Chapter 138: The Encounter of the Dead Soul Worm
How long has it been?
Cheng Li didn't know that in the absence of any measuring instruments, he lost the reference of the sun, and it was difficult to estimate the time or something. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Especially when the weather is still so gloomy......
But it should be at least half an hour.
The trees on both sides had already become dense, pressing towards the center of the river, and some of the low branches had already soaked into the river, and the branches and leaves under the water looked distinctly different from those on the surface.
Some of the roots of the trees have stretched out, some because the trunk is tilted too badly, causing the roots to be pulled out of the ground, but more often because the surrounding trees are too dense, so that the growth space is constantly compressed.
In this case, the trees near the river spread their roots out of the mud and entangled themselves into the river, hungry for their vitality.
If the roots were only wound close to the riverbank, it would not be a big fuss, but in fact, these dense spider-like roots cover two-thirds of the river.
As far as the eye can see, the bottom of the water is full of intertwined white and brown roots, and watching them sway back and forth with the ripples of the current, it makes people feel like living creatures.
It was creepy, and Cheng Li felt that he was worried about whether the roots would suddenly poke out of the water and pull him into the water.
From time to time, there were a few sporadic birdsongs in the distance, although it was very pleasant to the ear, but the already deep environment of Cheng Lijue was even more gloomy because of this.
The cicada noise forest is quiet, and the birdsong mountain is more secluded......
If it weren't for Jing by his side, this oppressive feeling would have made him crazy, Cheng Li thought, and couldn't help but exhale a heavy breath, tightening the blood wrapped in cloth in his arms.
As time passed, the shade above the trees grew thicker and thicker, and the obstacles in the river grew, but fortunately the river was still spacious, perhaps due to the heavy rain last night, but the light still dimmed significantly.
In short, although the drooping branches looked like they would stumble the raft, the small raft carrying the two of them actually ran smoothly.
Of course, this is because of the quiet control, and there are obstacles ahead, but when it comes to approaching, the raft will always deviate just right, and bypass it by a fraction of a centimeter.
And when passing through different sections of the river, because of the topography and the difference between the tributaries, the water flow is rapid and slow, but in fact, the raft always maintains a constant speed, whenever I look at the turbulent white wolf splash next to me, there is always an illusion of spatial dislocation.
It's really a convenient ability, or rather, a powerful strength, Cheng Li thought of this, and tentatively controlled his spiritual power, but as soon as his spiritual power came out of his body, it was like crushed ice thrown into boiling water, and it dissipated without a trace in an instant.
Is it only mana that can penetrate the body?
Really......
Chengli shook his head, there was not much surprise, he had never thought that he would be a special case, even if his spiritual power came from a mage.
Then again, because of this, his spiritual power should be even worse than that of other apprentices.
The raft continued to move forward gently, but Chengli noticed that the trees on both sides were beginning to thin, most notably the roots floating in the river, which had thinned much, much.
The river is starting to widen, but it may also be an illusion, the illusion of a wider view without so many trees.
Anyway, I'm going to leave here soon, and speaking of which, where is this now?
The voice was a little sharp at first, then faint, lower and lower, and soon disappeared.
What was that? Cheng Li subconsciously looked up at Jing, and noticed that she also turned her head at the same time, looking at the deep and silent bushes on the riverbank.
"Whoa—"
Yes, there is a voice, and this voice ...... It feels like something is coming out of rubbing against the air, something?
…… It seems that he hasn't heard a birdsong in a while, and Seori thought to himself as he turned his gaze in the direction of Jing Jing.
But if there is silence, there will be no big problem, look at her calm face.
"Whoa—"
He didn't let Cheng Li wait long, that is, in just a dozen breaths or so, a hazy pale blue light like a dark orchid appeared in front of his eyes.
Flying snakes?
Cheng Li looked at the long strip of blue light that twisted and twisted, and guessed in his heart that in his previous life, he had never heard of a snake that could fly, but in this world, it was not necessarily.
"Dead soul worms?" Compared to Chengli's ignorance, Jing can be regarded as erudite and talented, and at a glance he can see that the body of this blue light is just a blue soul worm...... It's rare.
But it's not surprising that the environment in which the dead soul worm was born is different, and the form will be different, look at it covered in blue light, although it is faint, but the light is very condensed and bright, there is a feeling of starlight, this place is surrounded by mountains, it should be in a certain mountain spring to produce spirituality, so as to be born.
Necro bugs? Hearing Jing say this, Chengli also realized, looking at this, isn't it exactly the same as the life that accompanies the bellflower?
It seems to be a very docile monster.,And from the perspective of induction.,There's not a lot of strong fluctuation of demonic power.。
As the Dead Soul Worm approached, Cheng Li also saw its appearance clearly, its body was almost two meters long, delicate and shiny, just like the finest silk, but Cheng Li still saw that there was a layer of white scales on its body surface, but it was extremely fine, and it was glowing with snow silver.
The head is not so much like an insect as it is like an angular rabbit, especially the pair of ears, which are very slender and agile, the eyes are narrow and long, blood red and clear, but there is a layer of purple light circulating, which looks extraordinary.
However, Cheng Li frowned slightly, if I remember correctly, the Dead Soul Worm should have forelimbs, used to hold the clump of souls.
Although the Necro Worm is only a general impression in memory, and the details of its appearance are vague, this is still certain.
