Chapter 170 Spiritual Energy Mine
Su Han had transformed the Mother Nest Ancient Tree into an anthropomorphic state, turning it into a dark somber-colored tree person over four meters tall, with crimson eyes standing behind him.
The Blood-winged Alligator Dragon was recalled to the Book of Blood Spirit, to be summoned again after entering the rift in the alternate dimension.
The party wasn't large, consisting of Bai Qilan, Zhu Xiong, Ye Kailing, and then a team of twenty warriors, all of First Order Upper Grade strength.
The group arrived on the ruins, and the closer they got to the rift in the alternate dimension, the more intensely they could feel the emanation of the powerful spiritual energy.
With such dense spiritual energy, even without using monster injection serum, one could rapidly increase one's strength until reaching the racial bottleneck of an Angel Envoy.
As Su Han pondered, he suddenly asked, "Do you think it's possible that the fallen one had advanced to Third Order by fusing with his own Angel Envoy?"
Startled by Su Han's question, Bai Qilan paused to think for a moment, "It's not impossible; otherwise, he should have summoned his Angel Envoy to fight you."
The two did not delve deeper into the issue and set their sights on the rift of the alternate dimension. Su Han's thoughts stirred, and the four dependents of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree took action first.
They entered the rift one after another, disappearing after entering, followed by the Blood-winged Tiger and Vine Giant Rat from the lineage.
Ten minutes passed without any incidents. Then, Su Han said, "Let's go in."
Leading the way, Su Han passed through the rift, and an immediate sensation of warping overcame him. The next moment, a swath of red appeared before him, and he found himself on a strange new land.
The color red seemed to saturate every part of this place, with a sky that flowed with a red glow like a canopy, dark red soil, and a churning crimson sea...
This was a bizarre space, rich in spiritual energy, yet entirely different from the real world.
"Are we on an island?"
Zhu Xiong looked around. Although he couldn't see the whole picture, all he could see were the red, eerie seas he could extend his sight to.
"Old Zhu, take some people and search around, but be careful not to touch anything randomly."
The island was filled with too many unusual things; it was best to be cautious.
Zhu Xiong understood this principle, nodded in response, and then signaled his men to start exploring.
With a thought from Su Han, the Blood-winged Tiger and Tree-born Worm were already being directed by him, starting to explore the surroundings simultaneously.
The island was not small; about 4 kilometers in length and 3 kilometers in width, irregularly shaped but covering an area of roughly four to five million square meters, equivalent to hundreds of football fields.
The exploration continued, but after ten minutes, Su Han noticed something off as the spiritual energy started to fluctuate.
His gaze immediately turned to the distant Red Sea, which began to churn like blood. The fluctuations in spiritual energy were stirred by it.
A twisted figure began to emerge from the churning edge of the Red Sea, slowly crawling to the shore and emitting a low growl, revealing the form of a Gray Inferior Demon.
"Swoosh swoosh"
The vines shot over quickly, binding the Gray Inferior Demon quickly, but not immediately killing it.
Bai Qilan frowned and inspected it, saying, "It's not much different from the Gray Inferior Demons outside, but its strength is a bit weaker, and the keratin hasn't fully hardened."
A Red Sea that breeds monsters, such a thing was unheard of before.
Su Han also frowned; the boundless Red Sea felt incredibly oppressive, as if facing some abyss.
If the entire sea were breeding monsters, then this small island would likely be overrun with them before long.
"Let's go have a look."
He summoned the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon, and the Mother Nest Ancient Tree also reverted to its huge body, guarding both of them.
They approached the shore, about four or five meters away, where the ground beneath their feet was red gravel, coarse and heavy, that did not sink much as they stepped on it.
The closer they got, the more the chaotic spiritual energy made them feel uneasy.
Although spiritual energy indeed is the basis for everyone to grow stronger, chaotic spiritual energy is not, unless one wishes to turn into a monster, just like those fallen ones.
"Gurgle gurgle"
The sea slowly churned once more as if sensing the presence of living creatures, another figure of a Gray Inferior Demon slowly coalescing.
Wind Blade
Su Han's eyes turned cold, the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon flapped its wings, and in an instant, a wind blade flew out.
The wind blade curved like a knife, swiftly slicing through the figure formed of the blood-colored sea water.
The sharp blade cut swiftly, and in an instant, the sea water-formed figure was cleaved in two.
The figure, which had already taken shape, immediately turned back into sea water and fell back into the sea, which churned a bit before settling down.
Being cut wasn't a physical body, which made Su Han frown, 'So it was really conjured from it, so bizarre?'
"South City says this is a chaotic mix of spiritual energy and physical matter, but I think it's more than that, possibly incorporating some rules we can't understand," commented Bai Qilan thoughtfully, with Su Han also pondering the issue. However, he had a more direct method, such as his own ability.
With a thought, the Mother Nest Ancient Tree's vines spread quickly, extending one toward the red sea water and making contact with it.
[Discovered fusable material: Spiritual Energy Blood Sea. Proceed with fusion?]
Spiritual Energy Blood Sea?
Su Han's eyes lit up, but suddenly his expression drastically changed. Before he could begin the fusion, the area where the vine made contact turned dark red very fast and was rapidly spreading.
Intense burning pain transmitted, even being fed back to him through the Mother Nest Ancient Tree.
