Chapter 1205: Return to the Endless Desert
The dirty blood fell on the floor, making a "sizzling" corrosion sound and emitting wisps of black smoke.
As the dirty blood spurted out, Di Xuanming's tense body suddenly relaxed, as if all his bones were pulled out, and he fell limply into Luo Li's arms.
His face was still frighteningly pale, but the disturbing gloom and hostility between his brows had mostly dissipated, and his breathing, though weak, had become much steadier.
The deepest and most stubborn part of the demonic energy that had invaded the origin was finally forcibly removed and expelled by Luo Li using the powerful power of chaos and his Ice Soul Divine Mark.
"A Ming? How do you feel?" Luo Li's voice was filled with a hint of barely perceptible fatigue. She quickly took out a pill and carefully fed it into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth, turning into a warm current that quickly nourished his wounded body and exhausted spiritual veins.
Di Xuanming forced himself to open his eyes. Although his eyes were weak, they had regained their former depth and clarity. However, deep within them remained the throbbing of surviving a calamity and a deep fear of the demonic energy.
"Better..." His voice was hoarse as he leaned on Luo Li's shoulder, absorbing her reassuring aura. "The power of that thing is too terrifying. Just being touched by it has affected me so deeply."
"That's probably the core of the power that escaped from the fragments of the Demon God's inheritance, or perhaps it's the source of magic that was formed by it actively polluting the environment."
Luo Li solemnly confirmed his suspicions, "You suppressed it earlier, and it lay dormant. Today, you clashed head-on with Su Qingyue, your power bursting forth and then plummeting to the bottom. Your agitated mind gave it the opportunity to completely erupt and attempt to take control. If it weren't for your strong will, the instinctive protection of the Ice Soul Divine Mark, and my timely intervention, the consequences would have been disastrous."
Emperor Xuanming closed his eyes, feeling the gentle yet powerful medicinal power of the Saint King Pill repairing his damaged spiritual veins. At the same time, he recalled with lingering fear the cold, violent, and all-devouring madness of the demonic energy when it erupted.
"You're right. There must be fragments of inheritance deep within the ruins! That kind of pure darkness and destruction is no ordinary demonic energy."
"That's why I have to go." Luo Li's eyes were extremely determined. "I must find it, confirm it, and then control it in my own hands. Your erosion this time is the best warning. The power of fragments, even if they are ownerless, is enough to destroy a place."
She helped Di Xuanming lie down and covered him with a thin blanket.
She said gently, "What you need to do now is to rest and recuperate, thoroughly refine the power of the Saint Sovereign Pill, and completely purify the remaining demonic energy in your body. I will have Brother Wanbai strengthen the protective barrier of the City Lord's Mansion. Once your foundation is solid and you can mobilize your power freely, ensuring that the demonic energy will not counterattack due to weakness, we can discuss other matters."
Di Xuanming looked at the concern and determination in Luo Li's eyes, and knew that if he forced her to go with him at this moment, he would only become a burden.
He nodded with difficulty, his voice carrying a hint of reluctance, yet incredibly clear: "Alright, I'll wait for you to come back. Ah Li, be careful. That place is very evil, and there's murderous intent at every step."
"Don't worry." Luo Li patted the back of his hand gently and chuckled. "With the Chaos Jade and the Tower of the Gods, we're not without support. You get some rest. I'll arrange the follow-up matters and notify Xuan Ye and Bai Ze to prepare."
She stood up, took a last look at Di Xuanming, who was sleeping with a slightly frown on his face but whose breathing had become steady, then turned around and gently closed the door.
Outside the door, the afterglow of the setting sun had completely disappeared, and night fell, enveloping the city that had just experienced a thrilling disaster.
Luo Li looked up in the direction of the endless desert, her gaze seemed to penetrate the heavy night sky and fell on the strange land polluted by the fragments of the demon god.
Her figure appeared exceptionally quiet in the corridor, yet contained a power that was about to erupt and cut through the darkness.
The next morning, Luo Li took Bai Ze and Xuan Ye to the endless desert.
The dawn was just beginning, and the mist had not yet completely dissipated. Outside the tall gates of Buli City, three figures stood silently.
Luo Li changed into a dark-colored outfit that was convenient for movement. Her long hair was neatly tied up. She looked restrained, yet had a cool aura.
Bai Ze still looked as gentle as jade, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, scanning the desolate horizon in the distance.
Xuan Ye stood with his arms folded, his aura as deep as the abyss under his black robe, and his dark golden eyes were filled with the eagerness to fight.
"Are you all ready?" Luo Li's voice broke the silence of the early morning.
"We can set off at any time." Bai Ze nodded, his fingertips moved slightly, and a wisp of spatial force quietly fluctuated.
Xuan Ye grinned, revealing his sharp white teeth: "I can't wait any longer. I want to see what kind of evil thing can torment that kid like that."
Luo Li nodded, raised her hand and tore open the space crack, "Let's go."
Three days later, the three of them sat on the back of Holy Light and stepped into the center of the endless desert.
The last time I came here, it was shrouded in evil spirits and I couldn't see clearly. Now the evil spirits have dissipated, revealing the original appearance of an endless desert.
