Chapter 564: Scaly and Golden-Winged
Xu Jing retracted his gaze unsatisfactorily, he hadn't exerted his full strength in the previous attack.
And he also felt that he could control the power of this petrification attack, and he even felt that this ability seemed to have reached the limit, and there was room for improvement.
"System."
Xu Jing summoned the system again, glanced at the remaining more than 900,000 origin points, and did not hesitate to silently improve again.
Sure enough, with his decision, the system interface trembled slightly, and the value of the origin point displayed on it jumped violently.
A large amount of Origin Energy fused into his body, a large part of it fused into his blood, and the other part gathered in his back.
In addition to the blood boiling this time, Xu Jing suddenly felt severe pain and itching on both sides of the entire spine in his back, as if something was about to grow.
His soul penetrated deep into his body, and when he looked over, he saw bones, nerves, and blood vessels extending from both sides of his entire spine, gradually forming a pair of huge winged shapes.
Burst~!
As the outer skin and scales cracked, a pair of slightly slender wings stretched out.
The pair of wings were still a little atrophied when they first came out, but as the origin point continued to merge, they gradually opened, covering Xu Jing's entire back.
Then scales appeared on the wings, and the scales were all golden and neatly arranged.
Bang Bang Bang ~!
As soon as Xu Jing thought about it, the wings on his back began to flapp, and at the same time, bursts of divine golden light emanated from the wings, enveloping his lower body.
In an instant, his huge snake body shrank rapidly under the golden light, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into two slender legs covered with scales and full of metallic texture.
"Wow!"
Xu Jing himself didn't expect this to happen, and couldn't help but exclaim, and after he floated, he looked at his face again.
After the second reinforcement, his whole body, even his face, was covered with fine scales.
However, these scales not only did not make Xu Jing hideous and ugly, but because of the strange way of arrangement, they looked very beautiful, plus the golden wings behind him, and the longbow in his hand, the whole person was majestic, like a Valkyrie.
Hiss~!
The snake hair on his head squirmed, and the poisonous snakes rubbed affectionately against his face, hissing with excitement.
Scales and golden wings, this strengthening ended quickly, and finally reached the limit of strengthening.
Xu Jing flew back and forth, even in a small place, he could shuttle agilely.
He then fell to the ground and folded his wings, and in the next moment, his long legs reverted to the appearance of a serpent.
And in the process, he felt that while his agility was weakening, the strength in his body was constantly increasing.
"Interesting."
Xu Jing is also curious about his own changes.
But he didn't think it was strange just thinking about his origins.
Medusa's father, but Forkus.
And Falkus, the son of Gaia and Pontus, the mother of the earth, and Kronos, the father of the three brothers of Zeus, can be regarded as half-brothers.
Strictly speaking, the three brothers Medusa and Zeus are the same generation and have a common grandmother, that is, Gaia, the mother of the gods and the primordial god.
Therefore, Medusa's bloodline potential is not inferior to Zeus, and it belongs to Gaia's direct bloodline, which has just not been developed before.
"Maybe that's not the limit of strengthening, it's just that my origin point is not enough."
Xu Jing glanced at the remaining more than 300,000 origin points, and knew it in his heart.
All the gods were descendants of Gaia, who was born in the chaos and gave birth to two sons, Ouranos, the god of the sky, and Pontus, the god of the sea, and a daughter, Uria, the god of the mountains.
Gaia was married to her two sons separately, and only then did she have Titans and other gods, so she was the beginning of everything.
I have to say that the bloodlines of these innate gods are strong, and the former Titans and other gods, even if they don't have the power of faith, are still terrifying existences that destroy the world and destroy the world.
Xu Jing could imagine that if his origin point was enough, he might not be able to reach the level of Gaia, but he might not be able to strengthen his bloodline to the level of Titan.
"But I'm not necessarily weaker than a god now."
He turned his head, his gaze shifting, the fixed stone buildings did not change, but the flames and smoke that erupted from the ground slowed down as he gazed.
This is still the effect of Xu Jing's own gaze when he has no ability to use it.
Originally, this petrified ability came from Athena's curse, but now it has become an introduction, used to activate the corresponding root in his bloodline.
Even if Athena is in front of him, the other party will never be able to deprive him of his ability by lifting the curse.
Xu Jing closed the system interface and walked around the nest non-stop, familiarizing himself with the environment.
His lair was actually a prison, located on the River Styx at the edge of the underworld.