Not good!
Enduring the immense pain, Su Han made a swift decision and forcefully broke the vine, pulling Bai Qilan back rapidly.
The vine fell to the ground, twitching continuously, then it quickly dimmed and dried up.
With his heart still pounding, Su Han watched as the Spiritual Energy Blood Sea churned violently, his face growing increasingly solemn.
"What's going on?"
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Bai Qilan was also shocked by the sudden change. Su Han having such a strong reaction meant that the Blood Sea was even more complicated than she had imagined.
"It's eroding the Mother Nest Ancient Tree."
At that moment Su Han's gaze was intense, but seeing that the Spiritual Energy Blood Sea didn't continue reacting, he slightly relaxed.
The Spiritual Energy Blood Sea had felt to him like a living entity, a terrifying, twisted creature.
Yet upon closer perception, it seemed somewhat different.
"The Blood Sea is very dangerous. It can erode living beings, turning them into monsters. Even the Mother Nest Ancient Tree can't withstand it—don't make contact lightly."
Bai Qilan frowned, then suddenly asked, "Wait, when the Gray Inferior Demon burst out of the Blood Sea, some of the sea water also splashed on it, and your vine touched it too, right?"
Though that part of the sea water quickly dispersed, she had seen it quite clearly, there was definitely contact.
"It's not the same."
Su Han recalled the earlier sensation: "The Blood Sea just then felt like a single entity, its twisted power incredibly powerful."
The Spiritual Energy Blood Sea could fuse, but the Mother Nest Ancient Tree couldn't endure it.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
It wasn't just about the contact causing warping and erosion; even fusion was not easy for Su Han to suppress. The fusion progressed very slowly.
It was like trying to fuse with an exceptionally powerful living monster, its resistance extremely strong.
The situation with the Spiritual Energy Blood Sea seemed to serve as a warning to Su Han. Although he could fuse with it, compared to those obscure and strange things, he wasn't as safe as he imagined.
You can fuse, but before successful fusion, you will definitely die a horrible death.
Zhu Xiong and his team's exploration ended quickly. There were no other Gray Inferior Demons on the island, only strange plants and rocks; however, the Blood Sea remained eerie.
The situation was the same as with Su Han's group; when they approached the Blood Sea, it also slowly churned and then spawned monsters.
It seemed that spawning monsters was an innate function of the Blood Sea, and their presence there slightly intensified this mechanism.
After surveying the general terrain, Su Han conducted two tests. The Blood-winged Tiger escalated infinitely, charging towards the sky.
At less than a kilometer, the terrifying and chaotic spiritual energy directly warped the Blood-winged Tiger, turning it into a bloodthirsty monster with a distorted body and fierce eyes, launching an attack on them.
A clean kill, followed by a flight experiment towards the sea surface. At a distance of less than five hundred meters, the Spiritual Energy Blood Sea churned and devoured it outright.
The Tree-born Worm utilized its advantage of burrowing to explore underground. At a depth of three hundred meters, the spiritual energy was similarly dense and chaotic. Its will distorted and body mutated, then it launched an attack.
The range of activity was clarified by Su Han—no more than a kilometer in the air, more than three hundred meters underground, and no more than five hundred meters in the Spiritual Energy Blood Sea.
The fundamental reason for the restrictions was the powerful and chaotic spiritual energy.
In principle, if the strength is strong enough to endure such chaotic spiritual energy, it might be possible to explore further.
In some respects, this was like a massive cage, trapping them in a foreign-world prison.
However, even if they couldn't move too far, just having one advantage was enough—the abundant spiritual energy here greatly accelerated the strength enhancement of the Apostles.
It wasn't inducing mutations, but genuinely elevating the level of spiritual energy, gradually advancing.
This was a treasure ground for training troops and a great place for quickly accumulating strength, and there was another benefit. Here, crops also could be grown, and they thrived well.
Su Han led his people to station and explore around this crack in the alien space for three full days.
In three days, they finally figured out some tricks.
The Spiritual Energy Blood Sea had tides, influenced by the real world's day and night.
At night, the alien space darkened, tides were slightly stronger, and more monsters were spawned.
Daytime was calmer, and the spiritual energy was more ordered, but it was equally dangerous, though fewer monsters were spawned.
Monsters were primarily Gray Inferior Demons, but not exclusively, as Zhu Xiong and his team also encountered another type of monster resembling a skeleton, the Corpse Ghost.
Somewhat stronger and very fast, it almost attacked an observation team, but fortunately, it was quickly subdued.
During the observation patrol, Zhu Xiong also brought Su Han a pleasant surprise.
The tidal Spiritual Energy Blood Sea not only brought forth monsters but also another good thing—spiritual energy mines.
The spiritual energy mines were left on the beach with the tides, discovered by Zhu Xiong on the second day in the alien space.
He reported it to Su Han at once and handed over a sample to him.
The spiritual energy mine was purple throughout, no bigger than a thumb, irregularly shaped, but translucent throughout, emitting an aura of spiritual energy.
Compared to the other chaotic and disordered spiritual energies, this spiritual energy mine was extremely stable.
"The test results are out. The two guards who absorbed the spiritual energy mine advanced from First Order Inferior to First-level Intermediate in two days."
Bai Qilan, holding the simple test data, found Su Han.