Chapter 262: Gathering Four Keys! (1/2)

Although they knew the behavior of the demonic lion, the battle was still very strenuous for them. They would occasionally be influenced by what happened before. Especially so when the lion attacked and they would subconsciously block it. Therefore, after exchanging several moves with the demonic lion, Wu Ming had gotten used to it. But when it came to defense, Wu Ming was not as valiant as the demonic lion. So, although he managed to block the attacks, the force still pushed him back, causing him to not be able to endure much longer.

“Let me help you!” Ning Yan shouted, entering the battle.

“Me as well!” Although Ling Hai was happy to see Wu Ming getting injured and was not willing to help him, now that Ning Yan had entered the battle, he had no choice but to join in as well. It was a bizarre battle because the attacks of the demonic lion were opposite of where they looked to be coming from. Therefore, the trio would face in the same direction as the lion as they struck in the air endlessly. What caused the spectators to be baffled was that the scene was buzzing with sounds, but from time to time, there would be people who were forced to retreat by air.

“You guys get out of the way. Let me! Scarlet Flame Chop!” Wu Ming was no longer able to endure as he shouted. The Red-Sun Sword in his hand flew towards the demonic lion’s body. Wu Ming used a blazing sword reflection to slash down ferociously. The demonic lion could not resist the impact of the attack as it got sent flying back!

“Let me do a follow up! Meteor Fall!” Seeing the demonic lion’s body suffering from an injury, Ling Hai flew up. His sword produced a dazzling aura. He looked like a falling meteor as he fell down and stabbed towards the demonic lion. Being stabbed by the sword, the demonic lion issued a bitter howl.

Ling Hai didn’t give the lion any chance of taking a breather as he continued to slash down. Under the intense onslaught and desperate cries, the demonic lion was ultimately being killed by the trio. Suddenly, the whole jungle seemed to have gotten foggy, causing Ning Yan, Wu Ming and Ling Hai to be bewildered. But in an instant, the jungle became clear again. This place truly caused them to feel extremely weird. The trees and flowers which were destroyed during the battle had also recovered. Basically, there was no traces of the battle that had just happened. The only thing that was able to prove that a battle had just happened was the corpse of the demonic lion beneath their feet.

“Can anyone tell me what exactly is going on?” Ling Hai couldn’t believe his eyes. The scene before him was too strange.

“Look at this thing. It is no longer in the opposite direction?” Wu Ming kicked the demonic lion’s body a few times. Feeling that his feet had kicked something solid, he voiced out his surprise.

“Who cares? Let’s return quickly!” Ning Yan felt that everything that just happened was way too weird. Very quickly, she started to get worried about the junior sisters of hers.

“Senior Sister! You are finally back. I’m scared to death. Just now, this place had suddenly became very weird. Instantly, it became like this. I thought that we had left the original spot,” The moment Ning Yan appeared, Ning Zi ran over with teary eyes as she hugged Ning Yan and sobbed.

“All is well. Junior Sister does not need to be worried,” Ning Yan wiped away Ning Zi’s tears and consoled. Ning Yan observed the surroundings. As expected, changes had also happened here.

“Eh?” Ning Yan released Ning Zi and walked towards the side of a tree. She looked at the mark on it and felt very confused.

“Huh? Junior Sister, why is the mark reversed again?” Ling Hai walked over curiously and saw the mark on the tree as he inquired curiously.

“Let’s retreat first and return to the spot we journeyed from,” Ning Yan felt that all of these were related to the dead demonic lion. She wanted to return and check if the first mark she spotted had been reversed as well.

“Junior Sister Ning Yan, did you realize anything?” Wu Ming asked.

“Not sure yet. Let’s head back first,” All of it was just Ning Yan’s conjecture. Although everyone was confused, they didn’t have any choice as they followed suit.

“Senior Sister, look at the mark here! It turned back to normal!” Everyone returned to their starting point and Ning Xue looked for the first symbol they marked as she cried out in surprise.

“Junior Sister, what exactly is going on here?” Ling Hai asked Ning Yan as she pondered. Along the way, his mind had turned muddle-headed. In one moment the sign was in reverse, yet in another moment, it turned back to normal. He could no longer tell which was the correct or the reversed one.

“I think all of this was because of the weird demonic lion. Don’t you all feel that the surroundings seem to be very similar to it? All of it was in reverse,” Ning Yan commented.

“So what are you trying to say?” Ling Hai was still unable to understand.

“All of this was an illusion formed by the demonic lion. What we see now is the real world. And everything we saw previously was reversed. Now that the mark has returned to normal, we can follow our original plan and advance according to these marks,” Ning Yan narrated.

“Junior Sister Ning Yan, you are so clever. Truly admirable,” Ling Hai chuckled. Ning Yan smiled and did not say anything. As for Wu Ming, he glanced at Ling Hai in extreme disdain. At the battle just now, Wu Ming had been inflicted with the most damage. So, all of them had no choice but to rest for a moment before continuing on.

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At a certain place within the jungle, a big cauldron was still flying around aimlessly.

“Senior Brother, we ran for numerous days. Can there really be that kind of treasure-house you are seeking?” Within the Mountain River Diagram, Tian Xing looked at the fragrant roasted meat on the frame as he asked while gulping down his saliva.

“Of course. Otherwise, do you really think that I have nothing better to do and would search so aimlessly?” Cheng Yu roasted the meat carefully as he sprinkled seasoning on it.

“Senior Brother, how do you know there’s a palace hidden beneath? I had never heard anyone mentioning it before,” After interacting with each other for so long, Tian Xing was no longer afraid of Cheng Yu. So, the way he spoke had also become a lot more casual.