Chapter 119. The Secret Brought by the Wind...
The bead in my hand is about 8 centimeters in size. It is crystal clear, and you can clearly see wisps of light blue energy smoke inside, wrapped around a blue ball of light about the size of a thumb in the middle.
Lin Xiaoxiao studied it for a while before figuring out how to open the bead.
She said calmly, "I, Lin Xiaoxiao, the agent of Lady Luck, hereby promise that I will do my best to look after the Li family within my capabilities."
A few seconds after the words were spoken, the bead emitted a bright light, accompanied by a clicking sound that only occurs when a machine is turning.
A few minutes later, a translucent, bluish-green energy book appeared out of thin air and floated in front of Lin Xiaoxiao.
She lifted her hand from the water, water droplets sliding down her elbow and dripping onto the surface, creating ripples. When her fingers touched the book, a light screen was projected, displaying images and text.
{I am Li Feng, and the following is a secret I obtained through the wind...}
After the entire playback was finished, the book turned back into beads and was taken back by Lin Xiaoxiao. Her face was gloomy and pale, and she looked extremely ugly.
No wonder Nuenro was so crazy. Not only did he cooperate with the God of Greed for many years, but he also used several god-level war tools in succession this time.
Having lived for nearly four thousand years, his lifespan is nearing its end. If he doesn't break through and ascend to become a true god, he will die. How could he not go mad?
Nuenro's original plan was: if he could not break through to the level of a true god, he would take all the professionals in this world with him to die, making this planet a true death star.
One unexpected secret is that the God of Greed was forcibly bound deep within the core of the Abyss;
The truth about the world's initial pollution is that the black pollution mist emitted by the god of greed itself polluted the outside world, turning it into the Black Abyss.
Many questions immediately arose: Who imprisoned the God of Greed in the Abyss? What was their purpose? Was the method for ascending to true godhood in the hands of Wrathful Roar? ...
With these questions in mind, Lin Xiaoxiao and the others lived a relatively peaceful period, except for the occasional group of smugglers and foolish chosen ones who came to cause trouble.
During this time, with the help of her companions, Lin Xiaoxiao eliminated the (demigod-level) agent of the God of Calamity who came to assassinate her, thus completing one-third of her mission to advance to demigod status.
[Slayed three demigod-level agents [2/3]]
Meanwhile, Lau Evan and his men were constantly on the move within the City of Gods, dealing with the chaos brought about by the war. Those they could capture were captured, those they could suppress were suppressed, and those they couldn't persuade to surrender were killed.
As for the last person to be selected for the remaining mission, Lin Xiaoxiao already had a clue. She would lead the team to set off when the time was right. However, she did not expect that the unexpected would come first.
The study door was suddenly pushed open, slamming against the wall with a loud bang.
Lin Xiaoxiao sat behind her desk, her movements extremely careful as she slowly turned the pages of the old book in her hands, without even lifting her head: "Ina, you're going to break the door again."
Ina quickly walked to the desk, placed her hands on it, and instinctively leaned towards Lin Xiaoxiao, her voice urgent: "Something happened to Huanling."
Lin Xiaoxiao immediately closed the book in her hand, frowned, looked up at Ina, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
As the agent of the Statue of Liberty and a demigod, Huanling began transforming an SSS-level secret realm a hundred years ago.
They constructed a special little world within it, and combined it with their own energy, forming a force that could be considered half a domain.
With so many people around her, Lin Xiaoxiao had worried about Kagome, Xingyan, Ina, Zhong Sang... but the only two people she wasn't worried about were Mishu and Huanling.
One is the agent of the God of War, Mishu. As long as he doesn't encounter those two madmen, Nuenro and Atums, he can escape even if he can't beat them. He can rely on his strong combat power to escape.
One is the agent of the goddess of nature, Huanling, who possesses half a special domain. In her secret realm, she is an existence comparable to a true god, and there are only a handful of agents who can break through the defenses of that secret realm.
Ina said anxiously, "It's Fan Ying, she's made her move."
As the agent of the Goddess of Life (a first-level deity), Fan Ying is also a demigod-level powerhouse who has lived for hundreds, even thousands of years. Her abilities are similar to Huan Ling's, but she is a level higher than Huan Ling.
