Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 808 - 809: Arrival

Chapter 808: Chapter 809: Arrival

Black flames exploded ahead, and a deep blue conical crystalline luster appeared in the space rift in front, resembling a shattered mirror filling the entire conical area; specks of starlight flowed within the rift. From the tip of that conical space, a crystal-shaped slime creature leapt out.

"What is that?"

Agunas watched the sky-blue slime, sparkling with stardust, with a hint of perplexity. Despite its outward resemblance to a living being, its presence felt oddly chaotic, akin to a non-living entity?

"Luck’s mediocre. A void devourer, hard to say whether it’s a creature from this realm or an intermediate layer."

Feng Yuan, rather speechlessly, watched the void devourer swell, wiping a pitch-black ancient book, igniting a pitch-black flame on the devourer’s body. As the creature gradually turned to ash, Agunas expressed his confusion,

"What exactly is that thing?"

"A devourer of the void, it specializes in devouring energy and life that do not belong to the void. It is an undying entity, capable of rebirth in the void even after destruction."

Gitalien, propping up his chin, spoke of the creature that he had seen numerous times. Sometimes he had to struggle against those beings, driving the intruding void devourers back. The Cang Ming Dragon shattered the unnatural crystalline rift with a single swipe of its claw and continued flying forward.

"What exactly is the void?"

Gladys, curiously asking, watched Feng Yuan think for a moment while he held the Void King card between his fingers,

"The void is akin to the intermediate layer of the world, separating the Yang World from the Yin World, preventing entities from either side from mistakenly crossing over."

"Because it’s a boundary zone, its internal rules are influenced by both realms, which is why all sorts of strange things emerge from within."

"As for here, this is where the world’s own barriers have shattered, allowing the void to invade the inner parts of the world."

Feng Yuan said helplessly, because the void had already entered this world, it was difficult for him even to determine where that void devourer had originated from.

"Could it be that there are other boundary zones aside from the void?"

Dou Yanlan asked, curious. Feng Yuan nodded to Agunas and Dou Yanlan, saying,

"There are indeed. Space and time both have their respective separation zones. The Twisted Land of the River of Time and the Time Reversers are among the better-known ones. The Dream Domain also has a special area known as the Nightmare Domain, but compared to the likes of the Time Reversers, it is far less significant."

"Time Reversers? I remember those aren’t supposed to be common, right?"

Gitalien asked perplexed, as sometimes the Lorraine Tower also had to deal with Time Reversers. From what he remembered, they weren’t encountered often. Feng Yuan looked at Gitalien and said,

"About the same. After all, they are highly intelligent beings. It would be terrifying if there were many—causing endless ripples through the entire River of Time."

"And the Yin World? There must be something similar there, right?"

Gitalien asked, curious yet again. Despite his own limited understanding of the Yin World, he glanced at Gitalien. Feng Yuan thought for a moment before responding,

"It seems there are. Currently, only the Resurrectors are known. As to whether the Eternals and the Spirits of Life might appear, I have no idea."

"We have arrived."

As they spoke, the Cang Ming Dragon flew to the destination island. Feng Yuan transformed into Little Husky and clung onto Xiao Ji’s back, saying,

"Just jump down, waiting for it to land will be too troublesome."

Below was a dense forest, and if the Cang Ming Dragon attempted to land, it would certainly topple numerous trees. Feng Yuan wasn’t keen on damaging the island’s environment.

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about, how can we just jump?!"

Qi Chen protested, voice dripping with incredulity. At this moment, the Cang Ming Dragon hovered close to the void, and both Agunas’s Nether Cross and Lan Lan’s Water Flying would be affected. Gitalien grabbed Qi Chen with one hand and Dou Yanlan with the other, jumping down while saying,

"Just like this—see?"

Cotton, held by Dou Yanlan, peeked out its head for a glance then quickly withdrew, burying its head within its body, leaving only its tail exposed and trembling in fear. Beneath Gitalien’s feet, a thick cloud appeared, supporting him and Qi Chen as they descended. Watching Gitalien jump down with the two, Li Xiaowei looked at Meng Binglan and asked,

"Do you need help?"

