The burning fire ring was getting closer and closer to Xiaolibai and Xia Qiu, and Ouyang Xueye and Elk Fairy on the side also held their breaths in unison.
Xia Qiu could only feel the sound of wind whistling in her ears as Xiaolibai continued to accelerate. Its body became more and more stable as it flew under her crotch, and the heat brought by the flames against her face became more and more intense. She thought that the two of them would pass smoothly, but she didn't expect that at the last moment of jumping through the fire ring, Xiao Libai hesitated slightly. Although it was only a moment of hesitation, her body still lost its balance slightly. .
After a "whoosh" sound.
Although it seemed to Ouyang Xueye and Elk Fairy that they had successfully passed through the ring of fire. But Xia Qiu knew that one side of her hair and cheek had been burned by the flames. Although a burning smell came into her nose, it was still difficult to suppress her excitement.
She couldn't help shouting excitedly: "Xiao Libai, we are just a little bit close to success!"
Little Libai didn't know that Xia Qiu had actually been burned on her cheek by the fire. She thought she was doing well, so she responded to her with a purr, happily swung her big tail and ran tirelessly on the grass.
Xia Qiu took the opportunity to continue to encourage it: "Xiao Libai, let's try again!"
"Xia Qiu, your injury..." Ouyang Xueye reminded her that he had realized that the jump just now was not very successful, and Xia Qiu was also injured because of it. But there was still a smile on her face, as if she had suddenly regained her usual composure. He clearly felt that when he told her about the rhombus barrier, the emotional wavering in her had disappeared.
"It doesn't matter. Xiao Libai is in very good condition now. You can just seize the time to practice a few more times!" Xia Qiu said as he tentatively touched the scars on his face with his hands. A hot feeling spread through the skin and connected to the nerves. Come, but she gritted her teeth and pushed through.
She regained control of Xiaolibai and calmed her down, preparing to challenge the fire ring in front of her again. This time both of them seemed more calm than the last time. She was able to more freely control Little Libai to gradually accelerate during the start and flight process, and there was no hesitation or panic when crossing the fire ring at the last moment. This time the two of them finally successfully crossed the fire ring obstacle.
After they landed, the surroundings fell into a brief silence, but soon the applause of Ouyang Xueye and Elk Fairy rang out. After repeatedly trying to cross the fire ring several times and succeeding, they also ended the night. Special training.
She had long forgotten the burn on her face, but now she realized that the injury still hurt. When Xiaolibai carried her back to the platform, she stepped off its back, and it returned to its small snowball shape.
After saying good night to Ouyang Xueye, Xia Qiu carried Xiao Libai back to her room upstairs. Because it was the first time that she rode Xiaolibai across the fire ring, the muscles all over her body were sore due to tension. At this moment, there was nothing more pleasant than a comfortable hot bath, especially the redbud elk antlers soaked in the water. The flowers on it will definitely take away the fatigue and pain in her body.
As soon as she put in the bath water, there was a knock on the door. When she opened the door, she saw that it was Elk Fairy standing at the door. I saw him holding a small and exquisite round blue and white porcelain box. He smiled kindly and handed it to her at the door, and then pointed to the place where she had been burned on her face.
"Is this medicine for burns?" Xia Qiu asked.
The Elk Fairy nodded and left without waiting for her to say thank you.
She couldn't wait to get into the warm bathtub, recalling the drawing about the rhombus barrier that Ouyang Xueye showed her, and the entire process of how to break through the rhombus barrier. At the beginning, I thought it was an impossible task, but tonight, with the cooperation of Xiao Libai, I have taken a step towards success, and this also means that the distance from returning to the original world has also moved forward. A little bit. She knew very well that even if she could successfully leave the immeasurable heaven, she would still have to face the enemies still waiting for her in the realm of soul separation, and she did not know whether her body left in the demon world had been taken away by Qingyun. Source sin blood pool.
Ever since she channeled Ouyang Xiaoleng that time, she had been waiting to communicate with him through channeling again, but his voice never appeared again. But no matter what, she firmly believed that he must be working hard for her in a different world. She thought more than once that if she just worked harder, they might be able to meet each other.
It seemed that because she was too tired and worried, she could not sleep peacefully while lying on the bed behind the curtains. In a trance, she actually entered a state of soul separation. Before, she never thought that she would also have the feeling of soul separation in the boundless heaven. Just the whole body kept floating upward in the darkness, and finally flew through the roof into the starry sky with seven-color moonlight. She seemed to be attracted by a mysterious and dark force, causing her to drift in one direction involuntarily. Her body was as light as a gust of wind. As she passed over the lake, she was still trembling with coldness and fear.
She finally stopped flying rapidly. In front of her was a place she had never been before. A shell-colored palace was built on the clouds like Ziyunju. The power that had always attracted her came from this palace. middle. Her transparent body passed through the main door and the Infinite Walkers guarding the door did not notice her visit. The blue carpet in the palace led straight to the empty throne in the innermost part. She knew that the dark force that had been attracting her was not on this level, so she followed the feeling and continued to float upward. On the third floor of the palace, she finally found the source of the dark power. They were constantly emerging from a door. After she reached the door, they were like an invisible big hand grabbing her in.
