bookcurios Chapter 119: Rune Exploration, Dangers
Chapter 119: Rune Exploration, Dangers
The air on the ancient altar was suffocatingly silent.
The echoing old voice was like a whisper from ancient times, circling among the stone pillars with a hint of weirdness.
Bi Yao and Li Yuan held hands, and the warmth between them seemed particularly real at this moment.
"Ancient Temple?" Li Yuan raised his eyebrows. The name sounded dangerous. "Yao'er, I think we're in trouble again.
“ He turned to look at Bi Yao, only to find that she was concentrating on staring at the rune in the center of the altar, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
“Don’t worry, Xiao Yuanzi,” Bi Yao said with a confident smile, “This rune is very interesting, maybe there is some treasure hidden in it.
She let go of Li Yuan's hand, walked to the rune and squatted down, her slender fingers gently stroking the complex patterns of the rune, analyzing it quickly in her mind.
The collision of modern scientific knowledge and the rune system of this fairy world has produced a wonderful chemical reaction.
"This rune... looks a bit like some kind of energy conversion formation." Bi Yao muttered to herself, her eyes shining brighter, "If I'm guessing correctly..." She took out a spirit stone from her storage bag and placed it around the rune according to a specific trajectory.
Li Yuan watched from the side. Although he didn't quite understand what Bi Yao was doing, he had an almost blind trust in Bi Yao.
He asked with great interest, "Yao'er, what kind of formation is this? What kind of treasure can it produce?"
As the last spirit stone fell, the rune suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful energy wave spread out in all directions.
The stone pillars surrounding the altar also resonated with it, making a buzzing sound.
"It's done!" Bi Yao jumped up excitedly and grabbed Li Yuan's hand, "Look!"
In the center of the rune, a pile of sparkling spirit crystals appeared out of thin air, emitting rich spiritual energy.
These spirit crystals were purer than any they had seen before, and the energy they contained was even more powerful.
Li Yuan stared at the mountain of spirit crystals in front of him with his eyes wide open.
"So many spirit crystals! I'm rich, I'm rich!" He couldn't help but cheer, hugged Bi Yao and kissed her on the face.
"Yao'er, you are so amazing!"
Bi Yao felt a little embarrassed by his sudden enthusiasm and gently pushed him away.
"Keep a low profile, this is just the beginning." She said to be low-key, but the smile in her eyes could not be concealed.
However, just as they were immersed in the joy of their harvest, the stone pillars surrounding the altar suddenly began to vibrate violently, and the light on the runes began to flicker, as if something was about to break free...
"Yao'er..." Li Yuan's voice trembled slightly, and he felt an inexplicable chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
Bi Yao also noticed something strange. Her smile gradually disappeared. She stared at the rune and her expression became solemn.
"It seems...something is wrong..." She whispered, tightening her grip on the spirit sword in her hand.
The altar vibrated more and more violently, and the runes flickered, casting strange light and shadows that danced on the stone wall like a ghostly dance.
A cold air spread out, making Li Yuan shiver.
"Yao'er, step back!" He pulled Bi Yao behind him, unsheathed the long sword in his hand, and the sword made a buzzing sound.
However, it was too late.
Bi Yao felt a sharp pain, as if countless tiny steel needles were piercing her body.
"Ah!" She couldn't help but cry out in pain, and her body trembled involuntarily.
A black mist rose from the center of the rune and wrapped around Bi Yao's body like a poisonous snake.
"Yao'er!" Li Yuan's eyes were bloodshot. He flew towards Bi Yao and hugged her tightly in his arms.
"How are you? Are you feeling unwell?" His voice was filled with anxiety and worry.
Bi Yao clenched his teeth, his face was as pale as paper, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
"I...it hurts..." She felt as if her body was being torn apart and was in great pain.
The black mist continued to erode her body and devour her vitality.
Li Yuan's heart tightened, and he did not hesitate to continuously input his spiritual power into Bi Yao's body, trying to dispel the dark power.
Warm spiritual power flowed through Bi Yao's body, like a ray of dawn illuminating the dark abyss.
Bi Yao felt Li Yuan's warmth and strength, and her heart was filled with emotion. "Xiao Yuanzi..." she called weakly and held Li Yuan's hand tightly.
Li Yuan hugged Bi Yao tightly, his eyes firm and gentle.
"Don't be afraid, Yao'er, I will protect you." He hugged Bi Yao tighter, as if he wanted to merge her into his body.
He continued to channel his spiritual energy, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, but he did not dare to relax at all.
As Li Yuan continued to inject spiritual power, the black mist gradually dissipated, and Bi Yao's face gradually regained a hint of color.
However, at this moment, strange runes suddenly appeared on the stone walls around the altar, emitting a faint red light.
A sinister voice echoed above the altar: "Anyone who trespasses into the forbidden area will be cursed..."
Li Yuan raised his head and stared at the runes with cold eyes, and the long sword in his hand made a crisp sound.
"Curse?" He sneered, "I want to see what kind of curse it is. How dare you touch my people!"
Suddenly, the rune in the center of the altar shone brightly, and a dazzling white light shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire temple.
