Four thick, towering bluestone columns propped up the ancient and magical city tower. In the center of the eaves of the city tower was set a large round blue crystal, on which an ancient and figurative "boundary" was engraved, shining in the water.
In the middle, two huge stone pillars are precisely sandwiched between two square bluestone gates. The snouts of the two doors are set with two equally large blue crystals. The snouts look like the heads of dragons and qilins, but due to the passage of time and the erosion of water flow, they can only be vaguely identified.
Between the stone pillars on either side of the giant door are the four water god statues. Two on the left, the upper statue is of Ao Guang, the dragon king of the East Sea, and the lower statue is of Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea. Two on the right, above is the statue of Ao Run, the dragon king of the West Sea, and below is the statue of Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea.
Water Boyu and Water Elara, both silent, went up and bowed to the four water gods. The dragon-winged turtle glided gently to the side of the stone pillar and transformed again into a huge stone turtle statue.
After paying homage to the four water gods, Water Elara asked, "Grandpa, shall we go in?"
Shui Boyu smiled at Elara and said, "You can go in. Go and push the big stone gate and see if you can push it open?"
When Elara heard this, she was stunned. Such a big and tall stone door weighed at least five or six thousand pounds! How could it be pushed? But looking into Elder Boyu's smiling eyes, he seemed to be encouraging himself. Water Elara stepped forward, stretched out his two little arms and gave a hard push... With a rumble, the stone door opened inward!
A blue beam of light emerged through the crack of the door, shining brighter and wider, and in a moment a blue light had illuminated the entire gate of the castle!
Water Elara's face was filled with joy and excitement, unable to utter a word. Elder Boyu still had that kind smile on his face, as if encouraging himself to go in. Elara did not ask questions this time, and with excitement, he had already entered the gate of the academy.
"Rumble," another rumble, the gate closed, and water Elara turned her head, leaving only herself. Looking ahead, there was a carpet of blue watermarks all over the floor. What a brilliant color! The inner hall roof above was covered with blue crystals, in which were carved dragons of various postures, as if they were swimming within the blue crystals.
The marble columns on both sides of the corridor, shining with white light, appeared and disappeared, giving the entire corridor a sense of mystery. As she walked in, Water Elara muttered to herself curiously, "How strange! Why is there no one in the academy? Could it be a space too?"
Just as he said this, a pair of marbled boy and girl in front of him suddenly came alive and turned into little human children about the size of water Elara! The boy and girl, hand in hand, ran up to Water Elara cheerfully and said, "Hey! Welcome to the Realm of Spiritual Arts Academy! What's your name?"
When the water Elara saw that the two in front of her were about her age, she became excited and said, "Hi!" My name is Water Elara! And what are your names?"
Two children, one taking Water Elara's left hand and the other his right hand, happily led her forward and said, "We are the guide spirits here. We don't ask names." At this moment, a pair of marble sculptures of warriors appeared in front of them, and they turned back and waved to the three little ones!
The two little ones waved at the same time, laughing: "Hi! You've worked so hard!" The two statues did not reply, but just smiled, and then merged into their original stone form.
Water Elara asked curiously, "Are they elves too?" Little boy: "Yes! But we are different. They are guardian elves!"
"Really?" Water Elara laughed. Amazing!" "Amazing!" A group of voices followed Elara over and over again. The water Elara was first astonished and looked up at the wall where the sound came from, with two huge paintings hanging on either side of the wall. There are many warriors, maidservants, fairies and elders in the painting, smiling and waving at Water Elara!
Water Elara was once again astonished: "It's so amazing!" " "Amazing!" They repeated one more time.
Water Elara asked, "Are they elves too?" "Are they elves too?" followed by a repetition.
Little girl: "They aren't, they are murals!"
Water Elara: "Heaven, endowed with spiritual powers?" Then the repetition was heard: "Heaven, endowed with spiritual powers?"
The little girl laughed, "Yes!"
Water Elara: "Then why don't you repeat your voices?" "Then why don't you repeat your voices?"
"Because we are elves, they can't see us!" laughed the little boy.
The little girl laughed, "They can't hear us either, but you're different. You're not an elf!" The three children walked further and further away, and the mural returned to its original static form.
At the end of the corridor were two marble doors, on which were carved two burly, bare-chbacked warriors, each holding a royal Python Water Spirit Sword and a royal python Water spirit sword, symbolizing the sacredness and might of the water tribe!
Water Elara asks, "Shall we go in?"
The little girl laughed and said, "Yes, but neither of us can get in. Only you can."
Water Elara asked, "Why?"
