The black mud sprayed from the "fountain" sprinkled on Red Butterfly and the stone man, while the black mud flowing under their feet, which carried the curse of the earth and malice, had also covered the area where the two were fighting. Red Butterfly seemed to fade above the black mud and lost its original bright color, but the illusion could still work.
The people outside the black mud could only see countless scarlet dots of light dancing in the silver mist, and in the eyes of the gray stone giant, Shade's figure emerged from the silver mist. With the help of the double illusion, he slashed at the gray stone giant's arm with the holy silver moonlight sword, and then the sword was shattered by the giant's right arm:
"Blade of Chaos Time!"
Three identical giant swords chopped down from the void the next moment. One of them was still shattered by the stone arm, and the other two hit the stone man's body, but only left shallow scars on the surface of the stone.
"So hard?"
The arm struck towards Shad's head with enormous force, but after the hit, a bunch of red butterflies still scattered in the silver mist.
The pitch-black chain of sin shot out from the silver mist of illusion like a long snake, circling and binding the stone man's right arm. But the gray stone giant pulled hard, pulling Shade from the silver mist instead:
"Although I know you are very strong, this is a bit too much... the power of the red dragon!"
This time, Shade did not dodge or evade. As the faint spiritual light enveloped his whole body, he swung his fist with extreme strength. The gray stone giant also punched out, and in the next second, Shade flew backwards with a heavy muffled sound, but the gray stone giant was also forced to take two steps back.
The arms of both of them showed unnatural shapes, and they were obviously seriously injured. The severe pain finally sobered up the "Graystone Giant". He roared madly again, and then strode wildly into the depths of the silver mist. In the illusion of Silver Moon, he should have lost his way and could not escape, but in a crazy state, he ran around by instinct and actually rushed out of the silver mist and rushed to the people fighting outside the black mud. While people were hiding, he ran wildly into the dark distance of the manor where the lights were completely turned off.
Every step he took caused the surroundings to vibrate; his weight was definitely more exaggerated than his height.
Taking advantage of the temporary lull in the battle, the group fighting the church and Miss Lathers also retreated quietly. When the next round of attacks hit them, everyone found that the living people had turned into stone statues. This scene was quite similar to what happened to Shade and Miss Benanis outside the city.
“Go!”
Although the other party escaped, Shade didn't care. He didn't have the special power like Luvia to identify the chosen one, but he felt that this guy who used the power of the earth to transform into a gray stone giant didn't seem to be the chosen one. There would be plenty of opportunities to track him down and confirm his judgment.
He shook off the black mud that splashed on his body and wanted to reunite with Miss Lathers and leave here as soon as possible. However, the moment he turned around, the ground shook violently again. This time, Shad was caught off guard and could not stand steadily. He leaned forward and was forced to bend down and support the ground with his hands.
When I stood up, I looked at the black mud on my hands and felt the stinging pain on my skin. This time, the crazy earth was indeed more serious than the previous times.
Another aftershock made the eruption of black mud even stronger, and the people around hurriedly fled to the outer areas. Xia De, who was close to the black mud "spout", also sensed more things. He was curious about what the spring was connected to from the beginning.
I was just curious at first, but as the "spring" grew bigger, my inspiration suddenly captured a power that made my heart beat wildly.
Bathed in the "black rain", he looked at the source of the black mud in disbelief. The trembling of the soul meant the extreme desire, and the concentration of the essence in the "desire" bottle in his pocket was concentrated to the point where it could almost glow by itself.
He felt it, felt the ability to satisfy both body and soul, felt what he needed most:
"How is that possible? Divinity!"
"I'll take care of things here, you guys retreat!"
He reached into his pocket, took out the door pendant and held it tightly, then shouted to the people outside the black mud. Then he took off his coat which was filled with various toys and spellcasting materials, rolled it into a ball, and took out a new piece of clothing to wrap it up, turning it into a stone toy to prevent it from being petrified.
Then, amid people's surprised or puzzled looks, he suddenly rushed into the source of the black mud.
Since the spring gushing black mud could allow the gray stone giant with a waist as wide as three Shad to pass through, it could also allow Shad to pass through. He knew that it was very dangerous to do so, but he also knew that he had to do it.
Every opportunity to gain divinity should not be missed. Moreover, at the moment of the earthquake just now, he really felt the power deep in the earth:
He took a deep breath and plunged into the black mud. Following the hole in the ground, he seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss.