There was no light in the room inside the door, only the moonlight filtered in from the platform in front, and a tall figure was standing there under the moonlight. Looking from behind, the black feather cloak he was wearing dragged straight to the ground. The dark power that Xia Qiu had always felt was emanating from his body. For some reason, in addition to the darkness, she also felt a burning sensation. Perhaps it was because she had just had a special training of jumping through fire hoops with Xiao Libai today, so she was very familiar with this burning feeling.
Seeing that the figure was unaware of her intrusion, she boldly approached the platform. Under the moonlight, the terrifying face of the standing figure was reflected. His skin was cracked, and there was still magma-like material rolling outward from the gaps in the skin. But despite this, it is still difficult to conceal the beauty of the monster's pupils, which are a pair of dark purple pupils as crystal clear as gems. She didn't know whether he had become such a monster because of what he had experienced, or whether he was born this way.
He was holding a round mirror in his hand, and he was looking into the mirror at the moment, as if he was observing something. Xia Qiu couldn't help but look into the mirror, only to find that the material of the mirror was neither glass nor metal, but a liquid object. She saw a figure that frightened her in the water. The white bats that had attacked her in the realm of soul separation were flying in the vast darkness. They broke into the tree house where Yuhe Xianren once took her to shelter. . She prayed that Feather Crane Sage would not be there. Fortunately, no one was in the tree house. Those white bats were angry and wreaked havoc in the tree house due to the failure of the search, leaving the place in a mess.
She originally wanted to continue to see the next move of those white bats, but the monster holding the mirror suddenly put the mirror into his arms. He raised his head and sniffed the air with his nose, seeming to sense the presence of other people in the room.
The whole room instantly became darker and more depressing than before, and even the moonlight coming from outside disappeared. She wanted to leave the room immediately and return to Bauhinia Island, but her body refused to obey her orders at all. The monster in the darkness turned into a huge purple pupil, looking for her everywhere, and countless voices sounded:
"There is an intruder!"
"Where is she?"
"Where is she?"
"Found her soon!"
"Destroy her!"
The pupils were making various sounds like someone with split personality, and the fear had reached an unbearable level. Xia Qiu felt that she might be swallowed up by that eye at any time. Just when she was at a loss, a ray of silver light suddenly shone in from outside the window, and her terrifying eye was forced to close due to the sudden light.
"Xia Qiu..."
Who called her name again? Although the voice was familiar, it was gentler than before. She recognized that it was Ouyang Xiaoleng. His voice seemed to have a strong gravitational force, which immediately sucked her out of the terrifying room. She quickly floated away from the shell-colored palace and flew back across the lake. Go to the bed in the center of Ziyun on Bauhinia Island.
She could feel her spirit returning to her body again. Although she didn't know what she had just seen in the state of disembodiment, the horror still made her tremble. She didn't wake up completely. In her daze, Ouyang Xiaoleng's voice sounded again, which made her feel at ease.
"Xia Qiu, can you hear my voice?"
"Yeah!" Xia Qiu responded subconsciously.
"We have been trying for a long time but it has not been going well. We thought that this time the channeling would not be successful. Fortunately, we heard your voice again!"
"It's great...it's great to hear your voice!" Xia Qiu was a little incoherent.
"Qianqi and Lingyu are also here. I'm sorry, we failed to rescue you from the Earth Temple..."
"It doesn't matter, I know you have tried your best! By the way, I will wait for the opportunity to leave here and return to the realm of soul separation in nine days. If I can contact the Yuhe Immortal, I will also explain it to him!"
"Okay, our next target is the Xianhu Temple at the bottom of Xianhu Lake in Xianhequan Township. Qianqi asked me to tell you that he will cheer for you! Hey..."
Xia Qiu heard that it was because Qian Qi said some strange words that made Ouyang Xiaoleng's tone a little bit angry, but she laughed in her heart because of it. It’s been too long since I’ve seen Qian Qi’s bright smile, and Ling Yu. Time spent with them is always so happy. She decided to keep everything she had just seen when she was away from her soul secret from Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others for the time being. After all, the enemies existing in this world they could not see would only trouble them, but there were some things she had to mention.
"Because the Lord of the Infinite Heaven has shown that he has decided to be an enemy of your father and seems to want to capture me, your father will go to war with him in nine days and use this to win my departure. Opportunity here!”
"Really?" After two short words, Ouyang Xiaoleng fell into a brief silence. Xia Qiu understood that he must be worried about his father. But in the end he continued, "Please tell him that he must win!"
"I will!"
Just like the phone was hung up, there was suddenly no response from the other party, and the second channeling ended. Despite this, Xia Qiu still relaxed a lot. She still had many questions in her mind about the palace on the clouds she saw when her soul left, and the monster holding a mirror in the palace. Maybe Ouyang Xueye could give her some hint.