If it were anyone else, even if Atumus went to the Phantom Spirit's secret realm, he might not necessarily get away with it; but if it were Fan Ying, the Phantom Spirit might really be defeated.
After all, just as Huanling can manipulate natural spirits, Fanying can also manipulate them.
Lin Xiaoxiao put away the books in her hand, quickly stood up from the chair and walked out: "Let's go, change our equipment, and go help Huanling."
Before long, everyone finished packing and headed towards the secret realm where the phantom spirit was located.
The people who went this time were: Lin Xiaoxiao, Xingyan, Mishu, Ina, and Yuan Tai;
Zhong Sang followed Lao Ewen and others to deal with the war;
Kagome stayed behind to oversee the rear and manage the overall situation;
Tian Mi'er was left on the floating island to help Kagome with her work...
After a hurried journey of 6 hours, the group successfully arrived at the SSS-level secret realm (Natural Illusion) of the Illusionary Spirit.
The natural wonderland at this moment is completely different from the scenery we saw when we first arrived.
In the previous natural fantasy world, there were not only lush trees and clusters of flowers, but also little elves everywhere, as well as many small floating islands.
The island boasts unique streams and waterfalls cascading from the sky, adorned with beautiful rainbows, and teeming with large and small mythical creatures that roam freely within them, making it seem like a place straight out of a fairy tale.
The natural illusion at this moment resembles a war ruin, filled with fallen and broken trees, craters still emitting thick smoke from explosions, most of the floating islands destroyed and fallen to the ground, and countless monster corpses...
Xingyan sensed the surrounding situation and his expression turned serious: "The situation is not very optimistic."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded with a dark expression: "Yeah, it's not looking good. Let's find where Huanling is and go help her."
The five of them searched for nearly four more hours before finally finding Huanling, who was fighting Fanying.
At this moment, the two of them were flying in mid-air, their dark green and light green energies clashing, and countless skills were attacking each other.
The vines, flying everywhere, exuded a distinct murderous aura, their varying shades of color intertwined.
Within a radius of a hundred miles beneath them lay many of the chosen ones, some already lifeless, some still breathing, some severely injured but still conscious, though unable to move…
Lin Xiaoxiao clenched her right hand, grabbed her lightsaber, and flew forward: "Let's go help."
As the others entered the arena, Fan Ying, who had been playing with the ease of a cat playing with a mouse, gradually began to struggle. She was hit by several skills in succession and spat out a mouthful of blood containing dark green energy.
Not long after, Fan Ying used all her strength to create a small, special life domain, separating Lin Xiaoxiao and the other four people, leaving only her and Huan Ling inside.
By the time Lin Xiaoxiao and the others had broken the domain with all their might, Fan Ying had already disappeared without a trace, leaving only Huan Ling lying on the ground with a fist-sized hole in her heart and blood flowing from her five orifices.
Ina's expression was extremely unpleasant, and she muttered a curse under her breath: "Damn it, too late."
Huanling lay on the ground, turned her head and chuckled as she spat out a mouthful of blood: "It's not too late, at least I'm not dead, it's just that she dug out my divine core."
If Lin Xiaoxiao and the others had broken through the Life Domain a little later, Huanling might have died at Fanying's hands. Now, although she has lost her divine core, she is still alive.
The demigod-level agent's physique has undergone an extraordinary leap, and he can live for a period of time even without a heart.
Without the divine core, the energy within the body will gradually weaken and disappear until it loses all its energy and becomes a powerless cripple, eventually losing its human consciousness and becoming an immortal monster.
Ina quickly stepped forward and picked up Huanling, who was lying on the ground, and comforted her in a low voice: "It's okay. Once we find that bastard Fanying and get your divine core back, you'll be back to normal."
Huanling chuckled and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. She knew some things and had no hope for Ina's claim of finding the God Core.
Her gaze swept over Lin Xiaoxiao, who was standing with her arms crossed over her chest, her expression very solemn, and she was discussing in hushed tones with her companions how to deal with these chosen ones. She silently made a decision in her heart.