The waters of the River Styx are extremely corrosive, and the original Medusa could not afford to leave here through the River Styx.
And now, although Xu Jing has wings to fly over, he is not clear about the topography of the outside world, so it is better to wait patiently for Perseus to arrive here.
And a hundred miles away from the entrance of the underworld, which was not too far from his location, two giant scorpions with a body size of about ten meters crawled to the edge of a ruin.
On each of the two giant scorpions was a compartment the size of a small room, on which a group of men in armor and swords and bows were seated.
These people are the warrior team led by Perseus, who came to save Argos and find a way to deal with the Kraken.
The giant scorpion is driven by a strange human wrapped in clothes, wrapped in bandages, and showing only two dead fish-like eyes like mummies.
And these people come from the desert, known as the evil spirits, they were originally humans, but after being injured in battle, they will replace their limbs containing black magic, which will make them lose their pain, but they can also live longer, the most common evil spirits, have a lifespan of hundreds of years.
When Perseus and the others were on the way, they were attacked by a mysterious person sent by Hades, and in the process of pursuit, the blood of the other party with Hades's power fell into the desert, awakening the giant scorpion lurking in the desert and being attacked.
Fortunately, these giant scorpions were tamers in captivity by the evil spirits, and they had been waiting for someone who could save their fate from the gods, so after discovering and confirming the identity of Perseus, the evil spirits resolutely joined the team.
At this moment, after two days of continuous travel, their team finally arrived at the place where the legendary Styx Witch was.
Witches of the River Styx, who naturally inhabits the vicinity of the River Styx.
But all this time, no one could find them, even if they knew where they were.
Luckily, there is another demigod in their ranks, Io, who knows how to find them and knows everything about them.
There are three Styx Witches, born to Phokus and Keto, and are Medusa's half-sisters.
But the Styx Witches didn't have Medusa's beauty, and as Forkus's children, they were born ugly and monster-like most of their siblings, and they only had one eye and one tooth in total, and they had to be used by three people in turn.
However, they have a unique ability, they have the same heart, they can feel each other's thoughts, and the strange eyes in their hands can see some fragments of the future, and can also discover some secrets that even some gods don't know.
"What is this place?"
The interrogator was a young warrior with a young face, who looked around the ruins curiously, for it was evident from the appearance of the ruins that it did not look like a natural formation.
The demon clan controlled the giant scorpion and stopped and lowered its body, signaling for everyone above to come down.
After everyone came down, another experienced warrior introduced: "This is the Garden of the River Styx, where the Kraken once defeated the Titans. ”
"If we fail, Argos will be like that." Another soldier with an old face but a strong body next to him beckoned, "Let's go, every step we take here is an insult to God." ”
The crowd began to crawl towards the top of the ruins, where the witch of the Styx they were looking for was said to live.
At the top of the ruins is a unique mountain that resembles an arm standing on the ground, topped in the shape of an outstretched palm.
By this time it was already dark, and Perseus led the people to the top of the mountain, carrying torches.
Following Io's instructions, he personally threw a torch into a bottomless pool of white smoke in the center.
Rumble!
The next moment, as if gasoline had been ignited, a blazing flame burst out of the pool and burst into flames.
"Got guests?"
"Who is it?"
"Eyes, show me."
As soon as the flames burned, three gloomy and hoarse voices like old women rang out in succession.
Immediately after, the surrounding air shook slightly, and three women with disheveled heads, leaning on their bodies, without eyes on their faces, and with terrifying faces, appeared in front of Perseus and the others out of thin air.
The woman at the front stepped forward with her palm, grasping a pale eye the size of an egg, swinging back and forth, approaching Perseus.
"Who? Let me see, who are you? ”
Had it not been for Perseus's extraordinary noise, the Styx Witches would not have appeared at all, and they kept sniffing as if they had smelled something delicious.
Perseus was a little uneasy, and drew his long sword, his face full of vigilance, and the other warriors also drew their weapons and made defensive gestures.
Ai hurriedly shouted: "Perseus, don't! ”
Perseus struggled to keep his composure, sheathed his sword, and spoke to the approaching Styx Witches, "We're not here to fight, we just want to ask you a question......
"It turned out to be Perseus." The Styx Witch heard Io's words, as if prompted, and immediately saw some pictures of the future, and knew the purpose of these people, "Son of Zeus, no wonder you are so energetic. ”
"Perseus, come closer!"
"Come closer."
"God's blood!"
"Flesh and blood of God!"
