636 The Demonic Green Poria Flower! (2/2)
Wang Baole watched Feng Qiuran break free from the illusion and finally was able to set his mind at ease. They looked at each other. There was no need for words to be exchanged. They dashed out and began to rescue the others. There were still a few Nascent Soul realm cultivators who were trapped in the dream realm. However, they had clearly sensed something was amiss and were fighting against the illusion. It was clear from the expressions on their faces.
Many of them would perish without help, but some might have been able to free themselves without help. With Feng Qiuran and Wang Baole's help, they would awaken more quickly from the dream realm.
It didn't take long for the two, as well as those rescued, to free the cultivators who hadn't been swallowed whole. They had all been trapped in their individual, drastically different illusions. Everyone had been shocked when they had awakened. They had stared at one another with a myriad of emotions in their eyes. No one had wanted to speak about what they had dreamed of. The heaviness in their hearts and the fear they had towards this strange place didn't fade away with their release from their illusions.
They had seen a few companions who had been swallowed alive by the fruits, or at least, the bare bones that had been left behind after they had sliced those fruits open. Everyone had descended into silence then.
Wang Baole himself was in low spirits. It had been a dangerous and strange experience since their entering this battleship. Everyone was deeply worried about their current situation.
”Baole, guard these people for me. I'll go destroy the Demonic Green Poria Flowers in the area!” Feng Qiuran had a dark look on her face. Their first entry into the battleship had been fraught with danger. Her concern about her father led to her uneasiness as well. She was just about to rise to the sky and inspect the area.
However, as soon as Feng Qiuran said that and Wang Baole nodded his head solemnly, the dozens of demonic flowers around them suddenly shook and let loose a series of loud explosions. In that instant, they seemed to use up all their vitality and expelled whatever floral scent that was housed within them!
The floral scent appeared in a gaseous state when seen from afar. Up close though, it was crimson red pollen that formed a blood-colored mist and spread outwards, blanketing the surrounding area spanning thousands of feet!
The flowers dried up as soon as they expelled the pollen. Within the blink of an eye, they withered and fell to the ground. The mist that had been formed from their pollen, on the other hand, had been unleashed and was spreading further outwards, instigating a sudden transformation!
The pollen fell on the corpses piled across the thousands of feet of land. These corpses began to twitch. Waves of mindless howling sounded in the air as hordes of dead bodies began to crawl to their feet. Some of them were human-shaped, the others beasts. There were also some species that Wang Baole had never come across before. They had all gotten to their feet and were now charging towards Wang Baole and the surviving cultivators!
The aura of death followed these creatures, the air all around them reeking of it. The skies became drained of all color as the winds howled and the clouds boiled. Fortunately, even though the dead numbered many, most of them had died a long time ago. What remained of them was pure instinct. Core Formation realm cultivators might find them a challenge, but Nascent Soul realm cultivators didn't find these creatures particularly difficult to slay or avoid.
A Soul Conduit realm cultivator would find these easy targets. As the corpses charged towards them, a flash of hard light flickered in an anxious Feng Qiuran's eyes. She raised her right hand and slammed it hard onto the ground!
Heaven and earth thundered as a gigantic illusory hand spanning thousands of feet appeared above their heads and slammed down onto the ground. Winds howled wildly while everyone's hair and clothes whipped wildly in the air. As everyone stood, shocked, the gigantic hand passed through their bodies without harming them and landed on the ground!
A deafening boom resonated in the air, and the earth thundered as the palm hit it. All of the corpses charging towards them disintegrated immediately and turned to dust!
The illusory hand vanished, and the area regained calm once more. Everyone gasped. Even Wang Baole stopped breathing for a second. There was a solemn look in his eyes when he turned towards Feng Qiuran. Feng Qiuran had never displayed such power in the past. That had been why many had viewed her as less powerful than Mie Liezi.
However, she had just now shown a power befitting her status!
”The red flowers are called Demonic Green Poria Flowers. Their fragrance can imprison one in an illusion,” Feng Qiuran said slowly. She raised her right hand and made a grab through the air, plucking strands of pistils from the withered flowers and placing them before everyone.
”Hold on to this. It can help fight against the illusory power of the demonic flowers.”