abnabooks Chapter 2350 The Test in Jade Capital
Chapter 2350 The Test in Jade Capital
Chapter 2350 The Test in Jade Capital
Given the imposing presence of the Panlong Ruins, any intelligent being would be on high alert upon entering. However, due to the majesty of the Earth Mother, they had no choice but to steel themselves and venture inside.
Fortunately, all is well.
They roamed freely through the ruins, moving about without any fear or resistance.
There were no traps, mechanisms, unidentified creatures, ghosts, or guardian spirits.
It's as if this is just an ancient city site forgotten by time.
However, if the celestial bird demons try to land in the city, they will be blocked by an invisible barrier.
It seems that entering through the city gate is the only way to pass through the Panlong Ruins.
After the monsters had explored enough, the bird-like monsters in the sky let out a few sharp cries, and the monsters quickly withdrew from the city gate.
He Lingchuan stared at the water mirror: "The next round of probing is about to begin."
In the valley seven miles away, the ghost head on the gate of Yujing City suddenly moved. First, it rolled its eyes, then shook its head, and suddenly charged forward!
Normally, it only sticks its head out, but with this sudden burst, its powerful body breaks through the wall.
Its body shape is very similar to that of a human, with upright lower limbs, no tail, but bulging muscles, and brass rings on its hands and feet.
This is not an ornament, but a constraint.
The city of Yujing once devoured an ancient ruin, and this evil spirit is its guardian spirit, named Qing Tu.
The ruins have become part of the Jade Capital City, and Qing Tu has been tamed by the Earth Mother and sent to guard the gate.
Having probably been inside the city walls for too long, Qing Tu Gui stretched and loosened his muscles. He then took out a stone from some unknown corner of the city and hurled it towards the Panlong Ruins!
The throwing motion was exceptionally precise; the stone soared into the sky after leaving the hand, truly rising nearly a thousand feet into the air.
Given the size of the Green Tea Ghost, the stone it can grasp in one hand is at least the size of two door panels.
As it is thrown to the highest point and begins to fall, it also undergoes a dramatic change.
He Lingchuan and the others could see it clearly through the puddle:
The stone suddenly expanded, its volume increasing by more than 100,000 times in just twenty breaths!
It has become a massive mountain, its base circumference even larger than the ruins of Panlong.
"Holy crap!" Dong Rui exclaimed in shock. "What do we do now? Are we going to be crushed to death too?"
With such a massive mountain falling from a height of thousands of feet, it would be strange if it didn't crush the Panlong Ruins into dust!
The shockwave from its impact on the ground was so powerful that it could even crack the outer walls of the distant Blackwater city!
Aunt Zhu exclaimed in admiration, "Moving mountains and filling valleys—that's the work of a celestial being!"
"Stop praising me, what do we do now?" Dong Rui was sweating. "Is it too late to escape?"
Although they are in the Panlong Secret Realm, if the real ruins are destroyed, the secret realm will cease to exist, right? As the saying goes, if the skin is gone, where will the hair attach?
To return to the ruins of reality from Fuchi, they would have to run out of the south gate again. They figured they had enough time, but they needed to set off now.
He Lingchuan also stared at the mountain in mid-air. It had already begun its descent, and its landing point was undoubtedly the Panlong Ruins!
The bird-like demon frantically tried to avoid it.
The Earth Mother's intervention was so grand; Aunt Zhu was right, this is truly the work of immortals. Even the mountain peaks the Qixia Sect used to sculpt and block the Luo River with golden cores are less than a tenth of this!
"Calm down." He Lingchuan's thoughts raced. "The Earth Mother's attack this time was just a test. If the Panlong Ruins were so easy for her to take over, why did she go to all that trouble to conquer the Panlong Wasteland in the first place?"
The Earth Mother is an expert in devouring ruins, and she can most likely sense the abnormality of the Panlong Ruins; otherwise, she wouldn't be so cautious.
"Besides, the Great Square Pot hasn't really separated from the Panlong Ruins yet."
This is the real reason why He Lingchuan refused to leave.
During the conversation between the three, the mountain plummeted vertically, crashing down with immense force onto the Panlong Ruins directly below.
Judging by their attitude, they won't stop until they've turned the ruins into a thin pancake.
Dong Rui observed for a few moments, but Da Shan seemed unchanged. He couldn't help but press further, "Will Da Fang Hu really make a move?"
He Lingchuan stared intently, too lazy to say more: "Yes!"
More than thirty breaths later, the mountain was still falling, showing no sign of slowing down or dissipating.
Dong Rui rubbed his hands together: "If we don't act now, it'll be too late."
If we don't run now, it'll be too late!
He Lingchuan remained silent.
Just as Dong Rui was about to ask another question, Aunt Zhu, with her dozen or so eyes fixed on the water, suddenly took off like a whirlwind and flew into the city.
"Auntie, where are you going?"
Without turning her head, Aunt Zhu said, "I'll go outside and take a look."
It has noticed something amiss.
"I'm going too!" Dong Rui couldn't tell, but that didn't stop him from wanting to get to the ground.
He had just turned to run when He Lingchuan called him back:
"Put this on, so you don't attract the attention of the beast demon."
What he threw over was the skin of Lord Boshan.
This leather has camouflage capabilities, and He Lingchuan modified it into an invisibility cloak, allowing one to blend seamlessly into their surroundings once worn.
Dong Rui took two steps at a time, running and putting on his coat as he went, following in the footsteps of the old woman.
He Lingchuan glanced at the two figures as they walked away, shrugged, and stirred the water in the pool a few times.
"This angle isn't good, let's change it."
Once the water calmed down, the camera angle changed, taking a wide-angle shot from below.
A person and a spider jumped into the blessed pool, crossed the red sea, and when they opened their eyes again, they were back in the ruins of Panlong.
Finding the mountain is easy; just look up, and it's right above the ruins.
Dong Rui looked up and exclaimed, "Something seems off?"
He could certainly see the mountains, but their size didn't seem as vast as they appeared in the mirror of the secret realm.
Is it an illusion?
"Da Fang Hu has indeed made his move." Aunt Zhu also stared at the sky. "This mountain is shrinking continuously."
The two looked up to observe.
It's not an illusion; the flying mountain overhead is shrinking rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The further it falls, the faster it shrinks.
In just seven or eight breaths, it had shrunk by more than half compared to when Dong Rui first saw it.
Currently, its size is less than a quarter of that of the Panlong Ruins.
And this miniaturization is still ongoing.
How could Panlong Ruins or Dafanghu, which had never even come into contact with this mountain, exert an influence on it?
Dong Rui relaxed, even squinting and gesturing with his hands:
"Haha, it's falling slowly... Wait until it hits the ground, ma'am, guess how big it will be?"
"This is probably the legendary Origin Tracing Divine Power, which can turn objects and magical artifacts back to their original size," Aunt Zhu explained. "Many magical artifacts can transform into giants to intimidate people, such as the Mountain-Turning Seal. The Origin Tracing Technique was specifically developed to deal with them."
It paused for a moment: "But even in ancient times, very few people could master this supernatural power. The prerequisite for tracing its origins is an extremely thorough understanding of the nature of the artifact and the supernatural power."
(End of this chapter)