Chapter 498: Let Me Have a Try (1/2)

Chapter 498: Let Me Have a Try

Upon noticing the arrival of a Profound realm Poison Sect expert, Nie Tian ended his cultivation and observed closely via his Heaven Eyes.

The man was Lu Bai, a late Profound realm expert and the leader of the Poison Sect’s team in this dimension.

Before arriving, he had learned about the anomaly the other Poison Sect disciples had encountered here.

Upon seeing him, Zhang Jiu and the others bowed respectfully towards him, and referred to him as their martial uncle.

Lu Bai nodded and quickly unleashed his soul awareness, hoping to conduct a thorough examination of every inch of this floating continent.

However, in the next moment, he said with furrowed eyebrows, “This is strange...”

Even his soul awareness couldn’t pass the special barrier that surrounded the entire continent. As his soul awareness made contact with the barrier, he could sense a strong force of expulsion.

Even though he cast several exquisite spells in a row, he failed to get his soul awareness past the barrier.

“This continent is very special, martial uncle,” Sun Xuan explained. “When we arrived, we tried to scan it with our soul awarenesses as well, but that barrier warded off all of our soul awarenesses.”

Lu Bai’s eyes slightly widened as he asked, “Have you tried using your spirit vermin?”

Every disciple of the Poison Sect raised their own spirit vermin and life-spirit vermin.

In Lu Bai’s eyes, if they indeed couldn’t pass the barrier themselves, maybe they could try to send their spirit vermin past it.

With a bitter smile, Sun Xuan shook his head and said, “Perhaps because our spirit vermin carry our aura, they were also denied entry by that barrier.”

The tips of Lu Bai’s eyebrows rose, as if he found it more interesting than troubling. “All of the floating lands we saw on our way here were completely devoid of spiritual energy. This continent is the only exception. Not only do sky-reaching trees grow on it, but it’s also wreathed in rich wood power. This continent must be beyond ordinary. I bet there are secrets about this continent that we don’t know yet.”

With these words, he started trying more profound Poison Sect magics, hoping to make a difference.

Countless tiny spirit vermin shot out of his leveled cuff, which fell towards the floating continent like raindrops.

Upon seeing this, Nie Tian, who was in the central area of the floating continent, suddenly grew nervous.

It was beyond doubt that that spirit vermin raised by a Profound realm expert would be extremely powerful. Even if just Lu Bai’s spirit vermin managed to pass the barrier, they would cause Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi serious trouble.

Hence, he paid close attention to them and everything around him.

Immediately afterwards, he sensed that the ancient trees, which were deeply rooted in this continent, seemed to be activated.

Green, flickering spots started to rise from the huge trees and infuse into the invisible barrier around the floating continent, gradually making it visible.

Soon, a ellipsoidal, translucent, dark-green ward presented itself.

Innumerable complicated patterns could be vaguely seen on the translucent, dark-green ward, which looked very much like tree patterns. Instead of staying in one location, the patterns constantly shifted about on the ward.

As the spirit vermin unleashed by Lu Bai fell on the dark-green ward like countless leaves, the patterns on the ward instantly lit up.

As bright light spread out from the contact points like ripples, some mysterious power quietly counterattacked.

Each and every spirit vermin that fell on the dark-green ward let out ear-piercing shrieks and flew back to Lu Bai’s side.

Lu Bai gasped slightly and looked even more intrigued as he said, “Impressive! This continent must be beyond ordinary!”

With these words, he took the initiative and pulled all of his spirit vermin back, and then said to Zhang Jiu with a grim expression, “Soon, all of our Greater Heaven stage disciples will rush over here. When they arrive, lead them into the forest and get rid of those two first, and then conduct a thorough scan of the continent.”

“There must be something very special about this floating continent. Perhaps some fortune that’s only meant for you is hiding somewhere.”

“As you say, martial uncle.” Zhang Jiu behaved politely and modestly before him.

Very happy about his attitude, Lu Bai nodded and said, “As for your life-spirit vermin, you can pick another one to tame after we return to our sect.”

“Many thanks, martial uncle,” Zhang Jiu said with a smile.

…

In the central area of the floating continent.