"Huh--" The Dead Soul Worm didn't care what Cheng Cheng thought about, just flew out of the bushes, crossed the river, Shi Shiran flew towards Cheng Li, and in his surprised gaze, it flew around Cheng Li, and in Jing's eyes, it was like a fairy ribbon.
"This?" Cheng Li looked at the scene in front of him, didn't dare to move, and set his eyes on Jing.
"It's okay," Jing turned her head away, leaving only Cheng Li's back: "The Dead Soul Worm won't do any harm to people, it should be that your soul is too strong, so I like your breath more." ”
"So," Cheng Li looked at the dead soul insects that were constantly spinning and flying around him, and felt uncomfortable, even if he just reached out and stomped his feet, he felt awkward, "So that's it?" ”
"Hmm," Jing nodded, but as if she could hear the resistance in Chengli's words, she explained, "It is said that the glimmer of light emitted by the Necro Worm has a soul-nourishing effect. ”
Although he said so, Jing's heart was not very calm, and he could attract dead soul insects, which was not something that ordinary souls could do if they were strong, and it seemed that the demon clan bloodline in the body should be related to the soul clan.
At the mention of the Soul Clan, coupled with Chengli's age, Jing immediately thought of Yunmenghu, but she denied this idea in the next second.
The Yunmeng Fox clan gradually declined in the Heian Era, and the last Yunmeng Fox remembered that it was exterminated more than ten years ago, almost the time when it was born, but the Yunmeng Fox will not pretend to be a human body, the core of their power lies in their soul jade, as long as the soul jade is not destroyed, they will be able to be reborn after a while, but that soul jade, now it is still enshrined in the jade shrine in Ueno.
Dead soul worms are even more unlikely, I haven't heard of any dead soul worms that can transform into human bodies.
Most likely, it was the Avatar Butterfly of the Soul Trinity, but it was lost hundreds of years ago.
That was the so-called Seven Souls earlier, although they were expelled from the ranks of the Soul Clan because they were later proven to be not orthodox soul demons, but at least they were able to control the soul power.
Cats, swamp spirit toads, cursed mountain ghosts, dry bone dragonflies, or snow girls?
…… Forget it, it doesn't matter what it is.
Nourishing the soul?
Hearing that there is such a benefit, Chengli is relieved a lot, but he is still a little anxious in his heart. You're supposed to be treated like a youkai, right?
Just as Cheng Li was thinking this, the Dead Soul Worm suddenly moved, originally it was revolving around Cheng Li's body or rising or falling, but at this time, it began to spiral and rise, completely detached from Cheng Li's body.
When Cheng Li looked up, he saw that the head of the Dead Soul Worm had turned into a strong blue light, and its slender body continued to plunge into the blue light, and the blue light also expanded, until its tail was also engulfed by the blue light.
Then, the blue light, which had swelled to half the size of a human, began to shrink and descend towards Chengli, and when it shrank to the size of a grain of rice, it was just in time to fall into Chengli's eyebrows.
Cool, cold, but warm at the same time...... Chengli's confused consciousness when the light cluster fell suddenly woke up, and he felt that his head was extraordinarily comfortable, as if there was a ball of jelly surrounding his brain, with the comfort of being squeezed, but more of a relaxed relief.
The mood also became much lighter, and the dark clouds that had been shrouded disappeared all at once......
"What's going on?" Cheng Li stared blankly at his outstretched palm, clenched into a fist violently, feeling the tightness of his muscles, he found that he seemed to be more connected to his body.
"Symbiosis." …… Is it?
Jing didn't say anything, but her evaluation of the Chengli bloodline in her heart was higher.
Symbiosis is a form that only occurs when a great benefit is sensed...... In this way, the soul of Kasaku is stronger than I imagined, but I don't feel it at all, and the strength of the soul should be able to be expressed from the physical body.
The seal......
Jing didn't think too much about it, after all, these things wouldn't have any effect on what she was going to do, and it wasn't worth paying too much attention to, and she quickly turned her attention to the scene in front of her.
The trees are even more sparse, and she will be able to leave here soon, Jing thought, but after a few breaths, she found that her vision suddenly widened, and she could vaguely see the traces of Tian Qi in the distance.
It's already here.,Half an hour.,Well,I should have left the sphere of influence of the Glacier Shrine.。
Presumably, those mages who sensed that something was wrong had already burst into a rage, after all, this attack on the Glacier Shrine almost brought together the mage forces of Kai, Sagami, Suruga, or Toe and Izu, and the death of so many mages was already a pain in the bones for them.
I don't know what happened to the acacia flower...... Strange, why did you suddenly think of her? Anyway, there is less luck.
Now the glacier shrine should have been surrounded by a drop of water, and the next thing should be to search for information, fortunately, it rained heavily last night, and the tracking spell has lost its traces of use, and the underground secret place should have disappeared without a trace in the explosion of the spatial crack later.
What's more, I haven't killed a single person from beginning to end......
But you still have to be careful, if my estimate is not bad, those mage groups should have already started to investigate in their respective spheres of influence, but as long as I suppress the mana fluctuations, the two mage apprentices will not attract any attention.
It's just that these are just speculations after all, and the best thing to do is to get out of here as soon as possible.
But first, you need to find a Wild Mage Gathering Place.
It's really a bit boring to watch this guy......