Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 847 - 780: Wuyou Village
The last time I encountered something strange was on a floating world fragment in the Void, helping Hu Zhi resolve a Curse.
Even so, the side mission required 1000 Mysterious Soul Fragments, yet only 561 were collected.
This strange occurrence makes cultivators shudder, let alone in the Wilderness World, even in the Void, it’s not something you can encounter everywhere.
Now clearing the second plot of the upper layer, it’s unexpectedly filled with strange occurrences. Jiang Yuan couldn’t stop grinning; the reward of ten Acceleration Cards would soon be his!
"Why panic? Are you actually afraid of something strange?" He was somewhat surprised, recalling that the Four Symbols Divine Beasts all seemed to have the ability to exorcise. Why are you so timid?
Honestly, it tiptoed nervously, shaking its forepaws and shell, looking quite cute.
That is, provided the snake-like tail stays hidden, because seeing it by surprise would make anyone jump.
"I absorb Spiritual Energy too, of course, I’m afraid of the strange occurrences!" Yan Xuan said righteously, straightening its bird-like neck: "That thing has strong contaminating power!
Even if master, you keep saying I should be an Ascended Black Tortoise, it’s useless. After all, I haven’t ascended yet; right now, I’m merely a demon beast with no Immortal Power at all, how can I not be afraid?"
"Don’t you have any means to exorcise evil?"
The other party shook its head like a rattle, "No, no, never learned it."
It waddled down the steps to the first plot of land after purification, spread its paws helplessly, and said: "Encountering something strange, I’m helpless. Anyway, the time flow here is different from outside; I might as well take a nap!"
Mentioning the matter of time flow, Jiang Yuan remembered to check the system time in the top left corner of his vision.
Strangely, the system time was actually running normally.
Oh? What’s happening? Can’t possibly run as usual in the World Tree branch instance, then after exiting the instance, the system automatically adjusts to roll back time?
He initially thought, since the time flow is different, he could prepare enough raw materials, run to the plots belonging to him after purification, make some incense, some paperman, saving time like that!
"No way, I must first figure out the issue with time flow!" Jiang Yuan let Yan Xuan do as it pleased, anyway, it couldn’t help deal with the strange occurrences.
Then, he clicked to exit the instance.
Time hadn’t changed at all; it was still the normal flow, seconds ticking continuously.
Then he re-entered the instance, quietly waited for five minutes, even took out his Communication Stone to chat a bit in the courtyard chat group, and upon exiting, found no change—the time flow in the instance had returned to normal!?
"Could it be the cleaning process is compressed?" Jiang Yuan thought about the only possibility.
[Do you want to enter the second plot to be purified?]
To verify his inner thoughts, he stepped up the stairs and when touched the swirling black fog, the system prompt appeared.
Strangely, Yan Xuan just plunged in earlier, and the system said nothing. Why does it ask again when I want to enter?
[Would you like to enter with your contract pet? Note: If the contract pet does not enter with the master, once the master enters the purification zone, the contract pet will be transported out of World Tree branch instance (part one).]
Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, tsk tsk, they won’t let you slack off on the outside?
Anyway, it was just napping, so send Yan Xuan out for now, lest it gets polluted by the strange occurrences, creating more trouble.
Opting to enter alone, as Jiang Yuan stepped into the swirling black fog, Yan Xuan’s eyes brightened and suddenly seemed puzzled, "What’s going on? Why am I back in the courtyard again? Damn, could it be that the master thinks I’m useless and can’t help? What should I do?"
Meanwhile, in the instance, Jiang Yuan sneezed in surprise as he was mumbling, rolling black fog revealed a prosperous and bustling town!
Time was still passing normally, he shook his wrist with the Soul Hook, and without a word, he attacked directly!
[Mysterious Soul Fragment +1]
As the Soul Hook targeted the nearest child, Jiang Yuan noticed the system time in the top left corner had stopped.
Tsk, only when working does it offer time benefits; idle times, it flows normally.
Thinking of exploiting and glitching for system advantages? Ha, no way!
He sighed softly, thought it’s better to rush through the instance and strive to clear to the uppermost layer, to see what the world core truly looks like.
"Oh dear! Why did you suddenly hit me?" The child cried out in pain, sobbing and yelling, "Help! Someone, come quickly! A bad person is bullying kids!"
If it weren’t clearly visible that he had the typical strange form, like a pool of rotting pus squirming around, just looking at the surface, one could be easily deceived, thinking he was an innocent, lively child living in the streets.
The key is that the scene within this black fog is also strongly deceptive—a sunset painting the sky orange; old and new houses lining the sides; cobblestone streets with a faint water stain; the air thick with the aroma of bustling life.
Street stalls offering freshly steamed buns and pastries, the rising hot steam mixed with fragrances everywhere.
"Murder!" Within a few short breaths, the wriggling pus on the child decreased more and more, his terrified scream penetrating the entire long street.
The bustling street was suddenly silent, all "people" simultaneously stopped their activities, turned their heads, staring chillingly at the still-striking Jiang Yuan.
Not a single sound to be heard, he could even hear the sound of his heart beating.
[Mysterious Soul Fragment +1]
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Facing this eerie scene, Jiang Yuan didn’t hold back, instead, the frequency of his Soul Hook usage sped up.
