Wizard Bloodline
Chapter 139: Pursuit, Frozen Blood Egg? !
Ronan walked up to the stone pillar and reached out to touch it.
It was rough and cold, no different from ordinary stones.
He tapped it gently, and the stone pillar made a slight dull sound. It was solid.
He swept his mental power over it, and there was no trace of runes inside and outside the entire stone pillar.
Everything was exactly the same as described in the notes.
Of course, whether it was a real holy shrine stone pillar needed further verification.
Ronan gently placed his hand on the chest of the girl statue on the stone pillar, and gently recited an ancient and obscure spell: "@#¥%…………"
He got this research note on the "holy shrine" from old Wells when he was an apprentice, and he had already mastered the contents above.
The notes recorded many secrets and skills related to the "holy shrine", but Ronan had never known what the "holy shrine" was, so these skills became "dragon slaying skills".
But now, something suspected to be a "holy shrine" really appeared in front of him, and this knowledge finally had a place to use.
Until the last syllable of the spell was read out, the black stone pillar still did not react.
Ronan's face did not show any disappointment.
Because if this was a real "holy shrine", it should be silent.
The "holy shrine" is a container for storing the so-called "holy shrine power". For a well-preserved "holy shrine" that has not been opened, the hands of the woman statue on the stone pillar should be closed inward.
And the stone pillar in front of him, the woman's hands in the statue spread out to both sides like two small wings at the top of the stone pillar, which proves that the holy shrine has been opened.
An already opened "holy shrine" will naturally not have any reaction to the "opening spell" read out by Ronan.
"Ding, ding, ding"
Ronan's fingers tapped the surface of the stone pillar rhythmically. He was very patient. The absolute control of physical strength brought by the master-level [Basic Swordsmanship] evenly spread the force transmitted from his fingertips to every part of the stone pillar.
Gradually, cracks began to appear on the surface of the stone pillar.
Cracks spread all over the stone pillar.
"Duk--"
Accompanied by a crisp knocking sound, the girl in the middle of the stone pillar, who was holding her hands up, also had large cracks on her face.
Several cracks spread out from around the girl's eyes, followed by drops of black liquid seeping out from the cracks.
The girl's expression became miserable, as if every knock of Ronan really fell on her body, making her cry.
Seeing this scene, Ronan's calm face finally fluctuated, and a light appeared in his eyes.
The speed of his men knocking on the stone pillar gradually increased, and more and more black liquid oozed from the surface of the stone pillar. The girl on the stone pillar became more "painful" and even twisted her body.
The fireball spell that Ronan had thrown before had long been extinguished. At this time, the huge giant pit snake nest was already dim and dark. The strange knocking sound, coupled with this strange scene, made the atmosphere become gloomy.
Seeing that the black unknown liquid had already flowed everywhere in the lower half of the stone pillar, the girl struggling in pain on the stone pillar seemed to be coming back to life.
Ronan's eyes flashed with brilliance. After a certain knock, he suddenly raised his right hand and hit the chest of the stone pillar girl statue fiercely!
"Ah!——"
The girl's expression on the stone pillar suddenly became as ferocious as a ghost, and she screamed sharply, but the next second the whole person exploded with the black stone pillar.
Ronan's hand stretched out like lightning, and he accurately grabbed a black object among the broken stones, and squeezed it tightly.
"Ah!"
The scream rang again, and then stopped abruptly.
Ronan looked down at the black object he had just caught - a nearly spherical object with a smooth surface and a gap in the middle that seemed to have been cut by a knife.
Holding it in his hand, it was cold and delicate, with a touch similar to the girl's real skin, and even a little soft.
But after the screams disappeared, the cold and soft touch quickly faded away, the texture of the black sphere became hard, the surface became rough, and soon turned into a material that was almost the same as those broken black stone pillars.
"It is indeed a real shrine."
Ronan looked at the black sphere in his hand and whispered.
Gently shaking the sphere, the sound of liquid sloshing came from the sphere. He sniffed closely, but could not smell any smell.
