Chapter 1796: Chapter 1214: Heart Demon Difficult to Remove
After using the escape technique to flee, the Solitary Sword Saint quickly returned to the Shushan Sect, where he began to seclude himself for rest and recuperation. Although he managed to block Duanmu Huai’s attack at the last moment, avoiding death and vanishing, Duanmu Huai’s strike still shattered the Solitary Sword Saint’s flying sword, which was his life-bound magical tool, causing severe damage to his mind and spirit.
Therefore, he had to choose to go into seclusion to recover as much as possible.
Originally, that was the plan, but… when the Solitary Sword Saint closed his eyes, a muscular man in a floating pink and white lace gown appeared before him, singing while twisting his body.
“You’re that na na na na, that na na na na, Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse, di di da di di da…”
At first, the Solitary Sword Saint tried to ignore the damn illusion and concentrate. However, he soon found himself astonished that he couldn’t calm his mind at all. Meanwhile, the muscular man in bizarre clothing continued to sing and dance in front of him, and his rough voice resonated like a morning bell, continuously crashing against the Solitary Sword Saint’s mental defenses.
“I’m that na na na na, that na na na na, Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse, di di da di di da…!”
“Puh!!”
Finally, at this moment, the Solitary Sword Saint could no longer remain calm. As he listened to the eerie singing and watched the dancing man in front of him, fury surged within him. He opened his eyes suddenly, spitting out a mouthful of blood! Then he collapsed to the ground! At that moment, his life-bound flying sword also shattered into two pieces, completely broken!
“Heart demon…!”
Clutching the broken sword tightly, the Solitary Sword Saint gritted his teeth. He never imagined that just one setback would become his heart demon!?
At this rate, it would be the end for him!
Thinking of this, the Solitary Sword Saint stood up, sheathed his sword once more, remained silent for a moment, and then strode out of the room.
Meanwhile, after finishing breakfast, Duanmu Huai and his group were already on their way again, heading toward the Nanzhao Kingdom. This time, they had a local guide, Caiyi. Along the way, Duanmu Huai listened as Caiyi explained about the Nuwa Clan.
According to myth, after Pangu created the world, his essence was transformed into the three great deities: Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa. Fuxi created the God Race, Shennong created the Beast Race, and Nuwa absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, combining her blood and spiritual power with the earth to create the Human Race.
Afterward, Nuwa remained the Guardian of humans and protected them against the Divine Realm when the God Race attempted to suppress humanity, sealing the Demon God and mending the heavens against floods until she died from exhaustion. The Nuwa Clan remained in the mortal world, generationally protecting humans.
According to Caiyi, the Nuwa Clan resides in the Nanzhao Kingdom. Because they have protected humans for generations and their ancestors created humans, they must have a solution to the problem of missing primal spirits in Magic Girls.
“The Nuwa Clan sounds quite interesting,”
Ann, sitting beside, had her eyes glowing with interest.
“So they use Divine Arts? Would it be different from the Divine Arts of our world?”
“I don’t think there’s much difference…”
Duanmu Huai thought for a moment, then answered. While Immortal Techniques and Magic are distinct, at the level of deities, it seems like there’s not much difference. After all, all roads lead to Rome, and deities are essentially similar.
Still, Nuwa… indeed, if one were to say there’s a naturally friendly deity for players, it would be this one. After all, the stories of Nuwa creating humans and mending the heavens are known since childhood. He’s actually quite curious about the descendants of Nuwa.
“By the way, when did you get another marble?”
Seeing Ann constantly playing with the beads, Duanmu Huai asked. At this moment, besides the dirty gray bead, Ann now had an additional purple bead, which she was twirling around in her hands… just like playing with walnuts.
“Eh? This? I found it from the ashes of the demon beast we burned, just like the previous bead. This one also contains very pure elemental power. I’ve been to many worlds, but it’s the first time I’ve seen such pure elemental power condensed into a spirit core. The demon beasts of this world seem intriguing.”
“Oh…”
Duanmu Huai responded with a sound of “oh” without much interest, while Caiyi widened her eyes in surprise, staring at the bead in Ann’s hand.
“Is that, is that the Lightning Spirit Bead?”
“Hm? What’s that?”
“As I mentioned before, Lady Nuwa sealed five demon beasts that wreaked havoc in the human world and refined their soul bones into the elemental beads of wind, lightning, water, earth, and fire…”
“Is this what you mean?”
Looking at the bead in Ann’s hand, Duanmu Huai pursed his lips.
“Why didn’t I realize this thing was so powerful? Could it be your demon’s demon core or something?”
“Well… I can’t exactly say…”
Seeing the curiosity in the eyes of Duanmu Huai and the others, Caiyi was at a loss for words. She originally thought this should be one of the Five Elemental Spirit Beads, but seeing how unconcerned they were… could she have been mistaken?
“I’m not sure either, after all, it was the Poison Mistress who told me she gained centuries of cultivation from the Lightning Spirit Bead… I dare not speak recklessly on the specifics.”
