Free Web NovelIn the dim light, on the cold ground, a copper coin showing its front side entered her line of sight.
“......”
This was Professor's amulet, which had the effect of warding off evil and bringing good luck...
Now, the copper coin, which had never shown its front side before, was behaving abnormally. It must be trying to warn me about something.
It seems the Great Serpent God in front of me truly has a problem, just as I suspected!
After a brief period of thought, Lu Yibei subtly picked up the copper coin and put it back in her pocket. She looked at the Great Serpent in front of her expressionlessly and said lightly, “I have received your request. I can grant your request.”
“Respected Nvba Power Inheritor, the great being who brings drought and Disaster, thank you very much for your mercy. We pay our highest respects to you.”
The voice of the Great Serpent God echoed in Lu Yibei's mind.
“Before you speak each time, can you please stop adding so many messy prefixes? Also...”
Lu Yibei held up a finger towards the Great Serpent God and said expressionlessly, “Before that, you must first bestow your knowledge upon me!”
“It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just that when I make deals with urban legend, I always like to see the goods first, understand?”
“......”
After Lu Yibei finished speaking, she subtly observed the Great Serpent God, feeling a wave of guilt.
This guy is too big. If they fought face-to-face after she exposed its hidden schemes, the outcome would be uncertain.
Ambush, only ambush! What kind of justice do you talk about with this kind of guy? Lu Yibei thought.
The Great Serpent silently watched Lu Yibei. Its enormous eyes were like two bright lamps shining with a eerie green light, long and narrow, with two thin, dark black pupils in the center that trembled slightly, revealing unconcealable coldness.
The Spiritual Energy fluctuations subtly emanating from the girl in front of it made its heart feel somewhat fearful. Judging from her extremely calm expression, she was also very confident in her own strength.
After the fierce battle just now, it was at the end of its rope. Before the seal was lifted, it was not confident that it could defeat her and complete the reverse devouring secret method to seize Nvba's Power simultaneously.
After a long time, it finally made a decision and transmitted its thoughts into Lu Yibei's mind.
“Your request is very reasonable. When making a request to others, one should indeed first show sincerity.”
It only needed to hide the knowledge about the core of the urban legend itself to prevent her from using some secret method to counter it. It wouldn't hurt for her to know the other knowledge; this would instead lower her guard.
At the same time, it could also use this opportunity to probe her true strength.
A fake mythical species couldn't withstand such vast knowledge. The Great Serpent God calculated sinisterly.
“Hmph, it’s good you know.”
Lu Yibei straightened her back, looking at the Great Serpent God sideways and saying coldly. As she spoke, she crossed her hands in front of her chest and subtly wiped the cold sweat from her palms on her Coat.
“Then, please look into my eyes so that I may bestow my knowledge upon you.”
Hearing this, Lu Yibei hesitated for a moment, then looked up at those eyes that resembled giant bright lamps. The next moment, her eyes felt an unprecedented burning pain, and faintly, flames flickered.
Soon, the flames dimmed, and her eyes deepened, changing from dark red to pitch black, entering a state similar to meditation.
In a gray and fragmented light and shadow, she “saw” a fleeting and hazy dream.
When the scene before her eyes gradually became clear, she saw a world like a vast sea of stars, with constantly changing light clusters floating around her.
These colorful, varying-sized light clusters were full of fantasy, as if they had life, and as if they contained endless knowledge.
After a brief adjustment of her emotions, she looked at the light cluster before her, which seemed to be filled with things that didn't exist in the world and colorful, dreamlike light, and reached out to touch it gently.
The next moment, she felt as if all the other light clusters around her had vanished, and she herself was swallowed by dense darkness.
Waves of obscure and difficult-to-understand whispers drilled into her mind, followed by even more unbearable noise.
That sound was like a small knife scraping across a blackboard, like plastic foam rubbing together, or like the sound of furniture being dragged heavily from a neighbor's house on a weekend morning.
After enduring those sounds for a few seconds, Lu Yibei's expression suddenly became strange, because some knowledge was echoing in her mind.
That's right, knowledge.
She could clearly feel that a massive amount of information was constantly filling her mind.