The little girl laughed and said, "This is the entrance to the fourth level of the Spirit suppression technique. According to Elder Boyu's request, we can only bring you here. The rest of the cultivation tasks will be up to you!"
Water Elara asked, "Why can't you see anyone else?"
The little boy laughed and said, "This is the suppressing spirit technique. Few people practice it! Everyone else is practicing the initiation technique, only a few people with special spiritual techniques are practicing here! But at your age, I'm afraid you'll be the first!"
"Why are so few people practicing?" asked Water Elara.
The little boy smiled and said, "Suppressing spirit art is a type of spirit art initiation and correction technique. Generally, only when a cultivator goes crazy or encounters a sudden change in their spirit art will they come here to practice this special spirit art." There are many obstacles and difficulties in practicing this kind of spiritual technique. Generally, a cultivator needs to persist in practicing for decades to reach the fourth level!"
Water Elara exclaimed, "What?" So long!"
"Long time?" laughed the little boy. I've seen martial artists who go in and can't get out! Giggle..."
Water Elara: "Why are you laughing?"
The little boy laughed: "Why can't you laugh? Everyone else can get out, but one or a few people just can't get out. Don't you think it's funny? Giggle..."
Water Elara was startled and asked, "It can't be so terrifying!"
The little girl beside him said seriously, "It is indeed terrifying! It is said that this level is mainly practiced in the Giant Beast Tower, and some people have practiced for decades without being able to approach the Giant Beast Tower! If you can't get into the giant Beast Tower, you won't be able to get the key to the fifth level of cultivation, and if you can't get into the fifth level, you'll have to repeat your cultivation in the fourth level!"
"The cultivator can come out!" Water Elara wondered.
The little girl laughed, "The loser can't open this door! Only by training one step at a time, until the sixth step is completed, can you find the key to the door! Otherwise, there will be no other way out. And that's why very few people come here!"
The boy laughed, "It doesn't matter. If you're scared, you can change your mind. Anyway, you haven't entered yet. Giggle..."
Chapter 16 The Giant Venom Centipede
(The Spiritual Realm, one of the most ancient divine realms left by the primordial creator God, not only has vast territory, but also has rare plants and strange ancient beasts.
Among them, the giant venomous centipede is one of the colossal creatures left over from ancient times, extremely venomous.
When the queen was young, she was first approved by the Academy of Spirit Law and sent to the wild to undergo harsh survival training. For the first time, she encountered a giant venomous centipede. From then on, she embarked on a life-and-death journey of dancing with monsters.
From that day on, her life was completely rewritten!
- Excerpted from Arthur's classic work "The Unbeatable Adventurer: Her Majesty the Lovely Queen")
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Shui Elara listened to the little boy's words with a hint of mockery. She couldn't help but glance at the boy and said with unwavering innocence, "No!" Never change your mind! I will practice the ninth level!"
When the little girl beside him heard Water Elara shout "The ninth level", her face was filled with astonishment and she blurted out, "Oh my god! The ninth? What a big breath!"
Looking at the little girl's wide-open eyes and her astonished chin that couldn't close, Water Elara said indifferently, "What's the matter? "Can't?"
The little girl shook her head repeatedly, saying, "Yes..." Yes!"
When the little boy heard this, his face was already serious. "Well, then good luck!"
Water Elara looked at the two children beside him for the last time and said, "Goodbye!"
The two little elves waved at Water Elara, "Goodbye, good luck!"
With an innocent smile on her face, Water Elara pushed forward with her little hand, "rumble," the door opened, and a flash of blue light sucked water Elara into the door. In an instant, the door closed again, and the corridor was as quiet as ever, as if nothing had happened.
Water Elara steadied herself and looked back. There was no door behind her, but a lush, towering forest. A gust of wind howled past, and a few thick clouds drifted over. The originally dimly lit woods, veiled by the clouds, suddenly became gloomy. There was a rustling sound, as if some snake or insect was crawling in and out of the withered branches and leaves of the forest.
Water Elara followed the sound and focused her eyes, and a pair of psychic eyes swept through the woods. A brown, venomous centipede, about four or five zhang long, was galloping towards the water Elara from beneath the thick, withered branches and leaves, as fast as the clouds and thunder could not cover its ears, through the six zhang thick, towering pines.
The water Elara was horrified, but the rustling sounds had already surrounded her. Looking around, there were no less than six or seven brown venomous centipedes!
