Chapter 1208 Going Deep Inside
Su Youming took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging blood and the whispered temptation coming from the depths of his soul, and said in a deep voice: "Concentrate! Activate the Mysterious Ice Soul-Calming Seal! Don't be contaminated by the thoughts here!"
The icy crystalline luster around him became more solid, like a thin layer of crystal armor, emitting a cool aura, which effectively blocked the infiltration of some negative thoughts.
Luo Li's eyes swept across the silent and distorted square, "Let's move forward, be careful."
Luo Li's cold voice echoed in the silent square, with a reassuring calmness.
She did not move immediately, but extended her spiritual consciousness like invisible tentacle.
The black stone slabs beneath my feet were icy cold, and an indescribable chill seemed to lurk deep in the cracks. The dark purple mosses shuddered slightly at the feeling of passing by, as if possessing a very faint consciousness.
The demonic pressure that permeated the air was like a sticky quagmire, constantly trying to penetrate into the sea of consciousness, distort the will, and awaken the deepest violence and despair.
"Follow closely." Luo Li spoke again and took the lead.
Her steps were steady and cautious. The power of chaos formed a thin and tough invisible barrier around her body, which not only isolated her from spiritual erosion, but also silently pushed away and annihilated the faint phosphorescence emitted by the moss under her feet.
They carefully made their way among the huge, twisted stone pillars, whose shadows, cast against the dark red sky, resembled the fangs and claws of a ferocious monster.
The statues on top of the stone pillars, with their empty eye sockets, seemed to be silently gazing at the intruders. Every time their eyes made contact, it felt like a cold needle piercing their souls.
"There's something strange about these statues." Bai Ze's voice was solemn. "They seem to be absorbing the negative thoughts here, but also seem to be guarding them."
When the team passed by an unusually thick stone pillar with a multi-headed snake statue on top, something strange happened!
Without warning, two faint green phosphorescent lights lit up in the eye sockets of one of the heads of the multi-headed snake statue.
Buzz!
A sharp, chaotic, and mental shock wave filled with endless hunger and malice suddenly erupted from the head of the statue like an invisible cone, aiming directly at Su Xuewei, who was walking at the very edge and whose mind seemed not yet completely stable!
"Be careful!" Su Lin, who was closest to her, screamed in horror and subconsciously wanted to push her away.
But the speed of the mental shock far exceeded his reaction!
Su Xuewei only felt a buzzing sound in her head, and her eyes were instantly filled with a distorted illusion full of screams and worm-like scenes, and she was overwhelmed by a strong feeling of vomiting and tearing.
The ice crystal armor on the surface of the body flickered violently, and the symbol of the Mysterious Ice Soul-Suppressing Seal flickered unsteadily, and was about to collapse.
She let out a short groan of pain, her body stiffened, and her pupils dilated.
Luo Li frowned and immediately used the power of chaos to dispel the force and covered them all with it. "The demonic energy here is too strong, be careful."
After Su Xuewei returned to normal, she gasped for breath and glanced at Luo Li with lingering fear, "What, what is that thing?!"
Luo Li's sharp gaze swept over the multi-headed snake statue, which had fallen into a dead silence again. Her voice was as cold as ice: "The remaining will of the demon god has attached itself to inanimate objects, using the dense demonic energy and malice here to manifest attacks. They have no physical form, but are adept at corroding the mind. That attack just now was only the lowest level of probing."
Her words made Su Xuewei's face even paler. Fear made her bite her lower lip tightly and she dared not look around anymore.
Su Youming immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Xuewei, keep your mind focused! Lin, you too! Use the Xuanbing Soul-Suppressing Seal at full power, don't let up even for a moment!"
The icy luster on his body suddenly became brighter, and a cold and calm field of thought spread out, enveloping Su Lin and Su Xuewei.
"Thank you, City Lord Luo, for your help." Su Youming turned to Luo Li and thanked her solemnly, his eyes complicated. If Luo Li hadn't dispelled the mental shock in time, Su Xuewei would probably have been mentally damaged.
Luo Li nodded slightly without saying much, her eyes cast towards the only entrance to the passage deep in the square, an even darker arched doorway that looked like the throat of a giant beast.
"We can't stay here any longer. Let's go."
This time, the team moved more cautiously.
The three members of the Su family stood almost back to back, combining the power of the Mysterious Ice Soul-Suppressing Seal to form a small barrier that continuously emitted an ice-blue light.
Luo Li's power of chaos was like the strongest fortress, covering the entire team of six. The holy light shrank to the size of a palm and lay vigilantly on Luo Li's shoulder.
Crossing the square, we entered the passage behind the archway. The passage was unusually wide, also constructed of black boulders covered in cracks.
The dark red skylight here became even thinner, replaced by some purple crystals emitting faint phosphorescence inlaid on the wall, barely providing lighting.
The light cast even more bizarre shadows on the distorted walls and ground.
The passage was not straight, but extended downwards in an uncomfortable arc. The rust and decaying smell in the air became stronger and stronger, mixed with an indescribable sour smell, similar to that of rotten blood but more pungent.
