Chapter 2232: Shattered Body, a Cloud of Demon Fog
Just as Sikong Jing’s mind was dazed... thump thump thump.
At the entrance of the small thatched hut, heavy footsteps came, and then a sturdy figure walked in from outside and directly said: "Yinlu, the village elders have something to discuss with you..."
With those words, the sturdy figure entered Sikong Jing’s field of vision.
The man was male, and his entire body was also covered in scales, similar to the young girl’s silver-white fish scales but gray-white, and his face was also covered in gray scales.
However, the features beneath the scales were very clear.
This gray-scaled man’s age looked to be around thirty.
He was, of course, wearing clothes, but they also appeared very old.
And he had two small fleshy horns on his head, more clearly visible than the young girl’s due to his short hair.
Upon hearing this, the girl Yinlu no longer questioned how Sikong Jing fell into the sea but turned around and ran over to ask: "Brother Daniu, what do the village elders want with me suddenly?"
The gray-scaled man slightly darkened his face and replied: "Not sure, you’ll have to go and see."
The girl Yinlu just nodded lightly, then looked at Sikong Jing on the thatched bedding and said, "Remember to drink the medicine, I’ll come to see you later... right, this is Brother Daniu, he’s the one who found you with me by the sea."
Having said this, the girl Yinlu briskly walked out of the small hut.
At the same time, Brother Daniu looked at Sikong Jing on the thatched bedding and said blandly, "Yinlu and I have things to do, if you can get out of bed, you should return to your village."
With that, Brother Daniu seemed to turn and leave in a mood, not hearing the thank you Sikong Jing uttered.
Watching the small thatched hut door close, Sikong Jing still felt somewhat dizzy.
He murmured, "Demon Scale Island, demon people?"
This was what Sikong Jing had just heard Yinlu say, and what he currently understood.
He frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "It seems I’m still in the Desert Sea Absolute Array, and I’ve drifted to a strange island, everyone on this Demon Scale Island is a scaley demon person."
Upon saying this, Sikong Jing involuntarily revealed a strange expression.
The first time he was demonized, it took Sikong Jing a long time to shed all the scales off his body, precisely the aftereffect of being demonized.
As the Double-Horned Demon Tiger Spirit Shadow would say, even with the protection of the Pure Spirit Heart, even if one can maintain spiritual wisdom after demonization, if too deeply demonized, it is still likely to retain the demon body and not revert.
This time Sikong Jing’s demonization was exceedingly deep, if not for the various strikes from the Desert Sea Absolute Array’s power, he almost couldn’t have returned, and the aftereffects were terrifyingly severe.
All the scales on his body are still there.
If everyone on this island were normal Human Clan members, just like he previously thought, it’s very likely he would’ve been burned to death as a devil right when discovered.
Or there might not have been anyone brave enough to save him, opting to throw him back into the sea...
Yet as fate would have it, Sikong Jing’s luck was good; he drifted to this island, full of the scaley demon people who treated him as a kindred spirit and as one of a village’s demon people on the island.
Both Yinlu and Brother Daniu thought he accidentally fell into the sea and drifted into their village area.
"Desert Sea Absolute Array, already equated to Canghai Wujiang, having myriad creatures isn’t unusual."
"Perhaps I’m no longer within the Absolute Array, maybe I’ve already left it and actually reached Canghai Wujiang."
"I wonder if the people on this Demon Scale Island know the specific situation?"
Sikong Jing kept muttering to himself; frankly speaking, he knew far too little about Canghai Wujiang and even the Desert Sea Absolute Array.
𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
He was, of course, still in a very dizzy state now.
He didn’t know where he had drifted to, he didn’t know how long had passed, let alone where this Demon Scale Island actually was... Changqing Venerable had said, she was from a certain small island within the Desert Sea Absolute Array.
Therefore, Sikong Jing wasn’t surprised about people’s existence in the Desert Sea Absolute Array.
"In any case, I managed to survive and successfully withdrew from the demonized state."
"I must first recover some strength before going out to find out the situation..."
Thinking of this, Sikong Jing used all his strength to sit cross-legged, beginning to check his body’s status.
The next moment, he smiled bitterly, seeing his dantian inside like a completely withered cocoon, almost no True Qi existed, and the meridians on his body were shattered and dilapidated.
Whether the main meridian or other complex demon beast meridians, all were almost completely broken.
This situation, compared with when he first met Su Yuexi, was almost no different; one may say Sikong Jing is now half a cripple, but of course, he’s not afraid...
His Master of Ten Thousand Beasts bloodline’s recovery power will definitely recover.
It’s just a matter of time...
More importantly, he needs to expel the demonic energy from his body.
Still due to the aftereffect of demonization, although recovered from demonization now, the flesh, bones, and so on are filled with residual demonic beast power energy, which is the reason for the full-body demon scales.
"Where should I start?"
Now his entire body was in a chaotic mess, with the dantian unable to mobilize any True Qi, naturally unable to expel the demonic beast energy, and without expulsion, recovery was impossible, making this a difficult problem.
After observing for a long time, Sikong Jing murmured again, "I’m afraid I need external force to resolve this."
External force refers to Elixirs, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or a strong person inputting True Qi for him, to expel the demonic beast energy and the like.
Sikong Jing doesn’t have much time to slowly grind... he doesn’t know how the battle with Qianwang Holy Tower is now, he doesn’t know the current state of Overlord Commerce, nor whether Yue Xi and Ling’er are embroiled in the war.
He cannot delay...
However, Sikong Jing has a lot of Storage Treasures, with various Elixirs, now it’s just a matter of searching for them.
Taking a deep breath, Sikong Jing said again, "Let’s check the condition of my Spirit Platform Sea of Consciousness first."
Saying this, Sikong Jing’s consciousness entered his Spirit Platform Sea of Consciousness.
The next instant, he again chuckled bitterly, as his Spirit Platform Sea of Consciousness was equally chaotic.
His beast-shaped Spirit Shadow had been smashed to pieces, while his human-shaped Spirit Shadow was still there but so weak that it was almost invisible.
Gently shaking his head, Sikong Jing then entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Sky Prison.
The numerous Fierce Beasts and Divine Beasts were, of course, the same as always, but they only told Sikong Jing the time had passed, roughly over a month from when he fell into the sea due to bombardment until now.
As for where he drifted, the numerous beasts naturally didn’t know either.
They wouldn’t dare to randomly sense the outside world, especially when Sikong Jing had lost consciousness; their sensing might easily attract terrifying things, thereby leading to Sikong Jing’s death.
For instance, the terrifying power of the Desert Sea Absolute Array might very well be triggered by their sensing.
Sikong Jing shook his head, his consciousness withdrawing from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sky Prison.
And just as he was about to exit the Spirit Platform Sea of Consciousness, he suddenly froze, staring blankly at the black mist in the Spirit Platform, asking, "What is this? Could it be that my Spirit Platform is also invaded by demonic beast energy?"
Indeed, in the Spirit Platform Sea of Consciousness, a mysterious and inexplicable Demon Fog appeared.