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The blue glow of the Teleportation Circle flickered in the hurricane, while Luna clutched the scorching Astral Sphere Core in her arms, her ice-crystal lashes damp with the remnants of unfulfilled dreams.
Three meters away, her elder brother suddenly groaned. The gold leaf on the Wheelchair Armrest, engraved with the Thorned Rose Rune, was visibly peeling away—an inscription made by their Father on his eighteenth birthday, a Guardian Spell.
"Brother's Magic Circuit is reversing!" Luna saw it clearly with her infant's chaotic gaze. The silver-white magical energy that should have nourished his Meridian was now entangled around his atrophied Twin Legs like a Spider Web.
She suddenly recalled a note torn from the Original by readers: what Leonard had planted in Eldest Son was not a Guardian Spell at all, but a Soul Devouring Thorn that would consume the Magic Core.
A small hand in the swaddling cloth suddenly slapped against the Ice Crystal Star Track, and seven Ice Spikes flew towards the Wheelchair in response.
Aelia, who was reinforcing the Teleportation Circle with Elemental Crystals, turned abruptly to see those Ice Spikes accurately piercing the rune Groove on the Wheelchair Armrest, freezing the spreading Dark Red Patterns.
"Mother... look at Luna's eyes!" Brother's pale fingertip trembled as he pointed at the infant, whose pupils now shimmered with the unique azure glow of a Thousand-Year Ice Soul.
This was a precursor to Great Mage level Elemental Resonance. Aelia's staff tip suddenly stirred without wind, swirling a vortex of fine snow around the child.
Luna seized this fleeting Resonance and inscribed Ancient Elvish in the snow with her Astral Sphere Core: "Brother's legs are not rebounding; Father replaced the Guardian Spell with a Soul Devouring Thorn." She intentionally let the Ice Spike burn out Leonard's exclusive Xiao Ying Totem on the Wheelchair Armrest, as black smoke rose to reveal the Coordinates of Outer Chamber Manor.
"So that’s why Father suddenly secluded himself to study Ancient Spell Text three years ago..." Brother's knuckles turned white as he gripped tightly; suddenly, cracks resembling Spider Webs and Ice Cracks erupted from the Wheelchair Armrest.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna tossed the Astral Sphere Core into the air. Within the Ice Blue Light Barrier appeared Leonard's Last Night, where he had concealed soul-devouring seeds within runes.
As the image played of an Outsider Woman cradling her Pregnant Belly while receiving a Curse Grimoire, Aelia's staff erupted with ten ice spikes.
The hurricane shifted direction abruptly; Second Brother’s Contract Beast let out a mournful cry that pierced through the barrier.
The Yunwen Leopard, which should have been entirely snow-white, now had black mist seeping from its Left Eye. Its claws were uncontrollably reaching for its master’s throat—just as it had been cursed by a close friend in the Original with "Blood Pact Reversal."
Luna kicked her legs anxiously in her swaddling cloth. The Ice Crystal Star Track suddenly disassembled and reformed into a Star Map Cipher only decipherable by those of elven Bloodline.
Aelia’s Emerald Earrings sensed the energy of the Star Map and burned a Warning mark into her neck: "Luna is saying that Second Brother's Contract has been altered into a Sacrificial Spell!"
"It’s impossible!"
Andrei is my sworn brother..." Before Second Brother could finish his sentence, the Contract Beast suddenly spat out a blood-stained token—the very Family Heirloom that my dear friend claimed to have lost a month ago.
Taking advantage of the moment, Luna used the Astral Sphere Core to refract the morning light, projecting fragments of Andrei conspiring with Leonard's Concubine onto the Ice Barrier.
When Leonard's Last Night froze on the Fingertip of Andrei's Soul-Eater Tattoo, Second Brother's Xuanbing Bracers suddenly shattered.
Luna immediately shot the last three Ice Spikes at Contract Beast Mei Xin, and with the Purification Array hastily constructed by Aelia, the Astral Sphere Core erupted with a brilliance akin to dawn breaking.
The black mist condensed into a Blood Curse within the Pupil of the Contract Beast, marking it as the same symbol found in Leonard's Study Room Secret Compartment within the Forbidden Techniques Codex.
"Father has even calculated your Pure World Bai Lian into his schemes." Eldest Brother suddenly sneered, controlling his Wheelchair to crush the ice crystals scattered on the ground.
Luna keenly noticed the direction of his remaining magical energy—the Silver White Light Spots were quietly seeping into Geomancy, converging towards a location deep within the Rift Valley that resonated with Leonard's Jian Qiao.
