Chapter 46

On the high platform, the cold wind became more and more biting, blowing up the strands of hair on Lin Yibai's forehead and making her even more uneasy.

She and Yan Bujian had been searching on the platform, which was about ten feet square, for nearly half an hour. They used their spiritual sense to search every inch of the black jade platform, even the cracks in the base of the stone tablet, but they did not find any trace of the imagined "mechanism".

"Huh!" Lin Yibai couldn't hold on any longer after finding the last one. Her legs gave out from exhaustion, and she sat down on the cold stone. Sand slid down her skirt as she rubbed her aching waist, mentally cursing the original author countless times: "What a rubbish setup! Did they run out of ideas when writing about the Fish Dragon Realm? They didn't even figure out how to open the secret realm, so they just had the hero retreat for fifty years and then ascend? ... So perfunctory, so perfunctory!"

As she cursed, she kicked the gravel at her feet, and the gravel rolled to the edge of the stairs, making a crisp echo.

At this moment, her cheeks were slightly puffed up, and her cheeks were stained red due to the running around just now. Fine beads of sweat were oozing out of her forehead, making her look like a hamster that was anxiously stamping its feet after getting lost.

Yan Bujianjing stood beside the monument and happened to see her indignant look.

The brows that were originally slightly furrowed due to getting nothing, quietly relaxed when seeing her lively expression, and the anxiety in his heart caused by the difficulty in finding opportunities was actually diluted a little by this vivid anger.

Staring at her puffed-up profile, his eyes softened unconsciously.

It didn't matter if I didn't get anything for now. As long as I could be with her, even if I stayed in this desolate battlefield for a while longer, it didn't seem so bad.

But just as this thought came to his mind, an old and stern sigh suddenly sounded in his sea of ​​consciousness!

The voice came so suddenly, and if you listened carefully, it seemed to carry a hint of disappointment.

Yan Bujian's entire body trembled violently, and the gentleness in his eyes instantly faded, replaced by a sharp, hawk-like alertness. He clenched his fists, his spiritual power surged, and his eyes darted around like lightning, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yibai was startled by his sudden alertness. He quickly jumped up from the ground and ran to his side, staring at him nervously. "Is there a monster? Or has a fish dragon appeared?"

Yan Bujian shook his head, his brows furrowed. "Neither of them...did you hear any sound just now?"

Lin Yibai shook his head blankly.

"Am I the only one who can hear it? Could it be that it comes from my sea of ​​consciousness?" He pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly moving, and he suddenly remembered his previous experience in the empty mist, "Could it be..."

And just as his mind raced, a faint white light suddenly appeared between his eyebrows!

Lin Yibai subconsciously looked up and saw a pale pink petal slowly floating out from the white light. The petal was as thin as a cicada's wing, with a lustrous luster on the edge. It was spinning in the air with a faint fragrance.

Yan Bujian stared at the petals, his pupils suddenly contracting.

For some reason, he felt that the appearance of these petals looked familiar.

Then, he seemed to suddenly remember something, his eyes full of shock - this flower... he had seen it before!

Back then in Kong Xianglan, that strange voice was discussing the Dao with him through an ancient tree in the mirror that was full of the same pink flowers... Now these petals were floating out from between his eyebrows. Could it be that Kong Xianglan had kept a trick up his sleeve without him realizing it, and now it followed him all the way into the Fish Dragon Realm?

——What is its purpose?

But before he could even consider it, the petal had already floated in front of the stone tablet on the wind. After twirling in the air for a moment, it landed precisely on a groove below the three characters "Fish Dragon Realm" on the front of the stone tablet. The shape of the groove perfectly matched the petal, and as soon as the petal touched it, the groove lit up with a faint red light, illuminating the petal's texture even more clearly.

"Buzz——" Then, a low buzzing sound was heard coming from inside the stone tablet.

In an instant, the sky suddenly darkened.

The two looked up at the same time, only to see that the originally gray sky was now covered with fine raindrops.

The raindrops were as clear as jade, stained with the lingering burning smell of the battlefield. They felt strangely warm when they fell on the skin, completely different from ordinary rain.

