Chapter 89: Withering Zone (Please subscribe!!)

Not far from Jiang Yan, a patch of withered, barren land appeared abruptly amidst the lush rainforest.

A flower emitting black-red energy was blooming in the center of the barren land.

The surrounding monsters and Fungi were all emitting black smoke, their entire bodies exuding a violent aura.

“Hiss... A Withering Zone?!”

Jiang Yan’s eyes widened.

Did the Withering Zone already exist at this time?!

If the Withering Zone existed... then wouldn't Eleazar also...

A grave expression suddenly appeared in Jiang Yan’s eyes.

This was not looking good...

Without hesitation, Jiang Yan walked toward the direction of the Withering Zone.

Just as he stepped onto the edge of the Withering Zone, a strong sense of discomfort rose from within his body.

Jiang Yan frowned, carefully sensing the changes in his surroundings.

“270” A strange and dark energy seemed to be surging toward his direction.

Evil, ominous.

This made Jiang Yan feel extremely uncomfortable.

This strange energy... is it the pollution of Forbidden Knowledge...?

Jiang Yan opened his hand, attempting to gather the strange energy floating nearby.

Sure enough, under the fluctuation of his vectors, this energy gathered toward his palm at a slow speed.

However, this energy was very different from other energies Jiang Yan had manipulated before.

The previous energy vectors would always obey Jiang Yan’s commands no matter how he manipulated them.

But this pitch-black energy before him did not seem very willing to listen to Jiang Yan’s orders.

It was as if... it was resisting?

No, to be specific, it should be rejecting Jiang Yan’s act of controlling them.

“Hmm? Disobedient?”

The corners of Jiang Yan’s mouth curled slightly.

Seven-colored light began to surge around his body.

White Hole link!

Dual Star state activated!

Since you won't listen, I’ll find a way to make you listen!

The polluted monsters around him all collapsed to the ground, trembling, the moment the seven-colored light unfolded around Jiang Yan.

“Get... over here!”

Jiang Yan gripped the air with his right hand. In an instant, the surrounding air surged continuously, and under Jiang Yan’s pressure, these black-red strange energies obediently arrived in his hand.

If I don't scare you, you really think I’m a pushover?

Jiang Yan looked at the ball of black-red energy he had gathered, then looked at the black-red flower in the center of the barren land.

If the energy ball in Jiang Yan’s hand was the pollution brought by Forbidden Knowledge, then that flower should be the source of this pollution.

It could only be said to be the source of this Withering Zone; the true source of pollution should be the Forbidden Knowledge attached to the Irminsul.

Walking forward, Jiang Yan used his hand, which was flashing with seven-colored light, to grab the flower that was continuously emitting black-red gas.

Then, with a forceful tug, he pulled it out.

“Snap!”

In an instant, black mist began to diffuse from the roots of the flower. Jiang Yan’s brow furrowed slightly, and he opened his hand that was holding the black-red energy ball again.

Countless black mists began to continuously flow toward the position of the black sphere in Jiang Yan’s hand, and the seven-colored light enveloped the entire Withering Zone, preventing the black mist from escaping.

“Little thing, you think I can’t handle you?”

Jiang Yan sneered and squeezed the flower stem with force.

Bang!

The entire flower was instantly crushed by Jiang Yan, and large swaths of black-red mist emerged.

Jiang Yan danced his hands, swirling them continuously.

The surrounding mist began to swirl as if it had entered a vortex, stirred and circled by Jiang Yan, gradually condensing into a black sphere in front of him.

Before long, a sphere the size of a basketball formed in front of Jiang Yan.

Huh? Why does this feeling feel exactly like gathering Archon energy?

Jiang Yan muttered to himself internally.

After Jiang Yan gathered all the black-red energy in the vicinity, the surrounding vegetation seemed to have lost its constraints and returned to its lush, green state.

At the same time, a large Precious Chest emerged from the spot where the black flower had just been.

Jiang Yan’s eyes widened sharply!

Holy crap!

This... this, this, this!!!

It really is just like the mechanics in the game?!

Clearing a Withering Zone gives a chest?!

After opening this Precious Chest, Jiang Yan took the pitch-black sphere and headed toward Sumeru City.

After all, he didn't know how to deal with this thing, so it was better to hand it over to Greater Lord Rukkhadevata for research.

Jiang Yan actually didn't want to get involved in this matter.

But.

There was a chest, so that was different.

For the people of Sumeru, for the peace of Liyue’s neighbor.

Dealing with the Withering Zone in Sumeru.

He, Jiang Yan.

Is duty-bound!

Arriving at Sumeru City, Jiang Yan quickly found Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.

“What is it again?”

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata looked at the rushing Jiang Yan and asked helplessly.

She had truly been annoyed by Jiang Yan these past few days.

He would come over whenever she was busy, and never for anything important.

“This time it’s really urgent!”

Jiang Yan took out the black energy ball and handed it to Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.

“This is...”

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s expression suddenly became grave. She took the energy ball from Jiang Yan’s hand and began to observe it carefully.

“Pollution from Forbidden Knowledge...”

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata murmured, her face full of disbelief.

“Where did you find this?!”

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata looked at Jiang Yan and asked with a serious face.

“Just out in the wild of the rainforest.”

Jiang Yan described the situation in the Withering Zone after he encountered it.

From the moment Jiang Yan started speaking, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata’s furrowed brows never relaxed.

This matter had suddenly become much more troublesome.

The task of gathering and taking in the people of the desert was already enough to make Greater Lord Rukkhadevata overwhelmed.

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata had too many things to deal with.

Now that the Forbidden Knowledge, which had been sealed by her and Jiang Yan together, was starting to make trouble again, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata felt that misfortunes never came singly.

Sumeru had only just stabilized; it could not afford more chaos due to the Withering Zone problem.

“Jiang Yan, what are your plans?”

After pondering for a while, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata asked Jiang Yan.

“What plans could I have? The key is that I don’t even know how to clear this thing.”

Jiang Yan shrugged, indicating that he seemed powerless as well.

That he could pull the Withering Zone out of the ground and turn it into the energy ball before them.

That was purely because his vector manipulation had been strengthened while in the Dual Star state.

But this did not mean he could completely eliminate Forbidden Knowledge.