The holy light traveled at high speed over the vast desert. At first, scattered dead poplar trees and dry riverbeds could be seen. As it went deeper, all that was left was the monotonous, dead, and rolling sand dunes.
The sky was a depressing dim yellow, and even the wind carried a scorching, dry breath of death. The blown sand and gravel hit the shield surrounding the Holy Light, making a fine rustling sound.
One day later, the environment began to become abnormal.
The color of the sand dunes gradually changes from yellow-brown to dark red, like coagulated blood.
The air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur and an indescribable, irritating, fishy-sweet smell.
The surrounding space began to show tiny, unstable folds.
"We have entered the depths of the endless desert." Bai Ze's voice was solemn. He placed his hands on Shengguang's back, and the powerful force of space was continuously output to stabilize the protective spirit shield around Shengguang, preventing it from being torn apart by the randomly appearing space cracks.
"The spatial laws are becoming increasingly chaotic, and the detection range of the divine sense has been severely suppressed, only covering about a hundred miles."
Bai Ze's reminder made the atmosphere suddenly tense.
Baili's divine consciousness is like a blind man exploring the depths of the vast and dangerous endless desert.
The protective shield around the Holy Light glowed, resisting the increasingly chaotic spatial fluctuations and the sickening fishy-sweet smell.
The dark red sand dunes, like the back of a giant beast, undulate under the dim sky, and the dead silence is filled with a heart-pounding weirdness.
"It's more than just suppression," Xuan Ye narrowed his dark golden eyes, sensing carefully, "The laws of this damn place are distorting. The frequency and intensity of spatial rifts are increasing, and... do you feel that pulling force? It's like it's dragging people into the sand."
Luo Li had a calm expression. She sat cross-legged on the broad back of Shengguang, with her hands in seals placed on her knees.
The Chaos Jade flickered slightly between her eyebrows, emitting a warm yet deep light, like a beacon in the darkness, trying its best to penetrate the chaotic fog of laws and sense the guidance from the unknown.
"The Chaos Jade's sensing is... vague and intermittent." Luo Li's voice was solemn. "There seems to be a demonic energy that is alternating between 'quiescent' and 'active', or perhaps it's enshrouded by some powerful restriction. The direction is roughly northwest."
She raised her hand and pointed in a direction, where dark red sand dunes stretched endlessly and the sky seemed even darker.
"Then head in that direction." Bai Ze didn't hesitate at all, and at the same time injected more power into the shield to resist the increasingly strong tearing force of space.
"Xuan Ye, pay attention to the spatial nodes under your feet and around you. I feel like the spatial structure of this area is like crumpled paper and could break at any moment."
"Leave it to me." Xuan Ye grinned, his eyes showing even stronger fighting spirit. There was a faint dark red airflow swirling around him. That was his unique power with devouring properties.
After about half a day of going deep into the northwest, something strange happened.
The space that was originally just a slight wrinkle suddenly shattered like a mirror!
A huge spatial rift stretching for several miles suddenly opened up in front of the holy light without any warning. It was dark and deep, emitting a terrifying suction force.
At the edge of the rift, violent spatial turbulence was like countless invisible sharp blades, instantly crushing several dark red sand dunes into pieces!
"Be careful!" Bai Ze shouted, his reaction was extremely fast.
He pushed his hands forward suddenly, and the majestic force of space transformed into two huge silver palms, pressing against the two sides of the crack, trying to stabilize it or even close it.
The holy light let out a long, clear cry, and dangerously swooped upwards along the edge of the violent turbulence, barely avoiding the fate of being swallowed.
However, the crack seemed to have life and suddenly expanded outward!
A stronger suction force erupted, and at the same time, countless tiny, black snake-like demonic energy shot out from the depths of the rift, with a shrill scream, and rushed straight towards the three people on the back of Holy Light!
"Hmph! You're looking for death!" Xuan Ye snorted coldly, and instead of retreating, he advanced.
He took a step forward, and his body instantly expanded, transforming into a half-beast form, with dark red scales covering his arms and his five fingers like hooks.
He opened his arms, and a dark red vortex so huge that it seemed to be able to swallow up the light formed in front of him.
"Devouring Abyss!"
Those black evil spirit snakes that shot out were pulled by the terrifying suction force as soon as they touched the vortex. They let out shrill wails and were torn to pieces and swallowed.
The dark golden light in Xuan Ye's eyes grew brighter, and the aura around him surged. Those pure dark demonic energies actually became his nourishment.
"Such a domineering devouring power!" Bai Ze exclaimed as he tried his best to maintain the palm of space.
He could feel that Xuan Ye's power became more condensed and dangerous after absorbing the evil spirit.
Where does this person come from?
Luo Li had already taken action.
She did not attack the evil spirit, but formed seals with her hands. A circle of soft chaotic light spread out from her as the center, instantly covering Shengguang's entire body.
Wherever the clear light reached, those scattered demonic energies that had managed to bypass Xuan Ye's devouring vortex melted away with a "hissing" sound like ice and snow meeting the sun, and quickly disintegrated and dissipated, unable to get close at all.
The power of chaos has a natural ability to purify and suppress all forces.
"It's not advisable to stay here for long!" Luo Li's cold voice rang out, "Bai Ze, can you close it?"
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