txolops 091. Dragon King's Five Lines
091. Dragon King's Five Lines
"Great Sage, these are freshly picked tea leaves."
The Dragon King of the East Sea carried a pot of tea and walked up to Sun Qiong.
Setting down his tea set, Ao Guang glanced at Sun Qiong.
At that moment, he was holding a thick ancient book in his hand, reading it intently.
"Is this person really Sun Wukong?"
The Dragon King of the East Sea scrutinized Sun Qiong, sensing that something was amiss.
But Sun Qiong is, after all, Sun Wukong's inner demon, so they are essentially one entity.
So no matter what Ao Guang thought, even if he used a demon-revealing mirror or something similar, what he saw was still a monkey.
Ao Guang simply stopped thinking about it. As long as Sun Qiong was staying in this place, nothing bad had happened.
"Great Sage, aren't you going back to Flower Fruit Mountain for a visit?"
Sun Qiong glanced at him.
He had no desire to return to Flower Fruit Mountain; those monkeys there were highly suspicious, and if he went back, he would most likely be sold off on the spot.
"Why go back? That place was burned to the ground by Erlang Shen, and you haven't even sent down a drop of rain."
Sun Qiong glanced at him, a half-smile playing on her lips.
Ao Guang felt a chill run down his spine from that glance, gave a dry laugh, and then explained:
"Great Sage, please don't misunderstand. It's not that I don't want to go, it's that I can't."
Sun Qiong stared at him coldly, without saying a word.
Seeing him like this, Ao Guang felt as if a section of his dragon tendons had been removed, and quickly explained:
"Great Sage, you are mistaken. If you want to obtain rainwater, you shouldn't be asking me."
Sun Qiong didn't really want to ask him what kind of rainwater he wanted.
Sun Qiong didn't actually have any particular thoughts about Huaguo Mountain.
For better or worse, there is absolutely no connection between Huaguo Mountain and Sun Qiong.
He is not Sun Wukong, nor does he have Sun Wukong's century-long memories. What kind of monkeys there are on Flower Fruit Mountain has nothing to do with him.
However, it's perfectly fine to use it to control the Dragon King right now:
"You are the Dragon King of the Four Seas, in charge of rain and abundance. If we don't ask you, who else should we ask?"
The Dragon King was startled.
He quickly looked up at the sky, not daring to let the people in Heaven know what he had said.
"Although I am in charge of rain, I dare not act on my own. I must obtain the Jade Emperor's decree, instructing him on the exact location, the exact number of feet and inches, the exact time of rising and falling, and the Three Officials must write the decree, and Taiyi must issue the document, so that the Thunder God, Lightning Goddess, Wind God, and Cloud Boy may be commanded. As the saying goes, a dragon cannot move without clouds."
Seeing his reaction, Sun Qiong understood the situation.
For the Heavenly Court, the Dragon King was the one who actually handled the affairs, but he also had the least power.
Without an order from heaven, even if the Dragon King had immense power, he wouldn't dare to do this.
The incident involving the Jing River Dragon King is still on the minds of all the Dragon Kings.
This pilgrimage was initiated by sacrificing the head of the Jing River Dragon King.
Sun Qiong said:
"I don't need wind, clouds, thunder, or lightning; I just need some rain to nourish the earth."
The Dragon King simply shook his head.
He wouldn't dare do such a thing unless ordered by the Heavenly Court; otherwise, he would never dare even if he were beaten to death.
"How can someone as timid as you be fit to be the Dragon King?"
Sun Qiong pointed at Ao Guang and shook her head.
Distracted by Sun Qiong, Ao Guang forgot his suspicions and could only laugh awkwardly.
Sun Qiong glanced at him, then continued to focus on the book in her hands.
There's nothing else of value in this Dragon Palace; those magical treasures are nothing to Sun Qiong.
The food and drink were also quite basic, since this was underwater after all.
However, the written books collected by the Dragon King over thousands of years were the only ones that truly satisfied Sun Qiong.
There are also many basic skills for cultivation here.
For Sun Qiong, what he lacks most right now is basic skills.
After all, Sun Qiong's cultivation relied on her own exploration or the assistance of the system from beginning to end.
