Chapter 1086 Time Fragments
Chapter 1086 Time Fragments
There's always someone who can overcome something else!
A unique battle is unfolding in the mysterious North Sea.
Su Xiaoya took the initiative and launched an attack. Targeting the illusionary movements of the Shadow Flower, she quickly threw out three "Soul-Fixing Nails," which nailed to the ground to form a triangular array. A faint golden light emerged from the array, instantly disintegrating the illusionary flower's phantom.
Immediately afterwards, she took out a seed of "Heart-Entwining Grass," flicked it with her finger, and the seed immediately sprouted and grew into a verdant vine. The vine was covered with fine barbs, which precisely wrapped around the stem of the Shadow Flower. The sap of Heart-Entwining Grass could paralyze the spiritual veins of the plant, temporarily rendering it powerless to resist.
"Big brother, help me protect the crystal core!" Su Xiaoya shouted, taking out a jade flowerpot with "Spirit Gathering Array" engraved on the inner wall. She carefully dug out the Shadow Illusion Flower by the roots and placed it in the flowerpot. The golden light of the Nine Suns Flower slowly poured in, soothing its restless spirit.
On the other side, Yu Shuheng was dealing with the black thorn vine.
The vines of this black thorn vine are incredibly tough, difficult to cut even with ordinary magical artifacts, and their black venom is even more potent, capable of corroding his defensive talismans and leaving black spots.
Yu Shuheng raised an eyebrow and took out a bottle of "Qingxin Jade Dew," a highly yang liquid refined from thousand-year-old snow lotus, which can counteract yin poison.
He sprinkled the jade dew onto the black thorn vine. The vines sizzled as soon as they touched the dew, the black venom evaporated rapidly, and the vines became listless.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yu Shuheng took out a jade shovel and precisely dug open the roots of the black thorn vine. There was a black "poison core" hidden there, which was the source of its power. He carefully put the poison core into a specially made jade box and said with a smile: "With this poison core, I can add a rare ingredient to my alchemy and weapon crafting in the future."
Su Mingyi, on the other hand, was dealing with the most troublesome Blood-Eyed Flower.
The flower's single eye can release a mental shock. As soon as Su Mingyi approached, he felt a sharp pain in his sea of consciousness, and countless illusions appeared before his eyes—the tragic scene of Kyoto's destruction, and images of Su Xiaoya in danger, disturbing his peace of mind.
If he hadn't personally slain the evil god, avenging Granny Liu, Granny Sun, and the young men and women in Kyoto who had been sacrificed by Su Xiaofei, he would have surely fallen into inner demons, or even gone mad.
Right now, it's just making him uncomfortable.
"A mere trick!" Su Mingyi sneered, took out the Soul Fire Pearl, and a pale blue soul fire lit up between his brows, instantly dispelling the illusions in his sea of consciousness.
He held the Qingfeng Sword, infusing the blade with spatial power, drawing a precise arc to dodge the bewitching powder sprayed by the Blood-Eyed Flower, severing the part where the flower stem connected to the rock with a single strike.
The Blood-Eyed Flower let out a shrill cry, and its single eye dimmed. Su Mingyi took the opportunity to put it into his storage bag, then turned to Su Xiaoya and said, "Xiaoya, the flower's stamen needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise the bewitching powder will corrode the storage bag."
Su Xiaoya had already prepared a specially made glass bottle. After receiving the Blood-Eyed Flower, she quickly wrapped the stamen with the golden light of the Nine Yang Flower, put it into the bottle, and said with a smile, "Don't worry! This glass bottle of mine is made of 'Heart-Cleansing Stone', which can isolate all evil energy."
The battle lasted for nearly an hour. The three worked together seamlessly. Su Xiaoya was responsible for using spiritual plant techniques and formations to restrain and soothe the enemy, Su Mingyi used his sharp swordsmanship and spatial power to break through the defenses, and Yu Shuheng used pills and talismans to assist in neutralizing the special abilities of the spiritual plants.
