell here in the Expansion Realm!

“Enala, as the Resurrection Mentor stationed in Ninglan New City in the Expansion Realm, your presence here is against the rules, isn't it?”

At this moment, the side of the Transcendent Academies took the lead in launching an accusation.

“Is the Witch's Contract you signed just a piece of waste paper!”

“I'm just an avatar coming to watch the excitement.”

Enala showed no sign of fear, even seeming leisurely.

The sheer scale of the event above the Sixth Sanctuary at this moment instantly terrified all the students present!

They simply couldn't understand why their mentors would suddenly come here, just to drive away the Teaching Assistant Yang Yuehan?

The display was a bit too grand, wasn't it...

These students simply couldn't comprehend how much the fluctuation of the Spatial Rift moved the heartstrings of these Transcendent beings!

Because any power that could trigger a Spatial Rift was certainly not simple, and the most intuitive one was... the Grand Spellbook!

Therefore, their arrival now required them to understand exactly what had happened.

All the Witches' methods were concealed, and now that one had been exposed, they had to figure out the situation.

After all, knowing the underlying principle allowed for targeted countermeasures.

Truly unsolvable power could not exist.

Otherwise, the Primal Witch wouldn't be perpetually guarding the Witch World's Great Library; she would be wandering the entire Void!

No one wanted to see that outcome.

So, after this fierce probing from both sides, they pointed the finger at me, because they found that I was the one who triggered the Spatial Rift.

Perceiving closely, I was merely a Lesser Witch who wasn't even Transcendent yet!

But looking closely... it was the person they all remembered, the Teaching Assistant Lesser Witch named Yang Yuehan!

“No matter what, she recklessly caused trouble here at the Sixth Sanctuary and must give an account today!”

“An account? Do you want a roll of tape instead? What qualification do you have to demand an account from someone of our Witch Academy!”

At this moment, the Witch Sisters standing at the forefront immediately retorted!

A witch standing nearby who was stirring up trouble even really threw a roll of tape over.

“Your Witch Academy is so arrogant. If all of us join forces, you might not be able to wipe us all out.”

“Don't forget there's no Great Weakening Spell here.”

Another person added, seemingly to boost the momentum.

They were currently provoking the Witches, trying to make them lose their temper.

After all, everyone was constrained by the Witch's Contract.

Who couldn't talk tough?

“Then come on, I'm standing right here. Try to hit me.”

But clearly, no one present was a fool.

“Witches, our request is very simple. This is just a misunderstanding. If the matter is explained clearly, we should all disperse. After all, the Spatial Rift is simply too dangerous, and we are also very curious if this student, who is not even a Transcendent, is researching some forbidden power that endangers the safety of the Main World.”

At this moment, the Holy Angel side once again came forward as a mediator.

There was no need for powerhouses to waste too much time.

The time being delayed here only encouraged some people to create trouble for the other side.

And they were trying to understand what exactly happened.

After all, they weren't blind.

It was just that many people couldn't understand.

They could only see that the person involved had deployed a Domain, and within the Domain, Spatial Rifts were spreading!

Many of them were also Saint Stage Transcendent beings with Domains, and they didn't remember the existence of something like a Spatial Rift Domain within a Domain.

Of course, they also neglected one thing: besides the "Spatial Rift Domain" that they didn't understand, there was also the miracle of a non-Transcendent shaping a Domain.

But clearly, they had already categorized this concept as an "anomaly" in their understanding.

Otherwise, expending energy on concepts they couldn't understand would be a pointless internal struggle.

“It's okay, Little Han. Ignore them. With us here, they can't deal with you.”

At this moment, a few Witch Sisters also came to my side.

They were all the quietly working Witch Mentors from the laboratory.

And they stepped into my Domain without any power, which showed their confidence.

“It's fine. If I explain the matter clearly, this farce can stop. I don't mind telling them.”

After all, I was very clear that the Totem was truly unstealable and unobtainable.

Unless... they killed me and allowed me and the Totem to be destroyed together.

“There's no need. If they can't see what it is, that's their lack of discernment.”

At this moment, the Witch Mentor closest to me spoke, her gaze subtly telling me not to speak.

She might have already figured out what this was.

“Alright...”

I turned sideways and saw a familiar figure in the crowd behind me.

It was Big Sis Bai.

At this moment, I immediately changed my mind about compromising.

Although they were all powerless avatars, their arrival gave me a tremendous sense of security.

The Totem... was not an ability that couldn't be exposed.

But given the other experiments I was preparing to conduct with it, such as the planned Incubation Rebirth or even the Self-generating Magic Power shaping technique, if I had to expose one to get rid of their trouble, I would definitely only reveal two words: "Totem."

But clearly, at this extremely special moment, these Witch Sisters seemed to be teaching me another lesson: Witches don't compromise at crucial moments.

Just like how I scolded the Beast Academy Teaching Assistant—oh, they don't call them Teaching Assistants in the Beast Academy; they should be called "Little Beast Kings"—who came to find trouble earlier.

But I also didn't need to give them a single word of explanation!