HLnovel Chapter 1812 Did I ruin myself?
Chapter 1812 Did I ruin myself?
More than a hundred soul-devouring creatures roaming about, but that's not the most terrifying thing.
The most conspicuous among them was the "Mysterious Ice Fiend Soul," a five-headed creature whose size far surpassed that of its kind, whose aura had reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and whose body was entwined with deep blue ice flames.
They stand like loyal guardians, protecting the Cold Jade Core.
Almost everyone present held their breath, completely concealing their aura, for fear of disturbing this massive number of Soul Devourers.
Although they had already discovered the number of souls devoured here far exceeded that of the second level after entering the third level of the Moon God Platform.
However, with Ye Zhenjun leading the way, they managed to avoid large-scale head-on collisions as much as possible.
Some weaker Soul Devourers were easily dealt with.
Even with their considerable numbers, the sight before them made them uneasy.
"Are we really going to make a move?" Long Jihai asked nervously via telepathy.
The Dragon King licked his lips but said nothing.
Kuafu Chong and Fang Fengting remained silent.
Silence speaks volumes.
Who wouldn't want a Cold Jade Core?
Ye Zhenjun smiled and said, "The Cold Jade Core is not yet fully mature, but it is ready to be harvested."
However, as his gaze swept over the five Xuanbing Fiend Souls, his tone became serious:
"These five evil spirits were formed by the combination of the cold evil spirits of this place and fragments of the primordial spirits of powerful beings, and their intelligence is not high."
But they are incredibly fierce and skilled in freezing techniques.
The ancient sages of the Protoss who came in with me encountered this before, and they suffered a great loss at the time.
"If we are to retrieve the treasure today, we must work together quickly and decisively. Before alerting any larger entities that may be lurking deeper within, we must obtain the Cold Jade Core and leave immediately."
After saying that, he looked at Chen Wanli and the Dragon King: "Young friend Chen, Dragon King, you two will be the main attackers, responsible for restraining or even defeating those five evil spirits."
The two elders, Kuafu and Fangfeng, led their troops to clear out the surrounding miscellaneous creatures that devoured souls, preventing any interference.
I will provide support from the center, using talismans to weaken the evil spirit, and prepare to collect the Cold Jade Core. What do you say?
The arrangement seems reasonable, placing the strongest combat force at the forefront while occupying a seemingly supportive but actually crucial and safe position.
The Dragon King snorted in agreement, and dark golden scales began to shimmer faintly on his body.
Kuafu Chong and Fang Fengting also gripped their weapons tightly, their expressions solemn.
In terms of combat strength, although the Soul Devourer is difficult to kill, their strengths are roughly the same, and both are Nascent Soul cultivators with their own trump cards, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
Chen Wanli nodded casually; his mind was not on retrieving the treasure at all.
He could sense that the energy within Jin's body had reached its peak, and a breakthrough was just a matter of time!
However, now is the perfect time to retrieve the Cold Jade Core. With hundreds of Soul Devourers engaged in a chaotic battle, the commotion will be considerable!
Maybe it can cover up the commotion of breaking through to the Golden Body and get away with it!
"Attack!" Ye Zhenjun shouted, and first unleashed a blazing white evil spirit talisman, aiming directly at the nearest Xuanbing evil spirit.
The Dragon King roared and transformed into a golden light, rushing forward.
Kuafu roared, his giant feet shattering the ice, and he swung his giant weapons at the Soul Devouring Group.
Fang Fengting moved like the wind, unleashing a barrage of wind blades.
The remaining gods, led by Xuan San, cleaned up any remaining "escaped fish" on the outskirts.
Chen Wanli also moved, releasing the True Fire of the Sun mixed with other spells.
However, just as he made his move, and the Dragon King's claws were about to touch the evil spirit, Ye Zhenjun activated the second spiritual talisman with his magic.
Sudden changes occur.
To Chen Wanli's surprise, the anomaly came from beneath their feet and from all around them!
To be precise, it comes from the entire third level of the Moon God Platform!
"Boom!"
It wasn't thunder, but a terrifying roar as if glacial continental plates were being violently struck and torn apart!
The entire ice valley, no, all the glaciers, snowfields, and ice peaks within sight, began to tremble and shake violently!
