Chapter 231: Whose Acting is Better

Chapter 231: Whose Acting is Better

Madam Rouge continued teleporting Xiao Nanfeng away. They quickly evaded the lengths of red rope chasing after them.

Along the way, Xiao Nanfeng saw the carcass of a giant whale, then a crab, and even a squid.

"What an unusual habitat. Can sea creatures enter the mirror too?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

"The draconic race used to use this mirror as a prison. Within it are detained all manner of convicts that the dragons have caught, and sea spirits are only a portion of them. Within the last two centuries, however, their souls have been consumed by the red rope instead, leaving only their carcasses behind," Madam Rouge wrote back.

They quickly arrived at a mountain on the plains, one carved out of red crystal. It shone with a lustrous gleam and illuminated the area nearby in red.

"What's up with this mountain?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

Madam Rouge ignored Xiao Nanfeng. She took her time inspecting the crystal mountain. Black smoke wafted from her body, a sign of her rage.

"They're over there! I see them!" a shout came from afar.

"Madam Rouge, they're catching up!" Xiao Nanfeng cried out.

Madam Rouge teleported away with Xiao Nanfeng in tow. They vanished in an instant.

Xiao Nanfeng looked around in shock. They had appeared in the middle of a desert.

"Madam Rouge, you teleport so far within this world of the mirror. You must have traveled ten thousand miles in an instant—we're in the middle of a desert!"

"That was the first layer of the mirror world. The fact that the crystal mountain is completely red means that the red rope cursed king has fully taken control over it. No wonder it was unwilling to drag you inside," Madam Rouge wrote.

"Oh?" Xiao Nanfeng replied curiously.

He followed Madam Rouge. Along the way, they saw the carcasses of more spirits.

"These carcasses are larger than the ones we saw on the first layer, and they seem stronger as well..."

"Of course. The mirror world has eighteen layers, each boasting stronger and stronger spirits."

"Eighteen such small worlds?"

Madam Rouge was clearly very familiar with the mirror world. She teleported him from place to place. They quickly arrived at another red crystal mountain.

"Damn that cursed king! He's taken over the second layer, too?"

She teleported Xiao Nanfeng to a tundra next.

"This must be the third layer." Xiao Nanfeng glanced curiously at his surroundings.

Within this third layer, there were spiritbeast carcasses and even the corpses of a few cultivators.

"The red rope must have grown stronger after feasting on all these souls for two centuries..." Xiao Nanfeng murmured worriedly.

"They're countless times stronger than the red rope in the Ancestral Dragon's Hall," Madam Rouge wrote back. nove(l)bi(n.)com

They again found a crystal mountain emanating red light, frustrating Madam Rouge to no end.

"Oh? What should we do, then?" Xiao Nanfeng frowned.

"Hand my inner core to Madam Rouge and have her stabilize my protections in the region." The crocodile king spat out an inner core glowing with golden light. The core seemed to be engraved with countless runes, and it looked like an arcane artifact.

"Elder, your inner core is far too precious for the likes of me. Why don't you pass it to Madam Rouge yourself?" Xiao Nanfeng replied.

"This crystal mountain is exceptionally rigid. It's a specialized cursed spiritual avatar, and only cursed spirits may enter within it. I cannot get inside. The pink light that Madam Rouge covered you with is a measure of her trust in you. Only you can get into the mountain, ignoring its defenses, thanks to the pink light around you," the crocodile king stated.

Xiao Nanfeng nodded, claimed the crocodile king's inner core, then walked toward the crystal mountain.

"Madam Rouge, have you heard what the crocodile king elder said?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

However, the crystal mountain only continued to shrink in size. Madam Rouge didn't respond.

"You should bring it in. While she's combining with the crystal mountain, I wouldn't expect her to be able to hear you," the crocodile king suggested.

Xiao Nanfeng nodded and was just about to bring the crocodile king's inner core within when he suddenly halted.

"What's the matter?" the crocodile king asked.

"I have a few treasures of my own. I intend to bring them in together and lend them to Madam Rouge. Please wait," Xiao Nanfeng replied.

"Treasure? What treasure could you possess? She has to face the red rope cursed king. Ordinary treasures will do no good," the crocodile king criticized.

Xiao Nanfeng retrieved a bundle of yellow cloth.

Upon seeing that cloth, the crocodile king gasped. "Is that the scroll of Heavenly Dao?"

"It is! It's rather convenient for carrying things around, isn't it?" Xiao Nanfeng nodded approvingly.

The crocodile king goggled at Xiao Nanfeng. Is he trying to brag to me?

Then, Xiao Nanfeng retrieved a storage ring from within the bundle.

A divine purple rock appeared before him.

The crocodile king's eyes widened. "Is this the divine purple rock of the Eastern Sea Draconic Palace? How could this be? How can you move it?"

"It's just a rock. Why wouldn't I be able to move it? I have plenty of artifacts of this caliber," Xiao Nanfeng replied.

The crocodile king glanced at Xiao Nanfeng in shock. He is bragging to me, isn't he?

The crystal mountain grew smaller and smaller, until it was only about ninety meters tall. Xiao Nanfeng attempted to lift the mountain with his hands. With a rumble, perhaps owing to the pink glow surrounding his body, the crystal mountain didn't resist him. He managed to lift it up.

"What are you doing with the crystal mountain?" the crocodile king asked, frowning.

Xiao Nanfeng tossed the crystal mountain aside, causing it to vanish.

The crocodile king was astounded. It leapt forward in rage. "What have you done?"

Xiao Nanfeng suddenly flung the crocodile king's inner core aside. The inner core transformed into a red rope and launched itself toward Xiao Nanfeng along with the crocodile king. However, Xiao Nanfeng and his possessions had all vanished. The only thing that remained was the gigantic divine purple rock. The crocodile king smashed into it with surprising force, but it remained perfectly immobile.

The crocodile king merged with the red rope. It howled, "Lad, you've tricked me again! Where are you? Get out here!"

From where he stood within the interior of the divine purple rock, Xiao Nanfeng let out a disdainful look. "This red rope spirit king transformed into a crocodile spirit in an attempt to trick me, but its smile was just like the smile it made when it pretended to be my reflection. How does it think it can trick me with such horrible acting skills? Ha!"