Chapter 893 - 892: Dragon Soul Crystal

Chapter 893: Chapter 892: Dragon Soul Crystal

The whole world seemed to have transformed into a massive crystal before Yu Sheng, with the endless crystal dome above, shattered, filled with countless gigantic cracks and voids in the sky.

Distorted starlight hung precariously in those expansive rifts, the crystal-covered land was silent, and a once unbelievably powerful race had so disappeared, vanished in a fierce and grand battle of resistance.

The hill where Yu Sheng stood had now also become part of the crystal dome. Within the overlapping crystalline shells, it was impossible to discern the giant dragon that had fallen before him moments ago.

Then he heard the wind—not real wind, for the whole world was already dead, and even natural phenomena like wind, frost, rain, and snow had vanished—the woeful howling reverberated in the depths of consciousness; Yu Sheng took a long time to realize it was his mind resonating with a larger and chaotic "memory body".

But unbelievably, he did not feel the slightest fear, resentment, or hatred from that massive, chaotic memory.

This was an unprecedented situation.

The next moment, black threads appeared out of thin air, and Yu Sheng felt a strong force awakening him.

Everything in the illusion had come to a standstill, seemingly no longer providing more information; Yu Sheng did not resist but allowed the cold black threads to wrap around him.

Along with the threads came the babbling of the little puppet echoing in his consciousness: "... one after another... my goodness ... have to fish people out ... they’re all dead weight..."

In a trance, Yu Sheng saw the half-human, half-spider Spider Goddess sprawled on a gigantic black spider web, pulling with her eight long legs while muttering, Zheng Zhi, Hu Li, Red, and Luna (in soul form) were neatly curled up and hung on the web.

Lucrecia was not wrapped in spider silk but still gracefully floated in mid-air, with a face interested in studying the magic pattern structure on Erin’s spider legs.

The next second, Yu Sheng’s consciousness returned to the real world.

Beside his ear came the low exclamation of his nephew—everyone else woke up too.

The suddenly awakened group looked at each other, while Yu Sheng noticed the fog that had previously stood like a curtain in the valley had dispersed, and bright daylight shone down; the massive Otherworld crystal stood in the nearby impact crater, glowing brilliantly in daylight.

"What just happened..." Zheng Zhi looked around nervously, "Why did everything suddenly turn black, and then there was a big spider trying to eat me..."

Erin instantly lashed out, "Eat your uncle! You saw me! I saved you—otherwise, your mind would have burnt out!"

Zheng Zhi appeared dumbfounded, apologizing and thanking, while Yu Sheng frowned slightly upon hearing, "All black? You didn’t see?"

The fox girl and Red spoke in unison, "See what?"

Yu Sheng looked at the reactions of others that seemed the same, steadied himself, organized his thoughts, and began to recount: "I saw something that might have happened a long time ago..."

He meticulously narrated the memory scenes he saw in the illusion, and when he finished, Zheng Zhi and Red exchanged puzzled glances.

Zheng Zhi scratched his head, "Didn’t see it, I just remember the fog suddenly surging, then everything went black and I lost consciousness, and when I was aware again, I was already hung on the web."

Hu Li also shook her head, "I dozed off, dreamed of basking in the sun with Savior, but the sun got colder and colder; I found out it was Erin’s web."

"I wasn’t really affected; when the fog came, I simply returned to Valhalla to hide." Luna sighed, "But Erin dragged me back here, alas..."

"You suddenly stood there without moving; how would I know if you were frozen or back in Valhalla!" the little puppet stared with wide eyes, "And by the way, your pronunciation problem with the C-type buckle really needs addressing, let me tell you..."

Yu Sheng listened to the commotion around him, slightly frowning, "It seems only I saw it... what could be the reason behind this?"

Hu Li opened her golden-red eyes, glanced at Yu Sheng, then at the nearby massive crystal, and her ears suddenly twitched: "Because Savior can communicate with the dead?"

"Communicate with the dead..."

Yu Sheng murmured softly, his gaze also falling upon the massive crystal.

There was no fog blocking anymore, after the fog walls dissipated, even those drifting clouds had disappeared.

After a brief survey conducted by his nephew (mainly by staring and looking hard), confirming no hindrance, the group cautiously approached the base of the crystal.

"Wow..." the little puppet wobbled on Yu Sheng’s shoulder, stretching out trying to touch the crystal but couldn’t reach, so simply jumped down from Yu Sheng and went forward to knock on the gigantic crystalline block, "So big... is this really transformed from a giant dragon? Ironclad expression relative?"

Yu Sheng did not speak, but his gaze fell on the vampire queen beside him.

There was a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Indeed, after closely observing the crystal, Red’s face revealed a semblance of realization and memory, then she gently nodded to Yu Sheng.

"Many years ago... Ah Qing was ’carried’ by such a crystal that floated up from the bottom of the fault," she said assuredly, "the appearance is certainly different, but the ’material’ is almost identical."

Erin blinked, suddenly pressed her face against the large crystal, and spoke while squinting inside, "Wait, could it be that there is also..."

