inspire-indiana Chapter 43 Falling into a Space Storm
Chapter 43 Falling into a Space Storm
Actually, it's not really Tao Tao's fault this time. The reason he ran around was because the dragon-shaped pendant he was wearing on his chest seemed to sense something.
She remembered the task Bai Yan had given her: to find a soul, and the pendant would sense any trace of a soul nearby.
That's why she ran in this direction, but when she arrived, she only saw endless rosy clouds and had no idea where her soul was.
"Is this the place?" Tao Tao tilted her head and asked in her heart, puzzled. Soon, Bai Yan's response came to her mind, "Yes, but no. This is a spatial node that connects several spaces. Perhaps her soul is not on the level you are on."
Tao Tao naturally didn't understand what she was saying, and she asked suspiciously, "Where is that?"
"Junior Sister Yue, what are you looking for?" At this moment, Ye Lan noticed that Tao Tao's expression was off, so she walked over and asked curiously. Tao Tao suddenly came back to her senses and shook her head, saying, "Nothing."
"Don't rush. You have to find the way slowly to enter Xiaobietian. There are spatial storms everywhere here, so be careful. If you accidentally fall in, none of us can save you."
Ye Lan sounded like she was deliberately mocking her. Tao Tao wasn't stupid; she could definitely tell. She didn't know if the place was dangerous or not, but Ye Lan was definitely in danger.
"I understand." Tao Tao was focused on the task Bai Yan had given her and had no time to pay attention to Ye Lan, so she just gave a perfunctory reply. Ye Lan was furious when she heard this. Just then, the space trembled, and Ye Lan grabbed Tao Tao's arm, pretending to be concerned, and said, "Be careful."
"Thank you." Tao Tao smiled back. As soon as she steadied herself, the space behind her suddenly distorted, a black hole appeared, and a strange power surged out, making people feel uncomfortable.
Bai Yan's voice echoed in Tao Tao's mind again, "Go in from here."
"Huh?" Just as Tao Tao was about to turn around, Ye Lan's face hardened, and she pushed Tao Tao away. Tao Tao naturally lost her balance and fell backward. Her hand instinctively tried to grab something, but Ye Lan shoved it away, and she could only watch helplessly as she fell into the black hole.
The moment Tao Tao fell into the black hole, the black hole suddenly shrank and disappeared.
"Tao Tao!" Song Chaofeng rushed over upon seeing this, anxiously trying to catch up, but couldn't find any trace of Tao Tao. He glared angrily at Ye Lan, "Did you do this on purpose?"
"Of course not. I was just trying to pull her out when a black hole suddenly appeared. I told you from the beginning that this place is dangerous and not to run around. Don't blame me if something happens." Ye Lan would of course not admit it and put on an innocent look, but Song Chaofeng didn't believe her. A long sword had already appeared in his hand, as if he was about to fight her.
Seeing his angry expression, Ye Lan narrowed her eyes and asked coldly, "What, you want to fight me?"
Ye Lan took out the Jade Bone Exquisite Fan and was ready to make a move, but the space fluctuated again, even more severely than before, making it almost impossible for her to stand. Cracks could be vaguely seen under her feet, and black holes kept appearing all around her.
"Ah!" A disciple from Fuyun Mountain screamed as he was swept into the black hole and disappeared. These black holes appeared without any pattern, and no one knew where they would appear next, causing widespread panic.
"Miss Ye, what's going on?" Song Ling'er pushed Ye Lan to her side and asked nervously. She was afraid that Ye Lan had deliberately done this to prevent others from entering so that she could keep everything inside for herself.
Logically speaking, the danger inside is unknown, so there's no point in her doing all this beforehand; she should at least go in first.
Sensing Song Ling'er's questioning, Ye Lan said irritably, "How should I know? Maybe it's just an unstable spatial storm. Just hold on and it'll pass."
"how long?"
"I don't know."
Even she didn't know, and the others were helpless. They could only try their best to avoid being swallowed by the black hole. No one knew what was inside the black hole, so of course they dared not take the risk. What if they went there and never came back? Wouldn't they perish here?
They thought things would get better after a while, but as time went on, the fluctuations became larger and larger, and the black hole continued to expand, almost blocking all their paths. The group was trapped in place and dared not move.
"Miss Ye, are you really not out of any other choice?" Song Ling'er questioned again, she didn't want to die here.
Ye Lan was also furious. If there were a way, would she be in the same situation as them? She rolled her eyes and said angrily, "I already said no. Can't you see I'm in danger too?"
If she had a solution, she would have used it long ago; there's no need to wait until now.
The spatial fluctuations were getting bigger and bigger, and it looked like it was about to collapse. Once it collapsed, no one knew where they would fall. Ye Lan was also very anxious and didn't know what to do.
She had considered the possibility of a spatial storm before coming, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. They hadn't even started walking yet, and their path had already been cut off.
"what!!"
Screams rang out. There were only a few of them to begin with, and now the disciples with lower cultivation levels had all fallen into the black hole. Now only Ye Lan, Song Chaofeng, Linghu Xuan, Song Ling'er, and Lü Shumei from the Divine Doctor Valley remained.
"Let's hurry back the way we came. It looks like we won't be able to go to Xiaobietian."
Lu Shumei, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke up. They wanted to return the way they came, but the problem was that there were black holes everywhere, and they could clearly feel that the space was breaking down. Now there was simply no way to retreat.
Song Ling'er said irritably, "Take a good look behind you. Where is this road?"
"Miss Ye must know a way out."
"I know, I know, but can you guarantee there won't be any danger if we retreat?" Ye Lan replied sharply, leaving Lü Shumei speechless.
Just then, a crisp sound came from all around, and then the place where they were standing collapsed, and the group of people fell down.
"It's over, it's over, I'm afraid I'm going to die here..." Linghu Xuan kept muttering, completely giving up the fight.
Just as the group was falling into the spatial storm, a muffled groan came from the sky, as if the top of their heads had been blown off. Then, a green light shot down at the falling group, transforming into a giant blue bird that caught them and flew upwards.
"Qingxuan...it's Father!" Ye Lan shouted excitedly. After flying up with the blue bird, she saw a huge ship hovering in mid-air, with the symbol of the Annihilation Cold Sect engraved on it.
"The elders (junior uncles) and the others have all arrived!"
Upon seeing this group of people, the group felt as if they had found hope and were extremely excited. With them around, at least they were truly safe.
Standing at the bow of the ship, Ye Zhenlin waved his sleeve, and the bluebird flew towards the giant ship, transforming into a streak of blue light and placing them on the ship.
“Father…” Ye Lan choked as she ran to Ye Zhenlin and hugged him, unable to hold back her grievances. Ye Zhenlin patted her shoulder and said softly, “We’ll talk about it later. Let’s talk about the situation here first.”
"Where are my junior disciples from the Annihilation Frost Sect?" Suddenly, Uncle Wang from the Annihilation Frost Sect stroked his beard and raised his voice to ask this question, interrupting Ye Zhenlin and Ye Lan's conversation.