Chapter 705 - 12: On the Journey
"I’m fine."
Chen Lusi heard Xia Panqiu’s words and shook his head directly.
"No... You definitely don’t look fine."
Xia Panqiu stepped forward, clearly feeling Chen Lusi’s scorching breath, as if it could burn someone.
Chen Lusi’s current state was very similar to after intense exercise or a fierce battle.
But as someone who followed Chen Lusi all the way, Xia Panqiu knew well that he hadn’t done any intense exercise, and the skirmish just now wasn’t really a fierce battle.
"..."
Chen Lusi looked at Xia Panqiu, who was a head shorter than him, hesitated for a moment, and then told her about the side effects of occupying the Kunlun Pantheon.
In fact,
this time, the side effects of occupying the Kunlun Pantheon were much stronger than the first time.
Probably because the entire tomb was rejecting him.
After listening, Xia Panqiu was a bit stunned and instinctively said, "Then quickly get rid of this state!"
"No."
Chen Lusi refused, "I need this state. Releasing it is too dangerous, not only for me... but for you as well."
"Are you sure you’re okay? Being impacted by countless accumulated ’wishes’ will make you more and more violent... Wait."
Xia Panqiu was full of worry, and as she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, "How did you solve it last time? Did any issues arise last time?"
"..."
Chen Lusi looked at the distant black palace complex, his expression strange, "... Releasing this state is fine, it’ll calm down afterward."
Xia Panqiu followed Chen Lusi’s gaze, then looked at his particularly indifferent golden eyes, and doubted, "Really?"
"Mm."
Chen Lusi nodded, then said, "Let’s go, let’s check it out inside. The sarcophagus turning into a palace... the Qin and Han dynasties’ view of life and death rituals and soul concept, combined with that ancient emperor, it’s honestly quite intriguing to see what could come of it."
After saying this, he continued to walk forward.
Xia Panqiu watched Chen Lusi’s back, still worried, but could only follow quickly.
After all, she wasn’t Lin Ying.
Lin Ying was very familiar with Chen Lusi... and could handle anything, but she couldn’t.
The two continued along the winding river.
Chen Lusi looked at the distant black palace complex, feeling clearly that the closer to the center, the stronger the suppression.
He could only keep drawing power from Lan to resist the tomb.
But this also made him breathe more heavily.
Moreover...
The sound of hooves and wheels came again.
"..."
Upon hearing the sound of hooves and wheels, Chen Lusi suddenly swung his right arm, directly activating the Authority Ability.
Flesh twisted.
A cold gleam appeared.
Just as he activated the Authority Ability.
Cavalry and chariot soldiers appeared within Chen Lusi’s sight.
They gave off an overall feeling of antiquity and killing intent.
Unlike the soldiers in movies.
Neither the warriors encountered earlier nor these cavalry and chariot soldiers seemed to have the habit of wearing helmets.
They faced Chen Lusi and charged directly.
"... Convict!!!"
Chen Lusi slowly raised his right hand, as flesh rapidly transformed.
Just as the cavalry and chariot soldiers charged in front of Chen Lusi... they all turned into fine sand and vanished.
"..."
Chen Lusi turned his head to avoid the sand, then looked back at Xia Panqiu and asked, "Are you okay?"
Xia Panqiu shook her head lightly, looking a bit uneasy at Chen Lusi.
"Don’t worry, I’m fine."
Chen Lusi understood what she was thinking and explained, "Though it’s not easy to suppress, it’s manageable within two hours."
But despite saying that,
Xia Panqiu still clearly felt that because of the action, Chen Lusi’s breathing became more rapid.
"Speaking of which."
Chen Lusi once again released the Authority Ability and continued walking forward, saying, "We haven’t contacted Li Zheng and Wu You yet, right? Please let them know, so they don’t wander around like headless flies."
"...Okay."
Xia Panqiu hesitated for a moment, responded, took out her phone, and sent a message to Wu You, but her eyes remained on Chen Lusi.
As they progressed, the two were almost at the gates of the palace complex.
If viewed from afar, these black palaces seemed like a cold fortress, but up close, they were not just simple fortresses.
Behemoth?
Chen Lusi wasn’t sure.
But he had the feeling that these palace complexes seemed alive, even giving the illusion that they were breathing.
Xia Panqiu had the same illusion.
Very bizarre.
This made her even more uneasy.
Chen Lusi glanced at Xia Panqiu again, "Have you contacted Wu You?"
Xia Panqiu really wanted to say it didn’t matter about Wu You... but seeing Chen Lusi’s expression, she nodded, "Mm."
Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment, glanced at the palace, and gasped, "That’s good... Let’s go."
"..."
Watching as Chen Lusi was about to walk into the palace regardless.
Xia Panqiu took a deep breath, bit her lip, and with a determined decision, suddenly reached out and grabbed the hem of Chen Lusi’s clothes.
"?"
Chen Lusi turned his head, slowly forming a question mark.
"Your breathing is getting heavier."
Xia Panqiu said helplessly, "If this continues, there will surely be a problem. We still don’t know what’s inside. This palace complex is like a living thing, so let’s not go in right away... Tell me first, how did you eliminate the related effects last time? There should be a way, right? Otherwise, why were you looking at the palace... Don’t lie to me."
"It can be neutralized..."
Chen Lusi thought for a moment and was about to answer.
But before he finished speaking.
Xia Panqiu gave him a slight glare, then suddenly stepped forward, reaching out to take his large hand and placing it on her head.