Everything he did was step by step according to the professor in the "Shrine Notes".
As for what the black sphere is? Why can it hide from the mental detection of the third-level wizard? What is the black liquid that seeped out of the sphere and the stone pillar just now?
He didn't know anything.
He only knew that the black sphere hidden in the stone pillar statue was the core of the "Shrine" and the key to sealing the "Power of the Shrine".
As for the unknown liquid left inside, it also played a big role.
"It's almost solved the case"
After exploring so far, the information collected is enough for Ronan to sort out some clues in his mind.
"This should have been an ancient place where the shrine was stored.
Perhaps because of the long time, the power in the shrine leaked out, and then it happened to be absorbed and swallowed by several cold-scaled pythons, giving birth to a trace of the blood of the ancient ice crystal demon snake.
The cold-scaled python that awakened the ancient blood attracted the attention of the three major wizard families in Baishi Castle, and they came to hunt. At this time, Angele and his party, who got the clue of the shrine from somewhere, happened to find it."
"According to the notes, once the shrine is opened, the power of the shrine sealed inside will gradually dissipate over time regardless of whether it has been absorbed or not."
"Angeler is obviously very clear about this, so after discovering the abnormality of the cold-scaled python, he decisively left..."
Ronan deduced the truth of the whole thing, but there was one point in this truth that he had not yet fully figured out.
Why did the three-headed cold-scaled python that swallowed and absorbed the power sealed in the shrine have a lack of essence and blood, as if they had just experienced a war and were seriously injured and not healed?
It stands to reason that they have just awakened the blood of the ancient ice crystal demon snake and completed the transformation. They should be very powerful at this time and should be the overlord of this forest area.
The monster bones scattered all over the snake nest now also prove this point.
How could they be so seriously injured in this state? Is there a more powerful existence than them in this forest-a fourth-level dawn monster? !
If there is, it is impossible that the people of the three major wizard families don't know about it.
"Forget it."
Ronan quickly put aside the confusion in his mind.
The shrine has been opened, and the cold-scaled pythons that absorbed the power sealed in the shrine have died or been captured.
It is meaningless to think about the answer to this question now.
However, the notes given by old Wells also recorded the method of using the existing "shrine" to find and discover the next "shrine". He can use the materials at hand to pave the way for his next exploration.
From the information he has currently mastered, the power sealed in the shrine seems to have an incredible effect of transforming the blood of magic beasts and producing evolution. I don't know what will happen if people absorb it, but in any case, it is very attractive to Ronan.
"Shua # % Ling..."
Ronan followed the description in the notes and recited a low and ancient spell.
The spell containing spiritual power was gently plucked like a string, and circles of invisible ripples appeared in the air.
All the black unknown liquids scattered along with the black stone pillars he smashed were suspended under the effect of the spell, gathered in front of Ronan by an invisible force, and then turned into a thin translucent black line, extending rapidly above the snake nest.
Ronan looked around and was sure that there was nothing in the snake nest that he had missed. He flew into the air and quickly flew out of the snake nest following the guidance of the transparent black line.
This method can point out the location of the next "holy shrine" containing the "power of the shrine" closest to him.
However, due to the long distance, the transparent black line he summoned usually cannot completely reach the location of the next "holy shrine". It can only point out a general direction. Ronan needs to continue searching in this direction and continue to cast spells to confirm the exact location.
Ronan currently has no idea of "following the map" to immediately explore the secret of the next "holy shrine". Casting this secret method is purely a matter of convenience to make use of the black unknown liquid waste scattered on the ground.
Leaving the snake nest, Ronan watched the translucent guiding black line extending rapidly toward the southwest sky.
He watched quietly, waiting for the moment when the black line completely disappeared.
However.
When the transparent black line flew a very long distance, Ronan confirmed the direction and was about to retract his gaze.
He saw that the extended transparent black line suddenly changed direction and fell rapidly toward the bottom.
Ronan's pupils shrank slightly, and after a few breaths, he moved and quickly chased after the black line.
