Chapter 359

Thoughts kept drifting, and Luo Li sighed gently.

Memories of the past cannot be chased, but he had a premonition that the two Yakshas who surrounded Guizhong back then might not have disappeared into the dust of history.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could meet the water and fire Yakshas again.

And if this guess was really confirmed, after understanding the situation they encountered back then according to the state of Indarias and Bonanus, Luo Li would be able to confirm the secrets behind the scenes one step further.

Thinking this way, he bypassed the two statues and moved to slowly inspect the palace.

The cold breeze swept over, blowing the curtains and gauze hanging in the hall, and the silk draped over the statues also moved slightly.

The elegant ribbons touched Luo Li from time to time, and then slid down reluctantly.

"Da, da, da..."

In the silent room, only the sound of Luo Li’s footsteps echoed continuously.

A quarter of an hour later!

Confirming that there was absolutely no trace of the Water and Fire Yakshas in this "133" location, Luo Li scanned the environment and furnishings of the ancient palace once more, then turned to leave.

Viewed in this light, the reason why the auras of Indarias and Bonanus were present here was entirely due to the statues of them standing within.

It seemed that clues regarding their whereabouts would need to be sought elsewhere.

Having made his decision, Luo Li immediately stepped out of the palace.

Deprived of the power to sustain them, the blood-red lines on the doors gradually vanished, and finally, they slammed shut with a boom.

"Two mischievous little girls, both have learned to play hide-and-seek with me."

Chuckling and clicking his tongue, Luo Li walked away leisurely, letting the waves behind him fall slowly to bury the palace lost at the bottom of the water once more.

Until he was completely clear, he pondered his next destination.

There were quite a few oddities within the Serenitea Pot; if one wanted to explore its secrets without destroying it, one had to be gentle.

After all, it had been drawn from the system originally, though it was a pity that Luo Li himself hadn't even had the chance to use it before gifting it to Guizhong for self-defense.

Now, it had become a trouble that made things difficult for him.

However, at most, it would just waste some time; to him, time was the least valuable thing of all.

Just then, from the dark, seemingly fractured space in the distance, a strange fluctuation was vaguely transmitted.

"This is?"

Luo Li focused his gaze and saw a faint red line emerge from the depths of the pitch-black space that had been covered in the direction he had come from, causing even the black fog to dissipate significantly.

"An anomaly caused by Lumine and the others?"

Pondering for a moment, Luo Li had almost forgotten their existence; after all, although this place was filled with eeriness everywhere, it wasn't very dangerous.

If Lumine and the others knew, they would definitely complain indignantly that the two situations were not comparable at all.

Of course, even if Lumine and her party knew at this moment, they likely wouldn't have the energy to complain.

…………

On the other side!

The space filled with black fog was in turmoil, and the true source of the disturbance was a series of giant waves reaching toward the sky.

The waves piled up, surging toward the distant horizon, merging into a raging torrent that threatened to destroy everything.

Looking at the scene behind them, Lumine, Paimon, and the others, who had just escaped from the water world, turned slightly pale; under the power of such a natural disaster, the group was practically no different from ants.

It wasn't that they had no way to deal with it, but if they were a step too slow and the waves blocked all the gaps, it would certainly take more effort to break out.

The group wasn't at full strength to begin with, and the situations of Xiao and Menogias were not looking good; one could even say they were dragging the others down.

As for the rest, they seemed to be somewhat lacking compared to the realm of the adepti.

"Phew, we're... we're saved!"

Paimon, still shaken, let out a long breath. After recovering, she couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and pout: "Darn it, if only that guy Luo Li were here, we wouldn't have encountered danger at all!"

The little thing began to complain about Luo Li leaving alone; how could he just wander off? At the very least... he should have brought her along!

Xiao, supporting Menogias, said calmly: "His Highness has his own important matters. Since you chose to continue staying here, you must naturally bear the corresponding risks."

Paimon was speechless for a moment.

Yelan clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention and guided the mood: "Regardless, we are safe for the moment, but we must not be careless. Just now, I saw many monsters rushing out from the lake; clearly, this stage is not so easy to pass. Everyone, we must find the entrance to the next area before the monsters catch up to us."

In fact, she wasn't the only one who saw it; the observant Yanfei and Kuki Shinobu had also made discoveries.

The two women looked at each other, and with near-telepathic understanding, said simultaneously: "This place is eerie, unlike the previous cave. It is best if everyone stays together to avoid getting completely separated."

This proposal was agreed upon by everyone.

"Wait, have you noticed that the fog seems to be starting to dissipate..." Lumine, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "And the temperature here is higher."

Reminded by her, everyone suddenly realized.

Paimon shook her short legs, scratched her cheek in belated realization, and said: "It is a little bit, huh."

Indeed, as the group rushed out of the water world, the fog that had been thick and impenetrable all around gradually thinned.

Not understanding the reason, the group could only suppress their unease, observe the changes quietly, and secretly hope it would be to their advantage.

It was as if the air had suddenly begun to circulate; in just a short moment, the black fog had dissipated for the most part.

The group's restricted field of vision suddenly expanded, enough to reach a hundred meters away.

At the same time, after seeing clearly what was ahead, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

They were pitch-black circular mountain ranges, the mountain bodies made of black rock covered in gullies, resembling the ancient, gnarled bark of old trees.

Within sight, a large amount of black fog was continuously spewing out from the mountain passes at the peaks.

If one observed carefully, one could see the air at the top of the mountain passes appearing slightly distorted, with fire-red flames flashing momentarily.

"So that's where all that black fog was being spat out from?!" Paimon opened her mouth wide in a daze.

Strangely, it was unknown what kind of change had occurred inside the mountains, but the black fog spewing from the peaks gradually became invisible, vanishing into nothingness.

"Why is the surrounding temperature getting higher and higher, and there's a strange smell drifting in the air."

It was unknown who had said it inadvertently, but it quickly aroused Yanfei's vigilance.

The half-adeptus girl holding her legal codex said subconsciously: "Could we have run into a volcanic crater?!"

And... a volcanic crater about to erupt, at that.

She swallowed this last sentence, leaving it unsaid.

When she had traveled to Natlan, Yanfei had been fortunate enough to see a volcanic eruption; that scene was definitely something an ordinary person could not withstand.

Moreover, there were at least twenty or thirty volcanoes here at a rough glance.

Almost the moment her voice fell, a rumbling, dull vibration came from within the mountain range ahead.

PS: Back from the dead! I'm in the mountain city, and several buildings in my residential area have been sealed due to the pandemic, so I can't leave anymore. I had originally thought about waiting for the new version to launch, but then I got too caught up in playing! I forgot about the book, emmmm... I don't know if it's too late to make up for it now, let me find my state of mind first, and I'll finish this book later!