Suddenly, a huge centipede rose into the air, with withered branches and fallen leaves flying in all directions, raising a wisp of smoke in the strong wind. Two huge green eyes were fixed on the water Elara. Under the three or five zhang long venom whiskers, two serrations, like a huge steel shears, crackled in the wind. A whoosh of white smoke came out of the poison mouth, and Water Elara was very alert to avoid it.
Another centipede had already risen into the air, spreading its thousands of claws and pounced on water Elara's head! In the blink of an eye, Water Elara saw a pile of old bones emerging from the thick grass!
The bones did not decay, and in the dim light, they appeared even more terrifying. Water Elara involuntarily shuddered, looking at the ten thousand claws above his head, if they were to be on his body, he would surely be torn to pieces!
"Be careful!" A blue light pierced the top of the head, and in a flash, the centipede 's head fell off. "Bang bang," the dead body of a centipede was instantly frozen into two pieces, head and tail!
Just see a big man with a hairy face, holding a long sword, flash in front of Water Elara. With a wave of his thick arm, he pointed the sword at the remaining centipedes. Ask: "Little girl! Why are you here? It's dangerous here, you know?"
A sound like a copper bell echoed through the woods. Even without moving, Water Elara had already sensed the immense spiritual power within this person. Water Elara looked at the burly figure in front of him, somewhat startled: "I... "I'm here for the Giant Beast Tower!"
A loud roar of the hairy man, a flash of blue light, a glint of sword! In the already gloomy woods, streaks of blue light silently broke the tranquility of the forest. A few giant brown centipedes, three or four zhang taller than the big man! "Shout" a few light in white smog in brown and blue, "banging" a flash bang, sparks fly. No matter how skilled the man was, he could not resist such a collective attack of the giant centipede!
"Youdaoplaceholder0!" With a loud bang, a towering pine tree fell down. Looking at the broken trunk, the giant steel claws of the centipede had crushed it into a pile of wood chips! Such a powerful force was no less than that of the divine warrior before him!
It was only then that Shui Elara began to come to her senses. She had originally thought this was an alternate dimension similar to the Yifa Space, but now it seemed that it was definitely not! The situation at the moment is obviously very perilous!
Instinctive alertness reaction, two cold spirit powers instantly condensed on Water Elara's arms. Streams of coldness, silently, began to spread slowly around Elara's arms.
The mighty man's left hand was already soaked in a pale, cold air, making a "bang bang" sound wherever it went, and it was not clear whether it was a fist or a palm. The place where the giant centipede was struck by the man's left hand froze into thick layers of ice instantly, and it moved much more slowly.
The blade whistled and the light flashed! "Youdaoplaceholder0" two streaks of cold light hit the heads of the two centipedes, "bang bang" two flying feet kicked into the air, hitting the heads of the two huge centipedes! Two streaks of cold froze the two heads in an instant, turning them into two hard ice sculptures!
"Be careful!" The sound of a copper bell was deafening, and the figure of the big man had already darted behind Elara. With a loud clang, a long sword thrust straight into the belly of the pounce centipede, and the blackish-brown venom poured down through the centipede's teeth.
"Get out of here!" Another loud shout! The man's left hand was already holding the water Elara in his arms, and in a flash, his body floated backward more than ten feet away. Just look, the blackish-brown venom has spread all over the ground, and the place soaked by the venom instantly turns to dust and gives off a puff of black smoke! It was as if it had been burned to ashes.
"Good luck!" The big man grabbed his face with his left hand, and a bunch of beads of sweat, like a ladle of water, were scattered randomly in the grass. Turning back to flush Elara smiled, gently patted the little Elara on the shoulder and said, "Stay!"
With a leap, the hairy face, the sword's edge roared again, and a cold light pierced the wounded giant centipede! The centipede wagged its tail, and thousands of its claws flashed in front of the man, "clanging clanging clanging" was a series of fierce confrontations! With flashes of fire and flashes of lightning, the other two centipedes also took the opportunity to pounce on the big man!
At this moment, Water Elara seemed to lose control of her body, two cold forces "swoosh!" without her permission. Let it slip away. "Bang!" A sound, "bang!" Another sound.
The two giant centipedes, in the blink of an eye, transformed into two huge ice sculptures and crashed down to the ground with a loud noise, causing the entire forest to tremble involuntarily for two moments!
Although the man with the hairy face was already quite skilled, the two spiritual spells were so fast that it was impossible to tell what kind of move it was! However, the mind of the enemy was much more relaxed, and the left hand struck the giant centipede's head star everywhere. "Bang!" With a whoosh, a huge centipede head was frozen!
"Youdaoplaceholder0!" With a turn of the right hand, the big head, with a "plop", fell into a puddle beneath it and remained motionless.