Chapter 484: Heading to Dream Cloud Pool (3k)
“But the road ahead is very clear?”
Hearing the ethereal voice, Su Jiu froze in place. She could even hear her own breathing. She lowered her head to look ahead again and found that the road was indeed very smooth, completely illuminated by the lantern in her hand.
“Hmm, the lantern in your hand…”
As if hearing Su Jiu’s answer, the figure moved and walked towards Su Jiu. It stopped precisely where the light could reach, then bent down and looked at the lantern, letting out a long, questioning sound, “…is a hymn of my clan?”
“Hymn?”
Upon hearing the other party’s words, Su Jiu blinked. She only felt that the light emanating from the lantern in her hand was very gentle and completely dispelled the deep darkness.
However, the figure’s words made her suddenly realize that this seemed to be the shadow of her [Level 2.5 Hymn]?
“You are quite interesting. You are clearly a monster, yet you carry the baptism of a hymn. With a hymn of this level…” The voice of the shadow seemed less cold, and it sarcastically retorted with interest,
“Are you a benevolent monster?”
“No.”
Shaking her head, Su Jiu tremblingly took a step forward, feeling as if she was being crushed by a thousand pounds. Even with all her might, she could only take one step forward.
As for why she had to move forward?
The shadow had previously said that there was an opportunity ahead. Su Jiu guessed that it was likely the [Stage Three Elegy] she wanted, and with her hymn, she wouldn’t get lost.
“No? Interesting… Let me get a good look at your true situation.”
As Su Jiu moved forward, she also discovered the figure’s appearance. It was an old man wearing a white crying mask, with long, yellowish hair. He was wearing a set of jet-black long robes, and on the chest of the black robes, there seemed to be a crow feather emblem.
Looking at the crow feather emblem, Su Jiu’s pupils slightly widened. She seemed to have seen this emblem on a Night Watcher somewhere before, and her Crow Feather Attire also had a similar print?
Was the other party a Night Watcher?
The masked old man knew that Su Jiu was also looking over. He squinted and looked, and the (T﹏T) mask seemed to flash with a glimmer of light. After a moment, he said with a face full of confusion, “You are… human?”
Just as Su Jiu was about to tell him about being bitten by the Silly Duke, the old man with the crying mask immediately shook his head and mumbled to himself in a somewhat mad fashion:
“No, you are not human. Humans cannot have this kind of bloodline! But with this bloodline, you are not the fated recipient… I can’t see through you… but you still have something familiar on you.”
The masked old man suddenly looked up again, his eyes filled with anticipation. He revealed a mouth full of rotted yellow teeth and chuckled, “It’s the scent of [Elegy]. Are you also of the Night?”
“Night? I don’t understand what you mean, senior. As for Elegy, I am a Night Watcher, so I can naturally obtain it.”
Su Jiu replied neither subserviently nor arrogantly. She tried to move forward again but found her feet stuck as if glued, unable to move forward even half a step. Her skills were also useless…
“Night Watcher? Heh heh, you can call it that…” The masked old man sat down on the jet-black ground without any regard for his image, grinned, and said,
“Junior, try to advance using Elegy. The opportunity here is precisely related to it. You can use Elegy infinitely here. Many seniors trained Elegy in places like this, without worrying about life-threatening danger.” Qi Ling Ba Wu 4 Liu `Ba Qi qi
Unknowingly, his address to Su Jiu had subtly changed.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you, senior.”
Upon hearing the old man’s words, Su Jiu didn’t hesitate at all and directly activated her Level 2 Elegy. The mask on her face was suddenly replaced by the divine-demon mask, and her entire vision broadened.
The masked old man nodded and continued, “Elegy is a skill that our ancestors researched to resist those much stronger than themselves. If you can operate it fluently, you can receive the second-stage secret art.”
The pressure on her feet instantly disappeared, and Su Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. Holding the lantern with its bronze frame, she started jogging forward, unaware that the crying masked old man’s body was trembling.
“Damn it, what is this situation?”
The latter looked at Su Jiu running as if walking on flat ground, his eyes almost popping out. According to normal circumstances, shouldn’t she be using and operating the skill with difficulty?
Seeing her so proficient, as if it were as natural as eating and drinking, why did he have the illusion that she was using this life-risking skill as a daily skill?
Even in that era of daily combat, no one had such high proficiency in Elegy, right? After all, learning the second level didn’t require such proficiency in this life-consuming skill.
Those who mastered this skill… had all become corpses.
While the old man was dumbfounded, Su Jiu arrived at this dark area, her limit of reach. She looked at the dimming lantern in her hand and no longer rushed to move forward. Instead, she turned around, about to ask the crying old man questions…
The next moment, Su Jiu felt a flash of white light before her eyes. She instinctively covered her eyes, and during the blinding period, the experience of the third-stage Elegy suddenly surged into her mind. It seemed the trial was as simple as eating and drinking.
“Was the inheritance of the third-stage Elegy taken?”
In the darkness, the masked old man looked at Su Jiu, who was enveloped in white light and slowly disappearing, with lingering fear. Just as he was about to step forward to investigate.