Whether the system's assistance is flawed or not is unknown, but self-cultivation is mostly flawed.
Unlike Sun Wukong, he didn't have a master like Bodhi Patriarch.
As for Laozi, he doesn't seem to be planning to accept Sun Qiong either.
This is not hard to understand; no matter what, Sun Qiong's inner demons were enlightened by the Buddha.
Who knows what Buddha put inside Sun Qiong's body?
Unless Laozi personally refines Sun Qiong and then creates a new body for him.
Otherwise, Laozi would never have believed Sun Qiong.
As for Buddhism, Sun Qiong has essentially severed ties with the Buddhist community because of the incident involving the hunting of the Golden-Winged Garuda.
Of course, that's how it appears on the surface.
In reality, it depends on what the Buddha does.
"Let's solidify the foundation for now."
Sun Qiong sighed deeply.
He stayed underwater for almost a week.
During this time, however, he didn't hear a single word about advancing to the next round.
The Dragon Kings of the four great seas all felt the pain and were on high alert.
The appearance of Sun Wukong at this time was truly terrifying. Not only was the monkey terrifying, but the news he brought was also terrifying.
"Big brother, what exactly happened?"
Several dragon kings rushed over and found Ao Guang.
Looking at his three younger brothers, Ao Guang couldn't help but sigh and recounted Sun Qiong's story.
"So, what is this monkey looking for? And why did it come all the way here?"
The Dragon King of the West Sea frowned, his expression turning sour.
He knew from the first time he met Monkey that this guy was a troublemaker.
Now it seems that this was indeed the case.
Even the journey to the West couldn't calm him down.
"This matter should be more related to the heavens, but we haven't heard anything about it."
The Dragon King of the North Sea thought for a moment.
He didn't think this was a simple matter.
Since Sun Qiong was able to voluntarily leave the pilgrimage team and come to this place, it means that this matter is even more important than the pilgrimage itself.
Given that everyone, both in heaven and on earth, knows the pilgrimage project is very important, the way the monkey is doing this is rather interesting.
"What on earth could have made the monkey do this?"
The dragon kings discussed it amongst themselves, but they were all completely baffled.
No matter how you look at it, the monkey shouldn't have done that.
However, this monkey is ultimately in the East China Sea, and it seems to have little to do with the other three seas.
Just as they were thinking this, the Dragon King of the East Sea suddenly spoke:
"If he can't find it here, he might just go back to your place."
Upon hearing this, the other three dragon kings nodded without hesitation:
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated."
The group exchanged glances, and Sihai became increasingly nervous after this exchange.
However, the Four Dragon Kings also decided to ask the gods in heaven about this matter.
Ultimately, only celestial beings can determine the answers to matters of heaven.
With this in mind, the four dragon kings took to the sky at different times.
Sun Qiong had no idea what these dragon kings were up to.
But he could probably guess.
But it doesn't matter.
As long as the journey to the West continues, the Heavenly Court will not attack him.
Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to test the Buddha's attitude. If someone comes to deal with him next, it means that Buddhism has broken off relations.
Sun Qiong closed the Taoist and Buddhist scriptures in her hands and slowly closed her eyes.
The Eight-Nine Arcane Arts within his body began to operate spontaneously.
However, this time, under Sun Qiong's deliberate control, the movements of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts were very small and slow.
Sun Qiong's Eight-Nine Arcane Arts had already reached the Qi Refining stage.
This cultivation speed is quite fast. It only takes half an hour to complete one cycle of spiritual energy flow, which is much shorter than when I first started cultivating and it took a whole day for one cycle.
But this battle with the Golden-Winged Roc made him realize that his Qi cultivation was far from sufficient.
If one possesses the skill of refining one's spirit, dealing with the soul of the Golden-Winged Roc becomes very simple.
Moreover, if she could reach that stage, Sun Qiong felt that she could at least avoid being unable to move under the divine lightning.
As for fighting against divine lightning, that would require at least a quasi-saint level.
However, if one wants to ensure survival amidst the divine thunder and haze, perhaps even reaching the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm would be possible?
As the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts circulated within her body again and again, Sun Qiong could feel that with each repetition, her body seemed to become lighter and lighter.
