strictlysupreme Chapter 181 The King Does Not Meet the King
Chapter 181 The King Does Not Meet the King
A colossal figure lurked in the darkness, its body resembling an endless black mountain range, winding and spiraling without end.
The scales visible before us are as large as millstones, each shimmering with a cold, eerie light, like mysterious stars in the night sky.
[Zhu Jiuyin has a human-like face and a snake-like body, and is entirely red. Its eyes grow vertically; when it closes them, the world turns to night; when it opens them, the world turns to day. It neither eats, sleeps, nor breathes. With each breath, it creates a slit, and its body stretches for a thousand miles. It can illuminate even the most obscure places.]
Ning Xiaoxi's breathing slowed down. This... this is something she can see right now?
【Xiao Xi, the wind is getting stronger!】 Tuanzi huddled behind Ning Xiaoxi's neck, not daring to peek out at her towering figure.
Ning Xiaoxi retreated step by step.
The little mermaid looked at Ning Xiaoxi with a puzzled expression, then turned to look at the enormous body, pointing with her chubby little hand.
Ning Xiaoxi pressed down on the chubby little hand, and lifted her foot to step back but did not put it down.
The little beast in the cave opened its eyes!
The scales on the body in front of me began to shrink!
Has it moved?
[It moved! It moved!] Tuanzi gripped Ning Xiaoxi's collar tightly, making it hard for her to breathe.
The little beast opened one eye—not the squinting eye it had in the snow-capped mountains, but a full, open eye. Unlike a normal creature's eye, which has a iris and sclera, this eye had seven orifices that shimmered with tiny points of light, each like a miniature universe containing endless mysteries. Within that eye seemed to lie a bizarre and wondrous world, where mountains and rivers collapsed and were reshaped, where stars were born and destroyed, and where life and death cycled.
That eye pierced through the cave, transcended time and space, and looked at the enormous body that kept sliding in front of it.
In the darkness, Ning Xiaoxi's legs were almost numb, but she dared not put them down, nor pull them back. She was afraid, truly afraid. Even when attacked next to the Corrupted Thorn Demon, she had never been this afraid. Tuanzi had disappeared sometime earlier; it knew how to avoid danger!
The little mermaid clung tightly to Ning Xiaoxi's neck, its chubby face pressed against hers. But despite its plumpness, it was ice-cold, offering no warmth whatsoever to Ning Xiaoxi's icy heart.
Black Pearl had somehow slipped to the little beast's den and was hiding behind it. The little silver dragon and the mermaid poked their heads out of the mine, only their eyes showing, not even their noses. It was a scene of utter amusement; what kind of monsters and demons had she been raising?!
After an unknown amount of time, just when Ning Xiaoxi felt her legs were about to break, the massive body in front of her finally stopped moving.
But then, the light bulb in his arms went out with a "pop!"
An endless darkness descended!
But why was there such a strong wind blowing from the opposite side, making it almost impossible for her to stand? Her almost broken leg, which had been raised, could finally touch the ground, and she tried to take two quick steps back, but her body wouldn't obey her commands.
The little beast's paws were raised; how could it retreat? It was chaos; how could it back down before a long worm!
The wind grew stronger, making her skin ache. Her clothes clung tightly to her body, and she could barely hold onto the little light bulb.
The little beast swung its paw.
An even stronger wind blew up.
"Snapped!"
A crisp sound rang out, and the wind in front stopped.
Ning Xiaoxi trembled as she held the little mermaid. She felt that it was Zhu Jiuyin who had breathed just now, and then, and then, she was slapped.
"Waaah..."
A strange sound rang out, giving off a feeling of inexplicable grievance.
"Boom! Boom!"
Then came a violent earthquake, and the enormous body in front of them suddenly disappeared. Rocks fell from both sides, and a bright light flickered underfoot.
"Boom! Boom!"
The continuous shaking of the earth made Ning Xiaoxi grab the railing of the fence in front of her, trapping the little mermaid between herself and the fence, afraid that it would fall.
"Boom!"
With a final, violent shake, Ning Xiaoxi closed her eyes, gripped the stone slab tightly with her hands and feet, and pressed herself firmly into it.
The shaking stopped, and the wind stopped blowing.
Ning Xiaoxi swallowed hard, slowly opened her eyes, and was greeted by a dazzling light and a rich spiritual energy. She straightened up; the mountain-like figure in front of her was gone.
The little beast in the cave closed its eyes and began to snore softly again.
Ning Xiaoxi hugged the little mermaid tightly in her arms and took several deep breaths to calm her racing heart.
Then, the black bead actually ran onto the little beast's cloak. The patterns on it shimmered with golden light, but the beast didn't forcefully drive it away, letting the black bead stick to it.
You're a demon, why are you sticking to someone else's demon body? What are you trying to do?
The little mermaid's chubby little hand pulled Ning Xiaoxi and pointed into that patch of light.
Ning Xiaoxi followed the little mermaid's force closer to the railing and was astonished by the mineral vein in front of her.
It turns out that beneath Zhu Jiuyin's body lies a spirit crystal vein, a spirit crystal vein a thousand miles long! Can you imagine what it looks like?
The little silver dragon and the mermaid leaped out of the cave and tumbled into the spirit crystal mine.
Ning Xiaoxi stood on the platform, holding onto the railing, and was also amazed by the view below.
As far as the eye could see, countless spirit crystals were densely embedded in the spirit crystal vein, the smallest being at least the size of a fist, and the largest even comparable to a millstone. They intertwined and were arranged in a pleasing, staggered pattern, radiating a dazzling array of colors: red like fire, blue like an abyss, green like a forest, and purple like a dream. These lights blended and collided, forming a dreamlike curtain of light that illuminated the entire space with dazzling brilliance.
Upon closer inspection, these spirit crystals seemed to contain an endless sea of stars, with mysterious runes and energy vortexes flowing and flashing within them, as if telling the most ancient secrets of heaven and earth. From the spirit crystal veins, a rich spiritual energy fluctuation continuously emanated, like surging waves, spreading outwards one after another, making the surrounding air viscous.
The closer one stands, the stronger the fluctuations of spiritual energy become; with each breath, one can feel the spiritual energy surging joyfully within their body. As the gale stirred up by the little silver dragon and the mermaid howled through the spiritual crystal, it clashed with the spiritual energy on the mine vein, producing a deep and awe-inspiring roar, like the roar of an ancient beast, echoing for a long time on this ancient land, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.
This was only the scene within a few hundred meters of her eyes; the light was even brighter in the distance, and she wanted to see it all. Compared to that, the spirit crystals she had previously consumed were nothing at all!
The little mermaid clapped happily in her arms, her cheeks jiggling.
Ning Xiaoxi gently stroked the little mermaid's chubby body. It was cool and comfortable, which calmed her blood and made her leap down with a whoosh.