The three witches of the Styx greedily gathered around Perseus, and finally simply clung to it, licking their lips, eager to eat the flesh.
"Witch, relax!"
The oldest warrior in the group, Drogula, fearlessly raised his spear and warned the witch.
"Roar~!"
One of the witches, who was almost attached to Perseus, immediately turned around, roared angrily at Drogula, and approached him.
After all, they are descendants of Forkus, and even if they are not good at fighting, their strength is not weak, and even much higher than everyone present.
"Stay by my side, ladies." Perseus tried to appease the angry witch and asked, "Who will answer my question?" ”
"You want to know how to kill the Kraken?"
"That's right."
"It's useless, run for nothing, the Kraken is not afraid of any weapons, and even some gods are not opponents."
"But there must be some weakness." The young warrior in the group interjected.
"Perhaps......" the witches looked back at the warrior with their eyes, "but knowledge is rewarded. ”
"Sacrifice! Sacrifice! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, two of the witches left Perseus's side in an instant, rushed to the team behind him, and suddenly attacked, while the remaining witches took the opportunity to strangle Perseus by the neck and try to control him.
They didn't want to let anyone present go at all, they just wanted to kill everyone in one go.
In fact, they do have such strength, and in just a few moments, several battle-hardened warriors were knocked to the ground, and they lost the power to resist for a while.
However, with his rich combat experience, when he was defeated, he struggled to snatch the eye from the witch's hand and threw it to Perseus, who broke free from the witch's control.
Perseus reacted quickly, and after catching his eyes, he dodged the witch's entanglement like a loach, ran to the edge of the cliff, stretched out his hand holding his eyes, and shouted: "Stop, or I'll throw it down!" ”
"Don't you dare, we can't see the answer without eyes!"
The witches had no choice but to stop, but they threatened just as much.
Perseus was unwavering, gritted his teeth, and said, "Tell me the answer, the way to kill the Kraken!" ”
"There's a way, but that's not possible." One of the witches said.
Perseus didn't want to hear such a thing at all, and he was about to throw it, which frightened the three witches, and the other hurriedly said: "Medusa the Gorgon, she can kill any flesh and blood with her eyes." ”
"Her prison is on the River Styx at the edge of the underworld."
"Titan to Titan, she can definitely kill the Kraken."
Even if it is a half-sister, but in this situation, the witches did not hesitate to sell Medusa's bottom clean.
Everyone looked at each other with some surprise, but Zhuogula remained awake and reminded: "But we can't control her." ”
The witches were in a hurry, thinking about how to answer.
Perseus, however, had an idea: "Then kill her and cut off her head." ”
The witches could not help but rejoice, and complimented: "Wise boy, eyes, give them back to us." ”
Perseus threw his eyes at the waterhole not far away, causing the witches to run quickly and grope for the ground, and then he calmly passed through the encirclement, returned to the group, and led the group down the hill.
But just then, the witch who found the eye suddenly shouted, "Wait, and, don't you want to know more?" ”
The witch's tone was full of ill-will, and the other two witches let out a gloating laugh.
"Perseus, don't listen to them."
Ai persuaded that before going up the mountain, she had reminded the other party that she would only ask about what she wanted to know, and not ask anything else.
Perseus hesitated a little when he thought of Io's advice, but he couldn't help but be curious in his heart, turned around, and asked, "What?" ”
"Tell him!"
"Your actions are not going to end well."
"You're all going to die!"
"Perseus, son of Zeus, you too will die!"
"That's what the future looks like."
The witches said a little more, and sneered incessantly.
And after hearing their words, everyone's faces became extremely ugly, and they couldn't speak, even Perseus was at a loss, and a trace of panic surged in his heart.
Along the way, Io kept emphasizing to him that he was destined to kill the Kraken, and when it came to it, even he believed in it, but now he heard the witch's prophecy, and he was confused.
"Don't listen to them, it's a lie, let's go!"
Fortunately, Zhuogula calmed down, immediately shouted loudly, woke everyone up, and pulled Perseus, ignoring the words of the witch behind him, and led the team down the mountain quickly.
However, after descending the mountain, when everyone was about to set off again, because of the witch's previous remarks, the warriors of the evil spirit clan refused to let them ride the giant scorpion again, and directly separated from the group, and returned to the way they came.
These warriors learn black magic and worship the gods, but they want to get out of control, but they also believe in prophecy more, so after knowing the outcome, they directly choose to accept their fate.