However, this is only the first step.
What Sun Qiong needs to do next is to channel the energy of the body into her soul, rather than her physical body.
Once you can complete one cycle of the Heavenly Cycle, you've reached the Refining Spirit Realm.
Once you've developed your divine sense, you'll have truly entered the realm of Divine Refinement.
There is a long way to go.
Sun Qiong took a deep breath and continued her meditation with her eyes closed.
Recently, Sun Qiong has also brought out all the materials from the entire East Sea Dragon Palace.
Use these materials to craft the elixir you desire.
With these pills in hand, Sun Qiong quickly accelerated the flow of spiritual energy.
Soon, driven by the pills, the spiritual energy was gradually squeezed inward under Sun Qiong's control.
They tried to merge with the soul, but the soul was like a foreign object in the body, resisting these spiritual powers.
This feeling of self-confrontation made Sun Qiong's face turn pale and then red.
After an unknown amount of time, Sun Qiong slowly opened her eyes, her eyes filled with resentment.
Success was always just one step away, but no matter what she did, she couldn't get past that step, which gave Sun Qiong a headache.
"Refining the spirit, what exactly is going on with this divine sense?"
Sun Qiong fell into deep thought.
He always felt that he was missing something, but he had no idea what it was.
Since that's the case, we can only proceed cautiously, feeling our way across the river as we go.
Thinking this, Sun Qiong activated the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts once again.
Since it's impossible to reach the Golden Immortal realm for the time being, at least we need to cultivate our divine sense.
Sun Qiong repeatedly channeled the spiritual energy within her body, cleansing her soul.
This is extremely dangerous for a fragile soul.
However, Sun Qiong controlled every detail of her body, easily wielding her spiritual power and wandering on the edge of her soul.
Since we can't go straight to the depths of the soul, let's start from the edges and gradually penetrate.
This is Sun Qiong's idea.
However, it was through this thought that Sun Qiong saw her own soul.
However, unexpectedly, the soul inside Sun Qiong's body was different from his past appearance.
Although Sun Qiong mostly maintains his transformed human form, in this world, his true form is a stone monkey.
He also believed that his soul, after coming into this world, had been able to retain its original form.
As it turns out, it still looks like a monkey.
But at the same time, Sun Qiong was still able to see herself clearly.
"As expected, this proves that I have been reborn."
Sun Qiong gave a bitter smile and looked at her soul.
Just as Zhenyuan Daxian had said, a golden headband was indeed placed on Sun Qiong's soul.
However, now it seems that this is not like a golden headband that has been put on, but rather something that has grown out of the soul.
"That's ruthless."
That's why, even when Sun Wukong was in excruciating pain, he couldn't solve the problem of his head.
Even the Monkey King couldn't solve the problem of the soul.
"I wonder if Wukong, after becoming the Victorious Fighting Buddha, truly got rid of the golden headband, or if it's just hidden away?"
Sun Qiong hasn't yet figured out a good way to remove something that's grown inside her soul.
But when Sun Qiong tried to use her spiritual power to wash away the golden headband on her head, it had no effect whatsoever.
"It just didn't work."
Sun Qiong shook her head.
Giving up on dealing with this thing, Sun Qiong immersed her soul in spiritual power, gradually changing her soul.
As Sun Qiong did this, he could feel that the originally incompatible aspects were gradually changing.
"I see."
Sun Qiong opened her eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
He could feel his soul changing little by little.
"However, this process is very slow; it will take about half a year for changes to occur."
But Sun Qiong didn't have that many things to waste here, so while controlling the flow of spiritual energy, he stood up and looked at the Dragon King.
The Dragon King of the East Sea looked rather grim. He strode over to Sun Qiong:
"Great Sage, something has happened."
Upon hearing this, Sun Qiong's eyes lit up.
Something bad happened? Good thing something bad happened, that's exactly what he was waiting for.
Since Laozi said that there is something here that can help him advance to the Golden Immortal realm, then this place must have it.
Sun Qiong waited there for a while, but she wasn't in a hurry.
We've finally waited for this moment!
"Where are you? What's wrong?"
