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Chapter 1083 - 496_2

Chapter 1083: Chapter 496_2

"Is it really that good?" Ling Long exclaimed in surprise.

"It just sounds good." Gege Wu shook her head solemnly, "This flower is also known as the Cursed Flower because the process of reversing aging is unstoppable. The person who eats the Rejuvenation Fruit will continue to age in reverse, quickly reverting back to a baby, and then to a lump of flesh in the womb, until they completely vanish from this world. That’s what ’reversal’ means."

"Ah, what a pity..." Ling Long lamented as she looked at the green fruit that had grown on the small flower.

"And what about this? What is this dark mass?" the Watchman asked again.

Following his gaze, you see something pitch-black growing above a section of the rock wall, impenetrable even by the fluorescent light emitted by the Pumpkin Lantern.

"This is the Light-devouring Flower. Its characteristic is to devour light, creating a domain of utter darkness around it. So even in a bright place, its true form is completely obscured. If its pollen is used as fuel and ignited, it devours the surrounding light, turning a brightly lit area into darkness."

"The Light-devouring Flower is one of the most common organisms in the Dark Cave. Once mature, the flower will burst, dispersing its pollen into the surrounding space, growing into more Light-devouring Flowers with astonishing reproductive power. It is very likely that there are billions of Light-devouring Flowers growing in the Dark Cave, which is why many people suspect that the darkness here is due to an overabundance of these flowers and the environment being saturated with their pollen," Gege Wu explained.

"That terrible? If this flower were to spread inadvertently, wouldn’t it quickly consume the outside world into darkness too?" the Watchman inquired.

"There’s no need to worry about that. Once the Light-devouring Flower leaves the Dark Cave, it will quickly perish. In fact, any plant from the Dark Cave will wither and turn to ashes shortly after being taken out," Gege Wu said.

Mu You, who had initially been considering picking some of these plants with curious effects, gave up on the idea after hearing this.

The four of them continued on their journey, encountering various exotic dark plants along the way, which Gege Wu took the time to explain.

Many of the plants’ effects were immediately recognizable to Mu You as having medicinal value, but none of them were mentioned in Vivian’s compendium of Magic Potion plants, which goes to show that even she hadn’t come across them. Mu You could only marvel at the wonders of the world.

Of course, in addition to the plant life, there were also many moving creatures within the Dark Cave.

"Hiss!" As they made their way, Ling Long’s Little Spider on her shoulder suddenly started hissing fiercely in a certain direction.

You all turned to look in the direction where the Little Spider was baring its fangs, only to see intense darkness.

"Be careful, it might be a ’Dark Cave Beast’!" Gege Wu quickly warned.

No sooner had Gege Wu spoken than you heard a whooshing sound. A pitch-black creature swiftly attacked, penetrating your circle of light. Even under the Pumpkin Lantern’s illumination, it remained but a vague shadow, but you could all hear its panting and the stench emitted from its gaping, sharp mouth.

After the dark creature appeared, it darted towards the Watchman, who was closest.

You released the "Electric Arc Sword." The resonating Thunder Arc blade pierced through, and amidst a piercing scream, the shadowy figure was cleaved into two halves.

"You have killed the ’Dark Cave Beast,’ experience +10..."

Searching the spot where the Dark Cave Beast died, you found ’Dark Flower Pollen’ *1, ’Divine Powder’ *1.

Dark Flower Pollen: A clump of powder enshrouded in blackness that absorbs light from the immediate vicinity. It turns to ashes shortly after leaving the Dark Cave.

Divine Powder: A clump of powder containing an extremely faint trace of divinity. If you could collect one hundred of these, you might be able to form a Divine Crystal.

"Huh?" Mu You looked bewildered.

Dark Flower Pollen was no surprise to him; it was probably the result of the Light-devouring Flowers bursting. These particles had been absorbed by creatures in this place and only released upon their death, much like the principle of obtaining Bitter Pollen by killing monsters in the Bitter Forest.

What was truly unexpected was the second type of loot, Divine Powder!

This meant that this space contained some level of Divinity?

However, considering the purpose behind creating the Bitter Garden, City of Statues, and interacting daily with gods of all races, it was understandable for some divinity to linger here.

It was just unfortunate that the Divinity content here was too low; it would take killing a hundred of these creatures to obtain a single Crystal, and he didn’t have that much time.

After a brief interlude, the four continued their journey, and sure enough, from time to time, they encountered attacks from Dark Cave creatures. However, these beings were actually quite weak, only around level ten, and could be instantly killed by any Black Magic. They seemed threatening only because they moved effortlessly in the darkness. With the Little Spider acting as a ’Sensor’ and their means of illumination, these creatures were hardly a threat.

"Be careful everyone, we’re about to enter an uncharted territory that no expedition has ever explored before," Gege Wu, looking at a map that had reached its end, turned back to remind them.

Without the guidance of the map, the journey became more challenging, and their pace visibly slowed.

"Hmm?"

Mu You suddenly frowned, looking at the latest prompt in the game, hurriedly tracked back on his device, and then warned the others to stop.