Part of it was similar to the First Light Spring Wind Curse, including recipes for low-level and mid-level Spells and Alchemy potions, as well as basic Spirit Mark drawing techniques.
However, more of it was obscure and difficult-to-understand knowledge.
She tried to interpret the meaning of that knowledge, and immediately her spirit felt as if it had been struck by an invisible sledgehammer. Countless insane thoughts surged in her mind, forcing her towards madness.
She hurriedly interrupted the interpretation process, emptied her consciousness, and let the incomprehensible knowledge sink into the depths of her mind.
It was like guarding a library; it was impossible to learn all the knowledge in it at once. She could slowly understand it later... Lu Yibei thought with lingering fear.
However, her near-successful suicidal act just now wasn't completely without gain.
In the fragmented knowledge she had understood, she “saw” three different ways for urban legend to complete their own flaws.
Although it was just a very vague overview without details, the Great Serpent God's judgment of the three methods already made her feel that she had gained a lot.
......
From the moment the Great Serpent God began transmitting knowledge to Lu Yibei until the transmission ended, the entire process was fleeting, yet she felt as if an entire century had passed.
When she saw the familiar dark cave again, she felt intense fatigue, and a stinging pain like needles pricking her head.
Just as Ju Meng said, receiving too much information through transmission could cause ordinary people to go insane on the spot... Lu Yibei muttered to herself.
She had a vague feeling that if the Great Serpent God's knowledge had been more complex, or if she had delved too deeply into that obscure knowledge, she might never have been able to escape from the state she was just in.
It seems that the reason that guy agreed so readily to bestow knowledge upon me was not so simple. If I had gone insane during the transmission process, it might have acted maliciously.
Just as Lu Yibei was thinking, the voice of the Great Serpent God sounded in her mind.
“Respected Nvba Power Inheritor, the great being who brings drought and Disaster, I have completely told you all the knowledge I know. How do you feel?”
“Not bad.” Lu Yibei glanced at the Great Serpent God and said calmly, “Unfortunately, I already knew many things. Only some novel little gadgets were interesting.”
“However, I am still very grateful to you.”
This wasn't lying, this wasn't lying. The only particularly useful information was the overview of the three ways to complete flaws. Most of the other things, Ju Meng probably also knew.
Lu Yibei thought to herself, forcing herself to remain calm.
She is indeed the true Nvba Power Inheritor, otherwise she wouldn't know so many things, and she wouldn't have been able to endure it. The Great Serpent God thought. freёwebnoѵel.com
This discovery made it feel fortunate that it hadn't attacked rashly but had chosen to expend some Spiritual Energy to make Lu Yibei relax her guard. At the same time, its heart was filled with wild joy.
After all, only by occupying the core of a true mythical species' urban legend body could it have a chance to turn from death to life.
Yes, the Great Serpent God had indeed considered giving up its life, which was nearing its end, and walking from the mountains to the sea, dying amidst scenery it had never seen in its life.
However, water dripping wears away stone.
In the lonely, dark abyss, being tormented by the villagers' malicious thoughts for a long time, even a god would fall into madness.
The thought that popped into Lu Yibei's mind when she witnessed the earth-shattering battle just now was not wrong.
That terrifying monster with an indescribable form was the villagers' insane faith, and to some extent, it was also the Great Serpent God's shadow, reflecting its crazy and twisted inner self.
Lu Yibei's appearance brought a vibrant scent, making it want to continue living, even if it meant scheming against a newborn “god”.
“Then... can I ask you to start helping me lift the seal?”
“No problem.” Lu Yibei shrugged expressionlessly, “Shall we start now?”
“If possible, that would be wonderful. We pay our highest respects and gratitude to you.”
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Thank you for your urban legend core.
The Great Serpent God responded to Lu Yibei, then flipped its body over, revealing its abdomen covered with hand-shaped tumors before Lu Yibei's eyes.
“Nothing to thank me for. It’s just a transaction, cash on delivery, very reasonable.”
You ♦ wanted to scheme to kill me, but I discovered it, so I stabbed you in return. This is also very reasonable.
After Lu Yibei finished speaking, her gaze slightly condensed, and she subtly took a deep breath, slowly walking forward.
