Warlock Apprentice

As they conversed, Sharley’s brows suddenly furrowed.

Even though they were communicating through the Mind Ribbon, their attention was always focused on Sharley and Toby. Therefore, the moment Sharley’s expression changed, they immediately caught it.

Greya: ”What’s going on?”

Angel remained silent for a moment. After carefully observing Sharley and Toby’s condition, he spoke slowly: ”The hardest moment has arrived.”

Greya didn’t understand Angel’s meaning at first, but when she saw black mist gradually seeping from Toby’s body, she immediately realized: ”The seal is loosening, and the negative emotions are surging?!”

Angel nodded: ”It is likely that Toby is currently going through an incredibly difficult phase, perhaps already engulfed in a torrent of resentment in the dream...”

Greya hurriedly asked: ”Will something happen to Toby in the dream?”

”It depends on whether Sharley can suppress it. If she can hold down the rising emotions in the real world and maintain the seal’s stability, then even if Toby is killed by the Extreme Resentment Thoughts in the dream, it will only be a dream.” Angel paused, his gaze growing somber: ”However, if Sharley fails to suppress it and the Extreme Resentment Thoughts in the real world break through the seal and merge with those in the dream, then Toby’s death in the dream will be permanent.”

Angel stared intently at the Magical Energy Array: ”Now it all depends on whether Sharley can hold it back.”

As the black mist around Toby thickened, even from outside the Magical Energy Array, Greya could feel the oppressive emotions of jealousy, rage, and madness. She turned her head: ”It seems like it can’t be suppressed?”

Angel could see it as well, but instead of panicking, he signaled Greya to keep watching.

Inside the Magical Energy Array, sweat began to bead on Sharley’s forehead. She could feel the deep-seated malice within Toby surging outward uncontrollably, no matter how hard she tried to block it.

In such dire circumstances, Sharley didn’t hesitate. She took out the Demon Flower Sprite Demon Bloodstone that Angel had given her earlier from her pocket and quickly moved to one corner of the Destiny’s Boiling Tune.

The magic pattern at this corner was an odd oval with irregular three-dimensional markings inside. Even Sharley could recognize this particular part of the magic pattern—it represented—

The Activation Point!

Standing here, one could activate the corresponding effects of the Destiny’s Boiling Tune by consuming the required materials.

Once in position, Sharley decisively crushed the Demon Flower Sprite Demon Bloodstone in her hand.

This was a mid-quality Demon Bloodstone, enough to fuel one activation of the Destiny’s Boiling Tune.

As Sharley moved, the bloodstone turned to powder, falling onto the Activation Point.

At that moment, the entire Magical Energy Array seemed to come alive, trembling intensely. The Activation Point opened like a giant, ravenous maw, greedily absorbing the falling powder.

A flash of blood-red light flared briefly.

As the bloodstone powder completely dissipated, a dramatic transformation occurred almost instantly in the space above the Magical Energy Array.

Previously, the entire spatial area of the array was shrouded in darkness. Even if it was bright daylight outside, it felt like endless night here.

But now, countless points of light appeared overhead, as if a galaxy of stars had spilled across the vast void. These light points combined to form a peculiar pattern—the very pattern that had been within the Demon Flower Sprite Demon Bloodstone. When this pattern suspended itself like an inverted starry river above, Sharley felt the rhythmic thrum within her chest intensify.

Her talent for emotional manipulation surged wildly in that instant.

In just a few seconds, Sharley felt her talent increase by more than double, and it was still visibly climbing.

Without waiting to examine the changes in her abilities, Sharley immediately converted her talent into a functional skill and cast it on Toby.

Previously, Sharley had felt as if the malice within Toby was an unstoppable flood, impossible to dam up with her strength. But now, that flood seemed, in her eyes, like a mere trickling stream.

Without even using half her power, Sharley suppressed all the malice emanating from Toby.

The black mist that had been escaping moments earlier vanished completely.

Toby, who had appeared to be in critical condition, returned to a state of calm.

As Toby’s chest rose and fell steadily, Greya and Angel exchanged glances and both let out a sigh of relief.

Greya: ”Toby’s condition should be stable now, right?”

”It should be stable.” Angel’s expression remained composed, but the fleeting trace of joy in his eyes betrayed the calm facade. Inside, he was far more relieved than he appeared.

Truthfully, when Sharley crushed the Demon Flower Sprite Demon Bloodstone, Angel’s heart had been in his throat. He couldn’t be completely certain that the Destiny’s Boiling Tune would amplify Sharley’s abilities, or even if it did, whether it would be effective for Toby.

And so, in that critical moment, Angel was even more anxious than Greya. He had already prepared the Dream Entering Technique model in his Mind Space, ready to forcefully bring Toby out of the House of the Heart in the Wilderness of Dreams at any second.

But now, Angel’s tense nerves finally relaxed.

However, Angel dared not let down his guard entirely. The current situation simply meant that his plan had not yet failed and that everything was still on track. It did not guarantee ultimate success.

He still had no idea what Toby had gone through within the House of the Heart. If the surge of negative emotions thus far was merely an appetizer, then when the main course arrived, it was likely that the Extreme Resentment Thoughts would strike the seal with even more ferocity. At that time, it would once again depend on whether Sharley could suppress it.

Angel watched the situation inside the Magical Energy Array anxiously, alternating his attention between Sharley and Toby, fearing any unexpected incident.

On the other side, Greya also remained silent. Although she didn’t know the exact experimental process, Angel’s current attitude made it clear that if this experiment succeeded, Toby might truly overcome this tribulation. As long as Toby could endure, Greya wouldn’t mind whatever Angel might be hiding from her.

For now, Greya quietly awaited the outcome.

”I hope everything takes a turn for the better.”

Perhaps Greya’s prayers had some effect—over the next ten minutes, occasional wisps of black mist escaped from Toby’s body, but each time, they were successfully suppressed by Sharley. Moreover, judging by Sharley’s demeanor, she seemed at ease and handling it effortlessly.

Ten minutes later, Sharley shifted her focus away from Toby for the first time and looked toward the edge of the Magical Energy Array.

Although Sharley couldn’t see what was happening outside due to the array, she knew Angel and Greya were undoubtedly waiting there.

”My Lord, the malice within Toby has begun to recede, returning to its usual levels without any further surges.”

When these words reached Angel, a flicker of immense joy flashed in his eyes.

Because, to Angel, the implication behind these words was clear—

Toby had already emerged from the House of the Heart!

Only by leaving the House of the Heart could Toby’s emotional fluctuations truly return to normal!

It meant that Toby had successfully completed a trial in the House of the Heart. Regardless of whether the process was good or bad, Toby had genuinely faced the Extreme Resentment Thoughts head-on this time!

Greya also understood the deeper meaning behind Sharley’s words. She turned to Angel, her expression tinged with excitement: ”Does this mean your plan has succeeded?”

Angel did not give Greya a definitive answer. Instead, he quickly said: ”I’m going into the dream to check on Toby’s condition.”