Chapter 302 The Burning Ocean
This feeling of oppression is the same as the feeling those soul-eating creatures felt when they absorbed spiritual power from Zong Shen's palm.
It's just countless times stronger.
Zong Shen had no doubt that if the flame burned his body, he would be turned into a huge torch.
This flame is fueled by spiritual power!
As the flames burn.
One after another, sea fish with their bellies turned up floated on the sea.
These sea fish have all turned into shriveled fish jerky.
All the spiritual energy in his body was drained.
Obviously, all this was caused by this strange flame.
It's so overbearing.
You know, these flames were just formed by the blood that flowed from the mermaid's body and fell on the sea.
The Mermaid is one of the strange beasts in the ancient mountains and seas.
It has been extinct in the Continent of Ten Thousand Gods for countless years.
However, a large number of records and legendary allusions were left in the Continent of Ten Thousand Gods.
Zong Shen read widely, and because of his strong mind, he could focus on 810 million things, so he read a large number of classics.
Just by concentrating a little, he recalled a lot of records about Jiao Ji.
The mermaid has a human body and a fish tail, and is a supernatural mermaid.
The silk they produce is not wet when put into water, and when they cry, their tears turn into pearls. The oil of mermaids, once burned, will not go out for ten thousand years.
Volume 12 of Gan Bao's "Soushen Ji" in the Jin Dynasty wrote: "Beyond the South China Sea, there are mermaids who live in water like fish, but they still weave. When they cry, pearls come out of their eyes." This story is also recorded in "Bowuzhi" and "Shuyiji", but the textual descriptions are slightly different.
Volume 1 of Records of Strange Things says: "The Jiao man is Quanxian, also known as Quanke. Jiao gauze is found in the South China Sea. Quanxian weaves it underwater. It is also called dragon gauze. It costs more than a hundred gold coins. It is believed that it will not get wet when immersed in water. There is a Dragon Gauze Palace in the South China Sea, where Quanxian weaves gauze. Some of the gauze is as white as frost."
In addition, the "Taiping Yulan" Volume 803 quoted the "Bowuzhi" (which is no longer in the current edition) and also said: "The mermaid came out of the water and lived in people's homes, selling silk for days. Before leaving, it asked the owner for a vessel, and cried until pearls filled the plate, which it gave to the owner."
"Records of Natural History" states: "There are mermaids in the South China Sea. They live in water like fish, but they never stop weaving. Their eyes can shed tears."
"Records of Strange Things" records: "The mermaid is Quanxian, also known as Quanke. ... In the South China Sea there is a Dragon Silk Palace, where Quanxian weaves silk. Some of the silk is as white as frost." "Records of Strange Things" also records: "Mermaid silk is produced in the South China Sea. It is woven in the Quanshi room. It is also called dragon silk. It costs a hundred gold coins. If you wear it, you won't get wet when you go into water."
There is also a poem called "Brocade Zither" which goes "The moon is bright over the sea and the pearls are shedding tears, the sun is warm in Lantian and the jade is smoking."
For thousands of years, countless people have been fascinated. If you ask what this poem means,
In the "Records of the Grand Historian, Volume 6, Chronicle of Emperor Ying, Chapter 6", there is a record about "mermaids", which mentions: "When the First Emperor ascended the throne, he dug and repaired Mount Li. When he unified the world, more than 700,000 people from all over the country came to help him. He dug three springs, put copper in them and made a coffin. The palaces, pavilions, and government offices were filled with rare and precious objects. He ordered the craftsmen to make crossbows and arrows, and anyone who came close to the crossbow would be shot. He used mercury to represent rivers and seas, and the machines were connected to each other. The upper part was astronomical, and the lower part was geographical. Mermaid fat was used as candles, which were estimated to last for a long time without going out."