Sun Qiong stood up and asked the Dragon King.
The Dragon King stood before Sun Qiong, took a breath, and then spoke:
"Just last night, some strange things suddenly appeared in the depths of the East China Sea."
Ao Guang also seemed somewhat confused.
That's all he got from the mouths of the shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
Sun Qiong didn't understand what he was saying either.
However, he didn't care. Since such a change had occurred, there must be some reason for it.
"take me."
Ao Guang originally intended to entrust this matter to Sun Qiong.
After all, whatever they do, things that suddenly appear could be related to the gods in heaven.
Why not just hand things over to the monkeys? If we let the monkeys do it, we can push everything, good or bad, onto them.
"A secret realm? Or something else?"
Sun Qiong was unaware of the Dragon King's thoughts.
All he cared about was what was about to happen.
With this opportunity presented, Sun Qiong had no reason not to seize it.
"It's a bit far."
Ao Guang transformed into a dragon, and Sun Qiong grabbed his dragon whiskers.
Following the dragon's movements, the two swam towards the depths of the East China Sea.
This time, Ao Guang was very fast.
After about an hour, the two people who had been swimming downstream were gradually sinking into darkness.
Ao Guang stopped when even Sun Qiong's eyesight deteriorated to the point where he could no longer see things in the distance.
"The Great Sage is not far away."
Ao Guang's dragon claw pointed to the distance not far away.
A faint blue light shimmered in the deep sea.
Sun Qiong released her grip and swam towards the dark area.
Deep within, Sun Qiong used the Water-Avoiding Incantation, and the Five Elements Escape Technique came into play.
Riding the waves, we drifted into the depths of darkness.
In the dark depths of the sea, that blue light appeared particularly eerie.
Sun Qiong did not rush to approach, but instead hovered in the dark seawater, her eyes slightly narrowed, using her Heavenly Eye to concentrate on observing.
Even through the seawater, the Heavenly Eye can see clearly.
The blue light was not still, but was slowly wriggling, like some living thing breathing.
Every few breaths, the light would flicker slightly, and with each flicker, the surrounding darkness seemed to come alive, constantly twisting and contorting in all directions.
Sun Qiong sensed the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations.
The seawater here is very calm, so calm that it seems lifeless.
This is the depths of the ocean, the edge of the territory controlled by the Dragon Palace of the East Sea.
Logically speaking, such a place should have many aquatic creatures such as fish, shrimp, crabs, and clams. Even lower-level creatures without much intelligence should show some signs of activity.
But now, within a radius of several miles, not even the presence of half a living creature can be sensed.
"Great Sage, this is it."
Ao Guang transformed into human form and cautiously followed behind Sun Qiong, keeping his voice very low, as if afraid of disturbing something.
"Last night, a sea patrol yaksha reported that a strange light suddenly appeared here, and all the fish and shrimp in the surrounding area scattered and disappeared."
Sun Qiong didn't turn her head, but stared at the blue light carefully:
"Did you go closer to take a look?"
Ao Guang coughed lightly, his expression somewhat subtle.
How could he possibly have the guts to get involved in something like this?
The reason we didn't run far away is because of this guy Sun Qiong.
"We sent a squad of shrimp soldiers over, and the result was..."
"result?"
"As a result, those shrimp soldiers went in and never came out again. Those who went further in, disappeared without a trace."
The Dragon King of the East Sea swallowed a mouthful of dragon saliva.
Sun Qiong's lips curled up slightly.
There's definitely something wrong with this place.
"Want to come with me and take a look?"
These words startled the Dragon King of the East Sea.
Let him go?
That's impossible.
"Great Sage, you flatter me. How could my old bones dare to venture into such a place? It just so happens that you are here with me, so I thought I'd let you know."
"You were thinking of having me, Old Sun, pave the way for you."
Sun Qiong sneered, but did not refuse.
Ao Guangqian smiled and took two steps back.
Sun Qiong ignored the old dragon and turned her attention back to the blue light in the dark depths.
He was currently about three to five miles away from that blue light.
At this distance, the aura that can be sensed is very faint, but its presence is very strong.
