Chapter 757: The Dangers (1/2)
Krune then looked into his Spatial Ring and brought out a small vial of Dark Water. He had given most of it to Heavin to investigate. Though, he still saved a little bit of it for himself, just in case. That was also the reason why he didn't notice anything happening to it when he came out. There was just too little of it.
However, even that little bit of Dark Water had a substantial reaction now that he had entered the Soren Ruins. Just like Heavin's share, it gathered in a spherical form that rippled on the surface nonstop.
Feifei immediately noticed that as well, saying.
”Isn't that the Dark Water you gave to Heavin?”
Lucio was puzzled as he asked.
”What are you talking about?”
Krune then explained everything to Lucio through a Divine Sense Message.
”Oh... What a weird thing. It's reasonable to believe that Heavin and Liriu also got the same reaction then.”
”Indeed. In any case, it isn't showing a path or anything like that. I was counting on it to guide me in the direction of the two, but for now, it seems quite impossible.”
”Anyway, if this was what happened to Heavin's water, then they also didn't know where to go. That being said, they should have selected the most logical location. Obviously, that would be the Core Region.”
Krune and Lucio agreed with Feifei on that.
”Let's go.”
Like Heavin and Liriu, Krune's group also saw how the ruins looked inside. There were indeed many old buildings, statues, etc., as one would expect from a place like this. However, they were all pulsating with faint blue light. It wasn't just the vision from outside. Other than that, there wasn't anything like above and below them. Naturally, all those things were floating in mid-space in several different positions.
Excluding the ruins, Krune's group soon found many faint blue crystals everywhere. Unexpectedly, they also pulsated with the same blue light.
”Master, did your information about the ruins say anything about these crystals?”
Lucio shook his head as he replied.
”No. As far as I know, such things shouldn't be here.”
Feifei got a bit curious and got a bit close to one of those crystals. There were a lot of them with different sizes. Some were as small as a pebble, while others were as big as a house. Feifei chose one that was a size in between those two types. However, as soon as she touched it, the crystal seemed to come back to life.
Without any warning, the crystal protruded a spike out, just like a porcupine.
”What?!”
Feifei immediately used her comprehension of space laws to retreat. However, those crystals seemed to pierce through the fabric of space, not even giving Feifei the chance to escape. Without any other choice, Feifei brought out her swords from her Swords Formations to block the spikes.
*Clang, clang, clang, clang...*
Fortunately, it wasn't hard for her to predict their routes with her Destiny Divine Soul.
Lucio and Krune arrived beside Feifei as they defended from the spikes as well.
”What is that thing?”
”It's not over yet! Look!”
Indeed, that cluster that shot the spikes at Feifei only used its outer crystals. The internal crystals were still there. However, they suddenly began to change as an enormous amount of Spiritual Energy came out of the ruins' walls and entered it.
Unfortunately, that wasn't all. Krune's group looked around and saw more clusters shooting their outer layer of crystals at them.
”Tribulation Shields Formation!”
Krune's 102 Myriad Lightning Shields came out of his Spatial Ring almost instantly before positioning themselves to block most of the spikes. As for the rest, Feifei and Lucio took care of them. Feifei used her own Swords Formations, which had Purple Flame Swords that Krune himself forged. Lucio also brought his own swords out and swung them around, blocking the crystals coming at him with ease.
Not long after, all those crystals started to change as well, assuming the form of several types of demon beasts.
*Roar!*
Krune's group was surprised to see that all of them now had cultivations after those beasts took form.
”Every single one of them is at least in the Initial Stages of the Divinity Realm. Is that even possible?”
”Should be, considering the ridiculous amount of Spiritual Energy that they absorbed just now.”
”No more chitchat. They're coming.”
The demon beasts pounced at Krune, Feifei, and Lucio. In an instant, Krune and the others formed a defensive perimeter around themselves and began to fight it.
”Rainbow Domain!”
”Tribulation Shields Slaughter Formation, Second Form, Tribulation Stars!”
”Illusion of Destiny Domain!”
”Myriad Elements Sword Formation, Slaughtering Form!”
”All Attributes Domain!”
”Thousand Colors Strike!”
Feifei, Lucio, and Krune immediately released their domains and their own crowd control abilities. With their Myriad Energies Technique and Major Divine Souls, the beasts immediately noticed that they weren't a match for them. However...
*Clang, Clang, Clang...*
”What's with their insane defense? Even my Swords Formation is having to attack the same spot several times to break their core.”
”They have crystal-like bodies, so it makes sense that their defense is high.”