Perhaps because Bai Xi knelt so quickly, the flames around the old man visibly froze for a moment; who would come up and perform such a grand gesture right away?
"Senior, I really need your help."
Bai Xi is very sincere.
The air was silent for several seconds. Just when Bai Xi thought she wouldn't get an answer, the old man suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside with a solemn expression.
Bai Xi's face lit up with joy, and she was about to say something when she seemed to realize that something was amiss.
"Sigh, it's finally here."
For some reason, the old man sighed softly and finally turned his gaze to Bai Xi.
"Everything you do is so unexpected."
His tone was so familiar, as if he and Bai Xi had known each other for a long time, that Bai Xi was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
“I know why you came here, but I can’t tell you anything right now. Tartarus has awakened.”
His aged voice carried a sense of helplessness, as if he were feeling sad and distressed about something.
"What?"
Bai Xi thought that Tartarus had always been spreading monsters outwards and had never been asleep, but according to the elemental spirits, that didn't seem to be the case.
"What you need to do now is to activate the altar and retrieve..."
The old man spoke, then hesitated, his gaze towards Bai Xi filled with complex emotions.
"Fine, since you've passed the test, I should return the power to you. I just didn't expect you to arrive so early, nor did I expect the Abyss to awaken so quickly."
He said this to Bai Xi, his wrinkled face showing worry.
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Bai Xi was stunned. She didn't seem to have mentioned this issue, did she?
Furthermore, how did this elemental spirit know that she was searching for the seven elements?
Bai Xi was shocked.
Could it be that the elemental spirits of long ago all possessed precognitive abilities?
The next second, Bai Xi felt power begin to flow into her body. Before she could actively seek it out, this element had already been successfully collected.
This made Bai Xi feel once again that she might really be controlled by some mastermind behind the scenes.
Every step she took seemed preordained.
But since she needs it now, there's only one option: accept it. It's quite ironic.
Bai Xi gazed at the elemental spirit amidst the raging flames. His gaze was calm, his face undeniably kind, yet to Bai Xi, it evoked not respect, but rather...
They appreciated each other, like comrades fighting side by side.
But this was clearly the first time she had met this elemental spirit.
They are destined to come back to you.
Bai Xi heard the old man's deep sigh and glanced at the other five elemental spirits beside her. They were unaffected and followed Bai Xi inside.
Naturally, they also saw the old man.
The little ghost didn't say a word the whole time; he just looked at the old man with a thoughtful expression.
His words stirred something strange within Bai Xi.
"My true name is the Primal Elf Duruso."
Before Bai Xi could even process the information, and before Bai Xi knew why he had obtained the power of fire element, the old man had already given him his real name.
When everything was over, just as Bai Xi was about to ask something else, Duluso nodded to Bai Xi through the flames and disappeared in an instant.
The flames were extinguished completely in an instant.
The scorched earth creations outside also scattered with Duruso's disappearance, turning back into a handful of dust, no longer possessing a human form.
The surrounding flames began to rapidly concentrate towards the flower pavilion, and Xiu and the others stopped what they were doing, their gazes fixed on the central flower pavilion with a hint of solemnity.
Such a large flow of magic is not normal at all.
The resulting tremors far exceeded the external vibrations, as if an earthquake was about to occur, causing widespread panic.
"Owner....."
The serpentine eyes were fixed on the pavilion, where an impenetrable barrier had risen, making it impossible to determine Bai Xi's situation inside.
No matter how worried they are, they cannot break through.
Time passed second by second, and finally the solid barrier around the flower pavilion disappeared. Perkin was the first to rush up, only to see Bai Xi standing there with a blank expression.
Bai Xi only felt a blur before her eyes, and then she felt as if she had returned to the real flower pavilion, a small pavilion where she hadn't moved an inch.
"?"
Perkin paused in his steps.
"Owner?"
He leaned closer and asked tentatively.
"...I'm fine."
Bai Xi remained silent, overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information. Her mind was a bit blank, and she could only manage to utter three words.
After giving her the fire elemental, the fire elemental spirit disappeared into her body and fell into a deep sleep.
I don't plan to say anything to her.
And... the Primal Spirit... does that mean he was the first fire-type elemental spirit?
Wouldn't that mean it was born at the same time as the King of Elements?
How could someone as powerful as him wait so long in this ruin and even sign a contract with her?
The fog before her eyes grew thicker and thicker, and Bai Xi felt the burden on her shoulders grow heavier and heavier.
"Crazy woman, now is not the time to be daydreaming! There's another mechanism here. Quickly solve it and escape inside!"
Leia, a swift wind sprite, sensed something amiss outside. In just a moment, he saw...
A raging tide of monsters.
His urgent tone brought Bai Xi back to her senses.
"The monsters outside are closing in. Although we don't know what that elemental spirit is trying to do, if you don't escape now, you'll definitely die!"
If Leia had a size, she would definitely drag Bai Xi outside with her.
"Monster?"
Bai Xi frowned, realizing something was wrong, but now was not the time to think it over carefully. She trusted the elemental spirits and, without hesitation, gave a brief explanation to the four men present.
"The monsters are attacking, we should leave."
Following Roy's figure, Bai Xi found the mechanism. This mechanism was just as simple as the last one, and it didn't take long for Ulysses to embed all the magic gems.
The next second, Bai Xi led her people and rushed outside.
As Leia said, almost as soon as you exit the garden entrance, you can see monsters rushing towards you at the end of the corridor, completely filling the corridor, their ferocious faces terrifying.
"!"
Bai Xi's pupils dilated in shock. Things had changed too quickly. She could only vaguely connect the dots with the fire elemental spirit's words before she started running inside.
As she ran, a word kept flashing through her mind.
'Running away from the poison'
Now the monsters have created a poisonous circle, affecting the mercenaries and adventurers on the outer edge of the ruins...
It's simply unbearable to think about.
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