636 The Demonic Green Poria Flower! (1/2)
The Hyacinthus Tree's destruction seemed to unveil the layer of illusion. Even though Wang Baole had been mentally prepared for the reveal, he was still shocked by the sight before him.
He had thought that this was going to be the case, but he still couldn't calm himself down!
”So… I didn't return to the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. Instead, I entered the battleship!” Wang Baole muttered. Ten steps ahead of him… was a gigantic red flower!
It towered a hundred feet tall and had buds like pillars that blossomed skyward. Its huge petals gave off a strange, eerie light. There was a strange fragrance that filled this world. It was a scent… that Wang Baole was familiar with. He had smelled it the moment he had boarded the battleship and while deep in the illusion.
The scent was clearly what had drawn him into an illusion. Numerous fruits hung under the gigantic red flower. Each one was the size of a person. Cracks lined the fruits, and within the cracks grew rows of sharp teeth. It was a terrifying sight.
Viscous fluids dripped from the cracks, hissing as they landed on the ground. The fruit nearest Wang Baole had clearly dried up and died.
That wasn't all. As Wang Baole lifted his head and looked at the flowers around him, he saw a dim demonic glow lighting the sky and the land filled with corpses and flowers. Familiar figures stood before the flowers around him!
He saw Feng Qiuran, Zhao Yameng, Kong Dao, and many others who had entered the battleship together. Some of them stood before a fruit hanging under each flower, some were walking towards a flower, and some were crawling into the fruit.
A few people were clearly missing. Wang Baole realized where they had gone when he saw a few fruits hanging ripe and heavy under some flowers. They had been swallowed whole by the fruits.
The expressions on Feng Qiuran's and the others' faces varied. Some had a silly grin on their faces, others a look of confusion. Some looked agitated, others furious. Some were obviously struggling… There were also a few who had pulled out the innards from the corpses on the ground and stuffed them into their mouths; they looked like they were in heaven, as if they had just tasted ambrosia.
The heavens were colored with a demonic light, and the land was littered with red flowers in full bloom. The sight before Wang Baole shocked him to the core. His breathing quickened as he raced towards Zhao Yameng!
Zhao Yameng was blushing, her eyes dreamy. She was about to be swallowed whole by the fruit before her and already had half an arm extended into the fruit. It was as if there was someone inside the fruit that Wang Baole couldn't see who was holding hands with her and was trying to pull her into his arms!
She was about to step right into the fruit. It was then that Wang Baole arrived next to her and grabbed her arm. He yanked fiercely, and a shriek that seemed to tear at the soul escaped from the fruit. It sounded mad with fury and was clearly unwilling to part with its prey. A force erupted inside the fruit and merged with its violent lust. The fruit swelled up and tried to swallow Wang Baole whole!
Wang Baole retaliated with a punch from his Flame Snatch Thearch Armor. The fruit shook violently, and a scream rang out from within. It exploded upon contact, its juices splattering everywhere. Wang Baole pulled Zhao Yameng away. However, there were no signs of Zhao Yameng awakening from her illusion. Wang Baole grew frantic. He raised his right hand and pointed at her forehead.
”Wake up!”
His voice was like thunder, booming in the air. It seemed to reach Zhao Yameng as well, causing her to tremble. Her eyes became clear, and as she saw Wang Baole, she murmured.
”Baole, I had a dream. I dreamed that we were…” Her words trailed off as Zhao Yameng's head finally cleared, and she noticed her surroundings. Her pupils contracted instantly, and alarm and shock colored her face.
Upon seeing Zhao Yameng recover her senses, Wang Baole sighed with relief. There was no time to comfort her though. He turned and dashed towards the rest. It was then that the gigantic flower before Feng Qiuran started trembling. That lasted a few moments before it collapsed. Its petals were ripped apart, its stem and fruits exploded. A powerful Spirit Qi, one that belonged to a Soul Conduit realm cultivator, erupted from Feng Qiuran's person.
”The Green Poria dream realm!” Feng Qiuran had a dark look on her face. As her eyes slowly opened, she saw Wang Baole and a slightly weakened Zhao Yameng. The latter had clearly just been rescued from her illusion. As for the former… Feng Qiuran was caught by surprise. She had known that Wang Baole wasn't someone to be trifled with, but she hadn't expected him to be the first person to break free from his illusion.