The location of the nearest "holy shrine" is near this snake nest? !
No way, is it such a coincidence?
Ronan's heart was beating faster and faster, and he quickly chased after it with a feeling of disbelief and expectation.
The strong wind blew past his ears, and his eyes were fixed on the track extended by the transparent black line.
Following the trail all the way to a place tens of kilometers away from the snake nest, Ronan saw with his own eyes that the transparent black line guided by the invisible force quickly fell into a snow pit in the dense snow forest, and then quickly disappeared.
Ronan stopped and looked at the snow pit that swallowed the black line with strange eyes.
He quickly realized something was wrong after his mental power was released.
All the ice-type free energy particles in the nearby area seemed to be converging towards the snow pit in front of him, and cold currents fell and continued to extend downward along the ground.
Ronan's eyes flashed, and suddenly he summoned a fireball in his hand. The fireball was brewing in his palm, constantly absorbing the thin fire-type free energy particles in the surrounding air, and slowly grew larger.
When the fireball expanded to a diameter of several meters, "Go!" Ronan threw it towards the center point where all the ice-type energy particles and cold currents converged.
The fireball flew out with a roar, and the blazing heat it emitted collided violently with the surrounding cold air. The fireball kept shrinking, and when it was about to be completely swallowed by the cold air, it exploded!
The rolling heat wave instantly cleared the thick layer of snow below, white steam was steaming, and snow water was flowing. The ground close to the surface was revealed.
The upper layer of snow was cleared, and Ronan discovered that there was a long rock crack underneath.
The crack was only about seven or eight meters in size, and the space inside the crack was completely filled with thick ice. The guiding black line he had been following all the way sank under the ice, and he couldn't see how far it extended downward.
"Another shrine altar is located underground?"
Ronan frowned, but his hands did not stop.
He continued to summon fireballs and bombarded the ice below.
With his current strength as a second-level wizard, the fireball he summoned was quite powerful. The terrible high temperature brought by the fireball quickly melted the ice in the gap. After the melted ice water flowed out for a distance, it was quickly frozen again by the cold air, forming a circle of "icebergs" that continued to grow higher.
In the middle of the iceberg, Ronan used magic to dig a deep pit, in which white gas rolled, and a large amount of ice chips and snowflakes gushed out at any time.
Ronan didn't know how long he had been "digging" downwards. He kept digging while digging downwards.
The huge mental power was mobilized, turning into an invisible force to push out all the escaping frost and cold air, so as to prevent the excavated hole from being frozen again by the cold air.
The bottom of the gap was freezing cold, deep and lightless, and the fire energy particles in the air became thinner and thinner. The fireballs summoned by Ronan became smaller and smaller, and the power became weaker and weaker.
The guiding black line had not yet reached the end, and Ronan hesitated.
"Puff——"
At the bottom of the unfathomable ice abyss, Ronan cast the fireball spell again, but the size of the fireball he summoned was less than two fists. Not to mention melting the ice layer, it looked like it could go out at any time. The further down he went, the more terrible the cold air below was.
Ronan began to hesitate whether to continue.
Just when he was considering giving up the exploration, suddenly
"Crack——"
A slight sound, as if the ice layer was breaking, came from under him.
Ronan's expression changed, and he quickly threw the fireball in his hand downwards, then squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the weak light released by the fireball.
The orange firelight barely illuminated a distance in the dark ice layer. Ronan saw that a huge oval object was lying quietly in the endless ice a few meters below him.
One end of the translucent black guide line sank into the object. It turned out that he was very close to the final goal.
"Not a shrine?!"
Ronan frowned slightly, his eyes flashing rapidly.
The oval giant below obviously did not look like a shrine altar, but the black line indicated that there was "shrine power" in it? !
"Boom!"
Ronan threw out a few fireballs quickly, and then the instantaneous light of the fireballs burst, he tried to check the full picture of the oval object.
Dark red, smooth, with some blood-like textures on the surface. It looked like a weird-looking...egg? !
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