Chaotic spiritual energy flowed in the water, as if something was constantly stirring the surrounding seawater, making it impossible for it to remain stable.
This was the first time Sun Qiong had encountered such a situation.
Sun Qiong observed for a while longer, then her brows furrowed slightly.
The spiritual energy fluctuations around the blue light were very chaotic, but there was no sign of spatial distortion or any kind of portal.
In other words, it is probably not the entrance to some kind of blessed land.
So what exactly is this thing?
Sun Qiong pondered for a moment, then reached into his ear and took out the golden cudgel. He weighed it in his hand and then took a step toward the direction of the blue light.
As you approach, a suction force emanates from the blue light.
"Great Sage, shall we make some more preparations?"
Ao Guang, who was quite a distance away, called out from behind.
Sun Qiong did not respond, but walked step by step into the seawater towards the blue light.
At a distance of about thirty to fifty meters, Sun Qiong could already feel the invisible power emanating from the blue light.
"This thing...it looks like a whirlpool?"
A vortex that can suck in anything that gets close.
However, Sun Qiong's physical body was already strong, and with the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts constantly in operation, plus the Water-Avoiding Technique at his disposal, he was already in a powerful position.
This level of impact is insignificant to him.
However, from this distance, he was able to see what it was clearly.
In the center of the blue light was a three-zhang-sized cavity.
"There are no fish or shrimp here; they must have all been sucked into this hole."
Sun Qiong squinted and strained her eyes to look.
This void is like a giant mouth, devouring everything around it.
"what?"
Just then, Sun Qiong suddenly noticed something that looked like writing around the hollow.
As she leaned closer, Sun Qiong resisted the suction while looking at the words on the ground.
After a long pause, Sun Qiong finally nodded.
"Hmm, I don't understand."
Sun Qiong hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Ao Guang.
Thinking that perhaps Ao Guang understood, after all, the Dragon King had lived for so long, he must still be of some use.
However, when he turned his head, there was not a dragon, not even a fish.
"This guy actually ran away?"
Sun Qiong's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Sun Qiong sensed the surrounding spiritual energy and made a decision.
Since we're already here, we can't just stop here.
Thinking of this, Sun Qiong plucked a hair, held it in her hand, and gently shook it.
The next moment, a monkey that looked exactly like Sun Qiong appeared in front of him.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Sun Qiong pointed to the Blue Hole.
The avatar nodded and swam towards the Blue Hole without hesitation.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the Blue Hole was quite large; the entrance alone could accommodate at least seven or eight people.
Such a cave entrance allows the external avatar to release the spell.
With a whoosh, the avatar outside his body was sucked in.
However, as she was being sucked in, Sun Qiong felt a portion of her magical power disappear instantly.
Is this void absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy?
Sun Qiong frowned and focused her attention on sensing the flow of spiritual energy around her.
Sure enough, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of several miles was slowly converging towards that void, as if being attracted by an invisible vortex.
All of this spiritual energy was naturally swallowed up by the void.
Even the spiritual power of Sun Qiong's avatar was partially drained.
Fortunately, it was managed to stay in place; otherwise, there would have been no way for Sun Qiong to see what was inside.
"It seems this place is somewhat mystical."
Sun Qiong's lips slowly curled up, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes.
Lao Jun was right; this place does indeed contain something that could help Sun Qiong advance to the Golden Immortal realm.
On the other side of this void lies another world.
No, that's not entirely accurate.
To be precise, the thing in this hollow should be a mature natural treasure, or some kind of precious object, placed in a blessed land that looks like a gourd.
I don't know why it appeared here, but it also has this crack, exposing it.
"It's all white inside?"
Using the eyes of his avatar, Sun Qiong could clearly see what was inside the blue hole.
A world of pure white.
This stuff must be fog.
"clairvoyance."
Sun Qiong saw through the fog at a glance and realized that this place seemed to have turned into a huge forest.
The forest stretched as far as the eye could see, utterly silent, as if devoid of any living creature.
But Sun Qiong found some fish and shrimp at her feet.
These are clearly the fish and shrimp that were in the sea just now, and now they are all here.
The state of those fish and shrimp was very strange.
