256 A Small Tripod Cauldron! (1/2)
As they ventured further inside the fissure, the faint red glow grew deeper in intensity and shade, its color almost like blood. Earth lined the two walls of the only path, and before them was an endless crimson glow.
Be it the Eye Ghouls or the other mutated beasts, they all leaped into the red light after entering and vanished. Wang Baole and Chen Hui, as well as Wang Baole's puppet, didn't do the same, of course. They backed up against the wall and approached cautiously.
There was a slight distance between each one of them. Both Chen Hui and Wang Baole had their guard up while they surveyed their surroundings cautiously. They were also trying their best to keep themselves hidden and prevent their own discovery.
As for the presence of Spirit Qi formed from the cumulative fragments on her person, if the quantity had been too great, Wang Baole's devouring seed, despite being able to suppress the Spirit Qi to a certain extent, would not have been able to completely wipe out the presence of Spirit Qi. His discovery would have been inevitable. That was what had happened at the Five Generation Sky Clan's secret location. However, he had only a few fragments on him now and, as a result, was able to conceal his presence temporarily.
Chen Hui seemed to have some means of doing the same, as Wang Baole couldn't feel the presence of Spirit Qi on her.
As they continued their descent, the occasional beasts continued to jump in from above, flying past them and into the red light below.
It was as if the beasts had lost control of their minds. Wang Baole observed them closely and realized that they had a lost, dazed look in their eyes. It was as if they were under someone or something's control and being led straight into the crimson glow.
Alarm grew in Wang Baole's heart. If not for the incredibly strong Spirit Qi the devouring seed was sensing from the red glow, making it impossible for Wang Baole to give it up, he would have turned tail and left by now.
The bizarre red glow gave Wang Baole a feeling that behind it lay a huge secret, and an unimaginable horror.
I have a feeling that I'm doing something extremely stupid and reckless… Wang Baole sighed inwardly. He eyed his puppet ahead as it approached the edge of the red glow. He shook himself alert and started to exert control over the puppet, observing it. It was at that moment that, suddenly, the look on Wang Baole's face shifted.
His puppet… with no rhyme or reason, after approaching the crimson glow, suddenly shuddered. It whirled around abruptly and stared at where Chen Hui stood. Its gaze seemed to sweep past her, towards him.
Then, the edge of its mouth lifted into a smile. It was a bizarre smile that had a hint of icy cold to it. With a sudden leap, it loosened its grip on the wall and jumped straight into the dense, ocean-like, nebulous depths of the red light!
Chen Hui's expression changed to that of alarm at the sight. She realized she had been discovered. The thought of the figure before her not being that of an actual person didn't occur to her. Even if that thought had crossed her mind earlier, his turning his head, the strange expression on his face and the flicker of light in his eyes had convinced her of his being a real human. Even Wang Baole had been taken aback. A myriad of emotions surged in his heart.
What's going on? Wang Baole felt his scalp prickle. An indescribable feeling took over him. His heart started beating rapidly. His muscles twitched. He hadn't made the puppet turn its head, and he hadn't engineered that expression on its face. Despite his skill in the creation of puppets vastly surpassed many others, regardless how lifelike his creations looked, they couldn't have achieved the effect the puppet had made one feel when it had turned its head.
In that instant, he felt… as if the puppet had come to life!Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
If that were what had truly happened… with the puppet being fashioned in the exact appearance of Wang Baole, it would be like coming face to face with his doppelganger. Wang Baole's head couldn't stop buzzing. He was overcome by inexplicable bafflement.
Wang Baole's wariness of the glowing red sea below him intensified. Just as he was deliberating whether he should leave immediately, he noticed Chen Hui forming hand seals. She was casting some sort of spell. Suddenly, a violent wind appeared where she was.
As if finding it lacking, Chen Hui lifted her right hand and whipped out a wooden figurine. It was purple in color. From the far distance where Wang Baole stood, he could only see that the figurine seemed to have its arms folded across its chest and couldn't discern any other features. The sensation that the figurine gave Wang Baole, though, was that of alarm and awe. It seemed to exude a power that was only a tier below his Dharmic Armament.
After whipping out the figurine, Chen Hui quickly flung it towards the red glowing light. It fell into the red glow. The violent winds seemed to be instantly drawn towards the light and sped after the falling figurine. They seemed to draw strength from the figurine, growing larger and larger, transforming into a tornado that whirled around the figurine. As the tornado sunk into the red glow, it suddenly exploded!
Air surged outwards in waves following the explosion. Wang Baole clung fiercely onto the walls, and he was nearly swept away by the rush of the violent wind. As alarm rose in his heart, he saw, following the combustion of the figurine and tornado, the glowing red light-sea growing fainter. It was like a dispelling. The light grew increasingly translucent and, very quickly, turned clear!