As the warm rain fell, the boundless yellow sand beneath the stage melted away as quickly as the tide. In the blink of an eye, it was replaced by a vast expanse of azure ocean! The waters were crystal clear, and the broken spears and armor scattered underwater were clearly visible. The rusted blades shone with a cold silver glow in the ripples.

And in the depths of this azure blue, there are even more wonders:

From the once empty seabed, pavilions and towers suddenly rose amidst the white bones and debris! Initially, they were merely shadows, outlined by a few shimmering halos of light. In an instant, they solidified into a breathtaking underwater garden: winding corridors connected exquisite pavilions; towering palaces, pearl-studded wind chimes dangling from their eaves, swayed silently with the waves. All the buildings were constructed of shimmering white jade, covered in soft corals and aquatic plants. The glazed tiles, in the faint light filtering through the water, shone a mystical light...

Everything changes in a blink of an eye.

The originally dead and silent battlefield was transformed into an underwater world in the blink of an eye!

Lin Yibai was so frightened that his mouth opened slightly. After realizing that he was underwater, he subconsciously covered his mouth - and then he realized belatedly that not only did he not choke on the water, but he could breathe freely in the water!

She looked down at her body and found that she was surrounded by a thin film of light, isolating the water flow.

The light underwater is soft and bright. Countless strange spiritual plants grow out from the white bones on the seabed. Some leaves are as clear as glass, some flowers are as gorgeous as flames, and some unknown small fish shuttle among the spiritual plants, their scales shining with colorful light, beautiful like a fantasy.

"This... is truly a work of art." She couldn't help but reach out and touch a nearby spiritual plant. As soon as her fingertips touched the edge of a leaf, the leaf trembled slightly and sprinkled a string of crystal water droplets.

Just as the two were shocked by this sudden underwater wonder, a long and distant cry suddenly came from the deep sea.

The sound was like the roar of a dragon and the whistle of a fish, a sound the two had never heard in their lives. When it fell into their ears, they immediately looked in the direction of the sound - and then they saw a huge fish dragon leaping out from the deep sea where the sound came from!

The ichthyosaur was silvery white, its scales gleaming like moonlight. Its head bore curved horns, and its abdomen bore a pair of transparent fins. Its tail fin, fan-shaped and shimmering with a faint golden glow, circled the water, uttered a cry, and then quickly dived back into the depths, vanishing.

"That's... the fish dragon?" Lin Yibai was stunned and looked at Yan Bujian beside him. After catching a glimpse of the solemn look in his eyes, he suddenly woke up - the inscription said that although this creature symbolizes opportunity, it likes to hide, is good at sneak attacks, and is extremely ferocious!

The appearance of the fish dragon also means that the two are about to face another crisis!

The two of them immediately restrained their breathing and became fully alert.

Sure enough, not long after, a ripple suddenly appeared in the sea to their left. Then, a crimson ichthyosaur slowly emerged. Though much smaller than the previous one, this ichthyosaur was even more ferocious, its scales shimmering with a faint red glow. As soon as it appeared, its eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, its gaze fixed firmly on the two before it.

The next moment, he suddenly bent his body and attacked the two of them at high speed!

"Be careful!" Yan Bujian shouted, blocking Lin Yibai's way. After a round of breathing exercises, although he was still injured, he had regained control of his spiritual energy. A golden aura swirled around him, and then a golden sword suddenly appeared before him, stabbing at the ferocious fish dragon with the force of thunder!

The ichthyosaur sensed danger and swung its red tail fin violently. A wave of scorching spiritual power emanated from its mouth, gushing out like lava and rushing straight towards the two of them!

Yan Bujian's eyes narrowed, and he grabbed Lin Yibai's waist and quickly retreated sideways. The spiritual energy wave brushed past the edge of his clothes and hit a coral reef behind him, instantly vaporizing it and even causing the surrounding seawater to churn with scorching bubbles.