Inside the slightly bulky and wide long sleeves of her Coat, two kitchen knives, one long and short, capable of wounding even gods, silently slid into her palms, and Spiritual Energy surged in, slowly turning them crimson.
The instant she approached the Great Serpent God, a trace of bloodthirsty cruelty flashed in Lu Yibei's eyes, and she mobilized the full strength of both arms, sending the kitchen knives forward.
Fierce wind chased the blades, carrying two streaks of firelight, like two sharp fangs, fiercely stabbing into the scale-covered body.
Spiritual Energy fluctuations, as if wanting to incinerate everything, surged out from the knife tips, drilling into the massive body, and even a faint trace caused a violent reaction.
The Great Serpent God struggled violently, its painful roars echoing in the giant, labyrinthine cave.
"Roar—!"
Inside its body, something had been ignited...
...
A moment ago, on the other side.
A system and Gu Qianqian, who were walking towards the depths of the sinkhole cave, finally found the location of the ancestral hall near a large underground lake at the bottom of the sinkhole after a long trek.
The dark underground lake was like a giant serpent, coiled around the island in the center of the lake. A high platform ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ was built on the island, with gray walls and black tiles on the platform. The ridge of the roof was flat and short, and the corbel brackets and colonnades exuded an ancient and rugged aura. Beneath the grand Han Dynasty architectural style, there were also some unique carvings of ethnic minorities.
After seeing the building on the island in the center of the lake, the system immediately urged Gu Qianqian to rush in. However, they clearly did not find the remains of the Great Serpent God. In the vast ancestral hall, besides a giant statue of a serpent-headed human body, there was only a pile of bamboo slips that were almost rotten.
"Golden Silkworm Gu Cultivation... Flying Head Refining... Zombie Puppet..."
"Miastma-Avoiding Pills... Ghost-Slaying Talismans... Thousand Snake Hundred Poison Gu..."
"What are all these?"
Seeing the system's wailing and howling constantly coming from her mind, Gu Qianqian asked weakly, "system... are these things not good?"
"They're good, but not good enough. If we take these things to the urban legend exchange group to sell, we should be able to make a killing..."
Hearing that there was money to be made, Gu Qianqian's large eyes immediately lit up, and she interrupted, "Eh!? Isn't that great? From now on, can I eat McDonald's Happy Meal every day?"
"Good my ass, look at your ambition, these aren't the best things!" The system spat fiercely at Gu Qianqian.
I can find substitutes for more than half of these Spells and recipes, what's the use of taking them?
What I'm really looking for are high-level recipes related to completing Spirit Mark defects, but...
There's nothing at all! Damn it, why?
The system roared somewhat despairingly in its heart. Just then, a terrifying roar accompanied by a boom came from the other side of the cave, and the entire sinkhole began to shake violently.
Stalactite columns several meters in diameter fell from above, stirring up surging waves in the underground lake, and the terrifying sound of the stone walls cracking was incessant.
This is bad! It seems something big is about to happen!
Feeling a strong Spiritual Energy fluctuation accompanied by the rich blood of a corrupted god spreading throughout the sinkhole, the system was startled and quickly shouted in Gu Qianqian's mind.
"Quick, Gu Qianqian! This sinkhole is about to collapse, hurry... Holy crap! When did you?"
The system was only halfway through its sentence when it suddenly realized that Gu Qianqian, at some unknown point, had unleashed the Power of her Spirit Mark, packed up all the bamboo slips with the ancestral hall's curtains, and rushed to the entrance of the ancestral hall.
From a distance, it looked like a person carrying a household car on her back. Even more terrifying was that she could still free up one hand to firmly hold the baby in her arms.
system, "..."
This... this...
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Damn you, Gu Qianqian! Don't skillfully use the Power of your Spirit Mark in strange places!
...
Inside the cave, fierce winds raged and heavy rain poured down. Being in it felt like fighting a typhoon.
"Bang—!"
The petite figure flew up from the massive serpent's body, colliding with a falling stalactite column in mid-air, producing a loud boom.
Crushed stones flew everywhere, golden sparks danced, Lu Yibei's whole body shook violently, and a coppery sweetness filled her mouth.