Then, Huanling struggled to get up. Ina was afraid that her movements would aggravate her injuries, so she could only go along with her and help her walk to Lin Xiaoxiao.
Seeing Huanling approach, Lin Xiaoxiao frowned and reached out to support her: "Why aren't you resting?"
Huanling staggered towards Lin Xiaoxiao, who caught her and whispered in her ear, "Are you still one demigod away from completing your advancement mission?"
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and hugged Huanling, thinking she was worried that Huanling wouldn't be able to complete the mission, and said in a very calm tone: "Your current mission is to rest and recuperate until we find your divine core."
Huanling chuckled and rested her chin on Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder: "Okay!"
Huanling leaned against Lin Xiaoxiao's chest, and a series of explosions rang out from her body. In a short while, all of Huanling's internal organs turned into a cloud of blood mist.
Some blood splattered from the wound onto Lin Xiaoxiao. She chuckled and left two sentences:
"Xiaoxiao, keep going, you have to win." This was said to Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Don't blame her, this is my choice!" These are the words Ina and Mishu said.
Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, her pupils dilating and contracting in shock. The next second, a notification sounded:
[Nature Goddess's Agent - Huanling, voluntarily sacrificed herself and actively chose Fortune Goddess's Agent - Lin Xiaoxiao as the winner.]
[Slayed three demigod-level agents [3/3]]
Congratulations on your advancement to Demigod!
[Congratulations on the skill: Faith Summoning (Divine Level). The number of summonable guardians has increased from three to eight.]
[Due to the ascension of Lin Xiaoxiao, the agent of the goddess of fortune, to demigod status, her contracted beast pets, Red Tail and Treasure Hunter, have been promoted to legendary level; and her elves, Monet and Hill, have been promoted to quasi-god level.]
[Special Skill Type Sprite: Full Intelligence Refuses Level Up, Transformation Reward: Special Secret Realm Seed (Divine Level)]
[Special Secret Realm Seed (Divine Level): This seed can be nurtured within the body and, through long-term energy infusion, develop into a special spatial secret realm. It can be upgraded to a maximum of SSSS level. Once a certain level is reached, it can be retrieved through special means.]
A burst of light golden energy erupted from Lin Xiaoxiao, forming giant waves of energy that spread outwards. The energy gradually transformed from its initial light golden color into a pure gold.
Unable to withstand the energy, Xingyan, Mishu, Ina, and Yuantai exchanged a glance and instinctively chose to retreat from their original positions.
On the other side, Fan Ying, covered in wounds, grabbed Huan Ling's divine core, which had turned into a light green color, and after escaping, she leaned against a mountain and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, cursing under her breath: "Damn it, I almost got killed by that little bitch Huan Ling's counterattack."
If Fan Ying hadn't been more skilled, she probably would have been killed within her own life domain by the full power of the Illusionary Spirit.
'ka.ka.ka.ka……' The sound of shoes stepping on dry branches rang out.
Fan Ying looked up warily, but when she saw that it was Ran Bai, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief: "It's you."
Ran Bai gently placed his right hand on his lower abdomen and bowed to Fan Ying with a blank expression: "The Creator is waiting for you."
Fan Ying's eyes lit up, and she said with delight, "Nu Enluo is waiting for me? Quick, let's go back."
Ran Bai tore open a spatial rift, watching Fan Ying's impatient figure rushing in. His eyes were indifferent, yet tinged with an indescribable regret. He let out a soft breath and followed.
After returning to the headquarters of the Zaoxin organization, Fan Ying skillfully navigated the dark mansion, walked through the long, carpeted corridor, and arrived at the innermost room, where she suddenly pushed open the magnificent 4-meter-high wooden door.
The room was quite empty, with only a large bed that was 3 meters wide and covered with a beautiful gauze curtain.
Fan Ying rushed to the bedside and looked at Nu Enlu, who was lying on the bed in his pajamas, pale and weak. She took his hand with heartache and said, "Nu Enlu, how are you? I brought back the Divine Core of the Illusionary Spirit. You will be fine after you absorb it."
Nu Enlu slightly raised his eyelids, looked at Fan Ying by the bedside, revealed a weak smile, and said in a breathy voice, "Thank you for your hard work."
