jdhmnovel Chapter 38 The Spiritual Material Appears, and the Heroine Bravely Seizes the Treasure
Chapter 38 The Spiritual Material Appears, and the Heroine Bravely Seizes the Treasure
The moment the jade slip shattered, a powerful energy wave swept over, and Dai Yao felt everything go black before she lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she found herself in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by birdsong and fragrant flowers, with an energy so rich it was almost tangible.
"Little girl, you're awake!" a clear voice rang out.
Dai Yao looked up and saw a tiny elf, about the size of a palm, with a pair of transparent wings, floating in the air, curiously observing her.
"Who are you?" Dai Yao asked warily.
"I'm Little Spirit! It was that Shadow Spirit who captured me, but thankfully you chased him away. Thank you for saving me!" Little Spirit happily flew around Dai Yao a few times.
Dai Yao then remembered what had happened before she fainted. She quickly checked her body and found that she was not injured, which relieved her.
"By the way, do you know where I can find special materials?" Dai Yao asked.
The little sprite's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "I know, I know! Come with me!"
Led by the little spirit, Dai Yao arrived behind a hidden waterfall. The roar of the waterfall drowned out everything. If it weren't for the little spirit leading the way, Dai Yao would never have discovered that there was a mysterious cave hidden behind the waterfall.
The entrance to the cave was hidden by dense vines, and it would be impossible to notice it unless you parted the vines.
A strange energy fluctuation came from the depths of the cave. Dai Yao was overjoyed. It seemed that the special material was inside!
However, just as Dai Yao was about to enter the cave, several figures descended from the sky and surrounded her.
Lei Po, Xue Ying, Ling Mu, and Xing Yan—all the experts from various factions who had clashed with her in the Misty Forest—had gathered here!
"What a small world!" Dai Yao thought to herself.
Lei Po strode arrogantly up to Dai Yao, his tone haughty: "Hand over the special materials, or today will be your death day!" Dai Yao sneered: "Come and get them yourself if you dare!"
Enraged by Dai Yao's attitude, Lei Po struck first, unleashing a bolt of lightning straight at Dai Yao!
Dai Yao was prepared. She calmly summoned a defensive talisman. The lightning struck the talisman, causing a loud bang. The talisman turned into dust, but Dai Yao was unharmed.
Dai Yao is not a lamb to be slaughtered.
Her eyes flashed, and her hands quickly formed hand seals. A powerful magical force surged out, transforming into countless black chains that tightly bound Lei Po!
Caught off guard, Lei Po was trapped by the sudden attack and unable to move. He looked at Dai Yao with a shocked expression.
"That's it?" Dai Yao raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with sarcasm.
Everyone around was stunned; they hadn't expected Dai Yao to possess such formidable strength.
When Xueying saw Lei Po trapped, a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashed in her delicate eyes. She parted her red lips slightly, but her voice was as icy as winter ice: "Doing this will only put you in a desperate situation. With so many of us, there's no way you can protect the special materials."
Upon hearing this, Dai Yao showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she chuckled lightly, her tone tinged with mockery: "Is that so? I'd like to see what you're capable of, what can you do to me? Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk. If you're going to fight, hurry up, I'm in a rush!"
Her smug attitude infuriated everyone present, creating a tense atmosphere that was on the verge of exploding.
Lingmu and Xingyan exchanged a glance and decided to join forces to deal with this troublesome opponent first.
Lingmu rapidly formed hand seals and chanted incantations. The vines on the ground seemed to come alive, frantically wrapping around Dai Yao at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, Xingyan was not to be outdone. He raised his hands high, and raging flames gathered in his palms, turning into tongues of fire that poured down on Dai Yao like a torrential rain.
Dai Yao moved with agility, weaving and leaping among the vines and flames like a butterfly in flight, dazzling the eye. While dodging the attacks, she quickly analyzed the rhythm of their attacks in her mind: the spirit tree's vine summoning seemed endless, but between each summoning, he needed to briefly adjust his breathing and re-form hand seals; the star flames' fire attacks were fierce, but after being released three times in a row, there would inevitably be a brief pause to regroup magic power.
She brandished her demonic weapon, and black demonic energy transformed into sharp blades that severed the attacking vines. At the same time, a faint golden light emanated from her body, forming a defensive barrier that blocked all of Star Flame's flames.
She handled the situation with ease and confidence, which made Lingmu and Xingyan a little anxious. They intensified their attacks, making the vines denser and the flames more intense, as if they wanted to completely devour Dai Yao.
Dai Yao remained completely calm. A sly smile played on her lips; this was the opportunity she had been waiting for.
Just as the spirit tree summoned its vines again, and the star flames' attack had just ended, Dai Yao's eyes flashed, and the magical weapon in her hand shone brightly... She suddenly rushed towards the spirit tree, shouting, "Take this, buddy!"
The demonic weapon in Dai Yao's hand drew a sharp arc of light, striking directly at Ling Mu's chest!
With a muffled thud, Lingmu flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out blood.
Before anyone could react, Dai Yao turned around with lightning speed, facing Xing Yan, a wicked smile playing on her lips: "Your turn, little flame!"
