Chapter 211 The Legendary Underwater World
"Thump—"
Rosewood fell into a deep blue embrace.
The seawater wasn't icy cold; instead, it had a strange warmth that gently suspended her in the water.
Karin held her breath and looked up, only to see light descending from the distant sea, with countless golden specks of dust suspended in the slanted beams of light, floating and swirling around her.
However beautiful the scene may be, once you lose your breath, it's all over!
She was using both hands to paddle across the water, preparing to float to the surface, when suddenly Ao Bai's surprised voice echoed in her mind, "Host, look down there!"
Huali lowered her head instinctively.
The outline of an indescribable city slowly emerges in the deep blue.
The city was so vast that it was impossible to distinguish the specific palaces and pavilions. All Huali could feel was a continuous, indescribable convergence of light and shadow.
Immediately afterwards, countless tiny silver fish, each shimmering with its own starlight, swam about like fragments of a galaxy scattered by an invisible wind, within the contours of light and shadow.
Closer up, the massive coral reefs resemble meticulously sculpted jade trees and forests in the deep sea, growing in a gnarled and intricate pattern.
Occasionally, jellyfish, large and translucent as canopies, would float upwards in groups, their bells slightly open. Carrying the silent pulse of this sea, they led Huali into a vast, silent world of flowing light.
The Dragon Palace?!
The dreamlike scene made her gasp involuntarily.
The next second, a round, pearly bubble gently overflowed from her slightly parted lips, swaying as it rose into the misty light.
The imagined scene of seawater rushing into her mouth and nose did not occur. Instead, a strange, cool and refreshing "flow" of water naturally entered her breathing, flowing through her throat and filling her lungs.
She can breathe in the sea.
Karin raised her hand in disbelief, only to find that the water, flowing through her fingers, couldn't even wet her skin. She felt as if she were enveloped in a layer of warm, lustrous glass, shielding her from all the discomfort and corrosiveness of the sea.
"How about that? Awesome, right?" Ao Bai's smug little voice rang out in Hua Li's mind.
After a brief moment of shock and confusion, Karin finally realized, "An illusion?"
"Yes and no." Ao Bai pondered. "The problem lies with the blood mist of the demonic dragon. That is probably the root cause of Lian Zhuo's previous blood curse. But the host's situation is special. The blood curse has no effect on you. Instead, it has brought you to a dream related to birds by chance."
Huali guessed that.
After all, she couldn't imagine such a beautiful underwater world even if she watched "Octonauts" every day.
But then again, how could a bird with such strong cultivation fall for such a trick?
"The little bird wasn't affected; it's just that the blood mist enveloped both of you at the same time. Host, you only care about seafood wholesale, but the little bird is different; he has a lot more material. The blood mist absorbed his memories, which is why he's like this now."
"I didn't expect the little bird to be so cheerful." Huali reached out and touched the sea turtle that swam slowly past her.
After manually flipping it over, Thomas did not forget to spin it around, making it dizzy and swim back the way it came.
Ao Bai shook his head, "Wrong, wrong, wrong, quite the opposite. The demonic dragon's illusions unfold based on the person's own evil intentions."
"The little bird comes up with such a huge background, you can imagine that this kid is a lotus root spirit."
Just as Huali was about to speak, her eardrums were seized by a strange sound.
A deep, solemn, melodious hum, as if compressing the ancient whale song into a small space, came from afar with the heavy and rhythmic sound of paddling.
Huali looked in the direction of the sound.
Just a few feet away from her in the water, a group of figures moved past with a solemn and imposing aura, like a silent ceremonial procession from a deep-sea temple, carrying a rectangular sedan chair made of giant clam shell.
Or rather than a sedan chair, it resembled a white coffin. Even from such a distance, one could feel an inhuman sense of deathly stillness.
"Tsk, why do I see a sea burial as soon as I get here? That's really unlucky." The superstitious Chinese cat quickly said, "Host, let's go."
"This illusion is different from ordinary illusions. It has a time limit and is layered, with a maximum of three layers overlapping. We need to find the little bird in the illusion and stay by its side to get out."
"What about my current body? Do I still have time to kill the demonic dragon?" Huali asked quickly.
“The flow of time is different. The demonic dragon has been suppressed again by the little bird. This kid’s skill is actually the power of words. Tell me, how well have I been hiding this?” Ao Bai said, but then he became worried again. “No, I have to go back and see what this lotus root spirit is planning to do.”