The water in the icy pool surged skyward, transforming into a chaotic icefall!
The five Xuanbing Sha Possessions simultaneously let out a shrill scream, as if they had gone completely "mad" because of the "approach of a living person"!
They abandoned their protection of the Cold Jade Core and frantically attacked Chen Wanli and his group!
Before anyone could react, the ice surface shattered!
The rock strata crumbled! The void twisted!
Countless souls were devoured, not only those in the valley, but also from the ice crevices, snow mist, and even the void.
Like a swarm of bees that has been completely enraged, or like a frenzied beast tide before the end of the world, it surged forth with a violent aura that could destroy everything, blotting out the sky!
……
Chen Wanli looked around.
It seems that all the Soul Devourers have been alarmed and gone berserk?
Ye Zhenjun's composure and calmness shattered instantly, turning into disbelief, astonishment, and a hint of panic.
"What's going on?!" He almost dropped the talisman he was holding halfway.
The vast majority of dormant Soul Devourers suddenly erupted? This was something he had never seen before.
Aside from the Soul Devourers around them, the Soul Devourers in the distance were flying in another direction, not heading towards them.
So it wasn't that they disturbed the Soul Devourer, but for some other reason.
But what exactly was the reason? Ye Zhenjun was completely baffled.
After a while.
Chen Wanli had figured out a bit of the trick; the direction from which the raging soul-devouring forces converged seemed to be towards his golden body!
Could it be related to his own nascent soul?
But everything is normal on the Nascent Soul side!
There was no time to think it through.
The nearby Soul Devourers launched a frenzied attack like a landslide or tsunami, as if any living being standing in their way was something they wanted to tear apart in their rage.
In an instant, the previously orderly formation was shattered.
Within the icy valley, soul shadows intertwined to form a destructive tidal wave, with piercing soul howls and the sound of ice blades tearing through the air filling every inch of space.
"What's going on?! How could taking a cold jade core cause such a backlash?!" Kuafu Chong swung his giant club.
He smashed a charging Ice Soul Wolf, his rugged face filled with shock and rage.
A thin layer of frost covered his massive body, making his movements slightly sluggish.
Fang Fengting was in an even worse state. The gale force generated by the Xunfeng Banner was weakened layer by layer in the face of its overwhelming numbers. Several icicles grazed past his protective aura, leaving behind a bone-chilling cold.
"True Lord Ye! Is there some hidden restriction or secret here?!" he asked urgently, suspecting that the act of retrieving the treasure had triggered an unknown destructive restriction.
At this moment, Ye Zhenjun was also filled with surprise and doubt, and even a rare sense of bewilderment.
He was indeed guiding the group to retrieve the treasure, and even secretly tampered with it.
But it is absolutely impossible for it to trigger a soul-devouring riot in the entire region!
As a master of talismanic arts, he possesses a particularly profound understanding of energy, spiritual essence, and the patterns and mechanisms of energy.
After the initial shock, he had already noticed something unusual about the situation.
The profound and mysterious power that maintained the extreme cold and deathly silence here seems to be... weakening? Or even gradually disappearing.
It was as if something had violently "extracted" or "disturbed" it from some distant, deep core!
The weakening of this supernatural power was extremely subtle. If he hadn't been highly skilled in the art of runes and exceptionally sensitive to the source of energy, he would have been almost unable to detect it.
What is it that... can trigger the earth's ley lines? Perhaps that's the reason for the Soul Devouring Riot.
He used to be very familiar with this "land", but he still couldn't figure out what could have caused this change.
"This is definitely not because of the treasure hunt! This is an anomaly within this place itself! Everyone, hold on!"
Ye Zhenjun shouted sharply, his voice carrying a trace of calming and soul-soothing rune power, which barely suppressed some of the agitation of Kuafu Chong and Fang Fengting.
He knew he had to take immediate action, otherwise not only would he fail to obtain the treasure, but his entire plan would also fall apart.
There was simply no one who could withstand such a large number of soul-devouring riots.
The Dragon King was already highly suspicious of Ye Zhenjun, his vertical pupils filled with anger, suspecting that this old ghost was secretly plotting to harm everyone.