After the white light dissipated, a huge black vortex appeared above the altar, emitting a heart-pounding aura.
"What is that?" Bi Yao asked weakly, her eyes filled with fear.
Li Yuan held Bi Yao's hand tightly, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes.
"I don't know," he said in a deep and powerful voice, "but I know we have to get out of here!" He picked up Bi Yao, turned around and ran...
"Wait!" Bi Yao suddenly grabbed Li Yuan's sleeve, "Look..." She pointed in the direction of the altar, her voice trembling.
Li Yuan followed Bi Yao's gaze and saw a pale hand slowly emerging from the black vortex...
The pale hand, with distinct joints and nails as sharp as knives, exuded a creepy chill.
It slowly emerged from the vortex, followed by the other hand, then the arm, the shoulder...
A figure shrouded in black mist gradually emerged.
With the appearance of this figure, the red light of the runes around the altar became brighter, and a powerful pressure enveloped them, making it almost impossible for Bi Yao and Li Yuan to breathe.
The cursed souls, like clouds of black smoke, poured out from the cracks in the ground, emitting sharp screams and pouncing towards the two with their fangs and claws bared.
The attacks of these souls are strange and unpredictable. They can actually penetrate the spiritual defense and directly attack the spiritual consciousness.
Bi Yao only felt waves of stabbing pain, as if countless needles were piercing her brain.
Li Yuan swung his sword, the sword light was like a rainbow, and the approaching soul was cut into pieces.
However, these souls seemed endless. When one group was killed, another group would emerge.
The surrounding ground was corroded by the power of the soul, and bottomless pits appeared one after another, like the mouth of an abyss that could swallow them up at any time.
"Yao'er, be careful!" Li Yuan protected Bi Yao while resisting the soul attack.
Bi Yao endured the severe pain in his consciousness and stared at those souls and the runes on the altar.
She discovered that although the attacks of these souls were strange, they followed certain patterns.
Their movements and cries seemed to match the flickering rhythm of the runes.
A bold idea emerged in her mind.
She did not use conventional attack spells, but took out several special spirit stones from her storage bag and placed them on the ground in specific positions.
"What are you doing?" Li Yuan noticed Bi Yao's actions and asked with some confusion.
"Believe me!" Bi Yao did not explain much. He quickly formed seals with his hands and recited an obscure spell.
The incantation sounded like an ancient ballad, carrying a strange rhythm, echoing above the altar.
As the spell was chanted, the spirit stones around Bi Yao emitted a dazzling light, forming a complex rune formation.
In the center of the formation, a powerful energy wave spread out and transformed into a special sound wave, spreading in all directions like ripples.
This sound wave had no effect on Li Yuan, but to those cursed souls, it was like a deadly weapon.
Their movements became sluggish and their screams became intermittent, as if they were disturbed by something.
"Now!" Bi Yao seized the opportunity and shouted to Li Yuan.
A gleam of light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes, and the sword in his hand shone brightly...
He took a deep breath and prepared himself to strike.
Li Yuan seized the opportunity and launched a powerful spiritual attack. The long sword turned into a dazzling light, like a meteor breaking through the air, destroying the souls approaching them one by one.
Wherever the sword light passed, countless cursed souls turned into nothingness, and the air was filled with a burning smell.
However, new souls continue to emerge like a tide, as if there is no end.
"Yao'er, these souls can never be killed!" Li Yuan panted, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
He realized that as long as the curse of the rune was not lifted, these souls would continue to appear and threaten their lives.
Bi Yao gritted his teeth, stared at the rune with a firm gaze, and made a quick decision.
"The source of the rune must be hidden deep within this temple. Only by finding and lifting the curse of the rune can we escape." Her words were filled with unquestionable determination.
Li Yuan nodded in agreement, a sly glint in his eyes.
"Then let's break in together!" He gripped the sword tightly, his spiritual power surged again, and the tip of the sword emitted a dazzling light.
The runes still shone brightly, and the surrounding space seemed to be distorted, forming a powerful attraction that tried to devour them.
But Bi Yao and Li Yuan did not retreat. They stood side by side and faced this unknown danger together.
Bi Yao took out a special talisman from the storage bag and gently placed it on the rune.
"This should temporarily suppress the rune's power and buy us some time," she whispered. The moment the talisman was placed on the rune, the rune's light indeed dimmed slightly, and the cold atmosphere in the air also eased slightly.
"Let's go!" Li Yuan shouted, pulling Bi Yao's hand, and the two of them quickly rushed into the depths of the temple.
On the surrounding stone walls, the strange runes still emitted a faint red light, as if warning them not to move rashly.
But Bi Yao and Li Yuan had already made up their minds, and their eyes were only on the source of the runes ahead.
As they passed through an ancient stone door and entered an even darker chamber, a cold voice suddenly rang in their ears: "Foolish mortals, do you think you can break this ancient curse?"
Bi Yao and Li Yuan smiled at each other, their eyes full of determination.
Bi Yao said softly: "No matter what the curse is, it must end today!" The spiritual sword in her hand flashed a cold light in the darkness. Li Yuan also held the sword tightly and stood beside her, ready to meet the next challenge.