novelaction Chapter 903 Xisha Region (5)
Chapter 903 Xisha Region (5)
Chapter 903 Xisha Region (Part 5)
Numerous fine cracks appeared on the black scorpion's hard black carapace.
Head, torso, large claws...
The cracks are becoming more numerous and larger.
Bang! ! !
With a final bang, all the flying scorpions that rushed over burst open like bubbles from the inside.
The rich juices inside were burned away by the blazing flames before they could even be poured out.
"With the infusion of energy and the addition of a trace of divine intent, it is possible to create something comparable to a legendary immortal cultivation artifact."
Han Yi opened his palm, and the Firebird swiftly withdrew and leaped into his hand.
The ordinary metal longsword was transformed after Han Yi imprinted it with a trace of divine soul and infused it with the scorching energy of the Xisha Domain.
On both sides of the blade, two bright red, blood-red serrated patterns shimmer in the sunlight, subtly drawing in and absorbing energy from the world.
Along with the retracted longsword, a flying black scorpion with its large pincers and limbs severed, leaving only its body, was also taken away.
Rao is so.
Even after losing all its threats, the black scorpion continued to struggle and resist in the air, trying to break free of its restraints.
"Its strength is considerable... roughly equivalent to a Grandmaster level, and its defense is also good, but its speed is too slow, probably only at the Martial Master level? Perhaps even slower. Most importantly, it lacks intelligence, so it poses no threat." Han Yi carefully observed the flying black scorpion before him. *Whoosh...*
Han Yi casually summoned another ordinary black scorpion, placing the two in front of him for comparison and careful observation.
"From an appearance standpoint, they are indistinguishable, even in terms of strength and defense... they are almost identical. The only difference is that they have an extra pair of wings..."
Han Yi had a vague answer in his heart.
"If... the previous intelligence was flawed, and the exploration wasn't detailed enough... then the current phenomenon is inexplicable... the evolution from wingless to winged... it seems more like a forced, artificial installation than an evolution..."
He had already made up his mind.
The Xisha Black Scorpion is one of the most common creatures in the Xisha region. It's unlikely that the Demon Saint Palace would overlook this ubiquitous creature during their early explorations.
A comparison of the two clearly shows the difference.
The black scorpion that can fly is a result of a mutation and evolution that occurred in a very short period of time, to the point that its thin pair of wings can barely support flight and its speed is slow.
Explain it in one way.
Changes caused by human intervention or by some external stimulus.
Swish, swish, swish...
At this moment, the remaining scorpion swarm in the desert suddenly began to stir again.
However, this action was not an attack.
Instead, they fled.
They seemed to realize that no matter how many of them there were or how fierce their attack was, they would only be easy prey for Han Yi, facing a hopeless death.
From all directions, countless black scorpions, like a tidal wave, launched several attacks. After suffering heavy losses, they retreated like the receding tide, disappearing into the desert in the blink of an eye.
A vast, golden desert, dazzlingly reflective, appeared before my eyes, as if everything that had just happened was merely a bubble or an illusion.
"The desire to seek advantage and avoid harm... a sense of fear..." Han Yi frowned even deeper. "That's the real problem..."
He turned his head and looked again. The two black scorpions he had just caught seemed to have lost all their vitality, gradually giving up their struggle and becoming lifeless.
“Interesting…” Han Yi was now even more certain of his guess.
Destroy corpses and destroy traces.
Only a sentient being with divine intelligence could conceive of such a thing.
"There's something wrong with the scorpion swarm. It's definitely being manipulated!" Kagura came running up from behind, panting. "To be able to forcibly suppress the cannibalistic and bloodthirsty characteristics of the Xisha black scorpions, create a scorpion swarm, and then retreat and relocate in time, there must be someone from the outside targeting us behind the scenes."
The five people who entered the Xisha Islands may all have different purposes.
But they are all elites, by no means mediocre. From their arrival until now, the various things they have encountered seem more like man-made disasters than natural calamities.
at this point.
It wasn't just Han Yi who knew; the other four also noticed.
"Outsiders. It seems the disappearance of the last team... is definitely related to outsiders." With a flash of blue light, Xie Guangning transformed into a wave of water and flew rapidly from afar.
"Spirit Possession Technique? Your perception is quite strong. You've only been in the outside world for a short time, yet you've already discerned the fluctuations of fire spiritual energy in this world? No wonder the scorpion tide was dispersed so quickly." He glanced at the flaming longsword in Han Yi's hand and exclaimed in surprise.
They had just finished cleaning up the black scorpions near the main hall, and before they could even warm up, it was all over.
Spirit possession is a technique that uses the soul to manipulate the energy of heaven and earth, manifesting it on other objects and imbuing them with a trace of special energy properties. It is considered one of the most basic methods of using the soul among all meridians. Anyone who has awakened their spiritual awareness and condensed their divine will can perform this technique upon sensing energy fluctuations.
However, the fact that the Xisha Domain, a completely unfamiliar external world entirely different from the North, could sense and directly utilize the energy of this world in such a short time is something that ordinary people cannot do.
"Keep an eye on the Lotus Wheel Flying Palace, I'll be right back."
