CIATB Chapter 898: First Exploration of the Void
Chapter 898: First Exploration of the Void
Chapter 898: First Exploration of the Void
"I originally thought that as long as we came to Zoran, we would be able to find a place to stay, but I didn't expect that this place has already been occupied by void monsters. If you hadn't come, Kai'Sa might have been implicated by my stubbornness..."
Sitting in the universal capsule house released by Ji Xing, Taliyah talked about her experiences during this period. She said to Kassa with disappointment and guilt: "I'm sorry, I should have listened to the advice."
"You just don't understand the Void well enough." Kaisa shook her head. Seeing her frustrated look, she could only comfort her: "I didn't believe your story either. We tied."
"Story?" Taliyah was stunned for a moment before she realized what Kaisa was referring to. She said, "Mr. Seville is really amazing. I am not exaggerating. There are also Qiyana and Sivir..."
She paused, looked at Qiyana and said, "Qiana seems to be much stronger than before?"
"Call me the Elemental Queen." Qiyana raised her head slightly: "As the Elemental Queen, my power is naturally growing all the time."
Taliyah was stunned again. Sivir beside her waved her hand and said, "Ignore her, Taliyah. She got angry again because of the strangers around her. Of course she will improve. Sivir has been teaching her carefully for more than three months. Even an idiot will improve."
"Sivir!" Qiyana was furious.
Sivir didn't even look at her: "What are your plans next? Taliyah. It's too difficult to find a clean land in the southeast of Shurima where void monsters are rampant. The water sources in the central and western parts were taken away by Azir to build the Dawn Oasis.
You probably only have two choices. One is to take the people you are protecting to Narimaj, but this requires traveling thousands of miles. Unless Seville helps you, I don’t think you can do it.”
Taliyah's face was tense. Indeed...
"As for the second option..." Sivir continued, "I will go to Piltover with Sewell and take you and them with me. It won't be difficult to find a place for them to stay in Piltover. I think a few hundred gold coins will be enough."
"Is it possible?" Taliyah asked in surprise.
"Of course, you saved me." Sivir said without changing her expression.
“Thank you, Sivir!” Taliyah thanked her, but she became a little worried. “I hope they are willing to leave Shurima temporarily…”
"This desert is our home, but it's not a good place to be praised, especially now." Sivir said: "Aren't there a lot of children there? They will leave."
Kasha observed them silently.
Perhaps it was her special experience that enabled her to master the ability to easily read other people's micro-expressions. Qiyana and Sivir in front of her did not show any rejection or disgust towards her unexpectedly, perhaps because they had enough strength, or perhaps because they had little contact with void monsters before.
Just think of yourself as an ordinary psychic.
They have a different attitude towards Taliyah. Qiyana, who calls herself the Queen of Elements, has a competitive and ostentatious demeanor, but in fact, she should regard Taliyah as a friend.
Sivir... has some other thoughts. When it comes to money, she doesn't seem to be that indifferent. Is she pretending to be so? Is she pretending to be so... in order to gain Taliyah's favor?
So far, it seems to be beneficial and harmless.
But they are not the core.
She couldn't help but think of the scene she saw half an hour ago. The wizard's powerful magic refreshed her cognition and even relieved some of the pressure she had been carrying.
For the first time, she realized that if the sky fell, there would probably be someone much taller than herself to hold it up. She only needed to do what she could and did not have to take on the task of resisting the void entirely by herself.
"But... he left one of Rek'Sai's claws behind. Was he testing it with some magic? Will he gain anything? Will he even know why I'm like this?"
She was lost in thoughts, more upset than ever before, until Ji Xing walked into the room.
"Sevier, I want to take Taliyah and her tribe with me, is that okay?" Sivir immediately turned around to confirm, gritted her teeth and said, "I won't charge you for the next two blood draws!"
Twenty thousand gold coins is a fatal price for her. Obviously, she not only values Taliyah's talent, but also her kindness.
"It's no big deal. I'll take Taliyah to pick them up later." Ji Xing nodded to Taliyah who was looking at him expectantly. After receiving her thanks, he said to Kaisa, "You can also go to Piltover with us, Kaisa."
"Me?" Kassa asked in confusion.