Even though the Great Serpent God had been weakened by an unknown amount and was affected by three shots of the Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon, its Spiritual Energy was almost exhausted, but its residual Power remained. Lu Yibei used various methods but still felt great difficulty.
She could no longer remember how many times she had been thrown off by the terrifying Power of the Great Serpent God's struggles. Her body was bathed in black, foul-smelling blood, and her bones ached as if they were about to fall apart.
However, after landing, she didn't dare to pause for a moment. After rolling on the ground and stabilizing herself, she immediately charged towards the Great Serpent God, leaping up and landing on its back.
For someone as afraid of death as Lu Yibei, once she chose to make a move, she would absolutely not stop until she flushed the enemy's ashes down the sewer.
Injecting Spiritual Energy, striking with the knife, tearing the wound, inserting the talisman, and using the impact force of the Red Flame Flash to send the talisman deep into the wound—this series of actions flowed smoothly, completed in one go.
Against the fierce winds and heavy rain, dodging the constantly incoming lightning, she was thrown off again and again, and again and again she repeated her attacks. The frequency and amplitude of the Great Serpent God's struggles decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
She just didn't know why, but she felt a cruel and bloodthirsty emotion slowly rising in her heart, growing stronger and stronger. In the end, she fell into a state of extreme madness, and the long hair behind her, which had originally turned fiery red, had unconsciously turned white.
It was a paleness like a winter blizzard, as if it wanted to extinguish all life.
"Wait a moment, please wait a moment..." The Great Serpent God's weak voice sounded in Lu Yibei's mind, seemingly wanting to say something.
Lu Yibei, "..."
How could she listen to what the enemy wanted to say at a time like this?
What if it faked death? What if the boss had a second phase? What if reinforcements suddenly appeared from somewhere inexplicable? What if she was convinced by its smooth talk? What if...
So.
"Quiet, don't ♦disturb me while I'm killing monsters!"
Great Serpent God, "..." But, the monster you're killing, probably, seems like, is me, right?
Lu Yibei seemed completely unconcerned with what it wanted to say. She flipped her wrist, swung the kitchen knife, tearing the freshly opened wound into a cross shape. With a backhand movement, she felt her waist, grabbed the drawstring bag, and poured the remaining few First Light Spring Wind Curses into the largest wound she had opened so far.
"Barren wilderness, straw, remains, wind that fans the tinder, strike Spell three, Red Flame Flash!"
Accompanied by a familiar Spell chant, crimson firelight erupted from her palm pressed against the wound, sending the talisman deep into the Great Serpent God's body.
On the talisman, the Power obtained from praying to Jumang came into contact with Lu Yibei's not-so-strong Spiritual Energy fluctuations, instantly creating fire from wood, triggering a violent Spiritual Energy explosion that blew open a huge wound on the Great Serpent God's body. Black, oily substance continuously flowed out from the wound.
The chaotic fierce wind howled, the sound of the wind becoming increasingly urgent. Lu Yibei fell heavily to the ground. The Great Serpent God's final struggle before death, like a dying flicker of light, was especially violent. She lay on the cold ground, her entire body paralyzed as if electrocuted, unable to get up for a moment.
Just then, the Great Serpent God's dying voice, sinisterly, sounded in her mind.
"You think you've won? You killed me, but you won't live either. Go on, savor the taste of a corrupted god's blood, will you? By then, you'll regret not letting me replace you!"
"And you will also be forever buried here... Heh, heh..."
The Great Serpent God's voice gradually faded, and its massive body slowly turned into tiny, semi-transparent particles, dissipating into the world. Black, foul-smelling blood sprayed everywhere like heavy rain, and some translucent gray figures scattered out from its body, fleeing in all directions with strange howls.
Before long, a giant skeleton, like that of a prehistoric beast, crashed heavily onto the ground, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a pile of pale ashes.
Corrupted god's blood? Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment. She laboriously sat up, looking at the black, foul-smelling blood splashed all around and on her body. She only felt waves of numbness constantly intensifying within her, and immediately her face turned ashen.
The surroundings trembled violently, and booming sounds echoed in the cave, like the mournful cry of a giant beast before death. Looking up, the sinkhole, like a giant serpent's gaping mouth, was slowly closing...