"No, I’ve already checked," Lucrecia shook her head, "This is just an ordinary crystal, and from the edges, it seems to have fallen off from a larger structure."

"I’ve also used my divine sense to inspect," Hu Li added, "Aside from some energy reactions, there’s nothing else inside the crystal, especially no living creatures."

Erin stayed in a daze for a moment, blinking: "Uh... alright, I thought there would be a bunch of ironclad expressions now. So, what do we do now? Should we transport this thing back or break off a piece as a sample?"

"We can’t move something this large ourselves — breaking off a piece is best left to the experts," Yu Sheng said while taking out his phone, "You all wait for a moment while I call Baili Qing..."

As expected, after explaining the situation over the phone, Baili Qing immediately expressed her desire to come over personally.

Yu Sheng then opened a door to New Moon City, allowing her to come to the scene directly.

When the door opened, Baili Qing was on the other side hanging up her phone, preparing to transform and take off.

Yu Sheng thought to himself that he was lucky to open the door quickly; if he had been two or three seconds late, Baili Qing would probably have been airborne already — trees like the Angel Giant Tree aren’t everywhere, the Hilly Land here is barren without even a sapling in sight. By the impact crater, there is nothing but rocks, and there isn’t even a sand pit for Baili Qing to land and buffer...

The most likely scenario for her flying here would be to crash headlong into her ancestors — because in this place, the largest visible target is this crystal.

Next to the gigantic Otherworld Crystal, Baili Qing slowly raised her head, and in those faded gray eyes, the faint glow of the crystal’s surface was reflected.

Baili Xue also came over, quietly floating beside Baili Qing. With only one pair of eyes, it’s hard for anyone to tell her current expression, but Yu Sheng seemed to sense that this "sister" of Baili Qing was somewhat nervous in the face of the crystal, along with an indescribable sense of... hesitation and resistance.

After quite a while, Yu Sheng finally heard Baili Qing speak softly: "...So now it’s my turn."

This seemingly unrelated sentence was somehow understood by both Yu Sheng and Red.

"We haven’t yet found the fragments of the Hometown World of the Director, Kant, and the Fault," Red moved to stand beside Baili Qing and spoke softly, "But unexpectedly, part of the Dragon Kingdom has willingly fallen onto this Sky Island."

Baili Qing: "Part of it?"

"Yes," Lucrecia nodded from the side, "From the crystal’s formation, we believe it peeled off from a larger structure. Furthermore, there was a bizarre mist surrounding this crystal earlier, suspected to have the function of recording and transmitting memories, but it seems only Uncle Yu can decipher the information in the mist."

Baili Qing frowned slightly, instinctively raised her head, and looked up at the high sky.

The radiant light arc was suspended high in the sky, surrounded by a magnificent Cloud Sea — this world had layer upon layer of cloud structures, with Cloud Sea beyond the Sky Island and above it. And deep within those Cloud Seas, no one knows what secrets might be hidden.

Conventional reconnaissance drones have limited flight ranges, and communication signals could be disrupted by cloud layers. After all, this place is much bigger than the recorded Old World, and the Special Service Bureau has not yet fully understood even the situation of this Sky Island itself.

"Now that we have a large Teleportation Gate, we could consider sending a reconnaissance shuttle in — I recall there’s a medium Teleportation Gate that directly connects to Boundary Land in that valley, which should be sufficient to let the shuttle enter," Red thought aloud, "The ’Matrix’ scout drone carrying aerial probes should be quite handy in this environment."

"Hmm, I’ll make the arrangements."

Baili Qing nodded, maintaining her usual expressionless demeanor.

She approached the crystal, extending her hand to touch its transparent surface, seemingly trying to hear or see something through this contact. However, what responded to her was only an icy, hard touch, accompanied by the never-ceasing breeze of the Hilly Land.

"...I can’t feel anything," she sighed softly and continued to speak to Red, "I suggest not rashly moving this thing and not damaging the environment here — we can establish an observation lab on the spot and study it right there."

Red nodded slightly: "Yes, I also agree with this approach."

Lucrecia had already wandered around, picked up a palm-sized crystal fragment from the still slightly warm ground nearby: "Though the large one can’t be moved; do you mind if I take a fragment like this back for research? Maybe it will yield some insights."

Baili Qing thought for a while, facing the Ancient Saints before her, who were said to possess vast knowledge of the Secret Technique Domain, and who were also a spellcaster, explorer, and protector of the Mysterious Realm. She didn’t hesitate much and nodded: "Of course, you can."

Erin’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she immediately ran to pick up a crystal fragment as big as her head and ran back with it: "Then I want one too!"

Yu Sheng: "...What business do you have here? Lucrecia is taking it back for research, what will you do with it?"

The Little Puppet righteously replied: "I’m taking it back to research too!"

"Can you understand it through research?"

"Shouldn’t we research if we don’t understand?"

Yu Sheng: "..."

Damn, why does this little thing always seem to make sense when it talks?