LRAB Chapter 58 Abyss Dark Lotus, Predicament, Breakthrough!
Chapter 58 Abyss Dark Lotus, Predicament, Breakthrough!
Chapter 58 Abyss Dark Lotus, Predicament, Breakthrough!
"Is Senior Brother that powerful?"
Feeling the scorching, rising energy outside, Jiang Xiu secretly clicked his tongue in amazement. His senior brother had already reached the second level of the flawless golden body, the marrow cleansing realm, and was about to move towards the third level, the reshaping realm.
A key feature of reshaping one's realm is refining the acquired and supplementing the innate. It involves refining the essence of the acquired to replenish one's innate foundation, laying the groundwork for the final level of the Golden Body realm, where nothing is destroyed and nothing is established.
"It's time for me to get started."
Immediately, Jiang Xiu sat cross-legged on the bed, raised his hand and summoned the shadow of the Light Dragon to guard him in the shadows and help him keep an eye on the outside world.
This Light Dragon can be considered his first shadow soldier on the Douluo Continent. After all, now that soul beasts have disappeared, a major source of shadows has been lost. For the past four years, he has been cultivating in Shrek City and has not had the opportunity to go out and extract the shadows of the dead.
But once he reaches the Blood God Legion, this tense situation will be greatly alleviated, since the abyssal creatures there are free.
"Buzzing!"
A faint aura of darkness permeated the space, and Jiang Xiu's consciousness gradually sank into the Shadow Monarch Martial Soul.
"Whoosh!"
With a soft sound, in the seventy-sixth level of the abyss, Jiang Xiu slowly opened his scarlet blood-red eyes and, enveloped in his monarch domain, soared towards the ground above.
Smoke filled the air, and the scorched earth glowed eerily. Occasionally, dark red lava lay buried beneath the earth. Faint purple light scattered from the sky, but instead of bringing peace, it added a touch of brutal destruction.
"In this direction."
Sensing the ant king mark on his right hand, Jiang Xiu discerned a direction, transformed into a black shadow, and swiftly sped off in that direction.
This direction is precisely the direction of the Shadow Squad that Jiang Xiu sent out, and it is also the place where the Abyss Dark Lotus grows.
Half an hour later, a small spring appeared in front of Jiang Xiu in the distance. Jiang Xiu slowly stopped and his figure disappeared into the shadows again.
This secluded spring is quite different from other places; there is no nauseating smell of gunpowder in the air, but instead a cool and refreshing fragrance.
The spring water was dark in color, faintly glowing with an eerie light, and occasionally rippled. On the land around the spring, some rare abyssal plants grew. This was the first time Jiang Xiu had seen life forms other than abyssal ants.
In the very center of the secluded spring, there are large patches of black lotus leaves with strange purple patterns on them. What is most surprising is that among these lotus leaves, there is only one lotus flower.
This lotus is quite mystical, with only black and white colors. Twenty-four petals overlap in layers, the bottom twelve being a jet-black color and the top twelve a frosty white color. The stem below the petals is dark black, and the cool, refreshing fragrance emanates from this lotus.
This is precisely the celestial treasure from the abyss, the Abyss Dark Lotus.
It is currently in a bud stage, with twenty-four petals slightly open but not yet fully bloomed.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
At this moment, a voice rang out from the shadow beside Jiang Xiu, and like flowing black water, it slowly transformed into a group of abyss soldiers, with the leader being the abyss ant whose strength was comparable to that of a Soul Saint.
Its dark red eyes gleamed, its two tentacles waving constantly, reaching towards the abyssal plants surrounding the dark spring, its mouthparts rubbing together as it reported the results of its exploration.
"The Ant King sent four Abyss Ants, each comparable to a Contra-level character, to guard this place. One of them left half a day ago, presumably to inform the Ant King that the Abyss Dark Lotus is about to ripen."
After listening to the report, Jiang Xiu stroked his chin with his right hand, pondering silently.
In this situation, we are no match for them in a direct confrontation; we can only rely on sneak attacks, but even sneak attacks are not guaranteed to succeed.
Furthermore, the Abyss Dark Lotus has not yet fully bloomed. If he were to pluck it now, not to mention the remaining three Soul Douluo-level Abyss Ants, the medicinal effects of the Abyss Dark Lotus would be greatly reduced, which is not what he wants.
However, according to the information provided by this abyss soldier, the Ant King will arrive here in half a day at most, and even if he tries his best, he may not be a match for the Ant King.
"Slurp slurp!"
At this moment, the three abyss ants emerged from the abyss vegetation and patrolled around the dark spring. They were the guards surrounding the ant queen, and their size far exceeded any abyss ant Jiang Xiu had ever seen before.
Jiang Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw the three abyss ants, as if he had thought of something.
"A direct confrontation is not feasible, and a sneak attack is also disadvantageous. In this situation, we have no choice but to take a risky approach."
After surveying the area of the Nether Spring and calculating the number of Shadow Soldiers within his Monarch's Domain, Jiang Xiu gradually became more certain about his idea.
"We have enough Shadow Soldiers; the advantage is on our side!"
"Just as the Foolish Old Man moved mountains in ancient times, today I, Jiang Xiu, move a spring!"
After measuring the area of Youquan again and again, Jiang Xiu made up his mind and muttered through gritted teeth.
Ants are best at lifting objects that are more than ten times their own weight, and with the current number of Shadow Legion members, they can completely cut and take away the entire Nether Spring without damaging the growth environment of the Abyss Dark Lotus!
Then use the concealment effect of the Monarch's Domain to hide it until the Abyss Dark Lotus matures.
"But before that, we need to lure these three monsters, which are comparable to Contra, away."
Seeing the three Abyss Ants constantly patrolling, Jiang Xiu waved his hand, and thirty Shadow Ants instantly darted out of the Monarch's Domain and headed straight for the Nether Spring.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
The three abyss ants instantly noticed the sudden situation, their dark yellow compound eyes flashing with anger as they emitted piercing warning cries.
But as these thirty shadow ants approached, their carapaces suddenly shattered, unleashing a violent aura. They transformed into self-destructing infantry and exploded.
"Boom!"
Explosions rang out one after another. Although the three abyss ants were protected by their hard shells and were not harmed, cracks appeared on the ground around the dark spring.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Seeing these cracks, Jiang Xiu's eyes flashed with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, more shadow ants rushed out and self-destructed around the Nether Spring.
The cracks on the ground grew larger and larger, vaguely forming a square that enveloped the entire dark spring.
The three abyss ants were completely bewildered, having no idea what these shadow ants were doing, and could only stand guard by the lake.
Furthermore, because the cultivation levels of these self-destructing shadow ants were all too weak, the explosions did not travel very far.
Jiang Xiu stood on the ground, and under his control, shadow ants carved the entire Nether Spring from the ground. Jiang Xiu also discovered something good: the Nether Spring was surrounded by unknown, hard rocks, which made it easier for him to move it.
Time passed slowly, and Jiang Xiu's bloodshot eyes suddenly lit up, a slow smile spreading across his lips.
At this moment, thousands of abyssal ants have firmly surrounded the five sides of the spring—east, west, south, north, and bottom—and released their energy to combine into five energy light curtains to prevent any spring water from leaking out.
"Rise, Mysterious Spring!"
As Jiang Xiu's voice fell, the entire ground suddenly trembled violently. Then, to the astonishment of the three giant abyssal ants, the entire Nether Spring rose up, glistening with moisture!
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
[Translating Douluo Continent dialogue: What's going on?!]
(End of this chapter)