During the rapid descent, seven soul rings rose beneath Shen Liuyu's feet. Her sharp claws, flashing with cold light fiercely embedded into the nearby ice wall to slow her falling speed.
Countless ice blocks fell first, landing before Shen Liuyu and producing a hollow, massive echo.
Shui Bing'er, on the other hand, descended with ease. A pair of soft ice-blue phoenix wings spread from her back, allowing her to glide steadily through the air before gently landing on the ground.
As Shen Liuyu also landed safely, Shui Bing'er stepped forward to help tidy Shen Liuyu's slightly disheveled robes while keeping an eye on their surroundings.
Shen Liuyu coughed from the snow dust choking her, then said somewhat angrily:
"My big idiot of a brother couldn't he just send us down properly? He had to turn it into some kind of challenge game. No way when we get back, I'm definitely biting through his arm. Sis-in-law, you have to help me then. You can't side with my brother…"
Shui Bing'er let out a soft sigh and said:
"Alright, A-Yu. Yu-ge did this for our own good. There probably aren't any overly powerful soul beasts here. A bit of actual combat now and then is a good thing…"
Shen Liuyu huffed lightly and replied:
"As expected, Bing'er, ever since you got together with my brother, you don't take care of me anymore. And here I wasted so much effort with Yue'er before to help make your wish come true…"
Shui Bing'er smiled helplessly and said:
"How could that be? Alright, when we get back, whatever you want, I'll do my best to get it for you, okay? My dear A-Yu…"
Shen Liuyu tilted her head in thought, then nodded and "reluctantly" agreed.
But before the two could plan their next move, two piercing, shrill roars suddenly came from the darkness. At the same time, several pairs of blood-red eyes slowly emerged from the shadows, staring fixedly at the pair.
Both of their expressions changed almost simultaneously. They warily looked toward the narrow passage. Their martial souls and soul power were instantly mobilized, ready to strike at any moment.
As the strange, sharp roars drew closer, the two finally saw clearly what was approaching.
Swollen and twisted bodies, covered entirely in white-reddish blisters. Crimson eyes filled with bloodthirsty intent. Overall, they looked like disgusting and terrifying monsters born from a Resident Evil outbreak…
"Urgh…"
Shen Liuyu couldn't hold back the nausea and retched lightly. She was clearly revolted and disgusted by these bizarre things.
Shui Bing'er's expression wasn't much better. Though she had no mysophobia, seeing such revolting creatures still made her scalp tingle…
"I finally understand why A-Yu was laughing earlier…"
Shui Bing'er said in a low voice. Without further hesitation, a clear phoenix cry rang out. Countless ice spikes shot straight toward the several creatures that could hardly even be called soul beasts…
Amid a series of dense explosions, Shen Liuyu swung out a black-gray soul power that formed a barrier in front of her, blocking the splashing chunks of flesh…
Even though these disgusting things were rich in life energy, she had not the slightest desire to absorb any of it. Just looking at them made her want to vomit.
After quickly leaving the area, before the two could carefully examine their surroundings, countless bat-like soul beasts somewhat similar to the previous ones suddenly flew out from who-knows-where, charging at the pair from the air in a suicidal frenzy.
From the passage behind them, a group of strangely shaped fox soul beasts had somehow gathered again without notice. The ground beneath their feet trembled lightly, as if some colossal being were approaching. The ice walls on both sides of the passage kept cracking and shattering, finally collapsing entirely…
…
The view returned to Shen Hanyu's side.
The two flew at low altitude the whole way, casually exterminating groups of menacingly staring bizarre soul beasts from time to time. Before long, they reached the core area of the entire canyon.
On the vast and empty ground were strange patterns everywhere, weathered and mottled by countless years. Rotten bones and a piercing stench filled the place. Between several massive stone pillars stood a crude altar. Atop it sat a bizarre skeleton in a cross-legged position. A crisp, dripping sound echoed upon close inspection; Shen Hanyu realized the sound was actually coming from the skeleton itself.
Black-purple tainted blood slowly dripped from the skeleton, then spread outward along the patterns on the ground. A fallen, corrupting aura emanated from it, somewhat similar to the soul beasts outside…
Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress slowly landed. Shen Hanyu said softly:
"It seems… this thing is the source of everything…"
The Snow Empress frowned and nodded. The skeleton up there gave her a very bad feeling, as if she had encountered her natural enemy…
"It's very strange. The aura I sense here is unprecedentedly unfamiliar… as if… it doesn't belong to this world at all…"
The Snow Empress said quietly.
Shen Hanyu also nodded and continued:
"Planes rarely connect, but accidents are inevitable. Take the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, for example; it came from another plane. No one knows when they arrived or their exact origin, but they all share one common trait: a clear difference from the native creatures of this plane…"
"This skeleton I deduce… it is probably not a product of the Douluo plane either… I don't sense any divine power here, only a strange energy guiding any creature that enters toward corruption and even mutation. Once outside, it continuously assimilates other soul beasts. This is practically a closed death loop…"
The Snow Empress's frown deepened as she said softly:
"A product from another plane…? Judging from the state of this place, this skeleton has existed here for at least ten thousand years, and yet we never noticed it at all. No matter how you think about it, that seems impossible…"
Before Shen Hanyu could reply, the soul guidance device he carried suddenly began trembling violently. Shen Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then decisively released the restriction on the device.
The moment it opened, the slightly puffed-up little phoenix inside shot out rapidly. It looked around in confusion, its gaze finally locking onto the eerie skeleton. It quickly turned its head and said:
"Master, how did you find this place…? Quick, this aura is so strange. No, wait, tell me everything that happened from the beginning. This is very important…"
Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow, then briefly recounted the whole sequence of events.
After a burst of frantic thinking, the little phoenix was still somewhat dazed. It shook its dizzy head and said excitedly:
"Master, this place is the remnant altar from another plane's failed attempt to open a planar passage to the Douluo plane. If I'm not mistaken, that skeleton is the so-called sacrifice. To cross space and open a channel between planes, the life force required for the sacrifice must have reached the god level…"
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