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Chapter 395 The Path

[Alright, enough chit-chat, let me get these problems sorted out for you.]

Seeing that Lin Xiyue's expression was getting increasingly unpleasant and that she seemed about to get angry, the system quickly changed the subject, not wanting to continue the conversation and upset her.

The system immediately took action as soon as the words were spoken.

It was operating rapidly in Lin Xiyue's mind, though she didn't know exactly what it was doing.

Surprisingly, the annoying voice in Lin Xiyue's mind diminished considerably.

Although you can still hear some of it, as long as you don't pay special attention, it won't have much of an impact on her anymore.

What are those strange screams?!

Lin Xiyue was filled with doubt. She tried to pull her thoughts away from the noisy screams, took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then asked the system.

System, what exactly are these things?

Lin Xiyue's voice trembled slightly, clearly she hadn't fully recovered from the shock she'd just experienced.

[I just checked, and those strange things are actually the sounds made by the black mist. The reason you only found them jarring is because of the protection left by Boss Mo; otherwise, you might have died the instant you heard them.]

The system seemed to be frightened by what it had just experienced, and its tone sounded somewhat apprehensive.

Upon hearing the system's words, Lin Xiyue couldn't help but gasp. She hadn't expected the cries of these black mists to be so powerful.

[When I was woken up, they were buzzing incessantly in my ear like a swarm of frantic mosquitoes. The sound was unbearable, as if they were trying to burst my eardrums and burrow into my brain. Luckily, I'm a system, and my soul is protected by the main system; otherwise, I probably would have died in my sleep the instant their voices broke in.]

The system continued.

At this point, the system suddenly let out a sigh, as if it was extremely fortunate to have escaped this calamity.

Seeing this, Lin Xiyue's curiosity grew even stronger, and she quickly asked the system how it had driven away those terrifying things.

[Hehe, all thanks to my quick thinking! When I woke up and realized what was happening, without hesitation, I immediately ran to buy a sound-collecting bag. Then, like a superhero, I collected all the screams from the black mist into the bag.]

[Let me tell you, this stuff is incredibly popular within our system! I'm going to sell it at the market in a couple of days, I'm sure I'll make a fortune! I'll give you 20%, how about it?]

The system replied smugly.

Okay, okay, then don't forget!

Lin Xiyue listened and, although she felt that the system was a bit too confident, she still went along with it.

While she was giving the system the runaround, she refocused her attention on Meros.

Not much time had passed, but astonishing changes had occurred on Meros's side.

Now that the system had completely removed the screams from the black mist, her mind became quiet, and Lin Xiyue was finally able to calmly observe the changes in Moros.

In that instant, Meros's figure was quickly swallowed up by the rolling black mist, as if devoured by a mysterious force.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that this description is not entirely accurate.

In fact, in such a short time, the swarm of black mist clung tightly to Meros's wings like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey, turning them into a huge, smoky sphere.

This black sphere was three times larger than the original form that Meros had used to envelop itself; its size was astonishing.

Lin Xiyue, who was originally some distance away from Meros, could now touch the billowing black smoke with just a slight reach.

Startled by this sudden change, Lin Xiyue quickly flew downwards and backwards a short distance to avoid being affected by the black smoke.

After she regained her balance, she looked closely and was surprised to find that beneath the huge black sphere, there was a blue line shimmering with a strange light, like a nimble snake, connecting the black sphere to the long sword that had been inserted into the ground at the beginning.

Lin Xiyue stared at the mysterious blue line, pondering to herself.

She looked around and noticed that the originally bright energy nodes around her had now become dim and lifeless, obviously because the longsword was competing with Meros for the energy nodes gathered by the magic circle.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, the entire space seemed to tremble from the powerful force.

Lin Xiyue was startled, her body trembled involuntarily, and she quickly turned her gaze to the center of the magic circle.

As expected, the terrifying sound and vibration came from the core area of ​​the magic array.

In the very center of the magic circle, where the previously thin clone had completely vanished, a gigantic and exceptionally thick pillar has now risen.

The pillar was pure white, like white jade, and emitted a faint glow.

The pillars are carved with jellyfish of all sizes, so lifelike that they seem ready to leap out at any moment.

At the base of the pillar, there were some strange creatures, each with a unique shape that defied description.

Lin Xiyue stared at the pillar, a strange feeling welling up inside her.

Her first impression of the pillar was that it seemed to be used for some kind of sacrificial ritual.

The strange creatures carved into the bottom all knelt at the lowest point, raising their heads and staring intently at the empty space in the middle of the jellyfish above.

Surprisingly, the jellyfish on the pillar are sculpted in the shape of tentacles extending from both sides towards the middle, as if they are embracing each other.

However, in the middle of these tentacles, there is a large blank space, which contrasts sharply with the exquisite carvings around them, making it look particularly abrupt and strange.

Just as Lin Xiyue was staring at the strange blank space, suddenly, as if by magic, the pillar split open from the very middle.

As the pillar cracked, it quickly deformed, like a twisted object.

The jellyfish, which were originally carved on both sides of the pillar, also seemed to be drawn by some force, and moved to the left and right positions respectively as the pillar cracked.

The once blank stone now seemed to have been given life, slowly floating upwards.

It constantly adjusted its posture in the air, eventually forming a shape similar to an arch bridge, spanning the crack in the pillar.

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