Sivir laughed, as if trying to dilute the pain of losing money: "I knew he wouldn't let you go. Be prepared to have your blood drawn again and again. You, who have merged with the void monster, must have aroused his interest in research."
Research? Kaisa thought to herself, as expected, and felt a little heavy. She wanted to solve the mystery of her own changes, but it didn't mean she wanted to leave the desert where she had fought for more than ten years. Although more and more villages were swallowed by the void, making the southeast of Shurima almost a dead place, there were always people.
Just like the thirty or so people Taliyah protected, there would always be someone who could be saved because of her.
But my own life was saved because of him, so how could I refuse?
"I see."
"I heard about a situation similar to yours from Aatrox, and I also met someone who was similar to you." Ji Xing said as he sat down.
Kasha looked up: "Same as me?!"
Xiweier and the other two couldn't help but look at him sideways, and Ji Xing nodded and said, "It's just almost like that, he is an old fellow who has lived for four or five thousand years.
The Shurimans should all know the story of Icathia, the nation that brought the Void. They were once a vassal state of Shurima, but they rebelled because they did not want to submit to Shurima. In the face of the suppression led by nine powerful Ascendants of Shurima, including Aatrox, they ignorantly opened the Void channel, causing Icathia to be destroyed and Shurima to fall into a painful war.
"I know." Kassa said coldly: "The void passage was successfully closed by the Shurima Empire back then. Now the seal here is only slightly opened. Compared with Icathia's stupid behavior, it is not worth mentioning."
She naturally had no good feelings towards Icathia, and Ji Xing continued, "Icathia is a country where mages are respected, and the legion that protects the Icathian Mage King is called 'Koali'.
In Kohari, there is another special warrior named Jax, who has the talent to quickly master any weapon. He is called the Weapon Master and is considered the most powerful warrior of that era.
With the help of magic weapons, he once killed an ascender with his mortal body. When Icathia was swallowed by the void, he did not die. With the help of a treasure called "Eternal Flame", he has lived to this day and is looking for companions who can fight against the void with him all over Rune Continent. "
Kai'Sa sat upright, her mood fluctuating. Jax? He really sounded like her, a person whose home was taken away by the void, a like-minded person who knew the threat of the void!
"He should also be infected by the void. I guess his appearance is not much different from yours, and he has been covering himself with a large cloak." Ji Xing nodded and said, "You must have something in common."
Kasha was silent for a moment and asked, "How can I find him?"
"Follow me." Ji Xing smiled and said, "I said, he is looking for like-minded companions to fight against the void. I have caused a big commotion here in Shurima, and he will take the initiative to come to me.
As for the void monsters here... since I'm here, I'm going to go take a look. The monsters I kill along the way should be far more than your one year's efforts. I'll use this 'reward' to hire you for one year and buy your blood."
Sivir almost laughed out loud. So that's how it was. After going around in circles, the target was finally exposed. He still wanted the "experimental subject" to cooperate. But at this moment, she suddenly thought of herself... Damn, was I controlled by him using similar means? !
Qiyana interrupted, "You want to explore the void? Although no one will worry about you being killed by monsters, the power of the void that pollutes people's minds is still terrifying. Don't turn into a darkin and cause trouble for this queen."
Ji Xing knocked on her head with a crisp sound, and said to Kasa who was hesitant to speak: "You will be a burden if you follow me. Tell me the characteristics of the void monsters you have seen."
"……it is good."
……
Meanwhile, in Piltover.
Just as Ji-sung expected, Jax came to him, even two months ago, but not just to fight the Void.
Not far away, Atreus stood on top of a tall tower, looking at the bustling city. He gradually showed an annoyed expression, and leaped to Jax's side, saying, "How long do we have to wait here? Who knows how long that Sewell will stay in Shurima? I don't go to Shurima because those annoying Protoss will bother me. Why don't you go to Shurima directly to find him?!"
"Patience is the foundation of a warrior, and it will take a lot of effort to defeat a defeated enemy," Jax said.
Atreus was immune to foul language and countered, "Are you afraid to return to that land? To your homeland that is overrun by monsters?"
Jax was silent for a moment, then said, "I will go back, but now is not the right time. Our strength is not enough, far from enough."
