Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2261 - 2262: Testing Grounds

"That thing keeps eroding this space, but there’s some good news too. From its behavior, it’s unlikely that it’s intentionally manipulated by some mastermind."

Qiu Hanmo smiled slightly and said, while Feng Yuan touched his chin and said,

"That’s indeed true. This uncontrollable entity should not be their doing. Hmm, since this thing is outside their plan, maybe those guys aren’t in that area. We still need to find them first."

If those people were devoured by that darkness from the start, it would be unlikely for that constantly rebooting world to appear. To Feng Yuan, the constantly rebooting world is obviously suffering from this bizarre dark invasion.

However, even Feng Yuan cannot grasp how this strange darkness was formed. If it’s not man-made, do such chimera phenomena exist naturally?

Although it’s guessed that those people are probably hiding somewhere trying to limit the erosion of the dark region, it seems like their efforts are at their limit. They likely can’t clear this dark region.

"Where do we find those people? This place isn’t small."

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and asked. Without any direction, like a headless fly running around randomly, it’s not easy to find those guys.

"I don’t know. Without clues, finding those people won’t be easy. Hmm, let’s first take a look at the nearby parallel world."

Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said. He also wanted to find that group directly, but it’s impossible. Not only is he unaware of their current situation, but his understanding of them is limited to that initial encounter and the clues from investigations so far.

It’s not easy to find them based on this.

"This parallel world... It’s really nostalgic."

Following Feng Yuan’s lead into the parallel world again, this time, there weren’t any overly strange mutations. Perhaps the only issue was the pitch-black river in the sky.

The originally brilliant starry sky seemed to have been sliced, leaving a dark, lightless scar. Aside from that, the world appeared tranquil and peaceful.

Forests, streams, and animals running around everywhere looked so serene and harmonious.

"Imitating the mythical era? But the changes here are nearly indistinguishable from the mythical era. Could the variant be triggered by the evolution of the mythical era?"

Agunas flicked its tail and said. The reason it and Veronia are so confident is entirely because the environment of the mythical era is noticeably different from the modern one, whether in animals or flora.

Qi Chen and the others remained silent, even Qiu Hanmo merely observed the surroundings quietly while listening to Feng Yuan’s discourse.

No choice, Qiu Hanmo’s understanding of the mythical era isn’t even as thorough as Qi Chen’s. The traces left by this era, which can no longer be revisited, are scant, with comprehensive data missing.

This results in people’s understanding of the mythical era being very fragmented and vague. After the downfall of the era, what remains are only some fortunate ancient ruins.

Plants and animals have long perished along with the fall of the era. In the relics of the mythical era, there might be murals depicting scenes from that time, but they aren’t realistic. Those relatively abstract murals further distort the already lost information upon reconstruction, causing discrepancies between the inferred mythical era’s flora and fauna and the actual situation.

This leads to an unfamiliar sight of the real mythical era, even for Qiu Hanmo, apart from Qi Chen’s group who find it more recognizable.

No choice, though Qi Chen’s group once entered a parallel space of the mythical era with Feng Yuan, it was after all a desolate mountain. Moreover, when facing a formidable enemy at that time, they had no leisure to focus on their surroundings.

"Not sure, but here should have little difference from the mythical era, so..."

Looking up at the sky, Feng Yuan’s expression was inexplicable. This place could be said to be indistinguishable from the mythical era’s natural environment. In terms of proximity, it’s closer to the dark region than the previously mutated ocean parallel world.

Why was the farther place eroded instead? Could this thing infect through other means rather than proximity?

Or say, is this mutation truly triggered by the evolution of the mythical era?

With insufficient clues, Feng Yuan couldn’t decipher the truth behind it, but this forest was unfamiliar both to Veronia and Agunas.

"Monari Forest, almost completely restored."

Suddenly, Tamur spoke up, leaving everyone stunned, as Veronia pondered and said.

"Is it the Monari Forest of Xinoco Land? I’ve never been there."

"After all, our battlefield mainly focuses on Huiyao Land. However, the appearance of Monari Forest from Xinoco Land here—is it a coincidence, or intentional?"

Agunas flicked its tail again, expressing unease. It’s not actually afraid of this region, but it has a subtle feeling that those people seem to be trying to reconstruct the mythical era in the parallel world.

If not, it couldn’t understand why two parallel worlds have close ties with the mythical era.

It’s not worried about this causing unsolvable issues, as Feng Yuan is here, if all else fails, it’s not entirely without solutions. But what worries Agunas is Veronia’s attitude.

Should she feel that this method is promising and wish to continue, how can it stop her?

Being top-level Divine Beasts, Agunas couldn’t stop her. Counting on Feng Yuan seems unlikely, not because he lacks the ability, but he has a good relationship with Veronia. With his personality, unless Veronia causes great trouble, he wouldn’t likely stop her.

Moreover, who knows, he might even lend a hand to help.

Yet, given the current situation, if Veronia truly proceeds like this, a disaster is bound to happen.

Noticing Agunas’ peculiar gaze, Veronia frowned with displeasure and said,

"Little Crocodile, why do I feel like you’re not thinking good things about me?"

"No, I’m not!"

"You reacted so strongly. You’re definitely thinking something bad. Forget it, even if you don’t say, I can guess what you’re thinking. Rest assured, I have no interest in this fake mythical era."

Rolling her eyes, Veronia replied irritably. Seeing that the other seemed unconvinced, Veronia snorted coldly, saying,

"You should know that to me, the mythical era has nothing worthy of nostalgia. Even if the parallel world can create that fake mythical era, what of it?"

"It’s merely an empty shell. The truly important things can never return. Even if the external appearance is identical, they’re just hollow shells inside—it could never be completely identical..."

Flicking its tail, Agunas remained silent, while Feng Yuan pretended not to have heard anything, inspecting around. Qi Chen and his crew wisely distanced themselves from Agunas and Veronia, knowing such Divine Beast secrets are not something for them to pry into.

"This parallel world has only the Monari Forest."

At this moment, Tamur broke the atmosphere, and Feng Yuan turned to him, puzzled, and asked,

"Only the Monari Forest? That can’t be right, can it? Even if it’s the mythical era, its actual size shouldn’t surpass the current real world, right? Is this parallel world particularly small?"

"Not exactly, it’s just that there are several Monari Forests here. We’re in the one with the densest mythical era aura."

"Uh, did those people copy the Monari Forest several times and splice them together? What’s the point of that?"

Blinking, Feng Yuan hadn’t thought it to be the case. He couldn’t fathom what those people aimed to do.

As for the aura of the mythical era Tamur mentioned, Feng Yuan guessed it’s related to its authority. This place nearly completely mirrors the mythical era, offering Tamur a chance to invade with authority. Otherwise, even Feng Yuan couldn’t perceive the entire parallel world at once, so how could Tamur possibly know the information about the parallel world?

The only possibility is that Tamur temporarily possesses authority in this parallel world similar to the real world’s in order to accomplish this.

However, differing degrees of mythical era aura means that other Monari Forests compared to the original have significant changes?