Fan Ying took Nu Enluo's hand and pressed it against her face: "It's not hard. As long as you're alright, I'll do anything."
Then, Ran Bai brought in a machine. He stood by the bed and spoke to Nu Enluo in a very respectful voice: "Creator, I apologize for the intrusion."
After saying that, he pulled back the blanket covering Nuenro, unbuttoned his pajamas, took off his pants, and pulled out more than twenty adhesive strips with connecting wires from inside the machine, sticking them all over Nuenro's body.
Place the divine core handed over by Fan Ying into the machine and start it up.
The light green energy was extracted, purified inside the machine, and transformed into gentle divine energy, which was then transmitted to Nuenro, who was lying on the bed.
Two hours later, the divine core inside the machine turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared.
Nu Enluo recovered, and the paleness in his face returned to its rosy hue. He slowly sat up from the bed and looked at Fan Ying, who was shyly covering her face but still leaving two gaps between her thumbs: "Fan Ying, come here."
Fan Ying flew straight into Nu Enluo's arms, her dirty little face pressed against his chest, her voice excited: "That's great, you've recovered."
Nuenro's eyes were indifferent, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned. His voice was very gentle: "This is all thanks to you."
Seeing this, Ran Bai wisely bowed and nodded, then went out, closed the door, and stood guard at the entrance.
Inside the room, Nu Enluo pinned Fan Ying down, his cold lips landing on her fair shoulders. His movements grew increasingly forceful, pushing Fan Ying to her core beneath him.
After Fan Ying trembled all over and uttered the words, "Nu Enluo, you're amazing, I love you," with vacant eyes,...
His movements quickened again, and he leaned close to her ear, asking in a hoarse voice, "Love me? How much do you love me?"
Fan Ying habitually uttered a sweet phrase: "I would give my life for you."
Nuenro stopped what he was doing, and burst into laughter as if he had heard a joke: "Give me your life? Are you sure?"
Fan Ying, her hair disheveled, face flushed, and eyes glazed, nodded: "Yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nu Enluo's face turned cold. His hands, which shone with a silvery-gray light and were shaped like claws, gripped Fan Ying's neck with one hand and attacked her heart with the other.
The next second, a still-beating heart appeared in Nuenro's hand, and then he used silver-gray energy to control Fan Ying.
Fan Ying stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Why, Nu Enluo?"
Nu Enlu did not answer Fan Ying's question. He stood up, naked, on the carpet, and said in a hoarse voice to the door, "Ran Bai, come in."
After Ran Bai entered, he immediately took out a bathrobe from the wardrobe next to him and draped it over Nu Enluo.
Fan Ying was still cursing angrily: "Why, tell me why, Nu Enluo, you bastard..."
Nu Enlu opened his arms and waited for Ran Bai to tie her robe before saying in a hoarse voice, "Take her to the lab. I'm going to take a shower."
Ran Bai nodded, rolled up the immobile Fan Ying with the blanket, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and left.
Fan Ying cursed all the way, but Ran Bai seemed not to hear her. He crossed the corridor, stepped onto the stairs leading down, and ten minutes later, he successfully arrived at a huge space filled with cylindrical glass capsules.
As Ran Bai walked through, the lights slowly came on, and it became clear that these glass chambers were filled with special nutrient solutions, containing various 'creatures' with different expressions.
Some have human bodies and snake tails, some have twenty hands, some have three heads... and you can even see many familiar faces from the past.
Cheng Guangmin, whose head was attached to the ape-like beast; Li Tuowei, whose muscles exploded and whose skin turned purple; Shi Taichu, whose body had turned completely into stone and whose face was barely recognizable...
Three days later, Lin Xiaoxiao and the others, dressed in black, stood in the courtyard of the floating island above the City of Faith. The coffin in front of them was filled with flowers, and Huanling lay in it, her hands folded over her lower abdomen, her face looking as if she were asleep, very peaceful and sweet.
Ina leaned against Mishu's chest, silently shedding tears.
Zhong Sang, Ge Wei, Xing Yan, and others were also in low spirits.
Lin Xiaoxiao took the lead in putting flowers into the coffin, and then everyone lined up to put flowers in as well.