At this moment, another shadow suddenly appeared behind him, patted his shoulder, and said faintly, “She carries the scent of that person and the existence of a hymn. Let her take it.”
“That person? Si Xiang? Qi Su? Or the Dragon Master?”
The old man with the crying face’s expression became solemn, and even his tone of voice returned to its previous coldness.
“None of them. But that person has the strength to deal with the last seat of [Seven Hall Kings] alone.”
Another shadow simply shook its head and said nothing more…
…
“Hey! Flirt, don’t scare me! Why aren’t you breathing anymore?”
The blackness in front of her shattered, and Su Jiu heard Bai Zhi’s worried voice. She regained control of her body, and the feeling of suffocation flooded her lungs like a tide.
The third-stage Elegy skill was no different from the second stage, except that the energy consumption gap increased from a small-displacement motorcycle to a large truck, and the amplification doubled that of the second stage.
Most likely, the third-stage Elegy was something that she couldn’t afford the cost of at this stage. In her current condition, she could last for thirty seconds, and after thirty seconds, she would be completely paralyzed.
Honestly speaking, it wasn’t as durable as Ultraman.
“Did the time outside pass so quickly?”
Taking two deep breaths, Su Jiu turned her head to look out the window. The dawn was already breaking. E Huo had gone back to sleep, and Bai Zhi was staying by her side like a little cat, with an anxious expression.
“I… am fine.”
Su Jiu wanted to speak, but her throat felt like it was stuck with ten years of phlegm. She pursed her dry lips, patted Bai Zhi’s head, and slowly got up. The brittle bones in her body made cracking sounds like firecrackers.
“You made me worry for nothing.”
Suddenly having her head petted by Su Jiu, Bai Zhi confirmed that she was fine, puffed out her cheeks, and grumbled in a low voice. She also got up indifferently and said,
“The preparations for Dream Cloud Pool have already begun. That foreign girl has already gone to occupy a spot. Don’t you want to absorb it? Hurry up! Go quickly.”
“I know. Isn’t it dawn yet? I’ll change into my combat suit first.”
Su Jiu also planned to change her clothes. She would have to fight next and couldn’t wear a JK sailor uniform. It was the right thing to do to change into the Crow Feather Attire without the shoulder straps.
As she was taking off her skirt, revealing the cute bear pattern underneath, the bear’s mouth seemed to have a bit of drool on it. Su Jiu was silent for a moment.
“Hey, Flirt, you’re so small, but you’re quite suitable for being cute. Just don’t get it wet. If it gets wet, it’s easy to be seen clearly.”
Hearing a “plop!” sound of laughter, she looked up at the little flower demon who was laughing and leaning back. Her face instantly darkened, revealing her signature dead-fish eyes.
It was this guy who made her wear the bear with stuffing.
Then, she murmured in a low voice like a vengeful woman: “Thirty years east, thirty years west, do not bully the poor maiden.”
If she couldn’t beat the opponent, she would definitely teach it a lesson. This darned thing, when she had the strength, she would definitely teach it a good lesson.
“Do not bully the middle-aged and the poor, do not bully the elderly and the poor, the dead are in the greatest position… Baby, you can’t just talk big like your dad.”
Hearing this, Bai Zhi patted her already curved small belly, suppressing a laugh as she mumbled. She also transformed into an ink-white qipao, different from the previous one, which perfectly displayed her slightly curvaceous figure. She looked charming with a hint of youthfulness.
Her eyes, which were always sparkling like little flowers, seemed to hold a pool of spring water. Coupled with the qipao, she looked inexplicably cute.
This made Su Jiu a little stunned. She looked up again at the face that always wore a mischievous smile.
Her heart couldn’t help but beat faster – Little Fool, she was indeed foolish, but when dressed up, especially with Little Little White around, she always gave off an unshakeable mature yet youthful charm.
“Tch, Flirt!”
Sensing Su Jiu’s gaze, Bai Zhi lightly spat out a low sound. Then she seemed to remember something and, like a little cat, leaned close to Su Jiu’s ear and whispered, “Hold on a bit. After the baby is born, I’ll play with you properly. I just hope that a certain someone won’t be held down and unable to move then.”
She still remembered her ultimate goal – to let Su Jiu “dote” on her. Teasing her now was just for better enjoyment later.
Smelling the faint fragrance from her hair, Su Jiu felt the soft, deformed touch of the big rabbit pressing against her. Her face immediately turned red, and she gently pushed the other person away, clearing her throat, “Stop messing around. Rancy is waiting over there. Let’s not be late.”
After the little interlude, the two of them followed the marker given by Rancy. As they approached, the huge mine at the end of the city finally appeared before Su Jiu and the others.
Around the mine, there were crowds of onlookers or people who wanted to enter. The Tang suit old man Zhou Liu, whom Su Jiu had seen before, was standing at a higher point, sweeping his gaze over the crowd with a calm expression.
“Mr. Zhou, I only request to let one person who does not meet the age rule go in. Is that not allowed?”
Beside him were a white man and a white woman, both exuding powerful auras. The white man smiled and said to Zhou Liu.