Just as Aelia was about to inquire about the Star Trail Pendant Fragment, a sharp sound of crystal shattering suddenly came from outside the Teleportation Circle.
Brother San held the Pendant Fragment, which erupted with a Dark Purple Arc, creating a strange Resonance with the Magic Pattern on his right arm.
The Astral Sphere Core in Luna's arms began to spin wildly, projecting onto the Ice Barrier an image of the Crown of the First Generation Fortress Master shattering, sending fragments of a Star Chart flying—one of its Remnant Pages bore patterns that perfectly overlapped with Brother San's Palm Magic Pattern.
The Ice Crystal Star Track suddenly exploded at Shan Na where the patterns completely overlapped, and Brother San's Palm Magic Pattern began Emerging with a Dark Golden Liuguang.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna caught a falling fragment of the Astrolabe and used her swaddling ribbon to draw a crooked Elven Rune on the Ice Surface—this was the "Talent Revelation Spell" recorded in the First Generation Fortress Lord's Journal.
"Third Young Master, be careful!" Qin Si exclaimed as he rushed over, just as the purple lightning emitted by the Pendant Fragment was absorbed by the Magic Pattern.
Brother San's right arm began Emerging with a Laurel Thorn Pattern identical to that of the Star Chart; those Dark Patterns he had regarded as curses were now swirling in dawn’s Red Glow, shimmering with a unique Mithril luster belonging to the First Generation Fortress Master.
Luna took this chance to wet her Fingertip and wrote on the Ice Surface: "The Magic Pattern is not a curse; it is an unfinished Bloodline Inheritance from the First Generation." The ice crystals suddenly reflected Leonard's Last Night from when he was twelve—a young boy excitedly rushing into Father's Study holding an Elemental Atlas, only to be deceived by Leonard into burning ancient texts under his "Talent Misalignment Theory."
"So that's what I've been..." Brother San trembled as he touched his right arm’s Magic Pattern; those lines that had once driven him to despair suddenly burst forth with Silver Light.
Luna tossed the Astral Sphere Core into the air, and from within the Ice Barrier emerged Leonard's Last Night from when the First Generation Fortress Master passed away: fragments of Crown shattered Star Trail Remnant Pages automatically flew towards Southeast, precisely in line with Brother San’s maternal ancestral home.
Aelia felt a sudden warmth radiating from the Emerald Earrings at her neck. She recited the Prophecy Poem that emerged on the surface of the gem: "Laurel Grows in the Mithril Tomb, Thorns Shall Break the Millennium Barrier." Before her words faded, Brother San's Magic Pattern detached from his skin, coalescing in mid-air into the Crown of the First Generation Fortress Master, Xu Ying.
The chaotic magical energy that had troubled him for years began to weave itself into a Startrail Chain that would repair the Teleportation Circle.
"Mother, look!" The Soul Devouring Thorn on Brother San's Wheelchair Armrest was suddenly suppressed by Crown Xu Ying, and the remaining magical energy in him ceased to flow deeper into the Rift Valley.
Seizing the opportunity, Luna drew the final line on the Ice Surface: "Brother San's Magic Pattern can repair the Fortress Master Barrier, but he needs to relearn the Star Track Framework Basics."
Brother San suddenly knelt on one knee, and the Light Chain formed by his Magic Pattern wrapped around the gap in the Teleportation Circle.
As the first complete Star Trail reignited, an ancient Calculation emerged densely from his right arm—an astrological deduction that had been lost with his maternal clan twenty years ago. "So this is what Father meant by letting me waste away..." he choked as he clutched the Pendant Fragment tightly. The Magic Fluctuation that once made him feel inferior now perfectly resonated with the ancient frequency of the Fortress Master Barrier.
A sound of shattering crystal echoed from the West Corridor as Qin Si stumbled into the range of the Teleportation Circle, her blood-stained Skirt trailing behind her.
The Blue Rose Hairpin in her hair suddenly oozed Dark Red Blue Blood Fern Juice—this was Aelia's specially crafted lie-detecting Magic Artifact.
"Madam!" Qin Si trembled as she raised a Memory Crystal. In Leonard's Last Night, Leonard was pressing a seal of Lord onto Leonard's Concubine's rounded belly. "This morning, an informant reported that woman is pregnant with Twinborn... The An Tai Yao used is your formula from when you had a miscarriage years ago."
