Chapter 208 The Water-type Card's Little Star Shines
She? Bullied? Made Yan Xi cry?
Is this even human language? That kid is full of bad ideas, who would dare to bully him?
Huali didn't believe a single word.
Compared to that, she was more concerned about something else.
With a flick of her wrist, five cards were lifted into the air by Huali and arranged in order.
Besides the four small stars each representing the elements of metal, wood, fire, and earth, the water element card, which had been unresponsive until now, was also glowing.
This is clearly not right.
Based on previous experience, a glowing card indicates that a corresponding chosen one is nearby.
But if Yan Xi is a water-type card, why hasn't the card lit up after spending so many days together?
If he isn't, then there's only one person left.
Ao Bai followed Hua Li's gaze to the back of the barrier, "Logically speaking, someone who fails to transcend the tribulation should no longer be considered a chosen one, right?"
The term "luck" specifically refers to a person favored by Heaven. However, failing to overcome tribulation indicates that this person has lost the protection of Heaven and has violated the meaning of "luck".
Hua Li knew this all along. "Why don't you ask the headquarters system?"
Ao Bai sighed, "The company probably heard that I said I was going to resign last time, so they haven't been talking to me for a long time."
Huali gently scratched its chin to comfort it, and only after hearing the motorcycle start did she reach out and take the card back.
However, the moment her fingertips touched the water-type card, the card, which had been motionless, suddenly flew into the Boundary Barrier!
"Korean rose"!!!
What's going on?!
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In the boundless darkness, iron chains, like venomous pythons, coiled around the limbs and torso of the white figure in the void.
Since the last time Yuan Jing was killed by the Word of Power technique, the seal has strengthened its control over him once again.
With every breath, Yan Xi could feel an invisible pressure and surveillance.
It couldn't kill him, but it also couldn't bring him to "live".
Suddenly, a faint ripple spread through the deathly silence.
Yan Xi raised her lowered head slightly, her face covered by a white silk ribbon, and slowly looked in the direction from which the strange object had flown.
Almost instantly, he recognized it—it was Karin's card.
Yan Xi's face showed a rare look of surprise. The Heavenly Dao seal was airtight, so how did this card get in?
Could it be that the spiritual power of the Reincarnation Sundial has been completely absorbed?
Before he could come up with a solution, as the card lit up, the heavy chains wrapped around his arms, waist, and even neck suddenly tightened inward!
The excruciating pain surged forth like a tidal wave!
Yan Xi raised his neck and let out a muffled groan, but his weak resistance only resulted in a more ferocious backlash from the chains.
Immediately afterwards, one of the small gray stars on the water-themed card lit up without warning.
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at the same time--
Outside the barrier, the mermaid, who was conserving her energy, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, instantly staining the pool water beneath her red.
The two torn halves of his soul are now too close together. He has to prevent the Heavenly Dao from spying on him, and he also has to guide Huali's spiritual energy every day. The combination of these two things consumes too much spiritual energy, so he can only turn back into a mermaid to conserve his energy.
But before he could fully repair his spiritual power, he was already tormented by excruciating pain that penetrated to his very bones.
As the black ring appeared on his wrist, Yan Xi suddenly closed his eyes and sank into the water.
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The moment the card merged into the barrier, Karin instinctively followed, but before she could even touch the barrier, she was forced back by the oppressive force.
She staggered a few steps and barely managed to steady herself; the water-type card had already returned to her fingertips.
"Host, the card is lit up!" Ao Bai roared.
Huali looked down at the small star that had been lit, then glanced at the hidden powerhouse undergoing tribulation behind the barrier, and thought, "..."
Good, good, good, a water-type card for hell difficulty.
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When there are difficulties, we should solve them.
Ultimately, there's strength in numbers.
With all the elite forces of the entire continent mobilized, the infected monsters outside the Boundary Abyss and the Cangming Sea were almost completely wiped out in just over ten days.
However, this black aura was truly peculiar. It was neither a variant of spiritual energy nor inherently evil, but rather a different kind of power they had never encountered before.
Anyone or anything that absorbs this power will experience a breakthrough that is at least one level stronger than their cultivation level within a short period of time.
However, the resulting backlash can be fatal.
No living being should violate the laws of nature when cultivating. If the body is subjected to unequal forces for a long time, then there is only one way out: to explode and die.
On the astrological table, different figures appear in sixteen enormous water mirrors.
In the middle of the water mirror, Geluotan slowly raised his head.
Under the shadow of the hood, the old priest's two deep, well-like eyes swept across the mirror. "Fellow Daoists, your spiritual senses are all accurate, and you must have already glimpsed what the black energy is."
“This thing is not born of demons, not of miasma, not of evil thoughts.” Geluotan’s voice carried a chill that only he could understand. “Its source is not turbid, its substance is not pure, its meaning… is not conceived by this world, nor is it integrated into this great Dao.”
Everyone in the water mirror tensed up.
Geluo Tan's aged eyes looked towards the direction of Jieyuan.
Back then, that person failed to transcend the tribulation and went on a killing spree. Everyone thought he had gone mad and only wanted to work together to seal him deep in the Abyss.
However, having dealt with the celestial phenomena and fortunes for many years, he keenly sensed something unusual amidst that destructive frenzy.
The moment the seal was formed, he secretly performed a divination behind everyone's back, telling the person who still had a glimmer of hope that they could wait for their destined one.
Now, a thousand years later, using this anomaly as an anchor, he has finally glimpsed the clues hidden within the vast galaxy.
But... he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Therefore, he had no choice but to unite with the Witch Clan to nurture the Tree of Cause and Effect, and to keep the Astrological Observatory in contact with the major sects and tribes, all for the sake of this uncertain day.
Geluo Tan's chaotic eyes gleamed with a sharp light. "If we want to know the root of the problem, we must find the Luoshen Book, one of the four divine artifacts. The artifact records the secrets of the ancient beginning and understands the rise and fall of the heavens. Only it... can help us find clues."
Li Yuan, one of the sixteen mirrors, said coldly, "The Book of the Goddess of the Luo River is not in the Cangming Sea."
“When the Cangming Sea was struck by disaster, the Book of the Goddess of the Luo River disappeared without a trace. If you do not believe me, Cangming Sea can swear an oath with my soul.”
"What can happen if I break a mere soul oath?" Wen Jin, the city lord of Sunset City, sneered in the Water Mirror.
"The artifact disappeared over a hundred years ago without a trace. To suddenly search for it now is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"If any of you fellow Daoists know any clues, you must not keep them to yourselves."
"The source of the black energy cannot be found. Every time we clear one batch, another batch appears. In my opinion, it is most likely related to that one in the Abyss. Why don't we unite everyone's strength to deepen the seal again?"
Geluo Tan, who had remained silent, shook his head and delivered a heavy blow.
"The Book of the Goddess of the Luo River is located in the Ruins of Fallen Stars."
Li Yuan looked up with a sharp gaze, "How did the Astrological Platform know?" The Book of the Goddess of the Luo River was clearly stolen along with the offering back then.
Geluo Tan glanced at him indifferently, "This place is extremely dangerous. Even someone as powerful as you all would have to carry the divine mountain if you enter. If this ceremony is to proceed, the strength of all the races will be needed."
"I, Luo Tan of the Astronomical Society, am willing to stake all my cultivation and fortune on this request—"
"Let's put aside past grievances and embark on this journey together."
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