Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1894 - 1895: Small Town

The gigantic Treasure Chest lay horizontally across the colorful poles, making it impossible to ignore. However, the chest had a distinctly plastic texture, looking like a children’s toy. Glancing at the key in his hand, Feng Yuan realized that the golden key had transformed at some point. Its metallic feel had vanished, replaced by smooth plastic, and even its weight had lightened considerably.

"What a strange place. There won’t be any more weird challenges inside, will there?"

Glancing at the plastic toy Treasure Chest, Feng Yuan mumbled, but his hands moved swiftly. Although he thought the Treasure Chest could be pried open without the key, since he had it, he wasn’t about to deviate from what’s necessary.

As the lock opened, the plastic Treasure Chest revealed a glow that seemed cheap, and once the light faded, Feng Yuan peeked inside to find a staircase made of building blocks extending into the depths. Compared to the Starry Sky they were in, Feng Yuan noticed the area the Treasure Chest led to seemed quite dim.

"Could it have been raided?"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan muttered as he took the lead to walk up the block stairs. Although the stairs seemed very sleek, there was no feeling of slipping when stepped on.

Heading down the stairs, Feng Yuan casually picked up Xiao Ji and held it in his arms. The tip of its tail twitched slightly. Xiao Ji struggled symbolically for a moment but then stopped moving. Although it felt it could walk on its own, this place was a bit strange, and clinging to Feng Yuan seemed not too bad.

"This place doesn’t seem to have much to do with the Tashimar Fantasy Circus. After all, neither the main story nor the side stories or drafts have a similar scene."

Going down the stairs, Veronia observed their surroundings and said. The space they were in was much dimmer than the previous Starry Sky, but compared to the spacious prior area, this one felt more substantial.

In the small toy town made of building blocks, various toy animals were moving around. Feng Yuan wondered if those things would suddenly take action against them, the toy streetlights illuminating the streets in this gloomy space. Holding Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan pondered whether to pull out a streetlight to use as a flashlight.

After all, it looked like a small component of the blocks, and Feng Yuan thought it likely didn’t have any wires inside.

"It’s a very unique place, and for some reason, I oddly feel a bit of peace here."

Yang Hongzhi couldn’t help but lower his voice as if afraid of breaking the tranquility of this small town. Najia, seated on Xiao Hei’s head, scrutinized the small town and said, 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"This should be influenced by her mind, or perhaps, it’s transformed by her subconscious, which is why Feng Yuan and the others didn’t rush in directly."

"Subconscious? Does that mean this has little to do with that girl named Luo Xiaoxiao?"

Hearing Najia say that, Yang Hongzhi’s eyes lit up. Having tried to find Luo Xiaoxiao before, he felt pity and regret for her plight, so he didn’t want Luo Xiaoxiao to be severely punished because of this.

However, he also understood that the commotion she caused was enormous. Although Feng Yuan had said the Abnormal Space was naturally formed, the involvement of Luo Xiaoxiao likely...

"It’s hard to say, because we don’t know why the Abnormal Space turned into what it is now. If it reflects her mind and is unrelated to her intent, perhaps she won’t be heavily punished, but... I believe you won’t ignore justice because of this."

Najia said calmly, looking at Yang Hongzhi. Unlike Feng Yuan, Yang Hongzhi had spent a lot of time with his team looking for Luo Xiaoxiao. However, in Najia’s eyes, the crisis caused by the Abnormal Space couldn’t be pardoned by any hardship alone.

"I understand, it’s just, why did this happen..."

Knowing what Najia meant, Yang Hongzhi said softly. He wouldn’t attempt to interfere with justice out of compassion, and it’s not like he had the capability, since after all, he wasn’t Feng Yuan.

Thinking this, Yang Hongzhi looked ahead. At this moment, Feng Yuan hadn’t entered the small town; instead, he placed Xiao Ji down and gazed at the toy creature-inhabited town, lost in thought.

"Are you worried that approaching will trigger new changes?"

Veronia moved next to Feng Yuan and asked. Nodding, Feng Yuan looked at the toy town and said helplessly,

"Isn’t it obvious? Just like that Captain Tamatol before, it should also be a manifestation of the will of the heart, right? Although we aim to solve this trouble, from her perspective, we may not be the good guys."

"You have a point, so what do you plan to do?"

Stroking his chin, Veronia looked playfully at Feng Yuan as if wanting to see him troubled. Sighing, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

"Let’s assess the situation first. I’ll test what exactly the recognition is based on, and you all wait for me here."

Saying this, Feng Yuan transformed into the form of a Little Husky and strolled into the town. The toy creatures, curious about this strange creature intruding from outside, looked at it as if it were a real living being.

However, in their eyes, the harmless Little Husky simply circled the town once and walked out, returning to the stairs. The Little Husky glanced back to see those toy creatures had resumed their original activities.

Transforming back to his original form, Feng Yuan stroked his chin and said,

"Indeed, it seems to identify dangers based on appearance, or in other words, appearances that don’t seem threatening don’t trigger special reactions."

"But it’s also possible this place never had any dangers ~"

Veronia laughed softly and said. Thinking, Feng Yuan looked at her and said,

"Why don’t you go and try?"

Although Veronia’s possibility wasn’t impossible, Feng Yuan couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t the case. Veronia chuckled softly and said,

"Then I’ll give it a try ~"

Seeing Veronia step into the town, the toy creatures instantly became alarmed. Feng Yuan sighed and said,

"As expected, this place is the projection of the heart."

"So... how do we get through?"

Yang Hongzhi asked Feng Yuan somewhat nervously. Though he didn’t understand the specifics of this place, his intuition told him that battling the toy creatures wouldn’t be a smart choice.

Glancing at the nervous Yang Hongzhi, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"Isn’t it straightforward? Just transform, and it’s done. As long as you look harmless, you won’t provoke hostility."

Seeing Veronia retreat, Feng Yuan chuckled and went up to her, saying,

"How was it?"

"You guessed right. These guardians of the heart indeed harbor hostility towards strangers. But besides him, we should all be able to get through."

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan as she spoke, looking at Yang Hongzhi. Yang Hongzhi didn’t quite understand what the issue was with him, but Najia did and said,

"You mean they don’t allow creatures of substantial size to approach?"

"To be precise, adults. So, this indeed has ties with Luo Xiaoxiao."

Unlike the others, Veronia sensed that the toy creatures’ gazes weren’t entirely hostile. There were traces of resentment, sadness, and dissatisfaction, so she didn’t believe this had nothing to do with Luo Xiaoxiao.

However, even if they obtained this information, it didn’t mean much to the group. After all, they knew from the beginning that Luo Xiaoxiao was closely connected to the Abnormal Space’s mutation.

"Strangely, why does the aura here feel somewhat familiar?"

While Veronia was disguising Yang Hongzhi using an illusion, Agunas noticed something unexplainably familiar about the surroundings. It was a familiar yet strange aura, so much so that Agunas couldn’t discern what exactly it was.

"Familiar aura? You shouldn’t have had any interactions with Luo Xiaoxiao, right?"

Frowning, Feng Yuan looked at Agunas in confusion. Agunas flicked its tail and said,

"Not a human scent, more like some kind of special power... and I should rarely encounter it; otherwise, I should remember it immediately."

Looking around perplexed, Agunas couldn’t figure out where the familiarity stemmed from. At this moment, Veronia had just completed the disguise, and she glanced at Agunas and said,

"Let’s go. If you find it familiar, maybe it’s the scent of an era ~"

"That... should be impossible, right?"

Gently waving its tail, Agunas said uncertainly.