Aelia's staff erupted with Bing Ling, instantly coating the Blood Rose Vines surrounding the Teleportation Circle with icicles.
Luna keenly noticed that Mother’s Wedding Ring on her left hand was fading—the Heart Oath Ring that could sense true intentions had completely darkened.
"He dares..." Aelia's Emerald Earrings suddenly exploded, and shards flew through the air, coalescing into a map Coordinate of Leonard meeting with Leonard's Concubine in secret.
Qin Si hurriedly presented an account book found in a Dark Compartment: "On Third Young Master Lucius’s Ailya's Birthday Rune day, Lord withdrew all Mithril to forge the Protective Barrier for the Outer Chamber."
Luna suddenly coughed violently, a baby's cry entwined with a Great Mage-level Magic Shockwave.
The Ice Crystal Star Track responded and reformed, projecting a scene from Leonard's study last night—he was weaving Aelia’s hair into a Curse Doll, while beneath its feet lay fragments of Four Children’s swaddling.
"Don't be afraid, Luna." Aelia's Lacrima froze into an Ice Blade at the moment of its fall, and her staff’s tip—the pure Bai Lian—suddenly stained with Blood Vein.
As Leonard appeared shrouded in black mist at the Entrance of the Teleportation Circle, the temperature in the entire space plummeted, and all floating ice crystals turned to aim at his heart.
"Dear, these tricks..." As the Xiao Ying Totem flickered to life, Aelia suddenly crushed the Wedding Ring.
The erupting Ice Storm stripped away much of his meticulously styled white hair, revealing the dark red Betrayer's Mark on his right scalp—a remnant of the Heart Oath Ring's backlash.
Brother San let out a muffled groan as the barrier he had just repaired was suddenly breached by an Unknown Power, tearing a gap in it.
Luna's Astral Sphere Core unexpectedly pointed towards the Rift Valley, where the Ice Barrier was drawing energy from the Defensive Formation of Outer Chamber Manor.
The offering sustaining the formation turned out to be Aelia's Fated Ice Soul, hidden deep within Geomancy.
"You actually used my Ice Spirit to nurture Leonard's Concubine!" Aelia's staff suddenly pierced Leonard's right shoulder, and the splattered Blood Pearl transformed into a Curse Beetle upon hitting the ground.
As Lord attempted to summon the Soul Devouring Thorn, his brother on the wheelchair, Crown Xu Ying, suddenly emitted a hum akin to Longyin from Leonard's Sword, scattering all of his Palm's Dark Red Patterns.
In the violent clash of magical forces, a Crystal Chandelier fell between father and son.
When the dust settled, the Star Chart in the center of the Teleportation Circle flipped upside down—alluding to an ancient curse awakening that was older than the Soul Devouring Thorn.
Luna's swaddled form stirred without wind, and the Astral Sphere Core reflected the slowly opening Third Eye on the First Generation Fortress Master's Crown.
Unbeknownst to everyone, a slender shadow swayed gently along with the reversing Star Trail at the corner of the corridor by the Crystal Wall.
The Bronze Owl Hawk Pendulum hanging beside the Family Portrait suddenly came to a halt, its stillness pointing directly towards the depths of Outer Chamber in Rift Valley.
Lucius leaned against a Crystal Pillar, feeling as if the Family Crest on his sword hilt was about to embed itself into his Palm.
Through fragments refracted by floating ice crystals, he saw his Father's right shoulder oozing Hei Xue that corroded the Starry Pattern on Peacock Stone Tiles—the Blessing Array he had designed for Mother’s Birthday Feast when he was ten years old.
"Third Young Master Lucius?" The servant holding a First Aid Kit was pushed back two steps by the sudden surge of sword energy emanating from him.
Lucius snapped back to reality and realized that Leonard's Sword had somehow unsheathed three inches, its blade reflecting an image of Mother covered in frost beside him.
He recalled that during Dong Lian at seven years old, Mother had used this sword to slice open the throat of a Snow Wolf lunging at him, warm blood splattering onto his eyelashes and crystallizing into Crimson Ice Pearls.
The Crystal Chandelier suddenly emitted a piercing sound, and within a shard of glass was preserved the image of last year's family banquet.
On Leonard's Last Night, Leonard was handing him the Enlightenment Grimoire, and the words on the Title Page now dripped with hypocrisy: "May my stars shine alongside yours." At that moment, Father’s right hand was stroking his head, but now it was coalescing with the Curse Beetle in the Teleportation Circle.
