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Chapter 28 Shi Hao
"Senior sister, could I borrow that torch you're holding again?"
"Take it."
Yao Xi casually handed the ancient bronze lamp to Yuan Qingsu, adding a warning, "There is a terrifying demonic energy within the wick of this lamp. Be careful when you probe it with your divine sense, lest you be imprisoned. I suspect this demonic energy originates from the Fallen Sun Ridge of the Primordial Ancient Mine."
"I'll be careful, thanks."
Yuan Qingsu sat down cross-legged, placed the dimly lit bronze lamp in his palm, closed his eyes, and separated a small portion of his divine sense, letting it seep into the wick bead. He actually had a strong curiosity about this object that originally did not exist.
I didn't investigate immediately due to time constraints.
Now that I'm temporarily stuck here, I'd like to do some research.
A wisp of clear light flowed within the crimson-tinged crystal bead. The part of Yuan Qingsu's perception seemed to have entered a scarlet space, where a fiery, demonic, dense, and extremely yang and strong aura flowed deep within.
It was a dark red, almost black fireball, seemingly formed from the collapse of everything. It resembled a black hole more than the sun. Even before getting close, Yuan Qingsu sensed a chilling aura emanating from it.
Yao Xi had taken a few extra steps before being affected by the demonic energy radiated from the fireball, and almost couldn't get out.
hum!
Just as Yuan Qingsu was about to withdraw this part of his divine consciousness, the tattered bronze lamp he had obtained from the [Forbidden Land of the Ancient Wilderness] in the Sea of Bitterness vibrated, and the [Gate of All Heavens and Spacetime] deep within his mind space also flickered and shone.
A wisp of dark red light drifted out from the crimson space and into the dilapidated copper lamp within the Yuanqing Su Bitter Sea, igniting it.
The next moment, the boy's mind once again arrived at the gate of all heavens and time.
Outside the door, a gray-white mist drifted in the air above this chaotic world, which resembled islands within a vast ocean. The long river of history surged and flowed from an unfathomable source, rushing toward its boundless end.
Yuan Qingsu also had a broken copper lamp in her hand, with a red bead embedded in the wick, which was crystal clear and shiny.
Furthermore, both the bronze lamp and the red pearl have a somewhat illusory feel, because they were not physical objects brought here.
Yuan Qingsu raised the lamp to her chest, sensing its profound mystery. It was as if the heavens had reached out and knocked on her heart, and she seemed to understand something: "This is not the treasure itself, nor its spirit, nor even the primordial power contained within it. What I was truly passively brought here from the outside world... is 'cause and effect,' the 'kindling flame' that runs through this ancient history, the omnipresent supreme cause and effect!"
Chi!
On the illusory crimson pearl held high above his head, a cluster of flames was ignited. It moved without wind, spiraling upwards, the flames blazing like banners waving, lighting a tiny spark in the vast, endless world of white mist and rivers.
Chi!Chi!Chi!
Through the gate where the moonlight gathered and the ancient, ever-present gray-white mist that never dissipated, Yuan Qingsu saw one crimson spark after another ignite on the white, misty shore and within the roaring river of history. They were one after another, each corresponding to the other, echoing and resonating with each other, as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, as if ready to ignite this ancient history at any moment.
Ancient war songs drifted by, accompanied by undulating starlight. The gray-white mist seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, creating endless vortexes. In the dim light, Yuan Qingsu saw one majestic figure after another emerge from ancient shrines and temples, standing tall on the river of history.
They remained silent; they stood in confrontation.
Large stars kept falling between them, trailing huge fiery tails, streaking past them one after another, crashing into every corner of the river of history, becoming cosmic catastrophes.
Rumble!
The long river surged, and towering waves crashed against the sky, knocking down large swaths of gray-white mist. One era after another emerged before Yuan Qingsu's eyes, unfolding an incredible and magnificent spectacle—scenes from the past and the future.
A tiny red spark appeared, echoing the lamp in his hand.
Almost instinctively, Yuan Qingsu reached out and touched the drifting spark, then melted into the burning flames. The Gate of All Time and Space opened, and she entered an ancient history.
......
Chi!
A ball of orange-red flame flickered inside the lamp. A small, fair hand held up the bronze lamp, dispelling the surrounding darkness and illuminating the faces inside the deep cave. They were all children, the youngest no more than three or four years old, and the oldest no more than eleven or twelve.
"This lamp can burn and provide light without lamp oil. It's the village chief's favorite thing. Only Shi Hao can bring it out on adventures." A skinny boy nicknamed Pi Hou looked at the lamp in Shi Hao's hand with a hint of envy in his voice.
"Don't even think about it. This was left to Xiao Hao by his parents." The young man who was leading the group said. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and large hands and feet. He was as strong as his name, Da Zhuang.
"Brother Dazhuang, have you met my parents?"
Xiao Shihao, whose skin was as fair and delicate as a porcelain doll, widened his eyes slightly as he looked over. Just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by a dull thud.
"Thump!"
The children abruptly turned their heads to look at the entrance of the cave, where a cold, metallic light flashed. The head of a giant bird covered in blue scales appeared, its eyes cold and terrifying, staring at the people inside the cave, especially at the children who were holding giant jade-like bird eggs.
That was it, the egg of the Azure-Scaled Eagle, which had now been stolen by a few kids from Stone Village.
"Bang!"
This ancient relic raised its extremely sharp claws and clawed at the cave entrance, instantly tearing off hundreds of kilograms of rock, continuously widening the entrance to the place, leaving the children dumbfounded.
During this time, several children also tried to throw boulders or draw their bows and arrows to drive it back and prevent it from destroying the cave entrance.
But they were too young; neither the boulders nor the arrows could leave sparks on the Azure-scaled Eagle's scales, and could not harm the ferocious bird in the slightest.
Three-year-old Shi Hao was exceptionally gifted. He wielded an iron spear and struck out, knocking off a scale from the eye of the Azure Scaled Eagle. However, this did not deter the ancient species; instead, it fueled its ferocity, causing it to frantically claw at the rocks at the cave entrance.
The entire cave rumbled and throbbed.
The bronze lamp that Shi Hao held for illumination flickered and scattered its light. These lights gathered and coalesced above the ancient lamp, forming a hazy, tiny human figure with indistinct features. The figure stretched lazily and murmured, "A dream spanning thousands of years, what year is it tonight?"
"Oh my god!"
Seeing this, the mischievous monkey next to him couldn't help but scream, "There's a little person living inside this lamp!"
boom!!
At this moment, the stone walls around the cave collapsed again on a large scale, torn apart by the sharp claws of the Azure-scaled Eagle. The entire low mountain was trembling and cracking. Under these circumstances, the children could no longer care about the little people appearing on the copper lamp.
If they were blocked by this ancient remnant, almost none of the children present would survive.
Even the bold Shi Hao was pale, and the kind-hearted man would never want to see his friends get into trouble.
"You're in trouble."
The fiery figure, Yuan Qingsu, who had traveled against the tide of time to arrive here, continuously received feedback from the "gate" and smiled faintly at Xiao Shihao: "They're just minor troubles. I can help you. Do you want to save them?"
"Yes!" In his desperation, three-year-old Shi Hao didn't care about anything else and blurted out his eagerness.
"Okay, relax and let your guard down."
Yuan Qingsu manipulated her power, like a spirit born from flames, naturally transforming into thousands of fiery red stars that flew into the body of three-year-old Shi Hao, who involuntarily closed his eyes.
boom!
A vast and primal aura radiated outwards from Shi Hao, and when he opened his eyes again, the look in them was completely different.