At the last moment, Lau Evan returned through the spatial rift with the black cat, offering the final flowers to the phantom spirit, and then Lin Xiaoxiao personally lit the flame of faith.
Everyone watched silently as the golden flames engulfed the entire coffin, sending up wisps of golden light and wisps of smoke that rose into the sky.
Since the start of the God Hunting Era, this process has occurred from time to time, and all the God Age bodies that our side can bring back are handled in this way.
After everything was taken care of, Lin Xiaoxiao led a tired-looking Lao Ewen back to the study.
The moment the door opened, Sicily, the cat-person who was fast asleep on a pile of books, was woken up: "Mi, are you done with your work?"
At that moment, the black cat that was perched on Lau Evan's shoulder saw the cat-man lying in the book, and with a thud, it fell straight to the ground.
Lin Xiaoxiao was a little worried and reached out to hug the black cat.
It darted away from Lin Xiaoxiao's hand in a flash, its eyes filled with disbelief, and quickly approached the edge of Sicily, squatting down 30 centimeters away from the cat-man, its tail wagging excitedly behind it.
Sicily stretched and yawned, his beard twitching as he did so, which looked quite adorable.
Then, it spotted the black cat not far away and looked at it with some disdain: "Terra, after all these years, you still look so stupid?"
The black cat obediently moved closer, nuzzled Sicily with its head, and said in a strangely hoarse voice, "Sister, you're still alive."
Lin Xiaoxiao stared in astonishment at the two fluffy creatures, one big and one small, leaning against each other, and then looked at Lau Evan standing not far away with a bewildered expression.
As if asking: Are they really siblings? One is so big, and the other is so small. One has a gradient of black, white, and tiger stripes, while the other is completely black without a single blemish.
Lauewen looked very surprised, as if he had no idea that Terrar had a sister.
The black cat glanced at the surprised Lin Xiaoxiao and Lao Ewen, then transformed in an annoyed manner, becoming a cat-human that looked very similar to Sicily, but was only 80 centimeters tall.
With one hand on its hip and the other holding a chubby, furry finger, it pointed at Lin Xiaoxiao and Lao Ewen: "What are you looking at? You two ignorant fools, have you never seen an elven cat-person before? What form we take depends on what we like...blah blah blah (several hundred words omitted)"
[Elf-type Cat-Man: Like other Pokémon, they have long lifespans, are born and raised naturally, and their formation conditions are extremely demanding. Their abilities are extremely weak in their early years; even a moderate amount of rain can kill them, and they rarely reach adulthood. However, once grown, their combat power can overcome opponents of higher levels, making them an extremely rare and special type of Pokémon.]
Just as the black cat, with its round little belly sticking out, stood with its hands on its hips and angrily berated Lin Xiaoxiao and Lao Ewen.
Sicily, who still wanted to sleep, got angry and slapped the black cat on the back, saying impatiently, "You little chatterbox, get out, you're disturbing Mimi's sleep."
The black cat, which had been used as a racket to be thrown out of the room, tiptoed back in a few dozen seconds later, carefully nestled beside Sicily, and went to sleep with her.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Lao Ewen exchanged a glance and immediately abandoned their plan to discuss matters in the study. They didn't want to be used as a pawn by Sicily.
After they left, Sicily raised her eyelids to glance in the direction of the direction, then stretched out her tail and quietly encircled the black cat in a protective posture.
The black cat, exhausted from its long journey, fell into a deep sleep after sensing the atmosphere of Sicily, something it hadn't done in a long time.
Time flies. Thirteen days later, Nu Enluo took off his gloves and looked at Fan Ying, who had changed drastically, on the operating table, revealing a satisfied smile.
At this moment, Fan Ying no longer resembled a human, but rather a tree person. Her hair turned into lush green leaves, her skin was no longer fair but had turned into brown bark, her lower body had become a tree trunk, and her open eyes had become dazzling emeralds.
He took off his gloves and chuckled as he instructed Ran Bai, who was waiting not far away: "That Miss Lin is already a demigod. Tell Atums to bring her to me."
Ran Bai nodded slightly: "Yes, Creator."
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