Their bodies were intact, and they weren't even dead yet. Their gills opened and closed, and their tails occasionally twitched, but their eyes were empty, as if they had lost their souls.
Sun Qiong had her avatar squat down and reach out to touch the nearest sea fish.
The fish was disturbed and flipped over, but instead of fleeing in fright like a normal fish, it continued to lie there blankly, mechanically opening and closing its gill covers.
"His soul was taken away?"
Sun Qiong frowned.
The avatar took a few more steps forward, and all that it saw along the way was the same.
The fish, shrimp, crabs, and shellfish that had been sucked into the hollows were scattered throughout this white forest, all in the same state—their bodies intact, but their souls gone. That was interesting.
While controlling her avatar to continue exploring deeper, Sun Qiong pondered in her mind.
This hollow space devours fish and shrimp, but it doesn't kill their bodies; it only takes away their souls.
The power related to the soul is extremely dangerous for Sun Qiong at this moment.
His spiritual cultivation had only just begun when he was drawn into such a place; the odds were against him.
Fortunately, this is just an external avatar, so it doesn't matter if any problems arise.
However, Sun Qiong still has some questions in her mind.
Where did the souls of these fish and shrimp go?
What swallowed it?
My avatar traveled through the white forest for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and the surrounding area was still an endless forest.
He was planning to use his supernatural powers to fly into the sky.
However, when he kicked, he realized that his body felt like it was being weighed down by lead, and he was falling straight down.
"As expected, it can't fly."
Sun Qiong pondered for a moment, then switched to other supernatural abilities.
After being ordered around for a while, he finally realized what the problem was.
Although flying through the clouds is impossible, techniques like the Five Elements Escape Technique can still be used.
However, the height cannot exceed the height of the tree; if it does, even wind-based techniques will lose their effectiveness.
"Is there a height restriction?"
Sun Qiong shrugged.
Although there are some limitations, there are solutions.
"At worst, we'll just burn this place down."
With the power of the Six Ding Divine Fire.
These trees simply cannot survive.
It's estimated that it won't be long before everything in the entire Blue Hole will be engulfed by the Six Ding Divine Fire.
"No rush. If we use it to get things, we might burn down the opportunities here as well."
Sun Qiong quickened her pace and headed deeper into the forest.
Soon, the Five Elements Escape Technique took effect, allowing him to leap over the trees and arrive at the heart of the forest.
In the center of the forest was a clearing with few trees, except for a stone about ten feet square.
The stone was entirely black, with a smooth, mirror-like surface. It lay there quietly, forming a striking contrast with the surrounding white mist and pale blue halo.
Above that black stone, a bead the size of a fist floated.
The bead is translucent, with countless tiny points of light moving inside, like stars slowly rotating in the sky.
The pale blue halo emitted by the beads enveloped the entire open space, giving it a dreamlike feel.
"What is this?"
Sun Qiong's attention was completely drawn to the bead.
He could sense, through the perception transmitted back from his avatar, that the bead contained an extremely pure energy, purer than any spiritual energy he had ever encountered before.
Moreover, the nature of that energy is very strange; it's more like a composite of spiritual energy with attributes.
Sun Qiong had her avatar try to get closer to the bead.
But after taking only two steps, his avatar suddenly stopped.
It wasn't that she didn't want to continue, but Sun Qiong felt that the spiritual power in her avatar was draining away at an extremely fast rate, as if something was drawing magic power from her body.
Is it that bead?
wrong.
The bead absorbs the surrounding spiritual energy to nourish itself, but it also emits spiritual energy to nourish the tree.
This is a cycle, not a one-way absorption.
The stone beneath the bead was the one who did this.
The white mist began to condense at some point, turning into thin white threads as fine as hair, which wrapped around the ankles of the avatar and were drawing spiritual energy from its body.
"hiss!"
Sun Qiong controlled her avatar, trying to break free from the white threads.
But those threads were extremely tough, and the avatar struggled several times but could not break them.
Moreover, as the struggle continued, more white threads rose from the ground and began to wrap around the body of the avatar.
Sun Qiong made a decisive move, ordering her avatar to give up struggling. Instead, she concentrated all her magic power, took one last look at the bead, and then chose to self-destruct!
