Chapter 483: Chapter 508: Attacked!
On the Eternal Dark Permafrost, the piercing cold wind kept blowing.
Baiyu and his mentor Yi Xian forged ahead.
Apart from the grayish-black hue, there was no other color visible around.
Ever since entering the permafrost.
The Black Moon Mark beneath Baiyu’s skin was trembling madly, as if trying to burst out.
There was a constant influx of power into his body.
Baiyu was slightly startled.
Such a full flow of Black Moon Power, even in the Black Moon Divine Country, was never possessed.
The birthplace of the Black Moon?
"The Temple is in this grove; can you still hold on?"
Yi Xian looked at Baiyu, her face a bit pale.
Clearly.
She was struggling to hold on.
The Black Moon Power is divine and not something mortals can endure.
An excess influx would only cause uncontrollable mutation.
"Yes, I can still do it."
Baiyu nodded, his expression unchanged.
In his pocket, the Eye of the Black Moon was absorbing the Black Moon Power coursing through his body, beginning a constant metamorphosis.
After summoning the Moon Giant, the energy within the Eye of the Black Moon had been exhausted.
Now.
It was being replenished.
The two moved forward silently.
Soon, a dilapidated temple amidst jagged rocks appeared before them.
Yi Xian’s face looked extremely troubled at this moment.
But concerning the secrets of the Black Moon, she could never give up.
After all.
She had spent her life researching the Black Moon and was plagued by the Black Moon Curse.
Having wandered in the Dream Realm for a long time, she finally found the Eternal Dark Permafrost.
The birthplace of the Divine Spirit.
With the goal in sight, how could she possibly give up halfway?
"Let’s go."
She stepped forward first, her hoarse voice echoing.
However.
Baiyu did not move; instead, he frowned, "Have you noticed, someone seems to have been here before us."
Yi Xian froze, staring at the freshly turned soil and several broken vines on the ground.
If Baiyu hadn’t mentioned it, she wouldn’t have noticed.
Looking at it now.
Someone seemed to have indeed been here, and it wasn’t that long ago.
"Even if someone has been in, so what? We’ve made it this far; there’s no turning back."
Yi Xian gritted her teeth.
Baiyu glanced at her.
This usually composed mentor was likely overwhelmed with resolving the Black Moon Curse at this moment.
Caring too much leads to mistakes.
He shook his head and said no more.
Entering the Dream Realm, even as a Spirit Body, could still suffer pollution and harm that reflects on the physical body.
Therefore, Baiyu was extremely cautious.
The two entered the Temple; the darkness did not block their vision.
The ground was covered in tiny gravel, crunching underfoot.
The Temple was in severe disrepair.
Vines crept all over the surrounding walls and stones.
And within the Temple.
There were fallen walls, collapsed stone columns, and gray-black weeds entangled with them; the dome had several large holes, presenting a desolate and decayed scene.
The Temple wasn’t large in area.
On the high stone platform in the center, pieces of stone, like eggshells, had fallen to the ground.
And ahead.
A dried fountain pool was also present.
Baiyu frowned, stepping into the Temple, feeling the density of Black Moon Power around him increase significantly.
But the Temple held no difference from the Outer World.
The murals engraved on the walls were too faint from age to discern.
Yi Xian also felt quite desperate.
Having reached this point, the concentration of Black Moon Power was unbearable for her.
Yet now.
They couldn’t find any solution within the Temple.
"Wait, there’s something in the pool."
Then.
Baiyu suddenly spoke.
Yi Xian’s previously bleak and hopeless eyes suddenly brightened with dazzling light as she looked at the pool.
The two approached together.
At the bottom of the pool, near the fountain column, a corner of a wooden box was exposed.
Seeing this, Yi Xian was visibly excited.
But she hadn’t lost her mind.
The pool’s bottom was filled with the dry corpses of insects, layer upon layer, extremely disgusting to look at.
Baiyu looked at them with a peculiar expression.
These insects.
They were quite similar to the ones Demons used long ago to control humans.
He still remembered.
Those controlled by such insects could evade pollution level detection, appearing like ordinary people until they acted.
Baiyu frowned, his arm gave a shake.
A layer of Mechanical Armor cascaded down, wrapping his right hand securely.
As the Mechanical Armament sheathed his arm, Baiyu fiercely plunged down with a Qilin Arm.
Instantly.
He felt a penetrating chill pass through the Mechanical Armament, piercing into his skin.
This chill caused his flowing Blood Qi to stagnate.
But soon after.
The Blood Qi of a Tier Six Martial Artist surged forth, swiftly dispelling the chill.
Taking advantage of this opportunity.
Baiyu gripped the edge corner of the wooden box, pulling with all his might with a crack, extracting the box entirely.
During this process.
Countless insect corpses scattered about.
Baiyu felt a faint murmur behind his ear, like a maiden’s lament.
But it was only a moment.
When he pulled the box out, the sound vanished without a trace.
He looked at the box in his hand.
It was a regularly shaped wooden box.
Dirt-covered marks, along with various intricate and unknown patterns, adorned it.
Before he could open it.
Suddenly,
A chill flashed from the darkness, catching Baiyu’s eye.
"Watch out! There’s someone inside."
Yi Xian shouted.
Baiyu looked up to see a figure cloaked in black mist descending rapidly, wielding a weapon between a dagger and a short sword, attacking Baiyu.
In that moment, Mechanical Armament enveloped his entire body.
Even in the Dream Realm, although only a Spirit Body enters, all sorts of weapons from the Material Realm could still be used.
However.
The usual unstoppable Forbidden Armament, when covering Baiyu completely in defense mode, shattered with a "boom" upon contact with that short blade.
Not only Baiyu.
Even Yi Xian was taken aback by this scene.
Although in the Dream Realm, since when was Forbidden Armament so fragile?
Baiyu couldn’t spare much thought.
With the Forbidden Armament destroyed, he instinctively swung upward, releasing ripples formed of Blood Qi.
But when they landed on the shadowy figure in the mist, they were instantly disrupted.
Crack...
He was cut from head to toe.
In that critical moment, he fiercely tossed the wooden box, hurling it towards Yi Xian.
Bang!
The explosion of the Spirit Body stirred up a considerable gust.
Yi Xian was struck dumb.
No matter how she pondered, she never expected such an outcome.
However.
As she hesitated between fighting or fleeing, a figure re-formed beside her.
It was Baiyu, his complexion somewhat pale.
At this moment.
Baiyu’s eyes were filled with regret; he cast Yi Xian a sharp look and said, "What are you waiting for? If this creature were in the real world, we’d be able to exchange some blows, but in the Dream Realm, we’re unable to use most of our tricks."
This prompt finally brought Yi Xian back to her senses; she quickly nodded, channeling the ritual power they had prepared beforehand.
In a flash of light and shadow, the two vanished from the ancient Temple.
The shadowy figure watched where they disappeared, eyes flashing with annoyance, yet helpless to change it.