Chapter 37: The Altar

By the faint light, Wu Ma Xin saw that the wall of the well was inlaid with a hexagonal well made of larch, because the well had dried up, most of the well trees had cracked, and there were pale flesh-colored mushrooms growing at the cracks, and with the wind brought by the shaking of the rope, spraying white smoke, and quickly whispered: "Boss, hold your breath." ”

Wang Ziqing hurriedly closed his breath and accelerated downward. He also recognized this kind of mushroom, called pale red Amanita phalloides, which is highly poisonous, and the white mist it spews out is a spores, and there will be no obvious feeling when inhaled, but from the third day onwards, it will be delirious, unconscious, and it will be a life whimper when the sound rings at midnight, and the villagers call it a three-day mushroom, especially on dry wood.

Then there is some yin tide downward, the three-day mushroom is getting less and less, replaced by a large area of moss, because it grows in a dark place, it actually emits a faint fluorescence, the two of them moved cautiously, avoiding touching anything, and went down dozens of zhang deep, and suddenly opened up in front of them, and they had reached the bottom of the well, I thought it would be heavy, but I didn't expect it to be so easy.

At the bottom of the well is a large space, like a hall, with bluestone paving on all sides and at the bottom, and there is even a night pearl for lighting. The water flowing out of the cracks in the stone slabs of the four walls flowed silently, and there was still half an inch of water at the bottom, and the white light reflected was very bleak.

"Xiao Wu, it looks very weird here, we have to be careful. Wang Ziqing took out the prepared torch from behind and lit it, handed it to Wu Ma Xin, and said softly.

Wu Ma took the torch with a "hmm" and shone it around.

The walls on both sides are not ordinary bluestone slabs, but portrait stones, that is, relief murals carved on the stone with knives, the fire is faint, and the whole picture cannot be seen, and only a lot of strange fish can be distinguished, or many heads, or many tails. The portrait stone is generally in the tomb or temple, this was originally just a well, naturally it can't be these two, could it be that the flood is huge, which triggered the transfer of the underground soil, and then revealed here?

The two of them walked inside, and the "popping" sound of treading water under their feet was especially loud in this confined space.

The moment the torch swept over, Wu Ma Xin felt a figure appear on the left, he took a step back to the right, and a few silver needles in his hand were punched out, the figure did not move at all, the silver needles seemed to hit the stone, and fell to the ground with a few "dings".

Although he has been able to manipulate the five elements and turn things into needles, Wu Ma Xin is still used to using the silver needles in his pocket, and he doesn't always feel a little wasteful.

Wang Ziqing also handed over the torch, it turned out to be a very strange stone statue, with a huge fish head, eyes without eyelids bulging outward, mouth half open, revealing sharp teeth, long fish whiskers shrugged forward, fins hanging from the side, fish tail touching the ground, two wings broke out from the back, outward.

"What kind of monster is this, and how did it grow like this?" asked Wu Ma, wondering.

"Could it be the legendary winning fish of ancient times, but it should have been extinct long ago. Wang Ziqing once saw on a fragment that the head of a fish and the body of a human body had the wings of a bird.

"It turned out to be this kind of monster. Wu Ma Xin said, and the two continued to check, and walked through the entire space, except for many identical stone statues, nothing else was found.

The two of them turned around and returned to their original places, but they didn't know where to start, could they smash these stone statues?

Wu Ma Xin said, "Boss, have you noticed that these stone statues seem to be in a certain shape? ”

"It's like a fish. Wang Ziqing said, with the force in his hand, he lit the torch in his hand and threw it into the air.

Wu Ma Xin shouted, "Boss, the position of the fish's eyes, the stone statue has moved, when I passed it before, it was facing me, and now it is still facing me!"

Wang Ziqing roared, his fists lit up and rushed upward, the stone statue did not move at all, a few punches went down, and a few mud tires fell. The stone statue shook a few times, exploded in an instant, and a monster with a fish head, full of scales, and wings on its back jumped out, the same as the statue looked, and the arm-long fins shot towards Wang Ziqing, Wang Ziqing flashed sideways, and the statue behind him was smashed.

Although the statue is made of clay, it is extremely hard, even if it is chopped with a knife and axe, it is difficult to damage, and the monster has such a power when it is slapped at will, and it is indeed not afraid to underestimate the enemy.

Wu Ma Xin waved his hands, and countless silver needles flew out, but the monster did not dodge, the scales on his body were like steel, and the silver needles could not be pierced at all, but were ejected far away.

Wang Ziqing's fists lit fire, entangled with it, both of them were infinitely powerful, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while, but the statues on the side were broken a lot.

The monster spread its wings and flew into the air, spewing out a stream of sewage from its mouth, Wang Ziqing raised his fist to protect him, and the flame on his hand was extinguished, leaving only a faint smoke. Seeing that there was no flame, the monster was even more courageous, Wang Ziqing was not careful, was slapped away by the fin, and fell heavily to the ground.

"Boss, are you alright? Wu Ma Xin picked up Wang Ziqing and asked worriedly. Wang Ziqing shook his head, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and whispered to Wu Ma Xin: "Xiao Wu, that monster's ribs are bulging one by one, like a fish gills, which should be its weakness." ”

Wu Ma Xin agreed, jumped up suddenly, manipulated the mud on the ground and flew towards the monster's ribs, the monster flew in the air, the fins flipped over, and the mud was slapped back one after another, Wu Ma Xin was taken aback, and hurriedly protected Wang Ziqing, his back was hit hard, and a mouthful of blood gushed out.