Atreus was startled, and looked at Jax's face hidden under his hood with a little solemnity.
"Does the void...really scare you so much?"
"Hmph, fear?" Jax said, "Even if I'm alone, I will stand in front of the void alone when the time comes. Fear is for cowards like you."
Atreus' teeth are sore, he can't stand it!
Jax continued to overlook Piltover, waiting for Ji Xing's return. In his heart, Ji Xing himself was much more important than the competition for the world's strongest human.
Because he remembered that he had seen Ji Xing less than a year ago, and Ji Xing at that time was not even worthy of a serious attack from him using the lamppost.
If Ji Xing can really undergo a complete transformation in such a short period of time, the future will be promising. Maybe he can become the main force against the Void, or even the key to victory or defeat!
……
"Is the Void...really a 'villain'?"
While traveling through the extensive tunnels dug by Rek'Sai, Ji Xing was thinking about a question that would shock others.
Any life on Rune Continent who understands the void is aware of the disasters of the void.
But for someone like Ji Xing, he knows that everything must be viewed from a dialectical perspective. Especially after he has personally experienced the power of the Darkin and briefly explored the residual power of Rek'Sai's claws, he increasingly feels that the power of the void is the power of the world's will!
If the void is the will of the world and nothingness is the attribute of the Alliance world, then the Rune Continent and the life on the Rune Continent are probably the "impurities" to this world and need to be cleaned up. This is why there are scavengers - void monsters.
Even the word "monster" is just a wishful term given by humans. It is true that those things are very ugly in the eyes of human aesthetics, but it may just be the difference in aesthetics between different races.
In the eyes of the void and the world's will, those 'monsters' are perfect.
For Ji Xing, such a possibility brought him great distress - his goal of invading the five-star extreme world of the Alliance World was to cultivate the five-star world will to six-star level, reach an agreement with it to share power, and try to be directly promoted to the apex of the star realm, the 'Supreme King'.
Do I have to stand on the side of the void?
No, I always feel like something is wrong.
This situation is too weird. Based on Ji Xing's experience of countless invasions, the star strength of a world is related to the level of life and civilization in that world. The Rune Continent and the life on it should have a positive effect on the will of the world. If the void is the will of the world, why destroy it?
Ji Xing was thinking and moving at high speed.
One after another, strange, hideous and terrifying virtual monsters gradually blocked Ji Xing's way. Some looked like ghost-fire floating lanterns, and some looked like a hybrid of cockroaches and centipedes, making people's hair stand on end.
But none of them could get close to Ji Xing even ten meters away. They were repelled by the invisible magic ring and turned into dust.
No void monster could stop Ji Xing's progress. Ji Xing, floating low in the sky, killed tens of thousands of void monsters in a blink of an eye. He was getting closer and closer to his homeland of Ekashia. At a certain moment, he suddenly stopped!
dong dong!dong dong!
A strange sound rang in his ears, like someone beating a drum, or as if someone was wearing a stethoscope and listening to the pulse of another person's heart.
A chill ran through Ji Xing's body. He felt the suppression of his life level, just like an ordinary person facing an ascender!
As the consciousness of his main body turned, the instinct of his "weak" body was suppressed, and Ji Xing's face showed a trace of solemnity.
"Something is being nurtured. It is different from the void monster. It is a life with wisdom and will be extremely powerful."
"This body of mine...is no match for him."
The void can create far more than just monsters that only know how to kill and devour. It can also create truly intelligent life forms and stronger life forms!
A thought suddenly circled in Ji Xing's mind - the six-star world will in the Dragon Ball world manifested the Omni-King of Life and could destroy and create twelve universes at will.
So what was that world like before the birth of the Omni-King, when the Dragon Ball world was not yet six-star? Was there any life there? Did the life in the Five-Star Dragon Ball world die of old age, or was it reset or eliminated with the birth of the Omni-King?!
Could it be that the Alliance World... this five-star extreme world is experiencing this? The six-star will life form that is being born is not satisfied with the current world and is preparing to change to a new world?
No, not really.
Ji Xing looked into the depths of the void from afar and sighed softly: "It seems that it will be very troublesome to get the target income this time..."
(End of this chapter)