"Barrier Energy fluctuations are abnormal!" The butler's exclamation came from the Southeast Tower.
Lucius looked up to see that the Emerald Barrier, which Mother had built to protect him during his premature birth, was now being torn apart by energy being siphoned away towards the Outer Chamber, creating a Web-like Crack.
He suddenly recalled the Wisteria Scent wafting from Father's Study last night—the scent of Xunxiang, favored by Leonard's Concubine.
The maids hurried through the courtyard, their Skirts lifted as they rushed past. The Magic Fruit on the Gilded Plate was rapidly frosting over. "The kitchen says the refrigeration array is out of control..." The Elder Maid abruptly fell silent, staring at the crowd whispering around the Emerald Corridor Turn Corner—six Stewards kneeling before the Library of Hidden Books, holding a Gold Leaf Ledger. Above them floated a Blue Rose, singed by cursed flames; it was Mother's unique mark of interrogation.
Luna's cries suddenly pierced through the barrier, and frost on Lucius's sword shattered in response.
He saw his Sister in her swaddling blanket refracting moonlight with an Astral Sphere Core, an Ice Blue Beam precisely piercing through the crack in the barrier. The energy that had been drawn away by the Outer Chamber began to flow back like a reversing galaxy.
Mother's staff, stained with blood at its tip, suddenly blossomed and sent Leonard staggering back three steps into the Bronze Owl Hawk Pendulum.
"Father, be careful!" Lucius's body moved faster than his awareness; his sword energy severed the Pendulum that was about to crash down.
As Bronze collided with black Obsidian Ground, sparks flew, revealing the Serpent Pattern etched on the inner side of the Pendulum—identical to the seal on last month's "sympathy gift" box sent from the Outer Chamber.
Aelia's Ice Blue Eyes suddenly turned towards the Young Child. Her staff struck the Ground, creating Twelve Rays Ice Ring: "Lucius, go check the East Wing Geomancy seal." This command carried with it Yin Ling magic from the Ice Snow Nymph; his Family Ring in his right hand suddenly grew hot—a sign that the Bloodline Contract between Mother and Son was activating.
As he passed through a corridor adorned with Ancestral Portraits, Lucius noticed black mist seeping from the Image of the Seventh Lord of the Fortress.
The moment he reached out to touch the Frame, red light erupted from beneath the Peacock Stone Tiles like an alarm—the place should have connected to Mother's Fated Ice Soul, but now it surged with unfamiliar Dark Magic Power.
"Third Young Master, watch your step!" Qin Si called out as she flung her water sleeves to wrap around his ankle.
Lucius looked down to see his shadow bizarrely splitting into three strands, one of which slithered along a wall towards the nursery.
He decisively severed that shadow; as it broke apart, a Wisteria Scent wafted out, causing Qin Si's face to turn pale instantly.
A thunderous roar suddenly erupted from the direction of the banquet hall, causing the Crystal Chandelier and Remains to lift into the air. Under Luna's control of the Astrolabe, they formed a temporary Protective shield.
Lucius noticed his Mother's white hair frosting over at a visible speed, while Father's Palm's Soul Devouring Thorn began to consume the Light Spots generated by the repair of the barrier.
"Take Luna to the Spirit Vein Chamber." Aelia's voice echoed directly in his mind, a secret language between Mother and Son that was triggered only when Lucius fell ill as a child.
As he turned, he caught sight of Sister stuffing a piece of Ice Crystal Shard into her mouth. The shard reflected the scene from the Outer Chamber's basement, Leonard's Last Night, where two fetuses curled up within the Defensive Formation bore a striking resemblance to Father with their Xiao Ying Totem flickering between their brows.
When Lucius dashed through the last archway holding Luna, the infant suddenly grew quiet in his arms.
Her drool-covered fingertip pressed against his throbbing carotid artery, and a warm healing magic flowed through his blood, spreading throughout his body.
The Spirit Crystal Wall at Turn Corner glimmered slightly, reflecting the Star Trail swirling in Sister's Pupil, reminiscent of the ancient texts describing the "Eye of the Rift."
As Aelia rushed in with her frost-stained Skirt, an eerie silence fell over the commotion from the banquet hall.
Lucius felt Luna in his arms grow unexpectedly heavy. The Astral Sphere Core floated up on its own, guiding the infant's finger toward a flickering Light Spot on the Spirit Crystal Wall.
He stepped back with Awareness and realized that the arrangement of those Light Spots perfectly matched the random handprints Sister had made on the ice wall in the Nursery last night.
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