"No need."

Meng Binglan spoke, as beside her, Iron-Dome gathered its eight tentacles into a metallic oval sphere, which then underwent a transformation, sprouting a pair of metal wings, and transformed into a disk-like object that attached to Meng Binglan’s back.

"Eh? This Spirit Beast really is perfect for you researchers."

Seeing this, Li Xiaowei wasn’t surprised at all. The Iron-Dome Spirit Beast was inherently like this; as long as you could design the same number of forms as its mechanical parts, it could shapeshift into those forms. Although limited by the parts, and many forms impossible to achieve, it was still one of the researcher’s favorite helpers.

"Do you need help?"

Meng Binglan glanced at Li Xiaowei and asked, as for Gladys who hadn’t spoken up? The diviners were not to be trifled with, simply jumping down from a height was a piece of cake, not challenging for her at all.

"I’ll go ahead then～"

Tossing the blanket in her hand, Gladys flew after Feng Yuan and the others on her flying carpet, while Li Xiaowei and Meng Binglan exchanged glances and said,

"I thought she would ride a broom, but it turned out to be a flying carpet."

"A broom? She’s wearing a skirt, if she rode on a broom..."

Meng Binglan shook her head with a smile. Although Gitalien looked like a middle-aged human man, its gender could be ignored. But still, with Feng Yuan and Qi Chen, both boys present, Gladys would never ride on a broom.

"The Misty Forest? What a hassle."

Once they landed in the woods and saw the thick white fog around them, Feng Yuan felt rather annoyed. Agunas wagged its tail and said,

"In this place, my perception range is suppressed; it seems there’s something off about this fog."

"The Misty Forest, huh? Even now, such places still exist? They have the innate ability to suppress spiritual power’s perception, coupled with the environment that could lead people astray, it’s quite an annoying natural phenomenon."

Feng Yuan complained, Xiao Ji agreed with a few chirps. Setting aside the suppression of spiritual power perception, the fog made its feathers wet, which oddly reminded it of the strange feeling when it was Eggshell Chicken and its down feathers would get soaked.

"Now, which way should we go? My Space Gate cannot be opened in the Misty Forest."

As soon as they landed, Gitalien asked Feng Yuan. It had solutions, of course, but since Feng Yuan was leading, it naturally chose to be lazy.

"No problem, the Cang Ming Dragon can guide us from the air."

As Feng Yuan spoke, a pale blue flame descended from the sky, constantly tracing a winding path of pale blue flames behind them. Seeing this, Gitalien squinted and said,

"This is... spatial distortion?"

"What else? Let’s follow the flames."

Feng Yuan shrugged, expressing a sense of helplessness. The Misty Forest plus spatial distortion would truly trap anyone who wandered in; it wasn’t easy getting out. Qi Chen pulled Dou Yanlan’s hand gently and said,

"Be careful, it’s dangerous here."

Dou Yanlan just smiled without saying much—what could Qi Chen really do in such a place? Gladys, having just landed from her carpet, immediately complained,

"What’s gotten into the Cang Ming Dragon? It almost burned me."

"What do you think?"

Feng Yuan didn’t elaborate further but simply pointed at the twisted path of flames. With that, Gladys naturally understood the nuances of the forest and said with a teasing tone,

"So dangerous and chaotic? Surely it doesn’t meet the ’pure’ criteria, does it?"

"Why do I feel like there’s something off about what you’re implying..."

Feng Yuan looked at Gladys, somewhat speechlessly. By the time Meng Binglan and Li Xiaowei also landed successfully, just a glance at the flame path was enough for Meng Binglan to understand why the Cang Ming Dragon had breathed fire just now.

"Fog coupled with spatial distortion? This is a dead end... I hope there’s no Spatial Transfer, otherwise, reaching the foot of the mountain would be very difficult."

"Can you suppress the space?"

Feng Yuan looked towards Gitalien, who had already sensed small spatial shifts appearing nearby. Gitalien shook its head,

"No, my authority is completely suppressed here."

"I see..."

Feng Yuan said, looking up at the sky. Although the dense branches blocked the view, he knew that the Cang Ming Dragon was flying right above them.