Chapter Seventy-Four: The Snake Pupil
Dream mirror is a word made from the words "dream" and "mirror".
There is also a deep meaning in this.
Dream represents fantasy, and it also represents the transformation of the dream mirror by ghosts and gods.
The mirror represents the reflection of the present world, and it is inseparable from its origin, even if the ghosts and gods have great power, their dream mirror must be transformed based on the present world.
In other words, if you want to embody a different environment in the dream mirror, you must at least be very familiar with the environment that you embody.
The great rivers and mountains that swallow the wine boy, the Arakawa Mizuni of the Lord of the Arakawa, the Yellow Springs of the Eight Thunder Gods Hirazaka, and even the Hundred Ghost Towns of Tokyo Bay in Uesugi Kiyoshi and the Mirage Building in the Hundred Ghost Towns are all inseparable from this "rule".
However, in this dream mirror of Hydra, all that comes into view is the vast sea water.
There was a blood moon in the sky, the sea was boundless, there were no islands, no land, only an endless sea, and a huge black mist not far away.
The huge black mist was like a slow-moving tornado, forming a huge whirlpool, and even the sea water was inverted into it, but it was silent and extremely quiet.
Uesugi Kiyoshi stumbled, his feet were unstable, and his body sank, but he reacted very quickly, and the mirage gathered on the soles of his feet, so that he barely floated on the surface of the water and did not sink.
He now holds his own force, and he has a lot of means to press the bottom of the box, and he can draw his sword brazenly in the face of the gods, but there are some thresholds that he still can't cross.
The easiest... He can't "fly".
He can use the burst of mirage to achieve a temporary effect of staying in the air, but he cannot move freely in the air.
Then, he is good at the water, and he can swim as fast as a body, but he can't walk on the ground in the water like a fish.
He can gather mirage, gather on the soles of his feet, and tread water, but this is only a temporary measure, and it does not mean that the water is as flat as the ground for him.
The most practical truth is that it is difficult for him to exert his strength on the water, and the power of his sword moves is definitely greatly reduced.
So his brows have always been furrowed, the time and place are favorable, and he is afraid that he will suffer a big loss just because of the location.
However, Liu Longren behind him was not bothered by the sea.
Liu Longren in the dream mirror is no different from the present world, he is dressed in a black suit, his face is cold, and he is holding a sheathed Japanese sword, but the soles of his feet are constantly blooming with frost flowers, freezing the sea under his feet, allowing him to have a foothold.
Snow Boy, a well-known yokai in Japan, is not very powerful, lives in a distant snowy country, and when winter comes, he will come to the homes of lonely people and bring them laughter, and when spring comes, he will disappear.
Their lives were short, and they had never heard of any famous deeds, and even onmyoji rarely tamed the Snow Boy as a shikijin.
But... The soul of the snow boy on Liu Long's body seems to be different.
Uesugi Kiyoshi is very sure that his ability to envoy frost and snow is definitely not inferior to those ghosts and gods.
"This dream mirror... It's a little weird. ”
"It gives me a very dull sense of depression."
Liu Longren walked side by side with Uesugi Qing, looked at the inky tornado not far away with a solemn face, and said softly.
Uesugi Kiyoshi glanced at him with some surprise.
"Listen to what you mean... Seems to be a frequent visitor to the ghost dream mirror? ”
"The Kowloon Group has reached this point where it can use the Dream Mirror of Ghosts and Gods as an amusement park?"
Liu Longren shook his head and explained, "No... It has nothing to do with Kowloon. ”
"Maybe it's my problem, since I was five or six years old, I often fell asleep and entered the dream mirror of the ghosts, I don't know where it is, I can only see the dusk sky, the sky with the sun and the moon, the dry grass and trees, and countless bones."
"It was supposed to be the dream mirror of some great demon, but I don't know where it is."
"However, I found that cultivating there would make my physical strength and spiritual strength increase rapidly, so... I enjoyed practicing in it. ”
"When I was fifteen or sixteen years old, all of a sudden, when I entered the dream mirror again, the scene changed, and there were enemies."
"It's a ghost-like creature, very aggressive, but it's no match for me."
"I took him as a target for practice, and I slashed him a few times, who knows... After hacking the ghost to death, I suddenly mastered... Harness the power of Frost. ”
"Since then, every few days, I will fall into the dream mirror of different ghosts and gods, fight with them, and over time, I have developed my current skills."