In that instant, Sun Qiong noticed some details she hadn't seen before.
Inside that light blue bead, besides the moving specks of light, there was something else.
It was an extremely fine golden thread, like a small snake, slowly swimming around the core of the bead.
What is this golden thread?
Is this the opportunity for advancement that Laozi mentioned?
What a strange place.
Boom!
With the self-destruction of the avatar, all of this came to an end.
It was a self-destruction at the True Immortal level, so the Blue Hole suffered a huge impact from the inside.
Sun Qiong, who was standing outside, could even see the blue light blazing brightly and expanding instantly.
Even the surrounding seawater experienced a momentary backflow.
"It seems I still have to go in myself."
An avatar is ultimately not the original body, so some magical treasures cannot be used, and with limited magical power, even powerful supernatural abilities are useless.
But with the opportunity right in front of her, Sun Qiong had no intention of giving up.
After calming down, he began to analyze everything he had just seen.
Everything his avatar saw in the white forest gave him enough information to judge how the void operated.
The suction force of the hollow comes from the stone beneath the bead.
That white forest wasn't an independent world, but rather more like a giant magic circle or seal. The white mist and the threads that could draw spiritual energy were all part of the magic circle, designed to protect the central bead.
Finally, and most importantly, the magic circle seemed incomplete.
As expected, the strong suction force must have destroyed the formation, causing even the outside world to be affected.
"This place must be a paradise on earth."
Thinking about this, Sun Qiong also began to wonder which powerful figure had created this thing here.
According to Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea.
The blue hole appeared suddenly, without any warning, and its appearance was extremely abrupt.
If all the fish and shrimp in this place hadn't been sucked away, almost no one would have been able to discover the anomaly so quickly.
Sun Qiong thought for a moment, then without hesitation, she entered the blue hole, where some of her spiritual energy was also drained.
There's no way to retreat to either side, so we might as well make a decisive move.
If all else fails, just burn this paradise down.
This place seems to have cracked quite a bit after the explosion.
The once lush forest was almost completely destroyed by that bomb.
But when Sun Qiong walked in, her face was filled with shock.
He saw that the blue light in the center of the forest, as if stimulated by something, expanded instantly, enveloping the previously destroyed forest.
If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad.
The problem is that as spiritual power increases, the surrounding trees seem to rewind time, repairing themselves at a visible speed and transforming back into a lush forest.
The explosion of the avatar was as if it had never existed!
Not only that, even the fish and shrimp that were caught in the explosion have recovered.
They remained completely oblivious, lying there with their eyes wide open and looking dazed.
"Something's definitely not right."
Sun Qiong squatted down and reached out to touch the nearest sea fish.
The moment the fingertip touched the fish's body, a strange change occurred.
As if stimulated by something, the fish suddenly sprang up, its entire body twisting at an incredible angle.
The fish's mouth was wide open, its eyes were cloudy white with no pupils, yet it was staring intently at Sun Qiong.
Snapped!
Sun Qiong slapped the fish into the mud. The fish twitched twice and then became completely still.
But at the very moment the fish died, an extremely faint force surged from its body and entered Sun Qiong's meridians through her fingers.
Is this power spiritual energy?
No, it's purer than spiritual energy, carrying an indescribable aura.
Sun Qiong focused her mind to sense it, but found that the power dissipated as soon as it entered her meridians, as if it had merged into her body.
At the same time, Sun Qiong also sensed it.
My body seems to have undergone some changes.
At least I feel closer to water now.
Monkeys are supposed to dislike water, but Sun Qiong now feels that she doesn't need to use the water-avoidance spell.
"interesting."
This forest is like a giant maze.
Without the Five Elements Escape Technique, Sun Qiong didn't know how long it would have taken to find the center of this forest.
This time, Sun Qiong did not use the Five Elements Escape Technique.
He planned to see what was so special about this forest.
The fallen leaves underfoot made a soft rustling sound.
This was the first sound Sun Qiong heard after entering the forest.
But then he realized something was wrong; the sound of the falling leaves didn't match his footsteps.
Swish!
The footsteps had stopped, but the falling leaves were still rustling.