“Then you probably made a mistake.”
Duanmu Huai shrugged. According to Caiyi, there are only five of these things. In game terms, it would be a uniquely rare item, with a drop rate of 0.001%, something you wouldn’t expect to drop just by defeating a demon.
What, a Dragon Slayer Saber that does 99,999 damage per hit and free on click?
“Gaaah——!!”
At this moment, a cry suddenly came from below, and then everyone saw a strange bird flying out of the forest below, swooping toward them. Before anyone could react, the White Dragon turned its head sharply, opened its massive jaws and, with a crunch, bit the creature, and then unleashed a blast of Holy Light Dragon Breath, instantly blasting the strange bird into pieces.
“Ah, another one!”
At this moment, Ann suddenly exclaimed, stretching out her hand, and everyone saw a green bead fly from the remains of the strange bird, landing steadily in Ann’s hand.
Sure enough, it’s just a demon core.
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai yawned and looked away.
Such a precious item, how could one hit the mark every time? I guess Ann just mistook the demon core for a spirit core.
After this little interlude, the group continued southward, but gradually…
“I say, don’t you all feel like it’s getting hotter?”
Mugeng wiped the sweat off her forehead and frowned. Logically speaking, they’re at a high altitude. If it weren’t for their unique physical attributes, they would’ve been frozen half to death by now. But why was it getting hotter?
“We can’t possibly be flying towards the sun, can we?”
Tamaki Iroha spoke timidly, while Duanmu Huai naturally rolled his eyes.
“How could it be? But it really is getting hotter… oh, this looks really bad.”
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai looked ahead, and everyone else lifted their heads and saw a patch of withered yellow gradually extending on the horizon in the distance. In a moment, it came completely to the forefront of Duanmu Huai and his companions.
“Whoa…”
“So tragic…”
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim softly. No wonder they reacted this way, the sight before them was truly shocking.
Looking around, all they could see was barren earth, withered vegetation, and the ground strewn with the corpses of animals, most likely dead from thirst. Even at a high altitude, Duanmu Huai and the others could feel an arid and scorching atmosphere assaulting them, as if they’d just stepped into a furnace.
“This isn’t right.”
Looking at the scene before him, Duanmu Huai frowned in confusion. They were flying south, and according to their current distance, they should be nearing the equator. The forests they had just flown over were typical of a tropical rainforest, where the air should feel like being soaked in water, oppressively humid. How could it be so dry? It was as if there was no moisture in the air at all.
This isn’t the Sahara Desert…
“There happens to be a city ahead, let’s go ask and find out what’s happening here.”
Speaking, Duanmu Huai patted the head of the White Dragon, which circled once and then descended toward the city.
The appearance of the White Dragon naturally caused panic among the city’s inhabitants. After all, there were no such giant dragons in this world, so when the Holy White Dragon roared through the sky and descended from above, the whole city fell into chaos. The soldiers were fully armed, rushed to the city walls, bows and arrows in hand, aiming at the giant dragon ahead, then suddenly fired!
“Swish swish swish!!!”
A shower of arrows shot out toward the White Dragon, which remained unfazed. With a powerful flap of its wings, a turbulent wave like a Level 10 gale arose, blowing all the arrows away. The soldiers rushing over were also knocked to the ground, not daring to move.
“Uh…”
Ann was used to Duanmu Huai’s straightforward and violent actions, while the others were still not quite accustomed, able only to stare at Duanmu Huai speechlessly. He paid them no mind — this was how he always did things. He would put a hammer on the table and let them see it. If they dared to provoke him again, they would have only themselves to blame for having their skulls cracked open.
“Boom!!”
The giant dragon landed heavily on the ground, and Duanmu Huai leaped down. Meanwhile, the soldiers stood up again, knives and swords in hand, unsure what to do as they looked at the girls who had jumped off the dragon — should they fight? It seemed like they couldn’t win.
But if not fighting…
“What happened here?”
Fortunately, before the soldiers could dwell on it too long, someone qualified to make decisions appeared.
A woman in a white battle robe hurried over with a team of guards, looking at Duanmu Huai and his group, as well as the White Dragon, with a serious expression.
“Who are you? What are you doing in Dali?”
“Dali?”
Hearing the woman’s question, Duanmu Huai was taken aback.
This is Dali?
Could the Duan Family be here?
Where is the Six-Pulse Divine Sword? Is the Celestial Maiden of Mount Tianshan here?
So we have reached Yunnan? Can Yunnan be this parched?
Never mind, these questions can be sorted out later.
Duanmu Huai snapped his fingers, and the White Dragon quickly disappeared. Seeing the giant dragon vanish into thin air, everyone breathed a sigh of relief — such a large monster could wreak havoc, potentially demolishing the entire Dali City.
“Oh, we mean no harm in coming here. We just have matters to discuss with the Nuwa Clan.”
Duanmu Huai said as he looked at the woman in front of him.
“Do you happen to know where the Nuwa Clan is?”