novelzi Chapter 395: The Fey Spirit Continent
Chapter 395: The Fey Spirit Continent
Chapter 395: The Fey Spirit Continent
The continent's edge was still some distance away from the colossal black turtle.
Although that distance surpassed the limits of perception and sight for many, Liu Youyu managed to illuminate the black turtle with the aid of her divine artifact.
"The black turtle!" The crowd exclaimed in awe.
It seemed to fill up the entirety of the Celestial Profound Mirror, and they could easily imagine how massive the real black turtle was.
The black turtle was on par with the fallen Celestial Phoenix, the old Thunder Dragon of the Dragon Lair Sect, and the mysterious Primordial Serpent whose fate was unknown.
Legend said that this black turtle had an unimaginably long lifespan and had been born in a truly ancient era.
It existed long before the human race rose to power in the Abyss, back when the other races were still offering them as sacrifices to the Outer Gods.
The combined age of all the existing True Gods in the Abyss likely did not even come close to the black turtle's.
The Celestial Phoenix, the Thunder Dragon, the Primordial Serpent, and other Rank Ten Spirit Beasts were all its juniors.
According to legend, the black turtle carried a miraculous continent on its back and drifted between the worlds of the Abyss.
Many exceptional individuals sought it out, hoping to establish a sect on it, but the black turtle and the continent it carried had long disappeared.
"Let's go take a closer look," Pang Jian suggested.
The Flying Fish Boat sailed forward through the dense bizarre mist.
Hu Yuanfei followed on her sword.
"This continent itself is also drifting outward, albeit so slowly that it's almost imperceptible," Fan Chen from the Supreme Monad Divine Kingdom observed as he gazed at the ground.
Then, turning to Zhou Qingchen, Shen Yanxi, and the other Spirit Condensation Realm cultivators, he said, "You guys best stay where you are and not rush to approach."
With that, he summoned a cluster of multicolored light and flew toward the boundary wall.
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The Flying Fish Boat whistled through the air, and the black turtle pressed against the inside of the boundary wall soon entered the range of Pang Jian's perception.
Its massive eyes were a greenish-blue, its carapace blackish-yellow, its forehead olive-green, and its limbs pure black.
The black turtle on the Resolute Expanse was almost identical to it—though significantly smaller.
As they drew closer, Pang Jian became certain that the Rank Ten Spirit Beast was the largest living being he had ever encountered.
Although the Frost Dragon skeleton at the other edge of the continent and the strange lion-tiger hybrid creature he saw in a void rift in Cloud Lightning were both also Rank Ten, they were dwarfed in comparison.
The flying vessels in the Abyss, and even the massive warships of the three Divine Kingdoms, looked like mere willow leaves next to it.
Pang Jian had thought the one-eyed giants massive, as they resembled towering mountains when they stood up, but this black turtle was as large as an entire continent, with its shell spanning hundreds of li.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The bizarre mist around the Flying Fish Boat drifted toward the black turtle and the boundary wall.
The black turtle's enormous, greenish-blue eyes glowed faintly, like twin moons in the bizarre mist.
Whoosh!
The Flying Fish Boat shook violently.
An array of chaotic emotions surged like a turbulent sea, disrupting the Flying Fish Boat's course and forcing Hu Yuanfei to slow down.
Hu Yuanfei frowned. "The black turtle's thoughts have formed a sea. We're not in control when we're within it."
"Its thoughts have formed a sea? And this sea feels as real as any physical sea?" Pang Jian was stunned.
Although she knew little about the Abyss' forgotten history, she was certain that the generations of Sword Gods of the Sword Pavilion would never commit such betrayal.
The Sword Gods of each era always had a straightforward nature, with a strong dislike for schemes and political intrigue.
Their reputation had been built solely on formidable combat prowess.
While Hu Yuanfei was not knowledgeable about the history of the Abyss, she was familiar with the Sword Gods of past eras.
She firmly believed the esteemed elders of the Sword Pavilion would never do something as dishonorable as burning bridges after crossing them.
"Uh..." Fan Chen lowered his head in shame. "This is why the Spirit Beasts don't attack the disciples of the Sword Pavilion when they roam around or within the Sacred Soul Continent."
Hu Yuanfei, though unaware of the deeper truth, was not wrong in her assessment.
The Sword Pavilion had actively supported the agreed distribution of continents. As a result, the powerful Spirit Beasts dominating the Sacred Soul Continent regarded the disciples of the Sword Pavilion with special respect.
High-ranked Spirit Beasts despised the Sword Pavilion the least among all the sects and factions.
"I can't get close to the black turtle," Liu Youyu said dejectedly from within the Flying Fish Boat. "The black turtle's sea of obsessive thoughts is repelling my divine soul."
"My divine soul also feels discomfort," Hu Yuanfei echoed.
Fan Chen, too, had the same feeling.
Pang Jian, on the other hand, did not feel anything.
Stepping out of the Flying Fish Boat, he attempted to traverse the void alone.
There was no gravity in the strange sea of thoughts, and when Pang Jian circulated his spiritual power, he could glide forward at an exceptional speed.
His golden divine soul in his sea of consciousness continued to remain unaffected.
"My junior brother's divine soul must be similar to Ling Yimo's. It's different from ordinary cultivators," Hu Yuanfei remarked in surprise. "When I try to move forward, my divine soul sways with the sea of thoughts, It feels like it's going to be shaken out."
"Mine too," Fan Chen whispered as he stepped back.
Whoosh!
The part of his divine soul that had drifted out from his forehead snapped back into his sea of consciousness.
Fan Chen could not help but hold Pang Jian in high regard as he watched him steadily advance. "Senior Li's personal disciple is truly exceptional."
"Of course!" Hu Yuanfei proudly responded. "Little Fish, use your Celestial Profound Mirror to illuminate my junior brother! You can protect him as long as he's reflected in the mirror!
"The path ahead is fraught with danger, and since he took the initiative to venture forward to investigate, it's only right that we lend a hand!"
"Understood."
The Celestial Profound Mirror hovered in the air as Liu Youyu used it to protect Pang Jian.
Whoosh!
The strange sea of thoughts stirred silently.
When the trio tried to move closer, their divine souls would waver.
Their physical bodies relied on the perception of their divine souls to guide them, and the faltering meant they would unwittingly return to where they had previously stood.
The reflection within the Celestial Profound Mirror became murky, and nothing could be seen in the mirror.
Two hours later, Pang Jian stopped above the black turtle's forehead and carefully studied it.
Although half of the imposing black turtle was still intact, there were no signs of blood or vitality.
There were also no soul fluctuations from the olive-green head of the black turtle.
A portion of its blood essence still lingered—its intense obsession to bring the Fey Spirit Continent into the Abyss continuing to fuel it—but the black turtle itself had long since perished.