Sun Qiong's pupils suddenly contracted. He looked down and saw that the brown fallen leaves were slowly wriggling, as if something was crawling under them.
Tiny bumps appeared on the surface of the fallen leaves, and these bumps kept moving, converging at the feet of the avatar.
"What is it?"
Sun Qiong was shocked. She jumped up, stood on the tree trunk and on the branches, staring intently at the fallen leaves.
The things beneath the fallen leaves seemed to sense the prey's escape; the bulges paused for a moment, then quickly dispersed and disappeared in all directions of the forest.
Sun Qiong squinted, trying hard to see what was underneath the fallen leaves.
"clairvoyance!"
Seeing that these things were about to escape, Sun Qiong used her Heavenly Eye to shift her gaze and try to catch the fallen leaves on the ground.
However, at that moment, streaks of white lines suddenly appeared from the corner.
Fortunately, Sun Qiong was alert to her surroundings and narrowly escaped.
When he regained his footing, the white lines disappeared as if they had blended into the surrounding white mist.
"What kind of creatures are kept here?"
After a moment's thought, Sun Qiong made a decision to continue exploring the area.
He leaped between tree trunks, trying to avoid touching the ground.
The branches and trunks of those trees were nothing unusual; they were incredibly sturdy, and they wouldn't budge when stepped on.
After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the scenery of the forest finally changed, and the fog thinned out.
What appeared before them was the stone that the avatar had just seen, along with the precious pearl on it.
"This is it!"
A glint flashed in Sun Qiong's eyes.
This time, however, Sun Qiong did not approach rashly.
The last time, it was the approach of an avatar that plunged Sun Qiong into a huge crisis.
The white thread wrapped around him, and he was unable to break free despite his physical limitations.
Most importantly, the white lines will drain the spiritual energy from her body. Once it's all drained, Sun Qiong will be unable to use her supernatural powers, making it even harder to break free.
Right now, we need to maintain our Heavenly Eye to see through the white mist.
As for the Six Ding Divine Fire, if it weren't for the fact that it could be released but not contained, Sun Qiong would have used it long ago.
Moreover, we don't even know what that thing we just encountered was.
Sun Qiong's eyes darted around, and he took out the Iron Pole Weapon of Will, holding it in his palm and waving it around.
When it revealed its true form, it had turned into a noose with a rope.
Sun Qiong planned to use a ring toss game to bring the pearl over.
Just as it was finished and was about to be thrown, the soil beneath the feet of the avatar suddenly exploded.
A dark shadow darted out of the soil with astonishing speed, heading straight for Sun Qiong's throat.
Sun Qiong reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side, the iron rod slipped from her hand and swept out horizontally.
boom!
The dark figure was struck by the golden cudgel, sent flying, and crashed heavily onto the open ground.
Sun Qiong then saw clearly what it was. It was a snow-white fish, about two fingers thick and over ten feet long.
Its teeth, sharp as spears, had been broken off by the iron bar, and dark green sap was flowing from the broken ends.
"What is this thing? It can move even without water?"
Sun Qiong stared at the fish in astonishment, gasping for breath.
This place is indeed strange, and these white fish are probably quite suspicious as well.
Before Sun Qiong could even catch her breath, the soil at her feet churned up again.
This time it wasn't just one, it was dozens.
Countless white fish burst from the soil at the edge of the open ground, like venomous snakes, attacking Sun Qiong from all directions.
They were incredibly fast, leaving trails of afterimages in the air, their teeth aimed at every vital point of the avatar.
Sun Qiong took a deep breath, leaped into the air, and the iron rod in her hand transformed into a golden light, sweeping across all directions.
Ding ding ding—
When the white fish collided with the iron rod, it produced a sound like metal striking metal.
These whitefish were harder than I had imagined; when an iron rod was struck on them, the impact made my arm go numb.
But Sun Qiong was a stone monkey with the supernatural power to move mountains and overturn seas, so naturally he smashed it to pieces with every hit.
Using the force of his leap, he twisted in mid-air, the iron rod drawing a perfect circle, sweeping away all the approaching white fish.
But as these white fish were defeated by Sun Qiong, they became increasingly frenzied.