The Book of Strange Things says: "The mermaid is similar to a human, more than a foot long. It is not edible. Its skin is as sharp as that of a shark, and it is cut into wood by sawing. There is a small hole on its neck, and air comes out from it. In the tomb of Qin Shihuang, mermaid fat was used as candles, which is this fish. It was found in the East China Sea, and is now in Taizhou. "Note: Today, emperors use lacquer lamps in their tombs, and the fire will not go out. "
The Taiping Guangji states: "The sea mermaids are found in the East China Sea. The big ones are five or six feet long and look like humans. Their eyebrows, eyes, mouth, nose, hands, claws, and head are all those of beautiful women. Their skin is white like jade, without scales, but with fine hair of five colors, light and soft, one or two inches long. Their hair is like a horse's tail, five or six feet long. Their genitals are no different from those of men and women. Many widows and orphans near the sea are caught and raised in ponds. When they have sex, they are no different from humans and do not hurt anyone." (From the Qia Wen Ji)
"Classic of Mountains and Seas of All Gods - Southern Classic of the Seas" states: "The Di people are located to the west of Jianmu. They have human faces but fish bodies and no feet." "Classic of the Great Wilderness West" states: "There is a country of Hu people. The grandson of Emperor Yan was named Lingyu. Lingyu gave birth to Hu people, who can go up and down in the sky." Hao Yixing said: "The Hu people are the Di people in the Southern Classic of the Seas. The two characters Di and Hu are probably mispronounced because of their similar shapes. According to popular belief, Di is corrected to be Hu."
Once upon a time, Princess Jiao left a lot of traces in the Continent of Ten Thousand Gods.
Unfortunately, in the ancient times when Zong Shen lived, he disappeared without a trace.
According to legend, the tears of the Mermaid can turn into pearls. She is good at weaving and can weave a magical material called Mermaid Silk, which does not get wet when put into water and has the natural ability to avoid water.
Another point is that the oil in Jiao Ji's body, once burned, will last forever!
There was once an ancient emperor who collected the blood and fat of the mermaid and made an eternal lamp.
This also explains why the blood began to burn after falling into the sea.
But I didn’t expect that in this tower of ascension, in this strange ocean, the flames burning actually had the property of devouring souls.
Zong Shen decided to capture one alive and study it.
The characteristics of this flame are very strange, and it may play an unexpected role in the future.
Moreover, Zong Shen also noticed something.
All the creatures in this ocean, whether they are those strange sea beasts, sea fish or even those plankton, and primitive species like the Mermaid, all possess the power to devour souls.
The root cause lies in this ocean!
The ocean is the home turf of the mermaid.
After the mermaid fell into the water with injuries, she quickly fled away.
The speed was many times faster than the three-eyed otter that was pulling the raft before.
But Zong Shen was not in a hurry.
Because on the sea, a burning trail gradually extended into the distance...
Zong Shen ordered Xian Teng to take the three-eyed otter back to the sea.
In the previous fight.
The three-eyed otter was not injured because the mermaid was unable to penetrate its fur.
However, it seemed to be very afraid of the burning flames.
Swimming aside with the raft.
"Follow this trail of fire. Don't be afraid. I'm here with you."
Zong Shen pointed at the trajectory of the flames and gave instructions to the three-eyed otter.
“Chichi!”
With Zong Shen's support, the three-eyed otter will naturally not be afraid of anything.
It began to drag the raft along the trail of fire left by the injured Mermaid, swimming away quickly!
Half an hour later!
The trace came to an abrupt end.
The three-eyed otter also stopped.
Looking ahead with some fear.
In front of them, the vast ocean was completely covered by the dark green soul-devouring flames.
The previous trajectories have been integrated into it and are indistinguishable from each other.
The entire ocean is burning!
Obviously, there is definitely more than one mermaid.
But there is an ethnic group.
And the intelligence of these mermaids is not low.
The burning ocean in front of me.
It was basically the defense set up by those mermaids.
They survive in this ocean and have mastered the ability to devour souls.
Naturally, you will also find that your own blood and oil will produce wonderful reactions with the ocean.
Create this extremely domineering soul-devouring fire.
This kind of flame is perfect as a barrier!
Even the native sea beasts in the ocean can’t swim over!
(End of this chapter)
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