Huali nodded, letting the current carry her to the bottom of the sea.
*
As the blood mist dissipated, Yan Xi quickly caught Hua Li's limp body.
His gaze swept imperceptibly across the girl's pale face, his deep blue eyes shifting between light and shadow, before slowly turning to the demonic dragon suspended in mid-air.
"cut out."
With just one word, an unprecedented scream erupted instantly!
The protective scales on the demonic dragon's chest were as if they had been ripped out from the root by an invisible yet incredibly sharp giant blade.
That was the last barrier of his dragon pearl.
"roar--!!"
Yan Xi ignored him, but instead bent down and gently reached his arms under Hua Li's neck and knees, then lifted her up in his arms.
The sleeping girl's head naturally rested in the mermaid's neck, a few strands of black hair and red feathers tangled on her cheeks, carrying the faint fragrance of pear blossoms with her breath.
It was completely out of place in this place filled with bloodshed and violence.
Behind him, the massive iron scales of the demonic dragon, along with the flesh and fascia attached beneath them, were roughly torn off, ripped from its body by an irresistible force.
Blood gushed from the bowl-sized wound, carrying a strong fishy smell and a corrosive heat, instantly turning the surrounding area crimson.
Even such a severe punishment was still not enough for Yan Xi.
The next word was uttered without any pause.
"restrain."
Like an edict thrown down by the judge of the underworld.
The demonic dragon, which had been thrashing about just a second ago, immediately arched its spine, covered in bone spurs, into a desperate arc.
He couldn't even whimper; he could only stare in terror at the demons that looked like they had crawled out of hell.
However, the demon's gaze remained fixed on the person in its arms.
Behind the rock, Ao Bai held his breath, fearing that this guy might suddenly have a fit and "crack" his host, since his eyes really looked like he wanted to eat people.
Hearing the 3D background sound of the demonic dragon's roar, King Meow swallowed hard. If... if that really happened, he could just give the little pearl back to it... Waaah, damn it, if only it had spiritual power too.
Just as Ao Bai was going crazy, Yan Xi made his move.
The thunderous force of "cutting" and "fixing" became, in Huali's case, a careful lifting that even he himself didn't realize.
The bloodshed behind him created an absurd and jarring contrast.
The siren's fish tail transformed into legs, each step landing on jagged rocks as she carried the girl through slippery rock crevices, until they reached a small cave radiating the light of a luminous pearl.
An invisible wind parted the pearl curtain, and Yan Xi slowly bent down to place the rosewood on the soft couch.
At this moment, the girl in the illusion was still attracted by the "funeral procession" scene passing before her eyes, and was trying hard to see the figure in the giant clam shell. Her body unconsciously furrowed her brows and let out a barely audible gasp.
This subtle reaction caused Yan Xi's hand, which was supporting the back of her neck, to stop as if by magic.
After a moment of silence, Yan Xi snorted coldly and suddenly turned to look at Ao Bai, who was following behind.
After the Meow Meow King covered his face and lay on the ground, the young man quickly and clumsily brushed away the stray hairs and red feathers from Kaori's face.
After doing all this, Yan Xi quickly got up.
"Well!"
The black ring on his wrist tightened in an instant, and his power of words was once again probed by the Heavenly Dao.
An unimaginably violent pain exploded from deep within my chest without warning.
As the chains of the soul's laws were forcibly stirred, the chains behind the barrier, equal in size to the ring on the wrist, tightened rapidly.
Yan Xi couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
For hundreds of years, he had never revealed the slightest flaw, but after knowing Huali for only a few days, he had already broken the rules repeatedly and was noticed by the Heavenly Dao.
That was really wrong.
*
Rosewood was pushed by the current and crashed into a soft seabed hill covered with dark green seaweed.
Just as she was struggling to steady herself, she caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye.
The tiny mermaid huddled alone beside a smooth, black reef at the foot of the hill. Her long green hair flowed smoothly in the water like soft seaweed, and her slightly pale face was tinged with a deep blue, like a star map imprisoned beneath ice, exuding a fragile and delicate quality.
His tail scales were exceptionally fine, half-hidden helplessly in the fine, snow-white sand, as he watched the little mermaids chasing and playing in the distance.
Karin was taken aback. "A little bird?"
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