Before Xingyan could gather another wave of fire for his attack, Dai Yao's demonic weapon, imbued with chilling demonic energy, slammed into his abdomen.
"Awooo—" Xingyan let out a miserable cry, clutching his stomach and curling up into a ball, like a mouse whose tail had been stepped on.
The surrounding looters were dumbfounded.
What's the situation?
How did Dai Yao, who was just being besieged, suddenly transform into a tiger descending the mountain, defeating two experts without any chance to fight back?
This reversal happened way too fast!
If the live chat were on, the screen would probably be filled with "666" right now!
Seeing Dai Yao's fierceness, Youyingling secretly thought that something was wrong.
He had hoped to take advantage of the chaos, but he hadn't expected this woman to be even more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.
With a quick glance around, Ghost Spirit clutched her chest, pretending to be hit by a stray bullet, and collapsed to the ground groaning in pain: "Ouch... I can't take it anymore... I'm going to die..."
Dai Yao glanced at him and almost burst out laughing.
With such poor acting skills, you think you can fool her?
Dai Yao wasn't buying it!
She took two steps closer, feigning concern. Youyingling was secretly delighted, thinking: Little brat, she's taken the bait!
Unexpectedly, Dai Yao suddenly stopped and looked at him with a half-smile: "Hey, brother, your attempt to stage an accident isn't quite right. Want me to teach you a few tricks?"
Ghost Spirit's face stiffened. Her scheme had been exposed on the spot, and she was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into the ground.
Dai Yao ignored him and instead turned her gaze to the other eager robbers, her eyes filled with a warning.
However, at that moment, a deafening explosion came from not far away...
"Dai Yao! You won't get away with this!"
A furious voice boomed like thunder in everyone's ears.
Lei Po burst out of the smoke like a cannonball, his body crackling with lightning, as if a god had descended to earth.
His eyes widened in fury as he stared intently at Dai Yao, gritting his teeth as he said, "You brat, how dare you hurt me! I'll make you pay!"
Dai Yao raised an eyebrow, her expression saying, "Is that all you've got?"
On the surface, she pretended to be panicked, covering her chest with her small hands and saying in a trembling voice, "Oh dear, I'm so scared~"
The surrounding crowd: ...
They were all thinking to themselves: Girl, have some shame, okay?
The fierce look you had just given me is so different from how you look now, so delicate and innocent!
With that kind of quick change of expression, it's such a waste that she's not a professional opera singer!
Xueying and Lingmu also took the opportunity to recover and glared fiercely at Dai Yao.
"Little girl, don't think you can be arrogant in front of us just because you have some skills!" Xueying sneered, conjuring an ice blade in her hand. The blade was chilling and trembled slightly with anger.
Lingmu also summoned a vine, which coiled around Dai Yao like a serpent.
Xingyan, clutching his stomach, limped over, his eyes gleaming with greed: "The special material is mine! Nobody can take it from me!"
Seeing that the crowd was about to attack again, Dai Yao was not flustered at all.
A sly smile curled at the corner of her lips, and a flash of light appeared in her hand, revealing a bead that shimmered with seven-colored light.
"Want to snatch it? Then try it!" Dai Yao held the bead high, and the bead emitted a dazzling light that illuminated the entire valley.
"What...what is that?!" Everyone was stunned by the sudden burst of light.
"The legendary...Seven-Colored Exquisite Pearl?!" Lei Po's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with shock and greed, and his eyes turned red with anger.
While everyone was stunned, Dai Yao vanished from the spot in a flash.
"Where is he?!" Lei Po exclaimed in shock, looking around frantically.
"Oh no! We've fallen into their trap!" Xueying's expression changed, and she hurriedly said.
Just then, a voice came from afar: "Bye-bye~"
Following the sound, everyone looked and saw Dai Yao standing on a large rock in the distance, holding the seven-colored exquisite bead in her hand, waving at them. The wind in the valley suddenly stopped, and everyone was stunned when the light disappeared. They looked at Dai Yao's departing figure, angry and helpless, but there was nothing they could do.
"Dai Yao! You stop right there!" Lei Po roared and was about to chase after her.
However, the instant he took a step, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.
"What's going on?!" Lei Po looked completely bewildered.
Dai Yao looked at them and smiled like a little fox who had stolen a chicken: "Want to pursue me? Break this formation first!"
After saying that, she turned and left, leaving behind only a graceful silhouette.
"Damn it!" Lei Po slammed his fist into the barrier, but it was like hitting cotton, having no effect whatsoever.
Xueying and Lingmu also tried to attack the barrier, but neither succeeded.
"This formation... is incredibly powerful!" Lingmu's expression turned solemn.
“We…we’ve been tricked!” Xingyan sat on the ground, looking dejected.
The Shadow Spirit's face darkened, and she cursed inwardly: Damn woman! How dare she play me!
Dai Yao ran all the way to a secluded valley.
She took out an exquisite box and carefully placed the seven-colored exquisite beads inside.
"Finally got it!" Dai Yao breathed a sigh of relief, a satisfied smile on her face.
“Next…” a glint flashed in Dai Yao’s eyes, “it’s time to prepare for the ritual to advance the divine artifact…”
She carefully put the box away, then got up and walked deeper into the valley...
"and many more!"
A voice suddenly came from behind...