The strike missed, and the fish dragon grew even more furious. A vibrant red glow emanated from its body, stirring the undercurrent and charging forward again. This time, Yan Bujian didn't dodge. He pressed his fingers together like swords, the sword bones within his body humming. A stream of condensed golden sword energy burst forth from his fingertips, instantly transforming into a three-foot-long lightsaber. Though formless, it radiated an unparalleled sharpness. Then, with a flick of his wrist, the golden lightsaber silently pierced the water, piercing straight towards the fish dragon's brow!

At the same moment, Lin Yibai had also reacted. With a flick of her wrist, a cool, soft blue light emanated, and Shu Yue appeared in response. The sword's body flowed like water, and she followed the movement of the sword, creating a series of blue sword flowers, like the tide under the moon. With agility and swiftness, she slashed at the relatively vulnerable ventral fins and joints of the ichthyosaur!

The golden sword energy delivered a fierce, head-on attack; the blue sword light, with its subtle, distracting force, shuffled and contained the attack. Their first collaboration, they achieved unexpected rapport. Though the ichthyosaur possessed a tough, sturdy skin, the intertwining attacks of the sword energy and the sword light ripped through its hard scales, causing it to cry out in pain.

Seeing that it was gradually losing the upper hand, a fierce light flashed in its eyes, and then it twisted its body wildly, stirring up white sand all over the sky, trying to block the two people's sight with turbid water.

"Concentrate!" Yan Bujian was unwilling to let it succeed. After a low shout, more sword energy surged out of his body. However, it did not turn into swords. Instead, it turned into countless fine golden threads, interweaving in the water, and a huge golden net gradually took shape.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the ichthyosaur opened its huge mouth and spewed out a wave of spiritual power that was several times stronger than before, and attacked Yan Bujian directly!

Seeing this, Lin Yibai took a step forward, and the Shuyue Sword drew a perfect blue arc of light. The arc of light was like a moon shield. Although it barely blocked the wave of attacks, the impact still made her take several steps back.

"The trapped beast is attacking back, don't take it head-on! Give me a hand!" Yan Bujian, who was concentrating on the magic in his hand, said anxiously when he saw this.

Lin Yibai understood immediately, and changed the sword moves in her hand, pouring all her spiritual power into the Shuyue Sword. When the blue light on the sword became stronger, she swung the sword like a pen, and blue light streaks splashed out, quickly blending and weaving with the golden silk threads condensed by Yan Bujian. In the blink of an eye, it formed an enormous spiritual power net with endless golden and blue light flowing, which covered the fire-breathing fish dragon tightly!

The ichthyosaur struggled violently within the net, its mouth continuously emitting spiritual energy that burned the netting wires. However, the golden and blue spiritual net was extremely resilient, and the spiritual energy of the two complemented each other, providing an endless supply. No matter how hard the ichthyosaur rammed, the net tightened, eventually completely binding it, leaving it unable to move, and only letting out unwilling whimpers.

Seeing the ichthyosaur's struggles growing weaker and weaker, and about to be captured by the two, Lin Yibai couldn't help but smile. As long as they killed this ichthyosaur, they would obtain the Jade Rain! Then the two of them would be able to see if the Jade Rain described in the inscription really had such a miraculous effect.

——However, at this critical moment, a red light suddenly shone down from above their heads.

The two looked up in bewilderment, only to see a blood-red vortex suddenly appear in the water three feet above their heads! The vortex spun rapidly, emitting an ominous aura, dyeing the surrounding waters crimson.

Immediately afterwards, a pink figure jumped out from the whirlpool!

It’s Su Ruo!

The moment she appeared, she glanced at the battle below, taking in the entire situation. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and she slapped the trapped ichthyosaur with her backhand. Black demonic energy condensed into a massive palm, and with destructive force, it struck the ichthyosaur's head fiercely!

Then there was a muffled "bang" sound, the ichthyosaur's head was smashed to pieces, and its body instantly lost its life and slowly sank into the water.

However, the next moment, a stream of jade-colored water gushed out from the body of the fish dragon, as if it had life, flying towards Su Ruo and entering her body. Her breath, which had been weakened by the fierce battle, suddenly became strong the moment the jade rain entered!

Su Ruo was stunned at first, then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face. He immediately closed his eyes and concentrated, trying his best to absorb this rain from the sky!