The monster did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but fell back to the ground, curled its lips and inhaled, and the dirty water on the ground formed a column of water that flew into its mouth, humming with satisfaction like drinking nectar.

That dirty water is the source of this monster's power.

Wu Ma remembered what the Medicine King had said to him, and it seemed that he still needed to use fire to restrain this monster. Wang Ziqing comprehended, used all his strength, rekindled the flames, concentrated on his fists, and suddenly formed two fireballs, and there was a trace of light at the bottom of the well.

The monster was stunned for a moment, then let out a "hehe" laugh, with a wave of its wings, its whole body pounced, Wang Ziqing raised his fists, and also rushed forward.

With this glimmer of light, Wu Ma Xin barely saw the entire four sides of the mural, it turned out to be the ancient fire ceremony, the wall behind the monster is the center, depicting the fire from the sky, a tall giant, both hands attract the light of the sun, ignite a bonfire in front of it, the flame is embedded with a red gem symbolizing fire crystals, shining. Wearing headdresses made of beast skulls and feathers, the men on either side fell to the ground, holding the basin high in both hands, waiting for the fire to be allocated. The outer wall is carved with a sacrificial scene, the sorcerer dances hard in the middle, and the other people kneel around with the sacrificial plate, and the strange fish they saw before is the sacrifice on the plate.

Before he looked too closely, the firelight had obviously become weak, and it was obvious that Wang Ziqing's internal strength was limited and he could no longer support it. Wu Ma Xin's mind is all on that piece of fire crystal, the fire can be used to overcome the water, with Wang Ziqing's current firepower, the residual water in the well may be a try, if you want to destroy the monster but it is like a fool's dream, but if you obtain the ancient fire crystal, you will definitely be able to enhance the firepower and form a fire to extinguish the water. Thinking of this, Wu Ma urged with all his might, manipulated the fire element, and wanted to take the fire crystal, but unexpectedly, the fire crystal did not move at all.

Isn't it a fire crystal? just a fake carved out of stone?

Wu Ma was unwilling, and manipulated the earth element to move, but the fire crystal still did not move.

Could it be that the fire crystal has been placed at the bottom of the well for a long time, and it has been submerged by water, and it has lost its effectiveness? Wu Ma was a little puzzled, Wang Ziqing was already obviously at a disadvantage, the fire light was weak, and it would be swallowed up by the water vapor raised by the monster at any time.

Calm down!Witch closed his eyes, and the whole well spun rapidly in his mind. Wells, yes, soaked in water without waste, wood makes fire, this is the real way to preserve fire crystals.

Wu Ma Xin manipulated the wood power, the fire crystal flickered twice, and sure enough, it broke away from the stone slab, and the entire bottom of the well shook like an earthquake, and the portrait stones shattered one after another, falling to the ground, and the four walls revealed their original black faces. When the fire crystal fell on his hand, Wu Ma Xin heard a loud "bang", the fire crystal has such a large amount of energy, but he didn't feel it in his hand. Wu Ma Xin turned his head, but it was Wang Ziqing who flew sideways and slammed on the wall, the fire on his hand had been completely extinguished, and his skin and flesh were black and blooming, like charcoal.

"Boss!" Wu Ma Xin supported Wang Ziqing, watching him barely open his eyes, his heart was a little relieved, but he couldn't help but feel a little sour, "I got the fire crystal, the fire and water, I will definitely destroy this monster." ”

Wang Ziqing coughed twice, and said weakly: "How do you use this thing?"

How do you use this thing? Wu Ma's heart was like being struck by a thunderbolt, and his head "buzzed", yes, this is the most important question, but he never thought about it.

The monster was not in a hurry to make a move, but used its fins to sweep away the scattered stones, and sat on the ground and looked at them with ill will.

Wu Ma Xin held the fire crystal, and he couldn't think of the method to use it at all, Wang Ziqing reluctantly sat up, trying to heal his wounds, but he caused a burst of pain and couldn't stop coughing.

"Oh, you're stupid. The monster looked anxious, and actually spoke, "The heart is the dirt of fire, and the tongue is the official of the heart, so naturally it is in the mouth." ”

Wu Ma Xin and Wang Ziqing were both shocked, and the monster was also shocked, covering his mouth tightly with his fins. Wang Ziqing took the fire crystal and was about to put it in his mouth, but was stopped by Wu Ma Xin: "Boss, could it be the conspiracy of this monster?"

"I'm going to try it alive and dead. Wang Ziqing smiled indifferently, the fire crystal entrance, and suddenly felt a sour taste rush into the taste buds, saliva overflowed, tears flowed, green muscles jumped up all over the body, the whole person turned cyan, a breath of shame emanated from the body, the more it gathered, the thicker it became, and soon filled the entire bottom of the well. Wu Ma Xin and the monster had no time to gag, staring straight at it, and the monster muttered to himself: "Mu Zhiqi is really absorbed", as if he had forgotten that everyone was an enemy.

About a pillar of incense, Wang Ziqing felt a trace of bitterness in his mouth, and then the sourness gradually faded, the bitterness slowly deepened, and soon the bitterness filled the mouth, far more than the most bitter Chinese medicine, almost spit out, sweat gushed out, big drops fell into the water on the ground, red from top to bottom dyed all over each vein, the body also turned from green to red, green smoke, exuding a strong burnt smell.

"The scorched qi of the wood has been refined!" the monster secretly exclaimed.

Wu Ma asked cautiously, "Boss?"

Wang Ziqing didn't answer, his body was still hot, and his whole body was fiery red, like a piece of red-hot iron.

"Ahh