"This thing is called Shenshi... It's a unique power of Divine Stones. You can simply understand it as poison..."
"However, Shenshi is vastly different from the poisons we usually understand... Unless one uses the power of heaven and earth, this thing cannot be detected or revealed. It's as if it was always a part of the infected..."
"Moreover, neither arcane energy nor medicine has any healing effect whatsoever... This thing will continuously erode whoever it comes into contact with... Arcane energy, true energy, will only be corroded and exhausted by it..."
"Even with the power of heaven and earth, I can only slow it down and suppress it... And I can barely suppress it anymore... Although it's slow and small, Shenshi can actually erode and devour the power of heaven and earth..."
"What's worse is that after eroding and devouring the power of heaven and earth, Shenshi becomes even stronger..."
Yue Yan pointed at the unusually conspicuous black, moving veins on Bing's fair arm and spoke quickly.
"Sister Yan, is it that serious?"
Bing's complexion changed slightly. Before, she was only told she was poisoned and needed treatment, but she never expected...
The next second, Bing turned to look at Ye Feng, her expression full of anxiety and worry.
"I'll be damned..."
After listening to Yue Yan's explanation, Ye Feng was also quite nervous, as he was the one who had the most contact with Divine Stones.
However, he didn't immediately take off his clothes to check. Instead, he asked another question, "Yue Yan, isn't this Shenshi something that belongs to divine artifacts...?"
"Divine artifacts do indeed possess Shenshi... but the source of Shenshi is not the divine artifact, but the Divine Stone... to be precise, it's the godhead within the Divine Stone!"
Yue Yan pondered for a moment and then slowly replied.
"Godhead?"
Ye Feng and Bing looked at Yue Yan with curious eyes.
Yue Yan did not answer immediately. She stared intently at Ye Feng and Bing for a while, then frowned and said, "Fine, you've both entered the Diamond level... plus... it's not a problem to tell you!"
"According to the twelve main gods, the Divine Stone is actually the fruit of a divine tree called Yggdrasil, which is also called the Yggdrasil Tree..."
"The fruit borne by the Yggdrasil Tree, the Divine Stone... it also contains something called a godhead. I'm not entirely sure about the specifics... I only know that the reason the twelve main gods are extraordinarily powerful is that they ate the fruit of the Yggdrasil Tree, which is the Divine Stone..."
Saying this, Yue Yan changed the subject, "Do you know why, at the beginning of the Great Cataclysm, anyone with even a little strength would search for the Lamp of Creation?"
"To gain wealth, fame, and legendary divine power?"
Ye Feng tentatively asked.
"It's because... it is said that only with the Lamp of Creation can one find the legendary Yggdrasil Tree..."
"This is the purpose behind some people releasing clues about the Lamp of Creation!"
Yue Yan sighed deeply and said slowly.
"I see..."
Ye Feng frowned, "Then Yue Yan, how can this poison on Bing's hand... Shenshi, be resolved?"
"You just said Bing is already at the Diamond level... Is Bing's strength only at the Gold first rank because she needs to suppress and fight against Shenshi?"
Ye Feng looked at the black markings on Qiao Ying's arm, his expression serious.
"Yes! Bing's strength has indeed dropped rapidly because of Shenshi!"
Yue Yan nodded, looked at Ye Feng, and after a long period of contemplation, continued, "Ye Feng, you must be the one who obtained the Divine Stone in the City of Despair back then, and it's unlikely you haven't come into contact with it... but... you don't seem to show any signs of being eroded and consumed by Shenshi... Can you tell me why?"
"This..."
Ye Feng scratched his head. He glanced at Bing, "I did come into contact with the Divine Stone... I also felt unwell for a while... but then I inexplicably got better..."
"I'm not too sure what's going on... Have I been eroded by Shenshi?"
As he spoke, Ye Feng looked at his tanned right hand and arm. Both of his hands had touched the Divine Stone.
"Ye Feng, you are already at Diamond third rank, yet you don't know how to control the power of heaven and earth to determine if you've been eroded by Shenshi?"
Yue Yan curved her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes showing obvious surprise.
"Yes!"
Ye Feng nodded helplessly.
Although he cultivated very strongly, he was somewhat confused about cultivation. He could sense and absorb the power of heaven and earth, but after absorbing it, it turned into arcane energy...
"Shall I check for you?"
As she spoke, a light flashed in Yue Yan's hand, and a faint blue light appeared. However, she did not immediately reach out to Ye Feng, but looked at Bing and Ye Feng inquiringly.
Bing did not respond, but looked at Ye Feng with a questioning gaze.
"Don't worry, I won't harm this little one..."
As Ye Feng was contemplating, Yue Yan looked to Ye Feng's side and said with a serious expression, "Moreover, at this distance, if you make a move, I would at least be heavily injured!"
"What?"
Ye Feng was completely bewildered, not knowing what Yue Yan meant.
He couldn't help but shift his gaze to his side. He saw the originally empty space distort, and a pair of white wings slowly appeared in his sight. It was the Angel Wings...
There was a faint white luminescence on the Angel Wings, with the subtle structure of runes...
"This..."
Ye Feng looked closely and was surprised, because he found that the white luminescence on the surface of the Angel Wings was actually surging divine patterns...
"Big Brother!"
The Angel Wings slowly retracted, and a small voice reached Ye Feng's ears.
"Xiao Xiao... Qiao Ying, you guys? When did you arrive?"
Seeing the two girls, Ye Feng was even more surprised. The two girls were standing less than a meter away from him, but he hadn't sensed the slightest fluctuation...
"It should be the moment I cast Heaven's Cage..."
Yue Yan continued, "I just discovered it... to be able to use divine patterns to this extent... truly amazing, as expected of the Winged Race..."
"Mm!"
Xiao Xiao nodded at Ye Feng, "Sister Qiao Ying was worried about your safety, so we followed... Then Sister Qiao Ying used the Angel Wings to bring me in and told me not to make a sound for the time being..."
"Is that so..."
Ye Feng blinked. He realized that Qiao Ying seemed to have many secrets that he didn't know about.
"Um, Ye Feng... I just... Can I tell you later?"
Qiao Ying's expression was a bit anxious, as she had snuck in and was afraid of losing Ye Feng's trust because of it...
"Oh, it's fine~"
Ye Feng didn't suspect anything.
"Then... can I check if your body has been eroded by Shenshi?"
"Or let this Winged Race... little angel check for you?"
At this moment, Yue Yan spoke again.
As she spoke, the faint blue light in her hand retracted into her body.
Qiao Ying remained silent and looked at Ye Feng, clearly seeking his opinion.
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