Chapter 605 Sheng Huo Ghost

Chapter 605 Sheng Huo Ghost

?The surge of energy bore through the dirt in a single motion, pushing instead of destroying a massive hole into the wall.

For a second the other side was visible, and after that, water fell from within the walls and began surging outward.

The water once came in contact with air however, instantly transformed to vapor that began spreading through the tunnel.

"Y retreat!" I called out.

But he didn't reply, he was probably shut down.

God damn it...

"Old Fu," I said as I turned my head. The old man's eyes seemed disillusioned and distant for a second.

"WAKE UP!" I called. The old man gasped and said, "This water is too strong!" he said as he turned his head. "None of them is able to move."

"Just go past the hole! I'll carry them!" I said.

Old Fu didn't argue. He clearly noticed my ability to resist the fog, so he dragged himself forward and into the hole that was constantly releasing the fog of the Sea of Demons.

I moved up ahead and began piling the unconscious cultivators one after another like a pile of dirty laundry over my shoulders.

Y's kneeling stance with his shield mask up front protecting us was ingrained into my memory.

Y had been there for me since the day I met him, since I was a core cultivator. And now that I far surpassed Y's power... I thought I wouldn't need him, but even here, he's proving capable and sacrificing himself for us.

He may be a puppet... But he is mine!

I said as I turned, "I'll come back for you, Y."

I know the feeling of helplessness, of being useless and being unable to go against the odds. To be in the hand of a higher power, or just outright to be unable to move or act stuck in the same place forever. I know it far too well, and I promise Y, I'll make sure that the same that I swore to myself will also apply to you. The initial posting of this chapter occurred via N0v3l.B11n.

Never to be the plaything of another force, never stagnate and be dull. And to never be a slave to a higher power.

I hurried out, angry at my self mostly. Because I shouldn't have gotten trapped in here.

Old Fu had already arrived to the other side of the tunnel, but he was barely moving forward. His entire body must feel like it's under a mountain of pressure.

"What in heaven's name is that?" asked one of the soldiers.

As we approached, we began to notice the shape of this reflective light. It was a massive tree, not just one. But dozens of them within this cavern. They were assorted orderly, and planted in rows.

It didn't seem natural whatsoever, especially since I noticed that these trees had no leaves and only fruit. And this fruit was the thing that was reflecting my light.

The whole cavern felt like an echo chamber. As with every step we took, it echoed all over the place. Not to mention the sound of the walkers above us as they skirted their way through the maze-like paths.

Closer and closer we got, and only then did I see what these fruits were. And my heart almost sank with realization.

They were pulsating, glowing, and luminescent, they were round and had the color of jade. These were the eyes of the Walkers.

An uneasy tension hung in the air as everyone exchanged glances together. We didn't speak, there was no reason to. Someone had been planning this and for a reason. And these trees and these eyes aren't just here for decoration, they've been made and created and they must have a purpose and goal to them.

Behind us, when no one was expecting, we heard a low growl. It echoed through the chamber, signaling that we were not alone.

The soldiers immediately took defensive positions, a formation to protect everyone and still have the ability to go on the offensive in a second.

But that will not serve any purpose besides presenting themselves as a good meal, after all, their cultivation was still heavily affected by the Sea of Demons' water.

I pointed my light at the source of the growls and there it was. A beast of sorts that seemed like it was grafted form the nightmares of fear itself. It had several faces all over its body, and whatever space between these frozen in agony faces was, there was scales, dark obsidian scales that barely reflected any light.

The creature slithered and shifted across the ground, releasing different wails and sounds from all over the faces of its body. The faces themselves looked at us without eyes, you can feel their gaze even though they're all blind.

"Sheng Huo ghost!" one of the soldiers said.

I frowned, how does he know what this is? Even I have never seen something like this. And from the energy it was releasing this thing was on par of old Fu in his prime.

Old Fu cursed. "We need to leave this place, now!"

"Do you know anything about this?"

"I've never seen it before but it awfully looks like it is described. The Sheng Huo ghost was something we told little kids about to scare them into sleeping early. That if it comes to them when they're awake at night, it will pluck out their eyes, so they better close them tight and sleep..."

"Sounds pretty fitting," I said as I pulled out the two jade eyes I got from the traitor who died earlier.

The moment the jade eyes were in my hand, I felt the instant gaze of the Sheng Huo into my very being.

Not missing a beat, I threw the jade eyes away, and the creature slithered with grace toward them, grabbing them with one of its many arms. It rapidly climbed one of the trees and began planting its eyes on it.

"Seems like it's collecting the eyes for a purpose. What's the reason for making these though? Those eyes had no Qi in them, no power, and seemed utterly useless... why is it collecting them..."

"Well, whatever it was the reason for it to collect them, we might want to try and figure that later, it's coming back and I believe it wants more eyes..."