Chapter 21: Chapter 20: Great Sky Insect
Cliff Maxwell was the first to get ready and plunged into the water. He chose the mouth of the Hunshui River where it merged with the Yedda River. This place had the most undercurrents and was the most dangerous.
Subsequently, the other pearl divers also entered the water one by one.
Only Owen Bertram stood on the shore, while Little Loach had already swum into the river.
In the small building at the entrance of the village, Vanessa Thoughts of Shadow and her maternal aunt began to talk: "What is the origin of that corpse?"
"You know Copper Gorge upstream of the Yedda River, right?"
Vanessa nodded, "Of course, it's a famous Extinction Domain within Waves Prefecture, which contains an ancient battlefield, a Demon Beasts graveyard, and a sinister Ghost Zone. It is said that deep in the valley, there are also space-time rifts connected to the fallen Heavenly Sea! It is extremely dangerous but also an excellent place for cultivators to practice and gather resources."
Cersei Bertram said, "In Copper Gorge, there is a cliff with hanging coffins. No one knows who placed those coffins there, but over the years, with the rising water level, coffins have often been destroyed by the water, and the corpses fell into the Yedda River.
However, outside Copper Gorge, there is our Horizon Bureau's local bureau. As soon as the corpses fall into the water, they are usually discovered by the local bureau, who retrieve them to prevent disasters.
But this time, this specific corpse somehow evaded the local Horizon Bureau's retrieval and floated downstream."
She paused for a moment and then continued, "All the bureaus along the Yedda River's banks have received documents, and they began to search for this peculiar corpse. But strangely enough, people in various bureaus saw the corpse floating on the river surface, but all mysteriously missed it("
"Going further downstream from here is the Lake Mature Region, the granary of our kingdom."
Vanessa understood that the Lake Mature Region had been peaceful for years, and if this mysterious ancient corpse from the Extinction Domain enters that area, it might trigger a catastrophe, affecting this year's harvest.
Why is the Extinction Domain called as such? Because the things inside it can pose a devastating danger to the living in the outside world.
Vanessa still had a doubt: "How did you determine that the ancient corpse had entered the Hunshui River as it flowed downstream?"
"That ancient corpse was not seen downstream, but whether it's really in the Hunshui River or how it ended up there, we of the Horizon Bureau are not sure. That's why we asked the pearl divers to look for it."
Vanessa felt a little better in her heart. If the Horizon Bureau was absolutely sure that the dangerous ancient corpse was indeed in the Hunshui River and asked her to organize the poor pearl divers to retrieve the corpse, causing casualties would make her feel guilty.
The communication between the two stunningly beautiful women, one tall and one short, came to an end as they turned their attention to the jade talisman projection.
Other military officers from the Horizon Bureau, regardless of their age, were sneakily glancing at the two women.
The older ones were looking at Vanessa, while the younger ones were looking at Cersei Bertram's silhouette.
At the edge of the Hunshui River, Uncle Yao was the last to enter the water. Before leaving, he told Owen Bertram, "Stay farther away. There's something wrong with this situation."
What kind of corpse is it that even those ferocious creatures wouldn't dare to eat?
As the people entered the river, the jade talisman on the riverbank automatically rose, capturing a larger area of the river in its projection.
In the small building, the personnel of the Horizon Bureau could nearly see the entire area where the Hunshui River and the Yedda River intersect. As the pearl divers entered the water, they left trails on the water's surface.
Meanwhile, in the distance, ferocious beasts sometimes emerged from the turbulent and raging Yedda Riverーhideous heads or sharp iron tails rose from the water surface, chilling people to the bone.
Vanessa felt that she had underestimated the situation. If those pearl divers accidentally entered the Yedda River...
Owen Bertram seemed tiny and insignificant on the vast shore.
Owen raised his head and stared at the high rising jade talisman. What a strange thing - a high-altitude drone with real-time online transmission?
Because this thing existed, Owen couldn't attach his soul to Little Loach, and he had to let the fellow find his way in the water alone.
However, as the "elder brother" at home, Owen always felt uneasy about his younger siblings.
Verna was like a combative goat, always wanting to have a fierce fight with him.
The second sibling, as long as he saw delicious food, would disregard everything to rush at it. Without Owen's control, who knew what this fellow would do in the river?
But speaking of which, the "second sibling" rank matched Little Loach's form quite well.
Owen was slightly distracted when he suddenly sensed something wrong. He hurriedly looked up and saw a whirlpool forming on the Yedda River, causing waves on the water surface to churn.
Inside the small building, Vanessa was worried, "There are fierce creatures fighting in the Yedda River. The commotion is probably caused by two Demon Beasts. Should we call back the pearl divers first?"
Before Cersei could respond, a Chief Flag officer next to her, who was over fifty years old, shook his head and said, "Miss Vanessa, although you have good intentions, time won't wait for us. If the ancient corpse is really in the Hunshui River, and it becomes a climate, it won't be just these couple of pearl divers who will die, but the whole Extinct Village!"
Vanessa felt somewhat uncomfortable in her heart but had to admit that the Chief Flag was a bit cold-hearted but reasonable.
She joined the Horizon Bureau too hastily, and it was not suitable for her.
