Desolate Era: Hatching a Phoenix at the Beginning

Chapter 156 Key to Destroying the Secret Chamber, Cooperation

After some communication, since this fragment of Zhurong’s Spirit Pool said that it wasn’t fully conscious when it came in, Ye Chen explained the internal structure of the array to Zhurong, even though he felt that Zhurong looked like it already knew about it.

“A way to destroy the array? Of course there is one. Just bring me out of this chamber.” However, Zhurong replied to him with nonsense.

“You’re no longer a fragment of the Spirit Pool. You’re already using the body of the Immortal Phoenix. It’s up to you whether you want to walk out or fly out.” Ye Chen was speechless.

Zhurong looked at him as though he was a lunatic.

“What’s the point if you don’t bring out the fragment of my main body’s Spirit Pool?” it asked.

“Why do you still need to ask? If I had a way to bring your main body out, I would have done it long ago.” Ye Chen showed no weakness.

He had a nagging feeling that this young and impetuous fragment’s personality was much worse than Zhurong’s. So, he certainly didn’t talk in a good tone.

“Didn’t you find a way? I can only tell you that it’s feasible, but it’s quite difficult. That’s because those people left behind too many corpses of the Deep Sea Dragons to hide their auras. They have also been reinforced many times. It’s really difficult to find all of them.” Zhurong hugged its legs at the side. “That kid Goulong isn’t waking up at all. My method is useless.”

Ye Chen quickly grasped the main point.

“What does it have to do with Goulong?” he asked.

“It’s the center of the other array. Of course, it has a lot to do with it.” Zhurong flapped his wings. “If you want to break the ice and fire arrays, don’t even think about it. I must work with it. Unless, you can wake it up.”

“We can wake it up. Goulong will be awake in about seven days,” Ye Chen quickly added, only to see Zhurong shake its head.

“I won’t be able to hold on until then,” it said seriously. “I’m different from Goulong. Because I have a living main body, I don’t have much time when I’m awake to contact the outside world. Every time I wake up, it’ll only last for around three days and I have to rest for more than ten years after that. It’s already very fortunate that you heard me cry for help this time.”

“Then tell me the method directly. Let’s see if we can do the same thing,” Ye Chen said again.

Zhurong shook its head a bit negatively.

“We need to possess a strong body, and at the same time, use our own strength to stimulate the power of the Spirit Pool fragment of our main body to cleanse ourselves through the trap in the secret chamber, temporarily restoring the strength of our main body. Only then can the secret chamber be synchronized with our main body. While the healing ability in the secret chamber has yet to take effect, we can weaken the power of the illusionary mist on both sides and find a way to destroy the secret chambers when the illusionary mist dissipates temporarily.”

As it explained, it sighed again. “To find the center of the secret chamber, this is the fastest way. When I was awakened by a human before, I was brought to that array. Goulong felt that it was feasible too. Unfortunately, it didn’t manage to find a body to possess. After that, I woke up at the wrong time and missed the time to be awake with Goulong…”

Ye Chen nodded while pondering.

After knowing that Zhurong had thought of this idea itself, he couldn’t help but praise Zhurong in his mind.

Using the origin energy of the array to weaken the array of the secret chamber was something that only it could think of.

Indeed, it would be a little difficult to deal with the illusionary mist in the secret chamber by relying on Little Purple and the Godly Sea Steadying Needle, which didn’t have enough combat power at the moment. However, it would be much more convenient if he could rely on the power of the two Ancient Divine Beasts to lift the illusionary mist before exploring the array.

The only problem was…

“What will happen to the beasts you possess?” Ye Chen asked.

Using the trap to cleanse itself. This was such a strong attack. He felt that it would be very difficult for a mutated beast in the growth period like the Immortal Phoenix to survive in such a situation. It also had to temporarily restore the strength of this Ancient Divine Beast. This was too demanding on the possessed mutated beast.

However, Zhurong’s answer delighted him.

“If the possessed mutated beast has a good compatibility with us, it will be fine. As for your Immortal Phoenix, its attributes are very compatible with mine. I should be able to possess it,” Zhurong replied, “The problem now lies with Goulong. I haven’t been able to find anyone to possess for years. Now that I’m ready here, it hasn’t awoken instead.”

In other words, nothing would happen to the Immortal Phoenix!

“Doesn’t Goulong need to find a suitable body to possess?” Ye Chen was delighted but didn’t forget to get to the main point.

“Why would it need to find one?” Zhurong replied, “When I woke up before, I was unable to speak to the Feather Dragons that had been trapped in the array. However, I could sense that the one that frequently came to the chamber in the fire array to patrol had a rather obvious aura of Goulong. That kid must have long imparted his Divine Powers to the Feather Dragons there, making it convenient for it to find a body to possess at any time… Do you think it wouldn’t prepare for it beforehand?”

Zhurong’s words already sounded somewhat resentful.

“If you really want to help, think of a way to wake Goulong up while I’m still awake,” it complained. “It’s rare for a fire-type mutant beast to appear. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It can sleep, but I still want to return to my main body!”

“I’ll go find the leader of the Feather Dragons and find a way to wake Goulong up. You don’t have to be so anxious.” Ye Chen comforted it and asked, “But you said that after returning to your main body… how much of your main body’s abilities can you recover?”

“That will depend on the condition of the main body,” Zhurong replied. “The Spirit Pool is the foundation of a mutated beast’s abilities. At the end of the day, I’m only an energy container. The amount of energy my main body can recover will depend on how much energy I have. I can’t really calculate how much ability I can help the main body recover.”

Ye Chen’s heart was relieved a little after hearing that.

As a lost energy container, before the fragment of Zhurong’s Spirit Pool returned to its main body, it already possessed an attack and defense power of the Million Level. He totally believed that if it returned to Zhurong’s main body, it would bring great benefits to it. However, he had to confirm something else.

Therefore, he took a look at Monkey behind him. After confirming that Monkey was watching from afar outside the cave and couldn’t hear the sounds inside, he spoke.

“There’s something I need to ask. Outside the Mystic Realm where this array is, there’s a rather special foreign realm. I used the Heaven Mending Barrier to reinforce the entrance and exit between it and the main world. Now, this entrance has been discovered and is under attack.” He told the other party about the abnormality he felt. “By right, the Heaven Mending Barrier should be able to completely erase the aura. How could it still be discovered?”

“Then, someone must have exposed the location.” Zhurong glanced at Ye Chen and said indifferently, “Is my real body also in this foreign realm?”

“It’s here. I was wondering if it could sense that the array was being attacked.” Ye Chen saw that it seemed to be quite at ease, so he continued asking

Zhurong laughed.

“Then, you don’t have to worry about it. I can sense it, and strengthening the Heaven Mending Barrier is my ability.”