Chapter 660 Let Me Try (1/2)

The centre quagmire did not smell unpleasant at all. Even the external quagmire had a rotten smell caused by the mud, but besides the basic stench of mud, there were no other smells.

Even if seeds fell here and could adapt to the muddy environment, the muddy centre quagmire had never seen any green plants sprouting nearby. No plants grew here, but oddly, many strange creatures lived underneath.

The fire seed was a natural repellent for beasts and insects, but there were special cases. For example, the crocodiles of the Drum tribe and the ground eyes of the Jing tribe. These creatures were not afraid of the fire seed’s energy and would gather near the area.

Everyone around didn’t fret for the shaman when he walked into the quagmire. They trusted their shaman’s ability. The only thing they were worried about was whether the shaman could catch a Universal Eye. Up till now, no one in the external quagmire caught any Universal Eyes. As for the centre quagmire, only the shaman, who had the highest authority in their tribe, and ten Jing warriors who proved their results from the previous year could enter.

However, since the disaster happened, they could not hold any contests last year. As for this year, anyone who wanted to enter the centre quagmire had to first receive the shaman’s permission, but they had to wait until the shaman was finished with his business. Now all they could do was wait patiently from the side.

Shao Xuan lifted his head to look at the shaman’s house. It was not far away. Miu had not come out, but he was sure that Miu definitely had the ability to see what was happening here. The vision that he sensed from before was Miu’s. Shao Xuan was sure about this.

What a strange pair! Shao Xuan knew that the Jing shaman and his son were hiding something from him, but these were matters of the Jing tribe. It was best if he didn’t ask too many questions. He should only focus on finding the True Eyes.

The strange sounds in the quagmire were constantly changing, sometimes loud and sometimes quieter, but the sound never came from the same location. It was travelling fast. The better the quality of these ground eye stones, the harder it was to catch.

After the Jing shaman entered the quagmire, he didn’t go after the Universal Eye immediately, but instead went to check if the True Eye was there.

The True Eye was a lot harder to find than the Universal Eyes, and even harder to catch, so the shaman had to focus all of his attention to search for it.

Shao Xuan changed his vision and looked through the muddy water. He could see the Jing shaman moving underneath, and also small illuminant objects travelling at a high speed, but there were not many of them. One of the brighter ones was the one that made that noise.

Shao Xuan suddenly thought about something as he was watching the quagmire. He turned to look at the Jing shaman’s house. That patient was being mischievous again.

Miu who was secretly observing them from inside the house had been warned by his father twice, but his curiosity got the better of him. Even though he knew that Shao Xuan would notice him and what consequences he would have, he couldn’t help but look at Shao Xuan. It was the first time he saw someone who had a figure following behind him. It was like a spirit was behind him. He was too curious and his dad didn’t let him ask too much.

As he looked at Shao Xuan, Shao Xuan also looked over. He thought that it would be the same as before, but very soon, he noticed that he was wrong. Terribly wrong.

Shao Xuan’s eyes were like two bright lights, obviously different from before. When he looked over, Miu was forced to shut his eyes due to the brightness. Even after he closed them, his eyes were still burning, as if a fire scorched them. It hurt even more than the last two times he looked. He almost screeched in pain, but he was worried that others might hear him, so he held it in through gritted teeth. He had to hold back the pain and suffer the consequences of his actions.

Even though he dodged Shao Xuan’s vision, Miu could still feel the two bright lights coming from his eyes. They were like two burning fire pillars ready to fall anytime.

Miu’s body only relaxed after Shao Xuan averted his eyes. His tense muscles gradually relaxed.

Sweat poured down his entire back.

“That was too scary!” Miu whispered while he panted. Shao Xuan’s eyes were not like that before. How come they changed so suddenly?

The Flaming Horns had no third eye and other people didn’t appear to be special at all. So Shao Xuan was the only one that was different.

“What eyes were those?”

While Miu was trying to figure out what those two eyes were, the Jing shaman had already finished his first rounds around the quagmire. During his round, he came up from the stairs a couple times to catch a breath, and walked a full circle around the quagmire. Then he came out with mud all over his body.

He accepted the clean linen cloth that others offered him and wiped his eyes. “I don’t see it yet. I’ll go down again later after a light rest,” the shaman told Shao Xuan with a depressing tone.

Without any results, the Jing shaman did not permit anyone else to enter the quagmire. He was worried that they would scare away the ground eyes that were coming over.

Other people naturally had to obey the shaman’s orders. They had no other matters here, so they went back to the external quagmire to hunt for more ground eye stones.

“Can I give it a try?” Shao Xuan asked suddenly.

The Jing shaman was wiping away the mud from his body. Hearing this, he almost dropped the cloth in his hands.

“What?” the Jing shaman asked again. He wasn’t sure if he heard him clearly.

Shao Xuan pointed at the quagmire and asked again, “Can I give it a try?”

The Jing people who were watching around them looked at Shao Xuan with strange eyes. In their minds, Shao Xuan seemed like an idiot who was looking for death.