But seeing that Ye Zhenjun's expression was also solemn and his actions were even more decisive and forceful than he had expected, his doubts were slightly suppressed.
Ye Zhenjun's hands moved like butterflies flitting among flowers, and streams of shimmering talismans flew out from his sleeves, some transforming into blazing fire nets that burned large areas of low-level Soul Devourers.
They could form a solid light shield to withstand the fierce attacks of the transformed spirits and demons, or they could use runes to create invisible chains to temporarily restrain several powerful soul-devouring beasts that were charging at the forefront.
The exquisite skill of his talismanic arts, the overwhelming power of his abilities, and the swiftness of his responses truly demonstrated the formidable combat prowess of a top-tier expert.
However, there were simply too many Soul Devourers!
Moreover, they seemed utterly frenzied, recklessly charging forward without regard for losses. Although Ye Zhenjun's talismans were powerful, they were difficult to refine and consumed a great deal of resources.
The fire net was extinguished by the relentless attacks of the Soul Devourers, the light shield teetered on the brink of collapse under the bombardment of the continuous ice spikes, and the chains were also destroyed by the runes.
The situation is extremely precarious for everyone.
As Chen Wanli unleashed his Solar True Fire, incinerating the approaching Soul Devourers into nothingness, he was fully aware of the situation, yet could only silently lament his misfortune.
What category does this fall into? Did I ruin my own life?
He sensed that the golden body had successfully broken through, and that unique aura belonging to the Nascent Soul stage was stabilizing.
Chen Wanli had probably guessed the reason for the Soul Devouring Riot, which was probably related to the vast "original spiritual power" that the Nascent Soul had absorbed at that time.
After all, it can be seen that the Soul Devourer is heading towards the Golden Body from all directions.
Apart from that, the Nascent Soul, or rather, the Primordial Spirit, showed no abnormalities.
While he gritted his teeth and resisted, his mind raced, trying to figure out how to break the deadlock!
If the Soul Devourer were to surround him with its golden body, then even if he achieved the Nascent Soul stage, he would inevitably be reduced to a mere box!
Most importantly, the guy hiding in the shadows is very likely the Demon King.
In this situation, the Heavenly Demon King must have also encountered the Soul Devouring Riot. Would she have noticed it and even gone to investigate?
In this way, the golden body would be at risk of being exposed to the Heavenly Demon King!
The Nascent Soul cultivator had just reached the Divine Transformation stage, yet he was no match for a being at the peak of the Divine Transformation stage!
Thinking of this, Chen Wanli made a decisive move and sent out his golden body to get as close to him as possible before it was surrounded by the Soul Devourer!
In this way, even if an uncontrollable crisis occurs, the worst that can happen is that the primordial spirit returns to its original body.
You can change your own plans, but your primordial spirit must never be harmed!
……
Just as Chen Wanli had predicted.
Several hundred miles away from the Ice Valley battlefield, beneath an ice dome, the Heavenly Demon Queen had just defeated a small group of Soul Devourers who were indiscriminately attacking, drawn by distant fluctuations.
Her black robe was slightly disheveled, her breathing was slightly uneven, and her exquisite face was covered with frost and surprise.
“This is no ordinary riot… The flow of ‘Mysterious Yin Qi’ throughout the entire third level is changing, becoming restless and thin, as if its source has been shaken…”
Her cultivation of demonic arts made her extremely sensitive to yin and cold energy, and at this moment she clearly sensed the abnormality of the "energy element" in this world.
What alarmed her even more was that the direction in the distance where the soul-devouring was most concentrated and the frenzied aura was most intense did not seem to be the Ice Valley where Ye Zhenjun and the others were located, but another more distant location, more "deep" into the heart of the glacier!
"There... is something there that lured away most of the Soul Devourers? Could it be the emergence of a rare treasure nurtured within this secret realm itself? Or..."
Her eyes gleamed as she recalled the strange soul energy fluctuation she had sensed earlier.
Curiosity and greed for potential opportunities instantly overshadowed their attention to Ye Zhenjun's team.
"Go and see!"
With a swift movement, she transformed into a streak of light that almost blended into the shadows, and sped towards the core of the soul-devouring gathering place.
She swiftly dealt with or bypassed any stray souls she encountered along the way using her strange and ruthless demonic arts.