"don't want!"
Miss Lathers watched this scene in horror from the outside, standing there with her mouth wide open, unable to believe what she saw. But just as she was about to feel sad, the emerald green light representing nature and vitality broke through the black soil and rushed into the vast night sky.
The silver moon shines on people.
(Little Mia is running...)
Falling into the black mud, he did not feel like sinking in water, nor did he feel like sinking into a cesspool... ... Xia De did not know this feeling, but instead felt a warm feeling of returning to his mother's arms. The sinking process was not a free fall, but a continuous sinking with a buffer.
Especially when Shade sank deep enough, he was wrapped in the black mud and could no longer feel the pain in his soul and body. He just felt so comfortable all over that he wanted to sleep peacefully.
The endless black mud seemed to disappear, and Shade fell into the eternal darkness. He felt the madness, but also the warmth of a warm embrace. Even with his spatial sensitivity, he couldn't be sure whether he was still sinking or had stopped at a certain position in the black mud.
Divinity and the primordial fire were both reminding Shade of the danger here. As the first crack penetrated his left eye, the dazzling golden cracks spread all over his body, and the golden cracks clearly carried scorching flames.
The light appeared, illuminating the dark space. Xia De was suspended in it, and gradually saw clearly that not far in front of him, a figure was opening his arms to him.
The figure was a female figure, barefoot, wearing only a tattered black robe, with a black hood on her head so her face could not be seen, but her skin was a strange grayish white. She was exceptionally tall, floating in the darkness with her arms outstretched. The strips of her robe flew back around her body, and her two slender legs overlapped each other, looking exceptionally elegant.
It is worth mentioning that the front of the robe is not buttoned at all, so some parts of the front half of the body are exposed. But this does not show a sense of yinhui, but rather a special sense of divinity and motherhood.
The figure's voice appeared directly beside Xia De's ears:
"Are you willing to return to the embrace of the earth?"
The voice was so compassionate, she did not seduce Xia De, she just extended an invitation. Xia De stared at the tall woman in a daze, his mental state was still normal at this time, but he did not refuse immediately.
He could feel how warm and reassuring the open arms were at that moment. Once this thought came to him, the pressure of reality seemed particularly heavy. Embracing the figure in front of him and returning to the earth seemed to make the pressure disappear. He no longer had to chase the chosen one, no longer had to be busy with various unexpected events, no longer had to come into contact with various strange people, and no longer had to worry about what to eat every night.
Yeah
she asked with a chuckle, and as the voice rang in her ear, it felt as if warm wind was touching her earlobe.
A faint silver glow diffused around Xia De, and he felt as if he had become more awake:
"I'm sorry, if I can't complete the path to becoming a god, I will return to the earth one day. But not now. There are still many people and a cat waiting for me to go back. Thank you for your invitation, but I can't return to the earth now."
He apologized softly, and his figure with arms outstretched seemed to be sighing silently. Some ochre light spread towards Shade, and the figure melted and disappeared into the darkness.
"What is she? I don't sense any divine power in her."
The consciousness transformed by the land of the Randall River Valley is not a real soul or consciousness, but just a certain instinct of the Randall River Valley as the center of the earth. It sees your divinity and your uniqueness, and wants to merge with you to delay the madness of the earth. It is the shadow of the Randall River Valley.
"She" explained softly.
The khaki light that floated from the disappearing figure has now touched Shade, and the light has given him some power that is not strong but very strange.
Outsider, you have come into contact with wonder and enlightenment.
Outsider, you have obtained the spell - Turn Fossils into Mud. Turn natural, unprocessed hard stones, or unnatural stones that are no larger than your own body, into an equal amount of thin mud.
"Turn fossils into mud" is one of the advanced spells. It requires the basic spell "Earth Plasticity" and the magic "Land Affinity" to be learned. The opposite is the spell "Turn mud into stone". Of course, the ordinary "Turn fossils into mud" can only be used on natural unprocessed stones, so it is difficult to use it to directly destroy buildings. The spell that Shade obtained is obviously an enhanced version, but it is not larger than Shade's own non-natural stone. Shade immediately thought of the stone statue.
"Her" voice has not yet ended:
The Randall Valley is friendly to you. When you walk through this land, disease and hunger will not trouble your body or soul.
Outsider, you have some insights into "shadows".