Gradually, the strange spiritual plants in the crevices of the rocks were subdued one by one. Su Xiaoya's bamboo basket was filled with various spiritual plant seedlings and core components, and her face was filled with a satisfied smile.
Just as she bent down to pick the last "Dewdrop Grass," her fingertips touched the leaves covered with glistening dewdrops, the ground suddenly trembled violently. A muffled roar came from afar, and an aura even more powerful than the Demon Corpse was rapidly approaching.
Su Mingyi's expression changed, and he gripped the Qingfeng sword tightly, looking into the distance.
Su Xiaoya and Yu Shuheng also looked into the distance with full vigilance.
However, the three of them were soon stunned and speechless, unable to recover for a long time—this was too unbelievable! How could a tsunami occur on land covered with spiritual plants?
In the distance, the once clear sky was suddenly pressed down so low by leaden-gray clouds that it was almost inaudible, and a faint black line rushed in like a thousand horses galloping by—it was the sea!
In her previous life, Su Xiaoya also went to see the Qiantang River tidal bore with her classmates during summer vacation.
But when we got there, we realized that the timing was wrong; the best time to watch the tide is around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In the end, they waited all day but didn't get to see it. They eventually went to the tourist center to watch the video, which could be considered a passable "viewing."
As for Su Shi's description of "the roar of the August waves, towering several feet high, crashing against the mountains and turning back," they ultimately did not experience it, which is quite a pity.
Unexpectedly, I witnessed it with my own eyes on Qingyuan Star.
However, they are completely different.
However, seawater suddenly surged up, and even more surprisingly, "fishing boats" appeared as well!
The three were convinced that what they were seeing was no illusion—the sea breeze, carrying a salty smell, raged wildly like a runaway horse, and the banners on the masts looked like tattered rags torn by the gale, emitting a mournful wail.
All of this felt so real it was chilling.
The black line expanded with lightning speed, initially just a blurry line of water, but in an instant it transformed into a towering wall stretching across the sky and earth.
Those were no ordinary waves, but a terrifying calamity driven by a mysterious force—the crests of the waves were wreathed in eerie purple lightning, the seawater was as black as ink, exuding a bone-chilling cold, like the netherworld waters gushing forth from the depths of hell.
Before the waves even arrived, the overwhelming pressure swept in, and the fishing boats near the shore were overturned by the pressure like candles in the wind. The fishermen let out desperate screams in the raging waves, and in an instant they were swept into the dark vortex without leaving a ripple.
Boom!
A deafening roar tore through the sky like a sharp sword, and the tsunami finally crashed onto the shore like a raging torrent.
The towering water wall, thousands of feet high, resembled an enraged beast, its gaping maw swallowing the fishing village that had appeared out of nowhere.
Thatched huts and wooden houses were torn to shreds like paper by the impact of the giant waves, drifting away with the current.
The sturdy bluestone wharf was as fragile as porcelain, easily shattered by the waves. Huge stones flew through the air like cannonballs, crashing into the distant mountains and stirring up clouds of dust.
The waves carried countless debris—broken planks, fishermen's clothes, struggling livestock, and even lingering spiritual energy from cultivators. All of these tumbled and collided in the black waves, eventually being utterly pulverized.
Su Xiaoya's third eye on her forehead—the Eye of Insight—slowly opened and shot forward.
Yet, it all still feels incredibly real.
This is not an illusion!
So, this is a fragment of time?
It actually happened in the past.
Present and past, land and sea?
Just as Su Xiaoya was pondering, the tsunami passed right through them without causing them any harm.
So, this really is a scene from a fragment of time.
Suddenly, Su Mingyi noticed a strange light flickering within the tsunami.
He used his spatial powers, reached out and grabbed a bead that emitted a faint glow from the tsunami.
Mysterious patterns flow across the beads, seemingly telling ancient stories.
“This might be the key to unlocking the secrets of this time fragment,” Yu Shuheng said.
Su Xiaoya put away the beads and said, "Regardless of what these beads are for now, let's try to collect as many as possible."
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