Uesugi Kiyoshi's face was a little stunned, and the thought turned around in his mind, and he suddenly found that Liu Longren's experience seemed to be similar to his own.
He is more than Liu Long, and he may just be the "golden finger" of the hundred ghost painting scrolls.
After thinking of the conjectures that preceded him... Could this snow boy's demon soul holder also be "reincarnated"?
Shaking his head and suppressing these thoughts for a while, he said in a deep voice: "After all, this is the kingdom of the gods, and it is normal to have a sense of depression. ”
"Liu, think of a way, at sea, I can't use all my strength."
Liu Longren raised his eyebrows, did not hesitate, and took the sharp blade out of the sheath in his hand and plunged straight into the ice under his feet.
"I thought I could help you... I used my power to freeze the surface of the sea for the time being. ”
"No... It's not the sea, I feel like the water here is stagnant, and it's not hard for me to freeze on this layer of water. ”
"But... It's going to take a lot of my strength, and I probably won't be able to help you deal with that big guy. ”
As Liu Longren spoke, countless frost flowers spread from under his feet, and the sea water within a radius of several miles seemed to solidify, and soon condensed a thin layer of ice, although it looked a little unsolid, but it was much better than the surface of the water.
Uesugi Kiyoshi stepped on the ice, a little slippery, but the boots he wore were also a good product produced by the Collectibles Association, and the anti-slip was also considered, but it didn't affect the action.
"It's hard work... You and I keep your distance, take care of each other, and make sure your own safety comes first. ”
"It's already helping."
"I'm going to explore the so-called lair of the outer gods..."
A major problem was solved, and Uesugi Kiyoshi breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it is not as good as the land, the ice is much better than the water.
At least it won't affect his swordsmanship too much, otherwise it will be hard to even leap vertically and horizontally, who else will he cut?
Uesugi Kiyoshi exerted his strength, keeping one behind the other with Liu Longren, and quickly approached the inky tornado in the distance.
As the line approached, Uesugi Kiyoshi gradually frowned.
He could already see the full picture of the tornado's whirlpool.
It's Hydra.
The Hydra is not much different from the statue of the Hydra.
The bodies of the nine snakes, all as black as ink, wriggled like tentacles, exactly like the pillars he had seen in the reservoir that carried the idols.
The sturdy-looking scale armor covered every inch of the snake's skin, and the eighteen snake pupils were tightly closed, and at the same time, the surface of the snake's skin had tumor-like bulges from time to time.
If you look closely, it is the shape of a human face, and the expression of the human face is desperate and sad, like a prisoner imprisoned in the body of a snake, trying hard to break the shackles, but it is tightly locked by a layer of scale armor and cannot get out.
The surface of Hydra's body is full of these human faces.
At the same time, Uesugi Kiyoshi felt a chill to the bone.
It wasn't from Liu Longren's ice, nor was it the aura of fear emanating from those strange faces, but a chill that ran through the soul out of nowhere.
The dark gray fog lingered on the snake's body, mixed with the foul water, making the nine-headed monster hazy, but under the reflection of a blood moon, it looked strange and illusory.
"The Moon of a Thousand Faces... I see, that's why it's called [Moon of a Thousand Faces]? ”
"These are supposed to be the [souls] devoured by Hydra, all imprisoned in their own bodies?"
“...”
"If nothing else, this body type... It's not easy to use the knife, I'm afraid I have to use the god body of the dog god again, right? ”
"Hmph..."
"It's okay, I still have a lore hidden move, so I'll take you to open the knife!"
Uesugi Kiyoshi entered the state very quickly, and all he could think about now was how to dismember the behemoth in front of him and make it physically excessive.
His current plan is to cut off those nine heads first, try his Hundred Ghost Scroll, and kill all the outer gods as well as he wants to destroy Tosho Divine Monarch.
Just when his thoughts gradually became clearer...
Eighteen snake pupils suddenly opened in unison, bright yellow erected snake pupils, with a hint of dangerous smile, and unconcealable malice, staring at Uesugi Kiyoshi together.
Uesugi Kiyoshi was not frightened, just grinned, waved his hands, and two handfuls of "ghost cuts" were already in hand.
He raised his head slightly, and subconsciously smiled and spit out a question that he might only understand.
"What are you looking at?"