Han Yi completely ignored Xie Guangning, leaving behind a single sentence. His flaming longsword blazed red, transforming into a crimson streak, and he sped away.
Xie Guangning and the other three wanted to give chase, but were worried about the damage to the Lotus Wheel Flying Palace, so they could only watch helplessly as a red light swept up Han Yi and disappeared rapidly.
……………
A vast sea of sand.
Looking down from high above, a blinding, boundless golden light rises, and the endless desert, lonely and heavy, with fine sand flowing slowly in the wind like a vortex, swallowing all living things.
"This seems to be the approximate location." Han Yi leaped down, and his long sword automatically returned to its sheath like a swallow returning to its nest.
"I must say, the path of the soul... is indeed much more glamorous on the surface than the path of martial arts..."
Han Yi sighed inwardly.
Drawing upon the energy of heaven and earth, flying on a sword...
Only now did he begin to vaguely sense the free and unrestrained spirit of a cultivator.
It's not like martial arts, where you eat meat every day, crash into trees, or play with large rocks—the kind of training that sounds extremely barbaric and brutal.
"The area where the accident finally occurred..."
Han Yi took out the jade tablet, carefully examined the information on it, and pondered for a moment.
Divine intent shines forth, gently touching.
Suddenly, it was as if a phantom transparent light screen appeared in front of him.
The flashing white dot is where Han Yi is currently located.
Furthermore, the position of the white dot will automatically move as Han Yi moves.
"The Northern Lands... Demon Saint Palace... truly formidable..." Han Yi exclaimed in admiration.
Isn't this what was called AR in the previous life?
It's surprising that it can be used here.
Han Yi thought about it again.
The Demon Saint Palace has existed for so many years; if it had ever discovered a world similar to Earth in its previous life, a world with a highly developed technological civilization…...
It doesn't seem strange.
After all, in the vast universe, with different technological backgrounds, any kind of world could exist.
With a thought, Han Yi instantly expanded the field of vision on the screen, as if a map had shrunk, and the observable area was more than doubled.
There were four white dots flashing on the edge of the light screen, which should be the marks of Xie Guangning and the other three.
"My current location..."
Han Yi roughly estimated the distance.
"It's about a hundred miles from the Lotus Wheel Flying Palace... If something unexpected happens, we can get back to support you in time... It should be enough."
He wasn't worried about something happening to himself, but rather about something going wrong with Xie Guangning and the other three.
The Lotus Wheel Flying Palace is currently the only known way to leave the Western Sands and return to the Northern Lands.
So... it doesn't matter whether Xie Guangning and the other three live or die, but this thing can't be allowed to get into trouble.
Having confirmed that the route ahead was safe, Han Yi strode forward, clearing a path.
The pure white jade tablet in his hand emitted waves of invisible energy, as if it were searching for something.
The area where the first group of people last disappeared is roughly in this region.
The most direct way to find out the reason for their disappearance is to first find the traces they left behind.
Holding the jade tablet, he explored the desert step by step.
call…...
In the boundless, unshielded desert, the fierce wind swept up the fine sand and gravel, and gusts of air flowed like sharp daggers, cutting fiercely.
The sand, carrying great force, kept hitting Han Yi.
Soon, his clothes began to tear, and the sand that had struck his body shattered instantly, turning into finer sand that slowly slid down. Han Yi was completely unaware, and reached out to touch the massive, rough stone pillar before him.
The lower end of the stone pillar is deeply embedded in the sand, and the broken cross-section is perfectly smooth, making it seem more like it was forcibly broken by human hands than to be weathered over a long period of time.
"This material..." Han Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, "is not ordinary stone. It has an extremely high density, far harder than sand, and is also incredibly resilient... so despite countless years of wind and sun exposure... its surface remains smooth, yet it still stands firm..."
He squeezed the surface of the stone pillar hard, leaving a shallow fingerprint. As soon as he let go, it immediately contracted and rebounded, returning to its original shape.
"It's like some kind of composite material... so it can possess two completely opposite properties... and thus be preserved for a long time." Han Yi could sense it.
This stone pillar uses an extremely ingenious method to perfectly fuse together multiple materials with different properties, thus creating a substance that does not exist in the world at all. "If there were a stone pillar here..." Han Yi pondered for a moment, touching the mysterious patterns on the surface of the stone pillar, remaining silent.
They continued walking in a straight line for several hundred meters to the right.
Bang.
After gently stomping away the thick layer of sand on the ground, a stone pillar was also hidden here.
However, this one was broken more thoroughly and buried deeper, so it would be impossible to spot without careful observation.
"Man-made stone pillars..." Han Yi became interested.
It didn't take long.
East, South, West, North.
A stone pillar was found in each of the four directions.
Some are obvious, some are not, and one of them is basically only a little bit left at the bottom.
"If we want to restore the original landscape..." Han Yi stopped and pondered silently.
Soon, a magnificent hall supported by four thick stone pillars appeared in his mind.
"Religion, faith, temples?" Han Yi could imagine.
Perhaps this place was not a desert before, but a magnificent church that worshipped an unknown god. Believers flocked from all directions, so much so that the huge church, which could hold tens of thousands of people, was packed to the brim.