Cersei considered for a moment: "Try not to let them enter the Yedda River."
But the tumultuous waves slowly moved towards the Hunshui River!
The Horizon Bureau members were all heavy-hearted but clenched their teeth without saying any more.
Such a commotion in the Yedda River must be a battle between demon beasts. Once such a ferocious creature enters the Yedda River, it becomes an invincible force.
Even the Chief among the people present would not dare to face a demon beast in the water, let alone the pearl divers.
Owen Bertram stood by the river, cursing Little Loach in his heart. He could sense that the disturbance was caused by his own second brother, causing quite an upheaval in the river.
The opponent in the battle was a strange aquatic insect.
Owen Bertram was also grateful that it was not some hundred-year-old clam or anything like that, otherwise, the situation would be even stranger.
The strange insect had a body like a thousand-year-old tree, with eight pairs of long, sharp, and resilient legs. It had three slender tails and two long, agile whiskers on its head.
Owen Bertram seriously suspected that it was because of these two whiskers, which were longer and more impressive than Little Loach's, that the latter had rushed in angrily.
I did think about letting you try the Yedda River, but not now.
It would have been fine if you had sneaked in quietly, but don't cause me trouble at this time.
As Owen Bertram scolded him, he was silently worried. In the end, he gritted his teeth, sat down by the river, and attached his soul to Little Loach.
Owen, standing by the riverbank, became dull and listless.
When Owen went over, he saw that Little Loach had already shown its might, defeating the strange insect in retreat. The insect's legs had been bitten off, but the strange insect was already a demon beast with several divine skills and was still fighting Little Loach.
However, all of its water-related divine skills were utterly useless in front of Little Loach.
Its legs slashed, and the razor-sharp water blade silently cut through. But when it reached Little Loach's side, it dissipated automatically!
Its whiskers waved, and a gigantic bubble was born from the water that could trap its prey. As soon as the bubble enveloped Little Loach, it burst with a "pop."
The strange insect shook its body in anger in the water. Why did its usually-unbeatable divine skills become useless in front of this chubby kid?
Reduced to only two long whiskers that emitted blue lightning, it could still hinder Little Loach somewhat.
However, this kind of divine skill consumed a lot, and after a few attempts, the insect's whiskers drooped down, clearly less impressive than before.
Owen Bertram breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew his soul, and left the battle to Little Loach. He returned to his own body, glanced around furtively without seeing any abnormalities, then stood up and returned to the riverbank.
The two demon beasts rolled and fought underwater, while the Horizon Bureau members in the small building closely watched. Suddenly, a few long, sharp insect legs emerged from the water's surface. The Chief gasped, "It's a Tier-1 Demon Beast, the Great Sky Insect!"
This demon beast is said to be the first among Tier-1 divine skills, mastering five different divine skills, more than twice that of ordinary Tier-1's!
Even when faced with powerful Tier-2 demon beasts, it could easily escape unscathed.
Seeing this, everyone's faces grew more solemn. The beast fighting this kind would certainly not fare well. And with the Great Sky Insect's enormous appetite, it would devour everything indiscriminately if it were to enter the Hunshui River... the consequences unthinkable.
Cersei Bertram sighed, hesitated, and said, "If necessary, let the pearl divers come back. I'll apply to the government for a set of Evil-warding Fine Armor to go in and investigate myself."
Before she could finish, the others disagreed, "No, we can't be sure if Evil-warding Fine Armor can protect against the evil energy of Extinct Village!"
A military officer coldly said, "They're just a bunch of peasants waiting to die, so why care so much? If they can be of use in a crisis like this, even if they die, it would be their honor!"
Vanessa Thoughts of Shadow glared angrily, but the man was not afraid. Instead, he said, "Miss Cloud, do you find it hard to accept? It's only because you have too little experience handling cases. In fact, many times we have no choice but to make such decisions."
"Enough," Cersei Bertram pointed at the screen and said, "You all look."
Above the Yedda River, the rolling waves gradually calmed, and a huge corpse floated to the surface. Everyone was taken aback, "It's the Great Sky Insect?!"
"Could it be that the one it fought against was an even stronger Tier-2 demon beast?"
A Tier-2 demon beast was equivalent to a cultivator of the Second Level. The highest-ranking Cersei Bertram present was of the Second Level.
The cultivation of the First Great Realm was called the "Spirit Body Realm" and was divided into six layers. The first layer was "Spiritual Energy", the second "Spirit Vein", the third "Spiritual Cavity", the fourth "Heterotext", the fifth "Responsive Object", and the sixth "Treasure Master".
Most cultivators in the Four Seas and Eight Desolations would spend their entire lives circling around the First Great Realm.
The Second Great Realm was called the "Burning Illuminating Realm", also divided into six layers. Upon reaching the Second Great Realm, one would become a powerful being in their domain.
Tier-2 demon beasts could also dominate a domain in the Yedda River.
The Horizon Bureau members were somewhat relieved, "A Tier-2 demon beast would certainly not have any interest in a place like the Hunshui River. The ferocious creatures there wouldn't even be enough to fill its teeth."
Just as they finished speaking, the corpse of the Great Sky Insect in the screen was suddenly pulled down by something, and a small whirlpool formed on the water's surface before disappearing again.
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