Chapter 124 Spiritual Storm 5
If the plants mutated, the situation would be even worse, but fortunately, the people around Lin Xia were the ones being attacked. If you look closely, it was just that one vine; the others were still normal.
Lin Xia had just breathed a sigh of relief when the monsters in the forest came into view. She felt something was wrong, and when she saw the monsters clearly, her heart skipped a beat.
Most of the demonic beasts lack intelligence and act on instinct. When they fled, they all used their spiritual power, and their bodies had undergone spiritual crystal mutations to varying degrees. Thinking of the cultivator who had just exploded, everyone's expression changed drastically.
"Isn't this a ticking time bomb?" Lin Xia thought to herself, "Could it be that I used the unlucky safflower instead of the lucky one?"
Lin Xia desperately increased her speed, and the suction behind her grew stronger and stronger. Just then, a melodious cry came from the depths of the forest, as clear as a bell or a song. Jiang Yansheng suddenly pursed his lips: "Luan bird."
All the demonic beasts knelt down at the sound. Lin Xia saw a gigantic beast with colorful and dazzling feathers, resembling a phoenix, fly up from the depths of the forest and head towards the vortex of spiritual energy.
Everyone's attention was drawn to it. Lin Xia didn't know the rank of the phoenix, but judging from the solemn or expectant expressions on people's faces, and considering the phoenix's status in mythology, Lin Xia guessed that the phoenix must be a divine beast.
"Is that a phoenix? My goodness, it's so beautiful. I'm so lucky to have seen a phoenix."
"Yes, the Luan bird is a divine beast, does that mean we're saved?"
"Definitely. Even the Key-Phoenix couldn't defeat it, then..."
If even the phoenix is no match for it, then this world is doomed. Thinking of this, someone turned around and ran away.
"What happened... why did they run away..."
"Are you stupid? With the size of a phoenix, what if it can't withstand the attack and explodes like the previous ones? Just think about it!"
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Lin Xia didn't stop walking at all; when everyone stopped or even slowed down, she moved even faster.
The people of this world are unaware of the apocalypse, but she is. If it were any other disaster, these powerful beings could certainly contain it, preventing it from developing too quickly or nipping it in the bud.
However, the mutation of spiritual power is unacceptable. This completely exploits the cultivator's greatest reliance, and the greater the ability of a person, the more they need to hide it.
This is Lin Xia's understanding. Just like in Xiuyun City, the larger the spirit stone mine, the larger the spiritual energy vortex it forms.
Lin Xia gripped the energy stone, her speed increasing until she felt her muscles ache and her lungs were on fire. Suddenly, she remembered the martial arts techniques and moves used here.
At this moment, she possessed all the attributes but had no way to utilize them, just like the cultivators here. Her eyes burned with passion; perhaps the two were connected, and she could gain some inspiration from the cultivation methods here.
With a 'bang!' Lin Xia, covered in blood and gore, returned to reality. Given the concentration of spiritual energy in this world, he might have died before he even got his hands on the cultivation technique.
Jiang Yansheng's spirit beast also knelt on the ground and wouldn't get up. He put the spirit beast away and ran behind Lin Xia. Lin Xia was a little surprised to see that he was no longer as leisurely as before, but now he was running not far from her and didn't look disheveled. He hadn't been like this before.
Jiang Yansheng turned and glanced at the phoenix: "Do you think the phoenix can't do anything about it either?"
Lin Xia ignored him. This person was obviously very strong, not only in terms of spiritual power but also in terms of physical strength. It was best not to provoke him.
"My master previously discovered some places where spiritual energy was normally raging, and the situation there is very similar to what we're experiencing now..."
This person is clearly clinging to her, all because of that danger perception? Is there a difference between divine sense and spiritual power here?
Lin Xia wasn't surprised to hear his news. It was normal to find things in a place where spiritual energy was already turbulent. Disasters don't happen overnight. But they had found a way to solve or avoid it.
Lin Xia stopped thinking about it and focused her attention on her surroundings and the phoenix, constantly dodging the crystallized demonic beasts and people on her body.
The monsters were alright; they just rampaged around and didn't hunt. But people were different. Some people were desperate and scared, so they deliberately burrowed into crowds.
Lin Xia quickly dodged a spiritual attack, glanced at the person behind her, and a flying knife flashed past, emerging from the person's dantian. The person looked at Lin Xia in horror, then at his own dantian, before being trampled to death by the demonic beast behind him.
But Lin Xia and the people around her had a flash of surprise. When that person's dantian was broken, the crystal on his body actually fell off. So, this crystal was nourished by spiritual power.
Everyone's expression darkened further. If spiritual energy was used as a source of sustenance, there was simply no solution. Did they have to destroy their own dantian? Or dissipate all their spiritual energy? But either way, they would likely die even faster.
Of all the people here, Lin Xia was the calmest; the disasters in this world were more difficult than imagined.
Lin Xia searched the surrounding terrain on the map. The map Jiang Yansheng had given her was quite detailed, but the area was filled with endless forests and cultivation cities, with no special terrain at all.
She was extremely anxious; if anything else went wrong, she wouldn't even have anywhere to hide.
The phoenix flew close and lingered for a while, its enormous spirit shield displaying a dazzling array of colors.
The spiritual energy storm suddenly stopped, as if space had been imprisoned. Before anyone could cheer, they heard the cracking sound of space breaking apart.
The spiritual energy spheres scattered, creating deep craters in the ground, and the spiritual energy vortex began to spin wildly again, this time at an even faster speed.
The phoenix's purple blood sprayed into the vortex, where it was instantly absorbed, causing the vortex to spin even faster, and more and more purple blood was sprayed out.
The phoenix's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, its eyes filled with solemnity. Then it flashed again and vanished.
The crowd, awaiting the results, erupted in uproar and fled in panic, but it was too late. The vortex's suction suddenly increased, pulling in many unprepared people.
Lin Xia was speechless. How much superstition must one have for the higher-ups to stand there and wait for the result?
If she weren't a mission participant, such abilities would still amaze and envious her; the spatial abilities she just witnessed were practically life-saving artifacts.
Suddenly remembering the [Spatial Ability Awakening Card] in her space, Lin Xia felt a little itchy and wanted to try it again when she had time.
Without stopping, Lin Xia felt as if she was directly absorbing the energy from the energy stone, her legs kicking up sparks.
This time, Lady Luck did not smile upon them, and the vortex of spiritual energy came straight towards them.
Lin Xia's heart pounded like a drum. The spiritual energy vortex covered too wide an area, so they could only run forward.
If there was really no way to escape, Lin Xia glanced at the [Basic Protective Shield] and decided that this was the only option left.
She didn't know if the protective shield would be useful, but she didn't want to exchange for it until the very end. This thing couldn't stop others from entering, and she wasn't sure she could protect it herself.
Just as he was thinking this, the moment his foot landed, his entire foot suddenly went flat and collapsed.
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