The dark purple moss under my feet also became thicker and stickier. Stepping on it felt like stepping on the skin of some creature, making a slight "puffing" sound.
"The concentration of demonic energy here is increasing." Bai Ze frowned, and the power of light around him rippled like running water, purifying the foul aura that tried to approach, but he could clearly feel the resistance increasing.
"The crystals on the wall seem to be able to absorb and transform demonic energy."
Hearing this, Luo Li touched it with her fingertips. After feeling the power contained in it, her eyes lit up, "These are the magic cores of the demon species. They are good for refining weapons. Pick them out."
As soon as Luo Li finished speaking, the originally oppressive atmosphere in the passage suddenly changed.
"Refine a weapon?" Xuan Ye scoffed, his dark red eyes sweeping over the purple crystals on the wall that emitted an ominous phosphorescent glow. He licked his lips, "In the past, those weapon refiners in the Great Wilderness did do this, but the probability of success seemed low. However, the spiritual weapons that were successfully refined are indeed more powerful than those refined from ordinary ores."
Before he finished speaking, his figure flashed out like a ghost, his five fingers formed into claws, dark red air currents wrapped around them, and with a strong devouring force, he grabbed the nearest purple magic core embedded in the crack of the wall.
The hard black stone wall was torn apart by his sharp claws like tofu, and the fist-sized, irregularly shaped purple crystal was picked off by him.
The moment the crystal left the body, the dark purple moss around it squirmed violently as if enraged, secreting more sticky juice with a pungent sour smell, trying to wrap around Xuan Ye's arm.
"Hmph, you're looking for death!" Xuan Ye snorted coldly, and the dark red airflow wrapped around his arm spun violently. The moss juice that tried to approach was instantly crushed and swallowed along with its body, turning into a weak energy that merged into his body.
He weighed the cold and heavy object in his hand, which seemed to have an undercurrent of magic core surging inside. Feeling the chaotic yet pure power of the demon contained within, the bloodthirsty light in his eyes became stronger.
"What are you doing!" Su Xuewei couldn't help but scream at Xuan Ye, watching his rough movements and especially the stronger stench and corrosive smell emitted by the enraged mosses. "You're making such a big noise! What if you attract something even more terrifying? Do you still have respect for City Lord Luo's command?"
The fear she had just experienced from the statue's mental shock had not yet completely dissipated, and at this moment, she was again nervously stimulated by Xuan Ye's reckless behavior.
Xuan Ye turned his head abruptly, his dark golden pupils fixed on Su Xuewei like a ferocious beast choosing its prey. "Shut up, you piece of shit! If Luo Li hadn't intervened, you would have been a lunatic consumed by evil thoughts! What gives you the right to make such a fuss here? If you dare to say another word, I won't mind shutting you up forever!"
The dark red energy on his body suddenly expanded, carrying a violent killing intent and an all-consuming ferocity, rushing straight towards Su Xuewei. That momentum was even more suffocating than the pressure of the demon god in the passage.
"You!" Su Xuewei was so angry at his undisguised murderous intent and insulting words that she trembled all over. Her pretty face turned pale and her soul power surged uncontrollably. It seemed that a conflict was about to break out.
"Xuewei!" Su Youming shouted loudly, and stepped in front of Su Xuewei. At the same time, the ice crystal armor around him shone brightly, and a thicker layer of black ice barrier condensed in an instant, forcibly withstanding Xuan Ye's violent murderous attack.
The ice crystal barrier flickered violently, making slight cracking sounds, obviously under tremendous pressure.
Luo Li glanced at Xuan Ye, frowned and said, "Xuan Ye, put away your temper."
Su Youming's expression was also solemn. He said in a deep voice, "Lord Xuan Ye, calm down! Xuewei speaks her mind and has absolutely no intention of disobeying City Lord Luo! We have sworn an oath and will obey your command!"
As he spoke, he used a stern look to stop Su Xuewei who was about to argue.
The situation is stronger than the person. Xuan Ye's ferocity and Luo Li's unfathomable nature make him understand that any internal friction at this moment would be fatal.
"Hmph!" Xuan Ye snorted coldly and restrained his momentum, but the look he gave Su Xuewei was still full of disdain and warning, as if he was looking at a bug that could be crushed at any time.
He no longer paid attention to the three people from the Su family and continued to look at the magic core on the wall.
Bai Ze frowned slightly and did not stop Xuan Ye from collecting the magic cores, but he did not participate either.
With Xuan Ye here, all these magic cores can be collected in a short time, so he doesn't need to take action.
The power of light flowed around him, like an invisible barrier, isolating the moss that had become more active due to Xuan Ye's actions and was trying to spread over, while at the same time vigilantly sensing the depths of the passage.
Luo Li calmly stretched out her white fingers, with a faint chaotic light lingering on her fingertips, and gently pointed at the black rock surrounding another magic core.
Silently, the hard rock that had been soaked in demonic energy for countless tens of thousands of years quickly decomposed and disappeared like weathering under the chaotic light, revealing a complete purple demonic core the size of a pigeon egg underneath.
The magic core was cold to the touch, and the demonic energy surging inside seemed to be suppressed and became a little docile the moment it came into contact with the chaotic clear light.
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